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Outdoor Mini PTZ Series Hardware Manual B94, B95, B96 , B97 201 4/01/ 07[...]
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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 Other Adjustments and Accessories .................. 35 How to Remove / Install the Camera Module ......................................... 35 How to Remove the Camera Module .................................................... 35 How to Install the Camera Module ................................................[...]
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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 operati ng instruction s bef ore using this produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou must adhe re to all the warnings on the produc t and in the instruction m anual. Failure to follow the safet y instruction given ma y directl y endanger p eople, [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 5 Federal Communic ations Commission Statem ent This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limi ts for a class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonabl e protection against h armful interference in a r esidential installation. This [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 6 Safety Instructions Cleaning Disconnect this video product from the power supply before cleaning. Attachments Do not use attachm ents not reco mm ended by the video product manufacturer 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 y p[...]
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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 following m odels: B94 1.3MP Outdoor Mini PTZ with D/N, Basic W DR, SLLS, 10x Zoom lens B95 2MP Outdoor Mini PTZ with D/N, Basic W DR, SLLS, 10x Zoom lens B96 5MP Outdoor Mini PTZ with D/N, Basic W DR, 10x Zoom lens B97 3MP Outdoor Mini PTZ with[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 8 Package Contents Camera Mounting Scre w Kit Hexagon Screwdri ver Drill T emplate Conduit Gland Cable Gland T erminal Block (for Power) T erminal Block (for DI/DO and Audio In/Ou t) Quick Installation Gui de War ranty Card Drill T emplate[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 9 Physical Descri ption Below is an illustratio n of the cam era module. 1) Ethernet Port Connects to a network using an Ethernet c able. 2) DC 12V Pow er Input In case the cam era is connected to a non -PoE (Power over Ethernet) s witch, use this connector to connect th e cam era to an external power adapter (no[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 10 4) Digital Input / Output ( DI/DO) and Audio Input / Outpu t This connector connec ts to digital input or outp ut devices, such as an al ar m trigger , panic button, etc., as well as audio input and output devices, such as m icrophones and speak ers. Digital Input (DI) and Di gital Output (DO) de vices are use[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 11 Mounting Options There are several m ounting options that you can use to install the cam era. Select t he most suitable solution for your installation environm ent. Mount T ypes Accessories Surface Mount Suitable when mounting the camera directly w alls or ceilings without extra accessories. See Installing the[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 12 Mount T ypes Accessories Straight Wa ll Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on straight walls. PMAX-0308 (L-T ype Wall M ount) PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 (Heavy Duty Wall Mo unt) V ertical Pole Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on vertical poles. PMAX-0101 PMAX-03 05 PMAX - 0503 Horizontal Pole Mount Suitab[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 13 Other Mounting Accessories Accessories PMAX-0104 (Extension T ube) PMAX-0700 (Junction Box) NOTE: For more inf ormation about the mounting so lutions and access ories, pl ease check the Mounting Accessory Selector in our website ( http ://www .acti.com /mountingselector ). The above m ounting accessori[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 14 Installing the Camera on a Surface This section describes the procedures in installing the camera on a fla t surface such as a har d or dropped ceiling and s traight or tilted walls. Before installation, mak e sure the wall or the ceiling can bear m ore than the weight of the cam era. Step 1: Drill the Holes B[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 15 Step 2: Open the Dome Cover NOTE: T o avoid scratches or leaving f ingerprints on the dom e cover , it is recom mended to retain the plastic covering the dome c over until the cam era is completely installed. However , the plastic has been rem oved on some of the pictures in this docum entation to show clarity[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 16 4. Remove the St yrofoam protecting the cam era.