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6. 

Anchor the mounting base to the ceiling with appropriate fasteners. If the camera drop cable will be 
routed through a cable channel, make sure it is in place before securing the mounting plate to the 
surface. 

Cable channel (2) 

7. 

Connect the camera drop cable to video and power extension cables. 

8. 

Reattach the camera to the mounting plate. 

u

  Position the camera assembly onto the mounting plate such that the lip on the black ring 

attached to the enclosure slips under the tabs on the mounting plate. 

Mounting plate

u

 

Tabs

Cable channel

v

  Slide the clip plate out. 

v

y

x

Clip Plate

Mounting plate

Enclosure 

 

Push the enclosure into the mounting plate until it is fully seated. 

Slide the clip plate in so that it catches the lip of the black ring on the encloser. 

Tighten the clip plate screw until it is just snug. 

9. 

Connect the far end of the video extension cable to a compatible digital video recorder (DVR). 

10.  Connect the far end of the power extension cable to a power supply, then apply power to the 

camera through the power extension cable. 

11.  While observing video from the camera on a monitor, aim the camera at your surveillance target. 

See the figure below for adjustment ranges. 

Rotation 

adjust  

0° ~ 360°

Pan adjust 

0° ~ 360°

Tilt adjust 

0° ~ 75°

NOTE

When adjusting the turret rotation, ensure that the “

UP

” label is positioned at the top. 

Open the OSD menu

The On Screen Display (OSD) provides configuration options for refining the performance of the camera. 
It also can be used to block sensitive portions in the field of view (Privacy). You can open the OSD menu 
system from either an ALIBI recorder Live View display or through remote login to the ALIBI recorder. 

 Opening the OSD Menu through the recorder

To open the OSD menu on the recorder monitor: 
12.  Open the recorder Live View screen, and then click inside the screen where the PTZ camera video 

image is displayed. See below. 

13.  Click the 

PTZ Control 

icon in the Quick Setting Toolbar. The PTZ camera Live View window will 

expand to full screen and the pop-up window shown below will open. 

Menu

 icon

14.  In the 

PTZ Control

 panel pop-up window, click the 

Menu

 icon on the 

Configuration

 line. 

15.  Drag the PTZ Control window to a position where it doesn’t cover the OSD menu (such as the left 

side). 

 

NOTE

The PTZ Control window direction buttons and the 

Iris +

 and 

Iris

 -

 keys are used to navigate the 

OSD menu and set configuration options in the camera. See “OSD Definitions: On-screen Display 
(OSD) menus” on page 3. 

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