Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FCS-4300 Digital Data Communications
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LevelOne FCS-4000 / FCS-4100 / FCS-4200 FCS-4300 / FCS-4400 / FCS-4500 Day/Night P/T/Z IP Speed Dome Camera User Manual V er:2.1.0-0804 Copyright (c) 2008 Digital Data Communications Co.
Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country . The Network Camera is not only a high-per formance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance syst em.
AT T E N T I O N 1. All operation please refe r to the instruction. 2. Please don’t place the product on unstable desk or bracket. 3. Please avoid any liquid permeate in side of the machine in case damage the product. 4. Before wiring, please follow all el ectronic safety standards, and using the original attached power supply adapter .
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Package Contents FCS-4000/FCS-4100/FCS-4200/ FC S-4300/FCS-4400/FCS-4500 Power Adapter Power & A/V Cable LAN Cable Alarm Cable CD Manual/Utility Quick Installation Guid.
Focusing control: Users can press the zoom button to adjust the image viewing distance. Iris control The factory default is auto iris, ensuri ng to have the best image quality . In particular circumst ances, the operator can also use manual iris feature.
Hardware Installation Inst allation Notice Please be sure to follow all the steps of t he instructions. W rong installation may damage the product. FCS-4300/4400/4500Housing installation Outer housing fixing as below , click down the iron slice then pull it up.
Finally cover up the smoked cover to accomplish the installation. Please be sure hands are clean while cover up, or it may dirty the cover . It’s recommended to tear off the protect membrane after installation is finished, or wear on gloves.
unscrew the bottom screw to install cables. Insert the plug, and pull these cables th rough out from the bottom of bracket. For the alarm cable Brown Red Orange Y ellow Green Blue Black White DI 1 DI 2 DI 3 DI 4 GND NC COM NO Hook up the safety buckle, and screw t he two screws to fix the power box.
Camera inst allation Before installation, please set for t he communication protocol, baud rate and camera ID address first. ID address setup There are 8 dip-switchers on the PC B board. Please set it up as below: All the dip-switchers are OFF .
Protocol setup The dip-switchers are for protocol setup. Please set it up as below: No.5 is ON. *Remarks: Please reboot the camera after the protocol setup is done. Alarm Dip-switchers The dip-switchers are for DI/DO se tup. Please set it up as below: NO.
Y ou can also follow the triangle in front of camera and aim at the bottom screw to fixing. After the camera is inst alled, please turn the camera and fixing the two side screws. Finally cover up the smoked cover to accomp lish the installation.
Hook up the safety buckle, and screw t he two screws to fix the power box. CAS-4000B ceiling mount kit Fixed the iron tube to the cover of power box. CAS-4000C corner mount kit Combine two brackets, and use the sp anner to fix the screw . T urn the screw to tighten the bracket s and power box.
The assembly completed. CAS-4000D pole mount kit Fixed the bracket on the rear of power box. The assembly will be done after the st ainles s ring is hooped.
Software Installation In this manual, "User" re fers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Ne twork Camera and grant user access to the camera.
Upon IP CamLocator ’s start up, this program searches for LevelOne’s products on the same LAN. After searching, LevelOne V ideo Servers or Network cameras will be located by the IP CamLocator . There may be several entries s hown in the window . The Administrator may differentiate the Network cameras wit h the model number and MAC address.
complete installation. Custom Setup T ype: Y ou may install the system to the directory of your preference and choose which fe ature(s) you want to install to the PC.
How to Use IP CamLocator This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the camera using IP CamLocator . The LevelOne video server and Network camera can be used with Microsoft web browsers and IP CamLocator in Windows operation systems. This document focuses on introducing IP CamLocator.
Main Menu Camera Click this button to get into common information of all Network cameras in network. You can connect the specific Network cameras to ge t life video and to optimize video setting. User Click this button to get into user basic setting information of all Network cameras in network.
seeking from 192.168.0.2, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the address inside this range is free, the Network Video server will be assigned to this IP addre ss, and its subnet mask w ould be 255.
