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Model: AV-1280 HD Video Conferencing Camera (SDI) w/ PoE Model: AV-1281 HD Video Conferencing Camera (HDMI) w/ PoE User Manual V1.1 Please read this user manual thoroughly before using. www.avipas.com...
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Preface Thanks for using this HD Video Conferencing Camera. This manual introduces the functions, installation process and operation of the HD camera. Prior to installation and usage, please read the manual thoroughly. Precautions This product should only be used under the specified conditions in order to avoid any damage to the camera: ...
Contents Attentions ......................4 Supplied Accessories ..................4 Quick Start ......................5 Features ......................8 Product Specifications ..................9 Main Units ....................... 11 Dimensions ...................... 12 IR Remote Control Menu ................. 13 RS-232 Interface ....................14 Serial Communication Control ................ 16 Menu Settings ....................
Attentions Electric Safety Installation and operation must accord with electric safety standard. Use caution to transport Avoid stress, vibration or soakage in transport, storage and installation. Polarity of power supply The power supply of this product is +12V, the max electrical current is 2A. Polarity of the power supply plug is shown in the drawing below.
Quick Start 1. Camera Interface Illustration (Notice:Each model comes with the corresponding interface. Users should read the manual according to the particular model) Fig 1.1 Interface of AV-1280 Interface of SDI Model: 1. Camera Lens 4. Locating Hole 7. SDI Interface 2.
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Bracket mount Note: Bracket can only be wall mounted or ceiling mounted (upside down) on concrete wall, It cannot be installed on plasterboard. Wall mount...
Features AV-1280 series camera is the upgraded version of AV-1080 with RS232 out and PoE. It features advanced ISP processing algorithms to provide vivid images with a strong sense of depth, high resolution and fantastic color rendition. It supports H.265/H.264 encoding which makes motion video fluent and clear even under less than ideal bandwidth conditions.
Product Specifications Name AV-1280 Series HD Video Conference Camera Camera Sensor 1/2.8'', CMOS, 16:9, Effective Pixel: 2.07MP Scanning Mode Progressive Lens 10x, f=4.7~47mm, F1.6 ~ F3.0 Digital Zoom Minimal Illumination 0.5 Lux @ (F1.8, AGC ON) Focus Auto/Manual/ One Push...
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Communication Interface RS232I/O: 8pin Min DIN; Max Distance: 30m Protocol Pelco-D/ Pelco-P/ VISCA Baud Rate 115200/9600/4800/2400 AV-1280: SDI, LAN, RS232 I/O, A-IN Video Output Interface AV-1281: HDMI, LAN, RS232 I/O, A-IN Audio Input 1-ch 3.5mm audio interface, Line In Network interface...
IR Remote Control Menu 1. Standby Button Press this button and hold it for 3 secs to enter standby mode. The camera will do self-testing and return back to 【HOME】position. (Note: If Preset 0 is set, and with no operation for 12s, the camera will automatically turn to Preset position 0.
10. Menu Settings 【MENU】: to open/ close the OSD menu; to enter/ exit the OSD menu, or to return to the previous submenu. 11. Key Combination Functions 1) 【#】+【#】+【#】: Clear all presets 2) 【*】+【#】+【6】: Restore factory defaults 3) 【*】+【#】+【9】: Flip switch 4) 【*】+【#】+【AUTO】: Enter the auto mode 5) 【*】+【#】+【3】: Set language to Chinese 6) 【*】+【#】+【4】: Set language to English...
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RS-232 Mini-DIN 8-pin Port Definition Port Definition Data Terminal Ready Data Set Ready Transmit Data System Ground Receive Data System Ground IR OUT IR Commander Signal No Connection RS232 (DB9) Port Definition Port Definition Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready System Ground Data Set Ready...
VISCA networking Serial Communication Control Under normal working condition, the camera could be controlled through RS232 interface. RS232C serial parameters are as below: • Baud rate: 2400/4800/9600/115200bps; Start bit: 1; data bits: 8; Stop bit: 1; Parity: None. • Pan-Tilt function rotates the camera to its maximum position of top left upon startup, then it returns to the center, and the process of initialization is finished.
