2.3.1 About the Application Windows
Full screen mode
Press the  button to change to Full screen mode (expands the window over the entire desktop) on the multi-monitoring window and multi-playback window.
This software also supports widescreen displays.
Multi-Monitoring Window
Changes the display to Full screen mode.
Multi-Monitoring Window displayed in widescreen
Note
The above screen is an example of the Multi-Monitoring window displayed in widescreen. Depending on the widescreen's proportions, all buttons may not be displayed on the screen. In this case use the scroll bar to display the buttons.
Multi-Playback Window
Changes the display to Full screen mode.
Multi-Playback Window displayed in widescreen
Note
The above screen is an example of the Multi-Playback window displayed in widescreen. Depending on the widescreen's proportions, all buttons may not be displayed on the screen. In this case use the scroll bar to display the buttons.
Full screen (Multi-Monitoring Window/Multi-Playback Window)
Note
Press [Esc] to return to the continuous screen.
Full screen (Multi-Monitoring Window/Multi-Playback Window) displayed in widescreen
Multi-Monitoring Window
The images from registered cameras are displayed in the multi-monitoring window. (→ 2.4.1 Multi-Monitoring window)
1.
Click .
You can change the number of camera screens which are displayed. (→ Multi-Monitoring Page)
The default is a 4-screen display (2 rows × 2 columns).
4-screen display
16-screen display
You can rearrange the order of camera screens on the multi-monitoring page. (→ Rearranging the Image Order)
You can enlarge and display a portion of the camera display area. (→ Enlarging the Image Frame)
Note
If you double-click a camera's image on the multi-monitoring window, the display will switch to the single-monitoring window. When you double-click on the single-monitoring window, the display will return to the multi-monitoring window.
When pressing the [Tab] key while pressing [Ctrl] key, the page displays change as follows:
[Multi-Monitoring] → [Multi-Playback].
Single-Monitoring Window
On the single-monitoring window, a single image from the selected camera is displayed.
1.
Click  on the multi-monitoring window.
A single image from the selected camera is displayed.
Note
If you double-click a camera's image on the multi-monitoring window, the display will switch to the single-monitoring window. When you double-click on the single-monitoring window, the display will return to the multi-monitoring window.
If the click-to-center function is active, the display area of a camera image may move when you double-click the image.
The single-monitoring window does not support auto scan pages (→ Auto Scan). Changing to single-monitoring window while running auto scan on the multi-monitoring window stops auto scan.
Auto Scan will restart after returning to the multi-monitoring page whose layout was set in [Preferences] by clicking .
Search Window
Timelines are displayed in a chart in the Search window.
You can confirm at a glance the name of the camera, recording period, and the recording method.
Moreover, you can perform recorded image searches, playback, and change recorded image files, etc.
1.
Click .
The multi-playback window is displayed. (→ Multi-Playback Window)
2.
Click .
3.
Click [Search].
A list for the most recent day with recorded images is displayed.
The day on which the most recent images were recorded is selected.
Criteria box
Set the search conditions. (→ Searching for Recording Images to Playback)
[Search] Button
Search the recorded images according to the search conditions.
Image Timelines Chart
Displays the recorded images that matched the search conditions in a timeline chart. (→ Image Timelines Chart)
The search order can be changed by right-clicking [Camera Name] in the upper left corner of the list while pressing the [Ctrl] key.
Camera name (ascending order) <initial state>
Camera name (descending order)
Camera ID order
Playback list
Displays a list of the recorded images selected in the image timeline chart. (→ 2.6.3 Playing back Recorded Images on the Multi-Playback window)
[Playback] Button
The images selected from the playback list are played back on the multi-playback window. (→ 2.6.3 Playing back Recorded Images on the Multi-Playback window)
Playback Screen
Displays/plays back one of the recorded images selected in playback list. (→ 2.6.2 Checking the Playback Screen)
The displayed data can be edited. (→ 3.2 Editing Recorded Images)
Note
When you click the [Search] button, days with recorded images are displayed in boldface on the calendar. Clicking one of these days displays the list of images for that day. (→ 2.6.1 Selecting Recorded Images to Play)
If you click the camera name from the [Image Timelines Chart], the playback bar is set to start at the first image and end at the last image of the images recorded by the selected cameras. (→ Image Timelines Chart).
