Panasonic Recording Software Wv Asr500 Operating Instructions

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Analog Camera Recording
This function cannot be used for ASR500. 
						

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Camera Settings
The "Camera Settings" page is where you configure the individual IP and \
analog camera settings such as cam -
era name, onscreen display, "PTZ" settings, video settings, recording quality and motion and video masks.\
 This 
page is identical whether you are configuring an IP or an analog camera,\
 but certain features might be unavail -
able depending on the type of camera you are configuring. The following \
features are available on the "Camera 
Settings" page:
Note: Note that the settings of this program and the target camera may have di\
fferent meanings. For example, if 
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you set the JPEG image (Quality) to "1" in this program, "9" (Low qua\
lity) will be set to the camera. 
Use the "Configuration" tree to select the camera 
 
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that you want to configure.
A live view of the selected camera is displayed.
 
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Basic information about the camera is listed.
 
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The "Camera Name" field allows you to change 
 
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the name of the camera as it appears throughout 
this system.
The "On-Screen Display" section allows you to 
 
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select the information displayed in the camera's 
window, the location in the window where it is dis-
played, and the font of the displayed text. Select 
one or more items to display, and then select the 
position of the items. Click the [Font] button to 
change the appearance of the text. Click the 
[Apply] button to save the configuration.
The "Multistreaming" feature appears only for 
 
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cameras that support multistreaming. It allows 
you to create streams with different video settings 
or regions of interest from a single camera view.  For example, you might want to limit video quality 
for remote clients while displaying the same cam-
era in high quality for local clients. Each stream 
can have custom recording schedules, storage 
rules, and event triggers.
  Each camera has a different limit to the number of 
streams that can be added. The drop-down list 
shows the next context (stream) number available; 
click the [Add Stream] button to name the new 
context. You can then adjust the quality settings 
for the stream, or modify the "Crop Window" sec-
tion (☞ page 23) to create a region of interest. The 
new stream is listed in the "Configuration" tree as 
a child of the main camera. To delete a stream, 
select it in the tree and click the [Delete Stream] 
button.
See the 
 
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for details about the "PTZ" section of the "Camera 
Settings" page.
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The rest of the "Camera Settings" page is discussed as follows.
Note:The following settings on the "Camera Settings" page are not available o\
n RTSP interfaces, and they vary 
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on ONVIF and certain proprietary interfaces.
The "Video Settings" sliders allow you to adjust 
 
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the image as it is displayed on your screen.
The "Format" section allows you to select the 
 
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compression format.
The "Quality" slider allows you to modify the 
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image quality by increasing or decreasing its size. 
Decreasing image quality saves disk space by 
reducing the size of the video that's being 
recorded. (1:Low  10:Fine)
The "Pre Motion" slider adjusts the number of 
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seconds of video that are saved before the motion 
event occurs.
  For example, suppose "Pre Motion" is set to 5; 
when you play back motion video from that cam-
era, you will see five seconds of video that was 
recorded before the motion event occurred, fol-
lowed by the motion event itself.
"Post Motion" is the same as "Pre Motion", 
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except that the slider adjusts the number of sec-
onds of video that are saved after the motion 
event has completed.
The "Sensitivity" slider allows you to 
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how much motion must occur in the camera's 
view to trigger motion recording (if enabled on the 
"Schedule" page). A low sensitivity setting can 
reduce false motion created by video noise or 
shadows. If the page includes a "Motion Window" 
section (available with certain IP cameras), you 
can also change a percentage slider, which deter-
mines how much of the camera view must change 
to trigger motion recording.
Note: See the following section, 
•	 "Motion Mask, 
Video Mask, and Motion Window" for more 
details.
"Crop Window", available on certain IP cameras, 
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allows you to crop unimportant portions of a cam-
era image in order to save disk space. Click the 
[Edit] button and then use the mouse cursor to 
draw a box on the video window. This box will be 
the portion of the camera's view that will be 
recorded and displayed (the rest of the view will 
be ignored). Click the [Apply] button to activate 
the crop; click the [Edit], [Clear], and [Apply] but -
ton to deactivate the crop.
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The [Apply Defaults] buttons restore factory set-
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tings to their respective sections. One [Apply 
Defaults] button restores the "Video Settings", 
and the other restores the "Record Settings".
See the following 
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Mask, and Motion Window" for more information 
about those portions of the "Camera Settings" 
page.
IMPORTANT: Many IP camera settings that are not available in 
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this system can be accessed through the cam-
era's web page. To view an IP camera's web 
page, click the hyperlink in the "IP Address" field. 
If you don't see a hyperlink beside the "IP 
Address" field, it could be for one of two reasons:
  A. You are not logged in to the operating system 
with administrative privileges. You must log in 
to operating system account with administra-
tive privileges to access the hyperlink.
  B. Your client computer is not located on the 
same IP subnet as the IP camera. This could 
occur if you are using the client from a home 
computer to access a server at your office, for 
example. This restriction should cause few 
issues because camera website settings are 
typically changed only during initial configura-
tion.
Note: When camera is registered, deleted, or settings 
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are changed, the setting of ASM200/ASM970 is 
required.
Refer to the Operating Instructions of ASM200/
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Motion Mask, Video Mask, and Motion Window
The following types of masks can be created on cameras connected to this\
 system:A 
•	 "Motion Mask" is an area of a video window where motion is ignored
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•	 "Motion Window" is an area of a video window where motion is monitored (and the remain\
der of the 
screen is essentially masked).
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•	 "Video Mask" is used to block an area of a camera's view so that it cannot be seen o\
nscreen in live or 
recorded video.
Note: The type of mask available varies by camera.
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A motion mask reduces unwanted recording by ignoring motion events that \
occur in certain areas of an image. 
For example, if a camera is pointed at a room that has a moving ceiling \
fan in the field of view, you can avoid 
continuous motion recording by masking out the fan while still recording\
 motion that occurs in the rest of the 
camera's field of view.
"Motion Mask" save storage space, extend recording time, and make it easier to visual\
ly see motion events on 
the video timeline. A motion window is simply the opposite of a motion m\
ask.
To create a motion window, complete the following steps:
Press the [Edit] button shown in the 
 
