Vinten Radamec Control System v1.3.3

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VRC Vinten Radamec Control System v1.3.3
VRC
Vinten Radamec Control
System v1.3.3
Operators Guide
Part No. V4009-8001
www.vintenradamec.com
Vinten Radamec
Control (VRC) System
User Guide
Version 1.3.3
Publication No. V4009-4980 Issue 6
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Contents
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting the VRC software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Starting the VRC EPI server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting the VRC Client application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calibrating the touch screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Automation Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VRC Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switching on the panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring the operation of the control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tally Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Locking the control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Controlling a camera unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Button mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pan/Tilt/Zoom joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Focus control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black level and Iris CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wash wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Remote pedestal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pedestal orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joystick enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
XY/Height joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pan follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bumper disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RP2A control functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VRC Client User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Client workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Primary Panel Groups bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preview Panel Groups bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stored shot editing grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camera selection and status bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Function buttons and menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Toolbar Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fade or Cut multiple shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virtual joystick controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opts menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VRC System User Guide
Shots and Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Show management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a new show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loading a show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listing all shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting a show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Creating Home or Target shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding shots to a show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Managing shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latched Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latched Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Running a Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cueing shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shot control sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shot status colour codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing between shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Trimming shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Focus function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tracking shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
CCU Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Displaying the CCU control screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 camera functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sony camera functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sony CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ikegami camera functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ikegami CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hitachi camera functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Hitachi CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Panasonic camera functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Panasonic CCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Grid display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting up the grid size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Stick settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Panel options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shot options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Camera control
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Shot preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Group display preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CCU recall preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Database Replication and Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Backup databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Restoring databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
VRC controller checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
EPI switchover with redundant EPI servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Head checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
FP-145 or FP-188 pedestal checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Targeting the pedestals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Fusion pedestal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pedestal orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Targeting the pedestal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SP-2000 pedestal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
RP2A pedestal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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Getting Started
This manual is a guide to how to operate the Vinten
Radamec Control (VRC) system. It is aimed at television
camera operators with a working knowledge of broadcast
robotic equipment and systems.
This manual describes how to use the VRC control panel
to remotely control camera units (camera, pan/tilt heads
and pedestals) and the PC-based VRC client software,
that is designed to be operated from a touch screen
monitor to create and manage shots and shows.
System overview
The Vinten Radamec Control (VRC) system enables an operator to remotely control
a number of cameras, pedestals and pan/tilt heads. There are a number of VRC
system variants, including the HDVRC, that are designed to ensure compatibility with
current Fusion, Radamec and Autocam robotic products, and selected products from
other manufacturers.
In this user guide, unless noted, all references to the VRC also apply to the HDVRC.
WARNING!
The VRC system should only be used by experienced
television camera operators with a working knowledge of
broadcast robotic equipment and systems.
A VRC system comprises a Windows XP computer with keyboard and mouse, touch
screen monitor and a VRC control panel. In most applications a video switcher and
tally interface are also attached to the system.
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VRC/HDVRC Controller
Preview
Monitor
Fusion Pedestals & Heads
(or Heads only)
Touchscreen
Joystick Panel
VRC CSI Computer
EPL
EPL
Gateways Master Nodes
Out
In
Tally Lines
From
Production
Switcher
Video Router
--Inputs From Cameras
Tally Interface
Ethernet Switch
Colour Code
Ethernet
RS-232
RS-422
USB
VGA
Video
Other
Fig. 1 Typical single-controller VRC system
A VRC system can be supplied with a number of different control panel options and
is configured to suit each customers specific requirements. Therefore, this guide may
include references to functions that are not available on your system.
For information on system installation, configuration, technical support and troubleshooting please refer to the VRC Technical Guide (publication no. V4009-4990).
Starting the VRC software
During normal operation the controller is left powered on. However, if the server has
been powered down you will need to restart the system.
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Turn on power at the controller and the touch screen monitor.
Getting Started
The controller will perform a standard Windows XP boot up and display the start-up
screen showing the VRC shortcut icons on the desktop.
Fig. 2 VRC desktop icons
Starting the VRC EPI server
The VRC EPI server application is the communications interface to the pedestals,
heads and cameras in the system and must be running at all times. You must start
the EPI server before starting the VRC client application.
1.
Double-click the VRC EPI Server icon.
Verify that the server commands scroll through the window continuously.
Fig. 3 VRC EPI Server window
NOTE: When the VRC system is initialised, the lights on the pedestal will flash, if
the pedestals are in Auto mode (robotic control) and any heads that were
in manual mode will switch to Auto mode.
The VRC EPI window can be minimised or left running in the background.
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Starting the VRC Client application
The client window provides all the functions to select and control the robotic heads
and pedestals, allowing you to create shows using pre-programmed shots and
movements.
All users must have their own user account and password to be able to log on to the
VDC system. Refer to the VRC Technical Guide (publication no. V4009-4990) for
instructions on adding, modifying and deleting user accounts.
