Videoswitch Vi-K2 User manual

Vi-K2/Vi-K3
Joystick Keyboard
User Manual
Vi-K2 Vi-K3
Products covered by this manual:
Product Description
Vi-K2 Compact Joystick Keyboard
Vi-K3 Enhanced Joystick Keyboard
Document Reference Date Firmware
Vk604r.doc 21/04/2009 From VK002L1
Videoswitch Telephone [phone]
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Redfields Lane, Church Crookham Email [email protected]
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Contents
1Start Here..................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Connecting Up..............................................................................................................................................................................6
1.2 Connection Example....................................................................................................................................................................8
1.3 Termination ..................................................................................................................................................................................9
1.4 Star Expander ............................................................................................................................................................................10
2Vi-K2 Configuration..............................................................................................................11
2.1 Quick Configuration....................................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Full Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................................11
3Vi-K3 Configuration..............................................................................................................15
3.1 Quick Configuration....................................................................................................................................................................15
3.2 Full Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................................15
4Using the Vi-K2/Vi-K3 ..........................................................................................................16
4.1 Home..........................................................................................................................................................................................16
4.2 Camera Selection.......................................................................................................................................................................16
4.3 Monitor Selection........................................................................................................................................................................17
4.4 Controlling Digital Recorders .....................................................................................................................................................17
5Current Protocol Support...................................................................................................19
6Protocol 1 - Slave..................................................................................................................21
6.1 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................21
7Protocol 2 - JVC ....................................................................................................................22
7.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................22
7.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................22
7.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................23
7.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................23
7.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................23
7.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................23
7.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................24
7.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................25
7.9 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................25
8Protocol 3 - Molynx ..............................................................................................................26
8.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................26
8.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................26
8.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................27
8.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................27
8.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................27
8.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................27
8.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................28
8.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................28
8.9 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................30
9Protocol 4 - Dennard............................................................................................................31
9.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................31
9.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................31
9.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................32
9.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................32
9.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................32
9.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................32
9.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................33

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9.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................33
9.9 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................34
10 Protocol 5 - VCL....................................................................................................................35
10.1 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................35
10.2 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................35
10.3 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................35
10.4 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................36
10.5 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................37
10.6 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................37
10.7 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................38
11 Protocol 6 - Sanyo................................................................................................................39
11.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................39
11.2 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................39
11.3 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................39
11.4 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................40
11.5 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................40
11.6 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................40
11.7 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................41
12 Protocol 7 - BBV (RS232)....................................................................................................42
12.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................42
12.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................42
12.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................43
12.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................43
12.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................43
12.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................43
12.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................45
12.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................45
12.9 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................45
13 Protocol 8 - BBV (20mA).....................................................................................................47
13.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................47
13.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................47
13.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................48
13.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................48
13.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................48
13.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................48
13.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................49
13.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................50
13.9 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................50
14 Protocol 9 - Forward Vision (VCL)....................................................................................52
14.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................52
14.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................52
14.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................53
14.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................53
14.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................53
14.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................54
14.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................55
14.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................55
14.9 Privacy commands.....................................................................................................................................................................56
14.10 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................56
15 Protocol 10 - Mercer.............................................................................................................58

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15.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................58
15.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................58
15.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................59
15.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................59
15.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................59
15.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................59
15.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................60
15.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................61
15.9 Privacy........................................................................................................................................................................................61
15.10 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................62
16 Protocol 11 - Merit Lilin (MLP1).........................................................................................63
16.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................63
16.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................63
16.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................64
16.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................64
16.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................64
16.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................64
16.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................66
16.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................66
16.9 Menus (PIH-7625 series only)....................................................................................................................................................67
16.10 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................67
17 Protocol 12 - Borsatec.........................................................................................................68
17.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................68
17.2 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................68
17.3 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................68
17.4 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................69
17.5 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................69
17.6 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................70
17.7 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................70
17.8 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................70
17.9 Programming a Tour ..................................................................................................................................................................71
17.10 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................71
18 Protocol 13 - Samsung........................................................................................................72
18.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................72
18.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................72
18.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................73
18.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................73
18.5 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................73
18.6 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................74
18.7 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................74
18.8 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................74
18.9 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................75
19 Protocol 14 - Pelco-D...........................................................................................................76
19.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................76
19.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................76
19.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................77
19.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................77
19.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................77
19.6 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................78
19.7 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................78
19.8 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................79

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19.9 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................79
19.10 Forward vision Pelco-D..............................................................................................................................................................79
20 Protocol 15 – Videoswitch (VXP4)....................................................................................80
20.1 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................80
20.2 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................80
20.3 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................80
20.4 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................81
20.5 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................81
20.6 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................81
20.7 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................81
20.8 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................82
21 Protocol 16 - SpeedDome...................................................................................................83
21.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................83
21.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................83
21.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................83
21.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................83
21.5 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................84
21.6 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................84
21.7 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................86
22 Protocol 17 - Forward Vision (FV)....................................................................................87
22.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................87
22.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................87
22.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................88
22.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................88
22.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................88
22.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................88
22.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................89
22.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................89
22.9 Privacy commands.....................................................................................................................................................................90
23 Protocol 18 – BBV RS485 ...................................................................................................91
24 Protocol 19 – Vista (PelcoD)..............................................................................................92
24.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................92
24.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................92
24.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................93
24.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................93
24.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................93
24.6 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................94
24.7 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................94
24.8 Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................................95
24.9 Other Commands.......................................................................................................................................................................95
25 Protocol 20 – LiLin (MLP2).................................................................................................96
25.1 Connections ...............................................................................................................................................................................96
25.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................96
25.3 Supported functions ...................................................................................................................................................................97
25.4 Joystick Operation......................................................................................................................................................................97
25.5 Lens Control...............................................................................................................................................................................97
25.6 Auxiliary Functions.....................................................................................................................................................................97
25.7 Presets.......................................................................................................................................................................................99
25.8 Tours..........................................................................................................................................................................................99
25.9 Menus.......................................................................................................................................................................................100

