JVC VN-S200U, VN-S100U User Manual
V.NETWOKS MULTI CAMERA BROWSER
VN-S200U/S100U
INSTRUCTIONS
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Model No. VN-S200U/S100U
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CUATION
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The information in this document is subject to changes without prior notice.
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Other corporate names and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks
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BEFORE RECORDING OR SAVING IMAGES
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Copyright law prohibits the use without authorization of the copyright owners of images
reproduced from TV broadcasting or video recording and the recording of images of
published materials such as posters, except for the purpose of personal entertainment.
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When recording or saving an important image, always be sure to perform test recording
in order to ensure correct recording and reproduction. Also take care of the available
hard disk capacity.
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We cannot assume any liability for damages which may be incurred in a case where
correct recording or reproduction is not available due to a problem with the present
application or with the computer software.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
VIEWING V.NETWORKS IMAGES . . . . . . . 9
CONTROLLING THE V.NETWORKS . . . . 12
RECORDING V.NETWORKS IMAGES. . . 14
DELETING RECORDING FILES. . . . . . . . 15
TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PLAYING RECORDING IMAGES . . . . . . . 17
SNAPSHOT RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MANAGEMENT EXPLORER . . . . . . . . . . 20
CHANGING THE VIEW WINDOW SETUP. .
SETTING ACCENT FRAME OF VIEW WINDOW . .
CHANGING THE V.NETWORKS SETUP. . .
SETTING THE POSITION MEMORY . . . . 34
ALARM SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ARRANGING THE WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . 38
RIGHT-CLICK MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
UNINSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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INTRODUCTION
This application entitled "MULTI CAMERA BROWSER" (VN-S100U, VN-S200U)
is used to display images from multiple V.NETWORKS units on the operator
terminal equipment.
(The V.NETWORKS series products include the VN-C1U, VN-C2U and VNC3U. Verify that your V.NETWORKS unit is the VN-C1U, VN-C2U or VN-C3U.
Operating Environment
The following environment is required to run this application.
Basic software:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or NT (Service Pack 4 or higher)
2000(Service Pack 1 or higher)
Computer:
A PC incorporating Pentium 333 MHz or faster CPU.
(Pentium 500 MHz or more is recommended.)
Memory
Available memory space of 64 MB or more.
(128 MB or more is recommended.)
Hard disk free capacity (before installation)
10 MB or more (Free space of at least 50 MB is required for recording.)
Disk device
CD-ROM drive is indispensable.
Display, video card
Resolution 640x480 or better. High Color (16-bit) display is indispensable.
(Resolution of 1024x768 or better and True Color (32-bit) display are
recommended)
Other
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 or higher indispensable.
(Internet Explorer 5.0 or more is recommended.)
The MULTI CAMERA BROWSER is compatible only with JVC camera models
VN-C1U, VN-C2U and VM-C3U.
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Main Functions
1. Multi-browsing
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Simultaneous connections to multiple V.NETWORKS units.
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Simultaneous browsing of up to 16 units (With the VN-S100U, up to 4
cameras can be browsed.)
2. Recording
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The displayed V.NETWORKS images can be saved as successive still
images.
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Variable saving interval.
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Timer recording. (This function is for exclusive use with the VN-S200U.)
3. PLAY BACK
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Playback of recording by simply specifying the time and date.
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Simultaneous display of saved time.
4. Pop-up
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Ctrl + double clicking on a window showing a V.NETWORKS image, displays
a magnified image in another window.
5. Snapshot
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Saving of still images in desired folders (up to 16 images).
6. Auto dial-up
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When a V.NETWORKS unit on WAN is registered, it can be connected by
automatic dial-up.
Overall View of MULTI CAMERA BROWSER Screen
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NOTE) Fig. 1 shows the overall view with the VN-S200U.
With the VN-S100U, up to four images can be displayed in the View window.
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Menu Item
File
View
View
window
V.Networks
Alarm
Window
Help
Menu Function List
Pull-Down Item Outline
New Work space
Open Work space
Save Work space
Save Work space as
Close Work space
(History)
Exit
Controller
REC/Play Controller
Tool Tip
Management Explorer
New View Window
Add View Window
Delete View Window
Start Recording
Stop Recording
Timer Recording
Start Playback
Stop Playback
Properties
Accent Frame
Register V.Networks
Delete V.Networks
Properties
Position Memory
Alarm Setting
Arrange view
Window
Align With Grid
Show All
Hide All
(Window List)
About
by
Registration
by Name
Creates a new work space.
Opens an existing work space.
Saves a work space by overwriting.
Saves a work space by assigning a new name.
Close the currently open work space.
Opens the last used workspace.
Exits from the browser.
Toggles the display of the V.NETWORKS
controller on and off.
Toggles the display of the recording,
playback and snapshot controller.
Toggles the display of the tool tip.
Show or hide the Management Explorer.
Creates a new View window.
Opens an existing View window.
Deletes the registration of a View window.
Saves the images in the View window as
successive images.
Stops recording.
Starts and stops recording automatically
at the set time of day.
Plays the recorded images successively.
Stops Playback.
Sets up the View window.
Sets up Accent Frame.
Registers a V.NETWORKS in the View window.
Deletes a V.NETWORKS from the View window.
Sets up a V.NETWORKS.
Sets up the position memory.
Sets up Alarm.
Arranges windows in a tile in the order
they were registered.
Arranges windows in a tile in the
alphabetical order of names
Aligns the windows with grid automatically.
Shows all View windows.
Hides all View windows.
Checks the View windows being displayed.
Shows the browser version.
