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[Video] Setting Video Size, Quality and Frame Rate (1) [Date display] Select whether to enable date display over images. If Important [Enable] is selected, date information will be The on-screen time display is not suitable for usage where high displayed over images. reliability is required. Use as reference information only where (2) [Position of date display] utmost and constant reliability is required for surveillance. Select [Upper left], [Upper right], [Lower left] or [Lower right] for the position of date display information. Note 4 • Depending on video quality settings, on-screen display may Setting Page (3) [Format of date display] become difficult to decipher. Set after confirming appearance Select [YYYY/MM/DD], [DD/MM/YYYY] or [MM/DD/ on actual images. YYYY] for the format of the date display. • The on-screen display is not (4) [Time display] Select whether to enable time display over images. If shown for cropped images using digital PTZ with horizontal size of 384 pixels or lower. [Enable] is selected, display time information will be displayed over images. (5) [Position of time display] Select [Upper left], [Upper right], [Lower left] or [Lower right] for the position of time display information. (6) [Text display] Select [Display nothing], [Display designated string] or [Display camera name] for the text string to display over images. If [Display designated string] is selected, the [Text string display] set in (8) will be displayed. If [Display camera name] is selected, the text string set in [Camera Name (alphanumeric characters)] under [Camera] will be shown (p. 56). (7) [Position of text display] Select the position of text display from [Upper left], [Upper right], [Lower left] or [Lower right]. (8) [Text string display] If [Display designated string] is selected in (6) [Text display], you can enter a text string of up to 15 ASCII characters (spaces and printable characters) for superimposed display on the video. (9) [Color of text] Select [Black], [Blue], [Cyan], [Green], [Yellow], [Red], or [Magenta], [White] for the color of text to be displayed over the image. (10)[Background color] Select [Black], [Blue], [Cyan], [Green], [Yellow], [Red], [Magenta], or [White] for the color of the text background. (11)[Color depth of text and background] Select [Fill text and background color], [Make text transparent], [Make background transparent], [Make text semi-transparent], [Make background semitransparent], or [Make text and background semitransparent] for the color depth of text and text background to be displayed over the image. 63

Section	Page
Introduction	2
Disclaimer	2
Notes on Network Security	2
Copyright	2
Notes on Privacy and Publicity Rights Regarding the Use of Video/Audio	2
Trademark Notice	3
Notes on the Included Software RM-Lite ( Disclaimer )	3
Notes on License Agreement for Included Software	3
Only for European Union and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)	3
Open Source Software	4
Security Export Control	4
How to Read This Operation Guide	5
User Manuals	5
How to Use This Operation Guide	5
Icons Indicating Particular Camera Models	5
Symbols Indicating Safety Precautions	5
Safety Precautions	6
Maintenance	8
Disposing of the Camera	8
Chapter 1 Before Use	13
Features	14
Common Features	14
Camera Software	15
Installed Software	15
Included Software	15
Additional License (Sold Separately)	15
Network Video Recording Software (Sold Separately)	15
RM-Lite (Please refer to the “Administrator Manual”)	17
Operating Environment	18
Camera Angle Setting Tool, Admin Viewer/VB Viewer, Admin Tools	18
Notes on Operating Environment	19
Notes on Use When the [Windows Firewall] Function is Enabled	19
Notes on Use with Internet Explorer 9 or Greater and Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2012	19
Notes on Use with Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2012	20
Chapter 2 Initial Settings	23
Preparing the Camera for Use	24
Installing the Necessary Software	26
Making Initial Camera Settings	28
Launch the Camera Management Tool	28
Searching for Cameras and Setting up Networks	28
Set the Password, Date and Time, Camera Name and Video	29
Registering Camera’s IP Address to Trusted Sites	30
Access the Top Page of the Camera to Check Video	31
Access the Top Page from Camera Management Tool	31
Top Page	31
Checking Camera Video	32
Chapter 3 Camera Angle Setting Tool	35
Setting the Camera Angle	36
Launching the Camera Angle Setting Tool	36
Connecting to the Camera	36
Connecting with a Camera List	37
Disconnecting from the Camera, Shutting Down	39
Display Screen of Camera Angle Setting Tool	40
Setting the Camera Angle	41
Setting Focus and Exposure Compensation	42
Creating a Camera Specification File	43
Chapter 4 Setting Page	45
Setting Menu	46
Accessing the Setting Menu	48
Setting Menu	48
Items Common to All Setting Pages	48
[Network] Setting Administrator Password, LAN, IP Address, DNS, etc	50
[Date and Time] Setting Date and Time	54
[Camera] Setting Initial Camera Settings and External Device Name	56
[Video] Setting Video Size, Quality and Frame Rate	61
[RTP] Setting RTP Server, Audio Multicast and RTP Streaming	64
[Upload] Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification	66
[Server] Setting the Video Server, Audio Server, HTTP Server, FTP Server and WS-Security	69
[Event] Setting Video Record, Volume Detection, External Device Output/Input, Audio Playback and Timer	71
[Access Control] Setting User Access Privileges	75
[IPsec] Setting IPsec	77
[SSL/TLS] Setting HTTP Communication Encryption	80
[802.1X] Network Port Authentication Settings	82
[Memory Card] Memory Card Operations and Settings	84
[Reboot Item] Setting Items Requiring Rebooting	87
[Maintenance] Viewing Current Settings, Event Logs and Performing Maintenance	88
Chapter 5 Admin Tools	91
Admin Tools Overview	92
Admin Tools	92
Privacy Mask Setting Tool	92
Panorama Creation Tool	92
View Restriction Setting Tool	92
Preset Setting Tool	93
Intelligent Function Setting Tool	93
Log Viewer	93
Recorded Video Utility	93
Accessing the Admin Tools	94
Launching the Admin Tools	94
Privacy Mask Setting Tool	95
Display Screen of Privacy Mask Setting Tool	95
Setting the Privacy Mask Area	96
Changing/Deleting a Privacy Mask Area	98
Panorama Creation Tool	99
Display Screens of Panorama Creation Tool	100
Capturing a Panorama Image	100
Saving/Deleting a Panorama Image on the Camera	101
Saving a Panorama Image as Image Files/Opening from Image Files	101
View Restriction Setting Tool	102
Display Screens of View Restriction Setting Tool	103
Setting View Restrictions	104
Preset Setting Tool	106
Display Screens of Preset Setting Tool	107
Setting the Preset	108
Preset Tour	111
Intelligent Function Setting Tool	113
Display Screen of Intelligent Function Setting Tool	116
Flow of Intelligent Function Setting	117
Setting Intelligent Function Detection Settings	119
Log Viewer	125
Display Screens of Log Viewer	125
Downloading Log Files	126
How to View Logs	126
Recorded Video Utility	128
Display Screens of Recorded Video Utility	128
Confirming Recorded Video	129
Narrowing Down the Number of Videos	129
Downloading Video	130
Exporting to Video Files That Can Be Played Back	130
Playing Back Videos	130
Deleting Videos	132
Displaying Memory Card Information	132
Control for Admin	133
Using Control for Admin	133
Chapter 6 Admin Viewer/VB Viewer	135
Overview of Viewer	136
Major Differences Between the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer	136
User Authorities and Camera Control Privileges	136
Launching the Viewer	138
Launching the Viewer	138
Shutting Down the Viewer	138
Connecting from Admin Tools	138
How to Operate the Viewer	139
Display Screens of Admin Viewer	139
VB Viewer	140
Obtaining Camera Control Privileges	141
Controlling the Camera	142
Magnifying Part of the Image (Viewer PTZ)	145
Cropping and Displaying Part of an Image (Digital PTZ)	146
Setting Video and Audio	147
Checking Information	150
Performing Operations and Settings in the Admin Viewer	151
Transmitting Audio	151
Using Control for Admin	151
Displaying Event Status	158
Recording to an Memory Card Manually	159
Chapter 7 Appendix	161
Memory Card Access	162
Modifiers	164
Troubleshooting	166
List of Log Messages	168
Log Messages on the Camera	168
List of Viewer Messages	178
Messages Displayed in the Information Field	178
Restore Default Settings	180
Restoring the Initial Setting from the Maintenance Page in the Web Browser	180
Restoring Factory Default Settings with the Reset Switch on the Camera	180
List of Factory Default Settings	182

