Page 5 - CONTENTS
C2443M-D (11/05) 5 CONTENTS WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 GETTING STARTED ........................................................
Page 7 - CONFIGURE DONE
C2443M-D (11/05) 7 WELCOME Thank you for purchasing Pelco’s premier integrated dome system, Spectra III SE. Your newsystem features a high resolution, monochrome camera with programmable dome drive software. This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the operation and programming of yoursyst...
Page 8 - HOW TO OPERATE YOUR DOME SYSTEM
8 C2443M-D (11/05) HOW TO OPERATE YOUR DOME SYSTEM Operation How to Control Pan and Tilt Move joystick or press the direction keys left/right and up/down. Zoom Far To zoom far, do the following: 1. Press the Zoom Tele button or turn the joystick clockwise until zoom stops at the 32X zoom limit . 2. ...
Page 11 - QUICK START GUIDE – SYSTEM SETUP; Quick Programming Guide; Accessing Main Menu; Presets; Preset
C2443M-D (10/05) 11 QUICK START GUIDE – SYSTEM SETUP Quick Programming Guide Access main menu (preset 95). See the Accessing Main Menu (Preset 95) section. Use the joystick* to position the cursor beside menu selection. Press Iris Open, the submenu/cursor moves to the right. Move the joystick up or ...
Page 13 - LANGUAGE; Software/Language File Upload
C2443M-D (11/05) 13 LANGUAGE The language for the on-screen menus is selectable. Available languages include English,Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, and Czechoslovakian.The factory default language is English. NOTE: The dome system cannot store all 10 language...
Page 14 - SYSTEM INFORMATION; Use the following steps to display the System Information screen:
14 C2443M-D (11/05) SYSTEM INFORMATION The system Information screen displays dome drive model, software version, available memory,and other diagnostic information. System settings cannot be changed using this screen. This screen is for reference only. Use the following steps to display the System I...
Page 15 - DISPLAY SETUP
C2443M-D (11/05) 15 DISPLAY SETUP Display setup allows you to program how labels are displayed on the monitor. The followinglabels are available: PRESET LABEL: Identifies preset. ZONE LABEL: Identifies zone. ZOOM RATIO: Identifies the amount of magnification. AZIMUTH 1 /ELEVATION 2 : Amount of pan f...
Page 16 - Label Position
16 C2443M-D (11/05) Label Position Labels can be placed anywhere on the monitor. This feature allows you to customize theappearance of your monitor screen. The following labels are not set at fixed positions: PRESET LABEL ZONE LABEL ALARM 1 ZOOM RATIO - XXX.XX AZIMUTH 1 /ELEVATION 2 - XXX ° /-XX ° D...
Page 17 - DOME SETTINGS; TYPE OF LIGHTING; INDOOR; AUTO FOCUS; There are two auto focus settings:
C2443M-D (11/05) 17 BACKEXIT TYPE OF LIGHTING OUTDOOR AUTO FOCUS ON ZOOM LIMIT X176 ZOOM SPEED MEDIUM LOW LIGHT LIMIT 2 <ADVANCED SETTINGS> CAMERA <CAMERA><MOTION><POWER UP><LINE SYNC><PRESETS><PATTERNS><ZONES><WINDOW BLANKING><ALARMS><A...
Page 18 - Available settings for zoom speed include the following:; LOW LIGHT LIMIT; Settings include the following:
18 C2443M-D (11/05) ZOOM LIMIT Zoom limit allows the user to define a limitation on the amount of telephoto zoom. The defaultsetting is 176X. Cameras with 264X zoom (22X optical zoom and 12X digital zoom) can be set for 22X, 32X, 88X,176X, 220X, or 264X. ZOOM SPEED Zoom Speed allows the user to defi...
Page 19 - Advanced Camera Settings; SHUTTER SPEED; NUMERIC VALUE; AGC LIMIT; the
C2443M-D (11/05) 19 BACKEXIT ADVANCED SETTINGS SHUTTER SPEED AUTO AGC LIMIT 27 AUTO IRIS AUTO AUTO IRIS LEVEL 66 AUTO IRIS PEAK 8 AUTO SHARPNESS ON SHARPNESS LEVEL 26 BACKLIGHT COMP OFF VIDEO LEVEL HIGH BACKEXIT TYPE OF LIGHTING OUTDOOR AUTO FOCUS ON ZOOM LIMIT X176 ZOOM SPEED MEDIUM LOW LIGHT LIMIT...
