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Model No.

WV-CL920A
WV-CL924A

Color CCTV Cameras

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...WV CL924 CL924 Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model No WV CL920A WV CL924A Color CCTV Cameras Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ture accompanying the appliance WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a co...

Page 3: ...AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6 CONNECTIONS 9 FOCUS OR FLANGE BACK ADJUSTMENT 13 INSTALLATION OF CAMERA 14 SETUP 16 1 CAMERA SETUP MENU 16 2 SETUP OPERATION 19 SETTING PROCEDURES 21 PREVENTION OF BLOOMING AND SMEAR 39 SPECIFICATIONS 40 STANDARD ACCESSORIES 42 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 43 ...

Page 4: ...ge technolo gy for advanced video surveillance PREFACE Panasonic s WV CL920 WV CL924 series digital color camera introduces a new level of high picture quality and high resolution through the use of a 1 2 inch frame interline transfer CCD image sensor having 768 hori FEATURES 6 High quality picture a 2H type vertical enhancer for greater picture sharpness b Chroma averaging circuit for better colo...

Page 5: ...when dirty In case the dirt is hard to remove use a mild deter gent and wipe gently 5 Clean the CCD faceplate with care Do not clean the CCD with strong or abrasive detergents Use lens tissue or a cotton tipped applicator and ethanol 6 Never face the camera towards the sun Do not aim the camera at bright objects Whether the camera is in use or not never aim it at the sun or other extremely bright ...

Page 6: ... LOCK FB LOCK Hi Z G L 75Ω WV CL920 VIDEO OUT GEN LOCK 120V AC 60Hz VIDEO OUT GEN LOCK AC 24V IN DC 12V IN GND 2 1 r e 3 2 1 2 1 q w 0 i y t u o 4 MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Slide the panel to the left until it locks ...

Page 7: ... button is used to move the cursor to the right It is also used to select the mode and can be used to adjust some levels u Left Button This button is used to move the cursor to the left It is also used to select the mode and can be used to adjust some levels i Up Button This button is used to move the cursor upward It is also used to select items in the CAM SET UP menu o Set Button This button is ...

Page 8: ...l is for connecting the 12 V DC or 24 V AC power supply cord Cautions 1 Connect to 12 V DC 10 5 V 16 V or 24 V AC 19 5 V 28 V class 2 power supply only Make sure to connect the grounding lead to the GND terminal when the power is supplied from a 24 V AC power source 2 To prevent fire or electric shock hazard use a UL listed cable VW 1 style 1007 for the Input Terminal ...

Page 9: ... or tilts B WV CL924 12 V DC 24 V AC The WV CL924 has an AC DC compatible input termi nal The 12 V DC or 24 V AC power supply cord can be connected to this terminal The camera detects the power source automatically 1 12 V DC Power Supply Connect the power cord to the AC DC compatible input terminal on the rear panel of the camera Resistance of copper wire at 20 C 68 F AC 24V IN DC 12V IN 1 2 GND 1...

Page 10: ... AC 24V IN DC 12V IN 1 2 GND 24 V AC 60 Hz 19 5 V 28 V Caution To prevent fire or electric shock hazard use a UL listed cable VW 1 style 1007 Video Cable 1 It is recommended to use a monitor whose resolu tion is at least equal to that of the camera 2 The maximum extensible coaxial cable length between the camera and the monitor is shown below Type of RG 59 U RG 6 U RG 11 U RG 15 U coaxial cable 3C...

Page 11: ...e iris control cable at the edge of the lens connector to remove the existing lens connector and then remove the outer cable cover as shown in the diagram below The pin assignment of the lens connector is as fol lows Pin 1 Power source 9 V DC 50 mA Max Pin 2 Not used Pin 3 Video signal 1 3 V p p 40 kΩ Pin 4 Shield ground Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 2 Rib Pin 1 2 Solder the lens cable to the pins of the suppli...

