Panasonic Wv Np472 Operating Instructions Manual

							•Connection to Intranet (Type 2)
•Connection to Internet (Type 3)
•Connection to Internet (Type 4)
-11-
ALARM IN
ALARM OUT
AUX OUT
DAY/NIGHT IN
GND
AB
VIDEO OUT
RCV
LINK 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TXPOWER
Network Cable 
(Straight type)
(16 clients maximum) Switching Hub
PC
DC 12V
IN
ALARM IN
ALARM OUT
AUX OUT
DAY/NIGHT IN
GND
AB
VIDEO OUT
RCV
LINK 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TXPOWER
Network Cable 
(Straight type)
Internet
DSL/CATV Modem
PC
(16 clients maximum)
DC 12V
IN
ALARM IN
ALARM OUT
AUX OUT
DAY/NIGHT IN
GND
AB
VIDEO OUT
RCV
LINK 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TXPOWER
Switching Hub or Router
PC(16 clients maximum)
Network Cable 
(Straight type)
Internet
DSL/CATV Modem
DC 12V
IN
Note:Apply proper measures to protect the camera
from thunderbolts if your system is possibly dam-
aged. As a protection, for example, use a converter
that changes electric signals to optical signals
complying with 10BASE-F/100BASE-FX. 
						

							-12-
OPERATING THE CAMERA
You can operate the camera in two ways: from the PC
by way of network, or locally from the camera or system
device. 
Access from the PC
Your PC can access the camera to view images and to
set up menus. 
Prior to operating from the PC, confirm that connections
are made properly as shown in the previous page,
CONNECTIONS.
1. Start up the PC.
2. Start up the Web browser, Internet Explorer or
Netscape Communicator.
3. Enter the IP address of the camera in the address
bar.
The camera address is set to 192.168.0.10 at the
factory default setting.
4. Press Enter on the keyboard.
5. The main page of the WV-NP472 camera will
appear on the display.
Note:Adobe Acrobat Reader should have been
installed on your PC to open the manual. Visit
the home pages of Adobe Systems Incorpo-
rated.
Preliminary Setup
Prior to connection to the system, you need to set up a
network address for the camera by one-to-one connec-
tion with a PC. 
Parameters at the factory default are set as follows.
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
HTTP port number: 80
1. Enter an IP address, “http://192.168.0.10” for
example, in the address bar of the browser to dis-
play the main page of the WV-NP472 camera.
ALARM IN
ALARM OUT
AUX OUT
DAY/NIGHT IN
GNDABVIDEO OUT
RCV
LINK 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TXPOWERDC 12V
INNetwork Cable (Cross type)
2. Click the Setup Menu button. The authentication
dialog appears.
3. Enter “admin” in the user name line, and you need
not enter the password as the default setting. The
network setup window appears. 
						

							•Function Comparison / PC Network vs. Camera site
-13- 4. Set the following parameters.
Note:Ask your system administrator about param-
eters if you are unsure.
IP Address:Enter numbers 0 through 255 into four
sections split by dots.
Netmask:Enter numbers 0 through 255 into four
sections split by dots.
Default gateway:Enter numbers 0 through 255
into four sections split by dots
HTTP Port:Enter different numbers for each when
multiple cameras are connected.
DNS (Domain Name System):Set to ON when
using DNS. Enter the primary address. If nec-
essary, enter the secondary address.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):
When set to ON, you need not input for the IP
address, netmask, and default gateway.
Note:You can forcibly change the IP address of
the camera as follows, if you have wrongly set
DHCP to ON in the system where no DHCP
server exists.
1. Start up DOS prompt.
2. Execute arp-s.
3. Execute ping-t.
•Carry out only when the system has no DHCP
server.
•The new IP address should be within the same
subnet.
•Procedures above will not function when the
system is running normally.
5. Click the SET&REBOOT button. The changed
parameters will be validated, and the camera and
the PC will restart.
Note:Do not omit the step 4 above to validate new
parameters.
6. Close the browser software, and the PC.
Access from the Camera/System Device
You can operate and set up the camera from such sys-
tem devices as Video Multiplexer, Matrix Switcher, or
system controller if connected. 
You can operate and set up at the camera site using
the side panel buttons on the camera while observing
the monitor.
Note:See the manuals included with the system
devices for operating the camera from them
A: Available, NA: Not Available
Note:
*1 A system device e.g. Video Multiplexer, or a system controller operates the setup menus. Side panel buttons on
the camera can do it as well. 
Function PC Network Camera Site (*1)
VIEWING IMAGES
Zoom (with Panasonic’s motorized lens) NA A
Focus NA A
Iris (with Panasonic’s ALC lens)  A A
Switching Color/BW Mode A A
AUX Device Control A NA
Alarm Log/Alarm Image Display A NA
MENU SETUPS
Camera Setup (Camera) A A
Network Setup (Camera) A A
Network Setup (HTML)  A NA
Operating Mode Setup (HTML)  A NA
Alarm Setup (HTML)  A NA
FTP Client Setup (HTML)  A NA
User Authentication (HTML)  A NA
Host Authentication (HTML)  A NA
System Setup (HTML)  A NA 
						

