American Dynamics SpeedDome Ultra 8 Operator's Manual page 141

Normal Input State
North Position
Open Shutter
Password Protection
Pattern
Peel
Preset
Privacy Zones
Random Scan
Scan
Scan Limits
Shutter Limit
SPEEDDOME ULTRA 8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY
OPERATOR'S GUIDE
Describes the expected state of a device connected to one of four dome
inputs. The normal state may be open or closed. When a device is not in its
normal input state, an alarm is issued. Transmitting the dome input states to
the host controller is not supported with Manchester.
User-definable setting that may correspond to magnetic north or some well-
known landmark. Used to approximate the camera dome's pointing direction
when Direction Indicators are enabled.
Setting used to improve the quality of video obtained in extreme low-light
situations. When the Open Shutter setting is enabled, low-light information is
collected over multiple fields based on the Shutter Limit setting. As a result,
video may appear blurred or choppy in extreme low-light situations. This
setting does not effect camera operation in normal lighting situations. See
also Automatic Gain Control (AGC).
Prevents unauthorized users from starting the Configuration Utility. The
password may be from 1 to 8 characters long.
A series of pan, tilt, zoom and focus movements from a single programmable
dome. Up to 3 patterns may be programmed for the dome.
Button found on some controllers that initiates the Apple Peel pattern.
See Apple Peel Pattern.
Programmed video scene, based on a specific pan, tilt, zoom, and focus
settings. Up to 96 presets may be programmed for the dome. For domes
running in a Manchester network, only 64 presets may be programmed. See
also Virtual Views.
Masked areas of the camera dome's viewing area. These masks prevent
operators of the surveillance system from viewing these designated zones.
Each Privacy Zone has four sides, and the zones may overlap to form
irregular shapes. The Privacy Zones move in relation to the dome pan/tilt
position. In addition, the apparent size of the Privacy Zone adjusts
automatically as the lens zooms in or out. Up to eight Privacy Zones may be
established for a camera dome.
An automated scan that pans randomly between the left and right scan limits,
starting at any point between the scan limits. See Smooth Scan and Stepped
Scan.
Automated surveillance between predefined scan limits. Three types of scans
are available: smooth scan, stepped scan, and random scan. See Smooth Scan,
Stepped Scan, and Random Scan.
Two points around the dome's pan axis, which define a surveillance area.
Setting used to define the maximum exposure time for the Open Shutter
setting. The values for the setting range from 1/2 to 1/60 for NTSC, and 2/3
to 1/50 for PAL. The default setting is 1/4 for NTSC and 1/3 for PAL.
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