Panasonic Color Cctv Cameras Wv Cl920a Operating Instructions

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• Editing the CAM SET UP Menu
To edit the CAM SET UP menu (change settings), press
Jand Kor Land Mto move the cursor to SET
UP DISABLE in the bottom line.
Press I. SET UP DISABLE changes to SET UP
ENABLE. Move the cursor to END, then to the item(s)
you want to change.Notes:
•When SET UP DISABLE appears in the bottom line
of the CAM SET UP menu, you cannot change the
currently active settings. This is to prevent acciden-
tal changing of the settings.
•When the setup menu is closed after changing the
parameters in the menu, the new values are saved
in the EEPROM (Electric Erasable and
Programmable Read Only Memory). These values
remain valid until new values are saved, even if the
power of the camera is off.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H) 
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP DISABLE↵ ↵
↵
↵ ↵    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H) 
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ 
						

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1. Camera Identification (CAMERA ID)
Setting
You can use the camera identification (CAMERA ID)
menu to assign a name to the camera. The camera ID
consists of up to 16 alphanumeric characters. The cam-
era ID display can be switched on or off on the monitor
screen.
Camera ID ON/OFF
Move the cursor to CAMERA ID, and select ON or OFF.
ON:Displays the camera ID in the specified position on
the monitor.
OFF:Does not display.
To edit the CAMERA ID
1. Press I. The CAMERA ID menu appears. The
cursor on the letter “0” is highlighted.2. Move the cursor to the character you want to edit
by pressing L/M/J/K.
3. After selecting the character, press I. The
selected character appears in the editing area.
(The pointer in the editing area moves to the right
automatically at this moment.)
4. Repeat the steps above until all characters are edit-
ed.
To enter a blank space in the CAMERA ID
Move the cursor to SPACE and press I.
To replace a specific character in the CAMERA ID
1. Move the cursor to the editing area by pressing 
K.
SETTING PROCEDURES
Character Cursor
Pointer
Character
Area
Command
Editing
Area
CAMERA ID menu
   0123456789
   ABCDEFGHIJKLM
   NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
   ().,:;&#!?=
   +-*/%$
  SPACE
  POSI RET END RESET
  ................
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H) 
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵ 
						

							-24- 2. Move the pointer to the character to be replaced by
pressing Lor M. Then move the cursor to the
character area and select a new character.
3. Press Ito determine the CAMERA ID.
To erase all characters in the editing area
Move the cursor to RESET and press I. All charac-
ters in the editing area disappear.
To determine the display position of the CAMERA ID
1. Move the cursor to POSI, and press I. The dis-
play shown below appears and the CAMERA ID is
highlighted.
2. Move the CAMERA ID to the desired position by
pressing L/M/J/K.3. Press Ito fix the position of the CAMERA ID.
The mode returns to the previous CAMERA ID
menu.
Notes:
•The CAMERA ID stops at the edges of the mon-
itor screen.
•The CAMERA ID moves faster if any of L/
M/J/Kis kept pressed for a second or
more.
2. Light Control Setting (ALC/ELC)
You can select the mode for adjusting the lens iris.
The modes are as follows:
ALC:Select this mode when an auto iris lens (ALC
lens) is used with this camera.
ELC:Select this mode when a fixed iris lens or manual
iris lens is used with this camera.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H) 
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵
WV-CL920A
Highlighted 
						

							-25- 1. Move the cursor to the ALC/ELC parameter.
2. Select ALC or ELC.
Cautions: 
1. Under bright lighting conditions such as outdoors,
use an ALC type lens because the ELC control
range is not wide enough under these conditions.
2. Use an ALC type lens if the following phenomena
occur:
•Strong smear and/or blooming on highlight
objects such as spotlight or sunlight from win-
dows.
•Noticeable flicker in the picture and/or color
rendition variations.
3. If ELC is selected, SHUTTER is not available.
Back Light Compensation (BACK LIGHT COMP)
Back light compensation is available for both the ALC
and ELC modes. It eliminates strong background light-
ing which makes the camera picture dark, such as a
spotlight. You can select one of two modes (PRESET
ON or PRESET OFF) of back light compensation.2-1. ALC Mode with PRESET ON
In normal use, the important object in a scene is placed
in the center of the monitor’s screen. In the factory
setup mode, more photometric weight is given to the
center of the screen (where the important object is
located) than to the edge of the picture (where a bright
backlight would most likely be located). In this mode,
the object at the center of the screen will always be
clearly visible regardless of backlight variations.
Note:If ELC is selected, set LEVEL according to this
procedure.
1. Select ALC and press I. The ALC CONT menu
appears.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵ 
						

