Canon network camera VBC50iVBC50iR User Manual

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●Zoom in/out
Images can be zoomed in/out.
[Magnification] Shows the current magnification (10~500%).
[Zoom in] button Enlarges images by 10%.
[Zoom out] button Reduces images by 10%.
[Move] button If any image size is greater than the display area, you can move the image display position. Clicking the
“Move” button to position the mouse cursor on the
image changes the cursor to 
. Move  while
pressing the left mouse button on the image. The image
display...

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●Change window size
As window size, large or normal size is available and is automatically s\
elected depending on
the initial image size. However, you can also change it manually.
[Large size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in large size. It appears when normal window size is displayed.
[Normal size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in
normal size. It appears when large window size is
displayed.
Finding Data
You can search for data on the camera...

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3. A list of search results is displayed.
A folder with the name you entered is created in the
“Search Results” folder and the search results appear
as a list in the folder.
●Filtered searches
To filter the search results using yet another search criteria, select t\
he “Search Name” folder
to be searched and click the “Search data” button. The search crit\
eria for the previous search
are displayed, so you need to reset the criteria.
●Deleting search results...

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Extracting Files
Downloaded images and audio are collected and saved in the proprietary f\
ormat used for file
management by the VBCollector Image Viewer and cannot be used by other a\
pplications. To
make the data accessible by other applications, extract the files and th\
en recover the downloaded
data in the file format used for storing data on the server.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Select the folder containing the files to be
extracted in the folder tree display area and
then choose...

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Note
Because downloaded images and audio are collected and saved in the propr\
ietary
format used for file management by the VBCollector Image Viewer, deletin\
g individual
data may not reduce the amount of disk space taken up by downloaded imag\
es and
audio. Selecting and deleting a large quantity of data from the list may\
 also take
some time. For this reason, we recommend that you delete downloaded imag\
e and
audio data in units of one or more folders.
2....

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Viewing Logs
VBCollector outputs logs concerning the execution of tasks. To view a lo\
g, choose “Display Log”
from the “Tools” menu bar.
The following information about logs is displayed:
qCode
Identification codes are displayed here. 4 types of icons representing t\
he level are also displayed
with these codes.
Information level
Warning level
Error level
Unknown
w Date & Time
The date and time when the log was generated is displayed here.
e Task
The name of the task that output the log is...

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Displaying Logs According to Selection Criteria
Logs can be filtered according to error type, code, or date and time etc\
. so that only the required
information is displayed.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Choose “Filter” from the “View” menu bar.
2. The Filter dialog box appears.
To display only the logs that match the specified
criteria, enter the criteria below and click the “OK”
button. If no changes are required, click the “Cancel”
button.
qSpecify Task...

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Search Logs
Logs can be searched using character strings. This function is convenien\
t in case of searching
any target log from among numbers of logs.
○○○○○○To Search Logs...
1. Choose “Search” from the “Edit” menu bar.
Using VBCollector
2.Enter the character string you want to search
in “Search for” and click the “Search” button.
Searching begins from the top of the logs.
If you select any log, searching will be started from
the selected log. Clicking the “Cancel” button closes
the search...

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Selecting Log Files
The initial log file of VBCollector is saved as “vbrpd.log” file i\
n the “SYSTEM” folder within the
VBCollector-installed directory. When the file exceeds the size of 10 MB\
, it will be renamed as
“vbrpd01.log”, creating a new “vbrpd.log” file within the sa\
me folder to save the log. Log files can
be created up to 11 (with names from “vbrpd.log” to “vbrpd10.l\
og”): The newest log file is always
named as “vbrpd.log” and the older ones are...

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2. Enter information for each item in the Optiondialog box displayed and click the “OK”
button.
qRetention Period
Specify a max. retention period to save data:
If you tick this option, files are deleted when they
exceed the designated storage time. Set a period
between 2 and 100 days as the file retention period
and specify the time at which file deletion starts in
the “Start Time” field.
w Disk Space
What to do when the free space falls below the specified value:
Specify the action to be taken...