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5.
Connect the camera drop cable to video and power extension cables as required.
6.
Connect the other end of the video extension cable to an HD-TVI DVR.
NOTE
Drop cable connectors are not waterproof.
7.
Connect the other end of the power extension cable to a 12 Vdc or 24 Vac power source. If using a
12 Vdc power, observe the polarity of the cable shown in the photo on page 1 of this guide.
Mounting the camera with a junction box
The
ALI-AJ1
junction box is shown below. It can be attached to a wall or ceiling. Video and power
extension cables can be routed in through the opening in the back of the box or through the conduit
coupling, and attached to the camera drop cables inside the enclosure.
Front
Front
plate
Box
Conduit
coupling/
cable
channel
Back
“UP”
label
Holes for
mounting
screws (3)
Holes for
mounting
base
screws (6)
To use the junction box:
1.
Remove the ALI-AJ1 front plate from the box by removing the three screws (see above).
2.
Attach the front plate to the camera mounting base using three screws. If the box will be wall
attached to a wall, ensure that the “
UP
” label on the mounting plate is at the top of the camera, and
the cable channel in the camera mounting base is toward the bottom of the camera.
3.
Using the ALI-AJ1 box as a guide, mark and then drill three holes for the screws that will attach the
box to the wall or ceiling. If the extension cables will be routed into the box through the mounting
surface, also drill a hole for the extension cables.
4.
Attach the box to a wall or ceiling with three screws. Ensure that the wall or ceiling will support at
least three times the weight of the camera with the junction box.
5.
Route the video and power extension cables into the box.
6.
Attach the video and power extension cable to the camera drop cables. Observe the polarity of the
power cable connector as shown on page 1 of this guide.
7.
Reattach the ALI-AJ1 front plate (with the camera) to the box.
Camera adjustments
1.
Apply power to the camera.
2.
Verify that video from the camera can be seen on the monitor.
NOTE
: You can also attach the Video
test adapter cable to the video test connector (see “Opening the OSD Menu using the joystick” on
page 2) and observe camera video with a CVBS monitor.
3.
While observing video from the camera, loosen the pan, tilt and rotation lock screws, point the
camera at your surveillance target, and then tighten the screws to hold the camera in position.
0° ~ 360°
0° ~ 90°
0° ~ 360°
Rotation lock screw
Pan lock
screw
Tilt lock
screw
Mounting bracket adjustment
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 using the built-in joystick on the camera, from either the HD-TVI DVR
Live View display or through remote login to the ALIBI recorder.
Opening the OSD Menu using the joystick
To access the OSD joystick, unscrew the maintenance access cover located on the bottom side of the camera
(see page 1). The joystick can be rocked up (toward the front of the camera), down (away from front), left
and right, and can be pressed in (down toward the back box). Use the OSD joystick is used to open the
OSD menu and navigate through the menus. The OSD menu tree is shown on “OSD Definitions: On-screen
Display (OSD) menus” on page 4.
Toward front of camera
OSD joystick
Video test
connector
UP
•
To open the OSD menus and select a menu option, press the joystick in (down toward the back box).
•
To navigate the menus, rock the joystick up (UP (
p
), see photo above) or down (
q
) to move
through the parameter list menus vertically.
•
Rock the joystick left (
t
) or right (
u
) to change the parameter value that appears for the parameter.
•
Press the joystick in (down toward the back box) to select the parameter value shown. Changes made
to the OSD setup must be saved to be restored after power off and power on.
Opening the OSD Menu through the HD-TVI DVR
To open the OSD menu on the HD-TVI DVR monitor:
1.
Open the HD-TVI DVR Live View screen, and then click inside the screen where the PTZ camera video
image is displayed. See below.
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