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    ** ALC CONT **
    BACK LIGHT COMP
PRESET        OFF
PEAK MODE     OFF
MASK SET   
LEVEL         ...I.....
              -       +
RET  END
↵
    ** ALC CONT **
    BACK LIGHT COMP
PRESET        ON
PEAK MODE     OFF
LEVEL         ...I.....
              -       +
RET  END
2. Move the cursor to the PRESET parameter and
select ON.
The backlight compensation is automatically set.
3. If you want to change the video output level (picture
contrast), move the “I” cursor for LEVEL and adjust
the level.
4. Move the cursor to RET and press Ito return to
the CAM SET UP menu.2-2. ALC Mode with PRESET OFF 
These modes are effective when the main object in the
scene is not located in the center of the screen and a
source of bright light is located near the center of the
screen. In these modes, the picture is divided into 48
areas that mask the light to keep the clarity of the pic-
ture.
Note:If ELC is selected, set MASK SET and LEVEL
according to this procedure.
1. Move the cursor to the PRESET parameter and
select OFF.
The item MASK SET appears on the menu.
    ** ALC CONT **
    BACK LIGHT COMP
PRESET        OFF
PEAK MODE     OFF
MASK SET   
LEVEL         ...I.....
              -       +
RET  END
↵ 
						

							-27- 2. Move the cursor to MASK SET and press I.
The 48 mask areas appear on the monitor screen.
The cursor is blinking in the top left corner of the
screen.
3. Move the cursor to the area where backlight is
bright, and press Ito mask that area. The mask
turns white. (When the cursor is moved on an area
that has already been masked, the mask and cur-
sor start blinking.)4. Repeat step 3 to mask the desired area. To cancel
masking, move the cursor to that area and press
I.
5. After masking is completed, press Ifor 2 sec-
onds or more. The ALC CONT menu appears.
6. If you want to change the video output level (picture
contrast), move the “I” cursor LEVEL and adjust the
level.
7. Move the cursor to RET and press Ito return to
the CAM SET UP menu. (To return to the camera
picture, move the cursor to END and press I).
Caution:When an auto iris lens requiring a DC
control signal is used, the lens iris is fully
opened in ELC mode.
Blinking Turns to white
Blinking
Blinking 
						

							The preset values for SHUTTER (electronic shutter
speed) change by pressing Lor Mas follows:
4. Gain Control Setting (AGC ON/OFF)
You can select an automatic gain control (AGC) mode
with dynamic noise reduction (DNR) options.
1. Move the cursor to AGC and select a mode.
OFF:Applies neither AGC nor DNR.
ON (DNR-H):Applies AGC with high-level DNR.
ON (DNR-M):Applies AGC with middle-level DNR.
ON (DNR-L):Applies AGC with low-level DNR.
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Compensating Flare Phenomenon (PEAK MODE)
There may be cases where the lens causes the dis-
played picture to sway like a flare especially when a
strong light is input. You can compensate for this unde-
sired effect.
Move the cursor to PEAK MODE, and select ON or OFF. 
ON:Compensates flaring of the picture.
OFF:Does not compensate.
3. Shutter Speed Setting (SHUTTER)
Note:When ELC is selected for ALC/ELC on the CAM
SET UP menu, this item is not available.
You can select an electronic shutter speed of 1/60
(OFF), 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1 000, 1/2 000, 1/4 000, or
1/10 000 seconds. 
Move the cursor to the SHUTTER parameter and select
the electronic shutter speed.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵
↵
↵ ↵
OFF (1/60)1/100
1/10 0001/4 000 1/2 000 1/1 0001/2501/500
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵ 
						

