JVC GV-LS2 U manual

LIVE STREAMING CAMERA Detailed User Guide L YT2488-002A GV -LS2 U[...]

2 Intr oduction V erifying the Accessories ......................4 Component Names and Functions .......5 Camera ............................................................. 5 P antilter ............................................................ 7 Configuring the Camera Settings Appropriate f or Y our Needs ...............8 Example 1: W orried [...]

3 Intr oduction Preparation Use Inf ormation Using the Unit Alone ............................32 T ur ning on/off the power ................................. 32 Star ting/Stopping recording ............................ 32 Controlling fr om a W eb Br owser ......... 33 Logging in ....................................................... 33 Controlling[...]

4 Intr oduction V er if yi ng t h e A ccesso r ies If any item is missing or damaged, please contact y our place of purchase or customer suppor t. Camera Camera. P antilter Attach it to the camera bef ore use. Can be panned (right/left) or tilted (up/down) remotely from a computer or mobile terminal. ( ➭ page 25) A C Adapter UIA324-12 Connect it [...]

5 Intr oduction DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET DC AV MIC PLUG IN POWER Comp one nt N am es and F unctions Fr ont 2 1 3 1 2 4 7 6 Bac k 5 8 3 5 4 1 Reset button Resets the network settings when you press and hold this button with the tip of a paper clip or the like f or 3 seconds or longer while the AC adapter is connected. ( ➭ page 56) Use i[...]

6 Intr oduction 1 Hot shoe Mount camera accessories. * Do not mount any accessories when the pantilter is attached. 2 Record button Star ts recording. T o stop , press this button again. The lamp indicates the current status. Off: Recording not in progress Blinking: Recording in progress Blinking quickly (f or 2 seconds): Recording error 3 WPS butt[...]

7 Intr oduction MIC POWER PLUG IN AV DC EXTEND P antilter When using the pantilter , connect the AC adapter , A V cord, and e xter nal mic to the pantilter . Fr ont Bottom Bac k 1 1 2 2 1 6 7 3 8 4 5 1 Po wer button Press and hold to pow er on. T o power off , press and hold this button again. 2 Po wer lamp Indicates the pantilter status. Off: P ow[...]

8 Intr oduction Con fi gu ri ng the Camera S ettin gs App ropr iate f or Y our Nee ds The unit can be used f or v arious pur poses. See the f ollowing examples f or how to set up and use appropriately: Example 1: W orried about y our pet staying at home alone. Setup • Attach the pantilter to change the direction as the pet mov es around the ro[...]

9 Intr oduction Example 2: Record bir ds coming to a feeder on the balcon y . Setup • Use the batter y as the camera is set on a high shelf by the windo w . ( ➭ page 29) • Inser t an SD card to sav e recorded data. ( ➭ page 28) Setting • Do not connect to the computer or access point (router). • Only records when the scene i[...]

10 Preparation Flo w of C onne ction / S etup Connect the unit to the computer , and configure the appropriate settings on a browser . Star ting shooting 1 Connect the camera to your computer via the supplied LAN cab le. ( ➭ page 11) T o set up the camera, first connect it to your computer . 2 Connect the A C adapter . ( ➭ pa ge 12) Connect t[...]

11 Preparation Co n necti ng t he Camera t o Y o ur Co mp ut er T o set up the camera, first connect it to your computer . Required operating en vironment Browser: Inter net Explorer 9 or later 1 Attach the LAN cable to the unit. DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET DC AV MIC PLUG IN POWER 2 Connect the camera to y our computer via the LAN cable. 3[...]

12 Preparation DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET DC AV MIC PLUG IN POWER Co n necti ng t h e A C A dapt er Connect the supplied A C adapter to the DC connector of the camera. CA UTION • Be sure to use the supplied A C adapter . Use of another AC adapter ma y cause a malfunction. • T ur n off the power bef ore connecting/disconnecting th[...]

