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User Manual PTZ Network Camera O4P25X2 Please read this instruction carefully before operating the unit and keep it for further reference...
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Statement This guide is for reference only. Product, manuals, and specifications may be modified without prior notice. Speco Technologies reserves the right to modify these without notice and without incurring any obligation. Speco Technologies is not liable for any loss caused by improper operation.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Note: Before installation, check the package and make sure that all components are included. Contact your rep or Speco customer service department immediately if something is broken or missing in the package.
Table of Contents Introduction ..........................................2 Web Access and Login ......................................3 Live View..........................................4 PTZ Menu Setup ........................................6 System Information................................6 System Setup ..................................6 4.2.1 Auto PT Flip ................................. 7 4.2.2 Language Setup................................7 4.2.3 RS485 Setup ................................7 4.2.4 Date Setup ..................................
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5.4.1 Motion Detection ..............................24 5.4.2 Other Alarms ................................25 5.4.3 Alarm In (Sensor Input) .............................27 5.4.4 Alarm Out .................................27 5.4.5 Alarm Server ................................28 5.4.6 Smart Tracking ................................28 Analytics Configuration ..............................30 5.5.1 Abnormality ................................30 5.5.2 Line Crossing ................................32 5.5.3 Intrusion ..................................33 5.5.4 Region Entrance ................................35 5.5.5 Region Exiting ................................36...
Thank you for purchasing this network camera! Please read this manual carefully before operating the unit and retain it for further reference. Should you require any technical assistance, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support at 1-800-645-5516. Main Features Built-in PoE (Power over Ethernet) ...
2 Web Access and Login The IP camera settings can be accessed via a web browser (Internet Explorer 8 and up) through the LAN. Access through IP Scanner Network connection: ①Make sure the PC and IP-Cam are connected on the same local network. The camera is set to DHCP by default and will be assigned an IP address by the DHCP server.
3 Live View The window below will be shown after logging in. The following table describes the icons on the live view interface. Icon Description Icon Description Original size Color abnormal indicator Fit correct scale Abnormal clarity indicator Auto (fill the window) Scene change indicator Full screen Line crossing indicator...
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Icon Description Icon Description Zoom in Face detection indicator Zoom out Target counting indicator PTZ control SD card recording indicator Face Detection : Move the cursor to view the live image in all direction after you click this button. Additionally, hold and drag the left mouse button to zoom in the live image.
4 PTZ Menu Setup On the PTZ control panel of IE remote preview interface, call Preset 95 and click . This will take you to see the following main menu setup. Note: The PTZ menu is not available for some models. If your PTZ camera doesn’t support this function, please skip the following instructions.
4.2.1 Auto PT Flip Select Auto PT Flip and then click to set up the menu on the right; click button to select On/Off. If “On” is selected, please click button to return to the menu on the left and click button to select Exit.
4.2.5 Title Setup Go to System SetupTitle Setup as below: Click direction buttons to set the title and then save the setting. 4.2.6 North Setup Go to System SetupNorth Setup as below: ① Choose a location by clicking the direction button. ②...
Enter the current password and then enter the new password twice. (Please refer to “New Password” for details.) Entering empty new password means to delete the current password. 4.2.8 Auto Exit Time Go to System SetupNext PageAuto Exit Time. You may set the time to exit the menu automatically as needed. 4.3 Camera Setup After you go to camera setup menu, you will see the following menu.
【Hue】: Set the total color degree of the image. 【Antiflicker】: Off: disables the anti-flicker function. This is used mostly in outdoor installations. 50Hz: reduces flicker in 50Hz lighting conditions. 60Hz: reduces flicker in 60Hz lighting conditions. 【WDR】 : WDR can adjust the camera to provide a better image when there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of the view by lowering the brightness of the bright area and increasing the brightness of the dark area.
【IRIS】 :The higher the value of the camera IRIS is, the more the light gets. It is available only when the camera is IRIS or Manual mode. 【Gain】: When AE mode is set to Manual, GAIN value can be set up. ...
DZoom After enabling digital zoom mode, digital zoom will be increased on the basis of optical zoom. Len Initialize After enabling “Len Initialize”, the camera lens will restore to the factory default settings. 4.3.4 Day & Night Setup Day &...
