Operator Mode


Operator

You can get into operator mode from automode by clicking the "Mode" button in the Mode toolbar.  If you are in maintenance mode or configuration mode you can get back to operator mode by clicking the lock button in the Mode toolbar. Lock

In operator mode you can still see the image, the results and the statistics. However, now you are given a few more toolbars and buttons to work with than you had in automode.

The Image Control Toolbar

Automation Image Control

The image control toolbar allows you to control your video input.  You can use the menu (as shown)  to select which camera image you wish to display in the viewer window (assuming you have more than one camera attached.)  The Grab button allows you to take a picture from the live feed and display it in the viewer window.  Once the image is in the viewer window you can use the save button to save the image onto your computer.  The load button allows you to load and display saved images in your viewer window.

Program Control Toolbar

Automation Manager Program Control

The program control toolbar allows you to control the playlist/program that you have available at that time.  When you click the run button it will begin to tun whatever program or sequence you have loaded.  To load a program or sequence you will need to click the load button.  The first time you run Automation Manager the program that is loaded by default is a slide show about Automation Manager. 

Maintenance mode for Automaion ManagerIn order to edit sequences and programs you will need to enter maintenance mode.  To do this you will need to click on the lock icon in the mode toolbar. Lock This will bring up a password box.  To enter maintenance mode you will need to put in the appropriate password.  By default this password is to simply hit enter.