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Table of Contents

Using This Manual ........................................5
Precautions for Preventing Access to the
Camera by an Unintended Third Party ........ 6
Features ...................................................... 6

Location and Function of Parts

Camera ........................................................ 8
Infrared Remote Commander (supplied) ....11

System Configuration

Operating a Single Camera Using the
Supplied Remote Commander ................... 13
Operating a Single Camera Using the
Optional Remote Controller ....................... 14
Operating Multiple Cameras Using the
Optional Remote Controller ....................... 15

Installation and Connection

Installing the Camera ................................. 16

Installing the camera on a desk ............ 16
Attaching the Camera to a Tripod  ........ 16
Installing the Camera Using the M3 Fixing
Screw Holes  ........................................... 16
Installing the camera on the ceiling  ..... 16

Connecting the Camera ............................. 19

Operations Using the Supplied Infrared
Remote Commander

Before Starting Operations  ....................... 26
Turning on the Power ................................ 26
Operating Multiple Cameras Using the
Infrared Remote Commander  ................... 26
Pan/Tilt Operation ......................................27
Zoom Operation  ........................................ 28
Adjusting the Camera  ............................... 28

Focusing on a subject ........................... 28
Shooting with back lighting ................. 28

Storing the Camera Settings in Memory–
Preset Feature ........................................... 29

Storing the camera status .................... 29
Recalling the stored status ................... 29
Clearing the preset memory ................ 29

Storing Camera Pan/Tilt and Zoom
Operations
– PTZ TRACE function (BRC-X400/X401) .... 30

Recording pan/tilt and zoom operations
.............................................................. 30
Playing pan/tilt and zoom operations
.............................................................. 30
Deleting recorded pan/tilt and zoom
operations ............................................. 30

Operating Menus ....................................... 31

Displaying a menu .................................31
Returning to the main menu .................31
Canceling a menu ..................................31

Adjusting and Configuring the Camera
through On-Screen Menus

About On-Screen Menus ........................... 32

Confirming selection of menu items and
settings/Executing operations  ............. 32
Main menu  ............................................ 32
Setting menu  ........................................ 33
Status .................................................... 33

EXPOSURE Menu  ....................................... 33
COLOR Menu  ............................................. 35
DETAIL Menu  ..............................................37
KNEE Menu (BRC-X400/X401) .................... 38
GAMMA/VISIBILITY ENHANCER Menu (BRC-
X400/X401) ................................................ 38

GAMMA ................................................. 38
VISIBILITY ENHANCER ........................... 39

VISIBILITY ENHANCER Menu (SRG-X400/
X402/201M2/X120/HD1M2) ....................... 39
ZOOM/FOCUS Menu (BRC-X400/X401, SRG-
X400/X402/201M2) ................................... 40

ZOOM .................................................... 40
FOCUS ................................................... 40

FOCUS Menu (SRG-X120/HD1M2) ...............41

Summary of Contents for BRC-X400

Page 1: ...rating Instructions Software Version 2 10 Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference BRC X400 X401 SRG X400 X402 201M2 SRG X120 HD1M2 5 011 250 13 1 2019 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...onnecting to commercially available microphones etc 25 Operations Using the Supplied Infrared Remote Commander Before Starting Operations 26 Turning on the Power 26 Operating Multiple Cameras Using the Infrared Remote Commander 26 Pan Tilt Operation 27 Zoom Operation 28 Adjusting the Camera 28 Focusing on a subject 28 Shooting with back lighting 28 Storing the Camera Settings in Memory Preset Feat...

Page 3: ...0 Operating the Camera 60 Main Menu 60 Control Panel Section 61 Monitor Screen 62 Configuring the Camera from a Web Browser Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu 63 How to set up the Administrator menu 63 Common buttons in each menu 63 Notes for all aspects of the menu 64 Configuration of the Administrator Menu 64 System menu 64 Video menu 64 Audio menu 64 Network menu 64 Security menu 64 PTZ...

Page 4: ... Streaming Menu 92 Streaming tab 92 Using NDI HX 93 Appendix Message List 94 Camera Lamp Display 94 Camera Screen Display Main Menu 94 Troubleshooting 95 Preset Items and Image Setting File Items 96 Pan Tilt Zoom Focus Settings 96 Camera Settings 97 Specifications 99 Dimensions 101 SYSTEM SELECT switch settings 102 Pin array of the VISCA RS 422 terminal and how to use it 102 ...

Page 5: ...ONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BAS...

Page 6: ...ows the camera to remotely shoot wide areas The camera pans and tilts at a speed of between 0 5 and 101 degrees maximum speed per second and it also pans and tilts at a maximum speed of 300 degrees per second in the preset operation Zoom performance for capturing distant subjects For BRC X400 X401 and SRG X402 in addition to 20 1 optical zoom it uses Sony s 2 2 Clear Image Zoom function and 2 Tele...

