Safety information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS CAUTION: INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage consisting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. This exclamation point symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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Safety information 6. Do not place conductive objects (e.g. screwdrivers, coins, metal parts, etc.) or containers filled with water on top of the camera. doing so may cause personal injury due to fire, electric shock, or falling objects. 7. Do not install the unit in humid, dusty, or sooty locations. doing so may cause fire or electric shock. 8.
FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules.
Important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8.
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Precautions for Installation and Use 1. Users should not disassemble the camera arbitrarily. 2. Users should be careful of handling the camera. Users should not punch or shake the camera. They should be careful of not causing damage due to careless keeping or wrong operation. 3.
Contents IntroDUCtIon Characteristics Components Names and Designations of each parts InstallatIon Precautions before installation How to install the camera How to adjust camera angle of 4 sensor module How to adjust the camera monitoring direction ConneCtIon How to connect cables How to connect alarm output terminal How to connect monitors CaMera oPeratIon...
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Introduction Characteristics y High Definition AHD over Coax Technology y Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) y Four Cameras in One, One Installation y Smart DNR™ 3D Digital Noise Reduction y 4x Panasonic® 1/3” CMOS Sensor y High Light Compensation (HLC) y Flexible Sensor Positioning with Magnets y Programmable Privacy Zones y 8 Megapixel Resolution at 30fps (4x 2.1MP) y Auto Gain Control (AGC)
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Introduction Components Unpack the box, and check whether all components are included as follows. appearance Product name Quantity Camera 4-Channel Multi-Directional Camera Simple Instructions Tapping screws Used to install on ceilings, walls, etc. To tighten screws to installation places. Inserted to Plastic anchors holes (To reinforce the installation)
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appearance Product name Quantity For test monitoring Camera test by Cable connecting with a portable display Card-type moisture absorbent Attached to the inner side of a dome cover Option Used for power connection Power adapter and power cord (Solely used in Korea / optional) Plate for Gang mount box installation Gang mount box plate (Solely used in Area of the Americas / optional)
Introduction names and Designations of each parts Dome cover Rotate Base : Rotate angle is adjusted. Lens module : 4mm(x2), 6mm(x2) Magnetic Track : Camera module is attached to magnetic board, and it is possible to pan and adjust the camera. OSD function setting button : After displaying menus on the screen, the function is used to select a menu by moving in the up/down/right/left...
Installation Precautions before installation Be well-informed of precautions before installation as follows. y The camera should be installed to a wall or ceiling that wears as much as 5-times weight of the camera. y When a cable is trapped in improper location or its skin is damaged, it may cause the product damage or fire. y Before installation, focus, zoom, etc.
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Installation When installing on a ceiling or a wall Template 1. Attach an installation template on a place you want, and drill 3 Plastic anchors holes as shown in the picture. 2. 3 anchors are driven into 3 holes above. 3.
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When installing on gang mount box Gang mount box plate (solely used in area of the Americas / optional) 1. Use 3 given screws to fix the camera into 3 gang mount box plates (optional). 2. Connect a cable to the camera. Be careful not to damage the cable.
Installation how to adjust camera angle of 4 sensor module It is possible to tilt and rotate the angle of each sensor module as follows. 20 ~ 60º 0º (0º when it is attached to the center of a (20 - 60º when it is attached to a side of a magnetic plate) magnetic plate) Rotation 355°...
how to adjust the camera monitoring direction 1. 180 2. Random 3. Random 4. Random 1. 180 2. Random 3. Random configuration 3. Random 4. Random configuration 4. Random 1. 180° configuration 2. Random configuration INSTALL GUIDE ANGLE INSTALL GUIDE ANGLE 0°...
Connection how to connect cables Refer to the following figure to connect the camera to external devices. 7 RS485 6 ALARM 5 AHD 4CH 4 AHD 3CH 3 AHD 2CH 2 AHD 1CH 1 Power How to connect alarm terminal : Power : The camera is connected to a proper power source.
how to connect alarm output terminal Alarm Sensor (flashing light) y Alarm output terminal:(+): terminal to connect alarm output signals. (e.g. flashing light) y Alarm output terminal:(-): common terminal to connect alarm output signals. When it is connected to devices (flashing light, siren, etc.) that use excessive voltage or current in Open-Collector method, it may be broke down. When it is connected to devices that use excessive voltage or current, please refer to "Alarm output connection diagram".
Connection how to connect monitors Refer to the following figure to connect monitors through AHD DVR. DC 12V/ AC 24V ALARM NETWORK BACKUP POWER BNC Cable AHD DVR BNC Cable Monitor y Video cable (BNC cable) A cable that connects a camera video output terminal with DVR is BNC coaxial cable as follows.
Camera operation how to configure osD menu of each camera A camera has 4 sensor modules, and each sensor module can configure its own OSD menu. When a camera is configured, unique values are set to each sensor. When OSD menu of each sensor module, one of the following options is selected. 1.
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Camera operation ` 4-ch change-over switch Referring to the following image, users configure "4-ch change-over switch" to a sensor module they want. When "4-ch change-over switch" is set to each sensor module, OSD menu of the sensor module is set to "OSD function setting button. 2 nd analog video output can be checked by CRT monitor.