4.4.1 Preset Setup This function is used to memorize the specific position of pan, tilt, zoom and focus, giving much convenience for quick return to this position by calling preset. ① Selecting the preset setup menu brings the following menu. ②...
Set the preset and time. The preset ranges from 001 to 360 and the dwell time is from 05s to 240s. ③ Run the current cruise. The camera will automatically keep running according to the cruise you set until new command is received.
Note: The home position function will be disabled if enabling task setting. 4.4.5 Trace Setup Go to Dome FunctionTrace Setup menu as shown below: This function is used to memorize the operation to PTZ, zoom and focus so that repeating operation progress can be realized by running trace.
Note: If the dome is on the menu state on an alarm, any command is negative. 4.4.7 Home Position Go to System SetupHome Position menu as shown below: The setting steps: ① Enable the home position function and select the preset which should be set in advance. ②...
5 Camera Configuration Press the “Setup” button to go to the configuration interface. Note: Wherever applicable, click the “Save” button to save the settings. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 System Information In the “System Information” interface, the system information of the device is listed. 5.1.2 Date and Time To set the time and date, go to SystemDate and Time.
be selected to save to the local PC. 5.1.4 Storage Go to SystemStorage to go to the interface as shown below. SD Card Management When the card is used for the first time, click the “Format” button to format the SD card. All data on the card will be cleared by clicking this button.
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Weekly schedule Set the alarm time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour increments. Green means scheduled. Blank means unscheduled. “Add”: Add the schedule for a special day. Drag the mouse to set the time on the timeline. “Erase”: Delete the schedule.
snapshots is less than the set quantity of snapshots. Timing Snapshot: Enable timing snapshot first and then set the snapshot interval and schedule. The setup steps of schedule are the same as the schedule recording (See Schedule Recording). 5.2 Video Configuration Video Configuration includes Image Settings, Video/Audio Setup, OSD, Privacy Mask and Region of Interest.
Set full time schedule for common, day or night mode and specified time schedule for day and night. Choose “Timing” in the drop-down box of schedule as shown below. Drag “ ” icons to set the time of day and night. Blue means day time and blank means night time. If the current mode of camera parameters is set to “Timing”, the image configuration mode will automatically switch between day and night according to the schedule.
Click the “Audio” tab to go to the interface as shown below. Audio Encoding: G711A and G711U are selectable. Audio Type: LIN. Note: only some models support audio input/output. If your PTZ camera doesn’t support this function, please skip the above-mentioned audio setup instruction.
To set up video mask: 1. Enable video mask. 2. Click direction buttons to change the area you want to mask. 3. Click “Draw Area” and then drag the mouse to draw the video mask area. 4. Click “Add” to add the mask area. 5.
In this submenu, PTZ flip, PTZ flip, language, auto logout time can be set. If your model supports RS485 interface, you may configure the communication setting for keyboard control. Password Setting If the password is set, you must enter the password every time you go to the menu of the PTZ by calling preset NO. 95. Go to ConfigPTZSettingOthers.
1. Check “Enable” check box to activate motion based alarms. If unchecked, the camera will not send out any signals to trigger motion-based recording to the NVR or CMS, even if there is motion in the video. Alarm Out: If selected, this would trigger an external relay output that is connected to the camera on detecting a motion based alarm.
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When there are some errors in writing SD card, the corresponding alarms will be triggered. 1. Go to Event SetupAnomalySD Card Error as shown below. 2. Click “Enable” and set the alarm holding time. 3. Set alarm trigger options. Trigger alarm out, Email and FTP. The setup steps are the same as motion detection. Please refer to motion detectionchapter for details.
5.4.3 Alarm In (Sensor Input) This function is only available for some models. To set sensor alarm (alarm in): Go to Event SetupAlarm In interface as shown below. 1. Click “Enable” and set the alarm type, alarm holding time and sensor name. 2.
Day/Night Switch Linkage: Having selected this mode, select the alarm type and choose to open or close alarm out when the camera switches to day mode or night mode. Timing: Select the alarm type. Then click “Add” and drag the mouse on the timeline to set the schedule of alarm out; click “Erase” and drag the mouse on the timeline to erase the set time schedule.
