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Model AD1273 CobraDome 

Indoor Surveillance Unit

Installation and Operation Instructions

This manual describes the installation and maintenance procedures for the American Dynamics Model AD1273 CobraDome
Indoor Surveillance unit.  Before installation, become familiar with all of the special features and warnings associated with this
equipment.  Once installation is complete, store this manual in a safe, convenient location for future reference.

Summary of Contents for AD1273 CobraDome

Page 1: ...llation and maintenance procedures for the American Dynamics Model AD1273 CobraDome Indoor Surveillance unit Before installation become familiar with all of the special features and warnings associated with this equipment Once installation is complete store this manual in a safe convenient location for future reference ...

Page 2: ...firmware is furnished to the purchaser under a license for use on a single system Information furnished by AMERICAN DYNAMICS is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by AMERICAN DYNAMICS for its use nor for any infringements of other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implications or otherwise under any patent or paten...

Page 3: ...rsons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product U U U UN N N NP P P PA A A AC C C CK K K KI I I IN N N NG G G G A A A AN N N ND D D D I I I IN N N NS S S SP P P PE E E EC C C CT T T TI I I IO O O ON N N N Unpack carefully This is an elect...

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Page 5: ... 14 Ceiling Preparation 14 Direct Hard Mount 14 Remote Hard Mount 14 Pendant Mount 16 Preparation 16 Chassis Installation 18 Lower Dome Installation 20 Lower Dome Ball Stud Positive Engagement 20 Fascia Plate Installation 21 Trim Ring Installation 21 Pendant Shroud Installation 22 OPERATION 24 Autopan 24 Configuring Autopan 24 Operating Autopan 24 Stopping Autopan 24 Preset Operation 24 Configurin...

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Page 7: ...Drive High precision gold contact slip rings provide a smooth continuous 360 rotation with instant reversal precise tracking and accurate target acquisition The dome drive mechanism provides smooth acceleration and quiet camera movement with drift free braking Spring loaded quick disconnect mechanical couplings and wiring connectors ease installation or removal of the pan tilt chassis from the dom...

Page 8: ...the upper building structure NOTE The Safety Hook is not to be confused with the Safety Cable described in the CHASSIS ASSEMBLY section CHASSIS ASSEMBLY The CHASSIS ASSEMBLY contains all the camera lens hardware the pan tilt motors and gears the on board electronics and the power supply PCB Cover The PCB Cover is bolted to the top of the CHASSIS ASSEMBLY and serves as a protective cover for the AD...

Page 9: ...side Lower Dome Mounting Snap Receptacle 4 Wheel Switch 2 PCB Cover 7 Pin Connector CHASSIS HOUSING CHASSIS Lower Dome Lower Dome Mounting Snap 4 Fascia Cover Standard Fascia Mounting Snap 4 Safety Hook DIP Switch AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Aluminum Mount Plate Drop Ceiling Only Trim Ring Optional Safety Cable Corner Brackets Viewing Port Figure 2 Major Component Identification ...

Page 10: ...sis frame see Figure 3 DIP switch positions and functions are described below and in Table 1 DIP Switch 1 Set switch 1 in the OFF position for a COLOR camera and the ON position for a BLACK WHITE camera DIP Switch 2 Set switch 2 in the OFF position if using NTSC standards and the ON position for PAL standards DIP Switch 3 Set switch 3 in the OFF position to ENABLE the motorized lens and the ON pos...

Page 11: ...A A A A A A A A AAAAA AA AA OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S1 CHASSIS Thunbwheel Switch 2 DIP Switch 4 5 Tens Digit Units Digit Figure 3 DIP Switch Setting Locations AD1273 SETUP 5 ...

Page 12: ...Camera Numbers 129 192 GROUP 3 Camera Numbers 193 256 GROUP 4 Camera Numbers 257 320 GROUP 5 Camera Numbers 321 384 GROUP 6 Camera Numbers 385 448 GROUP 7 Camera Numbers 449 512 GROUP 8 Camera Numbers 513 576 GROUP 9 Camera Numbers 577 640 GROUP 10 Camera Numbers 641 704 GROUP 11 Camera Numbers 705 768 GROUP 12 Camera Numbers 769 832 GROUP 13 Camera Numbers 833 896 GROUP 14 Camera Numbers 897 960 ...

Page 13: ...AD1273 SETUP 7 AA AA AA A AA A AA A AAAAAA A A CHASSIS 4 5 Tens Digit Units digit Figure 4 Camera Identification Thumbwheel Switches ...

