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Basic Settings
Setting Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video)
Tip
●Controllable range and shootable range are shown below.
0°
+
- +
-
Extent of pan control
Maximum horizontal extent of the video capture range
Extent of tilt control
Maximum vertical extent 
Maximum vertical extent of the video capture rangeof the video capture rangeMaximum vertical extent 
of the video capture range
Field of view at the Field of view at the maximum wide-angle settingmaximum wide-angle settingField of view at the 
maximum wide-angle setting
● Pan and tilt range varies with the zoom ratio (field of view angle).
Restricted range of visibility
Angle of camera movement
Captured range
Camera
When you set the view 
restriction, the angles of 
camera movement are 
automatically restricted. If the zoom is set to wide-angle 
and the angle of camera movement 
remains the same, video capture 
extends beyond the permitted range. 
Consequently, the angle of movement 
is automatically reduced.
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If the visible range is exceeded because the zoom is set to wide range, \
the camera
angle (pan, tilt) will be adjusted automatically.
Zoom out
(wide-angle) Automatically
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Captured range
Restricted range of visibility
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● If the visible range is restricted, the zooming range may also be restri\
cted.
● When a view restriction is set, areas outside the restrictions may be ca\
ptured
momentarily if the camera is controlled close to the restriction limits.\
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Camera Names
1“Camera Name”
Used in the camera selection box on the viewers. This setting is require\
d. 1
Setting Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video)
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Basic Settings
Presetting Best Shot (Preset)
You can perform the following settings with Preset.
●Common Settings: For setting the tour schedule of present position.
● Preset 1-20: Register as many as 20 best shot angles as preset positions\
.
When you have made changes to the settings, click the “OK” button \
to return to the
Settings Title Page. If you do not make any changes, click the “Cance\
l” button.
Common Settings
1
2
NoteWhen you use Preset tour function, please refer to the note on page 4-25\
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Presetting Best Shot (Preset)
1“Restrict Camera Control to Presets”
Camera control by using the Viewer for PC and the Viewer for Java can be\
 restricted to the
preset angles specified in Preset 1-20.
 “Auto Preset Tour”
Select a Preset Tour setting from the following options. “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.
“Tour Schedule”
Select the Preset number you want to set up in the Tour Schedule from “\
Preset” below, and
after setting “Speed (PT)”, “Speed (Z)” and “Pause (\
sec.)”, click the “Add” button and the
Presets are listed. You can also set up the start time and end time of t\
he Preset Tour.
“Up” button and “Down” button
Select a Preset in the list, click the “Up” or “Down” button\
 to change the order of the Preset Tour.
“Delete” button
Delete the selected Preset.
“Preset”
Select the number of the Preset you want to set up.
“Speed (PT)”
Set up the camera speed when panning and tilting. The larger the numeric\
 value, the faster
the camera will move.
“Speed (Z)”
Set up the camera speed when zooming. The larger the numeric value, the \
faster the camera
will move.
 “Pause (sec.)”
Set the length of time the camera will pause in the Preset position, fro\
m 0-120 seconds in
units of five seconds.
“Add” button
Add the Preset you have set to the Tour Schedule.
2 “Restrict Preset Tour Time”
Select to set the start time and end time of the Tour Schedule.
Tip
● Even if you have set Auto Preset Tour to “For Viewers” or “Alwa\
ys”, the Preset Tour
will not work while you are controlling the camera with the Viewer for P\
C or the Admin
Viewer etc.
●  I
f “Restrict Camera Control to Presets” is selected, the presets ca\
n be displayed
alone without displaying the camera control GUI on the Viewer for Java (\
→  P.5-13).
● During Auto Preset Tour, if the actual camera position is found misalign\
ed with
instructions from the Viewer, Auto Preset Tour cannot guarantee its accu\
racy the
whole time. Be sure to perform one of the following to correct the align\
ment;
• 
initialize the camera head position ( → P.7-23).
• 
restart the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR by turning the power supply OFF then ON aga\
in.
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Basic Settings
Preset 1-20
NoteChanges in the preset settings are not applied to the viewer while it is\
 connected.
Tip
You can make preset settings more easily with the VB Administration Tool\
s. Please
use the VB Administration Tools for the settings (→
 P.4-18).
Presetting Best Shot (Preset)
1
3 2
1 “Application”
Use these options to specify whether this preset can be used only for pi\
cture recording or is
also made available in the viewers. If it is also provided in the viewer\
s, always specify the
preset name.
2 “Preset Name”
Enter a name consisting of up to 15 alphanumeric characters.
3 “Camera Parameter”
Set the video capture settings to be provided. “Pan”
Set the pan position of the camera.
“Tilt”
Set the tilt position of the camera.
“Zoom”
Set the value for the camera’s angle of zoom.
“Brightness”
Set the target value for the camera’s auto exposure feature. Select “\
Brighter” if the picture
is too dark due to backlight or other factors.
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You can perform the following Settings with Server.
●Common Settings: For setting up the environment where users can connect \
to the
VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
● HTTP Server: For setting web page distribution and managing the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR.
● Camera Server: For setting up the viewing of video from the VB-C50i/VB-C\
50iR.
● Audio Server: For setting up audio-related items.
When you have made changes to the settings, click the “OK” button \
to return to the
Settings Title Page. If you do not make any changes, click the “Cance\
l” button.
Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server)
Common Settings
1 “Maximum Number of Clients”
Set the maximum number of clients who can connect to the VB-C50i/VB-C50i\
R at the same
time, up to 50.
2 “Maximum Connection Time (sec.)”
Set the length of time for each client can connect to the VB-C50i/VB-C50\
iR, in units of seconds.
3 “Restrict Service Time”
Select to set the length of time for which a user can connect to the VB-\
C50i/VB-C50iR. 1
2
3
Tip
If you want to restrict time to distribute video and audio*, use “Restrict Service Time”.
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
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Basic Settings
HTTP Server
1“HTTP Port”
Set the TCP port number for the HTTP. Enter a value between 1 and 65535.\
 The default
setting is 80.
2 “Global Address for Web Pages”
If a private address has been set in the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR and you want t\
o use the router’s
NAT functions to have a fixed global address for the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR (\
 → P.5-26), enter a
global address here, and this will let you view sample pages ( → P.5-6).
If “IP Address” is selected, enter the IP address specified in “\
IP Address”. If “Host Name” is
selected, the host name specified in “DNS” in “Miscellaneous”\
 is used. Perform any necessary
settings in “DNS” ( → P.3-26).
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Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server)
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Camera Server
1“Video Transmission Port”
Set the TCP port number for the video transmission protocol. Enter a val\
ue between 1 and
65535. The default setting is 65310. Normally, there is no need to chang\
e this setting.
2 “Camera Control Port”
Set the TCP port number for the camera control protocol. Enter a value b\
etween 1 and 65535.
The default setting is 65311. Normally, there is no need to change this \
setting.
3 “Maximum Frame Rate (fps)”
Set the maximum number of frames captured per second. The maximum frame \
rate is 30.0 fps
(NTSC)/25.0 fps (PAL) and enter a number between 0.1 and 30.0 (NTSC\
)/25.0 (PAL).
*Please refer to P.1-11 to confirm whether your VB-C50i/VB-C50iR is PAL \
model or NTSC model.
4 “Maximum Transmission Rate (Mbps)”
Set the upper limit of the volume of data to be transmitted in one secon\
d. This function is used
to reduce the load on the network. The maximum is 10Mbps and enter an in\
teger of 0 to 10.
0 means unlimited.
5 “Control Queue Length”
Set the length of the queue when multiple clients are waiting for contro\
l privileges under the
viewer.
Enter a value between 0 and 50. The maximum number is 50. When set to “\
0”, only the Admin
Viewer is permitted to control the camera.
6 “Camera Control Time (sec.)”
Set the maximum time for which camera control privileges can be maintain\
ed under the viewer.
Enter a value between 1 and 3600.
7 “Camera Stabilization Time (msec.)”
When the GetStillImage command ( → P.5-25) has been requested, this setting specifies the
delay to allow the camera to stabilize before a still picture is capture\
d. Enter a value between
0 and 10000. The maximum delay is 10000 milliseconds. 1
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Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server)
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Basic Settings
Audio Server  1-5 , 8  are only displayed with two particular models ( → P.iii).
1 “Audio Transmission”
Set “Audio Transmission” to “Used” to send audio to the View\
er for PC or Admin Viewer, that
is input into the microphone connected to the Multi-Terminal Module ( → P.1-12).
2 “Input Volume”
Set the volume of the input audio in a range from 1-100. The larger the \
numeric value, the
louder the audio will be.
3 “Voice Activity Detection”
Set “Voice Activity Detection” to “ON” to pause the transmis\
sion of audio data when the server
does not detect any valid audio data from the microphone. Doing this red\
uces the network
bandwidth that you are using.
4 “Noise Canceller”
Set “Noise Canceller” to “ON” to cancel noise in the audio.
5 “Slope Filter”
Set “Slope Filter” to “ON” to cancel any low pitch noise suc\
h as outdoor wind sound.
Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server)
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Audio Transmission• Input Volume
• Voice Activity Detection
• Noise Canceller
• Slope Filter
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Audio Reception• Output Volume
• Echo Canceller
Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server)
Note
●Use the Multi-Terminal Module ( → P.1-12) when connecting a microphone* or
speaker to the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
● Setting “Noise Canceller”, “Slope Filter”, and “Echo Canc\
eller” to “ON” may have
an effect on the audio volume and quality. Set “ON” or “OFF”\
 according to the
environment where you install and how you use the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.*
● When sending or 
receiving audio*, please read carefully “Usage Notice of Audio”
( →  P.iii).
● Use the VB Administration Tools to view or modify the settings for Audio\
 Playback
and 
recording*.
*
 Only available with two particular models ( → P.iii)
6 “Audio Reception”
Set “Audio Reception” to “Used” to receive audio which has b\
een sent from the Admin Viewer
and output to the speaker with amp connected to the Multi-Terminal Modul\
e ( → P.1-12).
7 “Output Volume”
Set the volume of output audio in a range from 1-100. The larger the num\
eric value, the louder
the audio will be.
8 “Echo Canceller”
Set “Echo Canceller” to “ON” to prevent acoustic echo when t\
ransmitting and receiving audio
from the speaker with amp and microphone connected to the Multi-Terminal\
 Module ( → P.1-
12).
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