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Preset Tour
A Preset Tour can tour and monitor two or more specified Presets.
You can also set Preset Tour with “Presetting Best Shot” in Chapte\
r 3, “Basic Settings” ( → P.3-12).
Preset Tour Settings Area Display Screen
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q Tour Schedule list
Displays a list of the presets which have Preset Tour settings.
w “Add” button
Adds a preset to the Tour Schedule List.
e “Up” and “Down” button
Select a Preset from the list, and click the “Up” or “Down” \
button to change the order of the
Preset Tour. The Preset Tour commences from the preset at the top of the\
 list.
r “Delete” button
Deletes the selected Preset.
t “Preview” button
Reflects the settings for the selected preset in the Preset Preview fram\
e. The camera zoom
positions set in the device switch to the specified values and can be co\
nfirmed from the Admin
Viewer.
y Auto Preset Tour
Select an option for a Preset Tour from the following.
Not Used : Preset Tour does not operate.
For Viewers : Operates if any of the Viewer for Java, Viewer for PC or Admin Viewer \
is
connecting.
Always : Preset Tour always operates.
u “Restrict preset tour time”
Click to set the start time and end time of the Preset Tour.
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Tip
Preset Tour does not operate when the camera is being controlled with th\
e Viewer
for PC, or the Admin Viewer and so on.
Preset Setting Tool
oSpeed (Z)
Sets the speed at which the camera moves when zooming, within a range of\
 1-8. By moving
the slide bar from left to right, the numeric value becomes larger and t\
he speed increases.
! 0Pause (sec)
Sets the time for which the camera pauses in the preset position, within\
 a range of 0-120
seconds in units of five seconds.
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2. Select the preset number you want to add to
the Tour Schedule from the Preset setting
area and click the “Add” button.
The preset is registered in the Tour Schedule list. You
can register a maximum of 10 presets.
Setting Preset Tour
○○○○○○Setting up
1. Select an option from Auto Preset Tour.
Select either “For Viewers” or “Always”.
TipYou cannot add a home position to the Tour Schedule list.
Preset Setting Tool
3. Select a preset in the Tour Schedule list andwith the slide bars in Speed (Z) and Pause
(sec), set the speed for zooming for each
preset and the number of seconds for the
pause in preset position.
Click the “Preview” button ( → P.4-19) to display the
set value in the Preset setting area. Also, the camera
zoom position switches to the preset and you can
check from the Admin Viewer.
4. To set the duration of the Preset Tour, select “Restrict preset tour time” and enter a start
time and end time.
You cannot set Start Time and End Time on the same
time.
5. Click the “Apply” button.
Check the status list that the settings have been correctly applied and \
click the “Save Settings”
button to save the settings to the device.
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Schedule Setting Tool
With the Schedule Setting Tool, you can set up Timer, Motion Detection, \
Night Mode, External
Device Input and External Device Output services to perform automaticall\
y on a specified day of
the week or time of the day. You can set the start and end time and the \
content of the service on
the calendar in the Schedules Setting screen.
2. Enter settings for the Services (→ P.4-33).
● Timer:  Records pictures and audio* into the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi and performs Aud\
io
Playback* at specified times. ( → P.4-34).
● Motion Detection:  When part of an image changes due to the movement of an object, the
VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi performs picture recording, audio recording* or Audio\
 Playback* ( →
P.4-37).
● Night Mode:  Takes shots in dark conditions ( → P.4-48).
● External Device Input:  Sets camera operation for external device input ( → P.4-50).
● External Device Output:  Sets the output time to external devices and the repetition interval
etc. ( → P.4-53).
* Audio recording and Audio Playback functions are only available on the\
 VB-C50FSi.
* Besides, audio recording is only available with a particular model of \
the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii).
3. Once settings are completed, click the “Save Settings” button to s\
ave the
settings, and close the setting screen for the services.
4.
Once all the Schedules have been set, click the “Save Settings” bu\
tton in the
Schedule Setting screen to save the settings, and close the Schedule Set\
ting Tool.
