User manual X10 VK79A

[. . . ] SENTINELTM OUTDOOR PROFESSIONAL PAN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA SYSTEM MODEL VK79A INCLUDES SENTINEL PAN/TILT/ZOOM CAMERA (XC24A) AND DOME WITH REMOTE CONTROL (CR15A) OWNER'S MANUAL (Please keep for future reference) INTRODUCTION Congratulations!You have purchased X10's premier video surveillance solution. The Sentinel 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. [. . . ] With the camera connected to the VCR, you will be able record surveillance video while watching on your TV. Check your VCR owner's manual if you aren't sure how to select the Sentinel Camera as the video source. ADVANCED ONSCREEN MENU OPTIONS The onscreen menus change the low-level, technical operation of the Sentinel camera. In most cases you do not need to change any of these settings. Press C1, C2, C3, or C4 to select the camera you want to control. Press the Right arrow button to bring up the onscreen menu. 2. Press and hold Setup until the camera button light stays on. Press and hold setup again until the camera button stays on again. To open the onscreen menus, follow these three steps: When it's open, the onscreen menu is displayed over the picture from the camera. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select items from the main menu. Use the Right arrow button to select a menu item and move into its sub-menu. To exit the onscreen menu, press the Left arrow button until the menu disappears. Then press C1, C2, C3, or C4 as appropriate. To discard all changes made in the onscreen menus and restore the default settings to the camera, select the PRESET submenu, and change the PRESET option to ON. If you leave the onscreen menu open for a while without pressing any buttons on the remote, you will stop being able to control the menu. Follow the steps 1 through 3 above to enter the menu mode again. You can then close the menu by pressing the Left arrow button, or continue working with menu options. 26 27 Advanced Onscreen Menu Options Iris Settings Iris settings control the amount of light let into the Sentinel camera. Changing these settings affect how bright your picture will be, and how the camera reacts to changes in lighting conditions. 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. [. . . ] From a simple remote control that can turn on a lamp, to a full-blown automation system, X10 provides you with all the products you need. Home Control Controlling X10 Modules Here's how to control X10 modules with your Sentinel Remote Control. The remote is set to House Code A by default. 1. Use the number buttons to enter the Unit Code number of the chosen module. (You can press 1, then 6 for Unit Code 16). [. . . ]