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  • Page 1 High-performance Monitoring Software User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    (3) All possible measures have been taken to ensure that the content of this manual is accurate. If you happen to notice errors, omissions or other faults, please contact Canon. (4) Irrespective of items above, Canon cannot bear responsibility for any effects that results from operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Introduction ................Overview ................. System Configuration ............Tasks To Perform Prior To Monitoring ......... Operating Environment ............10 Chapter 1 Installing Prior to Installation ..............12 Check the System Configuration ........12 Preparing the Computers ..........14 Installing the Camera Servers ........14 Installation Procedures ............
  • Page 4 Chapter 5 Monitoring Starting up MV Station ............50 Operating the Monitoring Screen ........54 Opening the Monitoring Screen ........54 Allocating a Camera ............55 Deleting an Image ............55 Reloading MV Data Again ..........56 Switching Camera Source Windows ......56 Displaying and Switching the Camera Control Panel ...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Changes from MV Ver. 2.0 to Ver. 2.1 are as follows: Added support for the Network Camera Server VB150 Canon Remote Control Pan-tilt Head NU-700 (see p. 59) The VB150 with the Video Input set to Multiple (see p. 77)

  • Page 6: System Configuration

    System Configuration MV Manager and MV Station connect to camera servers via TCP/IP. Connections can also be made over the Internet or an Intranet. Video Sender Records pictures according to schedules VC-C4 VC-C4R Video Sender VB101 Distributes video and picture data. ISDN Line VB-C10 Router...
  • Page 7 L A N Transmits camera server settings and changes Creating monitoring screens/ Remote maintenance MV Manager Transmits settings data such as camera direction, zoom, etc. Monitoring MV Station Application Types and Functions Application Function WebView Livescope Lets users create and edit monitoring screens (MV data) to be used in MV MV Manager Station.

  • Page 8: Tasks To Perform Prior To Monitoring

    Tasks To Perform Prior To Monitoring Before you can start monitoring, you need to perform the required settings as described in "Registering Camera Servers" (Chapter 2), "Creating Monitoring Screens" (Chapter 3), and "Exporting MV Data" (Chapter 4). Registering Camera Servers The first step is to register the camera servers.
  • Page 9 Monitoring MV Station MV Data folder Exporting MV Data You must create an MV Data folder and perform a task known as Exporting in order to view images on the monitoring screen. Monitoring is possible by accessing this MV Data folder. MV Manager...

  • Page 10: Operating Environment

    Available space of 50 MB or better Hard Disk SVGA (800 600) or better with high-resolution 16-bit color display or better Monitor When using VB101, upgrade the firmware to version 3.0. The firmware is available for free at the following Web site: Note http://www.canon.com/webview/...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Installing

    Chapter Installing First, you need to install WebView Livescope MV Manager and WebView Livescope MV Station.

  • Page 12: Prior To Installation

    Prior to Installation... Check the System Configuration When Monitoring with One PC C r ea t i ng mo ni t ori n g s cr e en s / R e mo te ma i nte n an ce MV Manager M oni t or i ng MV Station...
  • Page 13 If several MV Stations are used and MV Data folders are placed in locations other than the PC where MV Manager is installed Camera server C r e a t i n g m o n i t o r i n g settings and changes s c r e e n s / R e m o t e m a i n t e n a n c e...

  • Page 14: Preparing The Computers

    Prior to Installation... Preparing the Computers • At the PC where MV Manager is to be installed, set the screen resolution to XGA (1024 768) or higher. • At the PC where MV Station is to be installed, set the screen resolution to SVGA (800 600) or higher.

  • Page 15: Installation Procedures

    Installation Procedures Starting Up the Installer When you place the mouse cursor on these buttons, explanations about them appear below the cursor. When you load the WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 installer CD-ROM into the PC, the main panel of the installer automatically appears. If it does not appear, in Explorer, double-click "\mv2setup.exe"...

  • Page 16: Installing Mv Manager

    Installing MV Manager When you click the Install MV Manager button on the main panel, the installer starts up and the process of installing MV Manager begins. Click Next to continue the installation. If you are installing WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 into a PC in which Ver. 1.0 is already installed, information such as the camera servers and monitoring Note screens that were registered and set with Ver.

