Sony SNCRX550NV1 User Manual

Network Camera

3-990-782-11 (1)

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.0

SNC-RX550N/RX550P

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. (SNCRX550N 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 four times the weight of the equipment 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.

Power Supply

Caution for U.S.A. and Canada

The SNC-RX550N operates on 24V AC or 12V DC. The SNC-RX550N 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-RX550P operates on 24V AC or 12V DC. The SNC-RX550P 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.

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-RX550N only)

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

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.

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

Controlling Day/Night Function .........................26

Playing the Audio File Stored in the Camera ....27

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ..........27

Overview

Features .................................................................. 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 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 .......................... 20

Monitoring the camera image .......................... 20

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

Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 21

Capturing a monitor image .............................. 21

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

Operating the Camera ........................................ 22

Controlling via the control panel ..................... 22

Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor image

......................................................................... 22

Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the

area ................................................................. 22

Zooming an image by the camera zoom bar .... 23

Moving the camera to a preset position ........... 23

Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image 24

Facing the camera toward a specified point ..... 24

Sending an Image File ......................................... 25

Sending a monitor image via e-mail ................ 25

Sending a monitor image to an FTP server ...... 25

Recording a Still Image in the Memory ............ 25

Controlling Alarm Output 1, 2 ........................... 26

Administrating the Camera

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu .........29

How to setup the Administrator menu ..............29

Configuration of Administrator menu ..............30

Configuring the System — System Menu ..........32

System Tab ........................................................32

Date & time Tab ................................................33

Initialize Tab .....................................................34

System log Tab .................................................35

Access log Tab ..................................................35

Setting the Camera Image and Audio

— Camera Menu ..................................................36

Common Tab ....................................................36

Picture Tab ........................................................37

Day/Night Tab ..................................................38

Video codec Tab ...............................................39

Streaming Tab ...................................................40

Configuring the Network — Network Menu .....41

Network Tab .....................................................41

Wireless Tab

.........................................................................42

Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying

the IP Address .................................................44

Setting the User — User Menu ...........................45

Setting the Security — Security Menu ...............46

Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset

position Menu .......................................................47

Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/zoom position .47

Tour Tab — Setting a tour ................................48

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

Menu .....................................................................50

Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)

Function ..........................................................50

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending

mode when detecting the alarm ......................51

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-

mail sending mode ..........................................52

Sending Images to FTP Server

— FTP client Menu ..............................................53

Common Tab — Setting the FTP client function

.........................................................................53

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client

action when detecting the alarm .....................53

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical

FTP client activity ..........................................54

Recording Images in Memory

— Image memory Menu ......................................55

— Setting of wireless connection

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Common Tab — Setting the image memory

function .......................................................... 55

Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image

memory function when detecting the alarm ... 56

Periodical recording Tab — Setting the periodical

recording mode ............................................... 57

Directory structure of image memory .............. 58

Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP

server Menu ......................................................... 59

Setting the Alarm Output

— Alarm output Menu ........................................ 59

Alarm out 1, 2 Tab ............................................ 59

Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection

— Voice alert Menu ............................................. 60

Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger

Menu ..................................................................... 61

Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu ............ 63

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu

................................................................................ 64

Setting the Object Detection Function

— Object detection Menu ................................... 65

What is unattended object detection ? .............. 65

Common Tab .................................................... 66

Unattended object setting Tab .......................... 71

Configuration Tab .............................................71

Transmitting with External Equipment Using the

External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu .......... 72

Uploading the homepage to the camera using the

Custom Homepage Installer ...........................82

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using

ARP Commands ...................................................84

Using the SNMP ...................................................85

1. Inquiry Commands ......................................85

2. Setting Commands .......................................85

Specifications ........................................................87

Glossary ................................................................88

Index ......................................................................91

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 73

Starting the Setup Program .............................. 73

Bandwidth control Tab ..................................... 73

Date time Tab ................................................... 74

Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 74

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting

Audio to Camera .................................................. 75

Installing the SNC audio upload tool ............... 75

Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......... 75

Using the SNC audio upload tool ..................... 76

Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/

Audio File Recorded with Camera .....................78

Installing the SNC video player ....................... 78

Using the SNC video player ............................. 79

Using the SNC panorama creator

— Creating a Panorama Image .......................... 80

Installing the SNC panorama creator ............... 80

Using the SNC panorama creator ..................... 80

Preparing connection to the camera ................. 81

Creating and transmitting a panorama image ... 81

Saving a custom image to the camera .............. 81

Using the Custom Homepage Installer .............. 82

Table of Contents

• 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

Overview

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.

