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Most of USB HID compatible joystick and rod controll can be used as controller.
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==Controller dialog==
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[[Image:ScreenHunter_34 Dec. 23 12.01.jpg|left|frame]] Use popup menu to open "Controller settings" dialog. A controller is a joystick or keyboard that is used to activate some functions like PTZ or playback, or switching to full screen and back to cell layout.
The Controller settings menu can be reached this way:<br>
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'''Right click on the main screen > Preferences > Menu button > Controller settings button'''
First select an input device from the list.[[Image:ScreenHunter_36 Dec. 23 12.03.jpg||]] Rename it if you want. Select a color [[Image:ScreenHunter_40 Dec. 23 14.29.jpg||]]. This will be the color of frame of a picture on which the focus of this device is. During multi-user operation this color will identify the different controllers. <br/>
To assign an input device button to a matrix function [[Image:ScreenHunter_41 Dec. 23 14.29.jpg||]] click on "Set Button" and then press a key on your input device. The button name (Windows name) will be shown beside the function.
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[[Image:ScreenHunter_42 Dec. 23 14.30.jpg|left|frame]] Finally enable the device as matrix controller. <br style="clear: both" />
==License update==
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[[Image:ScreenHunter_33 Dec. 23 11.55.jpg|left|frame]] If you want to update an existing license then initiate a license request by clicking on the left green button. This creates a file that you must send us. We send back an update file. It can be inserted by using the right green button.
You can set, on which button, what kind of operation to execute.<br>
A name, and a selction color can be set here as well.
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