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Pelco C2944M-F (1/09) manual

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    INSTALLATION/OPERATION C2944M-F (1/09) Day/Night, Ultra High Resolution C10DN Series Camera[...]

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    2 C2944M-F (1/09) Contents List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Safe ty Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 3 List of Illustrations List of T ables A Video Coaxial Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 B Recommended Wi re Gauge and Maximum Wiring Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 C2944M-F (1/09) WAR NI NG : TO PREVENT RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CA MERA TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. PRECAUTION: DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER WHIL E THE CAMERA IS OPERA TING. P AL: USE ONL Y RECOMMEN DED POWER SUPPL Y , 220 TO 240 V AC, 50 Hz. CAUTION: LENS MOUNT OF THE CAMERA IS “CS” MOUNT . CAMERA LENS MOUN T IS SHALLOW , SOME CAMERA LE[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 5 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read Instruct ions. All the safety and oper ating instructions should be read before the camera is oper ated. 2. Retain Instruct ions. The safety and operating instructions should be ret ained for future referen ce. 3. Heed Warnings. All warnings on the came ra and in the oper ating instructions sh[...]

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    6 C2944M-F (1/09) Regulatory Notices This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may n ot cause ha rmful interference, and (2 ) this device must accept any interfere nce received, including interfere nce that may cause undesired operat ion. RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERE[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 7 Description The C10DN Ser ies camera is Pelco’ s smallest da y/night camera. It s day/ni ght technology provides ou tstanding performance over a wid e range of lighting conditions. The came ra also uses a removable infrared (I R) cut filter to switch betwee n color and black-white (B-W) mo des a s environmental lighting conditio[...]

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    8 C2944M-F (1/09) Camera Layout Figure 1. C10DN Series Camera ì Camera Mount: Use the top or botto m mount hole. The maximum thread dept h is 0.25 inches (6.4 mm); refer to Camera Mounting on page 10. î Back Focus Locking Screw: Use a 1.5-mm Alle n wrench to adjust the back focus (ref er to Lens Focusing on page 25). Back focus is set at the fact[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 9 Installation LENS MOUNTING The C10DN Series camera suppo rts both manual and a uto iris lenses, eit her fixed focal len gth or varifocal. It also supports bot h DC and video drive lenses. It automatically se nses an auto iris lens a s soon as you plug in the connector . The camera ha s a standard CS moun t that can accept a C-moun[...]

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    10 C2944M-F (1/09) CAMERA MOUNTING The C10DN Serie s camera can be mounted f rom either the top or bottom, depending on the type of camera mount u sed in your instal lation. Use a standard 1 /4-20 screw . The maximum thr ead depth (top) is 0.1 88 inches (4.7 mm). T o extend the t hread depth (top) to 0.25 inches (6.4 mm), use the camer a mount spac[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 11 CONNECTING POWER The C10DN-6 and C1 0DN-6X are designed to ope rate from either a 12 VDC or a 24 VA C power source. The camera auto matically senses power type. Use only a Class 2 isolated power source t hat can supply 12 VDC ±15% or 24 V AC ±15%, 50/60 Hz. Maximum power consumption i s abo ut 3.5 W . NOTES: • Be sure to use [...]

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    12 C2944M-F (1/09) CONNECTING AC POWER The C10DN Series camer a requires a power supply of 24 VAC ±15% 20.4–27.6 V AC, 50/60Hz. Make su re the power supply has a minimum rati ng of 270 mA. When connecting mor e than one camera to the same AC tran sformer , remember the following information : • Connect the same side of the tra nsformer to the [...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 13 CONNECTING DC POWER The C10DN Series camera requir es a power supply of 12 VDC ±15% 10.2–13.8 VDC. Make sure the power sup ply has a minimum rating o f 390 mA. T o co nnect DC power ref er to Figure 5, and then complete the f ollowing steps: 1. Strip a t least 0.4 inches (10 mm) of the insulatio n from both power wire s. 2. Co[...]

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    14 C2944M-F (1/09) CONNECTING DAY/NIGHT FILTER CONTROL In some installations, high in frared (IR) illuminati on or other light sources may interfere with th e camera’ s automatic day/nig ht mode operation. Use an externa l day/night filter swit ch, such as a photos ensor , to k eep the camera from co nstantly switching filt ers. The contro l sign[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 15 Accessing the Setup Menus Use the five-position butt on controller on the side panel of the camera to ac cess and navigate the on-screen display (OSD) men u s (refer to Figure 7 and T able D). Figure 7. Side Panel Button Options T o display a menu, comple te the following steps: 1. Press and hold the cente r button for two second[...]

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    16 C2944M-F (1/09) Setup Menus The C10DN Series camera uses s etup menus instead of hardware switches fo r configuring the ca mera. As a result, yo u have more op tions for customizing the camera for its specific application. NOTE: After you cust omize any aspect of t he C10DN Series camera , be sure to save your custom settings. (Refer to Profiles[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 17 MAIN MENU The following sections describe eac h menu and the settings associated with that me nu. The sample screens in each section show the de fault settings. T o d isplay the MAIN ME NU, co mplete the follo wing steps: 1. Press and hold the center butto n on the side of the camera ( refer to Accessing the Setup Menus on page 1[...]

