
BLK-CPD227VH 650 Line Outdoor
Vandalproof IR Camera
Quick Installation Guide
This document guides you through the b asic steps to install and use your BLK-CPD227VH camera. The
camera includes 2.8-12 mm lens, 12 Vdc or 24 Vac powering.
Side cable
access, cap
Base
Mounting
screws (2)
Camera
module
Base
cable
access
Drop
cable
Camera feature s include:
• Can be installed indoors or ou tdoor.
• 650 TV-line resolution in color, 720 TVL B / W
• Advanced Gen V DSP
• IP67 rated (waterproof )
• Durable enclosure: body is aluminum, dome is p olycarbonate
• Smart DNR technology eciently reduces nois e in low light conditions
• 75 foot range with Smar t IR 24-LED IR LED array
• 3-axis camera gimbal - mountable on ceiling, wall or sloped sur face
• Day & Night function (ICR)
• Support up to 8 privacy zone s
• Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR)
• Multi func tion : High-Light Mask, Lens Shading Comp ensation, Smart Motion Dete ction
• Smart IR technology greatly improve s camera image in B / W mode when the IR LED array is on
• Multi-language f ull OSD support
Precautions
• Do not install the c amera in locations subject to moisture or vibration.
• Do not scratch the camera, especially lens or dome cover.
• Operate the camera within the specied temperature range 14 °F ~ 122 °F (-10 °C ~ 50 °C).
• Handle with care. Dropping it can caus e serious damage to the camera.
• Do not install the c amera in locations where direc t sunlight shines onto or be reec ted onto the lens.
• Use a 12 Vdc, 1A regulated power adapter, or 24 Vac power adaptor.
Camera
module
screws (2)
Dome
L-wrench
Dome
retention
cable
Dome
screws (3)
4. Select the best fas teners to secure the base to the mounting sur face. Screws provided with t he
camera are adequate many surface t ypes.
5. Drill holes in the mo unting surface as required f or the mounting screws (wall inser ts, etc.), and the
cables, if nee ded.
6. Route the video / power extension cables f rom your monitoring equipment into the c amera base.
Note that the ex tension cable connectors are usually dierent at each end.
7. Connect the v ideo / power extension cables to the drop cable inside the base cavity.
8. Reattach the camera module to the based using t he two screws removed earlier.
9. Connect the v ideo / power extension cable to your camera, then connect the other end to a video
monitor and 12 Vdc or 24 Vac power source. NOTE: 1) The camera power cable provides a 2-pin
connector; an adapter with screw-down terminals is included in the box. 2) If powering the camera
with 12 Vdc, observe the p olarity marked on the power drop cable.
Video drop cable
Installation
1.
Remove the camera dome by loosening the three dome cover screws with the L-wrench provided,
then lifting o the cover. See the graphic to the right.
Power drop cable
Terminal adapter
2. Remove the camera module assembly f rom the base by removing the two c amera module screws.
3. Using the base as a template, mark the locations on the mounting surface for the mounting screws
(2) and the hole for the net work video and power cables ro uted into the base. Note that the net work
12 Vdc polarity guide
Drop cable connectors
cable can be routed or through the mounting surface at the center of the base, or in through a cap
on the side of the bas e. The camera can be mounted on a ceiling or wall.
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Verify that you c an see video from your camera at the monitoring equipment.
10.
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NOTE: An external video conne ctor is provided on the camera module. See “Maintenance board”
on page 2.
11. While observing the video image from your camera, adjust the pan, tilt, and roll as follows to point
the camera at your surveillance target : Be careful not to displace the rubb er ring around the lens.
a. Pan adju stment: Grasp the gimbal assembly, then rotate it (0° ~ 360°) left (L) or r ight (R).
b. Tilt adjustment: Grasp the protrac tor, then tilt it up (U) or dow n (D) (19° ~ 90°).
c. Roll adjustment: Grasp the camera module (within the gimbal), then rotate it (0° ~ 360°)
to set the horizon line of the image.
Protractor
(Tilt adjust)
Gimbal
(Pan adjust)
Camera module
(roll adjust)
grasp here
Rubber ring (seal)
Joystick
Debug port
Video adapter cable
External video connector
Maintenance board and video a dapter cable
• External video connector: Use this conne ctor with the adapter cable prov ided (2-pin to RCA) to
connect to a loc al monitor for observing video from the camera. This feat ure is useful during camera
setup and troubleshooting.
• Debug por t: Maintenance port for engine ering use only.
• Joystick : Used for accessing and conguring the camera through the on-scre en display (OSD) menus:
The OSD menu structure is shown in the table below.
— Push the joystick down (toward the board) to open the OSD menu system, conrm a selection, or
open a submenu.
— Rock the joys tick toward the UP or DOWN to move vertically through the OSD menus.
— Rock the joys tick toward the LEFT or RIGHT to change the option displayed for an OSD parameter.
To select the parameter, press the joyst ick down.
