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Turn on the power
After connections and installations are completed, turn
on the power to the unit. When the camera is booting,
the [STATUS] indicator lights up orange. It lights up
green after booting.
Do not cut power to the camera while it is booting.
Image Adjustment
(VN-H137BU)
Adjust the field angle and the focus while checking the
actual image on the monitor.
Note
• Before you touch this camera, be sure to touch the metal surface of the
monitor terminal first in order to discharge static electricity.
Otherwise, static electricity may cause the camera to malfunction.
• If the monitor image does not display, refer to "Monitor Image Output
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during Image Adjustment (
page 1)".
Adjust the field angle and focus
1 Remove the lens cover.
Press the lens cover marking (either A or B) up and down, release
either catch, and then release another catch from this camera.
Note
• Do not forcibly pull the lens cover. If you do so, the fall prevention
sheet may be removed.
• When mounting the lens cover, be careful not to pinch the protection
sheet.
• Remove the lens cover by pulling it straight, and exercise care not to
hit the lens. If the lens is hit, it may be scratched by the lens cover.
2 Adjust the direction of the camera.
Direct the camera at the target.
Note
• Do not hold the lens section when adjusting the direction of the
camera. The lens section may be damaged if you apply force to it.
3 Adjust the field angle.
Loosen the zoom ring setscrew, and adjust the image size by
rotating the zoom ring to the right or left. After completing the
adjustment, move the fastening screw toward the direction of the
lens (direction of the subject), and tighten the screw accordingly.
4 Adjust the focus.
1
Lift the focusing gear control, release the catch from position C
and insert it into position D to disengage the gear.
2
Loosen the focusing ring setscrew, and focus the image by
rotating the ring to the right or left.
Note
• If you open the gear beyond position D, the gear shaft is released
from the bearing (E in the figure) to prevent it from being damaged.
In this case, insert the shaft into bearing E (the original position)
again and use them.
Finely adjust the focus
[FOCUS ASSIST] button
1 Press the [FOCUS ASSIST] button.
• The camera enters Focus Assist mode, and [STATUS] indicator
flashes green and orange alternately.
• The image is sharpened with the opening of the aperture.
• When the camera is in Monitor Output mode (
already in Focus Assist mode, so step 1 is unnecessary.
2 Shoot the subject.
3 Finely adjust the focus.
Return the catch to C from D in the diagram, and rotate the focus
adjustment gear knob to adjust the focus to the optimum position.
4 Fix the focusing ring.
Hold and press the focus adjustment gear between your fingers
in the arrow direction of the figure, and tighten screw of focus
adjusting ring.
5 Release the Focus Assist mode.
• When you release the Focus Assist mode by pressing the
[FOCUS ASSIST] button, the [STATUS] indicator lights in green.
• When the camera is in Monitor Output mode (
release Monitor Output mode.
Mount the lens cover
1 Mount the lens cover.
Note
• Mount the lens cover carefully to avoid hitting the lens. If the lens is
hit, it may be scratched by the lens cover.
• Mount the lens cover securely.
2 Remove the protection sheet.
Protection sheet
Image Adjustment
Adjust the field angle and the focus while checking the
actual image on the monitor.
Note
• Before you touch this camera, be sure to touch the metal surface of the
monitor terminal first in order to discharge static electricity.
Otherwise, static electricity may cause the camera to malfunction.
• If the monitor image does not display, refer to "Monitor Image Output
during Image Adjustment (
Adjust the direction of the camera
Direct the camera at the target.
Note
• Do not hold the lens section when adjusting the direction of the camera.
The lens section may be damaged if you apply force to it.
VN-H57U
[STATUS] indicator
Focus ring of lens
VN-H37U
[STATUS] indicator
Focus ring of lens
VN-H137BU
Catches
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page 1), it is
Focusing ring
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page 1),
[STATUS]
indicator
Fall prevention sheet
(VN-H57U/VN-H37U)
☞
page 1)".
Back focusing ring
Focusing ring
setscrew
Focus adjustment gear
Knob
D
C
E
Zoom adjustment
ring
Lens cover
B
A
Adjust the field angle and focus
[FOCUS ASSIST] button
1 Shoot the subject and press the [FOCUS ASSIST]
button.
• Press the [FOCUS ASSIST] button to enter Focus Assist mode.
If monitor output is enabled using the procedure described in
"Monitor Image Output during Image Adjustment", the camera is
already in Focus Assist mode, so proceed to "2 Adjust the focus
of the lens".
• The image is sharpened with the opening of the aperture.
• The camera enters Focus Assist mode, and [STATUS] indicator
flashes green and orange alternately.
2 Adjust the focus of the lens.
Adjust the field angle using the zoom adjustment ring of the lens.
Adjust the focus using the focusing adjustment ring of the lens.
Lens focus is locked when focused.
Press the [FOCUS ASSIST] button to release Focus Assist mode.
Note
• If adjustments were made using Monitor Output mode, release
☞
Monitor Output mode. (
page 1)
VN-H37U camera
If the lens does not focus, follow the procedure below to adjust the
camera's back focus, and then adjust the lens focus again.
1
Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the back focus fastening
screw.
2
Shoot images of a detailed structure located farther than the
intended subject.
3
Adjust the back focus.
With a Fixed-Focus Lens
• Set the focusing ring of the lens to the infinity position.
• Rotate the back focus adjustment ring to adjust the focus.
With a Zoom Lens
• Set the zoom to the telephoto position and rotate the focusing
adjustment ring of the lens to adjust the focus.
• Set the zoom to the wide-angle position and rotate the back
focus adjustment ring to adjust the focus.
4
Tighten the back focus fastening screw to securely lock it in
place.
VN-H57U camera
After completing the focus adjustment of the lens, you can adjust
the focus using a computer.
When in Monitor Output mode, press and hold the [FOCUS
ASSIST] button to turn OFF monitor output (check that the
[STATUS] indicator lights in green).
Using a computer connected to the camera, run "Day Focus
Adjust" from the "Focus" page in "Advanced Settings".
Back focus position is automatically adjusted. Finely adjust the
focus by adjusting the back focus position.
For details on back focus, see "Instructions (Setting)".
Note
• It may be difficult to acquire focus the following places.
– Too bright places.
– Too dark places.
– Places where brightness always changes. (e.g. a light is
flickering; people are passing by in front of the camera.)
– Places where there is little contrast of brightness.
– Places where there are repeating patterns of vertical stripes.
• The focus position can be manually adjusted by using the Built-in
Viewer installed on your computer connected to the camera.
☞
(
"Instructions (Setting)") Resort to this method if it is difficult to
acquire focus automatically.
• If you have changed the lens after performing automatic focus
adjustment, initialize the back focus position via the "Focus"
page, and perform focus adjustment again from step 1.
• If you experience difficulty with automatic focusing, select
"Manual Focus" from the "Focus" page, and manually adjust the
focus to the optimal position.
• When using a zoom lens, focus the lens, and then select "Manual
Focus" to perform focus adjustment for the zoom range.
Select the lens type
1 Connect the camera to a computer, and open the
Built-in Viewer.
• For details about computer settings and methods for connecting the
camera to a computer, refer to "Instructions (IP Address Settings)".
2 Select "Lens Type" from the "Maintenance" page
in "Advanced Settings".
• For details on the lens type, refer to "Instructions (Setting)" on
the supplied CD-ROM.
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