2.  Course Title

Closed Circuit Television Studies.

4.  Course duration & Commencement Date

This is a 5 day course

5.  Number of Participants

A maximum of 10 participants can be accepted for this course

6. Participant Profile (Who should attend)

Closed circuit television (CCTV) is a growth industry; the growth is very much a result of the impact of new technology.  Technology is continuing to advance, bringing with it the possibility of much clearer images even in conditions where a few years ago it would have been impossible to film. Add to this the advances in digital recording, high speed data transmission and biometric recognition and alarm systems, and we have the ability to design and install CCTV systems that just a few years ago were just not possible.

Like any high tech installation, these systems will only function correctly if they are properly specified, installed and maintained. Consequently a CCTV engineer needs to be conversant with modem electrical, electronics, digital and microprocessor principles, electrical installation practice, health and safety issues and telecommunications and broadband technology, in addition to having an in-depth knowledge of CCTV principles and technology.

It is for trainees, engineers and technicians alike who will find this a useful tool and aid towards their personal development.

The delegate attending this CCTV course should have a minimum of 5 years experience.  Each candidate should have a good command of general English in order to gain maximum benefit from the course.

7.  Course Venue

The programme will be conducted at the cient's training facilities

 
8.  Reports

Individual reports will be prepared for each participant and will be forwarded to the concerned company and will include:

- Initial Assessment
- Detailed Assessment
- Expected Achievement
- Final Evaluation

9.  Course Objectives & Outcomes
The delegater will become competent to specify, install and maintain CCTV systems.

Full details of the course content are given in the Course Outline, Section 11. 

10.  Programme Topics Covered

• Signal Transmission
• Light and Lighting
• Lenses
• Fundamentals of Television
• Monitors
• The CCTV Camera
• Recording Equipment
• Camera Switching and Multiplexing
• Telemetry control
• Ancillary Equipment
• Commissioning and Maintenance

Detailed course content is given in the Course Outline, Section 11. 

The classroom training is enhanced by the use of  computer based gtraining systems (CBT) where available and related exercises.  In order to achieve the above, the programme is divided  into  modules comprising the following:

11.  COURSE OUTLINE

Signal Transmission
• CCTV signals
• Coaxial cable
• Ground loops
• Twisted pair cable
• Category 5 (Cat 5) cable
• Ribbon cable
• Fibre optic cable
• Infra-red beams
• Microwave links
• UHF RF transmission
• CCTV via the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)
• Connectors
• Cable test equipment

Light and Lighting

• Light and the human eye
• Measuring light
• Light characteristics
• Artificial lighting

Lenses

• Lens theory
• Lens parameters
• Zoom lenses
• Electrical connections
• Lens mouths
• Filters
• Lens adjustment
• Lens finding

Fundamentals of Television

 The cathode ray tube (CRT)
 The colour CRT
 Producing a raster
 Picture resolution
 Synchronisation
 The luminance signal
 The chrominance signal
 Television signals
 Digital video signals
 Video compression
 MPEG-2 compression
 Wavelet compression

The CCTV Camera

• Tube/charge coupled device (CCD) comparison
• Charge Coupled Devices
• Deriving an interlaced raster
• CCD chip operation
• Colour imaging
• Camera operation
• White balance
• Camera sensitivity
• Camera resolution
• Camera operating voltages
• Specialised cameras

Monitors

• Block diagram
• Monochrome monitor
• Monitor safety
• Terminator switches
• Resolution
• Ergonomics

Recording Equipment

• Video recording principles
• VHS (Video Home System)
• Super VHS
• Time-lapse recording
• Time-lapse VCR features
• VCR maintenance
• Video head cleaning
• DAT recorders
• Type management and care
• Digital video tape
• Disk based video recording
• Recording capacity
• Security of digital information

Camera Switching and Multiplexing

• Sequential switching
• Matrix switching
• The quad splitter
• Video amplifiers
• Video motion detection

Telemetry Control

• Hard wired control
• Control data transmission
• Pan/Tilt (P/T) control
• Receiver unit
• Dome systems
• Data communications

Ancillary Equipment

• Camera mountings
• Towers and columns
• Pan/Tilt units
• Monitor brackets
• Power supplies

Commissioning and Maintenance

• Commissioning
• Measuring resolution
• System handover
• Preventative maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Fault location
• Oscilloscope default settings

12.  Commercial Terms

The cost of the 5 day CCTV course is available uipon request.