Tip
● Pictures and audio* are recorded in the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi memory. The amount
of data that can be recorded varies depending on the free space availabl\
e in the
camera’s memory. To record large amounts of data, use VBCollector ( → P.6-11).
● You can check the amount of available memory, the number of recorded pic\
tures
and the 
duration of recorded audio data* in “Administration Tools” on the \
settings
page ( → P. 3-28).
* Only available with a particular model of the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii)
●Normal Schedule
Enter settings for a schedule of one week
from Sunday to Saturday.●Special ScheduleEnter settings for a schedule of special
days.
1. Select either Normal Schedule or Special Schedule and enter settings for\
 the schedule.
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Schedule Setting Tool Display Screen (Toolbar)
There are two kinds of Schedule settings, Normal Schedule and Special Sc\
hedule. The buttons in
the toolbar below can be used for both Normal and Special Schedules.
With these buttons, you can load and save setting information, stop comm\
unication, select Normal
schedule ( → P.4-24) and Special schedule ( → P.4-28) as well as open each service setting screen
( →  P.4-34, 4-37, 4-48, 4-50, 4-53).
q “Load Settings” button
Loads the schedule settings currently set in the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
w “Save Settings” button
Saves the schedule setting edited using the Schedule Setting Tool to the\
 VB-C50FSi/VB-
C50Fi.
After setting the schedule function, be sure to click the “Save Setti\
ngs” button to save
the settings.
e “Stop Communication” button
Click this button during communication with the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi to ab\
ort the connection.
r “Normal schedule” button
Displays the Normal Schedule Setting screen ( → P.4-24).
t “Special schedule” button
Displays the Special Schedule Setting screen ( → P.4-28).
y “Timer setting tool” button
Opens the Timer Setting Tool ( → P.4-34).
u “Motion detection setting tool” button
Opens the Motion Detection Setting Tool ( → P.4-37).
i “Night mode setting tool” button
Opens the Night Mode Setting Tool ( → P.4-48).
o “External device input setting tool” button
Opens the External Device Input Setting Tool ( → P.4-50).
! 0“External device output setting tool” button
Opens the External Device Output Setting Tool ( → P.4-53).
NoteAfter setting, be sure to click the “Save Settings” button to save\
 the settings.
Schedule Setting Tool
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Normal Schedule
With Normal Schedule, you can set up a schedule of one week from Sunday \
to Saturday. For
example, during the weekend when there is nobody in the office from 6:00\
pm on Friday to 9:00am
on Monday, the Motion Detection service will operate each week during th\
e period of time you
have specified and automatically monitor the office.
Normal Schedule Display Screen
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q Schedule selection checkbox
Check to select the number of the schedule you want to set up. Up to 16 \
types of schedules
can be set.
w Schedule Name
Displays the name of the schedule you have selected.
e Weekly Calendar
Displays the schedule by the day, start and end time.
r Schedule track
The schedule track is the schedule as a graph on the calendar. Double-cl\
ick to set services,
start and end times, which are displayed by different colors according t\
o the number of the
schedule.
t Schedule track setting details display
Displays the setting details of the schedule track dragged on the calend\
ar.
Schedule Setting Tool
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Setting Up a Normal Schedule
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. With the Normal Schedule displayed, select
an optional schedule number.
The schedule track for the number you have selected
is displayed in the weekly calendar. At this stage, the
correct start and end time and services are not set up
in the schedule track.
Schedule Setting Tool
2. Double-click the schedule track.
The Normal Schedule Settings dialog box appears.
Enter settings for the schedule.
3. Enter the name of the schedule.
You can enter a maximum of 15 characters for the schedule name.
4. Display the Schedule tab and enter settingsfor the day of the week and start and end
times.
Always : The schedule is effective at all times from
Sunday to Saturday.
Weekly : You can set the day and the time the schedule
starts and ends (e.g. from 1:00pm on Monday to
7:00am on Tuesday).