Page 7: ...pped with tally lamp BRC X400 X401 The camera is equipped with a tally lamp that instantly distinguishes cameras in use Supports network connection with RCP MSU BRC X400 X401 Network connection to an optional remote control panel RCP or master setup unit MSU is supported Picture profile preset function BRC X400 X401 Picture profile presets from PP1 to PP6 can be loaded By using these presets an im...

Page 8: ...and from the supplied remote commander The lamp lights up in orange when the POWER button on the supplied remote commander is pressed and the camera enters in the standby mode The yellow lamp flashes while upgrading the firmware The orange lamp flashes when there are defects in the camera for instance when rotations of fan motor slow down or stop etc NETWORK lamp Flashes during initialization when...

Page 9: ...ormat level settings This setting is enabled when the signal format is 1920 1080 50p or 1920 1080 59 94p When the SYSTEM SELECT switch is set to 6 the setting set on VIDEO FORMAT on the OSD menu or Format under Video out on the Administrator menu is applied Turn the power off or to standby then turn the power on to reflect the changes after setting Termination setting of external synchronization U...

Page 10: ...onnected by 100BASE TX It is turned off when the network is connected by 10BASE T or the network is disconnected When it is turned off and the NETWORK lamp on the front of the camera is lighting up the network is connected by 10BASE T Factory settings for network IP address 192 168 0 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 254 Name CAM1 User name admin Password Admin_1234 When conn...

Page 11: ...ATA SCREEN button Press this button to display the main menu PAGE Press it again to close the menu If you press the button when a lower level menu is selected the display goes back to a higher level menu Notes You cannot perform pan tilt zoom operations while the menu is displayed The menu is not displayed on the SDI output image when the Menu overlay SDI check box on the Administrator menu is not...

Page 12: ... and erased by the RESET button see Preset Items and Image Setting File Items page 96 PAN TILT RESET button Press this button to reset the pan tilt position ZOOM buttons Use the SLOW button to zoom slowly and the FAST button to zoom quickly Press the T telephoto side of the button to zoom in and the W wide angle side to zoom out Installing batteries in the remote commander Required batteries Two R...

Page 13: ...ion describes typical system examples with the required components and the main usage of each system Operating a Single Camera Using the Supplied Remote Commander What you can do with this system Operate the camera readily from a short distance System Configuration Remote commander supplied Video monitor Video signal Signal flow ...

Page 14: ...ional Remote Controller What you can do with this system Perform pan tilt and zoom operations using the joystick of the remote controller System Configuration Remote controller Video monitor Video signal Remote Control VISCA signal Signal flow ...

Page 15: ...22 connection you can remotely operate up to seven cameras with a single remote controller Perform pan tilt and zoom operations using the joystick System Configuration Remote controller Video monitor Video switcher Video signal Signal flow Remote Control VISCA signal Tally contact signal For the RS 422 connection ...

Page 16: ...ing the camera on the ceiling Using the supplied ceiling bracket A B wire rope and screws you can attach the camera to the ceiling When you install the camera always install it on a level ceiling If you install it on a sloping or uneven ceiling make sure that the place where you install it is within 15 degrees of the horizontal CAUTION Entrust installation to an experienced contractor or installer...

Page 17: ...re on the ceiling bracket B as illustrated below with the supplied screws M3 8 2 Attach the ceiling bracket B to the ceiling When attaching the ceiling bracket B to the ceiling it is recommended to fix at the 4 positions illustrated below There are elongated holes for the screws along the rounded edges of the ceiling bracket B Later the front of the camera will be positioned along this edge Face t...

Page 18: ...rmly 6 1Connect the cables to the terminals at the back of the camera Notes Make sure no load is applied to the connectors of the cables For measures that prevent the HDMI cable from being pulled out proceed to 6 2 after connecting the HDMI cable Then connect all the other cables 6 2To prevent the HDMI cable from coming off mount the HDMI cable fixing plate with the supplied screw single M2 6 6 bl...

Page 19: ...settings How to remove the camera 1 Remove the 3 screws used to attach the camera in step 5 of How to install the camera 2 While pushing the entire camera up towards the ceiling move the camera to the front The hooks will disengage and you can remove the camera Connecting the Camera Connecting to an AC power supply Connect the camera to an AC outlet using the supplied AC adapter and power cord 1 C...

Page 20: ...E power supply are connected power is supplied through the AC adapter When power is supplied from PoE both the POWER lamp green and NETWORK lamp green flash until the initial verification process is complete approximately 1 minute depending on the power supply device When the network camera is powered by a PoE power supply do not route the wiring outdoors If a non PoE compatible device is connecte...

