MegaPowerTM LT Matrix Switcher/Controller System ADMPLT16 ADMPLT32 ADMPLT16C2 ADMPLT16C3 ADMPLT32C2 ADMPLT32C3 Installation and Operation Instructions
MegaPower LT Notice The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Copyright Under copyright laws, the contents of this manual may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of American Dynamics Video Products Division.
Matrix Installation and Operation INSTALLATION IS ONLY TO BE CARRIED OUT BY COMPETENT, QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL. WIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNTRY OF INSTALLATION NATIONAL WIRING REGULATIONS. ACCESS CAN ONLY BE GAINED BY SERVICE PERSONS. THERE ARE NO USER-ACCESS AREAS. ACCESS BY SERVICE PERSONS CAN ONLY BE GAINED BY THE USE OF AN APPROPRIATE TOOL. THE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED WITH THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN GENERAL PURPOSE CCTV INSTALLATION AND HAS NO OTHER FUNCTION.
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Matrix Installation and Operation CHAPTER 1: LAYOUT AND INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 3 Layout and Connections ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Unpacking ...........................................................................................................................................................
MegaPower LT Mapping Responses to Events ................................................................................................................... 32 Programming an Alarm: A Summary .......................................................................................................... 33 Installer Menu ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Configuring System Options .................
Matrix Installation and Operation Chapter 1: Layout and Installation This chapter describes the layout of the MegaPower LT. It also describes the procedure that should be followed to unpack, mount, connect and install the unit. Layout and Connections The MegaPower LT is a matrix to which video sources and monitor can be connected. By connecting a keyboard to the MegaPower LT, the matrix can be used to manage the display of the video sources on the monitors.
MegaPower LT Video Inputs The 32x8 unit has 32 video input connections. The 16x4 unit has 16 video input connections. They are BNC loop-through connectors with automatic termination. Each connector is labelled on the unit. Video Outputs The 32x8 unit has 8 video output connections. The 16x4 unit has 4 video output connections. Connect output connector 1 to monitor 1, output connector 2 to monitor 2, etc. Each connector is labelled on the unit.
Matrix Installation and Operation Unpacking The packaging should contain the following items. Check all product codes on the label. If you have an incorrect item or it is damaged then inform your supplier and the carriers immediately. If the equipment is incorrect or damaged, do not attempt to use it.
MegaPower LT Mounting the Unit All models of the MegaPower LT unit are equipped with mounting holes and are supplied with screws and brackets for the optional fitting to a suitable rack or wall. Should the unit be mounted, particular attention should be paid to ensure that the specification of the equipment is not compromised.
Matrix Installation and Operation Sensornet Dome Connections Video inputs that use UTC (AD Up-the-Cable) communication protocol communicate with the MegaPower LT through the video BNC connection. However, video inputs using Sensornet telemetry control (i.e., typically Sensornet dome cameras) require a second connection. For this reason, a telemetry connection is provided for Sensornet dome cameras (two on MegaPower LT 32x8). Connect Sensornet dome cameras to the MegaPower LT as shown in the figure below.
MegaPower LT SensorNet Backbone Network Configuration SensorNet Star Network Configuration 8
Matrix Installation and Operation Alarm Input Connections Each model of MegaPower LT has the same number of alarm inputs as camera inputs. The alarm inputs are located on removable five way-terminal blocks, with each plug holding four alarm input connections and one ground connection. The MPLT senses physically connected alarms (via dry contacts). These inputs can be individually configured in the menu system as normally-open or normally-closed contacts. To connect alarm inputs: 1.
MegaPower LT Dip Switch Settings Keyboard Dip Switches Keyboard have built in network termination and biasing. For most small to medium sized installations, it should not be necessary to change the switches from their default settings. Large installations may require network biasing and/or terminating. Please refer to your keyboard handbook for details. MegaPower LT Dip Switches The MegaPower LT dip switches are used for RS485 network and dome camera control biasing and termination.
Matrix Installation and Operation Setting the Keyboard Baud Rate The current keyboard baud rate setting can be seen when the keyboard is powered up. Optimum performance of the MegaPower LT is achieved by setting the keyboard baud rate to 19200. To change the baud rate of a connected keyboard, follow the steps below: 1. Connect the power to the keyboard. 2. Within 5 seconds of reconnecting the power, press the SHIFT ( ) keys simultaneously. ESCAPE ( ) and MENU 3.
