M9831A, August 05
DVTel 9840 Series IP Dome
Installation Manual
Page 1: ...M9831A August 05 DVTel 9840 Series IP Dome Installation Manual ...
Page 2: ...A CONFIGURATION 10 DOME SETUP IN LATITUDE 10 Configuring the Camera 10 Configuring the Serial Port and PTZ Motor 12 Creating Presets and Patterns 13 DOME MENU SETUP 14 Camera Information Setup 14 Camera Settings Setup 15 Exposure Mode Setup 15 On Screen Display Setup 16 Home Position Setup 18 Autopan Setup 18 Area Setup 19 Default Set 21 ...
Page 3: ...ower over Ethernet PoE wiring accessory or directly PoE is not available for outdoor domes Each dome also contains DIP switches for setting the PTZ number baud rate and protocol The DVTel Domes are designed to integrate seamlessly with Latitude NVMS Most of the devices configuration is typically performed through the Latitude AdminCenter Dome setup involves three principal tasks encoder configurat...
Page 4: ...g and ending VSIP ports through which the system should search VSIP domes default port is 5510 but if your unit s port has been changed in the past use a low start value and high stop value as your discovery parameters Click the binoculars button to begin searching 4 Your dome will appear as a unit of type unknown if it is new or its built in encoder has recently been rebooted Otherwise it will be...
Page 5: ... should match one of its intended Media Archiver s VSIP extensions You can add a VSIP extension to an Archiver through the Resource Administration Tool RAT by right clicking Archiver in the Resources tree and choosing Create VSIP Extension Note that unless your system supports Fail Over or Redundant Archiving you should never create the same VSIP Extension on multiple Media Archivers ...
Page 6: ...se against a firm ceiling and secure it with three expansion bolts Pull the wiring through the base hole Through Everage Bottom Figure 4 Installing the Mount Base 2 Screw the suspender into the pendant mount base and then the housing holder into the suspender Secure the connections with holding screws and pull the wiring through the three connected accessories Pendant Mount Base Suspender Housing ...
Page 7: ...e at its default of 1 If you would like to change it use the key provided on the sticker below the S1 switch 7 Insert the dome drive into the housing making sure to align the red and green clasps with the markings inside the housing to release the dome drive press the clasps inward 8 To install the dome cover line up its screws with the corresponding holes in the dome housing and secure the cover ...
Page 8: ... into the pendant mount base and then the housing holder into the suspender Secure the connections with holding screws and pull the wiring through the three connected accessories Pendant Mount Base Suspender Housing Holder Figure 10 Installing a Suspender and Housing Holder 3 Screw the housing onto the housing holder and secure the connection with two holding screws You may also want to apply thre...
Page 9: ...elow the S1 switch 7 Insert the dome drive into the housing making sure to align the red and green clasps with the markings inside the housing to release the dome drive press the clasps inward 8 To install the dome cover line up its screws with the corresponding holes in the dome housing and secure the cover with the supplied pan head screws if your dome s cover comes with a heater make sure to pl...
Page 10: ...w Pane Logical view browse for the dome If it has yet to be configured its name should be based on the IP address assigned to it followed by the suffix Enc Figure 14 The General Settings Tab of the Camera Configuration Pane 2 Choose whether to use a single stream for both recording and viewing or two separate ones and define viewing and recording qualities for each of your applicable coverages Use...
Page 11: ...ck Apply changes Figure 16 The Dynamic Recording Tab of the Camera Configuration Pane 5 Switch to the Attributes second to last tab and make sure the Analog format is set to the correct option for your device either PAL or NTSC Click Apply changes 6 In the View Selection Pane drag and drop your camera into an appropriate site you can create one by right clicking anywhere in the pane and choosing C...
Page 12: ... serial port and the camera appear under the unit in the tree hierarchy Figure 17 The Serial Port Configuration Pane 2 Change Data bits to 8 Parity to None Stop bits to 1 Baud rate to 4800 and Line Driver to RS422 485 Click Apply changes 3 Right click anywhere in the System View Pane and choose Create PTZ Figure 18 The Create PTZ Dialogue Box ...
Page 13: ...s Presets and patterns can be created using the AdminCenter s GUI interface without having to rely on the dome s menu Figure 19 The PTZ Configuration Pane To create a preset 1 Click the Live video button 2 Choose the preset you would like to create from the Preset pull down menu 3 Use the on screen controls to find the camera position state you would like to associate with the preset 4 Click any o...
Page 14: ...gate the menu and make changes use the green PTZ on screen controls Use the right arrow button to make a selection and the left arrow button to return to the previous level of the menu To change setting use the up and down arrows to toggle between options or for numerical inputs between digits The latter method is also used to enter a password if access to the menu has been restricted Camera Infor...
Page 15: ...he R gain for manual white balance Ranges from 0 255 The higher the R gain the more reddish the image will appear WB B Allows users to adjust the R gain for manual white balance Ranges from 0 255 The higher the R gain the more bluish the image will appear Camera Setup Focus Mode The focus mode can be set to M A default MANU manual or AUTO automatic The M A setting gives operators control over focu...
Page 16: ...topan title display is turned off by default Preset Title Display Enables disables the display of title information for presets when they are run Zoom Turns on off the display of the zoom magnification value Off by default Cursor Control Adjusts the speed of the on screen cursor FAST by default Alarm Enable Allows the users to enable disable the display of alarms generated by the dome note that th...
Page 17: ...17 Figure 21 Privacy Mask Setup 2 Turn PRIVACY MASK on 3 If applicable change the MASK COLOR from black 000 to white 015 and MASK NO 4 Turn MASK STATUS on Figure 22 Privacy Mask Setup ...
Page 18: ...nt Right or Left Speed Allows users to set the panning speed between 0 22 The default is 8 Time Allows users to set the hold time at each boundary position between 0 30 seconds Autopan Set Title Allows users to enter up to sixteen characters of text to be displayed when the dome is in autopan mode Note that the display settings are defined in the OSD sub menu To program the start and end points 1 ...
Page 19: ...down Information desk Lounge Restaurant Telephone Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 Area 6 Area 7 Area 8 Super Dome Figure 23 Dividing a Dome s Field of View Into Areas Super Dome Super Dome Area 1 Area 1 The size of Area 1 becomes smaller when the camera zooms in The size of Area 1 becomes larger when the camera zooms out Figure 24 The Effect of Zoom Level on Area Size To define an area 1 From t...
Page 20: ... text overlay when the camera is over the area change DISPLAY to ON 3 Repeat the previous step for each area you would like to set up 4 Go to AREA SET and click the right arrow button Figure 26 Defining an Area 5 Click the menu button and find the frame whose left edge represents the first area s left border Click the green 1 button ...
Page 21: ...e area If you would not like to set up any more areas click the green 3 button 7 If you would like to set up more areas click the 2 button and go back to the previous step Default Set This main menu option is used to clear most user defined settings and reset the dome to its factory defaults ...
