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XCU Series
Firmware version 2.19
Rugged and reliable IP cameras for challenging environments
Страница 1: ...User Manual XCU Series Firmware version 2 19 Rugged and reliable IP cameras for challenging environments...
Страница 2: ...of their respective owners Liability Siqura accepts no liability for claims from third parties arising from improper use other than that stated in this manual Although considerable care has been take...
Страница 3: ...6 2 2 Zoom Focus 17 6 2 3 White Balance 17 6 2 4 Day Night 19 6 2 5 Appearance 19 6 2 6 Enhancement 20 6 3 THERMAL SETTINGS 20 6 3 1 Color palette 21 6 3 2 Isotherm 21 6 3 3 Image mode 21 6 3 4 Radiom...
Страница 4: ...51 11 4 1 Zone and line detection 51 11 4 2 Hot spot detection 53 11 4 3 Flare stack monitoring 54 11 5 LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION 55 11 5 1 Reads 55 11 5 2 Camera 55 12 ADVANCED 58 12 1 DIRECT STREAMI...
Страница 5: ...ironments Video audio data and contact closure transmissions Video compression methods Why specifications may change We are committed to delivering high quality products and services The information g...
Страница 6: ...67 ONVIF profile S compliant Perimeter Intrusion Detection 2 2 Description The XCU Series is designed to operate in harsh and aggressive environments Typical applications are found in the heavy indust...
Страница 7: ...ive Stream page is opened or If user accounts exist on the unit you are directed to the login page see Log on to the unit on page 8 3 2 Get access via Device Manager Device Manager is a Windows based...
Страница 8: ...ication is activated you encounter an authentication box when you connect You are prompted to supply your user name and password Only users with a valid account can log on Log on to the unit 1 In User...
Страница 9: ...pted to log on To prevent unauthorised access we recommend that you implement user authentication This is done by creating user accounts and activating user login For more information see User Managem...
Страница 10: ...your mouse pointer over the preview pane Show previous next preview Show preview associated with selected option button Toolbar The buttons in the upper right corner vary based on your model Hide PTZ...
Страница 11: ...d in AVI format to the designated folder The file name includes date time information Enter full screen mode For better observation you may want to enter full screen mode Click Full screen The preview...
Страница 12: ...tton The preset is added to the list with a number to identify it 3 Type a descriptive name in the Preset text box You can also name and rename presets on the PTZ page Recall a PTZ preset Camera posit...
Страница 13: ...tting lets you adjust the proportional relationship between the width and the height of the preview images shown in the web interface Output mode Depending on the configuration of your camera the unit...
Страница 14: ...erlaid on the preview as described for the Live Stream page Use the PTZ button in the upper right corner to display hide the controls Tabs The image settings are grouped across multiple tabs on the Se...
Страница 15: ...he exposure Iris and gain are adjusted automatically Iris priority The size of the iris opening aperture takes main control of the exposure The shutter time and gain are adjusted automatically The iri...
Страница 16: ...Selecting a positive value produces a brighter picture but it may cause overexposure You can also consider using the Highlight correction function to get more brightness Selecting a selecting a negati...
Страница 17: ...frequent changes in the camera scene you may want to set a longer interval to prevent frequent AF movements The time intervals for AF movements and for the timing of the stops can be set in one second...
Страница 18: ...cifically for outdoor environments It allows you to capture images with a natural white balance in the morning and evening Auto sodium lamp The camera automatically compensates for sodium vapour light...
Страница 19: ...d On On The IR cut filter is enabled Use this mode when there is sufficient light day mode Off The IR cut filter is disabled The camera is more sensitive especially to infrared light The image becomes...
Страница 20: ...vels based on the gain and this setting value determines the limit of the effect In bright conditions changing the noise reduction level does not have any effect This function is available if Noise fi...
Страница 21: ...utomatic hotspot detection and flare monitoring require Isotherm mode Detection is possible using detection zones see the description in the Detector section Alarm events are generated by any object w...
