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    Setting the Camera Control and External Device Name (Camera)
    1
    1Detailed Settings
    Installation Conditions 
    [Image Flip]
    Select whether or not to output image after rotating it by 180°. Set [ Enable] or [Disable ] 
    according to the installation conditions of the camera. The factory setting is [ Disable].
    External Input Device 1, 2/External Output Device 1, 2 
    [External Input Device]/[External Output Device] 
    Be sure to enter each device name to identify the corresponding external device being 
    connected. Enter the device name (single-byte alphanumerics) using up to 15 characters 
    (ASCII characters (space or printable characters)  excluding a double quotation mark ()). 
    Note
    zIf you want to set [ Auto] for [Day/Night ], conduct a thorough operation test and check the 
    effectiveness of the setting beforehand. 
    z If [ Auto ] is selected under [ Day/Night], set [Auto], [ Auto (Flickerless) ], or [Auto (Shutter-
    priority AE) ] under [Exposure ] on VB-C500 Viewer (  P. 3-23).
    z If [ Night Mode] is selected, image does not become br ighter even when infrared lamp is 
    used.
    z If [ Auto ] is selected under [ Day/Night], zoom does not work while switching between [ Day 
    Mode] and [ Night Mode].
    Tip
    If you are using Admin Viewer or optional  recording software (VK-64/VK-16 or bundled 
    VK-Lite), the external device name set here will be displayed.
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    Setting the Image Size, Quality, Frame Rate, 
    On-Screen Display of Date and Time, etc. (Video)
    JPEG
    (1) [Image Quality]
    Select a desired quality from 1 to 5 (total 5 levels) for image transmitted at each image size 
    in JPEG.
    The greater the value, the higher the quality becomes. 
    (2) [Image Size: Image Transmission] Select the image size used w hen transmitting images from [ 160 x 120], [320 x 240 ] or 
    [ 640 x 480]. The default image size used by each viewer is selected. 
    (3) [Maximum Frame Rate: Image Transmission] Limit the maximum transimission frame rate pe r second to reduce the viewer load. The 
    maximum is 30 frames/sec. Enter a desired value from 0.1 up to 30.0.
    (4) [Image Size: Upload] Select [ 160 x 120 ], [320 x 240 ] or [640 x 480 ] for the image size of transmitted image using 
    the upload function. For details of upload setti ngs, see Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail 
    Notification (Upload) (  P.  1 - 2 2 ) .
    You can set the following items. 
    z
    JPEG
    Set the image quality, size and maximum frame rate in JPEG. 
    z MPEG-4
    Set the video quality, size and capture frame rate in MPEG-4. 
    z On-screen display
    Set the on-screen display of date and time or text strings on the image.
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    Setting the Image Size, Quality, Frame Rate, On-Screen Display of Date and Time, etc. (Video)
    1
    1Detailed Settings
    MPEG-4
    (1) [Video Quality]
    Select a desired quality from 1 to 5 (total 5 levels) for video transmitted in MPEG-4.
    The greater the value, the higher the quality becomes. 
    (2) [Video size] Select [ 320 x 240 ] or [640 x 480 ] for the size of video transmitted. 
    (3) [Capture Frame Rate] Select [ 10], [15] or [ 30] (fps) as the capture frame rate. 
    Note
    zIf a higher video size or quality is set, the da ta size per frame will increase and the network 
    load will increase. 
    JPEG : The frame rate may drop. 
    MPEG-4 : Video may be temporarily disrupted. 
    z The data size may increase depending on the type or movement of the subject. 
    If the frame rate remains low or other undesirable condition continues for a long period, 
    lower the image size or quality setting.
    z Take note that if you are using the optional recording software VK-64/VK-16 or bundled 
    VK-Lite, the hard disk utilization will al so be affected during recording. 
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    Setting the Image Size, Quality, Frame Rate, On-Screen Display of Date and Time, etc. (Video)
    On-Screen Display
    (1) [Date display]Select whether or not to display the date on the image. Date information is superimposed on 
    the image when [ Enable] is selected.
    (2) [Position of date display] Select the position to display date information from [ Upper left], [Upper right ], [Lower left ], or 
    [ Lower right ].
