WannaBeGeekster

Great news! That is exactly what the doctor ordered. Setting the dip switches to all off made it work immediately. After that is was a simple matter of getting the autotracking setup and the system was rocking and rolling. Very very nice setup. I am very impressed. Wish I had $75k per year of sales for Panasonic so I could become a partner with them. Anyway, thanks again for your help! Was very useful! Thanks, WBG

Awesome! I had a feeling today that I was making things harder than they should be. So I want to set the Unit # Jumpers (the block of to all off. Which is multiplex mode basically. Ok I will try this once it stops raining and see how it goes. I was trying to do that today and couldn't get up to the second story roof as it rained all afternoon. Thanks! Will report back how it goes. WBG

Hello, I have the following equipment: WJ-HD316 DVR WV-CW974 Camera WV-CU650 Controller I have the WV-CU650 controller talking to the WJ-HD316 DVR just fine. The issue is the communication from the WJ-HD316 to the WV-CW974 camera. I have a CAT 5 cable ran from the camera to the DVR. I am using a Rj12 Keystone in the junction box where the camera balun is located. I am using the following six wires for the Keystone jack: 1. Green / White 2. Orange / White 3. Blue 4. Blue / White 5. Orange 6. Green I have verified that the colors on the RS485 cable coming from the camera are as follows: 1. Empty 2. Red 3. Orange 4. Yellow 5. Green 6. Empty I have terminated a RJ12 connector on the end of the CAT5 cable that plugs into the DVR. The colors are as follows: 1. Empty 2. Orange / White 3. Blue 4. Blue / White 5. Orange 6. Empty The DIP switch settings on the back of the DVR are as follows: SW 1: On - Terminate SW 2: Off - 4 Wire SW 3: Off - 4 Wire SW 4: On - Terminate SW 5: Off - 4 Wire SW 6: Off - 4 Wire SW 7: On - PSData Terminate System Controller device (System Controller is working just fine) SW 8: Off The camera is configured for 4 wire communication and the camera is also set for being terminated also. They are single runs. No daisy chaining going on here. One camera is configured as Unit # 3. The other is configured as Unit #4. The System is setup as Unit #1 and the controller is configured as Unit #2 in the WJ-HD316 setup menu. Baud rate is set for 19200. I have tried both RS-485 ports on the back of the unit. I am getting the configuration menu when I disconnect the power from the camera and plug it back in. It only stays up there for a short bit. The WV-CU650 is supposed to be able to go into the camera setup menu by the following keys on the device: Menu > Camera Setup > Enter > F1. When I do that On has a > by it for a second then goes away and of course the menu never shows up. So I am wondering if there is a compatibility issue or something else I am missing here. If anyone has any experience with this beast I would appreciate a helping hand here. Would even be willing to make it worth your time if you need something. Thanks, WBG