Panasonic Wv Ns324 Operating Instructions Manual

							-42- Notes:
•A scene magnified by the electronic zoom
function may be inferior in picture quality to a
non-magnified one.
•The electronic zoom does not function in the
preset position setting mode.
•To set preset positions directly from the WV-
CU550CJ, WV-CU360CJ or WV-CU161 System
Controller, you need to set the electronic zoom
function temporarily to OFF.
●Electronic Sensitivity Enhancement
(SENS UP)
1. Move the cursor to SENS UP and select the
desired electronic sensitivity enhancement mode
by using the joystick.
The factory default setting is OFF.
The electronic sensitivity enhancement mode
changes as follows by operating the joystick:
Note:While the SENS UP function is selected, noise or
spots may appear in the picture when the sensitivi-
ty of the camera is increased. This is a normal phe-
nomenon.
●Motion Detector (MOTION DET)
1. Move the cursor to MOTION DET and select ON or
OFF by using the joystick.
The factory default setting is OFF.
2. If ON is selected, press the CAM (SET) key.
The MOTION DETECT menu appears.You can mask the areas in this menu.
3. Move the cursor to MASK SET and press the CAM
(SET) key.
48 mask areas appear on the monitor screen.
Refer to the Light Control Setting on page 38 for
masking operations.
4. After masking areas, press the MON (ESC) key.
The MOTION DETECT menu appears on the moni-
tor screen.
5. Move the cursor to ALARM and select ON or OFF
by using the joystick.
The factory default setting is OFF.
ON:The alarm signal is supplied while the display
mode is activated.
OFF:The alarm signal is not supplied while the dis-
play mode is activated.
6. Move the cursor to DISPLAY MODE.
Press the CAM (SET) key to see the present set-
ting. The areas that detect motion blink.
7. Move the cursor to LEVEL by using the joystick.
Obtain the optimum detection level by moving the
joystick to the right or left.
Note:Repeat the above procedures until you obtain
the adjusted results.
      ** SET UP **
CAMERA ID    ON OALC/MANUAL   ALC OSHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(MID)
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW 
OAF MODE      MANUAL
EL-ZOOM      ON
SENS UP      OFF
MOTION DET   OFF
RET     SPECIAL 
O
OFFX2 AUTO X4 AUTO
X4 FIXX2 FIX OFF
      ** SET UP **
CAMERA ID    ON OALC/MANUAL   ALC OSHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(MID)
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW 
OAF MODE      MANUAL
EL-ZOOM      ON
SENS UP      OFF
MOTION DET   OFF
RET     SPECIAL 
O
  ** MOTION DETECT **
 LEVEL         ••••I••••
               -       +
 DWELL TIME    2S
 DISPLAY MODE  
O     ALARM     OFF
 MASK SET 
O
 RET 
						

