JVC VN-V686WPU manual

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    OUTDOOR PTZ I P DOME CAMERA VN-V686WPU INSTR UCTIONS (A) For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No . which is l ocated on the body . Retain this inf ormation f or futur e ref erenc e. Model No . VN-V686WPU Seria l No . Thank you f or purchasing this product. Before beginning to operate t his unit, please read the instruction manual carefully in o[...]

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    2 Getting S tarted Safe ty Pre cau tions CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash wish arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of uninsulated "dangerou[...]

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    3 ● This installation should be m ade by a qualified ser vice person and sho uld conform to all local codes. ● This installation shall be in ac cordance with the National Electric al Code, ANSI/NFP A 70. ● The unit is to be powered by an AC 24 V power supply . The AC 24 V power supply should conform to the f ollowing:Class 2 onl y(For USA),Is[...]

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    4 Getting S tarted These are g eneral IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS and cer tain items may not apply to all appliances. 1. Read all of these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Unplug this appliance system from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do n[...]

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    5 Getting S tarted Saf ety Precau tions ..... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 2 Contents ......... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ... 5 Fe atures ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... . 6 Saf ety prec autions.. .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... ..... 7 Ope rating Environm ent .[...]

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    6 Getting S tar ted W a terproof and weat her-re sista nt chas sis The anti-d ust and dr ip-proof struct ure will shie ld the unit from rain, thus en abling it to be installed ou tdoors directl y . (I P66 specifi cations) Realiz ing a High Picture Quality This pro duct uses hi gh resolut ion 410,0 00 pixels CCD and a new digital ima ge proces sing [...]

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    7 ● Before starting an impor tant recording, be sure to perform a test recording in order to confirm that a nor mal recording is possible. ● We do not accept liab ility for the loss of a recording in the case of it becoming impossible to record due to a prob lem in the video camera, VTR, hard disk rec order or video tape. ● The Automatic T ra[...]

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    8 Getting S tar ted Recommend ed Computer Specificatio ns OS : Windows XP (Professional or Home Edition) (SP2) CPU : P ent ium4 1.5 GHz or higher Memor y capacity: 1 GB and abov e F ree hard disk space : 512 MB or mo re Display and video card : 1024 ⳯ 768 pix els or higher , T rue Color (24 or 32 bits) VRAM 8 MB or m ore (256 MB and above recomme[...]

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    9 Others 䢇 Do no t subject t he lens to s trong light source suc h as sun rays. This may cause the equ ipment to malf unction. 䢇 This came ra comes with a built-in A GC cir cuit. The sensit ivity incr eases autom atically at a dark place and the sc reen may appe ar grainy . This is not a malf unction. 䢇 Whil e A GC is act iva ted, if a transc[...]

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    10 Getting S tar ted T ransporting the unit 䢇 Remove the connecting cables when transpor ting the unit. 䢇 When transporting the uni t, tur n of f the p ower of the system. 䢇 P ack the unit with cushioning mater ial so as to av oid shock when tr ans por ting. 䢇 Handle the uni t with care and do not subj ect it to vibration or shoc k . T rans[...]

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    11 䡵 Consumab le parts The follo wing ar e consuma b le par ts. They must be replaced onc e they reach their lif etime. The lifet im e is only an estimation and dif fers according to the usage environment and conditions. Replacement of consumable par t s is chargeable within t he guarantee period. ● Zoom lens assembly Zoom oper ation . ..... Ap[...]

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    12 Getting S tar ted Camera A Camera se curing hole (4 locations) This hole is used f or mounting the camera on the wall. B Cable connecting hole, cap Remov e the cap and pull out th e cables from t his hole for connection. ( A P age 17) C Fall P reven tion Wir e Connects the cam era to the wall. Secure the camera tightly to the anchor bolts used t[...]

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    13 I Heater ON/ OFF Switch This is the automatic control ON/OFF swi tch of the built-in heater . The b uilt-in heater pre vents the dome cover fr om foggi ng and snow or f ros t from at taching to the dome cover . W hen installing the heater at an unrequired location, tur n off the switch of the heater . It is usually set to O N. ( A P age 17) J Le[...]

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    14 Getting S tar ted Surveillance Usi ng Built-in View er VN-V686WP U comes with a Built-in ActiveX JPEG Viewer and MPEG4 Viewer . JPEG images and MPEG4 images of VN- V686WPU can be m onitored using the computer by i n stalling this Built-in Vie wer on the computer . JPEG images that are c urrently display ed can also be captured in the computer’[...]