    (3) [Format of date display] Select the date display format from [ YYYY/MM/DD], [DD/MM/YYYY], or [ MM/DD/YYYY].
    (4) [Time display] Select whether or not to display the time on the image. Time information is superimposed on 
    the image when [ Enable] is selected.
    (5) [Position of time display] Select the position to display time information from [ Upper left], [Upper right], [ Lower left], or 
    [ Lower right ].
    (6) [Text display] Select an option for displaying a text st ring superimposed on the image from [ Display 
    nothing], [ Display designated string ], or [Display camera name ].
    When [ Display designated string ] is selected, the string set under (8) [ Text string display] is 
    displayed.
    When [ Display camera name ] is selected, the string set under [ Camera Name (alphanumeric 
    characters) ] on the [Camera] menu (  P. 1-14) is displayed.
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    Setting the Image Size, Quality, Frame Rate, On-Screen Display of Date and Time, etc. (Video)
    1
    1Detailed Settings
    (7) [Position of text display]
    Select the position to display the text string from [ Upper left], [Upper right], [ Lower left], or 
    [ Lower right ].
    (8) [Text string display] Set a text string of 15 alphanumeric character s or less to superimpose on the image when 
    (6) [ Text display ] is set to [Display designated string ].
    (9) [Color of text] Select the color of the text to be superimposed on the image from [Black ], [Blue ], [Cyan ], 
    [ Green], [ Ye l l o w], [Red ], [Magenta ], or [White ].
    (10)[Color of text outline] Select the text outline color from [ Black], [Blue], [ Cyan], [ Green], [ Ye l l o w], [Red], [ Magenta], 
    or [ White ].
    (11)[Color depth of text and outline] Select the color depth of the text and outline to superimpose on the image from [ Fill text and 
    outline ], [Make text only transparent ], [Make text only translucent ], or [Make text and outline 
    translucent ].
    Note
    The time superimposed with the on-screen display  is not suitable for uses that require high 
    reliability. If high reliability is always requir ed for monitoring, etc., use this information as 
    reference only.
    Tip
    z The date and time superimposed with the on-screen display may not match the date and 
    time set in [ Current Date and Time ] ( P. 1-12).
    z Depending on image quality settings, the on- screen display may be difficult to read. 
    Perform settings with checking the actual image.
    z Motion detection detects on-screen display text (  P. 2-11). Adjustments should be made 
    as necessary.
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    Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification 
    (Upload)
    General Upload 
    [Upload]Select [ Upload Disabled], [ HTTP Upload] or [FTP Upload] as the upload mode. 
    You can set the following items. 
    z
    General Upload 
    Set the upload operations. 
    z HTTP Upload 
    Set the upload via HTTP connection. 
    z FTP Upload 
    Set the upload via FTP connection. 
    z E-mail Notification 
    Set items relating to sending of ev ent information and video by e-mail. 
    Note
    zIf the upload function is used, the [ Event] menu must also be set (  P. 1-32). 
    z If you are using both e-mail notification by te xt and video and image upload by HTTP/FTP, 
    set [320 x 240 ] or less under [ Image Size: Upload ] ( P. 1-18)
    z If the camera is set to perform upload or e-mail notification continuously, not all video or e-
    mail may be sent according to the image size and network condition until the server. In this 
    case, an event log message is displayed.
    Tip
    To lower the upload or e-mail notification load, try the following measures. Also check the 
    settings including network to the server. 
    zReduce the image file size: 
    -  Set a lower value under [ Image Quality] for JPEG ( P. 1-18).
    -  Set a lower value for [ Image Size: Upload] for JPEG ( P. 1-18).
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    Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload)
    1
    1Detailed Settings
    HTTP Upload 
    (1) [Notification]
    Select [ Notification Only with HTTP ] or [Image attached Notification with HTTP ] as the content 
    of notification. 
    (2) [URI] Enter the URI to upload to (using up to 255 characters). 
    (3) [User Name], [Password]  Enter the user name and password required for authentication. 
