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ALF- 5,10,20XU2IP
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  • Page 1 ALFATRON ELECTRONICS GmbH GERMANY ALF- 5,10,20XU2IP PTZ Camera...
  • Page 2 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Attention This manual introduces functions, installations, and operations for this PTZ camera in detail. Please read this manual carefully before installation and use. Cautions Avoid damage to the product caused by heavy pressure, strong vibration, or immersion during transportation, storage, and installation.
  • Page 3 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Contents Fast Installation ..............................- 6 - 1.1 Camera Interface Explanation ........................- 6 - 1.2 Initial power on configuration ........................- 6 - 1.3 Video Output ............................. - 6 - 2. Product overview ............................... - 10 - 2.1 Product Introduction..........................- 10 - 2.1.1 Product Model Dimensions ......................
  • Page 5 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 4.2.8 Logout ............................- 32 - 5. Serial Communication Control ........................... - 33 - 5.1 VISCA protocol list ............................ - 33 - 5.1.1 Camera return command ......................- 33 - 5.1.2 Camera control command ......................- 33 - 5.1.3,Inquiry command .......................... - 36 - 5.2,Pelco-D protocol command list ........................

  • Page 6: Fast Installation

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 1. Fast Installation 1.1 Camera Interface Explanation Figure 1.1 Interface of U2 IP CAM RS232 Control Interface (output) Camera Lens USB2.0 interface Camera Base Audio Input Interface Remote Controller Receiver Light 10. 10/100M Network Interface Bottom Dial Switch 11. DC12V Input Power Supply Socket Tripod Screw Hole RS232 Control Interface (input) 1.2 Initial power on configuration...
  • Page 7 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 1.4 Bracket mount Note: Bracket can only be wall mounted or mounted upside down on template and concrete wall but cannot be installed on plasterboard. 1) Wall mount steps: - 7 -...
  • Page 8 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 2. Upside down mount steps: - 8 -...
  • Page 9 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP - 9 -...

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 2. Product overview 2.1 Product Introduction 2.1.1 Product Model Dimensions Figure 2.1 Camera dimensions - 10 -...

  • Page 11: Accessories

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 2.1.2 Accessories When unpacking, ensure that all the supplied accessories are included: Model NO. Configuration U2 IP-CAM Series Power adapter 1 piece USB2.0 cable 1 piece Standard User manual 1 Double-side glue shim 4pcs Warranty card 1 piece Accessory...

  • Page 12: Technical Specification

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Supports compression of resolution up to 1920x1080 with a frame up to 60 fps and 2 channel 1920x1080p with 30 fps compression. Multiple network protocols: Supports ONVIF, RTSP, RTMP protocols and RTMP push mode, easy to link to streaming media servers.

  • Page 13: Interface Instruction

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Input Current 1A(Max) Consumption 12W (Max) Store Temperature -10℃ to +60℃ Store Humidity 20% - 95% Working Temperature -10℃ to +50℃ Working Humidity 20%--80% Dimension 150mmX150mmX167.5mm Weight 1.4KG Working Environment Indoor Remote Operation (IP) Remote Upgrade, Reboot and Reset Accessory Power Supply、RS232 Control Cable、USB3.0 Cable（U3 Model）、USB2.0 Cable（U2 Model）、...

  • Page 14: Rs-232 Interface

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Two DIP switches are set to ON or OFF to select different modes of operation as shown in Table 2.2 Table 2.2 Dial Switch setting Description Working mode Firmware update mode 2.4.3 RS-232 Interface 1) RS-232C interface specification as shown below: Computer or keyboard and camera connection method WindowsDB-9 Camera...
  • Page 15 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3) RS232 (DB9) Port Definition Definition Port Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready System Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator VISCA networking as shown below: Camera cascade connection method Camera 1 Camera 2 1.DTR...

  • Page 16: Application Instruction

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3. Application Instruction 3.1 Video Output 3.1.1 Power-On Initial Configuration When powered, the camera will run its initial configuration, IR indicator light will be flashing. When the camera returns to the HOME position (middle position for P/T), and lens completes zooming in/out, the auto-testing is completed, and the IR led will stop flashing. If the preset 0 is set, camera will rotate to the 0-preset position after initial configuration.

