Black Line BLK-PTZ12X User Manual

BLK-PTZ12X High Resolution
12x Zoom Outdoor PTZ Camera
User Manual

Products: BLK-PTZ12X

Please read this manual before using your camera, and always follow the instructions for
safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.

BLK-PTZ12X_CM

11/06/13

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REGULATORY NOTICE

FCC Information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC Conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with “CE” and
comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low
Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

LEGAL NOTICE

Observint Technologies (Observint) products are designed to meet safety and performance standards with the use of
specic Observint authorized accessories. Observint disclaims liability associated with the use of non-Observint
authorized accessories.

The recording, transmission, or broadcast of any person’s voice without their consent or a court order is strictly
prohibited by law.

Observint makes no representations concerning the legality of certain product applications such as the making,
transmission, or recording of video and/or audio signals of others without their knowledge and/or consent. We
encourage you to check and comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations before
engaging in any form of surveillance or any transmission of radio frequencies.

The BLACK Line is a trademark of Obser vint Technologies.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks
and names or their products. Observint disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than
its own.

No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the express written
permission of Observint

© 2013 by Observint Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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For Sales and Support, please contact your distributor.

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SAFETY WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS

Safety Warnings and Cautions

WARNING

!

Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device.
Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user. This device should only be used by those with
knowledge and training in working with these types of devices that contain live circuits.

WARNING

!

Power Supply Hazardous Voltage: AC voltages are present within the power supply assembly. This device must be
connected to a UL approved, completely enclosed power supply, of the proper rated voltage and current. No user serviceable
parts inside the power supply.

WARNING

!

Connect only to a properly earth grounded outlet. To avoid shock, ensure that all AC wiring is not exposed and that
the earth grounding is maintained. Ensure that any equipment to which this device will be attached is also connected to
properly wired grounded receptacles and are approved medical devices.

WARNING

!

Power Connect and Disconnect: The AC power supply cord is the main disconnect device to AC power. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be readily accessible.
Installation and Maintenance: Do not connect/disconnect any cables to or perform installation/maintenance on this
device during an electrical storm.

WARNING

!

Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed
for use in your region. It must have certication marks showing certication by an agency in your region. The connector that
plugs into the AC receptacle on the power supply must be an IEC 320, sheet C13, female connector. See the following website
for more information http://kropla.com/electric2.htm.

WARNING

!

Lithium Battery: This device contains a Lithium Battery. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an
incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the vendor’s instructions and in accordance with local environmental
regulations.
Perchlorate Material: Special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. This notice is
required by California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 33: Best Management Practices for Perchlorate
Materials. This device includes a battery which contains perchlorate material.

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CAUTION



Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials. This device includes a battery which contains perchlorate material.
Electromagnetic Interference: This equipment has not been tested for compliance with emissions limits of FCC and

similar international regulations. This device is not, and may not be, oered for sale or lease, or sold, or leased until
authorization from the United States FCC or its equivalent in other countries has been obtained. Use of this equipment in a
residential location is prohibited. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy which may result
in harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and o, the user is required to take measures to eliminate
the interference or discontinue the use of this equipment.

Warnings

• Use of the product only when in compliance with local electrical safety regulations.

• Use only the required power adapter. The standard power adapter is 24 Vac / 2 A.

• Do not connect additional devices to the power adapter. Doing so may over-heat the device and cause a re hazard.

• Always make sure that the power adapter plug is fully inserted into the power socket.

• When the product is installed on a wall or ceiling, it must be securely attached.

• If the camera emits smoke, odors or noise power it o immediately and unplug the power cable. Contact the service center.

• If the camera does not work properly, please contact your dealer or the nearest service center. Never attempt to disassemble

the camera yourself. (Your provider is not responsibility for problems caused by unauthorized repair or maintenance.)

Cautions

• Do not drop the dome or subject it to physical shock. Do not expose it to high levels of electromagnetic radiation.

• Do not install the camera on surfaces that are subject to vibrations or shock.

• Do not place the camera in extremely hot, cold (operating temperature range: -22 °F ~ 149 °F (-30 °C ~ +65°C)),

dusty or damp locations. Fire or electrical shock can occur.

• Exposing the equipment to direct sunlight, low ventilation or heat sources such as heater or radiator should be avoided.

• Do not aim the camera at the sun or extra bright places. A blooming or smear may occur (which is not a malfunction however),

and aect the longevity of CCD.

• Use the glove provided when opening the dome cover. Do not touch the dome cover; the acidic moisture on skin can erode the

surface coating.

• Please use a soft and dry cloth when cleaning the inside and outside surfaces of the dome cover. Do not use alkaline

detergents.

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PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION

Preparation for Installation

• Basic requirements:
— All the electronic operations must be compliant with local electrical safety regulations, re prevention regulations and

other related regulations.

— Verify that all accessories are included with your shipment.
— Make sure that the camera is suitable for the location and security requirements where it will be installed. If not, please

contact the supplier.

— Always use this product in accordance with the manufactures specications and recommendations.

• Check installation space. Make sure the place have enough space to install the camera and its accessories.

• Check the intensity of conformation at the installation location. Please make sure that the ceilings or walls are strong enough to

withstand four times the weight of camera and its accessories.

• Preparation of cables:
— Choose video cable in accordance with the transmission distance. The video should meet the least demands as: 75Ω

resistance; 100% copper core conducting wire; 95% weaving copper shield.

— For RS-485 communication cable, please refer to Appendix B.
— For 24 Vac power cabling, please refer to Appendix C.

• Keep packaging for possible future use. If a failure occurs, return the product to the factory with the original packaging.

Shipment without the original packaging may damage the product and incur additional costs.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 Introduction .......................................................................1

1.1 Features ............................................................................1

1.2 Accessories ..........................................................................5

SECTION 2 Installation .......................................................................11

2.1 Camera wall mount installation .......................................................11

2.1.1 Connecting the cables ...........................................................13

2.1.2 Alarm In/Out Connections .......................................................14

2.1.3 Set the DIP switches ............................................................14

2.2 In-ceiling (recessed) mounting ........................................................17

SECTION 3 Getting Started ....................................................................21

3.1 Power-up initial display ..............................................................21

3.1.1 Basic operations ................................................................22

3.2 System-dened Presets .............................................................22

3.2.1 Manchester code control protocols ................................................23

3.3 On Screen Displays ..................................................................23

SECTION 4 Using the OSD Menus ...............................................................24

4.1 Accessing and operating the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

4.2 Conguring System Information ......................................................26

4.2.1 Checking System Information ....................................................26

4.2.2 Conguring system parameters ...................................................27

4.3 Conguring Image Parameters ........................................................30

4.3.1 TASK 1. Congure the focus settings ...............................................30

4.3.2 TASK 2. Congure iris, gain and shutter speed .......................................31

4.3.3 TASK 3. Congure the zoom settings ...............................................32

4.3.4 TASK 4. Set the INIT LENS ........................................................32

4.3.5 TASK 5. Set the sharpness level ...................................................32

4.3.6 TASK 6: Set the Day/Night Mode ..................................................32

4.3.7 TASK 7: Set the BLC function ......................................................33

4.3.8 TASK 8: Congure the image quality parameters ....................................34

4.3.9 TASK 9: Congure the advanced settings. ...........................................34

4.3.10 Conguring Privacy Mask ........................................................35

4.3.11 Conguring OSD settings ........................................................36

4.4 Conguring PTZ control parameters ....................................................38

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4.4.1 Conguring PTZ parameters ......................................................38

4.5 Conguring Presets .................................................................40

4.5.1 TASK 1: Set a preset. ............................................................40

4.5.2 TASK 2: Clear the preset settings ..................................................42

4.5.3 TASK 3: Call the presets. .........................................................42

4.6 Conguring Patrols ..................................................................42

4.6.1 TASK 1: Set a patrol .............................................................42

4.6.2 TASK 2: Preview the patrol .......................................................43

4.6.3 TASK 3: Delete a patrol ..........................................................43

4.6.4 TASK 4: Call the dened patrol ....................................................44

4.7 Conguring Patterns ................................................................44

4.7.1 TASK 1: Set a pattern ............................................................44

4.7.2 TASK 2: Preview a pattern ........................................................45

4.7.3 TASK 3: Delete patterns ..........................................................45

4.7.4 TASK 4: Call the dened pattern. ..................................................46

4.8 Conguring Time Tasks ...............................................................46

4.8.1 TASK 1: Set time tasks ...........................................................46

4.8.2 TASK 2: Preview the task .........................................................47

4.8.3 TASK 3: Delete the task. .........................................................48

4.9 Conguring Zones ...................................................................48

4.9.1 TASK 1: Set a zone. ..............................................................48

4.9.2 TASK 2: Clear the zone settings ...................................................49

4.9.3 Clearing PTZ Control Settings .....................................................49

4.9.4 Using the DIAGNOSTICS display ...................................................50

4.10 Conguring and handling alarms ......................................................51

4.10.1 Conguring alarm input and linked actions .........................................51

4.10.2 Conguring alarm parameters ....................................................52

4.10.3 Conguring auxiliary alarm output ................................................53

4.11 Others .............................................................................53

4.11.1 Line Synchronization ............................................................53

4.12 Setting the language of the menu .....................................................54

4.12.1 Conguring dome authentication .................................................54

4.12.2 Restoring default dome settings ..................................................55

4.12.3 Restoring camera default settings .................................................56

4.12.4 Rebooting the camera ...........................................................56

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SECTION 5 Specications .....................................................................57

APPENDIX A Lightning and Surge Protection ......................................................59

APPENDIX B RS-485 Bus Connection .............................................................60

APPENDIX C 24 Vac Wire Gauge and Transmission Distance ..........................................63

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1

Introduction

The BLACK Line™ 650 TVL 12x zoom mini outdoor PTZ camera enables you to pan, tilt and zoom in on suspicious activity and
capture high resolution video of wide areas such as parking lots, shopping malls and sports facilities.