Page 21: ...g a network cable Select either VISCA over IP or VISCA RS 422 with the remote controller For details see the operating instructions of the remote controller Using VISCA over IP LAN terminal Connecting a single camera to a remote controller directly Use a cross network cable HDMI cable not supplied To HDMI input terminal Video monitor Recorder or monitor equipped with SDI input terminal Connecting ...

Page 22: ...tion with the remote controller is possible by connecting a network cable Select either VISCA over IP or VISCA RS 422 with the remote controller For details see the operating instructions of the remote controller Using the VISCA RS 422 terminal Up to 7 cameras can be connected via the VISCA RS 422 terminal The VISCA RS 422 allows connections of up to 1 2 km in length Use straight network cables No...

Page 23: ...ameras connect a commercially available video switcher For the connection to the video switcher refer to the operating instructions of the switcher Use straight network cables Network cable commercially available HUB commercially available Network cable commercially available Network cable commercially available Network cable commercially available Network cable commercially available HDMI cable n...

Page 24: ...arriers cannot be synchronized 3840 2160 cannot be synchronized Network cable commercially available Video monitor Network cable commercially available Connecting control signals Network cable commercially available HDMI cable not supplied HDMI cable not supplied HDMI cable not supplied Video switcher Connecting cable with BNC connector commercially available Video output format Compatible referen...

Page 25: ...he microphone input Connect a commercially available mixer when using the line input Notes Do not place the camera near devices that may generate noise If you place a microphone near this camera it may pick up the sound from the camera Check the audio of the microphone input in advance when installing When microphone input is selected the camera supplies 2 5 VDC Plug in power Do not connect a non ...

Page 26: ...SET 1 pan tilt reset 2 Turn on the peripheral devices If the POWER button on the remote commander is pressed while the camera is turned on the camera goes into the standby mode The POWER lamp turns from green to orange Note Wait at least 10 seconds if you want to turn on the camera again after putting it in the standby mode Operating Multiple Cameras Using the Infrared Remote Commander 1 Set the I...

Page 27: ...ample when you change the direction of the camera while checking the picture on the screen In such cases press the 2 REV button while holding down the L R DIRECTION SET button To reset the setting press the 1 STD button while holding down the L R DIRECTION SET button Note The above setting changes only the signal emitted from the remote commander and does not change the setting of the camera itsel...

Page 28: ...r the FAR or the NEAR button to adjust the focus Shooting with back lighting When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it the subject becomes dark In such cases press the BACK LIGHT button To cancel the function press the BACK LIGHT button again Note The BACK LIGHT button is enabled when MODE Exposure mode on the EXPOSURE menu is set to FULL AUTO Full auto SHUTTER Pri Shutter priority or...

Page 29: ...ttons in which you have stored the settings Clearing the preset memory Hold down the RESET button and press the desired POSITION button 1 to 6 for which you want to clear the settings Notes If you want to retain the previous pan and tilt positions when the power is turned off and turned on again store those positions in PRESET 1 Storing or clearing the settings in PRESET 1 takes about 2 seconds lo...

Page 30: ...Adjust the operation start position of the camera 2 Hold down the PRESET button and press any of the POSITION1 to 6 buttons in which you want to store the settings Recording starts 3 Perform the pan tilt and zoom operations you want to record 4 To stop recording hold down the PRESET button and press the POSITION button selected in step 2 Playing pan tilt and zoom operations 1 Press one of the POSI...

Page 31: ...lue Notes IR RECEIVE cannot be set to OFF in the SYSTEM menu when you operate the menu with the supplied remote commander Set IR RECEIVE to OFF either using the remote controller or from the Administrator menu on the web browser The menu is not displayed on the SDI output image when the Menu overlay SDI check box on the Administrator menu is not selected The menu is not displayed on the HDMI outpu...

Page 32: ...for buttons used for setup operations are displayed along the bottom of the currently displayed menu screen or Indicates use of the buttons to select menu items and settings These correspond to the joystick directions on a remote controller Indicates use of the HOME button equivalent to ENTER to confirm the menu item or setting selection or to advance to the next screen or next operation This corr...

Page 33: ...menu on a web browser For details see Picture tab page 69 Note When the high sensitivity mode is set to ON the available setting range differs High sensitivity mode is set to OFF at the factory settings To turn it ON use the VISCA command MODE Exposure Mode FULL AUTO The exposure is adjusted automatically using the gain electronic shutter speed and iris setting MANUAL You can manually adjust the g...

Page 34: ...e Auto gain Max value Set the maximum gain when exposure is automatically adjusted using gain Choose a value from 9dB to 36dB in 3 dB increments When high sensitivity mode is set to ON the available range is expanded from 21dB to 48dB in 3 dB increments This setting is available when MODE is FULL AUTO SHUTTER Pri or IRIS Pri You cannot choose a value smaller than the POINT POSITION setting GAIN PO...

