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    ADDENDUM Addendum No. C2498M-A Date November 17, 2005 Manuals Affected Spectra III ™ Series Dome Drive Manuals: C2487M-A and C2446M-D Manual Update The following are manual changes for Spectra III software V ersion 1.28 and greater and instructions for accessing a Spectra III EVS dome system. Presets Spectra III system presets have been upgraded [...]

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    Worldwide Headquarters • 3500 Pelco W ay • Clovis, California 93612 USA • www .pelco.com USA & Canada • T el: 800/289-9100 • Fax: 800/289-9150 International • T el: 1-559/292-1981 • Fax: 1-559/348-1120 Pelco and the Pelco logo are registered trademarks of Pelco. ©Copyright 2005, Pelco. All rights reserved. Spectra III and Endura [...]

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    Spectra III ™ Series C2487M-A (4/05) ® OPERA TION/PROGRAMMING DD53CBW18 & DD53CBW18-X[...]

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    OPERA TION/PROGRAMMING MANUAL MODELS DD53CBW18 & DD53CBW18-X 18X DA Y/NIGHT CAMERA[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 3 CONTENTS WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 GETTING ST ARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 C2487M-A (4/05) <POWER UP> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 POWER UP ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 5 WELCOME Thank you for purchasing Pelco’ s premier integrated dome system, Spectra III. Y our new system features a high resolution, day/night camera/optics package with IR filter and programmable dome drive software. This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the operation and programming of your system. Inside you will [...]

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    6 C2487M-A (4/05) HOW TO OPERA TE YOUR DOME SYSTEM Operation How to Control Pan and T ilt Move joystick or press the direction keys left/right and up/down. Zoom Far To zoom far , do the following: 1. Press the Zoom T ele button or turn the joystick clockwise until zoom stops at the 32X zoom limit . 2. Release the button or joystick for one second. [...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 7 Accessing Main Menu (Preset 95) Y ou can call up the main menu on your monitor by programming (setting or creating) preset 95 (preset 28 if in AD32-preset mode). Programming preset 95 for Pelco’ s controllers varies according to the type of controller you are using. Instructions for programming preset 95 are given below for vari[...]

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    8 C2487M-A (4/05) KBD4000/KBD4002 (GENEX ® MUL TIPLEXER) 1. Press the SPOT MONITOR key . 2. Enter 95, then hold the PRESET key (approximately five seconds) until the main menu appears on the screen. MPT9500 Standard Coaxitron Mode 1. Enter 95 and press the PRESET SET key . 2. Position the asterisk in the YES row and press the F1 key . The main men[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 9 SPECTRA III LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMA TION> <DISPLA Y SETUP> <DOME SETTINGS> ACK ALERT** EXIT RESET CAMERA CYCLE CAMERA POWER REBOOT SYSTEM DOME SETTINGS <CAMERA> <MOTION> <POWER UP> <LINE SYNC> <PRESETS> <P A TTERNS> <ZONES> <WINDOW BLANKING> <ALARMS> [...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 11 LANGUAGE The language for the on-screen menus is selectable. Available languages include English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. The factory default language is English. To change the display language: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside LANGUAGE. 2. Press Iris Open. The cursor moves to the right,[...]

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    12 C2487M-A (4/05) SYSTEM INFORMA TION The system Information screen displays dome drive model, software version, available memory , and other diagnostic information. System settings cannot be changed using this screen. This screen is for reference only . Use the following steps to display the System Information screen: 1. Use the joystick to posit[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 13 DISPLA Y SETUP Display setup allows you to program how labels are displayed on the monitor . The following labels are available: PRESET LABEL Identifies preset. ZONE LABEL Identifies zone. ZOOM Identifies the amount of magnification. AZIMUTH 1 /ELEV A TION 2 Amount of pan from 0 ° and the amount of tilt from 0 ° horizontal. DIR[...]

