Panasonic Wireless Camera, Monitoring System Bl-wv10a Operating Instructions

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2.3 Connecting Cameras Using an Optional BB-
HGW700A
Note about connecting a BB-HGW700A
• Before registering existing cameras connected to the BB-HGW700A to the BL-
WV10A, make sure the cameras can be accessed with your computer. You may 
also set the cameras to be accessible over the Internet if so desired. Refer to 
the Operating Instructions included with your cameras and BB-HGW700A for 
more information.
• When connecting a...

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4.Confirm the camera image (see page 38)
5.Place the BB-HGW700A and the cameras (see page 41)
2.3.2 Television and BB-HGW700A Connection
1.Connect the video cable from the BL-WV10A video output port to the 
television’s video input (yellow) jack.
2.Connect the Ethernet cable supplied with the BB-HGW700A to any of the LAN 
jacks on the BL-WV10A and turn on the BB-HGW700A.
• Turn on all cameras connected to the BB-HGW700A.
3.Turn on the television.
4.Switch the television input mode...

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7.Connect the AC cord to the AC adaptor and plug it in.
• The [Basic Setup] screen will appear on the television.
Note
• Once Quick Setup is completed, the [Basic Setup] screen will not appear 
again. Settings can be confirmed and changed from the [Setup] Menu 
(page 95).
To power outlet
(AC 110 V)
BB-HGW700A
DC IN jack
AC adaptorDC plugAC cord 

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2.3.3 Setting the User Name and Password
If there is no need to change any settings, proceed to steps 7 and 8 to 
complete the Basic Setup.
Note
• If the cameras are set to their default settings, user names and passwords 
will be automatically assigned without a need for you to set the 
administrator name and password. Images from cameras for which the 
user names and passwords are not equal to the administrator name and 
password, however, will not be visible with a computer. To...

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5.Enter the password and press [ENTER].
6.Press [RETURN].
• You will return to the [Basic Setup] screen.
7.Select [Finished] and press [ENTER].
• The confirmation screen will appear.
8.Select [Yes] and press [ENTER].
• Quick Setup will start.
Note
• The administrator name and password must be between 6 and 15 
alphanumeric characters in length. The following characters cannot be 
used:
"  <  >  :  &.
2.3.4 Quick Setup
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1.Connect the cameras using the Ethernet cables provided with them to any of 
the LAN jacks on the BL-WV10A or BB-HGW700A.
• Connect the cameras while the BB-HGW700A is connected to the BL-
WV10A.
2.Turn on the cameras.
• Quick Setup will register each camera.
Note
• If a camera needs to be restarted during Quick Setup, camera 
configuration and restart will take about 2 minutes.
• During Quick Setup, the wireless indicator will be green.
Ethernet cable
LAN jacks
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• Once registration is complete, the buzzer will sound and the wireless indicator 
will flash green.
Note
• Quick Setup can take place within 20 minutes of turning on a camera. If 
the camera is not recognized, or if [Restarting camera] is displayed at the 
bottom of the screen for more than 2 minutes without camera registration 
beginning, reset the camera to its default settings and reconnect the 
camera.
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2.3.5 Confirming the Camera Image
1.Disconnect all of the Ethernet cables from the BB-HGW700A.
2.Make sure the BL-WV10A is turned off.
3.Connect the LAN cables to the devices as necessary but do not turn them on.
4.Turn on the cameras connected to the BB-HGW700A.
5.Turn on the BB-HGW700A.
6.Set the mode switch on the back of the BL-WV10A to [NORMAL] and turn it 
on.
7.Turn on the cameras connected to the BL-WV10A.
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• After the BL-WV10A starts up, the camera monitoring screen will appear.
Note
• As the cameras start up, those registered in camera list 1 will display a 
monitoring image. If multiple cameras were registered, confirm that 
monitoring images for all of the cameras registered in the multi-camera 
screen (see page 64) are displayed.
• If the BL-WV10A does not receive date and time information from any of 
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• If [DST] is turned on, the BL-WV10A will automatically adjust its clock for 
Daylight Saving Time. The clock will move forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM on 
the first Sunday in April, and will move back 1 hour at 3:00 AM on the last 
Sunday in October.
• If a camera image does not appear, check the connection and then restart 
the camera. If the image still fails to appear, reset the camera to its default 
values, and re-register it using Quick Setup.
• The date and time is displayed in...