AVIPAS AV-3104SE 4D Serial Joystick Keyboard Controller User Manual

: June 5, 2024
: AVIPAS

Table of Contents

AVIPAS AV-3104SE 4D Serial Joystick Keyboard Controller
Product Overview
Interface illustrations (rear panel view)
Technical Specifications
Controller Operations
Keyboard Setups
Keyboard menu
Trouble shooting
Maintenance Service Terms
Contact Details:
References
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AVIPAS AV-3104SE 4D Serial Joystick Keyboard Controller

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Product Overview

Notice

Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference.
Do not use or store AV-3104SE in the environment where the product is exposed to rainwater, moisture vapor, salty water, oil, etc.
Do not place the controller close to any exothermic object for a long time.

Key features

All metal housing, Joystick and button control
LCD display for real-time working status
Control for up to 255 cameras
RS232, RS422 and RS485 serial control interface
PELCO-D, PELCO-P and VISCA protocols
4D joystick for Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom/Lock(unlock) PTZ movements
Variable speed control of Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus
Auto/Manual for Focus and Exposure
Selectable button sound on/off.
Presets save, recall and clear
OSD (on screen menu display) ON/OFF button
BLC (Backlight compensation) ON/OFF button
Max communication distance is up to 3940ft (1200m, w/ 0.5mm twisted pair cable).

Items included

Please check the package once you get the keyboard if all parts are included and are in good condition.

4-axis joystick keyboard controller	1pc
5 POS TERM Block plug, Female socket	1pc
DC-12V power adapter	1pc
RS232 cable(DB9 Female to 8pin Mini-DIN Male)	1pc
User manual	1pc
Warranty card	1pc

Interface illustrations (rear panel view)

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	Port	Physical interface	Description

1

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RS232

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9-pin DB9 RS232

Full duplex Male

| RS232 DB9 to camera RS232 8-pin Mini-DIN with included RS232 cable

KB RS232 9-pin DB9	Camera 8pin Mini-DIN
RXD Pin 2	TXD Pin 3
TXD Pin 3	RXD Pin 5
GND Pin 5	GND Pin 4

2

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RS-422/ RS485

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RS422/RS485 connection RS422 Full duplex RS485 Half-duplex

| For RS422 or RS485 connection with the camera. Please refer to the table below| RS422

KB controller| Camera
Ta –| RXD IN –
Tb –| RXD IN +
Ra –| TXD IN –
Rb –| TXD IN +
| RS422
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| KB controller| Camera
| Ta –| RXD IN –
| Tb –| RXD IN +
| Ra –| TXD IN –
| Rb –| TXD IN +
RS485|
KB controller| Camera|
Ta –| RS485 +|
Tb –| RS485 –|
3| Ground| Ground (G)| Signal control line to ground
4| PW| Power indicator light| The light is in steady red when keyboard is working
5| TXD| Sending data indicator light| Flashing in green when the unit is sending data
6| RXD| Receiving data indicator light| Flashing in green when the unit is receiving data
7| DC-12V| Power jack| DC12V power input

Note: for more details on how to control multi cameras, please visit https://www.avipas.com/support

Technical Specifications

Communication interface| RS232 Full duplex, RS422 Full duplex, RS485 Half- duplex
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Baud Rate| 2400bps, 4800bps, 9600bps, 19200bps
Protocol| VISCA, PELCO-D, PELCO-P
Joystick| 4D control: up/ down/ left/ right/twist/push down
Maximum cameras| 255 (via PELCO), 7 via VISCA

Recommended max cable distance

| RS-232: 50 feet (15 Meters)

RS-485: 3,937 feet (1200 Meters)

RS-422: 3,937 feet (1200 Meters)

Note: 4D joystick for Pan, Tilt, Zoom(twist) and Lock/unlock PTZ movement. The button on the top of joystick, Push down-> “LOCK”, push again-> “Unlock”

Controller Operations

Keyboard

【ESC】 Exit or back to the previous menu.
【SETUP】 Parameter settings: press and hold the button for 3sec to enter the KBD setting page.
【CAM ON/OFF】 Camera power on/off
【AF/MF】 Auto/ Manual focus (Manually focus adjustment is done by 【NEAR】/【FAR】
【SET PRESET】 Preset setting: to set a preset position, use key combination 【SET PRESET】 + number keys【0~255】+【ENTER】.
【CALL PRESET】Call preset: to call a preset position, use key combination 【CALL PRESET】 + number keys【0~255】+【ENTER】.
【AE/AAE】 Auto aperture / Aperture priority: when choose Aperture priority, aperture adjustment is done by 【OPEN】/【CLOSE】.
【BLC ON/OFF】 Back light compensation on/off.
【MENU ON/OFF】 keyboard controller menu on/off.
【HOME】 HOME position.
【RESET】 Pan/tilt position reset.
【CLR】 Clear current input.
【0】~【9】Number keys.
【ENTER】 Confirmation key: confirm the current input.
【NEAR】 Focus in: manually focus in to make far distance objects clearer.
【FAR】 Focus out: manually focus out to make near distance objects clearer.
【TELE】 Narrow-angle button/ Zoom-in: reduce the field of view, zoom in to the target object.
【WIDE】 Wide-angle button/ Zoom out: expand the field of view, zoom out from the target object.
【OPEN】 Aperture +: Increase aperture. When the aperture is at its maximum, the image will display in full white. When the LCD shows the camera menu, press 【OPEN】 will enter the selected submenu.
【CLOSE】 Aperture -: Reduce aperture. When the aperture is at its minimum, the image will display in full black. When the LCD shows the camera menu, press 【CLOSE】 will go back to the previous menu.
【CAM】 Select the address of a target device (decoder or camera). Use with key combination number keys 【0~255】+【ENTER】.
【SET ID】 Set ID: press and hold the button for 3sec to set the cascading camera protocol address.

