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9.10
Configuring Settings for IR Illumination
The following table provides the valid combinations of settings for activating IR illumination.
To activate IR illumination, set the menus Night Mode, IR Illuminator, and IR Focus Correction
to the values identified in the table below, depending on your desired results.
Menu
Model: MIC550IR
Setting
Model: MIC550 (standard/non-IR)
Setting Auto --
There are no other valid combinations. Any other combination can cause the camera to have
problems focusing ("focus issues").An example of an invalid combination is:
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–
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This combination of settings causes a blurred view at wide angle. (When zoomed in (at TELE
angle), the view is focused.)
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Night
IR
IR Focus
Mode
Illuminator
Correction
Auto Auto
Auto
Auto Off
Auto
Off
Auto
Auto
On
Night Mode = Auto
IR Illuminator = Auto
IR Focus Correction = Off
RESULTS
Within 10 seconds of
switching to Night Mode, the
IR lamps turn on.
IR lamps turn on with Aux 54
or alarms.
Camera enters Night Mode
with Aux 57 or alarms.
When using external IR
lamps, user must control the
IR Focus Correction using
Aux 67 or alarms.
User Manual
MIC Series 550 Camera
Notes
This is the recommended
configuration.
Use this for manual
control of the IR lamps.
Use this for manual
control of Night Mode.
For control of IR Focus
Correction with a MIC-
550 camera (non-IR).
Bosch Security Systems, Inc.