Comelit MT HDCAM360A User Manual

FISH-EYE HD-SDI CAMERA, 5 MEGAPIXEL

ART. HDCAM360A

Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep for future reference

Via Don Arrigoni, 5 24020 Rovetta S.Lorenzo (Bergamo)

http://www.comelitgroup.com e-mail: [e-mail]

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Please read before using

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of insulated dangerous Voltage within the
product’s enclosure that may be sufficient magnitude to
constitute risk of electrical shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.

1. Please read the service manual in details before using.

2. Don't try to disassemble the chassis or the part easily, in case that touch the power by
mistake, is shocked by electricity the danger or caused inside parts to be damaged,

3. Do not attempt to service this unit yourself unless you are authorized to do so. Opening
cover may exposure you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to
qualified personnel only.

4. When being regular, please lock the parts firmly first to prevent the machine damage.

5. Please connect correctly in accordance with the regulation, prevent the machine from using,
or striking improperly.

6. Please don't use any organic solution or the corrosively sanitizer to insert and wipe away
the chassis outside. While inserting and wiping away, please turn off the power, and use the
clean cloth is stained with letting a small amount of branch water, insert and wipe away
appearance.

7. Please don't use the camera under the following abominable environments: temperature is
lower than –10°C or is higher than +50°C.

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Product Feature

1. HD CCTV 5 Mega Pixel.

2. SDI output.

3. HDMI output.

4. CVBSx4 output.

5. 360° and 180° panorama view.

6. Virtual PTZ function.

7. Auto Pan Function.

8. Multiple screen display.

9. Privacy mask.

10. Motion tracking.

11. Built-in microphone.

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Specifications

Model
Signal System NTSC or PAL
Pick up device 1/3.2” Color CMOS QSXGA (5Mega Pixel : 2592x1944) image sensor
Synchronizing Internal
Scanning System 2:1 Interlace
S/N Ratio More than 51dB
Electronic Shutter x3; x2; x1; AUTO; 1/100; 1/120; 1/250
White Balance Auto

Diagonal 185°

Angle of

Horizontal 185°

view

Vertical 185°
Gamma Correct 0.45 / 1
RS485 PELCO D / 9600
Video Output 4 channels CVBS / HDMI / SDI

360° panoramic camera

Lens Type Board lens 1.19 mm / F2.0
Format 1080p
Power Source 12 VDC jack ± 10% / 1A
Power Consumption 6.6 W (max)
Current 550 mA (max)
Operating

Temperature
Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 70°C (-4°F ~ 158°F)

Dimensions (H x ø)

-10°C ~ 50 °C (14°F ~ 122°F )

78.82 x 145 mm

78.82 x 190 mm

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Connections:

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1

label 1

2

label 2

3

label 3

4

label 4

5 RS485 cable

Camera 1 CVBS (BNC) output
Camera 2 CVBS (BNC) output
Camera 3 CVBS (BNC) output
Camera 4 CVBS (BNC) output

Purple + / White ­6 RCA cable Audio output to speaker or DVR audio input
7 Power cable 12 VDC jack
8 SDI cable

SDI connector output (BNC gold color)
9 HDMI connector HDMI output to connect to a HDMI monitor

10 Microphone Pinhole type microphone built in

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Package contents

Camera

Ceiling screws

Ceiling cover

Wall screws

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This 360° camera can be installed into different configuration thanks to its rich
connection. You will have an overview of different scenario in the next pages.

A) Scenario without DVR

1. The camera uses the SDI connector output or the HDMI connector to
a HD-SDI monitor that has RS485 built in connector.
The user points the remote controller to the monitor and controls the
camera

2. The camera uses the SDI connector output or the HDMI connector to
a HD-SDI monitor that doesn’t have RS485 built in connector.
The user link the 2 RS485 wires from the camera to a keyboard
controller

B) Scenario with DVR

1. The DVR only supports SDI signal input

The camera used the SDI connector output to the DVR SDI input
The user link the 2 RS485 wires to the RS485 terminal of the DVR
The DVR uses the HDMI connector output to a HDMI monitor
The user controls the camera with the mouse or the remote controller
of the dvr

2. The DVR doesn’t have SDI signal input and only accepts analog
signal

The camera uses the 4 BNC connector output to the 4 video input of
the DVR.
The user can’t access to the 180° and 360° view

3. The DVR can accept both SDI and analog signal

The camera uses the SDI connector output to the DVR SDI input
The camera uses the 4 BNC connector output to the 4 video input of
the DVR
The user links the 2 RS485 wires to the RS485 terminal of the DVR or
to the RS485 terminal of the keyboard controller

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CAM : 001< MUX : 00 DV : 00

RS485 connection with keyboard

The 360° camera is set in protocol

PELCO-D

and baud rate 9600.
User can use keyboard, DVR or any RS485 device to control 360° camera.
Ex.: Keyboard

RS 485 port

RS 485 port 1
RJ 11 pin 3 +, pin --

RS 485 cable
Purple + positive
White - negative

How to setup connection between keyboard and camera
Press MENU button of keyboard for function setup

Setup Menu
>. System Menu
CAM Menu

1. Keyboard ID Setup

2. Master Setup

3. CAM Type setup.

4. Baud Rate Setup

Using direction key to select system menu and then press ENTER to get in.
Follow below setting and ready to control camera with command.

