Vitek Transcendent VTC-TNB2LPR User manual

VITEK
VITEK
VTC-TNB2LPR
Transcendent Series
2 MegaPixel License Plate
Recognition WDR IP
Motorized Bullet Camera
OPERATION MANUAL
FEATURES:
• Advanced Starlight Technology Offers Dramatically Higher Sensitivity to Light
Producing Color Images in Very Dark & Night Scenes
• 1/2.8” 2.0 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor
• 1080P (1920 × 1080), 720P (1280 × 720), D1, CIF, 480 × 240
• 7~22mm @ F1.6 Motorized Varifocal Lens
• Field of View - H: 44°~17.6°; V:25.6°~10°; D: 49.7°~20.2°
• 6 Matrix IRs with up to 325’ IR Range
• True Wide Dynamic Range (120db)
• True Mechanical Day/Night function by ICR
• XD-DNR (3D & 2D Digital Noise Reduction)
• License Plate Recognition (LPR), Abnormal Video, Scene Change
• LPR Snapshot: Overview and Cutout of Plate, White List: 10,000
• LPR Capture Speed Range: 0-44m/h (0~70km/h) [Installation Dependent]
• Smart H.265 / H.265+ / H.265 / Smart H.264 / H.264+ / H.264 / MJPEG
Compression
• MicroSD Card Slot for Local Recording (Up to 128GB)
• One Channel Audio Input + One Channel Audio Output*
• One Channel Alarm Input + One Channel Alarm Output
• Remote Viewing via CMS, Internet Explorer, and iOS & Android Apps
• ONVIF Compliant
• IP67 Weather Resistance
• Wall Mount Included and Optional Junction Box VT-TJB01 Available
• 12VDC & PoE (Power over Ethernet) Operation
• 3-Year Warranty
*Please research local, state and federal laws regarding audio surveillance.
PLEASE NOTE:
Complete User Guide, Software, Tools, and Updates are
available online. Scan the QR Code or visit:
http://www.vitekcctv.com/Downloads

Please read this manual carefully for correct use of the product.
Notes
!Please use the specified power supply to connect.
!Do not attempt to disassemble the camera; in order to prevent electric
shock, do not remove screws or covers.
!There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Please contact the nearest
service center as soon as possible if there is any failure.
!Avoid incorrect operation, shock vibration, heavy loads which can cause
damage to the camera.
!Do not use corrosive detergent to clean body of the camera. If
necessary, please use soft dry cloth to wipe dirt; for hard contamination,
use neutral detergent. Any cleanser for high grade furniture is
applicable.
!Avoid aiming the camera directly towards extremely bright objects, such
as the sun, this may damage the image sensor.
!Please follow the instructions to install the camera.
!Do not operate it incase temperature; humidity and power supply are
beyond the limited stipulations.
!Keep away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stove,
etc.
!Do not expose the product to the direct airflow from an air conditioner.
!We may reserve the rights to amend typographical errors,
inconsistencies with the latest version, software upgrades and product
improvements, interpretation and modification. These changes will be
published in the latest version without special notification.
!The pictures and screenshots in this manual are only used to explain
the usage of our product. The ownerships of trademarks, logos and
other intellectual properties related to Microsoft, Apple and Google
belong to the above-mentioned companies.
!This manual is suitable for IR weather-proof network camera. All
pictures and examples used in the manual are for reference only. .

1 Introduction
Main Features
l ICR auto switch, true day/night
l 3D DNR, WDR
l BLC, Defog, Anti-flicker, smart IR, corridor mode
l ROI coding
l Abnormal video signal detection (scene change, video blur detection, video color cast
detection), license plate recognition
l Supports mobile surveillance by smart phones with iOS and Android OS
Surveillance Applications

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2 Network Connection
Connect IP-Cam via LAN or WAN. IE browser is used here as an example. The details are as
follows:
2.1 LAN
In LAN, there are two ways to access IP-Cam: 1. access through IP-Tool; 2. directly access
through IE browser.
2.1.1 Access through IP-Tool
Network connection:
①Make sure the PC and IP-Cam are connected to the LAN and the IP-Tool is installed in the PC.
②Double click the IP-Tool icon on the desktop to run this software as shown below:
③Modify the IP address. The default IP address of this camera is 192.168.226.201. Click the
information of the camera listed in the above table to show the network information on the right
side. Modify the IP address and gateway of the camera and make sure its network address is in
the same local network segment as the computer’s. Please modify the IP address of your device
1 Introduction
Main Features
l ICR auto switch, true day/night
l 3D DNR, WDR
l BLC, Defog, Anti-flicker, smart IR, corridor mode
l ROI coding
l Abnormal video signal detection (scene change, video blur detection, video color cast
detection), license plate recognition
l Supports mobile surveillance by smart phones with iOS and Android OS
Surveillance Applications

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according to the actual scenario.
For example, if the IP address of your computer is 192.168.1.4. The IP address of the camera
should therefore be changed to 192.168.1.X. After modifying, please enter the password of the
administrator and click the “Modify” button to modify the setting.
F
④Double click the IP address and the system will bring up the IE browser to connect the IP-
CAM. Follow directions to download, install and run the Active X control.
Enter the username and password in the login window to log in.
F
The default password of the administrator is “123456”.
The default username is “admin”; the default password is “123456”.