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    15 Alarm VN-V686WP U comes with a motion detection feat ure and dual alar m input. By motion detection or alarm input , actions such as mail deliv er y , message transmission via TCP/ UDP , alarm output, turning to preset position, changing B&W mode can be tr iggered. These actions can also be triggered by combination of two alarm inputs. Insta[...]

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    16 Connection/Installation Setting Up the Wall 1 Make hol es in the wall Make holes ( R 45 mm) f or the connecting cables to pass through. Note : ● Check the strength of the wall. A less firm wall may cause the unit to f all. 2 Install the anchor bolts f or mounting the camera Install 4 anchor bolts (M8 ⳯ 35 mm and above) to mount the camera.[...]

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    17 2 Remo ve the cushionin g material, lens cap and ta pe used during transporting When installing the he ater at an unrequired location, turn off the switch of the heater . 3 Mount the dome cove r to the camera Use the screws (x4) to m ount the dome cover to the camera. As a guide, install t hree claws of the dome cov er and the central mark. Inst[...]

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    18 Connection/Installation Mounting th e Camera 1 Mounting th e fall prevention wire ● Mount the fall pre vention wire of the camera to the fall pre vention wire anchor bolt that was installed ear lier . ● Secure the f al l prevent io n wire tigh tly with a nut and washer. 2 Pull out the cables (fr om the wall) fr om the cable conn ection hole.[...]

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    19 3 Connect ing the alarm cab le ( A Pa g e 2 2 ) Connect the alarm cable and wind the waterproof t ape (adhesive). After connecting, push the cable into the ar m of the camera. Note : ● For cab l es that are not used, be sure to wrap the ends individually with insulating tape. ● For saf ety reas ons, turn on the power only after all the con[...]

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    20 Connection/Installation Note : ● Be sure to use an AC 24 V supply that is isolated from the pr imar y power supply circuit . Using a variable v oltage power supply will cause the camera and system t o malfunction or breakdown. ● The unit is to be powered b y an AC 24 V power supply . The AC 24 V p ower s upp ly should conform to the follow[...]

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    21 Note : ● If thin cables are used, the resistance of the cables will be high and a significant voltage drop will occur when the camera is at its maximum power consumption (when pan, t ilt and zoom operates at the s ame time). Eit her use a thick cab l e with low resistance or place the power supply near to the camera and shor ten the length o[...]

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    22 Connection/Installation Connect the camera to a h ub or computer using a LAN cable. 䢇 When connecting to a hub Make use of a strai ght cabl e. 䢇 When connecting to a computer Make use of a cross cable . Note : ● Howe ver , cross cables cannot be used with some computer models. When connectin g VN- V686WPU directly to a computer, chec k t[...]

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    23 Alarm inp ut signal Connects to sensors such as infrared sensors, door sensors, metal sensors and m anual s witches. ● T o prevent nois e from entering the inter nal circuit, supply non-voltage contact signal to the alar m input signal. ● Do not s upply voltage. ● When the contact is shor t (MAKE) or open (BREAK) o n the menu, you can set [...]

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    24 Connection/Installation ● Ensur e that there is s uffi cient n etwor k bandwidt h for the data volume t o be se nt out by VN- V686WPU. Do not se nd multi cast s tream t hat exceeds t he bandwi dth. If t he ent ire ban dwidt h is used by t he multi cast s tream, contr ol of this camera via t he network m ay f ai l. ● Data v olume to be sent b[...]

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    25 When only MPE G4 images are di stributed, the maximum number of distr ibutions is deter mined by the preset bit rate . When a dis tribution request that exceeds the maximum number of distributions is rec eived, this request is denied. When distributing only MPEG4 data When both JPEG and MPEG4 images are distributed simultaneously , distribution [...]

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    26 Netw ork Settings Setting th e IP addr ess for VN-V6 86WPU There are two methods to set the IP address f or VN-V686WP U as follo w s. (A) Assigning an IP address to VN-V686WPU from the DHCP server (B) Assigning a static IP address to VN- V686WPU 䡵 (A) Assigning an IP address fr om the DHCP ser ver ● VN-V686WPU is set to A DHCP Enab le B (the[...]

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    27 䢇 IP address setting at the computer Set the computer to an IP address that enab les com munication with VN-V686WPU. 1 Click [Star t] ● Select in the sequence of [Control P anel] - [Network Connection] - [Local Area]. 2 The compu ter on whic h Internet Explor er is launched au tomatically selects the connected network ● Right-c lick and se[...]

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    28 Netw ork Settings 䢇 Changing the IP address using the Interne t Expl orer 1 Launch the Internet Explorer on the computer 2 When pr oxy settin gs are enabled in t he Internet Explorer, f ollow the steps bel ow to disable the pro xy of the In ternet Explorer ● Select in the order of [T ool] - [Internet O ptions] - [Connections] - [LAN Setting][...]