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Window" of the "Camera Settings" page.
To add a 
 
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ton.
  The blue rectangle will be displayed on the live 
video from the camera.
  Draw masks on the live video.
  Adjust the "Sensitivity" and "Percentage" by mov-
ing each slider.
  Select "Include" or "Exclude".
  Repeat step 2 until desired area is obtained.
To delete a mask, 
 
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press the [Remove] button.
Click the [Apply] button to enable the motion 
 
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mask or motion window.
To create a motion mask, complete the following 
steps: Press the [Edit] button shown in the "Motion
 
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  Mask" of the "Camera Settings" page.
To add a "Motion Mask" , click on the live video 
 
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from the camera.
  The blue rectangle will be displayed.
Click the [Apply] button to enable the motion 
 
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mask.
To delete a motion mask or window, click the [Edit], 
[Clear], and [Apply] button.
A "Video Mask" is used to block an area of a cam-
era's view so that it cannot be seen onscreen in live 
or recorded video.
This can be useful if you don't want system users to 
see a combination safe or keypad that is in the cam-
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To create a video mask, complete the following steps:On the "Camera Settings" page, click the [Edit] 
 
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button in the "Video Mask" section. This displays 
a yellow grid over the live video from the camera.
Draw the mask directly in the grid by left-clicking 
 
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while dragging the cursor over the area of the grid 
you want to mask. A green rectangle indicates the 
masked area.
Click the [Apply] button. The yellow grid disap-
 
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pears and green rectangle is replaced by a solid 
gray rectangle. This area is now masked from 
both live and recorded video. To clear the mask, 
click the [Clear] button. 
						

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Serial Profiles
The "Serial Profiles" page enables the Server to integrate with serial d\
ata devices such as point-of-sale (POS) 
and bank machine systems.
To view an existing 
 
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To add a new 
 
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the list of profiles.
Enter a unique name in the 
 
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"Profile Configuration" box.
The "SOT marker" (Start of Transaction) tells this 
 
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system when the transaction has started. For 
example, you could enter the first line shown on a 
receipt. This entry is case-sensitive.
The "EOT marker" (End of Transaction) tells this 
 
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system when the transaction has ended. For 
example, you could enter the last line shown on a 
receipt. This entry is case-sensitive.
The [Font
 
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The 
 
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that will be triggered through key words on a 
receipt after you link the profile through the Event 
Linking system.
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are discussed on the following page.
The "Data Retention" section allows you to select 
 