Page 20 - AUTO IRIS; OFF; Auto Iris Level
20 C2443M-D (11/05) AUTO IRIS Auto iris is the lens function that automatically opens and closes the iris in response to changinglight conditions. Program the auto iris to operate automatically or at a user-defined level. OFF Auto iris is disabled, and control is always manual. AUTO (default) The ir...
Page 21 - AUTO SHARPNESS; There are two settings:
C2443M-D (11/05) 21 AUTO SHARPNESS Auto sharpness enhances picture detail by increasing the aperture gain of the camera andsharpening the edges in the picture. There are two settings: ON (default) The camera automatically maintains a normal sharpness mode. OFF The sharpness of the picture is set man...
Page 22 - VIDEO LEVEL
22 C2443M-D (11/05) BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION (BLC) If a bright backlight is present, the subjects in the picture may appear dark or as a silhouette.Backlight compensation enhances objects in the center of the picture. The dome uses the centerof the picture to adjust the iris. If there is a bright ligh...
Page 23 - Motion Settings; AUTO FLIP
C2443M-D (11/05) 23 Motion Settings AUTO FLIP When the camera tilts downward and goes just beyond the vertical position, the dome rotates180 degrees. When the dome rotates (flips), the camera starts moving upward as long as youcontinue to hold the joystick in the down position. Once you let go of th...
Page 24 - PARK TIME; Park Action
24 C2443M-D (11/05) PARK TIME This feature allows the dome to begin a specified operation (scan, preset, or pattern) after aprogrammed time of inactivity. Park time can be programmed from 1 minute to 720 minutes (12 hours), or set to zero, whichdisables this feature. The default setting is zero. Par...
Page 26 - LIMIT STOPS
26 C2443M-D (11/05) LIMIT STOPS Limit stops are programmable stops that limit the pan range of the dome. There must be twolimits, a left and a right, to define an area. There are two types of limit stops: MANUAL A manual (joystick) pan operation stops when a limit stop isreached. SCAN The dome rever...
Page 27 - AZIMUTH ZERO
C2443M-D (11/05) 27 AZIMUTH ZERO Azimuth is the pan angle from 0 ° to 359 ° . Azimuth zero is the pan position you specify to be the 0 ° point. Azimuth zero is normally set to magnetic north. Once set, azimuth and compass readings are based on the set Azimuth Zero point. To program azimuth zero: 1. ...
Page 28 - Power Up; POWER UP ACTION
28 C2443M-D (11/05) Power Up POWER UP ACTION This setting defines a specific activity (scan, preset, pattern) to be performed in the event thepower to the dome is cycled. The following settings are available: NONE No action. AUTO (default) The dome resumes its prior activity or direction before the ...
Page 29 - Line Sync; control systems that provide a V-sync signal.
C2443M-D (11/05) 29 Line Sync Line sync refers to a programmable function that allows you to synchronize all cameras within amatrix system. NOTE: Spectra III SE automatically senses V-sync input. No line sync setup is required for Pelco control systems that provide a V-sync signal. For matrix system...
Page 32 - Patterns; To program a pattern:
32 C2443M-D (11/05) Patterns A pattern is a memorized, repeating, series of pan, tilt, zoom and preset functions that can berecalled with a command from a controller or automatically by a programmed function (alarm,park or power-up). The Spectra III SE can handle up to four user-defined patterns. Pa...
Page 33 - Zones
C2443M-D (11/05) 33 3. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside a character. Press Iris Open to enterselection. To clear a character, position the cursor beside BACKSPACE, and then pressIris Open. 4. When the label is completed, move the cursor the OK. Press Iris Open to return to theZones men...
Page 34 - Window Blanking; To set a window blanking area:
34 C2443M-D (11/05) Window Blanking Window blanking allows a user to program up to eight, four-sided, user-defined areas thatcannot be viewed by the operator of the dome system. A blanked area will move with pan andtilt functions and automatically adjust in size as the lens zooms telephoto and wide....
