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Network Camera
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SNC-M3/M3W
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0
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Page 2: ...mits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference wll not occur in a particular installation If this e...
Page 3: ...iet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval KCA Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur in voor recycling de batterij zal dan op correcte wijze verwerket worden NOTICE TO USERS 2004 Sony Corporation All rights reserved This manual or the software described herein in whole or in part may not be reproduced translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written ap...
Page 4: ... 21 System Tab 21 Date time Tab 22 Initialize Tab 22 System log Tab 23 Access log Tab 23 Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera setting Menu 24 Common Tab 24 MPEG4 Tab 25 JPEG Tab 25 Pan Tilt Tab 26 Reset Tab 26 Configuring the Network Network setting Menu 27 Network Tab 27 Wireless network Tab SNC M3W only 28 Dynamic IP address notification Tab Notifying the IP Address 28 Setting the User User...
Page 5: ...o 8 positions of the camera can be memorized Built in microphone A microphone monaural is built in the camera Also the built in microphone jack minijack monaural accepts a commercially available plug in power microphone rated voltage 2 4 V DC External speaker system can be connected The line output jack minijack monaural allows connection of a commercially available speaker system with built in am...
Page 6: ...in mind However if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury To avoid such accidents be sure to heed the following Heed the safety precautions Be sure to follow the general safety precautions and the Operating Precautions In case of a breakdown In case of system breakdown discontinue use and contact your authorized Sony dealer In case of abnormal o...
Page 7: ...a small quantity of detergent solution then wipe dry Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol benzene or thinners as they may damage the surface finishes System Requirements These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera Processor Pentium III 1 GHz or higher Pentium 4 2 GHz or higher recommended RAM 256 MB or more OS Windows 2000 XP Web browser Inter...
Page 8: ...ork about the assigned IP address Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup Program 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM disc into your CD ROM drive After a short time a window will open displaying the files on the CD ROM 2 Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program The File Download dialog opens 3 Click Open Note If you click Save this program to disk on the File Download dialog you cannot install correctly...
Page 9: ...e The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS server address are invalid for this camera 9 Set the HTTP port No Normally select 80 for the HTTP port No To use another port number select the text box and type a port number between 1024 and 65535 10 Type the Administrator name and Administrator password The default settings of both items are admin Note You cannot change the Administrator name and Ad...
Page 10: ...nstalled and the main viewer is displayed Notes If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network LAN Settings on Internet Explorer the image may not be displayed In this case disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually For setting the Proxy server consult your network administrator When you install ActiveX viewer on Windows 2000 or Windows XP you should have lo...
Page 11: ... position network condition or purpose of the camera We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera Setting contents Setting menu Set the format of the image sent from the camera MPEG 4 or JPEG Video mode page 24 Select the quality of the image sent from the camera MPEG4 Tab page 25 JPEG Tab page 25 Select the size of the image sent from the camera Image...
Page 12: ...er The main viewer appears Control the camera from the main viewer Note If the Welcome page does not activate correctly the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to Medium or higher See To display the Welcome page correctly on page 10 and check the security level Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly When the administrator sets the camera functions the setting w...
Page 13: ...e may not be displayed In this case disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually For setting the Proxy server consult your network administrator When you install ActiveX control on Windows 2000 or Windows XP you should have logged in the computer as the Administrator Tip Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer Configurati...
Page 14: ...tion When you click it the icon appears and you will be able to control Pan Tilt from the main viewer Panning and tilting from the main viewer on page 17 Preset position Select the preset position name from the drop down list Then the camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory at Pan Tilt tab section page 26 Note The PRESET list box is not displayed when no preset posit...
Page 15: ...ow to log in on page 12 Logging in as a User MPEG4 mode 2 Select the frame rate only when the camera Video mode is set to JPEG page 24 Click the Frame rate list box to select the frame rate for transmitting the image Selectable frame rates are 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 25 and 30 fps The number means the frame number transmitted per 1 second If you select 30 fps the image is sent at the maximum speed ...
Page 16: ...ded by about 1 5 times with the clicked point at the center The digital zoom icon changes to 3 To cancel zooming in click icon Capturing a monitor image You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer Capturing a monitor image 1 Monitor the camera image in the monitor window 2 Click Capture icon The still image of the moment when you click is captured and the still ...
Page 17: ...Exclusive control mode of Pan Tilt Tab page 26 is set to On and when you click the control icon the remaining time of operation authority is displayed Panning and tilting from the main viewer You can change the camera direction by using the Pan Tilt control panel for the monitor image currentry displayed 1 Click the Control icon The Pan Tilt control icon is displayed 2 Click the Pan Tilt control i...
