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Preset Setting Tool
Setting Presets
You can set up Presets by either entering a value in the camera paramete\
rs or by using the
following 2 methods. Select the way which suits your environment or acco\
rding to your preference.
Changing Settings from the Preset Preview Frame
The Preset Preview frame on the panorama picture can be used to set pres\
ets.
○○ ○○○○To Make Settings...
1.From the Preset Selection box, select the
preset to be set and enter a name in “Preset
Name”.
2. Drag the Preset Preview frame shown on the
panorama picture to move or change its
shape and set the preset.
Alternatively, you can click at a spot on the picture to
make the center of the frame move to that point.
At this point, you can also enter and set values in the
camera parameters.
3. Click the “Apply” button.
Check the Status List to be sure the values were
applied correctly. Then when the “Save Settings” button
is clicked, the values will be saved to the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR.
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Retrieving Values from the Camera Angle of the Admin Viewer and
Changing Settings
Start up Admin Viewer and set the camera angle as a preset.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1.From the Preset Selection box, select the
preset to be set, and enter the “Preset Name”.
Preset Setting Tool
2.Click the “Admin Viewer” button to start it up.
3. Click the “Start Control” button in the Admin
Viewer to obtain camera control rights for the
camera.
4. Move the camera angle to the position you want to set preset camera angle, then click
the “Get Value” button.
The values retrieved using the Get Value button can
be checked in the Preset settings input boxes, or with
the Preset Preview frame.
At this point, you can also enter and set values in the
camera parameters.
5. Click the “Apply” button.
Check the Status List to be sure the values were
applied correctly. Then when the Save Settings button
is clicked, the values will be saved to the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR.
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Tip
● You can set a maximum of 20 presets.
● Changes in the preset settings are not reflected to the viewer while it \
is connected.
● If view restrictions are to be used, be sure that the Preset Preview Fra\
me (yellow)
does not protrude outside the View Restriction Frame (blue).
● The preview used in the Panorama Preview may be slightly different from \
the actual
picture. After the presets have been set, please check to be sure that t\
he presets
are correctly reflected in the Viewer.
● Once presets have been set, they cannot be deleted. If you do not want t\
o these
presets to be used, select “For picture recording only” ( → P.4-20) so that the presets
cannot be used in the Viewer for PC.
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Preset Tour
A Preset Tour can tour and monitor two or more specified Presets.
You can also set Preset Tour with “Presetting Best Shot” in Chapte\
r 3, “Basic Settings” (→ P.3-13).
Preset Tour Settings Area Display Screen
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q Tour Schedule list
Displays a list of the presets which have Preset Tour settings.
w “Add” button
Adds a preset to the Tour Schedule List.
e “Up” and “Down” button
Select a Preset from the list, and click the “Up” or “Down” \
button to change the order of the
Preset Tour. The Preset Tour commences from the preset at the top of the\
 list.
r “Delete” button
Deletes the selected Preset.
t “Preview” button
Reflects the settings for the selected preset in the Preset Preview fram\
e. The camera angles
set in the device switch to the specified values and can be confirmed fr\
om the Admin Viewer.
y Auto Preset Tour
Select an option for a Preset Tour from the following.
“Not used”
Preset Tour does not operate.
“For Viewers”
Operates if any of the Viewer for Java, Viewer for PC or Admin Viewer is\
 connecting.
“Always”
Preset Tour always operates.
u “Restrict preset tour time”
Click to set the start time and end time of the Preset Tour.
i Speed (PT)
Sets the speed at which the camera moves when panning and tilting, withi\
n a range of 1-8. By
moving the slide bar from left to right, the numeric value becomes large\
r and the speed increases. r
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o Speed (Z)
Sets the speed at which the camera moves when zooming, within a range of\
 1-8. By moving
the slide bar from left to right, the numeric value becomes larger and t\
he speed increases.