							-43- 8. Dwell Time
Move the cursor to DWELL TIME, and select a time
with the Joystick.
When the time specified here elapses after motion
detection, the camera will notify the connected
device of the alarm activation. The default setting is
2 seconds.
Selectable times (seconds): 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s
Important Notices:
•The following conditions should be met for motion
detection.
1) The picture size on the screen should be larg-
er than 1/48 of the actual picture size.
2) The contrast ratio between the object and the
background picture should be more than 5 %
at the maximum detection level.
3) The time it takes the object to move from one
end of the screen to the other should be more
than 0.1 seconds.
•Also under the following conditions, mask or adjust
the detection level to prevent malfunction.
1) When leaves, or curtains, etc., are swayed by
the wind.
2) When a picture has a high noise content due
to low light conditions.
3) When the object is illuminated by lighting
equipment that constantly turns on and off.
●Special Menu (SPECIAL)
This menu allows you to adjust and set up the following
items and functions: chroma level, aperture level,
pedestal level, demo mode function, digital noise
reduction function and refresh function.
You can also reset your parameters to the values preset
at the factory.
This menu lets you adjust and set up the picture quality
to meet your requirements.
•Move the cursor to SPECIAL and press the [F2]
button of the WV-CU550CJ. The special menu
appears on the monitor screen.
For the WV-RM70, keep pressing the Right and Left
switches simultaneously for 2 seconds or more.
(1) Chroma Level Setting (CHROMA GAIN)
(2) Aperture Level Setting (AP GAIN)
(3) Pedestal Level Setting (PEDESTAL)
(4) Camera Phase (Hue) Setting (HUE)
1. Move the cursor to HUE. The I cursor appears in
inverse video.
2. While observing the vector scope or color video
monitor, adjust the chroma phase (hue) by using
the joystick. The cursor moves to the right or left.
To reset to the factory setup, press the [F2] button
of the WV-CU550CJ.
(For the WV-RM70, keep pressing the Right and
Left switches simultaneously for 2 seconds or
more.)
(5) Digital Noise Reduction (DNR)
DNR may be used to improve quality under low
light conditions. 
LOW:DNR level is low.
HIGH:DNR level is high.
(6) Demonstration Display (DEMO MODE)
You can output the upside-down image by using
Demo Mode.
Note:Never face the camera at a place exposed to
strong light sources for a long time. If light
sources such as spot light cause burn-in on the
display screen, part of image may discolor due
to deterioration of the color filter in the CCD
when changing the aim of the camera etc.
2S5S 10S30S
      ** SET UP **
CAMERA ID    ON OALC/MANUAL   ALC OSHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(MID)
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW 
OAF MODE      MANUAL
EL-ZOOM      ON
SENS UP      OFF
MOTION DET   OFF
RET     SPECIAL 
O
     ** SPECIAL **
CHROMA GAIN   ••••|••••
AP GAIN       •••|•••••
PEDESTAL      •••|•••••
HUE           •I•••••••                     –       +
DNR             LOW
DEMO MODE       OFF
REFRESH        
→PUSH SET
CAMERA RESET   →PUSH SET
RET
     ** SPECIAL **
CHROMA GAIN   ••••|••••
AP GAIN       •••|•••••
PEDESTAL      •••|•••••
HUE           •I•••••••
              –       +
DNR             LOW
DEMO MODE       OFF
REFRESH        
→PUSH SET
CAMERA RESET   →PUSH SET
RET 
						

							-44-
(7) To Restore the Camera Default Position
(REFRESH)
Move the cursor to REFRESH by using the joystick
and press the [F2] button of the WV-CU550CJ.
For the WV-RM70, WV-CU360CJ or WV-CU161C,
keep pressing the Right and Left switches simulta-
neously for 2 seconds or more.
(8) Camera Resetting (CAMERA RESET)
Move the cursor to CAMERA RESET by using the
joystick and press the [F3] button of the WV-
CU550CJ.
The camera is reset to the factory settings.
For the WV-RM70, keep pressing the Right, Left
and Set switches simultaneously for 2 seconds or
more. For the WV-CU360CJ or WV-CU161C, keep
pressing the Right and Left switches and the
numeric button 5 simultaneously for 2 seconds or
more.
(9) To Close the SPECIAL Menu
Move the cursor to RET and press the CAM (SET)
key.
The setup menu appears on the monitor screen.
Reset to the Factory Default Settings
Any of the above settings plus the ALC/MANUAL level
control and phase adjustments can be reset to the fac-
tory default settings by placing the cursor over the
desired mode and then pressing the [F2] button of the
WV-CU550CJ. For the WV-RM70, keep pressing the
Right and Left switches simultaneously for 2 seconds or
more.
     ** SPECIAL **
CHROMA GAIN   ••••|••••
AP GAIN       •••|•••••
PEDESTAL      •••|•••••
HUE           •I•••••••
              –       +
DNR             LOW
DEMO MODE       OFF
REFRESH        
→PUSH SET
CAMERA RESET   →PUSH SET
RET
     ** SPECIAL **
CHROMA GAIN   ••••|••••
AP GAIN       •••|•••••
PEDESTAL      •••|•••••
HUE           •I•••••••
              –       +
DNR             LOW
DEMO MODE       OFF
REFRESH        
→PUSH SET
CAMERA RESET   →PUSH SET
RET
     ** SPECIAL **
CHROMA GAIN   ••••|••••
AP GAIN       •••|•••••
PEDESTAL      •••|•••••
HUE           •I•••••••
              –       +
DNR             LOW
DEMO MODE       OFF
REFRESH        
→PUSH SET
CAMERA RESET   →PUSH SET
RET 
						