Page 14: ...ution unit see Figure 6 A maximum of three AD1273 domes may be daisy chained on a single data line When using the AD1273 in a daisy chain configuration a jumper connecting a 120 ohm terminating resistor must be removed from all but the last dome in the chain see Figure 6 Eliminate the termination by removing jumper J2 see Page 9 on the printed circuit board mounted to the AD1273 chassis NOTE Retai...

Page 15: ...ee Figure 7 5 Gently remove the jumper and store in a safe location 6 Reassemble the dome in the reverse order of the disassembly 7 Pin Connector C50 C27 FB 1 R42 R59 R61 C51 C49 R30 CR10 VR1 VR3 C53 C54 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BNC Connector Printed Circuit Board J2 Jumper R47 R46 T1 C46 U15 U18 U21 U16 U6 A A A A A A A A A A A AAAAA AA AA AD1273 Chassis Figure 7 Jumper Location CAUTION Due to the presence ...

Page 16: ... circuit board The 7 pin Plug mating connector is shipped with the AD1273 unit Assemble the 7 pin Plug connector by inserting the appropriate data lines into the corresponding pin slots listed in Table 4 and tightening the hold down screws Table 4 Data Line Connections to 7 Pin Plug Connector Pin 1 Data line SHIELD S Pin 6 Data line WHITE W wire Pin 7 Data line BLACK B wire Figure 8 Data Line Conn...

Page 17: ... 4 Dome chassis GROUND Pin 5 24VAC INPUT power signal Wire Selection Table 6 lists the wire gauge versus maximum distance allowed between the AD1273 pan tilt and the voltage source Shielded cable is recommended for most applications Note Distance calculations are based on solid copper wire single common and worst case current draw i e diagonal pan tilt operation Table 6 Wire Gauge vs Distance 22AW...

Page 18: ... a 2 ft x 2 ft tile A two foot T rail is provided to support the seam between the aluminum tile and the original tile 1 Determine the ceiling tile for the AD1273 installation Obtain adequate working space by removing that tile and two or three tiles immediately surrounding it 2 Determine a location in the building frame centered above the intended installation site for securing a safety chain to t...

Page 19: ...ilding Frame AAAA AAA Safety Chain Chassis Housing Safety Wires Safety Wires Drop Ceiling Tile or 2 ft x 2 ft Custom Tile Drop Ceiling Grid Runner Lower Dome Fascia Cover or Trim Ring Safety Hook AAAAAAAAAAAA Figure11 AD1273 Drop Ceiling Mounting ...

Page 20: ...ng harness through the opening in the ceiling or the building frame through the electrical knock out opening and into the chassis housing 6 Bolt the chassis housing to the mounting surface Remote Hard Mount The inner bolt pattern see Figure 12 attaches a pipe flange to the chassis housing for remote hard mounting the AD1273 to different building construction types and or different height requireme...

Page 21: ...AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Incoming Data Video and 24VAC Power Harness Incoming Data Video and 24VAC Power Harness Existing Ceiling AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A Detail A AAAAAAAAAA Building Frame AD1273 INSTALLATION 15 Figure 13 Direct Chassis Housing to Ceiling Hard Mounting ...

Page 22: ... flange assembly onto the 1 1 4 inch installation pipe NOTE Apply a thread locking compound such as LockTite to the inner threads of the pipe flange assembly 6 Place the AD1273 chassis housing under the pipe flange assembly and support the housing from below 7 Route the safety cable and the incoming wiring harness through the hanging pipe through the flange assembly and into the AD1273 chassis hou...

Page 23: ...ipe User supplied 1 4 20 x 1 Bolt 4 1 4 Flat Washer 4 1 4 Flat Washer 4 1 4 Lock Washer 4 1 4 20 Nut 4 Pipe Flange Knockout Grommet Re positioned Safety Hook Incoming Data Video and 24VAC Power Harness 1 25 Mounting Pipe User supplied Safety Cable A AAAAAA AAAAAA A A A A A Chassis Housing Detail A AD1273 INSTALLATION 17 Figure 15 Pendant Mounting the AD1273 ...

Page 24: ...assis PCB 5 Attach the female BNC connector to the video co ax wire in the wiring harness 6 Connect the female BNC connector of the wiring harness to the male BNC connector mounted to the chassis PCB 7 Coil any excess wiring on top of the PCB cover to prevent contact with the pan drive gear 8 Squeeze the four spring loaded chassis mounting pin handles together with both hands Insert the chassis mo...

