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    							Before attempting to connect or operate this product,  
please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. 
The model number is abbreviated in some descriptions in this manual.  This illustration represents WV-CF344.
Operating Instructions 
Color CCTV Camera 
Model No: WV-CF354
WV-CF344
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 Preface 
About the user manuals
The  operating  instructions  of  the  camera  consist  of  2  sets:  these  operating  instructions  (PDF) 
and Installation Guide. 
This document explains how to configure the settings of the camera. 
Refer to the installation guide for further information about how to ins\
tall the camera. 
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About notations
The following notations are used when describing the functions limited for specific models. 
The functions without the notations are supported by all models.
 
CF354 : The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-CF354.
 CF344: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-CF344.
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Contents 
Preface ........................................................................\
................................................................... 2
About the setup menus  ........................................................................\
.......................................... 4
List of setup menu  ........................................................................\
............................................... 4
Basic operation   ........................................................................\
..................................................... 5
Screen transition diagram 
CF354   ........................................................................\
........................... 7
Screen transition diagram CF344  ........................................................................\
........................... 8
Camera title setting [CAMERA ID]  ........................................................................\
........................... 9
Camera operation setting [CAMERA SETUP]  ........................................................................\
........ 10
Register a scene file [SCENE1/SCENE2]  ........................................................................\
............ 10
Light quantity control method selection [ALC/ELC]   .................................................................... 11
Back light compensation function  ........................................................................\
.................... 11
Electronic shutter setting [SHUTTER]   ........................................................................\
................ 12
Gain control setting [AGC]   ........................................................................\
................................. 12
Electronic sensitivity enhancement setting [SENS UP]  ................................................................ 13
White balance setting [WHITE BAL]   ........................................................................\
................... 13
Manual fine adjustment of white balance   ........................................................................\
......... 14
Digital noise reduction function setting [DNR]  ........................................................................\
..... 15
Black-and-white mode setting [D&N (ELE) ]  ........................................................................\
........ 15
VMD setting [VMD]   ........................................................................\
............................................ 16
Set motion detection  ........................................................................\
....................................... 16
Setting of scene change detection   ........................................................................\
.................. 18
Camera system setting [SYSTEM SETUP]   ........................................................................\
........... 19
Synchronization method selection [SYNC]  ........................................................................\
.......... 19
Privacy zone setting [PRIVACY ZONE]  ........................................................................\
................ 19
Image stabilizer setting [STABILIZER]  ........................................................................\
................. 20
Electronic zoom setting [EL-ZOOM] ........................................................................\
................... 20 Upside-down setting [UPSIDE-DOWN]   ........................................................................\
.............. 21
Lens distortion correction [LDC]  ........................................................................\
......................... 21
Focus setting [FOCUS]  
CF354   ........................................................................\
............................ 22
Special menu setting [SPECIAL SETUP]   ........................................................................\
.............. 23
Chroma level adjustment [CHROMA GAIN]   ........................................................................\
....... 23
Aperture level adjustment [AP GAIN]  ........................................................................\
.................. 23
Pedestal level adjustment [PEDESTAL]   ........................................................................\
.............. 23
Chroma phase (hue) adjustment [HUE]   ........................................................................\
.............. 23 
Flaw compensation [PIX OFF]   ........................................................................\
............................ 24
Communication setting [COMMUNICATION]   ........................................................................\
..... 24
Default resetting [CAMERA RESET]   ........................................................................\
................... 25
Serial number viewing [SER.NO.]   ........................................................................\
....................... 25
Camera language selection [LANGUAGE SETUP]   ........................................................................\
 26
Shortcut operation  ........................................................................\
................................................ 27
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About the setup menus
Performing each setting item in the setup menu should be completed in ad\
vance to use this unit.
Perform  the  settings  for  each  item  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  of  the  camera 
shooting area.
List of setup menu
Setup item Description
CAMERA ID This  item  specifies  the  camera  title.  The  camera  title  that  indicates  the  camera  loca-
tion and other information about the camera is created with alphanumeric characters 
and symbol, and then displayed on the screen. 
CAMERA Performs the camera operation settings. 
SCENE 1/
SCENE 2  Selects  a  scene  file.  It  is  possible  to  register  and  save  the  settings  as  a  scene  file  in 
case that it is necessary to change the settings such when shooting at n\
ight. 
ALC/ELC Selects  the  method  of  controlling  the  quantity  of  light  in  accordance  with  the  lens  to 
be used. 
SHUTTER  Specifies the electronic shutter speed. 
AGC  Specifies gain adjustment. 
SENS UP  Specifies electronic sensitivity enhancement. 
WHITE BAL  Specifies white balance adjustment. 
DNR  Selects the level of the digital noise reduction function.
D&N (ELE) Performs  each  setting  regarding  the  black-and-white  mode  such  as  switching 
between color and black-and-white images.
VMD Performs settings regarding VMD (Video Motion Detection)
SYSTEM  Performs  the  settings  regarding  the  camera  system  such  as  synchronization  and  pri-
vacy zone. 
SYNC  Specities the synchronization type. 
PRIVACY ZONE  Hides undesired portions in the camera shooting area. 
STABILIZER  Decides whether or not to enable the image stabilizer. 
EL-ZOOM  Switches the electronic zoom on and off. 
UPSIDE-DOWN Flips the camera images vertically or horizontally. 
LDC Adjusts  the  lens  distortion  correction  to  convert  the  image  so  that  it  matches  the 
square monitor. 
FOCUS 
CF354 Selects the adjustment method and fine adjustment method for focus. 
SPECIAL  CHROMA GAIN Adjusts the chroma level (color density). 
AP GAIN Adjusts the aperture level. 
PEDESTAL  Adjusts the pedestal (brightness) level.  
HUE Adjust the chroma phase (hue).
PIX OFF  Corrects image defects such as flaws. 
CAMERA
RESET  Restores the settings in the setup menu to the default settings.
SER.NO. Displays the serial number of this product.  
LANGUAGE Selects a language to be used in the setup menu.
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Screenshot 2 
The  setup  mode  changes  to  "ENABLE",  and  the 
setup menu becomes ready to be set. 
    
