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P/N: 2900-301541 Rev 1 

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USER MANUAL 

MODEL: 

K-Cam4K  
4K PTZ Camera 

 

Summary of Contents for K-Cam4K

Page 1: ...P N 2900 301541 Rev 1 www kramerAV com USER MANUAL MODEL K Cam4K 4K PTZ Camera ...

Page 2: ...lling Via IR Remote Control Transmitter 10 Operating via the OSD Menu 12 Operating via Ethernet 16 Using Embedded Web Pages 20 Changing Interface Language 21 Navigating K Cam4K in Real Time 22 Controlling via the OSD Menu 22 Viewing Live Preview 23 Configure Video Settings 24 Defining Audio Parameters 26 Defining General System Parameters 27 Configure Network Settings 28 Viewing Device Information...

Page 3: ...o avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality Position your Kramer K Cam4K away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust Safe...

Page 4: ... to 4K 30fps image coding output and downwards compatibility with 1080P 720P resolution K Cam4K provides exceptional quality advanced and user friendly operation and flexible control Smooth PTZ operation featuring a horizontal field of view HFoV easy pan 170 and tilt 30 using a whisper silent motor High quality zoom 12x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom providing a crystal clear image and highly a...

Page 5: ...meeting rooms Recording and broadcasting of classroom and auditorium sessions Controlling your K Cam4K Control your K Cam4K By RS 232 serial commands VISCA protocol transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller Remotely from the infrared remote control transmitter VIO OSD menu Via the Ethernet using built in user friendly Web pages ...

Page 6: ...o reset to factory default parameters NET RJ 45 Connector Connect to your network or directly to a computer supports PoE RS232 8 pin DIN Connector IN Connect to a camera controller using the included RS 232 VISCA m to 9 pin D sub f cable OUT RS485 2 pin Terminal Block Connector N A LINE IN 3 5mm Mini Jack N A HDMI Out Connector Connect to a recording streaming device 3G SDI Out BNC Connector Conne...

Page 7: ...ories and components Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used for avoiding overloading of the circuits Reliable earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Maximum mounting height for the device is 2 meters Mounting K Cam4K You can mount your camera to a wall ceiling or place it on a surface A built in gravity sensor automatically corrects the image orien...

Page 8: ...crews You can place the bracket upside down to mount the camera the other way around 5 Attach the device to the wall bracket by fitting the mortise on the bracket into the tenon on the camera 6 Fix the camera by screwing A Nickel screw to the center and B then tighten with 3 black screws K Cam4K is mounted on the wall ...

Page 9: ... Cam4K Rear Panel To connect K Cam4K as illustrated in the example in Figure 2 1 Connect a laptop to the NET RJ 45 connector directly or via the network 2 Connect the RS232 OUT 8 pin DIN Connector to an additional Camera 3 Connect the HDMI connector to a streaming device Device 4 Connect the 3G SDI connector to a recording device 5 Connect the USB 3 0 port to a laptop 6 Connect the power adapter t...

Page 10: ...ct to K Cam4K via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC or an additional camera Connect the K Cam4K RS 232 8 pin Min DIN connector to an RS 232 9 pin D sub serial port as follows Camera Pin RS 232 9 Pin D Sub Serial Pin 1 DTR 6 DSR 2 DSR 4 DTR 3 TXD 2 RXD 4 GND 5 GND 7 RTS shorted to 8 CTS 6 7 ...

Page 11: ...l displays Starting the connection indicator light green the IR indication light blue flash and the data indicator orange flashes Following initialization the LCD displays the IP address and the HDMI and SDI resolutions and refresh rates The camera is ready for operation Control K Cam4K via Controlling Via IR Remote Control Transmitter on page 10 Operating via the OSD Menu on page 12 Operating via...

Page 12: ...r of the image MANUAL Press to enter manual focus mode Then press FAR or NEAR FAR When in MANUAL mode press to focus on a far object NEAR When in MANUAL mode press to focus on a near object 10 CAMERA SELECT Select the camera to configure and control 1 to 4 see Assigning up to 4 K Cam4K Units to the IR Remote Controller on page 11 11 Key Use together with other keys for various functions 12 IR RC P...

Page 13: ...CT 3 To assign Camera 4 Press and F4 simultaneously to set IR address to CAMERA SELECT 4 When assigning a camera to the remote make sure you point directly to that camera and check that the other cameras in the area are powered down Cameras are assigned to IR remote controller Freezing an Image You can freeze unfreeze an image manually To freeze an image press F4 on the remote controller The image...

