Sony SNC-DF40N-R Quick User Guide

3-857-259-11 (1)

Network Camera

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.0

SNC-DF40N/DF40P

Owner's Record

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

Model No.

Serial No.

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

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

Power Supply

Caution for U.S.A. and Canada

The SNC-DF40N/DF40P operates on 24V AC or 12V DC.

The SNC-DF40N/DF40P 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-DF40N/DF40P operates on 24V AC or 12V DC.

The SNC-DF40N/DF40P automatically detects the power.

Use a power supply which complies with the safety regulation of the country where the unit is used.

For customers in the U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference wll not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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

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

ATTENTION

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

If you have any questions about this product, you may call:

Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at 1-800-686-SONY (7669)

or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services Center

6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330 Fort Myers, Florida 33912

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name:	SONY
Model No:	SNC-DF40N
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address:	16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San
	Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A.
Telephone No:	858-942-2230

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.

Voor de klanten in Nederland

•Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de levensduur van het apparaat.

•Raadpleeg uw leverancier indien de batterij toch vervangen moet worden. De batterij mag alleen vervangen worden door vakbekwaam servicepersoneel.

•Gooi de batterij miet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval (KCA).

•Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur in voor recycling, de batterij zal dan op correcte wijze verwerket worden.

NOTICE TO USERS

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Table of Contents
Overview
Features ..................................................................	6
Camera section ...................................................	6
Network section, Control section .......................	6
Others .................................................................	6
How to Use This User’s Guide ..............................	7
Precautions .............................................................	7
Operating Precautions ........................................	7
System Requirements ............................................	8
Preparation
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ............	9
Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup
Program ............................................................	9
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 11
Basic Configuring by the Administrator ...........	12
Operating the Camera
Administrator and User .....................................	13
Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ......	14
Logging in as a User ........................................	14
Displaying the setting window for the
administrator directly .....................................	14
About Viewers ..................................................	15
Configuration of Main Viewer ...........................	16
Main menu .......................................................	16
Camera Control Section ...................................	16
Monitor Image ..................................................	17
Controlling the Monitor Image ..........................	17
Monitoring the camera image ..........................	17
Zooming in the monitor image .........................	18
Capturing a Monitor Image ...............................	18
Capturing a monitor image ..............................	18
Saving the captured image ...............................	19
Sending an Image File .........................................	19
Sending a Monitor Image via E-mail ...............	19
Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server .....	19
Recording a Still Image in the Built-in Memory of
the Camera ...........................................................	20
Controlling Alarm output ...................................	20
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode .........	21
Administrating the Camera
Basic Operations of Administrator Menu .........	22
How to set Administrator menu .......................	22
Configuration of Administrator Menu .............	23

Configuring the System
— System setting menu .......................................	24
System Tab ........................................................	24
Date & time Tab ................................................	25
Initialize Tab .....................................................	26
System log Tab .................................................	26
Access log tab ...................................................	26
Setting the Camera Image and Audio
— Camera setting Menu .....................................	27
Common Tab ....................................................	27
Picture Tab ........................................................	28
MPEG4 Tab ......................................................	29
JPEG Tab ..........................................................	30
Reset Tab ..........................................................	30
Configuring the Network — Network setting
Menu .....................................................................	31
Network Tab .....................................................	31
PPPoE Tab - Setting of PPPoE Connection ......	32
Dynamic IP address notification Tab
— Notifying the IP Address ...........................	33
Setting the User
— User setting Menu ...........................................	34
Setting the Security
— Security setting Menu .....................................	35
Sending an Image via mail
— e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu .........................	36
Common Tab — Setting the SMTP Function ...	36
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the mail sending
mode when detecting the alarm ......................	37
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical
mail sending mode ..........................................	38
Sending Images to FTP Server
— FTP client setting Menu .................................	39
Common Tab
— Setting the FTP Client Function ................	39
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client
action when detecting the alarm .....................	40
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the Periodical
FTP Client Activity ........................................	41
Recording Images in Memory
— Image memory setting Menu .........................	42
Common Tab
— Setting the Image memory Function .........	42
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image
Memory Function when Detecting the Alarm 43
Periodical recording Tab — Setting the Periodical
recording mode ...............................................	44
Directory Structure of Image Memory .............	44
Downloading Images from the Camera
— FTP server setting Menu ................................	45
Setting the Alarm Output
— Alarm output setting Menu ............................	46
Alarm out 1, 2 Tab ............................................	46
Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page
— Trigger setting Menu ......................................	47