Step 3
Move  the  cursor  to  the  item  to  be  set,  and  press 
the [SET] button. 
    
Screenshot 1 
Hold down the [SET] button for about 2 seconds 
to call up the top screen of the setup menu. 
    
Step 1
Press  the  [UP]  button  or  the  [DOWN]  button  to 
move the cursor to "END".
Step 2
Press  the  [RIGHT]  button  to  move  the  cursor  to 
"SETUP",  and  press  the  [SET]  button  to  change 
the setup mode from "DISABLE" to "ENABLE". 
    
 MODEL   WV-CF354OFF
CAMERA ID
CAMERA
SYSTEM 
LANGUAGE SPECIAL
END
   SETUP  DISABLE
END  SETUP  ENABLE
OFF
 MODEL   WV-CF354
CAMERA ID
CAMERA
SYSTEM 
LANGUAGE SPECIAL
The  operations  in  the  setup  menu  are  performed  with  the  operation  buttons  after  calling  up  the  setup 
menu on the connected video monitor. 
The description below explains how to operate the setup menu basically. 
Screenshots of WV-CF354 are shown as an example. 
    
Basic operation
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Screenshot 3 
The  selected  setup  screen  in  the  setup  menu 
appears on the screen. 
Note:
	 •	 If	the 	top 	screen 	of 	the 	setup 	menu 	is	
called  up  with  the  operation  buttons,  the 
setup  mode  is  always  "DISABLE"  to  pre-
vent operation errors. 
    To  perform  settings  in  the  setup  menu, 
change the setup mode to "ENABLE". 
	 •	 The	cursor	is	a	reversely	highlighted	part.	
    
Step 4
Perform the settings for each item. 
	 •	 Selection	of	setting	item:	
    Press  the  [UP]  button  or  [DOWN]  button 
to move the cursor. 
	 •	 Change	of	settings:	
  
Press the [RIGHT] button or [LEFT] button.
	 •	 Display of advanced setup screen:
    Press  the  [SET]  button  when  "
"   i s 
attached to the target setting item. 
	 •	 Return to previous setup screen:
    Move  the  cursor  to  "RET"  and  press  the 
[SET] button.
	 •	 Return to the top screen:
    Move  the  cursor  to  "TOP"  and  press  the 
[SET] button, to display the top screen of 
the setup menu.  
Step 5
Move  the  cursor  to  “END”  and  press  the 
[SET]  button  to  return  to  the  camera  image 
screen,  or  wait  about  5  minutes  and  the 
setup menu will automatically close.
 
