ZoneVu ZVR-500 User manual

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ZVR-500 TELEMETRY RECEIVER MANUAL

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CONTENTS
1 INSTALLATION GUIDE
1-1 LINK SETTINGS
1-2 CONNECTING THE ZVR-500
1-3 ADDRESS SETTINGS
1-4 ADJUSTMENTS
2 CONFIGURATION
2-1 LOGGING ONTO THE ZVR-500
2-2 OSD SET-UP
2-3 CAPTIONS
2-4 RECEIVER SET-UP
2-5 AUTO POSITION
2-6 SPEED SET-UP
2-7 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION
3 SPECIFICATIONS
3-1 ELECTRICAL
3-2 PHYSICAL
3-3 FUNCTIONS
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MEYERTECH LIMITED cannot accept any liability for any errors,ommissions and or incorrect
information contained within this document.
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MEYERTECH LIMITED are committed to continuous product development and therefore reserve the
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1 INSTALLATION
To obtain the optimum performance from your ZVR-500 follow the installation guidelines below.
WARNING THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES
THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
Site the ZVR-500 in a suitable location.If you have a PCB format version fix it using the five mounting holes
(one at each corner of the PCB and one adjacent to IC16) provided.
If you have ordered the ZVR-500 in PCB format unpack the receiver and check the contents against the list
below.
♦ ZVR-500PCB
♦ TRANSFORMER 20V 100VA
1-1 LINK SETTINGS
LK1 Fit to restore default Configuration.Default configuration will be restored whenever the ZVR-500 is
powered-up.This Link should be removed after initial power-up and self-test.
LK2 Used to select Alarm contact type.
Fit N/C for Normally Closed Contacts
Fit N/O for Normally Open Contacts
Fit TERM for Supervised Alarms
LK3 Used to select the Control Method
Fit RS422 for Twisted Pair Control
Fit COAX for VICTA Control
Fit COAX + RS422 for Twisted Pair Control and Alarm Reporting via VICTA
1-2 CONNECTING THE ZVR-500
Connect up the ZVR-500 in accordance with the accompanying wiring diagram, paying special attention to
the maximum ratings and the notes below.
01 The ZVR-500 MUST be Earthed at the AC input supply terminal.
02 NEVER run cables directly under the PCB as this may interfere with the operation of the
Telemetry receiver and other camera head equipment.
03 ALWAYS use Screened cables for low voltage and signal cables ensuring the screen is connected
to 0V or Earth.
04 AVOID looming cables of differing characteristics together E.G. Video cables with cables carrying
mains power.
05 If the ZVR-500 is to be operated over twisted pair cable ensure the screen is connected to 0v
06 If N/O alarms are selected link-out unsed inputs to the alarm common
07 The maximum cable run for Twisted Pair is typically 2Km
08 The maximum cable run for VICTA is typically 750m
09 The maximum number of Telemetry Receivers that can be connected to a driver output is 30
10 The cable used to wire the secondary of the transformer should be a minimum of 0-5mm2

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11 Observe the polarity of the brake wiring.Incorrect connection will result in vibration when coming
out of a mechanical end stop
To test the ZVR-500 locally press the SELF-TEST switch for approximately 3 seconds.The ZVR-500 will
then perform a self test cycle exercising each function in turn.Status LED’s are provided for +5V,VICTA
Comms,RS422 Comms,Zoom and Focus.
1-3 ADDRESS SETTINGS
If the ZVR-500 is to be controlled over twisted pair cable the address will need to be set to correspond with
the camera numbering scheme.To set the Camera address follow the procedure below.The default address
is 1.
01 Power-up the ZVR-500 with the SELF-TEST switch held down until the MAC Programming menu
appears
02 Press and release the SELF-TEST switch.Each press will increment the camera address by one.
03 If the SELF-TEST switch is held down the camera address will increment automatically.
04 When the desired camera address is displayed, power-down the ZVR-500.The address has now
been stored.
05 If the required camera address is lower than the displayed camera address power-down the ZVR-
500 and repeat the procedure from step 01.The camera address always reverts to address 1 with
the first press of the SELF-TEST switch.
1-4 ADJUSTMENTS
AUTO-IRIS ADJUSTMENT
01 Point the camera at an average scene with good illumination.
02 Set the PEAK/AVERAGE control to average.
03 Adjust the IRIS control until the brightest parts of the image just begin to ” flatten out “ .
04 View a scene with bright highlights ,move the PEAK/AVERAGE control back towards peak until
any highlight distortion or overloading has been removed.
