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• Repair service shall be provided in accordance with repair technology information such as service manual so as to pre-

1. When repair services are provided, neither the products nor their parts or members shall be remodeled. 
2. If a lead wire assembly is supplied as a repair part, the lead wire assembly shall be replaced. 
3. FASTON terminals shall be plugged straight in and unplugged straight out. 

• ICs and LSIs are vulnerable to static electricity.

1. Cover plastic parts boxes with aluminum foil.
2.  Ground the soldering irons.
3. Use a conductive mat on worktable.
4. Do not grasp IC or LSI pins with bare fingers.

• Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or

other countries.

• Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• Microsoft, Windows and Active X are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

• Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
• Screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 3 amp fuse is fitted in this
plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 3 amps and that it is
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark

 or the BSI mark 

 on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse
cover, the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your
local Panasonic Dealer.

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD
BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL
SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electri-
cian.

IMPORTANT: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.

How to replace the fuse: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live

As the colours of the wire in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the ter-
minals in your plug, proceed as follows.

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured
BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured
RED.

Under no circumstances should either of these wires be connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug, marked with the

letter E or the Earth symbol

.

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1. Insert the flathead screwdriver into the groove either end of the fuse carrier.

2. Detach the fuse carrier and change the fuse.

3. Replace the fuse into the fuse carrier and resecure into the mains plug.

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The sensor and sensor-related features are available on the BL-C160 only.

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Zoom

10

× (by area) digital zoom

Number of Pixels

1/4 inch CMOS sensor, 320,000 pixels

Illuminance

5-10,000 lx (3-10,000 lx when in Color Night View mode)

White Balance

Auto/Manual/Hold

Lens Brightness

9 levels

Focus

Fixed, 0.3 m-Infinity

Minimum Object Distance

0.3 m (1 foot)

Aperture (F No.)

F2.8

Horizontal Viewing Angle

58  

°  

Vertical Viewing Angle

45 

°

Exposure

Auto

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Built-in Light

White LED Type 

×2

Brightness

*1

Directly in front of camera: About 8.5 lx
20 

° to left/right of camera: About 2.5 lx

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Splash Resistant Standard

PX4

*2 *3

Image Compression

JPEG (3 levels), MPEG-4

Image Resolution

640 

× 480, 320 × 240, 192 × 144

Buffered Images

*4

About 250 frames (320 

× 240, standard image quality) with time display

Frame Rate

*5

When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 60 Hz:
Max. 30 frames/second (640 

× 480

*6

, 320 

× 240, 192 × 144)

When [AC Power Source Frequency] is 50 Hz:
Max. 25 frames/second (640 

× 480

*6

, 320 

× 240, 192 × 144)

Communication Protocols

IPv4/IPv6 Dual-Stack
IPv4:
TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, POP3, NTP, UPnP™, SMTP Authentication, 
RTP, RTSP, RTCP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS
IPv6:
TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, ICMPv6, POP3, NDP, NTP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, HTTPS, SSL, 
TLS

Image Buffer/Transfer Triggers

Timer, Sensor, Motion Detection

Image Transfer Method

SMTP

*7

, FTP, HTTP

LAN Interface

10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 connector

Sensor Detection Method

Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor

Sensor Detection Range

*8

Horizontal: About 63 

°

Vertical: About 20 

°

Distance: About 5 m (16 feet 5 inches) when in a 20 

°C (68 °F) environment

Indicator Display

Power
Camera Operation
Ethernet Link
Sensor Detection

Dimensions (WxHxD)

BL-C140:
106 mm 

× 106 mm × 57 mm

(4 3/16 inches 

× 4 3/16 inches × 2 1/4 inches)

BL-C160:
148 mm 

× 108 mm × 64 mm

(5 13/16 inches 

× 4 1/4 inches × 2 1/2 inches)

Weight (Main Unit Only)

BL-C140:280 g (0.62 lb)
BL-C160:495 g (1.09 lb)

Power Supply

AC adaptor
Input 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output 9 V DC, 750 mA

Power Consumption

BL-C140: About 3.2 W
BL-C160: About 3.2 W (8.1 W when light is on)

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*1 Brightness is measured 3 m (9 feet 10 inches) from the front of the camera.
*2 When the camera is installed according to the instructions provided in the included documentation, and the camera has been 
properly waterproofed.
*3 The AC adaptor and the power transfer unit are not splash resistant, and are intended for indoor use only.
*4 See Operating Instructions for details.
*5 Frame rate may slow down depending on the network environment, PC performance, image quality, when viewing dark
images, etc.
*6 30 frames/second is not possible when viewing MJPEG images at 640 

× 480 resolution.

*7 The camera supports POP Before SMTP Authentication and SMTP Authentication. PLAIN, LOGIN, and CRAM-MD5 SMTP 
Authentication are supported.
*8 When the temperature is 20 

°C (68 °F)

Operating Temperature

Operation: -20 

°C (-4 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)

Storage: -30 

°C (-22 °F) to +60 °C (+140 °F)

Operating Humidity

Operation: 20 %-90 % (no condensation)
Storage: 20 %-90 % (no condensation)

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