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PTZ Optics VL-ZCAM
User Manual
V1.0
(English)
Rev 1.0 10/15

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  • Page 1 PTZ Optics VL-ZCAM User Manual V1.0 (English) Rev 1.0 10/15...
  • Page 2 Preface Thank you for using this HD Box Camera. This manual introduces the function, installation and operation of the HD camera. Prior to installation and usage, please read the manual thoroughly. Precautions This product can only be used in the specified conditions in order to avoid any damage to the camera: ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Supplied Accessories ..........................1 2 Notes ..............................1 3 Features ..............................2 4 Product Specifications ........................... 3 5 Main Unit & Interface description ......................6 6 Serial port command ..........................7 7 OSD Menu Operation .......................... 20 8 Network Control ..........................

  • Page 4: Supplied Accessories

    Supplied Accessories When you unpack your camera, check that all the supplied accessories are included:  Camera ....... 1  AC Power Adaptor ..... 1  Power Cord......1  RS485 Adaptor ..... 1  This User Manual ....1 Notes ...

  • Page 5: Features

    Features Panasonic 1/2.7” inch HD CMOS Sensor HD-SDI High Definition Video Output H.264 IP Streaming Output (dual stream) High performance in low illumination situations Full 1920x1080p HD Resolutions up to 30 frames per second 2D and 3D noise reduction with our latest “low noise CMOS sensor” Button controls on back of camera RS485 and ONVIF compatible IP remote camera control Wide Dynamic Range...

  • Page 6: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Model PTZ Optics VL-ZCAM Type PTZ Optics HD 1080p Color Video Camera Video System 720P50, 720P60, 1080I50, 1080I60, 1080P25, 1080P30 Panasonic 1/2.7”, CMOS, Total Pixels: 2.2M, Effective Pixels: 2.07M Sensor Scanning Mode Progressive Use C or CL Type for 1/ 2.7” imaging chip...

