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Zoom Bullet Series Hardware Manual B41, B44, B 45, B47 2014/03/6[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 2 T able of Con tents Precautions ............................................................. 4 Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................. 7 The List of Models .............[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 3 How to Use the Male Conduit Gland ...................................................... 32 Other Connections ................................................ 36 Connecting a Power Adapter (Optional) ................................................ 36 Connecting DI/DO and Audio Devices (Optional) ..............[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 4 Precautions Read these instructio ns Y ou should read all the safety and op erating instructio ns before using t his produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou m ust adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the instruction manual. Failure to fo llow the safet y instruction gi ven m ay directly endanger people, ca[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 5 Federal Communic ations Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to com pl y with the limits for a class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonabl e protection aga inst harmf ul interference in a resident ial installation. This [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 6 Safety Instructions Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the power supply before clea ning. Attachments Do not use attachm ents not reco mm ended by t he video product m anufacturer as they m ay cause hazards. Do not use accessories n ot recommended b y the manufacturer Only install this device i n a dr[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 7 Introduction The List of Models This hardware m anual contains the fol lowing models: B41 5MP Zoom Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic W DR, 12x Zoom lens B44 1.3MP Zoom Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic W DR, SLLS, 10x Zoom lens B45 2MP Zoom Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic W DR, SLLS, 10x Zoom lens B47 3[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 8 Package Contents Camera Sunshield Sunshield Scre ws Hexagon Screwdri ver Camera Base Wr ench Bracket Wrench Female Conduit G land Female Cable Gl and Washer Male Conduit Glan d Male Cable Gland Drill T em plate Sticker Drill T emplate[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 9 T er m inal Block (for Power) T er m inal Block (for Audio a nd DI/DO) Quick Installation Gui de War ranty Card[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 10 Physical Descri ption Exterior View Connectors View NOTE: The connectors are hidden under the ho using cover . 1) E thernet Ports The Ethernet port (1a) of the cable - out or “pigta il” connects to a network using an Ethernet cable. The Ethernet port (1b) o n the housing c onnects the cable- out or “pigt[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 11 3) Dig ital Input / Outp ut (DI/DO) and A udio Inp ut / Output This connector connec ts to digital input or o utput devices, suc h as an alarm trigger , panic button, etc., as well as audio input and out put devices, s uch as m icrophones and speak ers. Digital Input (DI) and Di gital Output (DO) devices are u[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 12 Mounting Options There are several m ounting options t hat you can use to insta ll the camera. S e lect t he most suitable solution for your installation environm ent. Mount T ypes Accessories Wall Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era directl y on walls using the integrated bracket . See Installation Proc[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 13 Installation Procedures This section desc ribes the procedures in installing the camera on the wall using th e integrated bracket. IMPORT A NT ! Before install ation, mak e sure the wall can b ear m ore than the weight of the camera and its brack et. NOTE: The following procedures and pictures are based on the[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 14 Step 2: Attach the Sunshield 1. Loose ly secure the supp lied screws to att ach the sunshie ld. 2. Slide to a djust the sunsh ield to cover the lens as far as possible . NOTE: The sunshield m ay have to be adjusted later based on th e camera live view . 3. Tighten the screws to secure the s unshield.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 15 Step 3: Install the Ca me ra 1. If the “pigtail” will pass through the wall , follow W aterproof Solution Using the “Pigtail” on page 18 first an d then ro ute the cable through t he wall. If the “pigtail” will go alo ng the wall , route t he cable through one of the cable gaps on the bracket. 2. I[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 16 Step 5: Connect to Netw ork Connect the other en d of the network cable to a s witch or injector . Then, connect the s witch or injector to a network or PC and a power source. Se e Power- over-Ethernet ( PoE) exam ple connection diagram below . Network AC Power Source PoE Injector / PoE Switch Power Cable Ethe[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 17 Step 7: A dj ust the Viewing A ngl e Based on the cam era live view , adjust the cam era viewing angle. Do t he following: Using the bundled brack et wrench, do the f ollowing: 1. Loosen the tilt adjustm ent screws , adjust the c amera tilt, an d then tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Loosen[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 18 Waterproof Solution Using the “Pi gtail” The camera and the pre - ins talled network cable, “pi gtail”, are resist ant to salt , water , weak acid, alcohol, oil, grease and other com mon solvents. Ho wever , users must ensure that the cable connection and the net work side cable itse lf are also pr ote[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 19 How to Use the Female Cable Gland This section desc ribes how to waterpr oof the cable - ou t or “pigtail” of the c am era using the bundled female cab le gland. An exterior -grade Eth ernet cable is r equired. The cam era m ay or may not have to be installed first before do ing the cable connec tions (see[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 20 2. Insert the clamping nut into the Ethernet ca ble. