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 positions 1 to 8 
as preset buttons.
6.Set the preset name, and click 
[Save], or click [Delete].
 To quit the change or deletion, 
click [Back], and then [Cancel].
 If Success! is displayed, the 
position has been registered 
successfully. Click [Back].
Note
 The home position and alarm position 
cannot be deleted, nor can their 
names be changed.
Preset Name
Preset (1) Name
Save
Delete
Back
UpperLeftChanging
the namePreset
number
Pan/Tilt
Home
Position
Zoom
Focus
The deleted 
button turns 
white.
The preset 
number and 
preset name 
disappear.
Only buttons 
1 to 8 are 
displayed.
Home 
Position, 
Alarm 
Position 
and 
Preset 
Position 
						

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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 Bar
(Volume adjustment only for listening)
: You can listen to the audio 
from the camera. Clicking 
the button stops the audio. : You can talk from the 
camera using the PCs 
microphone. Clicking the 
button stops sending audio.
: The audio is stopped. 
Clicking the button again 
starts the Talk feature.
This slider adjusts the volume. Moving the slider to the 
right increases the volume, and moving it to the left 
decreases the volume.
: The audio is stopped. 
						

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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 case, the number of users who can listen 
simultaneously is also reduced.
 Audio features such as camera microphone sensitivity and mute during pan/tilt 
can be set up on the Audio page (see page 86).
 If you are running other applications or have multiple windows open, 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 PCs performance or network 
environment. Reduce the maximum bandwidth (see page 48 or page 53). 
 If the camera is accessed while the PC user visits other websites, the active 
microphone may pick up audio from the PCs speakers. Pay attention to it.
 Talk feature cannot be used from a PC when the camera is accessed via a 
proxy server.
 If you cannot hear the audio or talk from your PC, see Audio Problems 
Troubleshooting on page 17 of the Troubleshooting on the CD-ROM.
 The microphone cable should be no longer than 7 m (23 feet). The excessive 
cable length or a poor quality cable can cause a degradation in audio quality.
 Use a speaker with a built-in amplifier. The speaker connects to the camera 
with a stereo audio cable similar to that used by your PC. The output signal is 
mono. 
						

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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 JPEG) or 
audio buttons cannot be 
displayed.
Selects [320 x 240] 
(default) or [160 x 120] 
pixels resolution.
Selects the refresh 
interval (Motion—60–
second interval).
When clicking the camera 
name, the Single Camera 
page is displayed on 
another window.
Audio Control Bar (Talk button, Listen button and Adjustment Bar) 
(See page 34)
The selfcamera is registered 
at No. 1. 
						

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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 interval is too long, restrict the bandwidth on the Network page 
(see page 51 and page 56). The refresh interval should improve.
 To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to refreshing 
still images on the General User page (see page 93).
 When viewing 4 cameras on the Multi-Camera page, you may need 3 to 4 Mbps 
bandwidth. If sufficient bandwidth is not available, the refresh interval may 
increase.
When an image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera page
 Confirm that the global IP address is specified correctly for each camera and 
that each camera is connected to the Internet. For Internet access, local IP 
addresses (e.g. 192.168.0.253) cannot be used. (see page 11 of 
Troubleshooting on the CD-ROM).
 Confirm the settings on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 148).
 Confirm that the web browser is not accessing a proxy server (see page 186).
When setting [Do not permit access from guest users] or [Permit 
access from guest users (mobile only)] on the Security: 
Administrator page
 An authentication window is displayed when accessing the camera. Enter the 
administrators or the general users user name and password.
 When you view images from several cameras on the Multi-Camera page, an 
authentication window is displayed for each camera that has security settings 
enabled. Enter the administrators or general users user name and password 
registered for each camera.
Using the zoom feature on the Multi-Camera page
 The optical zoom is not available when viewing the Multi-Camera page, 
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. 
						

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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 97, page 107, or page 119).
The trigger is displayed. 
						

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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 location. The saved files can be viewed in an easier operation on your 
PC. Download the viewer software from the Panasonic Network Camera support 
website at http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ and install it on 
your PC.
Viewer software window 
						

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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 displayed in play mode.
 Still images (not being played) from the Buffered Image page can be saved. Put 
the cursor on the image, and right-click it. Then select [Save Picture As...].
 The maximum number of buffered images changes depending on resolution, 
image quality and the specific images the camera is buffering. At 320 x 240 
pixels resolution and standard quality, the camera can buffer about 125 frames. 
(If 3 triggers are enabled [maximum 5 triggers], the internal memory or the SD 
memory card capacity is divided into 3 sections. In this case, each trigger can 
buffer about 40 frames.) See page 191 for more details regarding the internal 
memory capacity. See page 192 for the SD memory card capacity.
1.8.1 Deleting Buffered Images
If you intend to delete images for each transfer method, click [Delete Buffered 
Images] on the Trigger page (see page 97, page 107, or page 119).
Note
 If you click [Save] on the Trigger page, all buffered images on the SD memory 
card are deleted.
 If you are buffering images to the internal memory, the following operations also 
delete all buffered images.
– Turning off or restarting the camera.
– Updating the camera.
– Resetting the camera to default.
– Saving the Date and Time page.
– Changing the Enable/Disable settings on the Image Buffer/Transfer page 
(see page 97, page 107, or page 119). 
						

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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 [Motion JPEG] cannot be displayed.) E.g.
http:// . . . :50000/Mobile
(or .viewnetcam.com:50000/Mobile) 
						

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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 the first four registered 
preset buttons.
(7) Registered presets 5—20 are 
available by activating the link on the cell 
phone page.
(8) Displays up to 50 Logs in order of 
time, when logging in as an administrator 
(see page 43).
(9) Allows you to use your cell phone to 
enable/disable the image buffer/transfer 
feature (see page 44).
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(8)
(9) (6)
(7)