Sanyo VCC-WB4000 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL Network Camera VCC-WB4000 Abou t this manua l Befor e inst alli ng a nd usi ng t his un it, please rea d th is ma nual c aref ully. Be su re t o keep it handy fo r later re ferenc e. L5AM2/ US (VCC- WB4000 ) GB 2 003, 6, 6[...]

Contents Information to user ........................................ 2 Precautions ................................................. 3 Features ..................................................... 4 Accessories ................................................. 4 Operating environment .................................... 4 Name and Function of Eac[...]

Information to user Safety Guard THIS SYMBOL INDICAT ES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THIS U NIT. WARNING: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO CK , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAI N OR MOISTURE. This installation should be made by a qualified service person and shoul d con[...]

Precautions In case of p roblem Do not use the camera if smoke or a st range odour comes from the unit, or if it seem s not to function correctly. Disconnect the power cord immediately, and consult your deal er (or a Sanyo Authorized S ervice Centre). Do not op en or mo dify Do not open the cabi net, as it may be dangerous and cause damage to t he [...]

Features Web Se rver Funct ion This camera is equipped with a web server function. The camera can be accessed using a computer ’ s web browser in order t o view the camera images. In addition, up t o a maximum of 16 users can simultaneously access a single camera on the network. Networ k Connections This camera is equipped with both an Ethernet c[...]

Name and Function of Each Part PC CARD RS-232C ALARM IN OUT MODEM PC COM D/N IN AC24V DC12V GND 1 2 ETHERNET POWER MONITOR OUT 5 6 7 1 2 3 3 CLASS 2 WIRING 4 1 Lens mount c ap Attach this cap to protect the lens mounting section. When using the cam era, remove the cap and attach the aut omatic iris-type lens (sold separately). 2 Camera moun ting br[...]

Name and Function of Each Part CLASS 2 WIRING PC CARD RS-232C ALARM IN OUT MODEM PC AC24V DC12V GND 1 2 ETHERNET POWER MONITOR OUT 8 H G JF I 9 COM D/N IN 8 Link in dica tor This indicator illuminates when the cam era is connected to a network. It flashes whi le data transmission is in progress. The indicator switches off when the camera is connect[...]

Attaching the Lens Use a DC-type automatic iris-type l ens (sold separately). 1 Remove the lens mount cap. 2 Attach the CS mount-type lens. Note: The “ L ” part of the lens should be 5 mm or less in length. If a l ens that does not conform to this standard is used, it will not be possible to attach the lens correctly. Gently screw the lens into[...]

Flange Back Adjustment The flange back is the distance between the lens (sold separat ely) and the image capturing surf ace of the camera. It is adjusted at the time of shipment from the fact ory to accommodate the t ypes of lenses that are generally assumed t o be in use. Accordingly, the flange back does not normally need to be adj usted. However[...]

Connections Turn off the power for all equipment before making any connections. Basic Connections 1 Connect the camer a to a computer. Connect a cable between the ETHERNET connectors of the camera and the computer. Use a crossed wire-type Ethernet cable. 2 Connect th e power supply. After connecting the power supply, install the supplied ferrite co[...]