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Tracking Mode: PTZ Auto Tracking Priority or Manual PTZ Control Priority can be optional. PTZ Tracking Priority: if this mode is selected, in smart tracking mode, you cannot control PTZ by clicking the buttons on the PTZ control panel in the live view interface. Manual PTZ Control Priority: if this mode is selected, in smart tracking mode, you can control PTZ by clicking the buttons on the PTZ control panel in the live view interface and then the camera will immediately stop the tracking action.
5.5 Analytics Configuration This series of IP cameras supports certain smart functions, such as line crossing detection, region intrusion detection, etc. These events can be triggered as alarm events. For more accuracy, here are some recommendations for installation. Cameras should be installed on stable surfaces, as vibrations can affect the accuracy of detection. ...
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1. Enable the applicable detection that’s desired. Scene Change Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the scene of the video has changed. Video Blur Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes blurry. Enable Video Color Cast Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes obscured. 2.
5.5.2 Line Crossing Line Crossing: Alarms will be triggered if the target crosses the defined alarm lines. Go to AnalyticsLine Crossing interface as shown below. 1. Enable line crossing alarm and select the snapshot type and the detection target. Save Panoramic Picture: If it is enabled, the detected panoramic pictures will be captured and saved to the SD card when there are targets detected.
Set the alarm line number and direction. Up to 4 lines can be added. Multiple lines cannot be added simultaneously. Direction:A<->B, A->B and A<-B optional. This indicates the direction of the intruder who crosses over the alarm line that would trigger the alarm.
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1. Enable intrusion alarm and select the snapshot type and the detection target. 2. Set the alarm holding time. 3. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. 4. Set the alarm area of the intrusion detection. Click the “Area” tab to go to the interface as shown below. Set the alarm area number on the right side.
1. Auto-focusing function should not be enabled for intrusion detection. 2. Avoid the scenes with many trees or the scenes with various light changes (like many flashing headlights). The ambient brightness of the scenes shouldn’t be too low. 3. Cameras should be mounted at a height of 10ft or above. 4.
3. Set the schedule of the region entrance detection. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as schedule recording setup (See Schedule Recording). 5.5.5 Region Exiting Region Exiting: Alarms will be triggered if the target exits from the pre-defined areas. Go to ConfigAnalyticsRegion Exiting interface as shown below.
3. Set the schedule of the region exiting detection. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as schedule recording setup (See Schedule Recording). 5.5.6 Target Counting This function is to calculate the number of the people or vehicles crossing the alarm line through detecting, tracking and counting the shapes of the people or vehicles.
Set the alarm line number and direction. Only one alarm line can be added. Direction:A->B and A<-B can be optional. The direction of the arrow is entrance. Click the “Draw Area” button and then drag the mouse to draw a line in the image. Click the “Stop Draw” button to stop drawing. Click the “Clear”...
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2. Enable the face detection function. Save Source Information: if checked, the whole picture will be saved to an SD card when detecting a face. Save Face Information: if checked, the captured face picture will be saved to an SD card when detecting a face. Note: To save images to a local PC, please enable the local smart snapshot storage first (SystemLocal Recording).
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There are four ways to add face pictures. ① Adding face pictures one by one Click to pop up an adding user box. Then click to select a face picture saved on the local PC. Please select the picture according to the specified format and size limit. After that, fill out the relevant information of the face picture and click “Entry” to add.
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Alarm List: Select an alarm list. For example, if “Stranger” is selected, the system will automatically search the matched face picture from “Stranger” list/group when detecting a face and both face pictures will appear on the left in the face comparison interface. Alarm Trigger Mode: Face only mode.
Add captured face pictures to the face database Click a captured picture in area ①. This will bring a face picture adding box. Fill out the relevant information and click “Entry” to add this face picture. 5.6 Network Configuration 5.6.1 TCP/IP Go to Network SetupTCP/IP interface as shown below.
password from your ISP. Either method of network connection can be used. If PPPoE is used to connect internet, the camera will get a dynamic WAN IP address. This IP address will change frequently. To be notified, the IP change notification function can be used. Click “IP Change Notification Config”...
1. Check “Enable”. 2. Check the IP address and port of the transfer media server in the VMS. Then enable the auto report in the VMS when adding a new device. Next, enter the remaining information of the device in the VMS. After that, the system will automatically allot a device ID.
