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GE Security Security Legend Camera User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Security Legend User Manual...
  • Page 2 Trademarks and patents Legend product and logo are trademarks of GE Security. GE and the GE monogram are registered trademarks of General Electric. Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..................1 Conventions used in this document.
  • Page 4 Legend DRAFT User Manual Alarms menu ..................46 Control menu .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction This is the GE Legend User Manual. It provides an overview of the product and detailed instructions explaining how to program and operate all models. There is also information describing how to contact technical support if you have questions or concerns. For installation instructions, refer to the Legend Installation Manual. To use this document effectively, you should have the following minimum qualifications: •...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Legend User Manual Overview The Legend™ dome is programmed through a graphical programming interface. The end-user’s system administrator and/or the installer will do the programming. Be aware that the installer would have turned on the passcodes for the system during installation, if they were to be used during normal operation. Legend is the next generation PTZ dome camera that maintains and enhances many of the features of CyberDome that you have come to rely on.

  • Page 7: Accessing The Programming Interface

    Accessing the programming interface If passcodes were turned on during installation or later, access to the programming interface will be passcode- protected. You must log on to program the dome. Otherwise, you will be taken directly to the main programming screen. The passcodes control who has access to the features of your dome. See ( Setup | Passcode ) on page 11.
  • Page 8 Legend User Manual 4. At the enter site number display, enter the number for the camera site you are programming. This is a 3-digit number (for example, 007, 021, 243). You can enter one, two, or three digits and press set ( 5.

  • Page 9: Navigating The Programming Interface

    Navigating the programming interface While in the programming interface, the joystick of your keypad operates in two modes depending upon what your current action is. While moving among the menus of the programming interface, the joystick is a simulated mouse and you enter commands using the joystick. While controlling live video, the joystick is a video controller. So, whenever you are positioning titles or privacy masks, or programming live video features such as presets and ShadowTours, the joystick is a video controller, in which case, you will use the keypad’s keys to enter commands.

  • Page 10: Keypad Shortcuts

    Legend User Manual Keypad shortcuts The following are keypad shortcut commands carried over from CyberDome programming. Where keypad shortcuts exist for a feature, such as setting presets, you can use keys from the keypad, instead of menus from the programming interface, to program the feature. See Table 1. You can then go into the programming interface and customize the programmed feature with titles and other attributes.

  • Page 11: Basic Programming

    Basic programming The dome is ready to operate with its defaults. Presets and ShadowTours are the most commonly used programmable features. This section provides the step-by-step instructions for programming presets and ShadowTours. For more challenging surveillance conditions, you can take full advantage of the dome’s programming features.

  • Page 12: Programming Presets With The Programming Interface

    Legend User Manual Programming presets with the programming interface To program presets with the programming interface: 1. Access the programming interface. (For details, see a. Press and hold the set ( display appears on the keypad’s LCD. b. Press the 9, 5, 1, and seq keys on the keypad. c.

  • Page 13: Shadowtours

    ShadowTours You have a total of 16 ShadowTours (totaling 20 minutes) that you can define for the dome. A ShadowTour is a tour that the camera learns by recording your manual operation of the camera. Use a keypad to manually direct the camera through the desired PTZ movements.

  • Page 14: Advanced Programming

    Legend User Manual Advanced programming You will be using the graphical programming interface to program the dome. Keypad shortcuts do exist for some programmable features. These keypad commands are carried over from CyberDome programming (see Keypad shortcuts on page 6). Where keypad shortcuts exist for a feature, such as setting presets, you can use keys from the keypad or you can use menus from the programming interface to program the feature.

  • Page 15: Passcode Screen ( Setup | Passcode )

    Figure 16. Memory screen ( Setup | Memory ) Clearing memory replaces your custom programmed settings with the factory default settings. CAUTION CAUTION Select memory (clear options) You can clear all or specific portions of your dome’s programming, which is Passcode screen ( Setup | Passcode ) You can control who has access to the features of your dome by distributing passcodes that allow varying degrees of access.
  • Page 16 Legend User Manual You can turn on one installer passcode, one admin passcode, and one operator passcode. They have the following permissions: • Installer: The installer passcode allows access to all dome features. • Admin: The admin passcode allows access to all dome features, except passcodes and firmware updates. •...

  • Page 17: Title/Date Screen ( Setup | Title/Date )

    Title/Date screen ( Setup | Title/Date ) The Title/Date screen establishes the camera number, title, and installation date for the dome. Figure 18. Title/Date screen ( Setup | Title/Date ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Camera number Camera title Display title...

