Speco HT-7246IHR User manual

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Amityville, NY 11701
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HT-7246IHR
540 Line Color Dome Camera
Intensifier Series
Wall & Ceiling Mountable
Please read this manual thoroughly before operation and keep
it handy for further reference.

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Contents
Package Contents Operating Your Camera
Troubleshooting
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* SET UP --------------------------------------------------------------13
* SET UP LENS-------------------------------------------------------14
* SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL ---------------------------------15~18
* BACK LIGHT---------------------------------------------------------19
* AUTO GAIN (AGC) --------------------------------------------- ---20
* WHITE BALANCE ---------------------------------------------------21~22
* REDUCE NOISE-----------------------------------------------------23
* INTENSIFIER---------------------------------------------------------24
* CAMERA TITLE------------------------------------------------------25~26
* COLOR/SYNC--------------------------------------------------------27~28
* MOTION DETECTION----------------------------------------------29~30
* PRIVACY---------------------------------------------------------------31
* REVERSE--------------------------------------------------------------32
* DETAIL------------------------------------------------------------------33
* DEFAULT/RETURN--------------------------------------------------34
Precautions 4
Camera Installation 5~6
Internal Components 7
Features 9~10
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Specifications / Dimensions 37~38
Warranty 39

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PACKAGE CONTENTS
Please make sure that the following items are included
in the package:
1 HT-7246IHR Camera
4 Mounting Screws
1 Chameleon Dome Cover
Please leave this manual with the end-user for future
reference.
PRECAUTIONS
THIS DOME CAMERA SHOULD BE ONLY INSTALLED BY
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
TO PREVENT A FIRE OR ELECTRICAL HAZARD PLEASE
USE PROER POWER CABLE THE DOME COVER SHOULD
BE TREATED WITH CARE
DO NOT CELAN THE COVER WITH AN ABRAISIVE
CLEANING MATERIAL - PLEASE USE A SOFT CLOTH OR
TISSUE TO CLEAN THE DOME COVER
THERE ARE NO USER-SERVIEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
PLEASE DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS CAMERA OTHER
THAN TO MAKE INITIAL ADJUSTMENTS.
PLEASE USE A UL APPROVED REGULATED 24 VOLT AC
OR 12 VOLT DC POWER SUPPLY
PLEASE USE APPROPRIATE LOW VOLTAGE POWER
CABLE TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
PLEASE INSURE THAT YOUR INSTALLATION AREA CAN
SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CAMERA.
PLEASE HANDLE THIS CAMERA CAREFULLY:
- DON’T USE A STRONG OR ABRASIVE DETERGENT WHEN
CLEANING THE CAMERA.
- DON’T EXPOSE THE CAMERA TO DIRECT SUN

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Connections:
1. When using 12-Volts DC (constant voltage 600mA)
-CONNECT POWER TO THE POWER JACK.
2. When using 24-Volts AC (40 VA)
-CONNECT ACCESSORY CABLE TO THE POWER JACK AND
CONNECT 24V AC TO THE LEAD.
3. CONNECT VIDEO CABLE
-CONNECT BNC CABLE TO THE BNC JACK.
CAMERA INSTALLATION
connect
CENTER:(+)
POWER INPUT:RED
AC 24V
connect
CENTER:(+)
POWER INPUT:RED
YELLO W: VIDEO O UT
4. If you wish to change the color of the HT-7246IHR,
place the Chameleon Dome over the camera
* Spray the color of your choice onto the Chameleon cover
* If necessary, apply a second coat
* Painting method for the Chameleon Dome
Place the Chameleon Dome over the HT-7246IHR and push until
It snaps into position.
●Notes : Optional painting before installation
CHAMELEON DOME INSTALLATION

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INTERNAL COMPONENTS
1. Mechanical
(1) DC AUTO-IRIS LENS
Adjust between TÅÆW (TELE ÅÆ WIDE) to set the
angle (focal length) Set the focus by adjusting 쏒N
NOTE: BOTH OF THE ABOVE ADJUSTMENTS GET LOCKED
INTO POSITION THROUGH THE USE OF "LOCKING HANDLES".
(2) JOY STICK
TO SET THE OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY) , PRESS THE JOY
STICK FOR ONE SECOND AND SET AS DESCRIBED
IN THE MANUAL
(1) DC Auto iris
2.8~11mm Lens
(2) JOY STICK
LEFT
DOWN
UP
RIGHT
SET BY JOY STICK
2. Joy Stick

