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ReadMe-E.txt Driver File Contents (vbc50iv11r30.exe)

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               Software Usage Agreement (Please read!)
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This Agreement constitutes a formal agreement executed between you and
Canon Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Canon") governing usage of the
"WebView Livescope Viewer for PC Ver.3.60", "VB Initial Setup Tool Ver.
2.00", "VB Administration Tools Ver.2.10" and "VBCollector Ver.2.10" 
software programs (hereinafter referred to as "this Software"). 
By clicking on "Yes" that is displayed together with this Software Usage 
Agreement upon downloading or installing this Software, it shall be 
construed that you consent to this Agreement; 
and Canon shall thus grant you nontransferable, free-of-charge and 
nonexclusive rights to use this Software in accordance with the terms 
and conditions described below. Canon reserves all rights to this Software 
and its duplications.

Articles

Article 1.      Granting of Usage Rights

1-1.   You are allowed to use "VB Administration Tools" and "VBCollector" 
respectively on only one computer at a time.

1-2.   You are NOT allowed to let any third party use or apply this
Software in any way, including reuse, transfer, distribution or loan of
this Software.

1-3.   You shall not duplicate, modify, alter, reverse engineer, reverse
compile and/or assemble this Software, nor let any third party do the same.


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2-1.     It is explicitly agreed that regarding this Software, Canon makes
no guarantees in terms of adaptability and/or marketability for any and all
your specific intended uses. In addition, in no event shall Canon be held
responsible for, whether direct or indirect, any and all losses, damage or
whatsoever may be incurred incidental upon, or in connection with, the use
of this Software.

2-2. Furthermore, Canon shall NOT be held responsible for any and all
disputes that may arise between you and any third party from, or in
connection with, the use of this Software.


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No. 52.227-19, as applicable. The manufacturer of this software is Canon
Inc. with its principle place of business at 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome,
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146, Japan.

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obtained separately.

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is displayed together with this Software Usage Agreement upon downloading
or installing this Software.

5-2. Canon shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement immediately if
any of the provisions stipulated herein are breached.

5-3. You may terminate this Agreement by disposing of or deleting this 
Software.

                                                                 CANON Inc.

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          Network Camera VB-C50i/VB-C50iR Firmware Ver.1.1
          Update: Dec 10, 2004

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Thank you for purchasing the Network Camera VB-C50i/VB-C50iR (hereinafter 
referred to as the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR).
This ReadMe file contains important information on using the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR
that is not included in the manual. Be sure to read this file before
using the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.

* Visit the following Website for the latest updates:

      http://www.canon.com/webview


======== Contents ==================================
1.	The Contents of This Package
2.	Links from WebView World
3.	Notes on Using the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR
4.	Notes on Using the Viewer
5.	Notes on Using the VK-64 v1.1
6.	Notes on Using the MV Ver. 2.1 / LE
7.	Built-in File System Details
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1.	The Contents of This Package
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This Package contains the following files:
- ReadMe-E.txt   : The English ReadMe file (this file)
- ReadMe-J.txt   : The Japanese ReadMe file
- VBSetup.exe    : VB Initial Setup Tool
- Firm Folder    : VB firmware
- VBTools Folder : VB Utility software
- Vbfiles        : Set of files of sample pages (details given below)
- License Folder : License documents for software in the main unit
- SOUND Folder   : Sound sample data

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2.	Links from WebView World
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If the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR is connected to the Internet and your Website is
made publicly available to ordinary users, we would like you to contact us
so that we can place a link from the WebView World. (Note that the link
may be refused in some cases.)
This should help to increase slightly the number of hits on your
camera site.

WebView World Website: http://www.canon.com/wvw

[1] To Contact Us Regarding Links
Please access to the following URL and fill in the application form with the 
information mentioned below, and transmit the form by clicking the "Send"
button on the web page.
URL: http://www.canon.com/wvw/support/link/link_webcam.htm

- Your website URL : http://
- Name of your site    :
- Comments on your site:
- Webmaster
          - Company Name      :
          - Affiliation       :
          - Name              :
          - E-mail            :


[2] Link Page from WebView World
This forms a link to the page immediately before live video begins 
(eg. the page with the "Using Viewer for PC/Using Viewer for Java"). 
The aim of this is to avoid misleading ordinary users who follow the 
link from WebView World.

More detailed arrangements will be confirmed by Canon management when 
you contact us regarding the link.
The personal data which we receive from you will be handled according to
our privacy policy.
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3.	Notes on Using the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR
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This section explains some items that are important to note when you 
use the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR. The numbers in parentheses refer to the
relevant pages in the manuals.

