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Automatic Downloading by Notification
You will not be able to record image and audio data if there is insuffic\
ient space on the server.
The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi can receive a low server capacity notification se\
nt from the server
when available space on the server falls below the value set, and automa\
tically downloads the
data to a specified PC, thereby increasing the available space on the se\
rver.
1. Choose “Automatic Download by Notification” in the “Tools” m\
enu bar.
2. Perform the settings relating to notification.
qServer List
Displays a list of the servers from which the data
can be downloaded. The settings relating to
notification of each server registered with this tool
(→  P.6-13) are shown in this list.
“Server Name”
Displays the names of the servers registered with
this tool.
“Notification”
Displays the setting for whether the server will send a low server warni\
ng message when
available space on the server reaches the value set ( → P.6-22).
“Free Space (MB)”
Displays the setting value for available space on the server. When avail\
able space has
fallen below this setting, the server sends a low server capacity warnin\
g message.
“Host”
Displays the name of the host which will send the low server capacity wa\
rning message.
“Port”
Displays the TCP port of the host.
w Server status display area
Displays the status of the selected server. Depending on the server cond\
itions, you may or
may not be able to specify settings in the “Server Setting” button\
 and the “Notification
Settings” button.
“The Notification Function is available for this server”
Both the “Server Setting” and “Notification Settings” button\
s are available.
“This server does not support the Notification Function” and “F\
ailed to connect to
this server”
The “Server Setting” button is available but the “Notification \
Settings” button is not.
“This server information is invalid”
The “Server Setting” button is available but the “Notification \
Settings” button is not.
“None”
Neither the “Server Setting” button nor the “Notification Setti\
ngs” button is available.
e Reception Port No.
Specifies the TCP port number which will receive the low server capacity\
 warning message
from the server. The default is 1906.q
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r“Apply” button
Saves a change to the reception port number in the registry. If you make\
 a change, a dialog
box is displayed. Click “Yes” and the transmission port of each se\
rver is also changed.
t “Server Setting” button
Displays a dialog box with information about the selected server for edi\
ting ( → P.6-13).
y “Notification Settings” button
For performing notification settings for the selected server.
3. Click the “Notification Settings” button to set a value for availa\
ble space for
the server to give a low server capacity notification.
q“Send notification when server space gets low”
Select to send a low server capacity notification
when available space on the server is insufficient.
w “Available disk space of the server”
Set a value for available space at which the server
will send a low server capacity notification.
When available space on the server falls below the
value set, a low server capacity notification is sent.
* For Windows XP SP2 users, see “Using the VB- C50FSi/VB-C50Fi with Windows XP SP2” ( →P.1-
6). This Note holds true for users who have turned
on Windows Firewall with Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition (SP1).
e “Host Address”
Select an address if you run VBCollector on a PC that has several IP add\
resses.
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Tip
●Where “Host” is displayed as “(other)” or where the transm\
ission port and the
reception port are different, you cannot receive a low server capacity n\
otification.
● “--------” is displayed where server information such as the host \
name or the HTTP
port number has not been entered correctly, or in the case of servers ot\
her than
the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi which support the low server capacity notificatio\
n function.
● If “Host” is not “(other)” or “Port” is not “Rece\
ption Port No.” in the selected server,
a message asking you to confirm whether it is okay to change the setting\
 values
will be displayed. Click the “Yes” button and a dialog box appears\
.
● If the server that sends the notification is in the middle of a task, th\
ere is no automatic
downloading during normal tasks.
● Data on the server is deleted regardless of the data deletion settings o\
n the server.
● If large images are recorded each second or audio is recorded continuous\
ly, the
server may run out of capacity before it can send a notification, and pi\
cture and
audio recording may stop working.
● When the server capacity falls below the set value, a notification will \
be sent from
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q“Search data” button
Searches for data on the camera server according to the date/time, camer\
a or trigger.
w “Delete data” button
Deletes the selected data.
e “Refresh” button
Updates the contents of the screen to show the latest information.
Viewing Recorded Images and Playing Back Recorded Audio
Launch the VBCollector Image Viewer
○○○○○○○   To Launch the Image Viewer
1. Choose “Display Data” from the “Tools”
menu bar.
VBCollector Image Viewer Window Details
qwertyu
NotePlayback of recorded images and audio is not synchronized (VB-C50FSi on\
ly).
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!3
! 4
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2
Data downloaded according to the task schedule is saved in the folders s\
pecified in the “Server
Information”. You can use simple procedures in VBCollector to view th\
e recorded images, play
back audio and for other tasks such as playing images and sounds as anim\
ations, viewing detailed
information and performing filtered searches.
