Network Camera

Easy Setting Manual

- Lighting up the white LED linked to the presence sensor
- Sounding an alarm linked to the presence sensor, etc.
(Voice Alert function)
- Recording video to a microSD card (Edge Storage function)
- Troubleshooting

The setting methods are described.

Settings are required to use these functions.
So make sure to read this manual.

Software Version 1.11.0

SNC-CX600W/CX600
 Table of Contents
Introduction
－Connecting the camera with the computer via network
and checking the video
－Enter the administrator user name and password
－Changing the user name and password

1. Lighting up the white LED linked to the presence sensor

1-1. Changing the camera setting
Changing the light up time and brightness of the white LED
1-2. Checking the operation of the white LED

2. Sounding an alarm linked to the presence sensor, etc

（Voice Alert function）
2-1. Installing the SNC audio upload tool
2-2. Downloading the sample audio to a computer
2-3. Uploading the sample audio to the camera
2-4. Changing the setting of the camera (presence sensor link)
Setting the repeat number and volume of the audio

3. Recording a Video on microSD（Edge Storage function）

3-1. Preparing the microSD
3-1-1. When using a camera with software version 1.10.0 or earlier
3-1-2. When using a camera with software version 1.11.0 or later
3-2. Setting the clock on the camera
3-3. Changing the setting of the camera
3-3-1. When performing constant recording
3-3-2. When performing event recording
3-3-2-1. Setting a single event recording (presence sensor link)
3-3-2-2. Setting a multiple event recording
（presence sensor /Motion detection link）
3-4. Playing back/saving/deleting the recorded video

4. Trobleshooting
4-1. To forcefully light up the white LED
4-1-1. When using a camera with software version 1.10.0 or earlier
4-1-2. When using a camera with software version 1.11.0 or later
4-2. To confirm the response of the presence sensor
4-3. To record audio when recording a video
4-4. Unsure of administrator user name and/or password
4-5. How to confirm the software version of the camera 2
4-6. To restore the video stopped on the browser
 Introduction
－Connecting the camera with the computer via network
and checking the video
Perform the following settings in accordance with the Quick Start
Guide.

1. Prepare the camera.

2. Connect the camera with the computer via network.
3. Download the installer of "SNC toolbox" from the following URL,
and install it on the computer.
URL： http://www.sony.net/ipela/snc

For details on installation and usage, refer to the Application Guide.

4. Start up “SNC toolbox” and double-click the model in the list.

Double-click
5. Confirm the video via the web browser.

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For detail, refer to the Quick Start Guide (included) for the CX600W,
or “Connection” in the Installation Manual (included) for the CX600.
－Enter the administrator user name and password
Enter the administrator user name and the password,
which are required for performing camera settings, etc.

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password.

Enter

Read the “Initializing this unit” in the Quick Start Guide or

“Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu” in the User Guide
for initial setting of the administrator user name and password.

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－Changing the user name and password
Make sure to change the administrator user name and password
from the factory setting to secure the security.

1. Click Security.

Click

2. Enter new user name and password in the [Administrator] field of User
and click OK.

Enter new
user name
and password

Click

3. Enter the changed administrator user name and password.

Enter the changed administrator

user name and password

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1. Lighting up the white LED linked to the
presence sensor
◆This is a function to light up the white LED when the presence sensor
has reacted in the dark environment.
Presence sensor is a sensor that will detect the change in infrared
emitted from human, animal, and other sources.

1-1. Changing the camera setting

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password.

Enter

If you have forgotten the administrator user name or password,

refer to “4-4. Unsure of administrator user name
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3. Click Action output.

Click

4. Set [White LED] to [Presence sensor] in Execution Condition, and click OK.

Select
[Presence
sensor]

Click

Setting is completed if the setting for [White LED] is changed to

[Presence sensor] after clicking OK.

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 Changing the light up time and brightness of
the white LED
The light up time ([Duration]) and brightness ([Illuminator level]* :6←1)
can be set in White LED in Action output.
* It is displayed as [Maximum strength] for the software version 1.10.0 or earlier.

Set the
Illuminator
level

Set the
Duration

Click after
setting

Caution
[Duration] is the duration time after the presence sensor has
stopped reacting.
It will continue to light up while the presence sensor is reacting.

