Panasonic Pc Software Package Wv Asm100 Operating Instructions

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Operations flow
Startup of the operation software
zRefer to the Start/exit the operation software sec-
tion (page 12) for how to start the operation soft-
ware.
xLog in to the software.
➜➜
Login*
* For frequent users, it is unnecessary to log in at
startup of the software when using the auto login
function.
Only an administrator can configure the settings for
the auto login function.
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Monitoring of live images
Searching for recorded images
Playback of recorded images
Saving of recorded images
Printing of images
Alarm/error notification
➜➜
Live window
Map window
Logout
Exit the operation software
cThe operation window will be displayed. Searching,
playback and saving of the displayed image are
available using the menu panel and the tool bar.
Refer to the Operation window section (page
17) for further information. 
vLog out of the software when finishing operation.
It is possible to log in to the software again using
another user name (user switch).
Refer to the User switch section (page 16) for
further information. 
bExit from the operation software.
Operation window When using the multi-monitor function
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Start/exit the operation software
Start the operation software
Step 1
Select Operation Software from start menu (start -
All Programs - Panasonic - WV-ASM100 -
Operation Software) or double-click the Operation
Software icon on the desktop to launch the operation
software.
→The login window will be displayed after the startup
splash image is displayed.
Step 2
Enter the registered user name and password.
Only an administrator is registered when operating the
software just after the installation. 
Enter ADMIN for User name and 12345 for
Password respectively.
Important:
•It is necessary to close the setup software to start
the operation software.
The operation software will not start unless the
setup software is closed.
•To enhance the security, change the password for
an administrator before running the software.
•It is recommended to change the password for the
administrator periodically. Refer to the descriptions
for how to change the password (page 15).
Note:
It is possible to register a user as the auto login
user when the same user name is used each time
to log in to the software. The default setting of
User authentication for each registered user is
ON (required the user name and password
entries). Only an administrator can configure the
setting of User authentication on the setup soft-
ware. Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for fur-
ther information.
Step 3
Click the [OK] button.
→The operation window will be displayed.
When a message window is displayed by clicking the
[OK] button, refer to the Displayed messages and
solutions section (page 82) and follow the instruc-
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Exit the operation software
Step 1
Select Exit(X)... from File(F) on the menu bar or
click the [×] button at the top right of the operation win-
dow. 
→The confirmation window will be displayed.
Step 2
Click the [OK] button.
→The operation software will be closed. 
						

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Two types of users, the administrator and the registered users, can be managed with this software.
Only an administrator can configure the settings of this software. When a registered user logged in to the software,
only the available menus will be displayed according to the user level setting of this registered user. Only an admin-
istrator can configure the user level setting of the registered users. Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for how to
configure the user level setting.
Important:
When using this software, use the user authentication function of this software to manage users even though the
recorders also have the user authentication function.
About the user level setting
It is possible to assign the user level to each user to restrict their operable functions. This software can assign one of
five user levels (LV1 – LV5) to every user. When LV1 is assigned to a user, this user can operate all functions of
the software except configurations. An administrator can determine the operable functions for each user by assign-
ing the user level LV2 – LV5.
The following functions can be restricted according to the user levels.
Default:
Function
Display the current settings
Alarm reset/error reset
Print/Save as JPEG file
Download
Manual recording
Recorder control
Preset position registration
Camera control
Display the alarm log
Display the recorder error log
Display the network error logLV1
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							Change the password
To enhance the security, change the password when
this message window is displayed.
Step 1
Click the [OK] button on the message window.
→The Change password window will be displayed.
Current password
Enter the current password.
The entered password will be displayed as *.
New password
Enter the new password. The entered password will be
displayed as *.
Enter up to 4 - 8 alphanumeric characters.Enter the new password again to confirm.
Enter the new password again. Make sure that the
same password is entered.
The entered password will be displayed as *.
[OK] button
Click this button to apply and save the new password.
(The window will close.) The [OK] button cannot be
clicked unless all entries are completed.
[Cancel] button
Click this button to cancel the entries. (The window will
close.)Step 2
Complete all of the entry fields on the Change pass-
word window, and then click the [OK] button.
→The new password will be applied and saved.
When a message window is displayed by clicking
the [OK] button, refer to the Displayed messages
and solutions section (page 82) and follow the
instructions.
Important:
Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for how to
change the password of the administrator.
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Passwords validation period
The password’s validation period can be determined (31 days/92 days/184 days) by an administrator.
When trying to log in after the set period passed, the message window saying Change password will be displayed.
Note:
Even when the validation period has passed, the
password will be authorized. However, this mes-
sage window will be displayed each time the user
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User switch
It is possible to switch users.
Step 1
Select Logout(L)... under File(F) on the menu bar or
double-click the [Logout] icon on the tool bar.
→The confirmation window will be displayed.
Step 2
Click the [OK] button.
→The Login window will be displayed.
Step 3
Enter the registered user name and password.
Step 4
Click the [OK] button.
→The operation window will be displayed.
When a message window is displayed by clicking
the [OK] button, refer to the Displayed messages
and solutions section (page 82) and follow the
instructions. 
						

