10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic]
Click the [Basic] tab on the “Basic” page. (→9.1 How to display the setup menu, 9.2 How to operate the setup menu)
The settings such as the camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page.
[Language]
Select the language to initially display when the camera is accessed from the following.
Auto/English/Japanese/Italian/French/German/Spanish/Chinese/Russian/Portuguese
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Auto: The language used by the browser is automatically selected. If the language used by the browser is not supported by the camera, English is selected.
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Default: Auto
The language displayed on the “Live” page can also be changed. (→1.2 About the “Live” page)
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [Set] button after entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be displayed in the “Camera title” field.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: The model No. is displayed.
[Date/time]
Enter the current time and date. When “12h” is selected for “Time display format”, “AM” or “PM” can be selected.
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Available range: Jan/01/2013 00:00:00 - Dec/31/2035 23:59:59
IMPORTANT
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Use an NTP server when the more accurate time & date setting is required for the system operation. (→16.2.3 Configure the settings relating to the NTP server)
[Time display format]
Select the time display format from “24h”, “12h” and “Off”. Enter the current hour reflecting this setting when entering the current time and date for “Date/time”. To hide time and date, select “Off”.
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Default: 24h
[Date/time display format]
Select a date/time display format. When “2013/04/01 13:10:00” is set for “Date/time” after selecting “24h” for “Date/time display format”, time & date will be respectively displayed as follows.
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DD/MM/YYYY: 01/04/2013 13:10:00
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MM/DD/YYYY: 04/01/2013 13:10:00
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DD/Mmm/YYYY: 01/Apr/2013 13:10:00
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YYYY/MM/DD: 2013/04/01 13:10:00
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Mmm/DD/YYYY: Apr/01/2013 13:10:00
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Default: Mmm/DD/YYYY
[NTP]
When “NTP >>” is clicked, the [Advanced] tab of the “Network” page will be displayed. (→16.2.3 Configure the settings relating to the NTP server)
[Time zone]
Select a time zone corresponding to the location where the camera is in use.
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Default: (GMT +09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
[Summer time (daylight saving)]
Select “In”, “Out” or “Auto” to determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time. Configure this setting if the summer time (daylight saving time) is applied in the location where the camera is in use.
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In: Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be displayed on the left side of the displayed time and date.
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Out: Does not apply summer time.
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Auto: Applies summer time in accordance with the settings for “Start time & date” and “End time & date” (month, week, day of the week, time).
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Default: Out
[Start time & date] [End time & date]
When “Auto” is selected for “Summer time (daylight saving)”, select the time & date for the start time and the end time (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Camera title on screen]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the camera title on the screen. When “On” is selected, the character string entered for “Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)” will be displayed at the position selected for “OSD”.
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Default: Off
[Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)]
Enter a character string to be displayed on the image.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Available characters: 0-9, A-Z and the following marks.
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; = ?
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Default: None (blank)
[OSD] - [Date/time position]
Select the position where the time and date is displayed in images on the “Live” page.
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Upper left: The time and date will be displayed in the upper left part of the screen.
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Lower left: The time and date will be displayed in the lower left part of the screen.
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Upper center: The time and date will be displayed in the upper center part of the screen.
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Lower center: The time and date will be displayed in the lower center part of the screen.
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Upper right: The time and date will be displayed in the upper right part of the screen.
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Lower right: The time and date will be displayed in the lower right part of the screen.
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Default: Upper left
[OSD]-[Camera title position]
Select the position where the character string is displayed in images on the “Live” page.
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Upper left: The character string will be displayed in the upper left part of the screen.
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Lower left: The character string will be displayed in the lower left part of the screen.
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Upper center: The character string will be displayed in the upper center part of the screen.
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Lower center: The character string will be displayed in the lower center part of the screen.
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Upper right: The character string will be displayed in the upper right part of the screen.
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Lower right: The character string will be displayed in the lower right part of the screen.
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Default: Upper left
[OSD]-[Character size]
Select the size of the entered character string to be displayed at the selected OSD position in the image on the “Live” page.
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100%: Displays in the standard size.
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150%: Displays in 150% of the standard size.
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200%: Displays in 200% of the standard size.
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Default: 100%
IMPORTANT
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If the settings for [Date/time position] and [Camera title position] are different, the frame rate may be lower than the specified value.
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If the settings for [Date/time position] and [Camera title position] are different, characters may be displayed incorrectly or overlapped depending on the [Character size] setting and the number of characters used. After completing the settings, comfirm the result on the “Live” page.
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If “150” or “200” is selected for [Character size], the frame rate may be lower than the specified value.
[Brightness status display]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the status of brightness on images displayed on the “Live” page when adjusting brightness.
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Default: On
[Upside-down]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to turn the image upside-down.
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Default: Off
[Indicator]
Determine whether or not to use the following indicators. Select “On” to use the following indicators to check the operational status by lighting them. Select “Off” to turn off the indicators at all times.
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SD memory card error indicator (SD ERROR)
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Default: On
Note
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SD memory card error indicator (SD ERROR) (red): Lights when an error occurred in the SD memory card. It indicates that an error occurred in the SD memory card.
[Alarm status update mode]
Select an interval of the camera status notification from the following.
When the status of the camera changes, the alarm occurrence indication button or the SD saving status indicator will be displayed to notify of the camera status.
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Polling(30s): Updates the status each 30 seconds and provide notification of the camera status.
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Real time: Provide notification of the camera status when the status has changed.
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Default: Real time
Note
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Depending on the network environment, notification may not be provided in real time.
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When multiple cameras are using the same “Alarm status reception port”, even if “Real time” is selected for “Alarm status update mode”, status notification is not provided in real time. In this case, change the “Alarm status reception port” settings.
[Alarm status reception port]
When selecting “Real time” for “Alarm status update mode”, designate a port number to which the status change notification is to be sent.
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Available port number: 1 - 65535
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Default: 31004
The following port numbers are unavailable since they are already in use.
20, 21, 23, 25, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 80, 110, 123, 161, 162, 443, 995, 10669, 10670
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Automatic installation]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software from this camera.
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On: Installs the viewer software from the camera automatically.
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Off: The viewer software cannot be installed from the camera.
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Default: On
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Smoother live video display on the browser (buffering)]
Perform settings to display camera images on the viewer software.
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On: Images are temporarily stored on the computer and are displayed smoother.
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Off: Images are displayed in real-time and are not stored on the computer.
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Default: On
IMPORTANT
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It is impossible to display images between the camera and the PC when the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” is not installed on the PC.
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The number of the viewer software installations can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Contrast enhancement(RGB:0 to 255)]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to enhance the contrast of H.264 images on the “Live” page. If “On” is selected, the range of RGB signal on display is extended from 16-235 to 0-255.
When there is a bright part in an image, the intensity may be overexposed.
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Default: Off
Note
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This setting is only available when viewing images on the “Live” page with Internet Explorer.
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Even if this setting is changed, transmitted image data and data saved on the SD memory card are not changed.