Verifying Proper Operation
Set up a remote keypad via RS-422/485 or a NOVA/VPS CPU via RS-422/485 or Vicoax protocol to the
SurveyorVFT. Power-on the control device and verify that it boots up. Set up the control device for operation
with the SurveyorVFT in accordance with its Installation and Operation Manual.
For a Vicon model V1300X-RVC or V1300X-DVC keypad connected directly to the SurveyorVFT or through a
CPU, use the following procedure to access SurveyorVFT programming:
Figure 28
Main Menu
1. Slide the keypad’s PGM-RUN switch to the
PGM position.
2. Press the PP ENTER key; the PRESET
LED displays a blinking 0.
3. Press the 9 and 4 numeric keys in that
order.
4. Press the PP ENTER key again. The
PRESET LED display remains with the
number 94 and the monitor displays the
SurveyorVFT Main Menu, as shown in
Figure 28.
5. Set up the SurveyorVFT as desired using
the remote keypad. Proper operation has
been verified.
Testing Preset 93
In Duplex mode only, if the dome is not responding back to the CPU that it is performing functions
(ex.,.autoiris, autopan, alarm), perform the following:
1. Press PP ENTER key.
2. Press the 9 and 3 numeric keys in that order.
3. If the LEDs on the A/I and A/P keys light, your unit is responding.
4. Press AUX2 to acknowledge baud rate/polarity.
Use of the Auto-Baud Detect Feature
Auto-baud detect functions after installing
defaults, using preset 95, when switching
Vicoax to NOVA (VPS) and upon power-up
when the dome sees an incorrect baud rate
from keypad or control system. It allows the
camera dome to detect a new baud rate from
the host controller without having to cycle AC
power. This feature is especially useful when
the camera dome will be set up remotely at one
baud rate and installed into a system having a
different baud rate. See Figure 29. (Note: Figure
29 is only a sample screen.)
Figure 29
Auto-Baud Detect Screen
After configuration of SurveyorVFT is complete,
set the baud rate for the new host system before
powering down and disconnecting as follows:
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