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Encoder Firmware V4.06.09 User ’ s Manual Outdoor Dome KCM Series Hardware Manual KCM- 73 11 KCM-71 1 1 201 4/01/27[...]
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w w w . a ct i. c o m Hardware Manual 2 T able of Con tents Precautions ............................................................. 4 Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................. 6 The List of Models ...........[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 3 Other A djustments ................................................ 29 How to Adjust Focus and Viewing A ngle ............................................... 29 KCM-731 1 ............................................................................................. 29 KCM-71 1 1 ................................[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 4 Precautions Read these instructio ns Y ou should read all the safety and op erating instructio ns before using this pro duct. Heed all warnings Y ou must adhe re to all the warnings on the product and in the instruction manual. Failure to follow the saf ety instruction given m ay directly endanger people, caus[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 5 Safety Instructions Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the power supply before cleaning. Attachments Do not use attachm ents not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they m ay cause hazards. Do not use accessories n ot recommended b y the manufacturer Only install this de vice in a dr y p[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 6 Introduction The List of Models This hardware m anual contains the follo wing models: KCM-71 1 1 5MP Indoor Zoom Dom e with D/N, A daptive IR, Basic W DR, 3x Zoom lens KCM-731 1 2MP Indoor Zoom Dom e with D/N, A daptive IR, Basic W DR, SLLS, 3x Zoom lens From the installation perspe ctive thes e models are v e[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 7 Package Contents Check if the cam era package com es with the f ollowing item s. Camera Conduit Gland Cable Gland Hexagon Wrench Pan Bracket Wrench Mounting Scre w Kit T erminal Block (for Power) T erminal Block (for DIO/DO) T erminal Block (for Audio-In/Out) Quick Installation Gui de War rant y Card Drill T e[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 8 Physical Descri ption KCM - 71 1 1 KCM - 731 1[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 9 1) Pow er Button Press the Power Butto n to reboo t the cam era. 2) Eth ernet Port The Ethernet Port con nects to a net work using a stand ard Ethernet cable. 3) M emory Card Slot Insert a Micro SDHC card here f or local recording on the camera. 4) Reset Bu tton The Reset Button is use d to restore the d efaul[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 10 Mounting Solutions There are several m ounting options t hat you can use to insta ll the camera. B elow are the mos t common options: Mount T ypes Accessories Surface Mount Use the mounting screw kit included in the camera package; no additional accessories are required. See Installing the Camera on a Surface[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 11 Installing the Camera on a Surface NOTE: This manual is used b y several camera m odels having the sam e camera in stallation procedures althou gh the cam era module itself may vary . Therefore the cam era images on th is documentation m ay differ from the actual camera that you r eceived. Step 1: Drill the H[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 12 Step 2: Open the Dome Co v e r 1. Remove the plastic covering the camera . 2. Loosen the three (3) s crews securing the dom e cover . 3. Carefully lift to ope n the dom e cover and place it on t he side of the cam era . NOTE: Do not abrupt ly lift the dom e cover; it is att ached to the cam era with a spring [...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 13 Step 3 : Prepare for W aterpro of Installation The camera c omes with two (2) glands used for waterproof insta llation: Cable Gland : For use with an E xterior-grad e Ethernet cable . Exterior-grade Ethernet cables are alread y waterpro of. S ee W aterproof Solution with Nake d Cable on page 14 . Cond[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 14 W aterproof Solution with Naked Cable This section desc ribes the procedures in using the bundled cab le g land an d an exterior- grade Ethernet cable. 1. Disassem ble the cable gland as shown be low: 2. Insert the clam ping nut into the Ethernet c able. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw . Body (with Was[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 15 4. Attach the cable glan d body to the hole of the camera. Attach to Camera Side Hole Attach t o Camera Bottom Hole 5. If the cable will be rout ed along the surface , sk ip this step. If the cable will pass thro ugh the surface , do th e following: a. Pull the network cable through the bottom conduit hole. b[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 16 W aterproof Solution with Conduit This section desc ribes the procedures t o waterproof the cabling conn ections usin g the bundled conduit gland and flexi ble conduit. This is the recomm ended if other input/out put devices or an external power adapter w ill be connected to the camera or when an exterior -gr[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 17 3. Pull the network cable through the flex conduit. If connecting other input/ output devices or an external power adapt er , pull the cables through the flex conduit without co nnectors. The terminal block s will be attached once the cab les pass through the cam era hole later . 4. Insert the clam ping nut t[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 18 6. Screw the conduit glan d body to the conduit ho le of the cam era. Attach to Side Conduit Hole Attac h to Bottom Conduit Hole 7. If the cable will be rout ed along the surface, sk ip this s tep. If the cable will pass thro ugh the surface , do th e following: a. Pull the network cable and other cables (if [...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 19 8. If connecting other cab les, attach the term inal blocks to the cables. See Other C onnections on page 23 . 9. Proceed with Step 4: Install the Camera to the Surface on page 20 .