Panasonic PC Software Package Wv Asm200 Series Operating Instructions

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Operation window
The operation window will be displayed when logged in to the operation s\
oftware. The following are descrip-
tions about each item displayed on the operation window.
n Menu bar
The menu items are located on the menu bar. Refer 
to the descriptions about the "Menu bar" (+ page 22) 
for further information.
n Tool bar
The shortcut icons of the menu items are located on 
the tool bar. Refer to the descriptions about the "Tool 
bar" (+ page 22) for further information.
n Status bar
The following statuses will be displayed on the status 
bar.
Display status (live/playback/SD memory data) of 
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the images currently being displayed
Playback speed of the images currently being 
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played
Recorder (encoder) title/camera title
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Recorder status (recording/copying/deleting of 
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data)
Alarm occurrence/error occurrence
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Presence or absence of SD memory data in the 
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SD memory card of the camera
Time & date
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Refer to the descriptions about the "Status bar" (+ 
page 23) for further information.
n  Function panel
The function panel is provided on the left of the oper-
ation window. When the desired function bar on the 
function panel is clicked, the respective function 
panel will be displayed. Refer to the "Function panel" 
section (+ page 26) for further information.
n 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 28) for further information.
The descriptions of the alarm/error will be displayed 
in a pop-up window (notification window) on the 
operation window upon an alarm/error occurrence. 
Refer to the descriptions about the alarm/event notifi-
cation window (+ page 113) for further information.
n Information display area
Information of the images currently displayed, such 
as time & date, camera title and the recording status, 
will be displayed in this area.
Refer to the "Information display area" section (+ 
page 29) for further information.
Menu bar
Tool bar
Function panel
Information dis-
play area Status bar
Operation panel 
						

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n Operation panel
The cameras and recorders are operable with this 
panel. Refer to the description about the "Camera 
operation panel" (+ page 29) and about the 
"Playback operation panel" (+ page 32) for further 
information.
Menu bar
n File(F)
Contains the following menus; "Save as JPEG file", 
"Print", "File conversion", "Logout" and "Exit".
Note: "Save as JPEG file" and "Print" are also available 
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from the pop-up menu displayed by right-clicking.
n View(V)
Contains the following menus; "Function panel", 
"Operation panel", "Camera/time & date", "Camera 
selection", "Number of area", "Full screen", "Live win-
dow", "Map window" and "Decoder control" (after the 
license for the WV-ASE204 is added).
n  Search(S)
Contains the shortcut menu to open the "Search" 
window.
n Help(H)
It is possible to indicate the version information and 
license registration information.
n [Save as JPEG file] icon
Click this icon to save the image currently being dis-
played as a JPEG file.
n [Print] icon
Click this icon to print the image currently being dis-
played.
n [Logout] icon
Click this icon to log out of the software. The login 
window will be displayed when this icon is clicked.
n [Display images on 1-screen] icon
When the device tree or the camera icon on the map 
is clicked, a live image on a 1-screen will be dis-
played.
Tool bar
The following are the descriptions of icons located from the left to the\
 right.
n [Display images on the selected area] icon
When the device tree or the camera icon on the map 
is clicked, live images will be displayed in the 
selected frame.
n [1] icon
Click this icon to display images on a 1-screen.
n [4A] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at the 
upper left of a 16-screen.
n [4B] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at the 
upper right of a 16-screen. 
						

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n [4C] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at the 
lower left of a 16-screen.
n [4D] icon
Click this icon to display images using 4 areas at the 
lower right of a 16-screen.
n [9] icon
Click this icon to display images using 9 areas at the 
upper left of a 16-screen.
n [16] icon
Click this icon to make the image display area into a 
16-screen.
n  [25] icon (Available after the license for the 
WV-ASE202 is added)
Click this icon to make the image display area into a 
25-screen.
n   [36] icon (Available after the license for the 
WV-ASE202 is added)
Click this icon to make the image display area into a 
36-screen.
n   [49] icon (Available after the license for the 
WV-ASE202 is added)
Click this icon to make the image display area into a 
49-screen.
n   [64] icon (Available after the license for the 
WV-ASE202 is added)
Click this icon to make the image display area into a 
64-screen.
n  [Full screen] icon
Click this icon to display the image currently being 
displayed on a full screen.
n [Search] icon
Click this icon to display the "Search" window.
