Canon recording software RM9 V10 User Manual

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Setting a Recording Schedule
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„Import by Specifying the Day of the Week
You can copy from a weekly schedule by specifying the 
day of the week to copy. Using this procedure, you are 
able to edit the recording schedule after making the copy.
Hint
Importing by specifying the day of the week can be used to 
import the schedule for any of the days of the week contained in 
the weekly schedule. For example, you can import the schedule 
of a day of the week that is different from the day of the week of 
the target day.
1Select a camera in the schedule area.
2Click [Copy from Repeating Weekly Schedule].
3Select a day of the week and click [OK]. 
						

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							Chapter 6
Day-to-Day Operations
❏Viewing live images
❏Playing recordings
❏Operating a camera
❏Changing the layout of a video window
❏Viewing and checking events 
						

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Flow of Operations
View recorded images
Record Now (p. 96)Play a recording (p. 98)
Save a snapshot of the displayed image (p. 96)Save part of a recording (p. 99)
Search for a recording (p. 97)Zoom in/out of the Viewer display (p. 99)
View live images 
Get control of a camera (p. 100)Change the camera angle using a panorama image (p. 102)
Use the pan/tilt/zoom feature (p. 100)Play back audio (p. 102)
Change the camera angle to a preset position (p. 101)Compensate for dark regions in the image (p. 103)
Check events
View a live event (p. 104)Search for events (p. 105) 
						

