Panasonic Network Camera Server Bb Hcs301a Operating Instructions

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The Banner
When this product accesses the Internet, the banner displays product information 
about products or announcements about the latest firmware, etc. from Panasonic. 
Whether or not to display the banner can be set at Banner Display (see page 
123).
Notes
 The banner is displayed when [Yes] is checked for Allow Access from the 
Internet on the Automatic Setup page, or when [Enable] is checked for Auto 
Port Forwarding on the UPnP page for the Connection Mode of Static or 
DHCP.
 Even if [Yes] is checked for Allow Access from the Internet on the Automatic 
Setup page, or [Enable] is checked for Auto Port Forwarding on the UPnP page 
for the Connection Mode of Static or DHCP, when this product is not connected 
to the Internet, 
 is displayed. 
						

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1.3.1 Zooming In and Out
This product has a 10× digital zoom feature.
There are 2 methods of increasing/decreasing the size of the object on the Single 
Camera screen, the Multi Camera screen, and the Buffered Image screen (only 
while playing video):
1.Rotating the mouse wheel 
Rotating the mouse wheel away from you zooms in, and rotating it towards 
you zooms out.
2.Clicking the right mouse button 
Clicking the right mouse button on the upper third of the Single Camera 
screen zooms in, and clicking on the lower third of the Single Camera 
screen zooms out.
Notes
 While the image is zoomed in, the clicked point is centered (Click to Center 
feature).
 This feature is not available when viewing on a cell phone.
 As the magnification increases, the image quality decreases.
Rotating the Mouse Wheel
Clicking the Right Mouse Button
Clicking the right mouse button on the upper third zooms in, and clicking on the 
lower third zooms out. Zooming in and out is also available by moving the mouse 
up with pressing the right mouse button, or moving the mouse down with pressing 
the right mouse button.
On a screen, rotating the mouse wheel away from 
you zooms in, and rotating it towards you zooms 
out.
Note
The performance of the mouse varies 
according to your OS.
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom out
Zoom in 
						

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1.3.2 Capturing a Still Image
A still image can be saved on your PC.
1.Select a resolution to display an image.
2.Click the capture image button.
 The camera image opens in another window.
3.Right-click the image, and select [Save Picture As...].
 Save as dialog box is displayed.
4.Specify a folder, and click [Save].
 The camera image is saved in the folder.
5.Click [Close].
Capture Image Button 
						

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1.3.3 Using Operation Bar
Note
When the image is not displayed soon or the image is not displayed correctly, 
click Refresh button on your browser. The image is updated.
Output 
Control:Controls output signals of the External I/O.
Refresh 
Interval:Sets a refresh interval. (Motion—60-second 
interval)
Resolution:Selects [640 × 480] or [320 × 240] (default) pixels.
Image 
Quality:Selects the image quality.
 [Favor Clarity] optimizes the image for good 
clarity.
 [Standard] keeps the standard quality. (default)
 [Favor Motion] optimizes the image for motion 
display. 
						

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1.4 Listening to Audio—Talking to this product
1.Access this product (see page 12).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page.
3.The Audio Control Bar (Talk Button, Listen Button and Adjustment Bar) is 
displayed at the top of the screen. Listening or Talking is selected by using the 
2 icons. For general users, the feature must be enabled, otherwise it will not 
be displayed.
Audio Feature
Notes
Audio setting (See page 69)
– You can switch between the following types of audio to be outputted 
through the audio output terminal: [Remote Audio], [Local Audio], [Local 
Audio + Remote Audio] and [Disable]. When [Local Audio] or [Disable] are 
selected, pressing the Talk button does not allow you to talk.
Talk Button
Listen Button
Adjustment Bar
(Volume adjustment only for listening)
: You can listen to the audio 
around this product. 
Clicking the button 
temporarily stops the 
audio. : You can talk from this 
product using the PCs 
microphone. Clicking the 
button temporarily stops 
sending audio.
: The audio is stopped. 
Clicking the button again 
starts the Talk feature.
This slider adjusts the volume. To the right side, the 
volume is larger. To the left side, the volume is smaller.
: The audio is stopped. 
						