1. Keyboard ID Setup: press ENT  press 1  press ENT  ESC

2. Master Setup: press ENT  press 1  press ENT  ESC

3. CAM Type Setup: press ENT  choose protocol 5: PELCO-D  press ENT 

ESC

4. Baud Rate Setup: press ENT  choose Baud Rate 1: 9600  press ENT 

ESC

5. Press “ESC” to exit menu.

Note: if you are using others keyboard brand, please make sure the protocol
setting is on

PELCO-D

and baud rate 9600 and the control command is same

as usual.

Command:
the default screen mode is 5. It displays in 5 windows (quad + 360° view)
Camera 1 ~ 4 is a virtual split from 360° screen. User can control camera 1~4

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like PTZ dome to do Up / Down / Left / Right movement.

Controls on screen in mode 5:

1. Press 1 + CAM to call camera 1 and after use joystick to move.

2. Press 2 + CAM to call camera 2 and after use joystick to move.

3. Press 3 + CAM to call camera 3 and after use joystick to move.

4. Press 4 + CAM to call camera 4 and after use joystick to move.

Get in menu:
press 95 + PRESET to call menu. Use joystick to select items.
Up / Down for item chooses, Right to enter in sub items.

RS485 connection with Monitor with RS485 built in

RS 485 port

RS485 A+

RS485 B-

RS 485 cable
Purple + positive
White - negative

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RS485 remote controller

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Before to control the device, please set the RS485 parameters. Press RS485
set button into RS485 menu.

Press to change control mode

LCD mode:
user operates the function by remote control. See LCD key define

DVR mode:
user operates the function by remote control. See DVR key define

PTZ mode / 360° mode:
user operates the function by remote control. See Cam key define

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Remote controller key define

Key Define

LCD power ON / OFF

RS485 menu setup
LCD / DVR / CAM OSD item select Up / Down / Left / Right key

DVR playback status
LCD / DVR / CAM control mode switch

Call desire LCD / DVR / CAM Device Menu

Displays the LCD source information

LCD volume setup

LCD

LCD audio soundless

VGA mode auto adjust

Quit desired DVR OSD setup or number wrong typing

Direct select the AV1 source input

N/A

Direct select the VGA source input

For HDMI

Jump to Picture in Picture screen display

Picture in Picture screen source selection

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DVR

Picture in picture screen source exchange

Picture ratio selection: Under / Full / Over

Channel sequence

Quad screen selection

9 split screen selection

16 channel selection

Jump to playback mode

Manual recording

Jump to time search of playback mode

Jump to backup mode

CAM (P/T/Z dome; 360° mode)

FOCUS

PTZ dome ID selection / Set, Call, Clear Preset
DVR full channel selection

PTZ dome’s lens in manual focus

PTZ dome’s lens in manual focus

IRIS

PTZ dome’s lens in manual Iris

PTZ dome’s lens in manual Iris

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ZOOM

Control PTZ dome’s lens zoom in and out

PRESET

Set a Preset point

Call a Preset point

Clear a Preset point

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RS485 connection with DVR

RS 485 port

RS485 +

RS 485 cable
Purple + positive

RS485 -

White - negative

Protocol configuration:
please go to your DVR RS485 (PTZ) setting. Select the camera and 360°
It depends on which channel SDI is connected. If camera is on channel 1,
please make sure the address is from 1 to 4, choose protocol PELCO-D and
baud rate 9600.

Please go to your DVR PTZ control mode to start operate 360° camera.

Note: when you are inside the camera OSD, if there is suddenly power
shortage, the setting will not be saved in the memory. You must exit the osd or
wait the OSD disappears to validate the modified setting in the memory!