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The system will display the above-mentioned textbox to ask you to change the default password.
It is strongly recommended to change the default password for account security. If “Do not show
again” is checked, the textbox will not appear next time.
2.1.2 Directly Access through IE
The default network settings are as shown below:
IP address: 192.168.226.201
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.226.1
HTTP: 80
Data port: 9008
Use the above default settings when logging into the camera for the first time. Directly connect
the camera to the computer through network cable.
①Manually set the IP address of the PC. The network segment should be as the same as the
default settings of the IP camera. Open the network and share center. Click “Local Area
Connection” to bring up the following window:
Select “Properties” and then select “internet protocol” according to the actual scenario (for
example: IPv4). Next, click the “Properties” button to set the network of the PC.

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②Open the IE browser and enter the default address of IP-CAM and confirm.
③Follow directions to download and install the Active X control.
④Enter the default username and password in the login window and then enter to view.
2.2 WA N
Ø Access through the router or virtual server
①Make sure the camera is connected to the local network and then log in the camera via LAN
and go to ConfigàNetworkàPort menu to set the port number.
Port Setup
②Go to Config àNetworkàTCP/IP menu to modify the IP address.

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IP Setup
③Go to the router’s management interface through IE browser to forward the IP address and port
of the camera in the “Virtual Server”.
Router Setup
④Open the IE browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access. (For example, if the http
port is changed to 81, please enter “192.198.1.201:81” in the address bar of web browser to
access).
Ø Access through PPPoE dial-up
Network connection

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Access the camera through PPPoE auto dial-up. The setup steps are as follows:
①Go to ConfigàNetworkàPort menu to set the port number.
②Go to Config àNetworkàTCP/IPàPPPoE Config menu. Enable PPPoE and then enter the
username and password from your internet service provider.
③Go to Config àNetworkàDDNS menu. Before configuring the DDNS, please apply for a
domain name first. Please refer to DDNS configuration for detail information.
④Open the IE browser and enter the domain name and http port to access.
Ø Access through static IP
Network connection
The setup steps are as follows:
①Go to ConfigàNetworkàPort menu to set the port number.
②Go to Config àNetworkàTCP/IP menu to set the IP address. Check “Use the following IP
address” and then enter the static IP address and other parameters.
③Open the IE browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access.

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3 Live View
After logging in, the following window will be shown.
The following table is the instructions of the icons on the live view interface.
Icon Description Icon Description
Original size Zoom out
Fit correct scale Zoom/Focus control
Auto (fill the window) SD card recording indicator
Full screen Sensor alarm indicator
Start/stop live view Motion alarm indicator
Start/stop two-way audio
(only available for the
model with audio input
connector)
Color abnormal indicator
Enable/disable audio Abnormal clarity indicator
Snapshot Scene change indicator
Start/stop local recording License plate detection
Zoom in
Those smart alarm indicators will flash only when the camera supports those functions and the
corresponding events are enabled.

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In full screen mode, double click on the mouse to exit or press the ESC key on the keyboard.
Click AZ control button to show AZ control panel. The descriptions of the control panel are as
follows:
Icon Description Icon Description
Zoom - Zoom +
Focus - Focus +
One key focus (used when image is out of focus after manual adjustment
4 Network Camera Configuration
In the Webcam client, choose “Config” to go to the configuration interface.
Note: Wherever applicable, click the “Save” button to save the settings.
4.1 System Configuration
4.1.1 Basic Information
In the “Basic Information” interface, the system information of the device is listed.
Some versions may support device ID and QR code. If P2P is enabled (see Network
Configuration-P2P), the network camera can be quickly added to mobile surveillance client, by
scanning the QR code or entering device ID.

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4.1.2 Date and Time
Go to ConfigàSystemàDate and Time. Please refer to the following interface.
Select the time zone and DST as required.
Click the “Date and Time” tab to set the time mode.
4.1.3 Local Config
Go to ConfigàSystemàLocal Config to set up the storage path of captured pictures and recorded
videos on the local PC. There is also an option to enable or disable the bitrate display in the
recorded files.
Additionally, “Local smart snapshot storage” can be enabled or disabled here. If enabled, the
captured pictures triggered by smart events (like line crossing detection, region intrusion, etc.)
will be saved to the local PC.

