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Note
●Up to 16 tasks can be executed by VBCollector simultaneously. Please be \
sure
not to load a schedule with 17 or more tasks to be executed. VBCollector\
 is also
not able to execute multiple tasks simultaneously to the same server. Pl\
ease take
care to ensure that multiple tasks are not executed to the same server b\
y taking
such measures as leaving a sufficient time space between the “Start T\
ime” of each
task.
● If you execute a maximum of 16 tasks simultaneously, please confirm perf\
ormance
of the PC on which VBCollector is installed ( → P.1-5).
● When Log S015 “The task was running longer than the execution interva\
l.” is
reported, review the settings for the schedules such as reducing the num\
ber of
tasks to be performed at the same time. If you use Windows 2000 SP4, try\
performing a Windows Update as it may improve the performance.
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“Monthly”
Select if the task is to be executed every month on a certain day of the\
 month. Set this day
between 1 and 31. Or a day of the week for a certain week of the month c\
an also be
specified.
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“Repeat task”
Select if task is to be executed in repetition in time units. Downloads \
occur in repetition only
for the specified number of times at specified intervals starting from t\
he start time specified
in the schedule. If not selected, download occurs once at the start time\
 specified in the
schedule. Once the End Time is reached, the task is not performed. Data \
can be downloaded
at intervals of some minutes or by specifying a number. Enter a value be\
tween 5 and 1439
as the number of minutes. Times up to the Start Time plus 23:59 can be s\
pecified as the
End Time.
“Retry when an error occurs”
Select this item if a task is to be executed again in the event a downlo\
ad does not end
normally after a task is executed. The task will be executed again a spe\
cified number of
times at specified time intervals. During this time, if the download is \
completed normally,
further tasks will not be repeated. Specify the number of times and the \
time interval at
which a task is to be re-executed. For the number of times, enter a valu\
e between 1 and 10;
for the interval, enter a value between 1 and 10.
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Editing Tasks
The details of a registered task can be edited.
○○○○○○To Edit a Task...
1. In the Task View, select the task to be edited
by clicking on its name, then choose “Edit
Task” from the “Task” menu bar.
Or, double-click on the task to be edited.
To delete a registered task, choose “Delete Task” from
the “Task” menu bar.
Executing and Canceling Tasks
Executing a Task
To execute registered tasks, select “Enable this setting”
in the Task Settings dialog box.
Registered tasks are executed automatically according to
pre-determined schedule.
If you want a task to be executed immediately, select the
desired task on the Task View and choose “Execute now”
from the “Task” menu bar.
Canceling a Task
To disable a registered task, clear “Enable this setting” at
Task Settings. To abort the execution of a task, in the
Task View, click on the task to be aborted, and choose
“Abort” in the “Task” menu bar.
2. As with procedure to add a new task, changeall desired items and click the “OK” button.
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2.Check the download status and click the
“Close” button to close the dialog box.
If you want to cancel downloading, click the “Abort”
button.
qStatus
Shows the progress of download.
w Host Name
Shows the host name of download server set in the server information ( → P.6-14).
Data Directory
Shows the name of Data Directory to save downloaded data, as set in the \
server information
( →  P.6-14).
“Delete data on the server”
Ticking this option deletes the downloaded data from the server. In orde\
r to change the
checking status, change the setting in the server information ( → P.6-14).
Check Task Status
During the execution of any task, the download status can be checked.
○○ ○○○○To Check Task Status...
1.During the execution of a task, choose
“Status” from the “Task” menu bar.
Alternatively, select and right-click the task
for which you want to display the status and
select “Status” in the pop-up menu.
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Starting/Stopping the Service
The task scheduler service can be started and stopped.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
Choose “Start Service” or “Stop Service” from the
“Tools” menu bar. If the service has started, Stop
Service is enabled in the menu; if the service is
stopped, Start Service is enabled.
When the Confirmation dialog box appears, click OK.
Details Displayed on the Task View
The execution status can be checked on the Task View.
● Task Name
The names that were specified at Task Settings are
displayed here. The status of each task is displayed as
an icon at the left of the name.
Running This task is currently being executed.
Waiting This task is currently standing by to be executed at the next scheduled
execution time.
Disabled “Enable this setting” for this task is not selected at Task Settin\
gs and
this task is currently not being executed.
Not scheduled This task is not currently scheduled for execution.
Settings damaged Inconsistencies have occurred in this task’s settings and the taskmay not be executed.
● Server Name
The server names that were specified at Task Settings are displayed here\
.
● Next Run Time
The date and time when the task is to be executed next is displayed here\
.
● Last Result
The last results achieved by the task and the task end time are displaye\
d here.
● Latest error
If errors occurred while the task was running, the date and time of the \
most recent error is
displayed here.