							-45- The camera setup menus overlaid on the camera picture appear by clicking the [Camera] button in the main window.
You will be prompted by the authentication dialog box. Enter admin in the user line if you have not registered it yet,
or enter the registered user name and password if user authentication is applied. Menu control buttons are lined up in
the lower part of the screen.
Note:The following pages mainly describe the unique setup operations of the PC. Refer to PRIOR TO SETUP on
page 26 for common setup operations with PC.
oMenu ON/OFF buttons (MENU ON/OFF)
Open or close the camera setup menu.
!0Set button (SET)
Validates the selection.
!1Cursor buttons (left/up/down/right)
Move the cursor.
!2ALL RESET button
Resets all the settings to the factory default when
the cursor is at CAMERA RESET in the SPECIAL
menu.
!3RESET/SPECIAL button
•Resets the parameter of an item when the cur-
sor is at the item. 
•Opens the SPECIAL menu when the cursor is
at SPECIAL in the CAMERA SET UP menu.
!4ESC button
Returns the menu to the next higher layer.
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!4
!3
!2
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qCamera Control Menu button
Opens the Camera Control window.
wAlarm List Menu button
Opens the Alarm List window.
eSetup Menu button
Opens the Setup menu window.
rCamera button
Opens the Camera setting window.
tPreset button
Opens the Camera preset setting and control win-
dow.
yAuto Pan button
Opens the Auto Pan setting and control window.
uSetup Menus button
Opens the PC-applied setup menus.
iGo to Main Menu
Returns to the main page. 
						

							-46- The setup windows listed below are accessible with the
PC. The operations in these windows are described on
the following pages.
Click the setup menu buttons on the screen.
The following appear:
Camera
Multi screen
Network
Image
Alarm
FTP Client
User
Host
System
■Image Setup
1. Click the [Image] button.
2. Select the parameter for each item by pressing the
[o] button.
Refresh Interval:Fast, Middle, Slow, and Very
SlowResolution:640x480*, 640x240, 320x240, and
160x120
Quality of Image:Super Fine, Fine, Normal, and
Low
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 [Go to Main Menu] 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.
Note:Wait around 5 seconds or more when exe-
cuting [SET&REBOOT] button.
■Alarm Setup
1. Click the [Alarm] button.
2. External Alarm
•Select ON or OFF, and click the [SET] button.
ON:Alarm inputs received via the ALARM IN 1
and ALARM IN 2 terminals.
OFF:Alarm inputs not received
SETUP FROM PC 
						

							-47- Note:Input an external alarm signal of more than
100 ms.
3. Alarm Preset
Select the item by pressing the [o] button, and
click the [SET] button.
1POSI:Camera performs according to Preset posi-
tion 1 when there is input at ALARM IN 1.
2POSI:Camera performs according to Preset posi-
tion 2 when there is input at ALARM IN 2.
OFF:No alarm preset used. Set Preset position 1
and 2 in advance when using this function.
The default setting is OFF.
4. E-mail Notice Setup
E-mail Notice:In ON position, an e-mail is sent
when alarm arises. The default is OFF.
E-mail Server Address:Input the Mail Server
Address in not more than 128 numbers or
small letters of one byte. When using DNS,
input host name. Domain name.
Sender E-mail Address:Input the Sender E-mail
Address. The default is NW_Camera.
It is named NW_Camera@(IP address of cam-
era) when input without the @ mark.
•Select ON or OFF for Attach Image.
ON:Attaches the alarmed picture to the e-
mail.
OFF:No picture attached. The default setting
is OFF.
•Click the [SET & REBOOT] button.
•Enter up to 4 destination e-mail addresses,
and click the [SET] button. 
•Click the [DEL (delete)] button after selecting
an unwanted e-mail address to delete it.
Notes:
•The e-mail address of the sender is one and
the same as that of the administrator.
•Sending mails is not possible in an environ-
ment that requires authentication for SMPTE or
POP3.
5. Recording Setup
The image fields before and after an alarm input
are stored in the memories of the cameras.
•Set the number of image frames for pre
recording (0 - 20) and post recording (1 - 20).
•Set the recording rate (fps: frame per second).
Pre-recording rates:1/10, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 2,
3.3, 5 ..... The default setting is 1.
Post-recording rates:1/10, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 2,
3.3, 5, 10 ..... The default setting is 1.
•Click the [SET & REBOOT] button.
6. 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 a number of retries from 1 to 25.•Click the [SET] button.
•Enter a maximum of 8 destination IP
addresses, and click the [SET] button.
•Click the [DEL (delete)] button after select-
ing an unwanted destination to cancel it.
Destination IP Address
Input the Panasonic Protocol Destination IP
Address, and click the [SET] button.
7. External Terminal Output Setup
Alarm output is supplied from the Alarm OUT con-
nector when Terminal 1, Terminal 2 or VMD is in
use.
•Select a signal type : 
Pulse:Holds active status during the specified
time width.
Latch:Holds active status until reset manually.
•Enter the pulse width (necessary number x
100 ms) if you selected Pulse. A number from
1 to 100 is applicable.
•Click the [SET & REBOOT] button.
8. External Alarm Reset
•Click the [Alarm Reset] button to cancel the
activated alarm.
Note:Wait around 5 seconds or more when exe-
cuting [SET&REBOOT] button.
■FTP Client Setup
Image files can be transferred to the FTP server within
the scheduled time zone. 
						

