Click CLOCK 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

### AConfiguring camera title

Configure the camera title that will be displayed on the live screen and in e-mails, image files, and so on.

###### In [TITLE], type the desired camera title and click SET.

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 SET if the camera title includes any invalid character.

### BConfiguring clock date/time and display style

1In [CLOCK SET], configure the current date and time in [DATE] and [TIME], respectively.

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.

2In [CLOCK DISPLAY], select the clock display style.

112/24 (Clock type): | 12HRS (12-hour clock), 24HRS (24-hour clock)
2SIZE (Character size): | SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE
3POSITION (Display position): | UP LEFT, UP RIGHT, DOWN LEFT, DOWN RIGHT, OFF (Hidden)

3In [DATE/TIME FORMAT], select the date/time display format and click SET.

M/D/Y, Y/M/D, D/M/Y

### CConfiguring time zone and daylight saving mode

1In [TIME ZONE], select the region where the camera is used.

2In [DAYLIGHT SAVING MODE], select whether or not to use the daylight saving mode.

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.
USE: | Enables the daylight saving mode.

3In [DAYLIGHT SAVING], select when to start (in [ON]) and end (in [OFF]) the daylight saving mode and click SET.

Although an appropriate setting is automatically selected according to the [TIME ZONE] setting, you can change it manually.

### DConfiguring automatic clock adjustment

In [CLOCK ADJUST], select how you want to automatically adjust the camera's internal clock.

OFF: | Disables the clock adjustment function.
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.

##### Configuring NTP Settings

1In [CLOCK ADJUST], select “ON (NTP)”.

2Configure the required settings shown below and click SET.

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 REFRESH.

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.

##### Configuring CLOCK IN Setting

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 SET.

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.