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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your keyboard, please be advised of the following tips: Ensure unit is placed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. Keep all liquids away from the keyboard.
Controlling modes determine the devices controlled by the keyboard; e.g. if you choose the control mode as DVR, all the commands and the controlling signal will be applied to the DVR. The controlling mode of the PTZKB835 keyboard can be shifted by pressing the MODE button on the panel.
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SIEMENS, DRAGON, NAIJIE, KALATEL, VICON and etc.. The control protocols for the analog matrix are ZT-1.0, ZT-2.0, EXTRON, and CREATOR. Cascade Connection PTZKB835 provides the cascade connection, and 16 auxiliary keyboards are connectable. The address of the auxiliary keyboard ranges from 0 to 255. Other Features ...
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Chapter 2 Device Appearance 2.1 Rear Panel Description Figure 2-1 The Rear Panel of PTZKB835 Keyboard : Notes The green end with a G identifier on the rear panel is for grounding. Number Physical Interfaces...
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard 2.2 Front Panel Description Figure 2-2 Top View on PTZKB835 Keyboard Note: Buttons on the keyboard have different functions in different controlling modes. For example, the IRIS+/EDIT button realizes the IRIS+ in PTZ control mode and in the DVR control mode, it is the EDIT button, when pressing, you can edit the combox field.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Button Description DVR control mode: change the tab menu NEXT The next item, can be a channel or menu setting field. LAST The previous item, can be a channel or menu setting field. When controlling the VMS or analog matrix, press this button to choose the monitor.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard 2.4 Typical Wiring Methods Figure 2-3 Connection between the keyboards, the keyboards and the dome camera, the keyboard and the DVRs ① shows the connection of the auxiliary keyboard and the main keyboard. You can connect many auxiliary keyboards to the main keyboard.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Figure 2-4 Connection between the main and auxiliary keyboards, and the keyboards and the dome camera ① shows the connection of the auxiliary keyboard and the main keyboard. You can connect many auxiliary keyboards to the main keyboard.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Figure 2-5 Connection between the paralleled keyboards, the keyboards and the dome camera, the keyboard and the DVRs ① shows the connection of keyboard when they are connected to each other to control the dome camera. PTZ-CON interface: TA connects TA, TB connects TB.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Figure 2-6 Connection between the keyboard and the analog matrix The RS-232 interface of the PTZKB835 keyboard uses the DB9 interface. And the definition of pins of DB9 interface is written in the table below.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Figure 2-7 Connection between the keyboard and the VMS The PTZKB835 keyboard controls the VMS, and to control it, you need to configure the VMS with the cascading configuration tool. Please refer to the manual of the VMS.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Chapter 3 Keyboard Operation 3.1 Controlling DVR by Keyboard Setting the Keyboard Parameters to Control DVR Once the keyboard is connected to the DVR, it can be used just as the front panel of the DVR. The joystick can move the cursor.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Figure 3-3 Choose MODE as DVR Press the numeric button and press SITE to connect the DVR. Note: The keyboard identifies the DVR by SITE value, and the SITE value must be exactly the same with the device number.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard To call the preset/patrol/pattern: Steps: Press IRIS-/PTZ button to enter the PTZ control interface of the DVR Press the PRESET/PATROL/PATTERN button. Press the numeric button. Press ENTER button.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard 3.2 Controlling Dome Cameras by Keyboard Setting the Keyboard Parameters to Control Dome Camera Before you start: Check the connection between the keyboard and dome camera. The TA and TB interfaces of CON of keyboard should be connected to the RA and RB interfaces of the dome camera respectively.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard The parameters include the protocol, baud rate, data bit, stop bit, and parity. When the LED screen shows COPYALL, you can choose YES or NO. When you choose YES, the parameters you just set will be copied to other dome cameras connected.
Note: When using PTZKB835 to control the VMS, the parameters of the keyboard should be consistent to that of the VMS software and the VMS should be configured by the cascade configuration tools. For the detailed information of the configuration, refer to the user manual of the VMS.
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User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Steps: Press numeric button 1 and press MON. Press numeric button 2 and press CAM-G button. Press HOLD button. Press RUN button. Press LAST button. To set the preset, turn the key to the PROGRAM mode, press the numeric button and press CAM button to choose camera.
Setting the Keyboard Parameters to Control Analog Matrix The RS-232 communication is used when the PTZKB835 keyboard is controlling the analog matrix system. And the following parameters must be correctly configured for the RS-232 port: protocol, baud rate, data bit, stop bit and parity. ZT-1.0, ZT-2.0, EXTRON and CREATOR protocols are supported by the keyboard.
User Manual of the PTZKB835 Keyboard Appendix 1:Specification Model PTZKB835 Joystick Four-Axis Serial Port RS485 and RS232 Working Temperature -10℃- +55℃ Working Humidity 10%-90% Power Supply 12VDC Power Consumption ≤10W Dimension 434×163×43mm (W×D×H) Weight ≤1.25Kg...
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