Page 14: ...r and use the OSD menu buttons 1 Press MENU 2 Press Arrow buttons to move through the OSD menu which is displayed on the video output HOME to enter a submenu and accept changes Use the OSD menu to perform the following operations Configuring Camera Exposure on page 13 Configuring Color Settings on page 13 Setting Image Parameters on page 14 Setting P T Z Parameters on page 14 Setting Digital Noise...

Page 15: ...re compensation from 7 to 7 Auto mode and ExpCompMode On Backlight Select On to allow backlight compensation Select Off to keep auto settings Auto mode Bright Control brightness level from 0 to 17 Bright mode Gain Limit Set maximum gain limit from 0 to 15 Auto SAE AAE and Bright modes Anti Flicker Set anti flicker to Off 50Hz or 60Hz Auto AAE and Bright modes Meter Select the exposure meter to Ave...

Page 16: ...tting Image Parameters K Cam4K enables configuring image parameters To adjust the image parameters 1 On the IR remote press MENU The menu appears 2 Use the arrows to select Image 3 Click HOME to enter Image menu Adjust the following Menu Item Function Luminance Adjust luminance from 0 to 14 Contrast Adjust contrast from 0 to 14 Sharpness Adjust sharpness from 0 to 14 Flip H Define horizontal flip ...

Page 17: ... 3D noise reduction for a clearer picture when light conditions are low To set noise reduction level 1 On the IR remote press MENU The menu appears 2 Use the arrows to select NR3D Level 3 Click HOME to enter NR3D Level menu 4 Set the noise reduction level from 1 to 9 or set to Off Noise reduction level is set Defining Setup Parameters Define general setup parameters To define setup parameters 1 On...

Page 18: ...mode when PELCO D protocol is selected P_P_Address Set from 0 to 31 enabled in Auto mode when PELCO P protocol is selected Net Mode Set to serial port Network control to Serial or Paral Baudrate Select 2400 4800 9600 or 38400 Setup parameters are defined Restoring to Default Settings To restore default settings 1 On the IR remote press MENU The menu appears 2 Use the arrows to select RESTORE DEFAU...

Page 19: ... Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change Adapter Settings 3 Highlight the network adapter you want to use to connect to the device and click Change settings of this connection The Local Area Connection Properties window for the selected network adapter appears as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Local Area Connection Properties Window 4 Highlight either Internet Protocol Vers...

Page 20: ...s Window Figure 5 Internet Protocol Version 6 Properties Window 6 Select Use the following IP Address for static IP addressing and fill in the details as shown in Figure 6 For TCP IPv4 you can use any IP address in the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 255 excluding 192 168 1 39 that is provided by your IT department ...

Page 21: ...ndow 7 Click OK 8 Click Close Connecting Ethernet Port via a Network Hub or Switch You can connect the Ethernet port of K Cam4K to the Ethernet port on a network hub or using a straight through cable with RJ 45 connectors Configuring Ethernet Port You can set the Ethernet parameters via the embedded Web pages ...

Page 22: ...e configuration on the right side Before attempting to connect Perform the procedures in Operating via Ethernet on page 16 Ensure that your browser is supported Operating Environment K Cam4K supports the following Network settings Operating System Windows 7 8 10 Mac OS X Linux and Android Network Protocol TCP IP Client PC P4 128M RAM 40G HDD supports scaled graphics card supports DirectX 8 0 or hi...

Page 23: ...number The Controller application page appears Figure 7 Live Page 3 Click the menu items on the top left side of the screen to access the relevant web page Changing Interface Language K Cam4K enables you to change the interface language Changing the Language To change the interface language 1 On the lower left side open the drop down box 2 Select the required language English Chinese or Russian Th...

Page 24: ...s required Select the Pan Speed Tilt Speed Zoom Speed and Focus speed via the relevant drop down boxes Saving and Recalling a Preset You can save up to 255 presets 0 to 254 from any one of the embedded webpages Note that preset 0 is always the power on position To save recall a preset 1 Access the embedded webpages see Browsing the K Cam4K Webpages on page 21 The Live page appears see Figure 7 2 C...

