ALIBI ALI-CD1080PVF User manual

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What’s in the box
Video Test
cable
• Camera assembly
• Mounting screws and wall
inserts (four each)
• Security L-wrench
• Video test cable
• Drill template
• This installation guide
TOOLS YOU NEED
To install the camera, you will need:
• 12 Vdc or 24 Vac power source. See Specications for wattage requirement.
• Tools and additional fasteners (may be required) for mounting the camera
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
• Video and power extension cables
• CCTV video setup monitor (optional)
Camera
base
housing
Camera
module
mounting
screw (3)
Hole for
cover
dome
screw (3)
Focus - zoom
adjustments
Vari-focal lens
(2.8 ~ 12 mm)
IR LED array
OSD
joystick
Black
liner
Camera
module
assembly
Camera front view (without dome cover)
Threaded
side access
port for
conduit
Screw
for dome
cover
assembly
tether
Gimbal
elevation
pivot
point
Plug for
video test
cable
WDR /
CVBS
switch)
Camera
module
gimbal
Camera back view (without dome cover and liner)
ALI-CD1080PVF HD-TVI Outdoor
Infrared Dome Camera
Quick Installation and User Guide
The ALI-CD1080PVF camera feature a 1/3” CMOS image sensor that delivers HD-TVI high-denition video
resolution over RG59 coax or any standard analog CCTV cabling. These HD video camera is ideal for security
applications that require a high level of detail, such as facial recognition or license plate identication.
Features
• CMOS image sensor
• HD-TVI technology produces 1080p HD video for sharp, detailed images
• 2.8 ~ 12 mm vari-focal lens with viewing angle of 78° ~ 28°
• Built-in IR LEDs enables the camera to see up to 131 feet in the dark
• Smart IR technology reduces over-exposure of the IR LEDs at the center of the image
• True day/night (ICR) captures sharp, clear images in low light and at night
• OSD (On-Screen Display) controls for customizing the camera settings for the installation venue
• Dual power: 12 Vdc and 24 Vac capable
• -4 °F ~ 140 °F operating temperature range
• IP66 weather-rated housing, vandal proof IK10 rating
Camera
base
housing
Captive
screw (3)
Camera
dome
cover
assembly
ALI-CD1080PVF camera
12 Vdc power polarity
Power
Connector
HD-TVI video BNC
Connector
CVBS video BNC
Connector
ALI-CD1080PVF Camera drop cable connectors

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Step 1. Install the camera
The camera includes hardware to install it directly to a mounting surface. You can also easily install the
camera onto a single- or double-gang electrical box. Camera drop cables can be routed through the
conduit port on the side of the camera base housing, through the mounting surface or into an electrical
box, if used.
Before installation:
• Make sure that the device is in good condition and all the assembly parts are included.
• Check the specication of the products for the installation environment.
• Make sure that the wall or the ceiling is strong enough to withstand 3 times the weight of the camera.
• To avoid re or shock hazard, use only UL listed power supplies. Verify that the power supply will
provide the rated voltage and wattage for the camera. See the Specications section.
During installation:
• Camera Lens: Handle the camera carefully to prevent scratching or soiling the lens or dome. If the
lens or IR array shield becomes soiled, clean it only with approved products. See the Cleaning section.
• Monitor impedance: You can attach the CVBS drop cable to a setup monitor. Ensure that the
monitor input impedance is set to 75 Ω.
• Power supply: Camera drop cable: The camera drop cable includes two connectors:
—Video BNC connector: For transmission of the video signal across a coax (75 Ω) extension cable.
—Power connector: When applying 12 Vdc power, observe the power polarity. See the picture to
the right for the connector polarity conguration.
The following procedure outlines an installation of the camera to a mounting surface. Your installation
steps may dier, depending on how the camera is mounted and how the drop cable connects to video and
power extension cables. To install the camera onto a surface:
1. Separate the camera dome cover assembly from the camera module by loosening the three captive
dome screws using the security L-wrench provided. Note that the dome cover is tethered to the
camera module.
2. Remove the camera module assembly from the base housing after loosing the three captive screws.
Note that the camera module may be tethered to the base housing.
3. Using the drill template or the base housing, mark the locations of the mounting screw holes, and
the hole for the drop cable if routing the cable through the mounting surface.