Page 35: ...oose either ON or OFF This setting is available when MODE is FULL AUTO SHUTTER Pri or IRIS Pri SPOTLIGHT becomes disabled when BACKLIGHT is ON SLOW SHUTTER Exposure Auto slow shutter When you set the mode to ON the camera automatically uses slow shutter speed for exposure as the illumination of the object to be shot decreases This menu is available when MODE is FULL AUTO or IRIS Pri COLOR Menu The...

Page 36: ...e point unchanged When you turn this ON the following items are displayed for adjustment SELECT Color matrix Matrix BRC X400 X401 You can choose an internal preset matrix for matrix calculation You can choose from STD HIGH SAT FL LIGHT MOVIE STILL CINEMA PRO ITU709 and B W This becomes disabled when MATRIX is turned OFF LEVEL Color matrix Saturation BRC X400 X401 You can adjust the color density o...

Page 37: ...ower value minute contour correction signal elements are added to the picture which increases noise HV BALANCE Detail HV balance You can choose the ratio for horizontal and vertical contour correction signal elements Choose a value from 2 to 0 to 2 When you choose a higher value the horizontal contour correction elements become greater compared to the vertical elements BW BALANCE Detail BW balance...

Page 38: ... ENHANCER menu is used to adjust GAMMA correction and VISIBILITY ENHANCER function You can set the menu from the Administrator menu on a web browser For details see Picture tab page 69 GAMMA SELECT Gamma Gamma You can choose the type of basic curve for GAMMA correction STD Standard setting same as the MOVIE setting on the camera STRAIGHT Set a straight gamma curve PATTERN Choose a gamma curve from...

Page 39: ... 7 to 0 to 7 BLACK GAMMA RANGE Gamma Black gamma range You can adjust the brightness range for which the black gamma becomes effective Choose from LOW MIDDLE and HIGH The range becomes small when LOW is chosen and it becomes large when HIGH is chosen BLACK LEVEL Gamma Black level You can adjust the master black level Choose a value from 48 to 0 to 48 VISIBILITY ENHANCER SETTING Exposure Visibility...

Page 40: ...up to 2 for other formats DIGITAL An image can be zoomed up to 20 optical zoom and 12 digital zoom including Clear Image Zoom with up to a total of 240 zoom FOCUS MODE Focus Focus mode Select the focus mode AUTO The camera focuses automatically MANUAL You can focus manually Adjust using the supplied remote commander or optional remote controller Notes Select MANUAL and adjust the focus manually wh...

Page 41: ...quality improvement features and optical filters You can set the menu from the Administrator menu on a web browser For details see Picture tab page 69 PICTURE HIGH RESOLUTION Picture High resolution mode You can set HIGH RESOLUTION High resolution mode to ON or OFF When set to ON you can enjoy emphasized edge and high resolution images Notes When set to ON image noise may increase more than when s...

Page 42: ...take some time for the image to stabilize after performing pan tilt operations If the image stabilizer function is already enabled it may take some time for the image to stabilize after turning on the power of the camera Depending on the installation conditions the image stabilizer may not be effective OPTICAL FILTER IR CUT FILTER Day Night ICR mode You can choose either to enable or disable the I...

Page 43: ...degrees to 89 degrees when IMG FLIP is set to OFF and 90 degrees to 19 degrees when IMG FLIP is set to ON adjustable in 1 degree increment UP Pan Tilt Up 19 degrees to 90 degrees when IMG FLIP is set to OFF and 89 degrees to 20 degrees when IMG FLIP is set to ON adjustable in 1 degree increment Setting range of LEFT RIGHT Setting range of DOWN UP Notes Configure PAN LIMIT and TILT LIMIT before sto...

Page 44: ...t You can select output image for preset recall OFF Output image directly from the camera ON Output frozen image during preset recalling PICTURE PROFILE Menu BRC X400 X401 PROFILE NUMBER Select the picture profile number The camera is equipped with 6 types of picture profiles You can match the image texture with other types of camcorders that support the picture profile function or create an image...

Page 45: ... the EXT SYNC IN terminal of the camera and the video signal of the camera when a device which generates the synchronizing signal is connected The adjustment range is from 0 to 959 The video signal is advanced in the direction and delayed in the direction for the external sync signal 1 STEP time for H PHASE is 0 0135 μs H PHASE This allows you to adjust by 10 STEP increments Choose a value from 0 ...

