Panasonic Network Camera Kx Hcm10 Operating Instructions

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Click to Center
When you click the certain point on the Single Camera screen, the point is 
centered on the image.
1.Put the cursor on the point which should be centered and click it.
2.The clicked point is centered.
Note
Click to Center does not move over the end of corner when the Pan/Tilt 
range reaches the end. The Pan/Tilt operation can be locked by Pan/Tilt 
control on page 78.
Cursor 
						

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3.3.1 Using Operation Bar
Operation bar controls the general use of Network Camera. The following sections 
describe the general way of using it.
(1) End Display: When Pan/Tilt operation has reached the 
end of corner, Left End, Right End, Up End or Down 
End appears.
Locked Display: Pan/Tilt/Preset, Brightness Control and 
Preset program can be locked. Locked appears when the 
operation bar is clicked.
Preset Display: Preset name appears when clicking 
Preset Button.
(2) Pan/Tilt Scan, Pan/Tilt and Home Position: 
Refer to page 43.
(3) Preset Buttons: Refer to page 44.
(4) Brightness: Brightness control has nine steps including 
[STD] (Standard). Clicking [-] and [+] buttons changes the 
brightness of image. Brightness can be locked on Camera 
Setup window on page 78.
(5) Resolution: [640 x 480], [320 x 240] (default) or [160 x 
120]
(6) Image Quality: [Favor Clarity] optimizes the image for 
good clarity. [Standard] keeps the standard quality. 
[Favor Motion] optimizes the image for motion display.
(7) Image Size: The default image size is x 1. [x 1.5] expands 
only the size. The resolution does not change.
(8) Buffered Image: [Start Capture] starts buffering the 
image. [Viewer] links to the Buffered Image screen on 
page 46. Each button changes to [Primary] and 
[Secondary] button when using Image Transfer feature.
(9) Link Buttons: Each buttons link to Multi-Camera screen, 
Top Page and Help Page.
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3.3.2 Using Pan/Tilt Operation
Pan/Tilt scan buttons automatically move the lens horizontally from -60° to +60° 
and vertically from 0° to -45°, and the lens returns to the current position. Use Click 
to Center feature to stop scanning. Each surrounding arrow of Pan/Tilt moves the 
lens Up, Down, Right, Left, and the home position button moves it to Home 
Position.
Note
Pan/Tilt operation can be locked on Camera Setup window on page 78.
Notes
Pan/Tilt Range can be selected on Camera Setup window on page 78.
When the power is on, do not manually revolve the Pan/Tilt. Revolving it or 
moving it manually by some mistake may damage the Pan/Tilt operation, or 
change the registered Pan/Tilt positions from actual ones. Restart Network 
Camera when the latter case happens. 
Do not touch the lens. It may leave a fingerprint and can cause the image to 
be out of focus. This can also take away the protective coating on the lens.Pan/Tilt Scan button
Pan/Tilt button
Home position button. Refer to page 44.
Pan: -60˚ to +60˚
Tilt: 0˚ to -45˚
The field of view in Pan/Tilt ranges 
horizontally about 165˚ and 
vertically about 78˚. 
						

