Pelco SD5TAC manual

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    SD5T AC Series Spectra Lite™ Dome Systems Operation and Programming Manual C2422M (5/00) ® P elco • 3500 P elco Wa y • Clovis , CA 93612-5699 USA • www .pelco .com In Nor th America and Canada: T el (800) 289-9100 • F AX (800) 289-9150 Inter national Customers: T el +1(559) 292-1981 • F AX +1(559) 348-1120[...]

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    2 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) CONTENTS Section Page IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS AND W ARNINGS ................................................................ 3 OPERA TION ...................................................................................................................... 4 POWER-UP DISPLA Y .............................................[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS Prior to installation and use of this product, the following WARNINGS should be observed. 1. Installation and ser vicing should only be done by qualified service personnel and conform to all local codes. 2. Unless the unit is specifically marked as a NEMA T ype 3, 3R, 3S, 4, 4X, 6, o[...]

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    4 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) OPERA TION POWER-UP DISPLA Y When the Spectra Lite™ dome is pow ered up, the selected protocol, re vision number , and other inf or mation is display ed on the monitor . For e xample, the screen might show the f ollo wing information: The inf or mation display ed depends on the selected protocol (C, D , or P) and the [...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 5 OPERA TING NOTES P AN AND TIL T FUNCTIONS Controller T ype Pan Tilt Fixed speed Speed determined by controller Speed determined by controller Va r iable speed 0.5 to 80 ° per second, depending on joystick position 0.5 to 40 ° per second, depending on joystick position T urbo Mode 150 ° per second 200 ° per second Pr[...]

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    6 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) PROGRAMMING Programming Guide - Spectra Lite 1. Access main menu (preset 95). 2. Make main menu selections . Joystic k: Move up or do wn to position cursor or to toggle between selections. Iris Open: Enter Iris Close: Cancel PRESETS The follo wing presets are reserved for special functions . Preset Function 1 Park 33 Fl[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 7 ACCESSING MAIN MENU (PRESET 95) Y ou can call up the main menu on y our monitor by programming (setting or creating) preset 95 (28 if in 32-preset mode). Programming preset 95 f or P elco’ s controllers varies according to the type of controller you are using. Instructions for programming preset 95 are given below for[...]

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    8 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) AUTO FLIP There are two auto flip modes: On - Auto flip mode is enab led. Off - A uto flip mode is disabled. To change the auto flip mode: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears. 2. P osition the cursor (>) beside Other . 3. Press the Iris Open button to enter the Other menu. 4. P osition the cursor (>) [...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 9 AUTO IRIS The following are the settings for auto iris: Mode Level To change the settings for auto iris: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears. 2. Position the cursor (>) beside Camera. 3. Press the Iris Open button to enter the Camera menu. 4. P osition the cursor (>) beside Auto-Iris. 5. Press the Iri[...]

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    10 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit Gain/AGC Menu A GC mode Auto Gain 10 Exit Gain - The amount of amplification the camera places on its video information in order to obtain a ful[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 11 GAIN The gain adjusts the signal lev el of the video output. Increasing the gain in low light conditions will increase the lev el of noise in the picture. To change the gain: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears. 2. Position the cursor (>) beside Camera. 3. Press the Iris Open button to enter the Camera [...]

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    12 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Line Sync Menu Line sync On Line sync phase 0 Exit Scan Limit Stops Refer to the documentation for your control system for programming presets, and then do the following: 1. Make sure limit stops are turned ON, a nd then exit the menu. 2. Pu[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 13 P ARK TIME MINUTES This feature causes the dome to park at preset 1 after a progr ammed number of minutes of control inactivity . The time can be set from 1 minute to 720 minutes (12 hours), or it can be set to zero, which disables this feature. To change the par k time: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears[...]

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    14 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) RESET CAMERA Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit Resetting the camera returns the settings to their defaults. Default Settings Backlight comp Off Gain/AGC AGC mode Auto Gain 10 Aut[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 15 SCAN SPEED Next Menu Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to prev . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp O[...]

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    16 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) SHUTTER SPEED Next Menu Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to prev . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit There a[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 17 Next Menu Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to prev . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit White Balance Menu Au[...]

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    18 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) MAINTENANCE DOME CLEANING Clean the acrylic dome as necessary to maintain a clear picture. Be careful not to scratch the surfaces of the dome. Exterior Surface - Clean the dome’ s exterior surface with a nonabrasiv e cleaning cloth and cleaning agent that is safe f or acrylic. Either liquid or spr ay cleaner/wax suit[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) 19 SPECIFICA TIONS MECHANICAL Pan Movement: 360 ° continuous pan rotation Ve r tical Tilt: Unobstructed +2 ° to -92 ° Manual P an/Tilt Speeds* Pan: 0.5 ° -80 ° /sec manual operation, 150 ° /sec turbo Tilt: 0.5 ° -40 ° /sec Preset Speeds Pan: 250 ° /sec Tilt: 200 ° /sec * For variable-speed operation an appropria[...]

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    20 Pelco Manual C2422M (5/00) P elco, the P elco logo, Camclosure, Esprit, Gene x, Legacy , and Spectra are registered trademarks of Pelco . © Cop yright 2000, P elc o. Endura and ExSite are trademarks of P elco. All rights reser ved. U.S . Patent No . 5,931,432. REVISION HISTOR Y Manual # Date Comments C2422M 5/00 Original version. PRODUCT WARRAN[...]