Interlogix TruVision TVC-7120-1-N User manual

TruVision TVC-7120-1
Camera User Manual
P/N 1072793A • REV 1.0 • ISS 12MAY14

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Content
Product overview 2
Package contents 2
Features 2
User guidelines 2
Product description 3
Installation 4
Attach the lens 4
Connect the cables 4
Programming 6
OSD control button 6
Access the Setup Menu 6
Save changes 7
Select the lens type 7
Set the shutter/AGC 8
Set white balance 9
Set backlight compensation (BLC) 10
Adjust the picture characteristics 11
Set the ATR level 11
Set the motion detection 11
Set the privacy mask area 12
Set the Day/Night mode 13
Set image noise reduction 14
Set the camera ID 14
Set the sync mode 15
Select the language 15
Reset camera settings 15
Specifications 16
Dimensions 16
Menu Tree 17

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Product overview
The TVC-7110-1-N(-P) / TVC-7120-1-N(-P) camera uses a digital signal
processor (DSP) to process video signals. The camera includes a microcontroller
to provide high-quality images with high-color reproduction and sharp pictures.
Package contents
The package contains the following:
• Box camera
• C-mount lens adapter
• Quick Start Guide
• User Manual (on CD)
Features
The camera includes the following features:
• 960H Super HAD II (hole accumulated diode) technology
• High horizontal resolution 700 TVL
• Smart digital control automatic BLC (backlight compensation)
• Digital WDR (wide dynamic range)
• Advanced auto exposure system for both fixed iris and auto iris lenses to
optimize the amount of light
• Internal synchronization
• Eight privacy mask areas to protect privacy concerns
• Signal-to-noise ratio better than 62 dB
• Long life and high reliability
User guidelines
• Program the camera settings as much as possible before mounting the
camera. Take appropriate safety precautions while completing programming
after installation.
• Always use a 12 VDC or 24 VAC UL listed Class 2 power supply to power the
camera.
• Do not use the camera over the temperature range specifications: -10°C to
+60°C (14°F to 140°F)
• If the light source where the camera is installed experiences rapid, wide-
variations in lighting, the camera may not operate as intended.

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electronic shock, do not expose the
camera to rain or moisture and do not remove the cover or back.
Product description
Figure 1: Product description - TVC-7120-1-N(-P)
1. OSD control button
2. Alarm output/Ground
3. D/N switch (3.3 V)
4. RS-485 ports (D+, D-)
5. Power LED
6. 12 VDC/24 VAC dual power
7. Video output
8. Ground

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Installation
Please check the package contents and make sure that the device in the
package is in good condition and all the assembly parts are included.
To install the camera you will need to prepare the mounting surface, mount the
camera, attach the lens, and make cable connections.
Note: Before installing, please ensure that the mounting surface is strong enough
to withstand three times the weight of the camera. If the mounting surface is not
strong enough, the camera may fall and cause serious damage.
Attach the lens
Refer to the instructions that came with the lens you purchased for complete
installation instructions of that lens.
To attach the lens:
1. Screw the lens clockwise onto the lens mount of the camera.
Note: Please prevent dust from entering between the lens mount and the
lens.
2. For optimal performance, please use an auto iris lens. Plug the auto-iris drive
cable to the 4-pin interface on the side of the camera.
The 4 pins are: 1. Damper -; 2. Damper+; 3. Drive+; 4. Drive-
Connect the cables
To make cable connections:
1. Connect a coaxial cable from the camera’s BNC connector to a CCTV
monitor or video recording device.
2. Connect a 12 VDC or 24 VAC power supply to the power input.

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Power supply
Monitor

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Programming
Once the camera hardware has been installed, the camera can then be
configured.
Program the camera by attaching a standard video monitor to the system.
To connect the monitor:
1. Plug the monitor output cable to the video monitor output connector.
2. Connect the BNC cable to the video monitor.
3. Press Enter on the OSD menu button to display the Setup Menu. See Table
1 for instructions on how to move the cursor.
OSD control button
The on-screen display (OSD) control button (see Figure 1) lets you manually
control the camera functions. Table 1 below lists the OSD control button
functions and describes their use.
Table 1: Using the OSD control button
Button direction Description
Up Moves the cursor upward to select an item
Left Moves the cursor left to select or adjust the parameters of the selected
item.
Right Moves the cursor to the right to select or adjust the parameters of the
selected item.
Down Moves the cursor downward to select an item.
Enter Press the center of the menu button to display the Setup Menu. If the
selected item has its own menu, press the button to enter a submenu.
Access the Setup Menu
The Setup Menu provides access to the camera configuration options.
Figure 2: The Setup Menu

