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Table Of Contents
- 1 Getting Started 3
- 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation 7
- 3 Common AutoDome User Commands (unlocked) 27
- 4 Alternative Control Protocols 29
- 5 Pelco On-Screen Menus 33
- 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 Stabilization (500i Series Only) 48
- 7.7 Pre-position Tour 48
- 8 Configuring and Using the IP AutoDome 49
- 8.1 Overview of Features 49
- 8.2 System Requirements 50
- 8.3 Connecting the IP AutoDome to the PC 50
- 8.4 Configuring the IP AutoDome Camera 51
- 8.5 Installing the Required Software 52
- 8.5.1 Changing the Network Settings 55
- 8.6 Main Screen 57
- 8.7 Viewing Live Images and Controlling the AutoDome PTZ 58
- 8.7.1 Establishing a Connection 58
- 8.7.2 Configuring Data Streams 58
- 8.7.3 Controlling Camera Operations 59
- 8.7.4 Entering a Keyboard Control Command 60
- 8.8 Alarm Connections 62
- 8.8.1 Sending an Alarm E-mail 63
- 8.9 Partitioning 64
- 8.9.1 Viewing the Partition Status 68
- 8.9.2 Editing a Partition 70
- 8.9.3 Deleting Recordings 71
- 8.9.4 Deleting all Partitions 71
- 8.10 Recording Scheduler 71
- 8.10.1 Holidays 72
- 8.10.2 Deleting Holidays 72
- 8.10.3 Time Periods 72
- 8.10.4 Activating the Recording 73
- 8.10.5 Recording Status 73
- 8.11 Recording Profiles 73
- 8.12 Alarm Rules 74
- 8.12.1 Creating Alarm Rules 75
- 8.12.2 Alarm Rule Examples 76
- 9 VG4 Audio Connections 81
- 10 Troubleshooting Guide 85
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation
- 3 Common AutoDome User Commands (unlocked)
- 4 Alternative Control Protocols
- 5 Pelco On-Screen Menus
- 6 Keyboard Commands by Number
- 7 Advanced Features
- 8 Configuring and Using the IP AutoDome
- 9 VG4 Audio Connections
- 10 Troubleshooting Guide
96 en | Glossary of CCTV Terms VG4 AutoDome Modular Camera System
F.01U.089.433 | 4.0 | 2008.09 User’s Manual Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
Auto White Balance A feature that allows a color camera to automatically adjust its output color to give a natural
color independent of the lighting used.
AWB See Auto White Balance.
B
Back Light Compensation
Selectively amplifies parts of the image to compensate for large contrast differences when
only a portion of the image is brightly lit (e.g. a person in a sunlit doorway).
Balun Short for Balance/Unbalanced. A device that converts a balanced video signal (e.g. as used on
twisted pair) line to an unbalanced signal (e.g. as used on coax). In a balanced line, such as
twisted pair, both wires are electrically equal. In an unbalanced line such as coax, one line has
different electrical properties than the other.
Bilinx A communications format that allows remote control, configuration and updates to be
performed over the video cable (Coax or Passive UTP).
Biphase Pan/Tilt/Zoom protocol for Bosch products.
BLC See Back Light Compensation.
C
Cable Category Application and bandwidth rating system for UTP cabling. Categories 1 through 6 are based on
EIA/TIA-568-B standards. Category is typically abbreviated CAT. UTP Category 5, 5e, and 6 are
used for Ethernet data cabling applications. Ethernet wiring distances are limited to a
maximum of 100m (328ft.) when using UTP wiring.
Cable Compensation A technology that prevents image degradation caused by signal losses when transmitting
video over long cable lengths.
CCD See Charged Coupled Device.
CCD Format Indicates the size of the camera sensor used. In general, the larger the sensor, the more
sensitive the camera and the better the image quality. The format is quoted in inches, for
example 1/4” or 1/3”. See Charge Coupled Device (CCD).
CCTV See Closed Circuit TeleVision.
Charge Coupled Device
The most common type of solid state image sensor used in CCTV cameras. The sensor
converts light energy into electrical signals.
Closed Circuit TeleVision
A video system that transmits television signals over a closed (non-broadcast) system.
Color Temperature A measure of the relative color of illumination. Most generally used to specify the automatic
correction range of a color camera.
Configuration Tool for Imaging Devices
Bosch software used to configure and update cameras and other remote devices over video
cable using Bilinx, and to save them for later use.
CTFID See Configuration Tool for Imaging Devices.