13 Preparation Configuring the initial settings T o configure the settings for the first time after purchase, connect the camera directly to y our computer via a LAN cable . 1 Connect the camera to y our computer via the LAN cable. ( ➭ page 11) 2 Press and hold the power b utton to power on. The record button starts blinking. Wait until it sto[...]

14 Preparation Changing the settings after changing the connection destination T o change the settings after changing the connection destination ( ➭ page 20) , visit the f ollowing address . If a wired connection ( ➭ page 20) is established to the access point http://(condigured IP address):8000 If a wireless (Wi-Fi) connection ( ➭ page 21) i[...]

15 Preparation Co nfiguring th e C am e r a S e t ting s This section describes the settings necessar y to use the unit. For the "MANA GE" settings not mentioned on these pages, ref er to page 46 . Adjusting the c loc k Adjust the inter nal cloc k. The time can be displa yed when videos are transmitted. 1 Select "COMMON SETTINGS"[...]

16 Preparation Setting the user name and passw ord The user name and pass word set at the time of purchase are common across all the units of this model. They should be changed as soon as possib le f or security reasons. 1 Select "COMMON SETTINGS" in "MANA GE". If the sub settings are not displa yed, clic k "+" on the [...]

17 Preparation Selectin g the F or mat o f Images t o be Output / Sa v ed This unit can output up to two lines of images. Set the output method and image quality appropriate f or your needs. F or the "NETWORK" settings not mentioned on these pages , refer to page 41 . 1 Select "STREAM SETTINGS" in "NETWORK". If the sub[...]

18 Preparation Allo wing Y ou to Conn ec t from O utsid e ( M onitoring Set ting ) T o view images from outside, y ou normally need to obtain a global IP address or URL to access from a browser . Entering the account of our DDNS ser vice allows y ou to set these easily . Obtaining a DDNS account Access our website from a computer or smar tphone f o[...]

19 Preparation Adding a camera driver's user T o access to the unit using the camera dr iv er ( ➭ page 39) , you need to set the user name and pass word bef orehand. (Up to f our users can be registered.) Initial setting: USERNAME "root", P ASSWORD "pass word". They should be changed as soon as possib le for security reas[...]

20 Preparation Ch angi ng th e Conn ec tion D e stination If necessar y , change the connection destination to the access point (wireless LAN router). Establishing a wired connection to the access point 1 Select "WIRED NETWORK" in "NETW ORK". If the sub settings are not displa yed, clic k "+" on the left of "NETWO[...]

21 Preparation Sear ching and connecting to the access point 1 Select "WIRELESS NETWORK" in "NETW ORK". If the sub settings are not displa yed, clic k "+" on the left of "NETWORK". 2 Click the "SEARCH" b utton. 3 Select an access point to connect to. If your pref erred access point is not in the lis[...]

22 Preparation 4 Enter "P ASSWORD". 5 Click the "SA VE" button. The settings to be configured on a browser ha ve been complete. Close the bro wser , and shutdown the computer . 6 Press and hold the power b utton to power off . 7 Disconnect the LAN cable that connects the camera to y our computer . 8 Set the network mode s witch[...]

23 Preparation Connecting to a computer directly (Wi-Fi Direct) Using the WPS function 1 Press and hold the power b utton to power off . 2 Disconnect the LAN cable that connects the camera to y our computer . 3 Set the network mode s witch to "DIRECT". 4 Press and hold the power b utton to power on. The record button starts blinking. Wait[...]

24 Preparation Conn e cting M ultiple Ca me ras T o connect multiple cameras, configure the f ollowing settings. 1 Select "MONIT ORING SETTINGS" in "NETWORK". If the sub settings are not displa yed, clic k "+" on the left of "NETWORK". 2 Change "PORT NUMBER" (1 to 65535) so that the number s do not[...]

