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Operating Instructions

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2.9.2

Exporting/Importing the Camera Information

You can import and export the setting information for cameras.

The camera information can be exported for use on another PC with this software 
installed.

1.

Select [Window] 

 [Settings] on the menu bar.

2.

Click [Export] or [Import].

Export button

Import button

Summary of Contents for BB-HNP15

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Please read this document before using and save this document for future reference Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Model No BB HNP15 ...

Page 2: ...ring the Camera 49 2 3 1 Multi Monitoring Page 49 2 3 2 Using the Camera Operation Bar 52 2 4 Recording the Image 55 2 4 1 Recording Method 55 2 4 2 Manually Recording the Image 56 2 4 3 Motion Detection Recording 57 2 4 4 Alarm Recording 58 2 4 5 Timer Recording 59 2 5 Playing the Recorded Images 64 2 5 1 Display the Recorded Images 65 2 5 2 Searching the Recorded Images 67 2 5 3 Confirm the Reco...

Page 3: ...Settings 107 2 9 Other Features 117 2 9 1 Audio Transmission 117 2 9 2 Exporting Importing the Camera Information 118 2 9 3 Copying Camera Images 120 2 9 4 Deleting the Registered Cameras from the List 121 2 9 5 Deleting the Timer Setting 123 2 9 6 Checking the Recording Capacity and Remaining Time 125 2 9 7 Executing Restore Program and Log Analysis 127 2 10 Specifications 131 2 11 Troubleshootin...

Page 4: ...e Convert in Several Image Formats see page 90 You can convert recorded images to several audio and video formats MPG JPG WAV ASF AVI The converted images can be played back with Windows Media Player Recording Modes see page 55 10 timers can be set for each camera In addition alarm mode which starts recording after detecting an action such as doors or windows being opened and closed is available A...

Page 5: ... Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Adobe Reader is registered trademark or trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Intel Pentium and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries ATI Radeon is trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Scre...

Page 6: ...ze of the recorded image can be calculated from the recording method and the number of days to record Change the hard disk capacity considering Calculated disk capacity to record see page 24 and file size shown on page 15 Items Description Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixel or higher Web Browser Internet Explorer...

Page 7: ...nstalling this software Install this software see Important Information Performing License Registration see page 10 To use this software the license registration is necessary The attached registration code stickers are required Setting Recording Environment see page 12 Setting a folder to save recorded images Setting the proxy server when using one Configure the camera see page 19 Monitoring the c...

Page 8: ...he desktop to start this software Operation window of this software is displayed Note You can also start the operation window through the following procedures From the Start menu select All Programs Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software From Explorer double click ncr3 exe in the location where the software was installed These softwares cannot wor...

Page 9: ...t be removed from the notification area When is displayed in the notification area the timer recording function is operating 1 2 3 Closing This Software 1 Right click in the notification area and select Exit 2 Click Yes Note When you exit this software will be removed from the notification area When you exit this software any timers that you have set stop operating ...

Page 10: ...key will be displayed Follow the steps below 1 3 1 Registering a New License 1 Select Help License Registration on the menu bar 2 Enter the registration code and license key and click OK 3 Click OK Note The registration code and license key are shown on the attached registration code stickers Characters are case sensitive so enter them exactly as printed ...

Page 11: ...n on the menu bar is grayed out Note If the following window is displayed the registration code or license key is incorrect Confirm them and enter them again Keep the registration code and license key in a safe place where you will not lose them Lost codes and keys cannot be reissued ...

Page 12: ...ecorded images are saved into the ncrdata folder in the folder where this software is installed You can change the destination folder to another folder or external hard disk drives 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Click Preferences After you click Preferences the Basic Settings page is displayed 3 Configure the settings in the Basic Settings page and click OK Note When you change a setti...

Page 13: ...he recordings or Delete old files and keep recording by 1 minute when the capacity is full Connection method to the camera Set the connection method to use for audio and video when the camera s data format is set to JPEG see page 24 If you monitor and record camera images with audio over the internet the audio may be interrupted due to the network environment If this is the case select Images and ...

Page 14: ...t the destination recording capacity preferences setting and Limit the recording capacity individual camera setting cannot be used simultaneously When Limit the recording capacity is set the following window is displayed The recording capacity limitation of individual cameras is disabled by clicking OK Audio interruption may be reduced by lowering the maximum bandwidth of the camera reducing the i...

Page 15: ...vor Motion 1280 x 1024 File Size About 100 KB About 77 KB About 60 KB 640 x 480 File Size About 50 KB About 35 KB About 27 KB 320 x 240 File Size About 25 KB About 16 KB About 10 KB 192 x 144 File Size About 10 KB About 7 KB About 5 KB 160 x 120 File Size About 7 KB About 5 KB About 3 KB Recording capacity can be calculated by Size KB x Frame Rate images per second x time second Example 640 x 480 ...

Page 16: ...ample 640 x 480 resolution MPEG 4 Bit Rate 768 Kbps for one hour 768 Kbps 8 Bit x 3 600 s 345 600 KB 337 5 MB If the audio is attached add 4 KB per second 345 600 KB 4 KB x 3 600 s 360 000 KB About 352 MB The MPEG 4 Bit Rate is dependent on the value of MPEG 4 Bit Rate in Video Streaming in the camera settings ...

Page 17: ...ngs 3 Check Use a proxy server on the Proxy Server Settings page Click Proxy Server Settings Check Use a proxy server If you have already registered the camera the following confirmation window will display when you select the Use a proxy server checkbox 4 Click Yes If you click Yes the Use a proxy server setting in the Camera Settings page for all registered cameras is selected However a check ma...

Page 18: ...Pv6 connection Set the IPv4 address or URL that you registered by IPv4 domain name service Proxy User Name and Proxy Password Enter the user name and password for the proxy server if required Enter them after asking your administrator Enter the alphanumeric characters Note Normally when the camera cannot access a proxy server an error message is displayed see page 20 but there are cases when an er...

