Sony SNCCS50NV1 User Manual

Network Camera

3-990-784-11 (1)

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.0

SNC-CS50N/CS50P

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ____________________ Serial No. ____________________

For customers in the U.S.A. (SNC-CS50N only)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

WARNING

To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

WARNING

This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes.

WARNING

A readily accessible disconnect device shall be incorporated in the building installation wiring.

WARNING (for Installers only)

Instructions for installing the equipment on the ceiling: After the installation, ensure the connection is capable of supporting at least a force of 50 Newtons (N) downwards.

CAUTION

The rating label is located on the bottom.

CAUTION for LAN port

For safety reason, do not connect the LAN port to any network devices that might have excessive voltage.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For customers in Canada (SNC-CS50N only)

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Power Supply

Caution for U.S.A. and Canada

The SNC-CS50N operates on 24V AC or 12V DC. The SNC-CS50N automatically detects the power. Use a Class 2 power supply which is UL Listed (in the U. S. A.) or CSA-certified (in Canada).

Caution for other countries

The SNC-CS50N/CS50P operates on 24V AC or 12V DC. The SNC-CS50N/CS50P automatically detects the power. Use a power supply rated 24 V AC or 12 V DC witch meets the requirements for SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and complies with Limited Power Source according to IEC 60950.

For customers in other countries

WARNING

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. In the case that interference should occur, consult your nearest authorized Sony service facility.

ATTENTION

The electromagnetic fields at specific frequencies may influence the picture of the unit.

For the customers in Netherlands

Voor de klanten in Nederland

Gooi de batterij niet weg, maar lever hem in als KCA.

• You should keep in mind that the images or audio you are monitoring may be protected by privacy and other legal rights, and the responsibility for making sure you are complying with applicable laws is yours alone.

• Access to the images and audio is protected only by a user name and the password you set up. No further authentication is provided nor should you presume that any other protective filtering is done by the service. Since the service is Internet-based, there is a risk that the image or audio you are monitoring can be viewed or used by a third-party via the network.

SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

• “IPELA” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “MagicGate Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “Memory Stick PRO” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “SuperExwave Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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• CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries.

TM ” is a trademark of Sony

NOTICE TO USERS

© 2005 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.

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Table of Contents

Overview

Features .................................................................. 6

How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 6

Precautions ............................................................. 7

Operating precautions ........................................ 7

System Requirements ............................................ 8

Preparation

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ............ 9

Assigning an IP address using the Setup Program

........................................................................... 9

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 11

Basic Configuration by the Administrator ....... 13

Operating the Camera

Administrator and User ...................................... 14

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ...... 15

Logging in as a user ......................................... 15

Displaying the Administrator menu directly .... 16

About viewers .................................................. 16

Configuration of Main Viewer ........................... 17

Main menu ....................................................... 18

Camera control section ..................................... 18

Monitor Image .................................................. 19

Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 19

Monitoring the camera image .......................... 19

Zooming in the monitor image ......................... 20

Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 20

Capturing a monitor image .............................. 20

Saving the captured image ............................... 21

Sending an Image File ......................................... 21

Sending a monitor image via e-mail ................ 21

Sending a monitor image to an FTP server ...... 21

Recording a Still Image in the Memory ............ 22

Controlling Alarm Output 1, 2 ........................... 22

Controlling Day/Night Function ........................ 23

Playing the Audio File Stored in the Camera ... 23

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ......... 24

Administrating the Camera

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu .........25

How to setup the Administrator menu ..............25

Configuration of Administrator menu ..............26

Configuring the System — System Menu ..........27

System Tab ........................................................27

Date & time Tab ................................................28

Initialize Tab .....................................................29

System log Tab .................................................30

Access log tab ...................................................30

Setting the Camera Image and Audio

— Camera Menu ..................................................30

Common Tab ....................................................30

Picture Tab ........................................................31

Day/Night Tab ..................................................32

Video codec Tab ...............................................33

Streaming Tab ...................................................35

Configuring the Network — Network Menu .....36

Network Tab ..................................................... 36

Wireless Tab — Setting of wireless connection

.........................................................................37

Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying

the IP Address .................................................38

Setting the User — User Menu ...........................40

Setting the Security — Security Menu ...............41

Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP)

