Panasonic Network Camera Recorder With Viewer Software Important Information Manual

							
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1 Product Introduction
1.1 Looking at Installation Procedure
You must perform the following steps to use this software.
Read the End-User License Agreement (see attached leaflet).
You cannot install this software if you disagree.
(The legal agreement is required when installing this software.)
Install this software (see Important Information).
Performing License Registration (see page 10).
To use this software, the license registration is necessary.  
(The attached registration c ode stickers are required.)
Setting Recording Environment (see page 12).
 Setting a folder to save recorded images.
 Setting the proxy server when using one.
Configure the camera (see page 19).
Monitoring the camera (see page 49).
Recording the image (see page 55).
Playing the recorded images (see page 64). 
						

							
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1.2 Starting or Closing This Software
This software starts automatically when you boot up the PC.
 is displayed in the notification area while this software is running.
Start
notification area
PC screen
Displayed in the 
notification area. 
Note
To not start this software automatically when booting up the PC, right-click  
and uncheck [Start on bootup] from the menu.
1.2.1 Starting Operation Window
Double-click  on the desktop to start this software.
 Operation window of this software is displayed.
Note
 You can also start the operation window through the following procedures.
 From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs] → [Network Camera Recorder 
with Viewer Software] 
→ [Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software].
 From Explorer, double-click [ncr3.exe] in the location where the software was 
installed.
 These softwares cannot work at the same time. Use only a software.
 To use this software, perform the license registration.
If no license has been registered wh en the operation window is started, 
[Register the license key] will be displayed. Follow the steps on 
page 10. 
						

							
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1.2.2 Closing Operation Window
Click [File]  [Exit] on the menu bar or select  on the toolbar.
Note
Even when the operation window is closed,  will not be removed from the 
notification area. 
When  is displayed in the notification ar ea, the timer recording function is 
operating.
1.2.3 Closing This Software
1.Right-click  in the notification area and select [Exit].
2.Click [Yes].
Note
 When you exit this software,  will be removed from the notification area.
 When you exit this software, any timers that you have set stop operating.
  
						

							
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1.3 Performing License Registration
If no license has been registered when the operation window is started, [Register 
the license key] will be displayed. Follow the steps below.
1.3.1 Registering a New License
1.Select [Help]  [License Registration] on the menu bar.
2.Enter the registration code and license key, and click [OK].
3.Click [OK].
Note
The registration code and license key  are shown on the attached registration 
code stickers. Characters are case sensitive, so enter them exactly as printed. 
						

							
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Note
If the registration is complete, [License Registration] on the menu bar is grayed 
out.
Note
 If the following window is displayed, the registration code or license key is  incorrect. Confirm them, and enter them again.
 Keep the registration code and license key in a safe place where you will not 
lose them. 
 
Lost codes and keys cannot be reissued. 
						

							
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1.4 Setting Recording Environment
1.4.1 Setting a Folder to Save Recorded Images
This software records camera images to the hard disk on your PC. The folder can 
be changed. After you have changed the destination folder, the recorded images 
will be saved in the folder that you specified.
 If the destination folder is not specified,  the recorded images are saved into the 
[ncrdata] folder in the folder  where this software is installed.
 You can change the destination folder to  another folder or external hard disk 
drives.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Click [Preferences].
After you click [Preferences], the [Basic Settings] page is displayed.
3.Configure the settings in the [Bas ic Settings] page and click [OK].
Note
When you change a setting, a mark is displayed on the icon for the item that you 
changed. The setting is applied when you click [OK] or [Apply]. 
 
See page 44 for details on the settings icons. 
						

							
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Basic Settings Page
SettingDescription
Destination FolderSpecify the destination folder to save recorded images (see 
page 14).
Destination Hard 
Disk SpaceSet enough capacity as your destination disk to prevent the 
system from getting unstable. (100 MB (Default) to 50,000 MB).
Limit the destination 
recording capacityTo specify the limit of how much data can be recorded on the 
destination disk, select [Limit the destination recording capacity] 
and enter a value in [Destination Recording Capacity Limit]. 
 
