Vicon IX4000AL User manual

Installation&
O
p
eration Manual
IX4000AL, IX4000AH
Colour Camera
Vicon Industries Inc. Does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will meet your requirments or
that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as discribed in the documentation. This system
has not been designed to be used in life critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.
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Product specifications subject to change without notice.
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Dear Customer!
By selecting this VICON product you have chosen a professional device which
guarantees the highest possible quality and reliability. We like to thank you very much for
your confidence in our products and kindly ask you to read the following instructions
carefully before commissioning the product in order to be able to take full advantage
of all quality features regarding this product line.
Contents Page
GENERAL INFORMATION 3
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3
COMPOSITION 3
MOUNTING THE CAMERA 4
MOUNTING THE CAMERA TO A WALL MOUNT 4
COMMISSIONING THE CAMERA 5
TIPS FOR CAMERA LOCATION 5
ADJUSTMENT OF BACK FOCUS 6
ADJUSTMENT OF ES-LENSES 6
FOCUSING THE CAMERA LENS 7
CIRCUIT POINTS AND OPERATION 7
MAIN SETUP 9
CAMERA CONFIGURATION 9
LENS 9
EXPOSURE 10
WHITE BAL. 11
BACKLIGHT 12
DNR 13
DAY / NIGHT 13
IMAGE ADJ 14
SPECIAL 15
EXIT 17
APPENDIX 18
TROUBLESHOOTING 18
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 19
CLEANING AND CARE 20
TECHNICAL SUPPORT 20

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Safety Precautions
Read these instructions carefully before commissioning the camera in order to
avoid damages caused by improper installation or use.
Installation may only be carried out by authorised personnel according to the local
safety regulations.
Operate the camera with the designated voltage only.
Follow the safety instructions attached to the camera.
Never use the camera for other purposes than designated.
Repairs and adjustments at the camera may only be carried out by authorised
personnel.
In case of outdoor use you have to install the camera in a suitable weather
protection case incl. heating element.
If any liquid or solid matter should get into the housing, disconnect the camera
from power supply and have it checked by your authorised dealer before re-using
(danger of electronic shock!).
Do not disassemble the camera. To avoid electric shocks, never remove screws or
covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside it. All maintenance may only be
carried out by authorised personnel according to the local safety regulations.
Install the camera by a least height of 2.30 m.
Composition
General Information
1. Auto Iris Lens Plug
2. Remote Plug
3. L Wrench
4. C-Mount Adapter
5. Instruction manual

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Mounting the Camera to a Wall Mount
Mounting the Camera

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Tips for Camera Location
1.0 To avoid internal overheating:
-never expose the camera to direct sunlight without additional camera housing
-keep sufficient distance to direct heat sources.
2.0 Never install the camera at humid, oily or dusty locations without using an
additional housing. (without additional housing the camera is not suitable for
outdoor use!)
3.0 The camera should be installed out of reach (min. height: 2.30 m)
4.0 Do not aim the camera towards indoor lighting, the windows, the sunlight or the
sky (to get good pictures, camera and light should be aimed towards the object)
5.0 Reduce the picture detail to the
essential parts of the picture and place
the camera as close as possible to the
object (a smaller picture detail
guarantees sharper details).
6.0 Do not aim the camera towards a
window but instead towards the room.
7.0 Outdoors the camera should be
placed as high as possible so that the
horizon does not appear in the picture.
8.0 Avoid peak light as background (also
caused by reflections, e.g. window
panes).
Commissioning the Camera
wrong right

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Adjustment of Back Focus
This adjustment should only be carried out, if the lens cannot be focused properly
using the lens focus ring. For such a case proceed as follows:
1 Loosen the Allan head screw with the attached
Allan head key. For large distances, turn the
focus ring of the lens almost (0.5 cm) to the
"endless" limit position. If you need to focus an
object near the camera, turn the focus ring of
the lens to a position 1cm before the "near"
limit position.
2 Use the back focus adjustment screw to adjust the distance between lens and CCD
chip until the picture is in focus. Then fix the Allan head screw using the Allan head
key.
3 Finally, focus the picture using the lens focus ring.
Adjustment of ES-Lenses
To adjust a lens with automatic iris (video driven) to the camera, please proceed as
follows:
1. Turn the level potentiometer (position: ES lenses at the lens) to the max. position
H (turn right). The monitor picture then appears to be too bright.
2. Slowly turn the level potentiometer back until the monitor picture appears to be
perfect and is not too bright anymore. Then turn the potentiometer back to the
right (in direction "H") just a little bit.
3. Check the lens performance by using the camera under different and/or changing
light conditions.
Locking screws

