1.01 Conventions: At various points within this guide, the following icons will be used to illustrate important or potentially dangerous information: WARNING This symbol indicates a risk of damaging the camera or other items or an important issue that may effect the operation of the camera. INFORMATION This symbol points out important information pertaining to the installation, operation and...
2.01 Warnings & Important Product Information CAUTION: Switch Camera Off When Not in Use. WARNING: Installation and Operation To prolong the operation life of the thermal cameraʼs micro- This product must be installed and operated in accordance with bolometer sensor we strongly advise that power to the camera is these instructions.
3.04 Contents of Package Thanks for buying NIghtRunner from Iris Innovations! Please unpack your NightRunner and check to make sure the following items are included. If there are any items missing By choosing NightRunner you have added a highly sensitive...
(or chartplotter etc). If there are multiple NightRunner cameras, controllers or other PTZ cameras on the system, it will become necessary to add a serial data distributor in order to balance the data and ensure there are no signal reflections that could result in over-runs and poor camera...
Control commands are sent to NightRunner over an RS485 Serial Data connection which has 2 wires usually labelled either 5.02 Cabling Requirements A and B or + and -. The data wires from the NightRunner balun are identified accordingly: NightRunner utilizes a unique, new cabling system designed to...
Always ensure your power supply is protected by a 3. The diagram in section 6.03 illustrates methods of sufficiently rated fuse or breaker. The NightRunner balun is fitted extending the cabling. with a 3A resettable fuse for added safety.
Waterproof RJ45 Connector for camera Power, Video & Data. IRIS295 Thermal Imaging / Daylight Dual Payload PTZ Camera in Standard (Desktop) Orientation. This style of housing is known as the NightRunner Series Housing. Observe extreme caution when siting the camera. Ensure the Once youʼve established a suitable fixing position, offer the...
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6.01 Hardware Installation (Continued...) 1. Once youʼve established a suitable installation position, offer the camera in to place and mark of the six fixing holes. Alternatively, use the drilling template supplied to mark of the fixing positions and cable entry hole. 2.
6.02 Breakout Balun The 60ft CAT5 cable from your NightRunner terminates in the supplied Breakout Balun thatʼs pictured below. Power Supply 2.1mm DC Barrel Connector. Input from Camera CAT5 (B) RJ45 Connector RS485 Data Wires Connect to your IRIS595 Controller or other control option.
fixed cameras, as with a PTZ camera such as centre point (the position the camera is facing when the NightRunner, the camera pan position is frequently changing. scan is activated. Video orientation can however easily be ʻflippedʼ as required with the IRIS595 or IRIS516 controller.
If you need to change the image orientation, select the FLIP option and you will be presented the screen below: Camera Select If you have more than one NightRunner camera connected to the controller, press the CAM button to enter the Camera Select screen shown below (default camera = 1).
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(the position the camera is facing when the using. Consult the user guide of your controller for details. The scan is activated. IRIS595 NightRunner controller allows you to set and recall 16 presets as described below: • 360˚ Auto Scan Camera pans continuously through 360˚, pausing every...
/ ghosting on the video image. To counter this, an in-line Video Ground Loop Isolator is included with your NightRunner. This may also help with other kinds of video interference which are induced by proximity of power cables, and other general noise and interference issues.
11.01 Camera Address Table The cameras unique device address is set using DIP switch Bank 1. The following table lists switch positions for each address from 0~38. There are a total of 255 address positions available. For address settings above 38 please contact Iris Innovations technical support.
12.01 Technical Specifications Dimensions 160mm High x 172mm Diameter 160mm High x 172mm Diameter Weight 1.4KG 1.4KG Material UV Stabilized ABS Plastic Housing. Anodized Aluminum Base Plate UV Stabilized ABS Plastic Housing. Anodized Aluminum Base Plate Pan Movement Range: 360˚ Continuous Rotation Speed: 0.05~70˚/Sec ~ 0.05~240˚/Sec Tilt Movement Range 200˚...
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APPENDIX: A DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Its vitally important to ensure the DIP switch settings for your camera are correct. Incorrect settings could result in issues such as video loss or no control. When you open the DIP switch window, hold the camera so the switches are orientated as shown below. Switch Bank 1 The top bank of switches is Switch Bank 1 and controls the video format (switch 3) and image flip (switch 8).
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If the supplied cable is not long enough, contact your Iris dealer for information on our cable extension kits. If you need to shorten the cable, please ensure the correct termination polarity is observed as shown below. Remember, NightRunner has a Straight-Thru CAT5 568B cable.
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