24  TruVision 12/32 Series IP Camera Configuration Manual 
Overlay text 
You can add up to eight lines of text on screen. This option can be used, for example, 
to display emergency contact details. Each text line can be positioned anywhere on 
screen. See Figure 7 below. 
Figure 7: Text overlay menu 
 
To add on-screen text: 
1.  From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Image > Text Overlay. 
2.  Check the box for the first line of text. 
3.  Enter the text in the text box.  
4.  Use the mouse to click and drag the red text in the live view window to adjust the 
text overlay position. 
5.  Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each extra line of text, selecting the next string number. 
Note: Remove an overlay text by deselecting its text line. 
6.  Click Save to save changes. 
Privacy masks 
Privacy masks let you conceal sensitive areas (such as neighboring windows) to protect 
them from view on the monitor screen and in the recorded video. The masking appears 
as a blank area on screen. You can create up to four privacy masks per camera. 
Note: There may be a small difference in size of the privacy mask area depending on 
whether local output or the web browser is used.