  • Page 17: Installing Mv Station

    Installation Procedures Check the items you have specified and selected thus far, then click Next. The installation will be performed by copying files and setting the registry. When installation is complete, click Finish to exit the installer. Installing MV Station When you click the Install MV Station button on the main panel, the installer starts up and the process of installing MV Station begins.
  • Page 18 Installation Procedures A screen appears where you can specify a folder in which MV Station is to be installed. To specify a folder other than the one indicated, click Browse and select the folder you want. When the folder has been specified, click Next. Specify a name to be registered in the Program menu under the Start menu, then click Next.

  • Page 19: Registering Camera Servers

    Chapter Registering Camera Servers Next, WebView Livescope MV Manager is used to register and set camera servers.

  • Page 20: Registering Camera Servers

    Registering Camera Servers To register a camera server, first start up MV Manager. To start up MV Manager, double-click the desktop icon or click the Start button and choose MV Manager from the Programs menu. Starting up from the desktop icon Starting up from the Start menu Screen Configuration Camera Server...
  • Page 21 "Rename" Changes the name of the camera server. "Exit" Exits MV Manager. Edit "Select All" Selects all camera servers. "Invert Selection" Changes selection from selected camera servers to ones that are not selected. View "Toolbar/Status Bar" Shows or hides the Toolbar/Status Bar. "Camera Servers/Monitoring Screens"...

  • Page 22: Camera Server Registration Wizards

    Camera Server Registration Wizards The first task to perform in MV Manager is to register camera servers that are to be monitored. To add a camera server, simply follow the easy instructions in the wizard-style screens. There are two wizards: the Register Camera Server wizard, which is used to enter the network address for the camera server;...

  • Page 23: Step 3: Enter A Name And Comment For The Camera Server

    When OK is clicked in Step 2, an error message appears in the following cases (see p. 113 for details): MV Manager cannot connect to the camera server, because the camera server is not correctly connected to the network, the power switch on the camera server is not turned on, etc.
  • Page 24 Please conduct a view test (see p. 64) to check to be sure that the camera server has been correctly set. Adding more than one camera server Up to 100 camera servers can be registered. To add more than one camera server, repeat steps 1 through 4.

  • Page 25: Searching/Registering Camera Servers

    Camera Server Registration Wizards Searching/Registering Camera Servers Camera servers are searched and registered in the following 3 steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Start up the Search for and Complete the Serch/Register register the settings Camera Server camera server Wizard Step 1: Start up the Serch/Register Camera Server Wizard Click Search/Register Camera Server on the...

  • Page 26: Step 3: Complete The Settings

    Camera Server Registration Wizards The camera server to be registered appears in the space below. To register more than one camera server, repeat the process of selecting a camera server, clicking Register, and entering the Administrator ID and Password for each camera server you want to register.

  • Page 27: Creating Monitoring Screens

    Chapter Creating Monitoring Screens Using WebView Livescope MV Manager to create monitoring screens appropriate to your application.

  • Page 28: Creating Monitoring Screens

    Creating Monitoring Screens Screen Configuration Monitoring Screen This screen is used to create and edit monitoring screens. "Menu" "Toolbar" "Monitoring Screen" An icon represents the monitoring screen that has been created. "Navigation Bar" Main window can be switched between Camera Servers and Monitoring Screens.
  • Page 29 Tools "Edit Map" Lets you edit the map. "Option" Changes camera server connection settings and proxy settings. Toolbar "Create Monitoring Screen" Starts up the wizard to create a monitoring screen. "Export" Exports MV Data. "Properties" Displays the properties of the selected monitoring screen. "Edit Map"...

  • Page 30: Create Monitoring Screen Wizard

    Create Monitoring Screen Wizard When you have finished registering the camera servers, the next task is to create monitoring screens. Various monitoring screens can also be created easily by operating in accordance with directions from a wizard screen. The five steps required are as follows: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:...

