SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual SurroundVideo® OmniG3 Installation Manual Models: 12 Megapixel AV12375RS AV12376RS 20 Megapixel AV20375RS
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Contents Package Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Camera Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 6 General Installation......................................................................................................................
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual CAUTION! 1. Do not attempt to service a damaged unit yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 2. Wiring methods shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code/NFPA 70/ANSI, and with all local codes and authorities having jurisdiction. Wiring should be UL Listed and/or Recognized wire suitable for the application. 3. Always use hardware e.g. screws, anchors, bolts, locking nuts etc.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Reference # Description 1 1x SurroundVideo® Omni G3 2 1x Dome Cover 3 1x Hinge Cover 4 1x Mounting Plate 5 1x Mounting template 6 2x Grommet with Through Hole 7 2x Grommet without Through Hole 8 1x Insertion Tool 9 4x PA4X25mm Drywall/ Masonry Mounting Anchors 10 4x PA4X25mm Wood/ Metal Sheet Screw 11 1x Security L-key 12 1x auxiliary power cable/ I/O Cable 1x CD with Manual and Software Page | 4 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Warranty Information Global (3 Year) Limited Warranty ARECONT VISION warrants to Purchaser (and only Purchaser) (the “Limited Warranty”), that: (a) each Product shall be free from material defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of shipment (the “Warranty Period”); (b) during the Warranty Period, the Products will materially conform with the specification in the applicable documentation; (c) all licensed programs a
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Camera Overview The SurroundVideo® Omni G3, next generation multi-sensor, multi-megapixel camera was built to withstand evolving customer change-requirements. The unique, future-proof, remote setup platform of the SurroundVideo Omni G3 provides organizations of all sizes the flexibility to deploy a security system that truly matches their video surveillance needs now; and again if requirements change in the future.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual General Installation 1. Determine a secure location to mount the camera. 2. Using the supplied security L-key loosens the four (4) screws securing the dome cover. 3. Remove the dome cover and protective foam. Do not remove screws from the dome cover. Page | 7 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 4. Re-attach the dome cover to the camera. The SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera has been designed to provide installers with flexible mounting options for ceilings, walls, poles or corners. NOTE: When mounting the camera outdoors or in a wet environment, use of the supplied grommet is required. Ensure the grommet properly seats flush with the camera housing to create a water-tight seal. Page | 8 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Ensure you have the proper compatible Arecont Vision mounting accessories prior to starting your installation: Pendant mount Reference # Pendant Mount Components Required 1 Pendant mount (AV-PMJB) with integrated junction box 2 3 SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera SO3-CAP mounting cap Wall mount Reference # Wall Mount Components Required 1 Wall mount (AV-WMJB) with integrated junction box 2 3 SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera Page | 9 +1.818.937.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Pole mount Reference # Pole Mount Components Required 1 Wall mount (AV-WMJB) with integrated junction box 2 SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera 3 SO3-CAP mounting cap 4 AV-PMA pole mount adapter Corner mount Reference # Corner Mount Components Required 1 Wall mount (AV-WMJB) with integrated junction box 2 SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera 3 SO3-CAP mounting cap 4 AV-CRMA corner mount adapter 4.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Surface Mounting The SurroundVideo® Omni G3 camera can be directly attached onto hard ceilings. 1. Use the template, anchors, and screws provided. 2. Using the supplied security L-key loosens the four (4) screws securing the dome cover. 3. Remove the protective foam and discard. Page | 11 +1.818.937.0700 4. Re-attach the dome cover to the camera. support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 5. If presets will be used for 180°, 270°, or 360° configurations, orient the camera such that the arrow, denoting the front of the camera, is pointing towards the center of the desired field of view. 6. Attach the mounting plate to the ceiling using the supplied mounting hardware. Page | 12 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 7. Attach the camera to the mounting plate as shown in the image below. The camera will “hang” from the hinge once properly attached. 8. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen the three (3) screws on main housing cover to access the network port. Page | 13 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 9. Run the Ethernet Cable (and the supplied power cable/ I/O cable,if necessary) through the cable entry holes on the mounting plate. 10. Prepare the network cable (and the supplied power cable/ I/O cable,if necessary) with the supplied grommets by using insertion tool or terminate the RJ-45 connector to the cable after passing through the grommet. Page | 14 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: When mounting the camera outdoors or in a wet environment, use of the supplied grommet is required. Ensure the grommet properly seats flush with the camera housing to create a water-tight seal. 11. Connect the network cable (and the supplied power cable/ I/O cable, if necessary) to the corresponding connectors inside the camera. 12.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: If using the side connection of the NPT port, you need to install the supplied grommet without a through hole on the main housing cover, and remove the cap covering the side entrance, otherwise; leave the cap in place. If using the NPT port, always use Teflon tape around the threads to ensure proper sealing. The conduit fits ¾” NPT standard. 13. Use the supplied security L-key to attach the camera to the mounting plate. 14.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 16. To configure the camera, reference the camera discovery, set-up and configuration section. CAUTION! The captive screws must be used to properly secure the dome cover and camera housing. Failure to use the captive fastener may result in serious injury. When mounting the dome cover to the camera housing, ensure that the gasket is properly seated and not folded. Failure to do so may result in water and dust ingress.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Wall Mounting For a proper wall mount installation, the AV-WMJB wall mount and SO3-CAP wall mount cap are required (sold separately). 1. Using the Mounting template, prepare the mounting provisions for the camera installation. 2. Connect SO3-CAP cap and wall mount. NOTE: The thread size for Top shield, pendant pole and mount is 1.5” NPT. 3.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 8. Follow the Step#7 to Stpe#15 from Surface mount installation on P.13 to P.16. 9. To configure the camera, reference the camera discovery, set-up and configuration section. CAUTION! The captive screws must be used to properly secure the dome cover and camera housing. Failure to use the captive fastener may result in serious injury. When mounting the dome cover to the camera housing, ensure that the gasket is properly seated and not folded.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Pendant Mounting For a proper pendant mount installation, the AV-PMJB pendant mount and SO3-CAP mounting cap are required (sold separately). 1. Using the mounting template, prepare the mounting provisions for the camera installation. 2. Connect SO3-CAP, pendant pole and mount together. NOTE: The thread size of top shield, pendant pole and mount is 1.5” NPT. 3.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 8. Follow the Step#7 to Stpe#15 from Surface mount installation on P.13 to P.16. 9. To configure the camera, reference the camera discovery, set-up and configuration section. CAUTION! The captive screws must be used to properly secure the dome cover and camera housing. Failure to use the captive fastener may result in serious injury. When mounting the dome cover to the camera housing, ensure that the gasket is properly seated and not folded.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Pole Mounting For a pole mount installation, the AV-WMJB wall mount, AV-PMA pole mount, and SO3-CAP mount cap are required (sold separately). 1. Using the mounting template, prepare the mounting provisions for the camera installation. 2. Connect the wall mount cap and wall mount. 3. Attach the Junction Box Adapter to the Pole Mount Adapter as shown in Figure 1. 4.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Figure 2: Attach wall mount adapter to pole mount adapter Reference # Description 1 Steel straps with compression screws AV-WMJB wall mount 2 SO3-CAP mount cap 3 AV-PMA pole mount 4 Apply Teflon water seal tape to the thread of ¾” NPT pipe to avoid water leakage 5 7. Use the supplied two Steel Straps to attach the Pole Mount Adapter to the pole and tighten the compression screws as shown in Figure 2. 8.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Corner Mounting For a corner mount installation, the AV-WMJB wall mount, AV-CRMA corner mount, and MDCAP mount cap are required (sold separately). 1. Using the Mounting template, prepare the mounting provisions for the camera installation. 2. Connect the wall mount cap and wall mount. 3. Attach the Junction Box Adapter to the Corner Mount Adapter as shown in Figure 1. 4.