Note
Playing back of Recorded Audio can only be used with a particular model \
of the VB-
C50FSi ( → P.iii)
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r“Toggle folder tree” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the folder tree display area ( !2).
t “Toggle data list” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the list display area ( !4).
y “Toggle thumbnail image” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the thumbnail image display area \
( !3).
u “Close all detail display windows” button
Closes all the detail display windows that are currently open.
i Image display mode: “Image” button
Shows a list containing only the images in the
selected folder.
The image thumbnails appear in the thumbnail
display area and the “Recorded Date”, “Camera”
and “Trigger” information appears in the list display
area in the sequence in which the data was
downloaded.
o Audio display mode: “Audio” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing only
the audio files in the selected folder.
The “Rec. Start Time” and “Recording Period”
information appears in the list display area in the
sequence in which the data was downloaded. When
you select an audio data in the list display area,
thumbnails of the images shot while the audio was
being recorded appear in the thumbnail display area.
*
 Only available with a particular model of the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii)
! 0Event display mode: “Event” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing only
the image capture and audio recording events in
the selected folder.
The “Occurrence Date”, “Event”, “Rec. Start Time”
and “Recording Period” information appears in the
list display area in the sequence in which the data
was downloaded. When you select an event in the
list display area, thumbnails images appear in the
thumbnail display area. For a image capture event,
the corresponding image thumbnails captured within
30 seconds before and after the event appear, and for
an audio recording event, thumbnails of the images
shot while the audio was being recorded are displayed.
! 1Combined display mode: “Mixture” button
Shows a list in the list display area containing the
image and audio data in the selected folder.
The image thumbnails or audio icons appear in the
thumbnail display area and the “Recording Date”,
“Camera”, “Trigger” and “Recording Period”
information appears in the list display area in the
sequence in which the data was recorded. In the list
display area, images shot while the audio was being
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recorded are indicated by yellow and white highlighting alternately.
* Audio file display is only available on the VB-C50FSi.
! 2Folder tree display area
Displays the data managed in the VBCollector Image Viewer in a folder tr\
ee format.
! 3Thumbnail display area
Shows the thumbnail images contained in the folder selected in the folde\
r tree area or the
thumbnail images associated with the data selected in the list display a\
rea.
! 4List display area
Shows a list of the data in the folder selected in the folder tree area.\
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Using the Display Modes
You can use the 4 display modes to make viewing or playing back recorded\
 data
more efficient. (Audio recording and playback is only available on the \
VB-C50FSi.)
●  Image display mode: This mode shows a list of image data and is useful f\
or finding
a desired image from thumbnail images and for viewing the progress of ch\
anges in
images.
●  Audio display mode: This mode shows a list of audio data and is useful f\
or viewing
images captured during a period of audio event, and for viewing and play\
ing the
recorded video and audio data at the same time.
●  Event display mode: This mode shows only the image capture and audio rec\
ording
event recorded using external device input or motion detection and does \
not show
audio or video data recorded using the timer. This mode is useful for vi\
ewing or
playing only the recorded video and audio data when an event occurs.
●  Combined display mode: This mode shows recorded video and audio data acc\
ording
to the date and time they were recorded. This mode is useful for checkin\
g all the
recorded data in chronological order. In the list display area, image da\
ta shot while
audio was being recorded are identified in color, making it easier to ch\
eck the
recording circumstances. It is also possible to select consecutive data,\
 and play
the recorded video and audio data at the same time.
You can also switch between display modes when you select the search res\
ults
folder created during a search ( → P.6-28) and view the contents as a list. The different
display modes can be used to good effect after you have filtered the rec\
orded data
according to date and time, camera or trigger.
* You can specify the initial display mode used when you launch the VBCollector Image Viewer by selecting
“Options” from “View” in the menu bar and then
selecting “List View” > “Startup Mode”.
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2. The detailed data information appears.
qImage display area
Shows the selected image. If the image is too large to fit in the displa\
y area, scroll bars can
be used to view other parts of the image.
w Recording information display area
Shows detailed data information.
e “Display position” bar
Shows the data display position. Drag the button along the bar to move t\
he display position.
r Animation control area
Used to control animations.
t “Playback speed” bar
Drag the button along the bar to change the speed of the animation.
y Enlarge/Reduce control area
Enlarges or reduces images.
u “Audio” button (VB-C50FSi only)
Selects whether or not to play an audio file.
*If you selected “Display Details” from the Image display mode, the\
 Audio button does not
appear.
i “Resize” button
Changes the window size. ytu
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You can view the data information, enlarge and reduce images, and play b\
ack audio (VB-C50FSi only).
