Panasonic Wv Np502 Operating Instructions Manual

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Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio]
Click the [Audio] tab on the Image/Audiopage. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page.
Note: • Images and audio will not be synchronized. Therefore, images and audio m\
ay not always match.
• Audio may be interrupted depending on the network environment.
[Audio transmission/reception]
Select the communication mode used for audio data
transmission/reception between the camera and the PC
from the following.
Off: Does not receive/transmit audio between the cam-
era and the PC. Therefore, the settings and controls
relating to audio will be invalidated.
Mic input: The PC receives audio data from the cam-
era. Audio can be heard with images on the PC.
Images and audio will not be synchronized. 
Audio output: Audio data from the PC will be transmit-
ted to the camera. Audio can be heard from the
speaker connected to the camera.
Interactive(Half-duplex): Both reception and transmis-
sion are available. However, audio data cannot
simultaneously be transmitted and received.
Interactive(Full-duplex): Both reception and transmis-
sion are simultaneously available.
Default: Off
Note:
• Howling may be generated depending on usage conditions. If howling is generated, prevent sound
generated by the PC from entering the PC micro-
phone.
• When Multicast is selected for Transmission type on the [JPEG/H.264] (or [JPEG/MPEG-4]) tab of the
Image/Audio page, audio output will become
unavailable during monitoring H.264 (or MPEG-4)
images. To transmit audio from a PC to the camera, click the
[JPEG] button on the Live page.
• When On is selected for Internet mode (over
HTTP) on the [JPEG/H.264] (or [JPEG/MPEG-4])
tab of the Image/Audio page, audio transmission
will become unavailable. To transmit audio, select
Off for Internet mode (over HTTP).
[Audio bit rate]
Select 16kbps or 32kbps for the audio bit rate used
to transmit/receive audio data.
Default: 32kbps
Note:
• When selecting a smaller value for Bandwidth con- trol(bit rate) ( page 73) while putting a priority on
the JPEG/H.264 (or MPEG-4) image transmission,
select 16kbps for Audio bit rate.
[Mic input volume (Camera to PC)]
Select a volume level on the PC to hear audio transmit-
ted from the camera.
Mic High: The volume level will become high. This set-
ting will be applied when audio is input to the cam-
era using a microphone.
Mic Middle: The volume level will become middle. This
setting will be applied when audio is input to the
camera using a microphone.
Mic Low: The volume level will become low. This set-
ting will be applied when audio is input to the cam-
era using a microphone.
Line High: The volume level will become high. This set-
ting will be applied when audio is input to the cam-
era using the Line input.
Line Middle: The volume level will become middle. This
setting will be applied when audio is input to the
camera using the Line input.
Line Low: The volume level will become low. This set-
ting will be applied when audio is input to the cam-
era using the Line input.
Default: Mic Middle 
						

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[Mic input interval (Camera to PC)]
Select an interval for audio reception from the following.
20msec/40msec/80msec/160msec
Default:40msec
Note:
• When a shorter interval is selected, the delay time will be shorter. When a longer interval is selected,
audio interruption may be diminished even though
the delay time will be longer. 
Select the interval according to the network environ-
ment.
[Audio output volume (PC to Camera)]
Select a volume level on the camera to hear audio
transmitted from the PC.
High/Middle/Low
Default: Middle
[Audio output interval (PC to Camera)]
Select an interval for audio transmission from the follow-
ing.
160msec/320msec/640msec/1280msec
Default: 640msec
Note:
• When a shorter interval is selected, the delay time will be shorter. When a longer interval is selected,
audio interruption may be diminished even though
the delay time will be longer. 
Select the interval according to the network environ-
ment.
• Audio may temporarily be interrupted or noise may be heard the camera, or when multiple users are
accessing concurrently. It may be possible to dimin-
ish the interruption or noise by setting a longer inter-
val for Audio output interval (PC to Camera).
• Audio may sometimes not be heard depending on the network environment.
[Audio output port (PC to Camera)]
Enter the transmission port number (the port number on
the camera used to receive audio data transmitted from
the PC).
Available port number: 1024 - 50000 (Only even num-
bers are available.)
Default: 34 004
Note:
• The transmission port number entered for Audio output port (PC to Camera) will be used only when
Unicast port (MANUAL) is selected for
Transmission type ( page 39and 41).
When Off is selected for H.264 transmission (or
MPEG-4 transmission) ( page 37 and 40) or
when Unicast port (AUTO) or Multicast is select-
ed for Transmission type, it is not necessary to
enter the transmission port number.
[Permission level of audio trans./recep.]
Select an access level for audio transmission/reception
from the following.
1. Level 1 only/2. Level 2 or higher/3. All users
Default: 3. All users 
						

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Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen]
The cameras from which images are to be displayed on a multi-screen can \
be registered on the Multi-screen page.
(pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
[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 4 groups (16 cameras) can
be registered. 
When the HTTP port number for the camera of which
images are to be displayed had been changed, enter as
follows:
Example of entry: Example when entering an IPv4 address:192.168.0.10: 8080
Example when entering an IPv6 address: [2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:1]:8080
Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters
Note:
• When using the host name, it is necessary to config- ure the DNS settings of the PC to be used for the
multi-screen display. ( page 73)
• When using Windows XP SP2, enter an IPv4 address. Images from the camera may not be dis-
played correctly if an IPv6 address is entered.
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. The entered camera title
will be displayed on a multi-screen.
Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
Note:
• When selecting a 16 split-screen, some characters of the camera title to be displayed may not be dis-
played. 
						

