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  • Page 2 The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Warning Precautions Components Installation Bracket & Camera Mounting Power Connector & Monitor Impedance Viewing Angle & Focus Adjustment On Screen Display (OSD) Menu Accessing the OSD Menu Settings • Lens • Exposure ‑ Shutter ‑ AGC (Auto Gain Control) ‑...

  • Page 4: Warning

    Warning The camera requires periodic inspection. Contact an authorised technician to carry out the inspection. Stop using your camera when you find it malfunctioning. If the camera emits smoke or is unusually hot for a long period, a fire may be caused.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Precautions Do not install the camera in Do not install or use the camera extreme temperature conditions. in an environment where the humidity is high. Only use the camera under conditions It can cause the image quality to be where temperatures are between poor.
  • Page 6 Do not drop the camera or subject Never keep the camera pointed it to physical shocks. directly at strong light. It can cause malfunctions to occur. It can damage the CCD. Do not expose the camera to rain Do not expose the camera to or spill beverage on it.

  • Page 7: Components

    Components Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Installation 1. Bracket & Camera Mounting ‑ Use the supplied screws to attach the camera to the mounting surface. 2. Power Connector & Monitor Impedance ‑ Use a DC12V or AC24V (500mA or 1A regulated PSU). ‑ To avoid fire or shock hazards, always use a CE marked PSU. ‑...

  • Page 9: On Screen Display (Osd) Menu

    On Screen Display (OSD) Menu • On Screen Display (OSD) Menu Camera functions and settings can be adjusted or changed by activating the OSD menu. When the OSD menu is activated text will display on the monitor. The user can then move the cursor to the desired function to change the setting. Setup Menu LENS • DC...

  • Page 10: Accessing The Osd Menu Settings

    Accessing the OSD Menu Settings Settings can be adjusted by using the OSD joystick on the inside of the camera. 2. Press the SET button • The SETUP menu will be displayed on the monitor. Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
  • Page 11 Accessing the OSD Menu Settings continued 3. Move and select the required function using the UP and DOWN buttons. • Move the arrow indicator UP or DOWN to select the desired feature by pressing the UP or DOWN button. 4. Changing menu settings using the LEFT or RIGHT button. • Available values or status are displayed by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons.

  • Page 12: Lens

    LENS (Adjusting the brightness level) This function controls the image brightness. 1. Move the arrow indicator to LENS using the UP and DOWN buttons on the SETUP menu screen. 2. Select the desired lens type by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. DC : DC Auto Iris Lens Notes •...

  • Page 13: Exposure

    EXPOSURE This function is used to select Automatic or Manual shutter speed control. 1. On the SETUP menu screen select EXPOSURE by using the UP or DOWN button. 2. Select the desired SHUTTER mode by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. t FLK : Select FLK mode when flickering occurs; caused by the unmatched frequency of electric lights.

  • Page 14: Agc (Auto Gain Control)

    EXPOSURE continued t AGC (AUTO GAIN CONTROL): A higher gain increases brightness but also increases any noise. OFF : Deactivates the AGC function. LOW : Allows automatic gain control to LOW. MIDDLE : Allows automatic gain control to MIDDLE. HIGH : Allows automatic gain control to HIGH. t SENS - UP: At night and/or in dark conditions, the SENS‑UP mode can be selected desired value from x2 ~ x258.

  • Page 15: Backlight

    BACKLIGHT (BLC) This camera provides intelligent light level control to overcome even strong backlight conditions. 1. Move the allow indicator to BACKLIGHT using the UP or DOWN button on the SETUP menu screen. 2. Select the desired level by using the LEFT or RIGHT button. t OFF : BLC function does not operate.
  • Page 16 BACKLIGHT (BLC) continued 3. Select a mode using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons then press the SET button. Select BLC to adjust the desired BLC area and GAIN level. t GAIN : Adjust the BLC sensitivity by selecting LOW, MIDDLE or HIGH. t DEFAULT : Press the Default to return to the factory default to change wrong input data.
  • Page 17 BACKLIGHT (BLC) continued 4. Select HSBLC (High Suppress Backlight Compensation) by using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons, then press the SETUP button to set up the desired HSBLC area and GAIN level. HSBLC ON HSBLC OFF t LEVEL : Adjust the HSBLC sensitivity by selecting between 0 ~ 8. t DEFAULT : Press the Default to return to the factory default to change wrong input data.

  • Page 18: D-Wdr (Digital Wdr)

    D-WDR (Digital WDR) This camera provides intelligent light level control to overcome even strong backlight conditions. 1. Move the allow indicator to D-WDR using the UP or DOWN button on the EXPOSURE menu screen. 2. Select the desired feature by using the LEFT or RIGHT button. t D-WDR : When there are simultaneous brightness and dark image areas WDR makes both distinct and can be selected desired feature between OUTDOOR and INDOOR.

