Panasonic Network Camera Bb Hcm311a Operating Instructions

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Pan/Tilt Operation
Pan/Tilt Range
Note
When the pan/tilt reaches the end of lower right or lower left, a part of the 
camera body may be displayed. This is not a problem. Pan/tilt scan buttons automatically move the 
lens horizontally from -60 ° to +60 ° and 
vertically from -45 ° to +20 ° and return the 
lens to the original position. Each pan/tilt 
arrow moves the lens Up, Down, Right or 
Left, and the home position button moves it to 
the home position.
Pan/Tilt 
Scan
Pan/Tilt
Pan: -60 ˚ to +60 ˚
Tilt: -45 ˚ to +20 ˚ 
						

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1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Alarm Position/Preset Button
Registering Home Position/Alarm Position
A home position or 2 alarm positions can be registered. When restarted, the 
camera takes a home position. If the Lens Position When Triggered setting is set 
(see page 91), the camera takes a alarm position after the External I/O detects a 
signal. See page 116 for the External I/O.
1.Click [Program].
• [Program] switches to [Cancel]. 
Click [Cancel] to quit without saving 
changes.
2.Pan and tilt the camera to a desired 
position.
3.Click the home position button or the 
alarm position button.
4.Click [Save] to register, or click [Back] 
and [Cancel] to cancel.
• If "Success!" is displayed, click 
[Back].
Alarm 
Position
Pan/Tilt
ProgramHome 
Position 
						

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Registering a Preset Button
8 camera positions can be stored as presets. By default, the preset buttons (1—4) 
are registered 1: Upper Left, 2: Upper Right, 3: Lower Left and 4: Lower Right. 
These buttons can be changed (see page 25).
• Registered buttons are shown in blue.
• Unregistered buttons are shown in white.
1.Click [Program].
• [Program] switches to [Cancel]. 
Click [Cancel] to quit without saving 
changes.
2.Pan and tilt the camera to a desired 
position.
3.Click a preset button (1—8) to register.
E.g.:
Setting "Middle" for the preset 5.
4.Enter the preset name.
• Maximum 15 characters.
• Enter ASCII characters (see page 
136) or characters in each 
language. But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [] are not available.
5.Click [Save] to register, or click [Back] 
and [Cancel] to cancel.
• If "Success!" is displayed, click 
[Back].
Notes
• When registering preset buttons, 
the camera also saves brightness 
and white balance settings.
• Only an administrator can register 
preset buttons.
Pan/Tilt
Setting 
a name
The button 
turns blue.Preset
Preset 
number 
						

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Viewing the Image
1.
Click the home position, alarm 
position or registered preset button.
• The camera takes each position, 
and the image is displayed.
Alarm 
Position
Pan/Tilt
Putting the 
cursor displays 
the preset 
name.Home 
Position
UpperLeft 
						

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Changing or Deleting the Settings
1.
Click [Program].
• [Program] switches to [Cancel]. 
Click [Cancel] to quit without saving 
changes.
2.Pan and tilt the camera to a desired 
position.
3.Click the home position, alarm position 
or a preset button (1—8).
4.Click [Save] after setting the preset 
name or click [Delete].
• If you quit to change or delete 
settings, click [Back], and then 
[Cancel].
• If "Success!" is displayed, click 
[Back].
Note
The home position or the alarm position 
cannot be deleted, and these position 
names cannot be changed either.
Pan/Tilt
Changing 
the namePreset
Preset 
number
The deleted 
button turns 
white.
Alarm 
PositionHome 
Position 
						

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1.3 Listening to Camera Audio—Talking to the 
Camera
The audio feature does not work in IPv6. Use the audio feature in IPv4 connection.
1.Access the camera (see page 11).
• The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page.
3.The audio control bar is displayed at the top of the screen. Listening or Talking 
is selected using the 2 icons. For general users, the feature must be enabled, 
otherwise it will not be displayed.
Audio Feature
Notes
• Talk button and Listen button cannot be used simultaneously. Talk feature is 
stopped during listening. Talk feature can be used only for a user. Listen 
feature can be used for maximum 10 users. If the audio is interrupted, reduce 
the max. bandwidth (see page 38 and page 42). In this case, the number of 
users for listening are reduced.
Talk Button
Listen Button
Adjustment Bar
(Volume adjustment only for listening)
: You can listen to the audio 
around the camera. 
Clicking the button 
temporarily stops the 
audio. : You can talk from the 
camera using the PCs 
microphone. Clicking the 
button stops temporarily 
stops the audio.
: The audio is stopped. 
Clicking the button again 
starts the Talk feature.
This slider adjusts the volume. To the right side, the 
volume is larger. To the left side, the volume is smaller.
: The audio is stopped. 
						