Inside view of base housing
NOTE Several holes are provided in the base housing for securing it to a surface mounting, a gang box
and other congurations. Use at least four screws to secure the camera.
4. Using appropriate fasteners, secure the base housing to the mounting surface or gang box. The
mounting screws and wall inserts are adequate for surface types.
5. Route power and video extension cables from your power source (12 Vdc or 24 Vac) and monitoring
equipment to the mounting location. Do not apply power to the power extension cable at this time.
If the extension cables will be attached to the camera drop cables within the base housing, route the
cables into the housing.
NOTE Camera drop cable connectors are not waterproof.
6. Connect the camera drop cables to the video and power extension cables, and then secure the
camera module to the housing using the security L-wrench provided. Tighten the screws until snug.
NOTE The HD-TVI video cable must attach to the HD-TVI compatible equipment.
The CVBS video cable an attach to any equipment compatible with an NTSC signal.
7. Apply power to the camera. Use caution to observe the DC power polarity shown in the photo on
page 1.
8. Verify that a video signal can be seen on your video monitoring equipment.
Step 2. Adjust the camera for your surveillance target
1. Observe the live video on your monitoring equipment, or plug the video test cable provided into the
mating plug on the camera module and then into a local video setup monitor (not provided).
2. Remove the black liner from the camera gimbal.
3. To adjust the camera pan, grasp the camera gimbal on both sides at the pivot point, then rotate the
as shown in the illustration below to point it at your surveillance target.
Gimbal
pivot
point
Pan adjustment Tilt adjustment
To adjust the tilt, rock the gimbal as shown above in the right illustration.
To adjust the camera horizon line, grasp the camera head carefully and rotate it as shown in the phot
below.
Horizon line adjustment
4. Unscrew the Wide - Tele and Near - Far adjustment levers about 1/4 turn, then adjust the lens zoom
and focus as needed. Tighten the levers screws until snug to hold them in place.
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Wide (W) /Tele (t)
zoom control
Near (N) / Far (F)
focus control
5. While observing live video from the camera, slide the WDR switch (see photo on page 1) to on, and
then to o. Leave it in the position that produces the best image. NOTE: The WDR feature can also
be enabled in the OSD menus.
6. Reinstall the black liner.
7. Reinstall the camera dome cover assembly. Ensure that the clear dome is clean.
Step 3. Setup the camera using the OSD
Use the OSD to adjust the internal settings of the camera to customize it for the installation venue.
1. Remove the cover on the underside of the camera to access OSD joystick and HD-TVI/CVBS switch.
See the photos above.
OSD
joystick
p
q
tu
The OSD joystick is used to open the OSD menu and navigate through the menus. To open the
camera menus and select a menu option, press the joystick down (in toward the base assembly). To
navigate the menus, rock the joystick up (UP (p), see photo above) or down (q) to move through
the parameter list menus vertically, rock the joystick left (t) or right (u) to change the parameter
value that appears for the parameter. Press the joystick down (in toward the base assembly) to
select the parameter value shown. Changes made to the OSD setup must be saved to be restored
after power o and power on.
2. Open the OSD menus by pressing the joystick in toward the base assembly. The OSD menu tree is
shown below. Use the OSD to congure the camera as needed.
MENU menu: Rock the joystick up or down to select either VIDEO STANDARD, LANGUAGE, or SETUP.
VIDEO STANDARD: Rock the joystick right or left to select either NTSC or PAL.
LANGUAGE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either English, Japanese, CHN1, CHN2, Korean, German,
French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Hebrew and Arabic.
SETUP menu:
• SMART FOCUS: Press the joystick in to auto-focus the camera. A number will appear on the screen;
when the number is stable, press the joystick in again to set the focus setting.
• SCENE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either INDOOR, OUTDOOR, INDOOR 1, or LOW-LIGHT for
the best image.
• LENS: Only MANUAL is available for this parameter. No submenus are present.
• EXPOSURE
—SHUTTER: Rock the joystick right or left to select either AUTO,1/30, 1/60, FLK, 1/240, 1/480, 1/1k,
1/2k, 1/5k, 1/10k, 1/50k, x2, x4, x6, x8, x10, or x15.
—AGC: Rock the joystick right or left to select an AGC value from 0 to 15.
