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AutoDome Power Supply Boxes VG4-A-PSU0 | VG4-A-PSU1 | VG4-A-PSU2 en Installation Guide[...]
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AutoDome Po wer Supply Box es Table of Cont ents | en 3 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 T able of Contents 1 Important Safety Instructions 5 1.1 Safety precautions 5 1.2 Important safety instructions 6 1.3 Important Notices 8 1.4 UL certification 10 1.5 Bosch notices 10 2 Installing the Power Supply Bo[...]
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4 en | Table of Cont ents AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 3 Cable and Wire Standards 24 3.1 Power 24 3.2 Wire Distance Guide 24 3.3 Video and Control Cables 25 3.3.1 Using Coaxial Cable to Transmit Video and Control 25 3.3.2 Using UTP to Transmit Video and Control 26 3.3[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Impor tant Safety Instructions | en 5 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 1 Impor tant Safety Instr uctions Read, follow, and retain all of th e following safety instructions. Heed all warnings on the unit an d in the operating instructions before operation. 1.1 Safety precaut[...]
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6 en | Important Safety Instructions AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 1.2 Impor tant safe ty instructions Read, follow, and retain for future reference all of the following safety instructions. Heed all warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions be fore operat[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Impor tant Safety Instructions | en 7 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 6. Power sources - Operate the unit only from the type of power source indicated on the label. Before proceeding, be sure to disconnect the power from the cable to be installed into the unit. – For bat[...]
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8 en | Important Safety Instructions AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 9. Replacement parts - Be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer, or that have the same characteristics as the original parts. Unauthorized substitutions may ca[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Impor tant Safety Instructions | en 9 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Environmental statement - Bosch has a strong commitment towards the environment. This unit has been designed to respect the environment as much as possible. Power lines: An outdoor system should not be l[...]
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10 en | Important Safety Instructions AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 1.4 UL cer tification Disclaimer Underwriter Laboratories Inc. (“UL”) has not tested the performance or reliability of the security or signaling aspects of this product. UL has only test ed fire, s[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Impor tant Safety Instructions | en 11 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Copyright This manual is the intellectual property of Bosch Security Systems and is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Trademarks All hardware and software pr oduct names used in this document[...]
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12 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 2 Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x 2.1 Unpacking This equipment should be unpack ed and handled with care. If an item appears to have been damaged in shipment, notify the shipper immediately. Veri[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 13 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 2.1.3 De scription This chapter details how to ins tall an AutoDome power supply box. Any variations to the ins tallation procedures are noted. These power supply boxes are in tended for use with the[...]
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14 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 3. Install all rough wiring incl uding: power, control, video coax, alarms I/O, relay I/O, and fiber optic cabling. Refer to Section 3 Cable and Wire Standards, page 24 for video and control protoc[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 15 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 2.3 Mount the Po wer Supply Bo x Before mounting the power supply box decide if you will b e wiring the box through the holes in the bottom or back of the box. If wiring the box through the back, mov[...]
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16 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 5. Attach the 3/4 in. (20 mm) watertight pipe fittings (not supplied) to the holes of the power s upply box through which you will run the power, video, and control data wires. 2.3.1 Attach Cover D[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 17 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 3. While holding the top hinge pin open, position the cover door to the power supp ly box and align its hinges. 4. When the hinges are aligned, release the top hinge pin to engage its mating hinge on[...]
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18 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 2. 4 R ou te W ires an d At t ac h C o nn ec tor s Power wires must be routed to the left (front) side of the power supply bo x through a sep arate conduit. All video, control, and alarm wires must[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 19 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Figu re 2.3 VG 4- A -P SU 1 o r VG 4- A - PS U2 Power Su pp ly B ox 1 24/120/230 VAC Power In 5 Coax, UTP Video, or Ethernet Wire (Ethernet for VG5 700 Series only) 2 P101 Connector 6 Control Wire 3 [...]
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20 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. – The second method is to bypass the power supply box and route the video, control, and alarm wires directly to the AutoDome Arm Mount, Pipe Mount, or to the Roof Parapet Mount. You connect only [...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 21 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 2.4.2 Wiring the Power Supply Box 1. Route the high voltage 115/230 VAC lines through the conduit fitting on the left side of the box. or Route the 24 VAC lines through the conduit fitting on the lef[...]
