Preface: Before You Begin; What's In This Guide - American Dynamics SpeedDome Ultra 8 Operator's Manual

Preface: Before You Begin

This preface provides important information that you should be familiar with before using the
SpeedDome Ultra 8 camera dome. It includes a document overview, text conventions, a list of
related documents, and how to obtain product help.

What's In This Guide?

The SpeedDome Ultra 8 Camera Dome Configuration Utility Operator's Guide is organized as
follows:
• Chapter 1: Using the Dome Configuration Utility, describes how to use the SpeedDome
Ultra 8 Camera Dome configuration utility.
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Chapter 2: Configuring Pan, Tilt, Zoom, and Synchronization Options, describes how to
set the "flip" feature, zoom stop, line lock, and Freeze Frame settings.
• Chapter 3: Configuring Camera Features, describes how to configure camera settings to
improve color and low-light performance.
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Chapter 4: Configuring Alarms, Areas, Home, Privacy Settings, Presets and Scan Limits,
describes how to configure settings associated with alarm inputs, the home position, and the
North setting. In addition, you can also set the boundaries for up to 16 areas; establish left
and right scan limits, as well as program presets and Privacy Zones.
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Chapter 5: Configuring Text Displayed On-Screen, describes how to configure settings
associated with displaying text on-screen. This includes names and status information, as
well as the text format and direction indicators.
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Chapter 6: Configuring Language and Password Settings, describes how to set the
language for the menus and prompts. It also describes how to set and enable a password to
prevent unauthorized use of the configuration utility.
• Chapter 7: Displaying Dome Information, explains how to display essential information
about your dome if service should be required.
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Appendix A: SensorNet and RS-422 Command Summary, provides information about
commands specific to using the dome in a SensorNet or RS-422 environment.
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Appendix B: Manchester Command Summary, provides information about commands
specific to using the dome in a Manchester environment.
• Appendix C: Pelco Coaxitron and "P" Protocols Command Summary, provides
information about features and commands supported by Pelco Coaxitron and "P" protocols.
SPEEDDOME ULTRA 8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY
OPERATOR'S GUIDE
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If Portuguese is the selected language, the characters "ã" and "õ " are not
available for display on-screen. This is due to a limitation of the dome's text
overlay chip.
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