Arecont Vision Megaball series User manual

Arecont Vision MegaBall™ Installation Manual

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Arecont Vision MegaBall™ Installation Manual

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MegaBall™ Wall Mount Version (-W) Installation Manual

A. Arecont Vision MegaBall™ camera with

wall mount (indoor use only)

Inside the box:

B. CD with AV100 software and user

manuals (license key required for

recording)

C. Mounting template

D. Pack of three (3) wood screws and three

(3) dry wall anchors

E. One double-sided hex key (fixed focal lens

version only)

F. Security L-Key

•#1 Phillips head screwdriver

Not included but needed:

Image 1

Mounting the Camera:

1. Remove the camera and hardware from the

box.

2. Using the mounting template, prepare the

mounting surface for camera installation.

3. Plug the Ethernet cable into the MegaBall™

PoE female RJ45 connector. (Image 2)

NOTE: If the camera will be powered via PoE,

please skip to step 5.

Image 2

4. If the camera will be powered by an AC or DC

power supply, connect external power with

pigtail cable connector.

NOTE 1: Ensure that the polarity of the DC

input on the camera matches the way that the

wires are installed in the connector shown in

Image 2.

NOTE 2: AC power does not have polarity.

5. Align the holes on the camera wall mount with

the prepared holes on the mounting surface.

Attach the camera to the mounting surface

with the wood screws or any other hardware

suitable for the mounting surface.

Digital In

Digital Out

Auxiliary Power

PoE RJ45

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6. To adjust the camera tilt, pan or z-axis (yaw),

loosen the ring on the wall mount bracket as

shown in Image 3 then adjust as necessary

and retighten the ring.

Adjusting the Tilt, Pan, Z-Axis (yaw):

Image 3

NOTE : The 3-axis bracket allows 360°

camera body rotation, 90° tilt and 360°

bracket rotation for easy installation in any

location. (Image 4)

Image 4

CAUTION: Adjusting the camera without

loosening the bracket ring may result in

scratches on the bracket joint. Incorrect

installation practices are not covered under

warranty!

7. For the vari-focal model, adjust the focus, iris

and field of view using the provided Security

L-Key (Image 1F) as shown in Image 5.

Adjusting the Focus, Iris and Field of View:

Image 5

8. For the fixed-focal model, adjust the focus by

loosening the two set screws on the front shell

as shown in Image 6 using supplied double

sided hex key (Image 1E). Adjust the lens

adapter to focus the camera as shown in

Image 7. Retighten the set screws once

focusing is complete.

Image 6Image 7

360°

Iris

Focus

Bracket Ring

Zoom

Set Screws

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MegaBall™ Dome Version (-D) Installation Manual

A. Arecont Vision MegaBall™ camera with in-

ceiling mount (indoor use only)

Inside the box:

B. Surface mount (preassembled on dome)

C. O-ring (preassembled on bezel)

D. Dome cover (Bubble)

E. CD with AV100 software and user

manuals (license key required for

recording)

F. Security L-Key

G. One double-sided hex key (fixed focal lens

version only)

H. Pack of three (3) wood screws and three

(3) dry wall anchors

J. Mounting template

•#1 Phillips head screwdriver

Not included but needed:

Image 1

Mounting the Camera:

1. Remove the camera and hardware from the

box.

2. Using the mounting template, prepare the

mounting surface for camera installation

3. Plug Ethernet cable into the MegaBall™ PoE

female RJ45 connector. (Image 2)

NOTE: If the camera will be powered via PoE,

please skip to step 5.

Image 2

4. If the camera will be powered by an AC or DC

power supply, connect external power with

pigtail cable connector.

NOTE 1: Ensure that the polarity of the DC

input on the camera matches the way that the

wires are installed in the connector shown in

Image 2.

NOTE 2: AC power does not have polarity.

CA DB

Digital In

Digital Out

Auxiliary Power

PoE RJ45

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5. Using the provided Security L-key (Image

1F), loosen the three (3) screws securing the

dome cover (Image 3). Remove the vandal

resistant dome cover. NOTE: Do not remove

the screws from the dome cover.

Image 3

6. Loosen the three (3) machine screws (Image

4) and remove the in-ceiling mount camera

from the surface mount housing. (Image 4)

Image 4

7. Using the mounting template, cut a hole in the

surface for mounting.

In-ceiling Mount Installation (Optional)

8. Insert the in-ceiling mount camera into the

hole.

9. Tighten the “lever screws” until the flush

mount is snug, as shown in Image 5. The

“Support Arm” will ride down the screw to

compress the mounting surface. NOTE: Do

not over-torque the lever screws.

Image 5

10. Align the holes in the surface mount with the

prepared holes on the mounting surface with

the wood screws or any optional hardware

suitable for the mounting surface.