! 0Pause (sec)
Sets the time for which the camera pauses in the preset position, within\
 a range of 0-120
seconds in units of five seconds.
Tip
Preset Tour does not operate when the camera is being controlled with th\
e Viewer
for PC, or the Admin Viewer and so on.
Preset Setting Tool
Note
If the following warning message appears on your screen, please consider\
 changing
your settings based on the list below.
Example of a warning screen
Duration of the tour in the screen changes depend on the setting.
Click Cancel button to return to the setting screen.
Click OK button to save the set value.
(Please click Save button on the setting page when you are setting from\
 preset setting tool.)
Durability for Pan/Tilt machine is about 0.1 million times. *1 time = Full pan angle (680 °) movement
Since total tour time depends on the combination of speed, range and pau\
sed time,
please set the value by referring to the list below.
Total preset tour time until reaching approx. 0.1 million times.
Example: Speed (PT):1, Pause time: 30 seconds, Pan moving range (Angl\
e):  ±50 °=
9,444 hours (approx. 0.1 million times (return))
Setting Speed (PT) to 2 
Pause time(sec)
0
10
20
30 


Range of Pan movement (degree)
±
50
1983
3777
5666
7555 ±
100
1936
2833
3777
4722 ±
150
1920
2518
3148
3777
V alues are in hours
Setting Speed (PT) to 1 
Pause time(sec)
0
10
20
30 


Range of Pan movement (degree)
±
50
3872
5666
7555
9444 ±
100
3825
4722
5666
6611 ±
150
3809
4407
5037
5666
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2. Select the preset number you want to add tothe Tour Schedule from the Preset setting
area and click the “Add” button.
The preset is registered in the Tour Schedule list. You
can register a maximum of 20 presets.
Setting Preset Tour
○○ ○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Select an option from Auto Preset Tour.
Select either “For Viewers” or “Always”.
TipYou cannot add a home position to the Tour Schedule list.
Preset Setting Tool
3. Select a preset in the Tour Schedule list and
with the slide bars in Speed (PT), Speed (Z)
and Pause (sec), set the speed for panning,
tilting and zooming for each preset and the
number of seconds for the pause in preset
position.
Click the “Preview” button ( → P.4-24) to display the
set value in the Preset setting area. Also, the camera
angle switches to the preset and you can check from
the Admin Viewer.
4. To set the duration of the Preset Tour, select “Restrict preset tour time” and enter a start
time and end time.
You cannot set Start Time and End Time on the same
time.
5. Click the “Apply” button.
Check the status list that the settings have been correctly applied and \
click the “Save Settings”
button to save the settings to the device.
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Schedule Setting Tool
With the Schedule Setting Tool, you can set up Timer, Motion Detection, \
Night Mode, External
Device Input and External Device Output services to perform automaticall\
y on a specified day of
the week or time of the day. You can set the start and end time and the \
content of the service on
the calendar in the Schedules Setting screen.
2. Enter settings for the Services ( → P.4-38).
● Timer:  Records pictures and audio* into the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR and performs Audio Playback
at specified times ( → P.4-39).
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
● Motion Detection:  When part of an image changes due to the movement of an object, the
VB-C50i/VB-C50iR performs picture recording, automatic tracking, audio recording* or Audio
Playback ( → P.4-42).
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
● Night Mode:  Takes shots in dark conditions ( → P.4-52).
● External Device Input:  Sets camera operation for external device input ( → P.4-54).
● External Device Output:  Sets the output time to external devices and the repetition interval
etc. ( → P.4-57).
3. Once settings are completed, click the “Save Settings” button to s\
ave the
settings, and close the setting screen for the services.
4.
Once all the Schedules have been set, click the “Save Settings” bu\
tton in the
Schedule Setting screen to save the settings, and close the Schedule Set\
ting Tool.
Tip
● Pictures and audio* are recorded in the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR memory. The amount
of data that can be recorded varies depending on the free space availabl\
e in the
camera’s memory. To record large amounts of data, use VBCollector ( → P.6-11).
