Installation guide

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HVG400 Installation Guide

Connecting Devices to the HVG400

This section explains how to connect cameras, sensors, activators, microphones, a speaker or headphones, and a

CCTV monitor to the HVG400 unit.

Connecting Cameras

Up to four cameras can be connected to the HVG400. If the cameras have PTZ controls for remote aiming and

zooming, and the PTZ protocols they use are supported, the control cables can also be connected to the unit.

Any PAL or NTSC video camera with a composite video output can be connected to the unit. A cable with a

composite video connector on one end, and a male BNC connector on the other, should be used to connect each

camera to the HVG400.

NOTE: A cable with a male RCA connector can be connected to a female BNC connector by using an RCA-

to-BNC adaptor.

Figure 2: RCA-to-BNC adaptor

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connect

a camera:

1. Install the camera in its desired location.

2. Connect the output of the camera to one of the Video In connectors on the rear panel of the unit.

3. Connect the camera's power supply cable to an electrical outlet.

Connecting PTZ Controllers

If a camera has remote PTZ control features (pan, tilt, zoom, and/or focus), and uses a supported PTZ protocol, you

can connect the control cable to the unit. Both RS232 and RS485 PTZ connection types are supported. Consult the

camera documentation for information about which connection type to use.

NOTE: If you are connecting sensors to the unit using an ADAM module, you cannot connect any RS232 PTZ

controllers to the unit. For additional information, see Connecting Sensors Using an ADAM Module,

page 11.

If you want to connect the PTZ controllers of multiple cameras to the unit, only one of the controllers can use an

RS232 connector – the others must all use RS485 connectors. PTZ controllers for more than one RS232 camera

cannot be connected to the unit simultaneously.

If you connect multiple RS485 PTZ camera controllers, they should be daisy-chained to the RS232/485 connector,

as described below. In this case, each camera in the chain must be given a different ID number. Please refer to your

camera's documentation for information about configuring its ID number. In addition, note that you can only create

an RS485 daisy chain if every link on the chain (i.e., every camera) uses the same PTZ protocol. Attempting to

connect cameras that use different protocols will prevent all of the cameras from working properly.