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AutoDome Modular Camera System
VG4-200 | VG4-300 | VG4-500i
en User’s Manual
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Table of Contents | en iii Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 3 1.1 Powering On 3 1.2 Establishing AutoDome Control 3 1.2.1 Basic Keyboard Operation 3 1.2.2 Keyboard Commands 4 1.3 Setting the Camera Address 4 1.3.1 FastAddress 4 1.4 Setting Passwords 5 1.4.1 Special Passwords 5 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation 7 2.1 Setup Menu 7 2.2 Camera Setup Menu 8 2.3 Lens Setup 11 2.4 PTZ Setup Menu 12 2.5 Display Setup Menu 14 2.6 Communication Setup Menu 15 2.7 Ala
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iv en | Table of Contents VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System 6 Keyboard Commands by Number 37 7 Advanced Features 41 7.1 Alarm Rules (300 and 500i Series Only) 41 7.2 AutoTrack Operation (500i Series Only) 45 7.2.1 AutoTrack Settings and Recommendations 45 7.2.2 AutoTrack Optimization 46 7.3 Virtual Masking (500i Series Only) 47 7.4 Privacy Masking (300 and 500i Series Only) 47 7.5 Motion Detection with Region of Interest (500i Series Only) (Preset positions 90 through 99) 48 7.6 Image Stabiliza
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Table of Contents | en v 9 VG4 Audio Connections 81 9.1 Audio Line Input Specifications 81 9.1.1 Wire Specifications 81 9.1.2 Connections 81 9.1.3 Activating Audio Reception 81 9.1.4 Enabling Audio Transmission 82 9.1.5 Configuring Gain (optional) 83 10 Troubleshooting Guide 85 10.1 VG4 AutoDome Operation and Control 85 10.2 VG4 IP AutoDome Video and Control 88 10.3 VG4 IP AutoDome Audio 89 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. User’s Manual F.01U.089.433 | 4.0 | 2008.0
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vi en | Table of Contents VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System F.01U.089.433 | 4.0 | 2008.09 User’s Manual Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Getting Started | en 3 1 Getting Started Install and wire the AutoDome according to the Bosch AutoDome Modular Camera System Installation Manual. A typical system includes a keyboard, matrix switcher, monitor, and appropriate wiring connections. Please refer to the individual product manuals for complete installation and setup instructions for each of the system components. 1.1 Powering On When you turn the AutoDome power on there is a ten (10) second pause
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4 en | Getting Started VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System 1.2.2 Keyboard Commands Keyboard control commands are composed of a sequence of three (3) inputs with the following convention: 1) a Function key + 2) a Command number key(s) + 3) the Enter key. – Depending on the type of keyboard, the control function keys are labeled: ON or AUX ON OFF or AUX OFF SET or SET SHOT SHOT or SHOW SHOT NOTICE! The convention used for control key commands in this manual is ON, OFF, SET, and SHOT. Refer to you
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Getting Started | en 5 To set an address for a camera without an address: 1. Select the camera number you want to FastAddress. The system displays the camera number on the keyboard and the image on the corresponding monitor. 2. Press #-ENTER (where # is the camera number without an address). 3. Press ON-999-ENTER to invoke an on-screen display of cameras on the system without an address. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. You receive an on-screen confirma
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6 en | Getting Started VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System F.01U.089.433 | 4.0 | 2008.09 User’s Manual Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System On-Screen Display Menu Navigation | en 7 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation The AutoDome is programmed through the on-screen display (OSD) menus. To access the OSD menus, you must open the main Setup Menu. Menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are default settings, unless otherwise noted. NOTICE! After a period of 4.5 minutes of inactivity, a menu times-out and exits without warning. Some unsaved settings in the current menu can be lost. i 2.1 Setup Menu Th
