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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 Centerdoes 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 OperationBar
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 EndorDown
Endappears.
Locked Display:Pan/Tilt/Preset, Brightness Control and
Preset program can be locked.Lockedappears when the
operation bar is clicked.
Preset Display:Preset name appears when clicking
Preset Button.
(2) Pan/Tilt Scan,Pan/Tilt and Home Position:
Refertopage43.
(3) PresetButtons: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) ImageQuality:[Favor Clarity]optimizes the image for
good clarity.[Standard]keeps the standard quality.
[Favor Motion]optimizes the image for motion display.
(7) Image Size:Thedefaultimagesizeisx1.[x1.5]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) LinkButtons:Each buttons link to the 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 Cover. It may leave a fingerprint and can cause the
image to be out of focus.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
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3.3.3 Setting Preset Positioning and Home Positioning
Preset positioning and Home Positioningallow 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
103.
 Refer to displayable character set on page
104.
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 ViewingBuffered 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]modeimages 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]modetime
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
560 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
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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 refresh interval is slow, it can be improved by using an Ethernet
switching hub instead of the repeater hub or restricting the Max.
Bandwidth Usage onNetwork windowon page 54. Refer to page 121
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
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3.5 Setup Page
Setup Pagecontrols 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 Connectionon page 18.
http://Global IP address ofBroadband Router:Port No./config.html 
						

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Setup Page
Note
Firmware Version number indicated on Setup Page is important for your future
supportofNetworkCamera.
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