HIKVISION HiLook Series, THC-B129-LPS, THC-B229-LS, THC-T129-LPS Manual

Introduction

Product Features

The main features are as follows:

• High performance CMOS sensor
• OSD menu with configurable parameters
• Smart light
• 3-axis adjustment
• Hybrid supplement light with IR and white light

Overview

Overview of Type I Camera

Note:
Press and hold the switch button for 5 seconds to switch the video output. Four kinds of video outputs are available: TVI, AHD, CVI, and CVBS.

Overview of Type II Camera

Figure 1-2 Overview of Type II Camera
Note:
Press and hold the switch button for 5 seconds to switch the video output. Four kinds of video outputs are available: TVI, AHD, CVI, and CVBS.

Overview of Type III Camera

Note:
Press and hold the switch button for 5 seconds to switch the video output. Four kinds of video outputs are available: TVI, AHD, CVI, and CVBS.

Overview of Type IV Camera

Note:
Press and hold the switch button for 5 seconds to switch the video output. Four kinds of video outputs are available: TVI, AHD, CVI, and CVBS.

Installation

Before you start

• Make sure that the device in the package is in good condition and all the assembly parts are included.
• Make sure that all the related equipment is power-off during the installation.
• Check the specification of the products for the installation environment.
• Check whether the power supply is matched with your power output to avoid damage.
• Make sure the wall is strong enough to withstand three times the weight of the camera and the mount.
• If the product does not function properly, contact your dealer or the nearest service center. DO NOT disassemble the camera for repair or maintenance by yourself.

Installation of Type I & II Camera

Ceiling/Wall Mounting without Junction Box

Steps:

1. Paste the drill template (supplied) to the installation location.
2. (Optional) For cement ceiling, drill the screw holes with a 5.5 mm drill and insert the supplied wall plugs.
3. (Optional) Drill the cable hole, when the cables are routed through the ceiling.
4. Secure the camera to ceiling with three PA4 × 25 screws (supplied).
   
5. Connect the cables.
6. Power on the camera to adjust the view angle according to the figure below.
   

Ceiling/Wall Mounting with Junction Box

Before you start:

• You need to purchase a junction box in advance.
• Ceiling mounting and wall mounting are similar.

Following steps take wall mounting as an example.
Steps:

1. Paste the drill template for junction box to the installation location.
2. (Optional) For cement wall, drill the screw holes with a 5.5 mm drill and insert the supplied wall plugs.
3. (Optional) Drill the cable hole, when the cables are routed through the wall.
4. Take apart the junction box.
5. Fix the camera to the junction box cover with three PM4 × 10 screws.
   
6. Secure the junction box body on the wall with three PA4 × 25 screws (supplied).
   
7. Route the cables through the bottom cable hole or side cable hole of the junction box and connect the cables.
8. Fix the junction box cover on its body with three PM3 × 16 L6 screws.
   
9. Refer to Step 6 of Ceiling/Wall Mounting without Junction Box to finish installation.

Installation of Type III & IV Camera

Ceiling Mounting without Junction Box

Steps:

1. Paste the drill template (supplied) to the installation location.
2. (Optional) For cement ceiling, drill the screw holes with a 5.5 mm drill and insert the supplied wall plugs.
3. Install the camera to ceiling.
   1. Secure the installation plate to the ceiling with three PA4 × 25 screws (supplied).
   2. Fit the camera onto the installation plate.
   3. Turn the camera as the figure below until it snaps into the installation plate.
      
4. Connect the cables.
5. Power on the camera to adjust the view angle according to the figure below.
   
   1. Rotate the enclosure to adjust the pan position [0° to 360°].
   2. Move the main body up and down to adjust the tilt position [0° to 75°].
   3. Rotate the main body to adjust the rotation position [0° to 360°].

Ceiling Mounting with Junction Box

Before you start:

• You need to purchase a junction box in advance.
• Ceiling mounting with a junction box is similar to ceiling mounting with an inclined ceiling mount. Following steps take a junction box as an example.