Account settings: The account setting is displayed. Y ou can change the account setting here. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
Date/Time settings: Y ou can set the date/time of the network camera here. See ”Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
Network settings: Y ou can change the network settings of the network camera here. See “Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
PPPoE settings: Y ou can change the PPPoE settings here. See “Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
DDNS settings: Y ou can change the DDNS settings here. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page..
Apply settings: Click on “Apply” to use the new settings. Choose “Reboot system to apply new (network) se ttings” to reboot after the settings are applied.
Upgrade Choose a network camera, click on Upgrade to upgrade the firmware. Y ou have to key in the username and password of the administrator to enter the upgrade page. The following screen will display: Choose the firmware image file you want to upgrade and press “Upgr ade” to start.
Factory Default Choose a network camera, click on Factory default to reset the configurations to default. Y ou have to key in the user name and pa ssword to use the factory default function. Click on “OK” to continue. The dev ice will automatically reboot af ter the configurations set to default.
Reboot Choose a network camera, click on Reboot to reboot the device. Y ou have to key in the user name and password to use the reboot function. Click on “OK” to continue.
User The System page provides you all Network Cameras configurations in the network with product or downloaded configuration file info rmation, including Info, User , Da te Time, TCP/IP , PPPoE and DDNS.
From PC File ： Click it and press Load to select configurat ion location from PC. Note: • Configuration file format is *.conf..
From Device ： Click it and press Load to select the specific dev ice in the network. T ype the Username and Password to load configuration from device. Note: If you have connected to the specific dev ice before, you don’t have to type the Username and Password again.
After loading, you can get configuration from PC files or devices. IP CamLoc ator displays the sub folders including Info, User , Date T ime, TCP/IP , PPPoE and DDNS. Info The Info page provides you with product factory in formation, including Product Name, Firmware V ersion and Web version.
User The Network Camera default account and password se tting is “root/MAC address of IP camera (in capital letters)”. IP CamLocator provides to assign a password if t he Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others.
Date/Time Current date & time ： This displays the current date and time of the camera. PC clock ： This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Adjust ： Select one of four time adjusting modes. Keep current setting ： Select this mode to keep the current date and time of the camera.
TCP/IP HTTP Port ： Select por t 80 in general situations. If you want to use a port number other than 80 , select the text box and enter a port number between 10 24 and 65535.
Secondary DNS ： Enter the IP address of the sec ondary DNS server, if necessary..
PPPoE Use this when you connect the camera through PPPoE (Point -to- Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE connection is the protocol t hat is widely used in xDSL (digital aff iliate line such as ADSL, VDSL or SDSL) as the authentication and connection system.
DDNS Server Name ： Select the DDNS Server User ID ： Enter the user ID for authenticat ion necessary for DDNS connections . Type it up to 64 characters. Password ： Enter the password for authentication necessa ry for DDNS connections. Type it up to 32 characters.
About This page displays IP CamLocator informati on including V ersion, Copyright and Product Date information Note ： • This computer procedure is protec ted of the right law and internati onal convention.
How to Access to the Network Camera This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the camera using Microsoft web browser. The LevelOne video server and Networ k camera can be used with Microsoft web browsers and IP CamLocator in Windows oper ation systems.
Configuration of Main Console Language Y ou can click the pulldown box to select syst em language, including English, Traditional Chinese, German, Danish, Greek and Korean. Setting This function is only for the Administrator . Cli ck this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings menu.
V ideo Buffer: T urn the Video Buf fer function On/Off. The Video Buf fer function makes the streaming more smoothly in unsteady network environment, but might cause a little delay in live viewing. Image Setup Y ou can use the tool bar to optimize vi deo brightness, contrast, and saturation.
Pan / Tilt control Click the arrow button of the direction you want the IP camera to move. Note: This function is only for PTZ Cameras . You can also Pan/Tilt cameras by left-clicking the main screen Move the camera toward the preset direction.
