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V.NETWOKS MULTI CAMERA BROWSER
INSTRUCTIONS
VN-S200U/S100U
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CUATION • It is strictly prohibited to duplicate or copy any part or whole of this document. • The information in this document is subject to changes without prior notice. • Bear in mind not to violate the copyright when using either the product or this document. • We cannot assume any liability for the consequences of any errors or mistakes occurring in this document. TRADEMARKS Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation operating both in the United State
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INTRODUCTION This application entitled "MULTI CAMERA BROWSER" (VN-S100U, VN-S200U) is used to display images from multiple V.NETWORKS units on the operator terminal equipment. (The V.NETWORKS series products include the VN-C1U, VN-C2U and VN- C3U. Verify that your V.NETWORKS unit is the VN-C1U, VN-C2U or VN-C3U. Operating Environment The following environment is required to run this application. Basic software: Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or NT (Service Pack 4 or higher)
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Main Functions 1. Multi-browsing • Simultaneous connections to multiple V.NETWORKS units. • Simultaneous browsing of up to 16 units (With the VN-S100U, up to 4 cameras can be browsed.) 2. Recording • The displayed V.NETWORKS images can be saved as successive still images. • Variable saving interval. • Timer recording. (This function is for exclusive use with the VN-S200U.) 3. PLAY BACK • Playback of recording by simply specifying the time and date. • Simultaneous display of saved t
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Menu Function List Menu Item Pull-Down Item Outline File New Work space Creates a new work space. Open Work space Opens an existing work space. Save Work space Saves a work space by overwriting. Save Work space as Saves a work space by assigning a new name. Close Work space Close the currently open work space. (History) Opens the last used workspace. Exit Exits from the browser. View Controller Toggles the display of the V.NETWORKS controller on and off. REC/Play Controller Toggles the displa
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Construction of MULTI CAMERA BROWSER Work space (*.vnw) View window No.1 V.NETWORKS No.1 V.NETWORKS No.2 V.NETWORKS No.16 View window No.2 V.NETWORKS No.17 V.NETWORKS No.18 V.NETWORKS No.32 View window No.16 V.NETWORKS No.241 V.NETWORKS No.242 V.NETWORKS No.256 *The figure above shows the construction of the VN-S200U. With the VN-S100U, the following restrictions are applied. • Number of View windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • Number of cameras per View windows . . . . 4 6
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INSTALLATION This section describes the installation procedure of the application. 1. Insert the "VN_S200U" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive (* with the VN-S200U). 2. Double-click \Jvc\setup.exe of the CD-ROM in order to run it. In advance, set the IP addresses of the VN-C1U/C2U/C3U cameras to be used sing the provided setup tool. For the operating procedure of the setup tool, refer to the cameras' instruction manuals. 7
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3. Perform operations in accordance with the displayed instructions. Click here to change the installation destination. * Enter the "SERIAL NUMBER" shown on the sticker attached to the back of the CD-ROM case. Installation has completed 8
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VIEWING V.NETWORKS IMAGES This section describes the operations procedure for displaying V.NETWORKS images on your PC. 1. Start the Multi Camera Browser. 1-1. From "Start" on the taskbar, select [Programs] - [V.NETWORKS] - [vn- s200u Multi Camera Browser] to start it. 2. Create a workspace 2-1. On the menu bar, select [File] - [New Workspace] to create a new workspace. 3. Register V.NETWORKS in the workspace 3-1. On the menu bar, select [V.Networks] - [Add V.Networks] 3-2. Enter the V.NETWORKS
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4. Create a View window 4-1. On the menu bar, select [View Window] - [New View Window]. 4-2. When a window is displayed, enter the View window name in it. 4-3. On the "View Window Setup" item, select the View window where you want to add the V.NETWORKS and click the button. 4-4. When the "Add V.Networks" window is displayed, click the displayed contents in order to display all the V.NETWORKS units registered for the workspace. Select the V.NETWORKS to be added to the V
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4-5. Set the View window switching interval and image size, then click the button. * Multiple View windows can be registered in the workspace by repeating steps 4-1 to 4-5 for each View window. Also, multiple V.Networks can be registered for a single View window by repeating steps 4-3 and 4-4 for each V.Networks. 11
