Oculus – Installer's Guide Safety........................................23 Class........................................23 Appendix 4 – General Specifications..............................24 Mechanical......................................24 Appendix 5 – Camera Modules................................25 Optical modules....................................25 Thermal imaging modules..................................25 Appendix 6 – Using SSUtility................................26 Using SSUtility to access and control the main camera menu......................26 Using SSUtility to access the Quick Menu............................26 To create a new preset using SSUtility..............................26...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Introduction These are no ordinary cameras. Thanks to careful development and rigorous testing, these cameras are equipped to survive in harsh environments and provide enhanced features. Two main models are available to offer optical only or optical plus thermal imaging abilities.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Installation Camera mounting The camera is designed to be mounted upright or hanging. By nature of its rugged construction the camera is a heavy item and thus requires a substantial and stable mounting. The camera can be supplied with an optional mount adaptor to allow fixing to industry standard brackets, towers or columns.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Remove the four hex head bolts from the camera base and push the connector back into the mount adaptor. Offer the camera to the mount adaptor and clip the lanyard onto the lug of the mount adaptor. In addition to being an...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Configuration switches These switches set the address and protocol of the camera. If all switches are off then the address is taken from the camera’s internal memory and can be set using the menu. The default for the internal memory is 1.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Protocol (block S2, switches 1 to 5) Sets the protocol and communication parameters. The protocols that can be selected using the protocol switches are: Protocol S2-1 S2-2 S2-3 S2-4 S2-5 Set using camera menu FV300, 9600, 8, Odd, 1...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Oculus camera menus Apart from the basic hardware communication settings covered in the Installation section, all configuration of the camera takes place using the internal menu. There are two versions: • A quick menu that contains only the most commonly used settings, and •...
Oculus – Installer's Guide The main menu The main menu provides access to all camera configuration features and contains numerous sub-menus within it: Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 >Goto preset >Run tour >Setup (protected)
Flip Image. – enables vertical reversing of the picture – does not re-orientate PT operation. Module number – displays the video module's identity code – for factory/servicing use.. Reset (on reboot|) – will cause the video module to be reset when the Oculus is next rebooted. Factory and servicing use only.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Camera 2 options Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Colour polarity White Slave zoom Exit menu Thermal Imaging Camera Variant. Colour polarity – allows the thermal image grey-scale to be toggled between White-is-hot and Black-is-hot.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Configuration Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Orientation Upright Positioning speed Low voltage PSU Pan limit left Pan limit right Tilt limit down Tilt limit up Set North Store Wash duration...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Miscellaneous Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 >Date and time Debug messages >Diagnostics Hide quick menu Idle func (tour) Idle timeout IR Lamp Auto-On Auto POST Return to Off-pos Z-dependent speed...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Presets Each preset allows you to define a camera pan and tilt position as well as a zoom setting. You can define up to 128 presets which can then be either accessed using a Goto command, selected from the Goto Preset menu or can be linked together within one or more camera tours.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Privacy patches Privacy patches can be used to obscure objects from view. Eight privacy patches can be configured and the state for each patch is shown as either ‘Enabled’, ‘Disab’ or ‘Empty’. Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Telemetry Silent Sentinel Oculus This section deals with all of the Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx various messages that can be SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 overlaid onto the video display in order to assist the operator. Disable OSD...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Tours A Position tour is a collection of one or more preset positions that the camera will be instructed to visit in sequential order. Up to 16 tours can be defined and each can contain up to 60 preset positions, placed in any order.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Select preset Speed Dwell (secs) Remove preset Exit menu Mimic Tours To create/replace a Mimic tour. Position the camera to where you wish to start the tour.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Appendices Appendix 1 – Extended functions Twelve extended functions are supported. The base preset number can be set in the menu (the default is 2) for use with controllers of limited preset numbering all functions have fixed location preset value that can be...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Appendix 2 – Power and signal connections Camera power requirements The camera can accept a range of input voltages, as follows: • Input voltages 14-36VDC or 14-26VAC. (12VDC Low-power mode available on non-IR models.) • Power 45W (peak) –...
Oculus – Installer's Guide Appendix 3 – Fault Finding – Checks to undertake. Camera does not power-up. Power correctly connected. Check for able faults, breaks or poor connections. Fuses may be missing. Blown fuses/breakers should be checked for other causes.
Oculus – Installer's Guide Wiper not stopping. Check for latched controller. Check controller does not send repeated wiper instructions. Some systems latch-on their wiper controls resulting in repeated calls to the camera to start wiper actions. 2) Confirm cycle ends. Confirm that WIPE caption appears and clears from screen. This indicates that the cycle intends to stop and is not receiving repeated instructions.
Using SSUtility to access the Quick Menu Oculus cameras include a quick menu that allows you to configure the most commonly used items without gaining access to all of the items within the Setup section of the main menu. Note: The quick menu can be disabled within the main menu, which will deny access using this method.
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