Sanyo VA-SW3050LITE User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VA-SW3050LITE
Network Recorder (LITE version)
When you need to record and play the video, use the VA-SW3050 software.
The VA-SW3050 is the full-featured version of the VA-SW3050LITE and optionally available.

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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................... 2
■Features .................................................. 2
■System requirements ............................ 2
Software Setup Procedure ................... 3
Installing the VA-SW3050LITE Software .... 4
Starting and Logging in to the
VA-SW3050LITE Software .................... 5
■Logging off.............................................. 6
■Closing the screen ................................ 6
■Opening the screen ............................... 6
■Exiting from the software ..................... 6
Registering the Cameras with the
Software ................................................. 7
■Using the Camera Search function ...... 8
■Specifying the camera title ...................9
Viewing the Live Video ....................... 10
■Menu bar functions and operating
privileges .............................................. 11
■Tool bar functions ............................... 13
Operating the Cameras ....................... 15
■Changing the configuration stored on
the camera............................................. 16
Registering Users Accessing the
Camera ................................................. 17
■User registration .................................. 17
■Changing the user password ............. 18
■Deleting the registered user ............... 19
■Setting the user privileges for
operating the camera .......................... 20
Split Screen Layout .............................21
■Changing image layout on the
16-part split screen............................... 22
■Setting the image layout pattern
on the 4-part split screen..................... 22
Configuring Other Options .................23
■[Proxy] setting ..................................... 23
■[Clock] setting ...................................... 23
■[Start Up] setting ................................. 24
■[Buzzer] setting .................................... 24
■[Display] setting ................................... 25

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Introduction
The VA-SW3050LITE is a monitoring software for use with Sanyo’s CCD cameras.
Attaching the option board (VA-50LAN) to your camera and installing the software enable you to view
live video images from multiple cameras on your PC.
■Features
• Views live video from up to 128 cameras
• Switches screen display between a single screen, 4-part split screen or 16-part split screen
• Operates the camera(s) remotely and configures the settings stored on the camera
• Prints the video image displayed on your monitor display
• Registers up to 10 users and sets operating privileges for each camera
■System requirements
The system requirements for the VA-SW3050LITE are as follows:
•PC:IBM PC/AT and compatibles
•OS:Windows 2000 Professional SP4,
Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Windows XP Professional SP2
• CPU/Memory:
For configuration with 4 cameras:
CPU: Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz or higher, Memory: 512 MB or more
For configuration with 16 cameras:
CPU: Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz or higher, Memory: 1 GB or more
• Network interface: 100Base-TX
• Display card: 1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 16 million colors or higher
AGP graphics card supporting hardware overlay
Or PCI Express graphics card (Requires the latest DirectX 9.0c compatible driver. )
• Recommended graphics chip
ATI : RADEON9000 series or higher
nVidia : GeForce4 series or higher
: Quadro4 series or higher
Matrox : MillenniumP series or higher

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Software Setup Procedure
Perform the following procedures before using the VA-SW3050LITE software. For detailed instructions
on individual procedures, refer to the respective pages shown below.
1Install the option board (VA-50LAN) on the camera(s)
Refer to the separate “INSTALLATION MANUAL” for how to install the option board on the
camera(s) and make connection using LAN cables.
Configure the TCP/IP settings on PC
To change the IP address for a camera, you must first change the subnet mask and
default gateway values (for the IP address) on the PC, according to the camera. Note that
you must use the same subnet mask and the default gateway values as those for the
camera.
2Install the VA-SW3050LITE software Page 4
3Start the VA-SW3050LITE software and perform the login
procedure
When you log in to the VA-SW3050LITE for the first time, the [Camera
Setting] screen appears.
Page 5
4Register the camera(s) with the software
Register the camera(s) to access, and configure the camera settings such as
IP address and camera title. After registering the camera(s), the live video is
displayed on the main screen.
Page 7
5View the live video
You can customize how the video is displayed using the controls on the main
screen.
Page 10
6Register users accessing the camera
Register users who log in to the VA-SW3050LITE to access the camera(s). Page 17