MegaPower LT Chapter 2: The Menu System The menu system is used to program the MegaPower LT as required using the keyboard. This chapter give details about how to use the menu system. Menu operation and navigation is documented for RS485 keyboards. RS232 keyboard functionality may differ. Status Levels There are three different user status levels, two of which have access to the menu system. Operator – only operates the system. No menu access allowed.
Matrix Installation and Operation Entering the Menu System To enter the menu system, follow the steps below: 1. Select a monitor by entering the monitor number and pressing the MONITOR ( key. ) 2. In multi-matrix networks it is also necessary to select a unit. To do this, enter the ) key and press the SITE SELECT address of the unit, then hold down the SHIFT ( ) key. ( 3. Press the SHIFT ( ) key and the MENU ( ) key together. 4. A screen will be displayed prompting for a password.
MegaPower LT Saving and Exiting It is important to know how to save changes in the menu system before they are made. Exit Menu Save and exit Exit without saving Return to Menus To save changes to the menu system, follow the steps below: 1. Select the Return to option at the bottom of each screen until the Administrator menu or Supervisor menu is displayed. 2. Select the Exit Menu option at the bottom of the screen to enter the Exit menu (see figure above). 3.
Matrix Installation and Operation Time/Date Menu The Time/Date menu is used to program the time and date, and to select whether daylight saving time should be implemented in the system. 1 Time/Date Menu 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Time format Date format Set time Set date DST :12H :mmddyy :12:00:00 :21:06:02 :FORWARD Apply new time and date Return to Menu Programming the Time and Date To program the time and date, follow the steps below: 1.
MegaPower LT DST (Daylight Saving Time) The DST menu item is used to select BACK or FORWARD on the day prior to the time change. The system will then put the clock back or forward by an hour the next time the time reaches 2 a.m. After the time change has been made, the DST option then automatically resets to NONE. NOTE The unit has a battery-backed clock that retains the correct time, date and all other programmed data in the event of a loss of power.
Matrix Installation and Operation 8. Move to the Communication option. 9. Use the right joystick command to select either OFF, UTC, SNET or SNET-V (for SDU7 and above). Select UTC when AD Up-the-Cable (UTC) protocol is to be used to communicate with the camera input or select SNET where Sensornet telemetry control is to be used. Select OFF if the input does not use either of these communication protocols. 10.
MegaPower LT Changing Pin Numbers The Change Pins screen is used to change administrator and supervisor pin numbers. 3.1 Change Pins 3.1.1 Change Supervisor 3.1.1 Change Supervisor 3.1.2 Change Administr Current Pin **** New Pin **** Verification **** Return to System Menu To change a pin number, follow the steps below: 1. In the System menu, select the Change Pins option. 2.
Matrix Installation and Operation Setting Up Partitioning The Partitioning screen is used to define which keyboards can access which monitors, cameras and control receivers. The way in which access to monitors, cameras or control receivers is granted is exactly the same, but with a different sub-menu used in each instance. 3.2 Partitioning 3.2.1 Keyboard/Monitor 3.2.1 Keyboard/Monitor 3.2.2 Keyboard/Camera 3.2.
MegaPower LT Configuring Monitor Displays The Display Line Menu screen is used to specify the display settings for any monitors that are connected to the MegaPower LT. The user can specify on which line on-screen information is displayed. 3.3 Display Line menu Camera title Messages Alarm title Telemetry Time/Date Preview Display :LINE :LINE :LINE :LINE :LINE 1 2 3 10 12 Return to System Menu To change the position of on-screen information, follow the steps below: 1.
Matrix Installation and Operation View Menu A view is the simultaneous display of a specific preset position on a specific camera. A view can also be a pattern, which is a series of movements that have been programmed into a dome camera. The View menu is used to program these views, with a storage limit of 128 views. 4 View Menu 4.1 View Set Up 4.2 Tour Set Up 4.3 Tour Link Set Up Return to Menu Each view is given a unique identifying number which is used to recall it.
MegaPower LT 4. Use the joystick to amend the title. To do this, select the character to be edited using left/right joystick commands and edit the selected character using up/down joystick ) key in conjunction with up/down joystick commands commands. Use the SHIFT ( to change between upper and lower case characters. 5. Move to the Input number option. 6. Using the numeric keys, select the video source that is to be used. 7. Move to the Preset number option.
