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SPEEDDOME ULTRA 8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 8200-0600-01, REV. C
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Normal Input State
Describes the expected state of a device connected to one of four dome
inputs. The normal state may be open or closed. When a device is not in its
normal input state, an alarm is issued. Transmitting the dome input states to
the host controller is not supported with Manchester.
North Position
User-definable setting that may correspond to magnetic north or some well-
known landmark. Used to approximate the camera dome's pointing direction
when
Direction Indicators are enabled.
Open Shutter
Setting used to improve the quality of video obtained in extreme low-light
situations. When the Open Shutter setting is enabled, low-light information is
collected over multiple fields based on the
Shutter Limit setting. As a result,
video may appear blurred or choppy in extreme low-light situations. This
setting does not effect camera operation in normal lighting situations. See
also
Automatic Gain Control (AGC).
Password Protection
Prevents unauthorized users from starting the Configuration Utility. The
password may be from 1 to 8 characters long.
Pattern
A series of pan, tilt, zoom and focus movements from a single programmable
dome. Up to 3 patterns may be programmed for the dome.
Peel
Button found on some controllers that initiates the Apple Peel pattern.
See
Apple Peel Pattern.
Preset
Programmed video scene, based on a specific pan, tilt, zoom, and focus
settings. Up to 96 presets may be programmed for the dome. For domes
running in a Manchester network, only 64 presets may be programmed. See
also
Virtual Views.
Privacy Zones
Masked areas of the camera dome's viewing area. These masks prevent
operators of the surveillance system from viewing these designated zones.
Each Privacy Zone has four sides, and the zones may overlap to form
irregular shapes. The Privacy Zones move in relation to the dome pan/tilt
position. In addition, the apparent size of the Privacy Zone adjusts
automatically as the lens zooms in or out. Up to eight Privacy Zones may be
established for a camera dome.
Random Scan
An automated scan that pans randomly between the left and right scan limits,
starting at any point between the scan limits. See
Smooth Scan and Stepped
Scan.
Scan
Automated surveillance between predefined scan limits. Three types of scans
are available: smooth scan, stepped scan, and random scan. See
Smooth Scan,
Stepped Scan, and Random Scan.
Scan Limits
Two points around the dome’s pan axis, which define a surveillance area.
Shutter Limit
Setting used to define the maximum exposure time for the Open Shutter
setting. The values for the setting range from 1/2 to 1/60 for NTSC, and 2/3
to 1/50 for PAL. The default setting is 1/4 for NTSC and 1/3 for PAL.