Panasonic Network Camera Bb Hcm403a Operating Instructions
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Operating Instructions 131 4.9.3 Stop the SD Memory Recording After you stop the SD memory recording, remove the SD memory card. Note You can confirm the SD memory card capacity on the Status page. Images will be recorded to the SD memory card again by the following operations. – If the camera is restarted, the SD memory recording starts again. – If you remove the SD memory card and insert it again, the SD memory recording starts again. 1.Click [Trigger] on the Setup page. 2.Click [SD video recording stop]. 3.Click [OK] on the confirmation window. The SD memory recording is stopped. 4.Click [Go to Trigger page]. The Trigger page is displayed. Note Ensure that recording has stopped before removing the SD memory card. Do not remove the SD memory card, nor restart or turn off the camera while recording images on the card. Doing so can cause a decrease in SD memory card capacity, data corruption or camera malfunction.
Operating Instructions 132 5 Using Other Features 5.1 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-Camera page The Image Display page allows you to change the initial settings (display settings when a user accesses the camera) such as image resolution, image quality and the refresh interval. Also, you can set whether to display a time stamp on the image, select an initial language from one of the supported languages, and set whether to display the banner for the administrator or general users. 1.Click [Image Display] at the top of the page. 2.Set each parameter. Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes.
Operating Instructions 133 Setting Description Image Resolution Select the image resolution. 640 x 480 pixels (Only for the Single Camera page) 320 x 240 pixels (default) 160 x 120 pixels (Only for the Multi-Camera page) Image Quality Select the image quality. [Favor Clarity] optimizes for good quality. [Standard] (default) offers standard quality. [Favor Motion] optimizes for enhanced motion. Refresh Interval Select a refresh interval. Motion (default), 3 s, 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, and 60 s Time stamp setting You can display a time stamp on the upper left side of the image. Select from [Enable] or [Disable (default)]. Note If you enable this feature, the time is also stamped on the buffered image. Set the AM/PM format and 24H format on the Date and Time page. Language Select the initial language from English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian or Korean. The selected language is displayed as the initial language on the Top, Single Camera, Multi-Camera and Buffered Image pages. If you select English, Japanese or Simplified Chinese, all pages can be changed. But if you select another language, the Setup, Maintenance and Support pages are displayed in English. Banner Display When checked to [Enable], the setting will be enabled. When unchecked, the setting will be disabled. Note When the Banner Display is enabled, the camera accesses the Image URL every time the Single Camera page is displayed. The intermittent and continuous switching of the Single page burden the PC that stores the image linked with the URL. If the image URL linked with an image stored in a PC that requires an authentication is set, the authentication window will be displayed when displaying the Single Camera page.
Operating Instructions 134 3.Click [Save] when finished. The new settings are saved. When finished, Success! is displayed. 4.Click [Go to Image Display page]. The Image Display page is displayed. Banner user All users : The banner can be displayed for all users. Administrator only : The banner can be displayed for the administrator. General user only : The banner can be displayed for the general user. Image URL *1 Enter the image URL you want to display as a banner. When [Enable] is checked, enter the image URL. (1— 127 characters) Link URL *1 Enter the target URL you want to display when clicking the banner. (0—127 characters) *1 Note that [Space], [], [], [&], [] are not available. Setting Description
Operating Instructions 135 5.2 Configuring Multiple Cameras The Multi-Camera Setup page allows you to configure camera IP addresses and camera names to view multiple images on the Multi-Camera page. These configurations are required to use the Multi-Camera page. Up to 12 cameras can be configured. The Selfcamera is registered at No. 1 by default. 1.Click [Multi-Camera] on the Setup page. 2.Click Add. Note If you click the camera number, the modification page is displayed. The camera settings can be modified or deleted here. If you configured multiple cameras, you can change the camera number. Select the number, and click [Move]. 3.Set each parameter. Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. By clicking [Clicking this link, enters this camera’s settings.], the settings of the Selfcamera are entered automatically. -- is displayed as the Port No, and the model no. is displayed as the Camera Name.
Operating Instructions 136 Note If your camera will only be accessed on your local network, use each cameras local IP address and port number. If you intend to access your camera from the Internet, you must use each cameras host name (global IP address) and the port number. 4.Click [Save] when finished. The new settings are saved. The Multi-Camera Setup page is displayed.Setting Description Display Check this box to enable the camera. IP Address *1 or Host Name*2 *1 In IPv4, set 4 numbers (0—255) and 3 periods, such as 192.168.0.253. Note that 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 are not available. In IPv6, set the host name. *2 Enter ASCII characters for the host name (see page 176). Note that [Space], [], [], [#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [] are not available. Enter 1—255 characters. Set an IP address or host name to enable the camera. Port No. Set a port number (1—65535). Camera Name *3 *3 Enter ASCII characters (see page 176) or characters from other languages (1—15 characters for a 1-byte character and 1—7 characters for a 2-byte character). Note that [Space], [], [], [#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [:], [] are not available. This camera name is displayed only on the Multi-Camera page.
Operating Instructions 137 5.3 Specifying Operation Time The Operation Time page allows you to limit the time that the camera is in use. The camera image turns to a gray screen outside operation time. Note Your privacy may be compromised if the time period is set incorrectly. Confirm the time period after the setup. If you access the camera as an administrator, you can view the image outside the time period. 1.Click [Operation Time] on the Setup page. 2.Click a No. to set the operation time. Note If No. 1—7 are disabled, the camera can always be operated. 3.Check [Enable], set the time, and click [Save]. Clicking [Cancel] takes you back to the previous page without saving changes.
Operating Instructions 138 4.Click [Save] when finished. The new settings are saved. The Operation Time page is displayed. About Operation Time In the operation time settings, the enabled settings take priority over the disabled settings. Therefore, if Monday or Tuesday is disabled in a setting but enabled in other settings, the camera can be operated on both Monday and Tuesday.Setting Description Enable Check the box to enable the setting. Uncheck the box to disable it. Day of the week Check the box to enable the day. Uncheck the box to disable it. Operation Time To set an operation time, check the time option and set a time period. Check the [Always] option if you are not specifying a time period.
Operating Instructions 139 5.4 Controlling External Output The external output terminal allows you to control the external devices. You can also change the initial status of the output signal. 1.Click [External Output] on the Setup page. 2.Click [Save] when finished. Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. The new settings are saved. When finished, Success! is displayed. 3.Click [Go to External Output Control page]. The External Output Control page is displayed.Setting Description External Device Control Output If you check [Open], the internal transistor turns off and the external output terminal gets high impedance (open collector) when the camera powers up. If you check [Short to GND], the internal transistor turns on and is electrically short-circuited to GND pin when the camera powers up. The external output terminal gets low impedance (0 V). Button name modification You can change the output control button names on the operation bar. You can name the button depending on your external devices.
Operating Instructions 140 5.5 Changing the Indicator Display The Indicator Control page allows you to select an operation for the indicator. There are three options. Always on Turn the indicator on when the camera is accessed. Always off 1.Click [Indicator Control] on the Setup page. 2.Select an option. To turn indicator always on, check [Turn indicator on when camera is on] (see page 8). To turn indicator when the camera is accessed, check [Turn indicator on during camera access]. To turn indicator always off, check [Never turn indicator on]. Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. Note Selecting [Never turn indicator on] keeps indicator always off even if the camera is connected to a network. 3.Click [Save] when finished. The new settings are saved. When finished, Success! is displayed. 4.Click [Go to Indicator Control page]. The Indicator Control page is displayed.