○○○○○○○      To View Data Information...
1. Double-click a thumbnail or data in the list
display area. Alternatively, select a thumbnail
or data and then choose “Display Details”
from the “File” menu bar.
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●Zoom in/out
Images can be zoomed in/out.
[Magnification] Shows the current magnification (10~500%).
[Zoom in] button Enlarges images by 10%.
[Zoom out] button Reduces images by 10%.
[Move] button If any image size is greater than the display area, you can move the image display position. Clicking the
“Move” button to position the mouse cursor on the
image changes the cursor to 
. Move  while
pressing the left mouse button on the image. The image
display position will be moved.
● Animation
Images can be consecutively displayed.
[Top] button Shows the first image.
[Prev] button Shows the previous image.
[Play/Pause] button Plays/pauses the animation.
[Next] button Shows the next image.
[Last] button Shows the final image. [Speed] barAdjust the speed for animation play-
back.
[Audio] button Plays an animation with sound. (VB-C50FSi only)
Tip
During animation, the “Top”, “Prev”, “Next” or “Las\
t” button cannot be used. If you
want to use any, click the “Play/Pause” button to stop the animati\
on.
Note
When you use the “Audio” button to play an animation with sound, t\
he animation is
played according to the audio playback speed, but they are not synchroni\
zed. Also,
you cannot use the “Playback speed” bar while the “Audio” bu\
tton is enabled. (VB-
C50FSi only)
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●Change window size
As window size, large or normal size is available and is automatically s\
elected depending on
the initial image size. However, you can also change it manually.
[Large size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in large size. It appears when normal window size is displayed.
[Normal size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in
normal size. It appears when large window size is
displayed.
Finding Data
You can search for data on the camera server by date/time, camera or tri\
gger.
○○○○○○To Find Data...
1. Select the server to be searched in the folder
tree display area and then either click the
“Search data” button or choose “Search”
from the “File” menu bar.
2. The “Search” dialog box appears.
Set the search criteria shown as shown below and
click the “OK” button. The search results then appear
showing a list of data that match the selected criteria.
q Search Name
A folder with the name you entered is created in
the “Search Results” folder and the search results
appear in the folder. If you specify the name of an
existing folder as the search name, the previous
search results are discarded and replaced by the
new search results.
w Date & Time
Specify a date from the start date and end date,
and a time range from the start time and end time
fields.
e Camera
Data is retrieved from the ticked camera numbers.
This criterion cannot be used to filter audio or event
data.
r Trigger
Data is retrieved for the ticked triggers. This criterion
cannot be used to filter audio data.q
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3. A list of search results is displayed.
A folder with the name you entered is created in the
“Search Results” folder and the search results appear
as a list in the folder.
●Filtered searches
To filter the search results using yet another search criteria, select t\
he “Search Name” folder
to be searched and click the “Search data” button. The search crit\
eria for the previous search
are displayed, so you need to reset the criteria.
●Deleting search results
Right-click the “Search Name” folder and select “Delete Search \
Result” from the menu that
appears. This deletes the “Search Name” folder but does not delete\
 the downloaded data.
Tip
●The image and audio data in the search results folder are simply aliases\
 of the
recorded data that were downloaded and are not the recorded data themsel\
ves or
copies of those data.
● To extract unwanted data in a search and then delete the recorded data, \
right-click
the “Search Name” folder and select “Delete data”.
● To use the image or audio data in the search results in applications oth\
er than
VBCollector Image Viewer, see “Extracting Files” ( → P.6-30).
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Extracting Files
Downloaded images and audio are collected and saved in the proprietary f\
ormat used for file
management by the VBCollector Image Viewer and cannot be used by other a\
pplications. To
make the data accessible by other applications, extract the files and th\
en recover the downloaded
data in the file format used for storing data on the server.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Select the folder containing the files to beextracted in the folder tree display area and
then choose “Abstract” from the “File” menu
bar.
2. Specify the name of the folder in which the extracted files will be saved.
3. A folder with the specified name is created inside “Folder” in the folder tree display area
and the files in the folder are recovered.
You can hide a folder selected from the folder tree by
right-clicking the folder and choosing “Hide Folder”
from the menu that appears. This does not delete the
files in the folder.
Managing Extracted Files
You can manage extracted files.
In addition to downloaded images and audio, the VBCollector Image Viewer\
 can also manage,
display and play back JPEG images and AU audio files.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Select “Add Folder” from the “View” menubar, or right-click “Folder” in the folder tree
display area and select “Add Folder”.
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