Bosch VCN-9095-F121 User Manual

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VCN-9095

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Table of Contents

1 Configuration 4

1.1 Menus 4

1.1.1 Menu navigation 4

1.1.2 Top level menus 4

1.2 Pre-defined modes 6

1.3 Day/Night switching 7

1.4 Camera control communication (Bilinx) 7

1.5 Main menu structure 8

1.5.1 Mode submenu 8

1.5.2 ALC submenu 9

1.5.3 Day/Night submenu 11

1.5.4 Enhance / Dynamic Engine submenu 13

1.5.5 Color submenu 15

1.5.7 VMD submenu 17

1.6 Install menu structure 18

1.6.1 Language submenu 19

1.6.2 Synchronization submenu 20

1.6.3 Alarm I/O submenu 21

1.6.4 Connections submenu 22

1.6.5 Test signal submenu 22

1.6.6 Camera ID submenu 22

1.6.7 Privacy masking submenu 24

1.6.9 Defaults submenu 25

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1 Configuration

The camera normally provides an optimal picture without the
need for further adjustments. Advanced set-up options are
available in a menu system for getting the best results under
special circumstances.
The camera implements your changes immediately so that
before and after settings are easily compared.

1.1 Menus

1.1.1 Menu navigation

Five keys are used for navigating through menu system.

Up button
Menu/Select button (center)

Right button

Down button
Left button

– Use the up or down keys to scroll through a menu.
– Use the left or right keys to move through options or to set

parameters.

– To close all menus at once hold down the menu/select key

until the menu display disappears or continually select the

Exit item.
Some menus automatically close after about two minutes; other
menus have to be closed manually.

1.1.2 Top level menus

There are two upper level menus: a Main menu and an Install
menu. The menus have functions that can be selected directly
or submenus for more detailed set-up.
– To access the Main menu, press the menu/select button

(center) for less than 1 second. The Main menu appears on

the monitor. The Main menu allows you to select and set-

up the picture enhancement functions. If you are not happy

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with your changes, you can always recall the default values
for the mode.

– The camera also has an Install menu in which the

installation settings can be set. To access the Install menu,
press the menu/select button (center) for longer than 2
seconds.

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1.2 Pre-defined modes

There are six pre-defined modes with settings to make
configuration easier. You can select one of the six pre-defined
modes in the Install/Mode submenu. The modes are defined as
follows;

1. 24-hour

Default installation mode to provide stable pictures over a

24-hour period. These settings are optimized for out-of-

the-box installation.

2. Traffic

Capture high-speed objects using default shutter in

variable lighting conditions.

3. Low light

Provide extra enhancement, such as AGC and SensUp to

make usable pictures in low-light conditions.

4. Smart BLC

Settings optimized to capture details in high contrast and

extremely bright-dark conditions.

5. Low noise

Enhancements are set to reduce picture noise. Useful for

conditional refresh DVR and IP storage systems because

reducing noise reduces the amount of storage required.

6. Vibrant

This mode has enhanced contrast, sharpness and

saturation.

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1.3 Day/Night switching

The camera is equipped with a motorized IR filter. The
mechanical IR filter can be removed in low-light or IR
illuminated applications by software configuration settings.
If Auto switching mode is selected, the camera automatically
switches the filter depending on the observed light level. The
switching level is programmable. In Auto switching mode the
camera prioritizes motion (the camera gives sharp images
without motion blur as long as the light level permits) or color
(the camera gives color pictures as long as the light level
permits). The camera recognizes IR illuminated scenes to
prevent unwanted switching to color mode.
There are four different methods of controlling the IR filter:
– via Bilinx communication,
– automatically, based on the observed light levels, or
– as part of the programmable mode profile.

1.4 Camera control communication (Bilinx)

This camera is equipped with a coaxial communications
transceiver (also referred to as Bilinx). In combination with VP­CFGSFT, the camera setting can be changed from any point
along the coaxial cable. All menus can be accessed remotely
giving full control of the camera. With this method of
communication it is also possible to disable the local keys on
the camera.To avoid loss of communication on an installed
camera, the Communication On/Off selection is not available
while using remote control. This function can only be accessed
with the camera buttons. Bilinx communications can only be
disabled using the buttons on the camera.