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[Video]

etting Video

ize, Quality and Frame Rate

etting Page

(1)

[Date display]

Select whether to enable date display over images. If

[Enable] is selected, date information will be

displayed over images.

(2)

[Position of date display]

Select [Upper left], [Upper right], [Lower left] or

[Lower right] for the position of date display

information.

(3)

[Format of date display]

Select [YYYY/MM/DD], [DD/MM/YYYY] or [MM/DD/

YYYY] for the format of the date display.

(4)

[Time display]

Select whether to enable time display over images. If

[Enable] is selected, display time information will be

displayed over images.

(5)

[Position of time display]

Select [Upper left], [Upper right], [Lower left] or

[Lower right] for the position of time display

information.

(6)

[Text display]

Select [Display nothing], [Display designated string]

or [Display camera name] for the text string to display

over images.

If [Display designated string] is selected, the [Text

string display] set in (8) will be displayed.

If [Display camera name] is selected, the text string

set in [Camera Name (alphanumeric characters)]

under [Camera] will be shown (p. 56).

(7)

[Position of text display]

Select the position of text display from [Upper left],

[Upper right], [Lower left] or [Lower right].

(8)

[Text string display]

If [Display designated string] is selected in (6) [Text

display], you can enter a text string of up to 15 ASCII

characters (spaces and printable characters) for

superimposed display on the video.

(9)

[Color of text]

Select [Black], [Blue], [Cyan], [Green], [Yellow],

[Red], or [Magenta], [White] for the color of text to be

displayed over the image.

(10)[Background color]

Select [Black], [Blue], [Cyan], [Green], [Yellow],

[Red], [Magenta], or [White] for the color of the text

background.

(11)[Color depth of text and background]

Select [Fill text and background color], [Make text

transparent], [Make background transparent], [Make

text semi-transparent], [Make background semi-

transparent], or [Make text and background semi-

transparent] for the color depth of text and text

background to be displayed over the image.

Note

•

Depending on video quality settings, on-screen display may

become difficult to decipher. Set after confirming appearance

on actual images.

•

The on-screen display is not

shown for cropped images using digital PTZ with horizontal

size of 384 pixels or lower.

Important

The on-screen time display is not suitable for usage where high

reliability is required. Use as reference information only where

utmost and constant reliability is required for surveillance.