Matrix Installation and Operation Programming Tours The Tour Set Up screen can be used to program up to 16 tours, which can be recalled on any monitor. Each tour can consist of up to 16 steps, each step being either a fixed camera position or a programmed view from a PTZ or dome camera. It is also possible to specify the period of time (or dwell time) each step is displayed for. 4.
MegaPower LT Linking Tours Together The Tour Link Set Up screen is used to link two tours together to make a single tour with up to 32 positions. Up to eight tour links can be made. 4.3 Tour Link Set Up 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Return to View Menu To create a tour link, follow the steps below: 1. In the View menu, select the Tour Link Set Up option. 2.
Matrix Installation and Operation Cancelling a Tour A tour is cancelled when: • A camera is called to display on the monitor. • A telemetry command for the monitor is issued. • An alarm is triggered. The tour is re-enabled automatically when the alarm is cleared. Alarm Menu The Alarm menu is only available to users with the installer privileges, and it is used to specify every aspect of alarm operation. 5 Alarm Menu 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.
MegaPower LT Configuring Global Alarm Settings The Global Alarm Set Up screen is accessed by selecting the Global Alarm Set Up option from the Alarm menu. It is used to control the overall alarm setup, how responses are reset and the state the system returns to when all responses are clear. 5.1 Global Alarm Set Up Display mode :SWITCH Response mode :ACK End action :NONE Timeout :020s Transp.
Matrix Installation and Operation Display Modes The five display modes operate differently depending on the response mode that has been selected. The available display modes are: NONE No change to the monitor display is made when an response is triggered. LAST - Last In First Out In this display mode, each response is displayed on all alarm monitors (according to the settings made in the Alarm Monitor screen, see overleaf).
MegaPower LT Specifying Alarm Monitors The Alarm Monitor screen is used to set which monitors will display triggered alarms. 5.4 Alarm Monitors Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 :DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY :NO DISPLAY Return to Alarm Menu To specify alarm monitors, follow the steps below: 1. In the Alarm menu, select the Alarm Monitors option. 2.
Matrix Installation and Operation To configure alarm inputs, follow the steps below: 1. In the Alarm menu, select the Alarm Input Sense option. 2. In the Alarm Input Sense screen, use the numeric keys to enter the number of the alarm input to be configured and press the ENTER key to jump to it. The up/down joystick commands can also be used to move through the inputs. 3.
MegaPower LT Creating Responses Using the Response Set Up screen it is possible to create responses, which can be linked to the triggering of an alarm input or the receipt of a network event from another matrix. 5.
Matrix Installation and Operation 12. Specify whether either of the auxiliary outputs should be activated when the response is triggered. The options available are 1 ONLY, 2 ONLY, 1 AND 2 or NONE (MPLT 32 only); 1 ONLY (MPLT 16). 13. Move to the Generate sound option. 14. Select the urgency of the keyboard beep which will sound on all connected keyboards when the response is triggered. The options are NONE, SHORT, MEDIUM and LONG. 15.
MegaPower LT Mapping Responses to Events An event is a message that can be sent from an MPLT either as a broadcast message or an alarm. A response to the event can be activated by any MPLT on the RS485 network. Once responses have been created, they can also be mapped to events. This means that when an event is received from another matrix, a response to that event will be triggered. This is achieved using the Event Response screen: 5.
Matrix Installation and Operation Programming an Alarm: A Summary The process of programming an alarm can be quite complicated due to the number of menu screens that need to be used. It is also important to note that there are global settings which affect the operation of ALL alarms (e.g., global alarms set up, alarm monitors) and individual settings, where alarms are configured one by one. To program alarms, follow the steps below: 1. Configure the global alarm settings.
MegaPower LT Installer Menu The Installer menu allows access to configuration options unavailable to users with Supervisor status. It is used to configure system options, keyboard priorities and to run the dome ping function. 6 Installer Menu S/W 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ver 1.
Matrix Installation and Operation RS232 • The RS232 Baud Rate can be defined as 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200 and 38400. Optimum performance can be achieved by setting the baud rate to 9600 and therefore this is the default setting. • The Data Bit is configurable to 5, 6, 7 or 8. The default setting is 8. • The Parity default is NONE, but can also be configured to ODD or EVEN. • The Stop bit is configurable between 1, 1.5 and 2. The default setting is 1.