  • Page 19: White Balance

    WHITE BALANCE The WHITE BALANCE function is used to control the “on‑screen” colors. 1. Move the allow indicator to WHITE BAL on the SETUP menu screen using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Select the desired mode by using the LEFT or RIGHT button. * There are three user selectable WHITE BALANCE settings available.

  • Page 20: Day / Night

    DAY / NIGHT The camera image can be displayed in either Color or Black and White. 1. Select DAY / NIGHT using the UP or DOWN button on the SETUP menu screen. 2. Select the desired mode by using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. t COLOR : The image is always displayed in Color.

  • Page 21: 3Dnr

    3DNR 3DNR is used to reduce the level of background noise in a low luminance environment. 1. Move the arrow indicator to 3DNR by using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Select whether or not to activate 3DNR by using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons.

  • Page 22: Special

    SPECIAL 1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select SPECIAL using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Select one of the modes using the UP and DOWN buttons. CAM TITLE : When on, the CAMERA ID is displayed on the monitor. 1) Move the arrow indicator to CAMERA ID using the UP or DOWN button on the SETUP menu screen.

  • Page 23: Camera Title

    CAM TITLE continued Notes • When CAMERA TITLE is set to OFF, the CAMERA TITLE is not displayed on the monitor. 3) Press the SETUP button. 4) The CAMERA TITLE can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters in length. j Move the cursor to choose an alphanumeric character. k Choose a character in displayed range A~Z, a~z, 0~9 using the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT buttons.
  • Page 24 CAM TITLE continued Notes • In cases where the wrong CAMERA ID has been input: Move the cursor to CLR and press SETUP button to erase characters from Left to Right, and repeat the above steps to input the characters again. 5) To select the position where the CAMERA ID should be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 25: D-Effect

    CAM TITLE continued l Select a new position by using the four directional buttons. Press the SET button to confirm the position. D-EFFECT : Move the cursor to D‑EFFECT and press the SET button to set the other image functions. 1) FREEZE : Image freezing or moving Image.
  • Page 26 D-EFFECT continued 2) MIRROR : Flip the image horizontal on the screen. t V-FLIP : Flip the image vertically on the screen. t ROTATE : Flip the horizontal image vertically on the screen. t OFF : Disabled. MIRROR ON MIRROR OFF 3) D‑ZOOM : Digital zoom available, range x1 ~ x32.

  • Page 27: Motion Detection

    D-EFFECT continued Notes • PAN and TILT function should be available when using the digital zoom. 4) GAMMA : Desired gamma values can be adjusted between 0.05 ~ 1.00. 5) NEG. IMAGE : ON : Activates negative image just like film OFF : Normal image 6) RETURN : Move the arrow indicator to RETURN after complete the setup to return to SPECIAL.

  • Page 28: Privacy

    MOTION continued n Move the arrow indicator to select the SENSITIVITY to increase or decrease by using the LEFT / RIGHT button between the level 0 ~ 40. o RETURN : Move the arrow indicator to RETURN after complete the setup to return to SPECIAL menu.

  • Page 29: Adjust

    PRIVACY continued l Move the arrow indicator to WIDTH to make desired width of cells to increase or decrease by using the LEFT / RIGHT button between the level 0 ~ 100. m Move the arrow indicator to HEIGHT to make desired height of cells to increase or decrease by using the LEFT / RIGHT button between the level 0 ~ 100.

  • Page 30: Reset

    ADJUST continued 2. Select the desired mode by using the UP or DOWN button. 1) SHARPNESS : Improving image clarity. The level can be adjusted to obtain an improved image. However, when the level is set too high it can distort the image or cause noise. j Select BLUE or RED to increase or decrease the value of R‑Gain (RED) and B‑Gain (BLUE) while monitoring the color of the image.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have trouble operating your camera, refer to the following table. If the guidelines do not enable you to solve the problem, contact Clinton Electronics Technical Support at 1‑800‑549‑6393 or 815‑633‑1444. Problem Solution Nothing appears on • Check the power cable, power supply output the screen.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Specifications Camera CE-VFCD954 Image Sensor 1/3 Inch SONY Super HAD CCD Resolution 540 TV Lines Effective Pixels 768 (H) x 494 (V) Scanning System 2:1 Interlace S/N Ratio 52dB Sync System Internal Scanning Frequency 15.734 KHz (H), 59.94 Hz (V) Minimum Illumination 0.00001 Lux / F1.1 (Sens‑Up x258) Shutter Speed 1/60 ~ 1/100,000 sec.

  • Page 33: Dimension (Inches)

    Dimensions Sales: 1-800-447-3306 Support: 1-800-549-6393 www.clintonelectronics.com...
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