the first thing to do when you receive your huddlecam HD camera is read through
the included manual this camera series is available with options for an
integrated 3x wide 10x 20x and 30x optical zoom lens the only main
difference between the huddlecamhd 3x wide 10x 20x and 30x camera models are
the lenses which differ in optical zoom and field of view capabilities as you
unbox your huddlecamhd USB 3.0 camera you will find the camera a power supply
and installation bracket with hardware a 9 foot USB 3.0 cable an rs-485 adapter
and IR remote control the user manual and a serial control cable used for
joystick controllers let's start by plugging the camera into the included
power supply and clicking the on switch the camera will begin movement
momentarily now it is time to plug the included USB 3.0 cable into your camera
and into your computer note all huddlecam HD cameras utilize the UVC USB
video class drivers that are built directly into windows mac OS and linux
to bring HD video into your PC via the devices USB port when your device
successfully recognizes the camera your device will register the huddlecamhd
camera as an imaging device you can see this in the Windows Device Manager
program type device manager into the windows search tool to see this once the
camera has come to the home position you will be able to select your camera
inside your favorite video conferencing software we can also see that our camera
is available in the device manager of Windows let's test out the cameras pan
tilt zoom functionality with the included IR remote control start by
inserting the included triple-a batteries into your remote control
now you can operate the pan tilt and zoom of your camera using the IR remote
let's set a camera preset up to familiarize ourselves with the remote
control first click the number you would like to save a PTZ preset for and then
click set then you can recall your preset using the numbers one through
nine by pressing the number and then clicking the call button if you would
like to adjust the PTZ speeds please do so on the on-screen display menu tip if
your remote control is not controlling your camera double check the IR address
your camera is set to the default address is
let's press the number one button on the top of the IR remote control to make
sure the IR remote is set properly the IR remote control can control up to
three HuddlecamHD cameras you can gain control of a second or third camera by
adjusting the cameras IR address via the dip switches on the back of the camera
tip huddlecamhd USB 3.0 cameras feature an on-screen display menu ideal for
color correcting your camera's image to match the lighting scene inside your
room and fine-tuning the PTZ motors for your unique application you may choose
to mount your huddlecamhd USB 3.0 camera to a wall using the recommended hcm-1
wall mount which is available in either white or black from your local
huddlecamhd reseller you may also ceiling mount the camera with a verified
ceiling mount we recommend the PTZ optics ceiling mount pt-cm-1-BK note if you
plan to ceiling mount your huddlecamhd USB 3.0 camera you can invert the
camera's image using the OSD menu look for the auto rev section and select n
for inverted ceiling mount or p for a standard upright mount an important note
regarding USB 3.0 connectivity USB 3.0 ports are backwards compatible with USB
2.0 devices USB 2.0 ports are not completely forward compatible with USB
3.0 devices some USB 3.0 devices will connect to USB 2.0 but have limited
functionality external USB hubs should be avoided give the camera its own USB
port on the device as they are not well-suited to transmit an HD video
reliably USB extension systems must be fully compatible with the version of USB
that you are using and they must utilize an external power supply when required
caution some compatible USB 3.0 extenders do not actually have the full
five gigabits of bandwidth required for uncompressed HD video so check bandwidth
specs always connect the huddlecam HD camera directly to the device in order
to associate the UVC drivers before attempting to use any extension system
finally if you are interested in using the free huddlecamhd PTZ camera control
software on your Mac or PC computer is available for download at huddlecamHD.com/resources
this software will allow you
to control your camera from your computer using just the USB cable
connection you're already using for video you have now set up your
huddlecamhd camera and you can use it with your favorite video conferencing
software remember if you have any questions during your setup process that
you can always call our support team using the phone number listed on our
website you can also submit a support ticket at any time at help.HuddlecamHD.com
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