Page 18: ...e and the camera moves so that the clicked portion goes to the center of the display Moving the camera to the preset position PRESET list box Select the preset position name from the drop down list Then the camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory at Pan Tilt tab section see page 26 ...
Page 19: ...nd password for Administrator Administrator menu appears The user name admin and password admin are set at the factory for the Administrator The following steps also display the Administrator menu 1 Click Enter in the welcome page to display the main viewer 2 Click Setting icon in the main viewer 3 Click the menu name example System on the left side of the Administrator menu The clicked setting me...
Page 20: ...etting menu for setting of network connection Configuring the Network Network setting Menu on page 27 User Displays the user setting menu for setting the user name and the password to log in Setting the User User setting Menu on page 30 Security Displays the security setting menu for specifying the computer allowed to connect to the camera Setting the Security Security setting Menu on page 30 e Ma...
Page 21: ...e Type a name to display on the title bar up to 32 characters The characters typed here are displayed on the title bar of the Web browser Serial number Displays the serial number of the camera Software version The software version of this camera is displayed Color You can select the main viewer color from Light blue Blue or Metal Light blue Blue Metal Notes The color of the welcome page and the Ad...
Page 22: ... sever called NTP server Network Time Protocol Set the NTP saver name and the Interval NTP server name Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server up to 64 characters Interval time Select the interval at which you want to adjust the camera s time referring to the NTP server time between 1 and 24 hours The set interval is a guide and does not indicate the exact time Note The setting time may...
Page 23: ...et to the factory settings the IP address you set is cleared After rebooting of the camera input the IP address again page 8 Firmware upgrade Use this when upgrading the camera software Click Browse and specify the file for upgrading then click OK Upgrade firmware Are you sure is displayed Click OK and upgrading starts After completion the camera starts again Notes Use only the upgrade file specia...
Page 24: ...On for cropping the image or Off for no cropping Note When Cropping is set to On Motion detection function does not work To crop an image 1 Set the Image size to 640 480 VGA The Cropping is displayed 2 Set the Cropping to On and click the Area setting button The cropping area frame in the Area setting display appears 3 Specify the cropping area Click and drag the cropping area frame to move it or ...
Page 25: ...15 20 25 and 30 fps The unit is fps frame number sent per a second Bit rate Set the bit rate of MPEG image transmission for a line Selectable values are 64 128 256 384 512 768 1024 1536 and 2048 kbps Note The selected frame rate and bit rate are a tentative value The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different according to the image size the shooting scene or the network condition Frame rate p...
Page 26: ...ed by the Operation time setting If a user tries to operate the camera while another user is operating it the control right is limited according to the Operation time and Maximum wait number settings Operation time Sets the period that one user can operate the camera exclusively between 10 and 600 sec This setting is valid when the Exclusive control mode menu is set to On Max access user Sets the ...
Page 27: ...P address of the camera Subnet mask Type the subnet mask Default gateway Type the default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically It can be set only when Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP is selected Note When you select Obtain DNS server address automatically make sure that DHCP server is active on the network Use the fol...
Page 28: ... 104 bit A 104 bit WEP key has a higher security level than a 40 bit key You can type the WEP key either in hexadecimal numbers 0 to 9 and A to F or ASCII characters alphanumeric When the Type menu is set to Infrastructure mode the WEP key should be the same as that of the access point When the Type menu is set to Ad hoc mode the WEP key should be the same as that of the communication client Notes...
Page 29: ...ands up to 256 characters The URL is normally composed as follows http ip_address port path parameter ip_address Type the IP address or host name of the host to which you want to connect port Specify the port number to which you want to connect If you want to use the well known port number 80 you do not need to input this value path Type the command name parameter Type the command parameter if nec...
Page 30: ...can be displayed without authentication OK Cancel See Buttons common to every setting menu on page 19 Setting the Security Security setting Menu When you click Security on the Advanced mode menu the Security setting menu appears Use this menu to limit the computers that can access the camera Security function To activate the security function select On If you do not wish to use the security functi...
Page 31: ...y e Mail SMTP setting menu is composed of two tabs Setting and Send trigger Setting Tab Setting the SMTP Function e Mail SMTP Select On when you use the e Mail SMTP function The common setting options are displayed below If you do not wish to use the e Mail SMTP function select Off and click OK Notes During transmission of an image file via mail the frame rate and operation performance of the moni...