  • Page 18: Network Screen ( Setup | Network )

    Legend User Manual Title font size Title font weight Block color Block transparency Installation date Network screen ( Setup | Network ) The Network screen establishes the IP addressing for a network connection that you can use to flash software upgrades over a standard IP connection to the dome via its Ethernet connection.

  • Page 19: Preferences Screen ( Setup | Preferences )

    Net mask Server Gateway MAC address Preferences screen ( Setup | Preferences ) The Preferences screen establishes the systemwide features of language and the display of the camera’s spatial coordinates. Display page ( Setup | Preferences | Display ) Figure 20. Display page ( Setup | Preferences | Display ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page.
  • Page 20 Legend User Manual High temp warning Threshold (high-temp) Duration (high-temp) Low temp warning Threshold (low-temp) Duration (low-temp) Coordinates page ( Setup | Preferences | Coordinates ) You can display the dome’s pan, tilt, or zoom coordinates on the monitor screen, if desired. You can display any or all of the coordinates.
  • Page 21 Tilt Zoom The Pan feature displays the pan coordinate of the dome. Choices are Off, Bearings, Degrees 360 (default), and Degrees +/- 180. Figure 22. Pan coordinates Bearings/Degrees 360°/Degrees ±180° NW/315°/-45° W/270°/-90° SW/225°/-135° The Tilt feature displays the tilt coordinate of the dome. Choices are Off, Degrees 180 (default), and Degrees +/- 90.
  • Page 22 Legend User Manual Set north Coordinate font color Coordinate font size Coordinate font weight Block color Block transparency The Set north button programs the north (0°) point for the camera. Note: When using bearings for your pan coordinates, they are easier to interpret if you set the true due north point as the 0°...

  • Page 23: Camera Menu

    Camera menu The dome is ready to operate with its default settings. The defaults are optimized for general applications. You can customize the dome’s performance for challenging applications by changing the dome’s camera features in the Camera menu. One camera feature, however, is adjusted with the keys on your keypad. Backlight compensation is adjusted with the iris control key, while you are in auto exposure mode.
  • Page 24 Legend User Manual Figure 27. Privacy masks screen ( Camera | Privacy Masks ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Mask number Mask title Title POS Title font color Title font size Title font weight The Mask number drop-down box allows you to select the mask number that you want to program.
  • Page 25 Mask color Show Program Clear You can customize the color of each mask. Individual masks will appear on screen in the color selected. Choices are Gray (default) and Red. The Show button displays the mask that is currently selected by the mask number field.

  • Page 26: Settings Screen ( Camera | Settings )

    Legend User Manual Settings screen ( Camera | Settings ) Page1 page ( Camera | Settings | Page1 ) Figure 28. Page1 page ( Camera | Settings | Page1 ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Day/Night Day/Night is a camera feature that switches the camera mode from color (day) to monochrome (night) and removes the IR cut filter, which increases...
  • Page 27 White balance Exposure settings White balance is another camera feature that compensates for lighting conditions. It adjusts the quality of all of the colors in the video by balancing the colors to achieve the truest white possible for the available lighting conditions (Tungsten, fluorescent, natural).
  • Page 28 Legend User Manual Exposure: Control Exposure: Autoslow shutter Exposure: Lowest shutter speed Exposure: Return to auto Table 2. Exposure control settings Operation Function Backlight controlled by the compensation iris keys (irs + for on and iris - for off) Control is an exposure feature that determines which exposure control setting takes priority in automatic and manual operation.
  • Page 29 Table 2. Exposure control settings Operation Auto Automatic • Iris setting (F-stop) adjustments • Shutter speed (sec) • Gain (dB) Except when the shutter speed is below 1/60s NTSC or 1/50s PAL. Available controls Autoslow shutter Table 3. Exposure options Operation Autoslow shutter Available for...
  • Page 30 Legend User Manual Page2 page ( Camera | Settings | Page2 ) Figure 29. Page2 page ( Camera | Settings | Page1 ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Phase lock enabled Phase adjustment Stabilization Phase lock enabled is a camera feature that allows synchronization of the...
  • Page 31 Digital zoom limit Lift Gain Zoom speed Tilt up limit Digital zoom is an electronic camera feature that increases the apparent size of images beyond the magnification of the camera’s optical lens. Because image information is not also increased, there is some loss of image resolution.
  • Page 32 Legend User Manual Tilt down limit Pan left limit Pan right limit Clear limits Tilt down limit is a feature that sets a programmable stop for the camera at the lowest point that you want it to tilt down. By default, the pan and tilt limits are off. Programming them turns them on. Note: The dome prevents any hourglassing behavior by restricting the tilt limit to 90°, when necessary, to accommodate some pan limits set to less than 180°.