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Installing the VA-SW3050LITE Software
Install the VA-SW3050LITE software on your PC. Start the installation program, and use the interactive
dialog boxes to advance the installation.
MEMO:
• When you use the non-Japanese version of
Windows, English is used for the display
language during installation.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and Service
Pack 1 are required to use the
VA-SW3050LITE software. If these
applications are not installed on your PC, the
install confirmation dialog appears, and the
files are installed automatically (steps 1,
9).
• If you want to change the install destination
folder, click [Browse] to select the desired
folder (step 4).
• If you want to change the Start menu folder,
type the new folder name into the box, or
select the desired folder from the existing
folder list (step 5).
• Restarting the system may be required after
completing the installation. When restarting
the system is required, follow the instruction
displayed on the screen.
To uninstall the VA-SW3050LITE software, open
the [Add or Remove Programs] window from the
Control Panel, and select “Network Recorder” to
begin the uninstall procedure.
Double-click “Setup.exe” on the supplied
CD-ROM
The installer starts up.
1Installation of the Microsoft
.NET Framework 1.1
(approximately 2 minutes)
2[Welcome to the VA-SW3050 Setup
Wizard] dialog
Click [Next].
3[License Agreement] dialog
Select the “I accept the agreement”
option and click [Next].
4[Select Destination Location] dialog
Click [Next].
5[Select Start Menu Folder] dialog
Click [Next].
6[Ready to Install] dialog
Click [Install].
7[Installing] dialog
8[Completing the VA-SW3050 Setup
Wizard] dialog
Click [Finish].
After the installation is completed,
close the dialog
The shortcut icon for the
VA-SW3050LITE appears on the
desktop.
9Installation of the Microsoft
.NET Framework Service Pack 1
To Uninstall the VA-SW3050LITE Software

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Starting and Logging in to the VA-SW3050LITE Software
1Double-click the shortcut icon on the
desktop.
The VA-SW3050LITE starts and the login
screen appears.
MEMO:
The VA-SW3050LITE icon appears in the
task tray at the right bottom corner of the
screen.
2Click the appropriate radio button to
select the display language.
Available display languages:
English, French, German, and Spanish
3Enter the user ID and password.
When you log in to the software for the first
time, use the factory setting values below.
USER ID : admin
PASSWORD : admin
Note:
If an invalid user ID or password is entered
three consecutive times, the dialog
displaying the authorization error message
appears. Clicking [OK] closes the login
screen automatically.
4Click [OK].
• When you start the software for the
first time or no cameras are
registered:
The [Camera Setting] screen appears.
Be sure to register the camera before
starting to use VA-SW3050LITE.
(Refer to “Registering the Cameras
with the Software” on page 7)
• When cameras are registered:
The live video is displayed on the main
screen.
(Refer to “Viewing the Live Video” on
page 10)
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The following operations are common to each
screen following login.
■Logging off
Click [Log Off] in the [File] menu.
The login screen is returned to.
■Closing the screen
Click the button in the top right corner of
the screen.
Alternatively, click [Close] in the [File] menu (the
[Close] button on the login screen).
This operation closes the screen and stores the
software in the task tray icon.
Since this is continually activated as permanent
software, the software remains operating and
functional.
■Opening the screen
Right-click the icon in the task tray to display
the context menu, and click [Return].
Alternatively, double-click the task tray icon.
The screen appears again.
■Exiting from the software
Right-click the icon in the task tray to display
the context menu, and click [Exit].
This exits from the software, and the task tray
icon disappears.
When Windows XP Firewall or some other
firewall program is active on your computer, the
computer is blocked from communicating with
the cameras and thus the system fails to operate
correctly. This means that you must disable the
firewall protection before you begin using the
VA-SW3050LITE software.
MEMO:
Note that, if you are using Windows XP SP2, its
firewall protection is enabled by default. When
the VA-SW3050LITE searches for cameras after
startup, the dialog confirming the firewall setting
appears. In this dialog, click [Unblock] to allow
the connection to the camera.
The camera can also be accessed concurrently
by multiple admin users via Web browsers.
However, when the user who uses the software
performs one of the following actions, other
Web-based concurrent admin users will be
disconnected:
• Camera registration
• Clock settings
Disabling the Firewall Protection
Concurrent Access via Web Browser