—SENS-UP: Rock the joystick right or left to set the SENS-UP to OFF or AUTO.
—BRIGHTNESS: Rock the joystick right or left to select the brightness value (1 .. 100).
—D-WDR: Rock the joystick right or left to set the D-WDR to ON to improve the image quality or OFF
to disable the function.
—DEFOG: Rock the joystick right or left to set the defog function to OFF or ON. When set to ON,
press the joystick in to open the submenu. You can set the position, size, and the defog gradation.
• BACKLIGHT compensation. Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF, WDR, HSBLC, or BLC.
—WDR (Wide Dynamic Range): Press the joystick in to open the submenu to set the:
GAIN: Set the gain of BLC as High, Middle, or Low.
WDR BRIGHT: Rock the joystick right or left to set the WDR brightness level (0 .. 60)
WDR OFFSET: Rock the joystick right or left to set the WDR oset level (0 .. 60)
—HSBLC: Push the joystick in to open the HSBLC submenu.
AREA: Rock the joystick right or left to select the area (AREA1 .. AREA4) you want to congure.
DISPLAY: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick in to
open set the size and position of the area by rocking the joystick up, down, left or right.
HSBLC LEVEL: Rock the joystick right or left to set the HSBLC level (0 .. 100).
MODE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either ALL DAY or NIGHT.
BLACK MASK: Rock the joystick right or left to set the status to ON or OFF.
Default: Restore the HSBLC settings to the default.
—BLC: Push the joystick in to open the BLC submenu.
GAIN: Set the gain of BLC as High, Middle, or Low.
AREA: Press the up/down/left/right button to dene the BLC position and size. Select RET or
AGAIN to go back the BLC menu or redene the BLC area.
Default: Restore the BLC settings to the default.
• WHITE BALANCE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either MANUAL, ATW (Auto-tracking
White Balance), or AWCSET.
—MANUAL: In this mode, you can set the BLUE level and RED level (1 .. 100).
• DAY&NIGHT: Rock the joystick right or left to select either COLOR, B/W (black and white), and EXT.
In EXT mode, you can set the IR LED ON or OFF.
• NR (Noise Reduction).
—2DNR: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON.
—3DNR: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If set to ON, press the joystick in to
open the submenu:
SMART NR: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick in to
select the sensitivity.
LEVEL: Rock the joystick right or left to set the level of noise reduction (0 .. 100).
START. AGC: Rock the joystick right or left to set the threshold level to enable AGC.
END. AGC: Rock the joystick right or left to set the threshold level to disable AGC

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• SPECIAL
—CAMERA TITLE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick
in to compose a camera title. Navigate through the virtual keyboard by rocking the joystick left,
right, up or down. Select a letter by pressing the joystick in. Select RET to exit.
—D-EFFECT: (digital eect). This group contains the following features:
FREEZE: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON.
MIRROR: Rock the joystick right or left to set the mirror (image ip) eect to either OFF, MIRROR,
V-FLIP (vertical ip), and ROTATE.
D-ZOOM: Dene the zoom area by conguring the position from PAN & TILT.
SMART D-ZOOM: A D-ZOOM area (AREA1 or AREA2) can be ON (enabled), and the position,
sensitivity and time are congurable. When motion is sensed in the D-ZOOM area, the area is
expanded to full screen at the D-ZOOM factor for the time (seconds) for which it is congured.
NEG.IMAGE (negative image): Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON.
—MOTION: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick in to
open MOTION submenu. Select a MOTION area, set the
DISPLAY: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick in to
open the DISPLAY submenu. In this submenu, set the size and position of the area to sense for
motion.
SENSITIVITY Rock the joystick right or left to set the sensitivity level (0 .. 60).
MOTION VIEW: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON.
DEFAULT: Push the joystick in to return the settings to the factory default values for this menu.
—PRIVACY: Rock the joystick right or left to select either OFF or ON. If ON, press the joystick in to
select a PRIVACY shape.
SELECT: Rock the joystick right or left to select the privacy shape (AREA 1 .. AREA8).
DISPLAY: Select either COLOR, MOSAIC, INVERT, or OFF.
