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

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 Days that have images that match the criteria are displayed in boldface on the calendar.
Note
 Clicking [Return to the default position] se ts the search criteria to their default 
values. To search all recorded images, click [Return to the default position] 
and click [Search].
 When you change search criteria, [Return to the previous search criteria]  becomes available. To return the criteria to their previous values, click 
[Return to the previous search criteria] and click [Search].
 If you change the month, images that match the criteria for the new month are displayed.
3.On the calendar, click the day that has  the images that you want to playback.
 The images that match the criteria for the selected day are displayed in the 
image timelines chart for each camera.
 Blocks representing recorded images are displayed in the chart.
Change the month
Displays the month that contains the most recent images that match the criteria.
The day on which the most recent images were recorded in the 
displayed month is selected.
Click the day that has the images that you want to playback. 
The images that match the criteria for the selected day are displayed 
for each camera. 
						

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2.5.3 Confirm the Recorded Image on the Playback 
Screen
1.Select [Window]  [Recorded Images] on the menu bar.
2.Search for recorded images and display them in the image timelines chart.
3.Select a camera to playback the images on the image timelines chart.
 You can select cameras up to the number of images set in the [Multi-
Playback] page in [Preferences] (see 
page 88). If you select more than this 
number, the following message will be displayed.
4.Set the start and end times for playback by dragging the playback bar. 
 If you click the camera name, the playback bar is set to start at the first image and end at the last image.
 The playback bar moves by jumping to every recorded images.
If you want to move the playback ba r to a specific position, move the 
playback bar while holding down the [Shift] key.
 The images surrounded by the playback bar are displayed in the playback  list.
Select the camera to play back.Playback bar
Set the start and 
end times by 
dragging the 
playback bar.
Playback list
Images surrounded by the playback bar for the 
selected camera are displayed in the playback list. Displays the time 
selected by the 
playback bar.If you 
set the time 
manually, the 
playback bar moves 
to the set time. Image Timelines 
Chart 
						

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5.Select the recorded images in the playback list.
6.Confirm the selected image on the playback screen.
 Start playback.
 Stop playback.
 Pause playback.
The button changes to  while paused. 
To start playback again, click .
Playback Screen
The still image at the start time of 
the selected image is displayed.Playback list
Select the recorded image to confirm it.
Start playback of the recorded image on the playback screen by double-clicking it.
Edit menu
Edit the displayed image
(see page 93). Slider bar
The playback position can be set 
by dragging the bar.
Playback screen
Display the 
previous image.
Display the 
next image. 
						

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2.5.4Playback Recorded Images on the Multi-Playback Page 
You can simultaneously playback the recorded images of a maximum of 4 
cameras. 
1.Select [Window]  [Recorded Images] on the menu bar.
2.Select the recorded images, set the time period, and click [Playback].
 Recorded images selected on the playback list on the recorded images page are displayed on the multi-playback page in the order top left, top right, 
lower left, lower right and playback for the individual cameras.
 Playback the image from the start time set on the playback list. 
If a selected camera has no recorded images at the set time, no image is 
displayed for that camera.
Multi-Playback Page
Select the time unit to display. (See page 75)
Pointing to the 
timelines 
displays the 
camera name.
Cursor
Set the play 
position.
Playback screenAdjust the volume.
Displays the camera name.
Displays the recording time.
Jump button
Displays the time-period button 
in increments of 1 hour. Clicking 
the timer period displays images 
from that hour onwards.
Speed slider bar
Adjust the playback speed.The timelines are displayed in 
different colors depending on the 
recording mode. The colors are 
the same as those on the image 
timelines chart. When multiple 
recording modes overlap, that 
area is displayed as gray. 
						

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Playback button
Note
 You can rearrange the images on the multi-playback page by dragging and dropping the images (see 
page 85). When you restart this software, the 
original order is restored.
 The settings (camera name, recording time, frame rate display, number of screens in a window, multi-playback page layout, etc.) can be changed for the 
multi-playback page on the preference page (see 
page 87).
 If there are overlapping recordings on the same camera, the images are played back in the order in which they were recorded. 
 Pause playback.
The button is changed to  during pause.
To start playback again, click .
 Stop playback.
 Displays the image at the playback start time.
 Display a previous image from the displayed image.
 Reverse playback.
 Start playback.
 Display a next image from the displayed image.
 Displays the image at the playback end time.
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(Alarm detection recording with timer)
010203Camera name
East side
1
Images are displayed in the order       to       .4
(Motion detection recording with timer)
(Full time recording with timer)
(Full time recording)
00010203Camera name
East side
1
2
3
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Standard display
If you select [Standard] as the playback-position display format in the multi-
playback page on the preference page (see 
page 88), the image will be displayed 
in standard mode.
Note
 Right-clicking on an image displays the edit menu. On the multi-playback page, you can copy images to the  clipboard, snapshot, perform file 
conversion, change the keywords, and display information about the 
recorded image. For instructions, see “Editing Recorded Images” (see 
page 
92). 
To set the start and end times for a file conversion, click each button and set 
the times.
If you click  or , the cursor moves by jumping to the time of the next/
previous recorded image.
Playback screen
Jump button
Displays the time-period button 
in increments of 1 hour. Clicking 
the timer period displays images 
from that hour onwards.
Slider bar
The playback position can be set dragging 
the cursor. Playback will pause while 
dragging the cursor.
Speed slider bar
You can specify the 
playback speed. [x1/16, x1/8, 
x1/4, x1/2, x1, x2, x4, x8, x16] 
						