NOTE: The software usage instructions in this user guide tell you to “touch” the
control or required item on the touch-sensitive monitor. You can also click
on that item using the mouse.
To launch the VRC client application:
1.
Double-click the VRC Client icon on the desktop, to open the User Selection
dialog displaying a list of all user accounts on the system.
2.
3.
Use the Up/Down arrows to find your username in the list.
Touch your username in the list to select it and then touch OK.
The Enter Password dialog is displayed (see page 11).
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Getting Started
4.
Type in your password and then touch Enter to launch the VRC Client
application.
For a detailed description of using the client application – See VRC Client User
Interface on page 21.
Calibrating the touch screen
All VRC system monitors are touch screen enabled, allowing on-screen options to be
selected by touching the relevant graphic with your finger. You can also select these
options by clicking on them with the mouse. The touch screen system closely
resembles the Radamec TCPi system and can control multiple camera units.
The location that you touch and the “button” on the screen are physically separated
by the thickness of the touch screen glass. Therefore, depending on how you sit and
your angle of view, the touch screen may need calibrating. If you find the on-screen
pointer no longer matches the position of your finger on the screen you should
recalibrate the touch screen.
Sitting in your normal position, locate and run the touch screen calibration utility
provided by the screen manufacturer in Start > All Programs. Follow the screen
instructions to calibrate the screen for your use.
Refer to the documentation provided with your screen for information on regular
maintenance, cleaning and setting up your touch screen.
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Automation Interface
If the optional Automation Interface is installed, it operates as an additional controller.
When a shot is selected at the automation system, the camera select button on the
VRC controller screen will turn blue, indicating that the camera is under the control of
another networked controller.
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VRC Control Panel
The VRC system is consists of a computer with a touch
screen that runs the VRC application software and a
hardware control panel. These two control systems are
designed to provide a logical and easy-to-use interface
enabling you to control all aspects of the VRC and the
attached camera systems.
The VRC control panel enables you to select and control
connected camera units (incl. camera, pan/tilt head and
optional pedestal) to obtain the correct views for the
required shots.
Overview
The VRC control panel is designed to integrate with the Vinten Radamec Control
(VRC) software, providing control of robotic heads and pedestals. Control panels can
be supplied to control either 8 or 16 camera units and with either one (Pan/Tilt/Zoom)
or two (Pan/Tilt/Zoom and XY/Height) joysticks:
•
The right-hand joystick (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) controls the pan and tilt movements of
the robotic head and the zoom functions on the camera lens.
•
The optional left-hand joystick (XY/Height) controls the steering, travel and
height of the robotic pedestals.
The VRC firmware allows up to 8 axes of movement to be operated at the same time.
There are also options that can control the camera Iris and Black CCU functions.
This guide details the use of all control panel variations, and therefore some functions
may not be present on your control panel. If a button or control described in the text
or illustrations is not present on your control panel, then your model does not support
that function. It is also possible that the installation engineer may customise the
functionality of the system function buttons affecting functions available and their
precise location on the panel.
Whilst these control panels are designed to control Fusion and SP2000 robotic
products, there is also an option to support the functionality of the RP2A pedestal.
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14
21
Fig. 6 Dual Joystick VRC control panel
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FOCUS
X
HEIGHT
BLACK
1
Y
19
IRIS
2
18
FADE
TIME
3
17
STOP
FADE
CUT
16
wash
wipe
4
7
9
cam5
cam7
cam8
x4
10
15
cam9 cam10 cam11 cam12 cam13 cam14 cam15 cam16
cam6
pan
target backup
follow disable
link
8
camera preview
cam3 cam4
joystick infrared bumper
enable disable disable
6
cam1 cam2
over
ride
5
panel
disable
11
on air
12
PAN
ZOOM
14
13
TILT
VRC Control Panel
[1] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCU black level (option)
[2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCU iris (option)
[3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wash/Wipe (option)
[4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Override
[5] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joystick enable
[6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infrared disable
[7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bumper disable
[8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pan follow
[9] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Target disable
[10] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backup link
[11] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X4
[12] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panel disable
[13] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pan/Tilt/Zoom joystick
[14] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On air tally indicator
[15] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Camera select buttons 1–16
[16] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cut
[17] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fade
[18] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stop
[19] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fade time
[20] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus
[21] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X/Y/Height joystick
Switching on the panel
When power is initially connected to the control panel, all push buttons will
sequentially illuminate and then extinguish after a period of approximately 3 seconds.
Configuring the operation of the control panel
The default mode of some of the control panel functions and the sense of joystick
controls can be set in the system Configuration – See Configuration on page 65.
Tally Indicators
The On Air (Tally) [14] indicators show which camera’s video signal is currently live
on air.
Locking the control panel
The Panel Disable [12] button locks all other controls on the panel to prevent
accidental operation.
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Disabling the Panel Disable button
The DIP switch in the control panel can be used to disable the Panel Disable button.