Page 12: ...he rear of the lens should be as shown below CS mount Less than 4 mm 5 32 Screw Flange back Adjusting Ring w q Mounting the Lens Caution Before you mount the lens loosen the fixing screw on the side of the camera and rotate this ring upward until it stops If the ring is not at the end the inner glass or CCD image sensor may be dam aged 1 Mount the lens by turning it clockwise on the lens mount of ...

Page 13: ...on the side of the camera 2 Turn the flange back adjusting ring to the desired position Note Adjusting a focus in the visible rays may be soft focused with the near infrared light 3 Tighten the screws on the side of the camera Caution Tightening the screw by force will cause damage to the screw or deviation of focus FOCUS OR FLANGE BACK ADJUSTMENT ...

Page 14: ...era by removing the two fixing screws Attach the mount adapter to the top as shown in the dia gram then mount the camera on the mounting bracket Make sure that the two original fixing screws are used when mounting the mount adapter as longer length screws may damage inner components INSTALLATION OF CAMERA ...

Page 15: ... OFF SYNC INT LL Camera ID Editing Camera ID Display Position PRESET OFF PRESET OFF PRESET ON Back Light Compensation PRESET ON Back Light Compensation VBS Automatic Selection VS Automatic Selection LL Manual Selection Manual Mask Area Selection Manual Level Selection Manual Mask Area Selection Manual Level Selection H Phase SC Phase Manual Adjustment H Phase Manual Adjustment V Phase Manual Adjus...

Page 16: ...or Special Menu Display Mode CHROMA GAIN UP SIDE DOWN AP GAIN PEDESTAL HUE BW BURST BW ON OFF Camera Resetting Manual Mask Area Selection Detection Level Adjustment Lens Drive Signal Selection AUTO1 AUTO2 ON OFF Manual Mask Area Selection DC VIDEO ...

Page 17: ...DET OFF LENS DRIVE DC END SET UP DISABLE Blinking The CAM SET UP menu appears on the monitor as shown above Check the current settings on the menu Refer to the sections below for a detailed description of menu items If you decide not to make any changes after checking the current settings move the cursor to END at the start of the bottom line and press to close the CAM SET UP menu and return to no...

Page 18: ...anel Left Button Moves the cursor to the left Use this button to select or adjust the parameters of the selected item The parameter changes each time this button is pressed Set Button Executes selection and displays a submenu for an item with mark END Close Setup menu RET Return to the previous menu or page To return to the CAM SET UP menu move the cur sor to RET and press All Reset Operation All ...

Page 19: ...o the item s you want to change Important Notice When the cursor is moved to END and the CAM SET UP menu closed after changing the parame ters the new values are saved in the EEPROM Electric Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory These values remain valid until new val ues are saved even if the power of the camera is off CAM SET UP CAMERA ID OFF ALC ELC ALC SHUTTER OFF AGC ON DNR H SENS UP OFF...

Page 20: ...e character press The selected character appears in the editing area The pointer in the editing area moves to the right automatically at this moment 5 Repeat the steps above until all characters are edited To enter a blank space in the CAMERA ID Move the cursor to SPACE and press To replace a specific character in the CAMERA ID 1 Move the cursor to the editing area by pressing CAM SET UP CAMERA ID...

Page 21: ...the desired position by pressing 3 Press to fix the position of the CAMERA ID The mode returns to the previous CAMERA ID menu Notes The CAMERA ID stops at the edges of the monitor screen The CAMERA ID moves faster if any of is kept pressed for a second or more 2 Light Control Setting ALC ELC You can select the mode for adjusting the lens iris The modes are as follows ALC Select this mode when an a...

Page 22: ...ch makes the camera picture dark such as a spotlight You can select one of two modes PRESET ON or PRESET OFF of back light compensation 2 1 ALC Mode with PRESET ON In normal use the important object in a scene is placed in the center of the monitor s screen In the factory setup mode more photometric weight is given to the center of the screen where the important object is located than to the edge ...

