User manual CANON VK-64

[. . . ] This manual also explains how to use the Network Video Recorder VK-16 v1. 3 and Viewer-Only use. See P. 7 for the difference between the VK-64 and VK-16. See P. 40 for the functions not available in the Viewer Only mode. * VK-16 has the same functionality as VK-64 outlined in this manual, unless explicitly indicated otherwise. Request to Customers (1) Canon owns the copyright of this manual. The content of this manual may not be reproduced in its entirety or in part without prior permission. [. . . ] To edit settings: Step 1: Select a camera tab if available Click a tab to display that camera's settings. Step 2: Assign a location and zone 1 You can change the name of camera in the Camera Name field, if necessary. The camera name of Camera Server will not be changed. In the Location field, select a location for the camera from the drop-down menu. In the Zone field, select a zone for the camera from the drop-down menu. The Add Location or Add Zone dialog opens. Enter Location Name or Zone Name and click OK. 2 5 Register Storage Servers and Camera Servers 3 When you add a Zone in the Add Zone dialog, you must also add it to a Location in the same dialog. Select a location from the dropdown menu. Refer to P. 56 for how to add locations and zones. 63 Using the Add Camera Server Dialog Step 3: Update and setup camera thumbnail for Viewer 1 In the Preview area, a camera view is given. Click Update to grab a current frame from the camera. Captured image is shown in the thumbnail area, and is used as the thumbnail image of the Viewer screen. If you are not happy with the frame, click Start Control. You can record a Camera Server continuously at 1 frame per second and, for example, set recording to increase to 5 frames per second when motion occurs. 70 Recording Setting Flow Basic Recording Setting Flow Select "When" Screen The setting window depends on how to set "when" recording video. If you want to record video on a day of the week, specify the day of the week and time on the Add/Edit Schedule Item dialog under the Normal Schedule dialog. If you want to record video on a specific day, specify the day on the Special Day Schedule dialog and specify the time on the Add/Edit Schedule Item dialog under the Special Day Schedule dialog. Normal schedule When Day of the week Specific day Special schedule 6 Configuring Recording Schedules Tip Refer to P. 73 for how to use the Normal Schedule dialog. 101 for how to use the Special Day Schedule dialog. 71 Recording Setting Flow Select "What" Screen Select an option in the Recording Mode area on the Add/Edit Schedule Item dialog under the Normal Schedule or Special Day Schedule dialog, depending on what to record. For Normal schedule For Special Day schedule What Continuous recording Motion detection recording Sensor Event recording Select the recording mode and configure settings. While only the frame rate (fps) needs to be set for the Continuously at Max, further settings are necessary for the On motion detection and On sensor event on the Motion Detection Settings and Sensor Event Settings dialogs (respectively) displayed by clicking Settings. . . on the first dialog. Tip If you want to sequentially configure recording settings as you use the camera, first configure the Continuous recording. 83 for how to use the Motion Detection Setting dialog. 89 for how to use the Sensor Event Settings dialog. 72 Configure Normal Recording About the Recording Schedules window - Normal Recording The Recording Schedules window is used for configuring recording settings for each known Camera Server on the network. In the Configuration and Preferences screen, click the Recording Schedules tab and ensure the Normal Schedule is selected. The Normal Schedule consists of: Storage Server selector - Select the Storage Server to edit the recording schedule. When the Recording Schedules window is first opened, the first Storage Server in the list is shown with its associated schedule to the right. [. . . ] The selection boundary will become a Video Window and "snap" into alignment along the grid closest to it. 2 To re-size the Video Window, click any corner and drag the image outwards to `snap' to a larger grid area. The selection boundary will become a Video Window and "snap" into alignment along the grid closest to it. The Layout menu is also available by right-clicking anywhere in the Viewing Area. A Video Window can be increased in size to take up a number of tiles, (for example 4 tiles, 9 tiles etc) so that Video Windows of different sizes/priorities can be viewed. Tip 131 Working with Layout Grids The Viewing Area with a Small Grid could look like this: The Viewing Area with a Medium Grid could look like this: Note Although you can add more, the number of Video Windows you can display simultaneously will depend on your video card, the speed of your computer, the maximum frame rate (P. [. . . ]