Menu Settings 2. SETUP- System Settings 1. Maun Menu Move the cursor to [SETUP] in the main Press [MENU] to display the main menu on menu and press [HOME], [SETUP] menu is the screen. Use the arrow buttons to move the shown below.
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EV: On/ Off (only available in auto mode) CAMERA Compensation Level: -7~7 (only available in =============== auto mode & when EV is ON) (Exposure) BLC: On/ Off (only available in auto mode) (Color) Flicker: anti-flicker: OFF/ 50Hz/ 60Hz (only (Image) available in Auto/ Iris priority/ Brightness priority (Focus) modes)
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IMAGE: Enter image settings Move the cursor to [IMAGE] and press [HOME], COLOR [IMAGE] menu is shown below. =============== WB Mode Auto IMAGE RG Tuning =============== BG Tuning Brightness Saturation 100% Contrast Sharpness AWB Sensitivity High Flip-H Flip-V B&W-Mode Color Gamma Default DZoom...
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[FOCUS] menu is shown below. 4. P/T/Z FOCUS Move the cursor to [P/T/Z] in the main menu ================ and press [HOME], [P/T/Z] menu is shown below. Focus Mode Auto AF-Zone Center P/T/Z AF-Sensitivity =============== Speed by Zoom Zoom speed Image Freezing Acc Curve Slow Focus Mode: Auto/ manual/ one-push...
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VERSION VIDEO FORMAT =============== =============== MCU Version 2.0.0.15 2015-12-18 1080P60 1080P50 Camera Version 1080I60 1080I50 2.0.0.13 2015-12-18 1080P30 1080P25 AF Version 2.0.0.6 2015-12-11 720P60 720P50 Lens 5X(10X) 720P30 720P25 1080P59.94 1080I59.94 1080P29.97 720P59.94 720P29.97 MCU Version: Display MCU version Camera Version: Display camera version AF Version: Display the focus version Lens: Display the lens zoom Note: After modifying video format, reboot to...
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2/ 3/ 4, the corresponding camera address will be restored to 1 when all parameters or system parameters are restored.
Please make sure that your computer is in the same network segment as the camera IP address. The device will not be accessible if the segment is not consistent. For example, AV-1280/1281’s default IP address is 192.168.5.163, then segment 5 must be added to your computer. Specific steps are as below: •...
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Note: The IP address to be added cannot be same as that of other computers or devices. The existence of this IP address needs to be verified before adding. Confirm Access Click “Start” and select “Operation”. Input “cmd” as shown in the picture below to verify whether the network segment has been successfully added.
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User can also verify network connection as steps above mentioned after the finish of camera self-check. If IP is default, open DOS command window and input 192.168.5.163, then press Enter key. It will show message as below: which means network connection is normal.
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Download/Install Plug in When using IE browser to access the AV-1280/1281 for the first time, a message will show at the login page: “Playback plug-in is not installed, please download and install!”. Click on this message, download and install MRWebXinstall.exe according to instruction prompts.
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Playback Playback video files • Before Playback, please make sure that you have recorded, snapshot and saved the file. Click “Playback” tag to enter the page, then select “Video File” and click “Search”. Choose the video file you want to play. Playback picture (snapshot) files •...
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Recording packing time (minute): To set recording video packing time (default is 10, range from 1~120 minutes). Recording/Snapshot file type: To set the recording file type (default MP4, other option: TS). Recording/Snapshot file storage route: To set local recording video/snapshot file storage route (default D:\MyIPCam\).
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Bit Rate (Kb/S): To set the video bit rate (Main stream default 4096, ranges from: 64~12288; sub stream default 512, ranges from 64-10240). Frame Rate (F/S): To set the video frame rate (Default: 25, other options: main stream ranges from 5~60; sub stream ranges from 5~30). I Frame Interval: To set the key frame interval (Default: 75, other options: main stream ranges from 1~300;...
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Multicast Port: To set the multicast port (Main stream port default: 4000; sub stream port default 4002). Note: Access Method: rtp://224.1.2.3:4000; udp://@224.1.2.3:4000; 4) Video Parameters a. Focus: Focus Mode: To set the focus mode (Default: Auto, other options: Manual, OnePush). AF-Zone: To set the focus range (Default: Center, other options: Top, Bottom, All).
