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PTZ CONTROL CONNECTION

In addition to connecting the power and video leads to the camera, you must also

connect the two control wire leads to the RS485 ports in the alarm block on the

back of the DVR. These blocks can vary in layout as shown below, but the ports

used by your DVR are generally labelled “RS485”, “RS422”, “PTZ” or “P/Z”.

As seen in the picture on the right, the wire leads from the

camera are two different colors and are labeled. They are

also pre-installed into a block which plugs into a matching

receptacle on the extension cable. There are matching wire

leads (see inset) at the other end of the extension cable

which must be inserted into the ports on the back of the

DVR. In the case of the RS485 ports being marked as

positive (+) and negative (-), the wire designated RS485A

(orange tip) is the positive lead while the wire marked

RS485B (yellow tip) is to go into the negative port. PTZ

blocks on your DVR either have small screws to above

each port to secure the wire or require a lock above the

port to be depressed with an object like a small screw

driver in order to fully insert the wire. In the latter, when the

lock is released, an internal clamp will keep the wire ﬁrmly

secured in the port. If the wire can easily be removed from

the port, then it isn’t secure and you can experience control

difﬁculties until it is properly attached.

Serial PortSerial Port AdvancedAdvanced

P.T.ZP.T.Z

DefaultDefault

ApplyApply ExitExit

CH Enable Address Baud Rate Protocol Simulative Cruise

AllAll

24002400

96009600

PELCODPELCOD

PELCOPPELCOP

96009600 PELCOPPELCOP

Some examples of PTZ blocks. One using screws (left) and two using spring-loaded locks.

To connect your camera to the DVR

over a distance, you will need to use

both a video/power cable and a pair of

24-gauge wires to connect to the alarm

block. If your camera came as part of a

package, these wires may be included

separately or as part of the video and

power cable.

Space permitting, multiple PTZ cameras may be connected to the same ports.

They will each require a different address which is set up using the DIP switches as

covered in the previous section.

Once you have made your connections, you will need to make settings on the DVR

in order to control it. You will need to consult your DVR’s manual for this procedure,

but a sample screen (from a Q-See QT-series DVR) is shown on the right.