Features
♣SLC
When the image is in front of strong background lighting,
your camera allows you to get a properly balanced image.
♣INTENSIFIER
1/3 inch high density CCD and digital processor permit
high quality pictures to be captured in very low light
conditions.
♣High Resolution
Horizontal resolution of 540 TV lines is
achieved by using a SONY Double Speed CCD with
410,000 pixels, yielding pictures with a high S/N ratio.
♣Motion Detection
Built in motion detector with adjustable areas of coverage will
flash a warning on the screen when motion is detected.
♣Dynamic Noise Reduction
The Intensifier camera has a DSP chip that can
remove image noise efficiently showing clean
images in low light conditions.
♣ELECTRONIC DAY / NIGHT
The Intensifier camera can show color pictures in all lighting
conditions, or you can have it automatically switch to a B/W
picture in low light conditions
♣MANUAL / AUTO IRIS LENS
The Intensifier camera will work with auto iris,manual iris and
fixed iris lenses.
♣OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY)
All camera functions are menu driven for easy use.
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◈OSD Function
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Operating your camera
SET UP MENU
Push the Joy stick for one second, and the OSD appears
on the screen. Move the Joy Stick up, down, left & right to
control the OSD functions.
LENS OPTION
●DC ●MANUAL
SHUTTER
●OFF ●F/L ●MANUAL
WHITE BALANCE
●ATW ●AWC MANUAL●
SLC – ( Speco Light Compensation )
●OFF ●LOW ●MIDDLE ●HIGH
Auto Gain
●OFF ●LOW ●MIDDLE ●HIGH
REDUCE NOISE
●OFF ●LOW ●MIDDLE ●HIGH
INTENSIFIER
●AUTO ●OFF
NEXT PAGE
●CAMERA TITEL ●DAY/NIGHT ●SYNC
●MOTION ●PRIVACY ●REVERSE
●DETAIL ●DEFAULT ●PAGE 1
EXIT
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LEFT
DOWN
UP
RIGHT
SET BY JOY STICK
◈OSD Menu Setting

Operating your camera -SET UP Operating your camera - LENS
1. Press the SET button (JOYSTICK) to access the SETUP mode.
●SETUP menu is displayed on the monitor screen.
2. Select the desired feature using the UP or DOWN button.
●Each time you press the UP or DOWN button, the arrow
indicator moves up or down.
●Move the arrow indicator to the desired feature item.
3. Change the status of the selected feature using the LEFT
or RIGHT button.
4. When completed, move the arrow indicator to ‘EXIT’ and press
the SET button.
•●You can access the sub-menu by using the SET button.
•●For the mode with ’---’, you may not access submenu.
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Notes
1) Setting up the LENS
Select the lens pressing the RIGHT button.
①On the SETUP menu screen, move the arrow indicator to the lens
using the UP or DOWN button.
②Select the desired feature using the LEFT or RIGHT button.

Operating your camera – SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL①
▶When DC LENS is selected, press the SET button To
control the BRIGHTNESS.
●AUOT IRIS LENS (DC TYPE) is recommended
Notes
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2) Shutter status and speed control
You can control brightness of the screen by the shutter speed.
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘SHUTTER’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②Set ‘SHUTTER’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT
button.
▶OFF : Deactivation
▶FLK (1/100) : Flicker mode

Operating your camera –SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL ②
▶MANUAL : When setting the shutter speed manually,
You can select a speed from ‘1/60’ to ‘1/200,000’sec
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▶ELC : You can control the BRIGHTNESS.
③When completed, press ‘SET’
●Avoid pointing the camera directly at a fluorescent lamp.
●When the SHUTTER menu is set to FLK mode, the INTENSIFIER
will not work.
Notes

Operating your camera - BACKLIGHT
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▶HIGH▶MIDDLE▶LOW▶OFF
4) AUTO GAIN (AGC)
AGC allows a brighter picture in low light conditions. Higher GAIN level
will yield a brighter screen, but you might notice an increase in noise.
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘AGC’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘AUTO GAIN’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶HIGH▶MIDDLE▶LOW
▶OFF
3) SLC (Speco Light Compensation) – BLC/WDR
A built-in SR chip provides intelligent light level control to overcome
severe Backlight conditions.
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the
arrow indicator to ‘SLC’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘SLC’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT buttons.