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Registering the Cameras with the Software
In order to view the live video after logging in, it is necessary to register the connected camera(s) with
the VA-SW3050LITE.
When starting for the first time, or in other cases where the camera is unregistered, the [Camera
Setting] screen appears automatically.
●When registering additional cameras or changing settings, select [Options] and then [Camera
Setting] from the menu bar.
1
Enter the IP address (or URL) for the camera.
If many cameras are connected or the
address is overlapping with another camera,
refer to "
Using the Camera Search
function
” on page 8.
2Setting communication conditions.
When you use the proxy server or SSL
encryption to connect to the camera, select
the appropriate check box respectively.
Note:
• To use proxy server, complete the proxy
settings under the [Options] menu
(refer to “Configuring Other Options”
on page 23).
• Configure the SSL according to the
camera settings.
3Enter the port number set in the camera.
The default value depends on the [SSL] setting.
•SSL(OFF) :80
• SSL (ON) : 443
4Enter the password.
Enter the password for guest user (Factory
setting value: guest) configured on the camera.
5Set the picture quality and resolution of
live images.
6In order to make the settings valid,
select the check box corresponding to
the camera.
7Click [SET].
This completes the setting procedure and
the configuration is transferred to the
camera.
When you register multiple cameras, repeat
steps 1 to 7.
8Specify the camera title.
Set while viewing image(s) for the
registered camera(s).
For details, refer to “Specifying the
camera title” on page 9.
9Click [Close].
The [Camera Setting] screen closes, and
the main screen opens with the live video
from the camera registered.
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■Using the Camera Search function
This function automatically searches all cameras connected to the network.
• All of the IP addresses for the detected cameras are listed on the [Camera Setting] screen.
• When there are overlapping IP addresses, you can specify the new IP address on the [Camera
Setting] screen.
MEMO:
At the time of factory shipment, the IP address for every camera is set to “192.168.0.2”.When you
connect multiple cameras with the factory setting, use the Camera Search function to configure the
unique IP address to the cameras.
1Click [Search Camera].
The MAC and IP addresses for the cameras
detected are listed in the [Search Camera]
dialog. The addresses are displayed in
ascending order for the MAC address.
2If there are any overlapping IP
addresses, in the [Search Camera]
dialog, select the camera(s) for which
the IP address needs to be changed and
click [Edit].
The [Edit IP Address] dialog appears.
3Enter new IP address.
To change the IP address for a camera, you
must first change the subnet mask and
default gateway values (for the IP address)
on the PC, according to the camera. Note
that you must use the same subnet mask
and the default gateway values as those for
the camera.
4Click [OK].
The new IP address is transferred to the
camera(s).
The [Edit IP Address] dialog closes, and the
IP address in the [Search Camera] dialog is
also updated.
Use the same procedure (steps 2 to 4) until
there are no overlapping addresses
remaining.
5Click [OK] in the [Search Camera] dialog.
All the IP addresses displayed in the
[Search Camera] dialog are automatically
reflected in the [Camera Setting] screen.
Note:
If there are any overlapping IP addresses,
the “Duplication Error” message is
displayed. When this error occurs, configure
the IP address again.
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Registering the Cameras with the Software
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■Specifying the camera title
Name cameras according to their installed locations, etc. for easy tracking on screen.
1Select the camera for which you want to
specify the title by clicking the
corresponding row.
The color of the row you selected changes.
2Click [View Camera (4)].
The still image from the camera(s) you
selected is displayed in the dialog.
A message appears when an error occurs.
A[Reload] button
Updates the still image in the dialog.
B[Close] button
Closes the dialog.
3Enter the camera title.
The title can be up to 16 alphanumeric
characters.
4In order to make the settings valid,
select the check box corresponding to
the camera.
5Click [SET].
This completes the setting procedure and
the camera title is transferred to the
camera(s).
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Selecting the check box in the title row
selects all the check boxes corresponding to
the cameras listed on the [Camera Setting]
screen.
2[Set All] button
Executes the [SET] command for all cameras.
3[Reload] button
Reloads the setting information (Camera
Title, Quality, Resolution) to display.
4[View Camera] button
Displays the still image for the selected
camera(s).
5[Copy] button
Copies the setting for the selected camera(s)
and retains it in memory.
6[Paste] button
Overrides the settings for a specified camera
with the copied contents.
7[Paste All] button
Overrides the settings for all cameras with the
copied contents.
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Other Buttons in the [Camera Setting]
Screen
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Viewing the Live Video
After registering the camera(s), the live video is displayed on the main screen.
The main screen appears immediately after login when a camera has already been registered.
1Menu bar (see page 11)
You can access various commands for the
VA-SW3050LITE from the menu bar.
Clicking the menu on the menu bar displays
the pull-down menu. Select the desired
command from the pull-down menu to
execute.
2Tool bar (see page 13)
The tool bar contains the commands and
information display buttons that are frequently
used.
3Camera title
The camera title that was set on the [Camera
Setting] screen is displayed.
4Current date and time
Date and time are displayed according to the
Windows setting.
5Video display area
Displays the live video.
You can use the button on the tool bar to
select the number of cameras to be displayed
(single screen, 4-part split screen and 16-part
split screen) (see page 13 2).
6Close button
Clicking the button closes the screen and
stores the software in the task tray icon
(refer to “Closing the screen” on page 6).
MEMO:
• Clicking the video displays the red frame
around it showing that the camera is
selected.
You need to select a camera before using the
camera controller (see page 15).
Clicking the video again cancels the selection
and the red frame disappears.
• In the following cases, only the message is
displayed with no video.
When image signals are interrupted for
approximately 30 seconds or more:
Communication Error
When no camera is registered:
SANYO
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Viewing the Live Video
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■Menu bar functions and operating privileges
• Certain features such as recording and playing the video are not available for the VA-SW3050LITE.
Those features (shaded in the table below) are grayed out and cannot be selected. If you need these
features, use the VA-SW3050 software, which is optionally available.
• The necessary privilege for executing individual operation is shown enclosed with the parentheses in
the Sub-menu column of the table below (ex. “Live View, Camera Control and Menu Setup”).
Configure user privileges on the [Edit Authentication] screen accessible from the [User Registration]
screen (see page 20).
Menu Sub-menu Description Refer to
1File Backup Backs up recorded data. –
◆Print (Live View) Prints the live video. Page 13 - 7
Log Off Logs off the software and
displays the login screen. Page 6
Close
Closes the screen and stores
the software in the task tray
icon.
Page 6
2Edit Search Image Searches images. –
3View ◆Full Screen (Live View) Displays the video in full
screen mode. Page 13 - 1
◆4 x 4 (Live View) Displays videos in the 16-part
split screen.
Page 13 - 2◆2 x 2 (Live View) Displays videos in the 4-part
split screen.
◆1 x 1 (Live View) Displays video from a single
camera.
Controller
◆Camera
(Camera Control)
Displays the camera controller. Page 15
Play/Record Displays the recording and
playback controller. –
4Playback Plays the recorded video. –
5Record Records live videos from all
cameras simultaneously. –
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Menu Sub-menu Description Refer to
6Options Camera Setting (Menu Setup) Registering the cameras with
the software. Page 7
Camera Layout Setting
(Menu Setup)
Changes the layout of split
screen images. Page 21
Timer Setting Sets the timer record. –
Alarm Setting Sets the alarm record. –
Delete Data Deletes recorded data. –
Others
Data Storage Stores recorded data. –
Proxy (Menu Setup) Sets the proxy server. Page 23
Clock (Menu Setup) Automatically adjusts the time. Page 23
User Registration
(Menu Setup)
Registers the user. Page 17
Start Up
(Menu Setup)
Automatically activates this
software. Page 24
Popup Automatically displays the
alarm image. –
Buzzer (Menu Setup) Sets the alarm buzzer. Page 24
Display (Menu Setup) Sets display information. Page 25
7Version Web Page Displays Sanyo’s homepage. –
About
Displays the version
information of the
VA-SW3050LITE.
–
MEMO: The menu item with the ◆mark can be operated using the tool bar buttons (see page 13).