— Example: Using the joystic k to setup the camera for high ACG (automatic gain control).
» While observing video from the camera, pre ss the joystick down to open the OSD main menu.
» Rock the joys tick toward the UP or DOWN repeatedly until AGC is highlighted.
» Rock the joys tick toward the LEFT or RIGHT repeatedly until HIGH appears.
» Press the joys tick down to conrm the selec tion.
» Rock the joys tick toward the UP or DOWN repeatedly to highlight RETURN.
» Press the joys tick down to conrm the selec tion (RETURN: close the menu).
12. While observing the video image from your camera, adjust the zoo m and focus settings as follow
(see graphic below):
a. Zoom: Rotate the Tele (T) - Wide (W) ring (1) to produce the best view of your surveillance
target.
b. Focus: Rotate the Near (N) - Far (F) ring (2) to produce the best image clarity.
13. Reinstall the dome.
Maintenance board
The maintenance board is part of the camera module assembly. It includes an ex ternal video port, a debug
port, and a joystick for using the OSD menus.
OSD Menu Struc ture
Funct ion
setti ng menu
1. EXPOSURE
Lens DC
AGC OFF, LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH
SENSE-UP
BACKLIGH T
Selec t menu Sub-me nu Content s
AUTO, OFF, X2, X4, X8, X16, X32, X64,
X128, X256, X512, X1024
BLC
HLC
D-WDR SET LEV EL 0 ~ 20 : DWDR level a djust
Bright ness
E. Shut ter
BLC LEVEL OFF, LOW, MID, HIGH : BLC funct ion, level sele ctable
TOP 0 ~ 15: Adjust top po sition of BLC zone
BOTTOM 1 ~ 16 : Adjust bot tom positi on of BLC zone
LEFT 0 ~ 15: Adjus t left posit ion of BLC zone
RIGHT 1 ~ 16 : Adjust rig ht position of B LC zone
HBLC
MODE
HLC LEVEL 1 ~ 100 : Level adjust
MASK 1 ~ 4
0 ~ 99 : Adjust b rightness w ith a DC iris lens
AUTO, 1/60, 1/100FLK, 1/120, 1/250, 1/50 0, 1/1000, 1/2000,
1/4000, 1/1000 0, 1/100000 : Adjus t shutter sp eed
Sets th e AGC level. Note: You can n ot use Auto D&N chan ge mode
when AGC is o.
Use sense -up in low luminan ce (x2 ~ x1024)
OFF : Deac tivates HBLC f unction
MANUAL
HBLC LEVE L : OFF, LOW, MID, HIGH
Make a zone fo r HBLC:
TOP : 0 ~ 15
BOTTOM : 1 ~ 16
LEFT : 0 ~ 15
RIGHT : 1 ~ 16
ALL DAY : Activat es HBLC funct ion all day
NIGHT : Use t he functio n at night only
ON
Make a zone fo r HLC mask:
TOP : 0 ~ 33
BOTTOM : 1 ~ 34
LEFT : 0 ~ 4 4
RIGHT : 1 ~ 45
OFF : HLC MASK O FF
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Funct ion
setti ng menu
3D-DNR
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
Selec t menu Sub-me nu Content s
OFF, LOW, MID, HIGH, AUTO Reduces n oise in low illumin ation (level sel ectable)
2. WHITE BALANCE
ATW Color temp erature 250 0 ~ 9500 K
M-WR
AWB MODE
R-Y GAIN 0 ~ 255 Adjust Re d tone of the image
B-Y GAIN 0 ~ 255 Adjust Blu e tone of the image
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
MANUAL
PUSH Find the o ptimal white bal ance for curren t luminance enviro nment
M-WB 0 ~ 128 : Adjust the Blue v alue to shift t he color of the obj ect
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
0 ~ 128 : Adjust the R ed value to shif t the color of th e object
3. DAY & NIGHT
DAY g NIGHT 7 ~ 30
AUTO
D&N MODE
BURST ON, OFF Transmit the b urst signal o r not in B/W mode
C_SUP 0 ~ 100 Color supp ress controll able
A_SUP 0 ~ 10 0 Iris suppress c ontrollable
SMART IR ON, OFF Decr eases scree n saturation o f objects wi thin a short r ange
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
AUTO-CD S
COLOR Fixed at co lor
B&W F ixed at B/W
EXT
NIGHT g DAY 6 ~ 29
DELAY TIME 0 ~ 15 : Select t he duration ti me
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
A. DAY g NIGHT 6 ~ 36
A. NIGHT g DAY 6 ~ 36
C. DAY g NIGHT 0 ~ 255
C. NIGHT g DAY 0 ~ 255
DELAY TIME 0 ~ 15 : Select t he duration ti me
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
DELAY TIME 0 ~ 15 : Change the co lor D B/W by ex ternal signal (N/A)
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
