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SN240D PTZ Dome Camera XX305-20-00 Vicon Industries Inc. Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment Tel: 631-952-2288) Fax: 631-951-2288 will meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform Toll Free: 800-645-9116 precisely as described in the documentation.
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1 Introduction The SN240D high-definition (HD) PTZ dome camera is designed to fit in a wide range of environments. The 4.3-129 mm varifocal lens with an optical 30X zoom provides superb sharpness and excellent sensitivity. The day/night camera is utilizes a 1/2.8” CMOS sensor, which can provide quality imaging down to 0.013 lux.
1.2 Key Features • Brilliant video quality The network camera offers the highly efficient H.264 video compression, which drastically reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. Motion JPEG is also supported for increased flexibility. • Dual or Triple Streams The network camera can deliver dual or triple video streams simultaneously at full frame rate in all resolutions up to Full-HD (1920 x 1080p) using H.264 and Motion JPEG.
2 Installation 2.1 Mounting the Camera You need one optional mounting kit, wall mount or ceiling mount, to install. The wall or ceiling mount must be attached to a structural object such as hard wood, concrete that will support the weight of the mount and dome camera. The use of a solid backboard is recommended when attaching to gypsum walls.
2.1.1 Wall Mounting The wall mounting plate must be attached to a structural object such as concrete that will support the weight of the mount and dome camera. 1. Select a suitable mounting location and verify there is sufficient cable to reach the middle of the Wall Mount.
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2.1.2 Ceiling Mounting The ceiling mounting plate must be attached to a structural object such as concrete that will support the weight of the mount and dome camera. 1. Select a suitable mounting location and verify there is sufficient cable to connect with cables...
2.1.3 Installation – PTZ Camera Remove for Maintenance In order to perform maintenance or change hardware settings, remove lower dome cover first and unlock the camera assembly by turning in the direction indicated by the arrows in the figure below to remove the PTZ camera.
2.2 Basic Configuration of Camera System Connector Wire Color Description GREEN RS485+ (A) 2-pin terminal block BLUE RS485- (B) 24 VAC or 12 VDC+ 3-pin terminal block WHITE 24 VAC or 12 VDC- ORANGE HEATER and FAN 3-pin terminal block BLACK HEATER and FAN PINK...
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2.3 Micro-SD Card Insertion & Termination The device that is connected at end of line, whether it is a dome camera or keyboard controller, must have the cable for communication terminated by setting the appropriate DIP switch. Without proper termination, there is potential for control signal errors. Total length of the cable for communication should not exceed 4000 ft (1.2 km).
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2.4 Connections • Connecting the Network Connect a standard RJ-45 cable to the network port of the camera. Generally a crossover cable is used for direct connection to a PC, while a direct cable is used for connection to a hub. •...
DHCP server. If your network does not have a DHCP server the network camera will use 192.168.1.100 as the default IP address. If DHCP is enabled and the product cannot be accessed, run the SmartManager utility, which can be found on Vicon’s website, vicon-security.com under Software Downloads, to search and allocate an IP address, or reset the product to the factory default settings and then perform the installation again.
3 Operation The network camera can be used with Windows operating system and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer®, Safari®, Firefox®, Opera® and Google® Chrome® with Windows. NOTE: To view streaming video in Microsoft® Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls.
3.2 Access from the internet Once connected, the network camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the network camera from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the network camera. To do this, enable the NAT traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the network camera.
3.4 Live View Page The Live View page comes in several screen modes. Users can select the most suitable one out of the modes provided. Adjust the mode in accordance with your PC specifications and monitoring purposes. 1) General controls Live View Page Playback Page Setup Page...
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2) Control toolbar The live viewer toolbar is available in the web browser page only. It displays the following buttons: The Stop button stops the video stream being played. Pressing the key again toggles the play and stop. The Play button connects to the network camera or starts playing a video stream. The Pause button pauses the video stream being played.
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3.5 Playback The Playback window contains a list of recordings made to the memory card. It shows each recording’s start time, length, the event type used to start the recording, calendar and time slice bar indicates if the recording exists or not. The description of playback window follows.
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3) Time Chart Display an hour-based search screen for the chosen date. If there is recording data, a blue section will be displayed on a 24-hour basis. If you select a particular hour in the chart, a yellow square on the hour will be displayed. 4) Speaker Control Bar Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers.
3.6 Network Camera Setup This section describes how to configure the network camera. Administrator has unrestricted access to all the Setup tools, whereas Operators have access to the settings of Basic Configuration, which are Live View, Video & Image, Audio, Event, Dome Configuration, and System. You can configure the network camera by clicking Setup either in the first connection page or the top second-right button of the Live View page.
• Heavy network utilization via wireless router due to poor infrastructure. Frame rate and bandwidth affected. • Viewing on poorly performing client PCs lowers perceived performance. Frame rate affected. More Information For more information, please see the network camera User’s Manual, which is available on Vicon’s website, www.vicon-security.com, under Documentation.
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