Menu .....................................................................42

Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)

Function ..........................................................42

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending

mode when detecting the alarm ......................43

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-

mail sending mode ..........................................44

Sending Images to FTP Server

— FTP client Menu .............................................. 45

Common Tab — Setting the FTP client function

.........................................................................45

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client

action when detecting the alarm .....................45

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical

FTP client activity ..........................................46

Recording Images in Memory

— Image memory Menu ......................................47

Common Tab — Setting the image memory

function ...........................................................47

Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image

memory function when detecting the alarm ...48

Periodical recording Tab — Setting the periodical

recording mode ...............................................49

Directory structure of image memory ..............50

Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP

server Menu ..........................................................51

Setting the Alarm Output

— Alarm output Menu ........................................51

Alarm out 1, 2 Tab ............................................51

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Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection—

Voice alert Menu ..................................................52

Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger

Menu ..................................................................... 53

Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu ............ 55

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu

................................................................................ 56

Setting the Object Detection Function

— Object detection Menu ................................... 57

What is unattended object detection ? .............. 57

Common Tab .................................................... 58

Unattended object setting Tab .......................... 61

Transmitting with External Equipment Using the

External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu .......... 62

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 64

Starting the Setup Program .............................. 64

Bandwidth control Tab ..................................... 64

Date time Tab ................................................... 65

Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 65

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting

Audio to Camera .................................................. 66

Installing the SNC audio upload tool ............... 66

Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......... 66

Using the SNC audio upload tool .....................67

Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/

Audio File Recorded with Camera ..................... 69

Installing the SNC video player ....................... 69

Using the SNC video player ............................. 70

Using the Custom Homepage Installer .............. 71

Uploading the homepage to the camera using the

Custom Homepage Installer ........................... 71

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using

ARP Commands .................................................. 73

Using the SNMP ...................................................73

1. Inquiry Commands ...................................... 73

2. Setting Commands ...................................... 74

Specifications ........................................................ 75

Pin assignment of I/O port ............................... 77

Connecting to a Computer or a Network .......... 78

Connecting the Camera to a Computer ............ 78

Connecting the Camera to a Local Network .... 78

Attaching a CS-mount Lens ............................... 79

About the auto-iris lens .................................... 79

Detaching the Lens ........................................... 79

Attaching the Lens ........................................... 79

Typical CCD Phenomena .................................... 80

About a “Memory Stick” .................................... 80

When You Discard the Camera .......................... 81

Glossary ................................................................ 81

Index ..................................................................... 84

Table of Contents

Overview

How to Use This User’s Guide

Overview

Features

This product is a network camera adopting the Super Exwave the following features:

• High sensitivity (minimum illumination: 0.4 lx, F1.0)

• Day/Night function which can switch between black

• Automatic white balance tracking and adjustment

• 2 video systems (video codecs) available: JPEG or

• Single codec mode and dual codec mode switchable

• Up to 20 users can access an image of a camera

• You can monitor a high-quality live image of 30

TM CCD sensor 1/3 type CCD. The camera has

& white mode and color

(ATW/ATW-PRO) and one-push mode white balance switchable

MPEG4

simultaneously.

frames per second maximum (SNC-CS50N) and 25 frames per second maximum (SNC-CS50P).

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNCCS50N/CS50P Network Camera from a computer. The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer display. As this section gives tips on using the User’s Guide, read it before you operate the camera.

Jumping to the related page

When you read the User’s Guide on the computer display, click on the sentence to jump to the related page.

Software display examples

Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are explanatory examples. Some displays may be different from the ones which appear as you operate the application software.

Printing the User’s Guide

Depending on your system, certain displays or illustrations in the User’s Guide, when printed out, may differ from those as portrayed on your screen.

Installation Manual (printed matter)

The supplied Installation Manual describes the names and functions of parts and controls of the Network Camera, connecting examples and how to set up the camera. Be sure to read the Installation Manual before operating.

Features

Precautions

This Sony product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.

Heed the safety precautions

Be sure to follow the general safety precautions and the “Operating Precautions.”

In case of a breakdown

In case of system breakdown, discontinue the use and contact your authorized Sony dealer.