2. Check the corresponding version checkbox (Enable SNMPv1, Enable SNMPv2, Enable SNMPv3) according to the version of the SNMP software that will be used. 3. Set the values for “Read SNMP Community”, “Write SNMP Community”, “Trap Address”, “Trap Port” and so on. Please make sure the settings are the same as that of the SNMP software.
authentication system to identify the device in a local network. If the camera connected to the network interface of the switch has passed the authentication of the switch, it can be accessed via the local network. Protocol type and EAPOL version: Please use the default settings. User name and password: The user name and password must be the same with the user name and password applied for and registered in the authentication server.
Sender Address: sender’s e-mail address. User name and password: sender’s user name and password. Server Address: The SMTP IP address or host name. Select the secure connection type at the “Secure Connection” pull-down list according to what’s required. SMTP Port: The SMTP port. Send Interval(S): The time interval of sending email.
Upload Path: The directory where files will be uploaded to. Port: The port of the FTP server. Use Name and Password: The username and password that are used to login to the FTP server. 5.6.11 HTTPS HTTPs provides authentication of the web site and protects user privacy. Go to Network Setup...
Click “Create” to create the certificate request. Then download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature. After receiving the signed certificate, import the certificate to the device. 5.6.12 QoS QoS (Quality of Service) function is used to provide different quality of services for different network applications. With the deficient bandwidth, the router or switch will sort the data streams and transfer them according to their priority to solve the network delay and network congestion by using this function.
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2. Enter user name in “User Name” textbox. 3. Enter letters or numbers in “Password” and “Confirm Password” textbox. Please set the password according to the requirement of the password security level (Go to SetupSecuritySecurity ManagementPassword Security interface to set the security level). 4.
5.7.2 Online User Go to SecurityOnline User to view the user who is viewing the live video. An administrator user can kick out all the other users (including other administrators). 5.7.3 Block and Allow Lists Go to SecurityBlock and Allow Lists as shown below. The setup steps are as follows: Check the “Enable address filtering”...
Please set the password level and expiration time as needed. Password Level: Weak, Medium or Strong. Weak level: Numbers, special characters, upper or lower case letters can be used. You can choose one of them or any combination of them when setting the password. Medium Level: 9~15 characters, including at least two of the following categories: numbers, special characters, upper case letters, lower case letters.
1. Click the “Browse” button to select the save path of the upgrade file 2. Click the “Upgrade” button to start upgrading the firmware. 3. The device will restart automatically Caution! Do not close the browser or disconnect the camera from the network during the upgrade. 5.8.4 Operation Log To query and export log: 1.
6 Search 6.1 Image Search In the Setup interface, click Search to go to the interface as shown below. Images that are saved on the PC or SD card can be found here. Local Image Search 1. Choose “Picture”—“Local”. 2.
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Click to return to the previous interface. SD Card Image Search 1. Choose “Picture”—“SD Card”. 2. Set time: Select date and choose the start and end time. 3. Choose the alarm events at the bottom of the interface. 4. Click to search the images.
Icon Description Icon Description Close: Select an image and click Close all: Click this button to close all this button to close the image. images. Save: Click this button to select the Save all: Click this button to select the path for saving the image on the path for saving all pictures on the PC.
Icon Description Icon Description Play button. After pausing the video, Pause button click this button to continue playing. Stop button Speed down Speed up Watermark display Enable / disable audio; drag the slider to adjust the volume after enabling audio. 6.2.2 SD Card Video Search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below.
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4. Select the alarm events at the bottom of the interface. 5. Select mix stream (video and audio stream) or video stream as needed. 6. Double click on a file name in the list to start playback. The time table can be shown in 24H/12H/2H/1H format by clicking the corresponding buttons. Video clip and downloading 1.
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Click “Set up” to set the storage directory of the video files. Click “Open” to play the video. Click “Clear List” to clear the downloading list. Click “Close” to close the downloading window.
Appendix Appendix 1 Troubleshooting IP Scanner does not show any device. Make sure that the PC that’s running IP Scanner is on the same local network as the devices. Internet Explorer cannot download ActiveX control. IE browser may be set up to block ActiveX. Follow the steps below. 1.
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Models: O4P30X2/O4P25X2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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