  • Page 31: Step 3: Select Cameras

    If Create Map is selected in Step 2, Map Editor will start after the settings are completed in Step 5 and you can make a map. Even if it is not selected, you can still make a map by starting Map Editor after this wizard is finished (see p. 40).

  • Page 32: Step 5: Complete The Settings

    The allocated cameras will be arranged in the order in which they are allocated and given a number in the viewer window. If you wish to alter the sequence, select an allocated camera by clicking its name and shift the sequence by clicking the Up or Down button.
  • Page 33 Create Monitoring Screen Wizard Monitoring Screen List By means of viewer arrangements that can be selected in each of four types of screens, 437 types of monitoring screens are available. Type of monitoring screen United Window A United Window B A pattern in which the camera source A pattern in which the camera source window, viewer and camera control panel...
  • Page 34 Viewer Arrangements Different types of viewer arrangements can be selected according to the types and sizes of screens. Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Window B Matrix Type...
  • Page 35 Create Monitoring Screen Wizard Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Matrix Type Window B Separated Window A Separated Window B United Window A United Window B Matrix Type...
  • Page 36 Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Matrix Type Window B Separated Window A Separated Window B United Window A United Window B Matrix Type Separated Window A...
  • Page 37 Create Monitoring Screen Wizard Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Preview Type Window B L1+P4B Separated Window A Separated Window B United Window A United Window B...
  • Page 38 Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Preview Type Window B L2+P4A Separated Window A Separated Window B United Window A United Window B Preview Type L2+P4B Separated...
  • Page 39 Create Monitoring Screen Wizard Display size SVGA SXGA UXGA Name of 1024 1280 1600 Type of Sketch of Arrangement Arrangement monitoring 1024 1200 screen United Window A United Window B Preview Type SL1+P3A Separated Window A Separated Window B United Window A United Window B...

  • Page 40: Editing Maps

    Editing Maps The map that is displayed on the monitoring screen enables the allocation of camera server, camera, external device and motion detection (for VB150 only) icons and the background picture to be edited. These can be edited with Map Editor. Map editing is not something that needs to be done when the monitoring screen is created; it can be done when necessary.

  • Page 41: Loading And Changing Background Bitmaps

    The folder containing previously prepared sample bitmap files is in the folder with MV Manager installed. (Default is C:\Program Files\Canon\WebView\Mv\2.0\Bmp). Select by clicking the bitmap file you wish to use, click Open and the bitmap will be loaded into background. The bitmap will be displayed inside a dotted frame.

  • Page 42: Allocating Icons

    Allocating Icons You can freely allocate the icons shown in the tree in the left window by dragging and dropping them onto the map. There are five types of icons (see p.43), "Camera Server", "Camera", "Input", "Output" and "Motion Detection" and camera server names, camera names and input/ output/ motion detection descriptions applied b y t h e M V M a n a g e r c a m e r a s e r v e r...
  • Page 43 Editing Maps List of Bitmap Icons There are 90 bitmap icons. Camera Icons VC-C4 Camera VC-C4R Camera VC-C3 Camera VC-C1 Camera NU-700 Camera Other cameras Other than cameras Camera Server Icons VB150/VB101 VB-C10 Camera Server Camera Server VB-C10R Camera Server External Device Icons Input Icons Motion Detection...

  • Page 44: Saving The Edited Screen

    Editing Maps Allocating Camera Icons with Scopes A camera icon with a scope attached is one that has "Icon rotates" indicated in the "Description" column under "Select Icon". The icon and scope will move in accordance with the horizontal orientation and zoom of the actual camera. When these icons are allocated on a map, a guide is displayed for determining which of four directions is to be the initial orientation.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Exporting Mv Data

    Chapter Exporting MV Data Exports data of registered camera servers and created monitoring screens.

  • Page 46: Exporting

    Exporting Monitoring screens cannot be viewed in MV Station simply by creating them and saving the settings in MV Manager. To view monitoring screens in MV Station, you need to specify an MV Data folder that MV Station can access and to export the created monitoring screens. Exporting To export, click Export on the Toolbar.
  • Page 47 Click Export to complete the export process. MV Station will now be able to access the MV Data folder so that you can view the created monitoring screens.

