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® PTZOptics EPTZ NDI |HX ZCAM G2 User Manual Model No: PTEPTZ-NDI-ZCAM-G2 V1.1 (English) Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document Rev 1.1 5/20...
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Preface Thank you for purchasing a PTZOptics camera. This manual introduces the function, installation and operation of the 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: •...
Table of Contents Supplied Accessories ··································································································· 3 Notes ······················································································································ 3 Features ··················································································································· 4 Product Specifications ·································································································· 5 Main Unit ················································································································· 7 VISCA Commands ······································································································ 9 VISCA over IP Commands ··························································································· 18 Menu Setting ············································································································ 25 Network Connection ··································································································· 29 Network Camera Control Protocol ··················································································...
Supplied Accessories When you unpack your camera, check that all the supplied accessories are included: ⚫ Camera ......... 1 ⚫ AC Power Adaptor ....1 ⚫ This User Manual ....1 Notes ⚫ Electrical Safety Installation and operation must be in accordance with national and local electric safety standards. Do not use any power supply other than the one originally supplied with this camera.
® Allows for NDI |HX control through NDI approved platform PTZOptics VISCA over IP RS485 remote camera control interface Web-based IP remote camera control Button controls on back of camera ▪ Hold left on Menu Navigation button for 5+ seconds to toggle Dynamic or Static IP addressing ▪...
Main Unit ® 1. DC12V Power Jack 5. RJ45 Network/NDI |HX Connection 2. USB 2.0 connection (Future use) 6. Power LED Indicator 3. Phoenix Connector (RS485 & audio) 7. 3G-SDI Video Output 2 (EPTZ View) 4. Menu Navigation Buttons 8. 3G-SDI Video Output 1 (Full View) Page 6 of 51 Rev 1.1 5/20...
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Serial Communication Control ➢ 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 or 9600 bps. Start bit: 1 bit.
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...
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Part 6: 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...
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Part 7: 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...
Menu Settings 1. MENU EXPOSURE Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu on the Mode Full Auto screen. Use the arrow button to move the cursor to the ExpCompMode item to be set. Press the [HOME] button to enter the Gain Limit corresponding sub-menu.
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DRC Strength: Dynamic Range Control Strength, Push mode) Optional items: 0 ~ 8. Saturation: Color Saturation. Optional items: 60% ~ Bright: Intensity control, Optional items: 00 ~ 17. 200%. (Effective only in Bright mode) Hue: Chroma adjustment, Optional items:0 ~ 14 Shutter: Shutter value.
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0.63, 0.4, EXT SETTING Style: Image presets. Optional items: Bright, PC, Clarity, Language English Clarity (LED), Normal, Default Protocol VISCA LDC: Lens Distortion Correction, Optional items: Off, Visca Addr -10 ~ +10 EPTZ Zoom Limit 1x-3x 5. NOISE REDUCTION HD-VLC Move the cursor to the Noise Reduction item in the main Video Format 1080p30 menu and press [HOME] button, NOISE REDUCTION...
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RESTORE DEFAULT Restore? Change Value [Home] OK [Menu] Back Restore: Reset all settings to factory default settings. Optional items: Yes, No Note: Press [HOME] button to confirm, all parameters are then restored to default values, including IR Remote address, VISCA Address and Pelco addresses. 8.
Network Connection 1. Operating Environment • Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 • Network Protocol: TCP/IP • Client PC: CPU(P4/2+GHz)/128M RAM/40Gb HD support for scaled graphics card, support for DirectX 8.0 or more advanced version. 2. Equipment Installation 1) Connect camera to your network via a CAT5/6 patch cable or directly to your PC. 2) Turn camera on by plugging in power from power supply or using PoE.
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Page. Once you complete the installation and launch the tool “UPGRADE vX.X” you should be able to Download click the “Search” button to locate all the available PTZOptics cameras on your network. a. If you are having issues with camera discovery…...
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Network Mask, Default Gateway, and First DNS for that Static IP) 5. Now that you have set the Static IP address of your PTZOptics camera, you should be able to access the WebUI for control and settings in the web browser.
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“Open Network Stream”. c. In the network URL, you should enter “rtsp://<IP Address>:544/1”. i. In the example below, for a PTZOptics camera with the static IP address of 192.168.111.84, the RTSP stream would be accessed by entering “rtsp://192.168.111.84:554/1”.
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EXTRAS 1. Discovering your Network IP range. a. Changing your IP address without talking to your network admin could lead to conflicts with your network. b. If you change your address to one that is already in use it will cause communication problems. 2.
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Camera Web Interface Homepage introduction 1.1 Home Page The left pane features PTZ, Preset, and OSD Control Options The right pane features configuration options and a live preview (IE only) 1.2 Menu & Control Configuration Options: Live Preview, Video Parameters, Image Settings, Audio Settings, IP Output Settings, Network Configuration, and Camera Info OSD Control: The MENU button will open / close the OSD.
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1.3 Language selection Click either “Russian”, “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 three (3) simultaneous streams.
