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    C1015RN-C (7/0 9) Pag e 1 of 7 Digital Sentry 4.2 and DS ControlPoint 1.7 Release Integral Digital Sentry ® DS ControlPoint is designed for Windows ® XP Professional or Windows Vista ® running on Intel ® or compatible processors. Microsoft ® no longer supports Windows 2000; therefore, DS ControlPoint is no lo nger supported by Pelco on the Win[...]

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    Pag e 2 of 7 C1015RN-C (7/09) 6.8.2 Maintenance Release ControlPoint Improvements and New Features • Added a feature to export fr om DX Series products (DX8000, DX8100, and DX4500/DX4600). • Added a feature to contro l PTZ using Endura Encoder . • Added a feature to correctly scale 2CIF exports to 4CIF . • Added a bandwidth display to monit[...]

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    C1015RN-C (7/0 9) Pag e 3 of 7 DSAdmin Improvements and New Features • Added a feature to mak e the number of pr esets to be consistent between PTZ T ours and the number that can be set. • Added an associated audi o feature f or IP cameras. • Added a featur e to the DSAdmin/Client so ftw are package that allows the user to install the DS Clie[...]

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    Pag e 4 of 7 C1015RN-C (7/09) Digital Sentry 4.2 and DS Control Point 1.6 Release Improvements and New Features • Modified the DS ControlP oint instal ler to include al l language packs. • Added a featur e to drag audio onto video . • Improv ed the refresh rate fo r video panes when users ente r or exit full-scr een mode. • Updated the Arec[...]

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    C1015RN-C (7/0 9) Pag e 5 of 7 Major Fixes • Fixed an issue with P anasonic ® cameras that cannot use MPEG-4 because they use a less common VOL. • Fixed an issue with viewing channels 2 through 4 on Panasonic WJ-NT304 . • Fixed an issue with the Vi deoServer startup delays. • Fixed an issue with GUI lock -ups that are related to repe ated [...]

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    Pag e 6 of 7 C1015RN-C (7/09) DS ControlPoint 6.7.1 Maintenance Release Improvements and New Features • Added a drop-down box to select the system port based on S ystem T ype. • Added support for separate us ername and passw ord per system. • Added error messages to indicate failed connections. • Added a feature to use mouse to control syst[...]

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    C1015RN-C (7/0 9) Pag e 7 of 7 Contact Information Pelco, Inc. Worldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco Way, Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada: Tel: (800) 289-9100, Fax: (800) 289-9150 International: Tel: +1(559) 292-1981, Fax: +1(559) 348-1120 www.pelco.com Document Revision History Document # Date Comments C1015RN 1/09 Original version. C101[...]