Connections Connec ting to a LAN Use an Ethernet cable to connect the ETHERNET connector of the camera to the LAN ’ s Ethernet switching hub. ☞ Use a straight-type Ethernet cable. Conn ecting to the In terne t Use an Ethernet cable to connect the ETHERNET connector of t he camera to a device such as a router or ADSL modem that is connected to t[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings In order to use the cam era as a network camera, you m ust make the following settings in t he order given. 1 Installation of Plug-in Software to the Computer (p. 12) Insert the contents of the supplied setup CD-ROM to the computer. Note: The same setup CD-ROM is supplied with both t he network camera and the net[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 1 I nstall ation of Plu g-in Sof tware to the C omput er Install the plug-in soft ware (on the setup CD-ROM) onto t he computer that is to be used. Installing the plug-in software makes it possible to view live images from network cameras using the com puter ’ s web browser. 1 Turn on the pow er for the comput [...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 8 Type in your username and organization name, and th en click the [Next] button. 9 Click the [Install] button. Installation of the sof tware will start and the window display will change to show the installation progress. 10 Click the [Finish] button. This completes the installation of the plug-in software. (Uni[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings Brows er Setti ngs Check that the Security settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer are set as described below. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu, click the Security tab and then click the Custom Level button to display the set tings. 1 Click “ Enable ” for “ Run ActiveX con trols and plug -ins ?[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 2 Wired LAN Settings Once the plug-in software has been installed, use the computer ’ s web browser t o access the camera. Note: The network camera handles large volumes of image data that has been compressed into JPEG2000 format. In order t o provide smooth access to t he camera, you should close any other app[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings Initial Camera Screen The initial screen is displayed once t he network camera and the computer have been set. The initial screen contains the butt ons that are required for m aking various settings, and it al so shows live images from the network camera t hat have been compressed int o JPEG2000 format. 1 Image q[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 2 Menu select b uttons The live image display area and set ting area changes when you cli ck on one of these buttons. • [LIVE VI EW] butt on Live images can be monitored. • [VIEW FRAME] button Sets the live image display area to a fixed image size (720x480). • [NETWORK] b utton Used when making network set [...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 6 ALARM DATA indicator • Lit red: (alarm recording imag e playback is possible) Internal memory or expanded memory (installed in the PC card sl ot) is filled by alarm recording images. • Lit orange: (alarm reco rding image playback is not possible) Alarm recording images are currently being transferred from i[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings G RESOLUTION and EXPANSION set tings (default setting s: 640x480, x1) • Select the image resolution from the drop-down list box. The volume of data transmitted will be larger when a higher resolu tion is s elect ed. • Use the drop-down list box to set the enlargement ratio to x2 or x4 (when the image size is [...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 3 NETWO RK SET S etti ngs These settings are used in order to connect the cam era to the network. After these settings have been completed, you may also have to make wireless LAN set tings or PPP settings. More than one camera can be connected to the same network, but i n order to do this, you will need to make s[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings 7 MAC ADDRESS display This shows the Mac address for the camera. Note: • Up to a maximum of 16 individual users can access a single camera on the network at the same time. However, only one user out of this maximum of 16 users can be accessing at Operator or Administrator level at any one time. • Depending on[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings Viewing Live Images Without Typing In a Usern ame or Password (ID1 only) Normally you need t o type in a password at the password entry screen in order to display the live image screen. However, if you make the settings described below, you can view t he live image screen without having to t ype in a password. In[...]

Network Camera (Wired LAN) Settings Access Level Settings When operating the network came ra, you need to select an access level to either l imit operations to only the monitoring of l ive images or to allow menu set tings to be changed as well. The access level setting depends on the “ Username ” and “ Password ” that are typed in after th[...]

CLOCK SET Settings This lets you set t he camera ’ s internal clock. You can al so make settings for sum mer time. Click the [CLOCK] menu select button. The CLOCK S ET screen wil l be displayed. Set the dat e and time using the drop-down list boxes, and then click the [SET ] button. Note: To return to the live image screen, click the [ LIVE VIEW][...]

CAMERA Settings Click the [CAMERA] menu select button. This lets you set the cam era title and adjust the images and make day/night settings in accordance with the cam era setting-up conditions. The CAMERA SET screen will be displayed. Note: If you click the [LIVE VIEW] button, the live image screen will be displayed. 1 LIVE I MAGE This displays th[...]

CAMERA Settings 6 ELECTRONIC SHUT TER This setting is used when I RIS is set to automatic iris. Setti ng ra nge: 1/ 60 (default set ting), 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000 7 BLC (backlight co mpensation) Available settings: • OFF (default setting): Backlight compensation is not carri ed out. • MULT I (multip le point photome[...]

CAMERA Settings Setting the camera title 1 Move the cursor to the curr ent camera title (e.g. NET_CAM), an d delete the title. 2 Type in the new camera title (e.g. SANYO01). Note: The camera title can be up t o eight characters in length, and may include alphanumeric characters and the underscore character only. 3 Click the [SET] butto n. The new c[...]

CAMERA Settings 1 MODE This sets the DAY/NIGHT mode. Item Operation after selection Required settings AUTO (p. 29) Monitoring switches automatically between color and black & white depending on the luminance of the obj ects. 2 AGC Gain 4 LEVEL 6 BURST COLOR (p. 29) Images are monitored i n color regardless of the luminance of the objects. In ad[...]

CAMERA Settings ☞ AUTO Mode S ettings 1 Click the [DETAIL] b utton in the DAY/NIGHT field and set MODE to “ AUTO ” . 2 Set “ AGC Gain ” to “ +12 dB ” (example). 3 Set “ LEVEL ” to “ LOW ” (example). The switching level for changing bet ween color and black & white can be set to one of three levels: LOW, MID and HIGH. 4 Set[...]

