Panasonic WV-NS954 manual

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    Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Network Camera Operating Instructions Model Nos. WV -NS954 WV -NW964 WV-NS954 WV-NW964[...]

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    2 CONTENTS Preface ....................................................................................................................... ..... 3 About these operating instructions .............................................................................. 3 Trademarks and registered trademarks ..................................................[...]

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    3 Preface About these operating instructions There are 3 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NS954, WV-NW964 as follows. • Installation Guide • Operating instructions • Setup Instructions • WV-NS954 Network camera (for indoor use) • WV-NW964 Network camera (for outdoor use) * The screens used in these Setup Instructions show the cas[...]

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    4 Monitor images on a PC The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC. Monitor images from a single camera Notes: • When "ON" is selected for "User Authentication", the authentication window will be displayed before dis- playing live images for the user name and password entries. The default [...]

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    5 About the "Live" page q [Setup] button (*1) Click this button to display the setup menu. The but- ton will turn green and the setup menu will be dis- played. w [Live] button Click this button to display the "Live" page. The but- ton will turn green and the "Live" page will be dis- played. e Multi-screen buttons Image[...]

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    6 y AUX buttons (*2) These buttons will be displayed only when "Terminal alarm 3" is selected for "AUX output" on the setup menu. ( ☞ Setup Instructions ) : The letters "OPEN" on the button will turn green and the status of AUX connector will be open. : The letters "CLOSE" on the button will turn green and [...]

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    7 Preset map-shot: 8 thumbnail images of the preset position 1-8 ( ☞ Setup Instructions) will be displayed orderly on a newly displayed window. When a thumbnail image is clicked, the camera moves to the respective position and live images will be displayed on the "Live" page. Notes: • Do not operate the browser until all the thumbnail[...]

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    8 !7 Full screen button Images will be displayed on a full screen. To return to the "Live" page, press the [Esc] key. When dis- playing images on a full screen, the audio transmis- sion button will become unavailable. !8 One shot button Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened [...]

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    9 Monitor images from multiple cameras Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from 4 cameras (up to 16 cameras) can be displayed simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in advance. 4 cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registere[...]

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    10 Record images on the SD memor y card manually Images displayed on the "Live" page can be recorded on the SD memory card manually. This button is operable only when "Manual" is selected for "Save trigger" on the setup menu. ( ☞ Setup Instructions ) Images recorded on the SD memory card can be copied onto the PC. ( [...]

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    11 Action at an alarm occurrence The alarm action will be performed when the following alarms occur. Alarm type Terminal alarm: When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the EXT I/O connector 1-3 on the of the camera, the alarm action (camera action at an alarm occurrence) will be performed when the connected alarm device is activated. Al[...]

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    12 T ransmit images onto an FTP ser ver Images can be transmitted to an FTP server. By configuring the following settings, transmission of images captured at an alarm occurrence or captured at a designated interval to an FTP server will become available. Important: • When using this function, set the user name and the password to access the FTP s[...]

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    13 Save images on the SD memory card when images fail to transmit using the FTP periodic transmission function Images that have failed to transmit using the FTP periodic transmission can be saved automatically on the SD mem- ory card. Images saved on the SD memory card can be obtained from the [SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup" pag[...]

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    14 Display the log list The following logs can be displayed in list form. • Alarm log: Logs of the alarm occurrences such as time and date of the alarm occurrences and the alarm type will be displayed. • Manual log: Logs filed when images have been recorded on the SD memory card will be displayed. • FTP error log: Logs filed when the FTP peri[...]

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    15 Log list displayed in the log list win- dow [Number of the listed logs] Total number of the logs of the selected log type and a number of the log being displayed on the top of the log list will be displayed. Note: Enter the desired log number and press the [Enter] key on the keyboard. The log of the designated number will be displayed on the top[...]

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    16 [Download] button Click this button to download all logs of the selected log list as a file onto the PC. [CLOSE] button Click this button to close the log list window.[...]

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    17 Playback of images saved on the SD memor y card When clicking a time and date listed on the log list window, the "live" page will turn to the "playback" page. When images associated with the clicked time and date are on the SD memory card, the first image of them will be displayed. Important: • Refresh interval of images ma[...]

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    18 [STOP] button Playback will stop and the "playback" window will turn to the "live" page. [NEXT IMAGE] button The next frame will be displayed and paused when this button is clicked during playback. Each time this button is clicked during pausing, the frame next to the currently displayed frame will be dis- played. Note: When [...]

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    19 About the network security of the camera Equipped security functions The following security functions are featured in this camera. q Access restrictions by the host authentication and the user authentication It is possible to restrict users from accessing the camera by setting the host authentication and/or the user authentication to "ON&qu[...]

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    20 Viewing Help If you want to know anything about operation or setup methods on screen, display the "Help" screen. Displaying the Help screen Setup screen Help screen Step 1 Click the [Setup] button. → The setup screen is displayed. Clicking an underlined item win display the "Help" pop-window. If is possible to configure the[...]

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