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    29 4 Launch the Internet Explorer M emo : ● If the proxy server settings f or ac cess to the Internet via the Inter net Explorer is enabled, you ma y not be able to specify the IP address directly . In this case, c hange the proxy settings of the Internet Explorer. ● After the [Secur ity Settings] screen appears, press the [OK] button to procee[...]

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    30 Netw ork Settings 䢇 Changing th e IP address using the Internet Explo rer (continued) 6 The top pa ge of VN-V686WPU appear s 7 The [Basic] page with the IP address settin gs appears A confir mation screen appears. Press the [O K] butt on. VN-V686WPU restar ts using the ne w IP address. It takes about one minute for the camera to reboot. M emo [...]

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    31 When the I P addres s of VN-V686 WPU is known When the I P address of VN-V686WPU is kno wn, it can be changed b y accessing the built-in web page of VN-V686WPU via the Internet Explorer on the computer . Refer t o [Setting Using Internet Explorer] ( A P age 32). When the IP address o f VN-V686WPU is unknow n IP address settings canno t be change[...]

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    32 Setting Using Internet Explorer Internet Explorer Setup 1 Launch the Internet Explorer on the computer 2 When pr oxy settin gs are enabled in t he Internet Explorer, f ollow the steps bel ow to disable the pro xy of the In ternet Explorer ● Select in the order of [T ool] - [Internet O ptions] - [Connections] - [LAN Setting], f ollowed b y dese[...]

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    33 3 If A ctiveX cont rols and plug -ins of th e In ternet Expl orer is di sabled, follow the step s below to enable it ● Click [T rusted sites] under [T ool] - [Internet Options] - [Security]. Click on the [Sites…] butt on directly belo w , foll owed b y deselecting the chec k [in the displa yed window]. Add the fol lowing web site to the zone[...]

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    34 Setting Using Internet Explorer Enter user nam e and pass wor d User name and passw ord entr y will be required at the beginning. There are three access authorization le vels to VN-V686WP U. The f act ory settings are as fol low s . 䢇 Pa g es that u sers have access to Restrictions are placed on the pages that users hav e access to. In addit i[...]

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    35 ● user M emo : ● Security Information window ma y appear before the top page is displayed. Press the [OK] b ut ton to proceed. If you do not want this warning screen to be display ed, change the Inter net Explorer settings as f ollows. ● Open [T ool] - [Inter net O ptions] - [Security] and sel ect the [T rusted sites] i con. ● Next, pres[...]

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    36 Setting Using Internet Explorer View P age This top page is displa yed upon access using any of the user names A admin B , A operator B or A user B . The current ima ge is display ed as a still image. Links to each page are f ound at the left end. The links displa yed v ar y according to the user name. For example, in the case of A admin B or A [...]

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    37 A Re load S till Image Press this b ut ton to refresh t he displa yed still image. Clic k ing [View] or re-entering t he Internet Explorer address will only display the page that is temporarily stored in the Internet Explorer, and still images ma y not be refreshed. T o refresh still images using the abo ve operations, change the I nter net Expl[...]

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    38 Setting Using Internet Explorer Camera P ag e This page is f or setting the camera’ s parameters. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry will [...]

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    39 C Black L evel For adj us ting the b lack le vel. Low er ing the v alue darkens the video image. Increasing the value br ightens the image. [Setting rang e : 0 to 2] M emo : ● If the black lev el is set to A 0 B , this may be to o low depending on t he connected device, or dark area will become complete b la ck. ● When using MPEG4 images, se[...]

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    40 Setting Using Internet Explorer Camera P age (continue d) Setting (continued) A B C D E F G H I J K M L H Stabil izer This function prev ents image s haking caused by vibration. Set this fun ction to A On B to c ontrol image shaking. Off : Disabled. On : Enabled. M emo : ● When the function is set to A On B , the scree n is enlarged to approxi[...]

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    41 I Stabilizer Level This item allows y o u to se t the ad justment l ev el o f the [S tabilizer] it em H in 3 st eps. The adjus tment volume is larg er if the value is set to A High B rath er than A Mid B . When it is set to A Low B , the adjust ment volume is lesser than comp ared to when it is set t o A Mid B . [Setting v alues : Low,Mid,Hi gh][...]

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    42 Setting Using Internet Explorer Camera P age (continue d) Setting (continued) A B C D E F G H I J K M L[...]

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    43 L Shutter Speed This item sets the speed of the electronic shutter . When [Sense Up ] item K is set t o A x2 B or above, a vailable setti ng v alue is A 1/60 B or A 1/100 B only . [Setting values : 1/60, 1/ 100,1/250,1/500,1/1000,1/2000,1/4000,1/10000] M emo : ● Flick er ing of fluorescent light ings can be reduced when the shutter speed is se[...]