Page 19: ...and to your network The camera information can be imported and exported see page 118 Monitoring stops while the settings page is displayed 2 1 1 Creating New Camera 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Click Add Camera on the Settings page The configuration window of the item that is selected on the left is displayed When you click Add Camera a New camera item is added Add Camera Button 3 Co...

Page 20: ...ed see page 44 If you cannot access the camera the following windows are displayed Confirm the camera s connection IP address port number user name and password 5 Click OK or Apply If you click OK settings page will close If you want to register another camera click Apply The new camera will be displayed in the multi monitoring page Note See page 44 for details on the OK Apply and Cancel buttons T...

Page 21: ... You can change the background color of disabled cameras see page 76 If you disable the camera manual recording and timer recording is stopped If you enable the camera timer recording starts again You can play recorded images even from disabled cameras Camera Name Enter the camera name Maximum 250 characters To display the camera name in the multi monitoring page select the Display the camera name...

Page 22: ...S Port Enter the port number 1 to 65535 numeric characters You must enter the port number The default is 80 User Name Password If the camera has security settings enabled authentication setting enter the administrator user name and password for the camera Enter the alphanumeric characters 4 to 15 characters If you set a general or unregistered user name and password this software may not work prop...

Page 23: ...1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Configure the settings for the individual cameras and click OK or Apply If you click OK settings page will close If you want to configure other settings click Apply Setting the image data information Configure the settings for image data information Image Settings Page ...

Page 24: ...t Not Specify Specify Record images at specified interval If you record images as they are set on the camera set to Not Specify If you select Specify Display the error message if the program does not work in the specified frequency will be enabled Select this option if you want to display the error message see page 25 If using the MPEG 4 format this option will be disabled Calculated disk capacity...

Page 25: ... page 13 do not make more than 4 connections to the same camera If you are making more than 4 connections select Images and audio are connected separately If you select the MPEG 4 format image display will be smoother even if bandwidth is lower If you select the JPEG format frame rate will be reduced but image quality will be higher If the camera disables setting changes resolution or image qualit...

Page 26: ...t Select Stop recording or Delete old files and keep recording by 1 minute when the capacity is full Calculated recording time from the limited capacity If the recording capacity is limited the available recording time is calculated based on the values above Note If you select Delete old files and keep recording and change the capacity limit to a value smaller than the current capacity the old ima...

Page 27: ...imit the destination recording capacity and Limit the recording capacity individual camera setting cannot be used simultaneously When Limit the destination recording capacity is set the following window is displayed Limit the destination recording capacity in the basic settings page is disabled by clicking OK ...

Page 28: ...ion Detection Operation If you check the box the motion is not detected during the pan tilt or zoom operation of the camera If the camera does not support the MPEG 4 format this is grayed out Motion Detection Analysis Frequency Set the interval for comparing images By increasing the interval you can better detect slow moving objects and by decreasing the interval you can better detect fast moving ...

Page 29: ... the desired point by right clicking in the motion detection monitoring window see page 51 Before or After Detection Specify the number of seconds to record before and after the motion is detected Executing Commands for Detection You can specify commands that execute for motion detection You can configure commands in Detection Commands page see page 33 Setting Description ...

Page 30: ... detection monitoring window Disabled areas are darkened By dragging the mouse moving the mouse while holding down the left button you can quickly select multiple cells After releasing the mouse the disabled area is set You set multiple disabled areas Click the cells that you want to disable Re enabling a disabled area You can re enable a disabled area by clicking the cells in the disabled area No...

Page 31: ...the camera is set to MPEG 4 format change the setting to JPEG format then configure the alarm sensor Alarm Sensor Page Setting Description Set the Alarm1 Sensor Recording Set the Alarm2 Recording After you select the check box recording will start when the camera detects a signal If the camera is set to the MPEG 4 format see page 24 the following message will be displayed Click OK to change to the...

Page 32: ... or Falling Open High to GND Specify the alarm enable condition after checking the alarm specification Rising GND to Open High is selected automatically when Sensor is selected Before Detected After Detected Specify the time before an alarm sensor is detected or after an alarm sensor is detected Executing Commands for Detection You can specify commands that execute for alarm detection You can conf...

Page 33: ...and see page 34 Optional Command Select optional commands to execute when motion or an alarm is detected Default is Beep 1000 1000 ControllingCommand Execution You can select Execute a command only once at the start of recording or you can specify a number of seconds during which commands will not being executed after a command has finished executing see page 35 The Beep program is installed with ...

Page 34: ...After 5 seconds from motion detection alarm detection or unlocking time Unlock the external output at the set time Unlocking time Unlocking time Unlocking time Unlocking time Execute Commands for Camera External Output Unlocking Execute Commands for Camera External Output Settings If detection occurs during the unlocking time unclocking is extended for the time from the detection to the set unlock...

Page 35: ... at the start of recording After 5 seconds from motion detection alarm detection Execute commands only at the start of decetion recording Execute commands When you select Perform the following control when issuing a command Set an interval during which to not execute commands after executing a command After 5 seconds from motion detection alarm detection Execute commands specified time specified t...

Page 36: ...d images You can assign keywords to manually recorded images You can use keywords to search recorded images Keyword Page 1 Setting Description Keyword1 Keyword2 Put a keyword to recorded images Maximum 40 characters 2 keywords Keyword1 Keyword2 can be set ...

Page 37: ...ndow mode always displaying the title bar menu bar and toolbar 1 Select Display Mode Full Screen Mode or Window Mode on the menu bar Full screen mode Sliding window See page 48 The toolbar is displayed when the mouse is moved upward Changes the display to Window mode Window mode Title bar Displays the name of the software and the currently displayed window Menu bar See page 46 Tool bar See page 48...

Page 38: ...lay see page 76 Default is four screen layout 2 rows x 2 columns Four screen layout Sixteen screen layout You can rearrange the order of camera screens see page 82 and enlarge a camera display area see page 78 Note If you double click a camera s image on the multi monitoring page the display will switch to the single monitoring page When you double click on the single monitoring page the display w...

Page 39: ...nitoring page When you double click on the single monitoring page the display will return to the multi monitoring page If the click to center function is active the display area of a camera image may move when you double click the image You can disable the click to center function see page 76 The single monitoring page does not support switching pages If the single monitoring page is displayed whi...

