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Fixed Network Camera Hardware User Manual FCS-1 152, FCS-1 153 V er . 201 4/06/04[...]
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Hardware M anual 2 T able of Con tents Pr ecautions ....................................................................... 4 Safety Instructions ................................................................................................... 6 Intr oduction ..................................................................... 7 The List of Mode[...]
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Hardware M anual 3 FCS-1 152 ............................................................... 錯誤 ! 尚未定義書籤。 How to Install / Remove the Memory Card......................................................... 25 How to Insert the Memory Card ............................................................ 25 How to Remove the Memory Card ..[...]
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Hardware M anual 4 Precautions Read these instructio ns Y ou sho uld read all the safet y and operating instructio ns before using this pro duct. Heed all warnings Y ou must adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the i nstruction manual. Failure to follow the safet y instruction given ma y directl y endanger pe ople, cause d amage to t he[...]
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Hardware M anual 5 Federal Communic ations Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese lim its are designed to provide reasonabl e protection against h armful interference in a r esidential installation. This equi pment generates,[...]
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Hardware M anual 6 Safety Instructions Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the power su pply before cleaning. Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. Do not use accessories n ot recommended b y the manufactu rer Only install this device i n a dry place protected from w[...]
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Hardware M anual 7 Introduction The List of Model s This hardware m anual contains the fo llowing models: FCS-1 152 Fixed Network Cam era, 5-Megapixel, PoE 802 .3af, Day & Night, W DR FCS-1 153 Fixed Network Camera, 5-Mega pixel, PoE 802.3 af, Day & Night From the installation perspective, these models are very similar; therefore one manual[...]
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Hardware M anual 8 Physical Descript ion FCS-1 152 FCS-1 153 1) Ethernet Port Connects to a net work using an Eth ernet cable. 2) Memory Card Slot Insert a mem ory card into this slot for local r ecording purposes. See How to Install / Remove the Memory C ard on page 25 for m ore inform ation. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and m icroSDXC cards . 3) Res[...]
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Hardware M anual 9 How to do the reset? Using a pointed objec t, such as a pap er clip, press and hold the res et button for at leas t 5 seconds or until the P ower LED goes off. 4) Power LED The Power LED turns on when the cam era is powered on and the s ystem is running. 5) Digital Input / Output ( DI/DO) and A udio Input / Output This connector [...]
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Hardware M anual 10 Before Installation This section desc ribes the procedures in prepar ing the Digital Input and Output (DI/DO) and Audio Input and Output devices that you can connect to the cam era using the bun dled terminal blocks. The use of these de vices, however , i s optional. How to Connect DI/DO and Audio Devices (Optional) Depending on[...]
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Hardware M anual 11 Press and hold the orange tab as you i nsert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. T o connect digital input / output devices (DI/DO), m ap the pins to one of the pin co mbinations below: Device Pin Mapping Instructions Digital Output (D O) DIO PW Connect the wires of the output de vice t[...]
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Hardware M anual 12 T ypical Connection Based on these specif ications, if the DI de vice has a voltage of 0V ~ 30V or the DO device has a voltage of < 24V (< 50m A), then the camera can supply internal power to these devices and there is no need to connect the DI/DO device to an external po wer source. Use the DIO GND a nd DI pins to connect[...]
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Hardware M anual 13 The illustration belo w is a graphic exam ple of connecting a rela y to a high voltage DO de vice. Relay (DO1 Device) ) Camera Illuminator 110V-220V AC External Power Source NOTE: For m ore information on DI/DO connections, pl ease refer to the Knowle dge Base article on our website .[...]
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Hardware M anual 14 How to Connect A udio Devices Audio input / output de vices, such as an acti ve microphone or spe aker can be connecte d to the camera using the supp lied term inal block. Press and hold the orange tab as you insert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. T o connect audio de vices, map the[...]
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Hardware M anual 15 Indoor Installation P rocedures This section desc ribes the procedures in installing the c amera indoors using PMAX- 1 104 indoor bracket (purc hased separatel y ). W hen using brackets from other m anufacturers, check the insta llation guide inclu ded in the bracket to install the cam era. S imilar procedures ap ply when using [...]
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Hardware M anual 16 3. T w ist and pull to rem ove the cap covering t he thread ed end of the lens. FCS-1 153 F CS -1 152 Attach the lens to the cam era . 4. For cam eras models FCS-1 152 , co nnect the lens c able to the DC-ir is port. or or[...]
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Hardware M anual 17 Step 2: Attach the Mounting Block Determine where you want to instal l the camera: o n the ceiling or on t he wall . If the camera will be installed on the ceiling , attach the mounting block on the top side of the cam era. If the camera will be in stalled on the wall , attach th e m ounting block on the bott om side of [...]