Viewing the Live Video
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■Tool bar functions
In the VA-SW3050LITE, the buttons used for record and playback operations (5, 6, 9) are grayed out
and cannot be operated.
If you need these features, use the VA-SW3050 software, which is optionally available.
1Screen mode selection button
When selecting the full screen mode, the live
video is maximized across the display without
the title and menu bars displayed.
2Split screen mode selection button
The three modes are available for split screen
display.
MEMO:
In 4-part or 16-part split screen mode,
double-clicking a specific video will display
the video in single screen mode.
3Auto screen change button
Use this button to display all the pages
sequentially at specified intervals in the order
of the page number.
MEMO:
The total number of pages depends on the
number of the cameras and the split screen
mode.
4Screen change buttons
Switches the displayed page forward or
backward.
5[Live All] button
Not available for the VA-SW3050LITE.
6[Alarm] button
Not available for the VA-SW3050LITE.
7Print button
Prints the image at the moment when you
click the live video.
8Button for displaying the camera
controller (see page 15)
Displays the camera controller to operate the
camera remotely from PC.
Note:
Cannot be operated when no camera is
selected.
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Full screen
Normal screen
4-part split screen mode
16-part split screen mode
Single screen mode
Enables or disables the auto
screen change function.
Sets the page switching
intervals as 1, 2 or 3 seconds.
Goes back to the page before.
Goes to the next page.
The currently displayed page and
total number of pages
Click this button to open the [Print]
dialog and configure the printing
preferences.
Displays the camera controller.