Page 40: ...recent day with recorded images Search window See page 67 Search Button Image Timelines Chart See page 65 Playback list If you select a camera name in the image timelines chart the cameras recorded images list will be displayed in the playback list see page 69 Playback Screen One selected recorded image is displayed played back see page 70 The recorded images that are checked on the playback list ...

Page 41: ...ldface on the calendar Clicking one of these days displays the list of images for that day see page 65 If you press Ctrl Tab key the windows will cycle through Single Monitoring Multi Monitoring Multi Playback Recorded Images in that order You can change the items that are displayed in the playback list see page 88 ...

Page 42: ...see page 85 In the 4 screen layout you can simultaneously playback the recorded images of 4 cameras You can select the display format Display timelines as chart or Standard see page 85 1 Select the desired recorded image in the Playback list in Recorded Images page then click Palyback see page 40 Display timelines as chart If a selected camera has no recorded images at the set time no image is dis...

Page 43: ...See page 59 Delete Timer See page 123 Importing Exporting the Camera Information See page 118 Configure settings for individual cameras see page 19 The configuration window of the item that is selected on the left is displayed Configure the environment settings for this software Preferences See page 12 Proxy Server Settings See page 17 Multi Monitoring See page 75 Multi Playback See page 84 Record...

Page 44: ...settings If you have not made any changes this button will be unavailable Setting Change Icon Display When you change a setting a mark is displayed on the icon for the item that you changed The mark is deleted after the setting is applied by clicking OK or Apply If the settings window is closed e g by clicking Cancel while the mark is displayed the setting change will not be applied Setting value ...

Page 45: ...screen that you want to operate 2 Select Window Camera Operation on the menu bar The camera operation bar of the selected camera is displayed You can move the location of the operation bar by dragging moving the mouse while holding down the left button on the title Note The display of the operation bar will differ depending on the camera type ...

Page 46: ...recording of all Start manual alarm1 sensor recording Start manual alarm2 recording Enable all registered cameras Disable all registered cameras Enable the selected cameras Disable the selected cameras Move control to the next camera Enable if there is a next camera disable if there is not a next camera Move control to the previous camera Enable if there is a previous camera and disable if there i...

Page 47: ...icense Registration Open Operating Instructions About Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Product Information Open license registration page Open operating instructions pdf file Camera Portal Site Open camera top page Open version information page of this software Open the network camera information website Support Information Open support information website for this software To Next Ima...

Page 48: ... Start manual motion detection recording of the selected camera Start manual alarm recording alarm recording of all alarm 1 sensor alarm 2 of the selected camera Stop manual recording of the selected camera Displays the number of the current page and the total number of pages Move to a specific page by entering the page number Display the previous page Enable if there is a previous page disable if...

Page 49: ...ge 74 Note The camera that is selected on the multi monitoring page is the focus camera The camera images are displayed in 4 screen layout 2 rows x 2 columns in the order that they are registered see page 76 If the number of registered cameras exceeds the limit of screens in a window extra pages are automatically created to accommodate the number of cameras To display the camera name and the frame...

Page 50: ...ower the maximum bandwidth setting on the network page of the camera If you select Maintain the aspect ratio for the image display format in Preferences Multi Monitoring cameras with their resolution set to 1280x1024 will be displayed differently than at other resolutions Depending on your computer and network environment the display of the camera s image may be delayed when compared to the displa...

Page 51: ...desired point by clicking in the focus camera cursor Click the desired point in the focus camera The camera centers on the point that you clicked Note The camera may not be able to center on the clicked point The click to center functions can be stopped when not in use see page 76 ...

Page 52: ...isables their controls they may be unable to function Displays resolution image quality Change these settings on the camera s settings page see page 24 k Resolution Image Quality When the lens has reached the end of its pan tilt range the appropriate message will be displayed here Up End Down End Right End Left End Additionally when a preset is selected the name of the preset is displayed here If ...

Page 53: ...e focusing function The camera has automatic or manual focusing features Automatic Focus Click button It is recommended to use automatic focus You can return to automatic focus from manual focus clicking button Manual Focus Clicking or sets the camera to manual focus button moves the pint closer to the camera button moves the pint further from the camera 1 Optical zoom is 21x and digital zoom is 2...

Page 54: ...yed blue Unregistered buttons are displayed gray 1 Click the preset number or select the preset list When clicking a preset button the preset name appears Left End Note If the preset button is changed while this software is being used the change is not reflected on this software Clicking Refresh displays the latest preset buttons The preset list may not be displayed depending on the camera Operati...

Page 55: ...cording starts Alarm Sensor Recording See page 58 Select a camera and set alarm sensor recording with When the alarm or sensor signal is detected alarm or sensor recording starts Timer Recording See page 59 Set the timer for individual cameras Recording starts at the specified time for each camera During recording the following icons are displayed on the multi monitoring page During recording Whil...

Page 56: ...lick The focus camera and other selected cameras start recording is displayed in the upper right portion of the screen for cameras that are record see page 55 To stop recording select a camera to stop and click You can select Start Recording or Stop Recording from the Recording on the menu bar Note See page 15 for the estimated file sizes of recorded images When you want to stop recording always c...

Page 57: ...top Recording from the Recording on the menu bar Note When you want to stop recording always click or select Recording Stop Recording If you close the operation window recording will not stop When is displayed in the notification area the recording software is running see page 9 You can set the camera to record a certain number of seconds before and after motion is detected The motion detection le...

Page 58: ...page 55 To stop recording select a camera to stop and click You can select Alarm Sensor Recording Start All Start Alarm1 Sensor Start Alarm2 or Stop Recording from the Recording on the menu bar Note When you want to stop recording always click or select Recording Stop Recording If you close the operation window recording will not stop When is displayed in the notification area the recording softwa...

Page 59: ...ect the camera for which to set a timer and click Add Timer New Timer is added to the timer list of selected camera When you click Add Timer a New Timer item is added Add Timer Button The configuration window of the item that is selected timer on the left is displayed Note The default timer name is New Timer followed by a number The number is generated automatically Default values are used for the...

