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EU Declaration of Conformity The Avonic Declaration of Conformity is in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17050-1 and generated using the ProductIP compliance platform. Table 1: EU Declaration of Conformity CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 1. Models No: AV-CM44-VCUC-B 2. Brand Name: Avonic 3.
Important Information Liability Avonic will NOT be held responsible for any damage or injury caused by unqualified persons carrying out these tasks, or by not following the instructions in this Manual. Intended Use and Non-Intended Use Installation The following applies to the installation of the camera: •...
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On-Screen Display Power over Ethernet Pan / Tilt / Zoom RTMP Real-Time Messaging Protocol RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol Shutter Auto Exposure Serial Digital Interface Stock Keeping Unit Signal to Noise Ratio Secure Reliable Transport User Datagram Protocol User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Set........................20 c. Camera Select....................21 d. Number Keys....................21 e. Focus + -......................21 f. Auto/Manual Focus................... 21 g. Zoom + -......................22 h. Set & Clear Preset................... 22 i. PTZ Keys (up/down/left/right)................22 j. Home....................... 22 User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Camera Control Commands.................. 45 Inquiry Commands....................50 Appendix A1 - Pelco-D Protocol and command List............53 Appendix A2 - Pelco-P Protocol and command List............54 Appendix B - Dimensions....................... 55 Appendix C - CMOS Image Sensor Characteristics..............56 White Flecks......................... 56 User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Aliasing.........................56 Focal Plane........................56 Flash Band........................56 Flicker...........................56 User Manual viii | www.avonic.com...
This Manual describes the safety precautions and the instructions for safe unpackaging, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal of the Avonic CM44 camera. In this Manual the Avonic CM44 camera is referred to as the 'Product'. Target Audience This Manual is developed for installation technicians who install the Product at client sites, and for IT professionals who are responsible for operating the Product.
• Set up this Product on a hard, stable surface or mount it to a wall or ceiling. • ONLY use an Avonic mount for mounting to a wall or ceiling. • Ensure the mounting construction is capable of supporting four times the weight of the Product. (See 'General Specifications >...
• Don’t open this Product and don’t attempt to repair it yourself. Disassembling the Product may damage it or may cause injury to you. • If this Product is damaged, malfunctioning, or if it comes into contact with liquid, contact Avonic or an Avonic Authorized Service Provider.
Product Overview Description The Avonic AV-CM44-VCUC is a high-quality USB video conferencing PTZ camera with IP-control and a discrete design. The CM44-VCUC, with its versatile horizontal FOV of 83.7° and flexible 5x optical zoom range, is suitable for small to medium size meeting rooms.
2. Handling Precautions 3. Unpacking the Camera 4. Return Procedure Package Contents The following tables contains an overview of the package contents of the Product. Quantity Description Avonic SKU 1 pc PTZ Camera AV-CM44-VCUC 1 pc Remote Control AV-CM40-RC 1 pc...
The camera should be in its protective foam as follows: Figure 5: Camera in Foam 3. Verify that the plastic camera bag is sealed. If this is NOT the case, contact Avonic and stop here. 4. Break the seal of the sealed camera bag.
Mounting on Wall or Ceiling The following accessories (AV-MT200 and AV-MT250) are separately available if the client wants to mount the camera to the wall or ceiling. Contact your Avonic reseller or local distributor for purchasing details. Table 2: Camera Accessories...
3. Select the camera, or click on the option / icon to change the camera to the camera you just connected. 4. Press the MENU button on the provided IR Remote Control to open the OSD Menu. Using the Remote Control for more information on how to use the Remote Control. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Execute the following steps to connect the controller to the back of the camera(s) via RS-232: 1. Make the connection using daisy chaining network architecture. 2. Keep in mind that the maximum cable length for RS-232 is 10-15m. Figure 9: RS-232 Network Connection Diagram User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Figure 11: RS-485 Network Connection Diagram Connecting via LAN Avonic cameras can be controlled by any device using a LAN and a standard switch. Settings By default, the IP address of the camera is "192.168.5.163" with "admin" for both the username and password.
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IP (Network) Connection Execute the following steps an Avonic camera to a LAN: 1. Use a standard switch. 2. Ensure that addressing is done via IP. When using VISCA over IP, the 'x' in all the '8x' addresses is always '1', where the Visca address in a Visca over IP environment is always 1.
2. 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”. b. Set This button has no function with this camera. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Set the camera to 'auto focus' or 'manual focus'. If the camera is configured to 'auto focus', the buttons [Focus + -] are disabled. If the camera is in 'manual focus' and the Zoom buttons are used, the camera automatically switches to 'auto focus'. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
2. If the menu is not in English, press [*]+[#]+[4] to change the Menu language into English. m. Function Keys (F1/F2/F3/F4) 'c. Camera Select' Used to configure the IR channel of the camera. See above for instructions. n. Blank Buttons These buttons have NO function with this camera. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
The back of the Product is provided with a Select Switch that can be used to select a video format. This switch is important for the video quality during video recording or streaming. The System Select Switch has NO FUNCTION in the AV-CM44-VCUC as all the output resolutions are dictated by the computer to which it has been connected.
The OSD Menu is visible on the USB and IP outputs. The OSD menu can be accessed by the Remote Control or an Avonic PTZ controller. Figure 15: OSD menu structure User Manual | www.avonic.com...
