Page 5 - CONTENTS
C2446M-E (11/05) 5 CONTENTS WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 GETTING STARTED .......................................................
Page 7 - WELCOME; Getting Started
C2446M-E (11/05) 7 WELCOME Thank you for purchasing Pelco’s premier integrated dome system, Spectra III. Your new systemfeatures a high resolution, color camera/optics package with LowLight ™ technology and programmable dome drive software. This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the oper...
Page 8 - HOW TO OPERATE YOUR DOME SYSTEM
8 C2446M-E (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; Presets; Quick Programming Guide; Accessing Main Menu
C2446M-E (1 1 /05) 11 QUICK START GUIDE – SYSTEM SETUP Presets The following presets are reserved for special functions. Preset Function 33 Flip command 34 Pan zero command 83-89 Reserved 90-91 Manual limit stops 92-93 Scan limit stops 94 Reserved 95 Select main programming menu 96 Stop a scan 97 Ra...
Page 13 - LANGUAGE
C2446M-E (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
14 C2446M-E (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
C2446M-E (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 pa...
Page 16 - Label Position
16 C2446M-E (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 ZOOM RATIO - XXX.XX AZIMUTH 1 /ELEVATION 2 - XXX ° /-XX ° DIRECTION...
Page 17 - AUTO FOCUS
C2446M-E (11/05) 17 BACKEXIT AUTO FOCUS ON ZOOM LIMIT X128 ZOOM SPEED MEDIUM LOW LIGHT LIMIT 2 <ADVANCED SETTINGS> CAMERA DOME SETTINGS Camera AUTO FOCUS Auto focus allows the lens to remain in focus during zoom-in, zoom-out, and motion functions. There are two auto focus settings: ON (default...
Page 18 - Advanced Camera Settings; SHUTTER SPEED; AGC LIMIT
18 C2446M-E (11/05) BACKEXIT ADVANCED SETTINGS SHUTTER SPEED AUTO AGC LIMIT 25 AUTO IRIS AUTO AUTO IRIS LEVEL 66 AUTO IRIS PEAK 8 AUTO SHARPNESS ON SHARPNESS LEVEL 26 AUTO WHITE BALANCE ON R GAIN 482 B GAIN 678 BACKLIGHT COMP OFF VIDEO LEVEL HIGH BACKEXIT AUTO FOCUS ON ZOOM LIMIT X128 ZOOM SPEED MED...
Page 19 - AUTO IRIS; Auto Iris Level
C2446M-E (11/05) 19 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 20 - AUTO SHARPNESS; AUTO WHITE BALANCE
20 C2446M-E (11/05) 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 21 - VIDEO LEVEL
C2446M-E (11/05) 21 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 22 - Motion Settings; AUTO FLIP
22 C2446M-E (11/05) 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 23 - PARK TIME; Park Action
C2446M-E (11/05) 23 PARK TIME This feature allows the dome to go to preset 1 after a programmed 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. Park Action This feature will define the a...
Page 25 - AZIMUTH ZERO
C2446M-E (11/05) 25 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 26 - Power Up; POWER UP ACTION
26 C2446M-E (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 SCAN Dome starts auto scan operation. RANDOM SCAN Dome starts random s...
Page 27 - Line Sync
C2446M-E (11/05) 27 Line Sync Line sync refers to a programmable function that allows you to synchronize all cameras within amatrix system. NOTE: Spectra III automatically senses V-sync input. No line sync setup is required for Pelco control systems that provide a V-sync signal. For matrix systems t...
Page 29 - Patterns
C2446M-E (11/05) 29 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 can handle one user-defined pattern. Pattern lengt...
Page 30 - Zones
30 C2446M-E (11/05) Zones A zone is a pan area, defined by a left and right limit, on the 360-degree pan plane. The Spectradome system is capable of eight zones, each with a 20-character label. To program a zone: 1. Use the joystick to position the cursor beside ZONE NUMBER. Press Iris Open thecurso...
Page 31 - Title Text
C2446M-E (11/05) 31 (See page 11) Quick Programming Guide 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 TEX...
Page 32 - Alert; System Condition; REPEAT
32 C2446M-E (11/05) Alert NOTE: The Alert section only applies to Pressurized Spectra III dome systems with software version 1.25 or higher. Spectra III systems that are not pressurized or pressurized systems thatdo not have dome drive software version 1.25 or higher will not display this menu item....
Page 34 - Clear
34 C2446M-E (11/05) BACKEXIT CLEAR RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS EXIT SPECTRA III LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMATION><DISPLAY SETUP><DOME SETTINGS>ACK ALERT* RESET CAMERACYCLE CAMERA POWERREBOOT SYSTEM <CAMERA><MOTION><POWER UP><LINE SYNC><PRESETS><PAT...
Page 35 - Password
C2446M-E (11/05) 35 BACKEXIT ENABLE PASSWORD OFF <EDIT PASSWORD> PASSWORD EDIT THE PASSWORD - - - - - - - - - - 1234567890 OK ABCDEFGHIJ CANCEL KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.,-/ SPACE abcdefghij BACKSPACE klmnopqrstuvwxyz#&:* EXIT SPECTRA III LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMATION><DISPLAY SETUP...
Page 36 - RESET CAMERA
36 C2446M-E (11/05) EXIT SPECTRA III LANGUAGE ENGLISH <SYSTEM INFORMATION><DISPLAY SETUP><DOME SETTINGS>ACK ALERT* RESET CAMERACYCLE CAMERA POWERREBOOT SYSTEM *This setting only applies toPressurized Spectra III domesystems with software version1.25 or higher. RESET, CYCLE POWER, R...
Page 37 - SOFTWARE/LANGUAGE FILE UPLOAD; UPLOAD ICON; Upload Icon
C2446M-E (11/05) 37 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 38 - SPECIFICATIONS
38 C2446M-E (11/05) SPECIFICATIONS DD53TC16 Signal Format NTSC Scanning System 2:1 Interlace Image Sensor 1/4-inch interline transfer CCD Effective Pixels 768 (H) X 494 (V) Horizontal Resolution >470 TV lines Lens F1.4 (f=4~64 mm optical, 16X optical zoom, 8X digital zoom) Zoom Speed (optical ran...
Page 39 - REVISION HISTORY; REGULATORY NOTICES; RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE
C2446M-E (11/05) 39 ® Pelco, the Pelco logo, and Genex are registered trademarks of Pelco. © Copyright 2005, Pelco. ™ Spectra III and LowLight are trademarks of Pelco. All rights reserved. REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C2446M 2/02 Original version. C2446M-A 4/02 Software revised. C2446M-B ...