Page 60: ...imer Settings page and click OK or Apply If you click OK timer settings page will close If you want to register another timer click Apply If you want to set the keyword for the recorded images enter a keyword on the keyword page see page 62 Timer Settings Page ...

Page 61: ... be set for motion and alarm recordings If you do not set a time period images are recorded only at the motion is detected or an alarm is detected To set all Alarm and Sensor Alarm1 Sensor or Alarm2 check Set the Alarm1 Sensor Recording Set the Alarm2 Recording on the Alarm Sensor setting window of the individual cameras Executing Commands for Detection If motion detection recording or alarm detec...

Page 62: ...ded Images You can set a keyword for the images recorded by individual timers You can search recorded images by setting a keyword 1 Click Keyword of the timer to set 2 Enter a keyword and click OK Keyword Page Note 2 keywords can be set max 40 characters each ...

Page 63: ...e timers you want to display and click Timer List Timer List Page Note Colors displayed in charts can be changed in Recorded Images page in Preferences See page 77 for instructions on setting the color When you change the color the display on the timer list page recorded images page and multi display page is changed for all registered cameras ...

Page 64: ...ist on the Image Timelines Chart Drag the playback bar and select the time to playback see page 69 The images in the selected time frame are displayed in the playback list Confirm the images on the playback screen see page 70 The images that are selected in the playback list can be confirmed on the playback screen Playback the images on the multi playback page see page 71 When you select images fr...

Page 65: ...criteria enter the criteria and then click Search see page 67 3 Click the day on the calendar Displays the month that contains the most recent images that match the criteria ImageTimelines Chart If you click on a day that is bold the images recorded on that day are displayed in the chart see page 66 The day that has the most recent images that match the criteria is selected and displayed in the li...

Page 66: ... displayed in the order that they were registered The timer recorded images are displayed with the timer name Operating Instructions 66 Note Colors displayed in charts can be changed in Recorded Images page in Preferences See page 77 for instructions on setting the color When you change the color the display on the timer list page recorded images page and multi playback page is changed for all reg...

Page 67: ...me Period Setting check box and enter a time frame Weekly Setting Select the desired days of the week Recording Mode Select the recording mode Normal recording is images recorded by using or by selecting full time recording as the timer recording method Motion detection recording is images recorded by using or by selecting motion detection recording as the timer recording method Alarm recording is...

Page 68: ... you change search criteria Return to the previous search criteria becomes available To return the criteria to their previous values click Return to the previous search criteria and click Search If you change the month images that match the criteria for the new month are displayed 3 On the calendar click the day that has the images that you want to playback The images that match the criteria for t...

Page 69: ...playback bar If you click the camera name the playback bar is set to start at the first image and end at the last image The playback bar moves by jumping to every recorded images If you want to move the playback bar to a specific position move the playback bar while holding down the Shift key The images surrounded by the playback bar are displayed in the playback list Select the camera to play bac...

Page 70: ...tart playback of the recorded image on the playback screen by double clicking it 6 Confirm the selected image on the playback screen Edit menu Edit the displayed image see page 89 Slider bar The playback position can be set by dragging the bar Playback screen Display the previous image Display the next image Start playback Stop playback Pause playback The button changes to while paused To start pl...

Page 71: ... the playback list If a selected camera has no recorded images at the set time no image is displayed for that camera Multi Playback Page Select the time unit to display See page 72 Pointing to the timelines displays the camera name Cursor Set the play position Playback screen Adjust the volume Displays the camera name Displays the recording time Jump button Displays the time period button in incre...

Page 72: ...e images see page 82 When you restart this software the original order is restored The settings camera name recording time frame rate display number of screens in a window multi playback page layout etc can be changed for the multi playback page on the preference page see page 84 If there are overlapping recordings on the same camera the images are played back in the order in which they were recor...

Page 73: ...gging the cursor Playback will pause while dragging the cursor Speed slider bar You can specify the playback speed x1 16 x1 8 x1 4 x1 2 x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 Note Right clicking on an image displays the edit menu On the multi playback page you can copy images to the clipboard snapshot perform file conversion change the keywords and display information about the recorded image For instructions see Editin...

Page 74: ... deselect all selected cameras select Clear All from Layout on the menu or select on the toolbar Focus Camera Default is a red frame Selected Camera Default is a blue frame Menu is displayed by right clicking in the window Select all cameras on the page Deselect the selected cameras on the page Note If there is more than one page to display selected cameras are deselected when you change pages You...

Page 75: ...Page Settings You can change the camera layout from the multi monitoring page 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Click Preferences Multiple Monitoring 3 Configure the settings in the Multiple Monitoring page and click OK Multi Monitoring Page ...

Page 76: ...r of seconds see page 80 1 to 60 seconds Default 5 seconds Image display format Configure the aspect ratio of displayed camera images Fits the entire display area Resize the image to fit in the display area Maintain the aspect ratio Resize the image to fit the window while maintaining the aspect ratio of the camera Untouched centering display Display the image at actual size centering the image in...

Page 77: ...te 1 frame 1 second to 1 frame 10 seconds 2 frames 1 second to 5 frames 1 second 10 frames 1 second to 30 frames 1 second per 5 frames Default is 2 frames 1 second Display text Select the check box to display the camera name and the frame rate on the multi monitoring page see page 81 You can also set the text color Adjust the monitoring refresh rate when the CPU is highly loaded Select the check t...

Page 78: ...The background of the selected camera frame turns blue 2 Drag moving the mouse while holding down the left button the images The selection is enlarged maintaining the aspect ratio 3 Release the left mouse button The camera frame is enlarged Multi Monitoring Page After switching to the multi monitoring page the image is enlarged for the target camera ...

Page 79: ...Enlarged Display Examples Operating Instructions 79 The enlarged image is returned to its original size by right clicking on the image Right clicking ...

Page 80: ...gle monitoring page while switching is running on the multi monitoring page temporarily stops switching Switching will restart when you return to the multi monitoring page Background Colors for Disabled Cameras and Error Cameras The background colors of disabled cameras error cameras and no camera are set in Multi Monitoring Background color from Preferences see page 76 Disabled camera Default is ...