4 Table of Contents

Setting the Schedule
— Schedule setting Menu ...................................	48
Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting
Menu .....................................................................	49
Setting the Motion Detection Function
— Motion detection setting Menu ......................	50
Setting the Motion Detection Area,
Sensitivity and Threshold level ......................	50
Others
Using the Supplied Setup Program ....................	52
Starting the Setup Program ..............................	52
Bandwidth Control Tab ....................................	52
Date time Tab ...................................................	53
PPPoE Tab ........................................................	53
Rebooting the Camera ......................................	54
Using the SNC audio upload tool
— Transmitting Audio to Camera .....................	54
Installing the SNC audio upload tool ...............	54
Connecting the Camera to the Computer .........	55
Using the SNC audio upload tool .....................	55
Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/
Audio File Recorded on Camera ........................	56
Downloading the SNC video player .................	56
Using the SNC video player .............................	56
Using the Custom Homepage Installer ..............	57
Uploading the Custom Homepage
Installer to the Camera ...................................	57
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using
ARP Commands ..................................................	59
Using the SNMP ...................................................	60
1. Inquiry Commands ......................................	60
2. Setting Commands ......................................	60
Specifications ........................................................	62
Index .....................................................................	64

Table of Contents	5

Overview

Features

This is dome-shaped color video camera for which the 1/4 type Super HAD CCD® is adopted. It has the following features.

Camera section

•Includes the Vari-focal auto iris lens as the standard equipment. The focal length of the lens is from 3.0 mm to 8.0 mm.

•The best picture quality is available in the lowest light degree (0.8 lux) to the object (in the color mode).

•High quality CCD and the clear dome cover enable to get high sensitivity.

•Various exposure modes (Auto Iris lens, CCD Iris, Manual).

Network section, Control section

•Real-time monitoring of the image and sound from the camera is possible using the Web browser on the computer.

•MPEG4 video compression allows smooth streaming of motion pictures with 30 fps (QVGA size). Motion JPEG video streaming is also possible by selecting the JPEG video compression format.

•The commercially available microphone can be connected to the plug-in power type microphone input (standard voltage 2.4 V) terminal (mini jack, monaural).

•The motion detection function (in MPEG4 mode), one sensor input terminal and two alarm output terminals are equipped. You can send image as an attached file of a mail or send to FTP server. You can also control the peripheral equipments connected to the alarm output terminals.

•The pre-alarm function and the post-alarm function are equipped, by which the image and audio of before/ after the moment of alarm detection can be forwarded.

•Multicast streaming is equipped.

Others

•Corresponding to PoE (Power of Ethernet).

•The camera is supplied with the IP Setup Program for easy performance of the network setting.

6 Features

How to Use This User’s Guide

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNCDF40N/DF40P 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.

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 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:

1 Disconnect the camera cable and the connecting cables.

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

Operating Precautions

Operating or storage location

Avoid operating or storing the camera in the following locations:

•Extremely hot or cold places

•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

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.

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

How to Use This User’s Guide / Precautions 7

Overview

System Requirements

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

Processor

Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM

256 MB or more

Windows 2000/XP

Web browser

Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5 or Ver.6.0

8 System Requirements

Preparation

The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring the 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 the camera for the first time.

You can assign an IP address in two ways:

•Using the setup program stored in the supplied CDROM (see page 9)

•Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands (see page 59)

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

Before starting, connect the camera to a local network, referring to “Connections” in the supplied Installation Manual.

Consult the administrator of the network about the assigned IP address.

Assigning the IP Address Using the

Setup Program

1 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.

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

3 Click Open.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Download” dialog, you cannot install correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click Setup icon again.

4 Install the IP Setup Program to your computer following the wizard displayed.

If the Software License Agreement is displayed, read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue the installation.

5 Start the IP Setup Program.

The program detects the SNC-DF40N/DF40P cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window.

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

The network settings for the selected camera are displayed.

7 Set the IP address.

To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server:

Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

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

Preparation

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera	9

Preparation

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.

8 Set the DNS server address.

To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically:

Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

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

You cannot change the Administrator name and Administrator password in this step. To change these items, See “Setting the User — User setting Menu” on page 34.

11 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click

OK.

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

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

The welcome page of the network camera SNC-DF40N/ DF40P is displayed.

Note

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

9 Set the HTTP port No.

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

10 Type the Administrator name and Administrator password.

The default settings of both items are “admin.”

Note

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

10 Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Accessing the Camera

Using the Web Browser

When the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed in your computer.

Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.

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

The welcome page of “Network Camera SNCDF40N” or “Network Camera SNC-DF40P” is displayed.

2 Click Enter.

The main viewer is displayed.

When the main viewer is correctly displayed, the IP address assignment is completed.

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

When you click Enter, “Security warning” is displayed. When you click OK, the ActiveX control is installed and the main viewer is displayed.

