Summary of the content on the page No. 1
3-869-357-11 (1)
Network Camera
Recorder
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0
© 2004 Sony Corporation
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Copyright Notice ©2004 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form in whole or in part, without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL OR INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL OR SUCH INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Setups Table of Contents Setting a Camera ..................................................24 Camera Manager Window ................................24 Registering a Camera ........................................24 Introduction Setting the Camera Properties ...........................25 Changing the Camera Properties ......................27 Features ..................................................................4 Deleting a Camera ............................................27 System Config
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Introduction Introduction System Configuration Cameras are connected to a network and controlled by a computer with Network Camera Recorder installed. Features LAN Network Camera Network Camera Recorder is software exclusively SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W designed for use with Sony SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W Network Cameras. Network Camera Recorder allows you to monitor images of the cameras, record them and Network Camera Recorder play back the recorded data. Wired or wireless* Monitoring of up to four came
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Introduction System Requirements Installing Network Camera Recorder OS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, To install Network Camera Recorder, open the software Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2, package and perform the following procedure. Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 For installation, you should log in the computer as the Power User or Administrator. Processor Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher 1 Double-click NCR_Setup.exe of the package. The installation wizard appears on the scree
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Introduction 3 Click Next. 5 Click Next. The License Agreement dialog appears. The Select Program Folder dialog appears. Read the License Agreement carefully, and if you The default folder is set to “Network Camera accept the agreement, select I accept the terms of Recorder.” the license agreement. You cannot continue the To change to another folder name, enter your installation if you do not accept the agreement. preferred name in the text box. 4 Click Next. 6 Click Next. Installation of
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Introduction The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears. Let’s Use Network Camera Recorder This section introduces the basic operations of Network Camera Recorder step by step for a user using the software for the first time after installation. For detailed operations, read the “Operations” and “Setups” chapters on pages 12 and after. Operation procedures 1. Start the program. To view the image of the camera… 2. Register the camera. 3. Assign a camera to the monitor window. After the
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Introduction Network Camera Recorder starts and the main 2 Click (Add Camera). window appears. Add Camera If the icon is not green, click Cameras. The (Add Camera) icon turns green and is enabled. Cameras The Add Camera dialog appears. To exit the program 3 Select or enter the parameters in the Add Camera Click in the upper right corner of the main window. dialog. Click Select a camera type. Camera name 2. Register the Camera To monitor the image of the camera, first you need to register
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Introduction 4 Click OK, 2 Click Select Camera... in the pop-up menu. The camera is now registered. The Select Camera dialog appears. Registered Properties of the camera name registered camera 5 Click in the upper right corner to close the Camera Manager window. 3 Click on the name of the camera you want to Tip monitor. For registration of two or more cameras and the setting Click on the camera name. of camera properties, see “Setting a Camera” in the “Setups” chapter (page 24). 3. Assig
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Introduction 4 Click OK. 5. Record the Camera Image The image of the camera appears in the monitor window. You can record the image of the camera you are monitoring. Image of the camera For recording, use the buttons on the Recorder toolbar. To start recording To stop recording Tips You can preset a recording schedule such as the date or the days of the week and perform the recording Tip automatically according to the schedule. For details, You can simultaneously display the images of two
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Introduction 2 Click on the camera name on the camera tree. 4 Click N (Play) on the Playback toolbar. The properties of the recordings are displayed in the Playback starts. list view. By clicking x (Cue to Begin), the display goes back to the image at the beginning of the recording and playback stops. Camera name Properties of the recording To stop playback To start playback Tip If the properties of the recording you want to play back do not appear in the list, search for it using the and
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Operations Toggle Pan & Tilt Presets Toolbar (page 15) Operations Audio Mute (page 14) 3 Functional Toolbars Allows control of the camera. The display of each functional toolbar is enabled or Main Window of Network disabled by the specific toggle button on the main toolbar. Camera Recorder Recorder Toolbar (page 17) When you launch Network Camera Recorder for the Playback Toolbar (page 20) first time, the following main window is displayed. Pan & Tilt Toolbar (page 15) This section expl
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Operations Using the Pop-up Menu in the Monitoring Monitor Window This section explains the procedure of monitoring from Right-clicking in the monitor window with a camera the selected camera. image displays a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu allows Before monitoring, you need to register the camera(s) in you to change the monitoring camera and the display the Network Camera Recorder application and assign items in the monitor window, etc. the camera(s) to the monitor window. For registratio
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Operations Display in the monitor window To turn off the image of the camera from the monitor window Camera name Select Remove Camera(s) from the pop-up menu. The image of the selected camera disappears from the monitor window and the message “NO CONNECTION” appears. To return to monitoring the camera image To change the display in the monitor window from playback of the recorded image to camera monitoring, select Return to Camera(s) from the pop-up menu. To select the items to be display
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Operations Note Controlling the Camera During digital zooming, the pan & tilt function of the camera does not operate properly. The camera only pans You can control pan, tilt and digital zoom of the camera and tilts within the ×1 image area using the pan and tilt during monitoring, or move the camera to the preset direction buttons. position. Panning & Tilting Using the Preset Panning, Tilting and Digital Function of the Camera (SNC-M3/ Zooming (SNC-M3/M3W only) M3W only) Use the Pan & Ti
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Operations To store new preset positions To edit or delete a preset position You can store up to 8 preset positions. 1 Click the (Customize Presets) button on the Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar. 1 Click the (Customize Presets) button on the The Pan & Tilt Presets dialog appears. Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar. The Pan & Tilt Presets dialog appears. 3 2 4-a 4-c 3 4-b 4 26 5 5 3 7 2 Select the camera from the drop-down list of the Select Camera box. 2 Select the camera from the drop-down list of the
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Operations Recording the Camera Playing Back Recorded Image (Manual Images Recording) You can search for recorded data and view playback either in the preview window of the Search Recording You can record the current images during monitoring or window or in the monitor window of the main window. take a snapshot. This section explains how to record manually using the buttons on the Recorder toolbar. Searching for Recordings For a scheduled recording, see “Scheduling Recordings” For searchin
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Operations View Recording List To search by date and time To search for a recording made on a specified date and Previous Date time, select the date and time with the calendar or date Date Picker box picker. The data recorded on the specified date and time Next Date are shown on the list view or timeline in the Search Recording window. Zoom In Date & Time Zoom Out Date & Time To specify the date and time with the calendar Click on the date picker box, and the calendar appears. Refresh Record
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Operations To select the previous or next timeline To search for a recording using the timeline 1 2-a 2-b Indicator (red line) To move forward the date and time displayed in the date picker box, click the (Next Date) button. To move backward the date and time, click the (Previous Date) button. The display moves forward or backward in units of the selected time scale. To search for a recording from the list 3 view 1 Click the (View Recording TimeLine) button 1 2 on the Search Recording
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Operations Displaying a Preview Image Playing Back the Located Recording You can display a preview image of the selected recording in the preview window of the Search You can play back the located recording using the Recording window. You can also view the playback in Playback toolbar. the preview window. For searching for the recording, see “Searching for Recordings” on page 17. 34 Playback toolbar To display the Playback toolbar, click the (Toggle Playback Toolbar) button on the main