MegaPower LT Running a Dome Ping A ping is a function that verifies that an input from a dome camera is present and that the camera is able to respond to settings made in these menus. A dome ping can be carried out using the Dome Ping Menu screen. 6.3 Dome Ping Menu Input number 01 Title CAMERA 01 Start Ping TX 00000000 PASS 00000000 FAIL 00000000 UNSENT 00000000 Return to Menu To run a ping, follow the steps below: 1. In the Installer menu, select the Dome Ping option. 2.
Matrix Installation and Operation Vertical Phase Synchronisation The Installer menu has an synchronisation option which, if enabled, will cause the MegaPower LT to transmit a vertical phase signal to all video inputs. This signal can be used by compatible cameras to synchronise. To enable this option, use the down joystick command to move to the VPSynch option and use the right joystick command to set the parameter to Enabled.
MegaPower LT Appendix A: Factory Defaults Though restoring the factory default settings should only be regarded as a last resort, it may be necessary. Restoring the factory default settings will erase any setting the user has made to the system with the exception of the saved user defaults.
Matrix Installation and Operation Alarm Menus Display Mode Switch Response Mode Acknowledge End Action None Time Out Time 020s Transparent Time out time 005s Alarm to response 1-1 to 32-32; (1-1 to 16-16 for MPLT 16) Event to response All off.
MegaPower LT Appendix B: Password Recovery A password recovery system is provided so that a password can be recovered in the event of a password being forgotten. To use the password recovery system to enter the menu system: 1. Select a monitor by entering the monitor number and pressing the MONITOR ( key. ) key and the MENU ( 2. Press the SHIFT ( displayed prompting for a password. 3. Press the FUNCTION ( ) ) key. The menu access screen is now ) key. 4.
Matrix Installation and Operation Appendix C: Specifications Telemetry American Dynamics Up The Cable (UTC) and Sensornet telemetry control for Tyco Security Products-Video Systems. Video Connector type BNC Bandwidth /Frequency response + 0.5dB to 6 MHz S/N Ratio –60dB (Vp-p vs. Vrms noise) Dip Switches The dip switches are used for RS485 network and dome camera control biasing and termination. Remote Keyboard This connects to RS232 and RS485 remote keyboards and is a single RJ45 connector type.
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Matrix Installation and Operation Appendix E: Keyboard Installation Addendum RS-232 PROTOCOL UP to four RS-232 controllers can be connected to the MPLT (requires AD2081 Rs-232 port expander). Controllers can be ADDTE, AD2088, ADC200/300, or ADCC1100 keyboards.
MegaPower LT Configuring the AD2088 keyboard baud rate: 1. Turn the key to MENU 2. Press the “F1” button 3. The word BAUD should be displayed on the keyboard LED screen 4. Use the “NEXT” or “LAST” button to change to the desired baud rate (1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400) 5. When done, turn the key back to "OPERATE" CHANGING REPEAT MODE TO OFF ON THE AD2088 KEYBOARD: 1. Turn the key to “MENU”, and then press the “F1” button 2. The worf “BAUD” should be displayed.
Matrix Installation and Operation Enter 1=1200 baud + ENTER button 2=2400 baud + ENTER button (or 0 + ENTER to see next page) 3=4800 baud + ENTER button 4=9600 baud + ENTER button (or 0 + ENTER to see next page) 5=19200 baud + ENTER button 6=38400 baud + ENTER button (or 0 + ENTER to see next page) 7=57600 baud + ENTER button Changing the repeat mode to off on the ADCC200/300 keyboard: 1. Access SPECIAL CONFIG MENU by pressing SHIFT of applying power to the keyboard. 2.
MegaPower LT Appendix F: Connection Diagrams MPLT to ADCC200/300 (RS-485 less than 7 feet) [single keyboard conection] .............................................. 47 MPLT to ADCC200/300 (RS-485 less than 7 feet) [single or multiple keyboard connection] ............................ 48 MPLT to ADCC200/300 (RS-485 less than 7 feet) [single or multiple keyboard connection] ............................ 49 MPLT to ADCC200/300 or ADCC1100 keyboard (RS-232 less than 7 feet method 2) ............................
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