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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 device output.
To Operate...
1. Click “Start Control” to get cameracontrol, and click “External Device
Output” on the toolbar.
2. The External Device Output dialog opens.
The external device output status is displayed.
The external device output status can be
changed between ON and OFF by clicking the
icon.
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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, High”. Higher backlight
compensation produces brighter images.
3 Manual Exposure
You can set “Aperture”, “Shutter Speed”,
and “Gain”.
To apply the setting, click “Apply”.
Aperture
The further to the left you move the slide bar,
the more closed the aperture and the darker
the image. Conversely, the further to the right
you move the slide bar, the more open the
aperture and the brighter the image.
Shutter Speed
Fixes shutter speed. Higher shutter speed (e.g., 1/8000) produces dark\
er images. Conversely,
slower shutter speed (e.g., 1/1, 1/2) produces brighter images. For th\
e NTSC model, if you specify
the shutter speed within the range from 1/1 to 1/4, the auto focus and O\
ne-shot AF for camera
control ( →P.3-14) will be invalidated. For the PAL model, if you specify the shut\
ter speed within the
range from 1/1 to 1/3, Auto, Auto (for domes), and One-Shot AF for cam\
era control will be invalidated.
Gain
The further to the left you move the slide bar, the lower the gain (sen\
sitivity for brightness)
and the darker the image. Conversely, the further to the right you move \
the slide bar, the
higher the gain and the brighter the image.
When setting “Day & Night Mode” to “Auto”, use “Auto Expo\
sure” ( → P.1-11).
4 Night Mode
Set up Night Mode with night vision.
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Tip
If Day & Night is set to Auto on Camera Settings Section of Video and Ca\
mera page,
Night Mode setting is not available here ( → P.1-10).
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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 regions.
To Make Settings...
1. Click the “Shade Correction” on thetoolbar.
2. The Shade Correction dialog opens.
1 Shade Correction
Check this option for shade correction.
2 Shade Correction Slider
Adjust the level of shade correction.
Transmitting Audio
You can connect a microphone and speaker with amp to the camera and then\
 transmit audio from
the VB-C300 to the NC Viewer.
Tip
You must set the following settings in advance to transmit audio.
●Check the Enable Audio Transmission box on the Audio Server section of o\
n the
Server settings page ( → P.1-13).
● Check the Send and receive audio box in the Connection Setting dialog wh\
en
starting the NC Viewer ( → P.3-5, 3-23).
● When starting the NC Viewer from the VBAdmin Tools, check the Send and r\
eceive
audio option on the Connection Settings tab in the Setup properties dial\
og
(→  P.3-31).
Note
Disconnecting the LAN cable also disconnects audio. Reconnect to the cam\
era from
the NC Viewer.
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Tip
For the focusing range when the camera is set to Night Mode ( →P. 1-10, 3-14) refer
to the Tip on P.1-10.
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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 speaker
is hard to hear.
2 Volume Slider
Adjust the volume of the input in the microphone.
3 Use Voice Activity Detection to reduce network traffic
Select to temporarily reduce audio data quantity to transmit when the au\
dio is turned to
mute. In this way, you can reduce traffic on the network you are using.
Use the default detection sensitivity setting : Operates at default sensitivity.
Set the detection sensitivity manually : Adjust the slider to set the detection sensitivity.
The detection sensitivity gets lower if you move the slider bar to the l\
eft. The sound has
to be softer so that to be detected as mute.
The detection sensitivity gets higher if you move the slider bar to the \
right. It will detect
as mute even if the sound is louder.
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Tip
● When the Viewer window is minimized, audio transmission pauses even if t\
he
Microphone button is active.
● If you activate another application while the Microphone button is activ\
e, the task
bar icon will flash.
● If you pause the video by clicking “Pause”, audio transmission als\
o pauses.
● Closing the Microphone dialog also terminates audio transmission.
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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 transmit
or receive audio ( →P.1-14).
2 Reconnect automatically
Check this option to automatically
reconnects to the camera.
By checking the Reconnect automatically
option, you can automatically reconnect to
the camera when you are disconnected
from it due to a network trouble or camera
reboot. If reconnection fails, it will be retried
again in 30 seconds.
Click “OK” when finished.
3. When the message “Try new property setting. OK ?” appears, click “\
OK”.
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Note
The audio connection is not reestablished even if the Reconnect automati\
cally option
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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, click “OK\
”.
4. Placing the mouse cursor over the Viewerwindow changes its shape into an 8-
direction arrow or a plus·minus icon.
Click on one of the icons and hold the mouse
button in the Viewer window to start panning, tilting
or zooming, and release the button to stop the
operation.
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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 change in external device input.
Tip
If the NC Viewer window is minimized or in full-screen mode, the notific\
ation message
for external device input appears after get back to the normal display. \
Also, this
message is not displayed when the External Device Input dialog is displa\
yed.
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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 automatically starts.
Using Viewer Switcher
Note
To use the Viewer Switcher, install it by using the Custom Installation \
option as directed
in “Install Necessary Software” of the Start Guide ( →d Start Guide P.2-11).
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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\
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