Precautions for mounting the camera

Installation

Bearing in mind the length of the lens, set the movement range of the pan-tilt head using the limiters in such a way that the hood at the edge of the lens will not come into contact with the surface on which the pan-tilt head is installed when the pan-tilt head is tilted.

Note

 To point the lens any further straight down in a stand-alone installation, insert a spacer between the pan-tilt head and mounting surface to raise the pan-tilt head position.

Make sure that the spacer has a strong enough construction. Also ensure that the mounting bolts used are long enough.

Spacer

Lens must not come into contact with mounting surface.

When the pan-tilt head is installed on the ceiling, contact with the pan-tilt head body may be made by the protrusion of the drive unit when tilting operations are performed. For this reason, set the limiters before proceeding with the installation work.

Protrusion of drive unit must not come into contact with pan-tilt head body.

Do not tie the connected lens cable and camera cable together as a bundle. During operation, excessive strain may be placed on cables which have been bundled together. Instead, be absolutely sure to tie them separately.

Be absolutely sure to use a screwdriver or other tool to tighten the two camera mounting screws so that the camera is secured firmly.

After the camera has been mounted, check that there is no play in the way it was mounted.

AW-PH405N specifications

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