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    44 Setting Using Internet Explorer Encoding P age This page is f or setting JPEG and MPEG4 encoding parameters. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e en[...]

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    45 JPEG B Quality/Size For specifying the rate control mode and target file size f o r JPEG. When A VFS1 B to A VFS7 B is selected, t he quant ization tab le dur ing JPEG encoding will be maintained and t he file size will inc rease/decrease according to the i npu t signals. Stipulated values will be displayed i n the Size field. When recording JPE[...]

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    46 Setting Using Internet Explorer Alarm P age This page is f or setting actions w hen there is an alar m. Up to 5 actions (No . 01 to No . 05) may be set. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press th e [OK] button to enable th e new settings. Only items that are valid under the selected act ion will be sav[...]

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    47 A Action F or specifying the type of action. Disable : Doe s not trigger any action. Mail : Sends out e-mail. Specify the recipient’ s mail address. The title of the mail w ill appear as [Alarm from VN-V686] and the sender as [Camera ID]. Enter the message to send in [Mail T ext]. Input up to 127 alphanumeric characters. T o attach the latest [...]

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    48 Setting Using Internet Explorer Alarm P age (continu ed) Setting (continued) E G H I J AB C D F B 1st T rigger This item specifies the f irst trigger to the operation set in [Action] A . [Setting values: Input 1 Make, Input 2 Make, Input 1 Break, Input 2 Break, Motion Detection, Fan Stop, Po si tion, BlackWhite → Color, Color → BlackWhite] M[...]

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    49 C Max. Inter v al Enabled when both the first and second triggers are specified. Specify the maximum interval between the f i rst and second triggers. An action will be i nvok ed only if the interval bet ween the first and second triggers is within the maximum int erval. [Setting range : 1 sec to 3600sec] D 2nd T rigger This item specifies the s[...]

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    50 Setting Using Internet Explorer Alarm En vironment P age This page is f or setting alar m-related environments. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e[...]

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    51 A Mail F or setting the mail envi ronment when A Mail B is specified as an [Action] A on the Alarm page. [SMTP] and [ POP] can be used. Configure only the [SMT P] settings under usual circumstances. Enter the camera’s mail address as the [ Send Mail Addre ss]. Configure the [POP] settings as well if [POP bef ore SMTP] is set to A Off B . In ad[...]

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    52 Setting Using Internet Explorer Alarm En viron ment Page (c ontinued) Setting (continued) B C[...]

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    53 B FTP (c ontinued) Time Filt er : F or specifyi ng the per iodic F TP transfer acti on with resp ect to eac h day of the week and setting the corresp onding time of the day . Applicable da y of week : Sunda y , Monda y , T uesday , Wednesda y , Thursday , Frida y , Saturday Alarm action : Mas k span Unmask span Mask All Unmask Al l Applicable t [...]

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    54 Setting Using Internet Explorer PTZ P age Setting (continued) A D E F B C A Auto Return If the camera is not operated ov er the duration that w a s set in A Retur n Time B , it will automatically retur n to the state that was set in A Mode B . Mode This item sets the operation af te r A uto Retur n. none : Auto Return is disabled. Home : Returns[...]

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    55 B Auto T r acking/ Intell igent T racking This item sets the A uto T racking and Int elligent T racking settings. Auto T racking: Mov e s to the home pos ition when Auto Return star ts. This function automatically tracks and shoots moving objects when motion is detected from the image at the home posi tion. The zoom r at io is fix ed at 1x. Inte[...]

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    56 Setting Using Internet Explorer PTZ P age (continue d) Setting (continued) B Au to Tra cki n g/ Intell igent T racking (continued) Note : ● The Auto T racki ng funct ion of thi s camera det ect s changes in br ight ness. As such, d ependi ng on change s in t he ill uminat ion, i t may or may not dete ct movement of objec ts having t he same [...]

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    57 D Limit EZoom Li mit When the zoom lens is operate d to TELE side, optical zoom works and electronic zoom works after optical zoom becomes ful l. This item sets the maximum value of the electronic zoom function . [Setting range : Off , 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] M emo : ● As elec troni c zoom proces ses t he images di gita lly , imag e qualit y will [...]

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    58 Setting Using Internet Explorer PTZ P age (continue d) Setting (continued) C Limit (c ontinued) Tilt Limi t This item sets the mov able range of the tilt (v er tical) operation during manual operation. When this item is set to 10, the movabl e range of the tilt operation is from 10 to 90 degrees. It cannot operate between -5 and 9 degrees. [Sett[...]