Presence sensor Reacting Not reacting

White LED Light On Light Off

Duration

● [Illuminator level] can be set in 6 steps of 1 to 6. It will be brighter with

larger values.

1 6

Dark Bright
Illuminator level
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1-2. Checking the operation of the white LED

Confirm that the presence sensor is linked with the white LED. When using
a camera with software version 1.11.0 or later, skip “2.” in the following procedure.

1. Using a handkerchief, etc., so the lens is not touched with hands directly, cover
the lens section of the camera completely so the light will not get in. (If the
room can be darkened, darken the room without performing procedure 1.)

Presence sensor Lens Cover the lens section of the camera

2. Cover the presence sensor section of the camera.

Cover the presence

sensor section of the
camera

3. After approximately 5 seconds, remove the hand covering the presence

sensor and wave your hand in front of the presence sensor and then
confirm that the white LED lights up taking care not to look at
the white LED directly.

Do not look directly

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Wave hand
2. Sounding an alarm linked to
the presence sensor, etc. (Voice Alert function)
◆ This is the function to sound an alarm from the speaker on the camera
when specific conditions are met.
- Conditions that can be set are as follows.
・ Camera tampering detection
・ Motion detection
・ VMF (Video Motion Filter)
・ Face detection
・ Network disconnection
・ Presence sensor

2-1. Installing the SNC audio upload tool

"SNC audio upload tool" is used to upload the audio file to a camera.

1. Access to the following URL via the Internet.

URL： http://www.sony.net/ipela/snc
2. Download the "SNC audio upload tool" zip file from Utility & Software.
3. Extract the downloaded zip file by right clicking, and start up the exe file.
4. Read the description regarding the agreement if there is one,
and click [Agree] to continue.
5. Change the installation destination if necessary, and start the installation
after the final confirmation.

Installation of "SNC audio upload tool" is completed once the completion

window is displayed.

2-2. Downloading the sample audio to a computer

It is necessary to download the sample audio from the Internet to use

the Voice Alert function.

１. Access to the following URL via the Internet.

URL： http://www.sony.net/ipela/snc

２. Click the sample audio to acquire and save it in a desired location

on the computer.

Caution
The downloaded audio file (vof file) can be listened only with "SNC audio
upload tool".
Refer to the step 2 in “2-3. Uploading the sample audio to the camera”
for the listening method.
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 2-3. Uploading the sample audio to the camera

１. Connect the camera with the computer via network and start up.
"SNC audio upload tool".
① Select the check box ✔ of the camera to upload the audio.
② Enter the administrator [UserID]/[Password] of the camera.
③ Click Voice Alert.

③ Click

② Enter user name

and password

If you have forgotten the

administrator user name or
① Select password,
refer to “4-4. Unsure of
administrator user name
and/or password.”

2. Select the audio.

① Click [Open file] ( ) and specify the audio file downloaded
in “2-2. Downloading the sample audio to a computer.”
② Confirm that the specified file name is reflected at top left.
③ Check the audio.
④ Click to select the camera to upload to.
⑤ Click to select the Voice alert number.

① Click to specify
③ Check
the audio file.
the audio
② Check ⑤ Click to select
the file name the Voice alert number

④ Click to select the

camera to upload to

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3. Upload.
① Click [Upload] ( ) to start the upload.
② Confirm that [Succeeded] is displayed in the [Status] field,
and confirm that the file name is reflected at selected Voice alert number.

② Confirm that the file

name is reflected

① Upload will start

after clicking

Refer to the Application Guide regarding how to use and detailed functions
of the audio upload tool.
Application Guide can be downloaded from following URL.
URL： http://www.sony.net/ipela/snc

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2-4. Changing the setting of the camera
The setting to hear the uploaded audio to the camera when the presence
sensor has reacted is performed here.

1. Click Setting in the main menu

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password.

If you have forgotten the

administrator user name or
Enter
password, refer to “4-4. Unsure of
administrator user name
and/or password.”

3. Confirm that [Enable] for [Audio upload] is checked ✔ in Audio of Video / Audio.

Confirm selected

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 4. Confirm the uploaded [Voice alert number] and the file name
in Voice alert of Action output.

① Confirm Voice
alert number
②Confirm
the file name

5. Set the [Voice alert number] confirmed in step 4 to [Presence sensor]

in Execution Condition, and click OK.