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the number of days that serial data is stored 
before it is automatically deleted.
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Note: You can require case sensitivity for all strings or 
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all key words by selecting the appropriate "Case 
Sensitive" option under each list. To enter the 
ESC (0x1b) ASCII character as the SOT, EOT, 
mask, or key word, enter "/x1b" in the appropriate 
field. CR, LF, or 80 characters terminates a line.
The steps 7, 8, and 9 will be enabled only when 
changing the existing profile.
You have now created the new serial profile. If you 
entered any data in the "Event Keywords" box, you 
must link the profile to the appropriate Action through 
the "Event Linking" page, selecting "Serial Profile" as 
the "Event Type".
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The [Line Masks] tab allows you to black out lines so 
they are not visible on the live camera or through 
recorded data. (This can be used to hide credit card 
information.) Enter one or more signal words in the 
"String" field, and the system will black out the entire 
line on the live display screen, on the search results, 
or in both cases, as selected.
The [String Replacements] tab allows you to modify 
serial data to a human-readable format. In the 
"String" column, enter information as it appears in the 
serial data; in the "Replace" column, enter substitute 
information that is easier to read and understand. 
Select whether the strings should be replaced in 
serial data on the live display screen, on the search 
results, or in both cases.Note: Certain characters must be entered in ASCII for-
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mat. For example, spaces should be entered as  
"/x20," and carriage returns should be entered as 
"x0A." It might require several adjustments to 
make the replacement text appear exactly as 
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Serial Ports
The "Serial Ports" page allows you to configure serial ports on this sys\
tem so that they can be used to commu -
nicate with serial devices such as POS terminals or pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)\
 cameras. There are two  "Serial Ports" 
sections — one for standard UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Tr\
ansmitter) and one for serial ports over 
IP.
For a UART serial port, connect the wires to the serial port and then co\
nfigure the port. The system automati -
cally detects and displays the serial ports. You can configure the follo\
wing settings on each port:
Select the intended use of the serial port from the 
 
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drop-down list in the "Use" column. The choices 
are "Unused", "PTZ" (pan/tilt/zoom), "POS" (point 
of sale), "ATM" (automatic teller machine), or 
"Access Ctrl". Generally, the POS mode is used to 
record transactions at a cash register. By default, 
the last serial port listed is the built-in RS-485 
port.
Enter a unique name in the "Name
 
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The "Status" column displays the current status of 
 
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the serial port.
The "Port" is automatically selected by the 
 
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one of the profiles configured on the "Serial 
Profile" page.
The "Baud Rate", "Data Bits", "Stop Bits", 
 
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"Parity", and "Flow Control" must match the 
device you are connecting to. See the device's 
documentation for more information. The "Max Line Length" is 80 by default. Generally, 
 
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you should not change this.
"Line Ending" is the number of characters 
 
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received before an end-of-line character is 
inserted automatically. This prevents lines from 
becoming extremely large.
"Timeout" is the number of seconds after which 
 
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an end-of-line character is entered if a serial 
device has not sent text. This is useful if the serial 
data does not have an end-of-line character but it 
hasn't reached the number of characters entered 
in "Line Ending".
When you are 
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ing the [Apply] button at the bottom of the list.
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The "IP" section is explained as follows.
For serial over IP, you must add the port by clicking the [New] button; \
the system does not automatically detect 
and list IP serial ports.
You can configure the following settings on each port:
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an end-of-line character is entered if a serial 
device has not sent text. This is useful if the serial 
data does not have an end-of-line character but it 
hasn't reached the number of characters entered 
in "Line Ending".
To delete an IP port, choose its "Select" checkbox 
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and click the [Delete] button.
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ing the [Apply] button at the bottom of the list.
Select the intended use of the port (
 
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"POS", "ATM", or "Access Ctrl").
Enter a unique and descriptive name for the port.
 
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The "Status" column displays whether the port is 
 
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currently connected.
Select a 
 
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which are created on the "Serial Profiles" page, 
are used to filter an incoming serial string to iso-
late useful information.
Select the transport type as 
 
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device manufacturer's documentation.
Enter the IP address of the source device.
 
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Enter the TCP port of the source device as 
 
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defined by the device manufacturer's documenta-
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Enter the maximum number of characters per line 
 
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sent by the source device. If you are unsure of the 
correct value, use the default setting of 80. Setting 
this number too low could result in missing char-
acters at the end of certain lines.
"Line Ending" is the number of characters 
 
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received before an end-of-line character is 
inserted automatically. This prevents lines from 
becoming extremely large.