Step 7: Adjust the Viewing Angle and Focus ........21 Step 8: Close the Dome Cover ..............21 Other Connections..........22 Connecting a Power Adapter (Optional) ..........22 Connecting DI/DO Devices (Optional) ............ 24 Connecting Audio In / Out Devices (Optional) ........27 www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual Other Adjustments ..........28 How to Adjust Focus and Viewing Angle ..........28 KCM-7311 / KCM-7211 ................. 28 KCM-7111 ..................... 30 Accessing the Camera ......... 31 Connect the Equipment ................31 Configure the IP Addresses ..............31 Access the Camera .................. 36...
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense. www.acti.com...
Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the video product is in proper operating condition. www.acti.com...
Check if the camera package comes with the following items. Camera Conduit Gland Cable Gland Hexagon Wrench Pan Bracket Wrench Mounting Screw Kit Terminal Block Terminal Block Terminal Block (for Power) (for DIO/DO) (for Audio-In/Out) Quick Installation Guide Warranty Card Drill Template Drill Template www.acti.com...
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22 for more information. 7) Audio Input / Output This connector connects to audio input or output devices, such as a microphone or speaker. See Connecting Audio In / Out Devices (Optional) on page 27 for more information. www.acti.com...
See Installing the Camera on a Surface on page 10 for installation instructions. Flush Mount PMAX-1003 L Type Wall PMAX-0308 Mount Pendant PMAX-0101+ PMAX-0103 Mount For more information about mounting solutions and accessories, please visit to our website http://www.acti.com/mountingselector. www.acti.com...
Remove the metal cap covering the bottom conduit hole of the camera, and attach the cap to the side conduit hole to close it. Route the network cable to pass this hole from the surface. If the cables will be routed along the surface, skip to the next step. www.acti.com...
2. Loosen the three (3) screws securing the dome cover. 3. Carefully lift to open the dome cover and place it on the side of the camera. NOTE: Do not abruptly lift the dome cover; it is attached to the camera with a spring wire. www.acti.com...
For use with 1/2” flexible conduit (not included in the package) NOTE: The bundled conduit gland may vary. Check the conduit gland that came with your package to determine if 3/8” or 1/2" is the suitable flexible conduit size. www.acti.com...
This section describes the procedures in using the bundled cable gland and an exterior-grade Ethernet cable. 1. Disassemble the cable gland as shown below: Sealing Insert Body Clamping with Claw (with Washer) 2. Insert the clamping nut into the Ethernet cable. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw. www.acti.com...
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NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body and the sealing insert is squeezed tightly. 6. Proceed with Step 4: Install the Camera to the Surface on page 19. www.acti.com...
2. Disassemble the bundled conduit gland as shown below: Lock Nut Sealing Insert Body Clamping Nut NOTE: In this installation, the conduit gland body can be securely attached to the camera; therefore the use of lock nut is not necessary. Please set the lock nut aside. www.acti.com...
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The terminal blocks will be attached once the cables pass through the camera hole later. 4. Insert the clamping nut through the flex conduit. 5. Insert the sealing insert and attach it at the end of the flex conduit. www.acti.com...
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If the cable will pass through the surface, do the following: a. Pull the network cable and other cables (if any) through the bottom conduit hole. b. Insert the sealing insert into the conduit gland body and then attach the clamping nut to complete the cable solution. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual 8. If connecting other cables, attach the terminal blocks to the cables. See Other Connections on page 22. 9. Proceed with Step 4: Install the Camera to the Surface on page 19. www.acti.com...
Since electric screwdrivers vary in sizes, speed, and force, they may bruise and damage the internal camera components. DISCLAIMER: ACTi will not be responsible for camera damage caused by improper installations or the misuse of equipment for installation. www.acti.com...
2. Connect the network cable to the Ethernet port and the other cables (if any) to their corresponding connectors on the camera. Digital Input / Output (DI/DO) Connector 12V Power Connector Audio Input / Output Ethernet Port Connector Step 6: Access the Camera Live View Accessing the Camera on page 31 for more information. www.acti.com...