In case of abnormal operation

• If the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell,

• If water or other foreign objects enter the cabinet, or

• If you drop the unit or damage the cabinet:

Disconnect the camera cable and the connecting cables.

Contact your authorized Sony dealer or the store where you purchased the product.

Cleaning

• Use a blower to remove dust from the lens or optical filter.

• Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of the camera. Stubborn stains can be removed using a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of detergent solution, then wipe dry.

• Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, benzene or thinners as they may damage the surface finishes.

Overview

Operating precautions

Operating or storage location

Do not shoot an extremely bright object (an illumination, the sun, etc.). Also, avoid operating or storing the camera in the following locations, as these can be a cause of a malfunction.

• Extremely hot or cold places (Operating temperature: 0°C to +50°C [32°F to 122°F])

• Exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, or close to heating equipment (e.g., near heaters)

• Close to sources of strong magnetism

• Close to sources of powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as radios or TV transmitters

• Locations subject to strong vibration or shock

• Humid or dusty locations

• Locations exposed to rain

• Locations under the influence of fluorescent light or reflection of a window

• Under an unsteady light (the image will flicker.)

Ventilation

To prevent heat buildup, do not block air circulation around the camera.

Transportation

When transporting the camera, repack it as originally packed at the factory or in materials of equal quality.

Precautions

Overview

System Requirements

These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera.

Processor

Pentium 4, 1.5 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM

256 MB or more

Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP

Web browser

Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 or later

System Requirements

Preparation

The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring images after installation and connection of the camera.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign a new IP address to the camera when you install it for the first time. You can assign an IP address in two ways:

• Using the setup program stored in the supplied CDROM (see this page)

• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands (see page 73)

This section explains how to assign an IP address to the camera using the supplied setup program and how to configure the network.

Click Open.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Download” dialog, you will not be able to perform set up correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.

Install the IP Setup Program on your computer using the wizard. If the Software License Agreement is displayed, read it carefully and click Accept to continue with the installation.

Start the IP Setup Program. The program detects the network cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window.

Preparation

Before starting, connect the camera to a local network, referring to “Connecting the Camera to a Local Network” in the supplied Installation Manual. Consult the administrator of the network about the assigned IP address.

Note

It you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, disable the Windows Firewall function. Otherwise the IP Setup Program will not operate correctly. To disable Windows Firewall, operate as follows:

Open Windows Firewall from Control Panel. With the category display, you can find Windows Firewall in Security Center.

Select Off, and click OK.

Assigning an IP address using the Setup Program

Insert the supplied CD-ROM disc into your CDROM drive. After a short time a window will open displaying the files on the CD-ROM.

Click on the camera in the list to which you want to assign a new IP address.

The network settings for the selected camera are displayed.

Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program. The “File Download” dialog opens.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Set the IP address.

To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server:

Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

Normally, select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use another port number, type the port number between 1024 and 65535 in the text box.

Type the Administrator name and Administrator password.

Preparation

The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are assigned automatically.

To specify the IP address manually:

Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes.

Note

When you select Obtain an IP address automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is

operating on the network.

Set the DNS server address.

To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically:

Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

The factory settings of both items are “admin.”

Note

You cannot change the Administrator name and Administrator password in this step. To change these items, see “Setting the User — User Menu” on page 40.

Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click OK.

If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is correctly assigned.

To access the camera directly, double-click the camera name in the list.

To specify the DNS server addresses manually:

Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes.

Note

The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS server address are invalid for this camera.

Set the HTTP port No.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Tip

The factory setting of the camera network is as follows. IP address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0

Wireless LAN setting

Type: Adhoc SSID: snc-cs50 Channel: 11 ch WEP: Nothing IP address: 10.0.0.100 Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0

The welcome page of the network camera is displayed.

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

After the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed on your computer. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.

Note

If the IP address is not set correctly, the welcome page does not appear after step 12. In that case, try to set the IP address again.

Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL box.

The welcome page is displayed.

Click Enter. The main viewer is displayed.

Preparation

If the main viewer is displayed correctly, accessing the camera is confirmed.

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

Preparation

When the main viewer of the camera is displayed for the first time

When you click Enter, “Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Ye s, ActiveX control is installed and the main viewer is displayed.

Notes

• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local

Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

• When you install ActiveX viewer on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator.