The compact mini PTZ security camera features a 1/3” Sony® 960H CCD image sensor, 12x optical zoom, 16x digital zoom and
delivers 650 TV lines of color resolution and 700 TV lines of black and white resolution for crisp, high resolution video. The camera
is also equipped with enhanced imaging features such as digital wide dynamic range (D-WDR) and 3D digital noise reduction
(3D-DNR) to reduce video noise, as well as true day/night (ICR) to capture sharp detailed images in both daytime and low-light
nighttime conditions.

The BLACK PTZ camera also features 225 programmable presets, 8 patrols with up to 32 presets per patrol, selectable automatic
gain control, plus a 360° endless pan range, -2° ~ +90° tilt range, 0.1° ~ 200° / second pan speed and 0.1° ~ 120° / second
tilt speed. The camera has a wide operating temperature range of -22 °F ~ 149 °F that makes it ideal for capturing video in cold
climates, and an IP66 weather-rated enclosure to withstand a variety of elements and weather conditions. The PTZ camera also
features privacy zone masking and oers TVS 4,000 V lighting surge protection.

The PTZ camera features:

• 2 sensor inputs

• 1 alarm output

• 1 video output

1.1 Features

OSD (on-screen display)

The on-screen display is a text image superimposed on video. The text displays status information and conguration menus.

Self-adaptive Protocol

The camera is compatible with PELCO-D, PELCO-P, PRIVATE-Code, VICON and KALATEL-312 protocols, etc., and is capable of being
self-adaptive to these protocols without selecting protocol by DIP switch settings.

Keyboard Control

The pan/tilt movement and zoom actions of camera can be controlled by the control keyboard, DVR, matrix, etc.

Limit Stops

The dome can be programmed to move within the limit stops (left/right, up/down) which are congurable by the control keyboard,
DVR or client application software.

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Scan Modes

The dome provides 5 scanning modes: pan scanning, tilt scanning, frame scanning, random scanning and panorama scanning. The
scanning speed can be set by OSD menu from level 1 to 40, with the corresponding speed ranging from 1°/second to 40°/second.

Preset Freeze Frame

This feature freezes the scene on the monitor when moving to a preset. This allows for smooth transition from one preset scene to
another and also guarantees that masked areas will not be revealed when moving to a preset.

Presets

Each of the user-denable presets can be programmed to use pan, tilt, camera settings and other settings. When a preset is called,
the dome will automatically move to the dened position. The user can add, modify, delete and call each preset.

Label Display

The on-screen label of the azimuth/elevation, zoom and other operations can be setup by menus and displayed on the monitor.

Auto Flip

In manual tracking mode, when a target object moves directly beneath the dome, the dome will automatically rotate 90 degrees in
the horizontal direction to maintain continuity of tracking.

Privacy Mask

The privacy mask allows the user to dene areas of the eld of view that cannot be seen by the operator of the camera. A masked
area will move with pan and tilt functions and automatically adjust in size when the lens zoom changes.

3D Intelligent Positioning

The camera can be controlled with a mouse and the PRIVATE-Code protocol. Clicking a spot can direct the camera position the spot
in the center of the image. When a rectangular area is selected with the left mouse button, the camera will move to its center and
enlarge it. Right click the mouse to zoom in. The scroll wheel can control lens zoom. Mouse cursor movement can also control zoom
eects.

Proportional Pan

Proportional pan automatically reduces or increases the pan and tilt speeds in proportion to the amount of zoom. At telephoto zoom
settings, the pan and tilt speeds will be slower for a given amount of joystick deection than at wide zoom settings. This keeps the
image from moving too fast on the monitor when there is a large amount of zoom.

Auto Focus

Auto focus enables the camera to focus automatically to maintain clear video images.

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DAY/NIGHT Auto-switch

The camera provides color images during the day. As light diminishes at night, it switches to night mode and delivers black and
white images with high quality. You can also switch it to NIGHT mode manually to increase the sensitivity in low light conditions.

Slow Shutter

Slow shutter function extends the exposure time to accumulate more light when the light condition is low. Thus, the image can be
brighter.

Backlight Compensation (BLC)

If the camera focuses on an object against strong backlight, the object will be too dark to be seen clearly. The BLC function can
compensate light to the object in the front to make it clear, but this causes the over-exposure of the background where the light is
strong.

Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)

The wide dynamic range function helps the camera provide clear images even under back light conditions. When there are both
very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the eld of view, WDR balances the brightness level of the entire image and
provide clear image detail.

White Balance

White balance is the white rendition function of the camera to adjust the color temperature according to the environment
automatically. It can remove the unrealistic color casts in the image.

Patrol

The camera provides up to 8 patrols. In each patrol, you can specify the scanning track by a group of user-dened presets, with the
scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time at the preset separately programmable.

Pattern

A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions that can be recalled with a command from a
controller or automatically by a congured function (alarm, park, time task, or power-up). By default the focus and iris are in auto
status during the preset is being memorized.

Power-o Memory

This feature causes the dome to resume its previous position or status after power is restored. By default setting, the dome supports
the power-o memory capability with the dwell time of 3 minutes.

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Alarm Response Action

The camera supports 2 alarm inputs which can be set to normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC). Upon having received the
alarm input signal, the dome will automatically activate a user-dened action, which can be programmed to: preset 1-8, pattern
1-4, patrol 1-8, pan scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panoramic scan, color or black and white (B&W) mode. After the alarm
is cleared, the dome is can resume its previous activity or position.

AUX Output

An auxiliary output is a congurable signal from the camera back box that can trigger another device to operate. The camera
provides one auxiliary output. The auxiliary output type can be set to NO (normally open) or NC (normally closed). The alarm dwell
time is also congurable.

Manchester Code Self-test

The camera supports Manchester code self-test for fault diagnostic. You can enable the Manchester code diagnosis function by
setting DIP switches inside the camera. The corresponding fault code will be displayed on the screen (not available during park
time) while adopting Manchester protocol.

Table 1. Descriptions of the Fault Code

Fault Code Description

E0 Normal control

E1 Cable is disconnected

E2 Cable is connec ted and data can b e normally received, but the addres s setting is incorrect

E3 Cable is connec ted and data can be normally received, b ut the command sett ing is incorrect

E4 Cable is connected and data can be normally received, but the settings of address and command are incorrect

E5 Cable is conne cted, but the received data does not comply with the requirements of Manchester code

Time Task

A time task is a precongured action that can be performed automatically at a specic date and time. The programmable actions
include: preset 1-8, pattern 1-4, patrol 1-4, pan scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan, day/night mode or none.

Zone

A zone is a user-dened area. The dome provides eight zones, each with congurable label. If the dome has dwelled at a zone
without receiving any command over 4 minutes, this feature will enable the dome to perform panorama scan within the zone.

Password

The dome features password protection to prevent unauthorized changes to the dome settings.

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Camera Title

Title text is the label used to identify the camera viewed on the monitor. The title text can include up to 15 characters.

RS-485 Failure Diagnostics

In the presence of failure at the transmitting and receiving terminals of RS-485 communications, the camera is capable of
performing self-test and detecting the fault results which will be displayed on the screen.

Soft Baud Rate

The communication baud rate of camera can be congured by the menu without need of DIP switch settings.

1.2 Accessories

The following accessories are available for the BLK-PTZ12X camera. Mounting bracket detail is shown below.

Model Type

BLK- PTZCL Ceiling Mount Bracket

BLK- PTZWBS Short Arm Wall Bracket 4" PTZ

BLK- PTZWB Wall Mount B racket

BLK- PTZPM Pole Mount PTZ Br acket

BLK- PTZCM Corner Mount PT Z Bracket

BLK-PTZCNTRL 3D Joystick PTZ Controller (Pelco -P/ D)

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BLK-PTZCL: Ceiling Mount Bracket

The Ceiling Mount Bracket is suitable for outdoor ceiling mounting.

3.52" dia.

0.39" dia. (4)

2.24"

4.57" dia.

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BLK-PTZWBS: Short Arm Wall mount bracket 4" PTZ

The Short Arm Wall Mount Bracket is suitable for outdoor wall mounting of the BLK-PTZ12X camera.

0.35" dia.

4.33"

3. 31"

4.65"

5.71"

1.91" dia.

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BLK-PTZWB: Wall Mount Bracket

The Wall Mount Bracket is suitable for indoor and outdoor wall mounting.

