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*C981SystemCongurationgenerallythesameasR981(shownon 
previouspage)
CAMERA OUTSTATION
Housing Material Stainless steel
Operating Temperature In Air 0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Operating Temperature in Water 0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F)
Radiation Tolerance 100Gy[
60
Co](H
2
O) 
10
4
Rad[
60
Co](H
2
O)
Operating Dose Rate 100Gy/hour(10
4
Rad/hr)
Sealing IP68(IEC529)60mwaterdepth
(W.W.Fischerstainlesssteel 
connectortypeSE105Z069-27) 
IP66(IEC529)fullywashable 
(LEMOstainlesssteelremote
handling cable connector type 
FZJ3N318TLMY)
Maximum Operating Depth 20meters(66ft)
Maximum Submersion Depth 60meters(197ft)
Camera Midpoint Connector 24-way
Cable Connection 18-wayremotehandlingLEMO 
or12-wayFischer
Pan and Tilt Speed: 6° per second 
Travel:±180°(adjustable)
Size with Pan and Tilt 221mm(H)x162mm(W)x 
varying220to280(D)(8.8”x6.5”x
varying8.8”to11.2”)
Weight 3.2kg(7lbs)withoutlightsor 
microphone)
8 CHANNEL CAMERA SYSTEM SUB-RACK
Nominal Power Supply Input 100–120/200–240V 
(auto-ranging);50/60Hz
Operation Range 85–132/170–264V(auto-ranging); 
47–440Hz
Power Requirement 150VAforafullypopulated 
8-channelCCU
Outstation Cable Length 300m(656’)maximumCCU 
tocamera(consultIST)
Operating Ambient Temperatures Fullypopulated,convection 
cooling:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto
104°F)Upto6channels,
convection cooling: 
0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F) 
Fullypopulated,forcedaircooling
at500liters(132gallons)/minute: 
0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F)
Relative Humidity 20%-75%non-condensing
Size 134mm(H)x483mm(W)x300mm
(D)(5.3”x19”x11.8”)(excluding
handlesandconnectors)
Weight 7kg(15.4lbs)
CCU CONNECTOR TYPES
AC Power IEC320plug 
(ttedwithT4Afuse)
Camera Inputs (8 off) 15-wayDtypesocket
Video Outputs (8 off) 75RBNC
Genlock Input 75RBNC 
(with75Rterminationswitch)
Sync Pulse Output 75RBNC
Serial Control Input 9-wayDtypeplug
Serial Control Loop Through 9-wayDtypesocket
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Camera Attachments Cameraallowsforupto3 
attachment positions for a combi-
nation of microphone and lights
Lights for Underwater Upto200Wusing100Wlamps
Light In Air Upto150Wusingsealed50W
lampsor75Wventedlamps
Lighting Sub-rack 8 Channel
Microphone Forin-airuseonly
Microphone Sub-rack 8 Channel
CAMERA CHANNEL PERFORMANCE
Horizontal Resolution 460tvlperpictureheight(optical)
Illumination 1 lux
Signal to Noise Ratio 48dB(weighted)
OPTICS
Zoom Lens 18xoptical(4.1-73.8mm) 
4xdigital
Iris AutoF1.4
Electronic Shutter Auto1/60to1/10,000sec 
NTSC1/50to1/10,000PAL
C981
compact
 High Resolution CCD Color Camera System*
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information.
The above specications may vary according to system conguration. 
Mirion Technologies Incorporated reserves the right to amend or change the information 
on this sheet without prior warning. 
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