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  • Page 1 Security GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual...
  • Page 2 Any similarity to names and addresses of actual businesses or persons is entirely coinci- dental. Trademarks GE and the GE monogram are registered trademarks of General and patents Electric. Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products.
  • Page 3 All rights to and in the Licensed Product, including, but not limited to, copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, belong to GE SECURITY, and GE SECURITY retains title to each copy of the Software. You may only install and use the Software on a single computer, workstation, or terminal (“Computing Device”) at one time, unless You have...
  • Page 4 Software will be fit for their intended purpose as described in the applicable Documentation from GE SECURITY, and will conform in all material respects to the specifications stated in such Documentation. GE SECURITY does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error-free.
  • Page 5 DAMAGES, NOR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY. 6. General. Any hardware provided to You by GE SECURITY shall not be exported or reexported in viola- tion of any export provisions of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction. Any attempt to sublicense, assign, or transfer any of the rights, duties, or obligations hereunder shall be void.
  • Page 6 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Intended use Use this product only for the purpose it was designed for; refer to the data sheet and user documentation. For the latest product information, contact your local supplier or visit us online at www.gesecurity.eu. FCC compliance...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ....1 Product overview ......2 Autoiris lens connector .
  • Page 8 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Chapter 4. Support ..... 37 Contacting technical support....38...
  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN, including minimum hardware/software requirements and steps you need to perform before you begin installing, configuring, and using your GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN. In this chapter: Product overview ....2 Autoiris lens connector .
  • Page 10: Product Overview

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Product overview This color CCD video camera series employs a 1/3-inch charge-coupled device (CCD) solid- state imaging device with 470k/410k picture elements, and equipped with a newly developed digital signal processor (DSP) for processing the video signals.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1. Camera overview C (CS) mount adapter. If a CS-mounted lens is used, remove the C mounting ring. Standard photographic pan head screw size (1/4 in. - 20). Focal length locking screw. Backfocus thumb wheel. Autoiris lens connector. For more information, see Autoiris lens connector on page 4.
  • Page 12: Autoiris Lens Connector

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Video output terminal. Onboard controls. Slide out cover. Power pilot LED. 12 VDC/24 VAC block terminal. This terminal accepts 12 VDC (nonparity) or 24 VAC. The other model accepts 100 - 240 VAC. OSD remote control connector.
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1. Built-in EE amp pinout Description Ground (black) If your autoiris does not have a built-in EE amp (DC type), set the LIGHT CNTL to DC lens. With this setting, the connector in Figure 2 should be wired as shown in Table 2. Table 2.
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  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Controls

    Chapter 2 Controls This chapter provides an overview of your GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN controls. In this chapter: Controls ..... . .8 Onboard controls .
  • Page 16: Controls

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Controls You can configure the camera through either the onboard controls, or by an RS-232 connection to a PC. Onboard controls Use the onboard up, down, left, right, and enter buttons (Figure 3) to make selections on the onscreen menus.
  • Page 17: Pc Configuration

    Chapter 2 Controls PC configuration To configure the camera with a PC, you’ll need to connect them through an RS-232 connection. RS-232 To connect the camera to an RS-232 cable, do the following: 1. Connect the RX terminal to pin 3 on a DB9 connector (Figure 4).
  • Page 18 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual 2. Connect the TX terminal to pin 2 on a DB9 connector. 3. Connect the GND terminal to pin 5 on a DB9 connector. Note: The NC terminal does not connect to anything. To configure the camera with a PC, do the following: 1.
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 Controls Figure 5. The OSD program. 5. Click the center button to display the Main Menu on the display monitor. Use the arrow buttons or your PC’s keyboard to navigate and select menu items. 6. Click on Exit to close the program. Note: Try the following steps if the OSD Control program doesn’t function as stated.
  • Page 20 I/O port The I/O port can receive a signal from an external device to switch between day or night mode. For more information, see External day to night menu on page 28. This is only for use with the GEC-HDR-DN.
  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Menus

    Chapter 3 Menus This chapter provides an overview of your GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN menus. In this chapter: Setup menus ....14 Main menu ....14 Camera ID .
  • Page 22: Setup Menus

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Setup menus The camera is configured through the setup menus which appear onscreen. Main menu To access and navigate the main menu, press the Enter button on the camera (Figure 3 on page 8 and Table 3 on page 15). Then you can use the...
  • Page 23: Setup Menu

    Chapter 3 Menus Figure 6. Main menu SETUP MENU CAMERA ID SENSE UP LIGHT CNTL WD MODE WHITE BAL PICTURE VIDEO D/N CNTL* FOCUS ADJ MISC INIT UNLOCK Table 3. Main menu options Menu option Description Camera ID Camera identification. Sense up Options to control brightness in low light.
  • Page 24 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Table 3. Main menu options (continued) Menu option Description D/N cntl Options for day/night controls. Note: This is only for use with the GEC-HDR-DN. Focus adj Focus adjustment screen. Misc Adjust synchronization and lens applications. Exits the menu.
  • Page 25: Camera Id