  • Page 17: Remote Controller

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3.2 Remote Controller 3.2.1 Keys Instruction 1. Standby Key After 3-second-long press, the camera will step into standby mode. Long press for 3 seconds again, the camera will self-test again and move back to the HOME position. (Note: If power-on mode is turned on and Preset 0 is set, and there is no operation within 12s, it will automatically point to the specified preset position.

  • Page 18: Applications

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3.2.2 Applications Finishing initialization, it can receive and execute the IR commands. Press the remote controller button, the indicator light is flashing; release the button, the indicator light stops flashing. Users can control the pan/tilt/zoom, setting and running preset positions via the IR remote controller.
  • Page 19 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 5) BLC Setting BLC ON / OFF: support 6) Presets Setting, Running, Clearing 1. Preset setting: to set a preset position, the users should press the “【SET PRESET】” key first and then press the number key 0-9 to set a relative preset, Note: 10 preset positions in total are available by remote controller.

  • Page 20: Menu Setting

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3.3 MENU SETTING 3.3.1 Main Menu In normal working mode, press 【MENU】key to display the menu, using scroll arrow to point at or highlight the selected items. MENU ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Language English (Setup) (Camera) (P/T/Z) (Video Format) (Version) (Restore Default) [ ↑...

  • Page 21: Camera Setting

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3.3.3 Camera Setting Move the pointer to the (CAMERA) in the Main Menu, click the【HOME】key and enter the (CAMERA) as follows: CAMERA ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ (Exposure) (Color) (Image) (Focus) (Noise Reduction) [↑↓] Select [← →]Change Value EXPOSURE: Enter Exposure setting. COLOR: Enter color setting.
  • Page 22 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP IRIS Priority: OFF, F11.0, F9.6, F8.0, F6.8, F5.6, F4.8, F4.0, F3.4, F2.8, F2.4, F2.0, F1.8 (only available in Manual and Iris priority mode) Brightness: 0~23 (only available in Brightness priority mode) 2) COLOR SETTING Move the pointer to the (COLOR) in the Main Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (COLOR SET) as follow, COLOR ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝...

  • Page 23: P/T/Z

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP B&W Mode: color, black/white Gamma: default, 0.47, 0.50, 0.52, 0.55 DZoom: digital zoom options: On/Off DCI: Dynamic Contrast: Off,1～8 4) FOCUS Move the pointer to the (FOCUS) in the Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (FOCUS) as follow, FOCUS ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Focus Mode Auto AF-Zone...

  • Page 24: Video Format

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Depth of Field: Only effective for remote controller, On/ Off. When zoom in, the PT control speed by remoter will become slow), Zoom Speed: Set the zoom speed for remote controller,1~8 Image Freezing: On/Off Accelerating Curve: Fast/slow 3.3.5 Video Format Move the pointer to the (Video Format) in the Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (Video Format) as follows: VIDEO FORMAT ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝...

  • Page 25: Restore Default

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP RESTORE DEFAULT ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Restore Default? [↑↓]Select [← →]Change Value [Menu]Back [Home]OK Restore default: options: yes/no; after restoring default, the video format will not be restored. Note: If the address of former remoter is not 1 but another one from 2,3,4, the corresponding camera address will restore to 1 when all parameters or system parameters are restored.
  • Page 26 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Note: The IP address to be added cannot be same with that of other computers or devices. The existence of this IP address needs to be verified before adding. Click windows “Start” icon and type “run”. Type ‘CMD’ as shown below. - 26 -...
  • Page 27 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Click “OK” and open the DOS command window, input “ping 192.168.5.26” and press Enter key, it will show message as below: which means network segment adding is successful. User can also to 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.

  • Page 28: Ie Log In

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 4.2 IE Log In 4.2.1 Web client 1) Web client Log In Input the IP address 192.168.5.163 of the device in the address field of the browser and click the ‘Enter’ button to enter the Web Client login page. User can login as administrator and normal user. If logging in as administrator (Default Username/Password: admin), users can preview, playback, configure and cancel in the Web Client;...