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    59 F Au to F li p Set this item when shooting objects that pas s right u nder the camera. Otherwise, f ollowing operations are neces sary to shoot objects that pass right under the camera. A T ur n the camera to face down B Rotate the camera 180 ⬚ hor izontally C T ur n the camera to face up Y ou c an use the [Auto Flip] function to perform the a[...]

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    60 Setting Using Internet Explorer A uto Patr ol Pa g e This function sets th e Aut o P a trol operation which patro ls multiple positions at specified time intervals. Y ou can set the order in which to view the determined positions. Setting (continued)[...]

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    61 There are three screens in A ut o P atrol. A B C D A No This is sequence number of the mode of Auto Pat rol. B Title T his displays the title of the position. C Pos i t i o n This sets the position n um ber to be mo ved in sequence. [Setting values : 0 to 99] D Time This sets the duration of stayi ng at the pos ition. (Unit: Seconds) [Setting ra[...]

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    62 Setting Using Internet Explorer Priv acy Mask P age Privacy Mask is a f eature that enables masking of a portion of the image. Y ou can set 8 rectangular pr iv acy masks for VN-V 686WPU. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. Setting (continued) A B [Adjust[...]

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    63 Note : ● The tilt angle where mask can be set is within 40 degrees from the horizontal position. ● T o c hange the pr ivacy mask position to upper area from horizontal d irection, press t he up button until the end of t he horizontal pos ition, release the button, an d press it again. Onl y the pr ivac y mask will be moved to upper area. T[...]

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    64 Setting Using Internet Explorer Motion Detec tion Pa ge This page is f or setting motion detection. ● The area valid f or mot ion detection is displa yed in b lue. ● When motion is detected, the image screen edge is displa yed in red. ● Information of the configured mask is also a pplicable f or detecting the trac king t arget of Intellige[...]

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    65 M emo : ● The area display position serves as a reference . Make sure to perform operation check. ● The screen is divided into blocks of 96 (12 ho rizontal x 8 ver tical). Set the angle of v ie w such that th e size of the object for w h ich motion is to be detected is larger than the size of m ultiple blocks. ● When [Stabiliz er] is set t[...]

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    66 Setting Using Internet Explorer Basic P ag e This page is f or performing basic setting related to the network. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry will be den[...]

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    67 A IP S etti ng F or setting the DHCP c lient function. Connect VN-V686WPU to a network en v ironment with a DHCP ser ver when DHCP is to be enabled. If the DH CP server does not e xist when DHCP is set to A Enable B , VN- V686WPU will start running with the 192.168.0.2 IP address and 255.255.255.0 subnet mask in about 2 min utes after sta rtup. [...]

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    68 Setting Using Internet Explorer Details P age This page is f or performing detailed network setting. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry will be denied. Press [...]

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    69 Proto col Page This page is f or chang ing the HTTP server port nu mber , VSIP server status, and VSIP server por t number . This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● After changing, you will need to re-establish the connection if you are using t he Internet Explorer. M emo[...]

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    70 Setting Using Internet Explorer Streaming P age This page is f or setting manual multicast transmission. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry [...]

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    71 M emo : ● When the power of VN -V686WPU shuts down accidentally during multicast transmission, multicast transmission will re star t automatic ally after VN-V686WPU is rebooted. JPEG A Contr ol For star ting or stopping streaming of JPEG images. P arameters that are set on the [Streaming] page will be s a ved when transmission is star ted upon[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Setting Using Internet Explorer Access Restriction s Pa g e This page is f or setting client restrict ions. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry will be denied.[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Note : ● Note that when A allow B is selected and all IP address fields are left b lank, JPEG/ MPEG4 acquisition by all IP addresses will be denied. Restr ictions are not imposed on access to the Web Set t ings page. Additionally , VN-V686WPU will also den y acces s when instructions f or transmission to the specified IP address are sent via[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Setting Using Internet Explorer Time P age This page is f or setting time. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. ● If the [OK] button is pressed upon enter ing an inv alid value, a warning message will appear and th e entry will be denied. Press the [Cancel] button to res[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Pas swo r d Pag e This page is f or setting the password. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . ● Press the [OK] button to enable the new s ettings. Note : ● Be sure to handle the passw o rd carefully in case you forget it. ● If you have f orgot ten the pass word, please consult your nearest JVC dealer. A B C A Username[...]

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    76 Setting Using Internet Explorer Maintenan ce Page This page is f or ma intenance purposes. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B . Setting (continued) B C E D A[...]

