IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. GRAPHIC SYMBOL EXPLANATION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
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CAUTION Do not drop or strike this equipment. Sensitive electronics inside are vulnerable to excessive shock. Do not install the equipment near any naked flames or heat sources. Excessive heat could damage this unit. Do not expose this unit to rain or excessive moisture, avoid smoke and dust.
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CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for purchasing this WDR Day/Night Camera. You now own one of the many fine CCTV products we manufactured. This product has been carefully inspected under rigid quality control and should reach you in perfect condition. With reasonable care, it will provide years of reliable performance.
WARRANTY INFORMATION Please complete the following product purchase information. The factory will requests this information when contacted for technical support, or warranty repair. It is also valuable in case of loss or theft. Purchase Date Serial Number Model Number...
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES PART DESCRIPTION SETUP MENU TREE SETTING MENU AND FUNCTIONS WHITE BALANCE EXPOSE MODE AE SHUTTER (Expose Mode) AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL MODE (AGC Mode) BACK LIGHT COMPENSATION (BLC) GAMMA FLICKERLESS MODE SYNC SETTING MODE AUTO IRIS LENS PRIVACY MASK IR CUT REMOVE CONTROL RESOLUTION MODE...
FEATURES The PIH-8156/8158/8196/8198 series Super Hi-Resolution Day&Night camera introduces supremacy in video quality. This compact yet full functional color DSP camera use Sony high sensitive 1/3" interline transfer CCD. It delivers 540TVL of high resolution, superior color images in well-lit condition and clear sharp monochrome video in dark condition.
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ELECTRONIC SHUTTER When using manual or fixed iris lenses, the electronic shutter controls the amount of light captured by CCD by altering the shutter speed between 1/50(1/60) - 100,000 of a second. BACK LIGHT COMPENSATION Lights from the behind of the objects can be enhanced automatically to compensate for poorly illuminated scenes through DSP control such as iris and shutter speeds.
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POWER AUDIO VIDEO D/N EXT. IN AC24V / DC 12V PIH-8156/8196 POWER AUDIO VIDEO D/N EXT. IN Ac90 ~ 260V PIH-8158/8198...
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LENS MOUNT CAP Prevent Damages to the image sensor and to keep dust away. FOCAL LENGTH ADJUSTMENT RING AND LOCKING SCREW Use this ring to adjusts the back-focal distance or picture focus. Rotate this ring clockwise or counterclockwise for a CS-mount lens. Use the locking screw to lock the focal length.
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AUTO IRIS CONNECTOR (4PIN SOCKET) Supplies power and control signals to an auto iris lens(jack not supplied). POWER LED Power ON/OFF indicator. AUDIO OUTPUT RCA CONNECTOR Audio signal output. VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTOR Composite video signal output. AC24V/DC12V COMPATIBLE INPUT TERMINAL AC24V(AC24V 10%) or DC12V(DC12V 10%, Non-Polarity) power input.
SETUP MENU TREE WHITE BALANCE SETUP MENU 01 WB R GAIN WB B GAIN PUSH HOLD INDOOR (3200K) OUTDOOR (6300K) EXPOSE MODE AUTO SHUT SPD MAX MANU SHUTTER AEUSR IRE AEUSR AGC MODE HIGH BLC REGION WEIGHTED VALUE GAMMA GAMMA VALUE KNEE VALUE FLICKERLESS SYNC MODE...
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SETUP MENU 02 PRIVACY MASK ZONE NUMBER ZONE POSITION ZONE DISPLAY IR CUT REMOVE AUTO IN LUX LEVEL OUT LUX LEVEL DELAY TIME DAY-NIGHT TIME SCHEDULE NIGHT-DAY TIME INPUT POTENTIAL EXTCTRL RESOLUTION HIGH NORMAL IMAGE APERTURE GAIN SETUP LEVEL WCLIP LEVEL MIRROR POS/NEG TITLE DISP...
SETTING MENU AND FUNCTIONS 1. Press [SET] key to enter SETUP MENU. 2. Press [UP/DOWN] key to select desired item. 3. Press [LEFT/RIGHT] key to select or adjust the parameters. 4. Press [SET] key to enter the SUB-MENU of selected item. 5.
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Manual White Balance (MWB) Position the cursor beside WHITE BALANCE and select MWB by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. 2. Press [SET] key to display MWB MWB SETTING SETTING menu. WB R GAIN WB B GAIN 3. Position the cursor beside WB R GAIN or WB B GAIN and press [SET] key to confirm.
INDOOR Mode * Position the cursor beside WHITE BALANCE and select INDOOR by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. The color temperature is fixed at 3200K for Indoor mode. OUTDOOR Mode * Position the cursor beside WHITE BALANCE and select OUTDOOR by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. The color temperature is fixed at 6300K for Outdoor mode.