Multi-Playback Window
The recorded images that are selected on the [Playback list] are simultaneously played back in camera units on the multi-playback window.
1.
Select the desired recorded image in the [Playback list] on the [Search] window, and then click [Playback].
You can change the number of camera screens which are displayed. (→  3.1.4 Sets the multi-playback screen)
The default is a 4-page display (2 rows × 2 columns).
In a 4-page display, the recorded images of 4 cameras are played back simultaneously.
If a selected camera has no recorded images at the setting time, a black screen is displayed for that camera.
Note
When pressing the [Tab] key while pressing [Ctrl] key, the page displays change as follows:
[Multi-Monitoring] → [Multi-Playback].
Settings Page
In the Settings page, you can configure preferences, register and delete cameras, configure camera settings, and add and delete timers.
1.
Click  or  on the multi-monitoring window.
Configure the preferences for this software.
Basic Settings (→  Basic Settings Page)
Proxy Server (→  Proxy Server page)
Multi-Monitoring (→  3.1.2 Multi-Monitoring Page Settings)
Operation Support (→  Executing the restore program (manual))
E-mail Settings (→ 1.5.3 Setting E-mail notification)
Configure settings for individual cameras (→  Camera Settings Page).
Search Camera (→  With [Search])/Add Camera (→ With [Add])/Delete Camera (→  3.4.4 Deleting a Registered Camera from the List), Add Timer (→  Setting Timers)/Delete Timer (→  3.4.5 Deleting Timer Settings)
Importing/Exporting the Camera Information (→  3.4.2 Importing/Exporting the Camera Information).
The configuration page for the item that is selected on the left is displayed.
Displaying the Settings List
The settings list is displayed in tree form.
Expand an item by clicking , and collapse an item by clicking .
[OK] Button, [Cancel] Button, [Apply] Button, [Help] Button
[OK]
Applies changes to settings and closes the window.
[Cancel]
Closes the window without applying changes.
[Apply]
Applies changes, but leaves the window open.
Use [Apply] to save your changes when configuring several different settings.
If you have not made any changes, this button will be unavailable.
[Help]
Displays the corresponding Help page.
Use this when you do not understand the procedure.
Setting Change Icon Display
When you change a setting, a mark is displayed on the icon for the item that you changed.
The mark is cleared after the setting is applied by clicking [OK] or [Apply].
A green check mark appears on an icon for which a setting has been changed.
A blue plus mark appears on an icon for which a setting has been added.
A red X mark appears on an icon for which a setting has been deleted.
The mark is cleared after the setting is applied by clicking [OK] or [Apply].
Note
The following screen is displayed when you close the Settings page while marks still appear on icons in the settings.
If you click [Yes], the settings will not be applied.
Menu Buttons (Multi-Monitoring Window)
Menu Buttons (All Cameras)
Menu buttons corresponding to all registered cameras.
Move to Multi-Monitoring
Displays the multi-monitoring window. This button becomes green when the multi-monitoring window is displayed.
Move to Multi-Playback
Displays the multi-playback window. This button becomes green when the multi-playback window is displayed.
Layout
Switches the page display to 1×1, 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, and 4×4 variation. This is not reflected in the layout settings on the [Multi-Monitoring] page, and auto scan cannot be used. The button of the layout that is displayed becomes green.
Layout (Preferences)
Changes to the layout configured on the [Multi-Monitoring] page (→ 3.1.2 Multi-Monitoring Page Settings). This button becomes green when the window is displayed with Layout (Preferences).
Auto Scan
If there are several pages of images displayed, click the button to automatically switch the page every specified number of seconds according to the settings of [Auto Scan] in [Multi-Monitoring] under [Preferences]. (→ 3.1.2 Multi-Monitoring Page Settings) [1 to 60 seconds (Default setting is 5 seconds)]
Pressing the button during automatic switching stops Auto Scan. Only enabled in the [Multi-Monitoring] page when using the layout specified in [Preferences] (click ).
This button becomes green when the window is displayed with Auto Scan.
Full screen
Press the button to change to Full screen mode. (→ Full screen mode )
Press [Esc] to return to the original screen.
Preferences
The [Multi-Monitoring] page under [Preferences] is displayed.
Help
A menu screen is displayed by clicking the button.
Language
Changes the display language. Menu screen is displayed by clicking the button. [English (default), German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese]
Minimize
Minimizes this software. The software is displayed on the notification area when it is minimized.
