Panasonic Wv Np472 Operating Instructions Manual

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■Camera Setup Menus
Menu windows are shown in this page. Refer to page
16 for menu operations. 
						

							-32- Setup windows listed below are accessible only from
the PC. Operations in these windows are described in
the following pages.
Click any of the setup selection buttons on top of the
screen to open the desired window.
The following are opened from the Network Setup win-
dow.
Image Setup
Alarm Setup
FTP Client Setup
User Authentication Setup
Host Authentication Setup
System (Date & LED) Setup
■Image Setup
1. Open the Image Setup window.
2. Select the parameter for each item.
Refresh Interval:Fast, Middle, Slow, and Very
Slow
Image Capture Size (pixels):640x480*, 640x240,
320x240, and 160x120
Quality of Image:Super Fine, Fine, Normal, and
Rough
Bandwidth Control:32 kbps, 64 kbps, 128 kbps,
256 kbps, 512 kbps, 1024 kbps, and Unlimited
3. Click the SET&REBOOT button.
It will take about 5 seconds to complete the reboot.
4. Click the Return button to go back to the main
page.
*: The 640 x 240 selection is good to display moving
images without aliasing, while 640 x 480 selection
is good to display motionless images.
PC ORIENTED SETUP
■Alarm Setup
1. Open the Alarm Setup window.
2. External Alarm
•Select ON or OFF, and click the SET button.
ON:Receives alarm inputs via the ALARM IN
terminal.
OFF:Ignores alarm inputs via the ALARM IN
terminal. 
						

							-33- 3. E-Mail Notice Setup
•Select ON or OFF for E-mail Notice.
ON:Sends an e-mail when an alarm operates.
OFF:Does not send.
•Enter the e-mail server address.
A hostname.domainname can be entered
when using the DNS function.
•Enter the sender name. The default setting is
NW_camera.
•Select ON or OFF for Attach Image.
ON:Attaches the image data to an e-mail.
OFF:Does not attach.
•Click the SET & REBOOT button.
•Enter a maximum of 4 destination addresses,
and click the SET button. 
•Click the DEL (delete) button after selecting an
unwanted destination to cancel it.
4. Recording Setup
The image fields are stored before and after the
alarm input in the memories of the camera. 
•Set the image frame numbers for the pre
recording (0 – 20) and post recording (1 – 20).
•Set the recording rate (fps: frame per second).
Rates for Before: 1/10, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 2, 3.3, 5
Rates for After: 1/10, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 2, 3.3, 5,
10
•Click the SET&REBOOT button.
5. Panasonic Protocol Setup
•Select ON or OFF.
ON:Sends alarm notice mails to the cus-
tomized destinations.
OFF:Does not send.
•Enter the destination port. 
The port number is
exclusively assigned to this function, and
any other usage is not allowed.
•Enter the retry times from 1 to 25.
•Click the SET button.
•Enter a maximum of 8 destination IP address-
es, and click the SET button.
•Click the DEL (delete) button after selecting an
unwanted destination to cancel it.
6. External Terminal Output Setup
The alarm output is supplied from the terminal on
the rear of the camera.
•Select a signal type that the connected device
accepts.
Pulse:Holds active status during the specified
time width.
Latch:Holds active status until it is reset man-
ually.
•Enter pulse width (n x 100 milli-seconds) if you
selected Pulse. A number from 1 to 100 is
allowed.
•Click the SET&REBOOT button.
7. Alarm Reset
•Click the ALARM RESET button to cancel the
activated alarm.
■FTP Client Setup
Image files can be transferred to the FTP server within
the scheduled time zone.
1. Open the FTP Client Setup window.
2. Common Setup
•Enter the FTP server address.
A hostname.domainname can be entered
when using the DNS function.
•Enter the user name with a maximum of 16
characters.
•Enter the password with a maximum of 16
characters.
•Select a transmission mode from Sequential or
Passive. Passive is recommended when
Sequential does not perform properly.
•Complete the schedule 1 and 2, by specifying
the transmission time zone and the day of a
week.
3. None Alarm (FTP) Image Transmission Setup
•Select ON or OFF to transmit ordinary image
files except during an alarm event.
ON:Transmits files when a scheduled time
comes.
OFF:Does not transmit, and no schedule is
applied.
•Enter a receiver directory. 
						