Operating your camera - WHITE BALANCE
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5) WHITE BALANCE
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the
arrow indicator to ‘WHITE BALANCE’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②Set ‘WHITE BAL.’ to the desired mode using LEFT or RIGHT button.
●Proper White Balance may not be obtained under the following
conditions. In these cases select the AWC mode.
-When the scene contains mostly a high color temperature object, such
as a blue sky or sunset.
-When the scene is dim.
-If your camera faces a fluorescent lamp directly or is installed in an
area with constantly changing illumination.
▶ATW (Auto Tracking White Balance)
: When color temperature is 2400~12000K, select this mode.
(ex. A fluorescent lamp, outdoor). This is the best setting for most conditions
▶AWC (Auto White Balance Control)
: The white balance is automatically adjusted for a specific environment.
In order to obtain the best result, press the set button while the camera
focuses on white paper. If the environment including the light source is
changed, you have to adjust the white balance again.
▶MANUAL : To fine adjust, select the Manual mode. You can increase
or decrease the red or blue factor while monitoring the difference on
the screen. Set to ‘MANUAL’ mode and press the SET button. Increase
or decrease the value for RED(R-Gain) and BLUE(B-Gain), watching
the color of the picture, and press the SET button when you obtain the
best color.
Notes

Operating your camera - INTENSIFIER Operating your camera - INTENSIFIER
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6) REDUCE NOISE (Dynamic Noise Reduction)
DNR reduces the video noise on the screen.
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move
the arrow to ‘REDUCE NOISE’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘REDUCE NOISE’ to the desired mode using the LEFT
or RIGHT button.
▶HIGH : High reduction of the noise
▶MIDDLE : Middle reduction of the noise
▶LOW : Low reduction of the noise
▶OFF : Deactivation
●If you change the ‘GAIN’ menu from AGC-L to AGC-H, sensitivity is
increased as well as noise on the screen.
●When the “Gain” menu is off, REDUCE NOISE will not work.
Notes
7) INTENSIFIER
Allows you to get clear images under night or low light conditions.
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the
arrow indicator to ‘INTENSIFIER’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘INTENSIFIER’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT
button.
▶AUTO : When your camera is under night or low-lighting
level, select this mode. This mode allows the
camera to switch into B/W in low light conditions.
▶OFF : Deactivation
●If you press the “auto” button in the Intensifier mode you can
Control the amount of intensification from 2X ~ 128X.
●Increasing the amount of Intensification results in brighter pictures
under low light conditions, and may increase image lag.
●Increasing the amount of intensification may cause image noise
which is to be expected as a normal condition..
Notes

Operating your camera - CAMERA TITLE②
Operating your camera - CAMERA TITLE①
8) NEXT PAGE
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the
arrow indicator to ‘NEXT PAGE’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘NEXT PAGE’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT
button.
(1) CAMERA TITLE
①Press the SET button to display the SETUP menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘CAMERA TITLE’ using the UP or DOWN button.
②SET ‘ON’ using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
●If the CAMERA TITLE feature is set to ‘OFF’, the name will not
be displayed on the monitor.
Notes
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③Press SET button to access the SETUP mode.
④You can enter up to 15 characters.
a. Move the cursor to character-enter location by using the LEFT
or RIGHT button.
b. Select the desired character by using the UP or DOWN button.
c. Press SET button to confirm the blinking character. The first
character is saved and the cursor in the bottom of the screen
moves to the next position.
d. Repeat above steps until you create the full name you want.
e. Select the position at which the CAMERA TITLE will be located on
the screen.
-Move the cursor to ‘POS’ and press SET button.
-Select the position by using the 4-directional buttons, then press
the SET button to confirm the position.
f. When completed, move the cursor to ‘END’ and press SET button.
●If you make a mistake while entering a name
move the cursor to ‘CLR’, press ‘SET’ button.
After erasing the character from right to left, correct the character
again.
Notes

