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PACKAGE CONTENTS AND ACCESSORIES Contents Quantity Description Avonic SKU 1 pc PTZ Camera AV-CM70/71/73-IP-B/W 1 pc Power Supply 12V/A AV-CM40-PSU 1 pc Remote Control AV-CM40-RC 1 pc USB cable type A to type A AV-USB20-AA 1 pc RS232 9-pin male to 8-pin male AV-CM-RS232...
PRODUCT OVERVIEW The Avonic CM70 series is a high quality PTZ camera line with simultaneous HDMI, 3G-SDI, USB 2 . 0 and IP stream ethernet outputs . The cameras are designed for fixed installations in less then optimal light conditions . The CM70 series includes a rich featureset usually found on broadcast- grade cameras, including a user-adjustable Colour Matrix and SRT streaming (licensed premium functions) .
INSTALLATION Connections Kensington Lock Balanced Audio Line in 5-pin Phoenix connector RS-485 two-wire serial communication with 2-pin Phoenix connector System Selector (see Installation for more details) RS-232 mini-DIN-8 IN (connect the supplied RS-232 cable) RS-232 mini-DIN-8 OUT for daisy chaining RS-232 connection 3G-SDI video output SMTPE 425M level B compliant HDMI Type A USB2 .
System Select Switch 1080p60 720p30 1080p50 720p25 1080i60 1080p59 . 9 4 1080i50 1080i59 . 9 4 720p60 720p59 . 9 4 720p50 1080p29 . 9 7 1080p30 720p29 . 9 7 1080p25 Via OSD/Webgui CAUTION: After changing the switch, you need to restart the camera to take effect . 720p30, 720p29 .
IP network connection diagram Connect an Avonic PoE camera to a LAN using a standard (PoE) switch, if the unit is simultaneously connected to both PoE and its own power supply, the power supply will take priority . If the power supply is disconnected when PoE is present, the camera will remain operational without interruption .
OPERATION Remote controller Power Camera select Number Keys Focus + - Auto/Manual Focus Zoom + - Set & Clear Preset PTZ keys (up/down/left/right) Home BLC (Back Light Control) ON/OFF Menu Function Keys (F1/F2/F3/F4) Blank buttons www . a vonic . e u...
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Power Press the power button to turn on the camera . If the position preset 0 has been stored, the position preset 0 will be called after initialization . Press the power button again to turn the camera off, it will turn to the back when turned off, this is called the “privacy mode”...
PTZ keys (up/down/left/right) Move the camera in a direction . Home Set the direction of the camera to a center position . BLC (Back Light Control) ON/OFF Change the Back light control setting . Menu The Menu button opens the “On Screen Display (OSD)” menu . This menu is visible on the HDMI/SDI/IP output . If the menu is not in English, please press [*]+[#]+[4] to change the Menu language to English .
Setup Protocol The OSD menu can be accessed by the Re- Visca Address mote Control or an Avonic PTZ controller . In the Visca Address Fix following pages, the navigating is described for using the IR Remote Control . Pelco-P Address...
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1. MENU Press [MENU] button to display the main menu on the screen . Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the item to be set . Press the [HOME] button to enter the corresponding sub-menu . Press [ ] to change setting .
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3.1 EXPOSURE EXPOSURE Mode Auto / Manual / SAE / AAE / Bright Iris F11 ~ F1 . 8 / CLOSE Shutter 1/25 ~ 1/10000 ON / OFF EV Level -7 ~ +7 ON / OFF Flicker 50Hz / 60Hz / OFF G .
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3.3 IMAGE The Flip function can be set, although the camera has an automatically flip function . IMAGE Brightness 0 ~ 14 Contrast 0 ~ 14 Sharpness 0 ~ 15 Flip-H ON / OFF Flip-V ON / OFF B&W-Mode Color / B&W Gamma 0 .
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4. PTZ Speed by Zoom ON / OFF Zoom Speed 1 ~ 8 Image Freezing ON / OFF Select Item Change Value [Menu] Back 5. VIDEO FORMAT VIDEO FORMAT Video Format 1080p60/ 1080p50/ 1080i60/ 1080i50/ 1080p30/ 1080p25/ 720p60/ 720p50/ 720p30/ 720p25/ 1080p59 . 9 4/ 1080i59 . 9 4/ 1080p29 . 9 7/ 720p59 .
Network settings By default the ip address of the camera is 192.168.5.163 with username and password admin/ admin. Avonic IP cameras can be controlled by any device using the Visca over IP protocol (see command list Appendix A) . The control parameters for the CM4x and CM7x-IP cameras are as follows: •...
WEBGUI Login default IP*: 192.168.5.163 admin default username: admin default password: The login screen: *Note: If DHCP is enabled and there is no DHCP server available, the camera will self appoint an IPv4 link-local address between 169 . 2 54 . 0 . 0 and 169 . 2 54 . 2 55 . 2 55 . The IP address is shown on screen at start-up . Local A preview of the camera ip-video output .
Audio Enable or disable embedding of the audio input on the back of the camera . Select encoding type mp3, AAC or G . 7 11A Select sample rate: 16000, 32000, 44100, 48000 Sample bits: always 16 Bitrate Kbps : 32, 48 .
Video In this section you will find the various settings concerning the video output, including the main settings as found in the normal OSD menu of the camera . . Video Encoder Video Encoder options: Main Stream Sub Stream Compressed Format : MJPEG/ H .