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Manual Shutter (ME) Position the cursor beside EXPOSE MODE and select ME by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. MANU EXPOSE 2. Press [SET] key to display the MENU MANU SHUTTER 1/60 EXPOSE menu. 3. Select shutter speed using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. Shutter Speed Mode changes as follows: 1/50(1/60) 1/120(1/100) 1/250...
AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL MODE (AGC MODE) Position the cursor beside AGC MODE and select OFF, LOW or HIGH by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. OFF: When AGC is set to OFF mode, this camera will remain at color mode only. LOW: AGC LOW mode operation range is from 0dB to approx. 22dB. HIGH: AGC High mode operation range is from 0dB to approx.
GAMMA 1. Position the cursor beside GAMMA SETTING and press [SET] key to display GAMMA SETTING menu. 2. Position the cursor beside GAMMA VALUE, adjust GAMMA curve by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. GAMMA VALUE curve 00~07. 3. Position the cursor beside KNEE VALUE, adjust KNEE curve by using LEFT/RIGHT] key.
SYNC SETTING MODE Internal Synchronization (INT) * Position the cursor beside SYNC MODE and select INT by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. LINELOCK SETTING Sync mode is fixed to INT in DC12V power LL PHASE input. Line-Lock Synchronization (LL) 1. Position the cursor beside SYNC MODE and select LL by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key.
3. Adjust IRIS LEVEL value by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. NOTE IRIS LEVEL adjustment range 01~48. 4. Position the cursor beside RET and press [SET] key and return to Setup Menu 01. PRIVACY MASK * Position the cursor beside PRIVACY MASK and select OFF by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key.
C. Position the cursor beside ZONE DISPLAY, select ON/OFF by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. ON: masked zones are displayed. OFF: masked zones are disabled. D. Position the cursor beside RET and press [SET] key and return to Setup Menu 02. IR CUT REMOVE CONTROL AUTO 1.
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NOTE The color and B/W mode switch delay time prevents the image turning from color to B/W or B/W to color too quickly under unstable light condition. 4. Position the cursor beside RET and press [SET] key and return to Setup Menu 02.
EXCTRL 1. Position the cursor beside IR CUT REMOVE and select EXTCTRL by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. 2. Press [SET] key to display the ICR EXT CONTROL menu. ICR EXT CONTROL ICR EXT CONTROL INPUT POTENTIAL INPUT POTENTIAL HIGH NOTE This function allows the usage of external (TTL) device to control camera switching from DAY to NIGHT mode or NIGHT to DAY mode triggered by HIGH (+3V ~ +5V) potential or LOW (0V) potential.
IMAGE Position the cursor beside IMAGE SETTING and press [SET] key to display IMAGE SETTING menu. Aperture Level Setting (APERTURE GAIN) Position the cursor beside APERTURE IMAGE SETTING GAIN, adjust the aperture level by using APERTURE GAIN [LEFT/RIGHT] key. SETUP LEVEL WCLIP LEVEL APERTURE GAIN: 00 ~ 15 MIRROR...
Y Negative Function (POS/NEG) Position the cursor beside POS/NEG and select ON/OFF by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. This function inverse the Y signal. Position the cursor beside RET and press [SET] key and return to Setup Menu 02. TITLE DISPLAY Position the cursor beside TITLE DISP SETTING and press [SET] key to display TITLE SETTING menu.
6. Position the cursor beside CAMERA ID and select ON/OFF by using [LEFT/RIGHT] key. When ON is selected for CAMERA ID, press [SET] key to display the alphanumeric character selection table. CAMERA ID SETUP Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cursor A B C D E F G H I J K L M Character...
INSTALLATION SUITABLE LENSES The lens must be either a C or CS mount type. The protrusion behind the mounting surface must be within the following limits: C - mount lens CS - mount lens 9mm or less 4mm or less...
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CHANGING THE PLUG ON AN AUTO IRIS LENS CABLE The camera is supplied with a plug to fit the AUTO IRIS connector. To connect an auto iris lens, first replace the plug on the lens cable with the supplied plug. Solder the lens cable to the pins of the supplied plug (For cable pin assignment, refer to the instruction manual for the lens.).
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FITTING THE LENS Remove the lens mount cap. Screw in the C mount ring(not supplied), unit it is secured. When using a CS mount lens skip step2. Screw in the lens, unit it is secured. Insert the lens plug in the AUTO IRIS connector, when fitting a manual- iris lens, skip step4.
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FITTING THE CAMERA 1. The mounting base can be attached to either the top or bottom of the camera. 2. Tighten the screw to attach the mounting base. Please refer to the following drawing. IG H T D A Y N IG H T D A Y N CONNECTION OF POWER SUPPLY CABLE (AC24V or DC12V)
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