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Connect Joystick Controller via Serial Protocol

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1Connect the camera to your joystick controller

Please make sure that both the camera and the keyboard are powered, and they are connected with either a RS-485 or RS-232/ RS-232 IN cable.

To properly set up the connection, you need to make sure that the camera and the keyboard are using the same protocol and baud rate.

2Check camera's settings

Camera:

Go to Camera On-Screen-Display menu: using IR Remote, press ‘Menu’ -> ‘Setup’:

  1. Select control protocol, i.e. “VISCA”;
  2. VISCA (Pelco-P/Pelco-d) Address (camera address), i.e. “2”;
  3. Baudrate, i.e. “9600”
  4. After changing the settings, press “MENU” to return to the main menu and save the changes.
3Check controller's settings

Go to Keyboard menu:
AV-3102: press and hold “Set” -> “Keyboard setup” -> “Set KB Parameter” -> “Set Baudrate” -> i.e. ”9600bps”;

Move the joystick to the left to go back to the main menu, “Protocol Select” -> “Dome” -> i.e. “Pelco-D”.

AV-3104: press and hold “SETUP” (psw: 8888) -> “PTZ SETUP” -> P (stands for protocol), i.e. ”PelcoD”; BR (stands for baudrate), i.e.”096” (stand for 9600).

Note: To turn off the keyboard sound: press and hold “SETUP” (psw: 8888) -> “SYS SETUP” -> “SOUND SETUP”.

Exit menu, according to the camera address (set to “2” in this example), press “2”+”Cam” to select the
connected camera. At this point, you can control the camera with the keyboard.

AV-3104IP:
Press [SETUP] -> push the joystick down to select the submenu, until “Setup 05/08” shows on the
screen for Mode selection;

Push the joystick rightward to choose the protocol: “PELCO”-> press [ENTER];

After setup, [CAM1] button will light up. On the screen, you’ll see default setting “Addr: 001, 2400 P-D” on the screen, where 001 is the current controlling camera number, 2400 is the baud rate, P-D stands for Pelco-D protocol.

To change the control protocol / baudrate on your controller:

Press [SETUP] -> “Setup 01/06 Control Setup”-> press [ENTER]
Push the joystick up/down to change the Address /Protocol / Baudrate, and press [ENTER] to save changes;

If you have multiple cameras connected, please repeat the steps above. Otherwise, press [ESC] to exit the setup page.