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4.1.4 Storage
Go to ConfigàSystemàStorage to go to the interface as shown below.
l SD Card Management
Click the “Format” button to format the SD card. All data will be cleared by clicking this button.
Click the “Eject” button to stop writing data to SD card. Then the SD card can be ejected safely.
Snapshot Quota: Set the capacity proportion of captured pictures on the SD card.
Video Quota: Set the capacity proportion of record files on the SD card.
l Schedule Recording Settings
1. Go to ConfigàSystemàStorageàRecord to go to the interface as shown below.
2. Set record stream, pre-record time, cycle writing.
Pre Record Time: Set the time to record before the actual recording begins.
3. Set schedule recording. Check “Enable Schedule Record” and set the schedule.

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Weekly schedule
Set the alarm time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour
increments. Green means scheduled. Blank means unscheduled.
“Add”: Add the schedule for a special day. Drag the mouse to set the time on the timeline.
“Erase”: Delete the schedule. Drag the mouse to erase the time on the timeline.
Manual Input: Click it for a specific day to enter specific start and end times. This adds more
minutes.
Day schedule
Set the alarm time for alarm a special day, such as a holiday.
Note: Holiday schedule takes priority over weekly schedule.
l Snapshot Settings
Go to ConfigàSystemàStorageàSnapshot to go to the interface as shown below.

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Set the format, resolution and quality of the image saved on the SD card and the snapshot interval
and quantity and the timing snapshot here.
Snapshot Quantity: The number you set here is the maximum quantity of snapshots. The actual
quantity of snapshots may be less than this number. Supposing the occurrence time of an alarm
event is less than the time of capturing pictures, the actual quantity of snapshots is less than the
set quantity of snapshots.
Timing Snapshot: Enable timing snapshot first and then set the snapshot interval and schedule.
The setup steps of schedule are the same as the schedule recording (See Schedule Recording).
4.2 Image Configuration
Image Configuration includes Display, Video/Audio, OSD, Video Mask and ROI Config.
4.2.1 Display Configuration
Go to ImageàDisplay interface as shown below. The image’s brightness, contrast, hue, and
saturation for common, day and night mode can be set up separately. The image effect can be
quickly seen by switching the configuration file.

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Brightness: Set the brightness level of the camera’s image.
Contrast: Set the color difference between the brightest and darkest parts.
Hue: Set the total color degree of the image.
Saturation: Set the degree of color purity. The purer the color, the brighter the image is.
Sharpness: Set the resolution level of the image plane and the sharpness level of the image edge.
Noise Reduction: Decrease the noise and make the image more thorough. Increasing the value
will make the noise reduction effect better but it will reduce the image resolution.
Defog: Activating this function and setting an appropriate value as needed in foggy, dusty,
smoggy, or rainy environment to get clear images.
Backlight Compensation (BLC):
l Off: disables the backlight compensation function. It is the default mode.
l HWDR: WDR can adjust the camera to provide a better image when there are both very bright
and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of view by lowering the brightness of the bright
area and increasing the brightness of the dark area.
Recording will be stopped for a few seconds while the mode is changing from non-WDR to WDR
mode.

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l HLC: lowers the brightness of the entire image by suppressing the brightness of the image’s
bright area and reducing the size of the halo area.
l BLC: If enabled, the auto exposure will activate according to the scene so that the object of
the image in the darkest area will be seen more clearly.
HFR: High Frame Rate. If “ON” is selected, the system will restart and then the maximum value
of the frame rate of the mainstream can be set to 60 fps /50fps.
Antiflicker:
l Off: disables the anti-flicker function. This is used mostly in outdoor installations.
l 50Hz: reduces flicker in 50Hz lighting conditions.
l 60Hz: reduces flicker in 60Hz lighting conditions.
Smart IR: Choose “ON” or “OFF”. This function can effectively avoid image overexposure and
underexposure by controlling the brightness of the IR lights according to the actual conditions to
make the image more realistic. Please enable it as needed.
White Balance: Adjust the color temperature according to the environment automatically.
Frequency: 50Hz and 60Hz can be optional.
Day/Night Mode: Choose “Auto”, “Day”, “Night” or “Timing”.
Infra-red Mode: Choose “Auto”, “ON” or “OFF”.
Exposure Mode: Choose “Auto” or “Manual”. The digital shutter speed can be adjusted with
manual.
Corridor Pattern: Corridor viewing modes can be used for situations such as long hallways. 0,
90, 180 and 270 are available. The default value is 0. The video resolution should be 1080P or
below if this function is used.
Image Mirror: Turn the current video image horizontally.
Image Flip: Turn the current video image vertically.
Schedule Settings of Image Parameters:
Click the “Schedule” tab as shown below.
Set full time schedule for common, day, night mode and specified time schedule for day and night.
Choose “Schedule” in the drop-down box of schedule as shown below.