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• Audio features such as camera microphone sensitivity and mute during pan/
tilt can be set up on the Audio page (see page 66).
• If you are running other applications or opening multiple windows, the audio 
may be interrupted or delayed.
• When the image is refreshed during any operation such as preset registration 
or a web browser refresh, the volume is reset to the default (midrange) 
position. Audio that was muted is enabled.
• The audio may be interrupted due to your PC's performance or network 
environment. Reduce the max. bandwidth (see page 38 and page 42). 
• If the camera is accessed while the PC user visits other websites, the active 
microphone may pick up audio from the PC's speakers. Be careful with it.
• If you cannot listen to the audio or talk from your PC, see 2.5 Audio Problems 
in the Troubleshooting section of the Installation/Troubleshooting.
• Excessive length or poor quality microphone cable can cause a degradation in 
audio quality.
• To talk to the camera from your PC, an external amplified speaker such as the 
Panasonic RP-SPT70 or equivalent (customer-provided) must be connected 
to the camera. The speaker connects to the camera with a stereo audio cable 
similar to that used by your PC. Though the connector is stereo, the audio is 
not.
• The external microphone input terminal does not correspond to an line level. 
Audio may be distorted when the line level is input. Audio distortion will be 
solved if you insert the following circuits. Under no circumstance should high 
level audio, such as from a speaker, be connected to this input terminal. Doing 
so is likely to damage the camera.
MICEXTSP
For Microphone
For Speaker
Camera
External Microphone 
Input TerminalAudio Line 
Out Capacitor Resister
1   F 33 K 
						

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1.4 Viewing Multi-Camera page
To view multiple cameras on the Multi-Camera page, you need to configure each 
camera on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 76).
1.Access the camera (see page 11).
• The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the page.
• Multi-Camera page can display up to 12 camera images.
3.Close the web browser.
Notes
• When selecting [All] at the View Type, all images are displayed in 160 x 
120 pixels resolution.
• 640 x 480 pixels image cannot be displayed on the Multi-Camera page.Capture Image Button (see page 19)
Switches cameras to 
display. If you select [All] 
at the View Type, video 
(Motion JPEG) or audio 
buttons cannot be 
displayed.
Selects [320 x 240] 
(default) or [160 x 120] 
pixels resolution.
Selects a refresh interval 
(Motion—60-second 
interval).
When clicking the camera 
name, the Single Camera 
page is displayed on 
another window.
Audio Buttons (see page 26) 
						

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• When viewing video (Motion JPEG), we recommend using an Ethernet® 
switching hub instead of the repeater hub to prevent degradation in video 
display.
• Due to the network congestion or the number of accesses, the refresh 
interval may slow down.
• When the refresh interval is slow, restrict the bandwidth on the Network 
page (see page 41 and page 45). The refresh interval may be improved.
• To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to 
refreshing still images on the General User page (see page 72).
• When viewing 4 cameras on the Multi-Camera page, you may need 3 to 
4 Mbps bandwidth. If the bandwidth is not enough, the refresh interval may 
slow down.
When the image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera page
• Confirm that the Internet IP address is specified for each camera and that each 
camera is connected to the Internet. For Internet access, local IP addresses 
(192.168.xxx.xxx) cannot be used.
• Confirm the settings on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 76).
• Confirm that the web browser is not accessing the proxy server (see page 
132).
When setting [Do not permit access from guest users] on the 
Security: Administrator page
• An authentication window is displayed in camera access. Enter the 
administrator's or the general user's user name and password.
• When you view the images on the Multi-Camera page, all authentication 
windows of the configured cameras are displayed. Enter the administrator's or 
the general user's user name and password registered for each camera. 
						

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1.5 Viewing Buffered Image page
To buffer the images on the internal memory, you need to set up image transfer 
settings (see page 80 or page 89). You can view buffered images on this Buffered 
Image page.
1.Access the camera (see page 11).
• The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Buffered Image] tab at the top of the page.
3.Click the trigger number.
The trigger number is displayed (see page 80 or page 89).
The trigger is displayed 
(see page 80 or page 89).