Menu configuration function Configuration Menu function Configuration Menu MOTION OFF / ON LENS BRIGHTNESS /SHUTTER DET WINDOW BACKLIGHT OFF / HLC / BLC / WDR SENSITIVITY 0 ~ 10 MOTION TEXT ALARM OFF / ON OFF / LOW / MIDDLE / HIGH ALARM OUT OFF / ON EXPOSURE...
Camera operation how to configure functions Function configuration uses OSD function setting button inside the dome cover. 1. Push the OSD function setting button. y Enter into the function setting state. Displays the function setting menu on a monitor. MENU EXPOSURE 2.
exposure compensation lens The camera lens mode has default setting of "AUTO", and it automatically sets the camera IRIS. EXPOSURE It is possible to adjust the followings using lower menu of the Lens: LENS y Brightness BACKLIGHT changes the level according to the ambient brightness. DEFOG y Shutter Sets the shutter speed to Auto, Manual, or Flicker-less mode.
Camera operation backlight compensation y HLC (HIGH LIGHT COMPENSATION) EXPOSURE LENS Bright area around the subject is masked with a pre-specified color, and it facilitates the subject BACKLIGHT identification. Masked weighing values can be user-configurable, and its level has 0-20. DEFOG 0th level has more weighting values, and 20th level has less weighting values.
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It compensates and compresses bright and dark areas of captured videos to help to better understand EXPOSURE neighboring scenes. LENS Compensation level for dark and bright areas can be set by users. 'Low' has a lower weighting factor, and BACKLIGHT 'High', higher.
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Camera operation auto gain Control It amplifies the gain of a video signal, and facilitates to see dark video as brightly. When it gets dark, it EXPOSURE becomes impossible to control the brightness only by IRIS or shutter speed. In that case, the function LENS amplifies AGC Gain.
Color White balance y Auto The feeling of screen color is automatically set to 2,400K° - 11,000K° to compensate the feeling of COLOR color naturally. WHITE BAL. MANUAL COLOR GAIN y Outdoor compensation RETURN Users set the feeling of screen color to 2,500K° - 12,000K° to compensate the feeling of color naturally. y Preset Under a specific environment, users set the feeling of screen color to compensate the feeling of color WHITE BAL...
Camera operation Day and night mode Day and night mode setting y Auto Users can set the Auto mode to produce day-time video with a natural feeling of color and night-time DAY&NIGHT video with vivid black and white image. MODE AUTO - Duration : sets the starting time for Day and night mode to change.
Image aDJ sharpness Compensates contours of the subject in video image to enhance its view. The default setting is "3". The level varies 0(low level) to 20(high level), and can be set by users. FUNCTION SHARPNESS gamma GAMMA MIRROR User's contrast level adjustment appropriate for a monitor characteristic produces more natural video FLIP for objects or ambient environments.
Camera operation Motion Motion Detects motion of the subject in video image. Displays it on motion-detection OSD, and can generate alarm signals to the outside. Should control motion detection settings for each sensors. Det area y INDICATOR : displays MOTION ZONE on video. y SEL AREA : configures MOTION ZONE.
Privacy Specified area in video image can be hidden in a form of quadrangle in order to mask privacy information. PRIVACY It is possible to use 16 types of privacy masking areas. The camera supports quadrangle privacy masks. POLYGON y Zone Num : selects 1-16 Zones. RETURN y Zone DISP : turns off or on a corresponding area and sets Privacy Zone.
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Camera operation Polygon Specified area in video image can be hidden in a form of polygon in order to mask privacy information. It is possible to use 8 types of privacy masking areas. The camera supports high-quality polygon masks. PRIVACY POLYGON y Zone Num : selects 1-8 Zones.
setup CaM ID When RS-485 terminal is used to connect an external device, CAM ID is set to the same value to SETUP communicate with. CAM ID CAM TITLE FRAME RATE 1080_30P Cam title LANGUAGE ENGLISH Names or special characters can be added to camera video images. INIT It is configured that users can display a title on a screen.
Camera operation eXIt saVe & eXIt Changed values are saved and the device exits from the OSD Menu. eXIt EXIT Changed values are not saved and the device exits from the OSD Menu. SAVE&EXIT EXIT return RETURN Moves to the upper menu. 36_ Camera operation...
Troubleshooting troubleshooting If you think the system is out of order, please check the following items. If the problem continues, please contact your local representative where you bought. troubles how to solve When you can see nothing on the screen ▶...
Specifications specifications Category hCM-9020VQ VIDeo Image Sensor 1/3" Panasonic 2M CMOS sensor x 4 Active Pixels 1,944(H) x 1,092(V) X 4ea pixels Scanning System Progressive scan Frequency 60Hz / 50Hz Signal Technology 8 Megapixel AHD (4 x 2MP Sensors) Synchronization...
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Category hCM-9020VQ Other Certifications FCC, CE, ROHS eleCtrICal Power Requirements DC12V/AC24V Dual Voltage DC12V : 0.7A / 6.7W (MAX_TDN ON) Power Consumption AC24V : 0.6A / 7.3W (MAX_TDN ON) MeChanICal Housing Material and Dimensions Aluminum, 199 x 89.5 (7.83 x 3.52 In) Weight 4.4 lbs (2kg)
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