Multi Viewer Software
VN-S400U
User’s Guide
V1.1
Thank you for purchasing this JVC product.
This User’s Guide has been compiled in order to describe the
operating procedures for the product.
To enable a correct use of the product please read it carefully.
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<Precautions>
It is strictly prohibited to duplicate any part or the whole of this manual.
The contents of this manual may be subject to change without notice.
Take care not to violate the copyright of other persons.
JVC will not assume liabilities for damages incurred as a result of any error that occurs in this document.
<Compativility with VN-S200U>
On the VN-S400U, it is possible to playback the files recorded by VN-S200U.
On the Vn-S400U, it is not permitted to open the Work Spaces created by VN-S200U.
<Trademark information>
Microsoft and Windows are the registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.
Any other company names or brand names that appear in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.
Note that this manual omits markings indicating registered trademarks, trademarks and copyrights.
<Before recording and storing image materials>
Copyright law prohibits the use without the permission of the copyright owners of the recording or storage of image
reproductions such as TV broadcasts or prerecorded materials or of publications such as posters, except for per-
sonal use.
Before recording important images, be sure to perform a test recording to ensure that a proper recording and repro-
duction is enabled. Also, please confirm the available HDD capacity.
JVC will not assume liability for any damage incurred by a failure to properly record or playback that may have been
caused by any defects in this application or computer software.
This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
This product includes software written byEric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
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1. Introduction .......................................................... 4
1-1.Main Functions of VN-S400U ............................ 4
1-2.Operating Environment ...................................... 4
1-3.Compatible Models ............................................ 4
2. VN-S400U Startup ................................................. 5
2-1.Glossary ............................................................. 5
2-2.Starting the VN-S400U ....................................... 6
3. Let’s Try ................................................................. 7
4. Image Viewing (Live Image Viewing) ................. 9
4-1.Creating a New Work Space .............................. 9
4-2.Opening a Live View Window ............................10
4-3.Registering a View Point ....................................10
4-4.Viewing the Image of a View Point .................... 11
5. Control of a Live Image ....................................... 12
5-1.Using the Live Controller .................................... 12
5-2.VN-C2U/C3U/C30U Controller ........................... 13
5-3.Setting the Position Memory .............................. 13
5-4.External Device Controller .................................14
6. Recording an Image from a View Channel ........ 15
6-1.Recording and Using the Live View Controller ..15
6-2.Deleting a Recorded File ................................... 15
7. Timer Recording ................................................... 16
8. Playback of a Recording ..................................... 17
8-1.Playing Back a PC Recorded File ...................... 17
8-2.Playing Back a Local Recorded File ..................18
9. Control of a Playback Image ............................... 19
9-1.Using the Playback Controller ............................ 19
9-2.Clipping and Saving a File .................................20
10. Snap Shot ............................................................ 21
11. Alarm Setup......................................................... 22
11-1.Alarm Setting Procedure .................................. 22
11-2.Setting the Operation Upon Alarm Reception.. 23
12. Option Setup ....................................................... 25
12-1.Setting the Tree View Area Layout .................. 25
12-2.Setting the view Window
Highlight Frame Colors .................. 25
12-3.Setting the Recording File Save Period .......... 26
12-4.Setting the Password for the Work Space .......27
12-5.Setting the E-Mail Sending Address
Upon Alarm Reception ................... 27
13. Live Veiw Window Setup ................................... 28
13-1.Changing the View Window Name
and Its Display Size ............... 28
13-2.Motion Detection Display ................................. 28
Table of Contents
13-3.Setting Sequential Interval ............................... 29
13-4.Setting the REC Indication ............................... 31
13-5.Setting the Connected View Point
Information Display............. 29
13-6.Setting the Time Stamp Display ...................... 30
13-7.Setting the Alarm Message Display Colors ..... 30
13-8.Setting the Recording File Save Location ....... 31
13-9.Starting REC automatically by
Opening the Work Space........... 32
13-10.Timelapse Recording ..................................... 32
13-11.Alarm Recording............................................. 32