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    14 C2487M-A (4/05) <Label Position> Labels can be placed anywhere on the monitor . This feature allows you to customize the appearance of your monitor screen. The following labels are not set at fixed positions: PRESET LABEL ZONE LABEL ALARM 1 ZOOM RA TIO - XXX.XX AZIMUTH 1 /ELEV A TION 2 - XXX ° /-XX ° DIRECTION - NE ALERT MESSAGE 3 * To s[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 15 BACK EXIT AUTO FOCUS ON ZOOM LIMIT X144 ZOOM SPEED MEDIUM LOW LIGHT LIMIT 2 IR CUT FIL TER AUTO AUTO IR LEVEL DUSK <ADVANCED SETTINGS> CAMERA BACK EXIT <CAMERA> <MOTION> <POWER UP> <LINE SYNC> <PRESETS> <P A TTERNS> <ZONES> <WINDOW BLANKING> <ALARMS> <AUX> <ALER[...]

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    16 C2487M-A (4/05) ZOOM LIMIT Zoom limit allows the user to define a limitation on the amount of telephoto zoom. The default setting is 144X. Cameras with 180X zoom (18X optical zoom and 10X electronic zoom) can be set for 18X, 32X, 72X, 144X, or 180X. ZOOM SPEED Zoom Speed allows the user to define how fast the dome will go from full wide zoom to [...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 17 IR CUT FIL TER Spectra III has two modes of operation: color , and black and white. Y ou can increase sensitivity in low light conditions by switching to black and white mode (removing the IR cut filter). Color mode is preferred in normal lighting conditions. The following are the settings for the IR cut filter: OFF Manual operat[...]

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    18 C2487M-A (4/05) <Advanced Camera Settings> SHUTTER SPEED Shutter speed is the duration of the electronic shutter . Program shutter speed to operate automatically (Auto) or manually (Numeric V alue). AUTO (default) The electronic shutter speed is set automatically by the amount of light sensed by the camera. NUMERIC VALUE Spectra III SE dom[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 19 AUTO IRIS Auto iris is the lens function that automatically opens and closes the iris in response to changing light conditions. Program the auto iris to operate automatically or at a user -defined level. OFF Auto iris is disabled, and control is always manual. AUTO (default) The iris is adjusted automatically to produce a constan[...]

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    20 C2487M-A (4/05) AUTO SHARPNESS Auto sharpness enhances picture detail by increasing the aperture gain of the camera and sharpening the edges in the picture. There are two settings: ON (default) The camera automatically maintains a normal sharpness mode. OFF The sharpness of the picture is set manually by programming the SHARPNESS LEVEL. Sharpnes[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 21 BACKLIGHT COMPENSA TION (BLC) If a bright backlight is present, the subjects in the picture may appear dark or as a silhouette. Backlight compensation enhances objects in the center of the picture. The dome uses the center of the picture to adjust the iris. If there is a bright light source outside of this area, it will wash out [...]

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    22 C2487M-A (4/05) VIDEO LEVEL Set the video output to one of the following: NORMAL 1.0 volt peak-to-peak HIGH (default setting) 1.2 volt peak-to-peak to compensate for losses in video cable. BACK EXIT ADVANCED SETTINGS SHUTTER SPEED AUTO AGC LIMIT 28 AUTO IRIS AUTO AUTO IRIS LEVEL 66 AUTO IRIS PEAK 8 AUTO SHARPNESS ON SHARPNESS LEVEL 26 AUTO WHITE[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 23 <Motion Settings> AUTO FLIP When the camera tilts downward and goes just beyond the vertical position, the dome rotates 180 degrees. When the dome rotates (flips), the camera starts moving upward as long as you continue to hold the joystick in the down position. Once you let go of the joystick after the dome rotates, joysti[...]

