Sanyo VCC-WB2000P manual

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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL Network Camera VCC-WB2000P About this m anua l Befo re i nstal lin g an d us ing t his uni t, p leas e read th is man ual car efull y. Be sur e to keep it hand y for late r re fer ence . L5AB2/XE (VCC-WB2000P) GB 2002, 7, 24[...]

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    Contents Precautions ........... .............. ................ .............. 2 Featur es ...... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...... .... .... .... .... .... .... 3 Accessories ...................... .................... ............ 3 Ope rati ng e nvir on ment ... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ... 4 Name and Functio n of Each Part ......[...]

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    Precautions In case of problem Do not use the camera if sm oke or a strange odour comes from the unit, or i f it seems not to function correctly. Disconnect the power cord immediately, and consult your dealer (or a Sanyo Authorized Service Centre). Do not op en or modi fy Do not open t he cabinet, as it m ay be dangerous and cause damage to t he un[...]

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    Features Web Ser ver Funct ion This camera is equipped with a web server function. The camera can be accessed using a computer ’ s web browser in order to view the camera images. In addi tion, up to a maximum of 16 users can simultaneously access a single camera on the network. Netw ork Co nne ctio ns This camera is equipped with both an E therne[...]

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    Operating environment The camera requires the f ollowing conditions to operate. • OS: In this manual, the Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 operating syst em, the Microsoft ® Windows ® Mill ennium Edition operating system, t he Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 operating system and the Microsoft ® Windows ® XP operating system are al l referred to as Win[...]

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    Name and Function of Each Part PC CARD RS-232C ALARM IN OUT MODEM PC COM AC24V DC12V GND 1 2 ETHERNET POWER MONITOR OUT 5 6 7 4 1 2 3 3 CLASS 2 WIRING 1 Lens mo unt cap Attach this cap to protect the lens m ounting section. When using the cam era, remove the cap and attach the automatic iri s-type lens (sold separately). 2 Camera mounting bracket T[...]

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    Name and Function of Each Part CLASS 2 WIRING PC CARD RS-232C ALARM IN OUT MODEM PC COM AC24V DC12V GND 1 2 ETHERNET POWER MONITOR OUT 8 H G JF I 9 8 Link indi cator This indicator illumi nates when the camera is connected to a network. It fl ashes while data transmission is in progress. 9 ALARM terminals A ALARM I N termi nal Connect this terminal[...]

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    Attaching the Lens Use a DC-type automatic iris-t ype lens (sold separately). 1 Remove the lens mount cap. 2 Attach the CS mount-type le ns. Note: The “ L ” part of the lens should be 5 mm or less in length. If a lens that does not conform to this standard is used, it will not be possible to attach the lens correct ly. Gently screw the lens i n[...]

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    Flange Back Adjustment The flange back is the distance between the lens (sol d separately) and the image capturing surface of the camera. It is adjusted at the t ime of shipment from the factory to accom modate the types of lenses that are generally assumed to be i n use. Accordingly, the flange back does not normally need to be adj usted. However,[...]

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    Connections Turn off the power for all equipment before making any connect ions. Basic Connections 1 Connect the camera to a computer. Connect a cable between the ETHERNET connectors of the camera and the computer. Use a crossed wire-type E thernet cable. 2 Connect the power supply. When using this unit, the supplied clamping core A must be install[...]

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    Connections Conn ecti ng to a LAN Use an Ethernet cable to connect the ETHERNET connector of t he camera to the LAN ’ s Ethernet swi tching hub. ☞ Use a straight-type Ethernet cable. Conn ecti ng to th e Inte rne t Use an Ethernet cable to connect the ETHERNET connector of t he camera to a device such as a rout er or ADSL modem that is connecte[...]

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    Connections PPP (Dial- up) Connect ions If connecting t he camera using PPP, you will need to install t he Network Archiving software (sold separately). In addi tion, the data that is transmitted vi a PPP connections consi sts of alarm images and alarm information. In addition to the connection method shown below, you can also connect the cam era t[...]

