User manual X10 VK77A

[. . . ] VANGUARDTM PROFESSIONAL PAN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA SYSTEM MODEL VK77A INCLUDES VANGUARD PAN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA (XC21A) AND REMOTE CONTROL (CR15A) OWNER'S MANUAL (Please keep for future reference) INTRODUCTION Congratulations!The Vanguard Professional Pan/Tilt/ Zoom Camera has superior image quality, a high powered zoom, and pan and tilt motion. You can operate the camera through walls using the supplied remote control. The camera uses X10's 2. 4 Gigahertz wireless technology to transmit live video through walls to a television up to 100 feet away. [. . . ] Your options are: · PEAK: This setting controls the reaction of the automatic iris adjustment in relation to the average light level in the picture. A higher level of peak sets the camera so that the automatic light controls adjust to a higher average light level. ALC: Automatic Light Control determines whether the camera should adjust for light differences automatically or manually. If you set this to manual, you can set the level of lighting control that will be used. AES: (Automatic Exposure Setting) selects whether to use automatic or manual exposure settings, how long the exposure should be. This affects how fast the camera "sees" an image ­ a long exposure time lets more light in and could give you a clearer picture, but it will mean that motion is harder to see. Advanced Onscreen Menu Options Backlight Compensation Backlight compensation settings affect how the camera adjusts for light sources behind the camera's view or focus. You can use this to adjust for the silhouette effect you might get when looking at things with light behind them. Turning BLC On will brighten the part of the picture that is being silhouetted, but will also brighten the background. AREA: If BLC is on, the AREA setting allows you to set the sensitivity separately for different parts of the camera's field of view. The default setting only turns on BLC in the center of the camera's viewing field. Low means that the camera responds less to backlit conditions, higher settings means that compensation turns on more quickly. · · · · Use the Up and Down arrows to select IRIS (use the Left Arrow (Dim) to back out of the menu). With IRIS selected, when you press the Right arrow button the screen above right is displayed. Use the up and Down arrows (On and Off) to select the desired menu item from the screen above right (Peak, ALC, AES). Select with the Right Arrow, and then back out of the menu with successive presses of the Left arrow. 24 25 Advanced Onscreen Menu Options Freeze, Automatic Gain Control & Sensitivity The settings for Automatic Gain Control (AGC) affect the brightness and picture levels of the video produced by the camera. AGC amplifies existing video to help the camera reproduce a video signal at low light levels. Sensitivity controls adjust how the camera works in low light conditions. · · · FREEZE: Freezes the Field or the Frame in a still mode until you select Off, or until you move the camera with the remote control. AGC Levels: Selects the base level of gain control used when automatic gain control is on. SENS: Changing the sensitivity changes how the camera compensates for low light. The higher the setting is called "Starlight" Mode (square cursor to the right). In this mode the camera lets more light in when in the dark, and a better picture results. · Advanced Onscreen Menu Options Color Settings The options in the color settings menu control the appearance of the video picture you get from the camera. · ATW: Adjusts the settings for Auto Trace White Balance (ATW). [. . . ] If Autofocus doesn't work correctly: The Vanguard Camera's auto focus can't work correctly if the protective lens cap is on. If the camera label (like "Camera A1") is displayed on your TV: Set the ABCD channel switch Bottom of camera 36 Bottom of receiver You can turn off the onscreen label easily. Press and hold Setup on the Vanguard remote control until the green light stays on. For more help with setup please visit: http://www. x10. com/support 37 HOME CONTROL The X10 button on the Vanguard Camera's remote control is your gateway to a world of useful control and automation solutions built by X10. [. . . ]