NewGuy

Hello all, I'll just start out by saying I have tried to look up all my information and failed . So I come to here for help. It's been over a month now with a bunch of failed purchased items. Here is what I have PC with a standard video card with dvi vga and svideo output ge force 6600 Dedicated PC running xp 2 gb memory with a geo vision 650, 500 gb drive nothing else installed on the PC. Netgear ethernet switch fs726 24 port with a 2 1000base-t ag711t for the bay. being used for internet for 3 computers. 1 POWER- CCTV Power Supply 12 vdc to 24 volt. Like a idiot but going to try to make it work 4 cameras Covi eq 1000 Said to myself wow 800tv lines hd what could be better. But after the purchase I find out they were bought up by GE opps! Video baluns to cameras over cat 5e. 4 are power and 4 are passive the way the cat5e is wired pin 1 is light green-green-light orange-blue-light blue-orange-light brown- brown. 3 TVs that I would like to view images so when someone comes to the door we can see who it is.... feed needs to be great not average. Would like to be able to see the cameras over the internet so if my alarm goes off it rings my phone. then I just check the cameras over the phone or next example we are at the computer and our baby is crying we would like to pull up IE and take a look. There are 2 cat5e cables that are going to each camera 1 is for main view and another that is for full screen. My thought was to use 1 of them for power and video back to the switch then connect to pc and power through a video balun. Can the switch handle power? So PC to Balun and power to switch from there to camera?Do I have the wrong idea here? I had a 12vdc power supply and tried to connect to 1 of the cameras 40' away and it dropped 6 at the camera? first frustration. So I bought another power supply that is 12 and 24. This is all I can think of off the top of my head. Kind of all over the place with the information please be kind if I did miss something. If someone could give me an idea what more is needed please help. also needed is a guide on really how to connect this mess that I have. If you have any questions feel free to post in layman's terms and ill answer as soon as possible Thank you all The New Guy

I'll wait for replies on the eq1000 but looks to be a failed attempt So now my question is What camera will go with my setup that I have also that will take the rainbow hd lens at 1/2 I hate to get rid of these too they look to be good lens and they were not cheap. But I want a great image not something to get by. So the camera has to use cat5e or I could go back to the baluns use the rainbow lens and can be used with the gv650 card. This looks like it will be a ongoing project. My wife is going to hate me.

The software for the camera is only to set up the zup views. There is no focus done with the software. I guess you could say it's a closeout item they have been out of business cense 07, I have not been able to get any support of any kind. On the video to TV looks like that will have to be done just did not want to start buying more stuff lol.

Let's start by saying thank you for the reply. As for my questions as you can see they are in layman's terms and will have to be defined as we go for the lingo is just not there for me. 1. What power is required of your cameras? The cameras are 12vdc and 24v so they can be whatever you like. as described I connected then to 12vdc and there was a 4 point drop in power so purchased a power supply that could do both 12 and 24. I received the power supply and hooked it up to 24 and worked fine no drop. The cat5e being used is 24g solid. So what I'll do is take 2 pairs and send power that way. 2. run the video from the GEO 650 to a distribution amp / signal splitter This is what I'm kind of lost on. The video card in the pc has a vga connect. But when hooked up to a vga to TV splitter it's a mess looks terrible. so I will have to look in this further. 3. so if my alarm goes off it rings my phone My alarm for the house dose this if the alarm is tripped. my phone will ring and I'm able to listen in on the house. So if my phone did ring with my home # I would like to go directly to the web and take a look at my house. 4. The camera was purchased because of the features and cost factor. Are you using the DMM-2100 with the Crystal HD software Like a idiot but going to try to make it work 4 cameras Covi eq 1000 you do realize that you are only going to get 720 X 480 30FPS video out regardless of how great this camera is? No I did not until I read more on the products hence the New Guy. HD viewing is provided by 3rd party Digital Video Recorder (DVR) manufacturers which license and employ CoVi’s application. DVR manufacturers that implement CoVi’s HD code can provide the HD resolution viewing capabilities, through a simple integration of CoVi’s HD application. For this reason, HD viewing is enabled by the CoVi camera management application or via a DVR that implements Covi’s camera management protocol. Could you explain what this means and what needs to be purchased? 5.You might be better off running RG 59 for video. I had ran the cat5e right after this post so too late. So conclusion Purchased power supply, Ran cat5e Everything seems to be ok only 1 issue The camera seems not to focus. I tried all the items stated in the manual and still will not focus. Back focus was also adjusted but will not focus to a crisp image. The lens being used 1/2 Rainbow HD Lens 3.5mm CS Mount. So what I would like to do is cameras will go into the garbage and start over. Just not happy with the results. What I'm looking at is what I want to see on the camera. Maybe just asking too much for this product it is outdated already. Oh almost forgot the reason why I took on this project is because in Las Vegas #1 pretty much all the contractors out here can't be trusted and they do the job half a-- you know what I mean. The influx of people into Las Vegas insures that the bads can stay into business