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...
Encoder Hardware Manual Introduction The List of Models This hardware manual contains the following models: 8-Channel 960H/D1 H.264 Rackmount Video Encoder 16-Channel 960H/D1 H.264 Rackmount Video Encoder www.acti.com...
Encoder Hardware Manual Physical Description V31 Overview Item Description Power LED Lights up when the device is powered on. Serial Communication 1 Lights up to when a serial device is connected Activity LED to the RS-422/RS-485 Port 1. Serial Communication 2...
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See Connecting a Serial Device (Optional) page 23 for more information. Audio Output Connector Connects to an audio output device, such as a powered speaker. See Connecting an Audio Output Device on page 22 for more information. www.acti.com...
Reset Button Use to restore the factory default settings, including the administrator’s password. To reset the encoder, press and hold the Reset button using a pointed object (e.g. pen), for 5 seconds or until the Power LED goes off. www.acti.com...
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Audio Input Connectors Connects to audio input devices, such as a (1~8) microphone with built-in amplifier, etc. Connecting an Audio Input Device on page 21 for more information. NOTE: The microphone must have a built-in amplifier. Connecting an ordinary microphone www.acti.com...
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See Connecting a Serial Device (Optional) page 23 for more information. Audio Output Connector Connects to an audio output device, such as a powered speaker. See Connecting an Audio Output Device on page 22 for more information. www.acti.com...
1. Attach the ears on each side of the encoder using the bundled screws. 2. Secure the encoder onto the rack using four (4) screws. NOTE: Use the screws that came with the rack; or, purchase applicable screws for rack mounting. www.acti.com...
Connecting to Power Plug the bundled power cord to the AC Power Input port of the encoder. Then, press the Power switch to turn on the encoder. NOTE: Use only the bundled power cord that came with the encoder. www.acti.com...
Connect the analog camera to one of the Video Input ports of the encoder using a video cable with BNC connectors. NOTE: The video cable is not included in the package. Connect to Network Connect one end of a network cable to the Ethernet port of the encoder and the other end to the network. www.acti.com...
DO device applications are motion-triggered lights, electric fence, magnetic door locks, etc. The digital input and output pins of V31 / V32 are configurable; meaning, either a digital input or digital output device can be connected to a particular DIO pin. Once connected, the pin must be defined through the Web Configurator (see the Encoder Firmware Manual for more information).
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GND pin. The GND and 12V pins may be mapped with more than one device. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the wires within the pin slot. www.acti.com...
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Encoder Hardware Manual 4. Connect the terminal block to the corresponding DIO connector of the encoder. 5. Configure the DIO ports in Web Configurator (see the Encoder Firmware Manual for more information). www.acti.com...
DI/DO device to an external power source. Use the GND and DIO pins to connect a DI device and use the DIO and 12V 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. Relay (DO Device) 110V-220V AC External Power Source Encoder 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...
The AI GND pin may be mapped with more than one audio device. For more information about audio input connections, please refer to the Knowledge Base article How to Use Audio-in of ACTi Encoders, downloadable from the link below (http://www.acti.com/support/KnowledgeBase/outside/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20100 114003).
1. Loosen the screw of the pin and insert the wire through the pin slot. 2. Connect the wires of the audio output devce to AO and AO-GND. 3. Tighthen the screws to secure the wires within the pin slot. 4. Connect the speaker to a power souce. www.acti.com...
PT Device Pin RX - TX - RX + TX + GROUND PIN TX - TX - RX - TX + TX + RX + NOTE: The pins of the PT Scanner may be labeled differently depending on the location or www.acti.com...
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CAUTION: Incorrect wiring may cause damage to the connected devices. DISCLAIMER: ACTi will not be responsible for any damage caused by improper wiring. 3. Connect a ground wire to the GND terminal pin to complete the connection. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the wires within the pin slot.
Windows system – just by pressing the “Network” icon, all the encoders of the local area network will be discovered by Windows thanks to the UPnP function support of our encoders. In the example below, we successfully the encoder model that we 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 encoder model in the list.
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PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the encoder. 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 encoder 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...
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will be downloaded from the encoder directly – 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. www.acti.com...
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HTTP port of the encoder 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 encoder. Account: Admin Password: 123456 www.acti.com...
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