Digicom VEGA 7D1476 User manual

VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA
User’s Manual
7D1476 rev. 0.46 06/2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE............................................................................................................................4
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................5
WARNING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................6
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................7
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS .............................................................................................7
1.2 TEC NICAL FEATURES...........................................................................................8
1.3 APPLICATIONS .......................................................................................................10
1.4 APPLICATION SCENARIOS ...................................................................................10
1.5 ALARM DETECTION ...............................................................................................14
2. INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................15
2.1 FRONT PANEL ........................................................................................................15
2.2 REAR PANEL...........................................................................................................15
2.3a LED DESCRIPTION (VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA WLAN) ..................................16
2.3b LED DESCRIPTION (VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS)..................................16
2.4 CLAMP STRIP .........................................................................................................17
2.5 SIM CARD (only for the VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS).................................19
2.6 INSTALLING T E EXTERNAL ANTENNA ..............................................................20
2.7 POWER SUPPLY.....................................................................................................20
2.8 RESET BUTTON......................................................................................................20
2.9 FACTORY SETTINGS .............................................................................................21
2.10 CAMERA STAND...................................................................................................21
3. CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................22
3.1 PC CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................22
3.2 VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA CONFIGURATION.....................................................23
3.3 CONFIGURATION MENU........................................................................................24
4. F.A.Q. (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) AND TROUBLES OOTING ................45

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PREFACE
Dear Customer, congratulations on purchasing a Digicom product
and many thanks for your confidence!
We advise a careful reading of the whole manual, in order to get
an in-depth knowledge of our products’ features and learn how to
use it best.
Any critical comment is most welcomed as a reason for
professional growth and precious contribution to the development
of products and services aiming at customer’s best satisfaction.
Due to constant technological innovation, Digicom reserves the right to modify any technical and esthetical
feature of the products without notice.
This publication is thereof subject to change without notice.
The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part, transcribed, stored, translated, or
transmitted in any form or any means, without the prior written consent of Digicom S.p.A.
Published by Digicom S.p.A.
All trademarks, products and rights reserved.
Digicom S.p.A.

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INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS
In order to guarantee your safety and a correct device functioning, be sure to follow these safety warnings.
The whole set (with cables included) must be installed in a place lacking of or distant from:
• Dust, humidity, high temperatures and direct exposure to sunlight.
• eat irradiating objects, which may damage your device or cause any other problem.
• Objects producing a high electromagnetic field ( i-Fi speakers, etc.)
• Corrosive liquids or chemical substances.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Environment temperat re Relative h midity
from 0°C to +40°C from 20 to 80% n.c.
Any sudden change in temperature and humidity must be avoided.
CLEANING INFORMATION
Use a soft dry cloth and avoid any solvents or abrasive materials.
SHOCKS OR VIBRATIONS
Caution against shocks or vibrations.
WARNING: This is a Class A device
This device may cause radio interferences in a residential environment. In such a cause the end user may
be invited to take appropriate measures.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
We, Digicom S.p.A. via Volta 39 - 21010 Cardano al Campo (Varese - Italy), declare under our sole
responsibility that the following product:
- Vega Wireless Camera WLAN
complies with the following directive:
1999/5/CE R&TTE Directive dated 9 March 1999 (on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal
equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity), as having been designed in conformity with the
requirements of following Reference Standards:
EN 60950-1 EN 301 489-1 EN 300 328 EN 301 489-17 EN 55022 EN 55024
- Vega Wireless Camera GPRS
complies with the following directive:
1999/5/CE R&TTE Directive dated 9 March 1999 (on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal
equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity), as having been designed in conformity with the
requirements of following Reference Standards:
EN 60950-1 EN 301 489-1 EN 301 489-7 EN 55022 EN 55024
BACKUP BATTERY
WARNING: this device is s pplied with a Nickel Metal Hydride back p battery.
This battery may get burnt, explode or cause serious burnings. DO NOT disassemble, weld, burn or throw
the battery into water. Keep out of children. Replace only with a same model battery and reserve the
operation only to qualified staff. The use of a different battery may cause fire hazard or explosions. Italian
laws consider batteries as dangerous urban waste that must be disposed according to the law provisions in
force (Italian DPR 915/82 and local provisions).
The backup battery is excluded from warranty.