  • Page 7: Main Unit & Interface Description

    Main Unit & Interface Description 1. Lens mounting position (only for C or CS type lens 1. Power interface: Connect external adapter, 12V power supply. 2. Aperture control interface (only applicable for 2. Power Indicator Light DC automatic aperture) 3. Menu OK key *Note To use a C mount camera lens, you need to use 4.
  • Page 8 Serial Communication Control In default working mode, the camera is able to connect to a VISCA or Pelco controller with an RS485 serial interface.  RS485 Communication Control The camera can be controlled via RS485, Half-duplex mode, with support for VISCA, Pelco-D or Pelco-P protocol. The parameters of RS485 are as follows: Baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 bps.
  • Page 9 Basic RS485 Commands Command Function Notes Packet 8x 01 06 01 00 xx 03 01 xx = Tilt Speed Range of xx: 0 - 18 8x 01 06 01 DOWN 00 xx 03 02 8x 01 06 01 LEFT xx 00 01 03 xx = Pan Speed Range of xx: 0 - 18 8x 01 06 01...
  • Page 10 VISCA Command List Part 1: Camera-Issued Messages ACK/Completion Message Function Command Command Packet Comments z0 4y FF Returned when the command is accepted. ACK/Completion (y: Socket No.) Messages z0 5y FF Completion Returned when the command has been executed. (y: Socket No.) z = Camera Address + 8 Error Messages Function...
  • Page 11 Part 2: Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments AddressSet Broadcast 88 30 01 FF Address setting IF_Clear Broadcast 88 01 00 01 FF I/F Clear 8x 01 04 00 02 FF CAM_Power Power ON/OFF 8x 01 04 00 03 FF Stop 8x 01 04 07 00 FF Tele(Standard)
  • Page 12 Full Auto 8x 01 04 39 00 FF Automatic Exposure mode Manual 8x 01 04 39 03 FF Manual Control mode CAM_AE Shutter priority 8x 01 04 39 0A FF Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure mode Iris priority 8x 01 04 39 0B FF Iris Priority Automatic Exposure mode Bright 8x 01 04 39 0D FF...
  • Page 13 Manual 8x 01 04 05 02 FF Sharpness Manual Reset 8x 01 04 02 00 FF CAM_Aperture(sharp 8x 01 04 02 02 FF Aperture Control ness) Down 8x 01 04 02 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 42 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Aperture Gain 8x 01 04 63 00 FF CAM_PictureEffect...
  • Page 14 High 8x 01 04 58 01 FF CAM_AFSensitivity Normal 8x 01 04 58 02 FF AF Sensitivity High/Normal/Low 8x 01 04 58 03 FF CAM_SettingReset Reset 8x 01 04 A0 10 FF Reset Factory Setting CAM_Brightness Direct 8x 01 04 A1 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Brightness Position CAM_Contrast Direct...
  • Page 15 Part 3: Query Commands Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments y0 50 02 FF CAM_PowerInq 8x 09 04 00 FF y0 50 03 FF Off(Standby) y0 50 04 FF Internal power circuit error CAM_ZoomPosInq 8x 09 04 47 FF y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs: Zoom Position y0 50 02 FF...
  • Page 16 y0 50 02 FF Auto Sharpness CAM_ApertureModeI 8x 09 04 05 FF y0 50 03 FF Manual Sharpness nq(Sharpness) CAM_ApertureInq(Sh 8x 09 04 42 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Aperture Gain arpness) y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureEffectM 8x 09 04 63 FF odeInq...
  • Page 17 y0 50 0C FF y0 50 0D FF y0 50 0E FF y0 50 02 FF IR_Receive 8x 09 06 08 FF y0 50 03 FF ww: Pan Max Speed Pan-tiltMaxSpeedInq 8x 09 06 11 FF y0 50 ww zz FF zz: Tilt Max Speed y0 50 0w 0w 0w 0w wwww: Pan Position...
  • Page 18 y0 50 02 FF Block Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments uuuu: Zoom Position y0 50 0u 0u 0u 0u 00 00 0v 0v CAM_LensBlockInq 8x 09 7E 7E 00 FF vvvv: Focus Position 0v 0v 00 0w 00 FF w.bit0: Focus Mode 1: Auto 0: Manual pp: R_Gain qq: B_Gain...
  • Page 19 Pelco-D Protocol Command List Function Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7 0xFF Address 0x00 0x08 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Down 0xFF Address 0x00 0x10 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Left 0xFF Address 0x00 0x04 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Right 0xFF Address 0x00 0x02...
  • Page 20 Pelco-P Protocol Command List Function Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7 Byte8 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x08 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Down 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x10 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Left 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x04 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Right 0xA0...

  • Page 21: Menu Settings

    Menu Settings 1. MENU OPERATION EXPOSURE Press the [OK] button to display the main menu on the Mode Full Auto screen. Use the up and down arrow buttons to move the ExpCompMode cursor to the item to be set. Use the left and right arrow Backlight buttons to change the menu setting.
  • Page 22 Off. AWB Sens: White balance sensitivity. Optional items: Low, Return: Return to previous menu Middle, High. Style: Optional items: Ricom Fujifilm(301), Fujifilm(300), Fujifilm(500), HE45. 3. COLOR Return: Return to previous menu Move the cursor to the Color item in the main menu and press [OK] button, COLOR menu appears, as shown in the 4.
  • Page 23 menu and press [OK] button, NOISE REDUCTION menu SETTING appears, as shown in the following figure. Language English Protocol VISCA NOISE REDUCTION 2D NR 3 Visca_Address 1 3D NR 3 Baudrate 9600 Return Video Format 1080P30 EPTZ Return Navigate List Navigate List Change Value Change Value...

  • Page 24: Restore Factory Settings

    INFORMATION RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS Version 1.27 Data 2015-08-14 192.168.100.88 Return Gateway 192.168.100.1 Netmask 255.255.255.0 Return Navigate List Navigate List Change Value Change Value [Menu] Enter [Menu] Enter 8. RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS menu appears, as shown in the following figure. Move the cursor to the Restore Default item in the Restore: Reset all settings to factory default settings.