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Table 2: Setup Menu description
Menu item Description
Lens Defines autoiris or manual iris.
Shutter/AGC Define the method of light control.
White Bal Defines the white balance (WB) set up.
Backlight Defines the highlight compensation (HLC) and backlight compensation
(BLC) set up.
Pict Adjust Defines the image quality functions.
ATR Defines the adaptive tone reproduction (ATR) set up.
Motion Det Defines the motion detection set up.
Privacy Defines privacy mask set up.
Day/Night Defines the day/night (D/N) set up.
NR Defines the digital noise reduction level.
Camera ID Defines the camera ID displayed on-screen.
Sync Displays the current synchronization mode.
Language Defines the language of the OSD.
Camera Reset Resets the camera to factory default settings.
Save All Saves configuration changes made.
Exit Exits the menu and returns to live mode.
To access the Setup Menu:
1. Press the OSD control button to access the Setup Menu and its submenus.
2. Push the button up/down to move between menu options.
3. Push the button left/right to select an option.
4. Select Next to move to the next Setup Menu screen and Back to return to the
previous Setup Menu screen.
5. When in a sub menu, select Return to return to the previous menu.
6. To exit the Setup Menu and return to normal camera operation mode, move
the cursor to Exit at the bottom of the screen and press Enter.
Save changes
Changes are not saved automatically. When all setup changes to the camera are
done, move the cursor in the Setup Menu to Save All and press Enter to save all
changes made.
Select the lens type
In the Setup Menu, go to Lens and select the type of lens used with the camera,
Auto or Manual. Select Auto to set the lens type to auto iris or select Manual for
a manual lens. Manual is default. The Auto Iris or Manual menu appears.

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Manual menu:
Select a higher shutter speed value to see movement and a lower value to see
clearer images. The shutter speed available are 1/50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500,
1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000 and 1/10000. The AGC value can be set between 6 and
44.8.
Auto iris menu:
Type: Select the drive mode of the lens, DC or Video.
Mode: Select the iris control mode. Auto (automatically controlled depending
on the light), Open (always open), or Closed (always closed).
Speed: When the mode is set to Auto, select the convergence speed of the
iris between 0 and 255.
Set the shutter/AGC
In the Setup Menu, go to Shutter/AGC and select the required light control
option, Manual or Automatic. Auto is default. The Manual or Auto menu appears:
Automatic shutter menu:
Select the parameters for high and low luminance conditions:
High Luminance: Sets the lux level for bright light conditions such as
daylight.
Mode: When lens type is AUTO IRIS, you can choose SHUT+AUTO IRIS or
AUTO IRIS mode. When the lens type is manual, only SHUT mode is
available.

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Brightness: Select the brightness level to which the iris and shutter speed will
adjust automatically. The value ranges from 0 to 255.
Low Luminance: Sets the lux level for low light conditions.
Mode: Only AGC is available.
Brightness: Adjust the brightness to X0.25, X0.50, X0.75 or X1.
Manual shutter menu:
Mode: Only Shut/AGC available.
Shutter: Set the manual shutter to 1/60(1/50), 1/100(1/120), 1/250, 1/500,
1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000 or 1/10000.
AGC: Set the gain level. A higher gain compensates for a brighter scene but
noise increases. Manual AGC can be set to 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 or 44.8
dB.
Set white balance
White balance (WB) tells the camera what the color white looks like. Based on
this information, the camera will then continue to display all colors correctly even
when the color temperature of the scene changes such as from daylight to
fluorescent lighting, for example.
In the Setup Menu, go to White Bal and select the options to be modified:
Menu Item Description
ATW ATW (automatic tracing white balance) limits the color temperature range
between 2,500 to 8,500˚K to reduce excessive compensation for a large
single-color object. Use it to automatically adjust the WB in real time as
the lighting conditions change. It can be used for both indoor and outdoor
locations.
Set the following options:
Speed: Set the compensation speed. A lower value makes the AWB
faster.
Delay CNT: Set the delay time between automatic adjustments of the
AWB. A smaller value increases the frequency rate of AWB.
ATW Frame: X0.5, X1.0, X1.5, X2.0. Default is X2.0.
Environment: Select Indoor (ATW is compensated for low color
temperature such as from incandescent lighting) or Outdoor (ATW is

