Panasonic Network Camera BB-HCM381A BB-HCE481A Getting Started Manual

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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, or skip to step 5 if deleting 
a preset.
3.Zoom to the desired position.
4.Adjust the focusing if necessary.
5.Select the home position, alarm 
position or a registered preset 
position button (1—8) or (1—20).
Note
 All the items can be selected 
from drop-down list. It is also 
possible to set...

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1.6 Listening to Camera Audio and Talking 
through the Camera
1.Access the camera (see page 13).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page.
3.The Audio Control Bar (Talk Button, Listen Button and Adjustment Bar) is 
displayed at the top of the screen. Listening mode and talking mode are 
selected using the relevant icons. This feature is only displayed for general 
users when it is enabled.
Audio Feature
Talk Button
Listen Button
Adjustment...

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Note
 An external microphone and speaker must be connected to the camera (via the 
Audio/Video Cable) in order to use the Listen and Talk buttons.
 The Talk button and Listen button cannot be used simultaneously. The Talk 
feature is stopped during listening. The Talk feature can be used by only one 
user at a time. The Listen feature can be used by a maximum of 10 users 
simultaneously. If the audio breaks up, reduce the maximum bandwidth (see 
page 48 or page 53). In this...

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1.7 Viewing the 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 148).
1.Access the camera (see page 13).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the page.
 The Multi-Camera page can display up to 12 camera images.
3.Close the web browser. Capture Image Button (See page 22)
Switches displayed 
cameras. If you select 
[All] at the View Type, 
video (Motion...

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Note
 When selecting [All] for the View Type, all images are displayed in 160 x 120 
pixels resolution, and the Audio Control Bar is not displayed.
 640 x 480-pixel images cannot be displayed on the Multi-Camera page.
 When viewing video (Motion JPEG), we recommend using an Ethernet 
switching hub instead of a repeater hub to prevent degradation in video display.
 Due to network congestion or the number of accesses, the refresh interval may 
increase.
 If the refresh...

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1.8 Viewing the Buffered Image page
To buffer images in the cameras internal memory, you need to set up the image 
transfer settings (see page 97, page 107, or page 119). Buffered images can be 
viewed on this Buffered Image page.
Note
 Sound cannot be buffered on the Buffered Image page.
1.Access the camera (see page 13).
 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...

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4.Display images by clicking buttons below.
The date and time when the images 
were buffered are displayed.
The date, time and frame number 
are displayed.
[Play]:
The buffered images are displayed in sequence.
[]:
The previous or next image is displayed.
[First], [], [Last]:
The first or last image, or the 10th, 100th or 1000th image before or after the 
current image appears.
[Download]
Clicking [Download] after specifying the number of images saves images to the 
specified...

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Using the zoom feature on the Buffered Image page
 The optical zoom is not available while playing back buffered images with the 
[Play] button, however a 10x digital zoom is available. You can zoom in and out 
using the mouse or scroll wheel (see page 26).
 The zoom depth (x1.0—x10.0) is displayed while zooming.
 As the magnification increases, the image quality decreases.
Note
 The buffered images are displayed chronologically.
 Date, time and frame number are not...

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1.9 Viewing Still Images on Your Cell Phone
Still images can be viewed over the Internet from a compatible cell phone.
Enter http://IP address (or URL):Port Number/Mobile
 on a cell phone and 
press [OK]. 
 When the port number is set to 80 (default), it is not required.
 Access to the camera from cell phones must be allowed.
 When an authentication window is displayed, enter the administrators or 
general users user name and password.
 A still image is displayed. (Video...

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(1) Pressing 2, 4, 6 or 8 on the cell 
phones allows you to pan or tilt the 
camera in four directions: Left, Up, Down 
or Right.
(2) Pressing   allows you to zoom in, and 
pressing # allows you to zoom out.
(3) Pressing 5 will refresh the image.
(4) 160 x 120 resolution is displayed on 
the first access. Pressing 0 switches the 
resolution to 320 x 240.
(5) Executing [Home Position] moves the 
lens to the home position.
(6) Pressing 1, 3, 7 or 9 on the keypad 
allows you to use...