Step 3: Install the Camera to the Surface ..........22 Step 4: Connect the Cable(s) ..............23 Step 5: Access the Camera Live View ............ 23 Step 6: Adjust the Viewing Angle and Focus ........24 Step 7: Close the Dome Cover ..............25 www.acti.com...
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How to Replace the Dome Cover ............27 Using a Memory Card ................30 How to Insert the Memory Card ............30 How to Remove the Memory Card ............30 Accessing the Camera ......... 31 Configure the IP Addresses ..............31 Access the Camera .................. 35 www.acti.com...
Every reasonable care has been taken during the writing of this manual. Please inform your local office if you find any inaccuracies or omissions. We cannot be held responsible for any typographical or technical errors and reserve the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. www.acti.com...
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This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which cause the user may be required to take adequate measures. 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...
This hardware manual contains the following models: 5MP Indoor Dome with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic WDR, Fixed lens 10MP Indoor Dome with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic WDR, Fixed lens 3MP Indoor Dome with D/N, Adaptive IR, Superior WDR, Fixed lens www.acti.com...
2. In case of IP address, mask, or allow/deny filter related issues, resulting with inability to modify these settings. 3. In case of connectivity issues or abnormal video quality. How to do the reset properly? Press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds. www.acti.com...
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In case the camera is connected to a non-PoE (Power over Ethernet) switch, use this connector to connect the camera to an external power adapter (not included). See Prepare the Power Adapter (Optional) on page 14 for more information. www.acti.com...
Then, the camera can be installed on the Gang Box Converter. All cables are hidden inside the gang box. PMAX-0803 Pendant Suitable when mounting the camera on hard and high ceilings. Mount PMAX-0101 PMAX-0103 (Straight Tube with Bracket) PMAX-0101 PMAX-0102 (Straight Tube) www.acti.com...
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Suitable when mounting the camera on vertical poles. Mount PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 PMAX-0503 Horizontal Suitable when mounting the camera on horizontal poles. Pole Mount PMAX-0101 PMAX-0102 PMAX-0503 Corner Suitable when mounting the camera on a corner wall. Mount PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 PMAX-0402 www.acti.com...
PMAX-0104 (Extension Tube) NOTE: For more information about the mounting solutions and accessories, please check the Mounting Accessory Selector in our website (http://www.acti.com/mountingselector). The above mounting accessories are not included in the package. Contact your sales agents to purchase. www.acti.com...
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 output device to DIO PW Digital Output (Pin 1) and DO (Pin 3). (DO) DIO GND Connect the wires of the input device to DIO GND Digital Input (Pin 2) and DI (Pin 4). (DI) www.acti.com...
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In this case, wire connection to Pins 1 to 4. Use the DIO GND and DI pins to connect a DI device and use the DIO PW and DO 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...
Audio Input AI_GND (Pin 3) and A_IN (Pin 4). (A1) A_IN 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...
If the cables will pass through the surface, drill the cable hole and the three (3) screw holes on the surface. Cable hole If the cables will be routed along the surface, just drill the three (3) screw holes on the surface. 3. Insert the plastic plugs into the screw holes. www.acti.com...
3. If the cables will be routed along the ceiling or wall, remove the cable tab from the dome cover. 4. If the cables will pass through the ceiling or wall, route and pull the cables through the hole on the surface. www.acti.com...
Since electric screwdrivers vary in sizes, speed, and force, they may bruise and damage the 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...
Power Cable PoE Switch Ethernet Cable AC Power (Data + Power) Source Camera Step 5: Access the Camera Live View Accessing the Camera on page 31 for more information on how to access the Live View of the camera. www.acti.com...
1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws, adjust the tilt, and then tighten back the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Turn the rotation adjustment to rotate the viewing orientation. 3. Loosen the pan adjustment screw, move the pan direction, and then tighten back the screw to fix the pan position. www.acti.com...
To replace the dome cover, do the following: 1. Loosen the three (3) screws to open the dome cover. 2. Remove the three (3) screws to detach the bracket. 3. Remove the bracket and dome cover from the cover housing. www.acti.com...
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4. Remove the shroud from the dome cover. 5. Place the shroud on the replacement dome cover. 6. Insert the replacement dome cover into the cover housing. 7. Align and attach the three (3) screws to secure the bracket to the cover housing. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual 8. Attach the dome cover to the camera by tightening the three (3) screws. Final installation should look similar to the illustration below. www.acti.com...
In case there is a need to remove the card, make sure to access the camera Web Configurator to safely “unmount” the card first (see the camera Firmware manual for more information). Once unmounted from the firmware, push the card to eject it from the slot. www.acti.com...
Windows system – just by pressing the “Network” icon, all the cameras of the local area network will be discovered by Windows thanks to the UPnP function support of our cameras. In the example below, we successfully found the camera model that had just connected to the network. www.acti.com...
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The IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows: You can quickly notice the camera model in the list.
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PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera. 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...
– the user just has to accept the use of such control when prompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case. The examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover all functions of the camera. www.acti.com...
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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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