25 Preparation Attaching the P antilter 1 Push the camera straight down. 2 Screw and fix the camera. MIC PLU G IN PO WE R AV EXTEND DC A t t ac hing th e Pantilter The supplied pantilter allows y ou to pan (move horizontally) and tilt (mo v e vertically) the camera using your computer or smar tphone. Direction (F ront) • The pantilter does no[...]

26 Preparation Remo ving the pantilter T o use the camera alone ( ➭ page 32) , remov e the pantilter . 1 Loosen the camera fixing screw sufficientl y . MIC PLU G IN PO WE R AV EXTEND DC 2 Hold the unit and pantilter , and pull it straight up. When the pantilter is not used, connect the A C adapter , A V cord, and e xter nal mic to the camera it[...]

27 Preparation Es ta bl ishing a wir ed conn e ction When establishing a wired connection to the computer or access point, attach the supplied LAN cab le as follo ws. Required operating en vironment Browser: Internet Explorer 9 or later 1 Set the network mode s witch to "LAN(OFF)". DIRECT WLAN LAN(OFF) DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET [...]

28 Preparation Inser ting Inser t the card straight with the terminal side facing right. • Make sure that the write protect s witch of the SD card is not set to LOCK (writing protected). Remo ving Push the card in once, and pull it out straight. Inser tin g / Remo v i ng an SD Card Inser t a separately purchased SD card to sa v e recorded data[...]

29 Preparation A t t aching / Re mo ving th e Bat ter y The camera can run with the batter y pow er only . When the batter y (BN-V G139U) (sold separately) is attached, videos can be transmitted/recorded e ven in places where the A C adapter cannot be used. • The batter y cannot be used when the pantilter is attached. • T ur n off the pow[...]

30 Preparation Connecting to the camera DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET DC AV MIC PLUG IN POWER Attaching to the hot shoe 1 Remove the hot shoe co ver . 2 Attach the mic. Connecting to the pantilter MIC POWER PLUG IN AV DC EXTEND Conn e cting an E x te rnal Mic Connect an e xternal mic to record external sounds. Connect a commercially a vailab [...]

31 Preparation Connecting to the camera DIRECT WLAN RESET LAN(OFF) ETHERNET DC AV MIC PLUG IN POWER Connecting to the pantilter MIC POWER PLUG IN AV DC EXTEND Conn e cting th e A V Cor d Connecting to a TV or the like via an A V cord (sold separ ately) allows y ou to view images being recorded/ transmitted e ven without a computer or mobile termina[...]

32 Use Using th e Unit Alon e Inser t an SD card and attach the batter y , so you can carry and use the unit as a nor mal video camera. Set whether to sav e recorded videos to the SD card or stream them wirelessly . ( ➭ pa g e 41) T urning on/off the power T urning on the power Press and hold the pow er button. The record button starts blinking. [...]

33 Use Co n tr ol li ng f ro m a W eb B ro w s er Y ou can control the unit from a web browser without installing additional softw are. T o watch a video via a network, "MONIT ORING SETTINGS" ( ➭ page 18) must be set. Required operating en vironment OS: Windows 7 Browser: Inter net Explorer 9 or later Logging in Use "USERNAME"[...]

34 Use Contr olling the camera ("MONIT OR" tab) Control the camera and vie w images on the "MONIT OR" tab. 1 Ta b Switch the displa y . "MONIT OR" Control the camera and vie w streamed images. "FILE MANA GEMENT" Delete video files stored on the SD card or download them to y our computer. ( ➭ pa ge 37) &quo[...]

35 Use rough guide). 3 Zoom ratio Displa ys the current zoom r atio . 4 5 6 7 8 4 Recording status Indicates the camera status. ST ANDBY : Recording not in progress REC: Recording in progress 5 Recording mode Recording mode: UXP , XP , SP , EP 6 SD card Indicates that an SD card can be used. 7 Remaining recording time Indicates the remaining record[...]

36 Use Configuring the camera settings Change the camera settings. * The screen can only be displa yed when y ou are logged in as an administrator . 1 "A UT O REC" T ur n on/off the "A UTO REC" function that records only when the scene is changed. When the setting is changed to "ON", the f ollowing settings are automa[...]