Notes

•If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings on Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In this case, disable

Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For setting the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

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

Tip

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

To display the Welcome page correctly

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

1 Select Tool from the menu bar for Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and Security tab in sequence.

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

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

When using antivirus software in the computer

•When you use antivirus software in 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 the camera uses Java Script. The display of the Web page may be affected if you use antivirus software in your computer.

Preparation

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 11

Preparation

Basic Configuring by the

Administrator

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

Setting contents	Setting menu

Set the camera function suitable for the installation place.	Exposure mode (page 28)

Set the format of the image sent from the camera (MPEG 4 or	Video mode (page 27)
JPEG).

Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera.	Bright (page 29)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera.	MPEG4 Tab (page 29)
	JPEG Tab (page 30)

Select the size of the image sent from the camera.	Image size (page 27)

Select weather the audio from the camera microphone is sent or	Microphone (page 28)
not.

Accord date and time of the camera with those of the computer.	Date & time Tab (page 25)

Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to a	e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu
mail.	(page 36)

Set the access right of the user for the camera.	Security setting Menu
	(page 35)

12 Basic Configuring by the Administrator

Operating the Camera

The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using the Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera” on page 22.

Administrator and User

This network camera classifies the people who log in into the Administrator and the User.

The Administrator can use all functions of this network camera including camera setting. The functions the User can use are monitoring the image and audio from the camera, and controlling the camera. The Viewer mode setting restricts the user's access right, and the user is classified as the one of three types.

Each type of the user can use the following functions.

Function	Administrator		User

		Full	Light	View
		Full	Light	View

Monitor a live	z	z	z	z
image

Watch date and	z	z	z	z
time

Control the frame	z	z	–	–
rate (Usable only
when JPEG mode
is selected)

Control the image	z	z	z	–
view size

Zoom a image by	z	z	z	–
the digital zoom

Save the still image	z	z	z	–
in the computer

Send an image file	z	z	–	–
to the FTP server

Send an image	z	z	–	–
attached to a mail

Record an image	z	z	–	–
on the inside
memory of the
camera

Control the Alarm	z	z	–	–
out of the I/O port
on the camera main
unit

Function	Administrator		User

		Full	Light	View
		Full	Light	View

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

Control the audio	z	z	z	z

Control the setting	z	–	–	–
menu

z Usable function

– Not usable function

The access rights of the administrator and the user can be set in “Setting the User — User setting Menu” on the Administrator menu for the administrator on page 34.

Camera the Operating

Administrator and User	13

Camera the Operating

Logging in to Homepage

— Welcome Page

Logging in as a User

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

The welcome page of Network Camera SNCDF40N/DF40P is displayed.

2 Select the viewer.

The usable viewers differ depending on the video mode (page 27) of the camera.

When the video mode is set to MPEG4, you can use ActiveX viewer only, and viewer selection is not possible. (MPEG4 is default. See illustration on Step 1 above.)

When the video mode is JPEG, you can select

ActiveX viewer or Java applet viewer.

For details, see “About Viewers” on page 15.

Welcome page when the video mode is JPEG

3 Select the viewer language.

Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page.

4 Click Enter.

The main viewer appears.

With the ActiveX viewer

With the Java applet viewer

Control the camera from the main viewer.

Note

If the Welcome page does not activate correctly, the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to Medium or higher. See “To display the Welcome page correctly” on page 11 and check the security level.

Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly

When the administrator sets the camera functions, the setting window can be displayed directly from the welcome page.

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

14 Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

2 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 on the User setting menu in the Administrator menu (see page 34).

The Administrator menu appears.

About Viewers

You can use the following viewer according to the Video mode setting in the camera setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 27).

ActiveX viewer

This viewer can monitor the image in both video modes

MPEG4 and JPEG.

You have to install it when you access to the main viewer at the first time.

When you are going to 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 (clicking Enter to enter the main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Yes and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the functions of the viewer by using ActiveX Control.

Java applet viewer

You can select this viewer when the camera video mode is set to 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 operated correctly, check if the specified Java version has been installed successfully and Java (Sun) is enabled.

To check the Java version

Select Tool from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, then select Internet Option and the Advanced mode tab in sequence, and check the version of Java displayed in Java (Sun) is one of the versions specified below. If the item Java (Sun) is not displayed, Java is not installed. You need to install Java.

Java Plug-in Ver. 1.4.2_01, Ver. 1.4.2_02, Ver. 1.4.2_03,

Ver. 1.4.2_04

To enable Java Plug-in

Check “Use Java2v1.4.2_xx for <applet> (requires restart)” in “Java (Sun)”.

To install Java Plug-in

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

Notes

•If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings on Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In this case, disable

Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For setting the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

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

Tip

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

Camera the Operating

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page	15

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

Camera the Operating

Camera control	Monitor image Main menu
section	section

Main menu

Setting

Click this button to display the Administrator menu. You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator.