0.33" dia. (4)

G 1.5"

6.30"

7.6 4 "

2.95"

3.82"

12.2"

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BLK-PTZPM: Pole Mount PTZ Bracket

The Pole Mount Bracket is suitable for outdoor pole mounting. The straps can attach to a 2.64" ~ 5.00" diameter pole.

2.68"2.68"

7.6 4 "

7.6 4 "

5.63"

3.94" dia.

G 1.5"

12.2" 4.61"

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BLK-PTZCM: Corner Mount PTZ Bracket

7.6 4 "

6.96"

G 1.5"

16. 52"

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SECTION 2: INSTALLATION

SECTION 2

Installation

Before you start, check the package contents and make sure that the device in the package is in good condition and all the assembly
parts are included. Included are:

• AC power supply

• Installation guide (this user manual)

Mounting brackets are sold separately.

2.1 Camera wall mount installation

The camera can be wall mounted to any indoor or outdoor solid wall.

NOTE

• The wall must be thick en ough to mount the expansion screws.

• The wall must be strong e nough to withstand mo re than 4 times the weig ht of the dome and its accessorie s.

1. Prepare the mounting surface for the camera.

a. Obtain the best fasteners for attaching the camera wall mount bracket to the mounting surface. The fasteners must t

the wall mount bracket.

b. Position the wall mount bracket in the location where you want to install it, then use it as a guide to mark the location

of the screw holes.

Screws (4)

Set screw (2)

Wall mount installation

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c. Drill four screw holes according to the screw holes on the wall mount.

d. Drill a 1-1/4" hole in the mounting surface between the mounting screws appropriate for the camera drop and

interface cables.

2. Secure the camera onto the wall mount bracket as shown below:

a. Route the camera drop cables through the wall mount bracket.

b. Rotate the connector of the camera housing onto the wall mount bracket.

c. Tighten the set screws with the hex wrench (supplied) to hold the two units together.

Drop cable

Set screw (2)

Secure the camera to the bracket

3. Route the camera drop cables through the hole for them drilled in the mounting surface.

4. Using four fasteners, secure the camera to the mounting surface.

5. Remove the protective plastic lm from the lower dome.

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Screw (4)

2.1.1 Connecting the cables

Before you start, remove power from the power supply cables before connect them to the camera power cables.

The cable interfaces of camera is shown below. The cables of RS-485 interface, power and ground, and alarm in/out are
distinguished by dierent colors. Please refer to the labels in following gure for identication.

Connect the camera RS-485, power and alarm drop cables and terminals to your to site equipment as needed.

Label description:
Red 24 Vac
Brown Ground
Black 24 Vac
Yellow RS-485 –
Orange RS-485 +

Orange GND
Yellow ALARM_IN2
Green ALARM_IN1
Blue ALARM_OUT1A –
White ALARM_OUT1B

Video output

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2.1.2 Alarm In/Out Connections

The camera can be connected with 2 alarm inputs (0~12 Vdc) and 1 alarm output. Refer to the following diagrams for the alarm
output connections:

Alarm out connections

The alarm provides the relay output (no voltage), and the external power supply is required when it connects to the alarm device.
With a DC power supply (left diagram), the input voltage must be no more than 12 Vdc, 30 mA. For AC power supply (right
diagram), the external relay must be used to prevent damages to the camera and avoid risk of electric shock.

2.1.3 Set the DIP switches

DIP switches, located in the housing are used to setup the RS-485 network address (switches 1 - 5), baud rate (switches 6 - 7), and
protocol (switches 8 - 9). These switches can also be setup manually or through the DVR PTZ interface.

DIP switch 10 provides RS-485 end-of-line termination and cannot be set using the DVR interface. If used, it must be set by opening
the camera enclosure and manually setting the switch to ON.

Using the tables below, set the switches in accordance with the following:

• The default camera address is 0, the default baud rate is 2400, and the default status of the RS-485 network 120 Ω end-of-line

terminator is OFF.

• The address of the devices (cameras) RS-485 network must each be dierent.

• The baud rate must be the same for each device on the RS-485 network.

• The DIP switches 1 - 9, used for setting the address, baud rate, and protocol of the RS-485 network, function logically in this

way: ON=1 and OFF=0.

• The camera is self-adaptive to the Pelco-P, Pelco-D and Private-Code protocols. You don’t have to set the DIP switches for these

RS-485 control protocol.

To set the DIP switches manually, do the following:

1. Remove the lower dome cover from the camera by extracting the three screws.

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Dome screws (3)

Dome

Remove lower dome

2. Locate the DIP switches inside the housing.

DIP switches

DIP switches

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a. Set the camera address to 0 .. 31 using switches 1 - 5 according to the table below.

Camera address SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5

0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

1 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF

2 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF

3 ON ON OFF OFF OFF

4 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF

5 ON OFF ON OFF OFF

6 OFF ON ON OFF OFF

7 ON ON ON OFF OFF

8 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF

9 ON OFF OFF ON OFF

10 OFF ON OFF ON OFF

11 ON ON OFF ON OFF

12 OFF OFF ON ON OFF

13 ON OFF ON ON OFF

14 OFF ON ON ON OFF

15 ON ON ON ON OFF

16 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON

17 ON OFF OFF OFF ON

18 OFF ON OFF OFF ON

19 ON ON OFF OFF ON

20 OFF OFF ON OFF ON

21 ON

OFF ON OFF ON

22 OFF ON ON OFF ON

23 ON ON ON OFF ON

24 OFF OFF OFF ON ON

25 ON OFF OFF ON ON

26 OFF ON OFF ON ON

27 ON ON OFF ON ON

28 OFF OFF ON ON ON

29 ON OFF ON ON ON

30 OFF ON ON ON ON

31 ON ON ON ON ON

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b. Set switches 6 and 7 to match the RS-485 network baud rate according to the table below.

Baud rate SW 6 SW 7

240 0 OFF OFF

4800 ON OFF

9600 OFF ON

1920 0 ON ON

c. Set switches 8 and 9 for the preferred RS-485 network protocol according to the table below.

Protocol SW 8 SW 9

Bosch Manchester OFF ON

AD Manchester ON ON

Protocol self-adaptive Other combinations

d. Switch 10 provides RS-485 end of line termination. Refer to Appendix B for guidance about when this switch should

be ON.

3. Reattach the lower dome cover.

2.2 In-ceiling (recessed) mounting

Recessed mounting the BLK-PTX12X camera is possible when:

• The height above the ceiling is more than 10 inches.

• The ceiling is between .25 inches and 1.6 inches thick.

• The ceiling is strong enough to hold mor than 4 times the weight of the camera and its accessories.

NOTE

• For cement ceiling mounting, use e xpansion screws to at tach the back box. The mounting hole of t he expansion pip e on he wall should

align with the mounting hole on the mo unt.

• For wooden ceiling m ounting, use self-tapping screws to ancho r the bracket.

To recess mount the camera:

1. Drill holes in the ceiling.

a. Attach the drill template to the ceiling where you need to install the camera.

b. Cut a hole and drill screw holes according to the drill template. The hole cut for the camera module can be ± 0.1" of

the template markings.

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Drill template

2. Dissemble the camera.

a. Loosen three screws as shown in the following gure.

b. Remove the lower dome.

Dome screws (3)

Dome

Remove lower dome

3. Congure the DIP switches as needed. Refer to “2.1.3 Set the DIP switches” on page 14 for more information.

4. Install the toggle bolts:

a. Remove the toggle from the toggle bolt.

b. Insert the bolts into the screw holes on the dome as shown below.

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Toggle bolt holes
in base box

Toggle bolt holes

c. Rotate the bolts through the screw holes.

d. Reinstall the toggles as shown below.

Install toggle bolts

5. Align the toggle bolts with the screw holes on the ceiling.

6. Push the dome to the mounting hole on the ceiling.

7. Rotate the bolts again. The toggle will automatically rotate down to secure the dome to the ceiling.

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Install the camera in the ceiling

8. Attach the lower dome to the camera.

9. Secure the lower dome with three screws as shown below.

Install the lower dome

10. Route the camera drop cables through the ceiling and connect them to RS-485, power and alarm interface cables. Refer to

“2.1.1 Connecting the cables” on page 13 and “2.1.2 Alarm In/Out Connections” on page 14 for more information.

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Getting Started

3.1 Power-up initial display

After the power is applied, the camera will perform a series of self-tests including lens functions, the panning movement and tilting
movement. After the power-up self-tests complete, the system information screen is displayed for 2 minutes on top of the live view
screen. An example is shown below.

System information

Important information about the camera settings is shown in the system information display. See below.

System Information Description

TYPE The mod el of the camera

SN The ser ial number of the c amera.

ADDRESS The def ault communication addres s of the camera.

COM FORMAT The communication set tings of the R S-485 inter face: baud rate (4 digit s), data bit (1 digit) and s top bit (1 digit).

PROTOCOL Protocol conguration for communicating with other devices.

VERSION The version of the rmware.

HARDVERSI The ver sion of the hardware.

BUILD DATE The date when the software was compiled.

If the address of your camera is the same as another camera on the RS-485 network, one of them has to change. Also, if the
communication parameters (COM FORMAT) are not the same as the settings on RS-485 network, they must be congured to
match. Use the features with your control keyboard, DVR, or DVS to congure these parameters.