05 Cover lens and check iris opens freely.Remove cover and check iris closes down to produce a
good picture again.
06 The LVG control has been factory set and normally does not require adjustment.
PWI ADJUSTMENT
01 View a scene with a single very bright object which covers no more than 5% of the picture area.
02 Select PWI from the keyboard and adjust the PWI control to the point where no inversion takes
place,then slowly bring the control back until the PWI just covers the highlighted areas.
03 PWI of large areas is not recommended due to the inevitable contention with the auto-iris and
AGC of the camera.
2 CONFIGURATION

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The ZVR-500 should now be configured by logging onto the receiver from a ZVK-XXX keyboard and
following the On Screen Menus.
It is important to configure the following ZVR-500 parameters in the following order before attempting to
configure any other parameters.
01 Where required set Presets = On for Pan,Tilt,Zoom and Focus
02 Check and set the Direction of Pan,Tilt,Zoom and Focus
03 Format the Head Pots.
04 Set End Stops = On for Pan and Tilt
05 Set the End Stops for Pan and Tilt
06 Set Head Inertia and Drive Level for Slow Speed control to suit the Pan & Tilt Head being used
2-1 LOGGING ONTO THE ZVR-500
LOGGING ON FROM THE ZVK-007 KEYBOARD
Access to Telemetry Receiver Configuration is achieved by logging on to the SUPERVISOR LEVEL of the
keyboard. For further information on how to log onto this level please refer to the accompanying ZVK-007
KEYBOARD MANUAL.
LOGGING ON FROM THE ZVK-008 KEYBOARD
Access to Telemetry Receiver Configuration is achieved by :-
01 Select the camera you want to log onto to.
02 Press the <*> key
03 Type ZVR and press the <#> key
For further information on how to log onto this level please refer to the accompanying ZVK-008 KEYBOARD
MANUAL.
The ZVR-500 receiver will now display the ZoneVu ZVR-500 menu with software release details followed by
the QUICA ZVR-500 menu.
Configuration is divided into five sections as follows.
ON SCREEN DISPLAY SET-UP
CAPTIONS
RECEIVER SET-UP
AUTO-POSITION
SPEED SET-UP
2-2 OSD SET-UP
This section allows the user to define the following aspects of the on screen display
DISPLAY POSITION - Top or Bottom

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DISPLAY - On or Off
BACKGROUND - On or Off
BACKGROUND SHADING - Full or Semi
TEXT - White or Black
To program the On Screen Display Select the OSD option from the QUICA
ZVR-500 menu by pressing the <O> key.
Selecting the flashing letter for each item will toggle the associated options status.
2-3 CAPTIONS
Programming of receiver generated captions is split into two sections, Static Caption and Dynamic
Captions.
STATIC CAPTIONS
The static caption identifies the camera station and once selected will remain unchanged when the camera
moves.To program a Static caption proceed as follows.
Select the Captions option from the QUICA ZVR-500 menu by pressing the <C> key, the captions menu will
now be displayed.
Select Static by pressing the <L> key until the Static option is displayed.
To edit the existing caption press the <E> key, this will clear the old caption from
the screen ready for the new one to be entered.
You may now enter the new caption as required (up to 10 characters), when complete press the ENT key to
terminate the string and then save the caption by pressing the <S> key.
DYNAMIC CAPTIONS
The Dynamic captions are related to the camera stations pan position and will be selected in turn as the
camera moves.
The camera stations pan movement is divided into a maximum of 16 sectors, the actual number of sectors
available depends on the degree of movement available between pan end stops and the type of feedback
potentiometers used.
Each sector is numbered and appears on the screen as a default setting allowing the sectors to be identified.
A different caption may be programmed for each available sector or any group of
sectors.To program a dynamic caption proceed as follows
Select the CAPTIONS option from the QUICA ZVR-500 menu by pressing the <L> key until the Dynamic
option is displayed.
Select the sector to be programmed by pressing the <U> key to increment the sector
currently displayed or the <D> key to decrement it.

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To edit the existing caption press the <E> key, this will clear the old caption from the screen ready for the
new one to entered.
You may now enter the new caption as required (up to 20 characters), when complete press the ENT key to
terminate the string and then save the caption by pressing the <S> key.
Repeat this procedure for any further sectors required.
SWITCHING CAPTIONS ON and OFF
Select the Caption option from the Quica ZVR-500 menu by pressing the <C> key.
The current status of both the static and dynamic captions will be displayed, Selecting the flashing letter will
toggle the associated type of caption from ON to OFF.
