Panasonic BB-HNP15A User manual

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Operating Instructions
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Network Camera Recorder
with Viewer Software
Model No. BB-HNP15A

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1 Product Introduction ....................................................7
1.1 Looking at Installation Procedure .................................................. 7
1.2 Starting or Closing This Software ................................................. 8
1.2.1 Starting Operation Window ....................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Closing Operation Window ....................................................................... 9
1.2.3 Closing This Software ............................................................................... 9
1.3 Performing License Registration ................................................. 10
1.3.1 Registering a New License ..................................................................... 10
1.4 Changing the displayed language ............................................... 12
1.5 Setting Recording Environment .................................................. 13
1.5.1 Setting a Folder to Save Recorded Images ............................................ 13
1.5.2 Setting a Proxy Server ............................................................................ 18
2 Software Operation ....................................................20
2.1 Registering the Camera .............................................................. 20
2.1.1 Creating New Camera ............................................................................ 20
2.1.2 Setting Cameras ..................................................................................... 24
2.2 Network Camera Recorder Window ........................................... 38
2.2.1 About the Application Windows .............................................................. 38
2.3 Monitoring the Camera ............................................................... 50
2.3.1 Multi-Monitoring Page ............................................................................. 50
2.3.2 Using the Camera Operation Bar ........................................................... 53
2.4 Recording the Image ................................................................... 56
2.4.1 Recording Method .................................................................................. 56
2.4.2 Recording All Images .............................................................................. 57
2.4.3 Motion Detection Recording ................................................................... 58
2.4.4 Alarm Recording ..................................................................................... 59
2.4.5 Timer Recording ..................................................................................... 60
2.5 Playing the Recorded Images ..................................................... 67
2.5.1 Display the Recorded Images ................................................................. 68
2.5.2 Searching the Recorded Images ............................................................ 70
2.5.3 Confirm the Recorded Image on the Playback Screen ........................... 72
2.5.4 Playback Recorded Images on the Multi-Playback Page ....................... 74
2.6 Application Window Operation .................................................... 77
2.6.1 Selecting Camera ................................................................................... 77
2.6.2 Multi-Monitoring Page Settings ............................................................... 78
2.6.3 Setting Playback Volume ........................................................................ 86
2.6.4 Multi-Playback Page Settings ................................................................. 87
2.6.5 Recorded Images Page Settings ............................................................ 90
2.7 Editing Recorded Images ............................................................ 92

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2.7.1 Converting the Recorded Images ........................................................... 93
2.7.2 Copying the Recorded Images ............................................................. 101
2.7.3 Deleting the Recorded Images ............................................................. 103
2.7.4 Changing the Keyword of the Recorded Images .................................. 104
2.7.5 Copying Display Screens ...................................................................... 105
2.7.6 Displaying the Recorded Image Information ........................................ 107
2.8 Use Remote Access Functions ................................................. 108
2.8.1 Configuring the Settings ....................................................................... 110
2.9 Other Features .......................................................................... 121
2.9.1 Audio Transmission ............................................................................... 121
2.9.2 Exporting/Importing the Camera Information ....................................... 122
2.9.3 Copying Camera Images ...................................................................... 124
2.9.4 Deleting the Registered Cameras from the List .................................... 125
2.9.5 Deleting the Timer Setting .................................................................... 127
2.9.6 Checking the Recording Capacity and Remaining Time ...................... 129
2.9.7 Executing Restore Program and Log Analysis ..................................... 131
2.10 Specifications ............................................................................ 136
2.11 Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 139
2.12 Error Message List .................................................................... 141
2.13 Default Setting List .................................................................... 160

