CONTENTS Page 1. Summary 2. Keyboard Functions 3. External Connections 4. The Keyboard Panel 5. Rear Keyboard Connections 6. Setting the Address, Protocol and Baud Rate of the Dome 7. Keyboard Specification 8. Keyboard Operation 9. Control of the Dome / Pan / Tilt 10.
1. Summary The PTZ720 3 axis keyboard controller is used with terminal receivers such as the excelPTZ range of Speed Domes. The RS485 interface between the keyboard and the receiver, allows one keyboard to control as many as 32 intelligent speed domes with a maximum communication distance of up to 1.2 km. The keyboard is very easy to operate and control the Speed Dome Camera including functions to control pan, tilt, lens, light, wiper etc.
2. Keyboard Functions Select Camera 0 ~ 1024 Joystick Control Controls Pan/Tilt direction and speed of the Speed Dome. Lens Control Controls the focus, zoom and iris of the camera. Operation of Preset Position 1~128 (Dependent on dome capability) Set Preset Position Call Preset Position Operation of Tour/Patrol Set Tour/Patrol...
4. The keyboard Panel Description of Buttons (Figure 1) The keyboard has a speed joystick, press buttons and an illuminated display on the front panel. The display is used to show the address of the speed dome as well as the number inputted. The joystick controls the upward, downward, and sideways movement of the speed dome.
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13. NEXT … … … … … … … ... MOVE TO NEXT CAM ADDRESS 14. CALL … … … … … … … … CALL THE PRESET POSITION 15. PRESET … … … … … … … .. SET THE PRESET POSITION 16.
5. Rear keyboard connections Rear Panel (Figure 2) 1. DC POWER SUPPLY INPUT: DC12V / 2AMP 2. RS232 OUTPUT: TO CONTROL EXTERNAL MULTIPLEXER (NOT SUPPORTED) 3. RS485 OUTPUT: TO CONTROL THE DOME CAMERA OR THE PAN/TILT 6. Setting the Address, Protocol and Baud Rate of the Dome An excelPTZ dome has three functions set by dip switches: a unique address, the protocol and the baud rate.
Baud Rate This is the speed of the messages sent to the dome. The baud rate set in the keyboard menu must agree with the baud rate set in the dome. 7. Keyboard Specification When the keyboard is powered on, the address, baud rate, protocol and version code will be displayed for 10 seconds.
8. Keyboard Operation FUNCTION PRESS THEN PRESS COMMENTS SET CAMERA ID <1 ~ 1024> SET WIDE ANGLE LENS WIDE SET TELEPHOTO LENS TELE SET FOCUS TO FAR SET FOCUS TO NEAR NEAR OPEN APERTURE OPEN CLOSE APERTURE CLOSE SET A PRESET <1 ~ 128>...
One Push WB 9. Control of the Dome / Pan / Tilt Move the joystick until the camera reaches the desired position. The speed of movement can be controlled on the High Speed dome by the speed of movement on the joystick. Twist the joystick clockwise to zoom in and counterclockwise to zoom out.
11. Main Menu - System Setting Select SYSTEM SETTING by moving joystick up or down and move joystick to the right or left. MAIN MENU SYSTEM SETTING SYSTEM SETTING PROTOCOL A01 CAMERA SETUP BAUD RATE 2400BPS PROGRAM RETURN CONTROL MODE DOME EXIT MENU 1.1 MENU 1...
11. Main Menu - Camera Setup MAIN MENU CAMERA SETUP 1. SYSTEM SETTING 1. BACKLIGHT ON/OFF 2. ICR SHOT AUTO ON/OFF 2. CAMERA SETUP 3. PROGRAM 3. IRIS AUTO/MANUAL 4. CONTROL MODE DOME 4. D-ZOOM ON/OFF 5. EXIT 5. FOCUS AUTO/MANUAL 6.
11. Main Menu - Program MAIN MENU PROGRAM 1. SYSTEM SETTING AUTO PAN START POS 2. CAMERA SETUP AUTO PAN END POS 3. PROGRAM RUN AUTO PAN NORMAL 4. CONTROL MODE DOME SET PATROL 5. EXIT RUN PATROL RETURN MENU 1 MENU 1.3 1.
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Special Note: The patrol item number (NO) is an ascending number list of the preset items within this sequence. It may not necessarily reflect the actual preset number. You could for instance have preset item (NO) 01 with preset position 004 as the first preset required. Enter the preset position number (POS), the dome speed (SP) and the dwell time (TM) for each preset by using the Joystick up/down movement.
11. Main Menu - Control Mode Dome MAIN MENU 1. SYSTEM SETTING 2. CAMERA SETUP 3. PROGRAM 4. CONTROL MODE DOME 5. EXIT MENU 1 CONTROL MODE <DOME> / <MPX> Multiplexer Move joystick to the right to switch between Control Mode Dome and Multiplexer. Switching to this mode enables the LIVE and TAPE buttons.
13. Installation and Connection Please read the keyboard and speed dome manuals carefully before connecting wires. Any incorrect connections can cause permanent damage to the equipment. When connecting wires, always switch off the power supply first. The PTZ720 keyboard must not be exposed to damp or wet conditions that may short circuit the unit or cause electric shock..
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It is advisable to use CAT5 cable to connect the RS485 data cable from the dome to the keypad. You could use any pair out of the CAT5 cable but they must be two cores from the same pair. Why not use for example the orange pair so that the colours tie together a little? If you use cores from two different pairs in the CAT5 cable you will not get the benefit of the shielding effect of the cable twists and the dome will function erratically.
14. Keyboard Operation Camera Address. In order to control the dome you will need to uniquely address it. The dome will usually have dip switches to set the address. When the address is set you will need to use this address to access the specific dome. Press the dome address followed by the CAM key.
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location. Now press xx CALL (where xx is the preset you wish the camera to go to). In this example if you press 01 CALL the dome should go straight to the PRESET 01 location. TIP -You may wish to write down a list of presets that you have stored next to the keypad for the operator. CALLING a preset This may be as follows;...
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An example four preset mini-tour Setting the presets using the keypad STEP 1- Using the keypad joystick, move to the first position and then press 01 PRESET STEP 2- Now move to the next location and press 02 PRESET STEP 3- Now move to the third location and press 03 PRESET STEP 4- Finally move to where you wish to end the tour and press 04 PRESET Setting up a Tour/Patrol Refer to your instructions on the dome.
Setting up a Record Pattern/Self Learning Scan (PTZ400/680 series) Refer to your instructions on the dome. This will detail how the Record Pattern is set up and initiated via the dome menu. In order to access the dome menu press menu. You can select items in the menu by using the joystick left and right movement and changing and selecting items using the up and down joystick movement.
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