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22 en | Installing the Po wer Supply Bo x AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 2.4.3 Power Supply Box Connections The following figure is a detai led illustration of the power supply box, which includes the fuse specification s. 1 Gr ound Screw 5 Powe r In 2 Transformer (115/[...]
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AutoDome P ower Supply Bo xes Installing the P ower Supply Bo x | en 23 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 The following table lists the Power Supply Box connectors: Ta b l e 2 . 1 Power Box Connections No. Connector Pin 1 Pi n 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Ground Grounding Screw P101 115/230 VAC or 24 VAC Po[...]
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24 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 3 Cable and Wire S tandards 3.1 Po wer 3.2 Wire Distance Gu ide CAUTION! Installation should only be perfor med by qualified service personnel in accordance with th e National Electrical Code or applicable [...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 25 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 3.3 Video and Control Cables 3.3.1 Using Coaxial Cable to T ransmit Video and Control Coaxial cable terminated with BNC connectors is the most common method for tr ansmitting composite video. Bilinx control [...]
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26 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installation Guide Bosch Secur ity Systems, Inc. 3.3.2 Using UTP to Tran smit Video and Control Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable terminated with RJ45 male connectors are used to transmit composite video using pins 1(+) and 2(-). Typically, a Coax to UT[...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 27 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 3.3.3 Using Ethernet to Tr ansmit Video and Control The AutoDome VG5 700 series conne cts to a 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX network either directly or via a switch. Both video and control are transmitted over a sta[...]
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28 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installat ion Guide B osch Security Systems, Inc. 3.3.5 Using a Fiber Optic Ethernet Media Converter to Transmit Video and Control The fiber optic media converter ki t, available for AutoDome 700 Series cameras, is designed to transmit 10/100 Mbps Etherne[...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 29 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 3.4 Control-only Cables 3.4.1 Controlling the AutoDome via Biphase (Shielded 2-wire, half-duplex, multi-drop, 5000 ft. cable limit) Biphase is the standard Bosch pr otocol used to send Pan/Tilt/ Zoom control[...]
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30 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installat ion Guide B osch Security Systems, Inc. In a daisy chain configuration, where multiple domes are connected in series, the 100 Ω re sistor must be removed from all but the last dome. You can daisy chain a maximum of four (4) AutoDomes. Figure 3.[...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 31 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Figu re 3.4 Connections for RS232 Operation Figu re 3.5 Position of CPU Switch for RS232 Operation (camera mo dule not shown f or clarity) Note: To access the CPU switc h you must remove the bubble from the [...]
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32 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installat ion Guide B osch Security Systems, Inc. 3.4.3 Controlling the AutoDome via the RS485 Protocol 2-wire (shielded), half-duplex, differential, multi-drop (32 nodes), 4000 ft cable limit) RS485 is capable of controlling a true multi-drop network and[...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 33 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Figu re 3.6 Connections for RS485 Operations Figu re 3.7 Position of CPU Switch for RS485 Operation (camera mo dule not shown f or clarity) Note: To access the CPU switc h you must remove the bubble from the[...]
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34 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installat ion Guide B osch Security Systems, Inc. 3.5 Fiber Optic Module with an RS232/RS422 Controller An AutoDome with a fiber optic module is prewired to operate with Biphase signals only. This section describes th e procedures necessary to contro l a [...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 35 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 7. Connect the green (RxD) wire to the C+ pin on the P106 connector. Figu re 3.8 De tail of P106 Connections 8. Connect the fiber optic cabl e from the AutoDome to the LTC 4629. 9. Close the door to the powe[...]
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36 en | Cable and Wire Standards AutoDome P ower Supply Box es F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 20 11.08 Installat ion Guide B osch Security Systems, Inc. 11. Return the bubble to the AutoDome housing. 12. Return po wer to the power supply box. 3.6 Audio Cables The VG5 700 Series AutoDome is ca pable of receivin g line input audio signals and transmitting it[...]
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AutoDome P ow er Supply Box es Cable and Wire Standards | en 37 Bosch Security Systems, Inc. Installation Guide F .01U.250.895 | 1.0 | 2011.08 Audio Connections 1. Remove the 100 Ω termination resistor from the Biphase terminals. 2. Connect the audio line level so urce to the Biphase C+ input terminal. 3. Connect the audio signal ground to the Bip[...]
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