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Streaming Video Stream options: Main Stream Sub Stream Enable: mark checkbox to enable/ disable mark checkbox to enable/ disable Protocol type: RTMP, SRT RTMP, SRT Host Address: 192 . 1 68 . 5 . 1 1 192 . 1 68 . 5 . 1 1 Host port: 1935 1935...
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Camera Settings In this area all OSD settings can be changed like when using the remote control: Focus, Exposure, Color, Image, Noise Reduction, Style . If a value is changed with the remote control, use the [refresh] button to update the webgui . Note that only a picture will be shown with the main video stream set to H264 .
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CCM Customizable Color Matrix If the additional license for SRT and the Customizable Color Matrix (CCM) has been purchased, the Camera Settings menu will have an extra tab in the camera settings; CCM . The CCM is intended to finetune the color settings of the camera to seamlessly integrate with an existing camerasystem .
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Note that only the output of the camera will be shown with the main stream set to H264 . In this area it is possible to put a camera name and time as overlay on the ip-stream (Overlay is exclusively available on the ip-stream, not on the other outputs) .
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Output Format This setting is related to the output resolution and framerate on the HDMI and SDI connectors, to set the reso- lution of the main- and sub-ipstreams use the webgui . The resolution of the USB output is determined by the computer connected to it .
SRT Settings These settings are related to the SRT streaming protocol; the port, passkey and encryption bit can be defined on this page . Network Port Settings On this page specific ports can be defined for the different streaming outputs and protocols the camera sup- ports .
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Ethernet Ethernet and DNS settings In this section the ip-settings for the ethernet adapter can be made; DHCP, IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Ga- teway and on the next tab, the Preferred and Alternative DNS server can be specified . The MAC Address can be found on the last visible line .
If you have purchased the license for the premium features of this camera, this is where you can enter the Licen- se key to unlock them . No need for a reboot, it is instantly activated . The license can be bought through your local sales channel or contact Avonic directly . Attributes Specify a specific device name to display in the OSD, which can be useful when using multiple cameras on the same LAN .
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Time Manually set time and date or synchronize time and date via a computer or an exter- nal server on the LAN or WAN . User Define different users with levels of permission and different username passwords combinations . There are 2 levels of users: administrators with access to all features and user-1 and user-2 with access to the preview and PTZ-controls .
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Default Click on the button to perform a factory default . The camera will be ready for use again after the boot cycle . Reboot Click on the button to activate a reboot, the camera will be ready for use after it has restarted . Log in again after the reboot .
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. The camera will produce slightly more noise when this setting is set to ‘high’ . MJPEG Snapshot The Avonic CM7x-IP cameras are equipped with a MJPEG snapshot feature for example to implement into third party software .
MAINTENANCE Camera Maintenance • If the camera will not be used for a long time, please turn off the power switch, disconnect AC power cord of AC adaptor to the outlet . • Use soft cloth or tissue to clean the camera cover . •...
Image • No image - Check power of camera and monitor - Check video cable quality and length - Check if video specifications of monitor match the specs of the camera • Abnormal image - Check video cable quality and length - Check cable connections •...
VISCA over IP commands The Avonic IP camera is implemented with a TCP server . The TCP port number is 1259 by default and can be al- tered in the WebGUI . Once the connection between client and server is set up, the client will be able to send PTZ commands to the server .
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Camera return commands x = Camera Address y = Socket Number z = Camera Address + 8 All parameter values are in HEX Return/complete Command Command Function Command Packet Comments ACK/Completion 90 4y FF Return when the com- Messages (y: Socket No . ) mand is accepted .
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Camera control commands x = Camera Address y = Socket Number z = Camera Address + 8 All parameter values are in HEX Camera control commands Command Function Command Packet Comments Address Set Broadcast 88 30 01 FF Address setting CAM_Power 8x 01 04 00 02 FF Power ON (only works...
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Camera control commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_Bgain Reset 8x 01 04 04 00 FF Manual Control of B Gain 8x 01 04 04 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 04 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 44 00 00 0p 0q pq: B Gain CAM_AE Full Auto...
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Camera control commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_NR(2D)Mode Auto 8x 01 04 50 02 FF ND2D Auto/Manual Manual 8x 01 04 50 03 FF CAM_NR(2D)Level 8x 01 04 53 0p FF p: NR Setting (0: Off, level 1 to 5) CAM_NR(3D)Level 8x 01 04 54 0p FF p: NR Setting (0: Off,...
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Camera control commands Command Function Command Packet Comments Pan_tiltDrive 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 01 FF VV: Pan speed 0x01 (low speed) to 0x18 Down 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 02 (high speed) WW: Tilt speed 0x01 (low speed) to 0x14 Left 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 03 FF...
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Camera control commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_AWBSensiti- High 8x 01 04 A9 00 FF High vity Normal 8x 01 04 A9 01 FF Normal 8x 01 04 A9 02 FF CAM_AFZone 8x 01 04 AA 00 FF AF Zone weight select Center 8x 01 04 AA 01 FF Bottom...
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AV-CM7x specific commands Command Function Command Packet Comments Pan-tilt_MaxSpeed High Speed Pan/Tilt ON 8x 0A 01 31 03 FF High Speed PT ON High Speed Pan/Tilt OFF 8x 0A 01 31 02 FF High Speed PT OFF ARM/MCU_Version Inquiry ARM/MCU 8x 09 0A 01 03 FF Version CAM/UVC_Version...
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