JVC VN-C215V4U manual

For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No . which is located on the body . Retain this information f or future reference . Model No . Serial No. Thank you f or purchasing this JVC product. Before beginning to oper ate this unit,please read the instructions carefully to ensure the best possible performance. FIXED IP DOME CAMERA VN-C215V4U START- U[...]

2 Introduction Safety Preca utions 1. Read all of these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Unplug this appliance system from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth f or cleaning. 5[...]

3 Inf ormation for USA This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro[...]

4 Introduction Safety Preca uti ons (continued) Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment [European Union] This symbol indicates that the electrical and electronic equipment should not be disposed as general household waste at its end-of-life. Instead, the product should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling o[...]

5 ● This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes. ● This installation shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. ● The unit is t o be powered by an DC 12 V power supply. ● The DC 12 V power supply should conform to the following: Class 2 only (For USA), Iso[...]

6 Introduction 䡵 High Picture Quality The camera unit of VN-C215V4U employs a 380,000-pixel CCD (1/4") which ena bles high quality image monitoring. 䡵 Wide shooting range The adjustm ent range of the sho oting direction i s wide and the camera can be mounted on a wal l with the use of a rotation adjustment mechanism. 䡵 Unblocked Design T[...]

7 Introduction Safety Precauti ons ................ ........... .. 2 Main Feat ures .................. ........... ........ 6 Contents .... ................ ............ ............. 7 Operating Environment .......... ........... .. 8 Cautionary No tes ............. ........... ........ 8 Name an d Function o f Parts ............. 10 Features ....[...]

8 Introduction 䡵 PC Specification Requirements 䡵 LAN Environment ● 10BASE- T/100BASE -TX network interconnected using an IEEE802.3- compliant sw itching hub. ● IEEE802.3af-compliant switching hub when PoE is in use. ● IGMPv2-compliant network when mult icast is in use. Memo ： ● The above PC specifications are merely guides for smooth [...]

9 Others 䢇 This product has a built-in AGC circu it. When AGC is A On B , the product sensitivity increases automatically at dark places and the image on the screen may appear grainy. This is not a malfunction. 䢇 When White Balance is set to A Auto B , the principle of automatic tracking white balance circuit may cause the col or of the image t[...]

10 Introduction Camera unit A Mounti ng hole (elliptical) ⳯ 4 Use these when mounting the camera to the electrical box. ( A Pg. 22) B Mounting hole ( round) ⳯ 4 Use these when mounting the camera to the ceiling or wall. ( A Pg. 20)( A Pg. 22) C Outer case Use this in t he following cases: ● When mounting the camera directly to the ceiling or [...]

11 Camera unit/I nside the ca mera T This is when the dome cover, inner cover and outer case is removed. How to r emove ( A Pg. 17 e Mounting on a ceiling f Steps 3. to 5. ) H Po wer s upp ly/A la rm s ign al ca ble ( A Pg. 24, 26) Note ： ● Do not use PoE together with DC 12 V power supply. Simultaneous connection will caus e failure or malfunc[...]

12 Introduction Inside the camera Q Ceiling Mount Bracket (x3) This serves as a bracket when embedding the camera in a ceiling. ( A Pg. 17) R Camera Fastening Screw This secur es the ca mer a unit N and the outer case C . How to rem ov e ( A Pg. 18, 20) S Pan fastening screw Make sure you loosen the s crew before s etting. Only tighte n the screw w[...]

13 Lens sect ion Z [FOCUS ADJ] Focus adjustment button This is used to adjust the lens focus. Press the button to open the lens Iris f or 30 seconds. The focus is now easier to adjust as the depth of field bec omes shallow. ( A P g. 29) Memo ： ● Pressing the focus adjustment button automatically activates the electronic shutter. The scr een may[...]

14 Introduction Monitoring Via Built-in View er VN-C215V4U comes with a built-in ActiveX viewer. Monitoring of VN-C215V4U images using the computer is possible by installing this built-in viewer on the computer. Images that are currently displayed may also be captured in the computer’s hard disk . A Operation of Built-in Viewer B ( A Pg. 37) Moni[...]

15 Restrictions o n Clients It is possible for V N-C215V4U to permit or deny image acquisition of des ignated IP addresses . Control via cu stomized a pplication software The following uses ar e also poss ible by developing a customized application software that supports the API of VN-C215V4U. For details, please refer to the [API Guide] in the att[...]

16 Setup The connection and setup procedures are described as below. K K K Before Mounting Note ： ● Make sure you put on protective glasses to protect your ey es from falling objects when mounting the cam era on the c eiling. ● Attachment of a embedded cover in the ceiling (recess brack et) may be mandat ory in certain regions. ● If this is[...]

17 Selecting M ounting Meth od The procedures differ according to the mounting method. Check the respective items before mounting. Note ： ● To mount the camera using an ele ctrical box, please check with your dealer or nearest JVC servicing center. Mounting on a ceiling T The thickness of the ceiling material should be between 9.5 m m and 22 m [...]

