500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Inspection Ensure that the device is in good condition and all the assembly parts are included. If the product does not function properly, please contact technical support. Do not disassemble the camera for repair or maintenance. Box Contents Camera 24VAC power adapter with two wire leads...
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Overview Before installing, familiarize yourself with the parts of your camera. Tails The PTZ camera has five different tails. BNC Video Cables Two black BNC cables are labeled for CVBS and TVI. These connectors are also provided with protective sheaths to prevent accidental cross-connection.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Installing the Camera with an DVR First, choose which of the connectors you will use. Using the TVI Connector This is the recommended method. 1. Use your RG59 or RG6 cable to connect the analog PTZ to a channel on the DVR.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Physical Installation 1. Attach the mount coupling to the camera. Note that, despite its appearance, the lanyard hook does not rotate; you can only tighten the two hex screws. 2. Attach the lanyard to the camera and to the mount, as shown.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Menu Operation This camera does not have a web interface. All camera options can be handled by the in- camera OSD menu. To access the OSD menu, click the PTZ icon in the lower part of the DVR interface, then call Preset 95 to open the menu.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Menu Quick Reference Here is a quick guide to locate the menu items you need. Image Adjustment Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > EIS Function Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > EIS Level Dome Settings >...
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Image Exposure Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > Slow Shutter Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > BLC/WDR Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > Gain Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > Exposure Comp Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > Gain Limit Lens Dome Settings >...
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera PTZ Settings Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > Zero Angle Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > Power Memory Dome Settings > Camera Parameter > Zoom Speed Dome Settings > Motion Parameter > (all menu items) Dome Settings >...
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Protocol Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > Protocol Status Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > Protocol Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings > Protocol-C Other Settings Dome Settings > Auxs > (all menu items) Dome Settings >...
This displays the current settings of your system. These entries are information and cannot be edited. Here you can review the camera’s Model Number: This is always LUM-500-PTZ-A. Address: The default communication address of the camera. Com Form: The communication settings of the camera, including baud (4800 by default), data bit (8 by default) and stop bit (1 by default).
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Sys Info Settings Soft Address Choose a channel ranging from 1–31. Soft Addr Act When this is on, you may choose the camera channel using the OSD rather than using the DIP switches. This is a great time saver, as you no longer have to open the camera to set its address.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Pro Tip: Set the PTZ controller’s address to 0 and your 16-channel DVR to channel 17 to ensure that even if all 16 cameras have an address, your system will not have any address conflicts. Pelco Checksum This is used with Pelco-P and Pelco-D protocols.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Preset Show: This displays the preset number on-screen after you call the configured preset. Zone Show: Display the zone’s title. Address Show Display the camera’s channel. Error Rate Show: Displays the number of errors the camera has experienced since power-up.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Protocol Status If you don’t want to use auto-match, this allows you to select your preferred protocol. Protocol Choose Pelco-P, Pelco-D, HIKvision, Kalatel, Vicon, or auto- match. 485check Turn this on if you want to check RS-485 diagnostic messages for your camera.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Protocol-C This is where you control private-code protocols. Ensure the transmission protocol of the Luma DVR is the same as the camera to support the coaxial transmission.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Camera Parameter Focus Here you set the camera’s lens behavior during PTZ movements. AF: With auto-focus, the lens remains in focus while moving. MF: Manual focus means you must adjust the focus manually after adjusting the pan, tilt, or zoom.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera D/N Level This function has been disabled. Sharpness Adjust the sharpness of the camera image from 0 (unchanged) to 15 (edges highly sharpened). BLC/WDR Backlight compensation and wide dynamic range adjust-the screen to compensate for backlighting as well as light and dark areas.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera The iris is as tight as it can be at value 0, and fully open at value 17. Shutter The speed of the electronic shutter controls the amount of light entering the lens. A faster shutter makes for darker images, but reduces blur.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera SelfDef lets you adjust the blue and red levels manually. Between them, these determine the green level. Use the next menu items to adjust the blue and red values. If SelfDef is selected, adjust your red balance here. Increase this if your scene is too cyan, reduce it if it is too red.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Wide Limit This limits the minimum zoom the lens is allowed. Chroma Suppress Higher levels of chromatic suppression reduce the color signal in favor of a black-and-white signal. In low-light situations, this washes the color way but makes for a crisper and clearer black- and-white image.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Gain Limit This menu item limits the maximum user-configurable gain value to avoid excessive image noise. Defog Enable the defog function if desired. This grants the camera better visibility in foggy ambient conditions. It does not affect condensation on the interior or exterior of the camera.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > IR Parameter IR Sensitivity This sets the level of illumination below which the camera activates infrared. Near/Mid/Far LED Current These three menu items balance the relative power levels of the various IR emitters. Higher current means more infrared illumination.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Motion Parameter Auto Flip When active, this feature automatically corrects the image when the PTZ tilts so far down that it passes through vertical and continues up the other side. Proportional Pan You can enable proportional panning to adjust the pan and tilt speed according to the camera’s current zoom.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Scan Speed The scan speed defines the scan degree per second of pan scan, tilt scan, frame scan, random scan and panoramic scan. The scan speed is adjustable from level 1 to level 40 and the higher the level is, the faster the scan speed is.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Presets Presets are preconfigured images for your camera. Each preset specifies the exact position of the PTZ, including rotation, tilt angle, and zoom. You can have up to 256 different presets programmed. Preset Num Select which preset you want to edit here.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Patrols A patrol is a scanning track that moves the camera from one preset to the next in a user-defined sequence. Patrol Num Choose the patrol number to edit. Your camera can handle up to ten patrols.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Patrol-D Patrol-D is the one-touch patrol that comes pre-programmed with the camera. It consists of presets 1–32. If a preset has not been defined when this is called, the camera generates one. In this menu item, you define the dwell time for the patrol (that is, how long the camera remains at each preset).
