Appearance and Operation Modes

Time Presentation

Timestamps displayed for live streams and playback (regular/instant) are using local time by default. You can change this to UTC or to the time zone of a specific connected server: this is useful when you view contents from many servers located in the different time zones.

You can access this setting via main menu View -> Time Presentation -> [option].

Time presentation settings do not affect event logging (Alerts tab). Also, when you export a video clip from a remote server, which is in a different time zone, and add timestamps in subtitles, your local time will be used.

Operation Modes

Macula Monitor has three special operation modes:

• always on top

• exclusive (no access to other applications or resources)

• locked (all Macula Monitor controls are unavailable)

You can activate these by selecting the relevant option via main menu View -> [option].

Each next operation mode includes the previous one. Thus, exclusivity mode also makes the application stay on top, and the lock application mode also makes it exclusive and on top.

In order to use these modes on Windows 8, 8.1, 10 and Windows Server 2012 - the operating systems having Windows Metro interface design - it is necessary to disable Windows Logon Screen. Without doing it, exclusivity mode and locked application mode can be overridden by using Windows button.

In order to do so, go to your Start menu and locate the following shortcuts under Macula category:

• Disable Windows Logon Screen controls - this one will disable Windows interface elements, allowing you to use Macula Monitor operation modes properly

• Enable Windows Logon Screen controls - this one will enable Windows welcome screen back

After disabling the Windows Logon Screen controls, launch Macula Monitor and use application operation modes as required.

Exclusivity and locked modes require a password to be defined, and this can be set in Application settings. If you have not already set a new password, you will be prompted to do so upon enabling the exclusivity/locked mode.