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d. Image: Brightness: To set the brightness (Default 7, ranges from 0~14). Contrast: To set the contrast (Default 7, ranges from 0~14). Sharpness: To set the sharpness (Default 7, ranges from 0~15). Gamma: To set the Gamma value (Default, 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.63). DCI: To set the DCI value (Default: OFF, other options: 1~8).
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Master Stream OSD Font Size: To set the character size of main stream (Default: 48, ranges from 28-200). Slave Stream OSD Font Size: To set the character size of the sub stream (Default: 48, ranges from 28-200). Video Out Output Out Format: To set the video output format. 1080P60/ 1080P50/ 1080P30/ 1080P25/ 1080I60/ 1080I50/ 720P60/ 720P50/ 720P30/ 720P25/ 1080P59.94/ 1080I59.94/ 1080P29.97/ 720P59.94/ 720P29.97.
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3) DNS parameters Preferred DNS server: To set the preferred DNS server (Default 0.0.0.0). Alternate DNS server: To set the alternate DNS server. (Default 0.0.0.0). 4) GB28181 Enable: Check to enable GB28181. ClockSync: Check to set time synchronization. Video Type: To choose the stream (Default: main stream). Registration Valid Time(s): To set the sign-in effective time (in seconds): Default: 3600, ranges from 5-65535.
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Date Format: To set the date format (Default YYYY-MM-DD, other options: MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY). Date separator: To set the date separator (default '/', other options: '.', '-'). Zone: To set the time zone (Default East eight districts, other time zones available). Hour Type: To set the time types (Default 24 hours, other option: 12 hours).
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Click "Browse", and choose the upgrade file in the pop-up window. Click "Upgrade" button, and an upgrade dialog will show. The device will reboot automatically after update successfully. (Note: make sure to keep the power and network connected during the process. or the upgrade will fail.) Note: After the version upgrade is complete, users need to restore factory defaults, and there are 2 ways: a) through web login, and restore the factory default;...
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Camera Maintenance If camera will be idle for a long time, please turn off the power switch and disconnect AC power cord from the outlet. Use soft cloth or tissue to clean the camera (lens cleaning not recommended). ...
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Unable to access IP Camera by IE browser. 1. Access network with PC, check if network works. In this way, the user can get rid of any cable failure or network failure. 2. Disconnect IP Camera from network. Connect IP Camera to PC, and re-set the IP address following the proper operations.
Appendix VISCA protocol list Camera return command • Ack/Completion Message Command packet Note z0 41 FF Returned when the command is accepted. Completion z0 51 FF Returned when the command has been executed. * z = camera address + 8 Error Messages Command packet Note...
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Command Function Command packet Note Near (Variable) 8x 01 04 08 3p FF 8x 01 04 48 0p 0q 0r 0s Direct pqrs: Focus Position Auto Focus 8x 01 04 38 02 FF Manual Focus 8x 01 04 38 03 FF 8x 01 04 47 0p 0q 0r 0s pqrs: Zoom Position CAM _Zoom Focus...
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Command Function Command packet Note 8x 01 04 0B 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 0B 03 FF 8x 01 04 4B 00 00 0p 0q Direct pq: Iris Position CAM_Gain Limit Gain Limit 8x 01 04 2C 0p FF p: Gain Positon Reset 8x 01 04 0D 00 FF...
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Command Function Command packet Note Reset 8x 01 04 3F 00 pq FF pq: Memory Number(=0 to 254) CAM_Memory 8x 01 04 3F 01 pq FF Corresponds to 0 to 9 on the Remote Commander Recall 8x 01 04 3F 02 pq FF 8x 01 04 61 02 FF Image Flip Horizontal CAM_LR_Reverse...
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This Limited Warranty covers any defect in material and workmanship under normal use within the Warranty Period. AVIPAS Inc. will repair or replace the qualified products at no charge. AVIPAS Inc. provides a one (1)-year warranty (from the date of purchase) for this HD Conference Camera.
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