Steps:

1. Loosen screws to take apart the junction box.
2. Paste the drill template for junction box to the installation location.
3. (Optional) For cement ceiling, drill the screw holes with a 5.5 mm drill and insert the supplied wall plugs.
4. (Optional) Drill the cable hole, when the cables are routed through the ceiling.
5. Secure the junction box body on the ceiling with three or four PA4 × 25 screws according to the actual object.
6. Fix the camera to the junction box.
   • For Type III camera:
     
   • For Type IV camera:
     
7. Route the cables through the bottom cable hole or the side cable hole of the junction box.
8. Refer to step 5 of Ceiling Mounting without Junction Box to adjust the angle and finish the installation.

Wall Mounting

Before you start:
You need to purchase a wall mount in advance.
Steps:

1. Drill Ø10 mm screw holes in the wall where you want to install the wall mount.
2. Use four M6 expansion bolts to fix the wall mount onto the wall.
   
3. Use three PM4 screws to fix the installation plate onto the wall mount.
   
4. Refer to steps 3 to 5 of Section Ceiling Mounting without Junction Boxto finish installation.
   

Waterproof Measures

If the camera is installed outdoor, you should use the waterproof tapes to waterproof the cables. Otherwise the cables might get wet or a short circuit occurs.
Note:
Waterproof tapes should be purchased separately.
After routing and connecting the cables, use the waterproof tapes to wrap up the cables. Connected cables and spare cables both should be wrapped up as the figures below.

Menu Description

Please follow the steps below to call the menu.
Note:
The actual display may vary with your camera model.
Steps:

1. Connect the camera with the TVI DVR and the monitor.
   
2. Power on the camera, TVI DVR, and monitor to view the image on the monitor.
3. Click PTZ Control to enter the PTZ Control interface.
4. Call the camera menu by clicking button or calling preset No. 95.
   
5. Click the direction buttons to control the camera.
   1. Click up/down direction buttons to select menu options.
   2. Click Iris + to confirm the selection.
   3. Click left/right direction buttons to adjust the value of the selected option.

VIDEO FORMAT

Video formats are available as below.

EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE MODE
You can set the EXPOSURE MODE to GLOBAL, BLC, HLC, or DWDR.

• GLOBAL
  GLOBAL refers to the normal exposure mode which adjusts lighting distribution, variations, and non-standard processing.
• BLC (Backlight Compensation)
  BLC (Backlight Compensation) compensates light to the object in the front to make it clear, but this may cause over-exposure of the background where the light is strong.
• HLC (Highlight Compensation)
  HLC stands for highlight compensation. The camera detects strong spots (over-exposure portion of image) and reduces the brightness of strong spots to improve the overall images.
• DWDR (Digital Wide Dynamic Range)
  Digital wide dynamic range gives the camera the ability to view dark areas of the given image as well as extremely lighted portions of the image, or areas of high contrast.

AGC (Auto Gain Control)
It optimizes the clarity of the image in poor light conditions. The AGC level can be set to HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW.
Note:
The noise will be amplified when setting the AGC level.

ANTI-BANDING
ANTI-BANDING is a camera setting that prevents the appearance of horizontal lines (banding) when photographing images in low frequency light and high brightness environments.

LIGHTING SETTINGS

LIGHTING MODE
IR and WHITE LIGHT are available.

• IR
  • IR LIGHT
    You can turn on/off the IR LIGHT to meet the requirements of different circumstances.
  • SMART IR
    The Smart IR function is used to adjust the light to its most suitable intensity, and prevent the image from over exposure.
  • D > N Threshold (Day to Night Threshold)
    Day to Night Threshold is used to control the sensitivity of switching the day mode to the night mode. You can set the value from 1 to 9. The larger the value is, the more sensitive the camera is.
  • N > D Threshold (Night to Day Threshold)
    Night to Day Threshold is used to control the sensitivity of switching the night mode to the day mode. You can set the value from 1 to 9. The larger the value is, the more sensitive the camera is.
• WHITE LIGHT
  Under the WHITE LIGHT sub-menu, you can set the mode to OFF or AUTO.
  • OFF
    Set it to OFF to give up this function.
  • AUTO
    You can set THRESHOLD and LEVEL in this section.