Refer to the descriptions about the "Search window" 
(+ page 35) for further information.
n   [Face search] icon (Available after the 
license for the WV-ASE231 is added)
Click this icon to launch the face search monitor.
n  [File conversion] icon
Click this icon to display the window to convert an 
n3r file into an mp4 file. Refer to the "Convert a file to 
the standard format" section (+ page 102) for further 
information.
n [Decoder control] icon
Click this icon to display the "Decoder control" win-
dow. Refer to the descriptions about the "Control a 
decoder" (+ page 104) for further information.
Status bar
Important:
Check if the model in use is compatible with each function. 
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n  Recorder title/camera title
Source (recorder (encoder) title and the camera title) 
of the image currently being displayed will be dis-
played in this area.
n [ALM] button
The button will be used when the emergency record-
ing is being performed or when an event occurred. 
When the button is clicked, the alarm action will be 
canceled.
Note:
When the recorder in use is the ND300 (Version 
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4.69 or earlier) or the HD300, the error action also 
will be canceled.
When the recorder in use is the ND300 or the 
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HD300, the button will not be used even when the 
emergency recording is being performed.
This button will not be displayed when using 
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n [ERR] button
The button will be used when an error occurred. 
When the button is clicked, the error action will be 
canceled.
Note: When the recorder in use is the ND300 (Version 
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4.69 or earlier) or the HD300, the alarm action also 
will be canceled.
When the recorder in use is the WJ-HD300, the 
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error action will not be canceled even when the 
button is clicked.  
In this case, refer to the operating instructions of 
the recorder in use for how to cancel an error ac-
tion.
This button will not be displayed when using 
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ASR500.
n  [SD] button (Button to obtain the SD 
memory data)
When the SD memory card in the camera connected 
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 re-
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cording is not set, the SD memory data obtain 
button will not be displayed. Refer to the operat-
ing instructions of the recorder in use for how to 
set the recording rate for the SD memory record-
ing.
The SD memory data cannot be obtained during 
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the emergency recording. Refer to the operating 
instructions of the recorder in use for further infor-
mation about the emergency recording.
Depending on the recorder in use, all login users 
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will be forcibly logged out and recording of im-
ages from all cameras currently being performed 
will stop when obtainment of the SD memory data 
starts.
Note: The letters "SD" on the [SD] button will be dis-
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played in blue when there is no recorded image in 
the SD memory card.
When the [SD] button is clicked while the letters 
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"SD" are displayed in blue, this software will 
check the presence of recorded image on the SD 
memory card. Images saved on the SD memory 
card will be transmitted to the recorder depending 
on the model of the recorder in use.
When the [SD] button is clicked while the letters 
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"SD" are displayed in red, recorded images on the 
SD memory card will be transferred to the re-
corder (SD memory data).
n [Mic input] button
  Click this button to turn on/off the audio reception 
(from camera to PC). When 
 is displayed, audio 
will not be heard.
Note: When right-clicking on this button, the pop-up 
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menu will be displayed. It is possible to change 
the volume level of audio reception by selecting 
"High", "Middle" or "Low" from the displayed 
pop-up menu.
When displaying images on a multi-screen, audio 
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will be transmitted to the camera which is the 
source of images displayed in the upper-left area 
of the multi-screen. When another area is se-
lected, audio associated with images displayed in 
the upper-left area of the multi-screen will still be 
heard, though this button will disappear.
When audio is being transmitted to the same 
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camera by another user, this button will turn to 
. 
In addition, audio from the camera will not be 
heard. (Audio will be heard even when audio is 
being transmitted depending on the model in use.)
This button will not be displayed when using 
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ASR500.
n [Audio output] button
Click this button to turn on/off the audio transmission 
(from PC to camera). When 
 is displayed, audio will 
not be heard.
Note: Volume level of audio transmission cannot be 
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changed. (Depending on the camera in use, vol-
ume level of audio transmission can be adjusted 
by configuring the settings of the camera.)
When displaying images on a multi-screen, audio 
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will be transmitted to the camera which is the 
source of images displayed in the upper-left area 
of the multi-screen. When another area is se-
lected, audio will still be transmitted to the camera 
which is the source of images displayed in the up-
per-left area, though this button will disappear.
When audio is being transmitted to the same 
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camera by another user, this button will turn to 
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In addition, audio from the camera will not be 
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It is possible to transmit audio up to 5 minutes per 
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transmission. When 5 minutes elapsed, the audio 
reception will be turned on automatically.  
To transmit audio again, click the [Audio transmis-
sion] button.