Page 46: ... set to OFF the tally lamp does not light up TELE CONVERT MODE System Tele convert BRC X400 X401 SRG X402 You can shoot using 2 magnification OFF Does not use the magnification function 2x Uses the magnification function Notes This is enabled only when the SYSTEM SELECT switch or the VIDEO FORMAT setting is set to 1920 1080 The angle of view when TELE CONVERT MODE is set to 2x is narrower than whe...

Page 47: ... 23 98p or 1080 23 98p Notes The video format cannot be changed when the SYSTEM SELECT switch is set to a value other than 6 For SRG X400 X402 201M2 X120 HD1M2 you can select 4K only when the 4K Option is installed REBOOT Reboot the camera PTZ TRACE Menu BRC X400 X401 PTZ TRACE is a function used to record pan tilt zoom operations controlled by the remote commander or a remote controller and then ...

Page 48: ... recording time has elapsed Playing pan tilt and zoom operations 1 Select the recorded trace number you want to play in TRACE NO The recorded traces numbers are displayed under RECORDED TRACE NO 2 Move the cursor to PLAY and press the HOME button READY FOR PLAY ENTER is displayed at the bottom of the screen and the camera moves position to the recorded pan tilt zoom start position 3 Press the HOME...

Page 49: ...mera PAGE11 Network settings For SRG X120 HD1M2 PAGE1 Items in the EXPOSURE menu PAGE2 Items in the COLOR menu PAGE3 Items in the DETAIL menu PAGE4 Items in the VE menu PAGE5 Items in the FOCUS menu PAGE6 Items in the PICTURE OPT FILTER menu PAGE7 Items in the PAN TILT PRESET menu PAGE8 Items in the VIDEO OUT menu PAGE9 Items in the SYSTEM menu PAGE10 Device information of the camera and status of...

Page 50: ... IP address set up on the camera SUBNET MASK Status Subnet mask Displays the subnet mask currently set up for the camera GATEWAY Status Default gateway Displays the default gateway address currently set up for the camera Note You should set up the IP address subnet mask and default gateway before you first use the Network features Configure these settings using the setup application RM IP Setup To...

Page 51: ...u Configuration The camera menu is configured as described below For more details refer to the pages in parentheses The initial settings of each item are in bold Only supported functions are displayed page 33 ...

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Page 57: ...r Ver 11 0 macOS OS version macOS 10 15 Web browser Google Chrome Recommended CPU Intel Core 7th generation Kaby Lake or later Recommended Memory 8 GB Recommended Display 1920 1080 Recommended Notes If the required system configurations are not implemented or depending on the computer usage status it may affect video play operation on a web browser For Internet Explorer used on Windows 8 1 use the...

Page 58: ...other than a web browser When you want to prevent unset users from getting the streaming turn on the RTSP Authentication DisplayingtheViewerScreen Properly To operate the viewer screen correctly set the security level of Internet Explorer to Medium or lower as follows 1 Select Tools from the menu bar for Internet Explorer then select Internet Options and click the Security tab 2 Click the Internet...

Page 59: ...website not recommended to continue The live viewer window appears in the SSL communication When Enable Allow HTTP connection for some clients page 83 is selected To access the HTTP or SSL connection enter the following in the address box of the web browser For HTTP connection http 192 168 0 100 index html For SSL connection https 192 168 0 100 index html Note BRC X401 and SRG X402 201M2 HD1M2 do ...

Page 60: ...twice when you access the camera from a web browser HTTP authentication Sends receives CGI commands that controls the camera settings RTSP authentication Displays H 264 streaming on a web browser When video codec H 265 is applied One Shot JPEG image is displayed on a web browser and RTSP authentication is not required RTSP authentication can be turned off in RTSP Authentication of the User tab on ...

Page 61: ...f the image displayed on the monitor screen from Image 1 Image 2 or Image 3 You can select Image 2 or Image 3 when the codec setting is set to other than Off Still image capture Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer Start storing Video Stop storing Video Click to start or stop storing the video The camera stops storing the video automatically when the st...

Page 62: ...ed preset positions are displayed If you select a thumbnail when storing a preset position it will be displayed with a thumbnail When you select the preset position name from the list the camera will turn to the position that you have stored in memory in the Preset position menu PTZ trace panel BRC X400 X401 Displayed when Trace is selected for the preset mode in the PTZF control tab PTZ Trace con...

Page 63: ...ing on the viewer screen to display the Administrator menu How to set up the Administrator menu 1 Access the camera to display the viewer screen For details see Accessing the Camera from a Web Browser page 58 2 Click Setting on the main menu The authentication dialog appears when you do not perform the viewer screen authentication procedure as an administrator When you enter the user name and pass...

Page 64: ...n the right of the setting item indicates the setting item name of the OSD menu Values to be selected in the Administrator menu are noted in square brackets Configuration of the Administrator Menu System menu Displays the System menu Configuring the System System Menu page 65 Video menu Displays the Video menu for setting the camera image Setting the Camera Image Video Menu page 69 Audio menu Disp...