Overview

FTP

You can send a still image from the camera as an e-mail or FTP server, attachment by setting off a trigger using an external sensor input, built-in object detection function or manual trigger button. You can also send still images sequentially for a determined period before and after the trigger to an FTP server, or send them periodically.

Preset positions and Tour programs

You can save up to 16 preset positions (pan, tilt and zoom positions) of the camera, and up to 5 tour programs composed from the preset positions. You can activate the preset positions by synchronizing them with an external sensor input or built-in object detection function.

Intelligent object detection function

Image transmission using an e-mail or

The camera is provided an intelligent object detection

Features

High-quality monitoring via the network

You can monitor a high-quality live image from the camera using the Web browser on a computer connected to a 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX network. The maximum frame rate is 30 fps for SNC-RX550N and 25 fps for SNC-RX550P. Up to 20 users can view an image from one camera at the same time. The camera supports JPEG and MPEG4 image modes (video codecs) and can operate in either the “Single codec” or “Dual codec” mode. The “Single codec” mode allows monitoring in one of the two video codecs, and the “Dual codec” mode allows monitoring in JPEG and MPEG4 simultaneously.

Remote-controllable high-speed pan/tilt mechanism and high magnification auto-

function to watch images. This function combines “Moving object detection” that detects moving objects in camera images with “Unattended object detection” that detects objects that do not move for a specified period in camera images.

Alarm output

The camera is equipped with two sets of alarm outputs. You can use the alarms to control peripheral devices by synchronizing them with the external sensor inputs, built-in object detection function, manual trigger button, Day/Night function or timer.

Direct panning/tilting

Clicking on a desired point in the viewer allows you to pan and tilt the camera in the direction of that point. Dragging a desired area in the viewer allows you to zoom in the dragged area as well as pan and tilt the camera.

focus zoom lens

The camera is provided with a high-speed (300° rotation/second) pan/tilt mechanism, which allows 360° endless panning and –90° to 0° tilting. The camera is also provided with a high-magnification zoom lens with optical zoom of 26 magnifications and digital zoom of 12 magnifications, for a total of 312 magnifications.

Wireless LAN

Inserting the optional SNCA-CFW1 wireless card into the PC card slot enables you to transmit images from the camera via wireless LAN (802.11b).

Features

How to Use This User’s

Precautions

Guide

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNCRX550N/RX550P 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.

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.

Operating precautions

Operating or storage location

Avoid operating or storing the camera in the following locations:

• 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

Overview

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.

How to Use This User’s Guide / Precautions

System Requirements

These are the requirements for the computer that

Overview

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 84)

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.

The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway

Preparation

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 45.

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-rx550 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 of “Network Camera SNCRX550N” or “Network Camera SNC-RX550P” 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

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.

Preparation

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 39)

Preparation

Select the white balance mode according to the installing position (indoor or outdoor).

Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera. Exposure mode (page 37)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera. Video codec Tab (page 39)

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 36)

Synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the computer. Date & time Tab (page 33)

Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to an e-mail. e-Mail (SMTP) Menu (page 50)

Set the user access right for the camera. User Menu (page 45)

Set a place to be watched beforehand. Preset position Menu (page 47)

Prepare a panorama image. Creating a Panorama Image (page 80)

White balance (page 37)

Brightness (page 38)

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 29.

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 five types of users.

Each type of user can use the corresponding functions below.

Operating the Camera

Function Administrator

Monitor a live image z zzzzz

View the date and time z zzzzz

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

Control the image view size z zzzz –

Zoom an image using the digital zoom z zzzz –

Save a still image in the computer z zzzz –

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)

Call the Preset position zzzz––

Perform the pan/tilt/zoom operation zzz–––

Receive the audio z zzzzz

Control the setting menu z –––––

z Usable function

Full Pan/Tilt Preset

––––

User

Light View

position

– 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 45.