  • Page 48: Operation Restriction

    Operation Restriction Operation restriction is a function that places restrictions on the operation of MV Station (such as switching the start screen to another monitoring screen, camera control, camera Drag & Drop). Operation restrictions are set by setting a password for MV Data to be exported. When MV Station reads MV Data, the operation restrictions are automatically enabled if a password has been set for that MV Data.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Monitoring

    Chapter Monitoring Displaying and monitoring images with the WebView Livescope MV Station.

  • Page 50: Starting Up Mv Station

    Starting up MV Station MV Station will display registered monitoring screens. To start up MV Station, double-click the desktop icon or click the Start button and choose MV Station from the Programs menu. Starting up from the desktop icon Starting up from the Start menu Screen Configuration "Toolbar"...
  • Page 51 View "Toolbar" Shows or hides the Toolbar. "Hide Camera Source Window" Hides the camera source window if it is displayed when the type of monitoring screen is Separated Window A or B. "Camera List" Switches the camera source window to show camera list. "Camera Tree"...
  • Page 52 Tools "Auto Switch" Toggles Auto Switch on/off. "Auto Preset Tour (All Viewers)" Toggles Auto Preset Tour on/off on cameras of all viewers that are displaying. "Ext-Device Output Control" Controls external device output. "View Ext-Device Input Log" Shows external device input history log. "View Recorded Pictures"...
  • Page 53 Starting up MV Station Type of Screen Monitoring screens are available with the camera source window, viewer and camera control panel united or separated. The method of operation is the same in each case. Example of united type Example of a type with camera source window separated Example of all separated type...

  • Page 54: Operating The Monitoring Screen

    Operating the Monitoring Screen Opening the Monitoring Screen For monitoring with MV Station, open the monitoring screen by accessing a MV Data folder that has been exported by MV Manager. When MV Station is started up, first a dialog box will open for specifying a MV Data folder. Once a MV Data folder is accessed and the monitoring screen has been opened, for access to another MV Data folder, select...

  • Page 55: Allocating A Camera

    Allocating a Camera Cameras can be freely allocated to viewers. From the cameras shown on the camera source window, drag the icon of the camera you wish to allocate and drop it on the viewer where you wish it to be shown. If you drop it on a viewer that is already displaying an image, the image will be switched to that of the dropped camera.

  • Page 56: Reloading Mv Data Again

    To change the viewer allocation, you can drag and drop from viewer to viewer. The cameras of the dragged viewer will be allocated to the dropped viewer and the cameras that had been allocated to the dropped viewer will be allocated to the dragged viewer.

  • Page 57: Displaying And Switching The Camera Control Panel

    Operating the Monitoring Screen Displaying and Switching the Camera Control Panel If the monitoring screen is a Separated Window A or B, the camera control panel display content can be switched between Full Size (Horizontal), Full Size (Vertical), Panorama Only and Control Buttons Only. Select any one of Full Size (Horizontal), Full Size (Vertical), Panorama Only or Control Buttons Only from Camera Control Panel on...

  • Page 58: Operating A Camera

    Operating a Camera Select a Camera to be Operated To operate a camera, the camera to be operated must have first been selected. To select a camera, click the icon of the camera you wish to operate in the camera source window or click the viewer that is showing the image from the camera you wish to operate.
  • Page 59 Operating the Monitoring Screen The Focus dialog box appears when the AF/MF button is clicked. "Auto" is auto focus, "Auto (for domes)" is for the camera used in combination with a camera dome so that auto focus does not focus on the camera dome wall surface, and "Fixed at infinity"...
  • Page 60 Operating the Camera with the Viewer Camera pan and tilt can also be freely controlled with the viewer. By clicking the viewer image, the camera can be oriented to make that position the center of the image. Click on the viewer to make that position the center There are another settings to enable pan, tilt and zoom operations with the viewer.

  • Page 61: Full Screen Display

    Operating the Monitoring Screen Full Screen Display With the viewer selected, click Full Screen on the Toolbar to enlarge the viewer display to fill the screen. Press "ESC" to return to the original display. Video Pause/Resume With the viewer selected, click Pause/ Resume on the Toolbar to pause a video and enable a still picture to be displayed.