Страница 22: ...dow transmission and reflection if applicable The correction for emissivity and window factors has been extended to include corrections for atmospheric transmission The model is based on the fact that...
Страница 23: ...ion measurements a custom text or a logo displayed Layout The greater part of the Overlays page is taken up by the preview To the right of it you find the functions for overlay creation overlay alignm...
Страница 24: ...the text 11 Click Font 12 Select the font to be used Using the Font management section you can upload your own fonts to the unit 13 Enter the font size As an alternative you can freely adjust the font...
Страница 25: ...lour palette in the preview 1 In the toolbar click Show palette The colour palette will be shown in the preview It shows the colours associated with the temperatures set in the Thermal settings page 2...
Страница 26: ...PTZ or high quality live viewing for example If none of the factory profiles meets your requirements you can create and save user defined streaming profiles Use a factory set profile A factory set st...
Страница 27: ...ht of the text box This value is dynamically updated with the current bit rate to provide feedback on the bit rate that is used on average with the current Maximum quality setting Maximum quality Gene...
Страница 28: ...led any text or image overlays set in the Overlays page will be shown for the selected stream When disabled no text or image overlay will be shown for the selected stream 6 6 PTZ The PTZ page is where...
Страница 29: ...the preset s you wish to delete 2 Click Delete preset You are asked to confirm the deletion Upload a PTZ driver PTZ drivers not included in the factory default driver list can be uploaded to the unit...
Страница 30: ...es are not Therefore RS 422 always enable being point to point RS 485 enable only for the first and last module connected to the bus configuration 6 7 Privacy Mask On the Privacy Mask page you can mas...
Страница 31: ...select the action to be taken when the event occurs The event is effective as soon as you have defined the trigger and the action Note Make sure that the FTP server settings are configured correctly...
Страница 32: ...rts at the first lost ping Important Recording does not start if the device at the specified IP address has not been detected previously In other words recording is only possible for devices which hav...
Страница 33: ...s needed for authentication before you can access the server 5 In Password type the password that is needed for authentication before you can access the server 6 Optional Repeat steps 1 5 for the seco...
Страница 34: ...stream to be recorded Recording destination Recordings can be stored either on an SD card or a configured NAS server In the Recording destination list select the desired storage medium Continuous rec...
Страница 35: ...he Available clips section click the clip s Ready or Recording status indication The file is saved to the designated folder on your PC 2 In the information bar click Open or Show in folder Clip names...
Страница 36: ...There is an unknown error with the SD card Formatting The SD card is currently being formatted Retrieving The SD card is currently being retrieved Card size Indicates the total storage capacity of th...
Страница 37: ...treams Select the Enable check box to limit the bandwidth Bit rate limit In the Bit rate limit box type the number of kilobits per second to which you wish to limit the bandwidth for communication to...
Страница 38: ...s and upgrade the firmware Name Type a descriptive name in the Name box This makes identification of the unit easier when you scan the network in Device Manager The unit must be restarted for the chan...
Страница 39: ...variables During the restart the unit is unresponsive for 30 seconds Reset to factory defaults With the options accessed via the Reset to factory defaults button you can reset all variables that can...
Страница 40: ...HTTPS port The port used for secure communication over the network Default port 443 Use DHCP By default DHCP is enabled With DHCP enabled the unit dynamically requests an IP address and other network...
Страница 41: ...hich serves as the entry point and exit point to the network Preferred DNS The IP address of the DNS server that will be used first for DNS name resolution Alternate DNS The IP address of the server w...
Страница 42: ...to 10 days and will take 20 hours to recharge Therefore in case of a power outage the unit retains the correct date and time information for a maximum of 10 days Format The date and time are displayed...
Страница 43: ...server IP address can be included in the DHCP settings or you can set it on the Network page Time service query interval Indicates the time interval in minutes used by the camera to retrieve the curr...