Live View Snapshot: Y ou can capture a still image shot by the camera and save it in your computer . Press , and a snapshot window will appear . Click “Save” to save the pi cture in your computer . Click “Close” to return to the view page. Digit al Zoom in / out the im age via the monitor window Click to display the digital zoom in window .
camera(s) via the Ethernet using your microphone. V ideo play buttons: ： Pause the current video ： Play the video. ： S top the current video. ： Record the current video.
Basic Setting Click the “Basic” folder to display the sub fo lders, including System, Camera, Network, and Account. System Information The Information page provides you with product fact ory information, including Product name, Firmware version, and Web version.
Day & Time Current date & time ： This displays the current date and time of the device. PC clock ： This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock.
Reboot ： Click this button to reboot the device. A confirmation dialogue will appear . Click OK to proceed. It takes about two minutes to reboot the device. Factory default ： Click this button to reset the device to the factory default settings. A confirmation dialogue will appear .
Camera General RTSP: Switch the R TSP streaming On/Of f. Note ： • RTSP: Real T ime S treaming Protocol. RTSP is s upported by most of the media clients . (RealPlayer , Media Player , QuickT ime, etc…) Deinterlace Filter ： Switch the deinterlace filter on/off.
MPEG4 Computer Vie w MPEG4 viewer port (If RTSP mode is OFF) Unicast streaming Video/Audio port nu mber : Specify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8090. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Image Size ： S pecify the image size the network camera transmits.
RTSP (If RTSP mode is ON) RTSP port: S pecify the transmission port number of RTSP streaming video. Default value is 554. Viewer authentication: If the viewer authentic ation is ON, users viewing th rough RTSP will be requested to key-in username and password.
unit “fps” stands for “frames sent per second”. Quality Auto ： The quality and bitrate will be automatically decided according to the frame rate. Fixed Quality ： The selectable values are Medium, S tandard, Good, Detailed and Excellent. Fixed Bitrate ： Set the bit rate of MPEG4 image transmission fo r a line.
1 1000. S pecify an even number from 1024 to 65534. T ime-T o-Live: Set the maximum TTL that multicast can pass thr ough. Image Size: The Image size of Mob ile view is fixed at 176x1 20. Frame rate ： Set the frame rate of the MPEG4 image. Selectable values are 5, 10, 15, 20 fps.
MJPEG Note ： • MJPEG settings are unavailable if the RTSP mode is ON, which means the MJPEG streaming is closed. MJPEG viewer port Unicast streaming Video/Audio port nu mber : S pecify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8070.
Network Information MAC address ： Display the MAC address of the device. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) ： If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this while the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server .
follows: Example: when HTTP port number is set to 2000 Æ http://192.168.1.100:2000/.
PPPoE Use this when you connect the device through PPPoE (Point -to- Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE connection is the protocol that is widely used in xDSL (digital affiliate line such as ADSL, VDSL or SDSL) as the authentication and connection system.
DDNS Server name ： Choose the DDNS Server from the list. User ID ： Enter the user ID for authent icat ion necessary for DDNS connections. T ype it up to 64 characters. Password ： Enter the password for authentication necessa ry for DDNS connections.
UPnP The device includes support for UPnP , which is enabled by default. If also enabled on your computer , the device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network Places.
IP Notification When network notify type is set to On , you can send an e-mail notification of the completion of the network setting. Notify type ： Select type of DHCP , S tatic IP and PPPoE will notify . SMTP server name ： T ype the SMTP server name up to 64 char acters, or the IP address of the SMTP server .
T ype the text of the E-mail up to 384 characters. Def ault value provides network information including IP , Port, MAC, Model, Firmware V ersion and Web V ersion.
Security Account The device default account and password setting is “roo t/MAC address of IP camera (in capital letters)”. That means everyone might access the device including the configuration as l ong as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a p assword if the device is intended to be acce ssed by others.
HTTPS HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure H TTP connection. It is syntac tically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for a ccessing resources using HTTP .
62 Advance PTZ Control In this section, it provides Pan, Tilt, Zoom , Focus, Iris and Auto Pan speed control setting saved, as well as the Protocol, Baud rate and Address which depend on Speed Dome control module. Setting Pan speed ： Use it to move bar from 0 to 100.
