Panasonic Recording Software Wv Asr500 Operating Instructions

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PTZ configuration
This section discusses the "PTZ" section of the "Camera Settings" page, which allows you to identify a c\
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as a PTZ device and configure PTZ presets.
Select the camera's COM port from the "Serial 
 
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Port" drop-down list. This port is configured on 
the "Serial Ports" page.
Select the camera's Address as 
 
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camera hardware. (The protocol is automatically 
displayed based on the Serial Port selected.)
The [Settings] button under "PTZ
 
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Settings" window, which is described on the fol-
lowing page.
To enable digital PTZ/Fisheye functions, select the 
 
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"Enable" checkbox. This is available even if the 
camera is not mechanically capable of PTZ/
Fisheye functions.
The [Settings] button under 
 
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opens the "Digital PTZ Settings" window, which is 
described after the Analog PTZ Control descrip-
tion.
Note: When you create a PTZ preset, it is initially named 
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"New preset_1" by default. Then, if a PTZ preset 
named "New preset_1" exists, the next PTZ pre-
set is named "New preset_2". However, if you 
create a new digital preset, it will also be named 
"New preset_1", regardless of whether there is 
already a PTZ preset with that name. To avoid 
having both a PTZ preset and a digital preset with 
the same name, make sure you enter a unique 
name for each preset that you create.
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PTZ presets can be configured by clicking the left [Settings] button on the "Camera Settings" page.Click the [New] button.
 
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Use the buttons of "Pan/Tilt" to point the camera 
 
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at the desired preset location. If the camera 
moves too quickly or too slowly, move the 
"Speed" slider left (slower) or right (faster).
Adjust the "Zoom" 
 
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Enter a name or number for the 
 
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"Name" field.
Click the [Apply] button to enable the preset.
 
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The preset is listed under "Presets". The total 
 
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number of presets configured and supported is 
shown under the list.
To create a "Preset Tour", select a preset from the 
 
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"Presets" list and click [Add>>] button to show it 
in the "Preset Tour" list.
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include in the tour. You can re-order the presets in 
the Preset Tour list by clicking and dragging them 
to the desired place in the tour. To delete a preset 
from the tour, select it in the "Preset Tour" list and 
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Digital PTZ presets can be configured by clicking the [Settings] button in the "Digital PTZ/Fisheye" block on the 
"Camera Settings" page.
Use the buttons of "Pan/Tilt" to point the camera 
 
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at the desired preset location. If the camera 
moves too quickly or too slowly, move the 
"Speed" slider left (slower) or right (faster).
Adjust the "Zoom" setting as desired.
 
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Click the [New] button to enable the preset.
 
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Enter a name or number for the preset in the 
 
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"Name" field.
The preset is listed under "Presets". The total 
 
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number of presets configured and supported is 
shown under the list. Select a 
 
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supported fisheye lenses. If you select 
"ImmerVision", additional drop-down lists appear 
that allow you to select a model and mounting 
options.
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Audio Inputs/Outputs
This function cannot be used for ASR500. 
						

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Trigger Inputs
The "Trigger Inputs" page allows you to assign a name and configuration \
to the discrete inputs on hybrid sys-
tems and certain IP cameras with alarm inputs. These triggers can be con\
figured to trigger video recording or a 
relay using the "Event Linking" page.
Enter a name for each trigger input in the "Trigger 
 
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Name" column.
Configure the trigger input's "Normal State" as 
 
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Normally Open (NO) or Normally Closed (NC).
The "Status" column indicates whether the trigger 
 
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input is in its normal (green) state or in its alarm 
(red) state.
When you are finished configuring trigger inputs, 
 
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click the [Apply] button.
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Alarm Outputs
The "Alarm Outputs" page allows you to assign a name and configuration t\
o the alarm outputs on hybrid sys -
tems and certain IP cameras.
Enter a name for each alarm output in the "Alarm 
 
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Name" column.
Configure the alarm output's "Normal State" as 
 
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"Hi" (5VDC) or "Lo" (0VDC).
The "Status" column indicates whether the alarm 
 
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output is in its normal (green) state or in its alarm 
(red) state.
  The output can be triggered to alarm state by an 
event configured on the "Event Linking" page.
When you are finished configuring alarm outputs, 
 
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click the [Apply] button.
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Video Output
This function cannot be used for ASR500. 
						