  • Page 62: To Reconnect

    Operating the Monitoring Screen To Reconnect If the camera server connection has been cut, you can try to reconnect by clicking the Reconnect button on the Toolbar. Viewing Network Information You can view various items of network information. To display them, click Network Information on the Toolbar.

  • Page 63: Chapter 6 Managing The Camera Servers

    Chapter Managing the Camera Servers This chapter describes how to use WebView Livescope MV Manager to manage the camera servers such as making camera server settings or upgrading the firmware.

  • Page 64: Setting And Managing Camera Servers

    Setting and Managing Camera Servers Comprehensive management of registered camera servers is possible with MV Manager. Operations such as changing camera server settings, confirming images, and upgrading the firmware in all cameras at once can be performed remotely. In MV Manager, select a registered camera server icon by clicking on it.

  • Page 65: Upgrading The Firmware

    To upgrade the firmware, you first need to obtain the new firmware. For the latest information on the new firmware, see the Web site below: http://www.canon.com/webview/ When you choose Upgrade Firmware, a dialog box appears where you select the firmware file to be transferred to the camera server.

  • Page 67: Chapter 7 Advanced Operations

    Chapter Advanced Operations This section explains advanced operations of WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1, such as viewing recorded pictures and automatic operations.

  • Page 68: Automatic Operation Functions Of Mv Station

    Automatic Operation Functions of MV Station Automatic camera operations are possible with MV Station. The three types of automatic camera operations are: Auto Preset Tour, Auto Switch and Video Relay, each of which can be operated independently or in combination. With appropriate settings, automatic camera operation can enable effective monitoring.
  • Page 69 The preset settings need to be made before using the Auto Preset Tour function. Note that the preset used in Auto Preset Tour is specified on MV Note Manager and that it is different from the preset on the camera server side (see p.

  • Page 70: Auto Switch

    Starting/Stopping Auto Preset Tour Starting up Auto Preset Tour To start up Auto Preset Tour, select by clicking the viewer that is displaying the image of the camera you wish to use for touring and then click the Auto Preset Tour button on the Toolbar.
  • Page 71 Automatic Operation Functions of MV Station Auto Switch Settings The assignment of cameras to a viewer, their switching sequence, preset display positions and switching intervals, can each be set freely with Auto Switch. With MV Manager’s Monitoring Screens, select by clicking the icon of the monitoring screen that you wish to use for setting Auto Switch, then click Properties on the Toolbar.
  • Page 72 When switching to assigned camera display, cameras can be moved to previously registered preset positions. Select by clicking camera names in the "Assignment to viewers" field and select the names of the presets you wish to display from the Preset box.

  • Page 73: Video Relay

    Automatic Operation Functions of MV Station Video Relay Video Relay cannot be used with the VB-C10/VB-C10R and the VB150 with the Video Input set to Multiple. Note Some of the features of the Video Relay may be unavailable if the motion detection is enabled on the VB150 (see p.
  • Page 74 Starting/Stopping Video Relay Starting up Video Relay Video Relay works automatically in a s i t u a t i o n w h e r e s e v e r a l c a m e r a s connected to one camera server are being s h o w n o n v i e w e r s .

  • Page 75: Examples Of Using Automatic Operation

    Automatic Operation Functions of MV Station Examples of Using Automatic Operation Auto Preset Tour Combined with Video Relay By operating Auto Preset Tour in combination with Video Relay, the preset tour set for several cameras can be effectively displayed in video. Let us look at an example of monitoring by four Monitors cameras connected to one camera server.
  • Page 76 Auto Switch Combined with Video Relay By Operating Auto Switch in combination with Video Relay, you can effectively switch cameras assigned to viewers that are set on several camera servers and display video. Let us look at an example of two camera servers, each of which has four cameras connected for monitoring by Video Relay while cameras assigned to viewers are being switched.
  • Page 77 Automatic Operation Functions of MV Station If the VB150 is being used, you can either select Single or Multiple for the Video Input setting. VB150 VB150 Settings Page If Single is selected when more than one camera is connected to the VB150, only the controllable camera's image can be displayed in video on MV Station.