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    24 C2487M-A (4/05) PARK TIME This feature allows the dome to begin a specified operation after a programmed time of inactivity . Park time can be programmed from 1 minute to 720 minutes (12 hours), or set to zero, which disables this feature. The default setting is zero. Park Action This feature will define the activity when the dome parks. The fol[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 25 SCAN SPEED Scan speed is the degrees per second that the dome will pan when in a scan mode. Scan speed is adjustable from 1 to 40 degrees per second through the programming menu. The default setting is 25 degrees per second. PRESET FREEZE FRAME This feature freezes the scene on the monitor when going to a preset. This allows for [...]

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    26 C2487M-A (4/05) LIMIT STOPS Limit stops are programmable stops that limit the pan range of the dome. There must be two limits, a left and a right, to define an area. There are two types of limit stops: MANUAL A manual (joystick) pan operation stops when a limit stop is reached. SCAN The dome reverses direction during random, frame, or auto scann[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 27 AZIMUTH ZERO Azimuth is the pan angle from 0 ° to 359 ° . Azimuth zero is the pan position you specify to be the 0 ° point. Azimuth zero is normally set to magnetic north. Once set, azimuth and compass readings are based on the set Azimuth Zero point. To program azimuth zero: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside S[...]

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    28 C2487M-A (4/05) <Power Up> POWER UP ACTION This setting defines a specific activity (scan, preset, pattern) to be performed in the event the power to the dome is cycled. The following settings are available: NONE No action. AUTO SCAN Dome starts auto scan operation. RANDOM SCAN Dome starts random scan operation. FRAME SCAN Dome starts fram[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 29 <Line Sync> Line sync refers to a programmable function that allows you to synchronize all cameras within a matrix system. NOTE: Spectra III SE automatically senses V-sync input. No line sync setup is r equired for Pelco control systems that provide a V-sync signal. For matrix systems that do not output V-sync, there ar e t[...]

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    30 C2487M-A (4/05) <Presets> The Spectra III dome system has 40 programmable preset positions. Each preset can be programmed to use pan, tilt, all programmable camera settings, and motion detection. The presets are numbered 1-32 and 35-42. Presets 33 and 34 are fixed commands that cannot be programmed. Preset 33 is the “flip” command, whi[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 31 (See page 9) Quick Programming Guide 3. Edit the preset scene: a. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside EDIT PRESET SCENE. b. Press Iris Open. c. Follow the directions displayed on the monitor . To clear a preset: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside CLEAR PRESET . 2. Press Iris Open. PRESET NUMBER 1 * * * P[...]

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    32 C2487M-A (4/05) <Patterns> A pattern is a memorized, repeating, series of pan, tilt, zoom and preset functions that can be recalled with a command from a controller or automatically by a programmed function. The Spectra III can handle one user -defined pattern. Pattern length is based upon memory usage rather than a fixed amount of time. T[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 33 <Zones> A zone is a pan area, defined by a left and right limit, on the 360-degree pan plane. The Spectra dome system is capable of eight zones, each with a 20-character label. To program a zone: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside ZONE NUMBER. Press Iris Open the cursor moves to the right. 2. Move the joystic[...]

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    34 C2487M-A (4/05) <Window Blanking> Window blanking allows a user to program one, four -sided, user-defined area that cannot be viewed by the operator of the dome system. The blanked area will move with pan and tilt functions and automatically adjust in size as the lens zooms telephoto and wide. Spectra III has two style modes for window bla[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 35 NOTE: Increase the size of the window if any part of the blanked area is revealed during pan, tilt, and zoom operations. 6. The blanked area can be programmed to turn on or off at a specified zoom point. T o set the zoom point: a. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside EDIT WINDOW ZOOM, and then press Iris Open. b. Zoom i[...]