							-14-
PRIOR TO SETUP
This section describes setup procedures common to
accesses from the PC and from the camera. The PC
can control more functions than camera itself, e.g.
transmitting images to FTP server, sending alarm notice
mail, auxiliary device control, clock setup, and LED
control.
Buttons Used for Setup Menus
Press the buttons on the side panel of the camera, or
click the buttons on the computer display. Each button
is assigned functions in the setup as follows.
Camera Setup Menus
¡From the PC
1. Open the main page of the WV-NP472 camera,
referring to page 12. 
Login as a level-1 administrator in the dialog box if
requested.
2. Click Camera Setup button in the left side of the
screen.
Login dialog box will appear.
Menu ON/OFF button: Opens or closes the setup menu.
ESC button: Returns to the previous menu 
   (one layer higher) .
UP/DOWN button: 
Moves up and down 
the cursor (pointer).
RIGHT/LEFT button: 
Selects parameters, 
adjusts some levels.
SET button: Validates 
the selection, opens a 
detailed menu.
Pressing RIGHT, SET, 
LEFT or clicking ALL 
RESET: Resets all settings 
to the factory default.
Pressing RIGHT and LEFT, or clicking 
RESET: Resets the selected settings to 
the factory default.
Note: Confirm the entered IP address when neither
the dialog box nor the main page appears. You
may need to re-enter the IP address.
3. Enter the registered user name and password. 
Note:Enter “admin” when you operate the system
very first time, or you have not registered user
names yet. For this time, you need not to enter
the password.
Menu control buttons will appear under the camera
image. Scroll down the bar to display the Reset
buttons. 
4. Click the Menu ON button to overlay the **SET
UP** menu on the camera image. The cursor is
highlighted on the window.
5. Move the cursor to SETUP DISABLE if it is dis-
played, or skip to step 7 if ENABLE is displayed.
6. Click the ENTER button. 
DISABLE will change to ENABLE, and the camera
is now ready to be set up.
Note:While DISABLE is displayed, setup opera-
tions are disabled. 
						

							-15- 7. Move the cursor to CAMERA O, and click the
ENTER button. CAM SETUP opens. 
Notes: 
•Refer to the next page for setup operations.
•Return the menu to ** SET UP *** (step 3
above), then go to step 8.
8. Click the Menu OFF button after finishing the setup
operations.
The changed settings will be stored in the camera,
and the overlaid camera menu will disappear.
Notes: 
•Access the camera again on the WWW-brows-
er to validate the settings for PC oriented items
if the browser screen pauses.
•You can exit from the camera setup by clicking
the Return button, though the menu is dis-
played if the Menu OFF button has not been
clicked yet.
¡From the Camera
1. Hold down the Ibutton for 2 seconds.
The ** SET UP ** will appear, overlaid on the cam-
era image.2. Move the cursor to SETUP DISABLE.
3. Press the Ibutton.
DISABLE will change to ENABLE, and the camera
is now ready to be set up. 
Note:While DISABLE is displayed, setup opera-
tions are disabled.
4. Move the cursor to CAMERA O, and press the I
button. The CAM SETUP opens. 
Notes: 
•Refer to the next page for setup operations.
•Return the menu to the one in which END is
displayed on the bottom, then go to the next.
5. Move the cursor to END, and press the Ibutton
after finishing the setup.
The changed settings will be stored in the camera,
and the overlaid camera menu will disappear.
Left Button
Set Button
Right
Button
Down
Button
Up
Button
     ** SET UP **
CAMERA
NETWORK
 END     SET UP DISABLE↵
↵ 
						