Operating your camera – DAY/NIGHT/SYNC
(2) COLOR : You can choose color and B/W mode electronically.
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘COLOR’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET ‘COLOR’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶COLOR : The camera will always display a color picture
▶AUTO : The camera will switch into the B/W mode under
low light conditions.
(3) SYNC : Two SYNCHRONIZATION modes are available - INTERNAL and
EXTERNAL LINE-LOCK.
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow indicator
to ‘SYNC’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶INT : Internal synchronization
▶L/L : If you choose ‘L/L’, you can adjust the desired phase.
-Press the SET button.
-You can adjust the desired phase from 0 to 270.
●When used in 24V AC power the L/L mode can be used.
●In 12V DC, the SYNC menu defaults to ‘Internal.
●OSD Key may not work for 3 seconds when the
COLOR/BW mode is changed.
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Notes
Notes

Operating your camera – MOTION DETECTION
(4) Whenever your camera detects motion, THE WORDS “motion detected’
will appear on the screen.
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘MOTION’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET ‘MOTION’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶OFF : Deactivation
▶ON : MOTION. activated
-Press SET button.
-Move the arrow indicator to ‘AREA SET’ using UP and
DOWN button, and then press the SET button.
- Set the areas you want to observe.
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Max. Min.

Operating your camera - PRIVACY Operating your camera - REVERSE
(5) PRIVACY : To mask area that you want to be private.
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow
to ‘PRIVACY’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET ‘PRIVACY’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶OFF : Deactivation
▶ON : PRIVACY mode activated
-Press the SET button.
-Move the arrow to the area you want to mask.
-Set ‘ON’ using LEFT or RIGHT button.
-Press the SET button and then set the area’s
bounds as for Motion detection.
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(6) REVERSE
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the
arrow indicator to ‘REVERSE’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET ‘REVERSE’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT
button.
▶OFF : Deactivation
▶ON : Reverse the image RIGHT or LEFT.

Operating your camera - DETAIL Operating your camera - RESET/RETURN
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(7) DETAIL
①Press the SET button to display the setup menu and move the arrow
indicator to ‘DETAIL’ using the UP and DOWN button.
②SET ‘DETAIL’ to the desired mode using the LEFT or RIGHT button.
▶OFF : Deactivation
▶ON : DETAIL control mode (level 0~31)
When the level is up, the sharpness will increase.
Control this level to get your best picture quality.
If the level is too high, you can get an unnatural image
with video noise.
(8) DEFAULT : Use to reset your camera to FACTORY DEFAULT
SETTINGS.
(9) PAGE 1 : Save the setting of NEXT PAGE function, and then
move to SET UP menu.

Troubleshooting
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●Have you set ‘MOTION DET.’ menu to off?
●Have you set ‘MD LEVEL’ to too low?
●Have you set ‘MD ARAEA’ properly
MOTION DETECTION
function is not active.
●Check that you have properly connected
the camera to an appropriate power source.
The camera is not
working properly.
●Adjust the contrast feature of the monitor.
●If you have an intermediate device, set the
75Ω/Hi-z properly.
The image on the
screen is dark.
●Is lens stained with dirt? Clean your lens with a soft,
clean cloth.
●Set the monitor for the proper condition.
●If the camera is exposed to too strong light
change the camera position.
●Adjust the lens’ focus properly.
The image on the
screen is dim.
●Check that the power cord and line connection
between the camera and monitor are proper.
●Check that you have properly connected VIDEO
cable the camera VIDEO output jack.
Nothing appears on
the screen.
SolutionProblem
●Have you connected your camera to DC power
source? Connect it to an AC power source.
L/L mode cannot
be selected.
●Is the camera facing to direct sunlight or
fluorescent lighting? Change the camera position.
The image on the
screen flickers.
●Check that you have properly set the ‘WHITE
BALANCE’ menu
The color of the
picture is not
matched.
Solution
Problem
If you have trouble operating your camera, refer to the following.