Arecont Vision AV3155 Installation Manual

Arecont Vision MegaDome® Installation Manual

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Arecont Vision MegaDome® Installation Manual

H G F E C

RJ-45

POWER

HOLE

A

D

B

MegaDome® Installation Manual

Inside the box:

A. Arecont Vision MegaDome®
B. Mounting template
C. Magnetic core
D. Pack of four (4) wood screws and four (4)

dry wall anchors
E. One double sided hex key
F. One single sided hex key
G. Security L-key
H. Power cable

Not included but needed:

 #1 Phillips head screw driver
 #2 Phillips head screw driver

Mounting the Camera:

1. Remove camera and hardware from the
box.

2. Using the Mounting template, prepare the
mounting provisions for camera
installation. NOTE: the 19.5mm diameter

hole on the Mounting template is where
the Ethernet cable will be exiting the
MegaDome®, align accordingly. If using
the side conduit hole, please see step 9
below.

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 1

Image 2

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HOLE

POWER

RJ-45

4. Run Ethernet cable through the hole on the
bottom of the camera (Image 3) and plug it
into the RJ45 port. NOTE: If the camera will

be powered via PoE, please skip to step 6.

5. If the camera is powered by an outside power
supply, run the supplied power cable through
the hole 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 no bare wires are exposed.

6. 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.

7. Install the included magnetic core onto the
Ethernet cable as shown in Image 4. NOTE:

Ensure both tabs are tightly secured.

Image 3

Image 4

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Z-AXIS

(yaw)

TILT

PAN

8. Reference Image 5 for proper positioning of
the magnetic core.

9. If you are using the side conduit opening,
remove the conduit plug by first removing the
socket set screw using one of provided Allen
keys (Image 6).

Image 5

Adjusting the Tilt, Pan, Z-axis (yaw) and Focus:

10. 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 7). CAUTION:
Do not remove the screw!

11. Adjust lens tilt as required and tighten the
screw from step 10.

12. To adjust the pan, use a #2 Phillips
screwdriver to loosen the screw as shown in
Image 7.

13. Adjust the pan as required and tighten the
screw from step 2.

14. To adjust the Z-Axis, or Yaw, for vertical wall
mounting, loosen the set screw as shown in

Image 7. NOTE: There are two set screws on
opposite sides; both need to be loosened.

15. Adjust the Z-Axis as required and tighten the
set screw back down.

Image 6

Image 7

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BACK

FOCUS

SET

SCREW

B

BACK

FOCUS

RING

A

BACK

FOCUS

SET

SCREW

BACK

FOCUS
C

16. To adjust back focus, loosen the two (2) set
screws with the appropriate Allen key as
shown Image 8 (only one of two screw holes
shown). Adjust the silver back focus ring as
needed and tighten down the set screws.

17. To focus the lens, loosen the three set screws
as shown in Image 9 and adjust each as
needed. A adjusts the zoom, B adjusts the
iris (adjustment is the band between A and C
as outlined in red; there is no set screw), C
adjusts the focus.

18. Remove the protective film from the camera
dome. NOTE: be cautious not to scratch the
vandal dome cover.

19. Secure the vandal dome cover to the camera.

Image 8

Image 9

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Installation Best Practices

Begin Installation

Wind Vinyl electrical

tape on all cables

Adding Teflon thread sealing

tape to all male threads

Connect ¾” NPT conduit pipe

to junction box adapter

Does conduit pipe go through the wall?

No

Make sure position of conduit

hole is at the lower side

forming a “drip loop” below

the camera using ¾”

Not Recommended!

Not Recommended!

Recommended!

Recommended!

Yes

Tighten all camera screws

and ¾” NPT plugs

Caulk the perimeter of the mounting area

Conduct periodic inspections of the installation. Rust

on the metal parts or screws may result in damage to
camera

End Installation

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