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8 en | On-Screen Display Menu Navigation VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Menu Description Display Setup Accesses adjustable display settings such as: OSD, sector blanking, and privacy masking. Communication Accesses communication settings such as: AutoBaud and Bilinx. Setup Alarm Setup Accesses the alarm settings such as: inputs, outputs, and rules (not available with 200 Series models). Language Displays the language. Advanced Accesses the advanced features menu including Stabilization, Au
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System On-Screen Display Menu Navigation | en 9 Camera Setup Menu Choices: Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Exit Exits the menu. White Balance Maintains proper color Extended ATW: Adjusts camera Extended reproduction as the color using extended range. ATW color temperature of a ATW: Adjusts camera color scene changes. For constantly. example, from daylight Indoor W.B.: Optimizes camera to fluorescent lighting. color for typical indoor con
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10 en | On-Screen Display Menu Navigation VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Shutter Adjusts the electronic Sliding scale: 1/60 sec. shutter speed (AES). – (60 at extreme left to 1/10000) + (NTSC) or 1/50 sec. (PAL) Auto SensUP Sets the limit for 15x, 7.5x, 4x, or 2x 15x Max. sensitivity when the shutter speed is set to Auto SensUP. Night Mode Selects night mode (B/ ON, OFF, or AUTO AUTO (Day/Night W) to enhance lighting in models o
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System On-Screen Display Menu Navigation | en 11 2.3 Lens Setup The Lens Setup Menu provides access to lens settings that can be changed or customized. Menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are the default settings. Lens Setup Exit... *Auto Focus: SPOT *Auto Iris: CONSTANT * Auto Iris Level: 8 * Focus Speed: 2 * Iris Speed: 5 * Max Zoom Speed: FAST * Digital Zoom: ON Restore Defaults * = Factory Setting Focus / Iris: Select Lens Setup Menu Choices: Menu Description
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12 en | On-Screen Display Menu Navigation VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Digital Enables digital zoom. OFF or ON ON Zoom (not available with 200 Series models) Restore Restores all default Defaults settings for this menu. 2.4 PTZ Setup Menu The PTZ Menu provides access to pan/tilt/zoom settings that can be changed or customized. Menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are the default settings. PTZ Setup Exit... *Autopan: 30 deg/s
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System On-Screen Display Menu Navigation | en 13 Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting PTZ Fixed Sets pan and tilt speed Sliding scale: – (1 to 15) + 4 Speed when controlled by a fixed speed controller. Inactivity Selects the mode that an Scene 1: Returns to Preset 1. OFF AutoDome reverts to after Prev Aux: Returns to previous the period of inactivity set activity, such as Aux commands 1, in the inactivity period. 2, 7, 8, 50, or 52. OFF: Rema
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14 en | On-Screen Display Menu Navigation VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System 2.5 Display Setup Menu Provides access to display settings that can be changed or customized. Menu items with an * are the default settings. Display Setup Exit... * Title OSD: MOMENTARY *Camera OSD: ON Display Adjust: Sector Blanking... Privacy Masking... Restore Defaults * = Factory Setting Focus / Iris: Select Display Setup Menu Choices: Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Exit Saves and exits th
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VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System On-Screen Display Menu Navigation | en 15 Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Privacy Allows masking of Exit: Saves and exits menu. Masking sensitive areas. Up to 24 Mask: 1 to 24 masking areas. Follow the (not privacy masks are on-screen instructions to set a mask. available available, with a See Section 7.4 Privacy Masking (300 and with 200 maximum limit of eight 500i Series Only), Page 47. Series (8) to a scene. Restore Defaults: Resto
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16 en | On-Screen Display Menu Navigation VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System Communication Setup Menu Choices: Menu Description Sub-menu / Description Default Setting Exit Saves and exits the menu. AutoBaud Turns AutoBaud detection on. Toggles ON or OFF. ON ON automatically accepts baud rates from 2400 to 57600. (Note: If stepping from 2400 to 57600 baud, you must first set the controller to 19200 for AutoBaud to detect the higher baud rate.) Baud Rate Manually sets the baud rate when Choic
