Preset 94 (Enter Dome Menu System) — Many Surveyor99 features are accessed through a series of on-
screen menus. These are described in the following programming menu sections and accessed by storing preset
94. A Menu Flow Chart is included at the back of this manual. Recalling preset 94 has no effect.
Preset 95 (Auto-Baud Detect Feature) — Storing preset 95 will enable the Surveyor99’s Auto-Baud Detect
feature. It allows the Camera Dome to detect a new baud rate from the host controller without having to fully
reboot the Camera Dome and lose all stored configuration parameters. Recalling preset 95 has no effect.
Preset 96 (Program Dome Sectors) — The Surveyor99 has the ability to divide its 360°field-of-view into
sections or sectors. There may be up to 16 sectors and the boundaries for each are programmed for each
individual dome. An individual title may be programmed for each sector, and video may be enabled or disabled.
More information on disabling sector video or “sector censoring” and titling may be found in the Camera
Controller and Source Titling menu sections.
Storing preset 96 will begin the sector programming process by establishing the left boundary for sector 1. Pan
the camera to the right and press the AP (autopan) key to set the right boundary for sector 1, which is also the left
boundary of sector 2. Continue panning the camera and pressing AP until all 16 boundaries have been
programmed. If fewer than 16 sectors are required, press AP repeatedly at the right boundary of the last sector
you will be programming to use up all the boundary numbers and exit sector-programming mode.
When the camera is moved, the corresponding sector title is displayed on the screen (when sector titles have
been enabled). If the video is disabled for a given sector, a blue screen with the words “sector censored” will
appear when the camera enters that sector and video will be restored when the camera moves to a sector where
video is enabled. Recalling preset 96 has no effect.
Preset 97 (Initiate Dome Reset) — Storing preset 97 resets all of the system software and performs the power-
on self-test. This is called a “soft reset” because no memory settings are affected. All user programmed options
such as titles and presets remain unchanged. Recalling preset 97 has no effect.
Presets 98 and 99 (Programming Left and Right Autopan Limits) — When a Surveyor99 is selected on a
keyboard, pressing the AP (autopan) key will start the camera in motion, panning at a predetermined speed.
•To change the speed — Use the joystick to manually pan the dome at the speed you wish to select.
Press the AP key to store the closest available speed to the current pan speed in the dome. Each dome
may have its own autopan speed and pressing the autopan key will start the dome panning at the last
speed selected for that dome.
•To stop panning — Any other pan command will disable autopan. This includes pressing the AP key
again, panning the camera with the joystick, or recalling a preset.
•To set the autopan limits — When a continuous rotation Surveyor99 is placed into autopan, it will rotate
in a full circle until autopan is disabled. Many applications, such as a wall-mounted camera on the outside
of a building, do not require continuous rotation. In these cases, limits are set to define the left and right
boundaries. Pan the camera to the leftmost position desired and store preset 98 to set the left limit. Move
the camera to the right boundary and store preset 99 to store the right limit. When the camera is placed
into autopan it will pan until it reaches a limit. It will then reverse direction until it reaches the opposite limit,
repeating this cycle indefinitely.
•To clear the autopan limits — Store preset 98 (the left limit) and, without moving the camera, store
preset 99 (the right limit). By recording both limits on the same point they will both be deleted. The dome
will now rotate continuously when placed in autopan mode until new limits are programmed.
Recalling presets 98 or 99 has no effect.
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