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– When you select [Local Audio] or [Local Audio + Remote Audio], and the 
audio input device is placed near the audio output device, a howling sound 
may be heard.
– Sensitivity can be set up on the Audio page (see page 69).
Talk button and Listen button
– Talk button and Listen button cannot be used simultaneously. Talk feature 
is stopped during listening. Talk feature can be used only for a user. Listen 
feature can be used for maximum 10 users. If the audio is interrupted, 
reduce the max. bandwidth (see page 
40 and page 44). In this case, the 
number of users for listening are reduced.
– Talk feature cannot be used from a PC when this product is accessed via 
a proxy server.
– To talk from your PC, the audio output device must be connected to this 
product. The audio output terminal is a line output. To use an external 
speaker, use it with an amp.
Others
– If you are running other applications or opening multiple windows, the 
audio may be interrupted or delayed.
– When the image is refreshed during any operation such as preset 
registration or a web browser refresh, the volume is reset to the default 
(midrange) position. Audio that was muted is enabled.
– The audio may be interrupted due to your PCs performance or network 
environment. Reduce the max. bandwidth (see page 
40 and page 44). 
– If this product is accessed while the PC user visits other websites, the 
active microphone may pick up audio from the PCs speakers. Be careful 
with it.
– If you cannot listen to the audio or talk from your PC, see page 14 of the 
Troubleshooting on the Setup CD-ROM. 
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1.5 Viewing Multi-Camera page
To view multiple images on the Multi-Camera page, you need to configure the 
Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 
126).
1.Access this product (see page 12).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the page.
 Multi-Camera page can display up to 12 camera images.
3.Close the web browser.
Capture Image Button (See page 23)
Switches images to 
display. If you select [All] 
at the View Type, video 
(Motion JPEG) or audio 
buttons are not displayed.
Selects [320 × 240] 
(default) or [160 × 120] 
pixels resolution.
Selects a refresh interval 
(Motion—60-second 
interval).
When clicking the camera 
name, the Single Camera 
page is displayed on 
another window.
Audio Control Bar (Talk button, Listen button and Adjustment Bar)  
(See page 25) 
						

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Notes
 When selecting [All] at the View Type, all images are displayed in 160 × 
120 pixels resolution, and the Audio Control Bar is not displayed.
 640 × 480 pixels image cannot be displayed on the Multi-Camera page.
 When viewing video (Motion JPEG), we recommend using an Ethernet 
switching hub instead of the repeater hub to prevent degradation in video 
display.
 Due to the network congestion or the number of accesses, the refresh 
interval may slow down.
 When the refresh interval is slow, restrict the bandwidth on the Network 
page (see page 
40 and page 44). The refresh interval may be improved.
 To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to 
refreshing still images on the General User page (see page 
78).
 When viewing 4 images on the Multi-Camera page, you may need 3 to 4 
Mbps bandwidth. If the bandwidth is not enough, the refresh interval may 
slow down.
 The digital zoom can be used. (only for video)
 Click to Center feature can be used while using the digital zoom.
When the image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera page
 Confirm that the Internet IP address is specified for each this product or 
Panasonic Network Camera and that each camera is connected to the 
Internet. For Internet access, local IP addresses (192.168.
.) 
cannot be used.
 Confirm the settings on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 126).
 Confirm that the web browser is not accessing the proxy server (see page 
159).
When setting [Do not permit access from guest users] on the 
Security: Administrator page
 An authentication window is displayed in access. Enter the administrators or 
the general users user name and password.
 When you view the images on the Multi-Camera page, all authentication 
windows of the configured images are displayed. Enter the administrators or 
the general users user name and password registered for each image. 
						

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1.6 Viewing Buffered Image page
To buffer the images on the internal memory, you need to set up image transfer 
settings (see page 
82, page 91 or page 102). You can view buffered images on this 
Buffered Image page.
Note
Sound cannot be buffered on the Buffered Image page.
1.Access this product (see page 12).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Buffered Image] tab at the top of the page.
3.Click the trigger number.
The trigger number is displayed (see page 82, page 91 or page 102).
 
 
The trigger is displayed 
(see page 
82, page 91 or 
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4.Display images clicking buttons below.
Notes
 The buffered images are displayed chronologically.
 Date, Time and frame number are not displayed in play mode.
 A still image can be saved on the Buffered Image page, if you are not playing 
images on it. Put the cursor on the image, and right-click it. Then select [Save 
Picture As...].
 Maximum number of buffered images change depending on resolution, image 
quality and what object this product buffers. At the 320 × 240 pixels resolution 
and the standard quality, this product buffers about 125 frames. 
 
(If 3 triggers are enabled [maximum 5 triggers], the internal memory or the SD 
memory card capacity is divided into 3 sections. In this case, each trigger can 
buffer about 40 images.) See page 
164 for the internal memory capacity. See 
page 166 for the SD memory card capacity.
 The digital zoom can be used while viewing buffered images (only while 
playing video).
Date and time of the day when the 
images were buffered are displayed.
 
 
Date, time and frame number are 
displayed.
[Play]:
The buffered images are displayed continuously.
[]:
The previous or next image is displayed.
[First], [], [Last]:
First, 10th, 100th, 1000th, image before or last, 10th, 100th, 1000th, image after 
of the displayed image appears.