							-16- The following pages describe setting operations from the camera. 
For accessing from the PC, interpret these instructions as follows.
SETTING PROCEDURES
SETUP SELECTION
1. Move the cursor to CAMERA or NETWORK, and
press Ito open the desired setup menu.
CAMERAN:Opens the CAMERA SETUP menu.
NETWORKN:Opens the NETWORK SETUP menu.
2. Move the cursor to END, and press Ito return to
camera image screen.
Note:When SETUP DISABLE appears in the bot-
tom line you cannot change the currently
active settings. This disablement is designed
to prevent accidental setting change. Refer to
the previous page to change it to ENABLE.
     ** SET UP **
CAMERA
NETWORK
 END     SET UP DISABLE↵
↵
CAMERA SETUP MENU
1. Camera Identification (CAMERA ID) Setting
You can assign a name to the camera.  The camera ID
consists of up to 16 alphanumeric characters.  The
camera ID display can be switched on and off on the
monitor screen.
   0123456789
   ABCDEFGHIJKLM
   NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
   ().,:;&#!?=
   +-*/%$
  SPACE
  POSI RET END RESET
  ................
Character Cursor
Cursor
Character
Area
Command
Editing
Area
CAMERA ID menu
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      ---
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
CLOCK        OFF
 RET↵ ↵
↵
Escaping from the VMD mask setup
etc.Function
Opening the camera setup menu
Closing the camera setup menu
Opening a more detailed setup
menu
Returning to the previous menu
Opening the special menu
Resetting the parameter of an item
Resetting all the settings
Selecting an item
Selecting a parameter
Validating the selectionHold down the I
button for 2 seconds.
Press the I
button while the cursor is at
END.
Press the I
button while the cursor is at
an item tailed with Omark.
Press the I
button while the cursor is at
RET.
Hold down the L
and M
buttons simul-
taneously while the cursor is at RET in
CAM SETUP.
Hold down the L
and M
buttons simul-
taneously while the cursor is at the item.
Hold down the L
and M
buttons simul-
taneously while the cursor is at CAMERA
RESET.
Press J
or K
.
Press L
and M
.
Press I
.
Hold down the I
button for 2 seconds.Click the Camera Setup button in the
main page to display the menu control
buttons.
Click the Menu ON button.
Click the Menu OFF button.
Click the ENTER button while the cursor
is at the item tailed with Omark.
Click the ENTER button while the cursor
is at RET.
Click the Reset/Special button while the
cursor is at RET in CAM SETUP.
Click the Reset/Special button while the
cursor is at the item.
Click the All Reset button while the cur-
sor is at CAMERA RESET.
Click the 
↑or 
↓button.
Click the ←or →button.
Click the ENTER button.
Click the ESC button. From the Camera From the PC 
						

