Panasonic Wv Np1000 Operating Instructions Manual

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Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP]
Click the [NTP] tab on the Basic setup page. (page 19)
The settings relating to the NTP server such as the NTP server address, port number, etc. can be configured on this
page. 
[Time adjustment]
Select the time adjustment method from the following.
Time adjusted by the selected method will be used as
the standard time of the camera. 
Manual setup:Time set on the [Basic] tab on the
Basic setup page will be used as the standard time
of the camera.
Synchronization with NTP server:Time automatically
adjusted by synchronizing with NTP server will be
used as the standard time of the camera. 
Default:Manual setup
[NTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the NTP serv-
er. 
Number of characters for the NTP server address:
1 - 128 characters
Default:(blank)
Important:
When entering the host name for NTP server
address, it is necessary to configure the DNS set-
tings on the [Network] tab of the Network setup
page. (page 39)
[NTP port]
Enter a port number to be used for the NTP server.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:123[Synchronization interval]
Select an interval (1 - 24 hours: in 1 hour intervals) of
synchronization with the NTP server. 
Default:1 hour
[Time zone]
Select a time zone according to the location where the
camera is in use.
Default:(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin,
Edinburgh, Lisbon, London 
						

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[About SD memory card]
Select Use or Not use to determine whether or not to
use the SD memory card.
Important:
•Before removing the SD memory card from the cam-
era, it is necessary to select Not use first.
•After inserting the SD memory card, it is necessary
to select Use to use the SD memory card. 
[Information about SD memory card]
Available size and the total size of the SD memory card
will be displayed. 
Depending on the state of the SD memory card, the size
indications will differ as follows.
Indication Description
----------KB/----------KB The SD card memory is not
inserted, or failed to obtain
available size due to an error,
etc.
Note:
When the available size reached 0 KB, images will
not be saved on the SD memory card. It is recom-
mended to check the available size of the SD card
memory periodically.
[Format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] but-
ton.
Important:
•Before formatting the SD memory card, it is neces-
sary to select Use for About SD memory card on
the [SD memory card] tab of the Basic setup page
and OFF for FTP periodic transmission on the
[FTP] tab of the Network setup page. 
•Format the SD memory card only by clicking the
[Execute] button on the setup menu. Otherwise, the
following functions using the SD memory card may
not work properly with this camera. 
•Save/obtain images when failed to transmit to
the FTP server using the FTP periodic transmis-
sion function 
•Save/obtain the system logs 
•It is recommended to use Panasonics SD memory
card. Otherwise, the camera may not work properly
or performance deterioration may be caused.
•It is impossible to access the SD memory card in the
process of formatting.
•All data saved on the SD memory card will be delet-
ed when the SD memory card is formatted.
•Do not turn the power of the camera off in the
process of formatting.
•After formatting the SD memory card, available size
may be smaller than the total size since the default
directory is automatically created in the SD memory
card 
Configure the settings relating to SD memory card [SD memory card]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the Basic setup page. (page 19)
The settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on this page. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Camera
setup]
The settings relating images and audio such as brightness and image quality of JPEG/MPEG-4 can configured on
this page. 
The Camera setup page has 3 tabs of the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab, the [Camera] tab and the [Audio] tab. 
Configure the settings relating to JPEG image [JPEG/MPEG-4]
Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the Camera setup page.
Configure the settings such as Refresh interval (JPEG), Image capture size and Image quality on this page.
Refer to page 24 for further information about the settings relating to MPEG-4 images.
[Refresh interval (JPEG)*]
Select an interval to refresh the displayed JPEG image
from the following. 
0.1 fps/0.2 fps/0.33 fps/0.5 fps/1 fps/2 fps/3 fps/5 fps/
6 fps */10 fps */15 fps */25 fps *
Default:5 fps
Note:
When ON is selected for MPEG-4 transmission,
the refresh intervals may be longer than the set
value when the setting value with an asterisk (*) on
the right is selected. 
When the selected resolution for Image capture
size/resolution of JPEG is Full scan, the maximum
refresh interval for JPEG will be 12.5 fps and the
frame rate of the analog output will be 1/2.
[Image capture size/Scan mode]
Select the image capture size and the resolution of
JPEG from the following.
Partial scanning QVGA, Partial scanning VGA, 
Partial scanning 960x720, Full scanning QVGA, 
Full scanning VGA, Full scanning 1280x960
Default:Full scanning VGA
[Image quality]
Select image quality of JPEG images from the following. 
0 Super fine/1 Fine/2/3/4/5 Normal/6/7/8/9 Low
Default:5 Normal 
						