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Hardware M anual 18 Step 3: Mount th e Indoor Bracket NOTE: Before insta lling the brack et, make sure the ceiling or wall can b ear more than the weight of the cam era and its accessories. Install the indoor brack et to the ceiling or wall using the three (3) s crews included in the bracket package. Step 4: Attach the Ca mera to the Bracket NOTE: [...]
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Hardware M anual 19 2. Slightly loosen the knurled k nob. 3. Screw the cam era to the br acket b y its mounting block. 4. Ti ghten the hand k nob until the camera is secured t o the bracket. 5. Adjust the cam era angle.[...]
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Hardware M anual 20 6. Ti ghten the knurled k nob to fix the cam era position. 7. Remove the protect ive cap from the lens (if an y).[...]
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Hardware M anual 21 Step 5: Connect the Cable(s ) 1. Connect the network cable to the Ethern et port of the cam era. 2. If necessar y , connect audio input/outp ut or DI/DO devi ces to the cam era. See Ho w to Connect DI/DO and Audio Devices (Optional) on pa ge 10 for more inform ation. 3. Connect the other en d of the networ k cable to a s witch o[...]
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Hardware M anual 22 Step 6: Access the Camera Live V iew See Accessing t he Camera on pag e 28 for more inform ation on how to access the Li ve Vi ew of the camera. Step 7: Adjust the V iew ing Angle and Focus Based on the live vie w , adjus t the focus and the viewi ng angle of the cam era. Adj ustments var y depending on m odel, for detailed inf [...]
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Hardware M anual 23 Other Adjustment s and Accessories How to Adjust the V iewing Angle and Focus This section desc ribes the procedures in adjusting th e viewing angle and focus of the cam era. The camera alread y comes pre -focused when you tak e it out the box. In case the re is a need to modify the default foc us and viewing angl e, do the proc[...]
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Hardware M anual 24 3. W hen done , tighten the l ever screws to fix their pos ition. Focus Lever Screw[...]
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Hardware M anual 25 How to Install / R emove the Memory Card The camera s upports local video recording or s aving of snapshots to a memor y card. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and microSDXC c ards. How to Insert the Memory Card Insert a mem ory card into the card slot with t he metallic contacts facing down the cam era. Push the card until it click s [...]
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Hardware M anual 26 How to Replace t he Lens Depending on your surveillance needs, t he bundled lens c an be replaced with a vari-focal lens with wider viewing an gle or change to a DC -iris , etc . Contact your sales agent to purchase. T o replace the bund led lens, do the following : 1. Rotate the lens counter -clock wise until the lens is deta c[...]
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Hardware M anual 27 4. For lens with DC -iris, co nnect the lens c able to the DC -iris port of the camera. 5. Pull to remove the prot ective cap from the replacement lens.[...]
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Hardware M anual 28 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP Addresses In order t o be able to comm unicate with the cam era from y our PC, b oth the cam era and the PC have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have very similar IP addresses, where only the last num ber of the I P addre ss is different f[...]
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Hardware M anual 29 Double-click the m ouse button on the camera model, t he defau lt bro wser of the PC is automatically launched an d the IP addres s of the tar get cam era is already filled in the address bar of the browser . If y ou work with our cam eras regularl y , th en t here is even a better w ay to discov er the cameras in the network ?[...]
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Hardware M anual 30 Use the default I P address of a camer a: If there is no DHCP server in the give n network, the us er ma y have to assign the IP addresses to both PC and cam era manuall y to make sure the y are in the same network segment. W hen the camera is plugged into net work and it does not de tect any DHCP services, it will automatically[...]
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Hardware M anual 31 Manually adjust the I P addresses of multiple came ras: If there are more than 1 cam era to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHC P server to assign unique IP address es to each of them , all of th e cam eras would then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100 , which is not a pro per situation for netwo[...]
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Hardware M anual 32 Access the Camera Now that the cam era and the PC are both ha ving their unique IP addresses and are under the same network s egment, it is possible to use th e Web browser of the PC to access the cam era. Y ou can us e any of the br owsers to access the camera, howe ver , the fu ll functionality is provided onl y for Microsoft [...]
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Hardware M anual 33 prompted so. No other third party utilities are re quired to be installed in such case. The following examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover all functions of the camera. Assum ing that the camera ’ s IP address is 192.168.0.100 , you can access it b y opening the Web browser and t ypin[...]
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Hardware M anual 34 T o check the firmware vers ion through th e W eb Configurator , access the Setup page and c lick System > S ystem Info . For further operations , please refer to the Firmw are User Manual . 1 2 3[...]