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Introduction 

The information in this manual covers the installation, configuration and operation of the SurveyorVFT™ 
Camera Dome. This system should only be installed by a qualified technician using common hand tools and 
approved materials and wiring methods in accordance with the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70, state 
and local wiring codes. All interconnecting equipment or accessories must be UL Listed. Any mention in this 
manual of alarm inputs/outputs have not been evaluated by UL to be used for burglar alarm functionality. 

NOTE: Read all instructions before beginning any installation. 

 
The SurveyorVFT is a compact, lightweight intelligent security device comprised of a camera, pan/tilt drive, 
receiver and CPU-based electronics all in an attractive and covert enclosure. SurveyorVFT can be 
programmed and operated using any V1300X/V1400X/1500 series of NOVA™/Pilot communication devices 
and enhanced Vicoax™ II protocol and ViconNet

®

 digital management systems. SurveyorVFT is sold in a 

variety of prepackaged configurations with choices in environment, mounting configuration, camera type, and 
lower dome types. Refer to Table 1 for a complete list of model numbers.  
 
The basic SurveyorVFT provides video transmission over coaxial cable. Options are available that provide 
TCP/IP (ViconNet), fiber-optic and twisted-pair (UTP/NVT) video transmission. Each of these options includes 
an interface board that allows the specific type of video transmission. An appropriate receiver is required for 
UTP/NVT and fiber optic versions. The ViconNet option provides support for direct network connection to 
Kollector® Elite Digital Video Recorders and ViconNet Workstations via ViconNet Version 5 software. A pre-
installed LAN interface board allows direct plug-in to a system network hub, switch or router. Video from the 
camera is available to all network recorders and workstations for live view and recording. The Vicon 
SurveyorVFT camera dome can be used in conjunction with competitive PTZ drivers through DIP switch 
selection. Audio input capability is available on the ViconNet version. 
 
The SurveyorVFT is designed for easy snap-in installation. The drive simply snaps into the housing. When 
removed, the housing retains all programmed functions in its on-board memory. The customer interface 
board snaps down for easy access and the PCB provides removable terminal blocks for simple wiring 
connections. Several mounting accessories are available to fit almost any installation need.  
 
There are four

 

camera types available, each with NTSC and PAL versions. The basic model is a 22X high-

resolution camera/lens (CA in model number). Another 22X model is available with ExView™ CCD 
technology (22XEX). The third version is a 23X day/night camera/lens with wide dynamic range. The fourth 
model is a 35X day/night camera/lens with wide dynamic range and image stabilization

See Technical 

Information for camera features. 
 
Refer to tables below for specific model numbers and options available. Call your Vicon representative for 
model availability. All versions use the same firmware for programming and operation. For programming, 
refer to the most recent version of SurveyorVFT Programming Manual XX134-40. The SurveyorVFT Camera 
Dome is compatible with the SVFT-UWM and SVFT-WM Wall Mounts, SVFT-UCM Ceiling Mount, SVFT-IC-
KT In-Ceiling Mount, SVFT-UCP Ceiling Panel, SVFT-URM-1 Roof Mount, and SVFT-UPM-1 Parapet Mount. 
 
SurveyorVFT meets requirements for an FCC Class A computing device. SurveyorVFT complies with the fire 
code of certain local municipalities. The fire code for any given municipality should be verified for 
SurveyorVFT’s compliance at the installation site.  
 
The electronic components within the SurveyorVFT are sensitive to damage from ESD (Electro-Static 
Discharge). Appropriate precautions and proper use of a ground strap should be observed at all times when 
handling the unit or its subassemblies. 

XX134-07-00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System 

3BIntroduction  

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Summary of Contents for SVFT-C22

Page 1: ...sed in life critical situations and must not be used for this purpose Copyright 2008 Vicon Industries Inc All rights reserved Product specifications subject to change without notice Vicon and its logo...