    Chapter 3 Menus Camera ID You can set a camera ID to display on the monitor’s screen. To set the camera ID, do the following: 1. On the main menu, move the cursor to Camera ID and press the Enter button. 2.
  • Page 26 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual 3. Press Left or Right to move and edit a specific character in the editing area. 4. Use the blank character between the z and, to delete the last character entered. 5. Select the Posi option to move the position of the camera ID with the directional keys.
  • Page 27: Sense Up

    Chapter 3 Menus Sense UP This menu controls the optimal brightness level by increasing the number of stored fields of the CCD in response to the brightness level. This function will start and control electronic frame integration automatically. To change the Sense UP option, do the following: 1.
  • Page 28 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Normal menu Figure 8. The Normal menu NORMAL MENU TYPE AUTO IRIS E-ZOOM Return Table 4. Normal menu options Menu options Description TYPE Press Left or Right to choose between AUTO IRIS, ME, or AES. Press Enter to select the AUTO IRIS or ME submenu.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 Menus Table 4. Normal menu options Menu options Description E-ZOOM Press Enter to select the E-Zoom from 01-04. WD mode menu...
  • Page 30: White Balance

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Table 5 lists the WD mode menu options. Table 5. WD mode menu options Menu option Description Mode The mode sequence has 6 options: sequence • Indoor1 - Lobby or similar environments • Indoor2 - Hallway or similar environments •...
  • Page 31 Chapter 3 Menus 1. On the main menu, move the cursor to WHITE BAL and press Left or Right to change between ATW, PRESET, MANUAL, PTL (Push to Lock) (Table 6). 2. On the PRESET and PTL options, press Enter to access a submenu. Table 6.
  • Page 32: Picture Control

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Picture control You can make adjustments to the camera’s picture. To make adjustments, on the main menu, move the cursor to PICTURE and press Left or Right to access the VIDEO, GAMMA, or APERATURE menus. Table 7.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 Menus Table 7. Picture control menu options (continued) Menu options Description Aperture Move the cursor to the APERTURE position and press Left or Right to choose from 00, 09, and AUTO for your aperture. Note: We recommend you use AUTO as your default aperture setting.
  • Page 34: Day/Night Control

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Day/night control You can adjust the camera’s day/night controls. To adjust the controls, do the following: Note: This is only for use with the GEC-HDR1-DN. 1. On the main menu, move the cursor to D/N CNTL (Figure 9)and press Left or...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Menus Lux/delay menu Table 8 lists the lux/delay menu options. Table 8. Lux/delay menu options Menu options Description N LEVEL Press Left or Right to adjust the light level at which the camera switches from day mode to night mode. D LEVEL Press Left or Right to adjust the light level at which the camera switched...
  • Page 36: Schedule Menu

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Schedule menu Table 9 lists the schedule menu options. Table 9. Schedule menu options Menu options Description N TIME Set the HOUR and MIN at which the camera will switch from day mode to night mode. D TIME...
  • Page 37: Day Mode

    Chapter 3 Menus Day mode This switches the camera to day mode. Night mode This switches the camera to night mode.
  • Page 38: Focus Adjustment

    GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Focus adjustment You can make adjustments to the camera’s back focus. To make adjustments, do the following: 1. On the main menu, move the cursor to FOCUS ADJ and press Enter (Figure 10). Figure 10. Focus adjustment...
  • Page 39: Misc

    Chapter 3 Menus Misc On the MISC menu, you can adjust things like the camera’s synchronization and lens applications. To make these adjustments on the main menu, move the cursor to MISC and press Enter to access the MISC menu (Figure 11 and Table 10).
  • Page 40 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Figure 11. Misc menu MISC MENU EXT SYNC LINE LOCK MIRROR MASK WINKER LOW LIGHT BACK DEFAULT RETURN GEC-HDR MISC MENU EXT SYNC LINE LOCK MIRROR MASK SYSTEM HOUR: MIN: SYSTEM TIME : DISPLAY BACK DEFAULT RETURN...
  • Page 41 Note: This is only for use with the GEC-HDR. LOW LIGHT Choose between color and black- and-white when in a low light environment. Note: This is only for use with the GEC-HDR.
  • Page 42 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Table 10. Misc menu options (continued) Menu options Description SYSTEM HOUR Set the hour of the current local time. This will affect when the day/night mode changes if you are using the schedule option for your day/night control.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 Menus Setting a mask To set a mask, see Misc on page 31 to access the MISC menu and do the following: 1. Press Left or Right to select the mask you want to edit (Figure 12). Figure 12. Mask menu 2.
  • Page 44 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual 4. Press Down to move to the next line, and then press Enter to set the position of the mask. 5. Press Down to move to the next line, and then press Enter to set the size of the mask.
  • Page 45 Chapter 4 Support This chapter provides information to help you contact technical support in case you need assistance with your GE equipment. In this chapter: Contacting technical support ..38 Online publication library ..39...
  • Page 46 GEC-HDR/GEC-HDR-DN User Manual Contacting technical support For assistance installing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting this product, refer to this document and any other documentation provided. If you still have questions, please contact your local supplier. Note: Be ready at the equipment before calling for...

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