[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 20 Step 4: Install the Ca mera to th e Surface 1. If necessar y , insert a m icro SHDC card (up to 3 2 GB) into t he card slot of the cam era. 2. Align the camera s crew holes and the co nduit hole (if necessar y) to the holes on the s urface and attach the three (3) supplied sc rews to secure the camera. CAUTIO[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 21 Step 5 : Connect the Cable (s) 1. If the cables will b e routed alon g the surface , pull the network c able and the other cables (if any ) through the side co nduit h ole a nd attach the se aling insert an d t he clamping nu t to the gland bod y . Using Flex Conduit Using Naked Cable 2. Connect the network c[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 22 Step 7: Adjust the Viewing A n gle and Focus Based on the live vie w , a djust the viewing angle and o rientation of th e camera. Adjus tments vary per model, for detai led inform ation, please refer to the f ollowing sect ions: Fo r KCM-71 1 1 cam era models, see KC M-71 1 1 on pag e 31 . For KCM-731[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 23 Other Connections This section desc ribes the procedures in preparing the ex ternal devices that you can connect to the camera. The cam era supports DC12V po wer input, Digita l Input and Output (D I/DO) and Audio Input and Output devices using th e bundled terminal block s. The us e of these devices, however[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 24 3. Connect the wire with the white stripe to t he 12V pin and the other to the GND pin. 4. Ti ghten the sc rews of the 12V pin and th e GND pins to secure the wire connection . 5. Set the prep ared power adapter for connection later . Below is an example of a power adapter with an attached term inal block . N[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 25 Connecting DI/ DO Devices (Optional) Depending on your surveillance needs, you ma y connect digital input or output devices to your camera to trigger events or notifications. Digital Input (DI) devices can be used to notif y the camera about an activity in the cam era site. DI can be triggers o f events. For [...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 26 T o connect output devices ( DO), map the pins to one of the pin com binations below: Device Pin Mapping Instructions Digital Output 1 (D O 1) 2 12V Connect the wires of the first output device to 12 V (Pin 2) and DO1 ( Pin 4). 4 DO1 Digital Output 2 (D O2 ) 6 12V Connect the wires of the second output de vic[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 27 Consequentl y, to connect a second DI or DO device, wire the conn ection to Pins 5 to 8. High Voltage DO Device Connection Even though the cam era provides 1 2V power, this m ay not be enough for s ome high voltage DO devices, such as a cei ling light or a m otor that opens or c loses a gate. In this case , t[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 28 Connecting A u dio In / Out De vices (Optional) Depending on y our surveillance needs, you m ay connec t audio input or output device, such as an active microphone or s peaker , to your cam era. In this case, you nee d to connect the a udio input/output device to the supplied audio t erminal block . T o conne[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 29 Other Adjustments How to A djust F ocus and Vie w ing A ngle KCM -731 1 Camera Parts Ov erview Adjustment Procedur es 1. Loosen the tilt adjustm ent screws, adj ust the tilt, and th en tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Move the rotation adj ustment to rotate the v iewing orientat ion. 3. Mo[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 30 NOTE: If you need to tighten or loosen the pan adjust m ent knob and adjustment by hand is not enough, insert th e bundled pan brac ket wrench into the hole on t he knob and then p ush it to the left or to the rig ht.[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 31 KCM -71 1 1 Camera Parts Ov erview Adjustment Procedur es 1. Loosen the tilt adjustm ent screws, adj ust the tilt, and th en tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Move the rotation adj ustment to rotate the v iewing orientat ion. 3. Loosen the pan adjustm ent screw and m ove the pan direction. [...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 32 Accessing the Camera Connect the Eq uipment T o be able to connect to the camera f irmware from your PC, both the cam era and the PC have to be connected to each other via Ethernet cable. At the sam e time, the camera has to have its own power supply . I n case of PoE cam eras, you can us e a PoE Injector o r[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 33 The quickest w ay to discover the cameras in the network is to us e the simplest network search, bui lt in the W indows system – just b y pressing the “ Network ” icon, all the cameras of the local area n etwork will be discov ered b y W indow s , thank s to the UPnP funct ion support of our cameras. In[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 34 Th e IP Ut ility can be do wnloaded for f ree from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility W hen you l aunch IP Utility , the list of con nected cameras in the network will be shown. See sample illustration belo w: Y ou can quick ly not ice the cam era model in the list. Click on the I P ad dress to automaticall y lau[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 35 Manually adjust the I P address of the PC In the following exam ple, based on W indows 7, we will c onfigure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the st eps below: 1 2 3 4[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 36 Manually adjust the I P addresses of multiple came ras If there ar e more than one cam era to be us ed in the same local are a network and there is n o DHCP server to assign u nique IP addresses to each o f them , all of the cameras would then have the initial I P a ddress of 192.168.0.100 , which is not a pr[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 37 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC both ha ve their un ique IP addresses and are under the same network segm ent, you can use Microsoft Int ernet Explor er on t he PC to access the camera. NOTE: Onl y Microsoft Internet Explor er is supported by the c amera at the tim e of writing this documen[...]
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w w w .a c ti .c o m Hardware Manual 38 Upon s uccessf ul connect ion to the cam era, the user interfac e c alled Web Configurator would appear together with t he l ogin page. T he HT TP p ort number was not added beh ind the I P address since the default HTT P port of th e cam era is 80, which can be om itted f rom the address for convenience. Bef[...]