							-34- •Enter a file name and click a radio button.
Fix: Uses repeatedly a single file name when
overwriting new data.
Date & Time:Creates and attaches a serial
number and a date-and-time to the
entered file name.
•Set a transmission interval.
Available time (seconds):0.2 - 0.9, 1 - 1 440
Available time (minutes):1 - 1 440
Notes:
•Transmission interval may be delayed depend-
ing on the network speed and/or traffic condi-
tions. 
•The alarm image precedes the non-alarm
image in transmission to the FTP server. The
non-alarm image may not be sent when alarm
activations frequently arise.
4. Alarm (FTP) Image Transmission Setup
The alarm setup window specifies the profile of the
transmitting files such as the numbers of files and
the frame rate (fps).
•Select ON or OFF to transmit the image files.
ON:Transmits the files when an alarm oper-
ates.
OFF:Does not transmit.
•Enter a receiver directory.
•Enter a file name.
5. Click the SET & REBOOT button.
6. Click the Return button to go back to the main
page.
■User Setup
1. Open the User Setup window.
2. User Registration
•Enter to 16 characters of user name. The
default setting is “admin”.
•Enter a password. The default setting is a
blank.
•Enter a password again.
•Select an access level, and click the SET but-
ton.
1 (Administrator):Allows you to operate
setup menus and to view live and record-
ed images.
2 (Live Only):Allows you to view live and
recorded images.
3. User Authentication
•Select ON or OFF, and click the SET button.
ON:applies the user authentication.
OFF:does not apply.
•Click the Delete button after selecting an
unwanted user name to cancel it.
Note:You cannot change admin and level 1
that are registered as the default settings
while the password entry is allowed. 
						

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■Host Setup
Note:Never turn over the order: start with the host reg-
istration, and then proceed to the authentication
ON/OFF.
1. Open the Host Setup window.
2. Host Registration
•Enter the IP address of the PC.
A hostname.domainname can be entered
when using the DNS function.
•Select an access level, and click the SET but-
ton. The default setting is level 1.
1 (Administrator):Allows you to operate
setup menus and to view live and record-
ed images.
2 (Live Only):Allows you to view live and
recorded images.
3. Host Authentication
•Select ON or OFF, and click the SET button.
ON:Applies the host authentication.
OFF:Does not apply.
•Click the Delete button after selecting an
unwanted host name to cancel it.
•Click the Return button to go back to the main
page.
Notes: 
•The host authentication will be carried out first,
and the user authentication will be the next if
both are set to ON.
•All users will become level 2 if both the host
and the user authentications are set to OFF.
•A host unregistered will be unable to access
the camera.
•Never turn over the order: start with the host
registration, and then proceed to the authenti-
cation ON/OFF.
■System Setup 
1. Open the System Setup window.
2. Time Adjustment
•Enter the month, date, year, and time.
3. LED control
•Select ON or OFF.
ON:Enables the LED to indicate the communi-
cation status at the rear panel of the cam-
era.
OFF:Disables the LED to indicate the status.
4. Click the SET & REBOOT button. 
						

							-36- You can reset the following data back to the factory
default settings.
Camera Setup
Setup Menu (PC oriented)
HTML files
■Initializing the Camera Menu
•Move the cursor to CAMERA RESET.
•Hold down simultaneously 
Land Mbuttons for
2 seconds on the camera, or click the All Reset
button on your computer display.
■Initializing the Setup Menu
•In the power-on state, press the side panel buttons,
Jand Ksimultaneously while holding down the
rear panel button A.
Hold down the button A for 6 seconds. It will take
about 10 seconds to complete the initializing.
Note:Clock calibration is required even after initial-
izing the setup menu.
■Initializing HTML Files
•In the power-on state, press the side panel buttons,
Jand Ksimultaneously while holding down the
rear panel button B.
Hold down the button B for 6 seconds. It will take
about 10 seconds to complete the initializing.
Note:Never press both the buttons A and B at a time.
INITIALIZING 
						

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VIEWING PICTURES
■Image Quality Selection
1. Click the Setup Menu button in the main page.
The Network Setup window opens.
2. Click the Image button in the menu bar lined on top
of the screen.
The Image Setup window appears.
3. Select the parameters.
Refresh Interval:Fast, Middle, Slow, Very Slow
Image Capture Size (pixels):640x480, 640x240*,
320x240, 160x120
Quality of Image:Super Fine, Fine, Normal, Rough
Bandwidth Control (kbps):32, 64, 128, 256, 512,
1 024, Unlimited
*: The 640 x 240 selection is good to display moving
images without aliasing, while 640 x 480 selection
is good to display motionless images.
4. Click the SET & REBOOT button.
It will take about 5 seconds to set the new parame-
ters and reboot the camera.
5. Click the Return button to go back to the main
page.
■Still Picture Storage to the PC
The camera picture can be saved as a still image in
your PC.
1. Move the cursor to the picture area in the screen,
and right-click to select “Save As”.
2. Enter a file name that is given to the picture, and
specify the storage place in the dialog box.
3. Click Save. 
						