Page 65: ...d yyyy hh mm ss month day year hours minutes seconds and dd mm yyyy hh mm ss day month year hours minutes seconds Time setting Select how to set the date and time Keep current setting Select when you do not set the date and time of the camera Synchronize with PC Select when you synchronize the date and time between the camera and the computer Manual setting Select when you set the date and time of...

Page 66: ...lamp High Brightens the tally lamp Low Darkens the tally lamp Off Even when the tally lamp ON command is issued the tally lamp does not light up Tele convert SYSTEM TELE CONVERT MODE BRC X400 X401 SRG X402 When this is selected you can shoot using 2 magnification Notes This is enabled only when the SYSTEM SELECT switch or format setting of video output is set to 1920 1080 Selecting the checkbox of...

Page 67: ...work settings When this is selected the current network and security settings can be retained even when the camera is reset to the factory default settings When you click Factory default the message This System will be rebooted Are you sure appears When you click OK the network indicator on the camera starts to flash When the default settings are completed the camera reboots automatically Do not t...

Page 68: ...ximum number of data recorded in the camera Download as file Logs recorded in the camera can be stored as files Access log tab Access log Displays the access history of the camera Click Reload to reload the latest data Log level Set the range of data recorded in the camera Log size Set the maximum number of data recorded in the camera Download as file Logs recorded in the camera can be stored as f...

Page 69: ...Setting the Camera Image Video Menu Picture tab You can configure the settings from the OSD menu For details see EXPOSURE Menu page 33 COLOR Menu page 35 DETAIL Menu page 37 KNEE Menu BRC X400 X401 page 38 GAMMA VISIBILITY ENHANCER Menu BRC X400 X401 page 38 VISIBILITY ENHANCER Menu SRG X400 X402 201M2 X120 HD1M2 page 39 or PICTURE OPTICAL FILTER Menu page 41 Export Import Picture setting file You...

Page 70: ...ge frame rate the shutter speed controls exposure based on the Gain point setting Normally when exposure is adjusted with sensitivity noise is prominent when sensitivity is increased to brighten the image You can decrease noise by adjusting the exposure through lower shutter speeds instead of adjusting with sensitivity When the exposure is adjusted select the checkbox of Gain point and set Gain po...

Page 71: ...photography One push WB Select to enable Offset and One push trigger Manual Set R gain and B gain Select gain values from 0 to 255 Speed COLOR SPEED When Mode is set to Auto1 or Auto2 you can adjust the speed at which the camera reaches the white convergence point Select a value from 1 2 3 4 or 5 5 is the fastest and 1 is the slowest Offset COLOR OFFSET When Mode is set to Auto1 Auto2 or One push ...

Page 72: ... from 0 to 7 Highlight detail DETAIL HIGHLIGHT DETAIL You can adjust the contour level added to brightly lit objects Select a value from 0 to 4 The higher the value the greater the contour emphasis Set when you want to emphasize the contour of a brightly lit object in a bright background Super low DETAIL SUPER LOW Emphasizes contours in the super low range Select a value from 0 to 7 The higher the...

Page 73: ... available NR mode PICTURE NOISE REDUCTION Select the noise reduction setting Simple Set the noise reduction strength of 2D 3D at the same level and removes noise simultaneously Advanced Set the noise reduction strength of 2D 3D individually and removes noise simultaneously NR XDNR This setting is available when NR mode is set to Simple Select from Off minimum or level 1 through level 5 maximum fo...

Page 74: ...deo output format which is selected by the SYSTEM SELECT switch on the back of the camera or format setting of video output I picture mode Select from Time or Frame to specify the insertion interval of H 264 H 265 I picture Time Set I picture insertion interval by time Frame Set I picture insertion interval by number of frames I picture interval Set the I picture insertion interval in seconds I pi...

Page 75: ... Displays the date and time set on the camera Text Displays the custom string Zoom ratio Displays the zoom ratio information Camera name Displays the camera name set for the camera Custom string The superimposed content for each position is described datetime is displayed for Date time zoomratio for Zoom ratio and name for Camera name You can add an arbitrary string around them Text color Select t...

Page 76: ... Use this menu to set the audio functions of the camera The Audio menu consists of the Audio tab Audio tab Setting Make settings for sending audio Input selection Select microphone input or line input Mic volume When Microphone is selected in Input selection set the volume level of the audio input from the MIC terminal audio input terminal Choose a level in the range from 10 to 10 Audio level cont...

