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Cover and Back Box Installation
The Spectra Mini IP is an indoor dome system designed for ceiling applications. The dome can be mounted to the surface of ceilings, or it can be recessed in hard ceilings or standard 2 x 2 ft (61 x 61 cm) tiles in suspended ceilings.
SURFACE MOUNT INSTALLATION
1.Prepare the ceiling as follows:
a.Using the surface mount ring as a template, drill holes for the mounting hardware.
•Standard ceiling: When mounting the dome system to a standard ceiling, use either
•Concrete ceiling: When mounting the dome system to a concrete system, use
b.Drill a hole in the ceiling for wiring. You do not have to run wiring through the ceiling; you can fasten the wires to the ceiling and then run the wires through the air gap between the ceiling and the surface mount ring.
2.Connect the wiring using one of the following options:
• Plug the network cable into the
• If the network has no PoE, connect a 24 VAC Class 2 power supply to the 24 VAC power connector.
Refer to Figure 10 on page 17 for wiring connections.
3.If you are operating the dome system using 24 VAC and you are wiring more than one dome drive to the same transformer, connect one side of the transformer to pin 1 of the
NOTE: Failure to connect all modules identically may introduce noise in the video for some installations.
WARNING: Do not overtighten the mounting hardware; doing so can impede the pan movement of the dome drive.
4.Attach the dome drive to the ceiling.
Refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 on page 13 when installing the dome drive.
5.Line up the tabs on the trim ring with the slots in the dome drive. Snap the trim ring and bubble into place.
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