Select [Stop all the recordings] or [Delete old files and keep 
recording] (by 1 minute) when the capacity is full.
Connection method 
to the cameraSet the connection method to use for audio and video when the 
camera’s data format is set to JPEG (see page 24). 
If you monitor and record camera images with audio over the 
internet, the audio may be interrupted due to the network 
environment. If this is the case, select [Images and audio are 
connected separately].
There is a limit to the number of connections to the same camera 
using this software (including BB-HNP11). If you select [Audio 
and images are sent using one connection], do not make more 
than 4 connections to the same camera. If you are making more 
than 4 connections, select [Images and audio are connected 
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Note
 If you select [Delete old files and keep recording] and change the destination recording capacity limit to a value smaller than the current capacity, the old 
images will be deleted.
(Example: if you change the destinatio n recording capacity limit to 2 GB 
when you recorded images up to 3 GB, 1 GB old images are deleted.)
 You can also limit the recording capacity of individual cameras (see page 26).
[Limit the destination reco rding capacity] (preferences  setting) and [Limit the 
recording capacity] (individual camera setting) cannot be used 
simultaneously. 
 
When [Limit the recording capacity] is set, the following window is displayed. 
The recording capacity limitation of individual cameras is disabled by clicking 
[OK].
 Audio interruption may be reduced by lowering the maximum bandwidth of  the camera, reducing the image resolution, or lowering the image quality.
Change the destination folder
1. Click [Browse...] in [Destination Fol der] in the [Basic Settings] page (see page 
13).
2. Select the destination folder, and click [OK].
 Create the folder in advance. 
						

							
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Note
 The drive containing the destination folder must have more than 100 MB of free space.
 Do not move, change or delete the files and folders in the destination folder. Doing so can cause the program to behave unexpectedly.
 The path of the destination folder mu st be under 128 characters in order to 
prevent the system from becoming unstable.
under 128 characters
e.g.
D:/Camera Recorder_HNP15/HNP15_Images
 File sizes of recorded images listed below can be used as a baseline. 
[1 frame size (Image only)]
Data format: JPEG
ResolutionItemsFavor ClarityStandardFavor Motion
1280 x 1024File SizeAbout 100 KBAbout 77 KBAbout 60 KB
640 x 480File SizeAbout 50 KBAbout 35 KBAbout 27 KB
320 x 240File SizeAbout 25 KBAbout 16 KBAbout 10 KB
192 x 144File SizeAbout 10 KBAbout 7 KBAbout 5 KB
160 x 120File SizeAbout 7 KBAbout 5 KBAbout 3 KB
 Recording capacity can be calculated by Size (KB) x Frame Rate (images per 
second) x time (second).
Example: 
640 x 480 resolution, Favor Clarity and 5 images per second for one hour: 
50 (KB) x 5 (images/s) x 3,600 (s) =900,000 KB (About 879 MB). 
If the audio is attached, add 4 KB per second. 
900,000 (KB) + 4 (KB) x 3,600 (s) = 914,400 KB (About 893 MB).
[Image size per second (Image only)]
Data format: MPEG-4
ResolutionItemsMPEG-4 Bit Rate*
640 x 480File Size768 Kbps
320 x 240File Size384 Kbps
192 x 144File Size128 Kbps 
						

							
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 Recording capacity can be calculated by MPEG-4 Bit Rate (Kbps) ÷ 8 Bit x 
time (second).
Example: 
640 x 480 resolution, MPEG-4 Bit Rate 768 Kbps for one hour: 
768 (Kbps) ÷ 8 (Bit) x 3,600 (s) = 345,600 KB (337.5 MB) 
If the audio is attached, add 4 KB per second. 
345,600 (KB) + 4 (KB) x 3,60 0 (s) = 360,000 KB (About 352 MB)
* The MPEG-4 Bit Rate is dependent on  the value of MPEG-4 Bit Rate in 
Video Streaming in the camera settings.