4. SAFETY INFORMATION In this document you will be introduced on how to use a MVC300 camera safely. We suggest you to adhere to the following recommendations in order to avoid personal injuries and/or property damage. You have to be familiar with the safety requirements before using the device! To avoid burning and voltage caused traumas of the personnel working with the device please follow these safety requirements.
Thank you for purchasing a MVC300 camera! The MVC300 camera is a sleek and compact video recording device perfect for in-car mounting: an ideal solution if you want to capture any significant events that might occur on the road. It can also be used to augment any fleet management system with added video surveillance.
7. Setting up your camera 7.1. Camera overview Front Panel Back Panel Microphone microSD card slot Camera lens USB/power connector DC power connector Status LED IR LEDs (optional) Mounting connector Light sensor (optional) Ethernet connector 7.2. Configuring your computer The camera can be connected to your computer via an ethernet cable. Camera‘s IP address is 192.168.1.10. Your PC has to be in the same subnet.
2. Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 3. Check if your PC‘s IP adress starts 192.168.1.x. If not, click Advanced... to bring up advanced setting. Click Add..., specify IP adress and Subnet mask (e.g. 192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0), click Add to save changes. 4.
3. Make sure both Mozilla plugin and ActiveX plugin are selected when choosing components. This will ensure that the plugin is installed on all browsers. 4. Complete VLAN player installation process. 7.4. Connecting camera to PC Camera can be connected to your PC for watching live video, playing back recorded files and changing settings. To connect the camera to your PC: 1.
7.6. Using RTSP Camera is capable of streaming video by RTSP protocol. After the camera is connected to the PC (or network) any RTSP capable media player can be used to see the video stream. To start an RTSP stream in VideoLAN player: 1.
8. Camera’s user interface Camera’s WebUI can be accessed when camera is connected to your PC. Type http://192.168.1.10 into your internet browser’s address field in order to reach the camera’s WebUI. 8.1. Live view Live view tab displays video from the camera and is used to configure basic video settings. Resolution Specify video resolution of live stream and recorded videos.
8.2. Playback In the Playback tab on the WebUI you can browse, download and delete recorded video files. Format To be able to use memory card it should be formatted as FAT32. The card can be formatted when inserted in your PC or by pressing Format when inserted in the camera.
8.3.2. Stream settings Bit rate Increased bit rate results in better video quality while decreasing it allows for a smaller recorded file size. Rate control Rate control mode can to be constant (CBR), variable (VBR) or can be turned off. Specify additional text to be displayed in the video and select its position.
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Authorization Check Enable if you want to use authorization when accessing camera’s WebUI. Password Type password to be used when authorizing. Username is always admin. Retype password Confirm previously typed password. Firmware version Displays current camera‘s firmware version Upgrade To upgrade camera‘s firmware press Upgrade buton to bring up firmware upgrade dialog described below.
9. Abbreviations Constant Bit Rate CMOS Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Frames Per Second High Definition Hertz Internet Protocol Infrared Kbps Kilobits Per Second Light-Emitting Diode Limited Power Source Mbps Megabits Per Second Mpix Mega pixel On-Screen Display Personal Computer Power Supply Unit RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol Secure Digital...
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