JVC H57U manual

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    HD NETWORK CAMERA VN-H37U/H57U Series SD Card Operation Manual Content s  Precautions for us ing SD cards .................................................................................... 2  SD Ca rds ...................................................................................................................... 3  Built-in V iewe[...]

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    2 This manual cont ains instructions for the SD card recording function and operations.  Precautions for using SD cards z Do not insert anything into the camera. • If anything other than an SD card is inserted into the SD card slot, it may cause a fire, electrical sh ock or failure of the unit. z Before turning the camera of f or removing the [...]

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    3  SD Cards This unit can record the images you sho ot in an SD card (sold separately) inse rted in the ca rd slot. Memo: z If the SD card's switch is set to “Lock”, recordi ng and playback can not be perform ed. Make sure there is no critical data on the SD ca rd before disengaging the lock. z If you insert the SD card in the incorrect[...]

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    4 When using VN-H157WP Follow the steps belo w to insert an SD card. 1. Loosen the screw at the bottom of the camera, and ro tate the sunshade enough so that the SD card can be inserted. 2. Perform insertion (or removal) of the SD card. (If an SD card cover is attach ed, pull it off to remove it.) 3. Return the sunshade to it s original position. 4[...]

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    5  Built-in V iewer Screen Configuration S tart the Built-in V iewer by entering the IP address of the camera in the addre ss bar of Internet Explorer . No. Item Description ① SD Card Press the [SD Card] button to display the SD Card Playback Screen. Memo: z If you log in with only user privileges, the [SD Card] button becomes unselectable, an[...]

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    6  SD Card Playback Screen This is displayed whe n you click [S D Card] on the B uilt-in V iewer screen. Y ou can play video files stored in the SD card. Memo: z Video recorded to an SD card cann ot be output from the camera's [MONITOR] terminal. No. Item Description ① MENU ON / MENU OFF Displays / hides the operation menu. Click [MENU ON[...]

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    7 No. Item Description ④ Event List Playback menu Displays a list of search results for re corded video s filtered by time and event trigger . Select the item from the disp layed list that you want to play and begin playback. From/T o Displayed videos will be limited to those re corded between the 2 times that you specify . Event T ype Displayed [...]

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    8 No. Item Description ⑤ Export menu Video from the spe cified [From] date/time to the [T o] date/time is saved to your computer . The save location can be specified in [V iewer Setup] - [Other] - [Video Export Folder] via the Built-in Viewer screen. Note: z Depending on the camera's internal re cordings, a saved video may be split up as mul[...]

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    9 z Video control menu No. Item Description No. Item Description ① Returns to the previous frame, and then pauses playba ck. ⑨ Advances to the most recent frame, and then pauses pl ayback. ② S tart s reverse playback. ⑩ Reverses the playback position. ③ Pauses playback. ④ S tart s playback. ⑪ Selects the fast-forward and reverse speed[...]

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    10  Basic Setting2 Page This page set s fundamental came ra an d encoding parameters. This page ca n be used during access using "admin" or "operator". Memo: z If you enter the following URL directly into the address bar of Internet Explorer , you can open the [Basic Setting2] page without going throu gh th e Built-in Viewer [...]

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    11 No. Item Description ① Camera ID ② Scenefile ③ Lens T ype Refer to the "Instructions (Setting)" of the supplied CD-ROM. ④ Encode Select the frame size for e ach screen of JPEG and H.264 from the following six patterns. ■ Select able distribution size Set value Frame Size Frame Rate Commu- nication speed Bit rate I Frame Inter[...]

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    12  SD Card Record Page This page set s SD card recording settings. This page ca n be used during access using "admin" or "operator". Memo: z If the status is "Rea d only" or "No insert", n othing can be select ed other than the [OK] button or the [Cancel] butto n. z When recording to FTP and you attempt t[...]

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    13 No. Item Description ① SD Card [Set values : Use, Disable ] Check "Disable" and pre ss the [OK] button to automatically set recording to OFF and stop recording. Check "Use" and press the [OK] button to enable all the SD card recording-relat ed check boxes. Memo : z V ideo recorded to an SD card can be played via the SD [...]

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    14 No. Item Description ② Format This button is for executing a format of the SD card. [Status : Unformatted, Formatting, Formatted , --- ] "---" is displayed when the SD ca rd status display is not "Use". "Unformatted" is displaye d when the SD card is not formatted, or when an unsupported class of SD card that ca[...]

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    15 No. Item Description ③ Record S t atus [Set values : ON, OFF] [Status : No Recording , Recording ] This is only enabled when the SD card st atus is "Use" and the format status is "Format complete". When recordi ng, the status changes to [Recording]. When re cording is stopped, the status change s to [S topped]. When only al[...]

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    16 No. Item Description ⑤ Alarm Settings T rigger1 Select the 1st trigger to perform an action. When using VN-H57 series [Set values : Pin Input1 Make, Pin Input1 Break, Pin Input2 Make, Pin Input2 Break, Position, Audio Detection1, Audio Detection2 (VN-H57U/H257 U/H257VPU/H157WPU only), Motion Detection, Tampering Detection, Day/Night, Ti me ][...]

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    17 No. Item Description ⑨ Encode Setting When the Read S tatu s is "ON", the setting for Encode Setting cannot be changed. T o change th e settings, select "OFF" for the recording item, push the [OK] button to stop recording, and then config ure settings. If you set the recording item to "ON" and push the [OK] button[...]

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    18  Recording T ime for SD Card Recording Function z Recording time table Available re cording time for each SD card size [in hours] Setting Pattern Encoding deta ils for SD card r ecording 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB Setting Pattern 1 Setting Pattern 2 1920x1080, 5f ps, 1024kbps, CBR, 5 I Frame Interval 5 12 25 52 Setting Pattern 3 Setting Pattern 4 [...]

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    19  Additional Cautions z Cautions for setting the detection function Y ou cannot set motion detection, audio detection, and t ampering detection at the same time. An error message is displayed when o ne detection func tion setting is already enabled and you try to select another . Check the co ntent of the error message, se t the already-enable[...]

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    20  T roubleshooting Check the following items if you cannot reco rd to an S D card. z Format the SD card via the camera. ( ) Page 14) z Disengage the lock on the SD ca rd. z Use an SD card that is compatible with this camera. ( ) Page 4) z Follow the instructions in [SD Card Record Page] ( ) Page 12) to enable SD card recording settings. © 201[...]