2-4 RECEIVER SET-UP
The RECEIVER SET-UP menu provides configuration options for ALARMS,DIAGNOSTICS and the
CAMERA HEAD.
ALARMS
The ZVR-500 has 8 alarm inputs which can be set for either Normally open or Normally Closed contacts via
a link on the PCB.The menu option allows the alarms to be globally enabled or disabled.
To enable the alarms press the <A> key.Pressing the <A> key a second time will disable the alarm inputs.
DIAGNOSTICS
The DIAGNOSTICS menu allows on-board monitoring of COMMS,PSU ,CAMERA SYNC and displaying of a
POLL to be switched on or off.Any diagnostic failures will subsequently be displayed on a third line of OSD
text.
To switch PSU diagnostics monitoring on press the <P> key.To switch it off press the <P> key a second
time.
To switch SYNC diagnostics monitoring on press the <S> key.To switch it off press the <S> key a second
time.
To switch COMMS diagnostics monitoring on press the <C> key.To switch it off press the <C> key a second
time.
To switch POLL displayon press the <O> key.To switch it off press the <O> key a second time.
PTZF SWAP
The PTZF SWAP facility is an engineering function to reverse the polarities of the Pan,Tilt, Zoom and Focus
drives.The facility is also used to format the camera head potentiometers in order that presets etc can be
correctly configured.
When a receiver is initially installed the direction of PTZF functions shuold be checked and reconfigured
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<P> to reverse the Pan direction
<T> to reverse the Pan direction
<Z> to reverse the Zoom direction
<F> to reverse the Focus direction
The head should then be formatted by pressing the <M> key.During this operation each function,PTZF will
be exercised by the receiver as a integrity test.Any faults will be displayed on-screen.
2-5 AUTO POSITION
AUTO-POSITION
The AUTO-POSITION menus allow PRESETS,PATROLS,PRIVACY ZONES and END STOPS to be
programmed.
PRESET POSITIONS
Select the Presets option by pressing the <P> key, the receiver will now display the QUICA PRESET menu.
ZoneVu allows the end user to program 16 preset positions plus a home position for each camera station,
these positions are usually associated with external alarm devices which when activated cause the camera
to move to a position giving the operator a clear view of the area protected by the alarm.
Presets may be enabled or disabled for Pan,Tilt,Zoom and Focus by using the following keys.
<P> to enable and disable preset Pan
<T> to enable and disable preset Tilt
<Z> to enable and disable preset Zoom
<F> to enable and disable preset Focus
To program a pre-set position proceed as follows.
Select which functions are to be preset (PTZF) pressing the flashing letter
associated with each function will toggle that function between on and off.
Next select which preset is to be programmed by using the up or down commands
<U> or <D> to display the preset required.
Position the camera as required and save the position by pressing the <S> key.
Repeat this procedure for any further preset positions.
PATROL
Their are two modes of Patrol provided.RANDOM whereby a the camera will patrol presets in a random
order, dwelling at each position a random period of time.ORDERED where the camera will patrol presets in a
predefined order dwelling at each position for a preset period of time.
RANDOM PATROL
The ZVR-500 will randomley Patrol presets from a range (2 - 16) set by MAX RANDOM PRESET.Press the
<R> key to step through the range.The camera will dwell at each position for a random time period of up to
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ORDERED PATROL
Alternatively the ZVR-500 will Patrol Preset positions in an Ordered manner.The menu displays the ORDER
(1 - 16) on the left and the associated PRESET (1 - 16) which will be recalled on the right.The menu also
displays the number of presets which are to be patrolled, EG PATROL- 2 PRESETS.
To set the number of presets to be patrolled press the <P> key to step through the range until the desired
number of presets are displayed.
To set the Order in which the presets are to be patrolled press the <O> key until the desired location in the
order is reached.Next press the <E> key to step through the preset range until the desired preset number is
displayed.This will then automatically associate the preset with the Order number displayed.
To set a dwell time for a particular preset select the ordered preset using the <O> key as above, then
increment the minutes and seconds displayed to the desired values using the <M> and <S> keys.
PRIVACY ZONES
Up to four Privacy zones can be configured to inhibit an operator viewing sensitive areas.
To set a privacy zone follow th procedure below.
Press the <V> key from the AUTO-POSITION menu to select PRIVCY ZONES
Use the <U> and <D> keys to select privacy zones 1.
Press the <A> key to activate the zone.Pressing this key a second time will de-activate the zone.
Position the camera at the top left corner of where you want the privacy zone to begin and set the zoom
active point by adjusting zoom.Press the <S> key to start the zone.