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Time Task This menu sets up actions that are performed automatically at a preconfigured time each week. Task Num Choose the task number. You can have up to eight timed tasks. Task State Activate or deactivate the task with this menu.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Task Time In this menu, tap the joystick left/right to select which field to edit, and up/down to edit the selected entry. You can choose to perform the action once per week by selecting a day, or every day by selecting Whole Week.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Patterns A pattern is a programmed series of pans, tilts, and zooms, as well as preset calls. A pattern can be activated by a command or called automatically by a preconfigured function (alarm, park, time task, and power-up).
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Privacy Privacy masks enable you to cover certain areas of your camera’s view from being viewed and recorded. When the camera moves or zooms, it automatically adjusts the masked areas to maintain their size and position.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Alarms This section configures how the camera responds to alarm events sent by a linked alarm, or when the camera itself triggers an alarm. Alarm Resume This activates or deactivates the alarm settings. Alarm Sequence When more than one alarm of the same priority occurs at the same time, the camera responds to one alarm first, and then...
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Alarm AC This is the action (and alarm output) the camera takes when reacting to an alarm. Your camera has two configurable alarm output interfaces on the camera that can trigger another alarm device to operate. Here you select which one(s) are active.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Auxs Here you set up the camera to trigger external alarms. These must of course be linked to the alarms the camera is to trigger. Aux # For each, you configure which kind of alarm closure the camera’s alarm outputs are linking to.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Clear Settings These menu items, for the most part, allow you to clear any customizations you have made to your PTZ camera. In addition, the diagnostics are also here. Clear All Clears everything from all the menu items below. Clear All Preset Clear All Patrols Clear All Patterns...
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Zones A zone is a panning and tilting area defined by the left/right and up/down limits. Zones are used when you want to restrict the surveillance area. You can identify up to 8 zones with this camera. Zone Num Choose the zone you wish to edit.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Dome Settings > Video Set Video Std Here you change the video standard to suit your location. Choose 1080P / 30 for NTSC countries like the United States. Choose 1080P / 25 for PAL countries like the United Kingdom.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Restore Defaults Menu You can reset all dome settings to factory default parameters as shown in the table below. Dome settings are mainly of PTZ parameters and alarm parameters, and also include some system settings, e.g. dome address.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Restore Camera Menu This restores the camera settings to their default values. Camera settings include the image parameters, lens settings and display settings.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Reboot Dome Menu This reboots the PTZ camera. We recommend that this be done on a regular basis (for example, by using a timed event).
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Troubleshooting PTZ Control Issues Problem Possible Cause Solution Adjust the settings The camera’s address so the remote or baud does not control device match those of and camera have remote control matching address The camera device.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera I’m Getting “Protocol Error 100” Protocol Error 100 occurs when the camera notices that your PTZ joystick controller has RS-485 settings (e.g., baud) that do not match those of the camera.
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Appendices Reserved Presets These presets cannot be overwritten. Function Function Remote reboot Auto-flip Access main menu Home position Stop scanning Patrol 1 Start random Patrol 2 scanning Patrol 3 Start frame Patrol 4 scanning IR cut filter in Start auto scanning IR cut filter out 100 Start tilt scanning...
500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Route your wiring under the eaves or inside the building as much as possible; do not leave them exposed. In open terrain, bury the wiring inside a sealed steel pipe. Do not use overhead routing in open terrain. In thunderstorm-prone areas or in with high-induction voltage (such as a transformer substation), install high-end lightning protection equipment and lightning conductors.
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500 Series Analog PTZ Camera Setting the Camera Channel Bank SW1 sets the channel for the PTZ. This lets you use a joystick controller to manipulate the camera. Choose the channel for the PTZ, then flip the DIP switches whose total value equals the channel.
5-Year Limited Warranty This Luma Surveillance™ product has a 5-Year Limited Warranty. This warranty includes parts and labor repairs on all components found to be defective in material or workmanship under normal conditions of use.
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