Panasonic Pc Software Package Wv Asm100 Operating Instructions

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Outline of the multi-monitor function
The multi-monitor function using up to three PC monitors is available, and it makes possible to display the operation
window, the live window and map window simultaneously.
Important:
To user the multi-monitor function, it is necessary to install an additional video card on the PC in use. Refer to the
setup instructions (PDF) for further information about the video card compatible with this software.
Note:
Availability of the live window can be determined on the setup software. Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for
further information. 
The following are the examples when using the multi-monitor function.
1 PC monitor (Not use the live window)
2 PC monitors (Use the live window)
3 PC monitors (Use the live window)When using a single PC monitor, it is recommended to
select Not use for Live window and to operate this
software with the operation window and the map win-
dow.

Select Use for Live window.
Operation while displaying the operation window and
the map window on one of the two PC monitors and
the live window on the other PC monitor is suitable.
* When Use is selected for Live window, images
can be displayed only on a 1-screen or on a 4-
screen on the operation window.

Select Use for Live window.
Operation while displaying the oper-
ation window, the live window and
the map window on each of three
PC monitors is suitable.
* When Use is selected for Live
window, images can be dis-
played only on a 1-screen or on
a 4-screen on the operation win-
dow. 
						

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Live window
The following are descriptions about each item displayed on the live window.
Group information display area
Status of the sequence and the group title will be displayed. Refer to the following section of Group information dis-
play area for further information.
Camera information display area
Status of recording, alarm occurrence and the camera title will be displayed. Refer to the following section of
Camera information display area for further information.
Live image display area
Live images by the group display or the sequence display will be displayed. It is also possible to automatically dis-
play live images from the camera in which an alarm occurred. Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for how to con-
figure the setting.
Group information display area
Note:
When the setting is configured to automatically display live images from the camera in which an alarm occurred,
the group information display area will not be displayed while displaying live images from this camera.
[SEQ]
Indicates that the sequence display is being performed currently. When the sequence display is being performed,
the indication  will be displayed. When the sequence display is being paused, the indication  will be dis-
played. This indication will not be displayed when the group display is being performed.
Group title
The group title will be displayed.
Group information
display area
Live image display areaCamera information display
area 
						

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Camera information display area
Pop-up menu
When right-clicking on the image display area, the pop-up menu will be displayed. There are two types of the pop-up
menus as follows.
Group
Select a group to be displayed in the live image display
area from the submenu.
Sequence
Select a sequence to be displayed in the live image
display area from the submenu.
Pause sequence/Resume sequence
Select to pause or resume the sequence display.
Pause sequence is available during the sequence
display and Resume sequence is available during
pausing the sequence display. These menus will not
be displayed when the group display is being per-
formed.Display
It is possible to display/hide the group information dis-
play area and the camera information display area by
selecting Group title or Camera title from the sub-
menu.
Alarm mode reset
The alarm status will be reset.
Full screen
The live window will be displayed on a full screen.
During the group display or the
sequence displayDuring the live image display at an
alarm occurrence q
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qREC indicator/alarm indicator
This indicator will light when the recording of the
images currently being displayed is being per-
formed. When the setting is configured to automati-
cally display live images from the camera in which
an alarm occurred, the REC indicator will turn to
the alarm indicator  .
wCamera title
The camera title will be displayed.eTime and date
Time and date will be displayed. When this soft-
ware is configured to display live images directly
from the camera in which an alarm occurred at an
alarm occurrence, descriptions of the alarm will be
displayed instead of time and date. The time and
date will be followed by an asterisk * when the
daylight saving time is applied. 
						

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Map window
The following are descriptions about each item displayed on the map window.
Map selection
Select a map.
Map display area
The selected map will be displayed. The camera icons and the map icons will be displayed on the map.
Map selection
Map display area 
						

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Monitor live images
Live images from up to 16 cameras can be displayed simultaneously on this software. It is not only possible to dis-
play live images from cameras connected to the same recorder, but also from cameras connected to different
recorders. It is also possible to display live images directly from the cameras, not through the recorder. 
Important:
•Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) about the models and the versions of the recorders and the cameras to be
used to display live images directly from the camera.
•Time and date will not be displayed on the status bar and the information display area when displaying images
directly from the camera, not through the recorder.
Notes:
•Speed of image load may become slow when the processing load is too heavy on the recorder or on the PC
(such when many cameras are connected, when displaying live images from many cameras, etc.) or when the
network traffic is heavy. 
•When using the live window, images from up to 20 cameras (16 cameras on the live window and 4 cameras on
the operation window) can be displayed simultaneously. Refer to the Operate using the multi-monitor function
section for further information (page 44).
Confirm the registered recorders and cameras
The recorders and cameras registered in this software can be confirmed as follows.
Step 1
Click the Device tree bar on the function panel.
→The Device tree panel will be displayed. The reg-
istered recorders will be displayed in the tree view.
Only an administrator can register recorders.
Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for further
information. 
						