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 17 Step 3: Prepare for W aterpro of and Connect th e Cable The camera c omes with two (2) glands used f or waterproof installati on: Cable Gland : For use with an E xterior-grade Ethe rnet cable . Exteri or-grade Eth ernet cables are alread y waterproof. See W aterproof Solution with Naked Cable on page 19 . [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 18 Waterproof Solution with Conduit on page 22 . Determine the t ype of waterproof solutio n that is appl icable to your ins tallation requirem ents and prepare the necessar y accessories or purch ase extra m aterials. Cable Gland Conduit Gland For use with an E xterior-grade Ethe rnet cable (not included in [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 19 W aterproof Solution with Naked Cable This section desc ribes the procedures in using the bundled cable gland and an ex terior -grade Ethernet cable. 1. Disassem ble the cable gland as shown belo w: 2. Insert the clam ping nut into the Ethernet ca ble. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw . Body (with Washer[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 20 4. Attach the cable glan d body to the hole of the camera. Attach to Camera Side Hole Attac h to Camera Bottom Hole 5. If the cable will be rout ed along t he surface , pu ll the network cable through the side conduit hole. If the cable will pass thro ugh the surface, pull the n etwork cable through th e botto[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 21 6. Insert the sealing insert with claw into the cab le gland bod y and then a ttach the clam ping nut to complete the cable sol ution. Sam e procedures appl y to cable passing the surface or along the surface. NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body a nd the s ealing insert[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 22 W aterproof Solution with Conduit This section des cribes the procedures t o waterproof the cablin g connections usin g the bundled conduit gland and flexible c onduit. This is the recomm ended solution if an exterior- grade Ethernet cable is not available or when other c ables, such as power adapter , DI/DO d[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 23 2. Disassem ble the bundled conduit gland as sho wn below: NOTE: In this installat ion, the conduit gland b ody can be securel y attached to the m ount kit; therefore the use of lock nut is not necessar y . P lease set the lock nut aside. 3. Pull the network cable through the flex condu it. If connecting other[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 24 5. Insert the sealing insert an d attach it at the end of the flex conduit. 6. Screw the conduit glan d body to the c onduit hole of th e camera . Attac h to Side Conduit Hole Att ach to Bottom Conduit Hole 7. If the cable(s) will be routed along the surface, sk ip this step. If the cable w ill pass through th[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 25 b. Insert the sealing n ut into the conduit g land body and the n attach the clam ping nut as tightly as possible to com plete the cable solution. 8. If only t he network cable will be con nected, connect the network cable to the Ethernet port of the c amera at this point. Then, proceed with Step 4: Install th[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 26 10. Connec t the net work cable to the Ethernet port and other cables (if an y) to the correspondin g connectors on th e camera. If necessary , install also the memory card at this point. 11. Align the cam era m odule to the guide on the housi ng. 12. Tighten the three (3) screws to secure the cam era module t[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 27 Step 4: Install the Ca mera to th e Surface Align the camera s crew holes and the cabl e hole (if nec essary) to the holes o n the surface and attach the three (3) su pplied screws ( with rubber) to s ecure the cam era. C AUTION: When using e lectric screwdrivers, be caref ul not to touch the internal camera c[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 28 2. Remove the plastic co vering the dom e cover . Final installation will look like the illus tration below . Step 6 : Connect to the Netw ork Connect the other en d of the network cable to a switch or injector. Then, connect the s witch or injector to a network or PC and a po wer source. Se e Power-over-Ether[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 29 Other Connections This section desc ribes the procedures in preparing the externa l devices that you can con nect to the camera. The cam era supports DC12V po wer input, Digital Input and Output (DI/DO ) and Audio Input and Output devices using the bu ndled terminal block s. The use of these devices, however ,[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 30 4. Ti ghten the scre ws of the 1 2V pin and the GND p ins to secure the wire connection . 5. Set the prepared po wer adapter for connection later . Below is an example of a power adapter with an attached term inal block . NOTE: The power adapter is not bundled in the pack age.