When using antivirus software, etc. on the computer

• When you use antivirus software, security software, personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower.

• The Web page displayed when you log in to the camera uses JavaScript. The display of the Web page may be affected if you use antivirus software or other software described above on your computer.

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

To display the welcome page and the main viewer correctly

To operate the welcome page and the main viewer correctly, set the security level of the Internet Explorer to Medium or lower, as follows:

Select Too ls from the menu bar for Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and click the Security tab.

Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using the camera via a local network).

Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is not displayed, click Default Level.)

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

Basic Configuration by the Administrator

You can monitor the camera image by logging in with the initial conditions set for this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the installing position, network conditions or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring images from the camera.

Setting contents Setting menu

Set the format of the image sent from the camera. Video codec Tab (page 33)

Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera. Exposure (page 31)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera. Video codec Tab (page 33)

Select the view size of the image. View size (page 18)

Select whether the audio from the external microphone is sent or not. Microphone (page 31)

Synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the computer. Date & time Tab (page 28)

Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to an e-mail. e-Mail (SMTP) Menu (page 42)

Preparation

Set the user access right for the camera. User Menu (page 40)

Basic Configuration by the Administrator

Operating the Camera

The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using your Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For the setting of the camera, see “Administrating the Camera” on page 25.

Administrator and User

This network camera identifies the people who log in as the Administrator or User. The Administrator can use all the functions of this network camera including camera setting. The User can use the functions for monitoring the image and audio from the camera, and controlling the camera. The Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user's access rights. There are three types of users.

Each type of user can use the corresponding functions below.

Operating the Camera

Function Administrator

Monitor a live image zzzz

View the date and time zzzz

Control the frame rate (Available in JPEG mode only) zz––

Control the image view size zzz–

Zoom an image using the digital zoom zzz–

Save a still image in the computer zzz –

Send an image file to the FTP server zz––

Send an image attached to an e-mail zz––

Record an image in the memory zz––

Control the alarm output of the I/O port on the camera zz––

Switch the Day/Night function mode zz––

Play an audio file (Voice alert) zz––

Switch the TCP/UDP transmission mode (Available in MPEG4 mode only)

Receive the audio zzzz

Control the setting menu z –––

z Usable function

Full Light View

User

––

– Not usable function

1) This function is usable with the Java applet viewer.

2) This function is not usable with the Java applet viewer.

The access rights of the administrator and the user can be set in “Setting the User — User Menu” of the Administrator menu on page 40.

Administrator and User

Logging in to Homepage

— Welcome Page

Logging in as a user

Start the web browser on your computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.

When MPEG4 is selected

The welcome page is displayed.

Select the viewer. The usable codecs and viewers are displayed depending on the Mode setting in the Video Codec Tab in the Camera menu (page 33).

When Mode is set to Single codec

You can monitor the image of the selected video codec (JPEG or MPEG4). For JPEG images, you can select Java applet viewer.

When Mode is set to Dual codec

You can monitor JPEG and MPEG4 images. For JPEG images, you can select Java applet viewer.

Click Enter. The main viewer appears.

Operating the Camera

When JPEG is selected

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

With the ActiveX viewer

Operating the Camera

With the Java applet viewer

Click Setting on the welcome page. The following dialog appears.

Enter the user name and password for Administrator, then click OK.

The user name “admin” and the password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can change them using the User menu of the Administrator menu (see page 40).

The Administrator menu appears.

Control the camera from the main viewer.

Note

If the welcome page does not start correctly, the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to higher than Medium. See “To display the welcome page and the main viewer correctly” on page 12 and check the security level.

Displaying the Administrator menu directly

When the administrator sets the camera functions, the Administrator menu can be opened directly from the welcome page.

Select the viewer language on the welcome page. Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page.

About viewers

You can use the following viewers.

ActiveX viewer

This viewer can monitor the camera image in either the JPEG or MPEG4 video codec. You must install this viewer when you access the main viewer for the first time.

When you display the main viewer of the camera for the first time

When you log in the network camera using ActiveX viewer for the first time (by clicking Enter to enter the main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Ye s and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the functions of the viewer with ActiveX Control.