CAMERA Settings ☞ B/W Mode Settings 1 Click the [DETAIL] b utton in the DAY/NIGHT field and set MODE to “ B/W ” . 2 Set “ AGC Gain ” to “ +12 dB ” (example). 3 Click the [SET] button. This completes the B/W mode settings. Monitoring will switch to black & white according to the set conditions. ☞ TIMER Mode Settings Example: To s[...]

CAMERA Settings ☞ Using an IR lamp to illu minate during black & white monitoring in COLOR mod e When using CO LOR mode, connect a device such as an IR lamp to the ALARM OUT terminal and connect an infrared sensor (for forcibly switching to black & white monitoring) to the D/N IN terminal . ( Figure 1 ) The IR lamp can then be made to ill[...]

Alarm Settings Click the [ALARM] menu select button. The camera is equipped with t wo types of alarm function. When an outside intruder is detected, these al arm functions can be used t o record the images immediately before the al arm occurred (pre-alarm recording) and the alarm images themselv es (post-alarm recording) into the camera ’ s inter[...]

Alarm Settings 1 ALARM REC USE This function stops any motion that occurs during alarm setting. After t he alarm settings have been made, change this setting to “ USE ” so that alarms can be det ected in accordance with the settings. 2 EXTERNAL ALARM Select “ NC ” (normal close) or “ NO ” (normal open) to display the external alarm sett[...]

Alarm Settings 9 ALARM SOUND MODE This setting causes an alarm warning to sound when an alarm is detected. If set to “ USE ” , “ BEEP OFF ” appears in the initial screen when an alarm is detected at the same time as the alarm buzzer sounds. If you cl ick this indicator, the alarm buzzer will st op. F ALARM BUFFERING Set to “ ON ” to rec[...]

Alarm Settings 5 ALARM RESOLUTION This sets the image size for data being recorded into the internal memory. Note: When playing back images that have been recorded at a size of 720x240, the vertical size will be adjusted so that they become 720x480 images. 6 OVERWRITE Always be sure to insert the expansion memory card into the card slot before turn[...]

Alarm Settings (Con necti on met hod) 1 Connect an i nfrared sensor or similar to the ALARM IN terminal at the rear of the camera. 2 Connect a buzzer or lamp to the ALARM OUT t erm inal . Once the connections are complete, install the sup plied ferrite core (A) to the power cord . MOTION DETECTOR S ET Settings 1 Set “ ALARM REC USE ” to “ NO [...]

Alarm Settings External Alarm Sensor and Motion Detector Settings 1 Set “ ALARM REC USE ” to “ NO USE ” (example). 2 Set “ EXTERNAL ALARM ” to “ NO ” (example). 3 Set “ MOTION D ETECT OR ” to “ ON ” . The motion detector level and MOTION DETECTO R SET screen will be displayed. 4 Use the dr op-down list box to change the “ [...]

Alarm Settings Motion Detector Level Sensitivity Sett ing The default setting for the m otion detector sensit ivity is “ 5 ” . The set ting can be selected from a level ranging from “ 1 ” (High) through to “ 10 ” (Low). 1 Set “ MOTION DETECTOR LEVEL ” to “ 2 ” (example). Insert sensor marks for the motion detector settings (grid[...]

Alarm Settings B C onti nuous A larm Output 1 Set “ ALARM OUT ” to “ NO ” (example). 2 Set “ ALARM OUT MODE ” to “ REMOTE CONTROL ” . 3 Set “ ALARM OUT TIME ” to “ REMOTE ” , and then click the [SET] button . This comp lete s the s ettin g, so r eturn to the live image screen. T he “ REMOTE ALARM ” indicator (gray) will [...]

Alarm Settings Alarm Detection and Recording A Using Only Post-alarm Recording 1 Set “ BUFFERING AREA ” to “ (PRE/POST) 0/10 ” . When an alarm is detected, the ratio wil l be set to Pre = 0 (zero)/Post = 10. In other words, only post-alarm recording wi ll be set. 2 If an alarm is detected in the live image screen, the i ndicators will illum[...]

Alarm Settings Recording New Alarm Data If recording new alarm dat a into the camera ’ s internal memory, you should delete the old data that is recorded in the memory. This will free up memory space so that the new al arm data can be recorded. (p. 48) Note: • If an expansion memory card (CF ) is installed, the alarm data will f irst be recorde[...]