COLOR: Rock the joystick left or right to select a number (represents a color). Select a number
(representing a color ) for the area selected. Then, press the joystick in to position and set the
size of the privacy zone.
TRANS: Rock the joystick left or right to select a transparency level.
DEFAULT: Push the joystick in to return your settings to the factory default values for this menu.
—DEFECT: Use this feature to compensate for camera imager defects. LIVE DPC, STATIC DPC and
Black DPC are congurable.
• ADJUST
—SHARPNESS: Rock the joystick right or left to set the image sharpness level (0 .. 15)
—MONITOR: Rock the joystick right or left to select LCD or CRT.
—LSC (Lens Shading Compensation): This feature compensates the brightness of the image to
reduce the shading eect in image. Rock the joystick right or left to select the LSC feature to either
OFF or ON.
• RESET: Select to reset all camera settings to factory default conguration.
• EXIT: Close the OSD menu system.
SPECIFICATIONS
Camera
Image Sensor: 1/3” Progressive Scan CMOS
Signal System: NTSC
Eective Pixels: 1920(H) × 1080(V)
Min. Illumination: 0.01 lux @ (F1.2, AGC on), 0 lux with IR
0.014 lux @ (F1.4, AGC on), 0 lux with IR
Shutter speed: 1/30 sec to 1/50,000 sec
Synchronization Internal synchronization
Video Frame Rate 1080p @ 30 fps
HD Video Output: 1 analog HD-TVI (BNC)
Video Output: (CVBS) 1 Vp-p composite output (75 Ω/BNC)
Lens: 2.8 - 12 mm @ F1.4
Angle of view: 92° ~ 32°
Day & Night ICR
S/N Ratio > 52 dB
Menu
Scene Indoor, Outdoor, Indoor1, LOW-LIGHT
Camera ID ON / OFF (15 characters, position programmable)
AGC Support
D / N Mode Color / BW / EXT
White balance ATW, AWC-SET, Indoor, Outdoor, Manual
Privacy Mask On / O, maximum 8 zones
Motion Detection Support, maximum 4 zones
BLC Support
Anti-icker ON / OFF
Language English, Japanese, CHN1, CHN2, Korean, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian,
Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Hebrew and Arabic
Function, Eclipse, Digital noise reduction, Digital zoom (62x), Slow shutter, Mirror, Defog,
Defective pixel correction, SMART D-ZOOM
General
Operating Conditions: -4 °F ~ 140 °F (-20 °C ~ 60 °C)
Humidity: 90% or less (non-condensing)
Power Supply: 12 Vdc, 24 Vac
Power Consumption: 12 Vdc: Max. 7W ; 24 Vac: Max. 10W
Weather Proof: IP66
IR Range: up to 131 ft (40 m) approx.
Communication In-line UTC controller
Protocol: Pelco-C (Coaxitron)
Dimension: Φ5.72” × 4.89” (Φ145.3 × 124.2 mm)
Weight: 1.95 lbs (880 g)
CLEANING
Clean the camera dome with an approved glass cleaning solution and a lint free cloth.
• Dust can be removed from the unit by wiping it with a soft damp cloth. To remove stains, gently rub
the surface with a soft cloth moistened with a mild detergent solution, then rinse and dry it with a
soft cloth.
• Remove all foreign particles, such as plastic or rubber materials, attached to the camera housing.
These may cause damage to the surface over time.
CAUTION
Do not use benzene, thinner or other chemical products on the camera assembly; these may
dissolve the paint and promote damage of the surfaces. Before using any chemical product,
carefully follow the accompanying instructions.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible Cause
Nothing appears on the screen - Check the power connection.
- Check the video signal cable connection to the monitor.
The video image is dim or not clear. - If the camera lens is dirty, clean it with a soft, clean cloth.
- Adjust the monitor controls, if necessary.
- If the camera is facing a very strong light, change the camera position.
- Adjust the lens focus.
The screen is dark. - Adjust the contrast control of the monitor.
- If you have an intermediate device, set the impedance (75 Ω /Hi-Z)
properly, and check the cable connections.
The camera is not working properly and
the surface of the camera is hot.
- Verify that the camera is correctly connected to an appropriate regulated
power source.
The image on the monitor ickers - Make sure that the camera isn’t facing direct sunlight or uorescent light.
If necessary,change the camera position.