Page 81: ...refreshing frequency is displayed The registered camera name is displayed High CPU Load Pausing When you select Adjust the monitoring refresh rate when the CPU is highly loaded monitoring is paused when the CPU load exceeds a specified threshold is displayed when monitoring is paused While monitoring is paused the monitoring window displays the image that was displayed just before pausing When rec...

Page 82: ...he icon changes to when in an area where an image can be moved The images are rearranged 1 1 4 2 3 2 3 4 Note If there are several pages to display use the Page Down and Page Up keys to change pages To rearrange the selected image with the one of the camera displayed in the next page press Page Down for the next page or Page Up for the previous page while dragging the image then drop it at the loc...

Page 83: ...dio icon is audio from the focus camera and selected camera is played See page 74 instructions on selecting cameras Stop Audio Playback Mute Audio playback from the focus camera and selected camera stops when the toolbar s audio icon is Clicking changes the icon to Adjust the Playback Volume Right click on the toolbar to display the volume adjustment slider Use the slider to adjust the volume ...

Page 84: ...lti Playback Page Settings The layout of multi playback page is configured on the settings page 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Click Preferences Multi Playback 3 Configure the settings in the Multi Playback page and click OK ...

Page 85: ...image to fit in the display area Maintain the aspect ratio Resize the image to fit the window while maintaining the aspect ratio of the camera Untouched centering display Display the image at actual size centering the image in the display frame Background color Configure the background colors for the frames of camera which has no image in the set time period Default is black color Set the transpar...

Page 86: ...a name the frame rate and the recording time on the multi playback page You can also set the text color Focus and selected frame width color You can change the width and color of the frames for the focus camera and selected cameras Specify the colors for each frame respectively The defaults are frame width 3 focus frame Red and selected frame Blue Specify the frame rate Select the check box to ref...

Page 87: ...or graphics on the Recorded Images Multi Playback and Timer List Pages Set colors of blocks representing recorded images on the Recorded Images Multi Playback and Timer List Pages See page 77 for color settings Playback Options Set whether or not to automatically playback images on the multi playback page when you select recorded images from the Playback List on the Recorded Images page and click ...

Page 88: ...he Current Display Items list are displayed in the Playback List Clicking the Remove button will move items selected in the Current Display Items list to the Available Items list Items are displayed in the Playback List in the order they appear in the Current Display Items list To change the order select an item and click the Up and Down buttons Setting Description ...

Page 89: ...on the menu bar 2 Search for the recorded image to edit and display it on the playback list see page 69 3 Select the recorded image from the playback list The still image at the start time of the selected image is displayed on the playback screen 4 Edit the image on the playback screen Perform any of the above operations For details see the corresponding section Playback List Images surrounded by ...

Page 90: ...ed image 1 Select the image that you want to convert in Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select the file format from the editing menu and click Execute The editing menu is displayed by clicking here 3 To specify a time frame set start time and end time and click OK If you do not set a time frame all selected images will be converted Example Converting...

Page 91: ... and end time of recording by default A confirmation screen is displayed if a file with the same name already exists To overwrite the existing file click Yes To save the file under a different name click No then enter a different file name The file extensions are determined by converted file formats mpg avi asf wav The converted image can be played back with Windows Media Player Version 9 0 or lat...

Page 92: ...nvert in Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list To select multiple images click the images while pressing Ctrl key 2 Select the file format from the editing menu and click Execute The editing menu is displayed by clicking here 3 Click To one file The save as window is displayed ...

Page 93: ...of the first image by default A confirmation screen is displayed if a file with the same name already exists To overwrite the existing file click Yes To save the file under a different name click No then enter a different file name The file extensions are determined by converted file formats mpg avi asf wav The converted image can be played back with Windows Media Player Version 9 0 or later If co...

Page 94: ... in Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list To select multiple images click the images while pressing Ctrl key 2 Select the file format from the editing menu and click Execute The editing menu is displayed by clicking here 3 Click To multiple files The folder selection window is displayed ...

Page 95: ...ected image is set to its start time and end time 1 second If files have the same name _XXX is appended to the end of the file name XXX is a 3 digit number in the range 001 999 The file extensions are determined by converted file formats mpg avi asf wav The converted image can be played back with Windows Media Player Version 9 0 or later If conversion is canceled images that were converted are not...

Page 96: ... Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Convert to JPG format from the editing menu and click Execute The editing menu is displayed by clicking here 3 To specify a time frame set start time and end time If you do not set a time frame all selected images will be converted 4 Set the interval to convert ...

Page 97: ...es The procedure is the same as that for Converting recorded images into MPG WAV ASF AVI files See page 94 Note When converting multiple recorded images to JPG format you cannot use To one file Images converted to JPEG format are saved in a subfolder in the destination folder The name of the subfolder is set to the start time A new subfolder is created each 1 000 images If conversion is canceled i...

Page 98: ...ame and create a new recording file 1 Select the image that you want to copy in Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Make Copy from the editing menu and click Execute 3 Specify the start and end time of the images to extract 4 Click OK The copy operation is started ...

Page 99: ...Operating Instructions 99 When copy operation is completed successfully the following window is displayed Note If copying is canceled images that were copied before the cancellation are saved ...

Page 100: ...in Playback list 2 Deleting the displayed image Select Delete from the editing menu and click Execute Delete all recorded images that are checked in the playback list Select Delete all checks from the editing menu and click Execute 3 Click OK on the confirmation window The selected images are deleted Note Although it appears that the deletion operation finishes quickly the actual deletion of the f...

Page 101: ...ant to change the keyword in Playback list See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Change Keyword from the editing menu and click Execute 4 Changing the keyword 5 Click OK The keyword is changed Note You can also change the keyword on the multi playback page by right clicking on the playback screen and selecting Change Keyword ...

Page 102: ...y recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Copy To The Clipboard from the editing menu and click Execute Copy image displayed in the playback page to the Clipboard Take a Snapshot Take a snapshot of image displayed in the playback page 1 Select the image that you want to take a snapshot in Playback List See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Snapshot from the edi...

