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I recently replaced an old VHS and multiplexer setup with a dvr with gv1480 Geovision card. It has 3 phillips/bosch g3 envirodome PTZ cameras. I cannot get the PTZ controls from Geo software to work. The old unit had a small control pad that plugged into the multiplexer fro PTZ control. The cameras do not use rs485, rather the manual that i found online for camera says it uses rs232 or bi-phase. I bought a GV-Net card, but I don't think that was what I needed. I want to be able to move these cameras by any means necessary, I am fine with putting just old control pad on to move cameras with it, however, I don't want to have to put multiplexer back on, it is too big to leave there. Is there a way to use just the control pad?? Some other type controller? Some way to make Geo software control with rs232??

I have built DVR with Geovision GV1480 and 8.2 software. I am trying to display or move cameras on the nine division view to exclude cams 3,4 and to include cams 14,16. The rep from company that i purchased from said the only possibility was to move the camera coax inputs of 14,16 to 3,4. I have setup some 'cheap' systems lime Dlink and Panasonic and others, that all you simply had to do was click and drag to window you wanted camera in. Can Geo do this??? If not, how would you ever see the cams10-16 on any division other than the full 16 division screen??