Disabled camera buttons

When the Bilinx communications link is active, the buttons on
the camera are disabled.

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1.5 Main menu structure

Item Selection Description

Mode Submenu Sets up operating modes 1 to 6

Exposure Submenu Exposure control

Day/Night Submenu Day/Night for color/mono operation

Enhance Submenu Picture enhancement and performance

Color Submenu White balance and color rendition

VMD Submenu Video motion detection

Image
Adjustment

Submenu Sets up digital zoom or digital image

stabilization

1.5.1 Mode submenu

Item Selection Description

Mode 1 to 6 Selects operating mode.

Mode ID Alphanumeric Mode name (11 characters maximum)

Copy active
mode

Mode
Defaults

EXIT Returns to main menu.

Available
mode
numbers

Submenu Restores camera to the factory default

Copies current mode settings to the
mode number selected.

settings.

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1.5.2 Exposure submenu

Item Selection Description

ALC level -15 to +15 Selects the video level range. A

positive value is more useful for low­light conditions; a negative value is
more useful for very bright
conditions.
Some ALC adjustment may improve
scene content when Smart BLC is
enabled.

ALC speed Slow, medium,

fast

Adjusts the speed of the video level
control loop. For most scenes it
should remain at the default value.

Shutter AES, FL, Fixed AES (auto-shutter) - the camera

automatically sets the optimum
shutter speed.
FL - flickerless mode avoids
interference from light sources.
FIXED - allows a user defined shutter
speed.

Default (AES)
shutter
or
Fixed shutter

1/50 (PAL)
1/60 (NTSC),
1/100 (PAL)
1/120 (NTSC),
1/250,
1/500,

In DEFAULT (AES) mode, the camera
tries to maintain the selected
shutter speed as long as the light
level of the scene is high enough.
In Fixed mode, selects shutter

speed.
1/1000,
1/2000,
1/4000,
1/10K,
1/100K

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Item Selection Description

Actual shutter Displays the actual shutter value

from the camera to help compare
lighting levels and optimum shutter
speed during set-up.

Gain control On, Fixed On - the camera automatically sets

the gain to the lowest possible value
needed to maintain a good picture.
Fixed - sets Fixed AGC value.

Maximum AGC
or
Fixed AGC

0 to 40 dB Selects the maximum value the gain

can have during AGC operation.
Selects the gain setting for Fixed
gain operation (0 is no gain).

Actual AGC Displays the actual AGC value from

the camera to help compare gain
level with lighting levels and picture
performance.

Sens Up
Dynamic

Off, 2x,
3x, …, 10x

Selects the factor by which the
sensitivity of the camera is
increased.
When active, some noise or spots
may appear in the picture. This is
normal camera behavior. It may also
cause motion blur on moving
objects.

EXIT Returns to main menu.

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1.5.3 Day/Night submenu

Item Selection Description

Day/Night Auto, Color,

Monochrome

Auto - the camera switches the IR cut­off filter on and off depending on the
scene illumination level.
Color - the camera always produces a
color signal regardless of light levels.
Monochrome - the IR cut-off filter is
removed, giving full IR sensitivity.

Switch level -15 to +15 Sets the video level in Auto mode at

which the camera switches to
monochrome operation.
A low (negative) value means that the
camera switches to monochrome at a
lower light level. A high (positive) value
means that the camera switches to
monochrome at a higher light level.

Switch delay 1, 2, 3, 5, 10,

20, 30, 60,

Sets the evaluation time in Auto mode
for day to night transitions.

120, 240 s

Priority Motion, Color In AUTO mode:

Color - the camera gives a color image
as long as the light level permits.
Motion - the camera avoids motion blur
as long as the light level permits (it
switches to monochrome earlier than it
would with Color priority).

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Item Selection Description

IR contrast
(mono)

Enhanced,
Normal

Enhanced - the camera optimizes
contrast in applications with high IR
illumination levels. Select this mode
for IR (730 to 940 nm) light sources
and for scenes with grass and green
foliage.
Normal - the camera optimizes contrast
in mono applications with visible light
illumination.

IR
illumination
(mono)

0 to +15 Enter the strength of the external IR

illumination to determine the night to
day transition moment. 0 is no IR
illuminator; +15 is very strong
illumination.

