The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Menu language] in the [Basic] settings. (→2.4.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
Select the camera to be displayed in the main area.
Quad: Displays images of Cam. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in 4-split screen.
1: Displays images from Cam. 1.
2: Displays images from Cam. 2.
3: Displays images from Cam. 3.
4: Displays images from Cam. 4.
[Live view] pull-down menu
You can select and switch to the image to be displayed in the main area from the following:
When “Quad” is selected: Stream(2)/JPEG(2)
When “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” is selected: Stream(1)/ Stream(2)/ JPEG(1)
The image in the main area is displayed based on the contents set in Stream(1) – (2) (→Stream(1)/Stream(2)) or JPEG(1) – (2) (→JPEG).
Also the first stream displayed when you accessed the camera can be set from “Initial display stream” of the [Image] tab.
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When “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” is selected and the image capture size is one of “3840×2160”, “2560×1440”, “1600×1200”, “1920×1080”, “1280×960” or “1280×720”, the image may become smaller than the actual size depending on the window size of the web browser. When “Quad” is selected, it may become smaller than the actual size depending on the window size of the web browser.
Stream information display
Displays the setup for stream encoding format, image capture size, bit rate, and frame rate for the live view of a stream.
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Displays the values set in the stream. The actual bit rate and frame rate vary depending on the network environment and the used PC.
[Refresh interval] pull-down menu
This pull-down menu will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed. Use it to select the display method of the JPEG image.
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MJPEG: Uses viewer software to display JPEG images successively as MJPEG (Motion JPEG). Not available if the viewer software is not installed.
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Refresh interval : 1s/Refresh interval : 3s/Refresh interval : 5s/Refresh interval : 10s/Refresh interval : 30s/Refresh interval : 60s: Refreshes JPEG format (still images) images at the specified interval.
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Depending on the network environment or the PC used, JPEG format (still images) images may not be refreshed at the specified interval.
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When “JPEG(2)” is selected for “Quad”, “Refresh interval: 1s” and “Refresh interval: 3s” are not available.
[Layout] pull-down menu
This pull-down menu will be displayed only when the images are displayed in “Quad”.
Select the layout of the camera images to be displayed in the main are from “4 split”, “360 deg.”, or “270 deg. + right below”.
[Zoom] buttons
Images will be zoomed in on with the electronic zoom by the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S”. When selecting “Quad”, this button will not be displayed.
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[x1] button: The images in the main area will be displayed at x1.
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[x2] button: The images in the main area will be displayed at x2.
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[x4] button: The images in the main area will be displayed at x4.
The brightness is adjustable from 0 to 255. Click the button to make the image brighter, or click the button to make the image darker. If you click the [Normal] button, the display will be reset to default. When selecting “Quad”, this button will not be displayed.
The [Rec. on SD] button will be displayed only when “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger” on the [SD memory card] tab. (→[Save trigger])
Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to 1.3 Record images on the SD memory card manually for descriptions of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
[Log] button
When the [Log] button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can be played.
Refer to 1.5 Display the log list for further information about the log list and for how to play images on the SD memory card.
[Viewer Software] button
Starts installation of the viewer software for display. This button will not be available if the viewer software is already installed on the PC, or if the “Automatic installation” of the [Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] in the [Basic] tab is set to “Off”. (→[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Automatic installation])
Camera title
The camera title entered for “Camera title” on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. (→[Camera title])
Support button
When this button is clicked, the support site below will be displayed in a newly opened window. This website contains technical information, FAQ, and other information.
This button will blink at an alarm occurrence, and the camera of alarm occurrence (one of (1) to (4) buttons) will light. When this button is clicked, all the alarm output terminal will be reset and this button will disappear. (→1.4 Action at an alarm occurrence)
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Since the blinking of the alarm occurrence indication button is not coupled to recording images to the SD memory card, forwarding E-mails, or other operations, check the settings of each operation separately.
Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. If the full screen button is clicked once when the image displayed in the main area is smaller than the main area, the image is displayed corresponding to its image capture size. If the full screen button is clicked once when images are displayed corresponding to their image capture sizes, images are displayed in full screen. To return to the “Live” page when displaying an image in full screen, press the [Esc] key. When selecting “Quad”, this button will not be displayed.
Snap shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu.
When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled. When selecting “Quad”, this button will not be displayed.
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The pop-up menu [Save] and [Print] will not be displayed if the viewer software is not installed.
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The following settings may be required.
Open Internet Explorer, click [Tools] → [Internet Options] → [Security] → [Trusted Sites] → [Sites]. Register the camera address on [Website] of the displayed trusted windows. After registration, close the web browser, and then access the camera again.
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When it takes longer than the specified period to obtain the snap shot picture due to the network environment, the snap shot picture may not be displayed.
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If the image capture size specified for JPEG cannot be obtained, JPEG images are displayed with the image capture size that could be obtained.
Therefore, when JPEG images obtained with snap shot are displayed on a PC, the displayed image size may differ from the captured sized.
Mic input button
Turns on/off the audio reception (hear audio from the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed only when “Mic input” is selected for “Audio transmission mode” in the setup menu. (→2.5.5 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] )
When the audio reception is turned off, the button will turn into the button and audio from the camera will not be heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/ Middle/ High) by moving the volume cursor .
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When “Adjust Mic input” is set to “Audio volume control mode” in the setup menu, the volume cursor is not displayed when using “Audio recording”.
Actual volume level will change in three steps even though the volume cursor can be adjusted minutely.
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If multiple camera browsers are open at the same time on the same computer, audio cannot be heard from the camera browsers that were opened later. Please only access 1 camera at a time.
SD recording status indicator
The status of the SD recording can be checked with this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, the SD recording status indicator will light red. It will go off when the SD recording stops.
Images from the camera will be displayed in this area.
The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display format” and “Date/time display format”. (→2.4.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
In addition, when being adjusted, the status of brightness (→[Brightness status display]) will be displayed as well as the characters configured for “Camera title on screen” (→[Display on screen]).
A zoom operation can be performed using the mouse wheel. (except “Quad”)
When clicking a desired point while displaying live images at x2 or x4 in the main area, the camera will move to locate the clicked point at the center of the main area.
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When the camera is operated by a user with a low access level, images displayed on the screen may be changed temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera.
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Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooting scene drastically changes due to the GDI restrictions of the OS.
*A phenomenon in which portions of the screen are displayed out of alignment.
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Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”.