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Construction of MULTI CAMERA BROWSER
Work space (*.vnw)
View window No.1
V.NETWORKS No.1
V.NETWORKS No.2
V.NETWORKS No.16
View window No.2
V.NETWORKS No.17
V.NETWORKS No.18
V.NETWORKS No.32
View window No.16
V.NETWORKS No.241
V.NETWORKS No.242
V.NETWORKS No.256
*The figure above shows the construction of the VN-S200U.
With the VN-S100U, the following restrictions are applied.
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Number of View windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Number of cameras per View windows . . . . 4
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INSTALLATION
This section describes the installation procedure of the application.
1. Insert the "VN_S200U" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive (* with the VN-S200U).
2. Double-click \Jvc\setup.exe of the CD-ROM in order to run it.
In advance, set the IP addresses of the VN-C1U/C2U/C3U cameras to
be used sing the provided setup tool. For the operating procedure of
the setup tool, refer to the cameras' instruction manuals.
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3. Perform operations in accordance with the displayed instructions.
Click here to change the installation
destination.
* Enter the "SERIAL NUMBER"
shown on the sticker attached to
the back of the CD-ROM case.
Installation has completed
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VIEWING V.NETWORKS IMAGES
This section describes the operations procedure for displaying V.NETWORKS
images on your PC.
1. Start the Multi Camera Browser.
1-1. From "Start" on the taskbar, select [Programs] - [V.NETWORKS] - [vn-
s200u Multi Camera Browser] to start it.
2. Create a workspace
2-1. On the menu bar, select [File] - [New Workspace] to create a new
workspace.
3. Register V.NETWORKS in the workspace
3-1. On the menu bar, select [V.Networks] - [Add V.Networks]
3-2.
Enter the V.NETWORKS name, IP address, connection mode and
connection destination (only when 'WAN' is selected as the connection
mode).
LAN : Connected through LAN
WAN : Dial-up connection
When WAN is used, it is necessary to
set the connection destination in
advance. For the procedure, refer to the
Windows manual and other documents.
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4. Create a View window
4-1. On the menu bar, select [View Window] - [New View Window].
4-2. When a window is displayed, enter the View window name in it.
On the "View Window Setup" item, select the View window where you
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want to add the V.NETWORKS and click the <Add> button.
4-4. When the "Add V.Networks" window is displayed, click the displayed
contents in order to display all the V.NETWORKS units registered for
the workspace. Select the
window and click the <OK> button.
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V.NETWORKS to be added to the View
4-5. Set the View window switching interval and image size, then click the
<OK> button.
* Multiple View windows can be registered in the workspace by repeating steps 4-1
to 4-5 for each View window.
Also, multiple V.Networks can be registered for a single View window by repeating
steps 4-3 and 4-4 for each V.Networks.
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CONTROLLING THE V.NETWORKS
This section describes how to pan, tilt or zoom the connected V.NETWORKS
using the controller and set it to the condition in which viewing is required.
Procedure
1. On the menu bar, select [View] - [Controller].
2. Among the currently displayed View windows, click the one where the
V.NETWORKS to be controlled is registered in order to make it active.
3. If more than one V.NETWORKS has been registered in the View window,
interrupt the image switching by clicking the [Pause Switching] button
on the controller.
4. Click the pull-down menu of the controller to select the V.NETWORKS to
be controlled.
View window name
Name of the controlled View window
V.NETWORKS name
Select the V.NETWORKS
to be controlled
PAN/TILT
Shows the current
pan/tilt position
PAN/TILT buttons
Control the panning and tilting of
the selected V.NETWORKS.
Position memory
Press one of the buttons to point to a preset position.
When the connection destination is the VN-C1U : Pan/tilt/zoom/position memory operations are
not available.
When the connection destination is the VN-C2U : Zooming operation and position memories
7 to 10 are not available.
Pause Switching
Lets the image switching
operation pause temporarily
LENS
Controls the zooming,
focusing and iris of the lens.
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Operations
Panning/tilting operation
Click one of the eight arrow buttons to pan/tilt the V.NETWORKS in the
indicated direction by the angle set in "Angle Step". (The angle is freely
variable in steps between 1˚and 40˚.)
Lens operation
In the pull-down menu in the LENS field, select the item to be controlled
from IRIS, ZOOM and FOCUS.
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When the Zoom operation is selected, the "Fast" check-box is displayed.
Checking this box enables zooming in and out at high speed.
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When the Focus operation is selected, the "Auto" check-box is displayed,
Checking this box enables auto focusing.
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When the Iris operation is selected, the "Auto" check-box is displayed.
Checking this box enables auto iris control.
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RECORDING V.NETWORKS IMAGES
The recording function saves images displayed in the currently active window
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onto a disk.
Images are recorded on a per-window basis. The recording file is stored in
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the folder specified by "Save in" under [View Window] - [Properties] [Details]. The default folder is the folder having the same name as the View
window name under the folder where the application is installed.
i.e.: (Application installation folder) \ (View window name).
When recording has completed, a file named *******.rec is created on a disk.
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A new file per day is automatically created if the recording carries over into
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next day.
For detailed recording setup,see "5. Recording setup" in "CHANGING THE
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VIEW WINDOW SETUP" on page 29.
Procedure
1. Among the currently displayed View windows, click the View window to
be recorded to make it active.
2. Ensure that the title bar of the Record/Play Controller shows the name of
the View window to be recorded, then click the Record button. (If the
Record/Play Controller is not displayed, select [View] - [REC/Play
Controller] to display it.)
3. Recording starts at the same time as the characters "REC" are displayed
on the top right of the View window.
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