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    SD5BC Series Color or SD5AM Series Monochr ome Spectra II™ Dome Systems Operation and Programming Manual C2419M-A (5/00) ® P elco • 3500 P elco Wa y • Clovis, CA 93612-5699 USA • www .pelco .com In Nor th America and Canada: T el (800) 289-9100 • F AX (800) 289-9150 Inter national Customers: T el +1(559) 292-1981 • F AX +1(559) 348-112[...]

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    2 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) CONTENTS Section Page IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS AND W ARNINGS ................................................................ 3 OPERA TION ...................................................................................................................... 4 POWER-UP DISPLA Y ...........................................[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS Prior to installation and use of this product, the following W ARNINGS should be observed. 1. Installation and ser vicing should only be done by qualified service personnel and conform to all local codes. 2. Unless the unit is specifically marked as a NEMA T ype 3, 3R, 3S, 4, 4X, 6[...]

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    4 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) OPERA TION POWER-UP DISPLA Y When the Spectra II™ dome is pow ered up , the selected protocol, re vision number , and other inf or mation is displa yed on the monitor . For e xample, the screen might show the f ollo wing information: The information displa yed depends on the selected protocol (C, D , or P) and the m[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 5 OPERA TING NOTES P AN AND TIL T FUNCTIONS Controller T ype Pan Tilt Fixed speed Speed determined by controller Speed determined by controller Va r iab le speed 0.1 to 80 ° per second, depending on joystick position 0.1 to 40 ° per second, depending on joystick position T urbo Mode 150 ° per second 200 ° per second[...]

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    6 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) PA TTERNS The Spectra II dome can do either one full pattern (1.5, 3, or 6 minutes long) or two half patterns (.75, 1.5, or 3 minutes long). This patter n can consist of any standard pan and tilt or lens command. Presets, flip, and turbo are not allowed in a pattern. Zone scan can be enabled while running a pattern. R[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 7 AUXILIAR Y OUTPUTS An A UX 1 command from the controller will activate the relay in the dome and oper ate the de vice that is connected to the relay . The rela y will remain latched until a clear command is issued. An A UX 2 command from the controller will place a ground at the output of AUX 2 to oper- ate the device[...]

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    8 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) PROGRAMMING Programming Guide - Spectra II LowLight Color Spectra II Monochrome 1. Access main menu (preset 95). 2. Make main menu selections . Joystic k: Move up or down to position cursor or to toggle between selections. Iris Open: Enter Iris Close: Cancel PRESETS The follo wing presets are reserved for special func[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 9 ACCESSING MAIN MENU (PRESET 95) Y ou can call up the main menu on your monitor by progr amming (setting or creating) preset 95 (28 if in 32-preset mode). Programming preset 95 f or Pelco’ s controllers varies according to the type of controller you are using. Instructions for programming preset 95 are given below fo[...]

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    10 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) ALARMS The Spectra II dome has se ven alarm inputs, which can be designated as either high or lo w prior ity . The high priority setting is significant when more than one alarm is activated. If pr iority in alarms is not required, leave all alarms in the low setting. Refer to the Alarm Pr iority section. If presets 1[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 11 6. P osition the cursor (>) beside the number of the alarm input for which you w ant to set the pattern. 7. Press the Iris Open button. The cursor mov es to the r ight, beside the words Full P at, Half P at 1, Half P at 2, or No Pattern. 8. Move the joystick up or down to toggle between the choices. 9. SELECT - Pr[...]

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    12 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) AUTO FLIP There are two auto flip modes: On - Auto flip mode is enab led. Off - A uto flip mode is disabled. To change the auto flip mode: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears. 2. P osition the cursor (>) beside Other. 3. Press the Iris Open button to enter the Other menu. 4. P osition the cursor (>[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 13 AUTO IRIS The following are the settings for auto iris: Mode Level Peak To change the settings for auto iris: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appears. 2. Position the cursor (>) beside Camera. 3. Press the Iris Open button to enter the Camera menu. 4. P osition the cursor (>) beside Auto-Iris. 5. Press[...]