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Storage
The "Storage" page allows you to configure the system's hard drives for \
video storage and monitor the health 
of drives and RAID arrays. The following tabs are available on the "Storage" page:The 
•	 [Drive] tab displays all the installed drives, their capacity, available storag\
e space, and status.
The 
•	 [Hardware] tab allows you to monitor attributes of each hard drive and RAID contro\
ller.
The following features are available on the [Drive] tab:
The system drive ("C:\") is reserved for this sys-
 
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tem software and operating system and is not 
enabled for video storage. Do not record video to 
this drive.
The storage drives are listed below the system 
 
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drive.
To enable a drive for video storage, select its 
 
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"Enabled" box.
To adjust the maximum amount of drive space 
 
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that can be used for data storage, adjust the 
"Video Space" slider for each storage drive.
Note: Performance can decrease if you set the 
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"Video Space" slider greater than 85 %."Used Space" displays how much of the hard 
 
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drive capacity is currently full.
"Status" displays the current state of the hard 
 
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drive.
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video recorded on this system. This does not 
affect cameras added in the "Expiration 
Configuration" section.
"Expiration Configuration" allows you to set mini-
 
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mum or maximum time periods for video from 
each camera to be stored. For example, you could 
configure one camera's video to be stored for at 
least 30 days before it is deleted, and another 
camera's to be deleted after no more than 7 days. 
See the following IMPORTANT before using this 
feature.
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IMPORTANT:The system normally retains recorded video from 
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all cameras for as long as possible, deleting the 
oldest video only when required to create room 
for newly recorded video. Thus, it is recom-
mended that you use the "Expiration 
Configuration" feature only when necessary, such 
as when video must be deleted after a specific 
maximum time period as required by law.
When using the feature, the "Days of Recorded 
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Video" indicator should be higher than the great-
est number of minimum days configured for a 
camera in the "Expiration Configuration" area. For 
example, if you configure a camera's video to be 
stored for at least 30 days, the "Days of Recorded 
Video" indicator should be at least 30 (assuming 
the system has been recording video for at least 
30 days). If the "Days of Recorded Video" indica-
tor were lower than 30, video recording would 
stop for that camera until the oldest video stored 
from that camera got deleted (after 30 days).
To resolve issues with video expiration, you can 
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expand your storage capacity by adding hard 
drives, reducing the minimum time that video 
needs to be stored, or reducing frame rates or 
quality settings for the applicable cameras. The 
best way to determine your needs is by trial and 
error; allow the system to record at your desired 
settings and then monitor the "Storage" page to 
ensure that the settings will meet the storage 
requirements.
To configure video expiration, select a camera name 
in the list on the left and click the [Add>>] button. 
(You can select multiple cameras by pressing the 
[Ctrl] or [Shift] keys.) Then select the camera name in 
the list on the right. You can configure two types of 
expiration: To delete video after a certain amount of time, 
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select "At Most" from the "Type" drop-down list 
and use the arrows to select the maximum 
number of days the video should be stored.
Note: If an "At Most" setting is configured for a cam-
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era, the camera cannot be selected for archiv-
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To save video for a minimum amount of time, 
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select "At Least" from the "Type" drop-down list 
and use the arrows to select the minimum number 
of days the video should be stored. Repeat for each camera that requires expiration rules. 
To remove expiration rules, select one or more cam-
era names in the list on the right and click the 
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The following features are available on the [Hardware] tab:The "Storage Hardware" section lists all the RAID 
 
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controllers and hard drives installed in the system.
The 
 
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controller or drive selected in the "Storage 
Hardware" list.
The "SMART Attributes" list displays the current 
 
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values and operating threshold of various 
attributes, as provided by the hard drive manufac-
turer. This section is shown for informational pur-
poses only.
The 
 
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temperature thresholds for a hard drive. To do 
this, click the [New] button, select a hard drive 
from the "Device" drop-down list, and enter a 
minimum temperature and maximum temperature. 
Click the [Apply] button when finished.
If a drive or controller is in an alarm condition, it is 
highlighted in red in the "Storage Hardware" list. 
Alarm conditions can include a rebuilding array, high 
drive temperature, drive verification failure, drive 
removal, new drive, and more. You can configure a 
notification of a drive alarm using the "Event Linking" 
feature (see the "Event  Linking" section of this manual 
for more information).
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