Pelco C1901M (4/99) manual

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    MC3800 Series 1/3-Inch Monochr ome Camera Installation/ Operation Manual C1901M (4/99) Pelco • 3500 Pelco Way • Clovis , CA 93612-5699 USA • www.pelco.com In North America and Canada: Tel (800) 289-9100 or FAX (800) 289-9150 International Customers: Tel (1-559) 292-1981 or FAX (1-559) 348-1120[...]

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    2 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS 1. Installation and servicing should only be done by qualified service personnel and conform to all local codes. 2. T o pre v ent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the unit to rain or moisture . DESCRIPTION The MC3800 Series cameras are 1/3-inch format monochrome CCD (charge coupl[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) 3 NOTE: References to illus- trations in this manual are keyed to the illustrations in the manual that is supplied with the camera. MC3800-2 MC3800-2X MC3800-3 10 11 10 11 13 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 1 LOCA TION AND FUNCTION OF P ARTS Refer to Illustration B for the location of the camera parts. B T op/Front/Side/Rear V iews of[...]

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    4 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) D Changing the Plug on an Auto Iris Lens Cable 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 Cover (supplied) Auto-iris lens cable Rib (If the cable is thick and the plug cover does not seat properly , cut away this rib.) Lens plug (supplied) 42 1 3 Pin # DC-servo Lens Pin 3: Drive (+) Pin 1: Control (-) Pin 2: Control (+) Pin 4: Drive (-) (Ground) [...]

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    Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) 5 E C CS 2 1 4 3 Lens Installation A CCD-IRIS ON OFF CCD-Iris Function[...]

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    6 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) NOT A V AILABLE ON 3800 SERIES Incident Light LENS CAMERA (STYLIZED) Iris opening (sometimes referred to as aperture) is defined by f/stop numbers. The higher the number the more closed the iris is. IRIS CCD IMAGER CCD Iris (Electronic Shutter) CCD out- put voltage is electronically sampled and used to adjust for small [...]

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    Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) 7 Information Box Information Box LENS TYPE MANUAL IRIS V ARIABLE LIGHT CONDITIONS ST A TIC LIGHT CONDITIONS AUT O IRIS • Turn Manual Iris ring so iris is fully open and set the Focus ring for ∞ (or distant object). • Adjust Backfocus with CCD IRIS switch initially set to the OFF position. • Use the C/CS adjust- m[...]

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    8 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) Information Box Information Box The purpose of backfocusing is to make the adjustments necessary for the picture to remain in focus throughout the camera’s zoom range, which is the case for instance, in motorized zoom, auto iris configurations. Manual Iris lens/camera combinations also need to be backfocused. Follow t[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) 9 G Connecting the Monitor to the MC3800 Series Cameras F Connecting the MC3800-2 12 3 1 2 CAMERA Install the camera where it will not be affected by fluorescent lights or window reflections. If the camera is used under illumination that is not steady , the picture may flicker . The MC3800-2 must be operated with a 24 V A[...]

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    10 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) I V ertical Phase V ertical phase adjustment is not vertical roll adjustment. Each camera is adjusted to the AC zero crossover point at the factory . Problems arise, however, especially in larger systems, when: 1. Switching rapidly between widely separated cameras with manual or sequential switchers. 2. Switching betwe[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) 11 INCIDENT LIGHT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Since the incident light level has been preset at the factory , usually no further adjustment is required. If the picture is too dark, however , or if the picture’s highlights are extremely overexposed, adjust the LEVEL adjustment screw . This adjustment can only be used for auto-iris [...]

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    12 Pelco Manual C1901M (4/99) REVISION HISTOR Y Manual # Date Comments C1901M 1 1/96 Original version. 4/99 Added MC3800-2X model. Revised manual to new format. ® Pelco and the Pelco logo are registered trademarks of Pelco. © Copyright 1999, Pelco. All rights reserved. Power Consumption: MC3800-2: Approximately 4.5 W MC3800-2X: Approximately 4.5 [...]