1.	Settings Pages (General)
(1)	Actions when changing the password 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-3)
Immediately after changing the administrator name or password, you 
will need to enter the new administrator name or password again. 
(2)	Other notes on using the settings pages 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-4 - 3-29)
The settings pages consist of forms in which the current settings are 
embedded. If you use the [Back] and [Forward] buttons in your browser to 
move between pages, inconsistencies may arise between the settings shown 
in the browser and the actual settings on the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR. 
Always conclude operations in a settings page by clicking the [OK] or
[Cancel] button in the top-right corner of the page. Also, never use
multiple browsers to modify settings pages as this can result in
erroneous settings.

2.	Networks
(1)	Connection modifications while using a switching hub
If the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR is connected to a switching hub and the connection
is switched during operation, communication using the hub's learning
function may no longer be possible. Do not change connections during
operation.

3.	Cameras
(1)	Notes on setting the camera parameters
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-8 - 3-10)
At startup, the available camera angles and visible range limitations vary 
depending on the Network Camera model. Refer to the manual for details. 
Fields left blank are assumed to be unspecified and those parameters 
cannot be initialized and the visible range limitations cannot be set. 
Also, because the visible range limitation setting takes priority over the 
camera setting at startup, for some visible range limitation settings
it may not be possible to initialize the unit as specified.
(2)	If you cannot control the camera
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-8 - 3-10, 4-12 - 4-7)
If the camera is displaying the video image correctly but you cannot control 
the camera, check the view restriction setting since this can prevent
camera control.
 (3)	Focus mode 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P. 3-8)
If you shoot video under conditions that are not suitable for auto focusing 
such as low contrast subjects and night views, we recommend that you set 
the focus mode to "fixed at infinity". 

4.	Picture Recording and External Device I/O
(1)	Picture Recording Settings 
When setting up picture recording, it is necessary to use the VB Administration
Tools. Note that you cannot configure picture recording and use schedule 
setting features from the built-in setting pages of the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
(2)	Picture Recording Function
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P. 4-38 - P. 4-58)
The VB-C50i/VB-C50iR records video images into volatile memory. These 
images are erased when the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR is turned off or it is rebooted.
In addition, the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR does not write video images over existing 
images. Once the available memory for recorded images becomes full, 
recording stops. Use the supplied VBCollector to retrieve (or delete) 
recorded images. To delete all recorded images, use the Delete button on the 
Administration Tools of the settings page.
(3)	Pre-event picture recording using external device input 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-54, P.4-58)
When pictures are recorded using an external device, pictures can be recorded 
that were shot prior to a change in the status of the external device.
However, the camera and the camera angles used to take the shots before and
after the event are normally different. If you want to ensure that the same
camera and camera angle are used both before and after the event, you must
take measures such as specifying the camera settings so as to prohibit camera
control by users or so that the camera control functions themselves cannot be
used.
(4) 	E-mailing recorded pictures using external device input 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-59)
To e-mail pictures recorded using input from an external device, you must
specify the settings for picture recording using the external device. You
cannot simply e-mail the recorded pictures. Note that pictures are still
e-mailed even when they cannot be recorded because there is no memory to
record pictures. A single picture is attached per e-mail.
(5)	Picture recording priority when external device input is used
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-54, P.4-55)
The "Recording at ON event" and "Recording at OFF event" settings record
pictures for a short period before and after a status change in the external
device. Use the appropriate setting for the external device input
characteristics and the desired goal.
The priorities for camera position specification are as follows:
- Picture recording for ON/OFF events in external device 1 (In1)
- Picture recording for ON/OFF events in external device 2 (In2)
(6)     Using external device input, timer and motion detection in conjunction
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-34)
You can set up picture recording so that it will be triggered by more than one 
factor, but if multiple factors trigger recording simultaneously, pictures are 
recorded according to priority. The priorities are as shown below. 
- (a) Picture recording for an ON/OFF event on external device 1 or 2
- (b) Picture recording using timer
- (c) Picture recording using motion detection
Particularly when you use the timer and motion detection together, preset 
specified by the motion detection will be used instead of the preset of timer. 
(7)	External device output states
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-56, P.4-57)
Output to external devices is controlled by external device input, motion 
detection and Admin Viewer. The output status is ON when it is set to ON
by one of these sources and changes to OFF when output control ends for
any reason.
(8)     Motion Detection Setting Tool
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-41 - P.4-51)
While the "Display motion detection status of the server" checkbox is ticked,
no pictures are recorded and no data is output to the log or to external
devices when a "Motion detected" state occurs. However, the motion detection
results are posted to the Admin Viewer.
(9)	Night Mode
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.4-52, 4-53)
If you check the "Enable Slow Shutter", the exposure is switched to manual and 
the aperture and gain is set to the maximum value.
It will not allow you to use appropriate exposure if subject illumination is 
strong.