Page 25: ...iew actions 1 Access the embedded webpages see Browsing the K Cam4K Webpages on page 21 The Live page appears see Figure 7 2 Hover over the camera view The view controls appear Figure 8 Live View 3 Perform the following actions Double click the viewing pane to toggle between full screen view and normal view Click play or pause buttons to pause or play live view Click square brackets on the right f...

Page 26: ...1 Access the embedded webpages see Browsing the K Cam4K Webpages on page 21 The Live page appears see Figure 7 2 Select the Video page The video page appears Figure 9 Video Page 3 Define video settings Select HDMI or SDI Set video format to OSD meaning that you can set the video HDMI output format such as 4K30 via the OSD menu settings of the camera 50Hz PAL or 60Hz NTSC Set encoding level to main...

Page 27: ...The higher the bit rate the clearer the image depending on the bandwidth A narrow bandwidth and a high bit rate may result in a low quality transmission Frame Rate Enter the frame rate Set a high frame rate for a smoother image I Key Frame Interval The higher the interval the lower the response Bit Rate Control CBR Constant Bit Rate Video coder is coding according to preset speed VBR Variable Bit ...

Page 28: ... on page 21 The Live page appears see Figure 7 2 Select the Audio page The Audio page appears Figure 10 Audio Page 3 Set the following parameters Audio Switch On or Off Audio Type AAC or G711A Sample Rate 44 1K or 48K Bit Rate 96K or 128K Input Type LINE IN Input Vol select the volume from the drop down box ADTS Options Audio Data Transport Stream On or Off 4 Click Submit Audio parameters are set ...

Page 29: ...ure 7 2 Select the System page The System page appears Figure 11 System Page 3 Click Reboot to reboot the camera 4 Define User Name and password default admin admin 5 Define Guest name and guest password default guest guest Note that when accessing as guest you can view the local preview select the presets and control camera motion and so on access is denied to audio and video settings as well as ...

Page 30: ...mbedded webpages see Browsing the K Cam4K Webpages on page 21 The Live page appears see Figure 7 2 Select the Network page The Network page appears Figure 12 Network Page 3 Define LAN settings Define a fixed IP address static IP or a Dynamic IP address DHCP Set the IP Address default 192 168 1 39 Gateway Subnet Mask and DNS address View the MAC Address ...

Page 31: ...port default value is 6688 and is the multicast port of the first stream 6690 is the multicast port of the second stream 9 Set NTP Network Time Protocol time sync to On or Off as well as time zone server addres and so on 10 Click Submit Network settings are defined Viewing Device Information To view device information 1 Access the embedded webpages see Browsing the K Cam4K Webpages on page 21 The ...

Page 32: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd K Cam4K Upgrading Firmware 30 Upgrading Firmware Contact Tech support if you need to upgrade the firmware support kramerav com ...

Page 33: ...1080P50 1080I60 1080P59 94 1080I59 94 1080I50 1080P30 1080P29 97 1080P29 97 1080P25 720P60 720P59 94 720P50 Sensor 1 2 5 inch CMOS Max Effective Pixel 8 51M Scanning Mode Progressive Lens 12x f 4 4mm 52 8mm F1 8 F2 6 Digital Zoom 16x Minimal Illumination 0 5 Lux F1 8 AGC ON Shutter 1 30s 1 10000s White Balance Auto Indoor Outdoor One Push Manual Backlight Compensation Support Digital Noise Reducti...

Page 34: ...P SRT Multicast Controls IR Remote Control Transmitter OSD Embedded web pages Power Source 12V DC 2A max Consumption 12W max Environment al Conditions Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage Temperature 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Humidity 10 to 90 RHL non condensing Altitude Below 5000 meters Regulatory Compliance Safety CE FCC Environmental RoHs REACH Enclosure Type Aluminum and plastic G...

Page 35: ... ASCII To reset the IP settings to the factory reset values go to Menu Setup Factory Reset press Enter to confirm IP Address 192 168 100 88 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default gateway 192 168 1 2 Default username admin Default password admin Full Factory Reset OSD Go to Menu RESTORE DEFAULT confirm Reset button Press the RESET button for 5 seconds to reset the machine ...

Page 36: ...rized dealer from which it was purchased or any other party authorized to repair Kramer Electronics products this product must be insured during shipment with the insurance and shipping charges prepaid by you If this product is returned uninsured you assume all risks of loss or damage during shipment Kramer Electronics will not be responsible for any costs related to the removal or re installation...

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