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    77 A Restart Reboot s the camera. (It tak es a fe w minutes for the camera t o reboot .) B All Settings [Initial ize] Restores all setting s to their default v alues and reboots the unit . (It takes about one minute for the camera to initialize and reboot.) P asswords will also be initializ ed. The built-in clock of VN-V686WPU will not be aff e cte[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Setting Using Internet Explorer List of F actory Settings of Eac h Pa ge 䡵 Cam era Pa ge 䡵 Encoding P age 䡵 Alarm P age Setting (continued) Item Factory Settings Camera ID VN-V686 Monitor T ype Custom Black Lev el 1 Gamma 1 Active Gamma Le vel 0 Enhance Fr equency Hi g h Enhance Lev el 0 Color Lev el 0 Stabilizer Off Stabilizer Le vel Mid [...]

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    79 䡵 Alarm En vironment P age 䡵 PTZ P age Item F actor y Settings SMTP Ser ver 0.0. 0.0 P or t Nu mber 25 Send Mail A ddress ^ POP before SMTP Off POP Ser ver 0.0.0.0 P or t Nu mber 110 User name ^ Pa ss wo r d ^ FTP Ser ver 0.0.0.0 Director y ^ User name ^ Pa ss wo r d ^ P eriodic FTP Off P eri odi c F TP I nte rv al 1 P eriodic FTP Time Fil t[...]

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    80 Setting Using Internet Explorer List of F actory Settings of Eac h Pa ge (Cont’ d) 䡵 A uto Patr ol Page 䡵 Pr ivacy Mask P ag e 䡵 Motion Detecti on Pa g e 䡵 Bas ic Pa ge 䡵 Details P age 䡵 Proto col Page 䡵 Streaming P age Setting (continued) Item Factory Setti ngs P osition (Preset position number) Time 10 Item Factory Setti ngs Pr[...]

  • Page 81

    81 䡵 Access Re strictions P age 䡵 Time P age 䡵 P a ss word P age Item Factory S ettings Access Rest rictions deny IP Address — Item Factory Settings SNTP Off NTP Ser ver 192.168.0.1 Access Inter val hour ,1 Time Zone (GMT)UT C Item Factor y Settings User name A admin B Current P assword Blank Def ault pas s words are: A admin B :v n - v 6 8[...]

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    82 Setting Using Internet Explorer Miscella neous page This page is f or acquiring information. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B , A operator B and A user B . Setting (continued) A A Open Source Software Press the [Show] but ton to display information of the software used by VN- V686WPU.[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Operation P age Display s the operating status of VN-V686W PU. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . A B C A T otal Sen ding Bitrate Display s the total TCP/UDP bit r at e sent b y V N-V686WPU as well as the individual bit rates. B Destination Displays the destination that VN-V686WPU is sending data to . C Sys[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Setting Using Internet Explorer Settings P age This page displays the version information and settings of VN-V686WPU . This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B . Setting (continued)[...]

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    85[...]

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    86 Setting Using Internet Explorer Settings P age (contin ued) Setting (continued)[...]

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    87 P osition List P age This page displays information on preset positions. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B .[...]

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    88 Setting Using Internet Explorer P osition List P age (contin ued) Setting (continued)[...]

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    89 P atrol Settin gs P age This page displays the information and set tings of Auto P atrol. This page can be used dur ing access us ing A admin B or A oper at or B .[...]

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    90 Setting Using Internet Explorer P atrol Settings P age (continue d) Setting (continued)[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer This product com es with a JPE G Viewer and an MPEG4 Viewer . Each of these viewers functions separately . 䡵 Using the JPEG Viewer enab les display of a series of still images as well as saving of still images. 䡵 Using the MPEG4 Viewer enab les displa y of MPEG4-encoded m otion images. ⽧ A Interne[...]

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    92 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Internet Explorer Setup 1 Launch the Internet Explorer on the comp uter 2 When pr oxy settin gs are enabled in t he Internet Explorer, f ollow the steps bel ow to disable the pro xy of the In ternet Explorer ● Select in the order of [T ool] - [Internet O ptions] - [Connections] - [LAN Setting], f ollo[...]

  • Page 93

    93 3 If A ctiveX cont rols and plug -ins of th e In ternet Expl orer is di sabled, follow the step s below to enable it ● Click [T rusted sites] under [T ool] - [Internet Options] - [Secur ity]. Upon doing so , the [Sites…] button direc tly below becomes activ e. Clic k this b utton and deselect the check [in the displa yed window]. Ne xt, add [...]