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Step 2
Double-click the recorder icon or click the [+] mark next
to the recorder icon.
→The icons of the cameras registered in the recorder
will be displayed.
Icons in the device tree
The following are the descriptions of the icons displayed in the device tree.
*1 Sometimes, live images may not be displayed even when the camera icon indicates that it is online. In this case,
the following are possible causes.
•The Panasonic alarm protocol notification function is not active on the recorder and/or this software.
•The recorder is currently being configured using HDD DISK MENU, or the SD memory recording is being
performed.
Description
PTZ camera (online)*
1
WJ-ND300 (online)
WJ-ND200 (online)
Fixed camera (online)*
1
(offline)
(offline)
When the icon  / is clicked, the icon will turn to / . 
						

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Monitor images from the selected camera
Click the desired camera icon. Images from the selected camera will be displayed. Images from the camera can be
displayed in various ways; display on a 1-screen, display in the desired area, display on a full screen, etc.
Monitor images on a 1-screen
Step 1
Click the desired camera icon when the image display
area is 1-screen.
→Images from the selected camera will be displayed
on a 1-screen.Note:
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the
pop-up menu will be displayed. Save as JPEG
file…, Print... and EL-zoom are available from
the displayed pop-up menu.
Specify the area to display images
Step 1
Click the desired area when displaying images on a
multi-screen (4/9/16).
→The frame will be displayed around the selected
area to indicate the current selection.
Step 2
Click the desired camera icon.
→Image from the selected camera will be displayed
in the selected area. 
						

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Monitor images on a full screen
Step 1
Display live images.
→Refer to the Monitor live images section (page
35) for how to display live images.
Note: 
It is also possible to display recorded images on a
full screen. Playback on a full screen is available
only at normal playback speed (1x) and reverse
playback is unavailable.
Step 2
Select Full screen(F) under View(V) on the menu
bar or click the [Full screen] icon on the tool bar.
→The image display area with the information display
area will be displayed on a full screen.
Step 3
Full screen display will be canceled and will return to
the normal window size by selecting Exit from the full
screen display from the pop-up menu displayed by
right-clicking on the image displayed on a full screen. 
						

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Display images from the cameras registered as a group (group
display)
It is possible to register multiple cameras as a group. When registering multiple groups, images from the cameras
can be displayed in group of the cameras.
Step 1
Click the Group bar on the function panel.
→The Group panel will be displayed.
The name of the registered group and the group
icon that indicates the selected multi-screen will be
displayed.
Group list
The registered groups will be displayed in list form.
Only groups available for the login user will be dis-
played. Only an administrator can register the cameras
as groups. Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for
further information.Group title
The group title will be displayed with the icon that indi-
cates the screen pattern selected to display the
respective group.
When clicking the icon, images from the selected
group will be displayed in the image display area with
the selected screen pattern.
The icon indicates the screen pattern as follows.
1-screen icon
4-screen icon
9-screen icon
16-screen icon
Step 2
Click the desired group icon.
→Images of the selected group will be displayed on
the registered multi-screen. 
						

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Display images from the cameras registered as a group
sequentially (sequence display)
Images from the groups registered to display on a 1-screen or 4-screen can be sequentially displayed on a full
screen. It is possible to set the dwell time (sequence interval) for the sequence display.
Notes: 
•Actual dwell time may become longer than the set dwell time when the processing load is too heavy on the
recorder or on the PC (such when many cameras are connected, when displaying live images from many cam-
eras, etc.) or when the network traffic is heavy.
•Images sometimes may not be displayed during the sequence display depending on the network environment. 
•It is recommended to use less than 10 recorders when using the sequence display.
Step 1
Click the Sequence bar on the function panel.
→The Sequence panel will be displayed.Sequence
Select the registered sequence from the drop-down
list. Only an administrator can register the sequence
using the setup software.
Refer to the setup instructions (PDF) for further infor-
mation.
Sequence dwell time
Select the dwell time of the selected sequence from
the following.
3s/5s/10s/15s/20s
Default:3s
Note: 
Sequence dwell time is the duration from the
moment when completing displaying of all images
from the cameras registered as a group till the
moment when starting displaying images of the
next group.
[Start] button
When this button is clicked, the sequence display will
start with the selected dwell time.