Installation Procedure; How To Use This Section; Hard/Tile Ceiling Mounting; Hard Ceiling Surface Mounting - American Dynamics SpeedDome Ultra Installation And Service Manual

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

This section explains how to install the camera
dome indoors.

How to Use this Section

1. Either mount the dome's base directly to the
ceiling using parts shipped with the dome or to
an optional mounting structure:

Hard ceiling surface mounting .............................. 2-3

Tile ceiling surface mounting ................................ 2-4
Optional Mounting Structures:
Top hat housing .................................................... 2-5
"Fixed" mounting bracket for
hard ceilings or 2x2 ceiling tiles............................ 2-6
"Adjustable" mounting bracket
for 2x4 ceiling tiles ................................................ 2-8
Wall mounting bracket........................................ 2-10
Wall mounting using a corner bracket ................ 2-11
Wall mounting using an arm
extension ............................................................ 2-12
Wall mounting using a corner
bracket and an arm extension ............................ 2-13
Hard ceiling pendent mount................................ 2-14
Electrical box attachment.................................... 2-15
Adapter bracket for indoor
SpeedDome housings ........................................ 2-16
2. Set up the dome and attach it to its base:
Dome setup and attachment .............................. 2-17
3. If used, you can attach an optional skirt and
bubble to the top hat or SpeedDome housings:
Skirt and bubble attachment............................... 2-22

Hard/Tile Ceiling Mounting

The following methods show you how to mount the
dome's base directly to the surface of a hard ceiling
(sheet rock or wood beams) or to the T-bar inter-
sections of a tile ceiling.
Hard Ceiling Surface Mounting
This procedure explains how to mount the dome's
base directly to sheet rock or wood beams. After
completing this procedure, go to page 2-17 for
dome setup and attachment procedures.
INDOOR DOME INSTALLATION
Install Kit Supplied
0351-1109-01*
a. Anchor, plastic
b. Washer, flat, LOD M4
c. Screw, STAP, AB, 4.2 x 32, PHP
* Only parts used in this procedure are listed.
Procedure
1. Place the base against the ceiling and mark
locations for two mounting holes.
Use Figure 2-2 for sheet rock; Figure 2-3 for wood. If
mounting to sheet rock, also mark the location for
the cable access hole.
2. Drill holes.
Sheet rock: Drill two 3/8-inch holes for plastic
anchors. Drill one 3/4-inch hole for cable access.
Wood: Drill two 1/8-inch holes for the mounting
screws. If wood covers the cable access hole, drill
one 3/4-inch hole for cable access.
3. Mount the base to the ceiling.
Sheet Rock: Install plastic anchors [a]. Then place
washers [b] onto screws [c] and insert them into the
anchors.
Wood: Place washers [b] onto screws [c] and insert
them into the wood.
4. Feed cables through the base, then go to
"Dome Setup and Attachment", page 2-17.
Figure 2-2. Surface mounting to sheet rock
a
Cable
Access
Hole
Figure 2-3. Surface mounting to wood beams
Cable
Access
Hole
SPEEDDOME ULTRA
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2
2
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