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This manual is applicable to E Series Analog Speed Domes.
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procedures described in the manual.
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FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE"
and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed
under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the
RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
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this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment,
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disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product
documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this
symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury
(Hg). For proper recycling, rturn the battery to your supplier or to a designated
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These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid
danger or property loss.
The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’:
Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected.
Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may be caused if any of these cautions are neglected.
Warnings:
Please adopt the power adapter which can meet the safety extra low voltage (SELV) standard.
Refer to the specification manual for the standard of power adapter and the power
consumption cannot be less than the required value.
Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as an adapter overload may cause
over-heating and can be a fire hazard.
When the product is installed on a wall or ceiling, the device should be firmly fixed.
To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the indoor used product to rain or
moisture.
This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all the local
codes.
Please install blackouts equipment into the power supply circuit for convenient supply
interruption.
If the product does not work properly, please contact your dealer or the nearest service center.
Never attempt to disassemble the product yourself. (We shall not assume any responsibility for
problems caused by unauthorized repair or maintenance.)
Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the product.
Do not drop the product or subject it to physical shock. Do not install the product on vibratory
surface or places.
Do not expose it to high electromagnetic radiating environment.
Do not aim the lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp. The strong light can
cause fatal damage to the product.
The sensor may be burned out by a laser beam, so when any laser equipment is being used,
make sure that the surface of the sensor not be exposed to the laser beam.
Do not place the dome in extremely hot, cold, dusty or damp locations, otherwise fire or
electrical shock will occur. Refer to the Specification for the details of operating temperature.
To avoid heat accumulation, good ventilation is required for a proper operating environment.
While shipping, the product should be packed in its original packing.
Please use the provided glove when open up the product cover. Do not touch the product cover
with fingers directly, because the acidic sweat of the fingers may erode the surface coating of
the product cover.
Please use a soft and dry cloth when clean inside and outside surfaces of the product cover. Do
not use alkaline detergents.
Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Please use the
Chapter 3 Menu Operation .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1Accessing and Operating the Menu ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2Configuring System Information ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.2.1Checking System Information ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.2.2Configuring System Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.1Configuring Camera Parameters .................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.3Configuring Output Standard ......................................................................................................................... 25
3.3.4Configuring IR Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 25
3.4Configuring PTZ Control Parameters .................................................................................................................. 26
3.4.6Configuring Zone ............................................................................................................................................ 35
3.5.1Restoring Default Dome Settings ................................................................................................................... 36
3.5.2Restoring Default Camera Settings ................................................................................................................ 36
3.5.3Rebooting the Dome ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Integrated with the built-in pan/tilt unit, the E series speed dome features highly sensitive response
and reliable performance. The speed dome can be adopted in various surveillance fields with its
full-integral functions and features, such as corridor, large venue, meeting room, station,
neighborhoods, etc.
1.2 Functions
The functions vary according to the different models of the speed dome.
Coaxial Control
The speed dome with a specified DVR or controller can be sent the control signals via coaxial cable
(BNC cable).
PTZ Limits
The dome can be programmed to move within the limits (left/right, up/down).
Self-adaptive Protocol
While using RS485 control, the speed dome is compatible with PELCO-D, PELCO-P and PRIVATE-Code,
etc., and is capable of being self-adaptive to these protocols without selecting protocol by DIP
switch settings. While using coaxial control, the speed dome is self-adaptive to PELCO-D and
PRIVATE-Code protocols.
Keyboard Control
The pan/tilt movement and zoom actions of dome can be controlled by the control keyboard, DVR,
matrix, etc.
Scan Modes
The dome provides 5 scan modes: auto scan, tilt scan, and panorama scan.
Preset Freezing
This feature freezes the scene on the monitor when the dome is moving to a preset. This allows for
smooth transition from one preset scene to another. It also guarantees that masked area will not be
revealed when the dome is moving to a preset.