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Main Features
Full Screen Display (see page 38)
New full-screen display function.
You can expand the window to cover the entire desktop.
Display Recorded Images as a Chart (see page 68)
You can view the list of recorded images as a chart.
The camera name, recording time and recording mode can all be checked from the
chart.
Simultaneous Playback (see page 74)
On the multi-playback page you can simultaneously play the recorded images from a
maximum of 4 cameras.
Customize the Camera Screen-layout (see page 81 and 85)
You can register up to 64 cameras.
You can enlarge a camera display and rearrange the order of camera screens on the
multi-monitoring page.
Convert in Several Image Formats (see page 93)
You can convert recorded images to several audio and video formats.
(MPG/JPG/WAV/ASF/AVI)
The converted images can be played back with Windows®Media®Player.
Recording Modes (see page 56)
10 timers can be set for each camera.
In addition, alarm mode*, which starts recording after detecting an action such as
doors or windows being opened and closed, is available.
Audio Transmission (see page 121)
Using this software, you can transmit audio to a camera that supports transmission.
Remote Access (see page 108)
Using the recording software on a separate PC (Personal Computer), you can view the
recorded images from a Panasonic Network Camera connected to a PC (remote
server) registered with the recording software.
Multiple Language Support (see page 12)
The default languages are Japanese and English. (2009/1 present)
* To set alarm recording, an outside sensor need to be attached to the camera.
See “Operating Instructions” for your camera for details.

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Screen shots in this document
Screen shots in this document were taken running this software on Windows XP.
The screens displayed when using a different operating system may differ slightly.
Trademarks
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries.
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Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
• Intel, Pentium and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
• ATI Radeon is trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
• All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective
owners.

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System Requirements for your PC
The following technical specifications are recommended for this software to work
properly with your PC and network.
Note
• The recommended number of cameras that you can register, monitor and
record simultaneously differs depending on the specifications of your
computer.
See page 136 for details.
• The approximate size of the recorded image can be calculated from the
recording method and the number of days to record.
Change the hard disk capacity considering [Calculated disk capacity to
record] (see page 25) and file size shown on page 16.
Items Description
Operating
System
Microsoft®Windows Vista®
Microsoft®Windows®XP
Microsoft®Windows®Server 2003
Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixel or higher
Web Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
File System NTFS (NT File System)
Audio*1
*1 When using a camera that supports audio.
Audio output feature (Speaker or Headphones)
Audio input feature (Microphone)

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1 Product Introduction
1.1 Looking at Installation Procedure
You must perform the following steps to use this software.
Read the End-User License Agreement (see attached leaflet).
You cannot install this software if you disagree.
(The legal agreement is required when installing this software.)
Install this software (see Important Information).
Performing License Registration (see page 10).
To use this software, the license registration is necessary.
(The attached registration code stickers are required.)
Setting Recording Environment (see page 13).
• Setting a folder to save recorded images.
• Setting the proxy server when using one.
Configure the camera (see page 20).
Monitoring the camera (see page 50).
Recording the image (see page 56).
Playing the recorded images (see page 67).

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1.2 Starting or Closing This Software
This software starts automatically when you boot up the PC.
•is displayed in the notification area while this software is running.
Note
To not start this software automatically when booting up the PC, right-click
and uncheck [Start on bootup] from the menu.
1.2.1 Starting Operation Window
Double-click on the desktop to start this software.
• Operation window of this software is displayed.
Note
• You can also start the operation window through the following procedures.
• From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs] → [Network Camera Recorder
with Viewer Software]
→ [Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software].
• From Explorer, double-click [ncr3.exe] in the location where the software was
installed.
• These softwares cannot work at the same time. Use only a software.
• To use this software, perform the license registration.
If no license has been registered when the operation window is started,
[Register the license key] will be displayed. Follow the steps on page 10.
Start
notification area
PC screen Displayed in the
notification area.

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1.2.2 Closing Operation Window
Click [File] [Exit] on the menu bar or select on the toolbar.
Note
Even when the operation window is closed, will not be removed from the
notification area.
When is displayed in the notification area, the timer recording function is
operating.
1.2.3 Closing This Software
1. Right-click in the notification area and select [Exit].
2. Click [Yes].
Note
• When you exit this software, will be removed from the notification area.
• When you exit this software, any timers that you have set stop operating.

