
AXISM31Series
Impactonwarranty
Impactonwarranty
Repaintingmadeonthisproduct,whicharenotapprovedbyAxisCommunicationsAB,willvoidAxisproductwarranty.Thus,Axis
CommunicationsABonlywarrantstheAxisproductinitsoriginalform.
Ifrepaintingneverthelessismade,thefollowingconditionsandinstructionsarerecommended:
•Anyandallstandardprecautionsshouldbetakentobackupdatathatisbusinesscritical.
•TheprocedureofrepaintingwillnotbesupportedbyAxistechnicalsupport.
•Thepurposeofdisassemblingandreassemblingtheproductistorepaintonly.
•Thedisassemblingandreassemblingiscarriedoutinaprofessionalandcarefulmanneranddoesnotintervenewith
normaloperationoftheproducts.
Inaddition,theproductperformancemayalsodeteriorateduetotherepaintingaccordingtothefollowing,non-exhaustive,list:
•Paintaddsweighttotheproduct,thereforespeedandaccelerationmaybeaffected.
•Darkercolorsabsorbmoresunlight.Thetemperaturespecicationoftheproductmaybelimited.
•Increasedfrictioninthejointsoftheproductincreasesstrainandmayaffectthelifetimeexpectancy.
•Anypaintusedmustbecompatibleandnon-damagingtoplastics[andglass?SåstårdetIlistannedan.
•TheAxislabelwiththeproductpartnumberandserialnumbermustbeclearandlegibleatalltimes.
•Repaintingmayonlybedonetothecasingand/orstandoftheproduct.Undernocircumstancesmaybubblesand/or
lensesberepainted.
•Repaintingmaychangethetolerancesinthemechanicsandobstructtheassemblyoftheproduct.
ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelatedinformation,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Riskswithrepainting
ThereareseveralriskswhendisassemblingorassemblinganAxisproduct.Thereisalwaysacertainyieldlossduringassembly.
Trainingofoperatorsandtheuseofcorrecttoolsmediatessomeoftheproblemsbuttheycanneverbefullyavoided.Some
oftherisksarelistedbelow:
ESDDamage-AlwayshandletheproductinanESDsafeenvironment.EvenifprecautionsaretakenthereisalwaysariskofESD
damage.Thedamagecanremainundetectedandcauseproblemsduringthelifetimeoftheequipment.
Dustcontamination-Openingacameramayexposethelensandsensortodustorpaint;dustwillaffecttheopticalperformance.
Lensesneedtobedisassembledinadust-freeenvironment,preferablyacleanroom.
Paintoverspray-Maskingofthedifferentcomponentsoftheequipmentiscritical.Failuretomasksensitiveareascouldcause
problemswithassemblingtheequipment.Anyareasthatarenotpaintedfromfactoryorhaveadifferentsurfacetreatmentthanthe
restofthepart(threads,groundandelectricalcontactsurfaces)mustalsobemaskedtoensurefunction.
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AXISM31Series
Howtorepainttheproduct
Howtorepainttheproduct
Disassembly
1.Removethepancover,thebottomcover,andthemountingbracketfromthecameraunit.
2.Removethecablelidfromthebottomcover.
1
Pancover
2
Cameraunit
3
Bottomcover
4
Mountingbracket
5
Cablelid
Preparations
•TheequipmentmustbedisassembledaccordingtoinstructionsHowtorepainttheproductonpage3.
•Eachpartisthenstrippedfromcomponentsandcrucialpartsaremaskedtoensuresuccessfulreassembly.
•Allpartstoberepaintedshouldbestrippedofgaskets,screws,electricalcomponents,connectorsandplugs,windows
anddomes.
•Allpartstoberepaintedmustbethoroughlycleanedtoremovegrease,dustoroil.
•Toensurereassemblyandfunctionalityoftheproduct,openingsforscrews,LEDindicators,ormicrophonesmust
bemaskedbeforepainting.
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Howtorepainttheproduct
Pretreatmentofparts
Dependingonthepartmaterialandtypeofpaintappliedfromfactory,differentpretreatmentsshouldbedoneforthenewpaintto
adhereaswellaspossible.Forallvariantsthough,propercleaningtoremoveoil,greaseanddustisstronglyrecommended.
Forinformationaboutwhichmaterialsareusedintheproduct,seethedatasheetavailableatwww.axis.com
Powdercoatedparts-Usingverynesandpaper(P240),removetheoriginalpowdercoatingdowntothestainlesssteelsurfaceand
cleanthepartsbeforepainting,oruseprimer .
Anodisedandchromatedparts-Primerisrequired.
Uncoatedstainlesssteel-Nospecialpretreatmentisneeded.Justmakesurethesurfaceiscleanbeforepainting.
Plastic-Primerisrequired.
Repainting
1.Makesureallnecessarypreparationsofthepancover,thebottomcover,andthecablelidhavebeenmade,see
Preparationsonpage3.
2.Applyathinandevenlayerofspraypaintaccordingtotheinstructionsofthepaintmanufacturer.
3.Letthepaintdry.
4.Togetabettercoverageandclearercolor,applyasecondlayerofspraypaint.
5.Whenthepaintisdry,removethemasking.
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Pancover
2
Cablelid
3
Bottomcover
Reassembly
Reassembletheproduct.
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RepaintingInstructionsVer.M2.2
AXISM31Series
©AxisCommunicationsAB,2017
Date:February2017
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