Home

Displays the Welcome page.

Player

Click this button to download the “SNC video player” application program built in the camera. The SNC video player allows you to play video/audio data recorded on the camera with your computer. (See “Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/Audio File Recorded on Camera” on page 56.)

Camera Control Section

Frame rate

(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 27) is set to JPEG.)

Selects the frame rate to transmit images.

View size

Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 18)

Digital zoom

Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 18)

Capture

Click this button to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. (See “Capturing a Monitor Image” on page 18.)

Trigger

(Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode (page 34) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled on the Trigger Setting menu (page 47).)

Select the function you want to use from the list box and click the icon. Then you can send the monitor image of the camera to an FTP server (page 19), send it attached to a mail (page 19), record the image on the built-in memory (page 20) and switch the Alarm out to On/Off (page 20).

Transmission (Switching the TCP/ UDP transmission mode)

(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 27) is set to MPEG4 and you are using the ActiveX viewer.)

Each click switches the transmission mode of the video/ audio data among TCP mode, UDP (Unicast) mode and UDP (Multicast) mode. (page 21)

16 Configuration of Main Viewer

The last selected mode is saved in the computer, and it will be selected at the next starting.

(Volume)

(Displayed when the Microphone (page 28) is set to

On.)

Drag the bar of icon to adjust the volume. When you click icon, the icon changes to and the audio output stops. To output the audio, click again.

Note

If the volume icon is not displayed in the case you are using Java applet viewer, Audio codec may not be set G.711(64kbps) (page 28) or Java may not be installed correctly.

To check if Java is installed correctly, refer to “Java applet viewer” of “About Viewers” on page 15.

Monitor Image

The image shot by the camera is shown here. 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

1 Log in to the home page to display the main viewer. You can see how to log in on page 14, “Logging in as a User”.

Camera the Operating

2 Select the frame rate (only when the camera Video mode is set to JPEG).

Click the Frame rate list box to select the frame rate for transmitting the image. The selectable frame rates are the following:

SNC-DF40N:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 SNC-DF40P:

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

The numbers indicate “fps” (the number of frames transmitted per second).

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 camera settings (image size and image quality settings).

Controlling the Monitor Image	17

3 Select the view size.

Click View size box list box to select the view size from among Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240 and 160 × 120.

Auto is determined by the image size specified with Image size on the Camera setting page (page 27).

Zooming in the monitor image

Operating	1	Click	Digital zoom icon.
Operating	2	Click the point you want to zoom in.
	2	Click the point you want to zoom in.
the		The image is expanded by about 1.5 times with the
the		clicked point at the center.
Camera		clicked point at the center.
Camera

The digital zoom icon changes to .

3 To cancel zooming in, click icon.

Capturing a Monitor

Image

You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer.

Capturing a monitor image

1	Monitor the camera image in the monitor window.
2	Click	Capture icon.

The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the still image is displayed in the monitor window.

With the ActiveX viewer

With the Java applet viewer

3 To cancel the still image, click Cancel or Close.

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Saving the captured image

With the ActiveX viewer

1 Capture the monitor image.

2 Click Save.

Save As dialog appears.

3 Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

4 Type on File name and specify Save in, then click

Save.

With the Java applet viewer

1 Capture the monitor image.

2 Right-click the mouse to display the menu and select Save with a new name.

Save Picture dialog appears.

Sending an Image File

You can send a captured still image with an attached mail or to the FTP server.

To use this function, you need to make the e- Mail(SMTP) and FTP client active, and set the address properly in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 47).

Sending a Monitor Image via E-mail

1 Monitor the image on the monitor window.

2 Select e-Mail from the Trigger list box.

3 Click Trigger icon.

The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the mail attached with the image file is sent to the mail address you have set.

Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server

1 Monitor the image on the monitor window.

2 Select FTP from the Trigger list box.

3 Click Trigger icon.

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

Camera the Operating

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Type in File name and specify Save in, then click

Save.

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Camera the Operating

Recording a Still Image

in the Built-in Memory of

the Camera

You can capture a camera image as a still image and record it in the built-in memory of the camera.

To use this function, you need to make Image memory active and to set details of the image memory in the trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu

(page 47).

1 Monitor the image on the monitor window.

2 Select Image memory from the Trigger list box.

3 Click Trigger icon.

The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the image file is recorded in the builtin memory of the camera.

Controlling Alarm output

You can control the Alarm output On (short-circuit) and Off (open).

To use this function, you need to make Alarm output active in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 47).

1 Monitor the image on the monitor window.

2 Select Alarm output 1 or Alarm output 2 from the Trigger list box.

3 Click Trigger icon.

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

Tip

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

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