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1.3 Performing License Registration
If no license has been registered when the operation window is started, [Register
the license key] will be displayed. Follow the steps below.
1.3.1 Registering a New License
1. Select [Help] [License Registration] on the menu bar.
2. Enter the registration code and license key, and click [OK].
3. Click [OK].
Note
• The registration code and license key are shown on the attached registration
code stickers. Characters are case sensitive, so enter them exactly as
printed.
• If the registration is complete, [License Registration] on the menu bar is
grayed out.

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Note
• If the following window is displayed, the registration code or license key is
incorrect. Confirm them, and enter them again.
• Keep the registration code and license key in a safe place where you will not
lose them.
Lost codes and keys cannot be reissued.

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1.4 Changing the displayed language
You can change the displayed language.
1. Select [Language] on the menu bar.
2. Select the language that you want to display.
• In the default setting, you can choose from the following languages.
(2009/1 present)
English or Japanese
3. Click [Yes].
• The displayed language will be changed after restarting the software.

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1.5 Setting Recording Environment
1.5.1 Setting a Folder to Save Recorded Images
This software records camera images to the hard disk on your PC. The folder can
be changed. After you have changed the destination folder, the recorded images
will be saved in the folder that you specified.
• If the destination folder is not specified, the recorded images are saved into the
[ncrdata] folder in the folder where this software is installed.
• You can change the destination folder to another folder or external hard disk
drives.
1. Select [Window] [Settings] on the menu bar.
2. Click [Preferences].
3. Configure the settings in the [Basic Settings] page and click [OK].
Note
When you change a setting, a mark is displayed on the icon for the item that you
changed. The setting is applied when you click [OK] or [Apply].
See page 45 for details on the settings icons.
After youclick [Preferences], the [Basic Settings] page is displayed.

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Basic Settings Page
Setting Description
Destination Folder Specify the destination folder to save recorded images (see
page 15).
Destination Hard
Disk Space
Set enough capacity as your destination disk to prevent the
system from getting unstable. (100 MB (Default) to 50,000 MB).
Limit the destination
recording capacity
To specify the limit of how much data can be recorded on the
destination disk, select [Limit the destination recording capacity]
and enter a value in [Destination Recording Capacity Limit].
Select [Stop all the recordings] or [Delete old files and keep
recording] (by 1 minute) when the capacity is full.
Connection method
to the camera
Set the connection method to use for audio and video when the
camera’s data format is set to JPEG (see page 25).
If you monitor and record camera images with audio over the
internet, the audio may be interrupted due to the network
environment. If this is the case, select [Images and audio are
connected separately].
There is a limit to the number of connections to the same camera
using this software (including BB-HNP11). If you select [Audio
and images are sent using one connection], do not make more
than 4 connections to the same camera. If you are making more
than 4 connections, select [Images and audio are connected
separately].

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Note
• You can also specify the destination folder for individual cameras (see page
23).
• If you select [Delete old files and keep recording] and change the destination
recording capacity limit to a value smaller than the current capacity, the old
images will be deleted.
(Example: if you change the destination recording capacity limit to 2 GB
when you recorded images up to 3 GB, 1 GB old images are deleted.)
• You can also limit the recording capacity of individual cameras (see page 27).
[Limit the destination recording capacity] (preferences setting) and [Limit the
recording capacity] (individual camera setting) cannot be used
simultaneously.
When [Limit the recording capacity] is set, the following window is displayed.
The recording capacity limitation of individual cameras is disabled by clicking
[OK].
• Audio interruption may be reduced by lowering the maximum bandwidth of
the camera, reducing the image resolution, or lowering the image quality.
Change the destination folder
1. Click [Browse...] in [Destination Folder] in the [Basic Settings] page (see page
14).
2. Select the destination folder, and click [OK].
• Create the folder in advance.