  • Page 25: Network Connection

    Network Connection 1. Operating Environment Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8.1 Network Protocol: TCP/IP Client PC: P4/128M RAM/40G HD/ support for scaled graphics card, support for DirectX8.0 or more advanced version. 2. Equipment Installation 1) Connect camera to your network via a CAT5 or CAT6 patch cable or directly to your PC via a CAT5 or CAT6 crossover cable.
  • Page 26 Picture 1.1 Direct connections via “cross-over” network cable Picture 1.2 Connections to LAN via patch cable to LAN wall jack or LAN switch...
  • Page 27 IP camera viewing and control via IP Setting up the camera’s IP address: 1.1 Connect the Camera to the network (or PC). Turn on the camera power. The current IP address can be searched via the “Upgrade” software (software upgrading tool, named “upgrade_En.exe” or “upgrade.exe” that can easily be downloaded from web site).
  • Page 28 Enter your new IP information as required and click the “Set” button. Note: In order to view or control the camera, the PC must be able to see this IP address, either by virtue of being in the same subnet or by appropriate routing settings in a router or network switch that connects these networks.
  • Page 29 NOTE Camera’s Factory Default IP Address and Login: IP: 192.168.100.88 User name: admin Password: admin Accessing the IP Camera: 2.1 Input http://[your IP address], (where [your IP address] is the IP address set for the camera) into the URL line of your browser.
  • Page 30 ！ NOTE If connecting to this type of camera for the first time, you may need to install the free VLC player software. Please go to . Click the download VLC button. If a download window appears, click “Save”. Then install the http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC player software by executing the file from your Downloads directory.
  • Page 31 IP Camera accessed/controlled by WAN (internet) 1. Setup camera for IP (see “setting up the camera’s IP” section above) 2. Setup “Dynamic DNS” for your IP address 2.1. Select a Dynamic DNS provider and setup a host/domain name for your camera. 2.2.
  • Page 33 IP Camera Parameter Setup Homepage introduction 1.1 Home Page All pages include 2 areas: On the left is the menu On the right is real time monitoring - displaying video image and the Parameter settings 1.2 Video viewing window Click “Live” in the menu area. The video viewing window will be resized based upon video resolution, the higher the resolution is, the bigger the playing area is.
  • Page 34 1.3 Language selection Click either “Chinese” or “English” to change the language of the menu. Media 1.1 Video Setup Click "Video". The streaming parameters may now be set in the right side area. The camera can send 2 simultaneous streams. For example, one in HD and one in SD so that both PCs and phones may have their own stream resolution.
  • Page 35 1) Video Settings Video format Supports 50HZ, 60Hz and OSD (OSD = Format set by menu on camera OSD). Default: OSD Video Coding Support both “baseline” and “mainprofile” formats for H.264 video encoding. Baseline is typically used for video conferencing. 2) First Stream Resolution Set the desired video stream resolution.
  • Page 36 1.2 Image Setup Click “Image”. The image parameters may now be set in the right side area. Brightness Image brightness 0-100. Use the slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value. The Default setting is 43. Saturation Color Saturation 0-100.
  • Page 37 Hue 0-100. Use the slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value. The Default setting is 50. Distortion Adjusts the wide-angle-lens image distortion 0- 100. Use the slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value.
  • Page 38 1.5 Network Settings Click “Network”. The network parameters may now be set in the right side area. LAN Settings IP settings for the device can be set here. The Default the IP address of the camera is 192.168.100.88. The MAC address can be modified but should be left as set by the factory.
  • Page 39 RTSP Port: The camera supports the RTSP streaming protocol. The default port: 554. RTMP settings: RTMP must stream to an RTMP server  For first and second (optional) stream: o Set stream to On or Off (default) o Include Video and/or Audio in stream by checking box. o Type in the MRL (media resource locator –...

  • Page 41: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Maintenance and Troubleshooting Camera Maintenance  Use a soft cloth or lotion-free tissue to clean the camera body.  Use a soft dry lint-free cloth to clean the lens. If the camera is very dirty, clean it with a diluted neutral detergent. Do not use any type of solvent or harsh detergent, which may damages the surface.

  • Page 42: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual, whose copyright belongs to PTZ Optics, may not be cloned, copied or translated in any way without the explicit permission of the company. Product specifications and information referred to in this document are...

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