Color burst
(mono)

On, Off Off - the color burst in the video signal

is switched Off in monochrome mode.
On - the color burst remains active
even in monochrome mode (required
by some DVRs and IP encoders).

EXIT Returns to main menu.

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1.5.4 Enhance / Dynamic Engine submenu

Item Selection Description

Dynamic
Engine

Contrast
Enhancement

Off,
XF DYNAMIC,
HDR,
Smart BLC

Low,
Medium,
High

Off: - turns off all automatic scene
detail and enhancements (only
recommended for testing).
XF DYNAMIC: - extra internal
processing is enabled for enhancing
the visibilty.
HDR: - adds dual sensor exposure to
the XF DYNAMIC features. In harsh
lighting conditions, pixels from each
exposure are mixed to give a more
detailed image.
Smart BLC: - BLC window and
weighting factor are automatically
defined. Camera dynamically adjusts
these for changing light conditions.

Increases the contrast at medium
brightness levels.
Select Low for high contrast scenes.
Select High for low contrast scenes
(e.g. fog).

Sharpness -15 to +15 Adjusts the sharpness of the picture. 0

corresponds to the default position.
A low (negative) value makes the
picture less sharp. Increasing
sharpness brings out more detail.
Extra sharpness can enhance the
details of license plates, facial features
and the edges of certain surfaces.

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Item Selection Description

3D-NR Off,

Low,
Medium,
High

2D-NR Off,

Low,
Medium,
High

Peak White

On, Off Use Peak White Invert to reduce glare

Invert

Automatically reduces the noise in the
picture.
This may cause some motion blur on
exceptionally fast moving objects
immediately in front of the camera.
This can be corrected by widening the
field of view or lowering the selection
value.

Automatically reduces the noise in the
picture.
A high selection may cause blur.
A lower selection improves sharpness
at the cost of more noise

from the CRT/LCD display.
Use in ANPR/LPR applications to
reduce headlight glare.
(Test on-site to ensure that it does
benefit the application and is not
distracting for operators of the security
system.)

EXIT Returns to main menu.

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1.5.5 Color submenu

Item Selection Description

White balance ATW indoor,

ATW Outdoor,
ATW hold,
Manual

ATW - Auto tracking white balance
allows the camera to constantly
adjust for optimal color
reproduction.
ATW hold - Puts the ATW on hold and
saves the color settings.
Manual - the Red and Blue gain can
be manually set to a desired position.

Speed Fast,

Medium,

Adjusts the speed of the white
balance control loop.

Slow

Red gain -50 to +50 Manual and ATW hold - adjusts the

Red gain.

Blue gain -50 to +50 Manual and ATW hold - adjusts the

Blue gain.

Saturation -15 to +15 Adjusts the color saturation. -15

gives a monochrome image; 0 gives
the default saturation; +15 gives the
most saturation.

EXIT Returns to main menu.

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1.5.6 VMD submenu

Item Selection Description

VMD area Submenu Select 1 of the 4 areas to enter the

area set-up menu to define the
detection area.

VMD mode Off, Silent,

OSD

Off - Video Motion Detection (VMD) is
off.
Silent - video motion generates silent
alarm.
OSD - video motion generates on­screen text message alarm.

VMD
sensitivity

0 to 127 Sets the sensitivity for motion to the

desired level. The longer the white bar,
the more motion is required to acitvate
the VMD alarm. Motion above this level
activates alarm.

OSD alarm
text

Alphanumeric Text for on-screen display alarm (16

characters maximum).

EXIT Returns to main menu.

Selecting an area for VMD masking

To set-up an area for VMD masking, access the area menu by
selecting the VMD Area option from the VMD menu. Upon
entering the Area menu, the current area is displayed with the
upper left corner flashing. The flashing corner of the image can
be moved with the Up, Down, Left, Right arrow keys. Pressing
the Select key moves the flashing cursor to the opposite corner,
which can now be moved. Pressing Select again freezes the
area and exits the area menu.

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1.5.7 Image Adjustment submenu

Item Selection Description

Digital Zoom x1, x2, x4, x8,

Select the zoom factor

x16

DIS Off, On Select On to stabilize the image.

