PropstotheGast

Hi there, I am having a problem between a ptz camera and a cheap "hi-speed ptz controller" The camera powers on, rotates to self test, and shows its id as 001. The controller lights up with a red 01 on the led. The combination tested out ok on my desk before I connected the longer lines and ran it to its outside location. But now I get no response from the ptz controls. The camera has picture...the only wierdness there is that the screen says zoom x1....which I dont remember from before. Other than checking the +/_ terminals, which I have, I cannot think of any trouble shooting to do on the controller to test if it is bad. It is set to pelco-d on the dip switches. I cannot access any dip switches on the camera, but like i said, i had control and zoom while it was connected on my desk....and I dont see any damage to the line and the other feeds.....power and video...to the camera are fine, so I cannot imagine that there would be a single damaged conductor inside the cat 5 (exterior grade) Any thoughts would be appreciated, I may just order another controller and see if that fixes the problem.

New controller fixed the problem.... I really hope the zoom x1 doesnt record to the DVR, that will upset them...but hey, free cctv installation comes with compromises right? Thanks again.

I've done that several times.... I am almost convinced that either the controller is bad somehow or that I dont know how to use it....or that the "zoom x1" status in the middle of the camera screen means its somehow in a mode that isnt ready to listen. Powering it off doesnt change the "zoom x1" status.... Following the instructions... [cam#] - [cam] - [on] doesnt do anything currently. And now i am second guessing my memory of which buttons I used to get to it working the first time. I appreciate your time, with the amount of time i can spend on this (its a favor for someone) I probably wont figure it out and hopefully a new controller solves it...

Hi there, Just registered and thought I would ask about a problem that has been bothering me for 3 years..... I have an IR camera on a PTZ base that scans back and forth from a pool deck to a parking area...... At night it can see the pool deck fine, then as it crosses the water it loses focus and starts to white out, for instance if a pool float is in the view it will be blurry and bright white, then as it crosses onto the deck again, and a fence into the parking area the view stays blurry and too bright for several seconds.....covering a large area full of cars that occasionally get broken into... Is there an automatic setting that causes this that I can turn off or is it a simple fact of camera operation I will have to circumvent another way? Any advice appreciated, thanks!