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    94 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Installing Bu ilt-in Viewer 1 Enter the URL of Bu ilt-in Viewer in the ad dress field of In ternet Explorer For e xample, if the I P address of VN-V686WPU is 192.168.0.2, ent e r as f ollows: 䡵 JPEG Vi ewer http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/v686viewing.cgi?v686monitor_j.html 䡵 MPEG4 Viewer http://192.168.0[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Screen Configu r ation of JPEG Viewer ● When the JPEG Viewer is first installed, it is set to pla y back a t 15 fps b y def ault. JP EG Viewe r A B C E D A DisplaySize Switches the displa y size. (V G A or QV GA ) Note : ● When the V GA JPEG is reduced to QVGA and when QV GA JPEG is enlarged to VGA, the l oad on the computer will increase.[...]

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    96 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Exiting t he JPEG Viewer (conti nued) JPEG Viewer Con figuration The viewer setting window appears upon clicking the [Setup] button of Built-in Viewer . JPEG Viewer (continued) D PTZ Open the [PTZ Controller] screen. Manual operations are av ailable. Conf igure settings of preset position registration a[...]

  • Page 97

    97 A On Screen Display Setti ngs For setting displa y items on the vie wer screen. For the JPEG Viewer , characters are displayed as ov e rlay on the video image. Camera ID Selec t A On B to display [Camera ID]. (U p to 16 alphan um eric characters will be displa yed.) [Camera ID] can be specified on t he Camera page of V N-V686WPU. ( A P age 38) P[...]

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    98 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer JPEG Vie wer Configuration (conti nued) M emo : ● The sett ings of Built- in Viewer are stored in the file nam ed Cookie. M emo : Sear ching and delet ing cookie files ● Open [T ool] - [Inter net Options] - [Advanced] of t he Internet Explorer, and press the [Settings] button under [T emporar y In t[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Exiting t he JPEG Viewer T o exi t , press the [close] [ X ] b utt on at the top right of the windo w . ● During the ne x t star tup of Built-in View er, launch the Internet Explorer and ente r the URL of Built-in Viewer in the a ddress field. For e xample, if the I P address of VN-V686WPU is 192.168.0.2, ent e r as f ollows: http://192.168.0.[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Screen Configu r ation of MPEG4 Viewer MPEG4 Vie wer A B D C A DisplaySize Switches the displa y size. (V G A or QV GA ) Note : ● When the V GA JPEG is reduced to QVGA and when QV GA JPEG is enlarged to VGA, the l oad on the computer will increase. B Pa u se Pauses/Resumes playbac k of motion image[...]

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    101 M emo : ● T o us e Built-in MPEG4 Viewer of VN-V686WPU, install “f fdshow” that is open source codec . Y o u can download “ffdshow” from the Inter net. MPEG4 Vie w er Config uration The MPEG4 V ie wer’ s settings window appears upon clicking the [Setup] button of the viewer . D Setup Displays Built-in Viewer settings window . This s[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer MPEG4 Vie w er Config uration (continue d) MPEG4 Viewer (continued) A Title Bar Display Setti ngs For setting displa y items on the vie wer screen. For t he MPEG4 Viewer , characters are display ed in the title bar of t he window . Camera ID Select A On B to displa y [Camera ID]. (Up to 16 alphan um er[...]

  • Page 103

    103 M emo : ● T o us e Built-in MPEG4 Viewer of VN-V686WPU, install “f fdshow” that is open source codec . Y o u can download “ffdshow” from the Inter net. ● The sett ings of Built- in Viewer are stored in the file nam ed Cookie. 䡵 Sear ching and deleting cookie files ● Open [T ool] - [Inter net Options] - [Advanced] of t he Interne[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Exiting t he MPEG4 Viewer T o exi t , press the [close] [ X ] b utt on at the top right of the windo w . ● During the ne x t star tup of Built-in View er, launch the Internet Explorer and ente r the URL of Built-in Viewer in the a ddress field. For e xample, if the I P address of VN-V686WPU is 192.16[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Creating a shor tcut for Built-in Viewer on the Desktop screen of the computer sav es you t he trouble of ha ving to enter the URL in the Internet Explorer. Create the shor tcut by f ollowing the procedure below . 1 Launch the Internet Explorer 2 Right-c lick at an ar bitrar y point on the Internet Explorer screen and select [Create Shortcut] C[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Operatio n The [PTZ Controller] window appears upon clicking the [PTZ] button of Built-in View er. Configure settings for the camera manual operation, preset position registration and A uto P an/Auto T race operation in the [PTZ Controller] screen. Note : ● Before using PTZ Controller , enter opera[...]

  • Page 107

    107 B A uto Function Function F or selecting the operation. Click [S tar t] to star t the selected Auto function. Click [S top] to s top the running Auto f unction. A list of patrol modes a ppears when A Au t o Pat r o l B is sele cted . A list of targets appears whe n A Intelligent T rac k ing B is selected. A ut o P an : The configured Aut o Pan [...]

