Keyboard Commands
Use any of the keyboard commands below to help you navigate the Avigilon Control Center Client software.
The Key Combination column shows the commands used on a standard keyboard, while the Keypad Combination column shows the commands used on an Avigilon USB Professional Joystick Keyboard.
NOTE: Some features are not displayed if the server does not have the required license, or if you do not have the required user permissions.
Image Panel & Camera Commands
| Command | Key Combination | Keypad Combination (Image Panel buttons) |
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Select an image panel Image panel # is displayed after pressing the first key. |
* + <image panel #> + Enter |
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Display a specific camera in the View The camera's logical ID is required. |
/ + <logical ID> + Enter |
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Display the next camera by camera's logical ID in the View |
/ + |
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Display the previous camera by camera's logical ID in the View |
/ - |
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Select the next image panel |
Tab |
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Select the previous image panel |
Shift + Tab |
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Clear image panel selection |
* + 0 + Enter |
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Remove camera from the selected image panel |
Backspace |
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Maximize/Restore the selected image panel |
Ctrl + E |
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Replay 30 seconds |
Ctrl + , |
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Replay 60 seconds |
Ctrl + . |
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Replay 90 seconds |
Ctrl + / |
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Add a bookmark for selected camera NOTE: For recorded video only. |
Ctrl + B |
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Start/Stop manual recording for the selected camera |
R |
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Activate/Mute audio for the selected camera |
A |
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Broadcast audio |
S Hold to speak. Release to stop broadcasting. |
Hold to speak. Release to stop broadcasting. |
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Take a snapshot of the selected image panel |
F4 |
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Display linked POS transaction source/camera |
Ctrl + I |
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Enable digital output |
K |
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Acknowledge the alarm currently displayed in an armed image panel |
L |
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Trigger custom keyboard command |
Ctrl + K |
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+ <image panel #> +
+ <logical ID> +
View Tab Commands
| Command | Key Combination | Keypad Combination (View buttons) |
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Select the next View |
Ctrl + Tab |
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Select the previous View |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
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Jump to View #_ |
Ctrl + 1 to 9 |
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Start/Stop cycle Views |
Ctrl + Y |
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Open a new View |
Ctrl + T |
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Close current View |
Ctrl + W |
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Open a new window |
Ctrl + N |
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Switch current View to display live video |
Ctrl + L |
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Switch current View to display recorded video |
Ctrl + P |
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Remove all cameras from the current View |
Ctrl + Backspace |
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Full screen a View/End full screen |
F11 |
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Open a saved View The saved View's logical ID is required. |
Ctrl + G + <logical ID> |
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Open a Virtual Matrix monitor The Virtual Matrix monitor's logical ID is required. |
Ctrl + G + <logical ID> |
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+ <logical ID> + View Layout Commands
NOTE: Customized View layouts are linked to their position in the Layouts list. For example, if your custom layout is placed at the top of the Layouts list, you can use the keyboard command for layout 1 to select the custom layout.
| Command | Key Combination | Keypad Combination (View buttons) |
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Change to layout 1 |
Alt + 1 |
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Change to layout 2 |
Alt + 2 |
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Change to layout 3 |
Alt + 3 |
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Change to layout 4 |
Alt + 4 |
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Change to layout 5 |
Alt + 5 |
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Change to layout 6 |
Alt + 6 |
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Change to layout 7 |
Alt + 7 |
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Change to layout 8 |
Alt + 8 |
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Change to layout 9 |
Alt + 9 |
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Change to layout 10 |
Alt + 0 |
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Change to next layout |
Alt + ] |
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Change to previous layout |
Alt + [ |
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Playback Commands
| Command | Key Combination | Keypad Combination (Timeline buttons) |
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Play/Pause video playback |
Spacebar |
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Increase playback speed |
Page Up |
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Decrease playback speed |
Page Down |
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Step to next frame |
Shift + → |
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Step to previous frame |
Shift + ← |
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Go to next event |
Alt + → |
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Go to previous event |
Alt + ← |
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Go forward one second |
Ctrl + → |
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Go forward five seconds |
Ctrl + Shift + → |
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Go backward one second |
Ctrl + ← |
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Go backward five seconds |
Ctrl + Shift + ← |
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Zoom in on the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + + |
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Zoom out on the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + – |
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Scroll forward on the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + → |
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Scroll backward on the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + ← |
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Move the Timeline marker forward |
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Move the Timeline marker backward |
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Go to the start of the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + Home |
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Go to the end of the Timeline |
Ctrl + Alt + End |
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Center the Timeline on the time marker |
Ctrl + C |
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PTZ Commands (Digital and Mechanical)
| Command | Key Combination | Keypad Combination (PTZ buttons) |
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Toggle PTZ controls |
Ctrl + D |
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Zoom in |
+ |
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Zoom out |
– |
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Pan left |
← |
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Pan right |
→ |
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Tilt up |
↑ |
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Tilt down |
↓ |
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Open iris |
Home |
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Close iris |
End |
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Focus near |
Insert |
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Focus far |
Delete |
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PTZ menu left |
← |
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PTZ menu right |
→ |
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PTZ menu up |
↑ |
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PTZ menu down |
↓ |
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Activate preset |
Q + <Preset #> |
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Run pattern |
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Start auxiliary |
W + <Aux #> |
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Stop auxiliary |
E + <Aux #> |
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+ <Preset #> + 
+ <Pattern #> + 
+ <Aux #> + 
+ <Aux #> +
Avigilon Control Center 6.6 | 20170922