Page 103: ...dow is displayed 4 Select the destination folder enter a file name and click Save Note Clicking Copy To The Clipboard copies image to the Clipboard The clipboard is a place to temporarily save in copying or pasting data The copied image can be used in the program such as Paint ...

Page 104: ...ay information about a recorded image 1 Select the image whose information you want to display in Playback List See page 89 for how to display recorded images in Playback list 2 Select Recorded Image Information from the editing menu and click Execute Displaying Recorded Image Information ...

Page 105: ...e server at a time Other PCs cannot connect to a remote server when one is already connected Some operations such as Executing Restore Program cannot be used see page 111 It may not be possible to connect to a remote server from proxy servers that serve as the company firewall If you have difficulties connecting to a remote server consult a network administrator You may have problems using a remot...

Page 106: ...age 110 Connect with administrator or general user privileges Note To use as a remote server you must assign an IP address or domain name in order to connect to this software An IP address can be obtained from your provider A domain name can be obtained by registering with the Panasonic Viewnetcam com service If you have already registered with Panasonic Viewnetcam com use the domain name obtained...

Page 107: ...r and remote client PC If you do not use remote access functions this software install on the remote server and remote client can use the software as a normal recording software Remote Server Settings remote server function Configure the following settings after installing this software on a PC to be used as a remote server 1 Select Remote Access Settings on the menu bar 2 Select the Use Remote Ac...

Page 108: ...nfigure a port for port forwarding For details on configuring port forwarding see your router s documentation Setting Description Use Remote Access Connection Select this check box when you are using remote access functions Select Operate as a server to use as a remote server Server Settings Port Enter a port number Enter a number from 1 to 65535 except for 10081 Default is 10082 Admin User Name A...

Page 109: ...be used as a remote client 1 Select Remote Access Settings on the menu bar 2 Select the Use Remote Access Connection check box on the Settings screen 3 Select Operate as a client and click OK 4 Click Yes After you restart the program it will operate as a remote client Note When operating as a remote client is not displayed in the notification area ...

Page 110: ...ent connects a remote server with administrator privileges If you enter the general user name and password the client connects a remote server with general user privileges See the following table for differences between administrator and general user privileges Note The first time you connect to a remote server the remote client registration code is automatically registered on the client control p...

Page 111: ... X Multi Playback Playback Stop etc O O O Change the camera layout O X X Change the Image display format O X X Recorded Images Search 2 2 O Conversion X 3 X 3 X Copying O X X Delete files O X X Change the keyword O X X Image information display O O O Settings Basic Settings Destination Folder X X X Basic Settings Destination Hard Disk Space O X X Basic Settings Limit the destination recording capa...

Page 112: ...ot use administrator privileges to connect to the settings pages If a connection reset is connected after connecting to a remote server the following message will be displayed Click Yes to reconnect Processing continues if the reconnection is successful If you click No the unconnected multi monitoring page is displayed Operation Support Restore Program X X X Operation Support Log Analysis O X X Ad...

Page 113: ... on the Client Control page and click Delete 3 Click OK Note You can register up to 50 remote clients Duplicate registration codes cannot be registered To change information for a remote client select the remote client and click Change After you have modified the information in the settings page click OK In the Status column the connection status Connected Unconnected is displayed You can see whic...

Page 114: ...k the images while pressing Ctrl key 2 Select the Download from the editing menu and click Execute Available functions differ for administrator privileges and general user privileges see page 111 The above screen is displayed when connected with administrator privileges 3 To specify a time frame set start time and end time and click OK If you do not set a time frame all selected images will be con...

Page 115: ...enter a file name and click Save 5 Click Start Conversion will begin on the remote server Download will begin on the remote client When the download has completed successfully the following window is displayed When you select multiple recorded images start time and end time are not displayed ...

Page 116: ...ystem Log server Operation Log 1 server Operation Log 2 server Restore Log server Select when analyzing remote server logs 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Select Preferences Operation Support 3 Select the date of the logs to analyze log type 4 Click Executing Log Analysis 5 Click Start Download Start downloading When the download completes a log analysis result will be displayed ...

Page 117: ...ion icon returns to 2 Audio is transmitted while displayed You can transmit audio to focus cameras and selected cameras 3 Click and finish the transmission will change to Note Transmitting audio requires a microphone connected to your PC You must provide your own microphone During transmission the volume icon changes to When transmission is terminated the icon returns to If you are accessing the c...

Page 118: ...era Information You can import and export the setting information for cameras The camera information can be exported for use on another PC with this software installed 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Click Export or Import Export button Import button ...

Page 119: ...ct HNP60 Camera Definition File def as the file type To import camera information for BB HNP11 select HNP11 Camera Definition File h11 as the file type To import the camera information BB HNP15 select HNP15 Camera Definition File h15 as the file type 3 Click Open The camera information is imported Note This software can import camera information for BB HNP15 BB HNP11 and BB HNP60 BB HNP15 and BB H...

Page 120: ... multi monitoring page The menu window is displayed 2 Select Copy To The Clipboard This software copies the image to the clipboard Note The clipboard is a place to temporarily save in copying or pasting data The copied image can be used in the program such as Paint If you select Snapshot on the displayed menu a still image is captured from the displayed image ...

Page 121: ...hether or not the camera s recorded images are deleted 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Select the camera to delete 3 Click Delete Camera Delete Camera button Select the camera to delete 4 To delete the recorded images click Delete recorded Images To keep the recorded images click Do not delete recorded images ...

Page 122: ...click Do not delete recorded images the recorded images are not deleted even after the camera is deleted Deleted camera Camera ID will be displayed in the recorded images page If you want to delete the recorded images of the deleted camera select and delete the recorded images from the playback list on the Recorded Images page see page 100 or click Execute Restore Program from Operation Support se...

Page 123: ...ng the Timer Setting You can delete timer settings 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Select the timer to delete 3 Click Delete Timer Delete Timer button Select the timer to delete The following confirmation window will be displayed ...

Page 124: ...g Instructions 124 4 Click OK A deletion mark is displayed on the icon of the timer item see page 44 5 Click OK or Apply If you click OK Settings page will close If you want to delete another timer click Apply ...

