01-25-2018 03:32 PM - edited 03-18-2019 01:48 PM
Hi, I've seen several discussions around extending the camera cable for the SX20. But they all seem to reference the 12X camera which has cat-5 and HDMI cable configuration. In my deployment I'm using the Quickset SX20 with 4X PHD Camera (CTS-SX20-PHD4X-K9)
This camera has the proprietary connection on both ends of the cable, so the extender kit does not work.
Is there any way to extend this camera cable?
Thanks,
Brad
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01-25-2018 08:59 PM
You can extend the SX20 camera with the use of custom Y-cables that allow you to break out the HDMI and camera control into two separate cables. The part numbers are CAB-HDMI-PHD12XS and CAB-PHD4XS2-SPLIT, refer to pages 19 and 20 in the PrecisionHD Camera User Guide.
01-26-2018 06:12 AM
See attached file, shows you how to extend the P40/4XS2 camera.
01-25-2018 08:59 PM
You can extend the SX20 camera with the use of custom Y-cables that allow you to break out the HDMI and camera control into two separate cables. The part numbers are CAB-HDMI-PHD12XS and CAB-PHD4XS2-SPLIT, refer to pages 19 and 20 in the PrecisionHD Camera User Guide.
01-29-2018 07:28 AM
Ok great, I didn't realize this worked for the SX20 quickset as well. Thanks for the assistance!
Brad
04-30-2020 09:13 AM
by no means am i a network guy. So we have the CAB-HDMI-PHD12XS split cable with the female ends (page 20 of the endpoint guide) We connected a normal (off the shelf) cat 5 cable straight through cable. The message on the screen is a caution sign icon with message No Camera Connected. The camera works but that annoying message is displayed.
any ideas because we cannot control the zoom on the camera.
04-30-2020 09:05 PM
Some of what you are doing will depend on the codec and the camera you are using - it's likely that the -SPLIT cable is the wrong thing for your use case (especially if you're then not using it with the one that came with the codec/camera to recombine for the older custom plug cameras).
If you're using a newer camera (such as the 1080p12x) then you just use the standard cable that comes with the SX20 (CAB-HDMI-PHD12XS), and extend using a normal ethernet cable (with a RJ45 joiner in between the two), and similar for the HDMI.
Note: if you extend the cable too far then there will be too much voltage drop to be able to power the camera, and you will need to power the camera separately.
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01-26-2018 06:12 AM
01-29-2018 07:29 AM
Perfect, appreciate the document. Thanks!
Brad
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