Arecont Vision ARAV2256PM User Manual

Arecont Vision MegaDome® 2 Installation Manual

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Arecont Vision MegaDome® 2 Installation Manual

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MegaDome® 2 Installation Manual

Inside the box:

A. Arecont Vision MegaDome® 2 camera
B. Mounting template
C. Rubber gasket (preinstall on bottom of

camera)
D. AC & DC power cable
E. I/O cable
F. Installation manual
G. CD with AV100 software and user

manuals (License Key Required for

Recording)
H. Pack of four (4) wood screws and four (4)

dry wall anchors
I. Security L-Key
J. One double-sided hex key
K. One single-sided hex key

Not included but needed:

• #1 Phillips head screwdriver

• #2 Phillips head screwdriver

Mounting the Camera:

1. Remove the camera and hardware from the
box.

2. Using the mounting template, prepare the
mounting surface for camera i nsta llat ion.

NOTE: the 19.5mm diameter hole on the
Mounting template is where the Ethernet
cable will be exiting the MegaDome
accordingly. If using the side conduit hole,
please see step 4 following.

3. Using Security L-key, loosen the four (4)
screws securing the dome cover (Image 2).
Remove the vandal resistant dome cover.

NOTE: Do not remove the screws from the
dome cover.

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, align

Image 2

Image 1

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HOLE

POWER

RJ-45

4. If you are using the side conduit opening,
remove the conduit plug by first removing the
socket set screw using the provided double­sided hex key (Image 3).

Image 3

Note: Make sure that you install the rubber
gasket on the bottom of the camera to form a
weather tight seal with the mount surface.

side conduit and connect it to its respective
connector inside the camera (Image 3).

NOTE: Make sure that your installation of

wires complies with Electrical Code of the
local government where the camera is
installed and that no bare wires are exposed.

Image 4

5. Run the Ethernet cable through the gas ket

6. If the camera will be powered by an AC or DC

and the hole on the bottom of the camera
(Image 4) or run the cable through the side
conduit and plug it into the RJ45 port. NOTE:

If the camera will be powered via PoE, please
skip to step 6.

power supply, run the supplied power cable
through the gasket and the hole on the bottom
of the camera or run the cable through the

7. Align the holes in the camera with the
prepared holes on the mounting surface.
Attach the camera to the mounting surface
with the wood screws or any optional
hardware suitable for the mounting surface.

8. Apply silicon on the bottom of the camera to
form a weather tight seal with the mount
surface (if necessary).

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Z-Axis

(Yaw)

Tilt

Pan

Adjusting the Tilt, Pan, Z-Axis (yaw):

9. To adjust the tilt, use a #1 Phillips screwdriver
to loosen the screw on the side of the plastic
lens bracket 1/4 turn (Image 5). CAUTION:
Do not remove the screw!

10. Adjust lens tilt as required and tighten the
screw.

11. To adjust the pan, use a #2 Phillips
screwdriver to loosen the screw as shown in
Image 5.

CAUTION: Do not remove the screw.

12. Adjust the pan as required and tighten the
screw.

13. To adjust the Z-Axis, or yaw, for vertical wall
mounting, loosen the set screw as shown in
Image 5.

NOTE: There are two set screws on opposite
sides; both need to be loosened.

CAUTION: Do not remove the screw.

14. Adjust the Z-Axis as required and tighten the
set screws.

Image 5

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Black Liner

IR LEDs

IR LEDs

Securing the Vandal Dome Cover:

15. Remove the protective film from the camera
dome.

NOTE: Be careful not to scratch the vandal

dome cover.

16. Adjust black liner position to avoid blocking IR
light (if applicable) or the lens as shown in
Image 6-1 and 6-2.

17. Secure the vandal dome cover to the camera
using the provided security L-Key.

Image 6-2

Camera Installation:

18. Install the AV100 application manager
Software as shown in Image 7 (found on the
CD).

19. Run the AV100 application manager by double
clicking on the icon as shown in Image 8
(found on your desktop).

Image 6-1

Image 7 Image 8

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20. Select “Run” next to “Setup Cameras” from the
AV100 application manager as shown in
Image 9 and wait for “Arecont Vision Camera
Installer” window to appear as shown in Image

10.

Image 9

21. Click “Mode” tab to select desired install mode
on Arecont Vision Camera Inst aller as show n
in Image 10.

NOTE 1: Basic Mode (default setting): software
will automatically discover and change / assign
IP address to match PC subnet.

NOTE 2: Advanced Mode: software will
automatically discover but allow manual update
of the IP address. See “AV100 Installation
Manual” (found on the CD) for detai ls on
Advanced Mode.

22. Select “Install Cameras” on Arecont Vision
Camera Installer as shown in Image 10.

23. Confirm all cameras connected to the network
switch appear in the upper window.

24. Repeat Step 22 if all of the cameras do not
appear in the upper window.

CAUTION: If the software does not find a
camera, the software utility may be blocked by
the anti-virus or Windows® firewall. Before
turning them off, please consult your IT
manager.

NOTE : Double click the camera model on the
Camera Installer as shown in Image 11 to
access the camera web interface. See “AV
Camera Web Page User Manual” (found on the
CD) for details on the web interface.

Image 10

Image 11

25. When all cameras appear, select “Save/Exit.”
The AV100 application will ap pear.

26. From the “AV100 Application Manager” menu,
select “Run” to view live images.

NOTE: See the “AV100 Installation Manual”
(found on CD) for details on camera
configurations.

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