Pelco MC3600H-2 manual

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    Pelco • 3500 Pelco Way • Clovis, CA 93612-5699 USA • www.pelco.com In North America and Canada: Tel (800) 289-9100 or FAX (800) 289-9150 International Customers: Tel +1 (559) 292-1981 or FAX +1 (559) 348-1120 ® Installa tion/Oper a tion MC3500/MC3600 Series Monoc hr ome Cameras C1982M-A (12/00)[...]

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    [ 2 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00)[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 3 ] CONTENTS IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS ................................................................................. 4 REGULA TOR Y NOTICES .................................................................................................................... 4 DESCRIPTION .................................[...]

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    [ 4 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS AND WARNINGS Prior to installation and use of this product, the following WARNINGS should be observed. 1. Installation and servicing should only be done by qualified service and installation personnel. 2. Installation shall be done in accordance with all local and national electrical and me[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 5 ] DESCRIPTION The MC3500 and MC3600 Series are compact, monochrome video cameras with a 1/3-inch CCD imager . All cameras have a direct drive/auto iris lens connector and adjustable back focus, and accept C and CS lenses. Models MC3500S-2 Standard resolution, 330 TV lines, HyperHAD™ CCD, 1.0 lux at f1.2, EIA MC35[...]

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    [ 6 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) CAMERA LA Y OUT Figure 1. Camera Layout NOTE: The cosmetic trim ring conceals the LED light for more discreet surveillance operations. The trim ring also hides the power connectors and protects the DIP switches. INST ALLA TION Lens Mounting The MC3500 and MC3600 Series cameras can use fixed iris, manual iris, aut[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 7 ] 3 4 12 PIN DD LENS CONNECTIONS AI LENS CONNECTIONS 1 Control coil negative (-) Not used 2 Control coil positive (+) Lens positive supply 3 Drive coil positive (+) Video drive signal 4 Drive coil negative (-) Ground Figure 2. DD/AI Lens Connector Camera Mounting Use a standard 1/4-20 screw (provided) with a maximu[...]

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    [ 8 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) POWER AND VIDEO CONNECTIONS T o connect the camera power and video do the following: 1. Remove the rear cover from the camera (refer to Figure 1). Thread cabling through the rear cover. 2. Connect the power cable to the two pin power connector on the back of the camera using the ter- minal block connector provide[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 9 ] Table A. Recommended Wire Gauge and Wiring Distances The following are the recommended maximum distances for 24 V AC applications and are calculated with a 10-percent voltage drop. (T en percent is generally the maximum allowable voltage drop for AC-powered devices.) Wire Gauge Total 20 18 16 14 12 10 vA (0.5 mm [...]

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    [ 10 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) LENS SETUP AND FOCUS PR OCEDURES Video Drive Auto Iris Lens When a video drive auto iris lens is used, the lens mode selector switch must be set to AI. Switch the EI and AGC OFF . Refer to the lens instructions and adjust the lens for the optimum picture (video out- put level of 1V peak-to-peak). Switch the AGC [...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 11 ] BACK FOCUS ADJUSTMENT The back focus adjustment is located at the front of the camera and is accessible from either side of the case. T o adjust the back focus: 1. Loosen the two back focus locking screws (one on each side). 2. Turn the back focus ring: a. Clockwise - Moves the CCD sensor assembly towards the ba[...]

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    [ 12 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) SWIT CH SETTINGS Figure 7. Switch Settings 10 LL/INT Synchronization Selection Locks the frame rate to the power supply frequency . Eliminates vertical roll caused by multiple cameras connected to the same switching de- vice. Each camera output is synchronized to the frequency of the power supply . Set the camer[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 13 ] 4 EI ON/EI OFF (Electronic Iris) The EI (Electronic Iris) feature compensates for an excessive light level by automatically adjusting shutter speed. When the EI is ON, the DD lens level potentiometer on the side of the camera may be used to adjust the EI threshold level. The level is factory set to 1V peak-to-pe[...]

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    [ 14 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) CAMERA PHASE ADJUSTMENT When using one AC power supply in a multi camera system, a brief vertical roll may occur on the monitor each time a camera view is switched. T o eliminate vertical roll, adjust the phase control to synchronize (line-lock), the cameras to one another . The synchronization switch (DIP switc[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) [ 15 ] SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL CCD Sensor: 1/3-inch Synchronization System: AC line lock or internal oscillator Horizontal Resolution MC3500S-2: 380 TV lines MC3600H-2: 570 TV lines Iris Control: Electronic/passive Minimum Illumination MC3500S-2: 0.1 lux at f1.2 MC3600H-2: 0.05 lux at f1.2 Signal-to-Noise Ratio 52 dB ([...]

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    [ 16 ] Pelco Manual C1982M-A (12/00) Pelco, the Pelco logo, Camclosure, Esprit, Genex, Legacy, and Spectra are registered trademarks of Pelco. Endura and ExSite are trademarks of Pelco. HyperHAD and EXview HAD CCD are trademarks of the Sony Corporation. © Copyright 2000, Pelco. All rights reserved. REVISION HISTOR Y Manual # Date Comments C1982M 1[...]