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ACUVision
User Guide
Overview
The ACUVision series panel comes in a vented, field mounted enclosure, with a convenient removable door,
and a terminal block for 100/240VAC. BNC connections are provided for up to sixteen NTSC or PAL
compatible video cameras, and sixteen optional looping outputs provide for the routing of the corresponding
video signals to a remote viewing location. ACUVision provides an RS-485 multi-drop port for direct control
of up to sixteen PTZ cameras. ACUVision provides two ports which can be configured with eight devices on
each port or with one port used for readers and the other for multidropped ACUs. The on-board 10/100 LAN
connection provides ACUVision communications to the server and workstations for administration, download,
archiving, and alarm response capabilities. The LAN connection is also ACUVision’s upgrade medium.
Guarding Against Lightning Damage
Lightning can do a great deal of damage to electronic equipment. Adhering to the following guidelines will
significantly reduce equipment damage resulting from lightning.
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Avoid running wiring across or near to any lightning rod grounding wires. Also, avoid running wiring
near any cable or wires connected to an outside TV or radio antenna.
Make sure to ground the ACUVision Controller enclosure, carefully following GE Security
instructions.
The preferred ground is an 8 ft. (2.5 m) copper rod driven into the earth as near to the equipment
location as possible.
The second choice of ground is a copper cold water pipe. An insulated junction at the water meter
MUST NOT isolate the pipe. DO NOT use hot water, radiator, gas piping or plastic plumbing pipes.
The third and least desirable ground is the building electrical system ground wire.
Use at least AWG 12 copper wire for grounding.
Choose the grounding location that makes the shortest and most direct path to ground. Minimize the
length of the wire and avoid all types of turns in the ground return path.
Ground all external mounted enclosures/housings (such as used for readers, gate controls, etc.) to
reduce the risk of damage to the equipment.
The entire alarm and/or access system should be tested, at least once a year, to ensure that lightning
damage has not gone undetected.
Grounding must be in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), Article 250, state, and
local codes.