  • Page 78: External Devices Input/Output

    External Devices Input/Output Notification of External Device Input Actions such as the following can be specified to notify you on a screen being monitored by MV Station that input from an external device has occurred: Select Camera 1 as the camera shooting the image when notification of an event is received.

  • Page 79: External Device Output Control

    • External device input icon displayed on the camera tree, camera list or camera map c h a n g e s w h e n a n i n p u t notification is received. • A sound can be generated when external device input has been notified (see p.

  • Page 80: Motion Detection

    Motion Detection VB150 Notification of Motion Detection If the VB150 is being used, actions such as the following can be specified to notify you on a screen being monitored by MV Station that motion has detected. Use the Motion Detection Setting Tool provided with the VB150 to set the motion detection function of the...
  • Page 81 • Motion detection icon displayed on the camera tree or camera list changes when motion d e t e c t i o n n o t i f i c a t i o n i s received. • A sound can be generated when motion detection has been notified (see p.
  • Page 82 If the "Display the corresponding video when motion detection is enabled" box is selected, all viewers display the video from the camera that detected the motion. Notification of motion detection in the Camera 1 image Camera 1 image be- comes video display and the title flashes Other viewer also displays the Camera...
  • Page 83 Therefore, we recommend that you not use this function for monitoring or other purposes if consistently high levels of reliability are required. Canon accepts no liability whatsoever for faults, etc. resulting from the use of the Motion Detection Function.

  • Page 84: Recording And Viewing Pictures

    Recording and Viewing Pictures Camera servers have functions for recording pictures (still pictures) that are switched on/off by input/output from external devices and are based on motion detection and previously established schedules. The recorded pictures can be managed and automatically downloaded or downloaded, searched and displayed by MV Station.

  • Page 85: Using Vbimagebrowser

    Using VBImageBrowser VBImageBrowser is used as the tool for managing images and searching and displaying downloaded recorded pictures. To start up VBImageBrowser, click the View Recorded Pictures button on the MV Station Toolbar. Screen Configuration "Camera server tree" Image files downloaded from the camera server are displayed in a tree according to the camera server and recorded conditions.
  • Page 86 Menu Camera Server "Preview" Previews the recorded pictures in the server before downloading. "Download" Downloads recorded pictures from the selected camera server. "Display Log" Downloads the log file from the selected camera server and displays the log. "Recording Schedule" Opens the "Picture Recording and External Device I/O" Settings Page by accessing the selected camera server.
  • Page 87 Recording and Viewing Pictures "Image Comparison" Detects a different image in a series of images. "VBCollector Task View" Displays VBCollector Task View. "Options" Makes environmental settings. Window "Close All" Closes all windows when detail display windows are displayed. Toolbar "Search image" Searches the camera server tree for images with specified attributes.

  • Page 88: Downloading All Recorded Pictures

    Downloading All Recorded Pictures Select by clicking the camera server you wish to download from the camera server tree, then click "Download recorded picture" on the Toolbar. The Download dialog box will appear and downloading will start when you click OK. If you choose "Delete images on the server", the pictures you have downloaded will be deleted from the camera server.
  • Page 89 Recording and Viewing Pictures Preview (Select recorded pictures and download) Recorded pictures in the camera server can be directly viewed (previewed) before downloading them to the PC. In Preview, it is also possible to select pictures in a list and download only those pictures.

  • Page 90: Displaying Images

    Displaying Images When "Trigger" or "Date & Time", whichever is the lowest level folder in the camera server tree under Camera Servers, is opened, image files contained in that folder will appear as thumbnails and listings. Also, when "Search Results/Search Name", "Image Folder/Folder Name", "Backup/Date", "VB Card/Time"...
  • Page 91 Recording and Viewing Pictures Specify Display Range When downloading is performed over a long period, many "Recorded Date" folders will be created and the display becomes difficult to see. It will then be helpful to use "Date-setting frame" to limit the recorded dates to be shown in the camera server tree.