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3.1.1 Basic operations

You can control the camera using a device such as a control keyboard, DVR, or DVS. In this and the following chapters, operation of
the camera by the IE browser connected to a DVR will be used.

NOTE

Ensure that the communication settings and address for the camera are congured properly in the controlling device.

Panning and tilting: Click the direction buttons to control the movement of the camera.

Zooming: Click the ZOOM in/out buttons to control the zooming.

Focusing: Click the FOCUS+ and FOCUS- buttons to adjust the focus.

Iris: Click the IRIS+ and IRIS- buttons to adjust the iris.

3.2 System-dened Presets

The camera system includes special functions that can be initiated by calling a preset number through a control device such as a
DVS. These presets are xed and cannot be edited. To call the system-dened presets remotely, you can choose the preset number
from the list in the PTZ control panel. For instance, preset 99 is the Start auto scan. If you call preset 99, the camera starts the
auto scan function. The table below lists the preset numbers and functions dened for the system.

Table 2. System-dened presets

Preset No. Function Preset No. Function

33 Auto-ip 93 Set manual limit s tops

34 Return to home position 94 Remote reboot

35 Patrol 1 95 Access main menu

36 Patrol 2 96 Stop scanning

37 Patrol 3 97 Start random scanning

38 Patrol 4 98 Start frame scanning

39 IR cut lter in 99 Star t auto scanning

40 IR cu t lter out 100 Start tilt scanning

41 Pat tern 1 101 Start panorama scanning

42 Pattern 2 102 Patrol 5

43 Patter n 3 103 Patrol 6

44 Pat tern 4 104 Patrol 7

92 Enable limit stops 105 Patrol 8

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3.2.1 Manchester code control protocols

For Manchester code control protocol, the system-dened presets with special functions are shown as below.

Table 3. System-dened Presets of Manchester Code Control Protocol

Preset No. Function Preset No. Function

65 Remote reboot 67 Auto-ip

66 Access main menu 70 Call Pat tern 1

69 Stop programming pattern 71 Call Pat tern 2

70 Set Pat tern 1 72 Call Pat tern 3

71 Set Pat tern 2

72 Set Pattern 3

3.3 On Screen Displays

The camera supports following on screen displays:

Zoom: Identies the amount of magnication. The format is ZXXX. where “XXX” is the zoom amount.

Direction: Displays panning and tilting direction, with the format of NEXXX TYYY, where “XXX” indicates the degrees in

north east (NE) direction, and “YYY” indicates the degrees in tilt position.

Time: Support for time display.

Preset Title: Identies preset being called.

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Using the OSD Menus

The menu structure of the on-screen display (OSD) is shown below.

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You can control the camera using the on-screen display menu remotely by connecting to a DVR or a DVS (encoder). Examples of
entering camera menu include:

• Enter the menu by pressing buttons: PTZ g REC g 9 g 5 on the front panel of the DVR.

• Enter the menu by pressing buttons: CALL g 9 g 5 g ENTER on the keyboard.

• Enter the menu via the IE browser of a DVR/DVS.

Menu operations via the IE browser of a DVR will be used for the example in this chapter.

4.1 Accessing and operating the menus

To open the Main Menus:

1. Connect the video and RS-485 cables from the camera to a DVR.

2. Access the DVR with an internet browser.

3. View the live video from the camera.

4. Call preset 95 from the preset list in the PTZ control panel of the DVR.

Main Menus

To move the cursor and operate the menu:

• Move the cursor up/down: On control panel of the live view interface of the DVR, click the UP and DOWN direction buttons

or FOCUS+ and FOCUS- buttons to move the cursor up and down in the menu.

• Enter / Exit: On control panel of the live view interface of the DVR:

— Click IRIS+ to enter a submenu
— Move the cursor to BACK in the menu
— Click IRIS+ to return to the previous menu, or move the cursor to EXIT the menu and then click IRIS+ to exit the menu.

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• Page up / page down: There is no RETURN or NEXT menu items for turning a page up or down. On control panel of the live

view interface of the DVR, you can click the left and right direction buttons to turn the page up or down.

To change the value of a parameter:

1. Move the cursor to the target item and then click IRIS+. The cursor (diamond mark) will change to be hollow.

2. Click the up/down or left/right buttons in the PTZ control panel to choose the value from the selectable value list.

3. Click IRIS+ to conrm the change or click IRIS- to cancel and restore the original value. The diamond mark will change back

to be stued or half stued icon.

4.2 Conguring System Information

4.2.1 Checking System Information

System information menu displays the current system information of the camera including the model, address, protocol, etc. The
information shown on this submenu is similar to the system information shown after camera power-up.

To open the system information display menu, go to MAIN MENUS g SYS INFO

System Information

NOTE

The SYS INFO display is presented for Information only. It cannot be edited directly.

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4.2.2 Conguring system parameters

You can check and edit the system information including software address, baud rate, system time, etc. on the system information
settings menu.

To enter the system information settings menu, go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g SYS INFO SETTINGS

System Information settings

NOTE

Using an internet browser connected to a DVR, click the lef t and right direction buttons in the PTZ control panel to page up
or page down when more than one page is available.

Descriptions of system parameter conguration:

• Dome address settings

TASK 1: Set the soft address of the camera.

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If the SOFT ADDR ACTIVE is set ON, the soft address is the valid address for connecting the camera. The SOFT
ADDRESS ranges from 1 to 255.

If the SOFT ADDR ACTIVE is set as OFF, the hard address set by the DIP switch is the valid address of the camera.

TASK 2: Set the broadcast address of the camera.

When the BROADCAST ADDRESS is set to ON, the control devices with address 0 can control the camera remotely
regardless of the address of the camera.

With this function on, a control device with address 0 can control all PTZ cameras connected to it. This function is
usually used for debugging.

• Soft baud rate settings

If the SOFT BAUD ACTIVE is set to ON, the soft baud rate is the valid baud rate for the camera. You can select either 2400,
4800, 9600 or 19200.

If the SOFT BAUD ACTIVE is set to OFF, the baud rate is set by the SW2 DIP switches.

NOTE

After you enable or disable the soft baud rate, the camera will reboot automatically to activate the settings.

• PELCO checksum

If the camera uses PELCO-P or PELCO-D protocol, you can set the PELCO CHECKSUM to ON to improve the video quality.

• System time conguration

a. Move the cursor to SYSTEM TIME using the direction buttons, then click IRIS+ to open the menu.

b. Click the left or right direction buttons to position the cursor on the specic item (year/month/day or hour/minute/

second) of which you want to change the value.

c. Click the up or down direction buttons to increase or decrease the value.

d. Click IRIS+ button to conrm and close the menu.

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Set System Time

• Zero angle (initial position) conguration. You can dene the initial position of the camera on the ZERO ANGLE

submenu.

a. Move the cursor to ZERO ANGLE using the direction buttons, then click IRIS+ to open the menu.

b. Click the left or right or up or down direction buttons to adjust the view angle.

c. Click IRIS+ button to conrm and close the menu.

• Fan parameter conguration.

You can set the FAN CONTROL to TEMP, ON or OFF.

• EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) conguration

You can set the EIS FUNCTION to ON or OFF.

• Preset direct focus

You can set the preset direct focus function to ON or OF on the PRESET DFOCUS submenu.

• Protocol settings

You can set the PROTOCOL STATUS SET to ON or OFF, and set the PROTOCOL SET to AUTO MATCH, PELCP-P, PELCO-D,
Private-code, etc.

• RS-485 checksum setting

You can set the 485CHECK SET to ON or AUTO to improve the controlling eect.

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4.3 Conguring Image Parameters

You can set the camera parameters including focus, shutter speed, iris, etc. Conguring image parameters for the camera includes
several tasks (see below). To enter the camera parameters settings menu, go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g CAMERA

PARAMETER

Camera settings

4.3.1 TASK 1. Congure the focus settings

• Setting the focus mode

a. Move the cursor to FOCUS using the direction buttons and click IRIS+ to change the cursor to totally hollow.

b. Click the up and/or down direction buttons to select a focus mode:

AF (Auto-focus): The lens remains in focus during PTZ movements.

MF (Manual Focus): To adjust the focus manually with the FOCUS+ and FOCUS- buttons.

HAF (Half-auto Focus): The camera automatically focuses once after panning, tilting and zooming.

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c. Click IRIS+ button to save the settings.

• Setting the focus limit. This function is used to limit the minimum focus distance. You can congure the focus limit to a

longer distance when the target is at a distance to prevent the camera from focusing on the objects close to it; or congure the
focus limit to a shorter distance when the target is near the camera to prevent it from focusing on objects father away. You can
set the FOCUS LIMIT to 1CM, 30CM, 1M, 3M or AUTO.

4.3.2 TASK 2. Congure iris, gain and shutter speed

• Setting the AE mode. AE mode denes the priority of the iris, shutter and gain when the camera adjusts the brightness of

the video. The options in AE MODE are as follows:

AUTO: Auto iris, auto shutter and auto gain. The camera adjusts these values automatically responding to the lighting
conditions. This is the default mode.