  • Page 33: Actions Menu

    Actions menu You can program a variety of custom actions for each dome. Your custom actions include 127 preset positions, 16 ShadowTours, 32 macros, and 120 areas. You can edit the title and description of any action and you can reassign the positions of existing presets.
  • Page 34 Legend User Manual Summary page ( Actions | Presets | Summary ) The summary page provides the number and title of all 127 presets (1 through 127) that are available for the dome, whether or not they are programmed or titled. Figure 31.
  • Page 35 Edit page ( Actions | Presets | Edit ) The Edit page is where you program your presets. You can select any preset number, whether previously programmed with a preset position or not. You can reassign new positions to existing presets. After you have selected a number and established the duration of the preset title, you will select the POS button and program the preset position.
  • Page 36 Legend User Manual POS (position) Display page ( Actions | Presets | Display ) Figure 33. Display page ( Actions | Presets | Display ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Title The POS (position) button programs the preset.
  • Page 37 Title POS Display title on screen Title font color Title font size Title font weight Block color Block transparency Advanced page ( Actions | Presets | Advanced ) The Advanced page of the Presets screen (under the Actions menu) allows you to change a camera’s feature settings for the duration of individual presets.
  • Page 38 Legend User Manual Figure 34. Advanced page ( Actions | Presets | Advanced ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Title Use custom camera state for preset The No. drop-down box allows you to select the preset number that you want to continue programming.
  • Page 39 Night mode Backlight For the duration of this preset, you can change the camera’s Day/Night setting. Day/Night is a camera feature that switches the camera mode from color (day) to monochrome (night) and removes the IR cut filter, which increases the camera’s sensitivity in low light.
  • Page 40 Legend User Manual White (white balance) For the duration of this preset, you can change the camera’s White balance setting. White balance is a the feature that compensates for lighting conditions. It adjusts the quality of all of the colors in the video by balancing the colors to achieve the truest white possible for the available lighting conditions (Tungsten, fluorescent, natural).
  • Page 41 Exposure For the duration of this preset, you can change the camera’s Exposure setting. Exposure is a feature that establishes what controls the light coming into the camera through the lens. Note: The Day/Night feature works only if the Exposure feature is set to Auto or Return to auto.

  • Page 42: Shadowtours Screen ( Actions | Shadowtours )

    Legend User Manual ShadowTours screen ( Actions | ShadowTours ) You have a total of 16 ShadowTours (totaling 20 minutes) that you can define for the dome. Figure 35. ShadowTours screen ( Actions | ShadowTours ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Title Title POS Title font color...
  • Page 43 Title font weight Block color Block transparency Show Program Clear The ShadowTour title will appear on screen in the font weight selected. Choices are as shown. Default is Bold. You can create a block (background) that offsets the ShadowTour title from the video behind it.

  • Page 44: Macros Screen ( Actions | Macros )

    Legend User Manual Macros screen ( Actions | Macros ) You can program 32 macros per dome. Macros are any preset tour or programmed routine. Each macro can contain up to 16 steps. The step, type, and type number options will appear on all macro programming screens. The step type determines what additional options are available for programming.
  • Page 45 Speed (with Preset or Tour) Transition (with Preset or Tour)The Transition option allows you to set how the video will be seen on the Duration (if Preset selected) Duration (if Relay selected) Energize (with Relay) Display title (checkbox) Append Remove Move up Move down The Speed option allows you to set how fast the camera will move to the...
  • Page 46 Legend User Manual Display page ( Actions | Macros | Display ) Figure 37. Display page ( Actions | Macros | Display ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Title Title POS Title font color Title font size Title font weight...

  • Page 47: Areas Screen ( Actions | Areas )

    Block color Block transparency Areas screen ( Actions | Areas ) Areas are similar to privacy masks. Both hide areas designated as sensitive. But whereas privacy masks cover only a portion of the video displayed, areas hide all of it. Areas replace the video with a blue screen when the camera passes the center point of a marked area.
  • Page 48 Legend User Manual Display page ( Actions | Areas | Display ) Figure 39. Display page ( Actions | Areas | Display ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Title Blank screen while in view Title POS Title font color The No.
  • Page 49 Title font size Title font weight Block color Block transparency Program Clear Individual area titles will appear on screen in the font size selected. Choices are as shown. Default is 26 pt. Individual area titles will appear on screen in the font weight selected. Choices are as shown.