Page 32: ... 384 characters A line break is equivalent to 2 characters OK Cancel See Buttons common to every setting menu on page 19 Send trigger Tab Setting mail sending mode You can set to send mails periodically or to send mails ry synchronizing with the built in motion detection function Periodical sending JPEG mode only Select On when you want to send mails periodically If you select Off Periodical sendi...
Page 33: ...date time suffix is added to the Image file name The date time suffix consists of lower two digits of year 2 digits month 2 digits date 2 digits hour 2 digits minute 2 digits and second 2 digits thus 12 digit number is added to the file name Sequence number A consecutive number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 is added to the Image file name Sequence number clear Click Clear and the ...
Page 34: ...s or the IP address of the FTP server User name Type the user name for the FTP server Password Type the password for the FTP server Re type password To confirm the password type the same characters as you typed in the Password box Passive mode Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or not when connecting to FTP server Select On to connect to FTP server using the passive mode OK Cancel ...
Page 35: ... time Sets the interval period from stopping to recommencement of synchronizing with the preset position by user control in the range from 5 to 600 seconds Image file name Type the file name of the image sent to FTP server up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ under score Note You cannot send the audio file by using the periodical sending function of FTP Suffix Select a suffix to be added ...
Page 36: ...Setting the Motion Detection Area Sensitivity and Threshold level Set the motion detection working area the sensitivity and the threshold level as follows 1 Check Window 1 check box Window 1 is shown on the monitor display 2 Settle Window 1 in the area you want to set Motion detection Click and drag Window 1 to move it or change the size of it 3 Set the Sensitivity of Motion detection Adjust it re...
Page 37: ...gram starts Network tab appears The IP Setup Program detects cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window Bandwidth Control Tab The communication bandwidth can be set when the Video mode of the camera is set to JPEG Note When the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 the bandwidth cannot be changed 1 Click the Bandwidth control tab to display the bandwidth set...
Page 38: ...nual current date time setting Set the current date and time on the Manual current date time setting boxes and click OK The setting boxes are for the year last two digits month date hour minutes and seconds from left to right PC current date time setting The date and time set on the computer is displayed in the PC current date time setting box Click OK on the right to set the camera s date and tim...
Page 39: ... downloaded file and click Setup icon again 4 Install the SNC audio upload tool following the wizard displayed If the Software License Agreement is displayed read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue the installation Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1 Connect a speaker to the 5 line output jack on the camera 2 Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer Note...
Page 40: ...ll be effective after the transmission Sound adjustment and indicators Adjust the microphone input volume by moving the slider bar You can adjust the volume even during the transmission Click the microphone icon to enable disenable the sound muting The transmission rate is displayed in the Bitrate box The microphone input volume is displayed at the Level Setting tab User Set the User ID and Passwo...
Page 41: ...t the same network address on the computer and the camera Specifications Web browser Internet Explorer Ver5 5 or 6 0 Available OS Windows 2000 XP Image device 1 4 type CMOS Effective picture elements 310 K pixels CMOS sensor Built in lens Focal length f 3 7 mm Maximum F number F2 0 View angle 51 0 horizontal 38 9 vertical Shooting distance 0 8 m to Video compression format MPEG4 JPEG selectable Pa...
Page 42: ...m d h φ 4 3 8 4 1 8 inches not including the projecting parts Stand 142 94 2 102 mm w h d 5 5 8 3 3 4 4 1 8 inches Supplied accessories AC power adaptor 1 Power cord 1 Stand 1 Wall mounting holder 1 Wall mounting bracket 1 Rubber foot 4 Drop prevention strap 1 Tapping screws 4 20 4 PSW screws 3 8 2 CD ROM User s Guide and supplied programs 1 Installation manual 1 Design and specifications are subj...
Page 43: ... number 9 I Image size 24 image size 14 24 Internet Explorer 10 IP Address 8 IP address 8 12 27 IP address notification 28 J JPEG 24 25 L logging in 12 M MAC address 27 main viewer 10 13 main viewer page 13 Max access user 26 menu section 14 monitor Image 15 monitor image section 15 Motion detection 20 36 motion detection 20 36 Motion detection setting Menu 36 MPEG4 24 25 N Network 20 27 network 2...
Page 44: ...U User 20 30 user 20 30 User name 30 user name 30 user setting 30 User setting Menu 30 V View size 14 16 view size 14 16 viewer 13 volume 14 W welcome page 10 12 Sony Corporation ...