  • Page 92: Comparing Images

    Comparing Images In cases where there seem to be many similar images, you can check the recorded content easily by inspecting to search for points where the image contents have changed. Select by clicking the folder on the image folder tree containing the images you wish to compare and select by clicking the image you want to compare on the list or in the thumbnails.

  • Page 93: Sorting Images In Order Of Similarity

    Recording and Viewing Pictures "Image comparison control bar" "Resume/Stop" executes or stops comparison "Finish" quits image comparison "Sensibility of difference" sets detection sensibility for different images "Use Default" restores "Sensibility of diffrence" setting to default value. Sorting Images in Order of Similarity Based on a certain image, the list or thumbnails can be rearranged in the order of their similarity to that image.
  • Page 94 Adding a Folder JPEG image files saved in the PC can be added to the image folder tree by folder units and viewed. Choose [Add Folder]-[Image Folder] from the View menu. Enter the path of a folder to be added to the image folder tree, or click Browse to select a folder you wish to add, then click OK.
  • Page 95 Recording and Viewing Pictures VB Images Backing Up You can make backups of images. Images to be backed up are images contained in folders under Camera Servers or Search Results. To make backups, first select by clicking the folders in the camera server tree that you wish to back up, or select by clicking the images from the list or thumbnails that you wish to back up.

  • Page 96: Viewing The Log

    Displaying Camera Server Information Camera server information can be displayed. Select by clicking the camera server in the camera server tree. Then choose Properties from the View menu to open the Server Information dialog box. Viewing the Log The camera server log can be downloaded and viewed.
  • Page 97 Recording and Viewing Pictures Converts VB images to Exif Format. An image files can be output as an Exif file by adding an Exif tag. Select by clicking the folder on the camera server tree that contains the images you wish to convert, or select by clicking the images you wish to convert from the list or thumbnail display.

  • Page 98: External Device Input/Motion Detection And Picture Recording

    Recording and Viewing Pictures External Device Input/Motion Detection and Picture Recording You can start up the "External Device Input Log Viewer" from MV Station to display only the logs of external device input (see p. 78) events and motion detection (see p. 80) events that have occurred.

  • Page 99: Other Advanced Settings

    Other Advanced Settings MV Manager and its Other Functions and Settings Camera Server Properties Select a camera server and click the Properties button on the Toolbar to display the Properties dialog box. Properties lets you make detailed camera server settings. General Tab •...

  • Page 100: Camera Tab

    Camera Tab For the VB150 (or the VB101), tabs will be created for all cameras for which "Use this Camera" is selected in the settings page. For the VB-C10/VB-C10R, tab will be created for Camera 1. • Camera name can be edited. The camera name entered in the camera server’s settings page will be set by default.
  • Page 101 Other Advanced Settings External Device Input Tab If the "Receive notification from external device input" box is selected, the following settings will be available. • External device input icon allocated on the camera tree, camera list or camera map changes when an event notification is received.
  • Page 102 External Device Output Tab "Description" is text that is shown in the MV Station external device output icon captions, tool hints and in the "External Device Output Control" dialog box. The "External Device Input Name" entered in the camera server's settings page is set by default.

  • Page 103: General Tab

    Other Advanced Settings • You can specify the method of flashing the viewer title of the camera that corresponds to the motion detection notification. When "Specify the span" is selected, flashing will occur only for the period set in the box. This can be set between 0 and 99 s e c o n d s o n e - s e c o n d...

  • Page 104: Details Tab

    Details Tab • You can select the cameras to be used. Select by checking the boxes. Also, when a camera server is selected directly, all cameras connected to that camera server will be selected. Deselect any cameras that are not to be used. •...
  • Page 105 Other Advanced Settings Camera Control Right Levels The three types of camera control right level are MV Level, MV Level 2 and Free Viewer Level. The choice between them should be made in accordance with your purpose. Free Viewer is the viewer provided with the camera server product such as the Viewer for Java (previous name: Java Viewer), Viewer for PC (previous name: Helper Viewer), etc.
  • Page 106 Video Pattern Tab • The Settings button lets you set the video pattern of the camera that is displayed in the monitoring screen as a default. • Lets you make Auto Switch settings (see p. 70). • Lets you specify whether to execute the above settings when monitoring screen has been selected in "Operation settings".