18 Setup Mounting on a ceiling (c ontinued) 4. Remove the inn er dome. The inner dom e is secured by 3 clips. Rem ove the inner dome from the clips. 5. Remove the outer case. (The outer case is not used for this mounting method.) A Loosen the camera fastening s crews with a scre wdri ver . B Turn the ca mera in t he anti-clockwise direction and r e[...]

19 䡵 Mounting 1. Face the imaging d irection mark ( j ) in the shooting direction and mount the camera. 2. Secure the camera in 3 l ocations. A Use a cross slot screw driver to push the screw head of the ceiling mounting bracket righ t i n. B While holding onto the screwdriver, turn it approxima tely 90 degrees in t he clockwise direction. Pull o[...]

20 Setup Mounting th e camera dire ctly on a ceiling or a longside a w all To mount on a wall, use t he same procedures below but replace the word “ceiling” wi th “wall”. 䡵 Setup 1. Open a hole in the ceiling ( R 35 m m,1- 3/8 inches) Use the attached t emplate to drill a hole in the ceiling. 2. Draw the fall-prevention wire, LAN cable, p[...]

21 4. Connect the LAN cable. ( A Pg. 26) 5. Connect the power cable and the alarm cable. ( A Pg. 24) Memo ： ● The power cable must not be connected when PoE is used. 6. Wind the waterp roof tape. ( A Pg. 26) 䡵 Mounting 1. Align the secured outer case with the position alignment m ark of th e camera. Note ： ● Make sure that the cables a re[...]

22 Setup Mount by allowin g the cab le to exit from the side You can also mount the camera on a ceiling or wall by pulling the cables h orizontally instead of drilling a hole. The basic mount ing method is the s ame as e Mounting the camera directly on a ceiling or alongside a wall f ( A Pg. 20). 1. Remove the lid of the cable ej ector hole and div[...]

23 䡵 Mounting Attach the camera to t he outer cas e that has been fastened to the electrical box. 1. Follow steps 2 to 6 of A Mount by allo wing the cable t o exit from the side B [Connection] ( A Pg. 20) 䡵 Image Adj ustment After mounting is c ompleted, adjust t he images while checking the actual image. ( A Pg.27 e Image adjustment f ) VN-C21[...]

24 Setup Electricity can be supplied to this product either by using the PoE or connecting to the DC12 V power supply. 䢇 When electricity is supplied to the camera, the status indicator blinks, and turns off when startup is complete. Note ： ● Make sure to select only one mode of electrical sup ply. Co nnect ing the power cable and the LA N ca[...]

25 Connecting to the DC12 V power supply Connect this product to the DC12 V power supply when not using the PoE. Connect the polarity correctly. Note ： ● Make sure to select only one mode of electrical sup ply. Co nnect ing the power cable and the LA N cable for the PoE at the s ame time may result in failure or malfunct ion of the came ra. Mem[...]

26 Setup Connect the camera to a hub or computer using a LAN cable. 䡵 When connec ting to a hub Make use of a straight cable. 䡵 When conn ecting to a computer Make use of a Cross Over cable. Note ： ● Cross cables cannot be us ed with some computer models. Whe n connecting VN- C215V4U directly to a com puter, mak e sure to check the computer[...]

27 Alarm Input Connect this terminal to sensor devices, such as an infrared sensor, door sensor, metal sensor, manual switch, etc. 䡵 Input requirements ● No-voltage relay NPN open collect or input ● Polarity of input det ection can be selected using a sof tware ● Make/Break ( 500 ms and abov e) ● Circuit current at low level: 0.3 mA ● A[...]

28 Setup Adjusting the camera shoo ting directio n This camera can be adjusted for pan, tilt and rotation. Adjust th e direction and face the camera towards the object. Note ： ● Make sure you touch the metal surface of the [MONITOR] terminal to releas e the static electricity in your body before adjusting the camera sh ooting direction. ● Mak[...]

29 Field angle adjustment Loosen the fast ening screw of the zoom adjustment ring, move the ring horizontally and adjust the image s ize. Focus adjustme nt Press the focus adjustment button. The Iris will open for approximately 30 seconds. Loosen the fastening screw of the focus ad justment ring, move the ring horizontally and adjust the f ocus. Me[...]

30 Setti ng ● Ensure that there is sufficient network bandwidth for the data volume to be sent out by VN-C215V 4U. ● Data volume to be sent by VN-C215V4U varies with the settings and number of distributions. ● The max imum bit rate f rom VN-C215V4 U is about 9 Mbps. Estimation o f total bit ra te The JPEG file size per fram e varies with the [...]

31 Setting IP address with the default VN- C215V4U settings There are 2 methods to s et the IP address when VN-C215V4U is in its default set tings. (A) Assigning an IP ad dress to VN-C215V4U from the DHCP server (B) Assigning a static IP address to V N- C215V4U 䡵 (A) Assi gn ing an IP a ddr ess fr om the DHCP serve r ● VN-C215V4U is set to A DH[...]

