Panasonic Network Camera BL-C30A Getting Started Manual

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1.2.3 Using Operation Bar
Note
When the camera image is not displayed correctly, click [Refresh] at the tool 
bar on the web browser. The image will be refreshed.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)
Preset 
Button:Applies the camera direction to a preset 
position. You can preset 8 positions (see page 
17—page 20).
Sensor 
Position:When the sensor detects a temperature 
difference, the camera can be set up to turn to 
this position. Only an administrator can operate 
it (see page 17).
Brightness:Changes brightness in nine steps including 
[STD] (Standard). Clicking [-] or [+] changes the 
image brightness.
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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Pan/Tilt Operation
Pan/Tilt Range
Note
Do not apply pressure to the pan/tilt portion of the camera. Any forced 
movement can damage the internal mechanism. Pan/tilt scan buttons automatically move the 
lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and 
vertically from -40 ° to +10 ° 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: -50 ˚ to +50 ˚
Tilt: -40 ˚ to +10 ˚ 
						

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1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset 
Button
The home position, sensor position and 8 preset buttons can be registered. 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 20). 
 Registered buttons are shown in blue.
 Unregistered buttons are shown in white.
When clicking each button, the image switches to the home/sensor/preset position. 
When restarted, the camera takes a home position. If the Lens Position When 
Triggered setting is set (see page 65), the camera takes a sensor position after the 
pyroelectric infrared sensor detects temperature differences.
Registering Home Position/Sensor Position
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 
sensor position button.
4.Click [Save] to register, or click [Back] 
and [Cancel] to cancel.
 If Success! is displayed, click 
[Back].
Sensor 
Position
Pan/Tilt
ProgramHome 
Position 
						

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Registering a Preset Button
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 
107) 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, sensor 
position or registered preset button.
 The camera takes each position, 
and the image is displayed.
Sensor 
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, sensor 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 sensor position 
cannot be deleted, and these position 
names cannot be changed either.
Pan/Tilt
Changing 
the namePreset
Preset 
number
The deleted 
button turns 
white.
Sensor 
PositionHome 
Position 
						

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1.3 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 55).
1.Access the camera (see page 8).
 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 14)
Switches cameras to 
display.
Selects [320 x 240] 
(default) or [160 x 120] 
pixels resolution.
Selects a refresh interval 
(Motion—60-second 
interval). If you select [All] 
at the View Type, video 
(Motion JPEG) cannot be 
displayed.
When clicking the camera 
name, the Single Camera 
page is displayed on 
another window. 
						

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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 33). The refresh interval may be improved.
 If the video (Motion JPEG) display is limited (see page 52), the video will 
be changed to refreshing still images.
 To reduce the data traffic, the video (Motion JPEG) can be automatically 
changed to refreshing still images (see page 52).
 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 55).
 Confirm that the web browser is not accessing the proxy server (see page 
103).
How to save a still image to your PC
On the Single Camera or Multi-Camera page
 A still image can be saved using the capture image button (see page 14).
On the Buffered Image page
 A still image can be saved on the Buffered Image page, if you are not playing 
images on it. Put the cursor on the image, and right-click it. Then select [Save 
Picture As...].
When setting [Do not permit unregistered users] on the Security: 
Administrator page
 An authentication window is displayed in camera access. Enter the 
administrators or the general users 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 administrators or 
the general users user name and password registered for each camera. 
						

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1.4 Viewing Buffered Image page
To buffer the images on the internal memory, you need to set up image transfer 
settings (see page 57 or page 64). You can view buffered images on this Buffered 
Image page.
1.Access the camera (see page 8).
 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 57 or page 64).
The trigger is displayed 
(see page 57 or page 64). 
						

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4.Display images clicking buttons below.
Notes
 Date, Time and frame number are not displayed in play mode.
 Maximum number of buffered images change depending on resolution, image 
quality and what object the camera buffers. At the 320 x 240 pixels resolution 
and the standard quality, the camera buffers about 250 frames (see page 108). 
(If 3 trigger settings are enabled, the internal memory capacity is divided into 
3 sections. In this case, each trigger can buffer about 80 frames.)
1.4.1 Deleting Buffered Images
If you intend to delete images for each transfer condition, click [Delete Buffered 
Images] on the Image Buffer/Transfer page (see page 57 or page 64).
Notes
 When you change settings (except for Enable/Disable settings) on the Image 
Buffer/Transfer page, the buffered images only for that trigger will be deleted.
 The following operations also delete all buffered images.
 Turning off the camera.
 Saving the Date and Time page.
 Restarting, updating firmware or resetting the camera to factory default.
 Changing the Enable/Disable settings of Image Buffer/Transfer (see page 
57 or page 64).Date and time of the day when the 
images were buffered are displayed.
Date, time and frame number are 
displayed.
[Play]:
The buffered images are displayed 
continuously.
[]:
The previous or next image is 
displayed.
[]:
The 10th image before or after the 
current image is displayed.
[]:
The 100th image before or after the 
current image is displayed.