HAUTO: You can adjust the video brightness with IRIS+ and IRIS- when you select this mode.

IRIS: Selects iris-priority mode to set the iris value manually. The shutter and gain values will be adjusted automatically

according to the lighting conditions.

SHUTTER: Select shutter-priority mode set the shutter value manually. The iris and gain values will be adjusted
automatically according to the lighting conditions.

MANUAL: Select this setting to adjust the shutter, iris and gain values manually.

• Setting the iris value. To adjust the iris size for light entering the lens, you can set the IRIS value manually according to light

conditions. The iris value ranges from 0 (closed) to 17 (fully open).

• Setting the gain. The value of gain indicates the degree of amplication of the original light signal. You can set the value

from 0 to 15.

• Setting the shutter speed. The speed of the electronic shutter controls the amount of light entering the lens in a unit

of time (a second). You can manually congure the shutter speed for the camera, and you can also enable the slow shutter
function for low lighting circumstances.

a. Shutter speed. If you set the SHUTTER value larger, the shutter speed is faster. The value indicates the inverse of the

shutter speed (1/value seconds). At faster speeds, the amount of light entering the lens is less causing the image to be
darker. You can set the shutter value to 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 50, 125, 180, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 or 10000.

b. Slow shutter. You can set the SLOW SHUTTER value to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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4.3.3 TASK 3. Congure the zoom settings

• Setting the zoom limit. Zoom limit is a user-dened limitation of the zoom amount.

a. Move the cursor to ZOOM LIMIT using the direction buttons and click IRIS+ to enter.

b. Click the up or down direction buttons to choose the limit from 12, 24, 48, 96, and 192.

c. Click IRIS+ to conrm.

NOTE

The ZOOM LIMIT value varies depending on the model of the camera.

• Setting the zoom speed. You can dene the zooming speed of the lens.

a. Move the cursor to ZOOM SPEED using the direction buttons and click IRIS+ to enter.

b. Click the up or down direction buttons to choose the speed of HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW.

c. Click IRIS+ to conrm.

4.3.4 TASK 4. Set the INIT LENS

Use INIT LENS to trigger a spontaneous lens initiation for ensuring the normal operation.

4.3.5 TASK 5. Set the sharpness level

The sharpness function can increase the gain of the image and sharpen the edges of the picture to enhance details. You can set the
SHARPNESS level from 0 to 15.

4.3.6 TASK 6: Set the Day/Night Mode

There are two parameters available for day/night mode conguration.

1. IR cut lter. This lter It can be congured as AUTO, DAY or NIGHT.

AUTO: The camera switches automatically from Black and White mode (NIGHT) and Color mode (DAY) in response to
lightening conditions (default).

NIGHT (B/W): The IR cut lter will switch to NIGHT mode to increase the sensitivity in low light conditions.

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DAY (Color): The IR cut lter will perform in DAY mode (normal lighting conditions).

NOTE

You can also call preset 39 to set the IR cut lter mode to DAY mode and call preset 40 to set it as NIGHT mode.

2. D/N level. The D/N level is the switching sensitivity for AUTO mode. As a dividing line, IR cut lter switches between DAY

and NIGHT when the light condition reaches the user-dened D/N level. Three levels are selectable: 0, 1 and 2.

4.3.7 TASK 7: Set the BLC function

You can set the BLC/WDR (backlight compensation / wide dynamic range) to ON or OFF to enable or disable the function.

Camera settings - BLC/WDR

BLC LEVEL: You can manually adjust the backlight compensation level.

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4.3.8 TASK 8: Congure the image quality parameters

Camera settings

Use the menu shown above to set the following parameters:

Chroma suppress: You can adjust the value of CHROMA SUPPRESS between 0, 1, 2 and 3 to suppress the color noises in
low lighting environment. Higher setting values produce stronger chroma suppressing eects.

Saturation: The SATURATION value ranges from 0 to 7.

Contrast: adjust the image contrast on CONTRAST submenu between 0 and 7.

HLC: High Light Compensation (HLC) masks strong light sources that usually are across a scene. This makes it possible to

see the detail of the image that would normally be hidden. The value ranges from 0 to 3.

Resolution setting: you can set HR MODE as ON to adjust the resolution lower to avoid cross color of the image, or switch
if OFF to disable the function. This mode enhances edges and produces higher denition images.

4.3.9 TASK 9: Congure the advanced settings.

• Exposure compensation function. Set the EXPOSURE COMP value from 0 to 14. The default value is 7.

• White balance. Set WHITE BALANCE mode to AUTO, INDOOR, OUTDOOR, SELFDEF (self-dened), ATW (auto-tracking) or

HAUTO (half-auto).

AUTO: In Auto mode, the camera adjusts the color balance according to the current color temperature.

INDOOR, OUTDOOR: These modes are for indoor use and outdoor use respectively.

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SELFDEF: In SELFDEF you can adjust the color temperature, the RED and BLUE values, manually.

ATW: In auto-tracking mode, white balance is adjusted continuously to accord with the color temperature of the scene

illumination.

HAUTO: Selecting this mode, the viewed image retains color balance automatically according to the current color
temperature.

— Digital noise reduction: To reduce the image noise, you can set the NOISE REDUCE function OFF, HIGH, MID or LOW.
— Image ip: If you turn the IMAGE FLIP function on, the image will be ipped. It is like the image in the mirror.
— Gain limit: You can set this function to limit the gain value. The GAIN LIMIT value ranges from 0 to 15.

4.3.10 Conguring Privacy Mask

Privacy mask enables you to cover specic areas on the live video to prevent these from appearing in live view and recorded video.
The masked areas can move with the panning/tilting movements and automatically adjust their size when the lens zoom changes.

1. Open the privacy mask conguration submenu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g PRIVACYS

Privacys mask conguration menu

2. Choose the privacy mask number:

a. Move the cursor to BLANK NUM and click IRIS+ to open editing mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select a mask number for conguration.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and close the menu.

3. Congure the position and size of the privacy mask.

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a. Move the cursor to SET BLANK and click IRIS+ button to enter the editing mode as shown in the following gure.

You can see a privacy mask on the live window.

Set the Privacy Mask

b. When the ADJUST BLANK POS message appears, use the direction buttons to shift the position of the privacy mask.

c. When you click the FOCUS+ button, the ADJUST BLANK SIZE message will appear. Click the up/down buttons to

increase/decrease the height of the mask, and click right/left buttons to increase/decrease the width of the mask. Click
IRIS+ button to save the settings and return to the previous menu. The the mask will turn to gray.

d. To modify the mask, click IRIS+ button to enter the SET BLANK menu, then click IRIS+ button again to recongure

the mask.

NOTE

The tilt range for conguring the privacy masks is from 0° to 70°.

4. Enable or disable the privacy mask function: Open the BLANK STATUS submenu, then click the up and down

direction buttons to set it ON or OFF. If no privacy mask is congured, you cannot set the status as ON.

5. Delete the privacy mask: Open the CLEAR BLANK menu to delete the current privacy mask.

4.3.11 Conguring OSD settings

The on-screen display of the PTZ control information, viewing direction, etc. can be enabled or disabled.

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Display the dome title

This feature is not provided.

Set the camera Title

Display the PTZ movements, alarm, system time

You can enable or disable the on-screen display of PTZ movements, alarms, time, presets, etc., and congure the display time.

1. Open the display settings menu: Go to: MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g SYS INFO SETTINGS g DISPLAY

SETTINGS.

Display settings

2. Move the cursor to DISPLAY SETTINGS using the direction buttons and click IRIS+ to enter.

3. Move the cursor to the target item and click IRIS+ and click up/down direction buttons to choose each display mode as ON

or OFF, and dene each display time as 2 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds.

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4. Click IRIS+ button to conrm.

NOTE

If you enable both ZOOM and PT OSD while calling a preset, the preset label will be displayed until the preset nishes.

Display the viewing direction

The camera displays a viewing direction code when you manually rotate the camera. Codes are shown in the table below.

Display N NE E SE S SW W NW

Indication* Nor th Northeast East Southeast South Southwest Wes t Nor thwest

* The nor th direct ion refers to the 0º angle (init ial position).

4.4 Conguring PTZ control parameters

You can congure panning, tilting and zooming movements, and congure PTZ control functions including presets, patrols,
patterns, etc. for the camera.

4.4.1 Conguring PTZ parameters

Open the PTZ conguration menu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g MOTION PARAMETER

PTZ conguration menus

Descriptions of PTZ parameter conguration:

• Auto-ip. In manual tracking mode, when a target object moves directly beneath the camera, the camera automatically

rotates 90 degrees horizontally (ips) for tracking. The default setting of AUTO-FLIP is ON for this camera model.

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• Proportional Panning. When this function is enabled, the pan/tilt speed changes according to the amount of zoom. If

using high zoom, the pan/tilt speed is slowed to keep the image from moving too fast on the live view display. You can set
PROPORTIONAL PAN to ON or OFF to enable/disable the function. This function is enabled automatically while setting patterns.

Park time and actions

This feature allows the camera to start a predened action (park action: scan, preset, pattern, etc.) automatically after a period of
inactivity (park time).