Selec t brightnes s of illumination ab out changing t he
day D night mo de by AGC
Selec t brightnes s of illumination f or
changing t he day D night mode b y AGC
Selec t brightnes s of illumination f or changing the d ay
D night mod e by CDS
4. IMAGE ADJUST
MIRROR MIRROR , OFF Set a ver tical image inve rsion
SHARPNE SS 0 ~ 30 Sharpness adjus table
0.45, 0.55, 0.65 Set gamma v alue
GAMMA
LSC
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
USER
ON
OFF LSC OFF
GAMMA
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
SET LEV EL 0 ~ 30 : Use the L SC and level adjus table
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
0.20, 0.25, 0.3 0, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.75,
0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0 .95, 1.00 : Gamma adjust able
5. MOTION
MOTION ON, OFF Mot ion detect ion functi on activate/de activate
TOP: 0 ~ 143
BOTTOM 2 ~ 145
AREA
SENSITIV ITY 1 ~ 30 Motion de tection se nsitivit y
DISPLAY OFF, MESSAGE, TR ACE Selec t noticatio n method of mot ion detect ion
HOLD TIME 0 ~ 15 Set th e duration of alar m out
ALARM OU TPUT ON, OFF Alarm ON /OFF
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
AREA 1 ~ 4
RETURN M ove back to previo us menu
LEFT 0 ~ 190
RIGHT 2 ~ 192
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
Make a zone fo r motion detec tion
6. PRIVACY
OFF Display eac h privacy mas k or not
DOT SEL
MASK 1 ~ 8
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ON
DOT XY ENT ER SETTING : D etermines th e coordinate
MOVE XY ENTER SETTIN G : Move the mask
COLOR BLACK, WHITE , … : Select mask co lor (8 colors)
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
L_TOP, L_BOT, R_B OT, R_TOP : Determine s which of the 4 ver tices
of each MD area i s to be used
Funct ion
setti ng menu
RETURN
Selec t menu Sub-me nu Content s
Move back to p revious menu
7. SPECIAL
LANGUAGE ENGLISH, … : S elect langua ge (9 languages)
EDIT Display th e camera name on th e screen
TITLE OF F, ON
COMMUNIC ATION OFF Not used .
OFF
DPC
FACTORY SET YES, NO Reset yo ur camera to fac tory def ault condition
RETURN Return t o previous menu
AUTO
RESET Camera n ame reset
POSITIO N Camera nam e position
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
Deact ivates Defe ct Pixel Corre ction in low ill umination
WHITE THR 0 ~ 255 : Setup t he limited valu e of white pixel cor rection
LUMA THR 0 ~ 255 : Setup th e limited value of w hite pixel corr ection
RETURN Move ba ck to previous m enu
8. EXIT
SAVE AND EXIT Save value s and exit menu
EXIT Exit th e menu withou t save
RETURN Move back to p revious menu
Dimensions
3.37”
4.07”
2.16”
4.65”
3.29”
Specic ations
Image Se nsor 1/3” SONY SUPE R HAD CCD II
Eect ive Pixel 768 (h) x 494 (v) pixels (N TSC))
Cell Size 6.35 μm (h) x 7.4 μm (v) (NTSC))
Scann ing System 2:1 interlace
Sync. Type Internal
Resolu tion
S / N ≥ 52 dB (AGC o )
Video O utput 1.0 Vp-p (sync . negative) ter mination 75 Ω
Minimu m Illuminat ion 0.01 lux (f/1.2), 0.00 01 lux (sense up), 0 lux (75 f t range with 24 pie ce LED array) - indo or
Gamma ȳ = 0.45 typic al (0.2 ~ 1.0)
OSD Yes (multi langua ge)
White Ba lance ATW (2500 K ~ 95 00 K) / manual / AWC
Shutt er Speed 1/60 (N TSC) ~ 1/100,000 s
Sense u p Auto (sele ctable limit 2 x ~ 1024x) / FIXED / OFF
Backl ight OFF / BLC / HLC / DWDR
AGC LOW / MIDDL E / HIGH / OFF
DNR (3D) AUTO / LOW / MIDDLE / H IGH / OFF
Motion D etection ON / OFF (4 zone s)
Privac y Zone ON / OFF (8 zone s)
Mirro r ON / OFF
Day & Night ICR (AUTO, COLOR, B / W )
LED Brigh tness 24 pi ece array, Smart I R
Blemis h Compensa tion AUTO / OFF
Lens Var i-focal auto ir is lens
Power Sup ply 12 Vdc / 24 Vac dual voltage
Curren t Consumpti on Max. 50 0 mA (at 12 Vdc, 24 Vac): LEDs on
Opera tion Temperat ure 14 °F ~ 122 °F (-10 °C ~ 50 °C )
Storage Tem perature. - 4 °F ~ 140 °F (-20 °C ~ 60 °C )
Dimens ion Ø4.65” x 4.07” (h)
Weight 20.11 oz (570 g) approx.
Color : 650 T V-Line, B / W : 720 TV-L ine