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

Java applet viewer

You can select this viewer when the camera image is in JPEG. The frame rate is lower than the ActiveX viewer. The Java applet viewer operates only when Java is installed and Java (Sun) is enabled. If it does not operate correctly, check whether the specified Java version has been installed successfully and Java (Sun) is enabled.

To check the Java version

Select Tools from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and click the Advanced mode tab. Check whether the version of Java displayed for Java (Sun) is one of the versions specified below. If Java (Sun) is not displayed, it means that Java is not installed. You need to install Java.

Java Plug-in Ver. 1.5.0_01, Ver. 1.5.0_02

To enable Java Plug-in

Check “Use Java 2 v1.5.0_xx for <applet> (requires restart)” in “Java (Sun)”.

To install Java Plug-in

Download Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE) from the website of Sun Microsystems, Inc., and install it by following the instructions on the installer.

Notes

• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local

Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer, the camera image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

• When you install ActiveX viewer on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should be logged in to the computer as the Administrator.

Configuration of Main Viewer

This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages.

Main viewer

With the MPEG4 image

Camera control section

With the JPEG image

Monitor image section

Main menu

Operating the Camera

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized for display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

Camera control section

Monitor image section

Configuration of Main Viewer

Main menu

Setting

Click to display the Administrator menu. (page 25) You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator.

Home

Displays the welcome page.

Select the function you want to use from the drop-down list and click . The selected function is activated. The selectable functions are as follows: – send the monitor image of the camera to an FTP server

(page 21)

– send the monitor image of the camera attached to an e-

mail (page 21)

– record the image on an ATA memory card (not

supplied) (page 22) – switch the alarm output on/off (page 22) – switch the Day/Night function on/off (page 23) – play the audio file stored in the camera (page 23)

Camera control section

Operating the Camera

Frame rate

(Displayed only when the camera image is in JPEG.)

Selects the frame rate to transmit images. (page 19)

transmission mode)

(Displayed only when the camera image is in MPEG4 and the ActiveX viewer is used.)

Each click switches the transmission mode of the video/ audio data between TCP mode, UDP (Unicast) mode, and UDP (Multicast) mode. (page 24) The last selected mode is saved in the computer, and will stay selected for the next startup.

Transmission (TCP/UDP

View size

(Volume)

(Displayed when Microphone (page 31) is set to On.)

Drag the bar to adjust the volume.

Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 20)

Digital zoom

Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 20)

Capture

(Displayed in the main menu when the Java applet viewer is used.)

When you click , the icon changes to and the audio output stops. To output the audio, click again.

Note

If does not appear when the Java applet viewer is used, Audio codec may not be set to G.711 (64 kbps) (page 31), Codec in the Alarm buffer menu is set to MPEG4, or Java may not be installed correctly. To check if Java is installed correctly, refer to “Java applet viewer” of “About viewers” on page 16.

Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. (page 20)

Trigg er

(Displayed only when, the camera Viewer mode (page 40) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu (page 53).)

Configuration of Main Viewer

Monitor Image

The image shot by the camera is shown here. The date and time is displayed at the top of the window.

Controlling the Monitor Image

You can monitor the camera image on the monitor window of the main viewer.

Monitoring the camera image

Operating the Camera

Select the frame rate (only when the camera image is in JPEG).

Click the Frame rate drop-down list to select the frame rate for transmitting the image. Selectable frame rates are as follows.

SNC-CS50N

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps

SNC-CS50P

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 25 fps

The number refers to the frame number transmitted per second. For example, if you select 30 fps for SNC-CS50N, the image is sent at the maximum speed of the connected line (30 fps maximum).

Note

The frame rate options indicate the maximum number of frames that can be transmitted. The number of frames actually transmitted may vary depending on network environments and

Controlling the Monitor Image

camera settings (image size and image quality settings).

Select the view size.

Capturing a Monitor Image

You can capture an image being monitored as a still image and save it in the computer.

Click View size list box to select the view size from

Aut o, 640 × 480, 320 × 240, or 160 × 120. Aut o is determined by the image size specified in

the Camera menu (page 30)

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Zooming in the monitor image

Click .

Click the point you want to zoom in. The image is magnified by about 1.5 times with the clicked point at the center.

The digital zoom icon changes to .

To cancel zooming in, click .

Capturing a monitor image

Display the camera image in the monitor window.