  • Page 107: Mv Station And Its Other Functions And Settings

    Other Advanced Settings Option Select Option from the Tools menu to display the Option dialog box. You can make timeout and HTTP settings under Option. You can make a connection passes through a firewall by using the HTTP proxy. • Timeout lets you set a timeout for the connection with the camera server.

  • Page 108: Network Tab

    Motion Detection Tab VB150 • If "Display the video" is selected, when notification of motion detection comes from the camera server that is not displaying the image, the image will be displayed automatically. • If "Play sound when detection of motion is notified"...
  • Page 109 Other Advanced Settings Operation Restriction Tab • In MV Station you can make operation restrictions enabled or disabled. When enabled, the restrictions are cancelled by entering a password. When the restrictions are disabled, the operations restrictions can be enabled by clicking Enable button.

  • Page 111: Appendix

    Appendix...

  • Page 112: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Cannot install If Windows 2000 or Windows XP is being used, check to be sure log-in has been made with the administra- tor. MV Manager cannot be installed in a PC where MV Station has already been installed. First uninstall MV Station before installing MV Manager.

  • Page 113: Error Messages

    Error Messages MV Manager Error Messages (1) Network connection errors (DNS errors): Camera server registration error [01] Message Could not find the camera server. Make sure: • the network address is correct. • DNS setting is correct. Cause The specified network address could not be found. Action to •...
  • Page 114 (5) VIEW-Windows mode: Camera server registration error [05] Message The camera server is not set up properly. Make sure: • [Target Application] of [Basic Settings] is set to [WebView Livescope]. The camera server application mode is set to VIEW-Windows mode. Cause Action to Set the camera server application mode to WebView Livescope mode.
  • Page 115 Error Messages (10) If the saved administrator ID or password is invalid Message Administrator authentication for ***s failed. Click Administrator Account in Network tab, then re-enter the correct administrator ID and the password. (*** = camera server name) Cause Administrator authentication while connecting to the camera server failed when the properties were being opened.

  • Page 116: Mv Station Error Messages

    (15) When the background image view size has reached the maximum Message This file exceeds the maximum view size (1280 1024). Specify another file. Cause The specified background image size is larger than the maximum view size of 1280 x 1024. Action to For the background image, specify a file with a view size smaller than 1280 x 1024.
  • Page 117 Error Messages (20) Access restrictions at the camera server Message Your computer is not authorized to access the camera server. Access restrictions have been set at the camera server. Cause Release the access restrictions. Action to be taken (21) Maximum allowed number of camera server connections has been exceeded Messeage Number of accesses to the camera server has reached to the maximum.
  • Page 118 Index Administrator ID Frame rate 22,25,99,114,117 62,99 Admin Viewer Level Free Viewer Level 68,83,104,105 Animation Control Full Screen 51,61 Auto Preset Tour 51,68,70,75,76,100,105,106, Auto Switch 52,70,72,76,106 HTTP port 22,99,107 Background image 40,115,116 Backup Image Comparison 65,86,90,95 87,92 Interval 70,72,75,76,107 Camera Control Right 31,51,81,82,104,116 Camera Control Panel Maximum Number of Clients...
  • Page 119 Schedule 69,83,84,86 Scope 44,58,60 Screen Configuration 20,28,40,50,85 Separated Window 33,34,53,57,112 Snapshot 51,61 Sort by Similarity 86,93 Start Screen 46,48,54,108 Task View 87,88 Toolbar 20,28,50,85 United Window 33,34,53,57,112 VB101 5,10,14,21,23,26,43,65,100 VB150 5,14,43,59,73,77,80,100,104 VB-C10/R 5,14,23,43,73,100 VBCollector 87,88,112 VBImageBrowser 85,86,88,98,105,108 Video Indicator 58,77 Video Input Setting (Single/ Multiple) 5,73,77 Video Pattern...
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