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Configure the settings relating to MPEG-4 image [JPEG/MPEG-4]
Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the Camera setup page. (page 23)
Configure the settings such as Max bit rate (per 1 client), Image capture size and Image quality on this page.
Refer to page 23 for further information about the settings relating to JPEG images.
[MPEG-4 transmission]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
transmit MPEG-4 images.
ON:Transmits MPEG-4 images.
OFF:Does not transmit MPEG-4 images.
Default:ON
[Max bit rate (per 1 client)*]
Select a MPEG-4 bit rate per a client from the following. 
64 kbps/128 kbps */256 kbps */512 kbps */1024 kbps*/
1536 kbps */2048 kbps */3072 kbps */4096 kbps *
Default:2048 kbps *
Note:
The MPEG-4 bit rate is synchronized with Total bit
rate on the [Network] tab of Network setup page.
(page 39) 
For this reason, the bit rate may be lower than the
value when the setting value with an asterisk (*) on
the right is selected. 
[Image capture size]
Select QVGA or VGA for the image capture size of
MPEG-4 images.
Default:VGA
[Image quality]
Select image quality of MPEG-4 images from the follow-
ing. 
Fine/Normal/Low
Default:Normal[Refresh interval (MPEG-4)]
Select an interval (1 - 5 seconds) to refresh the dis-
played MPEG-4 images. 
If using the network environment with frequent error
occurrences, images can be displayed quickly, and it is
possible to diminish image distortions by setting a short-
er refresh interval. However, the refresh interval
(MPEG-4) may be longer than the set value.
Default:3 sec
[Transmission type]
Select a MPEG-4 transmission type from the following.  
Unicast:Up to 8 users can access a single camera
concurrently. 
Multicast:No concurrent access limitation for a cam-
era. 
Default:Unicast
[Multicast address]
Enter the multicast IP address. 
Available range:224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255
Default:239.192.0.20
[Multicast port]
Enter the multicast port number (used to transmit
MPEG-4 images from the camera).
Available port number:1024 - 50000 (Only even num-
bers are available.)
Default:37004
[Multicast TTL]
Enter the multicast TTL value. 
Available value:1 - 254
Default:16
Important:
•Depending on the PC in use for monitoring, the mul-
ticast port number may be already in use. In this
case, it may be impossible to monitor images.
Change the multicast port number.
•When transmitting MPEG-4 image via a network, the
transmitted image sometimes may not be displayed.
In this case, refer to the network administrator.
•When two network interface cards or more are
installed on the PC in use, the network interface
card(s) not used for receiving images should be
invalidated when displaying MPEG-4 images using
the multicast port. 
						

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Configure the camera settings such as image quality and brightness, etc.
[Camera]
Click the [Camera] tab on the Camera setup page. (page 23)
The following are descriptions of how to configure the settings relating to image quality and brightness, etc. Refer to
the operating instructions (book) for further information about the setup items (camera setup page). Refer to page 49
for descriptions of how to operate the setup items (camera setup page).
Note:
The Camera setup page on the [Camera] tab can be displayed on a video monitor and can be configured using
the operation buttons on the camera.
About the operation panel
Use the following buttons on the operation panel to operate the Camera setup page using a PC.
[ON] button:
Click this button to display the top page of the
Camera setup page.
[OFF] button:
Click this button to close the Camera setup page.
[SET] button:
Click this button to move to the submenu.
[Left] button/ [Right] button:
Click these button to select the parameters. 
[Down] button/ [Up] button:
Click these buttons to move the cursor.
[ESC] button:
Click this button to return to the previous page.[RESET] button:
Click this button after moving the cursor onto the
desired setup item to reset to the default setting.
[ALL RESET] button:
By clicking the [ALL RESET] button after moving the
cursor on CAMERA RESET on the SPECIAL
SETUP page (page 54), all the settings except
the network settings can be reset to the default set-
tings. However, the network settings will not be
reset.
Note:
Refer to page 48 for descriptions of how to reset the
network settings.
Operation panel 
						

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Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio]
Click the [Audio] tab on the Camera setup page. (page 23)
The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page. 
[Mic mode*]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether to turn on or
off audio on a PC.
ON:Transmits audio from the camera to the PC. Audio
can be heard with images on the PC. Images and
audio will not be synchronized. 
OFF:Does not transmit audio from the camera to the
PC. Therefore, no settings and controls relating
audio will be invalidated. 
Default:ON
[Audio bit rate]
Select 16 kbps or 32 kbps for audio bit rate. 
Default:32 kbps
[Audio sensitivity]
Select the sensitivity of the built-in microphone of the
camera from the following. 
High/Middle/Low
Default:Middle
[Transmission interval]
Select an interval for audio transmission from the follow-
ings.
20 msec/40 msec/80 msec/160 msec
Default:40 msec[Authentication]
Select an access level for audio transmission from the
following. Refer to page 35 for further information about
the access level.
Level 1 only/Level 2 or higher/All users
Default:All users
Note:
Images and audio will not be synchronized.  
						