Страница 44: ...e name of the organisation which owns the entity specified in the Common name box Organisation unit The name of the organisational unit which owns the entity specified in the Common name box Important...
Страница 45: ...ADMIN ACCOUNT WHEN YOU OPEN THE WEB INTERFACE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO KEEP THE ACCOUNT SAFE SET A STRONG COMPLEX PASSWORD THIS HELPS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORISED ACCESS Create a strong password Use at least...
Страница 46: ...ra com System information This section shows the network device data specifically made available to the SNMP manager for making the device its location and service manager s traceable 1 In the Contact...
Страница 47: ...stens for information requests from the SNMP manager on port 161 by default 9 7 Heater The heater prevents condensation of the camera window Mode You can set the heater on off or to automatic mode By...
Страница 48: ...file of the unit you need to download it to your computer 1 Click Download log file 2 In your download folder click system log The file is opened in Notepad Use a syslog server Syslog is a standard wh...
Страница 49: ...age for comparison with the current image 1 In the centre of the camera view click Play Video streaming is started 2 In the lower left corner click Select to open the PTZ preset list 3 Click the PTZ p...
Страница 50: ...not need a ROI proceed to step 4 In that case the entire field of view becomes the ROI 2 Click Draw ROI 3 Drag the mouse pointer across the preview to draw the Region of Interest ROI If the ROI is not...
Страница 51: ...and then define actions to be taken when a specific state occurs 11 4 Detector The Detector page is where you set the detection mode and configure the detection settings for units which support zone l...
Страница 52: ...see below Add a line Use this button to overlay a detection line shape over the preview Up to two lines can be added 1 On the Detector page select the Lines detection mode 2 In the toolbar click Add n...
Страница 53: ...pe must run parallel Minimum object size filter The minimum object size shape describes the size of the required objects If used in combination with the perspective shape the minimum object size shape...
Страница 54: ...gement page add a Camera 2 flare active and or flare too large event output trigger and then link an action to the trigger 3 On the Recording page or the FTP Configuration page depending on the linked...
Страница 55: ...dded at the top of the list Use the single arrow buttons at the bottom of the list to scroll one page forward or backward through the pages The double arrow buttons allow you to scroll fast forward or...
Страница 56: ...r height for the camera to read a license plate For instance a minimum letter height of 0 03 means that the camera will only read license plates of which the letters measure at least 3 of the image he...
Страница 57: ...to read the license plate Value between 0 and 100 Storage destination Reads can be stored to internal memory on an SD card or a NAS server In the Storage destination list select the desired storage m...
Страница 58: ...f handling multicasting and its associated protocols most notably IGMP SAP The unit includes a SAP announcer The Session Announcement Protocol SAP is used to advertise that a media stream generated by...
Страница 59: ...nable Bit rate Determines the speed of the digital transmission that is the amount of information transferred processed per unit of time TX RX The TX and RX indicators next to the Bit rate setting are...
Страница 60: ...dB Input level Graphic bar to indicate the audio input level in dBFS decibels below full scale Output gain Drag the slider to adjust the output gain Range 80 0 dB Output level Graphic bar to indicate...
Страница 61: ...ge Cause The Time server address is set manually but the address cannot be reached Solution Verify the Time server address If the address is specified as a name a DNS server must be available Open the...
Страница 62: ...y the same time However only one request can be handled at a time The later request receives this error message Solution Issue one upgrade request at a time and wait for the unit to respond Invalid fi...
Страница 63: ...set the Traffic Shaping to a higher value See Camera Streaming Profiles Stream Traffic shaping 13 7 Heater issues The heater does not switch on and the heater state shows a power error Cause The devi...
Страница 64: ...pe Copyright 1996 2002 2006 David Turner Robert Wilhelm and Werner Lemberg http www freetype org ftpd c Copyright 1995 2000 Trolltech AS Copyright 2001 Arnt Gulbrandsen iproute licensed under the GNU...
