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Arecont Vision MegaBall™ Installation Manual
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Arecont Vision MegaBall™ Installation Manual
MegaBall™ Wall Mount Version (-W) Inst all at ion Man ual
Inside the box:
A. Arecont Vision MegaBall™ camera with
wall mount (indoor use only)
B. CD with AV100 software and user
manuals (license key required for
recording)
C. Mounting template
D. Pack of three (3) wood screws and three
(3) dry wall anchors
E. One double-sided hex key (fixed focal lens
version only)
F. Security L-Key
Not included but needed:
• #1 Phillips head screwdriver
E
F
3. Plug the Ethernet cable into the MegaBall™
PoE female RJ45 connector. (Image 2)
NOTE: If the camera will be powered via PoE,
please skip to step 5.
Image 2
4. If the camera will be powered by an AC 24V
or DC 12-48V power supply, connect external
power with pigtail cable connector.
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.
Image 1
NOTE 1: Ensure that the polarity of the DC
input on the camera matches the way that the
wires are installed in the connector shown in
Image 2.
NOTE 2: AC power does not have polarity.
5. Align the holes on the camera wall mount with
the prepared holes on the mounting surface.
Attach the camera to the mounting surface
with the wood screws or any other hardware
suitable for the mounting surface.
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Arecont Vision MegaBall™ Installation Manual
Adjusting the Tilt, Pan, Z-Axis (yaw):
6. To adjust the camera tilt, pan or z-axis (yaw),
loosen the ring on the wall mount bracket as
shown in Image 3 then adjust as necessary
and retighten the ring.
Bracket Ring
installation practices are not covered under
warranty!
Adjusting the Focus, Iris and Field of View:
7. For the vari-focal model, adjust the focus, iris
and field of view using the provided Security
L-Key (Image 1F) as shown in Image 5.
Zoom
Image 3
NOTE : The 3-axis bracket allows 360°
camera body rotation, 90° tilt and 360°
bracket rotation for easy installation in any
location. (Image 4)
90
CAUTION: Adjusting the camera without
loosening the bracket ring may result in
scratches on the bracket joint. Incorrect
Image 5
8. For the fixed-focal model, adjust the focus by
loosening the two set screws on the front shell
as shown in Image 6 using supplied double
sided hex key (Image 1E). Adjust the lens
adapter to focus the camera as shown in
Image 7. Retighten the set screws once
focusing is complete.
Image 4
Set Screws
Image 6 Image 7
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