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Figure 2: Attach corner mount adapter to exterior corner wall Reference # Description 1 Attach corner mount adapter to exterior 90 corner wall AV-WMJB wall mount 2 SO3-CAP mount cap 3 AV-CRMA corner mount adapter 5 Apply Teflon water seal tape to the thread of ¾” NPT pipe to avoid water leakage 6 7. Using the screws provided (or other hardware), attach the Corner Mount Adapter to an exterior 90 degree corner wall. 8.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Electrical Box Adapter The AV-EBAS and AV-EBAR electrical box adapter are used to attach the camera to a common single, double or square electrical box. 1. Using the supplied machine screws from AV-EBAS or AV-EBAR, match the mounting holes on the mounting plate with the threaded holes on the electrical box. Ensure every threaded hole is matched with a mounting hole. 2. Attach the electrical box adapter to the user supplied electrical box. Page | 26 +1.818.937.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Auxiliary I/O Functions The auxiliary input and output are accessible after removing dome cover as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 The output consists of an optically coupled solid state relay (SSR) and the input has an optocoupler. Both the SSR and optocoupler have an isolation voltage of 1500 VRMS between the external terminals and internal camera circuitry. The input is further protected with a serial 250Ω resistor and a debouncing circuit.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual OUTPUT Relay Control and Function The camera has an output for activating an external device. The camera supports both transient and continuous relay operation. You can operate the relay during an active connection using the API command set. Typical applications include turning on lights or activating doors and locks.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual INPUT Alarm Control and Detection The input optocoupler supports two ways to connect external unsupervised alarms to Arecont Vision camera. Only one of the following two schemes should be used at any given time. OPTION-1: UNSUPERVISED ALARM DETECTION In this scheme the IN+ & IN- terminals can be used for external signaling devices, such as door contacts or motion detectors.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual OPTION-2: INPUT VOLTAGE DETECTION In this scheme the IN- & GND terminals can be tied to an external power source. The camera can detect a range of voltage to trigger an internal alarm on|off condition.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Camera Power Up This product should be installed by a qualified service technician in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC 800 CEC Section 60) or applicable local code. 1. Connect the camera to a PoE port on 100Mbps network PoE switch using an Ethernet cable as shown in the image below. Reference # Description 1 PoE Connector 2. If the camera is powered by an outside power supply, 12~24VDC or 24VAC, connect the power cable. 3.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Auxiliary Power If the camera is powered by a separate outside AC or DC power source, run the supplied power cable through the access hole on the camera housing and connect the power cable to the 2position connector on the main camera board. The approximate location of the 2-position connector is circled below. NOTE: Cameras using auxiliary power with 802.1x enabled may need to manually power cycle the camera to reconnect to the network.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: A yellow LED on the rear of the camera illuminates after a few seconds. The flashing yellow LED indicates that a link to your computer has been established. A green LED will blink when the camera has been accessed. LED Status Description Flashing Link has been established. Solid Normal Operation. Flashing Camera has been accessed. Normal operation. Solid N/A None No Connection.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual System Requirements Computer with Windows XP/Vista/7 operating system, network access, and Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser version 9.0 or later (32-bit). Camera Discovery, Setup, and Configuration For camera discovery and setup, the AV IP Utility is recommended. The software can be found on the CD included with your camera or at: http://www.arecontvision.com/softwares.php.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual QoS – Quality of Service guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes network traffic and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use. IPv4 – The MicroDome G2 supports the IPv4 internet-layer protocol for packet-switched internetworking across multiple IP networks.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Page | 36 +1.818.937.0700 Installation Manual - 180 degree preset configuration Four camera modules will move to the positions as the image shown in below. CH1/2/3 zoom in to 60 degree H-FOV, and tilt down to 37 degree. CH4 zooms out to widest angle, and tilt down to 135 degree. - 270 degree preset configuration Four camera modules will move to the positions as the image shown in below. CH1/2/3 zoom in to 90 degree H-FOV, and tilt down to 37 degree.