①Set to
[Presence sensor]

②Click
Setting is completed if the setting for the audio file playback is changed to
[Presence sensor] after clicking OK.
Wave your hand in front of the camera and confirm that the sound is heard.

Caution
・Setting for a separate action input is required when setting the execution condition
to anything other than [Presence sensor]. Refer to “Setting the Camera
tampering detection/Motion detection” in the User Guide for detail.
・ Setting for a separate action input is required when combining various
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execution conditions. Refer to “Setting the Camera tampering
detection/Motion detection” in the User Guide for detail.
 Setting the repeat number and volume of the audio

1. Set the repeat number

This can be set with Voice alert in Action output.

Set the
repeat
number

Click
after
setting
2. Set the volume

This can be set in Audio of Video / Audio.

Set the
volume

Click after
setting

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 3. Recording a Video on microSD
（Edge Storage function）
3-1. Preparing the microSD

Make sure to confirm the following

About the microSD card that can be used with the camera
・ SDHC card compatible with Class 10
・ Operation guarantee temperature: 85˚C or higher
Operation is not guaranteed for all the microSD that will fulfill above
requirements.

Recommended microSD
・SanDisk Extreme Series microSD(operation confirmed)

Perform the setting in following procedure in accordance with the software

version of the camera.

For software version 1.10.0 or earlier:

<Procedure>
①3-1-1
②3-2

For software version 1.11.0 or later:

<Procedure>
①3-1-2
②3-2

To confirm the software version of the camera,

refer to “4-5. How to confirm the software version of the camera.”

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3-1-1. When using a camera with software version 1.10.0 or earlier
1. Format the microSD to be used.

Use “SD Formatter” supplied by SD Association to format the microSD.

①. Download the installer for “SD Formatter” from the SD Association Web site.
URL： https://www.sdcard.org/home
②. Install “SD Formatter” into the computer.
③. Read the microSD on the computer, start up “SD Formatter,” and click Format.

Click

Format is completed when OK is clicked in the confirmation window.

2. Insert the microSD into the camera while the power of the camera
is turned off.

microSD

3. Turn on the power of the camera.

⇒ Proceed to “3-2. Set the time on camera.”

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3-1-2. When using a camera with software version 1.11.0 or later

1. Insert the microSD into the camera while the power of the camera
is turned off.

microSD

2. Turn on the power of the camera, access the camera from the Web browser, and
click Setting in the main menu.
Click

3. Enter the administrator user name and password.

If you have forgotten the administrator

user name or password, refer to
“4-4. Unsure of administrator
user name and/or password.”
Enter

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 3. Click Initialize in System

Click

4. Click Format memory card

(Always confirm that the software version is 1.11.0 or later)

Click

Initialization starts after clicking.

Caution To initialize the memory card, it takes about 1 minute with a 32 GB

microSD card.

If initialization is not possible, set the Edge Storage setting to Off in

Execution Condigion in Action output .

Set to Off

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3-2. Setting the clock on the camera

This setting is necessary to record video on correct time.

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password.

Enter

If you have forgotten the administrator user name or password,

refer to “4-4. Unsure of administrator user name
and/or password.”
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3. Set the [Time setting] in Date & Time of System to [Synchronize with PC],
select appropriate time zone for [Time zone], and click OK

Set to
[Synchronize
with PC]

Select
appropriate
time zone

Click

To set the time manually

Set the [Time setting] in Date & Time of System to [Manual setting],
select appropriate date/time, and click OK.

Set to
[Manual
setting]

Select
appropriate
time zone

Click
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3-3. Changing the setting of the camera

3-3-1. When performing constant recording

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password.

Enter

If you have forgotten the administrator user name or password,

refer to “4-4. Unsure of administrator user name
and/or password.”

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3. Click Video codec in Video / Audio,
perform the following (recommended) settings, and click [OK].

Image codec H.264

Image size 1280 × 720
Frame rate 5 fps
I-picture interval 1 s
H264 profile high
CBR On
Bit rate 512 kbps
Image 2, Image 3 Off

①Click ② Click ③Set

Caution Click after setting

There are some restrictions when performing a setting other than above.
Download the “Edge Storage Manual” from the following URL,
and make sure to read it.
URL： http://www.sony.net/ipela/snc
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4. Open Schedule and check that [Always] is selected ✔ for [Edge Storage movie].

