Panasonic Wv Np244 Operating Instructions Manual

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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 No SD memory card is inserted. 
Failed to obtain available size
due to error, etc. 
********KB/********KB The SD card memory is unfor-
matted, or locked, 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 Panasonic’s 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 16)
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. (page 16)
Configure the settings such as Refresh interval (JPEG), Image capture size and Image quality on this page.
Refer to page 23 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 */30 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. 
[Image capture size]
Select QVGA or VGA for the image capture size of
MPEG-4 images. 
Default:VGA
[Image quality]
Select image quality for JPEG images from the follow-
ing. 
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 16)
Configure the settings such as Refresh interval (MPEG-4), Image capture size and Image quality on this page.
Refer to page 22 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
Note:
When ON is selected for MPEG-4 transmission,
displaying rather of MPEG-4 image or JPEG image
will be available. However, the refresh interval
(JPEG) may be longer than the set value when dis-
playing JPEG images. 
[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 under the network environment with frequent
error occurrences, shorten the refresh interval for
MPEG-4 to diminish image distortions. However, the
refresh interval (MPEG-4) may be longer than the set
value when displaying JPEG images. 
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. 
Note:
Refer to page 4 for further information about the
maximum concurrent access number. 
Default:Unicast
[Multicast address]
Enter the multicast IP address. 
Images and audio will be transmitted to the designated
IP address. 
Available address: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 16)
The following are descriptions of how to configure the settings relating to images such as brightness, etc. 
[Brightness]
17 steps (–8 - 8) are available for brightness. –8 is the
darkest and 8 is the brightest. 
Default:0
[White balance]
Select the white balance adjustment method from the
following. 
AUTO:Adjusts the white balance automatically. 
HOLD:Fixes to the white balance applied when the
[SET] button is clicked. 
Default:AUTO
[Aperture level]
9 steps (–4 - 4) are available for aperture level (sharp-
ness). –4 is the softest and 4 is the sharpest. 
Default:0
[Flicker-less mode]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to use
the flicker-less mode. Normally, select OFF. When
using the camera under fluorescent lamps and flickers
appear, select ON. 
Default:OFF[Sensitivity up]
Select the sensitivity from the following. 
OFF:Does not use the sensitivity adjustment. 
[x2]:Adjusts the sensitivity up to x2 automatically. 
[x4]:Adjusts the sensitivity up to x4 automatically. 
[x8]:Adjusts the sensitivity up to x8 automatically. 
[x16]:Adjusts the sensitivity up to x16 automatically. 
Default:OFF
Important:
When the sensitivity is incremented, the refresh
interval may be longer. 
[Backlight compensation (BLC)]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
compensate backlight. 
ON:Compensates backlight. (Suitable when the subject
has backlight.)
OFF:Does not compensate backlight. (Suitable when
the subject has light in the front.)
Default:OFF
[Light control (ALC/ELC)]
Select ALC or ELC for light control according to the
lens in use. 
ALC:Select this when an auto iris lens (DC) is in use. 
ELC:Select this when a fixed iris lens is in use. 
Default:ALC
Important:
•When ELC is selected, ON for Flicker-less
mode will be unavailable. 
•DC/video servo type lenses are not supported. 
•When ON is selected for Flicker-less mode, sen-
sitivity may be decremented.  
						

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Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio]
Click the [Audio] tab on the Camera setup page. (page 16)
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. 
Low/Middle/High
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
Note:
When a shorter interval is selected, delay time will
be shorter. When a longer interval is selected, audio
interruption may be diminished even though delay
time will be longer. 
Select the interval according to the network environ-
ment. 
[Authentication]
Select an access level for audio transmission from the
following. Refer to page 36 for further information about
the access level. 
Level 1only/Level 2 or higher/All users
Default:All users
Note:
Images and audio will not be synchronized.  
						

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Configure 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 16 for descriptions of how to display Multi-screen setup page. 
[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
Note:
When using the host name, it is necessary to con-
figure the DNS settings. (page 40)
[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. (page 16)
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 descriptions of how to set the VMD
areas. 
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 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm image setup]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page. (page 16)
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)
Refer to pages 29 and 30 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm image and the alarm out
connector. 
Important:
Depending on the network line speed or the network
traffic, images may not be transmitted at the exact
designated interval or period. 
[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. 
For example, enter /ALARM to designate the directory
ALARM under the FTP root directory. 
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 camera location:1 - 32
characters[Transmission interval]
Select a 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/200 pics/
300 pics/500 pics/1000 pics/2000 pics/3000 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. 
[Image capture size]
Select QVGA or VGA for the image capture size of
images to be transmitted to the FTP server or of an
image to be attached to the alarm mail. 
Default:VGA 
						

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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 16)
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. (Normally close)
Close:The alarm out connector will close when output
the alarm signals. (Normally open)
Default:Open
Note:
When Open is selected, the alarm signal will be
output for around 20 seconds 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