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Operation window
The operation window will be displayed when logged in to the operation software. The following are descriptions
about each item displayed on the operation window.
Menu bar
The menu items are located on the menu bar. Refer to
the descriptions about the menu bar (page 18) for
further information.
Tool bar
The shortcut icons of the menu items are located on
the tool bar. Refer to the descriptions about the tool
bar (page 18) for further information.
Status bar
The following statuses will be displayed on the status
bar.
•Display status (live/playback/SD memory data) of
the images currently being displayed
•Playback speed of the images currently being
played
•Recorder title/camera title
•Recorder status (recording/copying/deleting of
data)
•Alarm occurrence/error occurrence
•Presence or absence of SD memory data in the SD
memory card of the camera
•Time and dateRefer to the descriptions about the status bar (page
19) for further information.
Function panel
The function panel is provided on the left of the opera-
tion window. When the desired function bar on the
function panel is clicked, the respective function panel
will be displayed. Refer to the descriptions about the
function panel (page 21) for further information.
Image display area
Images will be displayed on the selected screen type
(1/4/9/16-screen). The screen type can be changed
simply by clicking the shortcut icons on the tool bar.
When right-clicking on this area, the pop-up menu will
be displayed. (Selection from the displayed pop-up
menu is available only when right-clicking on a 1-
screen.) Refer to the descriptions about the pop-up
menu (page 24) for further information.
The descriptions of the alarm/error will be displayed in
a pop-up window (notification window) on the opera-
tion window upon an alarm/error occurrence. Refer to
the descriptions about the alarm/error notification win-
dow (page 68) for further information.
Menu bar
Tool bar
Function panel
Information display
area
Status bar
Image display area
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Information display area
Information of the images currently displayed, such as
time and date, camera title and the recording status,
will be displayed in this area.
Refer to the Information display area section (page
24) for further information.Operation panel
The cameras and recorders are operable with this
panel. Refer to the description about the camera oper-
ation panel (page 27) and about the playback oper-
ation panel (page 25) for further information.
Menu bar
Tool bar
qFile(F)
Contains the following menus; Save as JPEG file,
Print, Logout and Exit.
Note:
Save as JPEG file and Print are also available
from the pop-up menu displayed by right-clicking.
wView(V)
Contains the following menus; Function panel,
Operation panel, Camera/time & date, Number
of area, Full screen, Live window and Map
window.eSearch(S)
Contains the shortcut menu to open the Search
window.
rHelp(H)
Contains Version information.
q[Save as JPEG file] icon
Click this icon to save the image currently being
displayed as a JPEG file.
w[Print] icon
Click this icon to print the image currently being
displayed.
e[Logout] icon
Click this icon to log out of the software. The login
window will be displayed when this icon is clicked.r[1] icon
Click this icon to display images on a 1-screen.
t[4A] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at
the upper left of a 16-screen.
y[4B] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at
the upper right of a 16-screen. q
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u[4C] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at
the lower left of a 16-screen.
i[4D] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at
the lower right of a 16-screen.
o[9] icon
Click this icon to display images using 9 areas at
the upper left of a 16-screen.!0[16] icon
Click this icon to make the image display area into
a 16-screen.
!1[Full screen] icon
Click this icon to display the image currently being
displayed on a full screen.
!2[Search] icon
Click this icon to display the Search window.
Refer to the descriptions about the Search win-
dow (page 29) for further information.
Status bar
qRecorder title/camera title
Source (recorder title and the camera title) of the
image currently being displayed will be displayed in
this area.
w[ALM] button
The button  will change to  when the emer-
gency recording is being performed or when an
alarm occurred. When the button  is clicked, the
alarm action will be canceled.
Notes:
•When the recorder in use is the WJ-ND300, the
error action also will be canceled.
•When the recorder in use is the WJ-ND300, the
button  will not change to  even when the
emergency recording is being performed.
e[ERR] button
The button  will change to  when an error
occurred. When the button  is clicked, the error
action will be canceled.
Note:
When the recorder in use is the WJ-ND300, the
alarm action also will be canceled when the button
is clicked.
r[SD] button
When the SD memory card in the camera connect-
ed to the recorder contains recorded images, the
letters SD on the [SD] button will be displayed in
red ( ). When the button  is clicked, the
recorded images on the SD memory card will be
transferred to the recorder.
Important:
•When the recording rate for the SD memory
recording is not set, the SD memory data obtain
button will not be displayed. Refer to the operating
instructions of the recorder in use for how to set the
recording rate for the SD memory recording.
•The SD memory data cannot be obtained during
the emergency recording. Refer to the operating
instructions of the recorder in use for further infor-
mation about the emergency recording.
•All login users will be forcibly logged out and
recording of images from all cameras currently
being performed will stop when obtainment of the
SD memory data starts.
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Notes:
•The letters SD on the [SD] button will be dis-
played in blue ( ) when there is no recorded
image in the SD memory card.
•When the [SD] button is clicked while the letters
SD are displayed in blue ( ), this software will
check the presence of recorded image on the SD
memory card.
•When the [SD] button is clicked while the letters
SD are displayed in red ( ), recorded images
on the SD memory card will be transferred to the
recorder (SD memory data).
t[LIVE]/ [PLAY]/ [SD PLAY]
The type (live/playback/SD memory data playback)
of the images currently being displayed will be indi-
cated.
y[Step 1] -  [Step 7]
Indicates the playback speed.
[Step 1]: Normal playback speed
[Step 2]: Approx. 4x playback speed
[Step 3]: Approx. 8x playback speed
[Step 4]: Approx. 16x playback speed
[Step 5]: Approx. 32x playback speed
[Step 6]: Approx. 48x playback speed
[Step 7]: Approx. 96x playback speed
u/ [REC] indicator
This indicator will light red when the recording of
the images currently selected is being performed.
i[COPY]/ [DELETE]
[COPY]: Indicates that copying of image data is
being performed.
[DELETE]: Indicates that deletion of image
data is being performed.
oTime and date
When displaying live images, the time and date of
the selected recorder will be displayed. Time and
date will no be displayed when images are being
displayed directly from the camera.
When displaying recorded images, the recording
time and date will be displayed.
When 24h is selected for Time format (setup
instructions (PDF)), the indications  /  will
not be displayed.
The time and date will be followed by an asterisk
* when the daylight saving time is applied.