Bowers & Wilkins BQ4, CQ4, BQ4BZ, BQ4AZ, CQ4Z Operation Manual

B/W & COLOR VIDEO QUAD PROCESSOR

OPERATION MANUAL

BQ4 / CQ4

BQ4AZ / BQ4BZ / CQ4Z

** Before operating the unit , please read this manual carefully .

WARNING

TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELE CTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHO CK

DO NOT OPEN !

CAUTION ! TO PREV ENT ELECTRIC S HOCK DO NOT REMOVE

COVER. NO USER SE RVICEABLE COM PONENTS INSIDE. BEFORE

SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

The lightning flash

The exclamation

with the arrowhead

within an point

Symbol, with-in an

equilateral to alert

Equilateral triangle,

the user to the
is intended to alert th e user to

presence of importan t
the presence of unins ulated

operating and mainte nance
" dangerous voltage " within

( servicing ) in the lite rature
the product's enclosu re that

the appliance .
magnitude to may be of
sufficient constitute a ris k of
electric shock to pers ons .

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

3

VCR

ZOOM

1 2 4

SW

AUTO

HOLD

4/4

LOCK

AUTO

DWELL

SET

ALARM

SET

10 SEC. 1 1 SEC.

3 4 2

** B/W QUAD SERIES **

SPECIFICATION :

MODEL NO.

BQ4

BQ4AZ

BQ4BZ

CAMERA TYPE

BLACK & WHITE ( EIA OR CCIR )

CAMERA INPUT

4

GAIN CONTROL

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT

PICTURE REFRESH RATE
FIELDS/SEC.

30 (25)

60 (50)

DIGITAL MEMORY

1024 x 512

2048 x 512

VCR ZOOM

NO

YES

VIDEO OUTPUT

MONITOR OUT x 1 , 1Vp-p , 75 ohms

VCR OUT x 1 , 1Vp-p , 75 ohms

LOOPING OUT

NO

YES

MENU SETUP

NO

YES

TITLES

NO

8 CHARACTER TITLES FOR

EACH CAMERA

TIME & DATE

( LOCATION SETTING )

NO

YES

VIDEO LOSS DETECTION

NO

YES

ALARM INPUT

NC. OR NO. SENSOR INPUT x 4

ALARM OUTPUT

NC. & NO. RELAY CONTACT OUTPUT , 24 VDC /1A

ALARM DURATION

1 TO 99 SEC.

DWELL TIME

1 TO 99 SEC.

0 TO 99 SEC.

BUZZER

NO

YES

SECURITY LOCKOUT

YES

RACK MOUNTABLE

YES

POWER SOURCE

12V TO 24V /

AC OR DC , 0.5A

12V TO 24V /

AC OR DC , 1A

POWER CONSUMPTION

LESS THAN 5 Watts

OPERATION TEMPERATURE

0° C TO 50° C

DIMENSION

285mm ( W ) x 235mm ( D ) x4 4mm ( H )

WEIGHT ( with power adaptor )

2.5kg

*** Specification subject to change without no tice ***

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** COLOR QUAD SERIES **

SPECIFICATION :

MODEL NO.

CQ4

CQ4Z

CAMERA TYPE

COLOR ( NTSC OR PAL )

CAMERA INPUT

4

DUAL SYSTEM ( NTSC & PAL )

YES

DSP

( DIGITAL DECODER & ENCODER )

YES

AGC ( AUTO GAIN CONTROL )

YES

PICTURE REFRESH RATE
FIELDS/SEC.

60 (50)

DIGITAL MEMORY

1024 x 512

VCR ZOOM

NO

YES

VIDEO OUTPUT

MONITOR OUT x 1 , 1Vp-p , 75 ohms

VCR OUT x 1 , 1Vp-p , 75 ohms

LOOPING OUT

NO

YES

MENU SETUP

NO

YES

TITLES

NO

8 CHARACTER TITLES

FOR EACH CAMERA

TIME & DATE ( LOCATION SETTING )

NO

YES

VIDEO LOSS DETECTION

NO

YES

ALARM INPUT

NC. OR NO. SENSOR INPUT x 4

ALARM OUTPUT

NC. & NO. RELAY CONTACT OUTPUT ,

24 VDC /1A

ALARM DURATION

1 TO 99 SEC.

DWELL TIME

1 TO 99 SEC.

0 TO 99 SEC.

BUZZER

NO

YES

SECURITY LOCKOUT

YES

RACK MOUNTABLE

YES

POWER SOURCE

12V TO 24V / AC OR DC , 1A

POWER CONSUMPTION

7 Watts

OPERATION TEMPERATURE

0° C TO 50° C

DIMENSION

285mm ( W ) x 235mm ( D ) x4 4mm ( H )

WEIGHT ( with power adaptor )

2.5kg

*** Specification subject to change without no tice ***

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REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION

1.

ALARM : It's 9 Pins D-SUB connector for alarm input-output , as ­This signal commands the unit to :
a.

Go into full screen mode for sing le alarm or go into quad for Multiple
alarm .
b.

Turn on the front panel indicator light wh ich correspond to the alarm
camera .
c.

The alarm out Relay (NC.C.NO .) active to trigger an external source
such as a VCR .
d.

To reset the alarm function , by short circuit of "RESET" a nd "GND"
these 2 points , then the picture goes to QUAD again .

Alarm Connector
Pin Out : ( Rear View )

2.

MONITOR OUT

:

BNC connector for output signa l to monitor . When con nected, monitor
will display either quad screen o r full screen as selected by the front
panel or by an alarm condition .

3.

QUAD OUT

:

BNC connector for output signa l to video input of VCR . When connected,
VCR will receive quad video .

4.

CAMERA INPUT

:

BNC connectors for four camera input signals to the unit by means of
coax cable .

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5.

GAIN CONTROL

:

It can be used to adjust the cont rast for each camera input .
Any video system has several v ariables which affect picture brightness
and contrast .

There are ­ a. Lens iris setting
b. Cable length / quality
c. Camera condition ( output level )
d. Monitor brightness and contrast set ting
So before adjust the gain contro ls , check the above item .

*

CQ4 , CQ4Z belongs to Auto Gain Con trol without this function .

6.

POWER SUPPLY

:

This unit can be operated on DC 12V or AC 12V from adaptor .

7.

VCR IN : Video input from VCR . Allows for viewing of VCR recordin gs through
The device either in normal or z oom mode .

*

BQ4 , CQ4 are without this fun ction .

8.

LOOP OUT

:

These connectors provide loopi ng video signal from the corresponding
video input .

*

BQ4 , BQ4AZ , CQ4 are withou t this function .

ALARM ACTIVITY :

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Alarm Out

NC. C. NO.

Alarm output relay active

Alarm1

Alarm2

Alarm input

Monitor input

CH 1

Full Screen

QUAD

CH 2

Full Screen

Alarm

Duration

Alarm occur

Alarm off

2

12V

ALARM

LOOP

OUT

MONITOR

QUAD

VCR

1

4

3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8

Alarm 1

Alarm 3

Alarm 2

Alarm 4

Alarm2

NC.

GND

C.

NO.

Alarm Reset

Alarm Out

Alarm4

Alarm1

Alarm3