THRESHOLD
The higher the threshold is, the more sensitive the device is to dark environment.

LEVEL
You can adjust the maximum brightness of supplement light.

VIDEO SETTINGS

Move the cursor to VIDEO SETTINGS and click Iris+ to enter the submenu. IMAGE MODE, WHITE BALANCE, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, SHARPNESS, SATURATION, and DNR are adjustable.

IMAGE MODE
IMAGE MODE is used to adjust the image saturation, and you can set it to STD (Standard), HIGH-SAT (High Saturation), or HIGHLIGHT (better indoor facial details).

WHITE BALANCE
White balance, the white rendition function of the camera, is to adjust the color temperature according to the environment. It can remove unrealistic color casts in the image. You can set WHITE BALANCE mode to AUTO or MANUAL.

• MANUAL
  You can set the R-GAIN/B-GAIN value to adjust the shades of red/blue color of the image.
  

BRIGHTNESS
Brightness refers to the brightness of the image. You can set the brightness value from 1 to 9 to darken or brighten the image. The greater the value is, the brighter the image is.

CONTRAST
This feature enhances the difference in color and light between parts of an image.

SHARPNESS
Sharpness determines the amount of detail an imaging system can reproduce.

SATURATION
Saturation is the proportion of pure chromatic color in the total color sensation. Adjust this feature to change the saturation of the color.

DNR
DNR refers to digital noise reduction. This function reduces noise in video stream.

AUDIO SETTINGS

Under the AUTO SETTINGS sub-menu, you can set the mode to ON or OFF. Adjust the VOLUME to a higher value to raise the volume.

FACTORY DEFAULT

Reset all the settings except video format to factory defaults.

EXIT

Move the cursor to EXIT and click Iris+ to exit the menu.

SAVE & EXIT

Move the cursor to SAVE & EXIT and click Iris+ to save the settings and exit the menu.

Safety Instruction

These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss.
The precaution measure is divided into "Warnings" and "Cautions".

Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.

Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

Follow these safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.

Follow these precautions to prevent potential injury or material damage.

• In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.
• Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source with 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 and IEC62368-1 standard. Refer to technical specifications for detailed information.
• The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
• An all-pole mains switch shall be incorporated in the electrical installation of the building.
• Do not connect multiple devices to one power adapter to avoid over-heating or a fire hazard caused by overload.
• Make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
• If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cord, and then contact the service center.
• Never attempt to disassemble the camera by unprofessional personal.

• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.
• Install the equipment according to the instructions in this manual.
• To prevent injury, this equipment must be securely attached to the floor/wall in accordance with the installation instructions.
• Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock.
• Do not touch senor modules with fingers.
• Do not place the camera in extremely hot, cold (the operating temperature shall be -40°C to 60°C), dusty or damp locations, and do not expose it to high electromagnetic radiation.
• If cleaning is necessary, use clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently.
• Do not aim the camera at the sun or extra bright places.
• The sensor may be burned out by a laser beam, so when any laser equipment is in using, make sure that the surface of sensor will not be exposed to the laser beam.
• Do not expose the device to high electromagnetic radiation or extremely hot, cold, dusty or damp environment.
• To avoid heat accumulation, good ventilation is required for the operating environment.
• Keep the camera away from liquid while in use for nonwater-proof device.
• While in delivery, the camera shall be packed in its original packing, or packing of the same texture.
• The beam of the light at the distance of 200 mm is classified as Risk Group 1 (RG1). Possible hazardous optical radiation emitted from this product.
• DO NOT stare at operating light source. May be harmful to the eyes.
• Wear appropriate eye protection or turn on the supplement light only at a safe distance (0.3 m) or in the area that is not directly exposed to the light when installing or maintaining the device.