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Menu Item Description
compensated for high color temperature such as from daylight). Default is
Indoor.
Push Like ATW, the Push function continually monitors/analyzes the color
temperature of the incoming light and corrects the WB. However, Push
has no limits between 1,800 to 10,500˚K so it may over-compensate the
WB for a large single-color object.
User1 This is a fixed white balance that is user-defined by blue and red gain
parameters. Only use this function when there is steady light.
Blue-gain from 0 to 255
Red- gain from 0 to 255
User2 This is a second fixed white balance that is user-defined by blue and red
gain parameters. Only use this function when there is steady light.
Blue-gain from 0 to 255
Red- gain from 0 to 255
Anti CR The anti-color rolling mode function minimizes the color changes over
long periods caused by very small differences between the flicker
frequency of non-inverter fluorescent lights and the drive frequency of the
image sensor devices.
Manual Manually adjust the white balance by blue gain only. The red gain is
automatically adjusted when the blue gain is changed. Only use this
function when there is steady light.
Level UP: Press Enter to increase the WB level.
Level DOWN: Press Enter to decrease the WB level.
Push Lock Press Enter to automatically adjust the white balance to the environment
and lock it at this value.
Set backlight compensation (BLC)
This feature tells the camera to adjust its total exposure (iris and shutter) to
ignore the brightest areas of the image, and instead concentrate on darker areas.
In the Setup Menu, go to Backlight and select the options to be modified:
Off: Option is disabled. Default setting.
BLC (Backlight Compensation): BLC can improve image quality when the
background illumination is high. It prevents the object in the center from
appearing too dark.
HLC (Highlight Compensation): HLC masks strong light sources, giving darker
areas more detail. It is often used to help identify vehicle license plate numbers,
for example.

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Adjust the picture characteristics
In the Setup Menu, go to Pict Adjust and select the options to be modified.
Set the camera image characteristics such as brightness, contrast, sharpness,
hue, and saturation (called “Gain” here) of the picture. The parameters of each
can be set between 0 and 255.
Use the mirror function to flip the camera image horizontally so that it is correctly
orientated for viewing. Default setting is Off.
Set the ATR level
This feature is similar to WDR (Wide Dynamic Range). It is used when there are
both bright and dark areas in the picture. It helps improve the contrast between
objects.
In the Setup Menu, go to ATR and select the desired luminance and contrast
parameters.
Luminance: Select the desired luminance level - High, MID (default), LOW.
Contrast: Select the desired contrast level - MID, HIGH, LOW, MIDLOW and
MIDHIGH.
Set the motion detection
Use this function to identify when a moving object passes in front of the camera.
Up to four motion detection areas can be configured, each by size and location
on-screen.

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In the Setup Menu, go to Motion Det and select the desired parameters. Default
setting is Off.
Detect Sense: Set the sensitivity level for motion detection. A higher value is
more sensitive.
Block Disp: When enabled, any movement detected will be tracked on-
screen. Press Enter to enable or press the button again to cancel it.
Monitor Area: When enabled, a square grid is displayed on-screen. It can
only be enabled if Block Disp is also enabled.
Area Sel: Up to four motion-sensitive areas can be set. Set the size and
position of each one.
Set the privacy mask area
Use this function to mask out selected areas of the image. Up to eight privacy
mask areas can be configured, each by size and location on-screen.
In the Setup Menu, go to Privacy and select the desired parameters.
Area Sel: Up to eight privacy masks can be set. Select a mask and then set
its size and position values using Top, Bottom, Left and Right.
Color: Select the color of the privacy mask.
Transp:Select the transparency shade of the privacy mask. The privacy
mask is fully transparent at value 0.00 and not transparent at 1.00.
Mosaic: Enable this option to see the mask as a mosaic. Default is Off.
Note: Only four privacy mask areas can be set when motion detection is
enabled.