    
 **CAMERA SETUP** 
 RET TOP END
SCENE1
VMD
          OFF
 ALC/ELC
     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
 D&N(ELE)     OFF
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Screen transition diagram  CF354 
LANGUAGE 
Top screenCAMERA ID screen 
CAMERA SETUP screen  SYSTEM SETUP screenSPECIAL SETUP screen 
    **LANGUAGE SETUP**  SET
 RET TOP END
LANGUAGE SETUP screen
ENGLISH
END   SETUP  DISABLE
**CAMERA ID**
     0123456789
     ABCDEFGHIJKLM
     NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
     ().,:;&#!?=
     +-*/%$
................
ABF  PUSH
SYNC
PRIVACY ZONE
STABILIZER
EL-ZOOM
UPSIDE-DOWN OFF
INT
OFF
OFF
OFF
 I......  0LCD
FOCUS
 **SYSTEM SETUP** 
 RET TOP END
OFF MODEL   WV-CF354 CAMERA ID
CAMERA
SYSTEM 
LANGUAGE SPECIAL
    SPACE POSI  
    RET TOP END RESET
 **CAMERA SETUP** 
 RET TOP END SCENE1
VMD
          OFF
 ALC/ELC
     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR           HIGH
 D&N (ELE)    OFF
    **SPECIAL SETUP** I 160 32
15I
 PUSH SET
CHROMA GAIN
AP GAIN
PEDESTAL
HUE
PIX OFF
CAMERA RESET  SER.NO. XXXXXXXX
 RET  TOP  END
-+
-+
 0I
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Screen transition diagram CF344
    **LANGUAGE SETUP** LANGUAGE SET
 RET TOP END
Top screen CAMERA ID screen 
CAMERA SETUP screen  SYSTEM SETUP screen
SPECIAL SETUP screen 
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE SETUP screen
**CAMERA ID**
     0123456789
     ABCDEFGHIJKLM
     NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
     ().,:;&#!?=
     +-*/%$
................
SYNC
PRIVACY ZONE
STABILIZER
EL-ZOOM
UPSIDE-DOWN OFF
INT
OFF
OFF
OFF
 I......  0LDC
 **SYSTEM SETUP** 
 RET TOP END
END   SETUP  DISABLE
OFF MODEL   WV-CF344 CAMERA ID
CAMERA
SYSTEM 
LANGUAGE SPECIAL
    SPACE POSI          
    RET TOP END RESET
 **CAMERA SETUP** 
 RET TOP END SCENE1
VMD
          OFF
 ALC/ELC
     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
 D&N(ELE)     OFF
    **SPECIAL SETUP** I 160 32
15I
 0I
 PUSH SET
CHROMA GAIN
AP GAIN
PEDESTAL
HUE
PIX OFF
CAMERA RESET  SER.NO. XXXXXXXX
 RET  TOP  END
-+
-+
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This  item  specified  the  camera  title.  The  camera  title  is  named  with  up  to  8  characters  when  using  only 
Chinese characters, and up to 16 characters when using only English letters or numbers. Chinese charac-
ter, English letters and numbers can be used together. The "CAMERA ID" display can be turned on or off 
on the monitor screen.  
FLOOR 1
Editing area
Top screenCAMERA 
ID screen Display positioning screen
 MODEL   WV-CF354
CAMERA ID     ON
CAMERA   
SYSTEM
SPECIAL
LANGUAGE
 
 END   SETUP ENABLE     **CAMERA ID**    
     0123456789
     ABCDEFGHIJKLM
     NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
     ().,:;&#!?=
     +-*/%$
    SPACE POSI
    RET TOP END RESET
    ................
Step 1
Select "ON" for "CAMERA ID", and then press the [SET ] button. 
→ The "CAMERA ID" appears. 
Important:
	 •	 When	"CAMERA	 ID"	is	set	 to	"OFF",	 the	camera	 title	does	 not	appear	 even	after	setting	 the	
camera title. 
Step 2
Move  the  cursor  to  the  target  item  with  use  of  the  [UP],  [DOWN],  [RIGHT],  and  [LEFT]  buttons,  and  press 
the [SET ] button to enter the character. 
→ The entered characters are displayed in the editing area.