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Page 3: ...otect against voltage surges and static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 1984 provides information on proper grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit...

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Page 5: ...ent off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver Re...

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Page 7: ...er Dome 8 Housing 8 Sunshield 8 INSTALLATION 11 Quick Installation In Ceiling Model 11 Quick Installation Indoor Pendant 12 Quick Installation Outdoor Pendant 13 Detailed Installation 14 In Ceiling Mo...

Page 8: ...ion Operation 48 UNINSTALLING THE SURVEYORVFT 49 For an In Ceiling Installation 49 For a Pendant Installation 49 OPERATION 50 Initial Power Up 50 Verifying Proper Operation 51 Testing Preset 93 51 Use...

Page 9: ...ive view and recording The Vicon SurveyorVFT camera dome can be used in conjunction with competitive PTZ drivers through DIP switch selection Audio input capability is available on the ViconNet versio...

Page 10: ...Indoor Coax Color PAL day night Pendant 23x 276x Clear SVFT W23 8708 00 Outdoor Coax Color NTSC day night Pendant 23x 276x Clear SVFT W23C 8708 01 Outdoor Coax Color PAL day night Pendant 23x 276x Cl...

Page 11: ...4 SVFT W22 SVFT W22C 44 54 1 8 2 3 SVFT C23 SVFT C23C 24 34 1 0 1 4 SVFT P23 SVFT P23C 24 34 1 0 1 4 SVFT W23 SVFT W23C 44 54 1 8 2 3 SVFT W35 SVFT W35C 44 54 1 8 2 3 SVFT C22CA SVFT C22CA C 24 34 1 0...

Page 12: ...on of the Installation section and choose the appropriate method In Ceiling Mount Model Indoor Pendant Model or Outdoor Pendant Model to begin Follow the references provided in the text for items such...

Page 13: ...iring section of this manual for details on using the supplied removable termination blocks The scribe is supplied to accurately measure the opening for the in ceiling model The lubricant is used for...

Page 14: ...Unpacking the SurveyorVFT In Ceiling Unpacking the SurveyorVFT Indoor Pendant 6 3BIntroduction XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System...

Page 15: ...Unpacking the SurveyorVFT Outdoor Pendant XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System 3BIntroduction 7...

Page 16: ...ional thermostatically controlled heater is provided for temperature control on outdoor units Shroud The shroud is a 5 4 in 137 mm textured black ABS plastic shell It has a 1 4 in 35 6 mm slotted open...

Page 17: ...XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System 3BIntroduction 9 Figure 3 SurveyorVFT Outdoor Pendant Figure 2 SurveyorVFT Indoor Pendant...

Page 18: ...10 3BIntroduction XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System...

Page 19: ...sed on the specific unit purchased In Ceiling Indoor or Outdoor Pendant Quick Installation In Ceiling Model Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N XX134 07 00 Rev 908 Surv...

Page 20: ...Quick Installation Indoor Pendant Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N 12 4BInstallation XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System...

Page 21: ...Quick Installation Outdoor Pendant Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N Q U I C K I N S T A L L A T I O N XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System 4BInstallation 13...

Page 22: ...8 mm placing the Scribe as perpendicular to the A edge as possible 4 Place the Scribe across positions B and C Rotate the Scribe around center C for a full turn 5 Cut out the circle using a sharp tool...

Page 23: ...e hinge after rotated to the 90 downward position 3 If cables are used without the use of flexible conduit a Remove the conduit fitting by loosening the nut and sliding it out Install the supplied str...

Page 24: ...with flexible conduit 6 Loosen flipper screws and remove enclosure from ceiling Slide cables back through fitting until terminal blocks are flush with the bottom of enclosure approximately 9 inches 2...

Page 25: ...Insert the camera drive into the enclosure until it snaps into place Figure 7 Safety Cord Installation 11 Lift the lower dome up to the SurveyorVFT and line up the 2 molded tabs on the lower dome wit...