  • Page 108

    108 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Operati on (cont inued) PTZ Controller Operation (continued) D Zoom This item sets the z oom operation of the lens when clic king the button. + : Z oom is set to TELE and the object becomes bigger . - : Zoom is set to WIDE and the object becomes smaller . M emo : ● When elect ronic zoom is set to oth[...]

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    109 H B/W Mode This sets the fun ction to switch fro m Colo r to B &W mod e. Color : A lwa ys be in Color mode. Black & White : Always be in B& W mode. A uto Low,A uto Mid, Auto High : This item automatically swi t ches between Color Mode and B&W Mode when t he luminance meets defined c onditions ov er 30 seconds. Select the se nsit[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Operati on (cont inued) PTZ Controller Operation (continued) K White Balance (continued) R Gai n Adjusts the R (red) h ue during AWC. + : I ncreases the redness or red le vel. - : D ecreases the redness or red le vel. [Setting values : 0 to 255] M emo : ● Click t he button once to c hange t o the nex[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Intelligent T racki ng (Manual Mode ) This function allows y ou to track and shoot t he color inform ation o f an object, which w as select ed b y clicking on the viewer screen. M emo : ● Y ou can change the tracking target an y time by cli cking the object while A Locke d B or A Losing B is display ed. ● Y ou can select whether to displa y[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer Registeri ng Preset P ositions The [PTZ Controller] window appears upon clicking the [PTZ] button. Click the [P os ition Memor y] tab of the [PTZ Controller] screen and register the preset positions in the [P osition Memor y] screen. Note : ● When [A uto Flip ] is se t to A Digital Flip B , preset [...]

  • Page 113

    113 A uto Pan Setti ng This item set s the Auto P an operation which moves at a cer tain speed from the configured [Star t Po s i t i o n ] . Click the [Auto P an] tab on the [PTZ C ontroller] scr een and configure settings at the [A uto P an] setting screen. C A D B E Click the [P os ition Memor y] tab to displa y the [P osition Memor y] screen. S[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Settings and operation of Built-in Vie wer A uto P an Settin g (contin ued) PTZ Controller Operation (continued) C A B E D Select the [ Mode] of t he Auto P an operation. Right : This rotates the camera horizontally in the right d irection fro m the [Star t Position]. Left : This rotates the c amera horizontally in th e left direction from the [...]

  • Page 115

    115 A uto T race Setting This item stores and r eproduces manual operation. Click the [A uto T race] tab on the [P TZ Controller] screen and configure settings at the [Auto T race] setting screen. Note : ● As Auto T race perform s simple saving of manual o peration, the position may be shifted during playback. ● A Digital Flip B cannot b e us[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Other s T roub lesho oting Symptom Causes and Count ermeasures Reference Pag e Video image does not appear P ower does not turn on. ● Is there a problem with the power cable connecting this unit and the power unit ? (If the power cable is too long or thin, the cable resis tance will be h igh and the correct voltage ma y not be supplied.) B Us[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Symptom Cau ses and Countermeasures Referen ce Page Multicast images cannot be play ed back ● Star t multicast transmission manually from the [Streaming] page of VN-V686WPU. ● In the cas e of multicast reception at B uilt-in Viewer , check that the multicast address a nd por t number of Built-in Viewer s e ttings coincide with those on the [...]

  • Page 118

    118 Other s T roub lesho oting (continued) Symptom Causes and Count ermeasures Reference Pag e TCP image s cannot be play ed back The maximum number of images that can be sent by VN-V686WPU via TCP is 20, and up to 20 B uilt- in Viewers can be connected to each VN-V686WPU unit. Make use of multicast for monitoring when the number of areas e x c eed[...]

  • Page 119

    119 䡵 Cam era Head Image pi cku p devi ce : 1 /4 typ e, Interl ine T r ansfer CCD 768 (H) x 494 (V) Mini mum object i lluminat ion Color : 1.0 lx (50 % out p ut, AGC Supe r, WIDE ed ge, Monit or T yp e CR T , Black L ev el 2) 0.5 lx (2 5 % output, A GC Super , WIDE ed ge, Monit or T yp e CR T , Black L ev el 2) During B&W : 0.08 lx (50 % ou t[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Other s 䡵 Accessori es :Start-up Gui de ........ ........ ........ ......... ..... 1 CD-ROM .... ........... ........ ........ ......... ..... 1 W arranty Car d (F or USA)......... ...... ..... 1 Ser vice Information Card (For USA) ... 1 RJ-45 Conversion Connector .............. 1 䡵 Dimension [Unit: mm (inch)] 䡵 W all mounting hole [Unit:[...]

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