14. Play View Window Setup ................................... 33
14-1.Changing the View Window Display Size ........33
14-2.Motion Detection Display ................................. 33
14-3.Playback Mode Indication ................................ 33
14-4.Setting the Recording View Point
Information Display ......... 34
14-5.Setting the Time Stamp Display ...................... 34
15. View Point Setup ................................................ 35
15-1.Changing the View Point Name ....................... 35
15-2.Setting the Password for a View Point ............. 35
15-3.Setting the View Point Image ........................... 36
15-4.Setting an External Device .............................. 37
16. Primary Window ................................................. 38
17. Load Pattern of the View Windows .................. 39
17-1.Registering the View Window Load Pattern .... 39
17-2.Displaying View Windows
in a Registered Pattern .................... 39
17-3.Display/Hide All View Windows ....................... 39
18. Tree View Area Layout Operations ................... 40
18-1.Dispalying an Image in a Live View Window ... 40
18-2.Creating a View Point Group............................ 41
18-3.Playing Back a PC Recorded File .................... 41
18-4.Playing Back a Local Recorded File ................41
18-5.Displaying the Alarm List ................................. 41
18-6.Deleting Registered Items ................................ 42
19. Right-click Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts ... 43
19-1.Menus Displayed by Right-clicking
in the View Windows ....... 43
19-2.Menus Displayed by Right-clicking on
Icons in the Tree View Area Layout........ 43
19-3.Keyboard Shortcuts ..........................................43
20. Saving Work Space and Exiting ....................... 45
20-1.Saving and Exiting the Work Space ................45
20-2.Opening a Saved Work Space ........................ 45
21. Notices for Convenient Operation ................... 46
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This User’s Guide describes the operating procedures of the VN-S400U. For the installation and activation setup
of the VN-S400U, refer to the separate Instructions.
Surveillance cameras and encoders are mentioned in this User’s Guide as connectable devices. For advice on the
correct operation of these devices, refer to the separate instruction manuals that are provided with them.
1-1. Main Functions of the VN-S400U
1. Multi-Viewing
Simultaneous connection to multiple devices.
Simultaneous viewing of up to 16 devices.
2. Record / Playback
Recording of images from the connected devices being viewed and playing it back later.
Timer recordings.
3. Snap Shot
Saving still images in a desired folder.
4. Alarm processing
Setting of the method of notification on receiving an alarm from a connected device.
5. Camera control and external device control
Panning / tilting / zooming / of connected cameras.
Control of the devices connected to the serial ports of the VN-A1U.
1-2. Operating Environment
The following PC environment is required to effectively utilize the functions provided with the VN-S400U.
<PC machine>
Type ..................... PC/AT compatible
CPU ..................... Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher
Memory................ 256 MB or more
Graphic board ...... DirectX support
1024 x 768 or better, True Color (24-bit) or higher
* The on-board video chip may sometimes malfunction.
Sound card .......... Sound Blaster (PCI) recommended
LAN card .............. 100BASE-TX
<Compatible OS>
Windows 2000 Professional (SP3) of the English version
Windows XP Professional (SP1) of the English version
Windows XP Home Edition (SP1) of the Einglish version
Note: In installation and execution of a program Administrator authority is required
<Other>
Microsoft DirectX runtime package 8.1 or higher
Windows Media Format runtime package 7.1 or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1)
* The above operating environment is suggested as a reference for the operation of the VN-S400 and does not
guarantee its operation.
1-3. Compatible Models
The VN-S400U is connectable with the following models and mentioned versions or higher:
VN-C1U (Ver.4.0), VN-C2U (Ver.4.0), VN-C3U (Ver.2.1),
VN-C30U (Ver.1.7), VN-A1U (Ver.2.0), VN-C10U (Ver.1.2)
* It is recommended to use the models in the latest versions.
1. Introduction
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2-1. Glossary
Before operating the VN-S400U, please confirm the meaning of the special terms used in this User’s Guide.
Work Space;
The VN-S400U saves the information on the connected devices and on various settings in files called work space
files (*.vxw).
View Window;
This window is used to display the images from the connected devices (cameras and encoders) or play back the
images previously recorded in the image files. The work space can display more than one View Window simulta-
neously.
A View Window for displaying the images from connected devices is referred to as a Live View Window, and a
View Window for displaying the images saved in the image files is referred to as a Play View Window.
The user can set the display size and position of each View Window.
View Point;
The devices connected to the network (cameras and encoders) are generically called the View Points.
Each View Point has a unique IP address.