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw . 4. Insert the gland bod y into the Ethernet cable. 5. On the “p igtail” side, insert the washer into the “pigtai l”.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 21 6. Conn ect the Ethernet cab le connector to the “p igtail” connect or . 7. Attach the gland bod y to the “pigtail”. NOTE: Make sure the gland bod y is tightl y attached to the “pigtail” and the washer is secured between them . 8. Insert the sealing insert i nto the cable gland bo dy and then attac[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 22 How to Use the Female Conduit Glan d This section desc ribes how to waterpr oof the cable - ou t or “pigtail” of the c am era using the bundled female con duit gland and f lexible conduit. This is the recom mended solut ion if an exterior-grade Ethernet cable is not avai lable. The camera ma y or may not h[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 23 2. Pull the Ethernet cable through the flex con duit. Leave enough length of the cable outside the flex conduit. 3. Insert the clamping nut into throug h the flex con duit. 4. Insert the sealing nut and f ix it at the end of the flex conduit. 5. Insert the gland bod y into the Ethernet cable.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 24 6. On the “p igtail” side, insert t he washer into the “p igtail”. 7. Conn ect the Ethernet cab le connector to the “p igtail” connector . 8. Attach the gland bod y to the “pigtail”. NOTE: Make sure the gland bod y is tightl y attached to the “pigtail” and the washer is secured between them[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 25 9. Push the f lex conduit and insert the sealin g nut into th e gland bod y. NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body a nd the sealing insert is squeezed t ightly . 10. Attach the c lamping nut t o complete the ca ble solution.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 26 Waterproof Solution Using the Camera Connectors For more flexible ap plications, use th e connectors at the b ack of the camera to connect a po wer adapter or other de vices. Or in som e cases, users m ay require the use of specific cables with custom ized length. In such cases, use one of the following solut [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 27 Before connecting a ny devic es to the cam era connectors, r emove the back cover first. 1. Using the bundled hex s crewdriver , loosen the four (4) screws to rem ove the back cover . NOTE: The network c able connected to the Et h ernet port is the other end of the “pigtai l”. If the “pigtail” will not[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 28 How to Use the Male Cable Gla nd This section desc ribes how to wa terproof th e cable usi ng the mal e cable gland. This solution is useful only when you need to replace the ca ble- out or “pigtai l” of the camera (see How to Remove the “Pigtail” on page 42 for detailed inform ation). For norm al appl[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 29 2. Ins ert the clam ping nut into the Ethernet c able. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw . 4. Attach the gland bod y to the hole of the cover.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 30 5. Insert the Ethernet cab le through the cable g land, and connect it to the Ethernet p ort of the camera. 6. T ighten the four (4) scr ews to secure the cam era cover using the hex scre wdriver. NOTE: Mak e sure the cover r ubber (black ) is intact an d properl y aligned to the cover.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 31 7. Insert the sealing inser t with cla w into the gland bod y. 8. Attach the c lam ping nut to com plete the cable solution . NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body a nd the sealing insert is squeezed t ightly.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 32 How to Use the Male Conduit Gl and This section desc ribes how to waterpr oof the c able(s) using the bundled male condu it gland and flexible conduit. This is the recom mended solution if other devices, s uch as an audio or di gital input/output device will be connected to th e camera or when the use of a p o[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 33 2. Attach the gland bo dy to the hole of the cover. 3. Pull eno ugh length of the device cables without connec tors through the flex c onduit. The terminal block s will be attached once the cab le passes through the g land bod y and cover later. 4. Insert the clamping nut thro ugh t he flex conduit.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 34 5. Insert the sealing insert an d attach it at the end of the flex conduit. 6. Pull the d evice cables throu gh the g land bod y. 7. Attach the term inal blocks, see Other Connectio ns on page 36 for m ore inform ation. 8. Conn ect the cables to the c orrespo nding connectors on the cam era.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 35 9. Align the cam era cover and tighten the f our (4) screws to secure the camera c over u sing the hex screwdriver. NOTE: Mak e sure the cover rubber (black ) is intact an d properl y aligned to the cover. 