Installation guide
SPEEDDOME ULTRA OUTDOOR HOUSING  8200-0184-10, REV. C 
CONTINUATION OF INSTALLATION GUIDE
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Manual Heater Operation 
(-02 Housings Only) 
The heater in the outdoor dome: 
-  Automatically turns on when temperature inside 
the housing drops below 18°C (64°F) 
-  Automatically turns off when the temperature 
inside the housing goes up to 23°C (73°F). 
The heaters can be manually controlled to clear fog 
or light condensation, or to accelerate frost or ice 
removal from the outside of the bubble. 
To Clear Fog or Light Condensation 
To clear trapped fog or small amounts of 
condensation inside the housing bubble, turn on 
Output/Auxiliary 3 (cycled high/low mode) to 
operate the heaters at two temperature ranges for 
23-minute cycles for 3 hours 23 minutes unless 
manually turned off. 
To turn on Output/Auxiliary 3, enter 3 and press 
Output On. To turn off, enter 3 and press Output 
Off. Refer to controller/matrix switcher instructions 
for information about controlling outputs/auxiliaries. 
To Accelerate Frost or Ice Removal 
IMPORTANT! This procedure cannot be used on 
domes using the Manchester protocol. Manchester 
does not support latching Auxiliary 4. Only cycled 
High/Low mode is available. Attempting to use 
Auxiliary 4 results in turning off Auxiliary 3. 
To accelerate frost or ice removal from the housing 
bubble, turn on Output/Auxiliary 4 (continuous high 
mode) to operate the heaters at high temperature 
for 3 hours 23 minutes unless manually turned off. 
To turn on Output/Auxiliary 4, enter 4 and press 
Output On. To turn off, enter 4 and press Output 
Off. Refer to controller/matrix switcher instructions 
for information about controlling outputs/auxiliaries. 
Command Priority 
If both commands to control the heaters are issued 
in sequence, the first command runs to completion 
(3 hours 23 minutes), then the second command 
runs. 
For example, the command to run the heaters on 
continuous high mode is issued (Output/Auxiliary 4 
On). Five minutes later, the command to run cycled 
high/low mode is issued (Output/Auxiliary 3 On). 
The heaters will run on continuous high for 3.4 
hours. After that time, the cycled high/low mode 
starts and runs for 3.4 hours. 
How Heater Modes Operate 
The difference between cycled high/low mode and 
continuous high mode is explained as follows: 
Cycled high/low mode. High mode heats to 45°C 
(113°F) ±3°. Low mode heats to 23°C (73°F) ±3°. 
The graph below illustrates cycling by showing 
three heating cycles. 
-  Cycle 1 (high mode). The heater is on as long 
as temperature is less than 45°C. When 
temperature rises above 45°C, the heater turns 
off. This cycle continues for 23 minutes. 
-  Cycle 2 (low mode). The heater turns on when 
temperature drops below 23°C. When 
temperature rises above 23°C, the heater turns 
off. This cycle continues for 23 minutes. 
-  Cycle 3. High mode repeats for 23 minutes. 
High /low cycling continues for 3 hours 23 minutes, 
unless manually turned off. After that time, the 
heater automatically turns off regardless of 
temperature, and remains off until manually turned 
on. 
Continuous high mode. For protocols supporting 
it, Output/Auxiliary 4 turns on the heaters in 
continuous high mode. Continuous high mode 
heats the dome up to 45°C (113°F) ±3° for 3 hours 
23 minutes, unless temperature exceeds 45°C or 
the heater is manually turned off. 
Cycle 1  Cycle 2  Cycle 3 
45°C 
23°C 
Heater 
On 
Heater 
Off 
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