View Channel;
The image output channel from each View Point is referred to as the view channel. As one View Point usually has
only one image output channel, each View Point has one View Channel. It is the image from the view channel that
is displayed on the View Window.
The View Channel includes the JPEG View Channel and the MPEG View Channel. The image from the JPEG
View Channel can be displayed simultaneously on multiple View Windows.
2. VN-S400U Startup
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Open the Windows [Start] menu, select [Programs] and then the [JVC] folder, and click on [VN-S400U] to start the
program. (The VN-S400U program can also be started by double-clicking on the VN-S400U icon on the desktop.)
The Main Window appears at the startup. As the work space is not yet opened, the Main Window appears blank at
this moment.
2-2. Starting the VN-S400U
(Display after the Work Space is opened)
[Title bar]
Shows the filename of the opened Work Space.
[Menu bar]
Shows the menus required for the operation of the VN-S400U.
[Toolbar]
Shows the function icons. The toolbar can be displayed or hidden by clicking on [Toolbar] in the [Display] menu.
[View Window Area]
This area shows the View Windows.
[Tree View Area Layout]
This area shows the icons of the registered View Windows and view points. The Tree View Area Layout can be
displayed or hidden by clicking on [Tree View Area] in the [Display] menu.
[Controller Area]
This area shows the controller for use in controlling the images, cameras and external devices. The Controller
Area can be displayed or hidden by clicking on [Controller Area] in the [Display] menu.
View Window area
Tree View Area Layout
Controller area
Title bar
Toolbar
Menu bar
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In the following, let us start the VN-S400U and try some of the basic operations.
<< Connecting to View Point and Displaying the Image>>
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Start the VN-S400U.
Open the Windows [Start] menu, select [Programs] and then the [JVC] folder, and click on [VN-S400U] to start
the program. (The VN-S400U program can also be started by double-clicking on the VN-S400U icon on the
desktop.)
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Create a new work space.
Open the [File] menu and select [New Work Space].
When the ‘New Work Space’ dialog box appears, enter the name
of the new Work Space within 32 characters and click on [OK].
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Register the Live View Window.
Open the [Insert] menu and select [View Window].
‘New View Window’ dialog box appears, enter the name of the
new View Window within 32 characters and click [Register].
A Live View Window appears and the icon for the Live View
Window is added in the Tree View Area Layout.
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Register a View Point.
Open the [Insert] menu and select [View Point].
The [New View Point] dialog box appears.
Enter the IP address and the name of the view point within 32
characters.
For the [View Point Type], select [Auto] in usual use.(Select
[Unknown] if the device of View Point is not in connectable condi-
tion. In this case, this View Point is connected automatically when
the Work Space is opened next time.)
After completing the entries, click on [Register].
The icons for the view point and its view channel are added in the
view point display section of the Tree View Area Layout.
3. Let’s Try
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View an image
Click on a view channel icon or view point icon in the view point
display section in the Tree View Area Layout to select a view chan-
nel or view point. Then drag & drop the icon in the Live View Win-
dow to view the image input from the view channel.
<< Recording the image of a view channel >>
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Record the image.
Click on the [Rec] button in the live view controller to start recording.
The Live View Window displays "REC" during recording.
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Stop recording.
Click on the [Stop] button in the live view controller to stop record-
ing.
<< Playing back the recorded image >>
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Display the list of recorded image files.
Click on the [W] tab in the Tree View Area Layout.
Click on [+] of the recorded Live View Window icon to
expand it, and then click on [+] of the "info" icon to expand
it, and click on the [PC REC File] icon.
The list of recorded image files will be displayed in the right
half of the Tree View Area Layout. The names of the image
files are given automatically according to the date and time
of the start of recording.
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Play back the image of the selected image file.
Double-click on the name of the desired file in the list to
start playback in the Play View Window.
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Stop playback.
Click on the [Stop] button of the playback controller.
The VN-S400U can connect to multiple view points and display the images of their view channels by displaying
their View Windows in a work space by using the above steps. For details of these operations, see the respective
descriptions in this manual.
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This chapter describes how to display the image from a view channel in the Live View Window.
4-1. Crating a New Work space
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Open the [File] menu and click on [New Work Space].
The dialog box for registration of a new work space appears.
4. Image Viewing (Live Image Viewing)
[Work Space Name]
Enter the Work Space Name within 32 characters.
