User manual
ARECONT VISION USER MANUAL 11
Arecont Vision 425 E Colorado St, 7
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Floor Glendale, CA 91205 8/1/2012
www.arecontvision.com
AV8185, AV8365, AV8185DN, AV8365DN, AV20185, AV20365 – 9.0 W
Housing and Mounting
All Arecont Vision camera models feature a durable aluminum housing that minimizes fire hazards. The
housing is not hermetically sealed. The ambient temperature should be maintained between 0ºC and 50ºC
(32ºF to 122ºF). Cameras used outdoors require appropriate protective enclosures.
Cameras are mounted using a ¼” x 20 threaded hole on the bottom of the housing. When mounting the
camera, make sure that the mounting screw is no longer than ¼”. The cameras are to be installed according
to the applicable code and regulations. The mounting hardware should be able to support 1 lb camera
(except AV8360 that weights 4lbs).
Model AV3130 and AV3135 require a 3” enclosure window; all other cameras can use most any outdoor
housing.
Network Cabling
Category 5e cabling or better is recommended. All network cabling must be installed according to applicable
codes and regulations.
Manual and Auto-Iris lenses
All Arecont Vision cameras should be used with a 1/2” or larger megapixel-resolution lenses. AV3130 and
AV3135 require two manual iris lenses and have a limitation on lens diameter (<38mm). AV8360 and
AV8365 are supplied with 4 preinstalled 4mm high-quality megapixel-resolution lenses; AV8180 and AV8185
are supplied with 4 preinstalled 8mm high-quality megapixel-resolution lenses.
Manual Iris Lenses
A wide variety of C/CS mount lenses with megapixel resolution may be used with Arecont Vision cameras.
Note that all C-mount lenses require a 5mm adaptor ring. Additionally, some lenses may also require 0.4mm-
0.8mm adjustment spacers.
Arecont Vision lens suggestions include:
Arecont LENS4-10 (4mm -10mm), MPL6.0 (6mm), MPL 4-10 (4mm-10mm), MPL8-16 (8mm-16mm)
Computar H0514-MP (5mm), M0814-MP (8mm), M1214-MP (12mm), M1614-MP (16mm), M2514-
MP (25mm), M3514-MP(35mm), M5018-MP (50mm), M7528-MP (75mm), HG2Z0414FC-MP (4mm -
8mm), M3Z1228C-MP (12mm - 36mm)
SpaceCom JHF8M (8mm), JHF12M (12mm), JHF16M (16mm), JHF25M (25mm), JHF35M (35mm),
Pyxis8/JHF8M (8mm), Pyxis12/JHF12M (12mm), Pyxis16/JHF16M (16mm), Pyxis25/JHF25M
(25mm), Pyxis35/JHF35M (35mm)