Panasonic WV-CM146 User Manual

Colour Monitor

WV-CM146

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions completely

The serial number of this product may be found on the
rear of the unit.
You should note the serial number of this unit in the
space provided and retain this book as a permanent
record of your purchase to aid identification in the event
of theft.

Model No.
Serial No.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.

To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be insert­ed only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively
earthed through the normal household wiring. Extension cords used
with the equipment must be three-core and be correctly wired to pro­vide connection to earth. Wrongly wired extension cords are a major
cause of fatalities.
The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply
that the power point is earthed and that the installation is completely
safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective earthing of
the power point, consult a qualified electrician.

The lightning flash with arrowhead sym­bol, within an equilateral triangle, is
interned to alert the user to the presence
of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within
the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

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

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOIS

TURE.

CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK), NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

For Australia

FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CARE­FULLY.

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your
safety and convenience.
A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug.
Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement
fuse has a rating of 13 amp and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to
BS1362.
Check for the ASTA mark

H or the BSI mark G on the body of the

fuse.
If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is
refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement
cover is obtained.
A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic
Dealer.

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCK­ET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE
REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE
CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown
below.
If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.

WARNING: This apparatus must be earthed.

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the follow­ing code.

Green-and-yellow: Earth
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live

As the colours of the wire in the mains lead of this appliance may not
correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your
plug, proceed as follows.

The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to
the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth
symbol

I or coloured green or green-and-yellow.

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal in
the plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal
in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

How to replace the fuse

Open the fuse compartment with
a screwdriver and replace the fuse
and fuse cover.

For U.K.

ENGLISH VERSION

Wij verklaren als enige aansprakelijke, dat het product waarop deze
verklaring betrekking heeft, voldoet aan de volgende normen of
andere normatiefve dokumenten, overeenkomstig de bepalingen
van Richtlijnen 73/23/EEC en 89/336/EEC.

Vi erklærer os eneansvarlige for, at dette produkt, som denne
deklaration omhandler, er i overensstemmelse med den følgende
standarder eller andre normative dokumenter i følge bestem­melserne i direktivene 73/23/EEC og 89/336/EEC.

Vi deklarerar härmed värt fulla ansvar för att den produkt till vilken
denna deklaration hänvisar är i överensstämmelse med standard­dokument, eller andra normativa dokument som framstölls i Direktiv
73/23/EEC och 89/336/EEC.

Ilmoitamme yksinomaisella vastuullamme, että tuote, jota tämä
ilmoitus koskee, noudattaa seuraavia standardeja tai muita ohjeel­lisia asiakirjoja, jotka noudattavat direktiivien 73/23/EEC ia
89/336/EEC. säädöksiä.

Vi erklærer oss alene ansvarlige for at produktet som denne
erklæringen gjelder for, er i overensstemmelse med følgende
normer eller andre normgivende dokumenter som fælger bestem­melsene i direktiven 73/23/EEC og 89/336/EEC.

We declare under our sole responsibility that the product to which
this declaration relates is in conformity with the standards or other
normative documents following the provisions of Directives
EEC/73/23 and EEC/89/336.

Noi dichiariamo sotto nostra esclusiva responsabilità che il prodotto
a cui si riferisce la presente dichiarazione risulta conforme ai
seguenti standard o altri documenti normativi conformi alle dispo­sizioni delle direttive CEE/73/23 e CEE/89/336.

CONTENTS

PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................ 3

SETUP OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

OPERATING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18

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ENGLISH

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PRECAUTIONS

• Do not block the ventilation slots.
Place the colour monitor at least 5 cm apart from the
wall.

• Do not expose the monitor to water or moisture.
Do not operate the monitor if it becomes wet. Turn
power off and ask a qualified service person for servic­ing. Moisture can damage the monitor and also create
the danger of electric shock.

• Do not attempt to disassemble the monitor. To prevent
electric shock, do not remove screws or cover. There
are no user-serviceable parts inside. Ask a qualified
service person for servicing.

• Use the appliance under conditions where temperature
is from

−10°C to +50°C (14°F to 122°F), and humidity
is below 90%.
The input power resource is 220 - 240V AC 50 Hz.
Do not operate the appliance under extreme ambient
conditions beyond the specified temperature, humidity,
or power resource ratings.

• This model is not produced for rack mounting.

• If more than two appliances are used, do not place
them less than 15 cm apart. Otherwise, the appliances
may produce noise on the display screen.

• Place the appliance at least 5 cm apart from the wall.

• Do not use it in a car or other places where it may be
exposed to severe vibration.

• Do not stack two or more sets.

PREFACE

The Panasonic WV-CM146 Colour Monitor is designed for
use with specified Colour CCTV Cameras.
Up to eight cameras can be connected to this monitor. The
sequential switching or quad video for these cameras is
available.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. The playback picture of a time lapse VTR in linear
mode may be disturbed by another channel picture. In
this case, the picture of other channel may be dis­played or playback the VTR other than in linear mode.

2. The WV-CM146 has no compatibility with the WJ-FS10.
The WV-CM146 can playback recorded tapes using
the WJ-FS20 without VITC signal.
The WJ-FS20 can not playback recorded tapes using
the WV-CM146.

3. This operating instructions explains the operating pro­cedures for using the monitor with the time lapse VTR;
AG-6730, AG-6740, AG-6760 or equivalent.

FEATURES

• Up to 8 solid state colour cameras can be connected
to Colour Monitor WV-CM146 with an alarm feature. (4
VP multiplexed cameras and 4 specified system cam­eras or 8 specified system cameras)

• The display of the monitor is divided into four screens
(quad monitor) to monitor the pictures of four cameras.
If eight cameras are connected, two quad pages are
displayed alternately by switching.