For KCM-7111 camera models, see KCM-7111 on page 30. For KCM-7311 and KCM-7211 camera models, see KCM-7311 / KCM-7211 on page Step 8: Close the Dome Cover 1. Align the position of the dome cover shroud to the direction of the lens.
1. Loosen the screws of the 12V and GND pins of the power terminal block. 2. Take note that a standard power adapter cable has two (2) different wires: Connects to GND Pin White stripe: Connects to 12V Pin www.acti.com...
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4. Tighten the screws of the 12V pin and the GND pins to secure the wire connection. 5. Set the prepared power adapter for connection later. Below is an example of a power adapter with an attached terminal block. NOTE: The power adapter is not bundled in the package. www.acti.com...
Connect the wires of the first input device to GND Digital Input 1 (Pin 1) and DI1 (Pin 3). (DI1) Connect the wires of the second input device to GND Digital Input 2 (Pin 5) and DI2 (Pin 7). (DI2) www.acti.com...
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DI/DO device to an external power source. In this case, wire connection to Pins 1 to 4. Use the GND and DI1 pins to connect a DI device and use the 12V and DO1 pins to connect a DO device. See wiring scheme below: www.acti.com...
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The illustration below is a graphic example of connecting a relay to a high voltage DO device. 110V-220V AC External Power Source Relay (DO1 Device) Camera Illuminator NOTE: For more information on DI/DO connections, please refer to the Knowledge Base article All about Digital Input and Digital Output downloadable from the link below (http://www.acti.com/kb/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20091230001). www.acti.com...
Press and hold the orange tab as you insert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. NOTE: For more information about AUDIO in connections, please refer to the Knowledge Base article How to Use Audio-in of ACTi Cameras, downloadable from the link below (http://www.acti.com/support/KnowledgeBase/outside/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20100114003). www.acti.com...
Hardware Manual Other Adjustments How to Adjust Focus and Viewing Angle KCM-7311 / KCM-7211 Camera Parts Overview Adjustment Procedures 1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws, adjust the tilt, and then tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Move the rotation adjustment to rotate the viewing orientation.
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If you need to tighten or loosen the pan adjustment knob and adjustment by hand is not enough, insert the bundled pan bracket wrench into the hole on the knob and then push it to the left or to the right. www.acti.com...
2. Move the rotation adjustment to rotate the viewing orientation. 3. Loosen the pan adjustment screw and move the pan direction. 4. Loosen the focus adjustment screw, and move the lens left or right to adjust focus, and then tighten back the screw to fix the lens position. www.acti.com...
PC. The user, however, might not know the IP address of the camera yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in order to access it using a Web browser. www.acti.com...
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– by using IP Utility. The IP Utility is a light software tool that can not only discover the cameras, but also list lots of valuable information, such as IP and MAC addresses, serial numbers, firmware versions, etc, and allows quick configuration of multiple devices at the same time. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual The IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility When you launch IP Utility, the list of connected cameras in the network will be shown. See sample illustration below: You can quickly notice the camera model in the list. Click on the IP address to automatically launch the default browser of the PC with the IP address of the target camera already filled in the address bar of the browser.
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Hardware Manual Manually adjust the IP address of the PC In the following example, based on Windows 7, we will configure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the steps below: www.acti.com...
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In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time. www.acti.com...
Microsoft Internet Explorer on the PC to access the camera. NOTE: Only Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported by the camera at the time of writing this documentation. Please refer to our website (www.acti.com) for future upgrades. Internet Explorer supports the following functionalities: Functionality...
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HTTP port of the camera is 80, which can be omitted from the address for convenience. Before logging in, you need to know the factory default Account and Password of the camera. Account: Admin Password: 123456 For further operations, please refer to the Firmware User Manual. www.acti.com...
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