Presets
A preset is a predefined image position. When the preset is called, the dome will automatically
move to the defined position. The presets can be added, modified, deleted and called.
Label Display
The on-screen label of the preset title, PT display, zoom, and time can be displayed on the monitor.
Auto Flips
In manual tracking mode, when a target object goes directly beneath the dome,the video will
automatically flips 180 degrees in horizontal direction to maintain continuity of tracking. This
function can also be realized byauto mirror image depending on different camera models.
Privacy Mask
This function allows you to block or mask certain area of a scene, for preventing the personal
privacy from recording or live viewing. A masked area will move with pan and tilt functions and
automatically adjust in size as the lens zooms telephoto and wide.
3D Positioning
In the client software, use the left key of mouse to click on the desired position in the video image
and drag a rectangle area in the lower right direction, then the dome system will move the position
to the center and allow the rectangle area to zoom in. Use the left key of mouse to drag a rectangle
area in the upper left direction to move the position to the center and allow the rectangle area to
zoom out.
Proportional Pan/Tilt
Proportional pan/tilt automatically reduces or increases the pan and tilt speeds according to the
amount of zoom. At telephoto zoom settings, the pan and tilt speeds will be slower than at wide
zoom settings. This keeps the image from moving too fast on the live view image when there is a
large amount of zoom.
Auto Focus
The auto focus enables the camera to focus automatically to maintain clear video images.
Day/Night Auto Switch
The speed domes deliver color images during the day. And as light diminishes at night, the speed
domes switch to night mode and deliver black and white images with high quality.
Slow Shutter
In slow shutter mode, the shutter speed will automatically slowdown in low illumination conditions
to maintain clear video images by extending the exposure time. The feature can be enabled or
disabled.
Backlight Compensation (BLC)
If you focus on an object against strong backlight, the object will be too dark to be seen clearly. The
BLC (Backlight Compensation) function can compensate light to the object in the front to make it
clear, but this causes the over-exposure of the background where the light is strong.
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
The wide dynamic range (WDR) function helps the camera provide clear images even under back
light circumstances. When there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field
of view, WDR balances the brightness level of the whole image and provide clear images with
details.
White Balance (WB)
White balance can remove the unrealistic color casts. White balance is the white rendition function
of the camera to adjust the color temperature according to the environment automatically.
Patrol
A patrol is a memorized series of pre-defined preset function. The scanning speed between two
presets and the dwell time at the preset are programmable.
Pattern
A pattern is a memorized series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. By default the focus and iris
are in auto status during the pattern is being memorized.
The dome supports the power off memory capability with the predefined resume time. It allows the
dome to resume its previous position after power is restored.
Time Task
A time task is a preconfigured action that can be performed automatically at a specific date and
time. The programmable actions include: pan scan, patrol 1-10, pattern 1-5, preset 1-8, panorama
scan, tilt scan, day, night, and none.
Park Action
This feature allows the dome to start a predefined action automatically after a period of inactivity.
XX -XXXXXXX-XX
SN XXXXXXXX
ADDRESS 0
COM FORMAT 2400,8,1
PROT OCOL SELF ADAPTIVE
FIRMWARE X.XX
HARDWARE X.XX
BUILD DATE XX XX XX
System Info
Description
SN
The serial No. of the speed dome, which is unique.
ADDRESS
The default communication address of the speed dome.
COM Format
The communication settings of the speed dome, including baudrate
(2400 by default), data bit (8 by default) and stop bit (1 by default)
PROTOCOL
It is for the communication with other devices.
FIRMWARE
The version of the firmware.
HARDWARE
The version of the hardware.
BUILD DATE
The date when the program of the software is compiled.
Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.1 Power-up Action
After the speed dome is power-on, it will perform a series of self-test actions. It runs the pan
checking firstly, then the tilt checking and the camera checking at last. After the power-up actions,
the system information will be displayed for 2 minutes on the live view screen as shown below.
