NOTE: Assign keyboard addresses logically, in ascending order, to avoid confusion when keyboard access to monitors is programmed. The ad- dress assigned determines the key- board number in the access menu.

3.2 KEYBOARD ADDRESSING

Each keyboard in the system must have a different address. To make program- ming easier, address keyboards in ascending order.

Set the keyboard DIP switch address, refer to Figure 4.

1.Remove the two screws and the DIP switch cover plate from the rear of the keyboard.

2.Position the switches according to Table A.

3.Replace the cover plate.

Table A. Keyboard Addresses

Keyboard

Address

 

Switch Setting

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

OFF

 

 

OFF

 

 

OFF

2

1

ON

 

 

OFF

 

 

OFF

3

2

OFF

 

 

ON

 

 

OFF

4

3

ON

 

 

ON

 

 

OFF

5

4

OFF

 

 

OFF

 

 

ON

6

5

ON

 

 

OFF

 

 

ON

7

6

OFF

 

 

ON

 

 

ON

8

7

ON

 

 

ON

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect the keyboard to the wall jack using the 10-foot (1.8 m) modular cable (sup- plied).

Turbo Feature

The KBD300’s turbo pan feature may be disabled by setting switch 4 on the rear panel DIP switch block in the off position. See Figure 4.

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Pelco Kbd300 operation manual Keyboard Addressing, Turbo Feature

Kbd300 specifications

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