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    36 C2487M-A (4/05) REVERSE A blanked out area can be reversed to make it visible and the areas on both sides of it not visible. The areas above and below the blanking area remain visible. Reversing the window a second time will return it to its original condition. CLEAR WINDOW All areas that have been set for window blanking are cleared. BLANK ALL [...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 37 <Alarms> Set the alarm contact: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside ALARM CONT ACT . 2. Press Iris Open. The cursor moves to the right. 3. Move the joystick up or down to view the following available selections. N/O (default) Normally open N/C Normally closed 4. Press Iris Open to enter selection. NOTE: The al[...]

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    38 C2487M-A (4/05) <Aux> An auxiliary output is a programmable signal from the dome back box that can trigger another device to operate. An auxiliary output is programmable to trigger from an alarm or from a controller . An AUX 1 command from the controller will activate the relay in the dome and operate the device that is connected to the re[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 39 (See page 9) Quick Programming Guide <Alert> NOTE: The Alert section only applies to Pressurized Spectra III dome systems with software version 1.27 or higher . Spectra III systems that are not pressurized or pressurized systems that do not have dome drive software version 1.27 or higher will not display this menu item. Sof[...]

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    40 C2487M-A (4/05) ACK ACTION Acknowledge action programs the alert label behavior after the alert condition has been acknowledged. The following settings are available for ACK ACTION: AL W A YS ON The alert label is displayed until alert conditions are cleared. OFF 8 HRS The alert label is turned off for 8 hours. Label returns after 8 hours if the[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 41 <Clear> Use this setting to return the dome to factory default settings. RESTORE FACTORY DEF AULTS BACK EXIT CLEAR BACK EXIT <CAMERA> <MOTION> <POWER UP> <LINE SYNC> <PRESETS> <P A TTERNS> <ZONES> <WINDOW BLANKING> <ALARMS> <AUX> <ALERT>* <CLEAR> <P [...]

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    42 C2487M-A (4/05) <Password> Spectra III features password protection to prevent unauthorized changes to the dome settings. An operator can open the System Information and Display Setup Screens, but cannot access any of the Dome Settings menus. Controller/keyboard commands cannot override password-protected settings. If a keyboard is used to[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 43 EXIT SPECTRA III LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMA TION> <DISPLA Y SETUP> <DOME SETTINGS> ACK ALERT* RESET CAMERA CYCLE CAMERA POWER REBOOT SYSTEM RESET , CYCLE POWER, REBOOT RESET CAMERA Use this function to reset all camera settings to factory default parameters. CYCLE CAMERA POWER If the camera is not operatin[...]

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    44 C2487M-A (4/05) SOFTWARE/LANGUAGE FILE UPLOAD The RJ-45 data port of the dome drive allows access for on-site setup, testing, and uploading of revised operating software and language files. A Pelco field service tool is required to perform these operations. Field service tools include Pelco’ s remote monitor kit (IPS-RMK), remote data port box[...]

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    C2487M-A (4/05) 45 SPECIFICA TIONS DD53CBW18 Signal Format NTSC Scanning System 2:1 Interlace Image Sensor 1/4-inch CCD Effective pixels 724 (H) X 494 (V) Horizontal Resolution >470 TV lines Lens F1.6 (f=3.8~68.4 mm optical, 18X optical zoom, 10X electronic zoom) Zoom Speed (optical range) 2.9/4.2/5.8 seconds Horizontal Angle of view 51 ° at 3.[...]

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    46 C2487M-A (4/05) Pelco, the Pelco logo, and Genex are registered trademarks of Pelco. ©Copyright 2005, Pelco. Spectra III and PelcoNet are trademarks of Pelco. All rights reserved. REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C2487M 2/05 Original version. C2487M-A 4/05 Revised scanning system information. Updated layout. REGULA TORY NOTICES This devi[...]

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    W orldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco Way Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el: 800/289-9100 Fax: 800/289-9150 International T el: 1-559/292-1981 Fax: 1-559/348-1120 www .pelco.com ISO 9001 United States | Canada | United Kingdom | The Netherlands | Singapore | Spain | Scandinavia | France | Middle East[...]