Surface mount installation

11. Attach the in-ceiling camera to the surface

mount.

Screws

Lever

Screw

Support

Arm

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12. To adjust the camera tilt, pan or z-axis (yaw),

loosen the 3 set screws on the in-ceiling

mount as shown in Image 6. Then adjust as

necessary and retighten the 3 set screws.

Adjusting the Tilt, Pan, Z-Axis (Yaw):

Image 6

NOTE : The 3 axis in-ceiling camera allows

360° camera body rotation, 90° tilt, and 360°

camera sleeve rotation for easy installation in

any location as shown in Image 7.

Image 7

13. For the vari-focal model, adjust focus, iris and

field of view using the provided Security L-Key

(Image 1F) as shown in Image 8.

Adjusting the Focus, Iris and Field of View:

Image 8

14. For the fixed-focal model, adjust the focus by

loosening the two set screws on the front shell

as shown in Image 9 using the supplied

double sided hex key (Image 1G).

Image 9Image 10

15. Adjust the lens adapter to focus the camera

as shown in Image 10.Retighten the set

screws once focusing is complete.

Iris

Focus

Tilt 90°

Set Screw

Zoom

Camera Body

Rotate 360

Camera Sleeve

Rotate 360

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16. Remove the O-ring (Image 1C) from the bezel

by pushing on the 4 drift pins on the back of

bezel shown in Image 11.

Dome Cover (Bubble) Installation (Optional):

17. Attach the provided dome cover (Image 1D)

to the bezel as shown in Image 12.

Image 11

Image 12

18. Remove the protective film from the bubble.

NOTE: Take precaution not to scratch the

bubble.

19. Secure the dome cover to the camera using

the provided Security L-Key (Image 1F.)

20. To use the digital I/O, connect the digital I/O

to the pigtail cable connector as shown in

Image 2.

Optional: Connecting Digital I/O:

NOTE: Table 1 shows the electrical

characteristics and Table 2 shows cable color

for digital I/O.

Electrical

Characteristics:

Min Max Camera

Input voltage (V)

(measured between

+ and – terminals)

ON 2.9 6.3 IR & DN

Versions

OFF 0 1.3

Output current (mA)

(measured between

+ and – terminals)

Applied Voltage

Rage: 0 - 80V

ON - 50 DN

version

Only

OFF - 0.1

Table 1

NOTE: Both the input and the output are electrically

isolated from the rest of the camera’s electrical

circuitry via general-purpose photo couplers. The

input is additionally protected with a serial 250 Ohm

resistor and a debouncing circuit. Duration of

any input signal should be at least 5ms to comply

with the requirements of the debouncing circuit.

Yellow

Digital OUT +

Red

Digital OUT –

Green

Digital IN +

Black

Digital IN -

Table 2

Drift Pin

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Camera Installation:

21. Install the AV100 application manager

Software. (Image 13, found on the CD).

22. Run the AV100 application manager by

double clicking on the icon shown below.

(Image 14,found on your desktop).

Image 13 Image 14

23. Select “Run” next to “Setup Cameras” from

the AV100 application manager as shown in

Image 15 and wait for “Arecont Vision

Camera Installer” window to appear as shown

in Image 16.

Image 15

24. Click “Mode” tab to select desired install mode

on the Arecont Vision Camera Installer as

shown in Image 16.

NOTE 1: Basic Mode (default setting): software will

automatically discover and change / assign IP

address to match PC subnet.

NOTE 2: Advanced Mode: software will

automatically discover but allow manual update of

the IP address. See “AV100 Installation Manual”

(found on the CD) for details on Advanced Mode.

NOTE3: User can verify camera model number and

FW version of all cameras as shown in Image 16.

Image 16

25. For basic mode, select “Install Cameras” on

the Arecont Vision Camera Installer as shown

in Image 16.

26. Confirm that all the cameras connected to the

network switch appear in the upper window.

27. Repeat Step 25 if all of the cameras do not

appear in the upper window.

CAUTION: If the software does not find a camera,

the software utility may be blocked by the anti-virus

or Windows®

NOTE : Double click the camera model on the

Camera Installer as shown in Image 17 to access

the camera web interface. See “AV Camera Web

Page User Manual” (found on the CD) for details on

the web interface.

firewall. Before turning them off,

please consult your IT manager.

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Image 17

28. When all cameras are discovered and

installed and display “Installed, online”, select

“Save/Exit.” The AV100 application main

menu will appear.

29. From the “AV100 Application Manager” menu,

select “Run” next to “Live video” to view live

images.

NOTE: See the “AV100 Installation Manual”

(found on CD) for details on camera

configurations.

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