Technical Bulletins
Integrating a Camera System
By jcorona@channelvision.com – On June 04, 2013 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffSystems Integration made easy… guaranteed simple installation… do it yourself (DIY)… We’ve all heard the marketing hype about how easy it is (should be) to put a complete system together. Nobody has solved the challenge of integrating a system together without a professional installer and some of their creative ideas. That being said, I have ...
Continue Reading →CAT5 Intercom Pinout
By jcorona@channelvision.com – On May 30, 2013 – In Technical Bulletins With Comment OffOccasionally installers want to know the pin out of the CAT5 Home Intercom System, because they want to know if they can hook up the system with less than 8 wires. Channel Vision’s CAT5 Home Intercom System requires a minimum of 7 wires to function with an ST-2000 Home Intercom Station, and 6 wires to function ...
Continue Reading →IP Camera Bandwidth Basics
By Admin – On April 22, 2013 – In Blog, News, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffThe confusion of reading specifications on the food labels at the grocery store and understanding what they’re going to do to your waistline is similar to understanding what an IP camera will do to computer network speed. And, an improperly spec’d IP camera can slow your computer network as much as too many bags of ...
Continue Reading →How to Find Channel Vision Cameras on the Network
By Admin – On April 09, 2013 – In Blog, News, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffChannel Vision now offers three convenient ways to find Channel Vision IP cameras including Apple’s Bonjour Network Discovery, Channel Vision’s IP Utility and Microsoft’s LLTD (Link Layer Topology Discovery). Bonjour This is Apple’s implementation of zero configuration networking (Zeroconf), a group of technologies that include service discovery, address assignment, and host name resolution. Bonjour locates ...
Continue Reading →Picking the Proper Lens
By Admin – On February 01, 2013 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffWritten By Darrel Hauk, CEO This article was reposted with permission from Residential Systems magazine. To read more, visit www.residentialsystems.com The ability to see the front porch, the backyard, or inside the home is beneficial to homeowners concerned about protecting their home and family. There’s no better way to do this than with a surveillance ...
Continue Reading →TE-111 vs. P-0920
By Admin – On September 20, 2012 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffChannel Vision is offering an economy version of its popular P-0920 Telephone Entry Controller. This new model provides most capabilities of the P-0920. (See the chart below). White paper is available for download here. TE-111 No CO Mode: No Chime Contact: No Distinctive Ring: Yes Unlock Door: No Compatible with TE110DS: Yes LED Status Indicator: PCB ...
Continue Reading →The Confusion of Power
By Admin – On September 18, 2012 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffWhen it comes to discussing the power output of a distributed audio system, it is important to understand what is being discussed. Is the question appropriate for answer the enquirer is asking for? For example: The Mini Cooper is a popular new vehicle, as is the new Ford F-150 pick-up. Have you ever heard the ...
Continue Reading →Control4® Driver Image Quality On W-4001
By Admin – On July 25, 2012 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffIt has come to the attention of Channel Vision that customers were experiencing issues using drivers supplied by Extra Vegetables when using the W-4001 web server. The issue was related to stream settings and several other factors in the web server and drivers. Channel Vision and Extra Vegetables have corrected this issue with new firmware ...
Continue Reading →How Surveillance Cameras Work
By Admin – On May 22, 2012 – In Blog, Technical Bulletins With Comment OffBeing able to watch the backyard, the front porch and the upstairs hallway are beneficial to homeowners concerned about protecting their home and family. There’s no better way to do this than with a surveillance camera. Positioned correctly, a camera can capture video of things you might otherwise have missed. With the right components, it ...
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