	 •	 To 	input 	English 	letters 	and 	numbers, 	move 	the 	cursor 	to 	the 	desired 	letter 	or 	number 	and	
press the [SET ] button, to display the screen after enter of English letters and numbers. 
	 •	 To	 revise	a	character,	 move	the	cursor	 to	(↑) in the editing area, then move the cursor (↑) to an 
incorrect character with use of the right or left button, and enter a correct character. 
	 •	 To	enter	a	blank,	move	the	cursor	to	"SPACE"	and	press	the	[SET ]	button.	
	 •	 To 	delete 	all 	the 	entered 	characters, 	move 	the 	cursor 	to 	"RESET" 	and 	press 	the 	[SET ]	 button. 	
Step 3
Move	the	cursor	to	"POSI"	and	press	the	[SET ]	button	after	title	entered.	
→ The display positioning screen appears.
Step 4
Use  the  [UP],  [DOWN],  [RIGHT],  and  [LEFT]  buttons  to  decide  the  title  position  and  press  the 
[SET ] button. 
→ The title position is specified. 
    
Camera title setting [CAMERA ID]
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Camera operation setting [CAMERA SETUP]
The  following  settings  related  to  camera  actions  can  be  configured  on  the  "CAMERA  SETUP" 
screen displayed from the top screen. Refer to page 5-6 for how to call up the screen. 
The settings configured on the "CAMERA SETUP" screen will be saved as a scene file.
1 Register a scene file [SCENE1/SCENE2]
It  is  possible  to  register  2  patterns  of  scene  file.  When  different  settings  are  to  be  applied  between 
day and night, SCENE1 can be applied in the daytime and SCENE2 at night. Change between the 
scene files can be made by shortcut operation. (
 page 27) "SCENE1" is set as the default setting. 
Step 1
After confirming that "SCENE1" is selected, configure the settings of "ALC/ELC" through "VMD". 
(
 page 11-18) 
To change the scene files, go to step 2. 
Step 2
Move the cursor to "SCENE1" and use the [rIghT ] or [LEfT] button to select "SCENE2". 
→ The screen changes and displays “SCENE2”. 
Step 3
To configure the settings of "SCENE2" using the settings of "SCENE1", press the [SET ] button after 
moving the cursor to "COPY(SCENE1)". 
→ The settings of "SCENE1" will be copied to "SCENE2".
Step 4
Edit the settings to be changed. 
The number displayed at the right side of the title on 
each setting screen indicates a scene file number. 
Step 5
Move the cursor to "SCENE2" and press the [rIghT ] or [LEfT] 
button to select "SCENE1" to resume normal operation. 
Screen when SCENE1 is selected  Screen when SCENE2 is selected
 RET TOP END
 **CAMERA SETUP** 
 RET TOP ENDSCENE2
VMD
          
 ALC/ELC     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
COPY(SCENE1) D&N(ELE)     OFF
 **CAMERA SETUP** SCENE1
VMD
          OFF
 ALC/ELC
     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
 D&N(ELE)     OFF
**ALC CONT**(1)
OFF
Scene file 
number
BLCBACK LIGHT COMP
ABS           
LEVEL.I.....   0
              -     +MASK SET
RET  TOP  END
ON
Screen when SCENE1 is selected  Screen when SCENE2 is selected
 RET TOP END
 **CAMERA SETUP** 
 RET TOP ENDSCENE2
VMD
          
 ALC/ELC     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
COPY(SCENE1) D&N(ELE)     OFF
 **CAMERA SETUP** SCENE1
VMD
          OFF
 ALC/ELC
     ALC
 SHUTTER     OFF
 AGC         ON(HIGH)
 SENS UP     OFF
 WHITE BAL    ATW1
 DNR          HIGH
 D&N(ELE)     OFF
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