You can set PARK TIME from 5 to 720 seconds and set the park action (PARK ACT) as preset 1 to 8, pattern 1 to 4, patrol 1 to 8, pan
scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panoramic scan, day mode, night mode or none.

NOTE

If a control signal is not received after the park time, no park actions is performed when either of these conditions exist:

• In the process of performin g dome actions by calling special presets

• In the process of performin g external alar m linked actions

Image freeze

This feature enables the live view to switch directly from one scene dened by a preset to another, without showing the middle
areas between these two, to ensure the surveillance eciency. It can also reduce the use of bandwidth in a digital network system.

To enable this function, set IMAGE FREEZE to ON.

• PTZ speed. You can dene the speed of the dome movements.

a. DOME SPEED: the manual movement speed can be set to HIGH, MID or LOW.

b. SCAN SPEED: scan speed denes the scan degree per second of a panning scan, tilting scan, frame scan, random scan

and panoramic scan. Scan speed is adjustable from 1 to 40 degrees per second.

c. PRESET SPEED: the speed of calling a preset can be set from level 1 to 8. The higher levels will call a preset faster.

• Limit stops. The camera can be programmed to move within the congurable limit stops (left/right, up/down). To set these

limits:

a. Move the cursor to LIMIT STOPS and click IRIS+ to set it ON to enable this feature. Click IRIS+ again to conrm.

b. Move the cursor to SETTING STOPS, then IRIS+. The message SET LEFT LIMIT will appear.

c. Click the direction buttons in the PTZ panel to congure the left limit stop. Click IRIS+ to conrm.

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d. Follow the steps above to congure the right, up and down limit stops on the menu. The new limit stops will

overwrite the existed ones.

e. You can clear the dened limit stops. Click IRIS+ to enter CLEAR STOPS, then click IRIS+ again to clear the stops.

4.5 Conguring Presets

A preset is a predened direction. For the dened preset, you can click the calling button to move the camera to that direction.

4.5.1 TASK 1: Set a preset

To set a preset direction:

1. Open the preset conguration submenu: Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g PRESETS

Presets conguration men

2. Choose the preset number:

a. Move the cursor to PRESET NUM and click IRIS+ to enter.

b. Click the up and down buttons to mark the preset number you want to edit. If the preset was dened, the preset label

is listed under the number; if it has not been dened, the label UNDEFINED is shown under the number.

NOTE

• You can set up to 254 preset s for the camera.

• The system- dened presets a re displayed on this submenu; they are not editable.

3. Edit the label of the preset.

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Edit the Preset Label (1)

a. Move the cursor to EDIT LABEL and click IRIS+ to enter the edit mode.

b. Click FOCUS+ in the PTZ control panel to switch between dierent character lists: capital alphabet, lowercase

alphabet, symbols and numbers. Click the up/down and left/right direction buttons to move the cursor to choose a a
character to input.

c. Click FOCUS- to position the cursor on the label where the character needs to be modied. Click ZOOM IN to delete it.

d. Click IRIS+ to enter the selected character from the list into the label.

e. Click FOCUS+ to exit the character lists and click IRIS+ again to conrm and close the submenu.

Edit the Preset Labe (2)

4. Set the preset position.

a. Move the cursor to PRESET PTZ and click IRIS+ to edit the preset position.

b. Use the direction buttons to move the camera to nd the desired scene/position, and then press IRIS+ to conrm the

settings and return to the previous menu, or press IRIS- to cancel.

NOTE

The preset position settings are restricted by limit stops if they are dened.

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4.5.2 TASK 2: Clear the preset settings

To clear the preset setting, move the cursor to CLEAR PRESET, then click IRIS+ to clear the settings of the preset.

4.5.3 TASK 3: Call the presets

Through a web browser connected to your DVR, select the preset number from the preset list in the control panel of the DVR, then
click the icon to call the preset.

4.6 Conguring Patrols

A patrol is a memorized series of preset function. It can be set and previewed on the patrol settings interface.

4.6.1 TASK 1: Set a patrol

You can congure up to 8 patrol numbers.

1. Open the patrol conguration submenu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g PATROLS

2. Choose the patrol number:

a. Move the cursor to PATROLS NUM and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the number of the patrol which is to be congured.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and exit edit mode of this column.

Patrol conguration menu

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3. To edit the patrol.

a. Move the cursor to EDIT PATROL and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

Edit patrol

b. Click up/down direction buttons to position the preset to be edited.

c. Click left/right direction buttons to position the cursor to PRESET, DWELL TIME and SPEED of a preset. Click the up and

down direction buttons to set each value.

NOTE

The presets you set for a patrol should be the dened presets; dwell time (0-30 seconds) is the time that the camera pauses
on the preset; speed is the patrol speed at which the camera switches between presets.

d. Follow above steps to add other presets to the selected patrol. You can include up to 32 presets in sequence for a

patrol.

e. Press IRIS+ to save the current settings or press IRIS- to cancel and return to the previous menu.

4.6.2 TASK 2: Preview the patrol

To review a patrol, move the cursor to PREVIEW, then click IRIS+ to preview the current patrol and enable the camera to scan
among the presets.

4.6.3 TASK 3: Delete a patrol

To delete a patrol, move the cursor to CLEAR PATH, then click IRIS+ to delete the current patrol.

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4.6.4 TASK 4: Call the dened patrol

To call a patrol, use a web browser connected to your DVR to select the corresponding preset number from the drop-down list in
the control panel, then click the icon to call the related patrol. For example, you might call preset 35 to call patrol 1. Refer to “3.2
System-dened Presets” on page 22 to nd the preset number for a patrol.

4.7 Conguring Patterns

A pattern is a memorized, repeatable series of panning, tilting, zooming and preset movements that can be recalled by a command
or automatically performed by a congured function (alarm, park, time task, and power-up).

Patterns conguration menu

4.7.1 TASK 1: Set a pattern

You can congure up to 4 patterns. To set a pattern:

1. Open the PATTERNS submenu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g PATTERNS

2. Choose the pattern number:

a. Move the cursor to PATTERN NUM and click IRIS+ to open the menu in edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the number of the pattern you want to congure.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm.

3. Edit the pattern.

a. Move the cursor to EDIT PATTERN and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

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Edit pattern

b. Click the PTZ control buttons and direction buttons to pan, tilt, or zoom in/out the camera to draw a movement path.

The camera can automatically memorize the path you enter as a pattern.

c. Click IRIS+ again to save the pattern and close the menu.

NOTE

• REMAIN MEMO RY indicates t he remaining memo ry of the camera for con guring patterns . When it reaches 0, no more p atterns can be

congured. You can a lso see the remaining me mory shown under PATTERNS menu as REMAINING.

• Panning/tilting movements and lens operations cannot be memorized simultaneously.

4.7.2 TASK 2: Preview a pattern

To preview a pattern, open the PREVIEW menu to see the current pattern.

4.7.3 TASK 3: Delete patterns

If you delete the current pattern, the following pattern are deleted. For example, if pattern 2 is deleted, pattern 3 and pattern 4 will
be deleted.

• Delete a chosen pattern. Click IRIS+ to enter EDIT PATTERN and you can see DEL PATH ABOVE. Click IRIS+ to delete the

pattern.

• Clear all the patterns. Enter CLEAR PATTERN menu and click IRIS+ to delete all the dened patterns.

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4.7.4 TASK 4: Call the dened pattern.

You can select the corresponding preset number from the drop-down preset list in the control panel of the DVR through a web
browser, and click the arrow to call the related pattern. For example, call preset 41 to call pattern 1. Refer to “3.2 System-dened
Presets” on page 22 to nd the corresponding preset number for each pattern.

4.8 Conguring Time Tasks

A time task is a scheduled camera action congured to perform automatically at the specic time.

4.8.1 TASK 1: Set time tasks

You can congure up to 8 tasks. To congure a time task:

1. Open the TIME TASK submenu: Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g TIME TASK

Time Task conguration menu

2. Choose the task number.

a. Move the cursor to TASK NUM and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the task number you want to congure.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and exit edit mode of this column.

3. Set the task status.

a. Move the cursor to TASK STATE and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

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b. Click the up and down direction buttons to set the task status to ON.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and close the menu.

4. Congure the task action.

a. Move the cursor to TASK ACTION and click the IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the task action from preset 1 to 8, pattern 1 to 4, patrol 1 to 8,

panning scan, tilting scan, random scan, frame scan, panoramic scan, day mode, night mode or none.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and exit edit mode of this column.

5. Set the task time.

a. Move the cursor to TASK TIME and click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the left and right direction buttons to position the cursor to WEEK, START (H-M) and END (H-M).

c. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the specic day and time. The weekday can be set to be from

Monday to Sunday or Whole Week.

d. Click IRIS+ to conrm and close the menu.

Set the Time Task

4.8.2 TASK 2: Preview the task

To preview a time task, move the cursor to TASK PREVIEW, then click IRIS+ to view the time, action and status of the scheduled
task.

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4.8.3 TASK 3: Delete the task.

To delete a task, move the cursor to CLEAN TASK and click IRIS+ to delete the time and action of the current task.

4.9 Conguring Zones

ZONE submenu is used to divide a scene into dierent parts. You can dene labels that are displayed on the screen, and also set the
camera to scan in a zone automatically after a period of inactivity. You can congure up to 8 zones.