Close
Closes the operating window of this software. (→  1.2.2 Closing the Operation Window)
Display the previous page/Display the next page
Displays the previous/next [Multi-Monitoring] page.
(Enabled if there is a previous/next page (monitoring page only), and disabled if there is not a previous/next page.)
Timer List
Displays a list of the timer settings (setting times and recording methods) for all cameras. (→  Displaying the Timer List (All Cameras))
Stop all the Timer Recordings of all cameras.
Stops all timer recordings of all cameras that are running.
Start all the Timer Recordings of all cameras.
Starts all timer recordings of all cameras that are stopped.
Menu Buttons (selected cameras)
Menu buttons corresponding to selected cameras.
Pan/Tilt/Home Position button
Outside buttons: Click these buttons to make large movements up/down/left/right.
Inside buttons: Click these buttons to make small movements up/down/left/right.
button: Click this button to move the camera to the home position registered in the camera.
Tele/Wide
Controls camera zoom.
 : Zoom in (Tele)  : Zoom out (Wide)
Edit Camera Settings
The Settings page of the selected camera is displayed. (→  Camera Settings Page)
Camera Portal Site
The selected camera portal site is displayed.
When using network video encoders, or 360° network cameras that have display mode set to quad streams, a portal screen displaying camera images of channel 1 is automatically displayed.
Manual Recording
A menu screen is displayed by clicking the button. Recording is started/stopped according to the recording method which is selected. Also, all the manual image recording of all cameras can be turned off.
Timer Recording
A menu screen is displayed by clicking the button. Starts/stops the selected timer recording according to the specified start and time.
Snapshot
Takes a snapshot with the selected camera.
Volume control (Listen button)
Turns the speaker on/off and controls playback volume. (→ 3.1.3 Setting the playback volume)
Volume control (Talk button)
Turns the microphone on/off and controls playback volume. (→  3.4.1 Audio Transmission)
Camera Operating Buttons
Control the basic functions of the selected camera. (→ 2.4.2 Operating the camera)
Note
The camera portal site is not opened with the Camera Portal Site when the camera address is set with an IPv6 address (→ Camera Settings Page).
To open the camera portal site, register the domain names registered with the IPv6 domain name service in the camera address.
Menu Buttons (Multi-Playback Window)
Move to Multi-Monitoring
Displays the multi-monitoring window. This button becomes green when the multi-monitoring window is displayed.
Move to Multi-Playback
Displays the multi-playback window. This button becomes green when the multi-playback window is displayed.
Layout
Temporarily switches the page display to 1×1 and 2×2 variations. This is not reflected in the layout settings in [Multi-Playback]. The button of the layout that is displayed becomes green.
Layout (Preferences)
Change to the layout configured in the [Multi-Playback] page (→ 3.1.4 Sets the multi-playback screen). This button becomes green when the window is displayed with Layout (Preferences).
Full screen
Press the button to change to Full screen mode.
Press [Esc] to return to the original screen.
Preferences
The Settings Page of the [Multi-Playback] is displayed.
Help
A menu screen is displayed by clicking the button.
Language
Changes the display language. A menu page is displayed by clicking the button. [English (default), German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese]
Minimize
Minimizes this software. This software is displayed on the notification area when it is minimized.
Close
Closes the operating window of this software. (→  1.2.2 Closing the Operation Window)
Search
Displays the Search page. (→  Searching for Recording Images to Playback)
Playback PNC File
Plays back downloaded recorded images from the camera or recorded images saved in the SD card of the camera on the computer.
Pan/Tilt/Home Position button
Allows you to control the display when the actual image's size is bigger than the display area.
Outside buttons: Click these buttons to make large movements up/down/left/right.
Inside buttons: Click these buttons to make small movements up/down/left/right.
button: Click to center the display.
Tele
Played-back images are enlarged (up to × 10).
Each time the button is clicked, the zoom rate increases by a set amount.
Wide
Played-back images are reduced (up to × 1.0).
Each time the button is clicked, the zoom rate reduces by a set amount.
Edit Camera Settings
The Settings page of the selected camera is displayed. (→  Camera Settings Page)
Camera Portal Site
The portal site of the selected camera is displayed.
Playback operating buttons
Controls playback of recorded images. (→  Multi-Playback Window)