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SPEEDDOME ULTRA  8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY  8200-0600-01, REV. C 
OPERATOR’S GUIDE
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Preface: Before You Begin 
This preface provides important information that you should be familiar with before using the 
SpeedDome Ultra 8 camera dome. It includes a document overview, text conventions, a list of 
related documents, and how to obtain product help. 
What’s In This Guide? 
The SpeedDome Ultra 8 Camera Dome Configuration Utility Operator's Guide is organized as 
follows: 
•  Chapter 1: Using the Dome Configuration Utility, describes how to use the SpeedDome 
Ultra 8 Camera Dome configuration utility. 
•  Chapter 2: Configuring Pan, Tilt, Zoom, and Synchronization Options, describes how to 
set the “flip” feature, zoom stop, line lock, and Freeze Frame settings. 
•  Chapter 3: Configuring Camera Features, describes how to configure camera settings to 
improve color and low-light performance. 
•  Chapter 4: Configuring Alarms, Areas, Home, Privacy Settings, Presets and Scan Limits, 
describes how to configure settings associated with alarm inputs, the home position, and the 
North setting. In addition, you can also set the boundaries for up to 16 areas; establish left 
and right scan limits, as well as program presets and Privacy Zones. 
•  Chapter 5: Configuring Text Displayed On-Screen, describes how to configure settings 
associated with displaying text on-screen. This includes names and status information, as 
well as the text format and direction indicators. 
•  Chapter 6: Configuring Language and Password Settings, describes how to set the 
language for the menus and prompts. It also describes how to set and enable a password to 
prevent unauthorized use of the configuration utility. 
IMPORTANT 
If Portuguese is the selected language, the characters “ã” and “õ” are not available 
for display on-screen. This is due to a limitation of the dome’s text overlay chip. 
•  Chapter 7: Displaying Dome Information explains how to display essential information 
about your dome if service should be required. 
•  Appendix A: SensorNet and RS-422 Command Summary provides information about 
commands specific to using the dome in a SensorNet or RS-422 environment. 
•  Appendix B: Manchester Command Summary provides information about commands 
specific to using the dome in a Manchester environment. 
•  Appendix C: Pelco Coaxitron and “P” Protocols Command Summary provides 
information about features and commands supported by Pelco Coaxitron and “P” protocols. 
•  Appendix D: Panasonic Up-the-Coax (UTC) Protocol Command Summary provides 
information about features and commands supported by Panasonic UTC protocol. 