This button will not be displayed when using 
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ASR500.
n [LIVE]/[PLAY]/[SD PLAY]
Indicates the type (live/playback/SD memory data 
playback) of the images currently being displayed.
n [Step 1] - [Step 7]
Indicates the playback speed. ( ): Smooth & fast play-
back mode
  [Step 1]: Normal playback speed
  [Step 2]:   Approx.4x playback speed (Approx.2x 
playback speed)
  [Step 3]:   Approx.8x playback speed (Approx.4x 
playback speed)
  [Step 4]:   Approx.16x playback speed (Approx.8x 
playback speed)
  [Step 5]:   Approx.32x playback speed (Approx.16x 
playback speed)
  [Step 6]:   Approx.48x playback speed (Approx.32x 
playback speed)
  [Step 7]:   Approx.96x playback speed (Approx.64x 
playback speed)
Note: ASR500 plays recorded images in the high-speed 
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playback smooth mode. The maximum playback 
speed using ASR500 is [Step 5]. 
n REC indicator
This indicator will light red when the recording of the 
images currently selected is being performed.
Note: This indicator will not be displayed when using 
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ASR500.
n [COPY]/[DELETE]
[COPY]: Indicates that copying of image data is being  performed.
[DELETE]: Indicates that deletion of image data is  being performed.
n Time & date
When displaying live images, the time & date of the 
selected device will be displayed. Time & date will not 
be displayed except for some devices when images 
directly from the camera are being displayed or when 
images from a camera that is not registered in the 
recorder are being displayed.
When displaying recorded images, the recording time 
& date will be displayed.
When "24h" is selected for "Time format" (+ Setup 
Instructions (PDF)), the indications will not be dis-
played.
The time & date will be followed by an asterisk "*" 
when the daylight saving time is applied.
n  Buffering
Indicates that the images are being buffered during 
playback. When images are being buffered, playback 
will be paused. The playback will start when the buff-
ering of images are completed.
Note: This indicator will work only when the recorder in 
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Function panel
The following are available using the function panel located at the left\
 side of the operation window.Display the device tree (the icons of the connected devices in the tree\
 view), and display images by clicking 
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the desired camera icon
Group display
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Sequence display
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Quick playback
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Search
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Download
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Display the alarm log
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Display the device error log
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Display the network error log
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When one of the function bars is clicked, the respective function panel \
will open. (It is impossible to open two 
or more panels at the same time.)
Note: Refer to the following about the descriptions of how to operate each fun\
ction panel.
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  "Device tree" panel  Confirm the registered devices (+ page 45)
  "Group" panel  Display images from the cameras registered as a group (group display) \
(+ page 52)
  "Sequence" panel  Display images from the cameras registered as a group sequentially 
(sequence display) (+ page 53)
  "Quick playback" panel  Play images using the "Quick playback" panel (+ page 69)
  "Search" panel  Play recorded images using the "Search" panel (+ page 77)
  "Download" panel  Download recorded images (+ page 95)
  "Alarm log" panel  "Alarm log" panel (+ page 120)
  "Device error log" panel  "Device error log" panel (+ page 121)
  "Device error log" panel  "Network error log" panel (+ page 122)
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Layout of the operation window
It is possible to hide the operational panel and the function panel of t\
he operation window as follows.
Refer to the "Menu bar" section (+ page 22) for further information.
n   With the operation panel and the function 
panel n
 Without the operation panel
n  Without the function panel n   Without the operation panel and the 
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Pop-up menu
When right-clicking on the image display area, the pop-up menu will be d\
isplayed. (Selection from the dis-
played pop-up menu is available only when right-clicking on a 1-screen.)\
n Save as JPEG file...†
Select this to save the image currently being dis-
played as a JPEG file.
Note: "Save as JPEG file..." on the pop-up menu will not 
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be displayed when the user is restricted by the 
user level determined by the administrator to save 
an image as a JPEG file.  
Refer to the "About the user level setting" section 
(+ page 18) for further information about the user 
level.
n Print...†
Select this to print the image currently being dis-
played.
Note: Select this to print the image currently being dis-
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played.
"Print..." on the pop-up menu will not be dis-
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played when the user is restricted by the user 
level determined by the administrator to print im-
ages.  
Refer to the "About the user level setting" section 
(+ page 18) for further information about the user 
level.
n EL-zoom†
Select this to enlarge the image currently being dis-
played. "x1", "x2" and "x4" are available.
Note: This button will not be used when using ASR500.
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n  Download...†
Select this to open the "Download" panel. Information 
(recorder title/camera title/time & date) of the 
recorded image currently being played will be dis-
played in the opened "Download" panel.
Note: "Download" on the pop-up menu will not be dis-
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played when the user is restricted by the user 
level determined by the administrator to download 
recorded images.  