Page 25: ... Engagement Mounting Pin Socket Mounting Pin Chassis to Housing Mounting Pins Chassis Full Assembly Shown A A A A A AAA AAA A A AAAAA AAA AAA AAA AAA A A A A A A AA AAA AAA Chassis Housing Bottom View Side View Safety Cable Safety Cable Attachment Clip Figure 16 Chassis to Housing Installation AD1273 INSTALLATION 19 ...

Page 26: ...s frame via four ball studs connecting to four clips on the AD1273 chassis The bubble is correctly installed when the shoulders of the ball studs are in complete contact with the shoulders of the chassis clips Adjust the height higher or lower of the ball studs by adding or removing washers to the base of the ball stud A AA A A AAA AAA A A AAAAA AAA AA AAA AAA Chassis Housing Lower Dome Lower Dome...

Page 27: ... cover safety lanyard by twisting the plastic tabs where the lanyard inserts into the chassis frame mounting slot see Figure 18 3 Insert the trim ring safety lanyard by twisting the plastic tabs and inserting into the chassis mounting slot see Figure 18 Detail A NOTE The fascia cover safety lanyard and the trim ring safety lanyard use the same chassis frame mounting slot 4 Align the four mounting ...

Page 28: ...s are complete before proceeding with the pendant shroud installation 1 Attach the pendant shroud fascia plate to the chassis housing with four 1 4 inch x 20 x 1 inch machine screws see Figure 19 2 Loosen the hose clamp on the pendant mounting pipe and lower the pendant shroud into place on the pendant shroud fascia plate see Figure 19 NOTES Leave the hose clamp snugly attached to the pendant moun...

Page 29: ...23 AD1273 INSTALLATION Mounting Surface Pendant Shroud Fascia Plate Pendant Shroud AAAAAAA Machine Screws 4 Chassis Housing AAAAAAAA Completed Installation Figure 19 Pendant Shroud Installation ...

Page 30: ...ture enter 72 Shot The system receiver uses the positions stored in Set Shot s 70 and 71 to determine the Autopan operation Stopping Autopan The AD1273 camera continues panning until manually stopped by the operator Moving the keyboard joystick in any direction or CALLing a preset shot from the AD1273 memory cancels the Autopan operation Preset Operation The Preset Scene feature of the AD1273 perm...

Page 31: ...O CAMERA MONITOR 1 2 8 OFF ARM PROG MONITOR STATUS F1 F2 USER SITE OFF PROG DISP PRESET CALL SET 16 AD2078CM 8 2 1 128 16 A AD1678CM STATUS MONITOR CAMERA ENTER IRIS FOCUS ZOOM AUXILIARY SHOT SO CLOSE OPEN NEAR FAR WIDE TELE 0 CLEAR 8 9 5 4 6 2 1 3 F1 EXT OFF ON OFF ARM PROG MON OFF ARM ACK NEXT HOLD CAM SET TITLE T D SHOT RUN 7 Figure 20 AD1678CM Operator Keyboard Figure 21 AD2078 Operator Keyboa...

Page 32: ...urrent set point Iris control commands move the set point This is the default state of the dome NOTE Issuing a 70 CALL command ENABLES the AGC circuit in the color camera of the CobraDome model C10C MANUAL IRIS 71 CALL This command enables the manual iris This mode allows full control of the iris from open to close using iris control commands NOTES Issuing a 71 CALL 69 SET command sequence DISABLE...

Page 33: ...Axis Function Dome Action Saves Pan Tilt position as preset 1 64 Moves Pan Tilt to preset position 1 64 Recalibrates dome to original startup position Resets Iris to factory default settings Toggles Video Phase Adjustment ON OFF Rotates camera 180 on the pan axis only Acquires preset position in 4 seconds Acquires preset position in 8 seconds Turns Auto Gain Control AGC ON Color Cameras Only Turns...

Page 34: ...re 23 5 Slowly rotate the pan gear by hand and note the clearance of the bit between the pan axis gear teeth and the pan motor gear teeth 6 Repeat the measurement process four times using a different location typically between the gear spokes on the pan axis drive gear NOTE During the cooling process gears tend to warp slightly and develop a high point This high point is generally found above the ...

Page 35: ...AA A A A AAAAAAA Chassis Camera Housing Pan Gear Pan Gear Bevel Pan Axis Drive Motor Pan Motor Drive Gear Pan Axis Drive Gear 73 Twist Drill Pan Motor Mounting Bracket Figure 23 CobraDome Backlash Adjustment AD1273 ADJUSTMENTS ...