4.9.1 TASK 1: Set a zone.

1. Open the zone conguration submenu: Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g ZONES

Zone conguration menu

2. Choose the zone number:

a. Move the cursor to ZONE NUM, then click IRIS+ button to enter.

b. Click the up and down buttons to choose the zone number to be congured.

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3. Edit the label of the zone.

a. Move the cursor to EDIT LABEL and click IRIS+ to enter the edit mode.

b. Click FOCUS+ in the PTZ control panel to switch between dierent character lists: capital alphabet, lowercase

alphabet, symbols and numbers. Click the up/down and left/right direction buttons to move the cursor to choose a
character to input.

c. Click FOCUS- to position the cursor on the label where the character needs to be modied. Click ZOOM IN to delete it.

d. Click IRIS+ to enter the selected character from the list into the label.

e. Click FOCUS+ to exit the character lists and click IRIS+ again to conrm and close the submenu.

4. Congure the zone area.

a. Move the cursor and click IRIS+ button to enter EDIT ZONE submenu.

b. You can see SET LEFT LIMIT on the screen. Click the direction buttons to set the left limit stop.

c. Follow the prompts on the screen to set the right limit, up limit and down limit.

d. Click IRIS+ button to save the settings and close the menu.

5. Set the scan status. You can enable or disable the scanning in the zone. The ZONE STATUS is not editable. After editing a zone,

it is automatically switched ON. If you delete the zone, it will switch OFF.

4.9.2 TASK 2: Clear the zone settings

Move the cursor to CLEAR ZONE and click IRIS+ to clear all the settings of the current zone.

4.9.3 Clearing PTZ Control Settings

You can clear all user-dened PTZ control settings, including presets, patrols, patterns, zones and time tasks. You can also clear
privacy masks on this menu. To clear control settings:

1. Open the CLEAR SETTINGS menu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g CLEAR SETTINGS

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Clear Settings menu

2. Click IRIS+ on each submenu, such as CLEAR ALL PATTERNS. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and close the menu.

4.9.4 Using the DIAGNOSTICS display

The DIAGNOSTICS display shows the self-diagnostics information of the camera, including the occurrence of high temperature, the
highest temperature, the occurrence of low temperature, the lowest temperature, the occurrences of video loss, low voltage, dome
reboot, panning loss, tilting loss and communication loss.

Panning loss and tilting loss refer to the failures of panning and tilting, for diagnosing the electric motor of the camera.

To open the DIAGNOSTICS display, go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g CLEAR SETTINGS g DIAGNOSTICS

Self test diagnostics

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4.10 Conguring and handling alarms

4.10.1 Conguring alarm input and linked actions

You can congure the camera to respond to alarm events with alarm linked actions, such as calling presets, patrols, patterns,
scanning, etc. You can congure up to 7 alarm events.

1. Open the alarm conguration submenu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g ALARMS g ALARM SETTING

Alarm conguration menu

2. Choose the alarm number.

a. Move the cursor to ALARM NUM, then click the IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to select the number of the alarm which is to be congured.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm and exit edit mode of this column.

3. Congure the alarm input.

a. Move the cursor to ALARM INPUT, then click the IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

b. Click the up and down direction buttons to set the input status. You can congure it as OPEN (normally open), CLOSE

(normally closed) or OFF (disable the alarm input).

— OPEN. If you set the status as OPEN, alarm will be triggered by a high voltage level.
— CLOSE. If you set the status as CLOSE, alarm will be triggered by low voltage level.
— OFF. If you set the status as OFF, it will be triggered when this input channel is shut o.

c. Click IRIS+ again to conrm your selection.

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4. Congure the alarm linkage action.

You can specify the linked action when an alarm occurs. On the ALARM ACT submenu, you can set the alarm action as preset
from 1 to 8, pattern from 1 to 4, patrol from 1 to 8, panning scan, tilting scan, random scan, frame scan, panoramic scan, day
mode, night mode or none. You can also set the alarm output for the alarm. See “4.10.3 Conguring auxiliary alarm output”
on page 53 for more information.

5. Congure alarm priority. Open the PRIORITY menu and set the alarm priority as HIGH, MID or LOW.

If multiple alarms with dierent priorities are triggered at the same time, the dome only responds to the alarm with the
highest priority. If multiple alarms with the same priority are triggered at the same time, then the dome will respond to each
alarm according to the dened alarm sequence.

4.10.2 Conguring alarm parameters

You can set the alarm related parameters including the linkage action interval, alarm duration and dome activity resumption.

1. Open the alarm parameter conguration menu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g ALARMS g ALARM

SETTING

2. Congure the interval of the alarm sequence.

When more than one alarm of the same priority occurs at the same time, the camera will respond to one alarm rst and
then respond to the next one after the user-dened interval. You can set the on ALARM SEQUENCE submenu from 1 to 200
seconds.

3. Congure the alarm rest delay.

If there’s a linkage action has already been triggered by an alarm input, the camera will only respond to the input from the
same channel again after the user-dened reset delay time. This is the rest time that the camera considers an alarm to be
active when it’s physically cleared. You can set the ALARM REST DELAY from 0 to 300 seconds.

4. Resume the dome activity.

You can set ALARM RESUME to ON to enable the camera to resume its previous activity after the triggered actions nished.

NOTE

• If the camera is moving when a l inkage action is t riggered, it will stop at the current positio n and resume from this position after the

linkage action nishes.

• The camera can be co ngured to resume the PTZ positions, fo cus and iris value.

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4.10.3 Conguring auxiliary alarm output

An auxiliary output is a congurable alarm output interface on the camera back box which can connect and trigger another alarm
device to operate. You can congure two auxiliary outputs.

1. Open the alarm auxiliary output conguration submenu (AUX). Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g AUX

Congure AUX output

2. Click IRIS+ to edit the status of the auxiliary outputs. You can set the alarm output type as OPEN (normally open) and CLOSE

(normally closed).

3. Move the cursor to DWELL TIME to set the duration of the auxiliary output signal. The congurable rage is 0~60 seconds.

4. Link the auxiliary output to the congured alarm.

a. Open MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g ALARMS g ALARM SETTING, then choose the alarm number that

you want to link the auxiliary output to.

b. Move the cursor to AUX, then click IRIS+ to congure the auxiliary output to the alarm. You can choose NONE to

disable auxiliary alarm outputs, choose 1 to active AUX 1, or choose 2 to active AUX 2.

4.11 Others

4.11.1 Line Synchronization

Line synchronization is used to choose the way the line is synchronized. If the LINE LOCK parameter is OFF, the synchronization
mode is internal synchronization. When the LINE LOCK as ON, the synchronization mode is external synchronization. NOTE: This
camera does not currently support external synchronization.

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Line Sync

4.12 Setting the language of the menu

Open the MAIN MENUS g LANGUAGE menu to set the language of the on-screen display menu to either Chinese or English.

4.12.1 Conguring dome authentication

You can change and enable or disable the dome authentication password to prevent unauthorized changes to the dome settings.
After you set and enable the password, you must enter the password when you call preset 95 to enter the menu.

1. Open the password modication submenu. Go to MAIN MENUS g DOME SETTINGS g PASSWORD g EDIT

PASSWORD

2. Click IRIS+ to enter edit mode.

3. Click the left/right buttons to move the cursor on the current password and click up/down or FOCUS+ or FOCUS- buttons to

choose the number.

4. Click the right direction button to move the cursor to INPUT PW AGAIN, then enter the password again.

5. Click IRIS+ to save the changes and close the menu.

6. Open the START USING submenu and switch the status to ON, then click IRIS+ to save.

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Set the password

4.12.2 Restoring default dome settings

You can reset all dome settings to factory default parameters as shown in the table below. Dome settings include mostly PTZ
parameters, alarm parameters, and some system settings, for example, the dome address.

1. Open the default dome settings menu. Go to MAIN MENUS g RESTORE DEFAULTS

2. Click IRIS+ to restore the dome settings to the values shown in the table below, or click IRIS- to exit.

Table 4. Default dome settings

Parameters Default Value

Dome address 0

Baud rate 240 0 bps

120Ω matching resistance O

Soft address O

Initial Position Zero angle

Soft Baud rate O

Auto-focus On

Zoom limit Max. Optical Zoom

Zoom speed High

Slow Shutter 0

IR cut lter Auto

Backlight compensation O

AE mode Auto

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Parameters Default Value

Exposure compensation O

White balance Auto

Auto-ip O

Proportional pan On

Park time 5 seconds

Park ac tion None

Scan speed Level 28

Preset image freeze O

Limit stops O

Alarm resume On

Alarm sequence 5 seconds

AUX1/AUX2 NO

Alarm display On

Time display O

Zoom, Azimuth/elevation and preset
label display

Display for 2 seconds

4.12.3 Restoring camera default settings

Camera settings include the image parameters, lens settings and display settings. To restore the default settings in the camera:

1. Open the menu: MAIN MENUS g RESTORE CAMERA

2. Click IRIS+ to restore the camera settings to the default value; or click IRIS- to exit.

4.12.4 Rebooting the camera

Open the MAIN MENUS g REBOOT DOME menu, then click IRIS+ to reboot the camera remotely.

