Canon RM-9 V1.0, RM-64 V1 0, RM-25 V1.0 Operation Guide

Network Video Recording Software

Searching for a Camera and Viewing Images

Selecting an Event and Viewing the Image

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This guide describes the basic operation of RM Viewer. For a more detailed description of the operation, see the “Administrator’s Manual” on the supplied CD-ROM.

Viewer Operation Guide

Viewer Features

Starting/Exiting the Viewer

Note

Select [File] > [Exit].

The Viewer exits.

Double-click the [RM Viewer v1.0] icon on the desktop.

 The RM-Lite icon has a different appearance.

Enter the [Host Name], [User Name] and [Password] and click [Connect].

The Viewer starts.

Record the user name and password here:

User name

Password

If you record your user name and password here, be sure to handle this document carefully, so as not to reveal them to an unauthorized person.

Searching

Searching for a Camera and Viewing Images

Search for a camera to view using various search criteria.

Click the search button ( ) on the Camera Selector and select the type of search criteria.

Type the search criteria to search for the camera.

Live Events Log

Displays events that occurred within the last hour when the log is first opened after starting the Viewer.

Video Window

Displays a live or a recorded image from a camera.

Toolbar

The toolbar has buttons for accessing commonly used functions.

Tabs

Tabs allow different layouts to be open at the same time for quick access. (RM-Lite does not support the tabs function.)

Audio Panel

Lets you send/receive live audio for a camera or play back recorded audio.

Camera Selector

Displays a list of cameras. Select the camera you want to view from the list. [Search for:] searches for cameras in the list that meet the search criteria, such as the camera name or tag.

Viewing Area

Place and arrange video windows in this area.

Camera Control

Controls the settings on the camera. See “Controlling a Camera” on the other side of this guide.

Timeline

Displays recording information and past events.

Playhead

Points to the time code being played. Drag the playhead to change the time code of the image in the video window.

Selecting an Event and Viewing the Image

You can search for events and play back images from an event in the search results.

Double-click a camera in the search results list to open a video window for the camera.

Click [Search] on the Toolbar to display the [Event Search] dialog box.

Specify the search criteria and click [Search] to start searching.

Select the event you want to view and click [Play Back Video].

Toolbar buttons

[Back]

Click  to return to the previously displayed layout. Click  to display the next layout.

[Layouts]

Selects and switches to a different video window layout.

[Grids]

Displays a grid in the background of the viewing area.

[Zoom]

Zooms in and out of the viewing area.

[Control]

Displays the Camera Control dialog box, used for controlling a camera.

[Record Now]

Starts recording images.

[Capture]

Captures a still frame of the displayed image. The still frame can be saved.

[Search]

Searches for events. Images can be played back from an event in the search results.

Playback from a Specified Time

Controlling the Playback Image

Returning to the Live Image

Zooming In/Out on the Timeline

Saving a Specific Image (to External Media)

Playback Using the Timeline

Controlling a Camera

Control the Camera Directly Using the Live Image

Playing Back Recordings

Click [Control] on the toolbar to display the [Camera Control] dialog box.

Click the video window of the camera you want to control.

Pan (Right/Left) / Tilt (Up/Down)

Use the arrow buttons to pan or tilt a camera that has the pan/tilt feature.

Zoom

Drag the slider to change the zoom.

Select Preset

Select from a list of camera angles that you preset on the camera.

Advanced

Adjust the camera image quality using the exposure or smart shade control.

Control/Release

All buttons on the [Camera Control] dialog box become active.

Control the Camera Directly Using the Live Image

Center the image at a point by clicking the [+] cursor there

Zoom the image in/out with the slider

Playback Using the Timeline

Click the video window of the camera you want to use for playback.

Drag to move the time display on the timeline.

Move back 10%

Move back one day

Move back one week

Drag this area to the left or right to change the time display

Click the time or event that you want to play back.

Playback starts in the video window.

Events for the selected camera

Recorded image

Events for non-selected cameras

Move forward 10%

Move forward one day

Move forward one week

Controlling/Saving the Playback Image

Playback from a Specified Time

Click the video window of the camera you want to use for playback.

 Use Playback Using the Timeline to start playback at any

Hint

point, such as at events. Use Playback from a Specified Time to start playback at a specific time.

 You can play back images from multiple cameras

simultaneously, or play back images recorded at different times with the same camera.

Click [Jump] to display the [Jump to Time] dialog box.

Select a date and time, and click [OK].

Playback starts in the video window.

Controlling the Playback Image



Click to display a menu.

• To change the size of the video window, change [Video Display Size].

• To make dark areas of the image lighter, adjust the level of [Viewer Shade Control].

 The [Cannot get camera control] message is displayed when another

Note

Viewer with higher camera control privileges is controlling the camera. Please contact your administrator.

 Depending on the type of camera, some functions might not be available.

For details, see the “Administrator’s Manual”.

 Ask your administrator in advance about how to operate a camera while it

is recording.

For Rewind and Fast Forward, the speed changes in steps: 2x  5x  10x.

Zooming In/Out on the Timeline

Zoom in on the timeline to display more detail and zoom out to display the entire timeline.

Rewind and Previous Frame cannot be used with MPEG-4 and H.264 playback. RM-Lite does not support MPEG-4 or H.264 recording.

Note

Rewind Play/Pause

Fast Forward

Next EventPrevious Event Next FramePrevious Frame

Returning to the Live Image

Switch from the recorded image to the live image.

Saving a Specific Image (to External Media)

Saves a specific recorded image in Quicktime format (*.mov) to a desired location. The length of the saved image can be up to one hour.