37 Use 1 "TRANSFER" T o download a video file to your computer , first clic k this button. Then clic k a thumbnail to displa y the download screen on a bro wser . 2 Thumbnail After clicking "TRANSFER" or "DELETE", clic k the thumbnail of the target file to be transf erred or deleted. 3 "DELETE" T o delete [...]

38 Use Chec king the message history ("ST A TUS" tab) Use the "ST A TUS" tab to check error messages or currently connected users. The "ST A TUS" tab is categorized into "CAMERA", "NETWORK", and "LOG IN USER". * The screen can only be displa yed when y ou are logged in as an administrator [...]

39 Use Streaming images Installing the supplied camera driver allo ws you to use this unit as a web camera. Use the distrib ution software or website f or the web camera such as Ustream Producer (http://www .ustream.tv/producer) to stream the images. The camera driver and "JVC CAM Control" are installed simultaneously . Using " JV C [...]

40 Use Using th e M obile T ermina l Y ou can operate the camera intuitiv ely on the touch panel of a smar tphone/tablet terminal. In addition, the camera can be panned/tilted by mo ving the tablet ter minal. Installing the App f or mobile terminals 1 Download the software appr opriate for your en vironment. • Smartphone (Android OS 2.3 or lat[...]

41 Inf ormation S et ting I tem L ist If you log in as an administr ator on a browser of y our computer , you can change the settings . The settings are categorized into "NETWORK", "CAMERA/P AN TIL TER", and "MANAGE". T o display the setting item list, "Configuring the Camera Settings Appr opriate for Y our Needs[...]

42 Inf ormation Setting f or connecting to an access point (wireless LAN router) wirelessly (Wi-Fi). "REGISTERED A CCESS POINT" Lists up to eight access points that were connected bef ore. "SELECT" button Select an access point from "REGISTERED A CCESS POINT" and click this b utton to change the connection destination.[...]

43 Inf ormation "MONIT ORING SETTINGS" Change the settings f or connecting via a network. 1 2 3 4 5 1 "USER (JVC CAM driver)" Lists the registered users. F or details, ref er to page 19 . "ADD" button Up to f our camera driver's users can be added. "UPD A TE" button Update the user name and pass word of [...]

44 Inf ormation "STREAM SETTINGS" F ormat for transmitting/recording. 1 3 2 1 "STREAM 1 / STREAM 2" Select the quality of images to be streamed from the f ollowing: "MotionJPEG(640x360)/NONE" "MPEG-2 TS (720x576)/MotionJPEG (640x360)" "MPEG-2 TS (1920x1080)/MotionJPEG (640x360)" 2 "MAX FRAME RA[...]

45 Inf ormation "CAMERA/P AN TIL TER" Configure the settings f or the camera and pantilter on "CAMERA/P AN TIL TER". Categor ized into "CAMERA SETTINGS" and "P AN TIL TER SETTINGS". "CAMERA SETTINGS" Change the camera settings . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 A UT O ZOOM RESET Select "OFF" or "ON&q[...]

46 Inf ormation "MANA GE" Configure the settings f or the administrator and hardw are on "MANA GE". Categorized into "COMMON SETTINGS", "MEDIA MANA GEMENT" and "TURN OFF CAMERA". "COMMON SETTINGS" Change the settings of the administrator and camera. 3 1 7 5 2 4 6 1 "CAMERA NAME"[...]

47 Inf ormation "TURN OFF CAMERA" Click the "EXEC" b utton to tur n off the camera's pow er remotely . CA UTION * The power cannot be turned on remotel y .[...]

48 Inf ormation T roubl e shooting Connection Prob lem Check Refer to The batter y cannot be charged. • Check the remaining battery . The batter y is no longer charged if already full. page 35 The pow er does not tur n on when the batter y is used. • Charge the batter y . • Check if the connector is dirty . If it is dir ty , clean it[...]