Refer to the "About the user level setting" section 
(+ page 18) for further information about the user 
level.
When displaying live images, it is impossible to 
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select "Download" on the pop-up menu.
n Lock-on†
Select this to start auto track for the object on the 
clicked point. Depending on the target object or sur-
rounding environment, this function may not work 
correctly.
Note: This function is available only when the camera in 
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use is WV-SC386 or WV-SW396.
n No image display
Clear the currently displayed image. 
						

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n REC indicator
This indicator will light when the recording of the 
images currently selected are being performed.
Note: This indicator will not be displayed when using 
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ASR500.
n Camera name
The camera title as the source of the image currently 
being displayed will be displayed.
n Time & date
Time & date will be displayed. Time & date will not be 
displayed except for some devices when images 
directly from the camera are being displayed or when 
images from a camera that is not registered in the 
recorder are being displayed. The time & date will be 
followed by an asterisk "*" when the daylight saving 
time is applied.
Camera operation panel
Display when the [Camera setup] button is clicked
n Zoom
Zooming can be adjusted by clicking the [-] (wide) 
button or the [+] (tele) button.
When clicking the [x1] button, the zoom ratio will be 
reset.Note:
Zooming is available using the wheel on the wheel 
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mouse.
Information display area
Information of the images currently displayed, such as time & date, camera title and the recording status, will be 
displayed in this area.
Important: Check if the model in use is compatible with each function. 
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Note: Operation of the camera operation panel works only for the camera respec\
tive the selected image.
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The camera operation panel will not be displayed when the user is restri\
cted by the user level determined by 
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n Focus
The auto focus function can be performed by clicking 
the [Auto] button.
Focusing can be manually adjusted by clicking the 
[Near] button or the [Far] button.
n Auto mode
Select the auto function from the following.
Auto track: The camera automatically tracks motion 
of the subject displayed in the image display area.
Auto pan: The camera automatically moves from the  start point to the end point set in advance.
Preset sequence: The camera automatically moves to  the preset positions in numerical order of the pre-
set position numbers.
Sort: The camera automatically moves to the closest  preset position from the current position.
Patrol1 - Patrol4: The camera automatically traces the  route set in advance.
When the [Start] button is clicked, the selected auto  function will start.
When the [Stop] button is clicked, the selected auto  function will stop.
Note: The auto functions are available only when the 
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camera in use has these functions. Refer to the 
operating instructions of the camera in use for fur-
ther information about the auto function of the 
camera.
While "Quad PTZ" is selected for the image cap-
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ture mode of Fisheye cameras, the auto functions 
will be performed for the image displayed at the 
upper left area of the 4-screen.
n Control pad
Clicking the buttons around the control pad can move 
(pan/tilt) a camera in the clicked direction. Clicking 
inside the control pad also can adjust the vertical/hor-
izontal position (pan/tilt) of the displayed live images. 
Panning/tilting speed will be faster if a clicked point 
gets farther from the center point of the control pad.
Note: Panning and tilting are available only when the 
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camera in use is a PTZ camera.
Clicking a point on the image display area can 
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move (pan/tilt) a camera in the clicked direction.
n Brightness
Brightness can be adjusted by clicking the [–] (darker) 
button or the [+] (brighter) button.
It is possible to reset the set brightness by clicking 
the [Reset] button.
n Preset
Select a preset number from the following.
  Home/1 - 256
Click the [Go] button after selecting a preset number. 
The camera will move to the selected preset position.
When the [Program] button is clicked after selecting a 
preset number, the current position will be registered 
as the preset position of the selected preset position 
number.
Note: Preset position function is available only when the 
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camera in use is a PTZ camera.
It is impossible to register a position when 
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"Home" is selected for the preset position 
number.
It is possible to register the preset position only 
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when the user is not restricted by the user level 
determined by the administrator to operate the 
cameras.  
Refer to the "About the user level setting" section 
(+ page 18) for further information about the user 
level.
Refer to the operating instructions of the recorder 
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and the camera in use for further information 
about the available preset position numbers.
While "Quad PTZ" is selected for the image cap-
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ture mode of Fisheye cameras, the preset position 
currently displayed at the upper left area of the 
4-screen will be registered.
n AUX
Select an AUX OUT connector from the following.
1/2/3
When the [Open] button is clicked, the selected AUX 
OUT connector will be opened.
When the [Close] button is clicked, the selected AUX 
OUT connector will be closed.
n Camera setup
Click this button to move to the panel to configure the 
settings for the camera.