Lumens VS-LC102 User manual

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1 Preparation before use
1.1Equipment requirements
VS-LC102 x 1
IP PTZ camera x 1 ~ 3, e.g. VC-A20P x 3
Computer (or Laptop) x 1
Router x 1, Giga router recommended
Display x 1
Network cables x 3 ~ 5
HDMI or VGA cable x 2
Amplifier x 1
Audio mixer x 1
Speaker set x 1
Mic x 1
[Remark] The number of connected devices can be increased or adjusted based on
environment requirements.
▼Very Important
Please activate your warranty: http://www.MyLumens.com/reg
To download the updated software, multilingual manuals, and Quick Start Guide, please
visit Lumens™ web site at: http://www.MyLumens.com/support.php
To ensure successful installation, please be sure to follow each of the following steps

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2 How to connect
Please follow the following instruction to complete the connection.
NO.
Function
How to connect
1.
Power
Connect the power cord
2.
Image input
Connect the computer HDMI to the HDMI IN 1
Note: Replace the image input device from the computer to other devices
as needed, e.g. projector.
3.
Image output
Connect HDMI OUT to the TV HDMI
Note: If the TV does not provide HDMI, use an adapter instead according to
the TV specification
4.
Audio input
Connect Line devices for audio input, e.g. amplifier, audio mixer
5.
Audio output
Connect Line devices for audio output, e.g. amplifier
6.
Storage
Device
Insert USB or eSATA external hard drive as the storage device
7.
WAN
Connect the WAN port to the router to link with the computer in order
to conduct remote management of VS-LC102
Note: Please first connect the computer to a LAN port (8), and then connect
the computer to a router after completion of the external network setting
8.
Networking
ports (LAN)
Connect webcam (e.g. VC-A20P) for image input
Directly connect to the computer for online management operations.
For the initial use, connect to this port for following operations

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3 Instruction for installation and setting
3.1Confirm and set the VC-A20P network configuration
Use a C-Video cable or a DVI cable to connect VC-A20P and the monitor (refer to the
figure below for the connection method)
After the power is switched on, press the [MENU] button on the VC-A20P remote to
open the OSD menu.
Move down to [Ethernet]; press [ ] to enter
Press [ ] to enter the [DHCP] setting; confirm [DHCP] to be in [Close] state.
Press [MENU] to exit the [DHCP] setting
Confirm the [IP Address] is the preset [192.168.100.150]
[Remark] If there are more than one VC-A20P to be connected, please modify the IP
address to [192.168.100.x]，e.g. [192.168.100.151], [192.168.100.152]…etc.
After complete the confirmation of the address and modification, repeat pressing the
[MENU] button to exit OSD menu.
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[Remark] For VC-A20P relevant use and operation method, please visit Lumens website;
download and read the VC-A20P operation manual.
Before begin the following settings, please confirm that the connection has been
completed according to 2 instruction of connection.
3.2Confirm the VS-LC102 IP Address
Press the button on the VS-LC102 remote control; open OSD menu
Move rightward to [Setting]; press [OK]; and enter the setting page.
Move downward to [About]; press [OK]; and enter the setting page to confirm the IP
address.
Repeat pressing the button to exit OSD menu
DVI cable
Monitor or HDTV
C-Video Cable
TV
VS-LC102
IP Address

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3.3Connect to the VS-LC102 Webpage (including log in)
[Remark 1] For the computer that remotely controls VS-LC102, the network interface
card needs to be set to obtain the IP address automatically.
Use the computer being connected to LAN, and open a web browser
Enter the VS-LC102 IP address, http://192.168.1.150 (default)
[Remark 2] Browser recommends using IE9 or above
Select [System Configuration]
Input the VS-LC102 Admin account and password.
User: admin
Password: admin
Click [Log in] to log in

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3.4Settings
3.4.1Confirm the time setting.
Confirm the time to be correct. If time modification is required, use the manual
setting or select other NTP servers.
3.4.2Change the network setting
The following setting is related to the way of using DHCP. Please confirm the external
network setting for WAN connection before starting the setup.
Confirm DHCP or the specified address is used. Set according to the correct network
connection.
Open the [Network Setting] page
Select [DHCP]
Click [Apply] to apply the setting
Reconnect after confirming the VS-LC102 IP address according to
3.2
[Remark] Upon completion of the setting, the computer can be connected remotely via
the LAN
3.4.3Format a hard drive
[Remark] As for the SATA hard drive, the formatting step can be omitted.
Open the [Local Storage Setting] page,
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Select a hard drive. For the initial use, please format the hard drive first. It
takes few minutes to format the hard drive and the duration varies according to
different storage device formats. Before the formatting is completed, please do not
close the webpage. Until the “Formatting…” message is closed, the formatting is
completed.
Check [Enable Local Storage] to load the hard drive.
If recycling the use of hard drive storage space is required, check [Cycling
Record]. Then, when the hard drive space is completely used, the old data will be
overwritten by the new data in order to continue storing.
“Select a hard drive according to the storage device”.
Press [Apply] to apply the setting.
The state of the storage device will change to [Mounted] and the storage device
setting is completed.
3.4.4Connect webcam
Open the [Source Setting] page
Execute the [Refresh] function of [Discovery].
After the search is completed, the list will show the webcam that can be connected.
Click .
Input the VC-A20P account password
Administrator: admin
Password: 9999
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Press [Submit] and wait until the state of the webcam is
3.4.5Setup the image input
Click [Video Source] page. Set the video sources of CH1、CH2、CH3、CH4
CH1: Click [Channel1]; select [Computer] from the channel name; set image as
[Video Port]; Select image port [HDMI1 or VGA1]
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CH2: Network Camera Select Camera
Select other already connected video inputs for CH3, CH4 respectively.
Press [X] at the upper right and close the setting window.
Press [Apply] to apply the setting.
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3.4.6Audio In
Audio Volume
Select sound output according to the output device
([Remark] HDMI output is preferred)
Press [Apply] to apply the setting.
[Remark] When Line In is connected to a microphone, please click to change
to microphone input.
3.4.7Screen and video programming
Open the [Layout Manager] page
Set [Display layout] style. There are totally 9 sets of style available for setting.
Set [Record layout] style. There are totally 9 sets of style available for setting.
After the above setting is completed, please log out from the webpage.