  • Page 50: Alarms Menu

    Legend User Manual Alarms menu You can program up to eight alarm inputs and two relay outputs per dome. Each alarm input can call up (display) any preset, macro (preset tour or programmed routine), or ShadowTour. The eight alarms are numbered from 1 to 8.

  • Page 51: Summary Screen ( Alarms | Summary )

    Figure 40. Alarms menu Summary screen ( Alarms | Summary ) You can view the status of alarms from the summary page. Alarms are presented in numerical order with whatever titles have been assigned. Statuses are as follows: • On: Status shows as On if the contact for the alarm is in its active state. So, for a N/O (normally open) contact that is closed, the status reports as on, because it is in its activated, abnormal state.
  • Page 52 Legend User Manual Figure 41. Summary screen ( Alarms | Summary ) Summary: Summary: Title Summary: Status The No. column of the summary page lists all alarms in numerical order, whether programmed or not. The eight alarms are numbered from 1 to 8. The Title column of the summary page lists the titles for all available alarms, whether programmed or not.

  • Page 53: Contact Setup Screen ( Alarms | Contact Setup )

    Contact Setup screen ( Alarms | Contact Setup ) The Contact Setup screen is where you define the individual alarms. For tips, see alarms on page 46. Figure 42. Contact Setup screen ( Alarms | Contact Setup ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Contact no.

  • Page 54: Priority Screen ( Alarms | Priority )

    Legend User Manual Relay 2 Duration Priority screen ( Alarms | Priority ) You can assign a priority ranking to your alarms that is independent of their contact numbers. The topmost alarm in the priority list is the highest priority regardless of the alarm’s number, while the bottommost alarm is the lowest priority.

  • Page 55: Display Screen ( Alarms | Display )

    Display screen ( Alarms | Display ) The Display screen is where you define the appearance of the block of alarms and relays that displays on the monitor screen. To display the alarm block at all times, you must set the Alarm box content to All status and the Alarm box duration to Indefinite.
  • Page 56 Legend User Manual Title font weight Block color Block transparency Alarm box content Alarm box duration Horizontal alignment Vertical alignment Alarm titles will appear on screen in the font weight selected. Choices are as shown. Default is Bold. Note: If All status is selected for the Alarm box content feature, then the selected Title font weight is overridden and all alarms are listed in the alarm box with normal weight and only the active alarms are listed with bold weight.

  • Page 57: Relay State Screen ( Alarms | Relay State )

    Relay State screen ( Alarms | Relay State ) Figure 45. Relay State screen ( Alarms | Relay State ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Summary: Name Summary: State Relay 1 on Relay 1 off Relay 2 on Relay 2 off...

  • Page 58: Control Menu

    Legend User Manual Control menu You can program a variety of general camera features that control each dome. These general features include a specific operation for the camera to execute when it is first powered up (Power-on), a specific operation for the camera to execute when the keypad has been inactive for a duration of time (Resume), and speed settings for panning, tilting, autopanning, and moving between presets.
  • Page 59 Figure 47. Command Map screen ( Control | Command Map ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Summary Command Auxiliary input (command) Assigned action Auxiliary input (assigned action) The Auxiliary input feature specifies the number of the command that is Update Restored default The Summary feature lists what actions are currently assigned to each...

  • Page 60: Power-On And Resume Screen ( Control | Power-On And Resume )

    Legend User Manual Power-on and Resume screen ( Control | Power-on and Resume ) Figure 48. Power-on and Resume screen ( Control | Power-on and Resume ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Power-on operation Number (power-on operation)

  • Page 61: Speeds/Tracking Screen ( Control | Speeds/Tracking )

    Speeds/Tracking screen ( Control | Speeds/Tracking ) Figure 49. Speeds/Tracking screen ( Control | Speeds/Tracking ) Note: Remember to select OK to save any changes you make on the page. Manual PTZ: Max pan speed (deg/s) Manual PTZ: Max tilt speed (deg/s) Macro/autopan speed: Fast (deg/s) Macro/autopan speed:...
  • Page 62 Legend User Manual Autopan speed Enable proportional zoom operation Enable zoom variable tilt Enable electronic image flip (E-flip) The Autopan speed is a feature that sets how fast the camera moves while autopanning. Choices are Slow (default), Medium, and Fast. These settings are scaled according to the settings set for the slow, medium, and fast Macro and autopan speed settings.

  • Page 63: System Menu

    System menu You can access diagnostics, status, and communication logs of your system’s features through the System menu screens. Under Diagnostics, you can see what temperature your dome is operating at. Under Status, you can see a detailed listing of your dome’s site (camera) information such as title and IP address, customized settings, alarm status, and customized presets, tours, masks, and macros.

