Canon network camera VBC300 User Manual

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Displaying External Device Input
You can display the external device input and save the logs.
To Operate...
1. Click “External Device Input” on thetoolbar.
2. The External Device Input dialog opens.
The external device input status and logs are
displayed.
To save this content as a log, click “Save”,
and then specify a file name and where it
should be saved.
To clear the content in the display, click “Clear”.
Operating External Device Output
You can operate the external...

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Setting Administrator Control
You can configure the exposure and Night mode settings.
To Make Settings...
1. Click “Control for Administrators” onthe toolbar.
2. The Control for Administrators  dialog opens.
1Exposure
Select from Auto Exposure and Manual
Exposure.
2 Auto Exposure
Four buttons on the right are available. The
four buttons represent, from the left to the
right, “Backlight Compensation, Off”,
“Backlight Compensation, Low”, “Backlight
Compensation, Medium”, and “Backlight
Compensation,...

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Day Mode
Color images are displayed in the normal mode.
Night mode
The infrared cut filter of the VB-C300 is disabled and the images are di\
splayed in monochrome.
Shade Correction
If the background of an image is bright, making the subject difficult to\
 see, you can adjust the
contrast of the darker areas to make it easier to see. Unlike backlight \
compensation, the shade
correction feature allows image processing without adversely affecting t\
he existing lighter...

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To Make Settings...
1. Click “Microphone” on the toolbar.
2. The Microphone dialog appears.
1Microphone button
Click this button to turn on the microphone
for Administrator and audio transmission
becomes available. Click it again to turn
off the microphone and stop audio
transmission.
Receive audio also when using the microphone
Check this option to receive audio even when the Microphone button is ac\
tivated. It is
recommended to uncheck this option if the audio from the microphone play\
ed on the...

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Setup Properties
Configuring Connection Settings
You can configure audio settings as well as automatic reconnection when \
the camera and NC
Viewer are disconnected due to a network trouble or other reasons.
To make settings ...
1. Choose “Setup Properties” from theAdministrator menu bar.
2. Set audio connection and automatic reconnection under “Connection
Settings”.
1Send and receive audio
Check this option to transmit and receive
audio. You need other settings to...

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Setting Camera Control
If you have connected to the camera as Administrator, you can control th\
e pan, tilt and zoom
operations by clicking and holding the mouse in the viewer to start and \
releasing the mouse to
stop.
To Make Settings...
1. Choose “Setup Properties” from theAdministrator menu bar.
2. Click the Cameral Control tab in the Setup properties dialog.
Check the Use the arrow button to control the
camera option and click “OK”.
3. When the message “Try new property setting.” appears,...

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Setting Video Display
A message box can be displayed in the event of a change in external devi\
ce input.
To Make Settings...
1. Choose “Setup Properties” from theAdministrator menu bar.
2. Click the Display option tab in the Setup properties dialog.
Ensure that the Display a massage for external
device input message option is checked, and
click “OK”.
3. When the message “Try new propertysetting.” appears, click “OK”.
A message box can be displayed in the event
of a...

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If you are using other cameras (e.g., VB-C50i) with the VB-C300, you c\
an switch the Viewer to
use the cameras.
To make settings ...
1. Double-click the Viewer Switcher icon on thedesktop.
Alternatively, you can select “Viewer Switcher” from the Start
menu.
2. The Viewer Switcher dialog opens.
Select a camera from the camera list. The
camera list contains both the camera list of the
NC Viewer ( →P.3-22) and the camera site list
of the Viewer for PC. The viewer corresponding
to the selected camera...

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Using Viewer Switcher
Note
●The camera must be registered in the camera list (for the VB-C300) or \
camera site
list (for other cameras) corresponding to the viewer to be used ( →P.3-22).
● Switch to the Viewer for PC when you are using a camera other than the V\
B-C300.
Use the Viewer for PC Ver. 3.6 or later.
● When the NC Viewer launches, the Password dialog may open. Enter the cor\
rect
user name and password to connect to the camera.  

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