EverFocus EQ550 manual

EVERFOCUS 1/3” Super High Resolution 560 TVL Day/Night Dynamic Noise Reduction Camera Operation Instructions Model No. EQ550 Please read this manual first for correct installation and operati on. This manual sh ould be reta ined for futu re reference. The information in this manual was current when publish ed. The manufacturer rese rves the right[...]

- 1 - T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIE W ........................................................................................................... ........................ 3 1.1 M AIN F EA TURES .............................................................................................................................. ................ 3 2.[...]

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- 3 - 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW The new EQ550 Polestar is designed with a dvanced new generation 16-bit DSP which has powerful processing capability to show ove r 560TVL horizontal resolution. Built-in DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) function, the EQ550 performs clear & crisper image in low light and substantial disk-saving ef fect. In addition, design[...]

- 4 - 2. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS 2.1 Fr ont panel 2.2 T op/Bottom The bracket on the top side can be used fo r suspending the camera. On the other hand, the brackets on the bottom side can be used as a support of the camera. Internal Sensor Microphone (Reserved only for Audio model) Bottom Bracket T op Bracket[...]

- 5 - 2.3 Back panel connections (1) RS-485 port Connect to RS485 to get control by keyboard. Please refer to “ 6. Polestar with RS485 Mini Din” for detail about RS485 communication. (2) Power Input T erminal Connects to the appropriate power to each model. (3) V ideo Output Connector Connect the video output of the camera to a color monitor or[...]

- 6 - (9) Audio Output Connector (for Audio model only) (10) Switch: For T rue Day/Night model with ICR (EQ550T) H: IR cut filter is removed when illu m ination is low (about 5 Lux) L: IR cut filter is removed when illum ination is the lowest (Less than 2 Lux) OFF: Disable the function of IR cut removable For Day/Night model w ithout ICR (EQ550D) H[...]

- 7 - 3. INSTALLATION 1. Remove the cover cap from the top of the lens mount. 2. If C mount lens is used, please ad d the C adaptor mount ring (the 5mm thick ring in the accessory pack ) on top of the lens mount. 3. Mount the lens by turning it clockwis e on the lens mount of the cam era. 4. If you use the Auto Iris lens, connecting th e lens cable[...]

- 8 - 4. CONNECTION 1. Connect the cable from keyboard’ s R S485 port to camera’ s RS485 port. 2. Connect the cable from video output jack of the camera to m o nitor ’ s input jack. 3. RS485 ID of Polestar has to be the same as CAM ID of the keyboa rd. (Please refer to “ 6.3 How to set RS48 5 ID & Baud rate?” for RS485 ID setup detail[...]

- 9 - 5. CAMERA SETUP OPERATIONS This camera utilizes an On Scr een Display (OSD) user setup menu. 5.1 Setup Buttons T o set items on the user setup menu, use the following buttons on the back panel. ① Up Button: This button is used to move the cursor upwards. Use this button to select the item wanted to set. ② Down Button: This button is used [...]

- 10 - 5.2 Display/Close the user setup menu scr een I. Press the SET button The menu screen will appear on the monitor as the block shown above. II. Using the cursor button Use the cursor button c or d to move the cursor up or down. Use the cursor button e or f to adjust the mode or param eter of settings. III. Switch to sub-menu sc reens When the[...]

- 11 - 6. USER SETUP 6.1 LENS 1. When the SETUP menu is displa yed on the screen, please dire ct the arrow to point to “LENS” by using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Please select the type of the lens you w ould like to use by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. 3. Please press the SETUP butt on if you would like to retu rn to the previous menu. 6.[...]

- 12 - Ö ESC: The shutter speed can automatically be controlled. When ESC mode turns on, the auto control of the shu tter speed can be perf ormed according to the brightness of the screen. The range of ESC is 1 ~ 70. Ö Manual: Please select “MANU AL” if you would like to cont rol the shutter manually . 3. Press the SETUP button when you finis[...]

- 13 - 6.3 WHITE BALANCE contr ol The screen color can be adjusted by using the WHITE BALANCE function. 1. Please direct the arrow to point to “WHI TE BAL” on the SETUP menu by using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Please select the mode you would like to operate by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. Please select one of the 3 modes below: Ö A TW [...]

- 14 - 6.4 BACKLIGHT Even there is a massive backlight behind the obj ect, bright im ages of the background and the object can still be obtained by us ing the BACKLIGHT function. 1. Please direct the arrow to point to “BAC KLIGHT” on the SETUP menu by using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Select the mode you would like to operat e by pressing the L[...]

- 15 - 6.6 DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) Dynamic Noise Reduction in video images has the following ef fects. 1. Images are brighter and sharper . 2. When the level of noise is reduced, the pe rformance of a cam era can apparently be improved. 3. When it is recorded digitally , reduced noise can reduce image file size. As the level of gain changes, [...]

- 16 - Ö OFF: The function is disabled. 3. Press the SETUP button when you finish all the settings. 6.8 SPECIAL 1. Please direct the arrow to point to “SPECI AL” on the SETUP menu by using the UP and DOWN buttons. 2. Select the mode you would like to operat e by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. NOTE: ○ 1 When SHUTTER is in the manual mode,[...]

- 17 - 6.8.1 CAMERA ID Input the camera ID, and it will be appeared on the monitor . 1) Please direct the arrow to point to “CAMERA” by using the UP or DOWN button. 2) Select “ON” by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. 3) Press SETUP button. 4) Maximum 15 letters can be used for the ID. ¾ Use UP and DOWN buttons to move the cursor to the le[...]