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9Button for displaying the recording and
playback controller
Not available for the VA-SW3050LITE.
FIndicator for available hard disk space
Not available for the VA-SW3050LITE.
GLock button
This button can be used to lock the buttons
and controls for avoiding operation mistakes.
If the camera has a panning-tilting function, in
the single screen mode, clicking the video image
changes the camera orientation so that the point
where you click is located at the center of the
image.
AChanging the camera orientation
Click on the video.
BChanging the camera orientation and
zooming-in
Double-click on the video.
CChanging the camera orientation and
zooming-out
Pressing down and holding the [Shift] key,
double-click on the video.
All screen operations are locked.
Releases the lock function.
Adjusting the Camera Orientation

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Operating the Cameras
You can operate the camera remotely from your PC.
1Click on the video from the camera you
want to operate.
The red frame appears on the selected
video.
2Click in the tool bar.
Displays the camera controller.
If the camera is not equipped with panning-tilting
functions, certain buttons do not work (only the
shaded buttons are usable).
1Close button
2Control buttons
3Preset position buttons
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Camera Controller Functions
Closes the camera controller.
Changes the camera orientation
horizontally and vertically.
Changes the camera orientation
diagonally.
Scans the monitored area end to
end vertically or horizontally, and
stops at the current camera
position.
Starts or stops the sequence,
auto-panning or tour action mode,
respectively.
• The tour action mode is not
available for some models.
Displays the configuration menu
for the camera.
Applies the registered configuration
for camera orientation, zoom status
and focusing position.
• Select the number for registered
configuration from the pull down
menu and click the [GO] button.
Registers the current camera
orientation along with the zoom and
focus positions as the preset
configuration.
• Select the number to be used for
preset configuration from the pull
down menu and click the
[Memory] button.

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4The shooting function buttons
5AUX
■Changing the configuration stored on
the camera
You can change the shooting preferences stored
on the camera using the control buttons (2).
Note:
• “Camera Menu Setup” operating privilege is
required.
• The menus displayed depend on the camera
model. For details, refer to the instruction
manual supplied with the camera.
Zooms in or out.
Adjusts the focus.
Performs automatic focus
adjustment.
Adjusts the iris level.
Used for extended settings.
Select an appropriate AUX
output from the pulldown menu
and then select the setting
between ON and OFF.
Displays the configuration menu for
the camera.
Moves the cursor up/down in the
configuration menu.
Moves the cursor to the left/right in
the configuration menu or changes
the setting value.
Switches to the next screen or
confirms the setting value specified.
·SYNC
BLC
IRIS
WHITE BALANCE
AGC GAIN
GAMMA
SHUTTER
APERTURE
DAY/NIGHT
OPTION
PRESET
MENU
INT
OFF
SET y
ATW
NORM
0.45
60
HIGH
AUTO y
SET y
OFF
END
The configuration menu
example

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Registering Users Accessing the Camera
You can register up to ten users (including “admin” user) to log in to the VA-SW3050LITE.
■User registration
●In the menu bar, click [Options] and select [Others]. Then select [User Registration].
The [User Registration] screen appears.
1Enter the user ID.
The user ID can be up to 16 alphanumeric
characters. The user ID is case sensitive.
2Enter the password.
The password can be from 4 to 16
alphanumeric characters. The password is
case sensitive.
3Enter the same password again for
confirmation.
4Click [Add].
The new user is added to the [User ID] list
(A).
When you register multiple users, repeat
steps 1 to 4.
MEMO:
To configure the operating privileges for
individual users, select the user in the [User ID]
list (A) and click [Edit] (B).
The [Edit Authentication] screen appears (see
page 20).
5Click [OK].
Click the [OK] button to complete the
registration and close the [User
Registration] screen.
MEMO:
The notations which can be used for user ID and
password are colon (:), period (.), slash (/) and
asterisk (*).
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■Changing the user password
1Double-click the user ID for which you
want to change the password in the
[User ID] list.
The user ID is highlighted in the [User ID]
list and is displayed in the [User ID] box
(A).
2Enter the new password.
3Enter the same password again for
confirmation.
4Click [Change].
The [Change Password] dialog appears.
5Enter the current password.
6Click [OK].
Complete the password change.
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■Deleting the registered user
1Click the user you want to delete from
the [User ID] list.
The user ID is highlighted in the [User ID]
list.
MEMO:
Even when another user ID is displayed in
the [User ID] box (A), the user selected in
the [User ID] list is targeted for deletion.
2Click [Delete].
The dialog confirming deletion of the user
ID appears.
3Click [OK].
The user ID is deleted from the [User ID] list
(1).
Note:
The user “admin” cannot be deleted. Only the
password can be changed.
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