[Path]
Specify the location for saving the work space file. The loca-
tion can be selected by clicking on [Browse] to open a folder
browsing dialog box.
[Set Template]
The template facility is convenient for creating a new work
space by copying the View Window and view point setup of a
previously saved work space. When checking ‘Set Template’
in this dialog box, the previously saved work space may be
specified for use as the template of the new work space. (The
work space for use as the template can also be selected by
clicking [Select] to open the ‘Open’ dialog box.)
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Click on [OK] to display the new Work Space.
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4-2. Opening a Live View Window
4-3. Registering a View Point
Click to change the View Window name.
(When the lower directory level is not
displayed as shown in the figure, it can be
displayed by clicking on the [+] at the left of
the icon.)
View Point
View Channel
1
Open the [Insert] menu and click on [View Window].
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‘New View Window’ dialog box appears, enter the name of the new View Window within 32 characters and
click [Register].
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Open the [Insert] menu and click on [View Point].
The [New View Point] dialog box appears.
[IP Address]
Enter the IP address of the view point (connected device to be regis-
tered).
[Multi Register]
View Points having continuous IP addresses can be registered by one
time. Check [Multi Resister] and enter the starting IP address and
ending IP address in the [IP Address] boxes.
[View Point Name]
The name of a View Point being handled on the VN-S400U can be
decided as required within 32 characters.
[View Point Type]
Select [Auto] in usual use. Select [Unknown] if the device of View Point
is not in connectable condition. In this case, this View Point will be
connected automatically when the Work Space is opened next time.)
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Click on [Register] to register the selected view point. The icons for the view point and the view channel are
added in the view point display section of the Tree View Area Layout.
Up to 256 view points may be registered using the same procedure as above.
A Live View Window appears and the icon for the Live View Window is added in the Tree View Area Layout.
Up to 16 view windows may be registered using the same procedure as above.
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4-4. Viewing the Image of a View Point
Condition in which three view
channels may be registered for
viewing in a single View Window.
Images from the view channels can be viewed in the Live View Window.
<< Viewing the image of a View Channel by dragging & dropping its icon >>
Select the View Point icon or the View Channel icon in the Tree View Area Layout, and drag & drop it directly in
the Live View Window to view the image.
The image of a view point can also be viewed by dragging and dropping the View Point icon or the View Channel
icon in the position of the Live View Window icon inside the Tree View Area Layout.
Up to 16 view channels can be registered for viewing in a Live View Window by repeating the above procedure.
(It is not permitted to register a single view channel more than once in a Live View Window.)
(It is not permitted to register both of MPEG view channel and JPEG view channel in a Live View Window.)
(It is not permitted to register plural number of MPEG view channels in a Live View Window.)
(One MPEG view channel can be registered in a Live View Window.)
<< Viewing the image of another view channel >>
To view the image of another registered view channel, exit from the sequential display mode and use the view
channel selection facility of the live controller. (If the sequential display mode is set, the registered view channels
are displayed by switching them one after another. See section 13-3, "Setting the Sequential Interval" for the
sequential display function and refer to the section 5-1, "5-1.Using the Live Controller" for details of the live con-
troller.
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5-1. Using the Live Controller
View Channel selection
5. Control of a Live image
This chapter describes how to use the controllers for controlling and viewing the images from the connected view
point devices in the desired order. The type of the displayed controller varies according to the connected view
point device model.
To display the controller, click and activate the view window connected to the view point of the desired controller.
The following procedures are common to all Live View Windows regardless of the connected view point device
models.
[Title Bar]
This shows the name of the active View Window. A drop-down list is provided to allow the selection of a different
View Window name.
[Stop]
Click on this button to stop the live image recording.
[Rec]
Click on this button to start the live image recording. To stop recording, click on the [Stop] button.
[Snap Shot]
Click on this button to save the image in the form of a still image. (See chapter 10, "Snap Shot" for the snap shot
function.)
[Sequential Display]
Click on this button to enter or exit the sequential display mode. (See section 13-3, "Setting the Sequential Inter-
val" for the sequential display function.)
[View Channel Selection]
The view channel to be viewed can be selected here. (This area is effective only if the sequential display is in the
stop mode.)
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The position memory function enables registration of the pan/tilt/zoom adjustment positions in the memory. Up to
10 positions (or 6 positions with the VN-C2U) can be registered in the memory.