Page 125: ...ve set a limit for the recording capacity for the destination drive see page 13 Displays the total size of the recording capacity limit for individual cameras and the amount of guaranteed free space for the destination drive Displays the length hours or size MB of the recorded images and the percentage of the recording capacity being used for each camera You can change the display unit of the Reco...

Page 126: ...acity for the rest of the destination drive Displays the recording capacity limit for each individual camera and the guaranteed free space for the destination drive Displays the limited recording time capacity the length hours or size MB of the recorded images and the percentage used for each camera Displays the total capacity of the destination drive that is selected in Preferences see page 13 Yo...

Page 127: ...e restore program Executing the restore program optimizes recorded images and deletes the recorded images of deleted cameras 1 Select Window Settings on the menu bar 2 Select Preferences Operation Support 3 Click Execute Restore Program at the Operation Support page 4 Click OK To execute the restore program you must first exit this software ...

Page 128: ...een deleted see page 121 If you select Delete all images from the deleted camera and click Start Restoring all the recorded images from deleted cameras will be deleted To restart the software after the restore program has finished select After finishing restoration exit this program and start the Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Start Restoring button When you click Start Restoring the...

Page 129: ... menu bar 2 Select Preferences Operation Support 3 Select the date of the logs to analyze log type camera name and timer name 4 Click Executing Log Analysis List of log type Log type Description System Log Program execution log Operation Log 1 Log for operation window performance Operation Log 2 Log for interaction between program execution and operation window Restore Log Log for repair program ...

Page 130: ...Operating Instructions 130 Displays the analysis results Log list Analysis result are displayed If you select a log from the log list the error contents and the measures taken will be displayed ...

Page 131: ...ons for a PC when using the BB HCM515A network camera with the following settings Image quality Standard Audio recording setting Audio and Image Multi monitoring frame rate not specify Multi playback frame rate not specify Transparency of Image Information Not specified However the values are only estimates and actual values will differ depending on the recording method and system configuration If...

Page 132: ... 1 second 2 frames 1 second 14 27 10 12 14 27 10 12 14 27 10 12 4 x 4 6 x 6 4 x 4 4 x 4 2 frames 1 second 2 frames 1 second 2 frames 1 second 2 frames 1 second Monitoring frame rate Registration number CPU Pentium 4 2 6 GHz Memory 512 MB OS Windows XP CPU Intel Core TM 2 Duo 2 1 GHz Memory 1 GB OS Windows XP CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 1 GHz Memory 2 GB OS Windows Vista Video Card ATI Radeon X1300 Simu...

Page 133: ...r CPU Pentium4 2 6 GHz Memory 512 MB OS Windows XP CPU Intel Core2 Duo 2 1 GHz Memory 1 GB OS Windows XP CPU Intel Core2 Duo 2 1 GHz Memory 2 GB OS Windows Vista Video Card ATI Radeon X1300 Simultaneous recording Multi monitoring number Multi monitoring layout Playback frame rate Monitoring frame rate Registration number Simultaneous recording Multi monitoring number Multi monitoring layout Playba...

Page 134: ...cessed without a proxy server the proxy setting should be set on this software Check Use a proxy server and set the proxy settings at proxy server settings on the preferences page There are more than 4 connections to the same camera using this software There is a limit to the number of connections to the same camera using this software including BB HNP11 If you select Audio and images are sent usi...

Page 135: ...t audio Microphone is not properly connected Confirm that microphone is properly connected Volume setting on your PC is muted or set to minimum Adjust the volume on the volume control window on your PC The speaker is malfunctioning Confirm that the speaker is working Audio cannot be listened while viewing recorded images of the camera with audio Image Only is selected at Audio Recording Settings o...

Page 136: ...s blank Follow the instruction message Message Cause and Remedy Basic Settings Enter a number in one byte character in Guaranteed Destination Hard Disk Space Follow the instruction message Enter Guaranteed Destination Hard Disk Space Guaranteed Destination Hard Disk Space was blank Follow the instruction message Guaranteed Destination Hard Disk Space should be between 100 and 50000 A number not be...

Page 137: ...ion Recording Capacity Limit Destination Recording Capacity Limit was blank Follow the instruction message If the connection method is changed all cameras will be reconnected While reconnecting recording will temporarily be stopped Do you want to proceed Follow the instruction message The specified Destination Folder is incorrect The pass of the destination folder was more than 128 characters Foll...

Page 138: ...proxy server could not be authenticated The IP address and port number settings may be incorrect Do you want to keep these settings The proxy server cannot be accessed Check the address and port number of the proxy server The proxy server authentication is not available Enter the correct user name and password and try again This software does not pass the proxy authentication Check the user name a...

Page 139: ... This color has already been set Select a different color Follow the instruction message Operation Support To execute restore program exit this program If the program is exited the camera stops recording and the timer does not work Do you exit this program and execute restore program This program and the restore program cannot execute simultaneously Follow the instruction message The restore progr...

Page 140: ...nstruction message Enter English one byte character in User Name Follow the instruction message Enter English one byte character in Password Follow the instruction message Camera Name should be 250 characters or less The Camera Name was more than 250 characters Follow the instruction message Comment should be 128 characters or less The Comment was more than 128 characters Follow the instruction me...

Page 141: ...e instruction message Some settings are unavailable because the functions of the selected camera have not been confirmed Click the Camera Function Check button and check the functions Follow the instruction message Cannot use a proxy server to the IPv6 camera address To use a proxy server set the IPv4 address or URL of the IPv4 domain name service for the camera Follow the instruction message Imag...

Page 142: ... the proper value When registering a camera that does not support 1280x1024 resolution Follow the instruction message The selected camera does not support MPEG 4 format The format is changed to JPEG Follow the instruction message The time settings for Before detected and After detected are specified on the timer settings Set the recording frequency shorter than Before detected and After detected s...

Page 143: ... the preferences page Do you want to disable this setting and enable the Limit the recording capacity setting for each camera Limit the destination recording capacity and Limit the recording capacity cannot be used simultaneously Follow the instruction message Motion Detection Alarm The MPEG 4 format does not support motion detection recording Do you want to change the format to JPEG If using the ...

