About The Camera Dome - American Dynamics SpeedDome Ultra 8 Installation And Service Manual

About the Camera Dome

The SpeedDome Ultra 8 camera dome (Figure 1):
• Mounts indoors, or outdoors (with accessory
outdoor enclosure)
• Communicates with the video controller over a
SensorNet 485, RS-422, Manchester, or UTC
(up-the-coax) network
• Consists of a mounting base, housing, and
rotating eyeball assembly.
Mounting Base
The housing and eyeball assembly connect to the
base using a twist and lock action (Figure 2),
enabling it to be moved easily from one location to
another. The base:
• Attaches directly to a tile or hard ceiling, or
indirectly to walls or ceilings using one of many
optional housings and mounting structures
• Contains an I/O circuit board to which video,
data, and power cables connect
• Has four alarm inputs and three alarm outputs.
Housing and Eyeball Assembly
The housing and eyeball assembly consists of the
following:
The housing contains the dome's power supply,
pan motor, and electronics used to operate the
eyeball.
The eyeball:
• Has a diameter of 120mm (4.75in).
• Contains a camera, tilt motor, and associated
electronics.
• Enables the camera to pan and tilt to track a
target moving in any direction even as it moves
under the dome.
• Has two slot covers to facilitate access to the
camera, one of which incorporates an opening
for the camera lens.
Remove both covers to improve
N o te :
ventilation whenever installed with a bubble,
either indoors or outdoors.
SPEEDDOME ULTRA 8 CAMERA DOME
INSTALLATION AND SERVICE GUIDE
Figure 2. M o u n tin g base and h o u sin g and
eyeball asse m b ly
Indoor Ceiling Mounting
The camera dome attaches directly to indoor
ceilings made of sheet rock, wood, metal, or
concrete (Figure 3) using hardware shipped with
the base.
Figure 3. S urface m o u n tin g to hard ce ilin g s
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