LevelOne FCS-3056 manual

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    Fixed Network Camera Hardware User Manual FCS-3056, FCS- 3064 V er .2014/04/02[...]

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    Hardware M anual 2 T able of Con tents Precautions ............................................................. 4 Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................. 7 The List of Mode ls ...............................[...]

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    Hardware M anual 3 How to Replace the Dome Cov er ............................................................ 21 How to Use a Memory Card .................................................................... 25 How to Insert the Memory Card ............................................................ 25 How to Remove the Memory Card ...............[...]

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    Hardware M anual 4 Precautions Read these instructio ns Y ou should read all the safet y and operating instructi ons before usi ng this produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou must adhere to all the warnings on the product and i n the instruction manual. Failure to f ollow the safet y instruction gi ven m ay directly endanger people, cause dam age to the [...]

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    Hardware M anual 5 Federal Communicatio ns Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designe d to provide reasonabl e protection aga inst harmf ul interference in a resident ial installation. This equi pment generates,[...]

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    Hardware M anual 6 Safety Instructions Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the power supply before c leaning. Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. Do not use accessories n ot recommend ed by the manufactu rer Only install this device i n a dry place protecte d from [...]

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    Hardware M anual 7 Introduction The List of Models This hardware m anual contains the fol lowing models: FCS-3056 Fixed Dom e Network Camera, 5-M egapixel, PoE 80 2.3af , Day & Night, IR LEDs FCS-3064 Fixed Dome Networ k Camera, 5- Megapixel, Po E 802.3af, Da y & Night, IR LEDs, W DR From the installation pers pective these m odels are very[...]

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    Hardware M anual 8 Physical Descri ption FCS-3056, FCS-30 64 NOTE: Actual camera ma y slightly differ . 1) Ethernet Port Connects to a network using an Ethernet cable. 2) Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card into this slot for local recording purposes. See How to Use a M emory Card on page 25 for m ore information. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and mi[...]

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    Hardware M anual 9 How to do the reset properly? Press and hold the reset button for 5 secon ds. 4) Digital Input / Output ( DI/DO) and A udio Input / Outp ut This connector connec ts to digital inpu t or outp ut devices, such as an alarm trigger , panic button, etc., as well as au dio input and out put devices, suc h as micr ophones and speak ers.[...]

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    Hardware M anual 10 Before Installa tion This section desc ribes the procedures in preparing the externa l devices that you can connect to the camera. Depend ing on your sur veillance needs, you ma y connect digital input (DI) or dig ital output (DO) or audio i nput / output dev ices to your cam era. The camera com es with one (1) terminal block fo[...]

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    Hardware M anual 11 The table below sho ws the DI/DO conn ection specifica tions: Device DI Connection design TTL - co mpatible logic level s V oltage T o trigger (low) Logic level 0: 0V ~ 0.4 V Normal (high) Logic level 1: 3.1V ~ 3 0V Current 10mA ~ 100mA DO Connection design Transistor (Open Collector) V oltage & Current < 24V DC, < 50m[...]

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    Hardware M anual 12 High Voltage DO Device Connection Even though the cam era provides 12V po wer, this m ay not be enough for s ome high voltage DO devices, such as a cei ling li ght or a motor that ope ns or closes a gate. In this case , there is a need to connect an ext ernal relay. See wiring schem e below: Note that when choos ing an appropri [...]

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    Hardware M anual 13 How to Connect A udio Devices Audio input / output de vices, such as an active micr ophone or speak er can be connecte d to the camera using the supp lied term inal block. Press and hold the orange tab as you insert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. T o connect audio de vices, m ap th[...]

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    Hardware M anual 14 Installing the Camera on a Surface This section describes the procedures in installing the camera on a flat s urface such as a har d or dropped ceiling and s traight or tilted walls. Before insta llation, mak e sure the wall or the ce iling can bear m ore than the weight of th e camera. NOTE: The camera im ages on the suceeding [...]

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    Hardware M anual 15 Step 2: Open the Do me Cover NOTE: T o avoid scratches or leaving fingerprints on th e dome cover , it is recommended to r etain the plastic covering the dom e cover until the c amera is com pletely installed. 1. W ith the bundled hex screwdriver , loosen the three (3 ) screws securing the dome cover . 2. Lift to remove the dom [...]