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Set the Day/Night mode
In the Setup Menu, go to Day/Night and select the desired mode. The Day/Night
mode has four options: Auto, Color, B/W, and EXT1/EXT2.
Select Color to manually set the camera to color (day) mode.
Select Auto so that the camera can automatically switch between day (color) and
night (black and white) mode.
Auto mode:
Burst: Enable/disable the color burst component of the video signal when the
camera switches to B/W. ON mode maintains the same color signal in B/W so
that the video signal provides better compatibility with certain color
equipment. OFF mode removes the color burst signal B/W video and increase
the total TV lines.
Delay CNT: This is the time in seconds before Day↔Night switches. A long
delay response would be used, for example, to avoid switching from Night to
Day mode when car headlights pass in front of the camera.
Day→Night: Set the threshold level on how dark it should be before switching
from Day to Night mode. Lower (Higher) value makes the camera switched
from Day to Night at lower (higher) illumination
Night→Day: Set the threshold level on how light it should be before switching
from Night to Day mode.
CAUTION: If there is a minimal difference between the Day→Night and
Night→Day values, then camera may switch between Day and Night mode
repeatedly.
Color mode:
Color mode is used for normal lighting conditions.
B/W mode:
B/W mode can increase the sensitivity in low lighting conditions.

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On the B/W submenu, you can switch it to ON or OFF to enable or disable
BURST.
EXT1/EXT2 mode:
EXIT1/EXT2 mode enables synchronization of day/night and IR light.
Note: EXIT1/EXT2 mode is only available for TVC-7120-1.
Set image noise reduction
In the Setup Menu, go to NR and select the desired mode. Set the noise
reduction strength of the luminance signal (Y).
Set the camera ID
In the Setup Menu, go to Camera ID and press Enter to display the menu. The
camera ID displayed on-screen can have up to 40 characters.
Camera ID input line
Command line
To enter a character, move the cursor to the desired character and press Enter
to select it. It appears in the input line. Repeat the process until all characters are
entered.
To move the character input position in the input line, move the cursor in the
command line to ←or →and press Enter.
To clear the input line, move the cursor to CLR and press Enter.

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To delete a character in the input line, select the character so that it blinks. Then
move the cursor to CLR on the command line and press Enter.
To position the camera ID on-screen, move the cursor to POS and press Enter.
The menu will then disappear on-screen and the camera ID will be displayed on
the monitor. Use the menu button to move the camera ID to the desired position.
Press Enter. The menu will reappear. Select Return to return to the previous
menu.
Set the sync mode
Only cameras that support both 12 VDC and 24 VAC have line lock
synchronization.
If 12 VDC power supply is applied, SYNC mode is internal synchronization. It
cannot be modified.
If 24 VAC power supply is applied, you can select either internal or line lock
synchronization.
Internal synchronization is the default SYNC mode. To change the SYNC
mode to line lock mode, exit the main menu. In live view mode push the OSD
control button to the right for two seconds. Repeat the operation to switch it
back from the line lock to internal synchronization.
Select the language
Use this menu to select the OSD language.
In the Setup Menu, go to Language and select the desired language. There are
eight languages available, Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French,
Russian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Reset camera settings
Use this menu to reset the camera settings to factory default.
In the Setup Menu, go to Camera Reset and press Enter.

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Specifications
Model TVC-7120-1-N(P)
Pickup device 1/3" Super HAD CCD II
Total pixels (H NTSC: 1028 ×508 / PAL: 1028 ×596
Effective pixels NTSC: 976 ×494 / PAL: 976 ×582
Resolution 700 TVL
Synchronization system Internal / Line lock
Scanning system 2:1interlace
WDR DWDR
IR cut Yes
S/N ratio 62 dB (AGC Off)
Electronic shutter NTSC: 1/60 to 1/10,000 s
PAL: 1/50 to 1/10,000 s
Minimum illumination 0.001 Lux @ (F1.2, AGC ON)
Video output 1 Vpp composite output (75 ohm/BNC)
White balance ATW/ PUSH/ USER1/ USER2/ ANTI CR/ MANUAL/
PUSH LOCK
Lens type C/CS-DC
Power supply 12 VDC
Current 330 mA
Power consumption Max. 3.5 W (max.)
24 VAC
Current 168 mA
Power consumption 4.0 W (max.)
Operating temperature -10 to +60 °C (14 to 140 °F)
Weight 400 g (0.88 lbs)
Dimensions
(Units of measurement = mm)

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Menu Tree