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CONTROLLING THE V.NETWORKS This section describes how to pan, tilt or zoom the connected V.NETWORKS using the controller and set it to the condition in which viewing is required. Procedure 1. On the menu bar, select [View] - [Controller]. 2. Among the currently displayed View windows, click the one where the V.NETWORKS to be controlled is registered in order to make it active. 3. If more than one V.NETWORKS has been registered in the View window, interrupt the image switching by clicking the
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Operations Panning/tilting operation Click one of the eight arrow buttons to pan/tilt the V.NETWORKS in the indicated direction by the angle set in "Angle Step". (The angle is freely variable in steps between 1˚and 40˚.) Lens operation In the pull-down menu in the LENS field, select the item to be controlled from IRIS, ZOOM and FOCUS. • When the Zoom operation is selected, the "Fast" check-box is displayed. Checking this box enables zooming in and out at high speed. • When the Focus ope
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RECORDING V.NETWORKS IMAGES The recording function saves images displayed in the currently active window • onto a disk. Images are recorded on a per-window basis. The recording file is stored in • the folder specified by "Save in" under [View Window] - [Properties] - [Details]. The default folder is the folder having the same name as the View window name under the folder where the application is installed. i.e.: (Application installation folder) \ (View window name). When recording has
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DELETING RECORDING FILES • Recording files are saved with file names ".rec". • To delete recording files, open the Explorer and delete files "*.rec". * A recording file can also be deleted by clicking the [Delete] button in step 2 of the Procedure on page 17. CAUTION !! As a recording file cannot be restored once it has been deleted, make sure that the file is unnecessary by checking the contents before deletion. JVC cannot assume liabilities for the loss of recor
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TIMER RECORDING (*This function is for exclusive use with the VN-S200U.) The timer recording function starts and stops recording automatically at the • set time of day. For detailed recording setup, see "5. Recording setup" in "CHANGING THE • VIEW WINDOW SETUP" on page 29. Procedure 1. Select [View Window] - [Timer Recording]. 2. The [Timer Recording] window appears. 3. In the View window column, select the View window you want to set timer recording. 4. To set timer recording, check one of
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PLAYING RECORDING IMAGES (*VN-S100U : 1 image play back, VN-S200U : up to 4 images play back simultaneously.) This section describes how to play back a recorded file. • Procedure (* The following procedure is applicable to 2 screen playback.) 1. Click the Play button of the Record/Play Controller. When a window as shown below appears, select the size and number of played windows. "Standard" : Searches the files for play back without affecting the images on View window. The refrash rate of
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Other 1.The PlayBack Controller provides the "image movement amount specification" facility. This function enables to set up PlayBack step per 1 left click. Enter a value between 1 and 3600. 2.The following box is displayed when [Alarm List] is clicked. This list shows the alarms occurred in the selected recorded file and will help specify the played time period according to the alarm occurrence situation. 18
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SNAPSHOT RECORDING The snapshot function saves the currently displayed View window as a still • image in a file. Up to 16 images can be acquired at once. • Procedure 1. Click the View window where the images that you want to include as snapshots are displayed. 2. Click the Snapshot button of the Record/Play Controller. If the Record/ Play Controller is not displayed, select [View] - [REC/Play Controller] to display it. *A check mark is displayed to the right of "REC/Play Controller" while the
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MANAGEMENT EXPLORER This window has a similar appearance to Windows Explorer and facilitates • the window management operations such as changing the settings of the [View window] and [V.Networks] windows as well as enabling their addition and deletion. 1. Displaying the Management Explorer On the menu bar, select [View] - [Management Explorer]. 2. Registering V.Networks 2-1.Right click the root item (item at the top) or Group in the V.Networks list (on the right of the Management Explorer)
