432-0003-00-10 Rev 150 — M-Series Operator’s Manual
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M-Series Overview
video cables can be connected to the same display. In this type of installation,
switching between the thermal and visible video channels is performed with the
display controls, rather than the JCU.
Ball-Up and Ball-Down Installation
In most installations, the M-Series is mounted upright on top of a mounting
surface, with the pan/tilt base below the camera; this is known as the ball-up
orientation. Optionally, the unit can be hung upside down or ball down. When
installed ball down, you must configure the camera in the ball-down mode, so the
video is properly displayed and the pan/tilt controls operate as expected (see
page 38 for details on configuring this setting).
Unless otherwise noted, this manual assumes an upright installation.
Warning:
The M-618CS model, which is a mechanically stabilized system, must
be installed in the ball-up orientation.
Joystick Control Unit (JCU)
The JCU is your primary method of controlling the camera. The JCU is used to
power up the camera or put it in a standby state, to operate the pan (rotation) and
tilt movement of the camera, to zoom the IR camera (and on the M-618CS model,
the color visible camera), and to configure the camera settings by means of
on-screen menus. The JCU connects to the camera using an Ethernet network
connection, and that same connection provides power to the JCU.
The JCU has various buttons, an LCD display, and a joystick puck that is used to
control the pan/tilt movement and to navigate through the on-screen menus. The
puck can be rotated in either direction, moved left and right or forward and back,
and pushed in (like a button) and pulled up. Chapter 2, "M-Series Joystick Control
Unit," on page 15 describes the features of the JCU in detail.
The M-Series uses on-screen symbols to indicate the camera position (azimuth)
and various system settings that have been enabled. These symbols are
introduced in “Video Display” on page 10 and are further explained throughout
this manual in the discussion of related functions.
Multiple Cameras, JCUs, and Other Devices
In some installations, the system may include additional components, such as
additional cameras or JCUs, video equipment, or network equipment. More than
one JCU can be used to control the camera, and more than one display can be
used to view the video. If you have a PC on the same network as the camera and
JCU, you can use the PC to control and configure the system, the same as you
would with the JCU. Using PCs is described in Chapter 5, "M-Series IP Interface
and PC Operations," on page 51.
Also a single JCU can be used to control more than one camera. In this case, you
select which camera to control through a menu on the JCU. In the LCD display of
the JCU, the name of the currently selected camera is displayed. When more than
Upright
(ball up)
Upside down
(ball down)
Joystick Control Unit
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