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WARNING INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY WARNINGS
Read these instructions and norms carefully before powering the Vega Wireless Camera. Violation of such
norms may be illegal and cause hazard situations.
For any of the described situations please refer to the specific instructions and norms.
The Vega Wireless Camera is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it sends and
receives radio frequency (RF) signals.
The Vega Wireless Camera produces magnetic fields. Do not place it next to magnetic supports such as
floppy disks, tapes, etc.
Operating your Vega Wireless Camera close to other electrical and electronic equipment - such as a
television, phone, radio or a personal computer - may cause interferences.
INTERFERENCES
The Vega Wireless Camera, like all other wireless devices, is subject to interferences that may
reduce its performances.
ROAD SAFETY
Do not use your Vega Wireless Camera while driving. In case of use on cars, you must check that
the electronic equipment is shielded against RF signals. Do not place the Vega Wireless Camera in
the air bag deployment area.
AIRCRAFT SAFETY
Switch off your Vega Wireless Camera when on board aircrafts by disconnecting the power supply
and deactivating the internal backup battery. Using GSM devices on aircrafts is illegal.
HOSPITAL SAFETY
Do not use the Vega Wireless Camera near health equipment, especially pacemakers and hearing
aids, in order to avoid potential interferences. Take care when utilizing the Vega Wireless Camera
inside hospitals and medical centres, which make use of equipment that could be sensitive to
external RF signals. Switch it off when use is expressly forbidden.
EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
Do not use the Vega Wireless Camera in refuelling points, near fuel or chemicals. Do not use the
Vega Wireless Camera where blasting is in progress. Observe restrictions and follow any specific
regulation or instruction.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Do not use the Vega Wireless Camera in direct contact with the human body and do not touch the
antenna if not strictly necessary.
Use approved accessories only. Consult documentation regarding any possible device connected
to the Vega Wireless Camera. Do not connect incompatible products.
DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT
The disposal of all obsolete electrical and electronic equipment must be performed separately from
the municipal separate waste collection, by means of specific collection units designated by the
government or by local authorities. When the product is marked by the symbol of a crossed-out
wheeled bin, the device is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE).
The norms provide for sanctions in case of illegal waste disposal of these products.

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1. INTRODUCTION
The Vega Wireless Camera is Digicom’s new camera, equipped with two high
quality CMOS sensors, in order to ensure the best image capture under any light
conditions. The Color sensor can be used for daylight shots, while the
Black&White sensor is especially indicated for night shots with poor light. The
built-in infrared LEDs help getting better quality images in poor light
environments.
The Vega Wireless Camera utilizes the JPEG image compression technology
providing high quality and small size images.
The display of the images filmed with the camera can be performed via any
device - computer, Macintosh, PDA or advanced mobile phone - provided with a
web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera).
The Vega Wireless Camera’s integrated CPU is able to perform a variety of tasks
automatically:
• Automatic Color / Black&White switching function with changing light conditions;
• Alarm detection on 2 digital inputs;
• Flash-saving of images preceding and following the alarm;
• Internet connection via GPRS (Vega Wireless Camera GPRS model);
• SMS forwarding in case of intrusion detection, power lack and re-establishment (Vega Wireless Camera
GPRS model).
The two products described in this manual are:
- Vega Wireless Camera WLAN
- Vega Wireless Camera GPRS
The two models differentiate for the wireless communication module they use. The WLAN version uses a
LAN wireless communication module which is compatible with the 802.11g protocol (54Mbit/s) and the
802.11b protocol (11Mbit/s). The GPRS version uses a GSM/GPRS module. In the different sections of this
manual you can find a description of the different features for the two versions.
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS
• 1 Vega Wireless Camera (GPRS or WLAN model)
• 1 Antenna (GPRS or WLAN model)
• 1 Power Adapter (INPUT: 230 Vac– OUTPUT 12 Vdc 1000 mA)
• 1 LAN Cable (UTP Cat 5)
• 1 Camera Stand
• 1 User’s Manual