1
Point the camera to the desired position by adjusting the [Camera Control] box.
2
Right-click on the desired one of the [Position Memory] buttons 1 to 10 (or 1 to 6 with the VN-C2U) and then
click on [Memory].
The position is now registered in the memory.
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Henceforth, clicking on the [Position Memory] button points the camera to the position registered under the
button and the required image is displayed in the view window.
4
To change a previously registered position memory setting under a button, point the camera to a new position,
right-click on the same button and right-click on [Memory].
When a connected view point device is one of the models mentioned above, the [Camera Control] box is dis-
played below the live controller.
[Position Display]
Shows the current pan/tilt position and zoom setting.
[Pan Tilt Step]
Used to set the panning/tilting angle per click.
[Tele Single-Step Button]
Each click on the button zooms into the image.
(This function is disabled in case the View Point is VN-C2U.)
[Wide Single-Step Button]
Each click on the button zooms out of the image.
(This function is disabled in case the View Point is VN-C2U.)
[Pan/Tilt Adjustment Buttons]
Arrow buttons are provided to control the pan/tilt position
of the camera.
The panning/tilting angle per click can be set in the [Pan Tilt Step].
[Zoom Slider]
Dragging the mouse on this control adjusts the zoom ratio.
(This function is disabled in case the View Point is VN-C2U.)
[Position Memory]
Clicking on one of the buttons points the camera to the previously registered position. (See section 5-3, "Setting
the Position Memory" below for the method of setting the position memory positions.)
5-2. VN-C2U / C3U / C30U Controller
5-3. Setting the Position Memory
Position display
Pan/Tilt adjustment buttons
Zoom Slider and
Tele/wide single-step button
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5-4. External Device Controller
When the VN-A1U is connected to a view point, the external device connected with VN-A1U can be controlled on
VN-S400U. Refer to section 15-4, “Setting an External Device” and choose the external device to control.
The external device controller is displayed below the live controller. The external device connected with VN-A1U
can be controlled through this external device controller.
(The type of the external device controller varies according to the connected device.)
To use the external device controller, it is needed to install the controller (External Device Controller Package [VN-
SE400U] of each external device.
For the installation, please access (http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/pro/vnetworks/support/index.html)
and download the installers of each controller.
In control of the external device, Administrator authority of the external device is required.
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6-1. Recording and Using the Live View Controller
6-2. Deleting a Recorded File
The recorded files are saved with the file names of either "<Recording start date/time>.rec" or "<Recording start
date/time>.asf".It is possible to delete a recorded file by adopting the following procedure.
1
Click on the [W] tab in the Tree View Area Layout.
2
Click on the [PC REC File] icon under the Live View Win
dow of the recorded image to display the list of image
recorded files at the right-hand side of the Tree View Area
Layout.
3
Select the file to be deleted from the list and press the
[Delete] key.
List of recorded image files
6. Recording an Image from a View Channel
The image being displayed in the View Window can be saved in the PC.
Recording is performed on a per-window basis. The save destination folder is the folder displayed in the [Rec
Path] under the [Rec] tab in the [Live View Window Setting] dialog box. It can be displayed by opening the
[Setting] menu and selecting [View Window]. By default, the save destination folder name is <Folder in which
the work space is created>\<Work space name>\<View window name>.
e.g.; C:\Program Files\JVC\VN-S400U\Your Work Space\View Window1
When recording is stopped a file with a name such as ***.rec (when the view channel is a JPEG view channel)
or ***.asf (when the view channel is a MPEG4 channel) is created in the disk.
The file name section "***" consists of 14 characters representing the (y) year, (m) month, (d) day, (h) hour, (m)
minute and (s) second of the start of the recording in the yyyymmddhhmmss format.
Recording files are separated automatically by an hour.
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In order to make the window active, click on the view window of
the image to be recorded among those being displayed.
2
Make sure that the selected View Window name is shown on the
title bar of the live controller, and click on the [Rec] button.
If the controller area is not being displayed, display it by opening
the [Display] menu and clicking on [Controller].
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Recording starts.
4
To stop recording, click on the [Stop] button.
<< CAUTION >>
A recorded file cannot be restored once it has been deleted. Be sure to check the recorded image contents before
deleting. JVC will not assume liability for the loss of image files due to accidental erasure.
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