Alarm Settings Saving to an Expansion Memory Card If you would like t o save and play back several sets of alarm data from the camera ’ s internal memory, use a CompactFlash memory card with a capacity of 16MB or greater. CompactFlash memory cards are onl y used to store alarm data that has been recorded into the internal memory. This means that [...]

Viewing Live Images The initial screen (live image screen) can be accessed by starting up the computer’s web browser and pointing it to the IP address for the network camera. The live image screen wi ll then be displayed. • Live images will appear in the display area ( 1 ) while they ar e being mon itored. Use the camera setting screen to chang[...]

Viewing Live I mages Viewing the View Frame Screen Click the [VIEW FRAME] menu select button. The menu select buttons wi ll disappear. The live images in the view f rame will be displayed at a screen size of 720x480, regardl ess of the screen size that has been set in the live image screen. To return to the live image screen, click the [BACK] butto[...]

Playing Back Alarm Data Alarm detection data (when an ext ernal sensor or motion detector have been set) and alarm i mage data is automatically recorded. Moreover, this dat a is also played back in the live image screen. Playing Back Alarm Data in the Camera ’ s Internal Memory 1 Click the ALARM DATA indicator (while it is gree n or red). The ALA[...]

Playing Back Alarm Data Playing Back Expansion Memory Card Images 1 Click the ALARM DATA indicator while it is re d or g reen. The ALARM DA TA LIST screen will be displayed, and the first i mage that was recorded will be displayed in t he PREVIEW screen. 2 Click on the alarm data to be played back, and then click the [PLAY] bu tton. The filename of[...]

Playing Back Alarm Data Descriptions of Alarm Operation Buttons f or Saving Data to a Computer 1 RESOLUTION This lets you change the resolution of the images. (Selection screen example) 2 FRAME RATE This sets the transmission speed for images. Available settings: BASIC, MID 1, MI D 2, MID 3, HIGH 3 IMAGE No. This shows the i mage number. The image [...]

Playing Back Alarm Data Alarm Data Deleting 1 Click the ALARM DATA indicator while it is re d or g reen. The ALARM DA TA LIST screen will be displayed. 2 Click the check boxes to select the alarm data t o be dele ted, an d then cl ick the [DELETE] button. The alarm data delete confirmation dialog box will be displayed. 3 Click the [OK] button. The [...]

Saving Live Images and Alarm Images Saving Live Images onto a Computer The camera images that are being monitored can be saved as st ill images in the computer ’ s storage area in JPEG2000 format. 1 Right-click the mo use on th e image to be saved. The images will be paused and an image save pop-up menu will be displayed. 2 Click “ Save JPEG 20[...]

Saving Li ve Images and Alarm Images Saving All of a Single Alarm Event onto a Computer 1 Click the ALARM DATA indicator while it is re d or g reen. The ALARM DA TA LIST screen will be displayed, and the first i mage that was recorded will be displayed in t he PREVIEW screen. 2 Click the [PLAY] button and then click the [DOWNLOAD] button. A message[...]

WIRELESS LAN SET Settings Make the wireless LA N settings in the following order. 1 Camera wired LAN settings (TCP/IP settings) Make sure that the settings i n “ Network Camera S ettings ” (p. 15) have been carried out . 2 Wireless LAN device settings (T CP/IP settings) Refer to the documentation that is provided with the wireless LAN device fo[...]

WIRELESS LAN SET Settings Camera Wireless LAN Settings Make these settings after steps 1 and 2 on page 51 have been completed. 1 Click th e [WIRELESS LAN] me nu select button. The WIRELESS LAN SET screen wi ll be displayed. 2 Select “ USE ” from the [ WIRELESS LAN USE] dr op-down list box. If the wireless LAN card has been inserted, the items m[...]

WIRELESS LAN SET Settings Description of WIRELESS LAN SET Screen 1 CURRENT CHANNEL The transmission mode (frequency channel ) that was set for t he wireless LAN device (access point) will be displayed here automatically. 2 ESS ID This is a verification code f or transmissions sent over the wireless LAN from the camera to the wireless LAN device. Ex[...]

PPP (Dial-up) Settings Two types of PPP settings can be made: Connecting to an “ Internet Service Provi der ” or “ Connecting fro m a computer ” . PPP Connection to an Internet Service Provider You can connect the cam era to an Internet Service Provi der via a telephone line and then use the separately-sold Net work Archiving Software to tr[...]