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Configures the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen setup]
The cameras to be used for the multi-screen display can be registered on this page. 
Refer to page 9 for descriptions of how to display images on a multi-screen.
[IP Address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the camera to
be used for the multi-screen. 4 cameras can be regis-
tered as a group and up to 2 groups (8 cameras) can be
registered. 
When the HTTP port number for the camera had
been changed, enter as follows:
IP address of the camera:port number, for example
192.168.0.10:8080. 
Number of characters for the IP address:1 - 128
characters
[Camera title]
The entered camera title will be displayed on a multi-
screen.
Number of characters for the camera title:0 - 20
characters 
						

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Configure the alarm settings [Alarm setup]
The settings relating to alarm occurrences such as settings for the alarm action at an alarm occurrence, the alarm
occurrence notification, and the VMD area settings can be configured on this page. 
The Alarm setup page has 3 tabs of the [Alarm] tab, the [VMD area] tab and the [Notification] tab.
Configure the settings relating to the alarm action [Alarm]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page.
The settings relating to the alarm action can be configured on this page. Refer to pages 29 and 30 for further infor-
mation about the settings relating to the alarm image and the alarm out connector.
[Terminal alarm]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
receive the terminal alarm. 
Default:OFF
[VMD alarm]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
perform the alarm action using the VMD function. Refer
to page 31 for further information about the VMD area
settings.
Default:OFF
[Command alarm]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
receive the command alarm. 
The command alarm is the function that notifies of
Panasonic protocol alarm from the other cameras.
When ON is selected, alarm actions will be performed
between multiple cameras.
Default:OFF[Originating port number]
Select a port number to be used to receive the com-
mand alarm.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:8181
[Scene change detection alarm]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
perform the alarm action when the camera lens is cov-
ered by something such as a cloth, or when the shoot-
ing direction of the camera is moved.
Default:OFF
[Level setup]
Select the sensitivity of the scene change detection
alarm function from the following. 
Level 1/Level 2/Level 3
Default:Level 1 
						

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[Alarm image FTP transmission]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
transmit the alarm image to the FTP server.
Default:OFF
[Directory]
Enter the directory name where the alarm images are to
be saved. 
Number of characters for the directory name:
0 - 256 characters
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the alarm image to be
transmitted to the FTP server. The file name will be as
follows. 
[Entered file name + Time and date (year/month/day/
hour/minute/second)] + Serial number
Number of characters for the file name:1 - 32 char-
acters
Default:(blank)[Transmission interval]
Select the transmission interval for the alarm image FTP
transmission from the following.
0.1 fps/0.2 fps/0.33 fps/0.5 fps/1 fps
Default:1 fps
[Number of images]
Select the number of images to be transmitted from the
following.
10 pics/20 pics/30 pics/50 pics/100 pics/1000 pics/
2000 pics/3000 pics/4000 pics/5000 pics
Default:100 pics
[Recording duration]
Approximate time to be taken to save the set number of
images with the set transmission interval will be dis-
played.
Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm image setup]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page. (page 28)
The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to the FTP server can be configured on this page. The
alarm image will be transmitted to the FTP server. To transmit alarm images to the FTP server, it is necessary to
configure the settings in advance. (page 38)
The settings for resolution and image quality on the JPEG/MPEG-4 tab (page 23) will be applied to alarm
images. 
Refer to pages 29 and 30 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm image and the alarm out
connector. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the alarm out connector [Alarm output setup]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page. (page 28)
The settings relating to the alarm out connector can be configured on this page. Refer to pages 29 and 30 for further
information about the settings relating to the alarm image and the alarm out connector.
[Alarm output setup]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
output the alarm signals to the alarm out connector
when an alarm is detected.
Default:OFF
[External terminal output setup]
Select Latch or Pulse for the alarm out connector at
an alarm occurrence. 
Latch:When an alarm is detected, alarm output con-
nector will be in the state selected for Alarm output
until the [Alarm reset] button is clicked.
Pulse:When an alarm is detected, alarm output con-
nector will be in the opposite state to the Alarm out-
put setting for the period set for Pulse width. 
Default:Latch
[Alarm output]
Select Open or Close to determine whether to open
or close the alarm output connector when output the
alarm signals. 
Open:The alarm out connector will open when output
the alarm signals.
Close:The alarm out connector will close when output
the alarm signals.
Default:Open
Note:
When Close is selected, the alarm signal will be
output for around 1 minute when the power of the
camera is turned on. 
[Pulse width]
When Pulse is selected for Alarm output, select an
pulse width.
Available pulse width:1 - 120 sec
Default:1 sec