Page 26: ...he clips 3 Adjust the position of the caddy rail clips along the frame to obtain the best X position 4 Slide the assembly along the caddy rails to obtain the best concentric Y position Tighten the hor...

Page 27: ...dant SurveyorVFT weight of 4 7 lb 2 1 kg 1 Install the mount in accordance with the installation manual included with the mount or prepare the vertical 1 5 inch NPT pipe Figure 11 Indoor Pendant Mount...

Page 28: ...9 mm Note There should be minimal wire slack at all connection points 9 Install the terminal blocks TB1 TB2 TB3 and TB4 into the Customer Interface Board at the proper block frames Install the video B...

Page 29: ...p the arrows on the camera drive and the housing 14 Push the camera drive straight up into the housing until it snaps into the housing Do not use excessive force In the event that it does not snap eas...

Page 30: ...s installation The mount must provide a support of suitable strength for the outdoor pendant SurveyorVFT weight of 7 7 lb 3 5 kg 1 Install the mount in accordance with the installation manual included...

Page 31: ...frames Install the video BNC cable connector to the Customer Interface Board s mating BNC connector at location J1 for coax installations or connect twisted pair video wires to screw terminal TB4 for...

Page 32: ...ng 15 Holding the lower dome line up the 2 molded tabs on the lower dome with the 2 parallel surfaces of the housing Push the lower dome up and verify that it snaps into place on both sides See Figure...

Page 33: ...Figure 18 Outdoor Lower Dome Installation XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System 4BInstallation 25...

Page 34: ...26 4BInstallation XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System NOTES...

Page 35: ...carries the Pilot NOVA VPS protocol data The RS 422 protocol is used for single camera dome applications RS 422 signals are always active and do not have a tri state high impedance state The RS 485 p...

Page 36: ...Figure 19 Customer Interface Board Connections 28 5BWiring XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVFT Camera Dome System...

Page 37: ...NORMALLY OPEN NO ACTIVE LOW CLOSED The active state can be programmed through the SurveyorVFT menu system These signals are connected to terminal block TB2 Alarm signals can be programmed for their st...

Page 38: ...tion 4 Strip approximately 1 in 25 mm of the cable outer jacket used for power control UTP video optional alarms and relays Then strip approximately 0 25 inches 6 mm of insulation off of each individu...

Page 39: ...g on version On TB3 the COMMAND IN COMM IN and COMMAND IN COMM IN connections must be used for simplex operation For half duplex operation the additional signals RESPONSE OUT RESP OUT and RESPONSE OUT...

Page 40: ...ARM 4 Alarm input 4 TB2 8 GND Ground TERMINAL BLOCK COMM RELAY TB3 TB3 1 COMM IN Command in TB3 2 COMM IN Command in TB3 3 RESP OUT Response out TB3 4 RESP OUT Response out TB3 5 GND Ground TB3 6 RELA...

Page 41: ...und TB2 3 ALARM 2 Alarm input 2 TB2 4 GND Ground TB2 5 ALARM 3 Alarm input 3 TB2 6 GND Ground TB2 7 ALARM 4 Alarm input 4 TB2 8 GND Ground TERMINAL BLOCK COMM RELAY TB3 TB3 1 COMM IN Command in TB3 2...

Page 42: ...LARM 2 Alarm input 2 TB2 4 GND Ground TB2 5 ALARM 3 Alarm input 3 TB2 6 GND Ground TB2 7 ALARM 4 Alarm input 4 TB2 8 GND Ground TERMINAL BLOCK RELAY TB4 TB4 1 RELAY C Relay common TB4 2 RELAY NO Relay...

Page 43: ...munications system reliability increases a failure on one leg of a star has no affect on the other units The star configuration requires the use of a Distribution Line Control such as Vicon s V1400X I...

Page 44: ...ct Control Software which allows a host PC to control several domes through a GUI Call Technical Support at 1 800 34 VICON 1 800 348 4266 Standalone Configuration Vicon recommends the standalone confi...