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■Monochrome Mode
You can switch the camera between the color mode
and black-and-white mode. This may help picture
become clear under conditions of insufficient lighting.
1. In the main page, click the Camera Menu button.
2. The Day & Night button appears in the lower-left of
the screen.
ON:Selects black-and-white mode.
OFF:Selects color mode.
AUTO:Selects color mode when picture is bright
enough, or black-and-white mode when it is
dark.
3. Click ENTER.
4. Click the Return button to go back to the main
page.Notes: 
•Switching to black-and-white will be disabled e
in the following cases.
1. The camera setup menu is displayed.
(Click Menu OFF.)
2. EXT is set for B/W in the special menu.
(Select other than EXT.)
•AUTO1 will perform if AUTO is set in this
menu, although in the special menu AUTO2 is
set for B/W. 
						

							-39- When an alarm sounds, the camera performs output
functions depending on the setup.
Inputs: 
•The alarm sensor connected to the ALARM IN ter-
minal on the camera
•The built-in VMD (Video Motion Detector) that
detects a motion in video by monitoring the speci-
fied area
Outputs:
•“Alarm” display appears in the upper right corner
of the main page.
•The picture files as an alarm sounds are stored in
the camera.
•An e-mail notifies the specified addresses of the
alarm activation with or without a picture file.
•The stored picture files are sent to the FTP server.
•The ALARM OUT terminal on the camera becomes
active.
•The notice of an alarm activation is sent to the serv-
er specified in Panasonic Protocol Setup, using the
Panasonics original protocol.
■When an Alarm Arises
•“Alarm” display appears in the upper right corner
of the main page. The alarm status display may
delay for a maximum of half a minute due to its
refresh cycle.
•The pictures as an alarm sounds are stored in the
memories of the camera.
The total storage number of the pictures depends
on three factors: pixel numbers, picture quality,
and the number of pre-alarm storage. The existing
oldest data will be replaced with new picture data
when the data volume exceeds over the memory
capacity. The tables below outline the available
picture numbers as the post-alarm storage .When pre-alarm file is set to 20
ALARM FUNCTIONS
Pixel
numbers
640 x 480
640 x 240
320 x 240
Super fine
45
111
242
160 x 120 242Picture quality
Fine
71
162
344
344Normal
93
206
433
433Rough
109
238
496
496
When pre-alarm file is set to none
Pixel
numbers
640 x 480
640 x 240
320 x 240
Super Fine
65
131
262
160 x 120 262Picture Quality
Fine
91
182
364
364Normal
113
226
453
453Rough
129
258
516
516
•A mail can be sent to a maximum of four address-
es, with or without attached picture file.
A mail contains: the camera name, time & date of
occurrence, cause of event, and the reference
addresses to the stored pictures as follows.
The number of stored alarm pictures: e.g., 472 
URL of the picture: http//(Camera IP address)/
ALMxxxx_00.jpg
Notes: 
•“xxxx” stands for the event number, and “00” for
the picture number. 
•A picture numbered “00” will be automatically
attached to the mail.
•Enter “39” instead of “00” in the address bar if you
wish to view #40 picture.
•There may be cases where you cannot access the
images notified by the mail when new alarm activa-
tions took place after having sent the mail.
■Transferring Picture Files
•The picture files stored as pre- and post-alarm can
be sent to the designated FTP server. 
•A picture file attached to a mail can be sent to the
specified mail addresses. 
						

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■Canceling Alarm Display
“Alarm” display in the upper right corner will disappear
when you operate the following.
•Click the Return button after once opening Alarm
List.
Or
•Click the Return button after opening any of setup
menus.
■VMD Setup
You can setup VMD (video Motion Detector).
●Detection Area Setup
1. In the main page, click the Camera Menu button.
The menu control buttons appear under the image
display area.
2. Click the Menu ON button. 
** SET UP ** will be overlaid on the camera picture.3. Move the cursor to CAMERAOand click ENTER.
** CAM SETUP ** appears.
4. Move the cursor to MOTION DET and turn it to ON
with the right or left button, and click ENTER.
The ** MOTION DETECT ** appears.
5. Move the cursor to MASK SETO, and click the
ENTER.
Detection map is split into 48 areas with status indi-
cations for each.