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    Network Camera Settings In order to use the camera as a network camera, you must make the following settings in t he order given. When making network connection settings, the network settings must always be made first. 1 Installation of Plug-in Software (p. 13) Use the accessory setup CD-ROM to set up the computer. 2 Computer and Camera Connection [...]

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    Network Camera Settings 1 Insta llat ion of Plu g-in S oftw are Install the plug-in software (on the setup CD-ROM) onto the computer that is to be used. Installing the plug-in software makes it possible to view live images from network cameras usi ng the computer ’ s web browser. 1 Turn on the power for the computer. After Windows has loaded, con[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 8 Type in y our u sern ame a nd organ izati on name, and then click the [Next] button. 9 Click the [Install] button. Installation of the software will start and the window display will change t o show the installation progress. 10 Click the [Finish] button. This completes the installation of the plug-in software. (Uninstalli[...]

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    Network Camera Settings Browser Settings Check that the Security settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer are set as described below. Select Internet Options from the Tool s menu, click the Security tab and then cl ick the Custom Level button to display the settings. 1 Set “ Run Act ive X co ntrol s an d pl ug-i ns ” to “ Enable ” in the ?[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 2 Com pute r and C ame ra Co nne ctio ns Once the plug-in software has been installed, use the computer ’ s web browser to access the camera. Note: The network camera handles l arge volumes of image data that has been com pressed into JPEG2000 format. In order to provide smooth access to the cam era, you should close any o[...]

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    Network Camera Settings Accessing Without Setting a Password Normally you need to t ype in a password at the password entry screen in order to di splay the live image screen. However, if you make t he settings described below, you can view t he live image screen without havi ng to type in a password. In this case, you will be logged in at user leve[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 3 Network Connection Settings 1 Select the desired lang uage (e.g. En glish) in th e languag e selectio n wind ow, and then click the [SET] button. The main menu wi ndow will be displayed. Available languages: Engl ish, French, German, Spanish (Clo sing t he init ial wi ndow ) To chang e the lang uage or stop tasks such as l[...]

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    Network Camera Settings A NET WORK SET Sett ings These settings are used in order to connect the camera to t he network. Note: Check with the network system administrator fo r details on sett ings related to t he network itself, such as IP address settings. 1 Click the [NETWORK] b utton in the main menu. The initial NETWORK S ET window will be disp[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 1 Changing a passwor d Example: To change the password for the Administrator level (ID3) to “ 1234 ” Passwords can consist of between 4 and 8 numerals. ☞ Type “ 1234 ” as the password in the password column for ID3, and then cl ick the [SET] button. Check that the det ails are correct, and then close the window. (W[...]

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    Network Camera Settings B WIREL ESS LA N SET S etting s These settings are used in order to connect the camera to an access point for a wireless LAN. 1 Insert a wireless LAN card (sold separately) into the PC CARD slot. (p. 10) 2 Click t he [WIRELESS LAN] bu tton in the main menu. The initial WIRELESS LAN SET window wi ll be displayed. 3 Select “[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 3 WEP ENCIPHERMENT This is a security function that encrypts the data being transmitted so that it cannot be intercepted by an unaut horized third party. The default setting is “ DISABLE ” . To enable encryption, select the number of bits for the encryption key to use from the drop-down list box. Available settings: • [...]

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    Network Camera Settings C PPP SET S ettings These settings are used in order to connect the camera to t he Internet via a modem. Note: When using modem connections, you cannot access the cam era using a computer ’ s web browser. You should normally connect t he camera to a wired LAN or wireless LAN. 1 Install the Networ k Archiving software (sold[...]

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    Network Camera Settings 1 AUTHENTICATION This sets the veri fication protocol to be used when connecting to the access point. Set this to the protocol specified by the Internet Service Provider. It should normally be set to “ AUTO ”. Available settings: • AUTO: PAP or CHAP is chosen automatically as required • PAP: Only PAP ve rifica tion i[...]

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    Menu Screen and Main Menu • The menu screen i s first displayed when the network cam era and computer settings have been completed and the language sel ection is being made. The initial menu screen shows live images. • The main menu can be used to select items that require settings, to select the image quality for l ive images, and to disconnec[...]