• Each camera picture is recorded (as frame) sequen­tially if time lapse VTR is connected.

• Alarm control output is supplied for a buzzer or chime.

• Alarm period is selectable from 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
or 60 seconds.

• Built-in protection circuit for any misconnection.

• STANDBY mode for no picture on the monitor during
sequential switching.

• Monitor has a 14" diagonal screen (13" diagonal actual
visual size)

• Sequential switching interval is selectable from 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds.

• A CCTV camera with a microphone can be connected
to this monitor.

• VTR playback picture can be observed both in quad
mode and spot monitoring.

• Reset input for alarm function from time lapse VTR.

• Automatic bypass circuit for skipping no camera con­nection.

• Built-in Automatic Reset Function for Spot Monitor
Control Input. An automatic reset time of approx. 60
seconds is preset.

• The following functions are available by using the
setup menu:

• Camera Identification Display

• Audio Selection

• Timing Selection

• SEQ Time Adjustment (SEQ mode)

• PAGE SEQ (Quad mode)

• Alarm REC Mode

• Alarm Buzzer Setting

• Alarm Time Adjustment

• Automatic Resetting

• Bright Compensation Setting

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MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

■ FRONT VIEW

1 2 3 4

INPUT SELECT

VIDEO Y/C

PAL

POWER

ON

OFF

NTSC
(3.58)
M.NTSC
(4.43)

q Power Switch (POWER)

This switch turns the power of the monitor on and off.
Press this switch once. The switch remains down (

;)
for turning on the power of the monitor.
Press again. The switch comes up (l) for turning off
the power of the monitor.

w Power Indicator

e Display Mode Switch (STAND BY (;)/ ON(l))

ON: Camera picture will appear on the monitor.
STAND BY: Camera picture will not appear on the

monitor in sequence mode, but the picture is sup­plied to REC OUT connector.

r Input Select Switch (VTR(;)/ CAMERA(l))

VTR: The playback picture of VTR that is connected to

the PLAY IN connector can be observed.

CAMERA: Camera picture that is connected to the

Camera Input connectors can be observed.

t Monitor Mode Switch (QUAD/SPOT, SEQ/VTR)

QUAD/SPOT: The monitor displays camera pictures

for quad mode monitoring and spot monitoring
alternately when one of the Camera Selection
switches is pressed.

ON

OFF

POWER

QUAD

SEQUENCE

1/5 2/6 3/7 4/8

SET UP

CAMERA

VTR

INPUT

SELECT

ON

STAND BY

DISPLAY

MODE

COLOUR

BRIGHT CONTRAST PICTURE AUDIO

MONITOR

MODE

SEQ/VTR

QUAD/SPOT

V-HOLD

PUSH

Video Monitor WV-CM

MIN. .MAX

SEQ/VTR: When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to

"CAMERA," the sequential switching automatically
starts. When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to
"VTR," the direct pictures from VTR can be
observed.

y Vertical Hold Control (V-HOLD)

This control is preset at the factory.
When the horizontal line appears as illustration below,
turn this control to adjust the position of the picture.

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u Colour Control (COLOUR)

Turn this control clockwise to strengthen the picture
colour.
Turn this control counterclockwise to weaken the pic­ture colour.

i Colour Sub Control

o Bright Control (BRIGHT)

Turn this control clockwise to increase the picture
brightness.
Turn this control counterclockwise to decrease the pic­ture brightness.

!0 Bright Sub Control

!1 Contrast Control (CONTRAST)

Turn this control clockwise to increase the picture con­trast.
Turn this control counterclockwise to decrease the pic­ture contrast.

!2 Contrast Sub Control

!3 Picture Adjustment

Turn this control clockwise for a sharp picture.
Turn this control counterclockwise for a soft picture.

!4 Audio Control (AUDIO, MIN/MAX)

Turn this control clockwise to increase the audio level.
Turn this control counterclockwise to decrease the
audio level.

!5 Quad/Sequence, Set up Selection Switch

(QUAD/SEQUENCE, SET UP)

Press this switch to display the picture of quad or
sequential mode.
To display the SET UP MENU, press this switch more
than 2 seconds.

!6 Camera Selection Switch (1/5)/Up Switch (

D)

!7 Camera Selection Switch (2/6)/Down Switch (C)

!8 Camera Selection Switch (3/7)/Left Switch (A)

!9 Camera Selection Switch (4/8)/Right Switch (B)

■ REAR VIEW

4 3 2 1

VP CAMERA

PLAY IN

OUT

TIMING SELECT

IN

ALARM

CONTROL

OUT

SPOT MONITOR CONTROL IN

4321

RESETRECOVER

FOCUS

STDBY ALL GND

ON OFF

REC OUT

OUT IN

AUDIO

MODE

5678

GND

8 7 6 5

CAMERA

CAMERA INPUT

CAMERA POWER

@0 External Control Connection Terminals

ALARM CONTROL OUT

These terminals are used to supply the alarm con­trol signal to external equipment such as Time
Lapse VTR or buzzer. When an intercom or alarm
sensor is connected to the spot monitor control
terminal, the alarm output signal is supplied from
the STAND-BY or ALL MODE terminal to the time
lapse VTR or buzzer.

RESET:

The alarm reset output signal is supplied to this
terminal for external equipment.

STAND BY-GND Connection:

The alarm output signal is supplied only when DIS­PLAY MODE is at "STAND BY."

ALL MODE-GND Connection:

The alarm output signal is supplied regardless of
display mode.

SPOT MONITOR CONTROL IN (1-8):

These terminals are used to receive the alarm con­trol signal from intercom or alarm sensor.