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➀Menu bar and toolbar
Access this software’s functions. The toolbar provides easy access to commonly used functions.
➁Video window
Display live images from a camera or playback from a recording.
➂[Panorama]
Change the camera angle using a panorama image.
➃Viewing area
Place a video window in this area. You can display a grid for arranging video windows.
➄Timeline
Display the time and date and events that have occurred. Click an event to play back the recording.
➅Status bar
Displays Viewer status messages and CPU load.
➆[Audio]
Listen to live audio and transmit audio using the camera’s two-way audio feature.
➇[Camera Selector]
Display and select cameras added to the Storage Server Group.
➈[Live Events Log]
Display events that occurred one hour or less after Viewer startup.
➉[Camera Control]
Get control of the camera and change the camera angle.
Viewer Features
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Record Now
Start recording while watching the live image. The 
recording format is JPEG.
A white frame surrounding the selected video window 
is displayed.
Recording starts. The upper part of the window is red 
when recording. Recording stops automatically after 
the set time period.
The maximum frame rate is 5 fps.
Note
 Audio is also recorded if audio is available from the camera.
 The [Record Now] duration can be changed. For details, see 
“Configure the Viewer Display and Operation Settings” (p. 57).
Hint
You can use [Record Now] to immediately record during a period 
where there is no recording schedule set.
Save a Snapshot of the Displayed Image
You can take a snapshot of the displayed image and save 
the still image.
➀[Display camera name] check box
Select this check box if you want to add the camera 
name to the still image.
➁[Display timestamp] check box
Select this check box if you want to add the time and 
date to the lower right side of the saved still image. 
(You cannot specify the position, font, size or color.)
➂[Save As]
Save the preview video.
➃[Cancel]
Closes the dialog box.
The [Save As] dialog box appears.
The file is saved in the specified location and the 
focus is placed on the [Capture Still Frame] dialog 
box again.
If you use the on screen display feature of the camera, the 
date and time on the snapshot may look different from the 
date and time on the on screen display. In addition, we 
recommend that you set the camera to display characters 
on the upper right or upper left.
View Recorded Images
1Click the video window displaying the image to be 
recorded.
2Click [Record Now] on the toolbar.
Important
 [Record Now] records at the maximum frame rate. Be sure to 
take into account how much hard disk space is used.
 The recording duration can be specified, however, the actual 
duration may depend on various settings and on network 
delay.
1Click [Capture] on the toolbar to display the [Capture 
Still Frame] dialog box.
2Set the still image to be saved.
3Click [Save As].
4Specify the file name and storage location and click 
[Save].
5Click [Cancel] to close the dialog box.
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Note
 You cannot operate the preview when displaying the [Capture 
Still Frame] dialog box. You must operate the camera in 
advance to set its angle. For details on operating the camera, 
see “Operate the Camera” (p. 100).
 The .bmp file format is used for still images.
Search for a Recording
Images recorded using a recording schedule or [Record 
Now] are displayed on the timeline as events. You can 
search through the recordings to find the recording that 
you want to play back.
„Search by Changing the Timeline
➀Slider
Zoom out or zoom in the timeline.
➁Event display area
Displays events according to the times they occurred.
➂Time bar
Drag the bar to scroll through the timeline.
Change the recording period displayed in the timeline 
using the buttons at each end.Events displayed as film icons are videos recorded for 
that period. Click the event to play the recording.
Events associated with the selected camera are also 
displayed in the event display area. (The color of these 
events represents their priority.) Click the event to play the 
recording.
Note
 Events in the display area that are not associated with the 
selected camera (secondary events) are displayed as 
transparent. If you do not select a camera, all events are 
displayed as primary events (not transparent).
 Click [View] > [Timeline] to display/hide the timeline.
„Search by Specifying the Time and Date
The playhead moves to the specified date and time 
and the recorded video starts playing in the video 
window.
„Search by Event
Click [Search] on the toolbar or [Search] on the timeline 
toolbar to search for an event. Click the event in the 
search results to play the associated recording. For 
details, see “Play Back an Event” (p. 105).
Important
Do not specify the Windows folder or the Program Files folder 
on the system drive as the destination. Images cannot be saved 
to these folders.
1Click the video window.
2Drag the timeline to display the time and date for the 
recording.
ButtonDescription
Go back one week
Go back one day
Go back 10% of the current time display
Go forward 10% of the current time display
Go forward one day
Go forward one week
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3Click an event in the event display area.
1Click a video window.
2Click [Jump] on the timeline to display the [Jump to 
Time] dialog box.
3Specify the date and time and click [OK].
Events not associated with 
the selected camera.
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Play a Recording
Use the playback controls on the timeline to control the 
image displayed in the video window.
➀Playback controls
Controls for image playback.
➁Event display area
Click to move the playhead to the playback position.
➂Playhead
Drag the playhead to change the playback position.
Video Window Display for Playback
➀Playback indicator
Displays the playback status.
➁Title bar
Displays the camera name and the time and date of the 
recording.
Note
 You can play recordings from more than one camera at the 
same time.
 You can display recordings from one camera in multiple video 
windows. You can also play images recorded at different times 
simultaneously.
 Click [Live] on the timeline toolbar during playback to return to 
the live image.
ButtonDescription
Jump to previous event
Rewind (each click changes the speed in 
sequence: 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x)
Go to previous frame
/ Play/pause
Go to next frame
Fast forward (each click changes the 
speed in sequence: 2x, 5x, 10x) 
Jump to next event
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Important
 You cannot use rewind or go to previous frame for recordings 
in MPEG-4 or H.264 format. Also, the fast forward speed is 
fixed at 2x.
 Because image data is being sent from the Storage Server to 
the Viewer during playback, playback response and 
smoothness depends on factors such as the amount of 
network traffic.
 The time displayed on the timeline corresponds to the clock 
on the computer where the Viewer is running.
 To play back a recorded video, set a time earlier than the 
current time that will allow recording 10 frames*. If you try to 
simultaneously record and play back video before 10 frames 
have been recorded, playback may be momentarily 
interrupted.
* At a recording frame rate of 0.1 fps, 10 frames takes 
100 seconds.
At a recording frame rate of 1 fps, 10 frames takes 
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Zoom the Viewing Area In and Out
You can zoom the viewing area in and out in four levels. 
Each click zooms further in on the viewing area.
Each click zooms further out of the viewing area.
Note
 Select [Actual Size] from the [View] menu to return the view to 
the actual size.
 You cannot zoom out further than the actual size.
Save Part of a Recording
You can save a part of a recording with a length of up to 
one hour to a file.
➀[From] and [To]
Specify the date and time of the start and end 
positions.
➁[Include audio if available] check box
Clear the check box if you do not want to include audio 
in the file.
➂[OK] and [Cancel]
Close the dialog box.
The [Save As] dialog box appears.
Note
Extracted images are saved in QuickTime format (with the .mov 
file extension) and can be played with QuickTime Player (or other 
players that support the .mov file format). If QuickTime Player is 
not installed, you can download it for free from http://
www.apple.com/quicktime. We recommend that you use 
QuickTime Player Version 6.5.1 or later.
1On the toolbar, click [+] next to [Zoom].
2Click [-] to zoom out.
Important
The quality of the video image in the video window decreases 
when you zoom in. To increase the image quality, increase the 
resolution (p. 61).
1Select a recording on the timeline.
2Click [Extract] on the timeline to display the [Extract 
Video] dialog box.
3Specify the time range for the image to be extracted.
4Click [OK].
5Specify the file name and storage location and click 
[Save].
Important
 You can extract a video from only one video window at a 
time.
 Do not specify the Windows folder or the Program Files folder 
on the system drive as the destination. Images cannot be 
saved to these folders.
 You cannot save only audio data.
 If you try to extract a time range that contains different video 
formats (such as JPEG and H.264), only the first video in the 
time range will be saved.
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You can change the camera angle or adjust the image 
quality for a camera in the video window.
Get Control of a Camera
➀Camera angle control buttons
Change the camera angle.
➁[Select Preset]
Moves the camera to a preset position.
➂[Panorama]
Displays the [Panorama] window. Move the camera to 
a position using the panorama image.
➃[Control]/[Release]
Get or release control of the camera.
➄Zoom slider
Drag to change the zoom position. Drag up to move 
towared the telephoto position and down to move 
towared the wide-angle position.
➅[Advanced]
Configure the camera’s advanced settings.
You now have control of the camera for a certain 
period.
Note
 If the camera is idle for one minute, camera control is released 
automatically. A count down message is displayed 10 seconds 
before the release. If you want to keep control of the camera, 
click the video window.
 If you want to move the video window while you are in control 
of the camera, drag the title bar.
 You can also control the camera while recording. If the camera 
angle to be used during recording has been set, the camera 
returns to the set position when the Viewer releases camera 
control.
Use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom Feature
„Use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom Feature in the [Camera 
Control] Dialog Box
You can use the pan/tilt/zoom feature in the [Camera 
Control] dialog box after getting control of the camera.
➀Camera angle control buttons
Change the camera angle by clicking the buttons.
Click in the center to point the camera to the front.
➁Zoom slider
Drag the slider to change the zoom position.
Drag the slider up to move towared the telephoto 
position and down to move towared the wide-angle 
position.
Operate the Camera
1Click the video window.
2Click [Window] > [Camera Control] to display the 
[Camera Control] dialog box.
3Click [Control].
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