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    18 C2944M-F (1/09) PROFILES Use this opt ion to select a profi le or save custom setti ngs. Use profiles fo r faster installatio n or to adjust came ra settings quickly fo r changing light cond itions. The defaul t setting is DA Y&NIGHT . The C10DN Series camera offers three predefin ed profiles and one custom, or user -defin able, profile. Y o[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 19 EXPOSURE SETTINGS Select this option to config ure the exposure settings for th e C10DN Series camera. AUTO EXPOSURE The automat ic exposure feature automatically adjust s the electronic sh utter and mechanical iris to set the correct exposu re. Default settings depe nd on the selected profile (refer to T able E on page 18.) Sele[...]

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    20 C2944M-F (1/09) DC IRIS LEVEL Select this opt ion to adjust the electr onic properties of the DC dr ive auto iris lens to the au to iris electronic prop erties of the c amera. Perform this procedure be fore using the camera or each time you change the lens. T o perform this procedure , co mplete the fo llowing steps: 1. Focus the camera (r efer [...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 21 DETECT T IME The camera regular ly checks the brightness level. When th e brig htness level crosses th e switch thre shold and lasts longer than the D&N DETECTION setting, the ca mera switches the filter . For example, the head lights of a passing ca r affe ct the brightness level in the camera, but not long enough for the fi[...]

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    22 C2944M-F (1/09) WHITE BALANCE The C10DN Se ries camera offers three white balance options. White balan ce settings define how the camera proc esses video images to render true colors in a scene. White ba lance is especially effective in scenes wi th changing color temperatures. Us e it also in instal lations wi th incandescent, fl uorescent , or[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 23 MASKING Masking lets you bl ock certain areas of a came ra scene. A maximum of eight masks can be defi ned. NOTE: If you add a ninth mask, the camer a erases the first mask. Y ou cannot configur e more than eight masks. MASK: Use this option to enable or disab le masking; the default setting is OFF . MASK COLOR: Use this option t[...]

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    24 C2944M-F (1/09) SAVE AS CUSTOM Select this o ption to create and save a custom profil e. Whenever you op en and make changes to the EXPOSURE SET and FUNCTI ON SET menus, the camera stores the setti ngs. These setting can be save d as a custom profile. T o sa ve defined exposure and function setting s as a CUSTOM profile, comp lete the following [...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 25 Lens Focusing After mounting the lens, you must focus your C10D N Series camera. Y ou will ad just both the back focus (on th e camera) and the f ine focus (on the lens). NOTE: The back fo cus has already been a djusted using a stand ard CS-mount lens. H owever , you might need to adjust i t again to match th e mounted lens. 1. A[...]

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    26 C2944M-F (1/09) 6. V arifocal lens only: a. Set the varifocal to wide (W) and the lens fo cal length to far ( ∞ ). b. Adjust the back focu s: (1) Use a 1.5-mm Allen wrench to lo osen the back focu s locking screw . (2) T urn the lens until the image is focused . (3) T ighten the back focu s locking screw clockwise. (Back focus is a coarse adju[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 27 Camera Synchronization Camera synchr onization may affect insta llations that use two or more AC power sup plies for multiple cameras. Due to different p ower phas es, a brief ver tical roll may appear on the monitor when switching betwe en cameras. T o eliminate this ver tical roll, adjust th e phas e contro l to synchronize the[...]

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    28 C2944M-F (1/09) Manual White Balance Calibration In some installations, use manu al white balance to render the most accur ate image color possible. Mixed color applications may affect the amount of colo r adjustment. For ex ample, a small white obj ect on a large blue surface may have a r eddish tint. The HOLD white b alance setting uses a cali[...]

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    C2944M-F (1/09) 29 Specifications GENERAL Day/Night Operatio n Day Infrared (IR) cut filte r Night BK-7 glass, same optical displacement as day Imaging Device 1/3-inch interline tr ansfer CCD Picture Elements NTSC 768 (H) x 494 (V) (approx. 380 k) P AL 752 (H) x 582 (V) (approx. 440 k) Sensing Area 3/16 x 1/8-inch (4.7 x 3.5 mm) Scanning System NTS[...]

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    30 C2944M-F (1/09) ENVIRONMENT AL Operating T emperature 14° to 122°F (-1 0° to 50°C) Storage T emperature -4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C) Operating H umidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Storage Humid ity 20% to 90% (noncondensing) PHYSICAL Dimensions C10DN-6/C10DN-6X 2.95" L x 2.17" W x 1.97" H (7.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm) C10DN-7X 5.50&[...]

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    The materials used in the manufacture of this document and it s components are compliant to the requirements of Directive 2002/9 5/EC. This equipment contains elec trical or electronic components that must be recy cled properly to comply with Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Union regarding the disposal of waste electrica l and electronic equip[...]

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    Pelco, Inc. Worldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el (800) 289-9100 Fax (800) 289-9150 International T el +1 (559) 292-1981 Fax +1 (559) 348-1120 www .pel co.com[...]