Page 45: ...240 5308 01 along with a customer fabricated cable Refer to Table 2A for connections In this configuration connect the converter end of the customer fabricated cable assembly to the SERIAL port of the...

Page 46: ...ystem After the physical connections are made insert the software disk and select the appropriate program Flash Upgrade Utility or PC Direct Control Software 38 5BWiring XX134 07 00 Rev 908 SurveyorVF...

Page 47: ...s protocols Each switch is numbered from 1 to 8 and marked to indicate the ON position SurveyorVFT will automatically detect the system s baud rate and supports 4800 9600 and 19 200 kb sec rates For R...

Page 48: ...N switches 5 and 8 are OFF Panasonic Switches 5 and 8 are ON switches 6 and 7 are OFF NTCIP The dome is specifically coded from the factory or flash upgraded It cannot be switched to other protocols w...

Page 49: ...0 X X 126 X X X X X X 212 X X X X 41 X X X 127 X X X X X X X 213 X X X X 42 X X X 128 X 214 X X X X X 43 X X X X 129 X X 215 X X X X X X 44 X X X 130 X X 216 X X X X 45 X X X X 131 X X X 217 X X X X X...

Page 50: ...r the last in line of a daisy chain 3 Reassemble the SurveyorVFT and proceed to the Operation section of this manual for functional testing Refer to the Installation section of this manual Configuring...

Page 51: ...limit the rights to different levels For more information on how to create Users and Groups refer to the latest revision of ViconNet manual XX113 Although the ViconNet software does not limit the num...

Page 52: ...must be entered The screen will display how many units there are and how many of those are password protected locked A remote unit as in systems using network routers and VLANS virtual LANs will not...

Page 53: ...address Net mask Gateway DNS DHCP Time Zone daylight saving time Local time Local date and Debug level on a scale of 0 4 where 4 is most information Note The Apply button must be pressed for changes...

Page 54: ...n choose to Unjam unit to restart the unit s firmware Restart unit to restart the hardware Net defaults to return the initial network settings and Factory defaults to return to the initial configurati...

Page 55: ...creen will display see below This screen displays the camera dome program version current date time and some of the word ViconNet Upon completion of homing the SurveyorVFT is ready to verify proper op...

Page 56: ...Change the required parameters and click OK See your IT administrator for specific network parameters Application of the camera will restart Network Settings Window An Authorization screen is used to...

Page 57: ...m the enclosure It d Refer to Figure 25 3 If it is necessary to completely remove the camera drive disconnect the safety cord clip For a Pendant Installation 1 Outdoor Pendant model only Loosen the 4...

Page 58: ...o operator keypad VPS NOVA Pilot unit or i gram the V conNet can be run from a ViconNet 1 Setup an appropriate monitor within the vicinity of the SurveyorVFT Connect the video out cable to the monitor...

Page 59: ...the 9 and 4 numeric keys in that order 4 Press the PP ENTER key again The PRESET LED display remains with the number 94 and the monitor displays the SurveyorVFT Main enu as shown in Figure 28 M 5 Set...

Page 60: ...fy that the SurveyorVFT address is selected on the control device Sometimes moving the joystick can begin communicati established check the integrity of the pendently it is possible that the ment of t...

Page 61: ...with event parity 8 1 SurveyorVFT should function with most Ultrak keypads using Ultrak KD6 KD6 Z protocol Version of the supported protocol Ultr Panasonic tested with WV CU161 keypad which does not...

Page 62: ...are accessible using preset 80 87 or the menu system To store a tour E Zoom Out Zoom Wide Preset Tours preset number Preset Set F2 To run tour us Preset Go Pelco calls these patterns there are multipl...

Page 63: ...the menu system or through the keypad To program through the keypad press menu use the trackball to scroll to Record Pattern press Focus or Zoom to select enter number of pattern to program Move the d...