Position the camera at the bottom right corner of where you want the privacy zone to finish and press the
<S> key to save the zone.
Repeat this procedure to set privacy zones 2 to 4.
END STOPS
The ZVR-500 has an electronic end stops facility for Pan and Tilt providing a more flexible alternative to
normal mechanical end stops.
Select the <E> key from the AUTO-POSITION menu to display the END STOPS menu and proceed as follows to set
end stops.
Electronic end stops can be switched on and off
<P> to enable and disable Pan end stops
<T> to enable and disable Tilt end stops
Select Pan Left end stop by pressing the <S> key until Pan Left is displayed.
Pan the camera left with joystick until the desired position is reached.Now press the <S> key to save the end stop.
Repeat this procedure to set end stops for Pan Right,Tilt Up and Tilt Down.
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SPEED SET-UP is a engineering function used to configure the SLOW SPEED feature.
Configuration of this feature would have been carried out by the system installer and SHOULD NOT be
adjusted by the user.
The following adjustments can be made to the Pan & Tilt Head Speed set-up.
HEAD INERTIA range 1 - 7
DRIVE LEVEL range 1 - 8
SOFT STOP ON or OFF
CONTROL MODE NORM or SLOW
To set the Head Inertia press the <H> key to step through the range.
To set the Drive Level press the <D> key to step through the range.
Experimentation of these parameters may be required to find the optimum setting for a particular type of
head so that the slow speed range is as smooth as possible.
To set the Soft Stop feature press the <S> key.Pressing this key a second time will switch the feature off.
The Control Mode is used for testing purposes and should be normally be set to NORM by pressing the <C>
key.
2-7 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION
DEFAULT CONFIGURATION
OSD - Display Position = Bottom of ScreenBackground Shading = Semi
- Display = On Text = White
- Background = On
STATIC - Status = On
CAPTION - Caption = “STATIC”
Note ! If the ZVR-500 address has been set Caption = Cn where n=camera
address
DYNAMIC - Status = On
CAPTION - Caption = “SECTOR 1” to “SECTOR 16”
ALARMS - Alarm Reporting = Off
DIAGNOSTICS - Comms = Off Sync = On
- PSU = Off Poll = On
PTZF - PL = PL PR = PR ZI = +ve ZO = -ve
SWAP - TU = TU TD = TD FN = +ve FF = -ve
PRESETS - Pan = On Tilt = On
- Zoom = On Focus = On
PATROL - Random Presets = 2 Ordered Presets = 2
- Order = 1 - 16 Dwell Time = 1m 30s
PRIVACY - Status = Inactive
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END - Pan =Off Tilt = Off
STOPS
SOFTSTOP - Status = Off
SPEED - Head Inertia = 3 Control Mode = Normal
SET-UP - Drive Level = 4
3 SPECIFICATIONS
3-1 ELECTRICAL
POWER INPUT - DC 28V
- AC via MEYERTECH supplied transformer 110V or 240V +/- 10%
50-60Hz
- AC direct to PCB 20VAC 50 - 60 Hz
FUSING -Primary 3-15 AT
-Secondary (pan & tilt drives) 3-15AT
VIDEO - Input 1V pk - pk composite - 75R terminated
- Output 1V pk - pk
3-2 PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS - PCB W143mm L 250MM H 38mm
WEIGHT - 380 grams
TEMPERATURE - Operational 0 Degrees to 40 Degrees C
- Storage minus 20 Degrees to plus 60 Degrees C
- Humidity 10% to 95% (Non-condensing)
CONNECTORS - VIDEO-BNC
- POWER- Screw terminals or two part plug & socket
- FUNCTIONS- Screw Terminals or two part plug & socket
- PRESETS- Screw terminals or two part plug & socket
- COMMS - Screw terminals or two part plug & socket
- ALARMS - 9 way WAGO
COMMS - VICTA TM COAX
- RS422 TWISTED PAIR
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WASH - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
WIPE - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
LAMP - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
AUX1 - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
AUX2 - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
PAN - Relay 2A Max 28V DC Max with suppresser protection
TILT - Relay 2A Max 28V DC Max with suppresser protection
WASH - Relay 5A Max 240V AC Max with suppresser protection
ZOOM - Solid State +/- 8V Nominal.Current limited
FOCUS - Solid State +/- 8V Nominal.Current limited
ALARMS - 8 x Normally open or Normally closed external contacts
PRESETS - 16 x PTZF 10 bit A/D Resolution
IRIS - Auto - Pre-AGC video input with Peak and Average adjustment +/- 6V drive
- Manual - Solid State drive +/- 8V nominal current limited