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Electro Ma gnetic Compat ibility (EMC) This equipment complies wit h the European rules for EMC according to EN55013, EN55020 and EN50082-1. The equipment conforms to the EMC directive and low-v oltage directiv e. This device complies with EMC rules under test conditi ons that included use of syst em cables and connectors between system components.[...]
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Colour Observation Camera Table of conten ts Page Introduct ion ............ ...... ...... ............ ...... ...... ............ ...... ...... ............ ...... ...... .......... 4 Connection an d operation facilities ............ ...... ............ ...... ...... ....... 5 Installation ............ ...... ...... ............ ...... ...... ....[...]
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Introduction This camera is especially designed for the Philips Observation System. It can be used in combination with a system monitor (System, Quad or Slave). The System and Quad monit or provides input fo r up to 4 cameras. The slave mo nitor can han dle 1 camera in a stand-alone configuration. The camera has a standard camera mount allowin g in[...]
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Connection and oper ation facilities 1 Focus adjustment ring 2 Back-focus adjustm ent ring 3 Camera sound on/off 4 Auto-iris socket 5 Cable length compensation selector 6 System cable socket 7 External supply socket Installation This chapter describes the installatio n of the camera. For more detailed information about the installation and opera ti[...]
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Camera position 1 Take the camera, system cable and monitor to the area you want to obser ve (with the mo nitor on site, yo u can chec k whether the cam era covers the required area). Remark: For outdoor use protective camer a housing has to be use d to pro tect th e camera fro m rain and snow. 2 Connect the camera to the system monitor (1). 3 Conn[...]
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6 Hold the camera at the proposed installati on position 7 Check on the monitor whether the camera covers the required area (The best results are obtained when the camera is pointed slightly downwards and is not looking int o a bright light source). Adjust focus if necessary. 8 Fasten the wall brack et (1) to the wall, or another even and firm surf[...]
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14 Check if the cable length compensa tion (6) selector is set to the correct length. The length set must be the same as the length of the system cable (0-300m/900ft max.) connecting monit or and camera. Remark: If the length of the system cable is more than 200m/600ft, a mains power adapter (opt ional) should be used (the max. allowed cable lengt [...]
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Camera sound on/off Use switch (9) to enable or disable the built-in camera microphone. Outdoor use For outdoor use a protective cover has to be used to protect the camera. Remark: When th e camera is used ou tdoor s an auto-iris lens is recommended. Using a differen t lens The CS-mount of the camera allows you to use other lenses. The field of vi [...]
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The pin connecti ons of the auto-iris connector are: pin 1 = contro l coil - pin 2 = contro l coil + pin 3 = drive coil - pin 4 = drive coil + All lenses have the same light sensitiv ity. CL 66610005_309.AI 42 31 g 10[...]
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Changing a lens Perform the followin g steps to change a lens: • Point the camera down wards. This to minim ize possible deposit of dust on the inside of the camera when the lens is removed. • Remove the old lens by turning it counter-clockwi se (1). Do not release the back-f ocus locking ring (2), otherwise you ma y have to readjust the back-f[...]
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System cable For the interconnections between the system monit or and camera 25m/75ft syst em cable is supplied. For an optimum picture and sound quality you should always use 4-wire dual twisted-pair cable when extending the connection. The max. allowed cable length is 300m/900ft. The cable and plugs are available in the hobby and professi onal tr[...]
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Technica l specificat ions (VCM7177/0 0T / VCM 7178/00T ) Pick-up element 1/3" solid stat e CCD Pixel elements 512 (H) x 582 (V), PAL interlaced Resolution 330 TVL Gain control automatic, 20dB Lens See: Using a different lens Iris Electronic iris When connect ed, an auto-iris lens overrides the electron ic iris. Light sensitivity • 0.4 lux m[...]