Page 36: ...lly open the iris using the iris ring Open the iris to its maximum opening 9 Manually retract the lens using the zoom ring Retract the zoom to its minimum wide angle magnification range 10 Manually focus on an object as clearly as possible by rotating the lens focus ring 11 Manually zoom in on the object i e increasing the magnification using the zoom ring 12 Rotate the tracking adjustment wheel u...

Page 37: ...king Adjustment Wheel Tilt Axis Drive Gear CobraDome Chassis Pan Axis Drive Gear Camera Lens Frame 8 Position DIP Switch S1 Video Out BNC J1 AAAAA AAAAALens Tracking Adjustment Wheel Set Screw CCD Camera Printed Circuit Boards Lens Shroud Camera Shroud 7 Pin Ramp Connector 1 2 3 Zoom Ring 8 9 10 Iris Ring 7 6 5 4 Printed Circuit Board Cover Figure 24 Zoom Lens Tracking Adjustment ...

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Page 41: ...1691 Data Distributor 2 AC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BNC Connector S W 18 AWG Twisted Pair Shielded Belden 8760 or Equivalent 7 Pin Ramp Connector Mounted to Circuit Board A AA AA AA AAA AAA AA A AAAAA AAA AAA AAA A A AA A AA AAA AAA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 7 Pin Plug Connector B AD1273 CobraDome TYPICAL SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AD1273 Data Line Connections to AD1650 Matrix Switcher Controller to AD1691 Data Distributor A1...

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Page 43: ... 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 B W S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 18 AWG Twisted Pair Shielded Belden 8760 or Equivalent 7 Pin Ramp Connector Mounted to Circuit Board A A A A AA AA A A AAAA AA AA AA A A AA A A AA AA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 7 Pin Plug Connector AD1273 CobraDome BNC Connector Video Line TYPICAL SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AD1273 Data Line Connections to AD2150 Matrix Controller A2 ...

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Page 45: ...TA LINE IN OUT SYNC 120 VAC 50 60 Hz MAXIMUM DISTANCE between AD1273 and AD2091 is 5000 Feet using shielded 18 AWG cable BNC Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 Pin Ramp Connector Mounted to Circuit Board A A A A AA AA A A AAAA AA AA AA A A AA A A AA AA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 7 Pin Plug Connector B AD1273 CobraDome W TYPICAL SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AD1273 Data Line Connections to AD1996 CPU to AD2050 Switcher to AD2091...

Page 46: ...Group 2 92 2 8 Group 2 93 2 9 Group 2 94 3 0 Group 2 95 3 1 Group 2 96 3 2 Group 2 97 3 3 Group 2 98 3 4 Group 2 99 3 5 Group 2 100 3 6 Group 2 101 3 7 Group 2 102 3 8 Group 2 103 3 9 Group 2 104 4 0 Group 2 105 4 1 Group 2 106 4 2 Group 2 107 4 3 Group 2 108 4 4 Group 2 109 4 5 Group 2 110 4 6 Group 2 111 4 7 Group 2 112 4 8 Group 2 113 4 9 Group 2 114 5 0 Group 2 115 5 1 Group 2 116 5 2 Group 2 ...

Page 47: ...oup 4 217 2 5 Group 4 218 2 6 Group 4 219 2 7 Group 4 220 2 8 Group 4 221 2 9 Group 4 222 3 0 Group 4 223 3 1 Group 4 224 3 2 Group 4 225 3 3 Group 4 226 3 4 Group 4 227 3 5 Group 4 228 3 6 Group 4 229 3 7 Group 4 230 3 8 Group 4 231 3 9 Group 4 232 4 0 Group 4 233 4 1 Group 4 234 4 2 Group 4 235 4 3 Group 4 236 4 4 Group 4 237 4 5 Group 4 238 4 6 Group 4 239 4 7 Group 4 240 4 8 Group 4 241 4 9 Gr...

Page 48: ...7 442 5 8 Group 7 443 5 9 Group 7 444 6 0 Group 7 445 6 1 Group 7 446 6 2 Group 7 447 6 3 Group 7 448 6 4 Group 7 Camera Switch Number Setting Tens Units 449 0 1 Group 8 450 0 2 Group 8 451 0 3 Group 8 452 0 4 Group 8 453 0 5 Group 8 454 0 6 Group 8 455 0 7 Group 8 456 0 8 Group 8 457 0 9 Group 8 458 1 0 Group 8 459 1 1 Group 8 460 1 2 Group 8 461 1 3 Group 8 462 1 4 Group 8 463 1 5 Group 8 464 1 ...

