Canon recording software RM25 V10 User Manual

Configure the Camera
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Viewer Settings
 [Manual]
Compensate for the exposure manually by using the 
following settings.
[Iris]: Specify the iris setting. Drag the slider to the left 
to close down the iris and make the image 
darker or to the right to open up the iris and 
make the image brighter.
[Shutter]: Specify the shutter speed using 15 levels, 
from 1/1 to 1/8000 seconds.
[Gain]: Specify the gain (sensitivity to brightness). Drag 
the slider to the left to decrease the gain and 
make the image...

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„Adjust the Focus and Speed
You can use the [Focus and Speed] tab in the [Advanced 
Camera Settings] dialog box to adjust the focus and the 
pan/tilt/zoom speeds.
[Focus and Speed] tab
➀[Auto], [Auto (for domes)]
Automatically focus the image.
Use [Auto (for domes)] for cameras equipped with an 
indoor dome housing. The setting prevents the camera 
from focusing onto the dome surface.
➁[Fixed at infinity]
Fix the focal point at infinity.
➂[Manual]
Adjust the focus manually by clicking the [Far] or...

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Viewer Settings
You can save the size and position of a video window in 
the Viewer as a layout.
Configure a layout using the following procedure:
Note
When the Viewer starts, it displays the layout that was being 
displayed when the program last ended. A new layout with the 
name “Untitled1” is opened the first time the Viewer is started. 
You can save the layout with a name after you place a video 
window.
Create a Layout
Specify the layout name, layout background and the video 
window display...

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„Move a Video Window
You can drag a video window to any position.
When the grid is set to [None], the video window remains 
in the position to which it is dragged.
For options other than [None], the video window snaps to 
the grid position that is nearest to where the window is 
dragged.
Note
You can enlarge the video window in multiples of the grid frame 
size (2 x 2, 3 x 3, etc.).
Save the Layout
After configuring the display and position of the video 
windows, follow these steps to save the...

Configure the Video Window Layout
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Viewer Settings
Note
The settings in the [Organize Layouts and Layout Sequences] 
dialog box, such as the order of the layout sequence and the 
folder types are also displayed when you click the [Layouts] 
menu, or when you click the [Layouts] button on the toolbar. 

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Chapter 5
Setting a Recording 
Schedule
❏How to set a schedule for recording images on particular days of the week or 
at the particular times
❏Settings for different recording modes 

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Flow of Recording Schedule Settings
Display the [Recording Schedules] window (P. 5-3)
Set a Weekly schedule
Display the [Recording Schedules] window (P. 5-3)
Set a recording schedule (P. 5-3)
Configure the recording conditions
Continuous recording settings (P. 5-4)
Save or edit a recording schedule
Save a recording schedule (P. 5-5)
Edit, delete or copy from a recording schedule (P. 5-6)
Important
Be sure to test recording schedules before using them. 

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Setting a Recording Schedule
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Display the [Recording Schedules] window
➀[Add Schedule Item], [Edit], [Delete]
Add, edit or delete a schedule item.
➁[Zoom] slider
Zoom in and zoom out the time line of the schedule 
area.
➂Camera search box
This cannot be used with RM-Lite.
➃Schedule area
Displays the currently registered cameras and their 
corresponding weekly schedules, arranged by day of 
the week.
➄[Close]
Closes this window.
Set a Weekly Schedule
Hint
You can select more than one camera by...

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Specify the Recording Period and Day of the 
Week
 To record for the entire day without specifying a 
starting and ending time, click [All Day].
 To specify a recording period, enter the start time 
in [Start Time] and the end time in [End Time]. Use 
these items when you want to specify a recording 
time that goes past midnight, such as when 
recording late into the night. Alternately, select a 
duration for the recording (minimum of 15 min.) in 
the [Duration] field.
Note
 You cannot specify...