Introduction Welcome to the Legend Quick Guide. This guide helps you install, program, and use your Legend dome. It includes step-by-step instructions that show how to You’ll find special items such as Tips perform basic system tasks. Please refer to the user manual for complete details, and Cautions in the page margins.
Application diagram An advanced Legend system integrates alarms and relays. Each dome provides 8 alarm inputs, 2 relay outputs, 127 presets, 16 ShadowTours (up to 20 minutes total), and 32 macros The Legend protocol is backward (up to 16 steps each).
Wiring For complete cabling requirements and installation instructions, see the installation manual. TIPs All cables are connected to the housing board in the housing. Addressing, protocol, and • For data, you have the choice of termination are set on the active housing board. connecting UTP for RS-422 or Video Power...
Rotary switches • For the PROTOCOL switch, the values are as follows: Switch Value GE Digiplex (RS-422) @ 4800 baud Note: AUX is for future use. GE Impac (RS-485) @ 9600 baud INTERCONNECT CARD For future use For future use...
For details about passcodes, see the installation and user manuals. the common commands of other Accessing the menus manufacturers’ keypads and protocols, such as PelcoD, Ultrak, Impac/485, and 1. Starting at the keypad (a GE KTD-405 ASCII. keypad), press and hold the set ( ) key •...
While moving among the menus, the joystick is a simulated mouse and you enter commands display of the programming interface. using the joystick. The GE KTD-405 keypad times out after • While controlling live video, the joystick is a video controller. When the joystick is a video five minutes of inactivity.
If you are may want to go into the menus to customize them with titles and exposure settings. using a 1.2.09 or later version of the GE KTD-405 keypad, you can call up all 127...
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ShadowTours Basic programming You have a total of 16 ShadowTours (totaling 20 minutes) that you can define for each dome. TIPs A ShadowTour is a tour that the camera learns (stores in memory) by recording your manual • operation of the camera. The tour can be replayed at any time. ShadowTour titles and other titles appear on the monitor screen in default To program a ShadowTour:...
Advanced programming The Legend dome is ready to operate with its defaults, but it offers many features that can be Under advanced programming: programmed to adapt to challenging lighting and performance conditions. • Menu tree on page 9. • Cautions and performance requirements Menu tree on page 10.
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If you are using passcodes, record them you must set both the right and left limit in in a secure place. If you forget the the same tilt hemisphere (positive or negative). Legend passcodes for a dome, you will need to 0° 180°...
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Privacy masks When creating privacy masks, it is common Make masks 50% larger than areas to be covered Make no masks directly below the dome practice to make them at least 50% larger than the areas that you wish to cover so that the masked areas are properly covered.
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(display) any preset, macro be restarted only if it is still being triggered settings by selecting OK on that page. (programmed routine), or ShadowTour. Legend after the higher priority alarm has finished. domes do not handle alarms in the same way •...
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If you are using a v1.2.09 or action (in this case, Macro 1). See the user manual for complete details. later version of the GE KTD-405 keypad, To remap a preset or tour number to activate another action: you can call up all 127 preset numbers directly from the keypad.
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Common advanced procedures The information contained in this quick guide is condensed from the user manual. Please refer to Under common advanced procedures: the user manual for complete details, when necessary. • Moving titles on page 14. Moving titles • Programming actions in live video on Most titles are defaulted to align down the center of the screen and across the bottom.
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Building a macro TIPs Macros are programmed routines. You can program up to 32 macros per dome and each macro can • When changing settings on any program- contain up to 16 steps. ming page, you need to confirm the new settings by selecting OK on that page.
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Memory screen If you are using a GE KTD-405 keypad, and have valid communication between the keypad and the under Setup. dome, then you can easily reboot when necessary.
System defaults System defaults System defaults Programming settings Default Programming settings Default Default title positions Alarm box content ......All status Power-on ........... Off Alarm box duration ...... During action Preset title duration ..... Infinite Alarm contact type ....... N/O Privacy mask color .......
Troubleshooting Index Following are the most common troubleshoot- Index ing issues and their solutions. access codes ............ 5 presets ..............7 I forgot my passcode. actions ..............14 privacy masks ..........11 addressing ............4 protocols supported ........4, 5 If you forget the passcodes for a dome, you will alarms ..............
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