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 31 Connecting the DI/DO and Audio Devices ( Optional) Depending on your surveillance needs, you ma y conn ect digital input or output or audio input / output devices to y our camera . The cam era comes with on e (1) term inal block for both digita l a nd audio input / output dev ices. How to Connect DI/DO Devices[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 32 The table below sho ws the DI/DO connectio n specifications: Device DI Connection design TTL - co m patible logic levels V oltage T o trigger (low) Logic level 0: 0V ~ 0.4 V Normal (high) Logic level 1: 3.1 V ~ 30V 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 33 High Voltage DO Device Connection Even though the cam era provides 12V power , this ma y not be enough for som e high voltage DO devices, such as a cei ling light or a m otor that opens o r closes a gate. In th is case, there is a need to connect an ext ernal relay. See wiring sc heme below: Note that when cho[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 34 How to Connect Audio Dev ices Audio input / output de vices, such as an acti ve microphone or speak er can b e connecte d 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 connect au[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 35 Other Adjustments and Accesso ries How to Remove / Install the Camera Mo dule How to Remove the Camera Module The camera m odule must be rem oved from the housing in the following sit uations: T o i ns tall a m emory card T o connect a digital input / output device T o connect an audio input / outp[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 36 How to Install the Camera Module 1. Align the camera m odule to the guide s on the hous ing. 2. Ti ghten the three (3) screws to secure th e camera m odule to the housing. 3. Close the dom e cover .[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 37 How to Replace the Dome Co ver For more disc rete surveillance needs, th e bundled dom e cover can be replaced with a sm oke, vandal proof c over available for purchase. T o replace the d ome cover , d o the following: 1. Loosen the three (3) s crews to open the dom e cover . 2. Using a screwdriver , rem ove t[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 38 4. Remove dom e cover from the cover housing. 5. Remove the rubb er from the dom e cover . 6. Insert the rubber i nto the replacem ent dome cover . 7. Insert the replacem ent dome cover into the co ver housi ng.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 39 8. There are 3 in dents on the cover housing; note the indent (a) which is on the center of the extended curve of th e cover . Place the bracket on the c over ho us ing with the arr ow on the bracket aligned to the indent (a). 9. Attach the three (3) s crews to secure the bra cket to t he cover housing. a b c[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 40 10. Fit the screw into the spring wire that i s attached to the camera. Note the scre w placem ent as shown below . 11. T here are two (2) screw holes on the bracket, attach the screw to the right screw hole us ing a screwdriver . Final installation shou ld look like the illustration below .[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 41 How to Insert / Remove a Mem ory Card The camera s upports local video rec ording or saving of snapshots to a m emor y card . NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and microSDXC c ards. How to Insert the Memory Card 1. Remove the cam era module f rom the housing. See How to Remove the Camera Module on page 35 . 2. Insert [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 42 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP A ddresse s In order t o be able t o comm unicate with the camera fr om your PC, both 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 s imilar I P addresses, where only the last number of the IP add[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 43 Double-click on the cam era model name, the default br owser of the PC is automaticall y l aunched and the IP address of the target cam era is already f illed in the address bar of the bro wser . If y o u work with o ur cam eras regularl y , then there is even a bette r w ay to discover the cameras in the netw[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 44 Use the default I P add ress of a camera: If there is no DHCP server in the give n network, the us er ma y have to assign th e IP address es to both PC and cam era manually to m ake sure they are in the s ame network segment. W hen the camera is plugged into net work and it does not detect an y DHCP services, [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 45 Manually adjust the I P ad dresses of multipl e cameras: 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 assign u nique IP addresses to each of them , all of th e cam eras would then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100 , which is not a pro per[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 46 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC are both ha ving their unique I P address es and are under the same network s egment, it is poss ible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the cam era. Y ou can use an y of the brow sers to access the c amera, however , the full functi onality is provide[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 47 Assum ing that the camera ’ s IP address is 192.168 .0.100 , you can access it by opening the W eb browser and t yping the following address into Web browser ’ s address bar: http://192.168.0.100 Upon succ essful c onnection to the cam era, the use r interface called Web Configurator would appear together [...]