Select

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5. Confirm and set the following items in Edge Storage of Action output
and click OK.

① SD memory card Confirm the available space of the microSD

② Overwrite Place a check mark ✔ .
③ Recording target Select [Image 1].

①
②

Click after
setting
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6. In Execution Condition of Action output, set [Edge Storage movie] to
[Time triggered execution], and click OK.
① Click

② Set to
[Time
triggered
execution]

③ Click

Setting is completed if the setting for [Edge Storage movie]

is changed to [Time triggered execution] after clicking OK.

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3-3-2. When performing event recording

3-3-2-1. Setting a single event recording

The setting to record a video for a specified period when the presence sensor
has reacted is performed here.

1. Perform the setting up to “step 3 of 3-3-1.”

2. In Edge Storage of Action output, confirm and set the following items
and click OK.
① SD memory card Confirm the available space of the microSD
② Overwrite Place a check mark ✔ .
③ Recording target Select [Image 1].
④ Pre-alarm period 10 s
⑤ Post-alarm period 600 s

①
②

④
⑤
Click after 27
setting
 3. In Execution Condition of Action output, set [Edge Storage movie] to
[Presence sensor], and click OK.

Set to
[Presence
sensor]

Click

Setting is completed if the setting for [Edge Storage movie] is set to

[Presence sensor] after clicking OK.

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3-3-2-2. Setting a multiple event recording

The setting for setting multiple event conditions and recording a video
for a specified period when the conditions are met is performed here.

1. Perform the setting up to “step 3 of 3-3-1.”

2. Open Event condition in Action input, set as a desired condition, and click OK.

Example: When the recording of video is to start when the presence sensor
or the motion detection has reacted

① Event condition 1 1 or 2
② 1 Presence sensor
③ 2 Motion detection

①
②
③

Click after setting

Caution
The “presence sensor,” “camera tampering detection,”
and “network disconnection” cannot be set simultaneously
when setting multiple event conditions.
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3. Perform the setting for conditions to be set from above tabs.

Perform detailed setting of the set condition from each tab

Always set the event conditions other than the presence sensor.
Refer to “Setting the Camera tampering detection/Motion detection”
of the User Guide for detailed setting method.

4. As for the “step 2 of 3-3-2-1.,” confirm and set following items

in Edge Storage of Action output.

① SD memory card Confirm the available space of the microSD

② Overwrite Place a check mark ✔ .
③ Recording target Select [Image 1].
④ Pre-alarm period 10 s
⑤ Post-alarm period 600 s

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5. Open Execution Condition in Action output, set the setting for
[Edge Storage movie] to [Event condition 1], and click OK.

Set to [Event condition 1]

Click after setting

Setting is completed if the setting for [Edge Storage movie] is changed to

[Event condition 1] after clicking OK.

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 3-4. Playing back/saving/deleting the recorded video
Playback/save/delete is set in the Play back window.
Click

Search
panel

List
panel

Control
panel

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3-4. Playing back/saving/deleting the recorded video
1. Specify the search period in the [Search] panel and click Search.

Specify the search period.

Click

2. Select the video to play back after the search result is displayed
in the [List] panel, and click playback ( ) in the [Control] panel.

①Select

Detail of the [Control] panel is displayed

by clicking, and playback position and
playback range can be confirmed.

② Click

[Control]（detail）panel

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3-4. Playing back/saving/deleting the recorded video
1. Select the video to save from the [List] panel and click Export.

Select the list to record

Click

2. A wizard for exporting is displayed. When completed, click Close.

The saved video file is displayed by clicking on the open file ( )

in the [List] panel.

The range can be cut and saved by specifying that range

in the Details in the Control Panel.

① Specify the
range to cut

②Click

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3-4. Playing back/saving/deleting the recorded video
1. Select the video in the [List] panel and click Delete.

Select the video to delete

Click

2. Enter the administrator user name and password in

the [Authentication] window and click OK.

Enter

Click

3. Click OK in the confirmation window if it is OK to delete.

Click

4. Click Close once the deleting is completed.

Click
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 ４．Troubleshooting
4-1. To forcefully light up the white LED
This is a function to forcefully light up the white LED regardless of the presence
sensor or the ambient brightness of the environment.
Please note that the procedure is different depending on the software version
of the camera.

