ACTi CAM-7100 User manual

IP
Rugged Dome
CAM-7100/CAM-7101
User’s Manual

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0PRECAUTIONS
1. Read these instructions
All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is
operated.
2. Heed all warnings
All warnings on the product and in the instruction manual should be adhered to.
The symbol indicates the following items, please carefully read the
description next to each symbol.
a. Failure to follow the safety instruction given may directly endanger
people, cause damage to the system or to other equipment.
b. The requirements to make this device work, including hardware,
computer settings, network settings, and operation procedures.
c. The tips to make using this device easier, more convenient and more
efficient.
3. Servicing
Do not attempt to service this video product yourself as opening or removing
covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing
to qualified service personnel.
Copyright
This manual is the intellectual property of ACTi and is protected by copyright. All
rights are reserved. No part of this document maybe reproduced or transmitted for any
purpose by any means including electronic or mechanical without the official written
permission from ACTi.
Trademarks
All names used in this manual for hardware and software are probably registered
trademarks of respective companies.
Liability
Every care has been taken during writing this manual. Please inform your local office
if you find any inaccuracies or omissions. We cannot be held responsible for any
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typographical or technical errors and reserve the right to make changes to the product
and manuals without prior notice.
FCC/CE Regulation
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.

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Table of Contents
0PRECAUTIONS________________________________________________ 0-1
Copyright__________________________________________________________________ 0-1
Trademarks ________________________________________________________________ 0-1
Liability ___________________________________________________________________ 0-1
FCC/CE Regulation__________________________________________________________ 0-2
1INTRODUCTION ______________________________________________ 1-1
1.1 Package Contents _______________________________________________ 1-1
1.2 Features and Benefits ____________________________________________ 1-2
1.3 Safety Instructions ______________________________________________ 1-4
1.4 Physical Description _____________________________________________ 1-6
1.5 Mounting the IP Rugged Dome ___________________________________ 1-10
1.6 Basic Connections ______________________________________________ 1-11

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1INTRODUCTION
1.1 Package Contents
CAM-7100/7101 Warranty Card
Product CD Terminal Blocks for Power & DI/O
Power Adaptor Accessory
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1.2 Features and Benefits
The IP Rugged Dome is a cutting-edge digital video transmission device. It
can compress and transmit real time images with outstanding images quality
(D1, 720x480) at reasonable bandwidth through a standard TCP/IP network.
That’s because it is Ethernet (LAN and WAN) ready and has the powerful
ARM9 SoC and the MPEG-4 compression ASIC inside. In addition, with
these powerful hardware platform, excellent SDK support and powerful
respective apparatuses (eg. the transcoder), this IP rugged dome is your best
choice building up either conventional IP surveillance system or intelligent
IP surveillance system.
zReal-time MPEG-4 Compression
With hardware MPEG-4 compression chip inside, the composite video
inputs can be efficiently compressed into MPEG-4 bit stream without
any delay. The ASIC base compression engine can support not only
CIF, but also FULL D1 image resolution.
zQoS Enabled Video Streaming
For real-time video streaming requirements, the IP rugged dome
implemented the 802.1pQ features inside the SoC as the streaming
engine to make sure the video streaming package is forwarded faster
than normal TCP/UDP packet.
zAutomatic Frame Rate Control
The IP rugged dome supports automatic/manual streaming frame rate
control, especially for multiple clients concurrent access the same
video stream in different network bandwidth.
zDigital Time Code Embedded
The “Digital Time Code Embedded” function is to embed the
recording time in the MPEG bit stream. Therefore, each image frame
has its respective time when it was recorded. It is very useful when
users want to find the video at an exact time or between a certain time
intervals.
zBuild-in LAN and WAN (Low Latency PPPoE Supported) Ports
The IP rugged dome provides two RJ-45 connectors. One is WAN and
the other is LAN. The WAN port connects to the internet and LAN
port connects to the local network. Since the internet’s bandwidth is
very critical, the WAN port is equipped with a low latency PPPoE

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(Point-to-Point over Ethernet) which has excellent transmission speed
and enables the IP rugged dome to connect to an ADSL or a cable
modem.
zDDNS Supported
The IP rugged dome supports DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server),
users can set the IP rugged dome at a virtual domain name (such as
cam1.Taipei.xxx) at dynamic IP. Everyone can use the virtual domain
name to view the video anywhere that has the access to the internet.
zBuild-in Hardware Motion Detection
No more external motion sensors are required. Each IP rugged dome
can be set up to 3 detection areas. By tuning the object size and
sensitivity, it is very reliable to fit into your environment. Besides,
hardware motion detection delivers better sensitivity and respond faster
than software motion detection.
zBundle Powerful Surveillance Software
To extend the capabilities of the IP rugged dome, a powerful
surveillance program is included in the package and is totally free to
use. Users can easily utilize the existing PC to be a digital video
recorder. Schedule recording and manual recording keep every
important image recorded in the local hard disk. Reliable and accurate
motion detection with instant warning makes you responsive in every
condition. Quick and simple search and playback function lets you
easily find the images you want.
zSoftware Development Kit Support
The IP rugged dome can be integrated or controlled by user’s
application program through the Streaming Library or ActiveX control.
With its high level programming interface, software developer’s time
and efforts to is highly reduced.

