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Protocol: is the type of PTZ data protocol that the DVR will use to control the
PTZ cameras. It is necessary to change this only for third party PTZ Camera
compatibility. The Default Value for Night Owl's PTZ camera is PelcoD.
Address: enter an ID number for the PTZ camera, greater than 0. If using multiple
PTZ cameras, ID numbers cannot be the same.
Baudrate: indicate the frequency of communication to the PTZ camera. We
recommend leaving the default setting which is 9600.
DataBit: select the amount of data to send during each transmission. 8 bits is
standard for all modern data transmissions.
StopBit: select the amount of extra data to send each time a direction is sent to
the camera. The stopbit serves as a buffer between commands and should be 1
(by default) when utilizing Night Owl's AHD PTZ camera.
Parity: detects corrupt commands sent to and from the PTZ camera. This should
generally be left Disabled.
b. UTC (Up-the-Cable) PTZ:
If you are connecting a PTZ camera that utilizes UTC
(Up-the-Cable) technology and does not require the use of the RS-485 port, you
will need to change the control method for the channel the PTZ is connected to.
As the PTZ camera and DVR will communicate via the BNC Video/Power cable,
you will need to change the control method to Coaxial. To do so, login to your
DVR and the follow these steps:
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1. Select Device
2. Select PTZ
3. Select Coaxial from the drop-down for Control method
4. Select Apply
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