Page 77: ...he Network menu consists of the Network tab Network tab This section provides the menus for connecting the camera through the network cable Status MAC address NETWORK MAC ADDRESS Displays the MAC address of the camera Ethernet status Displays the current transmission rate IP address NETWORK IP ADDRESS Displays the current IP address Subnet mask NETWORK SUBNET MASK Displays the current subnet mask ...

Page 78: ...efix environment The transmission may not work properly IP address Enter the IP address of the camera Prefix length Enter the prefix length value Default gateway Enter the default gateway Common setting Configure the common setting for IPv4 and IPv6 network HTTP port number Enter the HTTP port number Normally select 80 Obtain DNS server address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automa...

Page 79: ...and click Delete Move up Increases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click Move up Move down Decreases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and click Move down UPnP tab Set UPnP Universal Plug and Play Discovery Enable When this function is enabled you can search the camera by using UPnP Select the checkbox to use...

Page 80: ...rt output In addition the tracking data output from the unit is stored and output as shown below according to the format specified by the Type D1 command of the free d protocol Camera ID Stores the configured camera ID Camera Pan Angle Stores the pan angle of the unit in a format specified by the free d protocol Camera Tilt Angle Stores the tilt angle of the unit in a format specified by the free ...

Page 81: ... name in User name and enter a password in Password and Re type password Administrator Specify User name Current password Password and Re type password for each user ID User name Enter a user name between 5 and 16 alphanumeric characters Current password Enter the current password Password Enter a password between 8 and 64 alphanumeric characters Your password should be alphanumeric Re type passwo...

Page 82: ...the camera Likewise when using IPv6 security settings can be configured for each network Access limit Set an access limit to the camera Enable Select the checkbox to enable the access limit Rule Set rules for the access limit of the camera Default policy Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and Deny for the computers with the network address that are not specified in the Network address...

Page 83: ...Note SSL connection will load the camera down therefore not all images may be downloaded and the mark may appear when the camera accesses from the web browser In this case reload the window Press the F5 key on the keyboard to reload SSL server authentication Certificate options Select an installation mode of the certificate Use an external certificate Uses the certificate including private key inf...

Page 84: ...e Use a self signed certificate For test use is selected without the self signed certificate being generated Note When the certificate to be imported is of PKCS 12 format and the private key password is not set correctly Put correct private key password is displayed in the boxes of Issuer DN Subject DN Available period and Extended key usage Specify the correct private key password to confirm the ...

Page 85: ...ertificate 802 1X Enable Select the checkbox to enable the 802 1X authentication function Setting EAP identify Enter the user name to identify the client in the 802 1X authentication server up to 250 characters EAP password Enter a supplicant EAP password which is required when PEAP is selected with EAP mode The password can be half width letters and the length should be within 50 characters Reset...

Page 86: ...et it is displayed as turned letters Reset To change the once set private key password click Reset and clear the current password A new password can be entered Note Click at the bottom of the menu if you want to cancel changing the private key password after clicking Reset Doing so restores the other setting items in the Client certificate tab to the previous settings Trusted CA certificate You ca...

Page 87: ...monitor the Brute force attack to the RTSP access when the RTSP authentication is off Brute force attack protection Enable Select the checkbox to enable the Brute force attack protection function Setting Make settings for the Brute force attack protection function Count Set the number of count for the authentication failure of attacker detection Release mode Set the mode to release attacker detect...

Page 88: ...e FOCUS MODE Select the focus mode Auto The focus is automatically adjusted Manual The focus can be adjusted by using the and buttons of the control panel displayed in the main viewer Focus near limit Set the range at which to automatically focus If a subject is nearer than the set range it will not be focused The value is for reference Pan Tilt This is the setting related to the pan tilt Pan Tilt...

Page 89: ... 62 and the zoom control mode using the buttons page 62 Select Normal or Step PTZ mode Normal When you click the mouse the camera starts panning tilting or zooming and the operation continues while you hold down the mouse To stop the operation release the mouse Step Each time you click the mouse the camera moves pans tilts or zooms according to the set level If you keep the mouse held down for 1 s...

Page 90: ...ge the name of a selected preset Up to 32 alphanumeric characters can be used to set the name Thumbnail checkbox After selecting the checkbox register the camera images as thumbnails by clicking Set Thumbnail file reference box Register the arbitrary camera images as thumbnails Select images in JPEG or PNG format The available image size is from 64 36 to 1920 1080 width height Delete Delete thumbn...

Page 91: ...e Note Playback stops if you perform pan tilt zoom operations while playback is in progress Record Start Start recording on the selected PTZ trace number Perform pan tilt zoom operations to record Recording stops when the recording time reaches its maximum time Stop Stop PTZ trace recording Operation Delete Delete pan tilt zoom operations recorded on the selected PTZ trace number Rename Change the...