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Video Settings VENC Enable: ® Users can enable or disable the Video Encoding portion of the camera (On for NDI |HX output) HDVLC: Enable High Definition Visually Lossless Codec for extended cable reach. HD over 550m of Belden 543945 CCTV coax at 270Mb/s Full HD over 300m of Belden 543945 CCTV coax at 540Mb/s HD over 150m of Cat-5e/6 UTP cable at 270Mb/s Video Format...
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I Key Frame Interval: This setting defines how many predicted frames will be used for each actual frame provided (from 2-1200). Shorter intervals increase video quality at the cost of requiring higher bit rates in order to look good, it is best to consult the recommended settings for your ingestion system. Bit Rate Control Method: Constant Bit Rate: The video encoder will encode at a constant rate as set in bitrate setting.
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Saturation Color Saturation can be adjusted from 0-14 using the presented slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value. (Default is 4) Contrast Contrast can be adjusted from 0-14 using the presented slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value. (Default is 10) Sharpness Sharpness can be adjusted from 0-15 using the presented slider control.
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Audio Switch Enable or Disable Audio Embedding Audio Type Settings Sample Rate Settings 16K, 44.1K, or 48K Bit Rate Settings 96K, 128K, or 256K Input Type / Parameters Line in Note: 3-port TRS connection stereo un-balanced line level input (No amplification from camera port) Input Vol L Settings Sets the volume of the left audio channel (-97 to +30dB) Input Vol R Settings...
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Initialize Work Mode Legacy feature to support Third-Party solutions and has no standard use. Reboot The “Reboot” button will initiate a system restart. Tis is required after changing most settings. User User and Password Users can modify the Admin / Guest password (letters and numbers only). The default credentials are UserName: admin and Password: admin Apply and Cancel Buttons After modifying the parameters, press the “Apply”...
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1.5 Network Settings Click “Network”. The network parameters may now be set in the right side area. LAN Settings IP settings for this device can be set here for either Static (fixed) or DHCP (dynamic) addressing. The Default IP address of the camera is set to 192.168.100.99. Please note that after changing the IP settings for the camera, you may not be able to reconnect until your PC is set for and connected to the same subnet or visible via proper network routing.
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Port Settings While the IP address identifies the device, the camera uses multiple ports… HTTP Port: This is the port for the web application using the default port of 80. RTSP Port: The camera supports the RTSP streaming protocol using the default port of 554. PTZ Port: Supports camera control via the TCP protocol using the default port of 5678.
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Apply and Cancel Buttons After modifying the parameters, press the "Apply" button to save. Press the "Cancel" button to leave settings unchanged. Device Information Click “Information” Shows the current device information, as shown below. You may change the device ID as required for your application. ®...
Network Camera Control Protocol Setup camera for IP (First see “Setting up the Camera’s IP” section above) Control Notes for PTZ Control The camera currently supports various PTZ control methods including: RS485, the web interface, HTTP-CGI and TCP/UDP protocols The camera includes an internal TCP server with the default port number of 5678. When client and server set up a TCP connection, the client sends commands to the internal server and the server will then parse and execute the PTZ commands.
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*camera’s Zoom http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]&[zoom speed] [camera ip] current IP [action] zoomin zooms camera in zoomout zooms camera out zoomstop stops zooming slowest ‘zoom’ speed [zoom speed] … ranges from 1 – 7 fastest ‘zoom’ speed *camera’s Focus http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]&[focus speed] [camera ip] current IP [action]...
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fastest ‘pan’ speed slowest ‘tilt’ speed [tilt speed] … ranges from 1 - 20 fastest ‘tilt’ speed [pan position] 0000 or FFFF home position first step ‘pan’ right 0001 … range from 0000 - 0990 (HEX) last step ‘pan’ right 0990 first step ‘pan’...
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Image Adjustments Function Command Variable Values Comments Image http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?post_image_value&[mode]&[level] [camera ip] *cameras Settings current IP [mode] bright adjust brightness saturation adjust saturation contrast adjust contrast sharpness adjust sharpness adjust hue [level] beginning of range … ranges from 0 – 14 end of range Image http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?post_image_value&[mode]&[state]...
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Photobooth Pictures Take http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/booth.cgi?0&4&[delay]&photo&0 [camera ip] *cameras Pictures current IP [delay] Shortest delay … Delay in seconds 1 – 9 Longest delay Download http://[camera ip]/photo[num].jpg [camera ip] *cameras Pictures current IP [num] Pictures 1 … Pictures 1 - 4 Pictures 4 Video Recording...
® |HX Connection Guide ® This connection guide will explain the method to connect your NDI |HX camera to your PC for use with software applications. Three Easy Steps: ® 1. Install the latest NDI Tools ® 2. Connect your camera to the NDI Virtual Input ®...
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Camera Maintenance ⚫ If the camera will not be used for a long time, please turn off the power switch. ⚫ 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 damage the surface.
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VISCA address). Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual, whose copyright belongs to PTZOptics, 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 for reference only and as such are subject to updating at any time without prior notice.
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