Page 23: ...o return to the CAM SET UP menu 2 2 ALC Mode with PRESET OFF These modes are effective when the main object in the scene is not located in the center of the screen and a source of bright light is located near the center of the screen In these modes the picture is divided into 48 areas that mask the light to keep the clarity of the pic ture Note If ELC is selected set MASK SET and LEVEL according t...

Page 24: ...ove the cursor to RET and press to return to the CAM SET UP menu To return to the camera picture move the cursor to END and press Caution When an auto iris lens requiring a DC control signal is used the lens iris is fully opened in ELC mode 3 Move the cursor to the area where backlight is bright and press to mask that area The mask turns white When the cursor is moved on an area that has already b...

Page 25: ...ng AGC ON OFF You can set the gain brightness level portion of an image to automatic level adjustment ON DNR H ON DNR L or fixed level OFF CAM SET UP CAMERA ID OFF ALC ELC ALC SHUTTER OFF AGC ON DNR H SENS UP OFF SYNC INT WHITE BAL ATW1 MOTION DET OFF LENS DRIVE DC END SET UP ENABLE Move the cursor to the AGC parameter and select auto matic level adjustment ON DNR H ON DNR L or fixed level OFF Not...

Page 26: ...y pressing or as fol lows CAM SET UP CAMERA ID OFF ALC ELC ALC SHUTTER OFF AGC ON DNR H SENS UP OFF SYNC INT WHITE BAL ATW1 MOTION DET OFF LENS DRIVE DC END SET UP ENABLE X2 AUTO OFF X4 AUTO X6 AUTO X10 AUTO X32 FIX X64 FIX X16 FIX X10 FIX X6 FIX X4 FIX X2 FIX OFF X16 AUTO X32 AUTO Notes While the SENS UP function is selected noise spots or a whitish phenomenon may appear in the picture when the s...

Page 27: ...e adjustments When the cable length of the video output or the gen lock input is changed the horizontal and subcarrier phase must be re adjusted 6 Synchronization Setting SYNC You can select internal sync mode INT or line lock mode LL Additionally this model accepts the VBS signal color composite video or blackburst signal and VS signal B W composite video or composite sync sig nal The VD2 signal ...

Page 28: ...phase adjustment again since the AC line phase may be different 6 1 VBS Gen lock Mode EXT VBS 1 Move the cursor to the SYNC parameter and select INT 2 Connect the coaxial cable for the blackburst or composite color video signal to the gen lock input connector 5 Supply the video output signal of the camera to be adjusted and the reference gen lock input signal to a dual trace oscilloscope 6 Set the...

Page 29: ...tor SEG or Switcher as closely as possible to the color of the original scene The SC FINE adjustment has a range of 90 degrees of color shift Notes When the I cursor reaches the end it jumps back to At the same time SC COARSE is incremented by one step to enable a continuous adjustment The reverse takes place when the I cursor reaches the end When or is kept pressed for a second or more the I curs...

Page 30: ...a dual trace oscilloscope 6 Set the oscilloscope to the horizontal rate and expand the horizontal sync portion on the oscillo scope 7 Move the cursor to H PHASE 8 Adjust the horizontal phase by pressing or The adjustable range is 0 2 0µs 6 3 Line lock Sync Mode LL Note The line lock LL sync mode is not available when the camera operates on DC power 1 Move the cursor to the SYNC parameter and selec...

Page 31: ...E adjustment can be incremented in 16 steps by 22 5 degrees by pressing or Note After the sixteenth step the adjustment returns to the first step 7 Move the cursor to FINE 8 Press or to match the vertical phase for both video output signals as closely as possible FINE adjustment can be made up to 22 5 degrees by pressing or Notes When the I cursor reaches the end it jumps back to At the same time ...