Click . The still image of the moment you click is captured, and this still image is displayed in the capture window.

With the ActiveX viewer

Capturing a Monitor Image

With the Java applet viewer

To close the capture window, click Cancel or Close.

Sending an Image File

Saving the captured image

With the ActiveX viewer

Capture the monitor image.

Click Save. The Save As dialog appears.

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Type the File name and specify Save in, then click Save.

With the Java applet viewer

Capture the monitor image.

You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an e-mail, or to the FTP server. To use this function, you need to make e-Mail (SMTP) or FTP client active and set the address properly in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 54).

Sending a monitor image via e-mail

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select e-Mail from the trigger drop-down list.

Click . The still image of the moment you click is captured, and your e-mail with the image file attached is sent to the specified mail address.

Sending a monitor image to an FTP server

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select FTP from the trigger drop-down list.

Operating the Camera

Right-click the mouse to display the menu and select Save with a new name. The Save Picture dialog appears.

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Type in File name and specify Save in, then click Save.

Click . The still image of the moment you click is captured, and the image file is sent to the FTP server.

Sending an Image File

Recording a Still Image

Controlling Alarm

in the Memory

You can capture a camera image as a still picture and record on in an ATA memory card (not supplied). To use this function, you need to insert the ATA memory card into the camera, make Image memory active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 54).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Image memory from the trigger drop-down

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list.

Click . The still image of the moment you click is captured, and the image file is recorded on the ATA memory card.

Output 1, 2

You can control On (short-circuit) and Off (open) of Alarm output 1, 2. To use this function, you need to make Alarm output 1 or Alarm output 2 active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 54).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Alarm output1 or Alarm output2 from the trigger drop-down list.

Click . Each click switches the alarm output alternately between On (short-circuit) and Off (open).

Tip

For the connection of peripheral devices to the alarm output of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation Manual.

Recording a Still Image in the Memory / Controlling Alarm Output 1, 2

Controlling Day/Night

Playing the Audio File

Function

You can control the Day/Night function On (night mode) and Off (day mode). To use this function, you need to make Day/Night active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 54).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Day/Night from the trigger drop-down list.

Click . Each click switches the Day/Night function alternately between On (night mode) and Off (day mode).

Note

If Day/Night mode in the Trigger-Day/Night menu (page 54) is set to Disable or Auto, you cannot control the Day/Night function by clicking .

Stored in the Camera

You can play the audio file stored in the camera using the SNC audio upload tool. To use this function, you need to make Voice alert active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 55).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Voice alert from the trigger drop-down list.

Click . Playback of the audio file starts and the playback sound is output from the speaker connected to the camera.

Operating the Camera

Controlling Day/Night Function / Playing the Audio File Stored in the Camera

properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In that

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

You can select TCP or UDP as the communication port for the video/audio data. This function can be used when Mode (video codec mode) (page 33) is set to MPEG4 and the ActiveX viewer is used.

Notes

• The function may not operate correctly when you use personal firewall software or antivirus software on

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your computer. In that case, disable the software or select the TCP mode.

• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, disable “Windows Firewall” (see page 9).

Open the main viewer.

Click TCP/UDP Transmission. The Select TCP/UDP dialog appears.

case, select TCP.

UDP (Multicast): This protocol is selectable when Multicast streaming (page 35) is On. When UDP (Multicast) is selected as the transmission port,

RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast techniques are adopted for video/audio transmission. By selecting it, the network transmission load of the camera can be reduced. If a router that does not correspond to the multicast or a firewall is installed between the camera and the computer, the video/audio may not play back properly. In that case, select TCP or UDP (Unicast).

Click OK to close the dialog.

If you do not change the transmission setting, click Cancel.

Click one of the buttons TCP, UDP (Unicast) or UDP (Multicast).

TCP: This is normally selected.

When TCP is selected as the communication port, HTTP communication is adopted for video/audio communications. HTTP is the protocol used for reading the usual Web page. In an environment capable of reading Web pages, you can watch or listen to the video/audio by selecting the TCP port.

UDP (Unicast): When UDP (Unicast) is selected as the communication port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is adopted for video/audio communications. Since RTP is the protocol for running video/audio data, the video/audio playback is smoother than when TCP (HTTP) is selected. If a firewall is installed between the camera and the computer, or depending on the network environment, the video/audio may not play back

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

Administrating the Camera

Basic Operations of

The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For the monitoring of the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 14.