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Main menu structure

Item Selection Description

AE Submenu Auto exposure
AWB Submenu Auto white balance setting
BRIGHTNESS 1 ~ 9 Picture brightness adjust
SATURATION 1 ~ 9 Picture saturation adjust
MD Submenu Motion detection setting
MASK Submenu Picture mask zone setting

NOISE
REDUCTION

DAY/NIGHT AUTO/DAY/NIGHT

SHOW MODE

PATTERN Mode 1~Mode 13

00~09 Picture noise reduction setting

WALL 0 / WALL 90 /
WALL 180 / WALL 270 /
DESK / CEILING

AUTO: means that camera will
adjust automatically the mode after
a period of time (0, 3, 5, 10, or 15
seconds)
DAY: means that camera will always
be on day mode
NIGHT: means that camera will
always be on night mode (black and
white)
Select the desired mode and then
press enter button or 94 + Preset
(keep press after hear 2 beeps)
Select the desired pattern and then
press ENTER button or 94 + Preset
(keep press after hear 2 beeps)

SYSTEM Submenu System status setup

REBOOT

EXIT Exit the menu

Will reset the device, just press right
arrow to reset

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AE submenu

AE 50 Hz / 60 Hz 50 Hz / 60 Hz
SHUTTER

SPEED

x3; x2; x1; AUTO; 1/100; 1/120; 1/250

Return

AWB submenu

AWB AWB

AUTO: the system automatically adjusts the
auto white balance
OFF: the auto white balance is disabled

AWC SET To enable it, press  direction one time it will

adjust the auto-white control in 9 seconds,
and the AWB will automatically turn off

Return

Motion detection submenu

MD

AREA

Return

ACTION ON/OFF
AREA 1~4
XPOS 0000~1943
YPOS 0000~1943
WIDTH 0256~1943
HEIGHT 0256~1943
RETURN
ON MODE
OFF

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MASK submenu

MASK

PATTERN submenu

PATTERN

MASK

MODE OFF/ON
AREA 1~4
XPOS 0001~1943
YPOS 0001~1943
WIDTH 0000~1943
HEIGHT 0000~1943

RETURN
COLOR 1~5
TRANSP 1~3
RETURN

MODE1 Camera 1 + 360° view
MODE2 Camera 2 + 360° view
MODE3 Camera 3 + 360° view
MODE4 Camera 4 + 360° view
MODE5 Quad + 360° view
MODE6 Camera 1 + Camera 3 + 360° view
MODE7 See below for more details
MODE8 180° in 16 :9 display
MODE9 360° flat
MODE10 180° + Camera 3 + Camera 4
MODE11 180° + 180°
MODE12 Quad display
MODE13 360° display

When you change the pattern mode, you have to wait 10 sec until it change to
selected mode. If you want to immediately see the mode please press the
ENTER button.

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Pattern Mode 7:
in this mode user can choose among 4 different angle of view, each can have
horizontal and vertical flexibility range

View
available
Verticale
range
Horizontal

-5  +5 -3  +3 -1  +1 0

range

SYSTEM submenu

SYSTEM

120° 140° 160° 180°

-5  +5

CAMERA1 ON / OFF
CAMERA2 ON / OFF
CAMERA3 ON / OFF
CAMERA4 ON / OFF
LOAD DEFAULT

Will reset the device to factory default

RETURN

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Command list

For camera 1 to 4 it is possible to define 3 Preset points that will be use for the
Preset Cruise (76 + Preset) and the Preset Sequence display (66 + Preset)
To define Preset 1 on camera 1:
Call camera 1
Select your preset view by adjusting with the joystick
Press 1 then press PRESET button 3 sec until you hear a bip (OSD will display
on screen POINT1)
(Setting may differ from the type of RS485 device you are using)

Same for the other preset
Call Preset 95: displays the menu of the 360° camer a

Call Preset 94: will apply immediately the selected mode

Call preset 93: after you selected your desired mode and that you position the
view of the camera, you can save the current view by calling Preset 93. OSD
will display on screen SAVE

Call Preset 76: run the auto pan function. OSD will display on screen TOUR
This function is also available on the keyboard by pressing directly AUTO PAN
hot key. In this mode the motion detection will be disabled

Call Preset 66: displays each preset without transition. Ideal for preset whose
distance is very long. In this mode the motion detection will be disabled. OSD
will display on screen SCAN

Motion detection and tracking

This camera has a motion detection feature and tracks a moving object in the
field of view. For configuration without dvr it can be a good alternative for live
monitoring

Due to the high level of processing for the CPU, it can be activated on one
channel only.
It doesn’t apply for 180° and 360° view.

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Pattern description:

PATTERN

MODE 1

MODE 2

MODE 3

Preset
cruise

Preset

sequence

Motion

tracking

yes yes yes

yes yes yes

MODE 4

yes yes yes

yes yes yes

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PATTERN Preset

cruise

MODE 5

yes yes yes

MODE 6

yes yes yes

MODE 7

Preset

sequence

Motion

tracking

MODE 8

no no no

no no no

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PATTERN Preset

cruise

MODE 9

no no no

MODE 10

yes yes yes

MODE 11

Preset

sequence

Motion

tracking

MODE 12

MODE 13

no no no

yes yes yes

no no no

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Dimensions

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