Panasonic Network Camera Bb Hcm331a Operating Instructions

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1.2.3 Using Operation Bar
End Display 
and Preset 
Display:When the pan/tilt has reached the end (Left End, 
Right End, Up End and Down End), End Display 
appears. When clicking a preset button, the preset 
name appears.
Pan/Tilt 
Scan:Moves the lens throughout the horizontal ( ) or 
vertical ( ) range, and returns to the original 
position.
Pan/Tilt/
Home 
Position:Controls lens direction.
Pan ( : Left,  : Right), Tilt ( : Up, 
: Down) and Home Position ( : Center 
[Default])
Preset 
Button:Applies the camera direction to a preset position. 
You can preset 8 positions (see page 23—page 
26).
Alarm 
Position:W h en  t he  E xt er n a l I / O de t ec ts a s ig n al ,  t h e c am er a  
can be set up to turn to this position. Only an 
administrator can operate it (see page 23).
Brightness:Changes brightness in nine steps including [STD] 
(Standard). Clicking [-] or [+] changes the image 
brightness.
Output 
Control:Controls output signals of the External I/O.
Refresh 
Interval:Sets a refresh interval. (Motion—60-second 
interval)
Resolution:Selects [640 x 480] or [320 x 240] (default) pixels.
Image 
Quality:Selects the image quality.
• [Favor Clarity] optimizes the image for good 
clarity.
• [Standard] keeps the standard quality. (default)
• [Favor Motion] optimizes the image for motion 
display. 
						

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Note
When the camera image is not displayed correctly, click [Refresh] at the tool 
bar on the web browser. The image will be refreshed.
Pan/Tilt Operation
Pan/Tilt Range
Note
When the pan/tilt reaches the end, a shadow may be displayed partially. 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 94), the camera takes a alarm position after the External I/O detects a 
signal. See page 119 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 26).
• 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 
140) 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
1.Access the camera (see page 12).
• 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 40 and page 44). 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 68).
• 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 40 and page 44). 
• 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.
• If you use external microphone, 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 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.
• If you install the camera outdoors, external microphone or external speaker 
must be outdoor compatible.
MICEXTSP
For Microphone
For Speaker
External Microphone
(Plug-in power +3.3 V)
GND External Speaker
Not 
Connected
Signal
GNDSignal
(Output impedance 560     line level)
3.5 mm mini plug
3.5 mm stereo mini plug
Cable diameter    2   0.3 mm or below 
						

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29[For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033] • 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.
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 79).
1.Access the camera (see page 12).
• 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 20)
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 27)