● Schedule
The start date, start time and execution interval for each task are disp\
layed here.
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Refresh Task View Display Content
To refresh the Task View content to reflect the most recent
information, choose “Refresh” from the “View” menu bar.
Tip
An automatic download ( → P.6-21) is displayed as with the task name “Task by
Notification”.
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Automatic Downloading by Notification
You will not be able to record image and audio data if there is insuffic\
ient space on the server.
The VB-C50i/VB-C50iR can receive a low server capacity notification sent\
 from the server when
available space on the server falls below the value set, and automatical\
ly downloads the data to
a specified PC, thereby increasing the available space on the server.
1. Choose “Automatic Download by Notification” in the “Tools” m\
enu bar.
2. Perform the settings relating to notification.
qServer List
Displays a list of the servers from which the data
can be downloaded. The settings relating to
notification of each server registered with this tool
(→  P.6-13) are shown in this list.
“Server Name”
Displays the names of the servers registered with
this tool.
“Notification”
Displays the setting for whether the server will send a low server warni\
ng message when
available space on the server reaches the value set ( → P.6-22).
“Free Space (MB)”
Displays the setting value for available space on the server. When avail\
able space has
fallen below this setting, the server sends a low server capacity warnin\
g message.
“Host”
Displays the name of the host which will send the low server capacity wa\
rning message.
“Port”
Displays the TCP port of the host.
w Server status display area
Displays the status of the selected server. Depending on the server cond\
itions, you may or
may not be able to specify settings in the “Server Setting” button\
 and the “Notification
Settings” button.
“The Notification Function is available for this server”
Both the “Server Setting” and “Notification Settings” button\
s are available.
“This server does not support the Notification Function” and “F\
ailed to connect to
this server”
The “Server Setting” button is available but the “Notification \
Settings” button is not.
“This server information is invalid”
The “Server Setting” button is available but the “Notification \
Settings” button is not.
“None”
Neither the “Server Setting” button nor the “Notification Setti\
ngs” button is available.
e Reception Port No.
Specifies the TCP port number which will receive the low server capacity\
 warning message
from the server. The default is 1906.
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r“Apply” button
Saves a change to the reception port number in the registry. If you make\
 a change, a dialog
box is displayed. Click “Yes” and the transmission port of each se\
rver is also changed.
t “Server Setting” button
Displays a dialog box with information about the selected server for edi\
ting ( → P.6-13).
y “Notification Settings” button
For performing notification settings for the selected server.
3. Click the “Notification Settings” button to set a value for availa\
ble space for
the server to give a low server capacity notification.
q“Send notification when server space gets low”
Select to send a low server capacity notification
when available space on the server is insufficient.
w “Available disk space of the server”
Set a value for available space at which the server
will send a low server capacity notification.
When available space on the server falls below the
value set, a low server capacity notification is sent.
* For Windows XP SP2 users, see “Using the VB- C50i/VB-C50iR with Windows XP SP2” ( →P.1-6).
This Note holds true for users who have turned
on Windows Firewall with Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition (SP1).
e “Host Address”
Select an address if you run VBCollector on a PC that has several IP add\
resses.
Tip
●Where “Host” is displayed as “(other)” or where the transm\
ission port and the
reception port are different, you cannot receive a low server capacity n\
otification.
● “--------” is displayed where server information such as the host \
name or the HTTP
port number has not been entered correctly, or in the case of servers ot\
her than
the VB-C50i(R) which support the low server capacity notification func\
tion.
● If “Host” is not “(other)” or “Port” is not “Rece\
ption Port No.” in the selected server,
a message asking you to confirm whether it is okay to change the setting\
 values
will be displayed. Click the “Yes” button and a dialog box appears\
.
● If the server that sends the notification is in the middle of a task, th\
ere is no automatic
downloading during normal tasks.
● Data on the server is deleted regardless of the data deletion settings o\
n the server.
● If large images are recorded each second or audio is recorded continuous\
ly, the
server may run out of capacity before it can send a notification, and pi\
cture and
audio recording may stop working.
● When the server capacity falls below the set value, a notification will \
be sent from
the server every 30 seconds.
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q“Search data” button
Searches for data on the camera server according to the date/time, camer\
a or trigger.
w “Delete data” button
Deletes the selected data.
e “Refresh” button
Updates the contents of the screen to show the latest information.
Viewing Recorded Images and Playing Back Recorded Audio
Launch the VBCollector Image Viewer
○ ○○○○○○   To Launch the Image Viewer
1. Choose “Display Data” from the “Tools”
menu bar.
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NotePlayback of recorded images and audio is not synchronized.
i    o    ! 0    ! 1
!3
! 4
!
2
Data downloaded according to the task schedule is saved in the folders s\
pecified in the “Server
Information”. You can use simple procedures in VBCollector to view th\
e recorded images, play
back audio and for other tasks such as playing images and sounds as anim\
ations, viewing detailed
information and performing filtered searches.