VISCA address, you set the VISCA address. If you are using PELCO-P or D you set the PELCO address. 2. Set the Baudrate (2400 - 115200). 3. If you want to flip the picture up side down, you can set the Autoflip to "ON". User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Figure 19: OSD - EXPOSURE If you click in the field after the option ‘mode’, you will see that you have the following Exposure options: Auto, Manual, SAE, AAE and Bright. These options are described below. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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This can be a particular helpful setting when the light conditions are challenging. The differences should be clearly visible in dark parts of the image, as they will become lighter/more grey as the level of DRC increases. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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In this mode, you should keep the Bright level, Gain limit and DRC as low as possibly acceptable to avoid getting too much noise in the picture. If the level of noise in the image becomes unacceptable, you can use noise reduction to smooth the picture over. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
How saturated the image’s colors are. 0% would produce a black and white image. Hue or tint The balance between green and red. 0 is green, 14 is red. AWB Sensitivity This setting indicates how quickly the camera responds to changing light settings. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
The Dynamic Contrast affects the contrast of the picture. The higher the number, the more contrast you will get. Image Quality Improves the image quality by making the picture slightly more saturated. 3.4 FOCUS Figure 24: OSD - FOCUS User Manual | www.avonic.com...
This is often visible as sparkles in the picture. The Dynamic Hot Pixels mode corrects the pixel so that the pixel will appear as normal on the filmed picture. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Preset Pan, Tilt and Zoom Speed This mode affects the speed to which the camera is switching from one preset to another when you use your (remote) controller. The higher the number, the faster it will switch. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
No changes can be made. This is to view the MCU, Camera and AF Version you have. 8. RESTORE DEFAULT Figure 30: OSD - RESTORE DEFAULT Here you can restore all the settings to the factory default settings by selecting YES. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
You can define the VISCA port for control of the camera by using the VISCA protocol. Make sure that this setting doesn’t interfere with other uses and services on the same network. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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If necessary, you can manually perform a camera reboot. Figure 38: WebGUI > SYSTEM > Reboot Click on the button Reboot to reboot the camera. It will be ready for use again after the boot cycle. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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P/T/Z Figure 39: WebGUI > SYSTEM > P/T/Z In this window, you can define various P/T/Z settings for your camera. See OSD Menu - PTZ. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
• Do not film extreme bright objects for a prolonged period of time, such as sunlight, light sources, etc. • Do not operate in unstable lighting conditions, otherwise the produced image could be less than optimal. • Do not operate close to powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as TV or radio transmitters, etc. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Specific guidelines apply to the environmental temperature and humidity when operating and storing the camera. See 'Operating humidity' and 'Storage temperature' in the provided Datasheet for the applicable values. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
In general, the term 'E-Waste' applies to items of all types of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded by the owner as waste without the intention of re-use. Avonic outsources the disposal and recycling of its E-Waste camera materials to the Stichting Open. https://stichting-open.org/ for more information about the disposal and recycling.
3. Check the Noise Reduction settings in the OSD. Color issues Check the OSD settings for exposure, white balance, color temp, Red and Bluetuning. When experiencing image problems, you may also check Appendix D - CMOS Image Sensor Characteristics. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
4. Reset the factory default IP settings by pressing [*] [#] [Manual] and Reboot. Firmware update failed 1. Check firmware file integrity, download it again. 2. Make sure you are trying to flash the UVC file for the correct color camera (ARM is generic, UVC is color-dependent). User Manual | www.avonic.com...
VISCA over IP The Avonic IP camera is implemented with a TCP server. The TCP port number is 1259 by default and can be altered 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.
Command Not Executable 90 6y 41 FF Returned when a command cannot (y: Execution com- be executed due to mand Socket No. Inquiry currentconditions. command: 0) For example, when commands controlling the focus manually are received during autofocus. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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8x 09 04 56 FF 90 50 0q FF p: Dynamic Hot PixelSetting (0: 0ff, level 1 to 6) CAM_AFSensitivityInq 8x 09 04 58 FF 90 50 01 FF High 90 50 02 FF Normal 90 50 03 FF User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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81 01 7E 01 0A 00 02 Tally Light Red ON 03 FF Green 81 01 7E 01 0A 00 03 Tally Light Green ON 02 FF 81 01 7E 01 0A 00 03 Tally Light OFF 03 FF User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Query Tilt Position 0xFF Address 0x00 0x5B Value High Value Low Response Byte Byte Query Zoom Position 0xFF Address 0x00 0x55 0x00 0x00 Query Zoom Position 0xFF Address 0x00 0x5D Value High Value Low Response Byte Byte User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Address 0x00 0x5B Value High Value Low 0xAF Response Byte Byte Query Zoom Position 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x55 0x00 0x00 0xAF Query Zoom Position 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x5D Value High Value Low 0xAF Response Byte Byte User Manual | www.avonic.com...
See the Focal Plane explanation above for a clarification ofthis occurrence. Flicker If you are recording under lighting that is produced by discharge tubes (such as fluorescent, sodium or mercury-vapor lamps), the screen may flicker, colors may vary, or horizontal stripes may appear distorted. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Depending on lighting types, such occurrences may not be improved with the anti-flicker setting. It is recommended to set the shutter speed to 1/100s in areas of 50 Hz power supply frequency, and to 1/60s in areas of 60 Hz power supply frequency. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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