1.3 About the “Live” page
[select language] pull-down-menu
The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Language] in the [Basic] settings. (→10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
[Setup] button*1
Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed.
[Live] button
Displays the “Live” page. The button will turn green and the “Live” page will be displayed.
[Compression] buttons
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[H.264] button: The letters “H.264” on the button will turn green and an H.264 image will be displayed. When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission” of “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)”, the [H.264] button will be displayed. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
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[JPEG] button: The letters “JPEG” on the button will turn green and JPEG image will be displayed.
[Stream] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when an H.264 image is displayed.
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[1] button: The letter “1” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting of “H.264(1)”. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
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[2] button: The letter “2” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting of “H.264(2)”. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
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When “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, the channel can be changed by clicking on the buttons ([1] to [4]). The button turns green and the “Live” page of the selected channel is displayed. The [Full View] button is displayed and images can be selected.
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When “4 mega pixel [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for image capture mode, clicking buttons [1] to [4] displays the contents in accordance with the settings configured for H. 264(1) to H.264(4).
[Image capture size] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed. The image capture size that can be selected vary depending on the “Image capture mode” setting on the setup menu.
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Images are displayed in the image capture size selected in “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)” of [JPEG] on the [JPEG/H.264] tab.
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It may become smaller than the actual size depending on the window size of the web browser.
[Zoom] buttons
Images will be zoomed in on with the electronic zoom by the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S”. The [Zoom] buttons will not be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” and if either one of buttons [1] to [4] is selected.
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[x1] button: The letter “x1” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x1.
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[x2] button: The letter “x2” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x2.
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[x4] button: The letter “x4” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x4.
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The [Zoom] buttons will not be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” and the images of buttons [1] to [4] are displayed.
[Brightness] buttons*2
The brightness is adjustable from 0 to 255.
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(darker) button: Images become darker.
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button: The adjusted brightness will return to the default brightness (64).
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(brighter) button: Images become brighter.
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“0” to “255” is displayed in the screen when the brightness is adjusted. These numbers will not be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” and the images of buttons [1] to [4] are displayed. Check the brightness with the [Full View] button or JPEG images.
[Cropping] display
Cropping setup display will not be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” and if either one of buttons [1] to [4] is selected.
Within the full angle image, the white outlines display what position the image was cropped from. During sequence operations, the cropping positions used by the sequence function are displayed in multiple white outlines (the display shown in the cropping display is not updated by changes to the position of the sequence or images).
[AUX] buttons*2
These buttons will be displayed only when “Terminal 3” of “Alarm” is set to “AUX output” on the setup menu. (→Alarm)
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[Open] button: The letters “Open” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector will be open.
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[Close] button: The letters “Close” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector will be closed.
[Rec. on SD] button*2
This button will be displayed only when “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu. (→Recording stream)
Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to Section 3 Record images on the SD memory card manually for descriptions of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
[Log] button
When the [List/Play] button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can be played.
Refer to Section 6 Display the log list for further information about the log list and for information on how to play images on the SD memory card.
[Multi-screen]
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup menu. (→1.4 Monitor images from multiple cameras)
[Auto mode]*2
Select an operation from the pull-down menu and click the [Start] button. The selected operation will start. Click the [Stop] button to stop the operation. The selected operation will stop when the camera (panning/tilting) is operated or when an action that is to be taken according to the settings for “Self return” (→[Self return]) starts.
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Preset sequence: Automatically moves to the preset positions (→11.7 Configure the preset positions (Preset position setup menu)) orderly (start from the lowest preset position number).
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This setting can only be configured when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” on the setup menu and the image of button [1] is displayed.
Control pad/buttons*2
Left-click on the control pad to adjust the horizontal/vertical position of the camera (panning/tilting). It is also possible to pan/tilt the camera by dragging the mouse.
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This setting can only be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” on the setup menu and the images of buttons [1] to [4] are displayed.