							-17- To edit the CAMERA ID
1. Move the cursor to CAMERA ID.
The factory default setting is OFF.
2. Press I.  The CAMERA ID menu appears.  The
cursor on the letter “0” is highlighted.
3. Move the cursor to the character you want to edit
by pressing L/M/J/ K.
4. After selecting the character, press I. The
selected character appears in the editing area.
(The cursor in the editing area moves to the right
automatically at this moment.)
5. Repeat the steps above until all characters are
edited.
Command Usage
Move the cursor to the respective commands, and
press I.
SPACE:Adds a blank space to the cursor position
in the editing area. 
POSI:opens the camera ID position window. Move
the highlighted camera ID to the desired posi-
tion with L/M/J/K, and press I.
Note:The camera ID will be displayed under the clock
display when both of them are set to ON.
RET:Returns to the CAM SETUP menu.
END:Closes the setup menu and returns to cam-
era image screen.
RESET:Cancels all characters in the editing area.
To replace a specific character in the CAMERA ID
1. Move the cursor to the editing area by pressing
K.
2. Move the cursor to the character to be replaced by
pressing Lor M. Then move the cursor to the
character area and select a new character.
3. Press Ito determine the CAMERA ID.
2. Light Control Setting (ALC/ELC)
You can select the mode for adjusting the lens iris.
ALC:If you use a auto iris lens, select this parameter.
ELC:If you use a fixed or manual iris lens, select this
parameter.
The factory default setting is ALC.
1. Move the cursor to ALC/ELC.
2. Select ALC or ELC.
Cautions: 
1. Under bright lighting conditions such as outdoors,
use an ALC type lens because the ELC control
range is not wide enough under these conditions.
2. Use an ALC type lens if the following phenomena
occur:
•Strong smear and/or blooming on highlight
objects such as spotlight or sunlight from win-
dows.
•Noticeable flicker in the picture and/or color
rendition variations.
3. If ELC is selected, SUPER-D2 and SHUTTER are
not available and white balance mode is automati-
cally set to ATW1 or ATW2 previously set.
4. If ELC is selected for ALC/ELC and a fixed iris lens
is used, the focal depth becomes shallower than
with the ALC type lens. Therefore, the range of
focus-to-object distance becomes narrower.
2-1. ALC Mode with SUPER-D2 ON
Super Dynamic2Function (SUPER-D2)
The important object in a scene is usually placed in the
center of the monitor screen. In the SUPER-D2 mode,
more photometric weight is given to the center of the
screen (where the important object is located) than to
the edge of the screen (where bright backlight would
most likely be located). You can use the SUPER-D2
function if you select ALC. It eliminates interference by
strong background lighting which makes the camera
picture dark, such as a spotlight.
1. Select ALC, and press I. The  ALC CONT menu
appears.
2. Move the cursor to SUPER-D2 and select ON.
3. If you want to adjust the video output level, move
the I cursor for LEVEL. Adjust to the desired level
by pressing Lor M.
WV-NP472
Highlighted
   ** ALC CONT **
   BACK LIGHT COMP
SUPER-D2     ON
LEVEL        ...I.....
             -       +
RET  END 
						

							-18-
2-2. ALC Mode with SUPER-D2 OFF and ELC
Mode
Note:If ELC is selected, set MASK SET according to
this procedure.
1. Move the cursor to SUPER-D2 and select OFF.
(When you select ELC, SUPER-D2 is not available.)
MASK SET appears on the menu.
2. Move the cursor to MASK SET and press I. The
48 mask areas appear on the monitor screen. The
cursor is blinking in the upper left corner of the
screen.
3. Move the cursor to the area where backlight is
bright and press Ito mask that area. The mask
turns to white. (When the cursor is moved on an
area that has already been masked, the mask and
cursor start blinking.)
4. Repeat step 3 to mask desired areas. To cancel
masking, move the cursor to that area and press
I.
5. After masking is completed, press Ifor 2 sec-
onds or more. The ALC CONT menu appears.6. If you want to change the video output level (pic-
ture contrast), move the “I” cursor for LEVEL and
adjust the level.
Note:If ON is selected for SUPER-D2, a shadow (black
line) may appear at the boundary between the
bright and the dim scenes. This is a natural phe-
nomenon and does not indicate any trouble.
3. Shutter Speed Setting (SHUTTER)
Note:When ELC is selected for ALC/ELC on the CAM
SET UP menu or ON is selected for SUPER-D2 on
the ALC CONT menu, this item is not available.
To select electronic shutter speed, select OFF for
SUPER-D2 in the ALC CONT menu.
Move the cursor to SHUTTER and select the electronic
shutter speed.
The preset values for SHUTTER (electronic shutter
speed) change by pressing Lor Mas follows:
The factory default setting is ---.
4. Gain Control Setting (AGC ON (DNR-H, 
DNR-L)/OFF)
AGC (Automatic Gain Control) automatically controls
the gain (an image brightness level).
Move the cursor to AGC and select automatic level
adjustment ON (DNR-H), ON (DNR-L), or OFF. The fac-
tory default setting is ON (DNR-H).
ON (DNR-H):This setting raises the gain and
brightens the image under low light conditions.
ON (DNR-L):This setting reduces an afterimage
sometimes caused by the objects movement.
OFF:This setting does not control the gain.
Notes:
•When ON (DNR-L) is selected, the noise level may
be slightly higher than the ON (DNR-H) mode..
•DNR-H and DNR-L do not appear on the system
status display of the connected equipment.
Blinking
Blinking
   ** ALC CONT **
   BACK LIGHT COMP
SUPER-D2     OFF
MASK SET   
LEVEL        ...I.....
             -       +
RET  END
↵
Blinking Turns to white
OFF (1/60)1/100
1/10000 1/4000 1/2000 1/10001/2501/500 
						