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2.6 Application Window Operation
2.6.1 Selecting Camera
The camera that is selected on the multi-monitoring page is the focus camera.
When you start the software, the first regi stered camera is set as the focus camera.
 To select multiple cameras, click the camera images while pressing [Ctrl] key.
 To select all cameras displayed in the wi ndow, select [Select All] from [Layout] 
on the menu, or select 
 on the toolbar.
 To deselect all selected cameras, select  [Clear All] from [Layout] on the menu 
or select 
 on the toolbar.
Note
 If there is more than one page to display, selected cameras are deselected 
when you change pages.
 You can change the width and color of the frames for the focus camera and selected cameras (see 
page 79).
 You can also select and deselect cameras  by using [Select All] and [Clear All] 
from the menu displayed when you right-click in the window.
Focus Camera
Default is a red frame. Selected Camera
Default is a blue frame.
Menu is displayed 
by right-clicking in 
the window.
Select all cameras on the page. 
Deselect the selected cameras on the page. 
						

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2.6.2 Multi-Monitoring Page Settings
You can change the camera layout from the multi-monitoring page.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Click [Preferences]  [Multiple-Monitoring].
3.Configure the settings in the [Mul tiple-Monitoring] page and click [OK].
Multi-Monitoring Page 
						

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SettingDescription
Monitor Screen 
LayoutConfigure the screen layout (rows x columns) for a window. You 
can simultaneously monitor the images of a maximum of 64 
cameras. (1 x 1, 2 x 2 (Default), 3 x 3 to 8 x 8)
Page/Total PageIf the number of registered cameras exceeds the limit of 
screens in a window, extra pages are automatically created to 
accommodate the number of cameras.
 
If there are several pages, select the page that you want to 
configure settings for.
Setting the camera 
to displayWhen you click  in a display frame, a list of your registered 
cameras is displayed. Select the camera that you want to 
display in the frame.
Click to Center 
FunctionYou can select whether or not to use the click to center function. 
Clear the check mark if you will not use the function.
Switch the multi 
pages in orderIf there are several pages of images, select [Switch the multi 
pages in order] to automatically  switch the page every specified 
number of seconds (see 
page 83). (1 to 60 se conds Default: 5 
seconds)
Image display 
for matConfigure the aspect ratio of displayed camera images.
Fits the entire display area: Resize the image to fit in the display 
area.
Maintain the aspect ratio: Resize the image to fit the window 
while maintaining the aspect ratio of the camera.
Untouched centering display: Display the image at actual size, 
centering the image in the display frame.
Background colorConfigure the background colors  for the frames of disabled 
cameras (see 
page 22), error cameras and no camera (see 
page 83). Specify the colors for each background, respectively. 
The defaults are Disabled camera: Gray, Error camera: Blue 
and No camera: Black.
Set the 
transparency level Select the check box to set the transparency level of the image 
information (camera name, frame rate, motion detection bar, 
recording icon) that is displayed on the multi-monitoring page. 
The default is 50%.
Focus and selected 
frame width/colorYou can change the width and color of the frames for the focus 
camera and selected cameras.  Specify the colors for each 
frame respectively. The defaults are frame width: 3, focus 
frame: Red and selected frame: Blue. 
						

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Note
To change the color of the focus frame or the selection frame, click the setting 
that you want to change and select the desired color from the [Color] window, 
then click [OK].
 
Example: To change the color of focus frame.
Specify the frame 
rateSelect the check box to update the images on the multi-
monitoring page with the specified interval as the maximum 
frame rate.
 
[1 frame/1 second to 1 frame/10 seconds, 2 frames/1 second  
to 5 frames/1 second, 10 frames/1 second to 30 frames/1 
second (per 5 frames). Default is 2 frames/1 second]
Display textSelect the check box to display the camera name and the frame 
rate on the multi-monitoring page (see 
page 84).  
You can also set the text color.
Adjust the 
monitoring refresh 
rate when the CPU 
is highly loaded.Select the check the box to pause the multi-monitoring page for 
the specified number of seconds when the CPU usage reaches 
the specified value. 
 
[Pause time 1 second to 60 seconds, Default is 15 seconds. 
CPU Load factor is 1 % to 100 %, Default is 80 %]
Setting Description
Click
Select the color.
Select the color and click [OK].