LCD screen display
All operations will be displayed on the LCD screen. If there is no operation or movement for 30 sec, the controller will enter the power saving mode (with the lowest backlight), with the current status displayed.

Joystick control

Push the button on top to “lock” the PTZ movement and Push again to “unlock”.

Keyboard Setups

PTZ setup
Example used in the following section:

Camera Address (Camera ID): 28
Protocol used: Pelco-P
Baud rate: 9600 bps

Press and hold【SETUP】button for 3 seconds (under normal working mode), then follow the steps below: AVIPAS-AV-3104SE-4D-Serial-Joystick-Keyboard-
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Press【ENTER】to confirm the selected baud rate. There will be a 1-sec beep sound once the setup is complete. Press【ESC】3 times to exit the setup mode and return to normal working mode.
Note: if all the devices/ cameras are to be set to the same protocol and baud rate, please follow the steps as follows:

Enter the setup page and choose the corresponding protocol and baud rate.
Press【ENTER】to confirm. All the devices with an address of 0-255 will be set to the same protocol and baud rate.

System setup
System setup includes:

Change password
Restore factory setting
Indicate sound switch setting
Keyboard ID
Keyboard lock switch setting

Password setting
Press and hold【SETUP】for 3 seconds (under normal working mode), then follow the steps below: AVIPAS-AV-3104SE-4D-Serial-Joystick-Keyboard-
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Input the new password again then press【ENTER】. There will be a 1-sec beep sound once the setup is complete. Press【ESC】twice (2) to exit password setup page and return to the normal working mode.

Restore factory settings
Press and hold【SETUP】for 3 seconds (under normal working mode), then follow the steps below:

Press 【ENTER】 to confirm. There will be a 1-sec beep sound once the setup is complete. Press【ESC】twice (2) to exit password setup page and return to the normal working mode.

PTZ Setup

| Camera address: 0-255

(to be set)

| Protocol| PELCO-D, PELCO-P, VISACA
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Baud Rate| 2400/ 4800/ 9600/ 19200
Camera address：0-255 (uniform settings for all

devices)

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Same as above

SYSTEM Setup

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SET PASSWORD

| OLD PW：old password| 4 digits
NEW PW: new

password

| 4 digits
AGAIN PW: confirm

change

| 4 digits
LOAD DEFAU

(Restore factory setting)

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Confirm?

| Press 【ENTER】to confirm

Press【ESC】to exit

SYSTEM Setup

| SOUND SETUP

(Button sound on/off)

| ON| Move joystick right/left to select Press【ENTER】to confirm
OFF
HOST ID SET| Keyboard address| Number 【 0 】 – 【 15 】
LEARN SETUP

(Keyboard lock setting)

| ON| Move joystick right/left to select

Press【ENTER】to confirm

OFF

Keyboard parameters

Protocol: X Baud rate: X| ****

Current control protocol and baud rate

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Camera query

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Camera protocol: 001

| Protocol| Corresponding protocol
Baud rate| Corresponding baud rate

System query

Sound: ON/OFF

| Display the current button sound prompt setting

Trouble shooting

Issue	Analysis	Solution

PTZ cameras not responsive

| Check cable connections| Check and secure all connecting cables
Check the correspondence of camera protocol and baud rate settings if matching with KBD| change the protocol and baud accordingly, to let camera and KBD to match each other

or restore the KBD default settings and change

the camera settings accordingly

Check the PTZ indicator light when move the controller

| If PTZ indicator light flashing, check other possibilities;

PTZ indicator light is not flashing, check the cable connections. If the connection is normal, please contact AViPAS for repairing. Send

email to service@avipas.com

PTZ camera not fully response

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Not fully functional on PTZ camera

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If using other brand name PTZ camera, cannot guarantee fully compatible

Cameras move together

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Check camera address (camera ID) setting

| Check if the address numbers of the cameras (those moving together) are the same. Set identical address to each camera

Note: you need to reboot the camera after

changing settings

Forgot password| Press and hold 【SETUP】to enter the system settings menu. Reset the password.

Maintenance Service Terms

Warranty

AViPAS warrants its new product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of TWO (2) YEAR from the date of original invoice.
Within three months after the 1-year warranty, if the product is noticed to have the same malfunction as before the warranty ends, it will obtain free maintenance service.
This warranty does NOT cover problems or damage resulting from, but not limited to, any of the following: any accident, disassembly, or misapplication; any improper operation that is not in accordance with the supplied product instructions; any other cause which does not relate to a product defect in materials or workmanship.
Please avoid stress, vibration or soakage during transport, storage and installation. Problems or damage resulting from the above are NOT covered by warranty the above are NOT covered by warranty.
Please remain the way of fission package and our original package for transport. Any damage resulting from integrated package or customer package are NOT covered by warranty.
This warranty does NOT cover any problem or damage resulting from unauthorized repair or disassembly.
Our company does offer repair services to out-of-warranty products. Please notice that service fees will be charged.
For the defected products: if it’s still under warranty, please fill out the warranty form with all the information needed, describing the problems in detail. Customers may be asked to furnish proof of ownership and date of purchase by showing the sales receipt/purchase invoice/warranty card.
We are not responsible for the damage or loss caused by specific usage or applications. Any compensation made by the company regarding breach of contract, negligence or infringement won’t exceed the amount of the product. The factory won’t bear any responsibility for special, unexpected or continue damage caused by any other reasons.
Our company has the final right of explanation for the above terms.

Repair service

If the product needs to be sent back to the manufacturer for repair. please contact us at service@avipas.com for the RMA form. Our company is only responsible for the one-way shipping fee from the manufacturer to customer after repair or maintenance.

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