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Note
• The drive containing the destination folder must have more than 100 MB of
free space.
• Do not move, change or delete the files and folders in the destination folder.
Doing so can cause the program to behave unexpectedly.
• The path of the destination folder must be under 128 characters in order to
prevent the system from becoming unstable.
• File sizes of recorded images listed below can be used as a baseline.
[1 frame size (Image only)]
Data format: JPEG
• Recording capacity can be calculated by Size (KB) x Frame Rate (images per
second) x time (second).
Example:
640 x 480 resolution, Favor Clarity and 5 images per second for one hour:
50 (KB) x 5 (images/s) x 3,600 (s) =900,000 KB (About 879 MB).
If the audio is attached, add 4 KB per second.
900,000 (KB) + 4 (KB) x 3,600 (s) = 914,400 KB (About 893 MB).
[Image size per second (Image only)]
Data format: MPEG-4
Resolution Items Favor Clarity Standard Favor Motion
1280 x 1024 File Size About 100 KB About 77 KB About 60 KB
640 x 480 File Size About 50 KB About 35 KB About 27 KB
320 x 240 File Size About 25 KB About 16 KB About 10 KB
192 x 144 File Size About 10 KB About 7 KB About 5 KB
160 x 120 File Size About 7 KB About 5 KB About 3 KB
Resolution Items MPEG-4 Bit Rate*
640 x 480 File Size 768 Kbps
320 x 240 File Size 384 Kbps
192 x 144 File Size 128 Kbps
under 128 characters
e.g. D:/Camera Recorder_HNP15/HNP15_Images

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• Recording capacity can be calculated by MPEG-4 Bit Rate (Kbps) ÷8 Bit x
time (second).
Example:
640 x 480 resolution, MPEG-4 Bit Rate 768 Kbps for one hour:
768 (Kbps) ÷8 (Bit) x 3,600 (s) = 345,600 KB (337.5 MB)
If the audio is attached, add 4 KB per second.
345,600 (KB) + 4 (KB) x 3,600 (s) = 360,000 KB (About 352 MB)
* The MPEG-4 Bit Rate is dependent on the value of "MPEG-4 Bit Rate" in
"Video Streaming" in the camera settings.

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1.5.2 Setting a Proxy Server
You need to set the following settings to monitor the camera on the Internet you
using a proxy server. (You cannot connect to the camera without the proxy
settings.)
If you do not use a proxy server, this setting is not required.
1. Select [Window] [Settings] on the menu bar.
2. Click [Preferences] [Proxy Server Settings].
3. Check [Use a proxy server] on the [Proxy Server Settings] page.
• If you have already registered the camera, the following confirmation
window will display when you select the [Use a proxy server] checkbox.
4. Click [Yes].
• If you click [Yes], the [Use a proxy server] setting in the [Camera Settings]
page for all registered cameras is selected.
(However, a check mark will not be displayed for cameras registered with an
IPv6 address.)
Click [No] if you want to configure proxy server settings for individual
cameras (see page 23).
5. Set the parameters and click [OK].
Click [Proxy Server Settings].
Check [Use a proxy server].

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Proxy Server Settings Page
Note
Normally when the camera cannot access a proxy server, an error message is
displayed (see page 21), but there are cases when an error message is not
displayed with a proxy server error. In this case, the camera’s image is displayed
as a connection error (default is blue; see page 83).
Setting Description
Proxy Server
Address and Port
Enter the IP address of proxy server and port number.
Enter them after asking your administrator.
• Enter the alphanumeric characters. (Enter only the
numeric character for port number.)
• Proxy server does not support IPv6 connection.
Set the IPv4 address or URL that you registered by IPv4
domain name service.
Proxy User Name
and Proxy
Password
Enter the user name and password for the proxy server, if
required. Enter them after asking your administrator.
• Enter the alphanumeric characters.

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2 Software Operation
2.1 Registering the Camera
Before you can view or record images, each camera must be configured on this
software.
Note
• When registering a camera, make sure that the camera is connected to a
power outlet and to your network.
• The camera information can be imported and exported (see page 122).
• Monitoring stops while the settings page is displayed.
2.1.1 Creating New Camera
1. Select [Window] [Settings] on the menu bar.
2. Click [Add] (Camera) on the [Settings] page.
The configuration
windowof the item
that is selected on
the left is displayed.
When youclick [Add] from underneath “Camera”, a [Newcamera] item is added.
[Add] Button
[Search] Button