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 of Network Camera SNCRX550N or Network Camera SNC-RX550P 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 39).

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.

With the ActiveX viewer

Operating the Camera

When JPEG is selected

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

With the Java applet viewer

Operating the Camera

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.

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 45).

The Administrator menu appears.

About viewers

You can use the following viewers.

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.

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

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 Too ls 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.

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

Operating the Camera

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.

Tip

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

Camera control section

With the JPEG image

Camera control section

Monitor image section

Main menu

Configuration of Main Viewer

Main menu

Setting

Click to display the Administrator menu. (page 29) You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator.

Preset position

(Displayed only when one or more preset positions are stored in memory.)

Home

Displays the welcome page.

Select the Preset position name from the drop-down list. The camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory using the Preset position menu.

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 20)

Click to display the following control panel.

View size

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

Control panel

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.)

Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. (page 21)

Control

Click to operate the camera using the pan, tilt and zoom functions. When you click this icon, appears and enables you to control pan, tilt and zoom functions from the main viewer. (page 22)

You can control pan, tilt, zoom, and focus of the camera. (page 22)

Pan/Tilt control

Click the arrow button of the direction in which you want to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously. To return to the home position, click . You can select the operation mode of the 8-direction arrow buttons for panning and tilting in PTZ mode of the System menu.

Zoom control

Press to zoom out, and press to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.

Note

The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position. This is a phenomenon related to the structure of the camera, and does not cause a problem.

Configuration of Main Viewer

Focus control

To focus on a nearby object, press . To focus on a distant object, press . By pressing , the focus is set to the optimum position.

Note

To control the focus manually, set Focus mode of the Camera menu to Manual. (page 36)

Trigg er

(Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode (page 46) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu (page 61).)

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 25)

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

mail (page 25)

– record the image on a “Memory Stick”(not supplied)

or an ATA memory card (not supplied) (page 25)

– switch the alarm output on/off (page 26) – switch the Day/Night function on/off (page 26) – play the audio file stored in the camera (page 27)

(Volume)

(Displayed when Microphone (page 36) is set to On.)

Drag the bar to adjust the volume. 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 36), 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.

Monitor image

Operating the Camera

Transmission (TCP/UDP

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 27) The last selected mode is saved in the computer, and will stay selected for the next startup.

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

Configuration of Main Viewer

Controlling the Monitor Image

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

Monitoring the camera image

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).

Select the view size.

Operating the Camera

Click View size list box to select the view size from Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240, or 160 × 120. Auto is determined by the image size specified in

the Camera menu (page 36)

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.

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

The digital zoom icon changes to .

To cancel zooming in, click .

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

SNC-RX550N

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

SNC-RX550P

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 SNCRX550N, the image is sent at the maximum speed of the connected line (30 fps maximum).

Controlling the Monitor Image

Capturing a Monitor

Saving the captured image

Image

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

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

Capture the monitor image.

Click Save. The Save As dialog appears.

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Type t h e File name and specify Save in, then click Save.

Operating the Camera

With the Java applet viewer

Capture the monitor image.

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.

To close the capture window, click Cancel or Close.

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

Capturing a Monitor Image

Pan/Tilt control

Operating the Camera

You can operate the camera from the main viewer.

When you click , the display switches to . Next,

and Preset position list box are displayed on the

upper right of the window. When is displayed in white on the upper right of the window, you can use the Pan/Tilt control function. If you execute the digital zoom when you can control Pan/Tilt,

turns gray and you can no longer control the camera in the monitor window or in the panorama window, nor can you control zoom in the zoom bar. When you cancel the digital zoom, returns to white.

Operating the Camera

Notes

•The Preset position list box is not displayed when no

preset position is memorized.

• When Exclusive control mode of the System menu is

set to On and you click , the remaining time that you are authorized to operate the camera is displayed. If you cannot get the control, the icon switches to and the waiting time is displayed.

Click the arrow button of the direction in which you want to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously. To return to the home position, click .

Zoom control

Click to zoom out, and click to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.

Note

The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position. This is a phenomenon related to the structure of the camera, and does not cause a problem.

Focus control

To focus on a nearby object, click . To focus on a distant object, click . By clicking , the focus is set to the optimum position.