Figure 2-1 System Information
Table 2-1 Descriptions of the System Information
You have to configure the address and the baudrate for the speed dome the same as those in
the control devices.
The speed dome is self-adaptive to the PELCO-D, PELCO-P, PRIVATE-Code, VICON, and
You can operate the speed dome using a control device, including the control keyboard, DVR, DVS,
etc. In this manual, accessing the speed dome via the web browser will be taken as an example.
Panning and tilting:
Click the direction buttons to control the pan and tilt movement of the speed dome.
Zooming:
Click the ZOOM+ and ZOOM- buttons to control the zooming.
Focusing:
Click the FOCUS+ and FOCUS- buttons to adjust the focus.
Iris:
Click the IRIS+ and IRIS- buttons to adjust the iris.
2.3 System-defined Presets
Purpose:
The section lists the system-defined presets with special functions. These presets cannot be edited
but can be only called through a control device, e.g. a DVS or web browser. To call the
system-defined presets remotely, you can choose the preset number from the list in the PTZ control
panel. Please refer to table below for details.
For instance, preset 99 is the “Start auto scan”. If you call the preset 99, the speed dome starts auto
scan function.
The speed dome supports following on-screen displays:
Zoom Show: Identifies the amount of magnification. The format is ZXXX. XXX is the zoom amount.
PT Show: Displays panning and tilting direction, with the format of NEXXX/TXXX. The NE followed
with XXX indicates the degrees in north east direction, while the T followed with XXX indicates the
degrees in tilt position.
Time Show: Displayed as Day/Month/Year/Day of Week/Hour/Minute. It supports 24-hour time
system.
Preset Show: After you call the configured preset, the preset number is displayed if the lens moves
to the certain place where you’ve set a preset for.
Zone Show: Display the zone title.
Address Show: Display the address of the speed dome.
Error Rate Show: Display the error rate of the speed dome.
Fan and Heat show: Display the heat information of the speed dome.
The operation interface of the different speed domes may differ. Please refer to the actual
operation interface.
You can click the left and right direction buttons in the PTZ control panel via the web browser of
the DVR to enter the next page or return to the previous page of the submenu if more than one
page is available.
Before you start:
You can operate the speed dome using the on-screen display menu remotely by connecting to a
DVR or a DVS (encoder).
Examples of entering speed dome menu are listed as follows:
Enter the menu by pressing buttons: PTZ -> REC -> 9 -> 5 on the front panel of the DVR.
Enter the menu by pressing buttons: CALL -> 9 -> 5 -> ENTER on the keyboard.
Enter the menu via the web browser of a DVR/DVS.
Menu operations via the web browser of a DVR will be taken as an example in this chapter.
1. Connect the video and RS-485 cables of speed dome to a DVR.
2. Visit the DVR via the web browser.
3. View the live video of the speed dome.
4. For PELCO-P/D and other private PTZ protocols, call preset 95 from the preset list in the PTZ
control panel of the DVR.
Figure 3-2 Main Menu
To move the cursor and operate the menu:
Move the cursor up/down: On the live view page of the web browser, click up/down direction
buttons or FOCUS + and FOCUS - buttons in the PTZ control panel to move the cursor up and
down.
Enter/Exit: On the live view page of the web browser, click IRIS+ to enter a submenu; move the
cursor to Exit and click IRIS+ to exit.
To change the value of a parameter:
Steps:
1. Move the cursor to the target item and click IRIS+button. You can see the shape of cursor
changes.
2. Click the up/down or left/right buttons in the PTZ control panel to choose the value from the
selectable value list.
3. Press IRIS+ to confirm the change or click IRIS- to cancel and restore the original value. You can
see the shape of cursor changes again.
3.2 Configuring System Information
3.2.1 Checking System Information
Purpose:
System information menu displays the current system information of the speed dome, including
model, address, protocol, etc. The information shown on this submenu is similar to the system