Operation Manual
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PTZ
VIDEO OPERATION
PTZ
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Setup:
NOTE: Consult the instruction manual of your PTZ
camera for complete information about your camera,
including protocol, baud rate and parity settings before
beginning setup. Enter these settings in the DVR.
STEP 1:
Connect your PTZ Camera to this DVR
Connect a PTZ camera to the BNC and DC power
cables. Also, connect the communication cable from the
PTZ camera to the 485A (TX, +) and 485B (RX, -) control
inputs to the PTZ block on the back of the DVR. Note
there is only one set of PTZ control inputs (485A & 485B),
however multiple PTZ cameras can be set up by making
parallel connections. See diagram for details and see
“PTZ Camera Setup” Info box for additional information.
Step 2: Configure PTZ Communication Settings
To access this menu, from the setup menu click
DEVICE. Then PTZ. This will bring up the PTZ setup
screen. PTZ setting options for each camera can be
selected independently for each camera channel
1. Select the appropriate channel connected to the PTZ
camera using the drop down
2. Under ADDRESS, enter an address from 001–255 using
the virtual keyboard
3. Under protocol, select the appropriate protocol based
on the setting of the camera using the drop down menu
(PELCO-D, PELCO-P, PELCO-D EXT, PELCO-P EXT,
PELCO-D-3)
4. Under BAUD rate, select 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 as set
in the PTZ camera
5. Click OK to confirm settings. Click EXIT to leave screen
without making changes
LEFT/RIGHT, UP/DOWN, IRIS ZOOM, FOCUS
ZOOM and ZOOM EXCHANGE will reverse the
actions taken when moving or zooming the camera.
For example movement to the left, becomes
movement to the right and movement to zoom
in is reversed to movement to zoom out.
NOTE: Changes to the PTZ setup screen take place
immediately. However, in the event of a power failure,
the settings can revert to the previous settings. It is
recommended to perform a power down and restart
through the drop down menu to save changes in
order for the system to operate with these changed
PTZ setting should a power failure occur.
Configure the operation & control of your
PTZ camera(s):
In live view, double click on the channel with the
connected PTZ camera to open to full screen view. This
selects the channel to configure and control.
1. From the quick access menu select PTZ. this will bring
up the PTZ manual control screen
2. From the PTZ setup screen you can adjust:
• Pan speed: Adjusts the speed (1-255) the camera
PTZ Manual Control Screen
PTZ Patrol Screen
PTZ Preset Screen
Install 120 Ω
terminating
resistor in last
camera only
AB AB AB
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PTZ Inputs Configuration
RS485
+ – + –