10. Insert the sealing insert with claw into the g land bod y and then attach the clam ping nut to comple[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 36 Other Connections This section desc ribes the procedures in preparing the external devices that you can con nect to the camera. The cam era supports DC12V po wer input, Digital Input and Outp u t (DI/DO) and Audio Input and Output devices using th e bundled term inal blocks . T he use of these devices, however[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 37 3. Conn ect the wire with the white stripe to t he 12V pin and the other to the GND pin. 4. Tighten the screws of the 12V pin an d the GND pins t o secure the wire connect ion. 5. Set the prepared power adapter for conne ction later . B elow is an exam ple of a power adapter with an attached term inal block . [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 38 Connecting DI/ DO and Audio Devices (Optiona l) Depending on your surveillance n eeds, you m ay connect digital input / out put or audio input / output devices to y our camera. The camera comes with one (1) term inal block for both digital and audio input/output d evices. How to Connect DI/DO Devices Digital I[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 39 The table below sho ws the DI/DO connection specif ications: Device DI Connection design TTL - co m patible logic levels V oltage T o t rigger (low) Logic level 0: 0V ~ 0.4 V Normal (high) Logic level 1: 3.1V ~ 3 0V Current 10mA ~ 100m A DO Connection design Transistor (Open Collector) V oltage & Curre nt [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 40 High Voltage DO Dev ice Conn ection Even though the cam era provides 12V po wer, this m ay not be enough for s ome high voltage DO devices, such as a cei ling light or a m otor that opens o r closes a gate. In this c ase, there is a need to connect an ext ernal relay. See wiring sc heme belo w: Note that when [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 41 How to Connect Audio Dev ices Audio input / output de vices, such as an active microphone or s peak er can be connected to the camera using the supp lied term inal block. Press and hold the orange tab as y ou insert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. T o con nect aud[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 42 Other Adjustments and Acce ssories How to Remove the “Pigtail” For applications that m a y r equire the use of the Ethernet port at the back of the camera, rem ove the “pigtail” from the camera. Follow the procedures b elow: 1. Loosen the four (4) sc rews to remove the back cover of the camera . 2. Dis[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 43 3. Using the bundled cam era base wrench, d etach the tw o (2) screws to rem ove the brack et . 4. Rem ove the clam ping nut and sealing insert. 5. Rem ove the rubber f rom the dom e cover . 6. Rem ove the gland bod y from the camera.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 44 7. Rem ove the sealing ins ert and clam ping nut from the cable , and then pul l out the “pigtai l” from the brack et. 8. Using a coin or scre wdriver , rem ove the cap from the back cover . Then at tach the c ap to close the cable hole . 9. Attach the brack et to the cam era. 10. Attach the back cover of [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 45 How to Insert a Memor y Card The camera s upports local video recording or s aving of snapshots to a m emor y card. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and m icroSDXC cards . How to Insert the Memory Card 1. Open t he back c over of the cam era. 2. Insert a m emor y card into the card sl ot with the m etallic contacts f[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 46 Accessing the Camera Configure the I P Addresses In order to b e able to com m unicate with t he c amera from your PC, b oth th e camera and the PC have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have very si m ilar IP add ress es, where on ly the l ast number of the I[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 47 Double-click on the camera model name, the default bro wser of the PC is automatically launched and the IP address of the target cam era is alread y filled in the address b ar of the br owser . If y o u w ork w ith our cameras regularly , th en there is ev en a better way t o discov er the cameras in the n etw[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 48 Use the default I P add ress of a camer a: If there is no DHCP server in the give n network, the us er m ay have to assign the IP addresses to both PC and cam era manuall y to make sure the y are in the sam e network s egment. W hen the camera is plugged into n etwork and it d oes not detect an y DHCP services[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 49 Manually adjust the I P addresses of multiple cam eras : If there are more than 1 cam era to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHC P server to as sign uni que IP ad dress es to ea ch of them, all of the c am eras w ould then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100 , which is not a pro[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 50 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC are bot h having their unique IP addresses and are under the same network s egment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the cam era. Y ou can use any of the brow sers to access the camera, howe ver , the f ull functionalit y is provided o[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 51 Assum ing that the camera ’ s IP address is 192.168.0.1 00 , you can access it by opening the W eb browser and t yping the following addres s into Web browser ’ s address bar: http://192.168.0.100 Upon s uccess ful con nectio n to the camera, the user i nterface called W eb Configurator would appear togeth[...]
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