4-1-1. When using a camera with software version 1.10.0 or earlier

1. Start up "SNC toolbox" and confirm the IP address of the camera to

light up the white LED.

Check the IP address

2. Display the camera image, enter the following URL in the address bar,
and press the Enter key.
http://XX.XX.XX.XX/command/light.cgi?LightManual=on

Enter “IP address" displayed on the screen.

Enter URL

3. It will light up when the administrator user name and password are entered.
Once the check is completed, turn it off by entering the following URL
in the address bar and pressing the Enter key.
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http://XX.XX.XX.XX/command/light.cgi?LightManual=off
4-1-2. When using a camera with software version 1.11.0 or later

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Click White LED in Action output.

① Click [Execute] in [Test] to start the force light up.

② Always click [Stopped] in [Test] to end the force light up.

Click

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4-2. To confirm the response of the presence sensor
1. Click Setting in the main menu.
Click

2. Click Video / Audio.

Click

3. Click Superimpose. Click

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4. Place a check mark in the check box ✔ and set [Type] to [Event].

Select ✔

Set to
[Event]

5. Set [Events displayed] to [Presence sensor] and click OK.

Set to
[Presence
sensor]

Click
6. “Presence Sensor” is displayed for the set time when returned to Live
and the presence sensor is detecting.
Click
This is
displayed
when the
presence
sensor is
reacting

Caution The display may disappear after specified time has elapsed
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even if the presence sensor is still reacting.
4-3. To record audio when recording a video
Perform following setting before performing “3-3. Changing the setting
of the camera . ”

1. Click Setting in the main menu.

Click

2. Click Audio in Video / Audio, place a check mark ✔ in [Enable] for

[Audio sending], and click OK.
① Click ② Click

③
Select ✔

④ Click

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 3. Place a check mark ✔ in the audio to be recorded in Edge Storage
of Action output and click OK.

Select ✔

Click after
setting

Once above setting is completed, proceed to “3-3. Changing the setting

of the camera . ”

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 4-4. Unsure of administrator user name and/or password
It is possible to return the administrator user name and password back to
the initial setting by performing the initialization of the camera when you have
forgotten the administrator user name and/or password. Read the
“Initializing this unit” in the Quick Start Guide or
“Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu” in the User Guide
for initial setting of the administrator user name and password.

1. Turn off the power of the camera.

2. Perform reset.
① Using a narrow tipped object, press the reset switch and simultaneously
connect the AC adapter to the power supply input terminal.
(* Connect the network cable to the network cable for the CX600 model)

② Confirm the POWER/NETWORK indicator.

①
[Rear side]

AC adapter

Reset switch
②
[Front side] Confirm the lighting condition of each indicator.

Preparing to initialize Initialize has completed

LED
Light or

POWER NETWORK
indicator indicator

3. Initialization will complete in a few minutes and the POWER indicator will
light up in green.

If the initialization does not complete, repeat from above step 1.

Caution Please be cautious when performing the initialization of the camera

since all the settings will be set back to the factory settings
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4-5. How to confirm the software version of the camera

There are 2 methods to confirm the software of the camera.

1. Confirm with “SNC toolbox”

Software version of all the cameras connected can be confirmed simultaneously.

① Start the “SNC toolbox.” (Refer to P. 4 for detail)

② Confirm the model, serial number, etc., of the camera to confirm the version,
and confirm the version.

2. Confirm with the main menu of the camera

Software version can be confirmed with the Web browser.

① Click Setting in the main menu.

② Confirm the software version in Information of System.

② ②

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version
4-6. To restore the video stopped on the browser
This section describes how to restore the video from the camera on the Web
browser due to an error such as connection timeout.

1. Click the Refresh button on the Web browser.

* If the video does not appear even after refreshing, turn off the power of the
camera and turn it on again to reconnect the camera.

* If the video stops frequently under the environment where the camera is
connected wirelessly, try the following measures.

(1) If the router has the auto update function of wireless channels,
turn it OFF.
If this function is set to Auto or ON, the radio wave may be shut off
momentarily.

(2) Change the update time of the router’s encryption key.

The radio wave may be shut off momentarily when updating the
encryption key.

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