49 Inf ormation Setup Prob lem Check Refer to Y ou cannot connect to the unit e v en when you are at home . (Y ou are requested to enter the URL.) • Check if the wireless (Wi-Fi) connection is complete . • Check if the connection destination of a computer or mobile terminal is set to the camera. • P ower on the unit, computer and mob[...]

50 Inf ormation Prob lem Check Refer to The access point (wireless LAN router) cannot be f ound. • Retr y to connect in a better reception en vironment. If there is a long distance or interf erence or if there is a microw av e or another wireless device nearb y , the communication speed ma y slow down or the connection ma y not be established.[...]

51 Inf ormation Use Prob lem Check Refer to Shooting stopped automatically . • Shooting stops automatically as it cannot be perf ormed for 12 or more consecutiv e hours. • The unit stops automatically to protect the circuit when the temperature rises. T ur n off the unit, wait f or a while, and turn it on again. – A recorded file canno[...]

52 Inf ormation Prob lem Check Refer to Camera images do not appear ./ Camera images are gone. • Camera images disappear if no operation is perf ormed for 120 hours. P erform one of the follo wing so that images reappear : – Press the shooting button. (Shooting star ts.) – Operate the pantilter . – Press the reload button. – Disconnect[...]

53 Inf ormation Err or messages Message Check Refer to PLEASE INSER T MEMOR Y CARD! • T o record, inser t an SD card into the camera. page 28 NEED T O FORMA T MEMOR Y CARD . • If a card is used f or the first time after purchase or has been used with other de vices, it ma y need to be f ormatted with this unit. page 46 THIS CARD CANNO T [...]

54 Inf ormation Message Check Refer to INCORRECT P ASSWORD • The two pass words entered on the change passw ord screen are diff erent. Enter the same password in the two fields. – USE A C AD APTER • When updating the firmware, connect the A C adapter. page 12 NO UPD A TES A V AILABLE • Check if the update file is written in the [...]

55 Inf ormation Lamp Status List Status PO WER (Camera) Record WPS PO WER (P antilter) P ower/Activation P ower off T ur ns off – – – P ower off (Charging) Blinks slowly – – – P ower on (Activ ating) Lights Blinks – – P ower on (Activ ation completed) Lights – – – Network Wireless/Wired disabled * 1 – – T ur ns off – Att[...]

56 Inf ormation Resetting to the factory settings Reset all the unit settings to f actor y def ault. 1 Select "COMMON SETTINGS" in "MANA GE". If the sub settings are not displa yed, clic k "+" on the left of "MANA GE". 2 Click the "EXEC" b utton on the right of "F A CT OR Y PRESET". 3 T o [...]

57 Inf ormation Updating the firmware The firmware updater is sometimes uploaded to our website f or operational improv ement. (There is no notice on our website until the firmware updating program is pro vided.) http://www3.jvck enwood.com/dvmain/suppor t/ download/inde x.html 1 Copy the update file to an SD car d, and insert the card into the[...]

58 Inf ormation Sp e cificati ons Camera P ower supply Using the A C adapter : DC 12 V , Using a batter y pack: DC 3.6 V P ower consumption 5.6 W (when using the pantilter), Rated current consumption: 2 A Dimensions (mm) 73 x 48 x 90 (2 7/8'' x 1 15/16'' x 3 9/16'') (W × H × D) Mass Appro x. 229 g (0.51 lbs) (camera [...]

59 Inf ormation Stream output f ormat Stream 1 Stream 2 F ormat 1 Video JPEG (640x360) None A udio LPCM 16 kHz 16 bit 1 ch F ormat 2 System MPEG-2 TS — Video H.264 Main Profile (720x576) JPEG (640x360) A udio AAC 48 kHz 16 bit 2 ch LPCM 16 kHz 16 bit 1 ch F ormat 3 System MPEG-2 TS — Video H.264 High Profile (1920x1080) JPEG (640x360) A udio [...]

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