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    Menu Screen and Main Menu 2 Menu select buttons When you click on one of these buttons, the menu screen changes t o the screen corresponding to that button, and you can use the screens to change the camera set tings and other setting such as for the net work. • [LIVE VIEW] button (p. 29) This button lets you monitor cam era images. The live image[...]

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    Viewing Camera Images You can view the i mages from a camera by starting up the computer ’ s web browser and usi ng it to access the camera ’ s network address. Opening and Clo sing the Initial Screen 1 Start the web browser on the computer. 2 Type the IP address (http:/ /...) into the locatio n bar o f the w eb br owser, an d then press the [E[...]

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    Vie wing Ca mera Ima ges 4 Select the language and then click the [SET] button. The main menu screen will be displayed. 5 When you have finished , click the network d isconnect butto n. ID2 ID3 ID1 – 28 – Englis h[...]

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    LIVE VIEW Settings Click the [LIVE VIEW ] button in the main menu . The live image screen will be di splayed. The live image screen lets you make settings such as alarm data detect ion and recording status, and also for the image quality, compression ratio, image size and enlargement ratio for the images that are being transmitted. If selecting set[...]

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    LIVE VIEW Settings 2 Live image transmission setting s Select the required setting from the respective drop-down list boxes, and then click t he [SET] button. A FRAME RATE setting This lets you set the image transmission speed to one of five settings. Images can be transmitted at maximum speed depending on the network environment t hat the camera i[...]

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    LIVE VIEW Settings E IMAGE MODE setting This lets you set whether live images are displayed in color or black and white. The default setting is color m ode (COLOR). To change the mode to black and white, select “ GRAY ” . If you select “ GRAY ” , the amount of data transmitted will be reduced, so that the transmission speed can be increased[...]

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    VIEW FRAME O perati ons Click the [VIEW FRAME] b utton in the main menu. The menu select buttons wi ll disappear and only the image in the live image screen will be displayed. 1 [BACK] button Click to return to the previous screen. 2 Network disconnect bu tton Click to disconnect from the network. Note: The resolution for the VIE W FRAME screen wil[...]

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    CAMERA Settings This lets you set the camera title and adjust the images in accordance with the cam era setting-up conditions. Click the [CAMERA] button in the main menu. The CAMERA SET screen will be displayed. Note: • If you click the [LIVE VIEW] button, the live image screen will be di splayed. • You can display the CAM ERA SET screen by cli[...]

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    CAMERA Settings 5 BRIGHT This lets you set the image brightness to one of five settings. Setti ng r ange : 1 t o 5 (Default: 3) Note: The larger the setting, the brighter are the images. 6 ELECTRONIC SHUTTER This setting is used when IRI S is set to “ AI ” . Setti ng r ange : 1/60, 1/ 100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/ 10000 7 BLC (b[...]

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    CAMERA Settings Setting the camera title 1 Move the cursor to the current camera title (e.g. NET_CAM), and delete the title. 2 Type in the new camera title (e.g. CAM_1). The camera title can be up to eight characters in length, and may include alphanumeric characters and the underscore character only. 3 Click the [SET] butto n. The new camera title[...]

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    Alarm Setting The camera is equipped with two types of alarm f unction: an external alarm sensor and a motion sensor. When an outside intruder is detected, these alarm functions can be used to record the images immediately before the alarm occurred (pre-al arm recording) and the alarm images themselves (post-alarm recording) into the camera ’ s i[...]

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    Alarm Setting 4 Set the follow ing alarm r ecording setting s as requir ed. When an alarm signal is input, the alarm data is stored in t he camera ’ s memory. • ALARM BUFFERI NG “ ON ” • BUFFERING AREA • PRIORITY • ALARM RESOL UTION • OVERWRITE 5 Once you have finished changi ng the settings, click the [SET] button. If an outside in[...]

