GE GEC-HDR User manual

GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN
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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Autoiris lens connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2. Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Onboard controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
PC configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3. Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Camera ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sense UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Picture control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Day/night control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Focus adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Chapter 4. Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Contacting technical support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of your
GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN, including
minimum hardware/software requirements
and steps you need to perform before you
begin installing, configuring, and using
your GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN.
In this chapter:
Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Autoiris lens connector . . . . . . . .4

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Product overview
This color CCD video camera series employs a
1/3-inch charge-coupled device (CCD) solid-
state imaging device with 470k/410k picture
elements, and equipped with a newly developed
digital signal processor (DSP) for processing the
video signals.
A micro-controller is also introduced to provide
high quality, high color reproduction, and a
sharp, crisp picture.

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Figure 1. Camera overview
AC (CS) mount adapter. If a CS-mounted lens is used,
remove the C mounting ring.
BStandard photographic pan head screw size (1/4
in. - 20).
CFocal length locking screw.
DBackfocus thumb wheel.
EAutoiris lens connector. For more information, see
Autoiris lens connector on page 4.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L

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Autoiris lens connector
If your autoiris lens has a built-in EE amp (video
type), set the LIGHT CNTL to Video lens. With
this setting, the connector in Figure 2 on page 5
should be wired as shown in Table 1.
FVideo output terminal.
GOnboard controls.
HSlide out cover.
IPower pilot LED.
J
12 VDC/24 VAC block terminal. This terminal
accepts 12 VDC (nonparity) or 24 VAC. The other
model accepts 100 - 240 VAC.
KOSD remote control connector.
LBrightness level sensor.
Table 1. Built-in EE amp pinout
Pin Description
1Power(red)
2NC
3 Video (white)

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If your autoiris does not have a built-in EE amp
(DC type), set the LIGHT CNTL to DC lens.
With this setting, the connector in Figure 2
should be wired as shown in Table 2.
Figure 2. Autoiris pins
4Ground(black)
Table 2. No built-in EE amp pinout
Pin Description
1 Damping coil (+)
2 Damping coil (-)
3 Driving coil (+)
4 Driving coil (-)
Table 1. Built-in EE amp pinout
Pin Description
1
2
3
4

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Chapter 2 Controls
This chapter provides an overview of your
GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN controls.
In this chapter:
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Onboard controls. . . . . . . . . . . . .8
PC configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

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Controls
You can configure the camera through either the
onboard controls, or by an RS-232 connection to
a PC.
Onboard controls
Use the onboard up, down, left, right, and enter
buttons (Figure 3) to make selections on the
onscreen menus.
Figure 3. Onboard controls
Up
Right
Enter
Left
Down

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PC configuration
To configure the camera with a PC, you’ll need
to connect them through an RS-232 connection.
RS-232
To connect the camera to an RS-232 cable, do the
following:
1. Connect the RX terminal to pin 3 on a
DB9 connector (Figure 4).
Figure 4. RS-232 connection
GND I/O
GND NC TX RX

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2. Connect the TX terminal to pin 2 on a
DB9 connector.
3. Connect the GND terminal to pin 5 on a
DB9 connector.
Note: The NC terminal does not connect to
anything.
PC
To configure the camera with a PC, do the
following:
1. Connect the DB9 connector to the serial
port (COM1) of your PC.
2. In a Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
system, insert the floppy disk that came
with the camera into the floppy disk
drive.
3. Click Start > Run > Browse. Navigate
to the disk drive, and double-click the
OSD_CONT.EXE file.
4. The OSD Control program will display
on your screen (Figure 5 on page 11).

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Figure 5. The OSD program.
5. Click the center button to display the
Main Menu on the display monitor. Use
the arrow buttons or your PC’s keyboard
to navigate and select menu items.
6. Click on Exit to close the program.
Note: Try the following steps if the OSD Control
program doesn’t function as stated.
• Make sure the RS-232 cable is wired
correctly.
•Runthepatch.exe program on the
provided floppy disk.
•ClickontheSetup (S) button to make
sure the correct COM port is selected.

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I/O port
The I/O port can receive a signal from an
external device to switch between day or night
mode. For more information, see External day to
night menu on page 28.
This is only for use with the GEC-HDR-DN.