32 Setti ng 䢇 IP Addres s setting at th e computer Set the computer to an IP address that enables communication with VN-C215V4U. 1. Click [Start] ● Select in the order of [Control Panel] - [Network Connec tion] - [Local Area]. 2. The computer with which Internet Explorer is launched automatically selects the connected networ k ● Right-click a[...]

33 䢇 Changing th e IP address u sing the Internet Explorer 1. Launch the Interne t Explor er on the comp uter 2. When proxy set ting is enabled in the Internet Explorer, fol low the step s below to disable the proxy of the Internet Explorer ● Select in the order of [Tools] - [Internet Option s... ] - [Connections] - [LAN Set ting], followed by [...]

34 Setti ng 䢇 Changing th e IP addr ess using the Intern et Explorer (cont inued) 4. Launch the Interne t Explor er Memo ： ● If the proxy server s etting in Internet Ex plorer is enabled, y ou may not be able to spec ify the IP address directly. In this c ase, change t he proxy settings of the I nternet Explorer. ● After the Security Warnin[...]

35 6. The top page of VN-C215V4U app ears 7. The Basic page with the IP address settings appears A confirmation screen appears. Press the [OK] button. The VN-C215V 4U restarts using the new IP address. It takes about 1 minute for the camera to r eboot. Memo ： ● Access from this computer may fail when the IP address of VN-C215V4U is changed. To [...]

36 Setti ng When the IP address o f VN-C215V4U i s known When the IP address of VN-C215V 4U is known, it can be changed by using Internet Explorer on the computer to a ccess the b uilt-in web page of VN-C215V4U . T Please refe r to the A Setting Us ing Internet Explorer B of th e [INSTRUCTI ONS] (pdf) in the supplied CD-ROM. When the IP address o f[...]

37 Operatio n Using the built-in viewer enables di splay of a series of images, one-shot reco rding of images and receiving of alarm information. ⽧ Setting Up t he Internet Explorer ( A P g. 38) ⽧ Installing the built-in viewer ( A Pg. 40) ⽧ Screen Configuration of Built-in Viewer ( A Pg. 41) ⽧ Quitting the Built-in Viewer ( A Pg. 42) ⽧ S[...]

38 Operatio n Setting Up the Internet Exp lorer 1. Launch the Interne t Explor er on the comp uter 2. When proxy set ting is enabled in the Internet Explorer, fol low the step s below to disable the proxy of the Internet Explorer ● Select in the order of [Tools]-[Internet Opt i ons...]-[Connections]-[LAN Set ting], f ollowed by deselecting the ch[...]

39 3. If Active X controls and p lug-ins of the Internet Explorer is disabled, follow the steps below to enable i t ● Click [Trusted sites] under [Tools]-[Internet Opti ons. ..]-[Security]. Upon doing so, the [ Sites...] button directly below becomes active. Click on this button and deselect the check for [Require server verification(https:) for [...]

40 Operatio n Installing th e built-in viewer 1. Enter the URL of the built-in viewer in the address field of Internet Explorer For example, if the IP address of VN-C215V4U is 192.168.0.2, enter as f ollows: http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/c215viewing.cgi 2. Enter the user name and password 3. The viewer is installed an d launched Ope ratio n of Bu ilt-[...]

41 Screen Configu ration of Buil t-in Viewer ● VN-C215V4U is set to encode at 15 fps by default. A Alarm Appears blinking when alarm packets are sent from VN-C215V4U to the computer. The alarm will co ntinue blinking until the auto clear operation of the alarm is pe rformed. Clicking the blinking bu tton turns the light off. B Display Size Switch[...]

42 Operatio n Quitting the Built -in Viewer To quit, press t he [Close] button at t he top right of the window. ● To restart the built-in viewer, launch the Internet Ex plorer and enter the UR L of the built-in viewer in the address field. For example, if the IP address of VN-C215V4U is 192.168.0.2, enter as f ollows: http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/c[...]

43 Shortcut for Built-in Viewer Creating a shortcut for the built-in viewer on the Desktop screen of the com puter saves y ou the trouble of having to enter the URL in the Internet Explorer. Create the short cut usi ng the procedures below. 1. Launch the Interne t Explor er 2. Right -clic k on Interne t Explore r on the screen and select [Create Sh[...]

44 Others Camera Unit [Monitor Outp ut] Monitor output x 1 (75, 1 Vp-p) [Net wor k Out pu t] LAN Specif ications Compliant with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u and IEEE802.3af General Attachm ents/Acc essories Start -up Guide ........ .... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... . 1 CD-ROM ..... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... [...]

45 Dimension [Un it: mm(inches )] T Specifications and appearanc e of this un it and rela ted products ar e subject to change for product improvement with out prior notice. 71 (2-13/16) 58 (2-5/16) 55 (2-3/16) Ǿ 116 (4-9/16) 133 (5-1/4) Ǿ 120 (4-3/4) 83,5 (3-5/16) 46 (1-13/16) 89 (3-1/2) 6 (1/4) 4,5 (3/16) Ǿ 145 (5-3/4) Ǿ 145 (5-3/4) 89 (3-1/2)[...]

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