Weekly on : You can set the same start time and end
time for two or more days of the week (e.g. from
8:30am to 5:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday).
Please note that there is a limit of 24 hours from the start time to the\
 end time.
Tip
You can change the color of the schedule track by right-clicking a sched\
ule number
and selecting “Color Setting”.
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Schedule Setting Tool
Tip
●On Weekly setting, if you specify the same time and the same day in star\
t and end
time, end time will be the same time in the following week, and the sche\
dule is
applied to all time periods.
● On Weekly on setting, if you specify the same start and end time, the en\
d time will
be on the following day at the same time.
● If you enter “24:00” as the start or end time, the time will be re\
gistered as “23:59”.
To set “24:00”, enter “00:00” on the following day.
5. Display the Service tab and enter settings for
the services you want to use.
Select the checkboxes for the services you want to
use and select a setting number. Next click “Detail” to
open the Service Setting Tool to set the content of the
setting.
There are 5 types of services. See the reference page
for how to set up services and more information about
each service.
Timer : (→  P.4-34)
Motion Detection : (→  P.4-37)
Night Mode : (→  P.4-48)
External Device Input : (→  P.4-50)
External Device Output : (→  P.4-53)
Once the settings for each schedule are completed, save the settings and\
 close the Schedule
Setting Tool.
Tip
● You can register different settings for each setting number. The number \
of setting
numbers you can register depends on the service.
● The Service Setting screen can also be displayed by clicking a button on\
 the toolbar
for each service.
● A setting number entered from the Service Setting tab in the Schedule Se\
tting
screen cannot be changed in each Service Setting screen.
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Tip
● You can register different settings for each setting number. The number \
of setting
numbers that can be registered differs depending upon the service.
● An icon for the service you have set up appears in the schedule track in\
 the calendar.
However, where the schedule track is short, it may be that not all of ic\
ons are
displayed.
The icons displayed for each service are as follows:
 “Timer” “Motion Detection” “Night Mode”
 “External Device Input” “External Device Output”
● The days and start and end times set in the Schedule tab are shown by th\
e position
and length of a schedule track. You can change the position and length o\
f the
schedule track by directly dragging it with the mouse. However, the sche\
dule track
cannot display a period of time shorter than 10 minutes and therefore pe\
riods of
time shorter than 10 minutes are also displayed as periods of 10 minutes\
.
● You cannot set 2 schedules which have the same service with the same sta\
rt and
end time. If you try to do so, a warning message is displayed.
Schedule Setting Tool
6. When you have completed setting the sub-
schedule tracks, click “OK” button.
If you want to set two or more schedule tracks, select
another number in the schedule selection checkbox,
and make settings in the same way.
7. After setting all the schedule tracks, be sure to click “Save Setting\
s” buttonto save the settings.
Tip
If you have set a Normal Schedule and a Special Schedule ( → P.4-28) with the same
start and end time, the Special Schedule will have priority over the Nor\
mal Schedule.
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Special Schedule
With Special Schedule, you can set up a schedule on one specific day of \
the week. For example,
on a public holiday when there is nobody in the office, set up a service\
 to automatically monitor
the office.
Special Schedule Display Screen
qSet Special Day selection box
Select the special day you want to register from special days A-D or sel\
ect “Erase Special
Day”.
w “Special Day List” button
Click to display the Special Day List dialog box. The dates of all regis\
tered Special Days are
displayed as a list. You can also add, delete and edit the date, as well\
 as delete all dates.
e Monthly Calendar
The Special Days registered on each date are displayed.
r Special Day Schedule
The content of the settings for each Special Day is displayed. You can s\
et the Special Day
Schedule with a maximum of the 4 special days from A-D.
t Sub-schedule track
The Sub-schedule track is the schedule as a graph on the Special Day Sch\
edule. Double-click
to set up services and start and end times. You can set a maximum of 4 S\
ub-schedule tracks
for each Special Day Schedule.
y Sub-schedule track setting details display
Displays the setting details of the sub-schedule track dragged on the Sp\
ecial Day Schedule.
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