Page 144: ...imer Name Delete the specified timer Follow the instruction message Keyword Keyword1 should be 40 characters or less Keyword1 was more than 40 characters Follow the instruction message Keyword2 should be 40 characters or less Keyword2 was more than 40 characters Follow the instruction message Message Cause and Remedy Search Keyword should be 40 characters or less If Keyword was more than 40 charac...

Page 145: ...sage Conversion interval should be between 1 and end time start time seconds The number is larger than the time period between the start time and end time or the space was blank Follow the instruction message Conversion interval should be between 1 and 3600 The image is recorded for more than 1 hour but the converted interval is not between 1 and 3600 Follow the instruction message The recorded im...

Page 146: ...ded images to JPEG format you cannot use Convert to one file Copying has completed successfully Copying has completed successfully Deleting Do you want to delete the checked images Follow the instruction message No checked recorded images were found Check the recorded images to delete Follow the instruction message The recorded images cannot be deleted during recording Stop the recording and try a...

Page 147: ...or occurred when saving a file or the file has been opened by another application Confirm that you have write permissions for the save destination Close the application that opened the file and try again Playback No checked recorded images were found Check the recorded images to play Follow the instruction message The current minute of the recording images cannot be played Follow the instruction m...

Page 148: ...uction message has reached its recording capacity Delete recorded images Camera Name Destination Folder The recorded images of the camera or recorded images of the destination folder have reached the limit of recording capacity and recording is stopped Delete the recorded images of the camera or increase the recording capacity Change the limit of recording capacity and select Delete old files and ...

Page 149: ...pace on the destination folder 3 Confirm that there is a folder If there is not create it 4 Check if the folder is writable and set it writable 5 Change the destination folder There is only MB of free space remaining in Save Destination Folder Disk Either increase the free space to over 100 MB or select a disk with over 100 MB of free space The save destination free space is less than 100 MB Follo...

Page 150: ...tware Startup failed Restart this software If situation does not improve after restarting the software restart your PC This software fails to start the ncrcore3 exe file Restart your PC Program Error occurred during program execution If same error message appears after trying again restart your Windows This software fails to start the ncr3 exe file Restart your PC If camera is disabled the connect...

Page 151: ...rive Although mapping this folder to a network drive allows you to specify this folder the program may not be performed normally due to your network environment specifying a network drive is not recommended A network drive or folders on the network were selected as the save destination folder Specify a local drive cannot be accessed Save Destination Folder JPEG Conversion Folder MPEG Conversion Fi...

Page 152: ...llow the instruction message Port should be between 1 and 65535 except for 10081 A number not between 1 and 65535 or 10081 was entered in the Port blank Follow the instruction message Setting is modified restart of this program is necessary Is it OK to restart the program Follow the instruction message Enter Admin User Name The Admin User Name space was blank Follow the instruction message Enter A...

Page 153: ...ction message The number of connections has exceeded the limit Wait for a moment and try again A remote client has connected to the server while you were trying to connect to the remote server Remote client Follow the instruction message Another administrator changed the settings Wait for a moment and try again Settings were applied while you were configuring remote server settings Remote client F...

Page 154: ...e server is busy Wait for a moment and then try again When performing a specific action e g navigation the server cannot respond to other requests Remote client Remote server Follow the instruction message Message Cause and Remedy ...

Page 155: ... method to the camera Audio and images are sent using one connection Proxy Server Settings Use a proxy server Proxy Server Address Port Proxy User Name Proxy Password Multi Monitoring Monitor Screen Layout 2 x 2 Page 1 Total Page 1 Setting the camera to display Display the images in the order in which they were registered Click to Center Function Uses Switch the multi pages in order Image display ...

Page 156: ...loaded When the CPU is loaded more than 80 the refresh rate is paused for 15 seconds Multi Playback Playback Screen Layout 2 x 2 Playback position display format Display timelines as chart Image display format Maintain the aspect ratio Background color no images Black Set the transparency level Transparency 50 Text color Black Display the camera name checked Display the frame rate Display the time...

Page 157: ...rding Red RGB 255 0 0 Playback Options Play automatically Playing List All Navigation Display unit Recorded Time h Operation Support Execute Restore Program Restoration Target Folder Destination Folder Delete all images from the deleted camera After finishing restoration exit this program and start the Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software checked Execute Log Analysis Log Time Period Today ...

Page 158: ...recording will require Recording Capacity Limit Limit the recording capacity Operation when the capacity reached the limit Stop recording Capacity Limit 100 MB Calculated recording time from the limited capacity Motion Detection Motion is not detected during the pan tilt or zoom operation of the camera Motion is not detected Motion Detection Analysis Frequency 0 50 seconds Threshold to Start Recor...

Page 159: ...Commands Commands for Camera External Output Settings Short to GND After 5 seconds set the external output of the camera to Open Optional Command Beep 1000 1000 Controlling Command Execution Execute a command only once at the start of recording Keyword Keyword1 Keyword2 Timer list Display 10 timer simultaneously Timer Settings Enable Disable Enable Timer Name New Timer Timer Schedule Daily From 00...

Page 160: ... upper left Recorded images Searched Target Destination Folder Time Period Setting Time Period from 00 00 00 to Right before 00 00 00 Weekly Setting Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Recording Mode Normal Recording Motion Detection Recording Alarm Sensor Recording Recording Trigger Timer Recording Manual Recording Keyword Display timelines as chart Time Unit 1 hour Display scale Display in 24 h mode Cal...

Page 161: ...ction top line Playback Screen The still image at the start time of the selected image is displayed on the playback screen Remote Access Settings Use Remote Access Connection Server Settings Port 10082 Admin User Name Admin Password User Name User Password Items Default ...

Page 162: ...ctions is subject to change without notice Copyright This material is copyrighted by Panasonic Communications Co Ltd and may be reproduced for internal use only All other reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of Panasonic Communications Co Ltd 1 62 4 chome Minoshima Hakata ku Fukuoka 812 8531 Japan ...

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