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Configure the alarm settings [Alarm]
The settings relating to alarm occurrences such as settings for the alar\
m action at an alarm occurrence, the VMD
area settings, and the alarm occurrence notification can be configured on this page.
The Alarm page has 3 tabs; 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 page. ( pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the alarm can be configured in this section. Re\
fer to pages 55 and 57 for further information
about the settings relating to the alarm and the alarm output terminal.
 Alarm
[Terminal 1]
Determine how to use terminal 1.
Alarm input: Receives alarms.
Black & white input: Receives the black & white
switchover input.  (When the input is set to On, the
black & white mode is activated.)
Off: Not used.
Default: Off
[Terminal 2]
Determine how to use terminal 2.
Alarm input: Receives alarms.
Alarm output: Alarm output will be carried out accord-
ing to the settings for Alarm output terminal setup
( page 57).
Off: Not used.
Default: Off
[Terminal 3]
Determine how to use terminal 3.
Alarm input: Receives alarms.
AUX output: AUXoutput will be supplied. The [AUX]
buttons will be displayed on the Live page. 
Exposure output: The CCD exposure timing pulse
output is provided. (The close output is provided
only during CCD exposure.)
Off: Not used.
Default: Off
Note:
• AUX is a camera terminal that allows users to oper- ate (Open/Close) arbitrarily from the Live page. For
example, an operator can remotely control lights in a
place where the camera is installed by connecting
the terminal to the light controller.
• Refer to the installation guide for further information
about input/output terminals .
[VMD alarm]
When clicking VMD >>, the [VMD area] tab of the
Alarm page will be displayed.
[Command alarm]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to
receive the command alarm. 
The command alarm is the function that provides notifi-
cation of a 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 range: 1 - 65 535
Default: 8 181 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to an FTP ser\
ver can be configured in this section. The
alarm image will be transmitted to an FTP server. To transmit alarm imag\
es to an FTP server, it is necessary to con-
figure the settings in advance. ( page 70)
Refer to pages 54 and 57 for further information about the settings rela\
ting to the alarm action and the alarm output
terminal.
Important: • Depending on the network line speed or the network traffic, images may n\
ot be transmitted at the exact designat- ed interval or period.
• When Alarm input or Manual is selected for Save trigger on the [SD\
 memory card] tab, images will not be transmitted to the FTP server even when an alarm is detected. ( page 27)
Alarm image
[FTP >>]
When FTP >> is clicked, the [FTP] tab of the Server
page will be displayed. ( page 70)
[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 name]
Enter the directory name where the alarm images are to
be saved. 
For example, enter /ALARM to designate the directory
ALARM under the root directory of the FTP server. 
Available number of characters: 1 - 256 characters
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the alarm image to be
transmitted to an FTP server. The file name will be as
follows.
File name: [Entered file name + Time and date
(year/month/day/hour/minute/second)] + Serial
number
Available number of characters: 1 - 32 characters[Post alarm]
• Transmission interval
Select the transmission interval for the alarm image
transmission to the FTP server from the following.
0.1fps/0.2fps/0.33fps/0.5fps/1fps
Default:
1fps
• Number of images
Select the number of images to be transmitted from the
following.
1pic/2pics/3pics/4pics/5pics/6pics/7pics/8pics/9pics/
10pics/20pics/30pics/50pics/100pics/200pics/300pics/
500pics/1000pics/2000pics/3000pics
Default: 100pics
• Recording duration
Approximate time to be taken to save the set Number
of images with the set Transmission interval will be
displayed.
[Image capture size]
Select QVGA, VGA or 1280x960 for the image cap-
ture size of images to be transmitted to the FTP server
or of an image to be attached to the alarm mail.
Default: VGA
Note:
• QVGA is available only when  1.3 mega pixel is
selected for Image capture mode. 
						