  • Page 64: Diagnostics Screen ( System | Diagnostics )

    Legend User Manual Diagnostics screen ( System | Diagnostics ) The Diagnostics screen provides the operating temperature of your dome. Figure 51. Diagnostics screen ( System | Diagnostics ) Status screen ( System | Status ) The Status screen provides a detailed listing of your dome’s site (camera) information such as title and IP address, customized settings, alarm status, and customized presets, tours, masks, and macros.

  • Page 65: Logs Screen ( System | Log )

    Logs screen ( System | Log ) The Logs screen provides a history of the command, protocol, and motor messages of the dome’s most recent operations. Level 1 logs list the most restrictive and important messages, level 2 list those of medium restriction and importance, and level 3 lists those of least restriction and importance.
  • Page 66 Legend User Manual Figure 54. Firmware Update screen ( System | Firmware Update ) To update (or reload) the dome’s software using the Firmware Update feature, see Figure 54 and do the following: For all installations, heed these cautions: CAUTION CAUTION •...

  • Page 67: System Operation

    System operation Legend domes are controlled from at least one controller keypad. Refer to your keypad’s manual for instructions on operating the dome. This chapter lists some general guidelines and restrictions for operating the Legend domes. Setting autopan limits When setting autopan limits, be aware that you must set both the right and left limit in the same tilt hemisphere.

  • Page 68: Calling Up Presets From A Keypad

    Legend User Manual Calling up presets from a keypad Most keypads have a limited number of preset numbers they can call. If you have a GE KTD-405 keypad with firmware version 1.2.09 or later, then you can call up all 127 preset numbers (1 through 127) directly from the keypad.

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Support

    Troubleshooting, maintenance, support This section provides information to help you diagnose and solve various problems that may arise while configuring or using your GE Security product and offers technical support contacts in case you need assistance. See Contacting technical support Troubleshooting your Legend system Common programming issues Is the programming interface not responding?
  • Page 70 Legend User Manual • IP for domes: 192.168.208.XXX, where XXX is the site number (or camera address) of the dome. • Subnet mask for domes: 255.255.255.0 2. Copy the update file from the Legend system CD to your computer. It will usually be named in the format of Legend.raw.gz with some variations.

  • Page 71: Contacting Technical Support

    After you have clicked Send File, the reload/update can continue processing in one of two ways: • In most cases, a notice will appear on the monitor screen saying that the update is in progress, while another message appears on the computer screen in Internet Explorer saying that the update is proceeding successfully.

  • Page 72: Appendix. System Defaults

    Legend User Manual Appendix. System defaults Default title positions Figure 58 shows you all of the titles that you can turn on to appear on the monitor screen. Figure 58. Default title positions Default programming settings Table 4 lists the system’s programming defaults. Table 4.
  • Page 73 Table 4. Default programming settings Setting Default Day/Night Automatic Digital zoom limit Electronic image flip (E-flip) Exposure control Iris Gain Language English Lift Night mode IP address 192.168.208.250 Pan coordinates Degrees 360 Pan limits Passcodes Off (blank) Phase adjustment 50° Phase lock enabled Power-on Preset title duration...
  • Page 74 Legend User Manual Table 4. Default programming settings Setting Title font weight Title font size Title length White balance Zoom coordinates Zoom proportional Zoom speed Zoom variable tilt Default Bold 26 pt 60 characters Auto Power Variable...
  • Page 75 Index action...46 actions menu ...29 admin passcode ...12 advanced programming...10 alarms...46 acknowledge ...46 action ...46 clear...46 priority...46, 50 tips ...46 alarms menu ...46 areas program ...45 areas screen ...43 autopan...57, 58 autopan limits...63 backlight compensation ...19, 35 basic programming ...7 camera menu ...19 canceling ...5 command map screen...54...
  • Page 76 Legend DRAFT User Manual lift...27 logs screen...61 MAC address ...15 macros ...40 macros screen...40 maintenance ...65 masks area...43 privacy ...19 memory screen ...10 network screen ...14 night mode ...35 north point...18 operation ...63 operator passcode...12 pan...17, 57 pan limits...28 passcode screen...11 passcodes ...11 admin ...12 installer...12...
  • Page 77 system menu ...59 system operation ...63 technical support ...67 tilt ...17, 57 tilt limits ...27, 28 timeout ...5 time/date screen ...13 tips for alarms ...46 title positioning ...33, 38 tours program ...9, 39 remapping...54 troubleshooting ...65 updating the software...65 white balance ...23, 36 zoom...17, 27, 58 variable tilt ...58...

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