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H.264 Day/Night SurroundVideo
®
Installation Manual
Inside the box:
A. Arecont Vision SurroundVideo
®
camera
B. Mounting template
C. RJ45 female to female coupler
D. Hex key
E. Security L-key
F. Pack of four (4) wood screws and four (4)
dry wall anchors
Not included but needed:
#1 Phillips head screwdriver
#2 Phillips head screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver ( for side conduit
opening)
Image 1
Mounting the Camera:
1. Remove camera and hardware from the box.
2. Using the mounting template, prepare the
mounting provisions for camera installation.
NOTE: Since SurroundVideo
®
series ship with
both surface mount and in-ceiling mount, the
mounting template takes both into
consideration.
3. Using security L-key, loosen the four (4)
screws securing the dome cover (Image 2).
Remove vandal resistant dome cover.
NOTE: Do not remove screws from the dome
cover.
Image 2
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4. If using in-ceiling mount, please use #2
Phillips head screwdriver to loosen the four
(4) machine screws (Image 3) and remove inceiling mount housing from surface mount
housing. (Image 4)
NOTE 1: The above removed screws are also
used to attach the camera with in-ceiling
mount housing to the pendant mount (Image
5) and wall mount (Image 6). Do not
disregard.
NOTE 2: The in-ceiling mount only can be
attached on hard ceilings including wood,
plastic, metal and concrete.
NOTE 3: For use in a false ceiling, a flush
mount adapter kit must be used.
Image 3
Image 4
Image 5
Image 6
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5. If you are using the side conduit opening on
the surface mount, remove the conduit plug
by first removing the socket set screw using
the provided Allen key (Image 7) and remove
the conduit plug using a flat screwdriver.
Note: the conduit fits ¾” NPT standard
Image 7
Connecting External Power: (Optional)
6. If the camera is powered by an outside power
supply, 12~20VDC or 24VAC, connect the
power cable shown in Image 8.
Table 1
NOTE: Make sure that your installation of
wires complies with Electrical Code of the
local government where the camera is
installed and no bare wires are exposed.
Image 8
External camera
Power input
Heater & Blower
Power input
Heater & Blower
Power input
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Connecting Digital I/O: (Optional)
7. To use digital I/O, connect the I/O cable
shown in image 8.
Electrical Characteristics:
(measured between + and – terminals)
(measured between + and – terminals)
Applied Voltage Rage: 0 - 80V
Table 2
NOTE: Both the input and the output are
electrically isolated from the rest of the
camera’s electrical circuitry via generalpurpose photo couplers. The input is
additionally protected with a serial 250 Ohm
resistor, and a debouncing circuit. Duration of
any input signal should be at least 5 ms to
comply with the requirements of the
debouncing circuit.
Table 6
Connecting Heater and Blower : (AV8185DN-HB
and AV8365DN-HB only)
8. To run the heater and blower shown in Image
8, connect heater & blower power input to
12V to 20V DC or 24VAC power supply.
(Image 9).