JVC VN-S200U, VN-S100U User Manual

V.NETWOKS MULTI CAMERA BROWSER

VN-S200U/S100U

INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the body. Retain this
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Model No. VN-S200U/S100U
Serial No.

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CUATION

EIt is strictly prohibited to duplicate or copy any part or whole of this document.
EThe information in this document is subject to changes without prior notice.
EBear in mind not to violate the copyright when using either the product or this document.
EWe cannot assume any liability for the consequences of any errors or mistakes occurring

in this document.

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both in the United States and in other countries.
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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

ECopyright 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.

EWhen 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.

EWe 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CHANGING THE VIEW WINDOW SETUP . . .

CHANGING THE V.NETWORKS SETUP . . .

SETTING THE POSITION MEMORY . . . . 25

ARRANGING THE WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . 26

RIGHT-CLICK MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

UNINSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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INTRODUCTION

This application entitled "MULTI CAMERA BROWSER" (VN-S100U, VN­S200U) 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)

Computer:

A PC incorporating Pentium U 333 MHz or faster CPU.
(Pentium V 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 640×480 or better. High Color (16-bit) display is
indispensable.
(Resolution of 1024×768 or better and True Color (32-bit) display are
recommended)

Other

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

ESimultaneous connections to multiple V.NETWORKS units.
ESimultaneous browsing of up to 16 units (With the VN-S100U, up to 4

cameras can be browsed.)

2. Recording

EThe displayed V.NETWORKS images can be saved as successive still

images.

EVariable saving interval.
ETimer recording. (This function is for exclusive use with the VN-S200U.)

3. PLAY BACK

EPlayback of recording by simply specifying the time and date.
ESimultaneous display of saved time.

4. Pop-up

ECtrl + double clicking on a window showing a V.NETWORKS image, displays

a magnified image in another window.

5. Snapshot

ESaving of still images in desired folders (up to 16 images).

6. Auto dial-up

EWhen 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

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
Exit
Controller

REC/Play Controller

Tool Tip
New View Window
Add View Window
Delete View Window
Start Recording

Stop Recording
Timer Recording

Start Playback
Stop Playback
Properties
Register V.Networks

Delete V.Networks

Properties...
Position Memory
Arrange view
Window

Align With Grid
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

View window No.2

...

View window No.16

*The figure above shows the construction of the VN-S200U.

With the VN-S100U, the following restrictions are applied.

 Number of View windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 Number of cameras per View windows . . . 4

V.NETWORKS No.1
V.NETWORKS No.2

V.NETWORKS No.16

V.NETWORKS No.17
V.NETWORKS No.18

V.NETWORKS No.32

V.NETWORKS No.241
V.NETWORKS No.242

V.NETWORKS No.256

... ...

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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.

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.

4-3. On the "View Window Setup" item, select the View window where you

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 V.NETWORKS to be added to the View
window and click the <OK> button.

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