Page 36 - Blank All Above; Blank All Below
36 C2443M-D (11/05) REVERSE A blanked out area can be reversed to make it visible and the areas on both sides of it not visible. The areas above and below theblanking area remain visible. Reversing the window a second time will return it to its original condition. CLEAR WINDOW All areas that have be...
Page 37 - Alarms
C2443M-D (11/05) 37 Alarms The Spectra III SE dome has seven alarm inputs, which can be programmed as high, medium orlow priority. When an alarm is received, an input signal to the dome triggers the user-definedaction (go to preset, run pattern, etc.) programmed for the alarm. There are three global...
Page 40 - Aux; The following are the available AUX MODE settings:
40 C2443M-D (11/05) Aux An auxiliary output is a programmable signal from the dome back box that can trigger anotherdevice to operate. An auxiliary output is programmable to trigger from an alarm or from acontroller. An AUX 1 command from the controller will activate the relay in the dome and operat...
Page 41 - Title Text
C2443M-D (11/05) 41 Title Text Title text is the label used to identify the camera viewed on the monitor. Up to 20 characters canbe used for a title. To edit the title text label, do the following: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside EDIT TITLE TEXT. 2. Press Iris Open. The following a...
Page 42 - Alert; System Condition; REPEAT
42 C2443M-D (11/05) Alert NOTE: The Alert section only applies to Pressurized Spectra III SE dome systems with software version 1.25 or higher. Spectra III SE systems that are not pressurized or pressurized systemsthat do not have dome drive software version 1.25 or higher will not display this menu...
Page 43 - ACK ACTION
C2443M-D (11/05) 43 (See page 11) Quick Programming Guide ACK ACTION Acknowledge action programs the alert label behavior after the alert condition has beenacknowledged. The following settings are available for ACK ACTION: ALWAYS ON The alert label is displayed until alert conditions are cleared. OF...
Page 44 - Clear
44 C2443M-D (11/05) Clear Use this setting to clear user-defined settings or return the dome to factory default settings. The following are the available CLEAR settings: ALL ZONES Clears all zones. To clear a single zone, refer to theZones section. ALL PRESETS Clears all presets. To clear a single p...
Page 45 - Password; At least one character must be entered to create a valid password.
C2443M-D (11/05) 45 (See page 11) Quick Programming Guide BACKEXIT ENABLE PASSWORD OFF <EDIT PASSWORD> PASSWORD <CAMERA><MOTION><POWER UP><LINE SYNC><PRESETS><PATTERNS><ZONES><WINDOW BLANKING><ALARMS><AUX><TITLE TEXT><ALERT&g...
Page 46 - RESET CAMERA
46 C2443M-D (11/05) LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMATION><DISPLAY SETUP><DOME SETTINGS>ACK ALERT* RESET CAMERACYCLE CAMERA POWERREBOOT SYSTEM EXIT SPECTRA III * This setting only applies to Pressurized Spectra III SE domesystems with software version1.25 or higher. RESET, CYCLE POW...
Page 47 - SOFTWARE/LANGUAGE FILE UPLOAD; performed if the dome system is operating properly.; UPLOAD ICON; Upload Icon
C2443M-D (11/05) 47 SOFTWARE/LANGUAGE FILE UPLOAD The RJ-45 data port of the dome drive allows access for on-site setup, testing, and uploading ofrevised operating software and language files. A Pelco field service tool is required to performthese operations. Field service tools include Pelco’s remo...
Page 48 - SPECIFICATIONS
48 C2443M-D (11/05) SPECIFICATIONS DD53M22 Signal Format NTSC Scanning System 2:1 Interlace Image Sensor 1/4-inch CCD Effective Pixels 768 (H) X 494 (V) Horizontal Resolution >500 TV lines Lens F1.6 (f=4~88 mm optical, 22X optical zoom, 12X digital zoom) Zoom Speed (optical range) 2.4/3.9/6.3 sec...
Page 49 - REVISION HISTORY; REGULATORY NOTICES; RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
C2443M-D (11/05) 49 ® Pelco and the Pelco logo are registered trademarks of Pelco. © Copyright 2005, Pelco. ™ Spectra III, PelcoNet, and LowLight are trademarks of Pelco. All rights reserved. REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C2443M 2/02 Original version. C2443M-A 11/02 Revised Quick Start Gui...
