Black Box Video PTZ Balu User manual

Use CAT3 or CAT5 twisted-pair cable
instead of coax with your security
or surveillance equipment.
Use CAT3 or CAT5 twisted-pair cable
instead of coax with your security
or surveillance equipment.
Video PTZ Balun
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FEATURES
• Works with Coaxitron™and similar
PTZ camera-control systems.
• Eliminates coax cable in PTZ closed-
circuit TV surveillance systems.
• Works with Category 3 or Category 5
UTP cable.
• Used in pairs between PTZ controller
and receiver.
• Maintains a steady video image while
the system is idle.
• VELCRO®mounting pad.
Transmit PTZ and video with a single pair of CAT5 UTP cable.
OVERVIEW
Eliminate the expense of using coaxial cable with your
security systems. The Video PTZ Balun connects your security
or surveillance equipment using CAT3 or CAT5 twisted-pair
cable. It’s compatible with Pelco™Coaxitron™, Vicon™Vicoax,
Videoalarm™Coaxlynx™, and other digital coax pan, tilt, and
zoom (PTZ) security systems.
Perfect for campus and high-rise installations, the balun
spans the following distances:
• With Category 3 cable:
Color: 875 ft. (266.7 m);
B&W: 980 ft. (298.7 m)
• With Category 5 cable:
Color: 1250 ft. (381 m);
B&W: 1400 ft. (426.7 m)
Used in pairs, the balun lets you integrate CCTV security
and surveillance equipment into structured cabling systems.
You can control PTZ devices from any convenient modular
wall outlet to connect digital coax PTZ and video.
Use the baluns in your system, and you’ll have less
downtime and quicker moves, adds, and changes, as well
as neater wiring and smaller cable costs.
With a single four-pair CAT 5 cable, you can pass up to
four signals. And there’s no visible picture distortion from
crosstalk!
What’s more, the balun helps your system maintain a
steady video image when the system is idle.
Installing the balun is easy. It comes with a separate coax
lead. A handy VELCRO®strip is also included for mounting
the balun on the wall.
Structured Cabling for Security & Surveillance
PTZ
Cameras
PTZ
Recorders
Video,Zoom,
Pwr
Pan,Tilt,
Pwr
Video PTZ Baluns
(IC450A-R2)
Coax
75 Ohms
Video PTZ Baluns
(IC450A-R2)
Security Center
Main Distribution Frame
Coaxitron PTZ andVideo via single pair UTP cable
PTZTransmitter/
Controller/Switcher
Patch Cables
1 Pair UTP
CAT5 UTP
Patch Panels
(Camera Outlets)
Patch Panels
(Video I/O Ports)
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TECH SPECS
Cable Required —
Between Balun pairs: Unshielded twisted pair (UTP):
Construction Standard: Category 3 or higher;
Gauge: 24 AWG or lower;
Termination: RJ-45 plugs;
Pairs: 1 or more (2 wires used);
Impedance: 100 ohms at 1 MHz;
Maximum Capacitance: 20 pF/ft. (6.1 pF/m);
Maximum Attenuation: 6.6 dB/1000 ft. (2 dB/km);
To attached devices: Balun normally attaches to equipment directly or
with included BNC M/M patch cable; if other cabling must be used,
it must be standard 75-ohm RG59/U coaxial cable with a BNC
connector on the Balun end, and a maximum of 25 ft. (7.6 m) of
coax cabling is allowed for the entire end-to-end link
Compliance — FCC Class B, IC Class/classe B; CISPR Pub. 22
Compatibility — CCTV equipment for security and surveillance, NTSC, PAL,
SECAM, Coaxitron, RS-232, RS-422, Manchester, 24 VAC, 20 mA
Devices Supported — CCTV cameras and Pan, Tilt, Zoom (PTZ) controllers
supporting one video and one PTZ signal over the same coaxial cable;
works with Pelco™Coaxitron™, Vicon®Vicoax®, Videoalarm™Coaxlynx™,
and other digital coax Pan, Tilt, Zoom control systems
Transmission — Transparent to the user (no delay or video processing)
Impedance — Coaxial side: 75 ohms;
UTP side: 100 ohms
Video Bandwidth — DC to 8 MHz
Maximum RF Input — 1.1 volts peak-to-peak at 60 Hz
Insertion Loss — Less than 2 dB over the DC-to-8-MHz frequency range
Return Loss — Greater than 15 dB over the DC-to-8-MHz frequency range
Common-Mode Rejection — Greater than 40 dB at 8 MHz
RJ-45 Pins Used — 7 (Ring) and 8 (Tip), reverse-polarity-sensitive
Maximum Distance — With Category 3 cable: 875 ft. (266.7 m) for color
video, 980 ft. (298.7 m) for black & white video;
With Category 5 cable: 1250 ft. (381 m) for color video, 1400 ft.
(426.7 m) for black & white video
Connectors — (1) RJ-45 female, (1) BNC female; (1) BNC M/M
coax cable included
Temperature Tolerance — Operating: 32 to 131˚F (0 to 55˚C);
Storage: -4 to +185˚F (-20 to +85˚C)
Humidity Tolerance — Up to 95% noncondensing
Enclosure — Fire-retardant plastic with included optional VELCRO®
mounting material
Size — 2.4"H x 2.3"W x 1"D (6.1 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm)
Weight — With included cable: 4.2 oz. (119.1 g);
Without included cable: 3 oz. (85.1 g)
Item Code
Video PTZ Balun IC450A-R2
Remember to order cable…
CAT5 UTP, 4-pair, RJ-45 M/M EYN737MS-MM
✦(1) Video PTZ Balun.
✦(1) BNC male-to-male adapter cable.
✦(1) User’s manual.
WHAT‘S INCLUDED
IC450A-R2
BNC-F
NOTE: The Video PTZ Baluns must be used in pairs.
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