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3.3.3 Setting Preset Positioning and Home Positioning
Preset positioning and Home Positioning allow you to fix the lens on a specific 
point. This feature can memorize Brightness and White Balance settings. The 
preset buttons (1—4) are registered in the factory default. 
(1: Upper Left, 2: Upper Right, 3: Lower Left, 4: Lower Right) 
All eight preset buttons and home position button can be overridden. Lens moves 
to the preset/home position when clicking each registered button. Blue/White 
buttons mean Registered/Not registered. Camera Setup window on page 78 can 
lock the Preset/Home Positioning features.
Registering or modifying the preset buttons or home position button
1) Click [Program]. Red cancel button appears.
•[Cancel] returns to the Single Camera 
screen.
2) Move the lens to a desired position using Pan/Tilt 
operation.
3) Select the preset number or home position button 
to register or modify.
• After registering or modifying the home 
position button, Success! appears on the 
display. Go to step 7.
4) Enter the name of the preset button.
• Max. 15 characters
• Refer to unavailable character set 1 on 
page 96.
• Refer to displayable character set on 
page 97.
5) Click [Save].
•[Cancel] returns to the Single Camera 
screen without saving.
6) Registered preset button turns blue.
• Go back to step 2 to register or modify 
other preset buttons.
7) Click [Cancel] when finished.
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Deleting the preset buttons
1) Click [Program]. Red cancel button appears.
•[Cancel] links to the Single Camera 
screen without deleting.
2) Select the preset number to delete.
3) Click [Delete].
•[Cancel] links to the Single Camera 
screen without deleting.
4) Deleted preset button turns white.
•Go back to step 2 to delete other preset 
buttons.
5) Click [Cancel] when finished.
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3.3.4 Viewing Buffered Image Screen
Buffered Image screen can be viewed by clicking [Viewer] on the operation bar. 
Buffered Image is saved in the internal memory of Network Camera by clicking 
[Start Capture]. Alarm/Timer mode in the Image Transfer on page 66 can also 
buffer the image. Buffered Image is erased by power off, restarting, Update 
Firmware, resetting to Factory Default and when Image Transfer or Name/Time 
window is saved and clicking [Start Capture].
Operation bar of the Single Camera screen changes in the Image Transfer mode. 
[Start Capture] and [Viewer] are displayed in the Non Transfer mode.
[Primary] and [Secondary] are displayed in the Alarm/Timer mode. 
Refer to page 66 about the Image Transfer feature.
Non Transfer mode Alarm/Timer mode
The image number, date and 
time are displayed.
(The example shows 12h 0min
 0s 000ms on January 1st, 2003)
[Play]
The buffered images are 
displayed continuously.
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The previous image or next 
image is displayed.
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The 10th image before or 
after the image is displayed.
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The 100th image before or 
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Notes
•The refresh interval becomes longer as more clients access Network 
Camera.
•The image resolution, image quality and object situation affect the 
number of frames in the Buffered Image.
•If internal memory is filled after clicking [Start Capture], the image 
buffering will stop automatically.
To save still images on your PC
The PC can save still images taken by JPEG - Regularly Refresh and Buffered 
Image. The refresh interval of JPEG - Regularly Refresh should be 30 seconds 
or more in saving the image.
To save the image, place the cursor on the image and click the right button 
of the mouse. Then select Save Picture As.... Enter a picture name and 
save. 
Note
The PC cannot save Motion JPEG and [Play] mode images of Buffered 
Image. [Start Capture]:[Start Capture] saves the individual images to the 
internal memory. Network traffic, PC performance, image 
quality and image resolution influence [Play] mode time 
and the refresh interval of the image. The resolution is the 
same as the current image settings. At a resolution of 320 
x 240 in standard, Network Camera stores approximately 
80 frames.
[Viewer]:[Viewer] enables you to view the buffered image by 
clicking [Start Capture].
[Primary]:[Primary] enables you to view the buffered image in the 
primary time in the Alarm/Timer mode.
[Secondary]:[Secondary] enables you to view the buffered image in 
the secondary time in the Alarm/Timer mode. 
						

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3.4 Multi-Camera Screen
Four separate Network Camera images can be displayed in both Motion JPEG 
and JPEG - Regularly Refresh. The Pan/Tilt operation cannot be operated on the 
Multi-Camera screen. You can jump to each individual Network Camera by 
clicking Camera Name. The Single Camera screen has the Pan/Tilt operation, 
which can reflect on the Multi-Camera screen.
Refer to page 81 for how to configure each Network Camera.
Notes
•On the Multi-Camera screen, the maximum image resolution is limited 
to 320 x 240.
•Motion JPEG stops on the Multi-Camera screen if Limit time of 
continuous Motion JPEG is set up at a Network Camera.
•When refreshing interval is slow, it can be improved by using an 
Ethernet switching hub instead of the repeater hub or restricting the 
Max. Bandwidth Usage on Network window on page 54. Refer to 
page 114 for other solutions.
•Multi-Camera screen can also display the images of Panasonic 
Network Cameras (KX-HCM series).
Link to each Single
Camera when clicking
Camera Name.
Image Field
(Displaying Multi-
Camera Image)
Changes the image
size. 
						

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3.5 Setup Page
Setup Page controls all features of Network Camera. Authentication window 
protects the Network Camera security. It enables only administrator to access 
Setup Page by entering ID and Password.
Enter http://IP Address (or URL) 
:Port No./config.html on the web browser 
and press [Enter]. When port number is 80 (default), you do not need to enter port 
number. Then Setup Page appears.
Example
•Accessing Setup Page using port number 80 (default)
http://192.168.0.253/config.html
•Accessing Setup Page using port number 81
http://192.168.0.253:81/config.html
•Accessing Setup Page with Global IP address from outside network in 
Internet Connection on page 18.
http://Global IP address of Broadband Router:Port No./config.html 
						

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Setup Page
Note
Firmware Version number indicated on Setup Page is important for your future 
support of Network Camera.
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