Note
Playing back of recorded audio can only be used with two particular mode\
ls of the
VB-C50i/VB-C50iR ( → P.iii).
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r“Toggle folder tree” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the folder tree display area ( !2).
t “Toggle data list” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the list display area ( !4).
y “Toggle thumbnail image” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the thumbnail image display area \
( !3).
u “Close all detail display windows” button
Closes all the detail display windows that are currently open.
i Image display mode: “Image” button
Shows a list containing only the images in the
selected folder.
The image thumbnails appear in the thumbnail
display area and the “Recorded Date”, “Camera”
and “Trigger” information appears in the list display
area in the sequence in which the data was
downloaded.
o Audio display mode: “Audio” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing only
the audio files in the selected folder.
The “Rec. Start Time” and “Recording Period”
information appears in the list display area in the
sequence in which the data was downloaded. When
you select an audio data in the list display area,
thumbnails of the images shot while the audio was
being recorded appear in the thumbnail display area.*
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
! 0Event display mode: “Event” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing only
the image capture and audio recording events in
the selected folder.
The “Occurrence Date”, “Event”, “Rec. Start Time”
and “Recording Period” information appears in the
list display area in the sequence in which the data
was downloaded. When you select an event in the
list display area, thumbnails images appear in the
thumbnail display area. For a image capture event,
the corresponding image thumbnails captured
within 30 seconds before and after the event
appear, and for an audio recording event,
thumbnails of the images shot while the audio was
being recorded are displayed.
! 1Combined display mode: “Mixture” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing the
image and audio data in the selected folder.
The image thumbnails or audio icons appear in the
thumbnail display area and the “Recording Date”,
“Camera”, “Trigger” and “Recording Period”
information appears in the list display area in the
sequence in which the data was recorded. In the
list display area, images shot while the audio was
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being recorded are indicated by yellow and white highlighting alternatel\
y.
! 2Folder tree display area
Displays the data managed in the VBCollector Image Viewer in a folder tr\
ee format.
! 3Thumbnail display area
Shows the thumbnail images contained in the folder selected in the folde\
r tree area or the
thumbnail images associated with the data selected in the list display a\
rea.
! 4List display area
Shows a list of the data in the folder selected in the folder tree area.\
Tip
Using the Display Modes
You can use the 4 display modes to make viewing or playing back recorded\
 data
more efficient.
●  Image display mode: This mode shows a list of image data and is useful f\
or finding
a desired image from thumbnail images and for viewing the progress of ch\
anges in
images.
●  Audio display mode: This mode shows a list of audio data and is useful f\
or viewing
images captured during a period of audio event, and for viewing and play\
ing the
recorded video and audio data at the same time.
●  Event display mode: This mode shows only the image capture and audio rec\
ording
event recorded using external device input or motion detection and does \
not show
audio or video data recorded using the timer. This mode is useful for vi\
ewing or
playing only the recorded video and audio data when an event occurs.
●  Combined display mode: This mode shows recorded video and audio data acc\
ording
to the date and time they were recorded. This mode is useful for checkin\
g all the
recorded data in chronological order. In the list display area, image da\
ta shot while
audio was being recorded are identified in color, making it easier to ch\
eck the
recording circumstances. It is also possible to select consecutive data,\
 and play
the recorded video and audio data at the same time.
You can also switch between display modes when you select the search res\
ults
folder created during a search ( → P.6-28) and view the contents as a list. The different
display modes can be used to good effect after you have filtered the rec\
orded data
according to date and time, camera or trigger.
* You can specify the initial display mode used when you launch the VBCollector Image Viewer by selecting
“Options” from “View” in the menu bar and then
selecting “List View” > “Startup Mode”.
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2. The detailed data information appears.
qImage display area
Shows the selected image. If the image is too large to fit in the displa\
y area, scroll bars can
be used to view other parts of the image.
w Recording information display area
Shows detailed data information.
e “Display position” bar
Shows the data display position. Drag the button along the bar to move t\
he display position.
r Animation control area
Used to control animations.
t “Playback speed” bar
Drag the button along the bar to change the speed of the animation.
y Enlarge/Reduce control area
Enlarges or reduces images.
u “Audio” button
Selects whether or not to play an audio file.
*If you selected “Display Details” from the Image display mode, the\
 Audio button does not
appear.
i “Resize” button
Changes the window size. y
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Viewing Detailed Data  Information
You can view the data information, enlarge and reduce images, and play b\
ack audio.
○
○○○○○○      To View Data Information...
1. Double-click a thumbnail or data in the list
display area. Alternatively, select a thumbnail
or data and then choose “Display Details”
from the “File” menu bar.
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