63 Preset Position In this section, up to 32 Pan / Tilt and Zoom positions can be saved, as well as the home position, which the camera faces to when the power is turned on. Setting Set ： Use it to save the camera position to a preset number. Carry out the following steps.
preset position setting..
Patrol There are four patrol tours to set for compos ing dif ferent preset positions. Each one lists up to 8 positions which can be programmed, and the camera moves to the programmed positions sequentially. The camera stops when it moves to the last preset position.
3. Click the SET . The tour position is saved. 4. Follow the steps to set the other orders. 5. Click the OK to save the tour ..
FTP Client Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending images to an FTP server . By using FTP client function, you can send the image and audio file which has been shot and recorded linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion det ection function to FTP server .
Set to forward the image and audio file to the specified FTP server linked with the alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the b uilt-in motion detecti on function. Select On to send the image and audi o file to FTP server linked with the alarm detection.
Periodical sending Y ou can set to send an image file to FTP server periodi cally by selecting On to send the image file to FTP server linked with setting period.
SMTP Set the SMTP menu when you want to send an image vi a e-mail. By using Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image whic h has been shot linked with the exte rnal sensor input or with the built-in motion detection func tion. The image file can al so be sent periodically .
followings. SMTP: Select if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. Note ： • When you set to On, be sure to select either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP .
Alarm sending Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Alarm sending ： Select On to set to send mail with connection to the alarm detection. File attachment ： Set whether an image file is atta ched to the mail sent or not.
the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu on p age..
Periodical sending Y ou can set to send an image file by SMTP server peri odically by selecting On to send the image file by SMTP server linked with setting period. Image file name ： T ype the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).
sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function to HTTP se rver . HTTP client se tting menu is composed of two tabs, General and Al arm sending. General HTTP event: Set up the HTTP server URL, port, user id, password, and proxy server settings.
Alarm sending Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Alarm sending ： Select On to set to send mail with connection to the alarm detection. Motion Detection ： Click it on for using Motion Detection func tion as a sensor .
Schedule When you click Schedule on the Adv a nced mode menu, the Schedule setti ng menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu whic h is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client se tting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Alarm out setting menu and so on.
78 Alarm Input When you click Alarm Input on the Advance mode menu, the Alarm output setting menu appears. You can set in this menu to control the ex ternal alarm input of I/O port on the rear of the camera linked to FTP and SMTP sending function. Note ： This function is only for Cameras which support digital input/output.
Alarm Buffer Y ou can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the ima ge and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio. These can be set when Alar m sending FTP client setting menu or Image memory setting menu is set to On, and besides when Use alarm buffer is selected.
Motion Detection When you click Motion Detection on the Advance mode men u, the Motion Detection setting menu appears. There are three Motion Detection f unctions as sensors to set for di fferent detecting zones. Each one has Threshold and Sensitivity inputs wh ich you can adjust to specific zone sequenti ally .
A detecting zone 1 appears and us e mouse to adjust and move t he zone boundaries and position. Use tool bar to set Thres hold and Sensitivity value. Follow the steps to set th e other Motion Detection. Click the OK to save the setting. Note ： • Be careful! Motion Detection function don’t work with Patrol function at same time.
System Log The System Log function allows users to review any changes and events happened. The system start s logging automatically after started. Remote Log: Enables user to send the log data to a specified log server .
83 Trouble shooting sheet T roubles Probable Reasons Solutions Wrong power cable connection. Reverse. The power adapter broken. Change. Fuse broken. Change. Power cable is not in well connection. Reconnected. No action while power on. No image. The indicator isn’t flashing.
84 Technical Parameters M o d e l FCS-4000/43 00 FCS-4100/4400 FCS-4200/4500 Compression Mode MJEG/MPEG4 Max. Resolution 704x480 pixels(NTSC) 704x576 pixels(PAL ) Frame Rate 160x120: 30/25fps 320x240: 30/25fps 704x480: 30/25fps Sensor 1/4" Exview HAD CCD Lens 4.
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