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25.10 Other Commands.....................................................................................................................................................................100
26 Pin-Out Reference ..............................................................................................................101
26.1 Connector Arrangement...........................................................................................................................................................101
26.2 12V DC Power Input (2.1mm Inlet) ..........................................................................................................................................101
26.3 Monitor Output (BNC)...............................................................................................................................................................101
26.4 RS232 (9-way female D-type, DCE) ........................................................................................................................................101
26.5 DOMES-2 Output (RJ45) .........................................................................................................................................................102
26.6 DOMES-1 Output (RJ45) .........................................................................................................................................................102
26.7 Slave Vi-K2/Vi-K3 Input (RJ45)................................................................................................................................................102
26.8 Vi-series Input/Output (RJ45)...................................................................................................................................................103
27 Specifications......................................................................................................................104
27.1 Power Requirements................................................................................................................................................................104
27.2 Dimensions & Weight...............................................................................................................................................................104
27.3 Operating Distances.................................................................................................................................................................104

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1 Start Here
The Vi-K2/Vi-K3 is designed to provide integrated control of Videoswitch Digital Recorders and third party
domes and/or pan and tilt heads.
The Vi-K2/Vi-K3 controls all Videoswitch Vi-series digital recorders. For controlling VDM and VDC series
products, the VK-2 should be used.
PLAYBACK CONTROL
TOUR
FOCUS
ZOOM
IRIS
PRESET
AUTO-PAN
LAMP
WASH
STATUS
WIPE
CAMERA
LIVE
BACK OK DEF
DISPLAY
UNIT
DOME
FN PSW
INFO MENU BURN FIND
12345678
Í
Í
Í
Í
9 0 / 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ALT
RS232 MONITOR 12VDCOUT IN DOMES-1 DO MES -2
AUTOPROG
CONFIG
STORE
AUTO
CAMERA
RELAY
F1
F9HOME
F2
F10
F3
F11
F4
F12
F5
F13
F6
F14
F7
F15
F8
F16
K2
+-
1.1 Connecting Up
1.1.1 Control of Digital Recorder (or other Videoswitch unit)
The connector marked “Out” is connected to the keyboard input of a Videoswitch Digital recorder, using a
CAT5 cable.
1.1.2 Connect to a monitor
Connect a monitor to the BNC connector marked “MONITOR” on the Vi-K2/Vi-K3. Note that the Digital
Recorder must be equipped with the necessary interface. Early Videoswitch Digital Recorders may lack this
interface, in which case a Videoswitch T25A adaptor PCB and balun are required.
1.1.3 Multiple Vi-K2/Vi-K3 Keyboards
If a second Vi-K2/Vi-K3 keyboard is to be used, connect the “Out” output RJ45 connector of the second
(slave) keyboard to the “In” input RJ45 connector of the first (master) keyboard. Further keyboards may be
daisy-chained in the same way. All domes and Digital Recorders are connected to the master keyboard.

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1.1.4 Dome Control from Vi-K2/Vi-K3
Up to 16 domes may be directly connected to the Vi-K2/Vi-K3. The appropriate protocol(s) must be set in the
Vi-K2/Vi-K3. Dome control may be via RS485, RS232 or 20mA loop.
•The Vi-K2/Vi-K3 has two dome outputs “DOMES1” and “DOMES-2”.
•A particular Vi-K2/Vi-K3 can be connected to a maximum of two different types of dome; all of one
type must be connected to the “DOMES-1” output, and all of the other type of dome must be
connected to the “DOMES-2” output.
•Each camera (up to 256) must be assigned to use one or other of these outputs (the factory default
assigns all cameras assigned to “DOMES-1”output).
•Each of the two dome outputs is assigned a dome protocol.
•The domes may be either daisy-chained. In this case, turn the termination off on all domes except
the last in the daisy chain, which should have its termination set on.
•The dome may be connected in “star” mode by means of a RS485 “star expander” (our product
code “VX Hub”). In this case, all domes should have their termination on.
•Each dome must be set up with an address that corresponds with the camera input to which it is
connected (i.e. addresses 1, 2, 3 etc for domes on camera inputs 1, 2, 3 etc)
1.1.5 Dome Control from DVR
If the DVR, or multiple DVRs, have dome control built in, the domes may be connected to the DVR(s) and
the Vi-K2/Vi-K3 used as slave to control everything. The Vi-K2/Vi-K3 protocol must be set to SLAVE (i.e.
number 1). Up to 16 Vi-series DVRs may be linked to provide control of up to 256 dome cameras. Dome
control may be via RS485, RS232, 20mA loop or “up-the-coax” as supported by the DVR(s).

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1.2 Connection Example
The diagram below illustrates how the Vi-K2/Vi-K3 is typically interconnected with other equipment.
Note:
•All dome control by the Vi-K2/Vi-K3 is via RS485 twisted pair.
•Supported domes, which have RS485 twisted pair control, may be connected directly as shown.
•Domes, which only have coax control, require a protocol converter, also shown.
•The “DOMES-1” and “DOMES-2” outputs from the Vi-K2/Vi-K3 may be used to control different
makes of domes. They may also be used to control the same make of dome.
•If master/slave operation is required, all domes must be connected to the master Vi-K2/Vi-K3.
•Multiple Vi-series Digital Recorders may be daisy chained. Each must be allocated a different unit
address (1, 2, 3 etc). Clock synchronisation keep dates and times of all units in step with the master
(Unit 1).