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    Hardware M anual 16 4. If the cables will be rout ed along the ceiling or wall, remove the cable ta b from the dom e cover . 5. If the cables will pass thr ough the ceiling or wall, route and pu ll the cables thr ough the hole on the surf ace. Step 3: Install the Ca mera to the Surface 1. If necessar y , insert a mem ory card, with the m etallic co[...]

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    Hardware M anual 17 CAUTION: When us ing electric screwdrivers, be caref ul not to touch the cam era components while attaching the screws. Since electric screwdrivers vary in sizes, speed, and force, they ma y bruise and dam age the camera com ponents. DISCLAIMER: Le velOne w ill not be respons ible for cam era damage caused by im proper installat[...]

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    Hardware M anual 18 Step 5 : A c cess the C amera Li ve Vie w See Accessing the Cam era on page 26 for m ore information on how to acc ess the Live Vi ew of the camera. Step 6: A djust the Viewing A ngle and Foc us Based on the cam era live view , adjust the viewing angle, ori entation and focus o f the cam era. Adjustments vary depending on m odel[...]

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    Hardware M anual 19 3. Ti ghten the three (3) scre ws to attach the dom e cover to the c amera bo d y. 4. Remove the plastic co vering the dom e cover . Final installation s hould loo k similar to the illustration b elow .[...]

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    Hardware M anual 20 Other Adjustments and Acce ssories How to A dj ust the Camera Viewing A ngle and Focus This section desc ribes procedures in a djusting the pa n direction of the camera , as well as the viewing angle and focus , if necessar y since the camera com es with the focus and viewing angle already pre-fixed. FCS-3056, FCS-3064 Camera Mo[...]

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    Hardware M anual 21 1. Loosen the tilt adjustm ent scr ews, adjust the tilt, and th en tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Turn the rotation adjustm ent to rotate the vie wing orientati on. 3. Loosen the pan adjustm ent screw , m ove the pan direction, and th en tighten back the screw to fix the pan pos ition. 4. If the focus needs[...]

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    Hardware M anual 23 4. Remove the shroud f rom the dome cover . 5. Place the shroud on the replacem ent dome cover . 6. Insert the replacem ent dome cover into th e cover housing. 7. Align and attach the thre e (3) s crews to secur e the brack et to the cover housin g.[...]

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    Hardware M anual 24 8. Attach the dom e cover to the cam era by tightening the three (3) screws. Final installation should look sim ilar to the illustration be low .[...]

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    Hardware M anual 25 How to Use a Memory Card The camera s upports local video rec ording or sa ving of snapshots to a m emor y card. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and microSDX C cards. How to Insert the Memory Card Insert a mem ory card into the card slot with the metal lic contacts facing do wn the camera. Push the card until it click s into plac e. H[...]

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    Hardware M anual 26 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP A ddresses In order to b e able to com m unicate with t he c amera from your PC, b oth th e camera and the PC have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that the y both should have very sim ilar IP addresses, where onl y the last number of the I P address is differen[...]

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    Hardware M anual 27 Double-click on the camera m odel name, the default browser of the PC is automatically launc hed and the IP address of the target cam era is alread y filled in the address b ar of the bro wser . If you work with our c ameras regularl y , then t here is even a better w ay t o discover the cameras in the netw ork – by us ing IP [...]

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    Hardware M anual 28 Use the default I P address of a c amera: If there is no DHCP server in the give n network, the us er m ay have to assign the IP addresses to both PC and cam era manuall y to make sure the y are in the sam e network s egment. W hen the camera is plugged into n etwork and it d oes not detect an y DHCP services, it will automatica[...]

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    Hardware M anual 29 Manually adjust the I P addresses of multiple cam eras: If there are more than 1 cam era to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHC P server to assign unique IP addresses to each of them , all of the cameras would then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100 , which is not a pro per situatio n for net wor[...]

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    Hardware M anual 30 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC are bot h having their unique IP addresses and a re under the same network s egment, it is possible to use the Web b rowser of the PC to access the cam era. Y ou can us e any of the br owsers to access the cam era, however , the full functionalit y is provided onl y for Microsof[...]

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    Hardware M anual 31 The following examples i n t his man ual are based on Internet Explorer brow ser in order to cover all functions of the camera. Assum ing that the camera’s IP address is 192.168.0.1 00 , you can access it by opening t he Web browser and t yping the following addres s into Web browser ’ s address bar: http://192.168.0.100 Upo[...]

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    T o check the firm ware vers ion thro ugh the W eb Configurator , access the Setup page and click System > S ystem Info . For further operations , please ref er to the Firmw are User M anual . 1 2 3[...]