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5. Electronic Sensitivity Enhancement 
(SENS UP)
There are two modes for SENS UP.
AUTO:If you select X10 AUTO, for example, the
sensitivity is automatically raised to X10 max.
When AUTO is selected, AGC is automatically
set to ON.
FIX:If you select X32 FIX, for example, the sensitiv-
ity is raised to just X32.
The factory default setting is OFF.
Move the cursor to SENS UP and select the parameter
for electronic sensitivity enhancement.
The preset values for SENS UP (electronic sensitivity
enhancement) change by pressing Lor Mas
shown below:
Notes:
•When ON is selected for SUPER-D2 in the ALC
CONT menu, FIX is not available for this item.
•When you select AUTO for SENS UP and ON for
SUPER-D2, the SENS UP function has priority so
that the SUPER-D2function is not activated auto-
matically.
•While the SENS UP function is selected, noise,
spots or a whitening phenomenon may appear in
the picture when the sensitivity of the camera is
increased. This is a normal phenomenon.
6. White Balance Setting (WHITE BAL)
6-1. Auto-Tracing White Balance Mode (ATW)
You can select one of three modes for white balance
adjustment as follows:
The factory default setting is ATW1.
•ATW1 (Auto-Tracing White Balance 1)
Move the cursor to WHITE BAL and select ATW1.
In this mode, the color temperature is monitored
continuously and thereby white balance is automat-
ically set. The color temperature range for the
proper white balance is approximately 2 600 - 6
000 K. Proper white balance may not be obtained
under the following conditions:1. The color temperature is out of the 2 600 - 6 000 K
range.
2. When the scene contains mostly high color temper-
ature objects, such as a blue sky or sunset.
3. When the scene is dim.
In these cases, select the AWC mode.
•ATW2 (Auto-Tracing White Balance 2)
Auto-tracing white balance in the sodium lamp
mode (ATW2)
When you select ATW2 for sodium lamp, white bal-
ance is automatically set (no operation needed).
Note:ATW1 and ATW2 do not appear for WHITE
BAL on the system controller setup menu.
•Automatic White Balance Control Mode (AWC)
In this mode, accurate white balance is obtained
within a color temperature range of approximately
2 300-10 000 K.
X2 AUTOOFFX4 AUTOX6 AUTOX10 AUTO
X32 FIX X10 FIX X6 FIX X4 FIX X2 FIXOFF
X16 FIX
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      ---
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1  
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
CLOCK        OFF
 RET↵ ↵↵
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      ---
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    AWC
→PUSH SW
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
CLOCK        OFF
 RET
↵ ↵
Highlighted
1. Move the cursor to WHITE BAL and select AWC →
PUSH SW.
2. Press Ito start white balance setup. PUSH SW
is highlighted to indicate that white balance is
being set.
3. When the white balance setting is completed,
PUSH SW returns to normal display.
Note:If white balance is not set, PUSH SW is being
highlighted.
4. When you want to adjust white balance manually,
press Mto select AWC and press I. The AWC
menu appears on the monitor screen. (When ATW
is selected, pressing Idisplays the ATW menu.)
      **  AWC  **
R            ....I....
             -       +
B            ....I....
             -       +
MASK SET   
RET  END
↵ 
						