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3.5Confirm the setting is normal.
3.5.1Confirm the setting of the screen split style.
Confirm whether there are images on CH1 ~ 4. If the image is different from the
setting, please refer to
3.4.5 Setup the image input to reset the setting.
Use the remote control; press the button; confirm whether the 9 video split styles
are the same as the plan. Blue color represents the current style applied.
Use the remote control; press the button; confirm whether the 9 screen split
styles are the same as the plan. Blue color represents the current style applied.
3.5.2Confirm that the screen capture function is normal.
Use the remote control; test the screen capture function. If failed, please refer
to
3.4.3 Format a hard drive to confirm whether the hard drive is installed
correctly.
Use the remote control and press the button to capture screen images.
3.5.3Confirm that the recording function is normal
Use the remote control; test the recording function. If failed, please refer to
3.4.3
Format a hard drive to confirm whether the hard drive is installed correctly.
Use the remote control and press the ●button to begin recording; press the ■
button to stop recording.
3.5.4Confirm that the playback function is normal
Use the playback function to confirm the photograph and video results.
Use the remote control; press the button to open the OSD menu.
Select [Playback] -> [Local Storage]
[Photo] -> Select the folder by date -> choose photo
Press to exit the photo browser.
[Video] -> Select the folder by date -> Select the video and begin to play.
Press to exit the video play
[Remark] When use the playback function for the first time, a message [Storage
device mounting…] will appear, indicating LC102 supports the format of storage
device being mounted normally.
If the above function can be performed normally, then the installation is completed. The
user can begin the operation remotely via the Internet connection
Use of the operational functions or detailed descriptions of various settings and functions of
VS-LC102, please refer to Lumens website; download and read the VS-LC102 User
Manual.

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4 Product Overview
4.1Host Computer Front Panel Description
NO.
Name
Function Descriptions
1.
Remote
sensor
IR Receiver
2.
Indicator
Record / Power
3.
Function
keyboard
shortcuts
Record / Play / Pause / Stop / Menu / Channel / Split Display
4.
Operation
selection key
Up / Down / Left / Right / Return / OK
5.
Power button
Power Switch
6.
Output plug
Plug in the USB-supporting hard drive to output files or update
firmware via the USB-supporting hard drive.
4.2Host computer backend I/O Description
NO.
Name
Function Descriptions
7.
Power jack
12V / 2A
8.
Image input
VGA / HDMI device image input
Note: Use DVI to HDMI adapter or component to VGA cable device
for image input.
9.
Image output
VGA / HDMI device image output
10.
Audio input
Line / MIC device audio input
11.
Audio output
Line audio output can be transmitted to the amplifier device.
12.
Hard drive
plug
USB / eSATA supporting interface for the interface of storage
hard drive
13.
LAN
Connected to LAN
14.
Webcam
image
Webcam image input
15.
DIDO
RS-232 bilateral control signal adaptor
16.
Reset button
Return to the default values

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5 Remote control brief description
NO.
Icon
Name
Function Descriptions
1.
Power
Turn on / off.
2.

Play
Play the video. Press again while playing, the video
will pause.
3.
Previous /
Next
Previous / Next video while playing.
4.
Video
version type
During recording, switch between recording image
configurations.
5.
Pause
Pause playing. Pause recording.
6.
Snapshot
Capture the screen image and save to a file.
7.
●
Record
Start recording.
8.
Menu
Enter Main menu: Play / Record / Set.
9.
■
Stop
Stop playing. Exit recording.
10.
Split Display
In the lower part of the screen, switch between the
screen layout models.
11.

Up, down,
left, and right
Move Up / Down / Left / Right to select the item.
12.
OK
OK
The executed items in the menu. Display and zoom in
window in the lower part of the screen.
13.
Return
Return to the previous level menu or cancel the
selection.
14.
Mute
Turn off the audio.