    (4) [Proxy Server] Enter the host name or IP address of the  proxy server (using up to 63 characters). 
    z
    Reduce the uploading frequency: 
    - Reduce the value in [ Pre-event Buffer (number of image frames) ] or [Post-event Buffer 
    (number of image frames) ] ( P. 1-32). 
    -If [ Motion Detection Event ] is enabled, disable [ON Event Operation], [OFF Event 
    Operation ] or [Continuous Motion Operation ] ( P. 1-33). 
    -If [ External Device Input Event ] is enabled, disable [ON Event Operation or [OFF Event 
    Operation ] ( P. 1-34).
    -If [ Interval Timer Event ] is enabled, increase the value in [ Interval of the Timer] 
    (  P.  1 - 3 6 ) .  
    z Reduce the e-mail notification frequency: 
    - If [ Motion Detection Event ] is enabled, disable [ON Event Operation], [OFF Event 
    Operation ] or [Continuous Motion Operation ] ( P. 1-33). 
    -If [ External Device Input Event ] is enabled, disable [ON Event Operation or [OFF Event 
    Operation ] ( P. 1-34).
    -If [ Interval Timer Event ] is enabled, increase the value in [ Interval of the Timer] 
    (  P.  1 - 3 6 ) .  
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    Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload)
    (5) [Proxy Port]Enter the port number of the proxy server (default = [ 80]).
    (6) [Proxy User Name], [Proxy Password]  Enter the user name and password of the proxy server. 
    (7) [Parameter (query string)] Enter an appropriate parameter (using up to 127 characters). The parameter can be entered 
    using % characters (  P. 5-2). 
    (8) [HTTP Upload Test] Clicking the [ Exec] button initiates an upload test ba sed on the settings currently applied. 
    FTP Upload 
    (1) [Notification]
    The content of content is set to [ Image data upload with FTP].
    (2) [FTP Server] Enter the host name or IP address of th e FTP server (using up to 63 characters). 
    (3) [User Name], [Password]  Enter the user name and password required for authentication. 
    (4) [PASV Mode] Select [ Enable] or [Disable ] for the PASV mode when uploading via FTP. 
    (5) [File Upload Path] Enter the path to the folder to upload the image file to (using up to 255 characters). 
    Note
    Enter [ Proxy Server ], [Proxy Port ], [Proxy User Name ] and [Proxy Password ] if connecting via 
    a proxy. 
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    Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload)
    1
    1Detailed Settings
    (6) [File Naming]
    Set a desired file naming mode. [YYMMDDHHMMSSms]
    Image is uploaded according to the file name format of 
    {year}{month}{day}{hour}{minute}{second}{ms}.jpg . Example: 20080123112122000.jpg)
    [YYMMDD Directory/HHMMSSms]
    A subdirectory named {year}{month}{day} is cr eated first, and then the image is uploaded 
    using the file name {hour }{minute}{second}{ms}.jpg. 
    (Example: 20080123/112122000.jpg)
    [Loop]
    Image is updated under a file name consisting of a number up to the value set in 
    [ Maximum Number of Loops ]. (Example: 0000.jpg, 0001.jpg)
    [User Setting]
    Image is updated under the file name specified by [ Subdirectory Name to Create] and 
    [ File Name to Create ]. 
    [Maximum Number of Loops]
    If [ Loop] is selected as the recording mode, enter the maximum number of loops in a 
    range of 0 to 9999. 
    [Subdirectory Name to Create], [File Name to Create] 
    If File Naming is set to [ User Setting], enter the subdirectory name to be created as well as 
    the name of the created file (using up to 127 characters). 
    Each parameter can be entered using % characters (  P. 5-2). 
    (7) [FTP Upload Test] Clicking the [ Exec] button initiates an upload test ba sed on the settings currently applied. 
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    Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload)
    E-mail Notification 
    (1) [Notification]Select [ Text only ] or [Text with image ] as the content of notification. 
    (2) [Mail Server Name] Enter the host name or IP address of the  SMTP server (using up to 63 characters). 
    (3) [Mail Server Port]  Enter the port number of the SMTP server (default = [ 25]).
    (4) [Sender (From)] Set the e-mail address of the sender (using up to 63 characters). 
    (5) [Recipient (To)] Set the e-mail address of the recipient (using up to 63 characters). 
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