EXIT Returns to main menu.

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1.6 Install menu structure

Item Selection Description

Language Submenu Select on-screen display (OSD)

language

Synchroniza­tion

Alarm I/O Submenu Program the alarm input and output

Connections Submenu Connection parameters

Test signals Submenu Test patterns and texts

Camera ID Submenu Select to access ID submenu

Privacy
masking

Flip Submenu Selects flip submenu

Default ALL Submenu Returns all settings for all modes to

Submenu Sets synchronization parameters

functionality.

Submenu Sets up a masking area

factory defaults

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1.6.1 Language submenu

Item Selection Description

Language English

Spanish

Displays the menus on the OSD in the

chosen language.
French
German
Portuguese
Russian
Simplified
Chinese

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

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1.6.2 Synchronization submenu

Item Selection Description

Synchroniza­tion

Internal
Line lock

Internal - for free running camera
operation.
Line lock - to lock to the AC power
supply

Vertical phase 0, 1, … 359 Adjusts the vertical phase offset (when

in LINE LOCK mode and a valid power
supply frequency is detected).

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

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1.6.3 Alarm I/O submenu

Item Selection Description

Input None, high,

low

Input action None,

Mode 1 to 6,
Night mode

Output Normally

open,
Normally
closed

Output action VMD,

Ext. device,
Night mode,
Filter toggle

Select none to disable the alarm input.

Select active-high or active-low for the

alarm input connector.

Selects the operating mode of the

camera when the alarm input is active.

Selects the alarm output mode.

VMD: - alarm output closes on VMD

alarms.

External device: - make the alarm

output available to remote

communication devices.

Night mode: - alarm output closes

when camera is in monochrome mode.

Filter toggle: - alarm output closes just

before the IR filter starts moving and

opens when video level has stabilized

(2 to 3 seconds)

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

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1.6.4 Connections submenu

Item Selection Description

Bilinx Comms. On, Off If Off, Bilinx communications is

disabled.

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

1.6.5 Test signal submenu

Item Selection Description

Show camera IDOff, On Select On to overlay the camera ID on

the video test signal.

Test pattern Color bars,

Raster,
Impulse,
Cross
Impulse,
Crosshatch

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

Select the desired test pattern to help
installation and fault-finding.

1.6.6 Camera ID submenu

Item Selection Description

Camera ID Enter a 17-character camera name. Use

Left/Right to change position in the
string; use up/down to select
character. Use Select to exit.

Display ID pos. Off, Top left,

Top right,
Bottom left,
Bottom right

Select the screen position of the
camera ID.

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Item Selection Description

Camera ID
border

On, Off Displays a grey border behind the

camera ID to make it easier to read.

MAC address Shows MAC address (factory set,

cannot be changed).

Ticker bars On, Off The ticker bar moves continuously to

show that the image is live and not

frozen or played back.

Mode ID pos. Off, Top left,

Top right,

Camera mode is displayed on the

screen in the selected position.
Bottom left,
Bottom right

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

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1.6.7 Privacy masking submenu

Item Selection Description

Mask 1 to 15 15 different areas can be masked.

Pattern Black, Grey,

White, Noise

Active On, Off Turns each of the masks on or off.

Mosaic On, Off Turns mosaic on or off.

Window Submenu Select to open a window in which to

Selecting an area for privacy masking

To set-up an area for privacy masking, access the area menu by
selecting the Area option from the privacy masking menu. Upon
entering the Area menu, the current area is displayed with the
upper left corner flashing. The flashing corner of the image can
be moved with the Up, Down, Left, Right arrow keys. Pressing
the Select key moves the flashing cursor to the opposite corner,
which can now be moved. Pressing Select again freezes the
area and exits the area menu.

Selects pattern for all masks.

define the mask area.

1.6.8 Flip submenu

Item Selection Description

Flip Off

horizontal
Vertical
Both

EXIT Returns to Install menu.

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Selects the flip mode.

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1.6.9 Defaults submenu

Item Selection Description

Restore All No, Yes Restores all settings of the six modes

to their default (factory) values. Select

YES then press the Menu/Select

button to restore all values.

When completed the message

RESTORED! is shown.

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