● You can check the amount of available memory, the number of recorded pic\
tures
and the 
duration of recorded audio data* in “Administration Tools” on the \
settings
page ( → P. 3-29).
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
●Normal Schedule
Enter settings for a schedule of one week
from Sunday to Saturday.●Special ScheduleEnter settings for a schedule of special
days.
1. Select either Normal Schedule or Special Schedule and enter settings for\
 the schedule.
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Schedule Setting Tool Display Screen (Toolbar)
There are two kinds of Schedule settings, Normal Schedule and Special Sc\
hedule. The buttons in
the toolbar below can be used for both Normal and Special Schedules.
With these buttons, you can load and save setting information, stop comm\
unication, select Normal
schedule (→ P.4-29) and Special schedule ( → P.4-33) as well as open each service setting screen
( →  P.4-39, 4-42, 4-52, 4-54, 4-57).
q “Load Settings” button
Loads the schedule settings currently set in the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
w “Save Settings” button
Saves the schedule setting edited using the Schedule Setting Tool to the\
 VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
After setting the schedule function, be sure to click the “Save Setti\
ngs” button to save
the settings.
e “Stop Communication” button
Click this button during communication with the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR to abor\
t the connection.
r “Normal schedule” button
Displays the Normal Schedule Setting screen ( → P.4-29).
t “Special schedule” button
Displays the Special Schedule Setting screen ( → P.4-33).
y “Timer setting tool” button
Opens the Timer Setting Tool ( → P.4-39).
u “Motion detection setting tool” button
Opens the Motion Detection Setting Tool ( → P.4-42).
i “Night mode setting tool” button
Opens the Night Mode Setting Tool ( → P.4-52).
o “External device input setting tool” button
Opens the External Device Input Setting Tool ( → P.4-54).
! 0“External device output setting tool” button
Opens the External Device Output Setting Tool ( → P.4-57).
NoteAfter setting, be sure to click the “Save Settings” button to save\
 the settings.
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Normal Schedule
With Normal Schedule, you can set up a schedule of one week from Sunday \
to Saturday. For
example, during the weekend when there is nobody in the office from 6:00\
pm on Friday to 9:00am
on Monday, the Motion Detection service will operate each week during th\
e period of time you
have specified and automatically monitor the office.
Normal Schedule Display Screen
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q Schedule selection checkbox
Check to select the number of the schedule you want to set up. Up to 16 \
types of schedules
can be set.
w Schedule Name
Displays the name of the schedule you have selected.
e Weekly Calendar
Displays the schedule by the day, start and end time.
r Schedule track
The schedule track is the schedule as a graph on the calendar. Double-cl\
ick to set services,
start and end times, which are displayed by different colors according t\
o the number of the
schedule.
t Schedule track setting details display
Displays the setting details of the schedule track dragged on the calend\
ar.
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Setting Up a Normal Schedule
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. With the Normal Schedule displayed, select
an optional schedule number.
The schedule track for the number you have selected
is displayed in the weekly calendar. At this stage, the
correct start and end time and services are not set up
in the schedule track.
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2. Double-click the schedule track.
The Normal Schedule Settings dialog box appears.
Enter settings for the schedule.
3. Enter the name of the schedule.
You can enter a maximum of 15 characters for the schedule name.
4. Display the Schedule tab and enter settingsfor the day of the week and start and end
times.
Always : The schedule is effective at all times from
Sunday to Saturday.
Weekly : You can set the day and the time the schedule
starts and ends (e.g. from 1:00pm on Monday to
7:00am on Tuesday).
Weekly on : You can set the same start time and end
time for two or more days of the week (e.g. from
8:30am to 5:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday).
Please note that there is a limit of 24 hours from the start time to the\
 end time.
Tip
You can change the color of the schedule track by right-clicking a sched\
ule number
and selecting “Color Setting”.
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