							-48- 1. Click the [FTP Client] button.
2. Common Setup
•Enter the FTP server address.
A hostname.domainname can be entered
when using the DNS function.
•Enter the user name in a maximum of 16 char-
acters.
•Enter user name and password in a maximum
of 16 characters to access the FTP server.
•Select Sequential or Passive as the transmis-
sion mode. Passive is recommended when
Sequential does not perform properly.
•Complete schedule 1 and 2 by specifying the
transmission time zone and the day of the
week.
3. Non-Alarm (FTP) Image Transmission Setup
•Select ON or OFF to transmit ordinary image
files except in an alarm condition.
ON:Transmits files when a scheduled time
comes.
OFF:Does not transmit, and no schedule is
applied.
•Enter the receiver directory.
•Enter the file name and click FIX or DATE.
FIX: Uses repeatedly a single file name when
overwriting new data.
DATE:Creates and attaches a serial number
and a date-and-time to the entered file
name.
•Select the transmission interval by pressing
the [o] button.
Available times (seconds):0.2 - 0.9, 1 - 1
440
Available times (minutes):1 - 1 440
Notes:
•The transmission may be longer due to the
network speed and/or traffic conditions.
•An alarm image precedes a non-alarm image
in transmission to the FTP server. The non-
alarm image may not be sent when alarm acti-
vations frequently arise.
4. Alarm (FTP) Image Transmission Setup
The alarm setup window specifies the profile of the
file transmission such as the number of files and
the frame rate (fps).
•Select ON or OFF to transmit the image files.
ON:Transmits the files when alarm arises.
OFF:Does not transmit.
•Enter the receiver directory.
•Enter the file name.
5. Click the [SET & REBOOT] button.
Note:Wait around 5 seconds or more when exe-
cuting [SET&REBOOT] button.
6. Click the [Go to Main Menu] button to go back to
the main window.
Note:Set the file system on the FTP server to the
UNIX mode when using the FTP client function.
■User Setup
1. Open the User Setup window.
2. User Registration
•Enter the user name in up to 16 characters.
The default setting is admin. Only one admin-
istrator is necessary.
•Enter the password. The default setting is a
blank.
•Enter a password again.
•Select an access level, and click the [SET]
button.
1 (Administrator):Allows you to operate
setup menus and to view live and record-
ed images.
2 (Camera Control):Allows you to control
camera functions and to view live and
recorded images.
3 (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 [DEL] button after selecting an
unwanted user name to cancel it.
Note:The registered defaults admin and level
1 cannot be changed while password
entry is enabled.
4. Delete User
•Click the [DEL] button after selecting the user
name to be deleted if necessary.
Note:The registered defaults admin and level
1 cannot be changed while password
entry is enabled.
Be sure to first set the admin password.
No default password is registered.
•All users will become level 3 if both the host
and the user authentications are set to OFF. 
						