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[Image compression rate upon alarm detection]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to
change the image quality upon alarm detection.
On:Images will be transmitted with the image quality
selected for Image quality upon alarm detection.
Off: Does not change the image quality upon alarm
detection.
Default: Off
[Image quality upon alarm detection]
Image quality can be changed upon an alarm occur-
rence. Select the image quality 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 the alarm output terminal [Alarm]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the alarm output terminal can be configured in \
this section. The settings for the alarm output
terminal can be configured only when Alarm output is selected for Terminal 2 of Alarm. Refer to pages 54 and
55 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm acti\
on, and the alarm image.
 Alarm output terminal setup
[Alarm output trigger]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to out-
put the alarm signals to the alarm output terminal when
an alarm is detected.
Default: Off
[Alarm output type]
Select Latch or Pulse for the alarm output terminal at
an alarm occurrence.
Latch: When an alarm is detected, the alarm output ter-
minal will be in the state selected for Trigger output
until the alarm occurrence indication button is
clicked.
Pulse: When an alarm is detected, the alarm output ter-
minal will be in the state to the  Trigger output set-
ting for the period set for Pulse width.
Default: Latch
[Trigger output]
Select Open or Close to determine whether to open
or close the alarm output terminal when outputting the
alarm signals.
Open: The alarm output terminal will open when out-
putting the alarm signals. (Normally close)
Close: The alarm output terminal will close when out-
putting the alarm signals. (Normally open)
Default: Close
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 type, select
an alarm output terminal duration from the following.
Available range: 1 - 120sec
Default: 1sec 
						

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[AUX (Up to 10 characters)]
Enter the name for AUX on the Live page.
Default:AUX
[Open (Up to 5 characters)]
Enter the name for Open of AUX on the Live page.
Default: Open
[Close (Up to 5 characters)]
Enter the name for Close of AUX on the Live page.
Default: Close
Change the AUX name [Alarm]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm page. ( pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The names of AUX, Open and Close on the Live page can be changed\
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[Area]
When selecting a VMD area in the screen, it will be
numbered as area 1. (Subsequent areas will be num-
bered in the order of selection.)
[Status]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to acti-
vate each VMD area.
On: Activates the respective VMD area.
Off: Inactivates the respective VMD area.
Default: Off [Detection area]
Adjust the size of the VMD area using the slider. The
smaller the selected value is, the higher the sensitivity
of VMD area becomes. The current value (1-10) will be
displayed on the right of the slider.
Default:
1
[Detection sensitivity]
Adjust the sensitivity of motion detection in the VMD
area using the slider. The settings can be configured for
each area individually. The larger the value is set, the
higher the sensitivity level becomes.
The current value (1 (low) - 15 (high)) will be displayed
below the slider.
Default: 8
[Delete] button
Click the [Delete] button corresponding to the area to be
deleted. The outline of the selected area will be deleted.
[Light detection control ]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to
detect video motion affected by brightness change such
by a dimming level control.
Default: Off
Important:
• Light detection control may not work when bright-
ness change is too small.
• When On is selected for Light detection control, the video motion detection may sometimes not be
performed even when detecting a subject moving
over the whole screen.
Set the VMD areas [VMD area]
Click the [VMD area] tab on the Alarm page. ( pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The video motion detection areas can be set on this page. 
Up to 4 areas can be set. When motion is detected in the set area,  it will be regarded as an alarm.
Important:
• The alarm occurrence indication button ( page 8) will be displayed when motion is detected by the VMD func-
tion.
• The alarm occurrence indication button will be displayed when receiving \
an alarm input of a terminal alarm or a command alarm.
• Depending on the network environment, notification may be delayed even w\
hen Real time is selected for Alarm status update mode on the [Basic] tab of the Basic page ( page 25).
• The motion detection function is not the dedicated function to prevent t\
hefts, fires, etc. We are not responsible for any accidents or damages occurring in case. 
						

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VMD information addition
[Information addition ]
Select On or Off to determine whether or not to add
VMD information to image data. 
The VMD information can be searched by Panasonic
network disk recorders (WJ-ND400 series). Refer to the
operating instructions of the connected devices for fur-
ther information about the functions and settings.
Default: Off
Set the VMD areas
Important:
• When the settings are being configured on the setup menu, sometimes the \
VMD function may not work correctly.
Step1
Set the video motion detection area by dragging the
mouse on the screen. → The designated area will become the VMD area
1(White) and the outline will be displayed. When 2
- 4 VMD areas are set, each area will be numbered
in order. The areas will be identified by the respec-
tive outline colors. The Status of the outline to be
set for the area will become On.Step 2
Adjust Detection area and Detection sensitivity using
the slide bar. Refer to page 59 for further information
about the Detection sensitivity and Detection area. 
The currently displayed area and its detection sensitivity
will be displayed in the Detection area section.
Change areas and the settings of Detection area and
Detection sensitivity as necessary.
Step 3
Click the [Set] button after completing the settings.
Important: • The setting will not be applied unless the [Set] but- ton is clicked.
Step 4
To invalidate the VMD area, click the [Set] button after
selecting Off for Status of the VMD area to be invali-
dated. → The outline of the invalidated VMD area will turn to a
dotted line. When the VMD area is invalidated, no
alarm will occur even when a motion can be recog-
nized in the area. 
Step 5
To delete the VMD area, click the [Delete] button corre-
sponding to the area to be deleted. → The outline of the respective VMD area will disap-
pear.