Page 64: ...followed by Auto Enter 3 or 4 Zoom In Zoom In Auto Tour Internal dome auto tours 88 89 mapped to tours 1 and 2 Tours are programmed using the menu system To execute a tour press Set followed by Auto...

Page 65: ...dome tours are programmed using SVFT M Preset 94 menu system To run tours 80 through 87 go to Ultak soft key menu and select Vector Run option Once prompted to enter vector number use number 0 to call...

Page 66: ...ar FAR key Debug Screen Not supported Zoom Out WIDE key Preset Tours Internal dome tours are programmed using SureyorVFT preset 94 menu system The keypad does not support recalling tours Zoom In TELE...

Page 67: ...call presets use Shot 80 Enter through Shot 87 Enter shortcuts All 7 tours are supported Zoom In Twist joystick CW To zoom in using digital zoom turn joystick CW again after reaching the end of analog...

Page 68: ...Close Set Pan limits Not Supported Focus Near Focus Near Diagnostic Screen Not Supported Focus Far Focus Far Debug Screen Not Supported Zoom Out Zoom Out Preset Tours To save tours use Dome menu Zoom...

Page 69: ...ome upside down and gently wipe the inner surface from the inside to the outer edge Use a new wick for each 2 passes over the dome 5 Clean the lower dome s exterior with any soft nonabrasive cleaning...

Page 70: ...m countries in Europe contact Vicon Europe Ltd Brunel Way Fareham PO15 5TX United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1489 566300 Fax 44 0 1489 566322 2 Attach a sheet of paper to the unit with the following informati...

Page 71: ...resistance The larger cable results in a lower DC resistance and better video quality with increased difficulty in handling and installation Let the required picture quality and cable distance provide...

Page 72: ...aximum distances listed below The maximum Assembly The characteristics of the cables in Table 6 should be used as a guideline when cables other than Belden are used Materials and construction must fol...

Page 73: ...tions Choo able type by referring to the characteristics listed below The Table below should be used as a guide an Belden are used Materials and construction must follow the guidelines above ure coppe...

Page 74: ...Equiv andard Connector Types Video Output Impedance Fuse Radio Emission Rating Video Pan View Video Tilt View Pan Speed Autopan Speed Tilt Speed Less than 1 8 sec from end to end 16 max programmable...

Page 75: ...ent System 100 Mbps TCP IP Unicast 1 over LAN connection 1 line level microphone input 0 dbm 32 KHz bandwidth 600 ohm impedance 2 V RMS 1 V p p output 4 in NO NC through SurveyorVFT in 30 frames per s...

Page 76: ...ealarm recorded video Also simultaneous use of PTZ control on the camera dome can be enabled Indoor or outdoor In ceiling or indoor outdoor pendant Indoor pendant housing and outdoor pendant housing w...

Page 77: ...lines 470 TV lines olor 470 TV lines color 530 TV lines c S N Ratio More than 50 dB More than 50 dB More than 50 dB More than 50 dB Synch l External Internal External ine lock on AC line Internal Ex l...

Page 78: ...ce 625 lines 50 fields sec 525 lines 60 fields sec c 2 1 interlace 625 lines 50 fields s Sensitivity 0 005 fc 0 05 lux at 0 2 fc 2 lux at 40 IRE f 1 6 40 IRE f 1 6 auto s IR ON Horizontal Res nes ines...

Page 79: ...MS OF THE POSTED WARRANTY SHALL APPLY EXCLUSIVELY Vicon Part Number 8006 9010 03 05 Rev 508 qui defec f three years with ts in material and workmanship the following exceptions se from the da e of ori...

Page 80: ...rs Brunel Way Fareham PO15 5TX United Kingdom 44 0 1489 566300 Fax 44 0 1489 566322 Germany vin videotronic infosystems gmbh Lahnstrasse 1 D 24539 Neumuenster Phone 49 0 4321 8790 Fax 49 0 4321 879 47...

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