Click
in the configuration menu to display the CLOCK SETTINGS screen.Before you start network operation, you need to configure the clock settings on this screen.
AConfiguring camera title
BConfiguring clock date/time and display style
CConfiguring time zone and daylight saving mode
DConfiguring automatic clock adjustment
Required operation privilege: admin, operator
Configure the camera title that will be displayed on the live screen and in e-mails, image files, and so on.
You can type up to 16 alphanumeric characters.
The setting is saved and the camera title appears on the live screen.
Note that the camera title cannot include the following symbols: double quote ("), single quote ('), ampersand (&), greater-than sign (<), percent (%), backslash (\), less-than sign (>), vertical bar (|), and semicolon (;).
A warning dialog box will appear when you click
if the camera title includes any invalid character.The configured date and time settings will be reflected on the camera's built-in clock.
The day of the week is automatically set based on the date and time settings.
112/24 (Clock type): |
12HRS (12-hour clock), 24HRS (24-hour clock) |
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2SIZE (Character size): |
SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE |
3POSITION (Display position): |
UP LEFT, UP RIGHT, DOWN LEFT, DOWN RIGHT, OFF (Hidden) |
M/D/Y, Y/M/D, D/M/Y
1In [TIME ZONE], select the region where the camera is used.
Although an appropriate setting is automatically selected according to the [TIME ZONE] setting, you can change it manually.
NO USE: |
Disables the daylight saving mode. |
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USE: |
Enables the daylight saving mode. |
Although an appropriate setting is automatically selected according to the [TIME ZONE] setting, you can change it manually.
In [CLOCK ADJUST], select how you want to automatically adjust the camera's internal clock.
OFF: |
Disables the clock adjustment function. |
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ON (NTP): |
Enables automatic clock adjustment that retrieves the date and time information from the NTP server. You need to configure the NTP settings. |
LOGIN (PC): |
Enables automatic clock adjustment that retrieves the date and time information from the PC when an admin user logs into it. |
ALARM IN1: |
Enables automatic clock adjustment that adjusts the clock to the specified time based on the signal received from the device connected to the ALARM IN1 terminal. You need to configure the [CLOCK IN] setting. |
It is recommended to select “ON (NTP)” when the camera is connected to the Internet.
If the camera is not connected to the Internet, select “LOGIN (PC)” or, using the supplied monitoring software “VA-SW3050Lite”, enable the clock adjustment function (24-hour interval) in the clock setting.
1In [CLOCK ADJUST], select “ON (NTP)”.
2Configure the required settings shown below and click .
1To automatically adjust the clock time every day, in [TIME TO SYNCHRONIZE], select the 24-hour time to which you want to adjust the clock (for example, “10:30”).
2To adjust the clock to the current time, click .
3In [NTP SERVER ADDRESS], type the IP address or domain name of the NTP server from which you want to retrieve the date and time information.
4In [LOG], the last entry of the operation log related to automatic clock adjustment is shown.
When “ON (NTP)” in [CLOCK ADJUST] is selected, the clock adjustment function adjusts the clock in the following timings.
When the camera is turned on
At the time selected in [TIME TO SYNCHRONIZE] (every day)
When any change is made to the settings on this screen
To use a domain name, you must specify the DNS server address in [DNS SERVER ADDRESS] on the NETWORK SETTINGS screen.
1In [CLOCK ADJUST], select “ALARM IN1”.
2In [CLOCK IN], select the 24-hour time to which you want to adjust the clock (for example, “22” for 10 p.m.) when the switch connected to the ALARM IN1 terminal turns on, and click .
The clock time will not be adjusted if the difference between the set time and the current time exceeds the range of -29 to +30 minutes.
If you set [CLOCK ADJUST] to “ALARM IN1”, the ALARM IN1 terminal will serve dedicatedly as a time adjustment terminal, so you can see only the item [POLARITY] in [ALARM IN1] on the ALARM SETTINGS screen.