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OUTDOOR PROFESSIONAL
PAN/TILT/ZOOM
CAMERA SYSTEM

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CONTENTS

Introduction ......................................................................... 2

Basic Camera Setup ............................................................ 4

Basic Camera Operation ................................................... 12

Secure Video Connection Setup ........................................ 13

Remote Control Features .................................................. 15

Storing/Selecting/Changing Positions .......................... 15

Clearing Positions ........................................................ 16

Focus Controls ............................................................. 16

Iris Controls .................................................................. 16

Mounting the Camera ....................................................... 17

Mounting the Camera on a ceiling ............................... 18

Mounting the Camera on a wall ................................... 20

Picture Orientation ............................................................ 22

Multi-Camera Systems ...................................................... 23

Advanced Setup Options ................................................... 25

Changing the Housecode ............................................. 25

Changing Camera Unit Codes ...................................... 25

Recording the camera with a VCR ............................... 26

Advanced On Screen Menu Options ................................. 27

Starlight Mode .............................................................. 30

Troubleshooting ................................................................ 39

Home Control .................................................................... 42

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! You have purchased X10’s premier video
surveillance solution. The Sentinel Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera
has superior image quality, a high powered zoom, and pan
and tilt motion. You can operate the camera through walls
using the supplied remote control.

It comes with a weather resistant dome for outdoor
mounting under an eve, on your patio, or deck, for
example.

The camera uses X10’s 900 Megahertz wireless technology
to transmit live video through walls to a television up to
100 feet away. If you prefer a secure video connection, you
can use a video cable to connect the camera directly to your
TV.

The camera is also designed so that you can combine
multiple cameras to provide comprehensive coverage of
your home or business. Use the remote control to switch
between cameras so that you don’t miss anything that goes
on.

This owner’s manual will take you through setting up
and using the camera. A new world of sophisticated video
surveillance is waiting for you!

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Connect the camera to power.

Plug the camera’

s power supply into a standard wall outlet. Plug the
other end into the camera. Remove the protective cover from the
camera’s lens.

Basic Camera Setup

Your Sentinel Camera is ready to go out of the box! Follow these
steps for a quick setup of your new camera.

You should have: the camera and its power supply; the camera
remote; the camera mounting bracket, a weather resistant dome, and
the screws to install the bracket. A wireless video receiver, and it’s
video cable and power supply (shown above but sold separately) is
also required if you want to use the camera wirelessly.

Unpack these items.

BASIC CAMERA SETUP

First you’ll set up and test the camera before you install the camera
into the dome. Make sure you read this entire manual fi rst in case you
want to change a setting on the base of the camera before installing it
in the dome.

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Connect the wireless video receiver to power.

Put your video receiver in a convenient place near or on your

TV.
Plug its power supply into a standard wall outlet and the other end
into the video receiver.

Basic Camera Setup

Insert batteries into the remote.

Remove the battery cover and put four (4) AAA batteries into the
camera remote. Make sure to match the batteries to the + and – marks
inside the battery case.

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Turn on the video receiver.

Make sure the power switch on the video receiver is set to “ON.”

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Connect the video receiver to your TV.

Connect the video cable into the video-out jack on the video receiver
and into the video-in jack on your TV.

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Once the camera and receiver are in place, adjust their antennas so
that they face each other. The side of the camera’s antenna with the
dot on it should face the side of the receiver’s antenna marked with
four squares. Adjust the positions to improve the picture on your TV.

Basic Camera Setup

Fine tune the antennas.

Turn on your TV.

Turn on your TV and select its video input. Use the Video or Select
buttons on your TV remote control, or try channel 0 and then
Channel Down. The camera’s picture should appear. Note, the picture
will be upside down because the camera is intended to be mounted
on a ceiling or overhang, after installing it into the dome. See page
22 if you want to fl ip the picture.

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SECURE VIDEO CONNECTION SETUP

If you prefer a secure video connection, you can use a video cable to
connect the camera directly to your TV. This setup does not use the wireless
video receiver.

1. Turn off the camera’s wireless transmitter: Locate the transmission

switch on the bottom of the camera (see picture below). Select Transmit
Disable. This turns off the wireless transmission of the video signal from
the camera.

2. Connect the camera to power: Plug the camera’s power supply into a

standard wall outlet. Plug the other end into the camera. Remove the
protective cover from the camera’s lens.

Select
Transmit
Disable.

BASIC CAMERA OPERATION

Once you have the camera set up, you’re ready to start using it. It’s
easy to get started. Here’s how you use the remote to control the
camera:

Move the camera

Use the arrow buttons
to turn the camera
left or right (called
panning) and up or
down (called tilting).

Zoom

Press F66Q(B: to zoom

closer to your subject

and see more detail.

Press F66Q(!89 to see

a bigger area.

Focus

When you move

the camera, you

may need to press

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bring your subject

into focus.

Center

Press C0:907, to
move the camera

back to its starting

position

Select the camera

Press C1 to select
the camera.

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REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES

Your Sentinel Camera includes many versatile and powerful features. This
section will show you how to get the most from your camera.

Stored Positions

Your Sentinel Camera can remember nine locations, including vertical/
horizontal positions, and zoom settings.

Storing a Position

You can store up to nine positions in your camera. Here’s how:

1. Press and release C1.

2. Press and hold the Setup button on your remote control until the C1

button lights green.

3. Move the camera to the position you want to store. Press Autofocus to

set the focus for that position.

4. Press the number button (1 through 9) on the remote to store the position

under that button.

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each position you want to store.

6. When fi nished, press Setup to save the positions you entered.

Selecting Positions

Once you’ve stored positions in the camera, press the desired number
button on the remote to move to that position. If you press Sweep, the
camera will automatically switch through all the positions you’ve stored.
Press any of the movement buttons on the remote to stop the camera from
sweeping.

Changing Stored Positions

You can store new positions over positions you’ve already stored, by
following the instructions above. Just store the new position using a button
that you programmed before.

3. Connect the video cable: Plug one end of a video cable into the camera.
Run the rest of the cable to your TV.

4. Connect the other end of the cable to the video-in jack on your TV.

Secure Video Connection Setup

Turn on your TV and select its video input. Use the Video or Select
buttons on your TV remote control, or try channel 0 and then
Channel Down. The camera’s picture should appear. Note, the picture
will be upside down because the camera is intended to be mounted
on a ceiling or overhang, after installing it into the dome. See page
22 if you want to fl ip the picture.