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    Alarm Setting 8 PRIO RITY set ting This sets the i mage quality for alarm recording. • PICTURE QUALITY Alarm images are recorded at high quality. • TIME Alarm images are recorded at normal quality. * The time used for recording al arm images becomes interval shorter. 9 ALARM RESOLUTION setting This sets the resol ution that is to be used for re[...]

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    Alarm Setting 5 Check and set the sensitivity. 1 Click the [ALARM CHECK] button. The button will appear green for approximately 5 seconds. The m ovement of objects can only be detected during this tim e. 2 When the sensor detects movemen t, the ALARM indic ator wil l il luminate red. This indicator will di sappear momentarily when the [ALARM CHECK][...]

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    Alarm Setting Recording Alarm Data The camera ’ s internal memory can only record a single alarm event (approximat ely 16 MB). When an alarm signal is input, the internal memory automatically starts recording al arm data, and this recorded data can then be played back. To record new alarm data, you need t o delete the old data and clear the inter[...]

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    Alarm Setting 4 Click the [FRAME RATE] drop-down list box and select the playback speed. Note: The alarm data can be saved as still images on a computer. Ri ght-click on an image that is bei ng played back to display a pop-up menu. Refer t o “ Saving Images into a Comp uter ” (p. 31) for det ails on the method of saving i mages. 5 Click the [LI[...]

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    Alarm Setting Playing Back Expansion Memory Card Images 1 Click the [LIVE VIEW ] button in the main menu. The live image screen will be displayed. 2 Click the ALARM DATA indicator w hile it is r ed or gree n. The ALARM DATA LIST screen will be displayed. The first image that was recorded will be displayed in the PREVI EW screen. The alarm data will[...]

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    Alarm Setting Pre-alarm and Post-alarm Recording The camera can record images from the point immediately preceding an alarm (pre-al arm recording) and images that occur after the alarm is received (post-alarm recording). The alarm data for a single pre- and post-alarm event can be recorded in t he camera ’ s internal memory. The ratio between the[...]

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    CLOCK SET Settings This lets you set the camera ’ s internal clock. You can also make settings for summer time. Click the [CLOCK] button in the main menu. The CLOCK SET screen will be displayed. Select the values from the drop-down list boxes, and then click t he [SET] button. The settings will then be saved. Note: If you click the [L IVE VIEW] b[...]

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    RS-232C Settings (RS-232C SET) This sets the com munication speed for the RS-232C connector of the camera when the camera is connected to a computer for maintenance and servicing. Click the [RS-232C] bu tton in the main menu. The RS-232C SET screen will be displayed. Select the communication speed from the drop-down list box, and t hen click the [S[...]

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    ID3 STATUS Checking This displays information about t he camera status. Click the [STATUS] button in the main menu. The STATUS screen will be displayed. Note: If you click the [L IVE VIEW] button, the display will return to the l ive image screen. 1 FIRMWARE VERSION This shows the version number f or the camera ’ s firmware. 2 SUB-MICROCOMPUTER V[...]

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    Troubleshooting If the camera cannot be connected If the language selection window does not appear when you type the cam era ’ s IP address into the location bar of the web browser, check the following items. • Is the Ethernet cable connected cor rectly? If the cable is not connected correct ly, the link indicator at the rear of the cam era wil[...]

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    Specifications Lens : CS mount Picture element : 1/3 i nch 420,000 pixel CCD Effective pixels : 768 (H) x 494 (V) Minimum obj ect illuminati on : 1.0 lx (F1.2 lens) White balance : AUTO/INDOOR/OUTDO OR/MANUAL manually selectable Electronic shutter : 1/60 t o 1/10000 sec. Automatic iris : DC drive, 4-pin Alarm input/output • Input : 1 (NO/NC) • [...]

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    Spec ifica tions Dimensions Appearance an d specifications ar e subject to ch ange for improvement without no tice. 136 mm 126 mm 12 mm 51 mm 57 mm 85 mm 28 mm English – 49 –[...]

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    Printed on recycled paper 1AC6P1P2583-- L5AB2/XE (0702K P-CZ) Printed in Japan L5AB2/XE (VCC-WB 2000P) GB 2 002, 7, 25[...]