							-20- Manual Fine Adjustment for AWC (ATW)
You can set the white balance items manually.
1. To set MASK SET, proceed as described in steps 2
to 4 of “ALC mode with SUPER-D2 OFF and ELC
mode”.
2. Move the cursor to R.
3. Press Lor Mto obtain the optimum amount of
red gain.
4. Move the cursor to B.
5. Press Lor Mto obtain the optimum amount of
blue gain.
Note:When you need to set MASK SET, re-adjust to
obtain the optimum amount of red and blue gain.
7. Motion Detector Setting (MOTION DET)
The camera detects moving objects in the scene by
monitoring changes in brightness level. You can select
the level of sensitivity for motion detection.
When this camera is connected to a compatible intelli-
gent CCTV system, the camera transmits an alarm sig-
nal by multiplexing it with the video signal.
1. Move the cursor to MOTION DET and select ON.
The factory default setting is OFF.
2. Press I. The MOTION DETECT menu appears
on the monitor screen.
 ** MOTION DETECT **
LEVEL        ....I....
             -       +
DISPLAY MODE
             
    ALARM    OFF
MASK SET   
RET  END
↵
↵
3. Move the cursor to MASK SET and press I.
MASK SET lets you set 48 mask areas. To set
MASK SET, proceed as described in steps 2 to 4 of
“ALC mode with SUPER-D2 OFF and ELC mode”.
4. Move the cursor to ALARM and select ON or OFF
to set the alarm for DISPLAY MODE.
Note:When using the WV-RM70, WV-CU550
series, WV-CU161 or WV-CU360 controller
with this model, select OFF for ALARM.
5. Move the cursor to DISPLAY MODE and press I
to see the current setting. The masks that detect
the brightness changes start blinking.
6. To raise detection sensitivity, press Ito return to
the MOTION DETECT menu.
7. To obtain the optimum detection level, move the “I”
cursor to adjust the level.
8. Repeat the procedure above to obtain a satisfacto-
ry setting.Notes:
•When the camera is not used in a Panasonic
Intelligent CCTV System, select OFF.
Otherwise, video equipment may malfunction
because of the alarm signal misinterpretation for a
time code signal.
•The motion detector may malfunction when the
lightening equipment continuously turns on and off,
or when ELC mode is selected for ALC/ELC.
•Set MASK SET over the areas where swaying
leaves, curtains, or other objects are detected.
•Adjust the detection level on the menu to prevent
misinterpretation under low light conditions with
noise.
•It takes about 0.2 seconds for the alarm signal to
reach the VCR’s alarm terminal after the camera
detects a moving object.
•The motion detector is not specifically intended to
prevent theft or fire.
8. Lens Drive Signal Selection (LENS DRIVE)
Select a signal form matching to the lens installed. The
factory setting is DC.
DC:Is applied to a DC driven type lens. 
VIDEO:Is applied to a video signal type lens.
      **  CLOCK  **
CLOCK TYPE   MM/DD/YYYY
RET  END
9. Date Display (Clock) Setting
You can select a display position and a style of the date
display. The camera ID will be displayed under the
position designated here. 
1. In the camera setup menu, move the cursor to
CLOCK, and press Mor Lto select a display
position.
OFF:Does not display the date.
ON (L-UP):Displays at the left-upper corner.
ON (L-LOW):Displays at the left-lower corner.
ON (R-UP):Displays at the right-upper corner.
ON (R-LOW):Displays at the right-lower corner.
2. Move the cursor to CLOCK, and press I.
The CLOCK menu opens.
3. Select a style with Land M.
YYYY/MM/DD:Year/Month/Day
MM/DD/YYYY:Month/Day/Year
DD/MM/YYYY:Day/ Month/Year