[Preset]*2
When a preset position is selected from the pull-down menu and the [Go] button is clicked, the image registered for the preset position (→11.7 Configure the preset positions (Preset position setup menu)) in advance is displayed. “H” next to the preset position number indicates the home position. When “Home position” is selected, the camera image will move to the home position image.
The home position of each screen has been set in Preset 1 to Preset 4.
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This setting can only be displayed when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode” on the setup menu and the images of buttons [1] to [4] are displayed.
Camera title
The camera title entered for “Camera title” on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. (→10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
[Support] button
When this button is clicked, the support site below will be displayed in a newly opened window. This website contains technical information, FAQ, and other information.
http://security.panasonic.com/support/
Alarm occurrence indication button*2
This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm has occurred. When this button is clicked, the alarm output terminal will be reset and this button will disappear. (→Section 4 Action at an alarm occurrence)
Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. If the full screen button is clicked once when the image displayed in the main area is smaller than the main area, the image is displayed corresponding to its image capture size. If the full screen button is clicked once when images are displayed corresponding to their image capture sizes, images are displayed in full screen. To return to the “Live” page when displaying an image in full screen, press the [Esc] key.
The aspect ratio of displayed images will be adjusted in accordance with the monitor.
Snap shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu.
When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled.
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For the case of using Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the following settings may be required.
Open Internet Explorer, click [Tools] → [Internet Options] → [Security] → [Trusted Sites] → [Sites]. Register the camera address on [Website] of the displayed trusted windows. After registration, close the web browser, and then access the camera again.
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When it takes longer than the specified period to obtain the snap shot picture due to the network environment, the snap shot picture may not be displayed.
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When “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, full view is displayed.
Mic input button*3
Turns on/off the audio reception (hear audio from the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed only when “Mic input”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. (→11.11 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the camera will not be heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/ Middle/ High) by moving the volume cursor .
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The volume cursor is not displayed when the “Audio recording” function is used.
Audio output button*3
Turns on/off the audio transmission (play audio from the PC on the unit speaker). This button will be displayed only when “Audio output”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. (→11.11 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
The button will blink during the audio transmission.
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the PC will not be heard.
Audio output volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by moving the volume cursor .
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When a user is using the audio transmission function with “Interactive(Half-duplex)” selected, the receiver button and the transmission button will be inoperable for the other users. When “Interactive(Full-duplex)” is selected, the transmission button is inoperable for other users.
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The duration of continuous audio transmission can be configured in the [Audio] tab of the setup menu. Audio transmission stops when the specified time has passed. To turn the audio transmission function on, click the [Audio output] button again.
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When the camera is restarted, the adjusted volume level (for both the audio transmission and reception) will return to the level that had been set on the [Audio] tab on the setup menu. (→11.11 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
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Actual volume level will change in three steps even though the volume cursor can be adjusted minutely.
SD recording status indicator
The status of the SD recording can be checked with this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, the SD recording status indicator will light red. It will go off when the SD recording stops.
This indicator will be displayed when “Manual” or “Schedule” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu. (→10.3 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card])
Main area
Images from the camera will be displayed in this area.
The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display format” and “Date/time display format”. (→[Time display format])
In addition, when being adjusted, the status of brightness (→[Brightness status display]) will be displayed as well as the characters configured for “Camera title on screen” (→[Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)]). The number of lines for the display is 2.
A zoom operation can be performed using the mouse wheel.
When clicking a desired point while displaying live images at x2 or x4 in the main area, the camera will move to locate the clicked point at the center of the main area.
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When the camera is operated by a user with a low access level, images displayed on the screen may be changed temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera.
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Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooting scene drastically changes due to the GDI restrictions of the OS.
*A phenomenon in which portions of the screen are displayed out of alignment.
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Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”.
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Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” when “On” is selected for “User auth.”. (→14.1 Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.])
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Operable by users who belong to the access level selected for “Permission level of audio trans./recep.” on the [Audio] tab of the “Image/Audio” page. Refer to 11.11 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] for the permission level of audio.