  • Page 29: Video Configuration

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 1) Local configuration Video Preview Mode: User can choose real-time priority or fluency priority: The delay will be small when under real time priority mode and fluency will be good when under fluency priority mode. Setting based on the users need (Default value: real time normal (2), real time best (1), fluency normal (3), fluency good (4) and fluency best (5)) Recording packing time (minute): Set recording video packing time (default is 10, range from 1~120 minutes) Recording / Snapshot file storage route: Set local recording video/snapshot file storage route.
  • Page 30 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 3) Video Parameters Focus: Focus mode, focus range, focus sensitivity can be set. Focus Mode: set the focus mode (the default auto, manual optional) Focus range: set the focus range (the default middle, the upper and lower optional) Focus Sensitivity: Set the focus sensitivity (default is low, high, medium optional) Exposure: Exposure mode, exposure compensation, back light compensation, anti-flicker, gain limit, wide dynamic, shutter speed, aperture value and brightness can be set.

  • Page 31: Network Configuration

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 5)Character Size Mainstream character size: Set the character size of the display, the device will restart automatically after changes are saved (default 24,24,16 optional) Secondary stream character size: Set the character size of the display, the device will restart automatically after changes are saved (default 16,24,16 optional) Click on the "Save"...

  • Page 32: System Configuration

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 4.2.7 System configuration 1) Device Properties Device Name: Set the device name (the default Camera1, user can add their own). Device ID: Set the device ID (default 1, Read-Only). System Language: Set the system language (default Simplified Chinese, English optional). Need to re-login after modifying and saving the setting.

  • Page 33: Serial Communication Control

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 5. Serial Communication Control Under common working conditions, the camera could be controlled through RS232 / RS485 interface (VISCA). RS232C serial parameter are as follows: Baud rate: 2400/4800/9600/115200 bits / sec; Start bit: 1; data bits: 8; Stop bit: 1; Parity: None. After powering on, the camera will first go left, then back to the middle position.
  • Page 34 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Command Function Command packet Note 0t 0u 0v 0w FF tuvw: Focus Position Auto 8x 01 04 35 00 FF 3000K 8x 01 04 35 01 FF 4000k 8x 01 04 35 02 FF One Push mode 8x 01 04 35 03 FF 5000k 8x 01 04 35 04 FF Manual...
  • Page 35 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Command Function Command packet Note Down 8x 01 04 21 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 51 00 00 00 0p FF p: WDR Level Position CAM_NR（2D） 8x 01 04 53 0p FF P=0-7 0:OFF CAM_NR（3D） 8x 01 04 54 0p FF P=0-8 0:OFF p = 0 –...

  • Page 36: 3,Inquiry Command

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Command Function Command packet Note DownRight 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 02 FF Stop 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 03 FF 8x 01 06 02 VV WW AbsolutePosition 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z FF 8x 01 06 03 VV WW RelativePosition 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z FF...
  • Page 37 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF CAM_LR_ReverseInq 8x 09 04 61 FF y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureFlipInq 8x 09 04 66 FF y0 50 03 FF p: Color Gain setting 0h (60%) to Eh CAM_ColorSaturationInq 8x 09 04 49 FF y0 50 00 00 00 0p FF...

  • Page 38: Pelco-D Protocol Command List

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 5.2,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 0x00...

  • Page 39: Pelco-P Protocol Command List

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 5.3 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...

  • Page 40: Camera Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    ALF-5,10,20XU2IP 6. Camera Maintenance and Troubleshooting 6.1 Camera Maintenance 1) If camera is not in use for long time, please turn off power adapter switch and the outlet. 2) Use soft cloth or tissue to clean the camera cover. 3) Use a soft cloth to clean the lens. Use neutral cleanser if smudged or smeared. Do not use a strong or corrosive cleanser. 6.2 Troubleshooting 1) No video output: Check whether the camera power supply is connected, if the voltage is normal and if the power indicator is lit.
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  • Page 42: After-Sales Service

    (6). Should the error persist, note that any transport costs of the equipment to the distributor are borne by the user during the warranty. 1) Product Limited Warranty: Alfatron warrants that its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for seven years, which starts from the first day of purchase.
  • Page 43 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP Limited warranty in respect of Alfatron Products Only 1.1 This limited warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship in this product. 1.2 Should warranty service be required, proof of purchase must be presented to the Company. The serial number on the product must be clearly visible and not have been tampered with in any way whatsoever.
  • Page 44 ALF-5,10,20XU2IP reinstallation of this product from or into any installation. The Company will not be responsible for any costs related to any setting up this product, any adjustment of user controls or any programming required for a specific installation of this product. 1.13 Please be aware that the Company’s products and components have not been tested with competitor’s products and therefore the Company cannot warrant products and/or components used in conjunction with competitor’s products.

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