Page 32: ...ce is approximately 2 600 6 000K Proper white balance may not be obtained under the following conditions 1 The color temperature is out of the 2 600 6 000K range 2 When the scene contains mostly high color temperature objects such as a blue sky or sunset 3 When the scene is dim In these cases select the AWC mode Move the cursor to the WHITE BAL parameter and select ATW1 The white balance of the ca...

Page 33: ...on the monitor When ATW is selected pressing displays the ATW menu Manual Fine Adjustment for AWC ATW You can set the white balance items manually 1 To set MASK SET proceed as described in steps 2 to 4 of ALC mode with PRESET OFF See page 24 and 25 2 Move the cursor to R 3 Press or to obtain the optimum amount of red gain 4 Move the cursor to B CAM SET UP CAMERA ID OFF ALC ELC ALC SHUTTER OFF AGC ...

Page 34: ...t 48 mask areas To set MASK SET proceed as described in steps 2 to 4 of ALC mode with PRESET OFF See page 24 and 25 4 Move the cursor to the ALARM parameter and select ON or OFF to set the alarm for DISPLAY MODE Note When the system controller WV RM70 WV CU550 series WV CU161 or WV CU360 is used with this model select OFF for ALARM 5 Move the cursor to DISPLAY MODE and press to see the current set...

Page 35: ...be mistakenly interpreted by other video equipment as a time code signal Therefore when the camera is not used in a Panasonic Intelligent CCTV System select OFF to prevent the above from occurring 1 Move the cursor to the LENS DRIVE parameter 2 Select DC if you are using the auto iris lens that requires a DC drive signal Select VIDEO if you are using the auto iris lens that requires a video drive ...

Page 36: ...F BURST BW ON CAMERA RESET PUSH SW RET END 10 2 Chroma Level Setting CHROMA GAIN 1 Move the cursor to the CHROMA GAIN parameter 2 While observing the vectorscope or color video monitor move the I cursor to adjust the chroma level 10 3 Aperture Gain Setting AP GAIN 1 Move the cursor to the AP GAIN parameter 2 While observing the waveform monitor or color video monitor move the I cursor to adjust th...

Page 37: ...d on the information from CCD image pickup element an object sometimes can not be recognized suc cessfully when the object is always mov ing or the object and its background have the same color When you apply this mode AUTO2 the wavelength of the light source should be 800 nm or more ON Black and white mode is selected OFF Color mode is selected SPECIAL UP SIDE DOWN OFF CHROMA GAIN I AP GAIN I PED...

Page 38: ...ds or more The camera is reset to the facto ry settings When the camera is aimed at a bright light such as a spotlight or a surface that reflects bright light smear or blooming may appear To avoid smear and blooming the camera should be operated carefully in the vicinity of extremely bright objects Bright object Smear PREVENTION OF BLOOMING AND SMEAR ...

Page 39: ...ootcandle at F1 4 B W Gain Control AGC ON or OFF SET UP MENU selectable White Balance ATW1 ATW2 or AWC SET UP MENU selectable Aperture Variable SET UP MENU Electronic Light Control Equivalent to continuous variable shutter speeds between 1 60 s and 1 10 000 s AGC ON DNR H ON DNR L or OFF SET UP MENU selectable Backlight Compensation Preset ON or OFF SET UP MENU selectable Electronic Shutter Speed ...

Page 40: ...5 mm H x 120 mm D 2 15 16 W x 2 3 16 H x 4 13 16 D Weights without lens WV CL920 0 45 kg 1 0 lbs without power cord WV CL924 0 44 kg 1 0 lbs Weights and dimensions indicated are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 41: ... 42 STANDARD ACCESSORIES Body Cap 1 pc ALC Lens Connector YFE4191J100 1 pc AC Power Cord only WV CL920 1 pc C mount Adapter 1 pc ...

Page 42: ... 43 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Lenses WV LA2 8 WV LA4R5A WV LA6A WV LA12A WV LZ80 2 WV LZ81 10 WV LZ81 6A WV LA4510 WV LA608 WV LA1208 ...

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