If you are not sure of the type of power supply you intend to use, consult your equipment dealer or local power company. For units intended to operate from battery power or other sources, refer to operating instructions. Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09 Page 2/16...
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This symbol is used to warn the user of this equipment to important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09 Page 3/16...
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Added support for Pelco P at 2400, 4800 or 9600 baud V2 5 March 2004 Improved control, LED status improved, added support for patrol and path V1 26 Mar 2003 VCL TP protocol (9600,N,8,1) Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09 Page 4/16...
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Site communications must be set to either 9600 or 19200 Baud, No parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. (9600 is the preferred baud rate) It has been tested with the Panasonic SX150 mini matrix, SX550 matrix, SX650 matrix and HD316 DVR in both 2 and 4 wire modes.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PELCO P – 2400,N,8,1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DENNARD – 9600,N,8,1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09 1 2 3 Data OUT Data OUT Data OUT...
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Path 5 LEARN stop Path 5 PLAYBACK Preset positions The unit supports 32 preset positions per dome. Use the standard Panasonic method to program a preset and also to goto preset. Preset Tour 1 The dome’s preset tour 1 can be defined as follows...
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3. Use the joystick to move the dome around the required path 4. From the matrix keyboard select PATROL STOP or PROGRAM PRESET 59 To PLAY a path Press AUTOPAN to start playback of the tour. Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09 Page 9/16...
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Support for preset 1 – 64 (preset 33 should not be used as this is a special Pelco preset) The dome menu can be displayed using the conventional key strokes used to access dome menus from the Panasonic controller. Please refer to the Panasonic manual for this information.
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Yellow and Blue rotary switches in the dome. Preset positions The unit supports 32 preset positions per dome. Use the standard Panasonic method to program a preset and also to goto preset. The dome may display a message asking “Edit Preset Text: YES/NO” after a program preset is sent from the controller.
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2. Daisy chaining multiple cameras from a PC8 output set the dome to RS485. 3. Some domes do not auto detect the baud rate on power up which will prevent control if the dome is not set to the same baud rate as the PC8. To force the dome to auto detect a.
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Other products in the Panasonic range: PC8 Panasonic Protocol Converter – Designed to control 3 domes from a Panasonic control system. RX550 Panasonic RS485 receiver – Controls 24V dc high/variable speed heads from a Panasonic RS485 telemetry control system. Panasonic Protocol Converter Manual V10.2 5Mar 09...