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual - 360 degree preset configuration Four camera modules will move to the positions as the image shown in below. All four modules zoom in to 90 degree H-FOV, and tilt down to 37 degree. - Custom preset configuration User could define custom pan/tilt/zoom positions as the image shown in below. 1.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Figure 1: Double click via AV IP Utility Figure 2: Type the camera IP address 2. Click Presets Tab NOTE: SurroundVideo® Omni G3 cameras are not to be used as traditional high speed PTZ cameras. The motorized movement of the camera gimbals is meant for setup and configuration only. Movement of the modules more than one time per day will void the warranty. NOTE: Module CH2 will not pass the FRONT position shown on the mounting plate.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Home Position/ 360 Degree Preset Configuration 1. In the “Preset buttons” section, click “Home” or “360” 2. To make an adjustment to all 4 camera modules (without having to select each camera module individually) you can select “1-4” from the drop down menu. 3. To individually adjust each camera module, select the “Focus/PTZ” tab. Page | 39 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: SurroundVideo® Omni G3 cameras are not to be used as traditional high speed PTZ cameras. The motorized movement of the camera gimbals is meant for setup and configuration only. Movement of the modules more than one time per day will void the warranty. NOTE: Module CH2 will not pass the FRONT position shown on the mounting plate. This is to avoid cable routing problems.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 3. To individually adjust each camera module, select the “Focus/PTZ” tab. NOTE: SurroundVideo® Omni G3 cameras are not to be used as traditional high speed PTZ cameras. The motorized movement of the camera gimbals is meant for setup and configuration only. Movement of the modules more than one time per day will void the warranty. NOTE: Module CH2 will not pass the FRONT position shown on the mounting plate. This is to avoid cable routing problems.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual 2. To adjust Focus/Pan/Tilt/Zoom positions for individual module or all four modules together via Channel Selects. 3. Once having desired position for each module, click “Save Preset 1” or “Save Preset 2” 4. Click “User Preset 1” or “User Preset 2” to get the saved custom preset configuration Page | 42 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: SurroundVideo® Omni G3 cameras are not to be used as traditional high speed PTZ cameras. The motorized movement of the camera gimbals is meant for setup and configuration only. Movement of the modules more than one time per day will void the warranty. NOTE: Module CH2 will not pass the FRONT position shown on the mounting plate. This is to avoid cable routing problems.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual General Remote Focus, Pan, Tilt, Zoom 1. To control the remote focus, pan, tilt, or zoom via the web interface, double click the camera within the AV IP Utility (Figure 1) or open your preferred web browser and type the camera’s IP address (Fig 2). NOTE: For supporting H.264 streaming on a webpage, the recommended browsers are Internet Explorer and Firefox. Figure 1: Double click via AV IP Utility Figure 2: Type the camera IP address 2. Click Focus/PTZ Tab 3.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual AV IP Utility Focus/ Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom Tab Menu Feature Description Manual Focus: +20, +5, +1, -20, -5, -1 Numbers indicate the level of Focusing in order to adjust the field-of-view. Full-range Focus Best for scenes that are completely out of focus. The camera automatically scans the full focus range of the scene to find the best focus position. Short-range Focus Best for scenes that are slightly of out of focus.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual NOTE: Live video is disabled during pan/tilt adjustment. NOTE: Additional information regarding the Arecont Vision® web interface is found separately in the AV IP Utility Web Browser Manual via the Arecont Vision website. Page | 46 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Mounting Templates Page | 47 +1.818.937.0700 support@arecontvision.com 877.CAMERA.8 www.arecontvision.com avsales@arecontvision.
SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Installation Manual Support 1. Arecont Vision FAQ Page Located at ArecontVision.com 2. Check the following before you call: Restore camera to factory default with AV200 or the camera webpage. Upgrade to the latest firmware by visiting ArecontVision.com. Isolate the camera on a dedicated network and test with AV200. Swap the “troubled” camera with a known good camera to see if the problem follows the camera or stays at the location. 3.