Page 49: ...0 634 5 8 Group10 635 5 9 Group10 636 6 0 Group10 637 6 1 Group10 638 6 2 Group10 639 6 3 Group10 640 6 4 Group10 Camera Switch Number Setting Tens Units 513 0 1 Group 9 514 0 2 Group 9 515 0 3 Group 9 516 0 4 Group 9 517 0 5 Group 9 518 0 6 Group 9 519 0 7 Group 9 520 0 8 Group 9 521 0 9 Group 9 522 1 0 Group 9 523 1 1 Group 9 524 1 2 Group 9 525 1 3 Group 9 526 1 4 Group 9 527 1 5 Group 9 528 1 ...

Page 50: ...1 698 5 8 Group11 699 5 9 Group11 700 6 0 Group11 701 6 1 Group11 702 6 2 Group11 703 6 3 Group11 704 6 4 Group11 Camera Switch Number Setting Tens Units 705 0 1 Group12 706 0 2 Group12 707 0 3 Group12 708 0 4 Group12 709 0 5 Group12 710 0 6 Group12 711 0 7 Group12 712 0 8 Group12 713 0 9 Group12 714 1 0 Group12 715 1 1 Group12 716 1 2 Group12 717 1 3 Group12 718 1 4 Group12 719 1 5 Group12 720 1 ...

Page 51: ...3 826 5 8 Group13 827 5 9 Group13 828 6 0 Group13 829 6 1 Group13 830 6 2 Group13 831 6 3 Group13 832 6 4 Group13 Camera Switch Number Setting Tens Units 833 0 1 Group14 834 0 2 Group14 835 0 3 Group14 836 0 4 Group14 837 0 5 Group14 838 0 6 Group14 839 0 7 Group14 840 0 8 Group14 841 0 9 Group14 842 1 0 Group14 843 1 1 Group14 844 1 2 Group14 845 1 3 Group14 846 1 4 Group14 847 1 5 Group14 848 1 ...

Page 52: ...19 5 9 Group16 1020 6 0 Group16 1021 6 1 Group16 1022 6 2 Group16 1023 6 3 Group16 1024 6 4 Group16 CAMERA NUMBER SEQUENCE A10 Camera Switch Number Setting Tens Units 897 0 1 Group15 898 0 2 Group15 899 0 3 Group15 900 0 4 Group15 901 0 5 Group15 902 0 6 Group15 903 0 7 Group15 904 0 8 Group15 905 0 9 Group15 906 1 0 Group15 907 1 1 Group15 908 1 2 Group15 909 1 3 Group15 910 1 4 Group15 911 1 5 G...

Page 53: ...n 7 of 7 pin connector and WHITE data wire is connected to pin 5 of 7 pin connector Check that address of dome is properly set to match camera ID number Check that dipswitch position 1 is set to match camera type ON color OFF monochrome Cannot control lens function Zoom Check that dipswitch position 3 is set to the OFF position Auto Iris not working Check that dipswitch position 4 is set to the OF...

Page 54: ...ION 1 DIMENSIONS A13 DIP Switch 4 Hard Mount Direct 14 Hard Mount Remote 14 INSTALLATION 12 Chassis Assembly Chassis Housing Fascia Plate 21 Lower Dome 20 Pendant Shroud 22 Trim Ring 21 Jumper Plug Removal 9 Lower Dome Ball Stud Engagement 20 Installation 20 Mount Drop Ceiling 12 Mount Direct 14 Mount Pendant 16 Mount Remote 14 OPERATION 24 Preparation Ceiling 14 Presets 24 Operation 24 Configurin...

Page 55: ...9 65 245 mm 11 25 285 75 mm 4 5 114 3 mm 24 609 6 mm 10 9 277 mm DIMENSIONS A13 ...

Page 56: ...m H X 4 8mm V ScanningSystem 2 1 interlaced Horiz Resolution 500 lines center Min Illumination 0 22 lux f 1 2 AGC on Synchronization Phase adjustable line lock Crystal internal Signal to Noise 48 dB typical rating Video output Composite video 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω AGC 24 dB EIA Standards Pick up device 682 H x 492 V pixels Scanning 525 Lines 60 fields 30 frames Horizontal 15 734 KHz Vertical 59 9 Hz Inter...

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