Canon network camera VBC50iVBC50iR User Manual

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Tip
Audio Playback Settings dialog box
To play back audio, you have to register the audio file you want to play\
 back. Settings for
registering or deleting audio files are performed in the Audio Playback \
Setting dialog box.
Select “Audio Playback Settings” from Tools in the menu bar  in th\
e Timer Settings screen,
Motion Detection Setting screen or External Device Input Setting screen \
and the dialog box
appears.
1. From the “Sound  Clip List” in the Audio  Playback...

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The Log Viewer is a tool for downloading log files, and viewing and mana\
ging the operating status
of the device. The Log Viewer provides monitoring of illegal access and \
a way of dealing with
errors etc.
Downloading Log Files
○○○○○○To Download...
1.When Log Viewer is started up from the
VBAdmin Startup Panel, it automatically
retrieves the most recent log file and displays
it.
To retrieve a list of log files, choose Download from
the File menu bar.
When the list is retrieved, a list of log...

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Log Viewer
Viewing the Log
The following content is displayed in the log.
●Code
The log displays error codes. For error codes, refer to Log Messages ( → P.7-4).
Error codes are displayed with one of 4 types of icons according to leve\
l.
 Information level Error level
 Warning level Unknown
● Date & Time
The date and time when the log was generated is displayed.
● Message
Log messages are displayed.
Saving a Log to a File/Opening a Saved File
You can save a displayed log to...

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Using Selection Criteria to Display Logs
Logs can be filtered according to error type, code, or date and time so \
that only the required
information is displayed.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Choose “Filter” from the “View” menu bar.
Tip
●There is no log message related to the driver in the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
● “Application” and “System” correspond to the log messages li\
st ( → P.7-4).
● Application: Log messages related to applications ( → P.7-4).
These log messages refer to applications such as...

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Admin Viewer
Admin Viewer is a viewer which has functions for managing the VB-C50i/VB\
-C50iR. It has special
privilege functions that the Viewer for PC and Viewer for Java do not ha\
ve, such as exclusive
access to camera control functions, and external device and motion detec\
tion operation. This
viewer is used when setting view restrictions and presets.
[Special privileges of Admin Viewer]
● Connections are also possible outside service times
(→  P.3-16).
● Connection...

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Starting Up Admin Viewer
○○○○○○To Start Up...
1. Click the “Admin Viewer” on the VBAdmin Startup Panel or double-cl\
ick the
“Admin Viewer” icon on the desktop.
When the Admin Livescope window appears, click the File then the Connect\
. The “Camera
server address setting” dialog box appears. Enter the following items\
:
●Host Name (The IP address set on the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR,  → P.3-6)
● User Name (root) ●Password ( → P.3-5)
Then click the “OK” button. The video will then be displayed.
Operating...

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NoteDepending on the settings content, some operations are not available fro\
m Admin Viewer.
Displaying and Saving the External Device Input and Motion Detection Sta\
tus
The external device input and motion detection status can be displayed a\
nd, when required,
saved as a log.
○○ ○○○○To Make Settings...
1.Choose External Device Input from the
Privilege menu bar.
2. The External Device Input & Motion Detect dialog box appears and the external device
input and motion...

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Enabling/Disabling View Restrictions
View restrictions can be enabled or disabled when controlling the camera\
.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1.Choose either “ON” or “OFF” from View
Restriction in the Privilege menu bar.
Operating a Camera
The Admin Viewer provides camera control methods not available in the Vi\
ewer for PC or Viewer for Java.
Advanced Camera Control
In the dialog box, you can set the focus and speed, and control the pan,\
 tilt and zoom by pressing
the respective button to start and...

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Clicking the Screen to Control the Camera
You can control the pan, tilt and zoom operations by clicking and holdin\
g the mouse in the viewer
to start and releasing the mouse to stop.
○○ ○○○○How to Operate and Set Up
1.Choose Setup Properties from the View menu
bar.
2. When the Setup properties dialog box
appears, click the Camera Control tab.
Check to be sure the “Use the arrow buttons to control
the camera when connected to a VB150 or newer
model” check box is selected,...

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Camera-Specific Functions
You can set up camera-specific features such as settings for exposure, d\
igital zoom and night mode.
○○○○○○How to Operate and Set Up
1. Click the “Camera-specific features” button
on the toolbar.
2. The Camera-specific features dialog box
appears.
qExposure
Select from Auto Exposure and Manual Exposure.
w Auto Exposure
The 4 buttons to the right become active when you select
Auto Exposure. From the left the 4 buttons are No
Backlight Compensation, Low Backlight...