Page 92: ...ecified here Multicast streaming Set whether the camera uses multicast streaming with video data and audio data or not It reduces the transmission load on the camera by having a computer of the same segment network receive the same transmitting data Enable Select the checkbox to allow multicast streaming When you have selected the checkbox set Multicast address Video port number and Audio port num...

Page 93: ...on media players other than web browsers is not guaranteed Using NDI HX To use NDI HX you are required to purchase the license key Purchasing the license key You can purchase the license key from the following URL of NewTek Inc http new tk ndi_sony Notes Download the latest driver of NDI HX and install it in NewTek products For details on settings and operations for NDI HX refer to the instruction...

Page 94: ...tion and solution FAN STOP Turn off the device as it may malfunction if used in this state Contact the Sony Service Center or your licensed Sony dealer PAN TILT ERROR The movement of the camera has stopped due to an error in the pan tilt driving unit Reset the pan tilt position Or turn off and on the camera PAN TILT FAULT Turn off the device as it may malfunction if used in this state Contact the ...

Page 95: ...ings on the camera are not appropriate Check the exposure settings in the EXPOSURE menu Pan tilt or zoom cannot be operated The camera OSD menu is displayed Close the menu by pressing the DATA SCREEN button on the supplied remote commander Or close the menu with the remote controller The camera cannot be operated with the remote controller RM IP500 IP10 The connection method is not configured prop...

Page 96: ...Tilt Zoom Focus Settings 1 The BRC X400 X401 only 2 The BRC X400 X401 and SRG X402 only Problems are not resolved although measures were taken Remove the plug of the power cord from the AC outlet then reinsert it into the AC outlet after waiting a while Item name on the OSD menu Item name on the Administrator menu Items other than the OSD Administrator menu Item stored in the preset Item stored in...

Page 97: ...OTLIGHT Spotlight compensation AE SPEED AE speed AE Ref Low light Modulation On Off AE Ref Low light Modulation Level VISIBILITY ENHANCER On Off Visibility Enhancer On Off VISIBILITY ENHANCER EFFECT Visibility Enhancer Effect WHITE BALANCE MODE Mode White balance WHITE BALANCE MODE SPEED Speed White balance WHITE BALANCE MODE OFFSET Offset White balance WHITE BALANCE MANUAL R GAIN R Gain White bal...

Page 98: ... Detail DETAIL LIMIT Limit Detail HIGHLIGHT DETAIL Highlight detail DETAIL SUPER LOW Detail Super low Low Illumination Color NR Defog FLICKER CANCEL On Off Flicker cancel On Off HIGH RESOLUTION High resolution mode On Off IMAGE STABILIZER Image stabilizer On Off NOISE REDUCTION NR mode NR XDNR 2D NR LEVEL 2D level 3D NR LEVEL 3D level Picture Effect IR CUT FILTER Mode Day Night ICR ICR THRESHOLD T...

Page 99: ... sensitivity Mode OFF Max Gain WIDE end Shutter speed 1 10000s to 1 1s Pan Tilt function Horizontal 170 degrees Maximum speed 101 degrees second Minimum speed 0 5 degrees second Maximum speed when the preset is recalled 300 degrees second Minimum speed when the preset is recalled 1 1 degrees second Vertical 90 degrees 20 degrees Maximum speed 91 degrees second Minimum speed 0 5 degrees second Maxi...

Page 100: ...Mass Approx 1 8 kg 3 lb 16 oz Installation angle Less than 15 degrees to the horizontal surface Supplied Accessories Safety Regulations 1 AC adapter 1 Remote commander 1 Ceiling bracket A 1 Ceiling bracket B 1 Wire rope 1 Mounting screws M3 8 9 Mounting screws M2 6 6 black 1 HDMI cable fixing plate 1 Optional accessories Remote controller RM IP500 IP10 Design and specifications are subject to chan...

Page 101: ...101 Dimensions 170 170 Top Front Side Bottom Ceiling bracket B Unit mm inches ...

Page 102: ...t format Frame rate BRC X400 X401 and SRG X400 X402 201M2 X120 HD1M2 with 4K Option 2 SRG X400 X402 201M2 X120 HD1M2 without 4K Option 2 0 3840x2160 29 97p 1920x1080 59 94p 1 1920x1080 59 94p 1920x1080 59 94p 2 1920x1080 59 94i 1920x1080 59 94i 3 1920x1080 29 97p 1920x1080 29 97p 4 1280x720 59 94p 1280x720 59 94p 5 1920x1080 59 94p 1920x1080 59 94p 6 REMOTE 1 REMOTE 1 7 HDMI 640x480 59 94p SDI 128...

Page 103: ...Connect the GNDs of both devices together to stabilize the voltage level of the signal When preparing cables use network cables of category 5e or more and equivalent to or higher than shielded twisted pair cables ...

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