Note

To control the focus manually, set Focus mode of the Camera menu to Manual. (page 36)

Controlling via the control panel

You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus by using the control panel for the monitor image currently displayed.

Click .

is displayed.

Click . The control panel is displayed.

Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor image

Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so that the clicked portion is positioned at the center of the display.

Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the area

Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a red frame around the portion you want to enlarge. The camera moves so that framed portion is positioned at the center of the display and is zoomed in.

Operating the Camera

Control each function using the displayed control panel.

Notes

•When Zoom mode in the Camera menu is set to Full

(see page 36), zooming of the specified area stops at the TELE end of the optical zoom. If you want to zoom in further using the digital zoom, specify the area again.

• When the specified area is zoomed in, the center may be shifted. In this case, click the point you want to move to the center.

Zooming an image by the camera zoom bar

Moving the camera to a preset position

Select a preset position name from the Preset position drop-down list. The camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory using the Preset position menu (page 47).

When you have the authorization to control this function, the zoom bar is displayed below the window. You can specify a location to be zoomed by clicking the zoom bar. The zoom bar is either displayed or turned off by clicking below the image frame.

Optical WIDE end icon: Click to move the zoom

to optical WIDE end (same magnification).

Optical TELE end icon: Click to move the zoom

to optical TELE end (26 × magnification).

Digital TELE end icon: Click to move the zoom to

digital TELE end (312 × magnification)

Turning off the zoom bar

When you are not going to use the zoom bar, click

under the panorama window to turn it off.

Notes

• The zoom bar of the digital area is not displayed when Zoom mode of the Camera menu is not set to Full.

• The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position. This is a phenomenon related to the structure of the camera, and does not cause a problem.

Operating the Camera

Controlling the Camera

on a Panorama Image

When you have the authorization to control the camera, the panorama window is displayed under the normal camera window. In the panorama window, a 360° view around the camera is displayed as a panorama image. When you click on the displayed panorama image, the camera faces the clicked area.

Normal camera window

The camera is moved to face toward the clicked point, and the present image at the point is displayed in the normal camera window.

Operating the Camera

SNC-RX550N/RX550

Click the point you want to watch.

The present situation is displayed at the clicked point.

To rotate the panorama image

To rotate the panorama image in accordance with the camera's panning direction, set Panorama mode to Rotate in the System menu of the Administrator menu (page 33). (The v mark on the panorama image indicates the panning home position.)

Panorama window

To create the panorama image

Create the panorama image with the supplied SNC panorama creator. Refer to page 80 for details.

Note

The panorama image can be rotated only when a 360degree panorama image has been created using the SNC panorama creator.

To turn off the panorama window

Tip

The panorama image is a still picture converted from the image taken when you were going to create it with the SNC panorama creator. When the camera is moved or when the layout around the camera is changed, you should create the panorama image again.

When you are not going to use the panorama image, click under the panorama window twice to turn off the panorama window.

Facing the camera toward a specified point

Create a panorama image with the SNC panorama creator and display it.

Click the point you want to watch on the panorama image.

Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image

Sending an Image File

Recording a Still 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 62).

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

in the Memory

You can capture a camera image as a still picture and record on in a “Memory Stick” (not supplied) or an ATA memory card (not supplied). To use this function, you need to insert the “Memory Stick” or ATA memory card into the camera, make Image memory active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 62).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Image memory from the trigger drop-down list.

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

Operating the Camera

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select FTP from the trigger drop-down list.

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 in the Memory

Controlling Alarm

Controlling Day/Night

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 62).

Display the image on the monitor window.

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

Operating the Camera

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.

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 62).

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 62) is set to Disable or Auto, you cannot control the Day/Night function by clicking .

Controlling Alarm Output 1, 2 / Controlling Day/Night Function

Playing the Audio File

Switching TCP/UDP

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 63).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Voi ce a l e rt 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.

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 39) 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 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.

Operating the Camera

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

Playing the Audio File Stored in the Camera / Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In that case, select TCP.

UDP (Multicast): This protocol is selectable when Multicast streaming (page 40) 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).

Operating the Camera

Click OK to close the dialog.

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

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.

Administrating the Camera

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

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