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■Host Setup
1. Click the [Host] button.
2. Host Authentication
•Select [ON] or [OFF], and click the [SET] but-
ton.
ON: Applies the host authentication.
OFF:Does not apply.
3. 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]
button. The default setting is level 1.
1 (Administrator):Allows you to operate
setup menus and to view live and record-
ed images.
2 (Camera Control):Allows you to control
camera functions and to view live and
recorded images.
3 (Live Only):Allows you to view live and
recorded images.
4. Delete Host
•Click [DEL] button after selecting an unwanted
host name to delete it.
•Click the [Go to Main Menu] button to go back
to the main window.
Notes:
•Host host authentication is carried out first, fol-
lowed by user authentication if both are set to
ON.
•All users will become level 3 if both the host
and the user authentications are set to OFF.
•An unregistered host will be unable to access
the camera.
•Never turn around the order: start with the host
registration, and then proceed to authentica-
tion ON/OFF.
■System Setup 
1. Click the [System] button.
2. Time Adjustment
Click the [MANUAL] or [NTP] radio button and the
[SET] button.
MANUAL:No time adjustment, go to item 3 (Time
setup).
NTP (Network Time Protocol):Time adjustment is
made with your network system.
Note:The date should be set to a year before 2036
when using NTP.
The next setting window opens.
1. NTP Server Address
Enter IP address or NTP server name (host
name. domain name) within 128 characters
when using a DNS server. No default name is
registered.
2. NTP Port Number
Enter the NTP port number. The default is 123.
Retain the default under normal conditions.
3. Synchronization Interval: 
Enter an Interval time (hours) between 1 and
23.
The default is 1(hour). 
						

							-50- 4. Time zone
Enter the time difference between your site
and GMT.
Settings from 0:00 to 13:00 are valid.
Select +/– by pressing the [o] button, and
click the [SET] button.
3. Time Setup
For Manual setting use only:
Enter the month, date, year, hour, minute and sec-
ond, and click the [SET] button.
4. Time Display
Select Time Display ON/OFF by pressing the [o]
button.
ON:Enables the time display on the HTML window.
ON (L-UP):Positioned at upper left.
ON (L-LOW):Positioned at lower left.
ON (R-UP):Positioned at upper right.
ON (R-LOW): Positioned at lower right.
OFF:No time display
5. Time Format
Select the Time format by pressing the [o] button,
and click the [SET] button.
3 time format are available:
MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY or YYYY/MM/DD
MM: month, DD: date, YYYY: year
6. Daylight Saving Time
Click ON or OFF and the [SET] button if necessary.
ON:The time indication is advanced one hour.
OFF:No daylight saving time, or to go back to reg-
ular time.
7. Camera Title
Enter any Camera Title (up to 32 characters), and
click the [SET] button.
■Multiscreen Setup
1. Click the [Multi Screen] button.
2. Enter IP addresses (you may enter  here if DNS is turned on.) and cam-
era titles (up to 32 characters) into the respective
lines.
Group A and Group B are available.
You can assign up to 4 cameras to each group.
Camera 1 is assigned automatically.
3. Click the [SET] button. 
						

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■Auto Pan Setting
Click the [Camera] button in the Setup menu, and then
click the [Auto Pan] button.
START POINT:
1. Take the viewpoint as START POINT by press-
ing the joystick oval button, and adjust ZOOM,
FOCUS and IRIS by pressing the respective
function buttons.
2. Click the [START POINT] button to assign the
starting position.
END POINT:
1. Take the viewpoint as END POINT by pressing
the joystick oval button, and adjust 
ZOOM, FOCUS and IRIS by pressing the
respective function buttons.
2. Click the [END POINT] button to assign the
starting position.
AUTO PAN:[ON/OFF] button for confirmation
REVERSE:Set positions from end to start in
reverse order.
■Preset Setup
You can preset up to 16 viewpoint positions.
1. Click the [Camera] button in the Setup menu, and
then click the [Preset] button.
2. Adjust the angle of view in the same manner as
described for Camera Control.
3. Click the [PROGRAM] button; this registers the
viewpoint as a Preset.
4. Repeat the above steps after selecting a program
number if necessary.
PROGRAM:1 to 16 selectable
CALL:1 to 16 selectable
Select a number and click the [CALL] button; this
changes the viewpoint to the position correspon-
ding to the number you selected.