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Installing in low temperature environments
This product may not function properly, if it is
installed and operated in an environment where
the temperature is below –30 °C {–22 °F}. In
such a case, wait approximately 2 hours or
more until the camera is warmed up. Then,
turn on the power again.
As the camera warms up, snow or frost
accumulated on the dome cover will melt.
However, it may not be defrosted from the
cover depending on the ambient temperature
or weather condition.
Effects on images and image quality
Under the following conditions, image quality
may deteriorate or images may become diffi-
cult to see.
• When there are raindrops on the dome
cover due to wind during rainfall.
• When there is snow on the dome cover
due to wind during snowfall. (varies
depending on the amount and quality of
snowfall).
• When the dome cover is dirty due to dust
in the air or vehicle exhaust.
About reflection of light from outside or IR
light
Depending on the incident angle of high
intensity light source such as sunlight or
lighting, images of non-existing objects
(reflected light) or reflections of surroundings
on the camera lens (ghost) may sometimes
appear on the screen. Especially in the case
of LED light, these phenomena may be seen
remarkably. In the case of using the IR light,
installation of a camera near a wall may
cause reflection of infrared rays resulting in a
part of the screen or the entire screen
turning whitish. Therefore, consider the
installation place carefully.
Refer to our website (https://security.
panasonic.com/support/info/ <Control
No.:C0109>) for image examples and mea-
sures to take.
Protection from lightning
When cables are used outdoors, there is a
chance that they may be affected by lightning.
In such a case, install a lightning arrestor close
to the camera, and make the length of the net-
work cable between the camera and lightning
arrestor as short as possible to prevent the
camera from being damaged by lightning.
Take notice of humidity
Install this product when the humidity is low. If
installation is performed when it is raining or in
very humid conditions, the inside may be affected
by humidity, causing mist-over inside the dome
cover
When noise disturbance may happen
Conduct the power distribution work to keep a
distance of 1 m {3.28 feet} or more from the
120 V (for U.S. and Canada) or 220 V – 240 V (for
Europe and other countries) power line. Or con-
duct the electric conduit work separately (Always
connect the metal pipe with grounding).
Radio disturbance
Noise may appear in video or audio near a
strong electric field from a TV or radio antenna,
motors and transformers, or a strong electric
field/magnetic field from a power line (lamp line)
of AC100 V or more.
About ferrite core (accessory)
Alarm I/O cable / Audio input cable with fer-
rite core must be used for EMS
(Electromagnetic Susceptibility).
PoE (Power over Ethernet)
Use a PoE hub/device that is compliant with
IEEE802.3af standard.
Router
When connecting this product to the Internet,
use a broadband router with the port forward-
ing function (NAT, IP masquerade).
Refer to the Operating Instructions on the
Panasonic support web site for further informa-
tion about the port forwarding function.
Time & date setting
It is necessary to set the time & date before
putting this product into operation. Refer to the
Operating Instructions on the Panasonic sup-
port web site for descriptions of how to per-
form the settings.
Make sure to remove this product if it will
no longer be used.