This section explains the basic operations and each option of the Administrator menu.

Note on the display of menu options

The setting menus of this unit will clearly display only the setting options that you can currently select. The grayed out options cannot be selected.

Administrator Menu

You can use the Administrator menu to set all functions to suit the user's needs. Click Setting in the welcome page or in the main viewer to display the Administrator menu.

How to setup the Administrator menu

Select the viewer language on the welcome page. Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page.

Click Setting on the welcome page. The authentication dialog appears. Enter the user name and password for Administrator. The user name “admin” and password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator.

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Administrator menu appears.

The following steps also display the Administrator menu.

1 Click Enter in the welcome page to display the

main viewer.

2 Click in the main viewer. 3 Enter the user name and password for

Administrator.

Click the menu name (example: System) on the left side of the Administrator menu. The clicked menu appears.

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu

Example: System menu

General note on menus

After changing a setting on a menu, wait at least 10 seconds before turning off the power of the camera. If the power is turned off immediately, the changed setting may not be stored correctly.

Configuration of Administrator menu

Select the required tab above the menu, and set each setting option in the tab.

Example: “System” menu “Date & time” tab

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System

Displays the System menu. (“Configuring the System — System Menu” on page 27)

See pages 27 to 63 for details of the menu tabs and setting options.

After setting, click OK. The settings you have made become active.

Click Cancel to invalidate the set values and return to the previous settings.

Buttons common to every menu

The following buttons are displayed on all the menus. The functions of the buttons are the same on every menu.

Click this button to validate the settings.

Click this button to invalidate the set values and return to the previous settings.

Camera

Displays the Camera menu for setting the camera image and audio. (“Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu” on page 30)

Network

Displays the Network menu for setting the network connection. (“Configuring the Network — Network Menu” on page 36)

User

Displays the User menu for setting the log in user name and password. (“Setting the User — User Menu” on page 40)

Security

Displays the Security menu for specifying a computer that is allowed to connect to the camera. (“Setting the Security — Security Menu” on page 41)

e-Mail (SMTP)

Displays the e-Mail (SMTP) menu for sending an email. (“Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu” on page 42)

FTP client

Displays the FTP client menu for sending an image/ audio file, etc. to an FTP server. (“Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Menu” on page 45)

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu

Image memory

Displays the Image memory menu for recording an image/audio file, etc. on an ATA memory card (not supplied) inserted into the camera. (“Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu” on page 47)

FTP server

Displays the FTP server menu for setting the FTP server function of the camera. (“Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server Menu” on page 51)

Configuring the System

— System Menu

When you click System in the Administrator menu, the System menu appears. Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the software. The System menu has five tabs: System, Date & time, Initialize, System log and Access log.

Alarm output

Displays the Alarm output menu for setting the alarm out terminal of the camera. (“Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output Menu” on page 51)

Voice alert

Displays the Voice alert menu for playing the audio file stored in the camera in synchronization with alarm detection by the sensor input or the object detection function. (“Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection— Voice alert Menu” on page 52)

Trigg er

Displays the Trigger menu for operations when you click the trigger button in the main viewer. (“Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu” on page

53)

Schedule

Displays the Schedule menu for the Day/Night function, e-Mail (SMTP) function, FTP client function, Image memory function and Alarm out function, Voice alert function and so on. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 55)

Alarm buffer

Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer that records the image and audio related to alarm detection. (“Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu” on page 56)

Object detection

Displays the Object detection menu for the object detection function built into the camera. (“Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu” on page 57)

System Tab

Administrating the Camera

Title bar name

Type a name of up to 32 characters to be displayed on the title bar. The characters typed here are displayed on the title bar of the Web browser.

Welcome text

Type any text of up to 1024 characters in HTML format to show on the welcome page. Use the <BR> tag for a line break. (A line break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

Serial number

The serial number of the camera is displayed.

Software version

The software version of this camera is displayed.

Serial

Displays the Serial menu for communications with external equipment through the external serial terminal. (“Transmitting with External Equipment Using the External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu” on page 62)

Configuring the System — System Menu

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