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Focusing the Camera Lens
After you have selected the correct picture detail you have to adjust the lens focus.
The focus adjustment needs to be done with the iris fully open, since the camera has
the smallest depth of focus in this position. If the focus adjustment was not done with
the iris completely open, the picture would be sharp during the day but slowly getting
out of focus the more the light disappears. To fully open the lens, use a grey filter in
front of the lens, provided you are using a lens with automatic iris. Adjust the focus
while the iris is fully open using the lens focus ring. Make sure the most important
picture details are in optimum focus (use a service monitor). If it is not possible to
bring the picture into focus, please adjust the back focus of the camera as described
above.
If you intend to use I.R. illumination at a later stage, you must use an I.R. pass filter
together with the grey filter during focus adjustment to ensure that only I.R. light will
get through to the camera chip and the focus adjustment is done according to this
spectrum, only. Attention: I.R. light can only be used in combination with mono
cameras, not colour cameras!
Circuit points and operation
3. Lens connector
4. Menu keys
1
2
DC - Lens
1. Control -
2. Control +
3. Drive+
4. common

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Rear View
IX 4000A/L
IX 4000A/H
PL:
Power LED
AC24V / DC 12V:
Power connection, the polarity with
12V DC makes no difference.
VIDEO OUT:
Video output to monitor etc.
CONTROL:
1. Ext. In
Dry contact for external day/night switching siehe
Seite 13
2. Motion Out
output signal if motion is detected, siehe Seite 16
3. Gnd
Ground
4. 
RS 485 interface
5. 
RS 485 inerface
PL:
Power LED
230V AC:
Power cord
VIDEO OUT:
Video output to monitor etc.
CONTROL:
1. Ext. In
Dry contact for external day/night switching siehe
Seite 13
2. Motion Out
output signal if motion is detected, siehe Seite 16
3. Gnd
Ground
4. 
RS 485 interface
5. 
RS 485 inerface
AC24V/ DC12V
VIDEO OUT
CONTROL
POWER INLET
VIDEO OUT
CONTROL

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Main Setup
Press the menu key on the left side of the
camera to open the set up menu. All settings
are accessible from this menu. Set the cursor
         
setting you will change. Change the settings
         
         b
menu is available, the setting parameter is
marked with this arrow .
LENS
In "LENS" you can choose between automatic lenses and manual lenses. With the
automatic lenses either DC or Video is readable on the right side. It depends on the
Video / DC switch position (ref. page 8).
             
         and Right     
brightness is reached, you can exit the submenu with the "Menu" key
Camera Configuration

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EXPOSURE
SHUTTER
A.FLK: Flickerless(PAL:1/100sec;NTSC:1/120sec)
MANUAL: fixed shutter from 1/50 sec up to 120000 sec., fixed slow shutter
from x2 up to x256
ESC: Auto shutter
For shutter value setting please enter the submenu.
AGC
Under low light condition the videosignal would increased automatically. The higher
the AGC the more noisy is the picture. Settings: Off, Low, High.
OFF: AGC disabled
LOW: automatic gain control from 0 30 dB
HIGH: automatic gain control from 0 42 dB
SENS –UP
AUTO: 
by increasing or decreasing the shutter speed. (X2~X256)
OFF: Sens up disabled
RETURN
Select this to save the changes in the EXPOSURE menu and return to the SETUP
menu.
Notes: Note that the higher the sens up level, the brighter the screen, but the more likely it
is that an after-image will appear. Although Noise, Spots, and Whitish symptoms
may occur in SENS-UP operation when the zoom level is increased, this is normal.
Je höher die Aufintegration, desto größer sind die Nachzieheffekte im Bild bei Bewegung.
Rauschen, Spots und weißstichige Bilder können bei höherer Aufintegration auftreten,
dies ist normal.
Notes: If the AGC is disabled, the DNR-, SENSE UP-, DAY/NIGHT- funktion are not
available.