PPP (Dial-u p) Setting s 2 Set “ CONNECT ” to “ N ” . 3 Click the [CAMERA SET ] and [RECORD MODE SET] bu ttons and make the respective setting s. 4 Click th e [LOCAL SERVER SET] button . The LOCAL S ERVER SET screen will be displayed. • LOCAL SERVER USE: Set to “ USE ” . • LOCAL SERVER IP ADDRESS: The computer that has t he Network [...]

PPP (Dial-u p) Setting s ☞ DIAL TO PROVIDER Settings 1 Click t he [PPP] menu sel ect but ton. The PPP SET screen wi ll be displayed. 2 Select “ USE ” from the “ DIAL T O PROVIDER ” drop-do wn list box and then click the [DETAIL] button. The PPP SET (TO PROVIDER) screen will be displayed. 3 Set the following items for connecting to the acc[...]

PPP (Dial-u p) Setting s 9 Make the following settings if required. • BAUD RATE: Normally “ 115200 bps ” • DATA SIZE: Normally “ 8 bits ” • PARITY: Normally “ NONE ” • STOP BIT: Normally “ 1 ” 10 Once you have finished changing the settings, click the [S ET] butto n. ☞ MODEM CONNECTIONS • The modem should be an RS-232C e[...]

PPP (Dial-u p) Setting s 3 Set the following items. • LOGI N ID : Type in a username of 19 characters or less to use f or the dial-up networking settings on the computer. • PASSWORD: Type in a password of 19 characters or less to use f or the dial-up networking settings on the computer. • IP ADDRESS: Type in the IP address for the camera to u[...]

RS-232C Settings (RS-232C SE T) This sets the communication speed for the RS-232C connector of t he camera when the camera is connected to a computer for m aintenance and servicing. Click the [RS-232C] menu select button. The RS-232C S ET screen will be displayed. Select the communication speed from the drop-down l ist box, and then click t he [SET[...]

STATUS Checking This displays information about the cam era status. Click the [STATUS] menu select button. The STATUS screen will be displayed. Note: If you click the [LIVE VIEW] butt on, the display will return t o the live image screen. 1 FIRMWARE VERSION This shows the versi on number for the camera ’ s firmware. 2 SUB-MICROCOMPUTER VERSION Th[...]

Glossary of Terms Cookie A system whereby a computer (HTTP server) that hosts web pages sends information that is stored by a user ’ s computer, so that when that user visits the same web page a second time, the information that has been automatically saved is transmitted back to the HTTP server. For example, it assigns a unique number to the inf[...]

Glossary of Ter ms MAC addr ess (Media Access Con trol address) A 12-digit hexadecimal identification number that is assigned to LAN cards and LAN boards in a computer. Complex device arrangements may use IP addresses, but whereas IP addresses are assigned as required by a net work system administrator, MAC addresses are burned into the LAN card at[...]

Glossary of Ter ms Pre-alarm an d post-alarm recording Pre-alarm and post-alarm recordi ng involve recording data according to a sel ected ratio in the camera ’ s internal memory. The default ratio is pre-alarm = 0 / post-alarm = 10. When an alarm is detected in this condi tion, only post-alarm images are recorded in t he camera ’ s internal me[...]

Troubleshooting If the camera cannot be connected If the live image screen does not appear when you type the camera ’ s IP address into the location bar of the web browser, check the following items. • Is the Eth ernet cable con nected corr ectly? If the cable is not connected correctly, the link indicator at the rear of the camera will not be [...]

Specifications Lens : CS mount Picture el ement : 1/3 i nch 420,000 pixel CCD Effective pixels : 768 (H) x 494 (V) Minimum object il lumination : 0.6 l x (F1.2, color mode), 0.03 lx (F1.2, B /W mode) White bala nce : AUT O/INDOOR/OUTDOO R/MANUAL manually selectable Electroni c shutter : 1/60 t o 1/10000 sec. Automatic iris : DC drive, 4-pin ALARM I[...]

SANYO INDUSTRIAL VIDEO COLOR VIDEO CAMERA LIMITED W ARRANTY OBLIGATIONS In order to obtain warranty service, the product must b e delivered to and picked up from an Authorized S anyo Service Center at the user’s expense, unless specifically stated otherwise in this warranty. The names and add resses of Authorized Sanyo Service Centers may be obta[...]

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