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    14 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) AUX MODE A ux Men u Aux 1 mode Normal Aux 2 mode Normal Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT There are three settings for A UX mode: Normal - Controller operated. Latching - Pressing the A UX key turns on the A UX and the next press[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 15 Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Zoom limit x- - Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit Gain/AGC Men u A GC mode Auto Gain 0 Exit Gain - The amount of amplification the camera[...]

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    16 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) LIMIT STOPS Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Other Menu A uto flip On Proportional pan On Limit stops On Pa rk time minutes 0 Scan speed deg/s 25 Pattern length 6 min Exit There are two types of limit stops: Manual limit stops - A ma[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 17 LINE SYNCHRONIZA TION Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Line Sync Menu Line sync On Line sync phase 0 Exit If cameras are out of phase with each other , they may produce what appears to be v er tical roll when switching between camera[...]

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    18 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) P ARK TIME MINUTES This feature causes the dome to park at preset 1 after a progr ammed number of minutes of control inactivity . The time can be set from 1 minute to 720 minutes (12 hours), or it can be set to zero, which disables this feature. To change the par k time: 1. Program preset 95 (28). The main menu appea[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 19 This f eature lets the dome resume a desired condition follo wing power-up . The men u includes the following choices. Default - On power-up, the dome goes through a configuration cycle and stops at z ero ref erence, showing “Configur ation Done, ” address, and mode settings on the screen. Park - The dome moves t[...]

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    20 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Other Menu A uto flip On Proportional pan On Limit stops On Pa rk time minutes 0 Scan speed deg/s 25 Pattern length 6 min Exit There are two proportional pan modes: On - Enables the propor tional pan [...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 21 RESET CAMERA Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Zoom limit x- - Reset camera <Gain/AGC> <Auto-iris> <Next> Exit Resetting the camera returns the settings to their defaults . Default Sett[...]

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    22 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) SCAN SPEED Next Men u LowLight limit 2 Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to prev . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <P[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 23 SHUTTER SPEED Next Men u LowLight limit 2 Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to pre v . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Zoom limit x-[...]

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    24 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) WHITE BALANCE (Color Camera Only) Next Men u LowLight limit 2 Shutter speed Auto Auto focus mode Auto <Sharpness> <White balance> Prev (bac k to prev . menu) Exit Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight com[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 25 NOTE: The Spectra II LowLight Color camer a cannot do electronic zoom in a pattern. Optical zoom will operate in a pattern. Main Menu <Camera> <Line Sync> <Power Up> <Aux> <Alarms, Zone Blank> <Other> EXIT Camera Menu Backlight comp Off Zoom limit x- - Reset camera <Gain/AGC>[...]

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    26 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) MAINTENANCE DOME CLEANING Clean the acrylic dome as necessary to maintain a clear picture. Be careful not to scratch the surfaces of the dome. Exterior Surface - Clean the dome’ s exterior surface with a nonabr asive cleaning cloth and cleaning agent that is safe f or acr ylic. Either liquid or spray cleaner/wax su[...]

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    Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) 27 Horizontal Resolution: >470 TV lines Lens Minimum f-stop 16X: F1.4 22X: F1.6 Focal Length 16X: 4 mm to 64 mm optical 22X: 4 mm to 88 mm optical Zoom Ratio Spectra II 16X: 16X optical zoom, 8X electronic zoom 22X: 22X optical zoom, 8X electronic zoom Digital Slow Shutter: Auto/manual speed selection Horizontal Angl[...]

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    28 Pelco Manual C2419M-A (5/00) P elco, the P elco logo, Camclosure, Esprit, Genex, Legacy , and Spectra are registered trademarks of P elco . © Cop yr ight 2000, P elc o. Endura and ExSite are trademarks of P elco. All rights reser ved. U .S. P atent No . 5,931,432. REVISION HISTOR Y Manual # Date Comments C2419M 3/00 Original version. C2419M-A 5[...]