5.	Notice when using Internet Explorer 6
(1) URL format
If you apply the Security Patch Q832894 provided by Microsoft Corporation,
you will not be able to have access using the URL format
"http://user name:password@IP address/".
Similarly, access using "ftp://user name:password@IP address/" is not
available.
When you use FTP with Internet Explorer, be sure to access with the URL format 
"ftp://user name@IP address/".

6.      Miscellaneous
(1)	External Device Names
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-27)
If you use "&" for external device names, the registered external device names 
will not be displayed properly with the MV Stations. 
(2)	Multilingual support on Web pages 
        (VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.5-2, P.5-3)
A slash (/) at the end of a URL can be replaced by a directory index and
you can configure the index page so that the selected page is in the correct
language for the browser language settings. For example, if both English and
Japanese index pages are provided, create files with the following names:
- English index page: index.html
- Japanese index page: index-ja.html
Normally, if files are created with names in the "index-XX.html" format, the 
"index-XX.html" index page is selected and displayed when the language "XX"
is specified.
Refer to the browser language settings for information on the "XX" tags.
(Note: Only the first 2 characters of the language code are read. For example,
no distinction is made between "en-GB" (for English/British) and "en-US"
(for English/American). 
When 2 or more languages are specified, only the language specified first is
used to determine the index page. All other languages are ignored.)


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4.	Notes on Using the Viewer
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(1)	Video images viewed on a viewer, even when saved or printed, may only
be used for personal enjoyment.
(2)	When you are using the Viewer for Java to view video on Netscape
 Navigator, the browser restarts the Java applet when you resize the browser
window. 
This cuts and then re-establishes the connection to the camera server so that
the video is paused until the server is reconnected.
(3)	The camera control provided when you click in the viewer window is not 
particularly precise.
(4)	When images are captured using the Viewer for Java Snapshot button,
there may a slight delay between the time the button is clicked and the time
the image is captured.
(5)	You can specify that the Viewer for Java Capture button be hidden. 
Add the following line of code to the Viewer for Java page:
<PARAM NAME = show_capture VALUE = "off">


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5.	Usage Notes for the Network Video Recorder VK-64 v1.1
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The following is usage notes when using the Network Video Recorder VK-64 v1.1
(hereinafter referred to as VK-64).

(1)     When you configure recording schedule with a preset position specified 
on the VK-64, be sure to clear the checkbox "Return to Home Position when nobody 
has a control privilege" on the Camera and Video setting page.
If you carry out recording with the checkbox ticked, the camera may shoot video 
with the home position, instead of the specified preset position. 
(VB-C50i/VB-C50iR User's Manual P.3-8)
(2)     When you set the "Auto Preset Tour" to "For Viewers" on the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR, preset tour may operate, even if the VK-64 does not perform recording. 
The preset tour may be carried out about a minute or so, even if you remove 
the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR from the VK-64. 
(3)     IR light is not available even if you select �gEnabled, IR light on�h 
from the Night mode in the Video Window menu.


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6.	Usage Notes for the WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 / LE
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The following is usage notes when using the WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 / 
LE (hereinafter referred to as MV).

(1)    If you use an external video input and operate the MV at Free Viewer 
Level, it is not recommended that you use the Preset Tour function of the 
VB-C50i/VB-C50iR. 


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7.	Built-in File System Details
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The built-in file system uses the following directories to store files:
  /archive		Java applet archive files
  /usr/html/mobile      Sample web page intended for mobile phones
  /usr/html/sample	Sample web pages provided on the HTTP server
  /usr/html/top		Web pages provided on the HTTP server

(1)	archive directory
This directory contains the Viewer for Java archive files and the bitmap files
used by the Viewer for Java.
- glimpse.cab	CAB format Glimpse archive
- glimpse.zip	ZIP format Glimpse archive
- lvapplet.cab	CAB format LiveApplet archive
- lvapplet.zip	ZIP format LiveApplet archive
- imagemap.gif	Bitmap file used by LiveApplet
(2)	top and sample directory
The Web pages provided by the HTTP server are stored.
You can make use of any Web page as you wish by installing it in the following 
directory:
/usr/html/local

In particular, you can replace the top page accessed via http://IP ADDRESS/   
by placing index.html and index-ja.html in the above directory.
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Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in 
the United States and other countries.
Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of 
Netscape Communications Corp.
Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other company or product names used in this document are trademarks 
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Copyright CANON Inc. 2004
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