Panasonic Network Camera Recorder With Viewer Software BB-HNP15A Operating Instructions

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 If a camera is configured to the same network as the software, you can also click [Search] to add a camera.
 
Click [Search], select the desired camera and click [OK].
3.Configure the settings in the [Camera Settings] page.
4.Click [Camera Function Check].
 When the check has finished, [Confirmed] is displayed. 
 The software will connect to the camera and confirm the resolution and data format. If the camera does not support the set values, they will be changed...

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Camera Settings Page
SettingDescription
Enable/DisableYou can enable or disable cameras. If you disable the camera, 
the monitoring window for that camera is not displayed and 
manual recording and timer recording cannot be operated.
 If you disable a camera, the monitoring window for that camera is displayed as gray.  You can change the 
background color of disabled cameras (see 
page 79).
 If you disable the camera, manual recording and timer  recording is stopped.
 If you...

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Camera AddressEnter the IP address (or domain name) (Up to 256 
alphanumeric characters).
 Enter the alphanumeric characters.
 An IPv6 address is divided in to 8 groups of hexadecimal digits divided by “:” (colon).
 
Consecutive groups of “0” can all be shortened to “::”.
Surround an IPv6 address with square brackets [ ] to 
distinguish it from an IPv4 address.
Example: [201:2:3:4::5]
 If the camera supports SSL, enter  https:// followed by the IP 
address to create an SSL...

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2.1.2 Setting Cameras
You configure the settings for registered cameras individually.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Configure the settings for the individual cameras and click [OK] or [Apply].
 If you click [OK], settings page will close.  
If you want to configure other settings, click [Apply].
Setting the image data information
Configure the settings for image data information.
Image Settings Page 

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Note
 If you select the MPEG-4 format, CPU usage will be higher. To reduce CPU usage, select [
Specify the frame rate] from [Preferences] → [Multi-monitoring], 
and set the frame rate to a low value.
 If you selected the MPEG-4 format, the following confirmation window will be 
displayed.
SettingDescription
Data FormatSelect the data format for the camera. [JPEG (Default),  
MPEG-4]. (If the camera does not support the MPEG-4 format, 
this option will be disabled.)
Image...

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 If you have set the recorded frequency or the alarm recording, the following window will be displayed when you click [OK].
 
Disable the settings and select MPEG-4 again.
 If you have set motion detection recording as the timer recording method, the following window will be displayed.
 
Disable the settings and select MPEG-4 again.
 If you select the JPEG format, there is  a limit to the number of connections 
that can be made to the same camera with this software (including...

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Limiting the recording capacity
You can limit the recording capacity of individual cameras.
Recording Capacity Limit Page
Note
 If you select [Delete old files and keep recording] and change the capacity limit to a value smaller than the current capacity, the old images will be 
deleted. (Example: If you change the capacity to 200 MB when you recorded 
images up to 250 MB, 50 MB old images are deleted.)
 You can also limit the recording capa city in the basic settings page...

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[Limit the destination recording capacity] and [Limit the recording capacity] 
(individual camera setting) cannot be used simultaneously.
 
When [Limit the destination recording ca pacity] is set, the following window 
is displayed.
 
[Limit the destination recording capacit y] in the basic settings page is 
disabled by clicking [OK]. 

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Setting the motion detection level
You can set the level at which to start motion detection recording.
Motion detection recording only operates when the JPEG format is selected.  
If the MPEG-4 format is selected, change the format to JPEG (see page 25).
Motion Detection Page
SettingDescription
Non Motion 
Detection OperationIf you check the box, the motion is not detected during the pan, 
tilt or zoom operation of the camera.
(If the camera does not support the MPEG-4 format,...

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Note
 Check motion detection by using the motion detection monitoring window, and adjust the settings accordingly.
 You can center the camera image on the  desired point by right-clicking in the 
motion detection monitoring window (see 
page 52).
Cell SensitivitySet the sensitivity in a cell.
Before or After 
DetectionSpecify the number of seconds to record before and after the 
motion is detected.
Executing 
Commands for 
DetectionYou can specify commands that  execute for...