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1.2 TECHNICAL FEATURES
CAMERA
• Double sensor: Color / Black&White
• Day/night automatic detection
• Infrared LEDs for night vision (up to 5 metres)
• CMOS Sensors 1/4”
• Viewing angle: 70°
• Focal length: 3,8 mm
• F: 2,0
• Focus extension: 10mm – ∞
• Sensitiveness: Color = 1,12 V/Lux-sec
Black/White = 3,0 V/Lux-sec
IMAGE
• JPEG compression
• Resolution: 640x480 pixel (VGA) and 320x240 (QVGA)
• Frame rate: 10 fps
• Pre and post-alarm image saving
HARDWARE INTERFACE
• 2-pin Micro-FitTM power connector
• 1-port 10/100 Ethernet
• Integrated GPRS dual-band GSM modem, Class 10 (Vega Wireless Camera GPRS model)
• Integrated WLAN unit, 54Mbit/s – 802.11g/802.11b (Vega Wireless Camera WLAN model)
• WEP encryption (Vega Wireless Camera WLAN model)
• 2 digital inputs
• 2 power outputs for external sensors (PIR): 9 Vdc and 12 Vdc
• 3 status LEDs
• SMA/f antenna connector (Vega Wireless Camera GPRS model)
• SMArp/f antenna connector (Vega Wireless Camera WLAN model)
• Reset button for factory default settings
• SIM slot (Vega Wireless Camera GPRS model)
WLAN (VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA WLAN model)
• IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b standards
• Operating speed: from 54 to 1 Mbit/s
• Automatic or manual speed selection
• WEP 128-bit encryption
• Radio frequency 2.400 – 2.483 G z, 13 channels
• Channel spacing: 5 M z
• 802.11g OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
• 802.11b DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
• Wi-Fi Interoperable
• Removable antenna – gain 2 dBi
GSM (VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS model)
• Dual-band 900 / 1800 M z
• Class 4 (2W) – 900 M z
• Class 1 (1W) – 1800 M z
• ETSI GSM Phase 2+ compatible
• GPRS classe 10
• SMS support

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POWER SUPPLY
• 12 Vdc – 1000 mA
• Internal rechargeable Nickel Metal ydride battery
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
• Operating temperature: from 0°C to +40°C
• Storage temperature: from –20°C to +70°C
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
• External dimensions: 127 x 77 x 48 mm
• Weight: about 300 gr

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1.3 APPLICATIONS
The Vega Wireless Camera can be used in a wide range of applications. With the built-in CPU, it can work
as a standalone system that provides a web-based solution transmitting high quality video images for
monitoring purposes. It can be managed remotely, accessed and controlled from any PC desktop over the
Intranet or Internet via a web browser. With the easy installation procedure, real-time live images will be
available. In addition, once the Vega Wireless Camera is installed coupled with any application software for
the camera management (such as Active WebCam), you can further expand the scope of the camera.
The typical applications for the Vega Wireless Camera are:
• Monitoring of local and remote places and objects such as construction sites, hospitals, amusement
parks, schools and day-care centers.
• Capture single frame images for alarm detection.
1.4 APPLICATION SCENARIOS
1.4.1 STANDALONE VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS
In this scenario, the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS captures and saves the images to an internal volatile
memory: when the memory limit is reached, older images are overwritten by the most recent ones.
A presence detector, the Sensor, is connected to one of the Vega Wireless Camera’s GPRS digital inputs.
When an alarm is detected, the images preceding and following the alarm event are saved to the camera
flash memory (non volatile memory). At this point the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS activates an Internet
connection by using the GPRS network and sends a SMS to the users who were added during the
configuration process to alert them on the intrusion.
The images saved by the camera can be accessed by a remote station via any device provided with a web
browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera): a computer, Macintosh, PDA or advanced mobile
phone connected to the Internet.
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