- 18 - 6.8.2 COLOR ADJ Adjust the Color Gain from 0 ~ 15 6.8.3 SYNC There are two SYNCHRONIZA TION modes: INTERNAL and EXTERNAL LINE-LOCK. In LINE-LOCK mode, w ithout a synchronous generator , it synchronizes the video signal between cam eras. The Line-L ock synchronization is only used in the places of 60Hz (N TSC models) or 50Hz (P AL models). -I[...]

- 19 - z Please select the area you would like to detect from the 4 areas in AREA SEL mode. z Please select ON mode for the chosen area. z Please use the UP or DOWN button to move between TOP , DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT for adjusting the size of the area to be detected. z Please use the LEFT or RIGHT button to adjust the value for size of the area to be[...]

- 20 - 2. Increase DOWN scale value by 20. AREA1 positi on after change is: T OP: 10, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 40. 3. Increase T OP scale value by 20. AREA1 position after change is: T OP: 30, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 40. 4. Increase RIGHT scale v alue by 20. AREA1 pos ition after change is: T OP: 30, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 6[...]

- 21 - 6.8.5 PRIVACY This mode covers the areas you do not want to see on the screen. 1) Please direct the arrow to point to “PRIV ACY” by using the UP or DOWN button. 2) Select “ON” by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. 3) Press SETUP button. z Please select the area you would like to cove r from the 4 areas in AREA SEL m ode. z Please sel[...]

- 22 - 1. The original position of AREA1 was TOP: 10, DOWN: 25, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 40. 2. Increase DOWN scale value by 20. AREA1 positi on after change is: T OP: 10, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 40. 3. Increase T OP scale value by 20. AREA1 position after change is: T OP: 30, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 20 and RIGHT : 40. 4. Increase RIGHT scale v alue [...]

- 23 - 5. Increase LEFT scale value by 20. AREA1 position after change is: TOP: 30, DOWN: 45, LEFT : 40 and RIGHT : 60. z In order to save the changes and complete the setting, press th e SETUP button. This allows you to return to the previous menu. 6.8.6 MIRROR -ON: Sets a horizontal image inversion. -OFF: Disable the inversion. 6.8.7 SHARPNESS Th[...]

- 24 - 6.8.8 RESET Reset to the default level. 6.8.9 RETURN It saves all settings in SPECIAL me nu and returns to the SETUP menu. 6.9 EXIT Save all the setting menus and exit. SPECIAL C A M E R A I D O F F COLOR ADJ. <┘ S Y N C . I N T MOTIION DET OFF P R I V A C Y O F F M I R R O R O F F SHARPNESS ON <┘ > RESET RETURN <┘ SPECIAL [...]

- 25 - 7. POLESTAR WITH RS485 MINI DIN 7.1 RS485 Communication & Contr ol PIN PIN definition: 1. TXD (RS485 +) 2. RXD (RS485-) 3. Motion detection output 4. GND 5. D/N output 6. Reserved 7. Reserved 8. Day/Night control NOTE: If more than 1 camera is conn ected to keyboard, then last ca mera’ s Grey wire must be connected to its White wire fo[...]

- 26 - 7.2 Key Featur es with RS485 1. Polestar can be controlled through RS485 by keyboard. 2. Polestar recognizes EVF-1, EVF-2, Pelco-D and Plus-D protocol s automatically . (No setting is required) 3. RS485 ID is up to 99. 4. Baud rate can be set to 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600. 5. Polestar can be set to Day mode, Night mode or Auto D/N simply by u[...]

- 27 - 7.4 Contr ol by keyboard 1. Press Menu key to enter setup menu. If the it em has its own setting menu (sign ), press this button again to display the sub-menu. 2. Sway the joystick to move the cursor downwards and to move the cursor upwards. This allows you to move between selection items in setup menu. 3. Sway the joystick to select or adju[...]

- 28 - 7.6 Day/Night contr ol by external D/N signal Please set D/N limit switch to position OFF , so that the camera can receive external Day/Night signal (ex. from hous ing) and synchronize th e same Day/Night m ode. 7.7 T o control external D/N signal If the camera is to send out D/N signal to other external D/N control, th en external D/N mode [...]

- 29 - 7.8 Alarm output for motion detected First, please set Motion detection ON in Setup Menu (Special -> Motion D et -> ON). When a motion is detected, not only the message “MOTION DETECTED” appears on the screen, but the camera also sends out a high level of 3V signal to alarm output. If no motion has been detected, a low level of 0V [...]

- 30 - 8. SPECIFICATIONS Pickup Device 1/3'' SONY Super HAD CCD Video Format NTSC or PAL Scanning System NTSC: 525 TV lines, 60 fields/sec PAL: 625 TV lines, 50 fields/sec Picture Elements 768 x 494(NTSC) ; 752 x 582(PAL) Horizontal Resolution 560TVL Sensitivity 0.002Lux(SENS-UP 128x) ; 0.25Lux / F=1.2 S/N Ratio Over 50dB(AGC off) Electro[...]

- 31 - 9. CONTENT LIST 1. Camera Unit 2. Operation Instructi ons (this document) 3. RS485 Cable 4. ND Filter 5. External Light Sensor -ETHPES-01GR (optional)[...]

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