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Getting the PTZ up and running!
You MUST connect up the PTZ and your control equipment on a workbench or kitchen
table before the actual site installation and CHECK YOU KNOW HOW TO INSTALL
IT CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
By doing this you can set-up any DIP switches, adjust the camera, and learn about how it
operates before taking it to site. This will save you hours of time on-site trying to work out
why a particular item doesn’t function as you expected it to. There is nothing worse than
installing something and then having to take it down to see how to get it working!! Do the
learning curve in the comfort of your own premises!!!!
Overview-
introduction to fitting PTZ equipment
Generally speaking, PTZs require four things;
1- They require a power supply and a cable to supply this power to the PTZ. The
PTZ630 operates on 24V A.C like many external PTZ domes but some mini pan
and tilt domes are 12V.
2- They require a cable to get the video signal back to the monitor or recording
device.
3- They require a cable to transmit the “RS485 control signal” from the keypad or
DVR to tell the PTZ to pan and tilt etc.
4- They require something to control them, either a keypad or a DVR.
The following diagram indicates the basic cable requirements for a PTZ system.
Do you KNOW how to install PTZ equipment that is
controlled by RS485 data signals?
If not please read the following introduction to PTZ >>>….