							5. Electronic Sensitivity Enhancement
(SENS UP)
There are two modes for SENS UP.
AUTO:If you select x32 AUTO, for example, the
sensitivity is raised automatically to x32 max.
When AUTO is selected, AGC is automatically
set to ON.
FIX: If you select x64 FIX, for example, the sensitivi-
ty is raised to just x64.
Move the cursor to the SENS UP parameter and select
the parameter for electronic sensitivity enhancement.
The preset values for SENS UP (electronic sensitivity
enhancement) change by pressing Lor Mas fol-
lows:
-29- Notes:
•The higher the DNR level becomes, the more after
images and the less noise you will see.
•Selecting DNR-L is recommended when the picture
contains moving objects.
•When using a system controller, the parameters
(DNR-H/M/L) will not appear on its setup menu.
2. Press I(set) to open the AGC MAX (maximum
level) menu.
3. Move the I cursor with Lor Mto adjust the
AGC level.
4. Move the cursor to RET and press Ito return to
the CAMERA SETUP menu. When closing the
menu, move the cursor to END and press I.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵
X2 AUTOOFFX4 AUTOX6 AUTOX10 AUTO
X32 FIXX64 FIXX16 FIXX10 FIX X6 FIXX4 FIXX2 FIXOFF
X16 AUTO
X32 AUTO
     ** AGC MAX **     
LEVEL        ....I....
             -       +
RET  END 
						

							-30-•Whenever the multiplexed vertical drive pulse (VD2)
is supplied to the camera from an external equip-
ment such as a Matrix Switcher, the camera sync
mode is automatically switched to the VD2 mode.
•When the VBS or VS gen-lock mode is to be used
select INT from this menu and supply the gen-lock
input signal to the Gen-lock Input Connector on the
rear panel.
•The VBS gen-lock mode has a submenu for hori-
zontal and subcarrier phase adjustments. When the
cable length of the video output or the gen-lock
input is changed, the horizontal and subcarrier
phase must be re-adjusted.
•The VS gen-lock mode has a submenu for horizon-
tal phase adjustments. When the cable length of
the video output or the gen-lock input is changed,
the horizontal phase must be re-adjusted.
•The line-lock mode has a submenu for line-lock ver-
tical phase adjustment. If the camera installation is
relocated, check the vertical phase adjustment
again since the AC line phase may be different. Notes:
•While the SENS UP function is active, the increased
sensitivity may cause noise, spots or a whitish phe-
nomenon to appear in the picture. This is a normal
phenomenon.
•x64 FIX does not appear for the SENS UP parame-
ter on the system controller setup menu.
•In case of using the WV-CU204 or WV-CU254
Controller, status does not appear correctly for the
SENS UP parameter on the setup menu.
6. Synchronization Setting (SYNC)
Rules on synchronization
•The priorities for the sync mode are as follows. A
higher mode will overrule lower ones.
1. Multiplexed Vertical Drive (VD2) (Highest priori-
ty)
2. Line-lock (LL)
3. Color Composite Video or Blackburst Signal
(VBS)
4. B/W Composite Video or Composite Sync
Signal (VS)
5. Internal Sync (INT) (Lowest priority)
•When the internal sync mode is to be used, select
INT. No gen-lock input signal should be supplied to
the Gen-lock Input Connector on the rear panel. 
						

							-31- 6-1. Internal Sync Mode (INT)
1. Move the cursor to SYNC and select INT.
2. Press I.
Note:Never supply VD2, VBS, or VS to the camera
when you intend to operate the camera in the
internal mode. Otherwise your selection will be
ignored because INT has the lowest priority.
6-2. VBS Gen-lock Mode (EXT(VBS))1. Move the cursor to the SYNC parameter and select
INT.
2. Connect the coaxial cable for the blackburst or
composite color video signal to the gen-lock input
connector.
3. Confirm that the INT parameter changed to EXT
(VBS) on the menu.
Caution:The gen-lock input signal should meet the
EIA specifications and should not contain jitter,
such as a VCR playback signal, as it could dis-
turb synchronization.
4. After confirming that the cursor is on EXT (VBS),
press I. The phase adjustment menu appears
on the monitor.
5. Supply the video output signal of the camera to be
adjusted and the reference gen-lock input signal to
a dual-trace oscilloscope.
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵
    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         INT
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵ ↵    ** CAM SET UP **
CAMERA ID    OFF    
ALC/ELC      ALC    
SHUTTER      OFF
AGC          ON(DNR-H)
SENS UP      OFF
SYNC         EXT(VBS)
WHITE BAL    ATW1
MOTION DET   OFF    
LENS DRIVE   DC
 
 END    SET UP ENABLE↵ ↵
↵
↵
↵
       ** SYNC **
H PHASE      ........I
             -       +
SC COARSE     1(1--4)
SC FINE      ....I....
             -       +
RET  END