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Specications

Table 5. Table of Specications

Area Parameter Specication

Camera

Image sensor 1/3" Sony ® 960H CCD

Eective pixels 976 (H)×49 4(V)

Horizontal resolution Color: 650 T VL B/W: 700 TVL

Signal system NTSC

Minimum illumination Color: 0.2 lux / (F1.6 AGC on) B/W: 0.02 lux / (F1.6 AGC on)

White balance Auto / ATW / Indoor / Ou tdoor / One push

AGC Auto / Manual

S / N ratio ≥ 50 dB

DNR High / Medium / Low /O 

BLC On / O

Shutter time 1/60 -1/10,000 se cond

Day and Night IR cut lter

Digital zoom 16X

Privacy Mask 8 privacy masks programmable; a maximum of 8 zones can be ma sked simultaneously on the same

video screen

Focus model Auto / Semiautomatic / Manual

Lens

Focal length 3.8 ~ 45.6 mm, 12X

Zoom speed .2 degre e / second (optic al wide-tele)

Angle of view 50.69 ~ 4.5 degree (wide-tele)

Min. Working Distance 10 ~1500 mm (wide-tele)

Aperture Range F1.6 ~ F2.7

Pan and Tilt

Pan range 360° endless

Pan speed Pan manual speed: 0.1° -200°/ second, pan preset spe ed: 200°/ second

Tilt Range -2° ~ 90° (auto mirror)

Tilt Speed Tilt manual speed: 0.1°-120°/ second, t ilt preset speed: 120°/ second

Proportional zoom Rotation spee d can be adjuste d automatically according To zoom multiples

Number of preset 255

Patrol 8 patrols, up to 32 presets per patrol

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Area Parameter Specication

Pan and Tilt (cont.)

Pattern 4 patterns, w ith a total recording time not le ss than 10 minutes

Power-o memory Support

Park ac tion Preset / Patrol / Pattern / Pan Scan / Tilt Scan / Random Scan / Fr ame scan / Panorama scan

PTZ position display On / O

Freeze Frame Support

Password protection Support

Zone scanning / display Scanning within programmed zone, display zo ne title

Camera Title Programmable title display

Compass Support, north direc tion can be set

Scheduled Task Preset / Patrol / Pattern / Pan Scan / Tilt Scan / Random Scan / Frame Scan / Panorama Scan

RS-485 communication
diagnosis

Including failure informat ion, such as wrong address, baud rate errors. Displayed on t he video scre en
in tex t

Manche ster Code com­munication diagnosis

Including failure informat ion, such as wrong address, baud rate errors. Displayed on t he video scre en
in special characters

Alarms

Alarm input 2

Alarm output 1 relay output, alar m response ac tions congurable

Alarm action Pre set / Patrol / Pat tern / Pan Scan / T ilt Scan / Random Scan / Frame Sc an / Panorama Scan / Relay

Output

Input / Output Monitor output 1.0 Vp-p / 75 Ω, NTSC co mposite, BNC

General

Menu Language English, Chinese

RS-485 protocols HIKVision, Pelco-P, Pelco-D, Self-adaptive

Power 24 Vac (-A mo del) maximum 18 W

Working Temperat ure /
Humidity

-22 °F ~ -149 °F (-30 °C ~ -65 °C) (outdoor dome) /
14 °F ~ 122 °F (-10 °C ~ 50 °C) (indoo r dome ) 90% or less

Protection Level IP6 6 standard (outdoor do me) TVS 4,000 V lightning protection, surge protection

Mounting Various mounting modes optional

Dimension Φ7.0 8” × 9.43” (Φ180 × 239.5 mm) (outdoor)

Φ6.50 ”×6.79 (Φ165×172.5 mm") (indoor)
Φ6.50 ” × 6.57” (Φ165×167 mm) (in-ceiling)

Weight (approx.) 4.41 Ib (2 Kg) (outdo or) 2 Kg (4.41 Ib) (indoor/in -ceiling)

Mounting options Ceiling Mount Bracket : BLK-PTZCL;

Short Arm Wall Bracket 4” PTZ: B LK-PTZWBS;
Wall Mount : BLK-PTZWB;
Pole Mount PTZ Br acket: BLK-PT ZPM;
Corner Mount PT Z Bracket: BL K-PTZCM;

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APPENDIX A

Lightning and Surge Protection

This product includes TVS plate lightning protection technology to prevent damage caused by a pulse signal that is below
3000 watts from sources such as lighting, surging, etc. Protection measures must be taken to ensure electrical safety.

• The distance between signal transmission line and high-voltage equipment or high-voltage cable is at least 50 m.

• Outdoor wiring should better be along the eaves as much as possible.

• In the open eld, wiring should be buried underground in sealed steel pipe with one-point grounding. Overhead routing

method is not acceptable.

• In regions with thunderstorms or where high induction voltage are present (such as high-voltage transformer substation),

high power lightning protection apparatus and lightning conductor are necessary.

• The design for installation and wiring with lightning protection and grounding should be combined with the lightning

protection consideration of the building, and conform to the relevant national and industry standards.

• The system should ensure equi-potential grounding. Grounding equipment must satisfy both system anti-jamming and

electric safety. It must not allow short circuit and open circuit with the zero conductor of strong grid. When the system is
singularly ground, the resistance must be no more than 4 Ω and the cross-sectional area of the grounding cable must be no
less than 25 mm

2

. For grounding instructions, refer to local electrical codes and this manual.

Lightening rod

Communicate arrester

Video arrester

Power arrester

45° conical
envelope

The resistance of

earthing conductor must

be smaller than 4 Ω.

The camera should be
within a 45° envelope
under the lightening rod.

Steel jacket

Lightning & Surge Protection

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APPENDIX B

RS-485 Bus Connection

General Property of RS-485 Bus

RS-485 is a half-duplex communication bus that has a 120 Ω characteristic impendence. The maximum load ability is 32 payloads
(including controller device and controlled device).

RS-485 Bus Transmission Distance

For 0.56 mm (24AWG) twisted-pair wire, the maximum transmission distance for dierent baud rates is shown as below:

Max. Distance of RS-485 transmission with 24AWG wire

Baud rate Maximum distance

240 0 bps 5900 f t (18 00 m)

4800 bps 3900 ft (1200 m)

9600 bps 2600 ft (800 m)

The transmission distance is decreased for thinner cable, when the wire is exposed to strong electromagnetic interference. If many
devices are installed on the bus, the transmission distance is increased.

Connection Methods

RS-485 industry bus standard requires a daisy-chain connection method between any devices, both sides have to connect a
120 Ω terminal resistance (see the diagram Connection 1 below). The simplied connection method is shown as diagram 2; the
distance of “D” should be short.

120 Ω 120 Ω

#3#1 #4 #32#2

RS-485 Connection 1 diagram

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120 Ω 120 Ω

A+

A+

B–

B–

#3#1 #31#2Controller

RS-485 Connection 2 diagram

Problems in the practical application - star-shaped architecture

Although the star-shape connection method is commonly used, it does not satisfy the requirement of the RS-485 industry. This
architecture can lead to problems such as signal reection, uncontrollable or self-running cameras, and anti-jamming inability with
devices that are far away. In the star-shaped connection, the termination resistors are usually placed in the two devices that are
farthest apart (see gures below).

120 Ω

120 Ω

#1

#32

#15

#6

Controller

Star-shaped connection

Signal transmission in the star-shaped architecture can be greatly improved by adding an RS-485 distributor. This product
eectively changes the star-shape connection to one that satises the requirement of the RS-485 industry standard. See the
diagram below.

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A+

B–

120 Ω

120 Ω

120 Ω

120 Ω

120 Ω

120 Ω

120 Ω

#1

#16

#2

Star-shaped network with an RS-485 Distributor

FAQ of RS-485 Bus

Fault Probable Cause Solutions

The camera will perform a s elf
check but cannot be controlled.

The address or b aud rate is not congured
approp riately in the camera or controller.

Congure the camera ad dress and baud r ate to
match in the controller an d the camera.

RS-485 +/- are connec ted incorrectly. Correct t he RS-485 w iring connec tions.

Wiring is disconnected Fastening the wire

RS-485 wire is broken Change the RS-485 wires

The camera can be controlled but
does not operate smoothly.

Loose wire connections Fasten the RS- 485 wires cor rectly

One RS-485 wire is broken Change or repair the broken wire

Controller and c amera are too far away Add terminal matched resis tance

Too many devices are connec ted to the net work Add an RS-485 distributor.

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APPENDIX C: 24 VAC WIRE GAUGE AND TRANSMISSION DISTANCE

APPENDIX C

24 Vac Wire Gauge and Transmission Distance

The following table shows the recommended maximum distance adopted for the dierent wire sizes when the 24 Vac voltage loss is
less than 10%. For the AC driven device, the maximum voltage loss rate allowable is 10%. For example, for a device with the rating
power of 80 VA which is installed 35 feet (10 m) from the transformer, the minimum wire gauge required is 0.8000 mm.

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APPENDIX C: 24 VAC WIRE GAUGE AND TRANSMISSION DISTANCE

Table of wire gauge standards