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1.3 Safety Instructions
zDon’t use the power supply with other voltages
This device is likely to be damaged or damage other equipments /
personnel, if you use a power supply with different voltage than the
one included with this device. All warranty of this product will be
voided in the situations above.
zDon’t open the housing of the product
zCleaning
Disconnect this video product from the power supply before cleaning.
zAttachments
Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product
manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
zWater and Moisture
Do not use this video product near water, for example, near a bathtub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a
swimming pool and the like.
zDon’t use accessories not recommended by the manufacturer
zOnly install this device and the power supply in a dry place
protected from weather
zServicing
Do not attempt to service this video product yourself as opening or
removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
zDamage Requiring service
Disconnect this video product from the power supply immediately and
refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following
conditions.
1. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
2. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the video
product.
3. If the video product has been exposed to rain or water directly.
4. If the video product does not operate normally by following the

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operating Instructions in this manual. Adjust only those controls
that are covered by the instruction manual as an improper
adjustment . Other controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the
video product to its normal operation.
zSafety Check
Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask
the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the
video product is in proper operating condition.

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1.4 Physical Description
Rugged Dome Rear Panel
1. WAN port
The IP rugged dome connects to the WAN (wide area network)
via a standard RJ45 connector. Supporting NWAY, this IP rugged
dome can auto detect the speed of local network segment
(10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet). The WAN port is for FTTH
and can connect to a xDSL or cable modem.
With PoE built-in product, you can power the IP rugged dome via
WAN port, LAN port or DC input. You can power the IP rugged
dome with multiple power inputs at the same time. If you do, the
IP rugged dome will gets the power from the first power input
plugged into it.
2. Power Input
DC 12V input.
PIN NAME DESCRIPTION
1 12V Power Input (DC +12V)
2 GND Ground Pin of Power Input
3 X No Connection
With PoE built-in product, you can power the IP rugged dome via
NOTE: You may find a support package for help you getting
familiar with PoE. Please visit our web site, and get the
support document TS-00040.

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WAN port, LAN port or DC input. You can power the IP rugged
dome with multiple power inputs at the same time. If you do, the
IP rugged dome will gets the power from the first power input
plugged into it.
3. Analog Video Output
The IP rugged dome supports one channel analog video output.
4. LAN port
The IP rugged dome connects to the LAN (local area network) via
a standard RJ45 connector. Supporting NWAY, this IP rugged
dome can auto detect the speed of local network segment
(10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet).
With PoE built-in product, you can power the IP rugged dome via
WAN port, LAN port or DC input. You can power the IP rugged
dome with multiple power inputs at the same time. If you do, the
IP rugged dome will gets the power from the first power input
plugged into it.
5. Audio Input
Unbalanced, 1.0Vpp, 1Vrms, 3.5mm Jack
6. Reset Button
Step 1: Switch off IP rugged dome by disconnecting the power
cable
Step 2: Using a suitable pointed object, press and continue to hold
the Reset Button depressed. While continuing to hold the reset
button depressed, reconnect the power cable.
Step 3: Keep holding the reset button depressed around 6 seconds,
release the reset button. The unit will start up with factory default
settings.
7. Action LED Indicator
The LED will light up after IP rugged dome has successfully
completed the boot process.
8. DI/O
NOTE: You may find a support package for help you getting
familiar with PoE. Please visit our web site, and get the
support document TS-00040.
NOTE: You may find a support package for help you getting
familiar with PoE. Please visit our web site, and get the
support document TS-00040.

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The IP rugged dome supports one alarm input and one alarm
output. DI:Logic Level 0: 0~0.4V; Logic Level 1: 3.3~30V
DO:Logic Level 0: 0.1~0.6V; Logic Level1: 2.4~5V
PIN NAME DESCRIPTION
1 GND Ground Pin
2 DI Digital Input
3 GND Ground Pin
4 DO Digital Output
Camera Dip Switch

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Pin Low Hi(ON)(3.3v)
8 AE ME
7 FL 0FF FL ON
6 BLC ON BLC OFF
5 AES Auto Iris
4 AGC Super AGC
3 r =0.45 r = 1
2 ATW AWB
1 ATW PWB
SHUTTER SPEED AE/ME
1/50 (1/60) SEC ME FL OFF BLC AEC
1/120 (1/100) SEC ME FL BLC AEC
1/250 SEC ME FL OFF BLC OFF AEC
1/500 SEC ME FL BLC OFF AEC
1/1000 SEC ME FL OFF BLC AUTO IRIS
1/2000 SEC ME FL BLC AUTO IRIS
1/4000 SEC ME FL OFF BLC OFF AUTO IRIS
1/10000 SEC ME FL BLC OFF AUTO IRIS
AWB mode – Conventional auto white balance
Procedure: Pin 2 set to High first, and then set Pin 1 to Low.
ATW mode – The operating colour temperature range is from 2500°K to
9500°K approximately.
Procedure: Pin 2 set to Low first, and then set Pin 1 to Low.
PWB mode – Push to lock white balance
Procedure: Pin 2 set to High first, and then set Pin 1 to High.

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1.5 Mounting the IP Rugged Dome

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1.6 Basic Connections
Follow the procedures below to connect the IP rugged dome to the
respective apparatuses.
1. Connect an analog monitor to IP rugged dome video out (BNC connector).
2. Connect the power adaptor to IP rugged dome
3. Connect IP rugged dome’s LAN port to an Ethernet (RJ45 connectors). If

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your IP rugged dome has PoE built-in, you can regard it as a PD
and connect it directly to a PSE device like PoE switch.
4. Connect a PC to the Ethernet hub (RJ45 connectors)
NOTE: You may find a support package for help you getting familiar
with PoE. Please visit our web site, and get the support document
TS-00040.