If the switch is set to ‘ON’ the button is disabled, if the switch is set to ‘OFF’ the button
will operate normally.
Controlling a camera unit
Most of the controls (buttons, joysticks and rotary knobs) only act on the currently
selected camera unit. If no unit is selected the controls will have no effect.
If the selected camera unit is not mounted on a pedestal, a number of the controls will
have no effect, including: Joystick enable, XY/Height joystick, Pan Follow and
Bumper Disable. In addition, Override, Target Disable, Backup Link and Infrared
Disable controls are only available if the camera unit is mounted on a RP2A pedestal.
The Cut/Fade/Stop and Fade Time controls parallel controls in the VRC client
application software, affecting how the software moves between stored shots.
Selecting a camera
The Camera Select buttons [15] allow selection of individual camera units (camera,
pan and tilt head and pedestal – where fitted). Once selected, the depressed push
button illuminates and the camera unit can be controlled by the joysticks.
If the optional video switcher and preview monitor are installed, the video from the
selected camera is displayed on the video monitor enabling you to set up the shot.
NOTE: If a selected camera unit is not available (e.g. because it is in Manual
mode), the camera cannot be selected and the select button will not light.
Button mapping
The default order in which cameras appear on the control panel and touch screen
Camera Select buttons is determined by the system configuration files.
The Button Mapping utility (see VRC Technical Guide, publication no. V4009-4990)
can be used to map any camera to any button (or multiple buttons) on the control
panel and touch screen as part of a Button Map group.
You can define multiple button map groups to match your workflows. These groups
are displayed in the workspace screen above the shots frames and can be selected
by touching the button on the screen.
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VRC Control Panel
Pan/Tilt/Zoom joystick
This joystick [13] controls the pan and tilt movements of the head and the lens Zoom
function. By default:
•
Moving the joystick left and right will pan the camera left and right.
•
Moving the joystick forward and back will tilt the camera down and up,
respectively.
•
Rotating the joystick clockwise will zoom out the camera lens.
•
Rotating the joystick counter-clockwise will zoom in.
If required, the direction of camera and zoom movement relative to joystick movement
can be customised in the Configuration Screen - See Configuration on page 65.
Focus control
Rotating the Focus knob [20] adjusts the camera lens focus.
Black level and Iris CCU controls
If the optional CCU interface is installed, the CCU Black level [1] and Iris [2] functions
can be controlled by rotary knobs on the left hand side of the control panel in addition
to the VRC user interface – See CCU Interfaces on page 53.
Wash wipe
The Wash Wipe button [3] activates the wash wipe on the selected externally
mounted environmental camera unit.
X4
During normal operation, the X4 button [11] is off (zoom proportional mode is on) so
that the speed of the pan and tilt movements are proportional to the zoom angle of the
camera lens. Pan and tilt move slowly when you are zoomed in and quickly when you
are zoomed out.
When X4 is on (zoom proportional mode is off), the pan and tilt movements are more
sensitive when zoomed in.
NOTE: For the FHR-120 head, X4 is always off (zoom proportional mode is ON).
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Remote pedestal operation
The following functions are used to remotely operate a robotic pedestal. There are
additional functions on the control panel that are used only when operating an RP2A
pedestal – See RP2A control functions on page 20.
Pedestal orientation
The sides of the pedestal are referred to as North, South, East and West.
North side
East side
West side
South side
Fig. 7 Fusion FP-145/FP-188 – Pedestal orientation
Joystick enable
The Joystick Enable button [5] must be on and illuminated before you can move the
pedestal around the studio floor (in X and Y axes) using the XY/Height joystick.
When the Joystick Enable button is off, the XY/Height joystick only allows robotic
height movement. This prevents accidental pedestal travel while rotating the joystick
to adjust camera height.
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VRC Control Panel
XY/Height joystick
The XY/Height joystick [21] is on the left-hand side of the control panel and is used
to operate a pedestal. By default:
•
Moving the joystick left and right will cause the pedestal to travel West and
East, respectively, relative to the target.
•
Moving the joystick forward and back will cause the pedestal to move North
and South, respectively. North is the direction away from the side of the
pedestal that has the cable connection panel – See Pedestal orientation on
page 18.
•
Rotating the joystick clockwise will lower the camera and rotating it counterclockwise will raise the camera.
If required, the direction of camera movement relative to joystick movement can be
customised in the Configuration Screen – See Configuration on page 65.
NOTE: Before the pedestal can travel across the studio floor, the Joystick
Enable button must be depressed and illuminated.
Pan follow
When Pan Follow [8] is off, pushing the XY/Height joystick forwards and backwards
on the Y axis causes the pedestal to travel North and South as defined by the target
placement. North is the direction away from the side of the pedestal with the cable
connections – See Pedestal orientation on page 95.
When Pan Follow is on, pushing the XY/Height joystick forwards and backwards on
the Y axis causes the pedestal to travel forwards and backwards in the direction that
the camera is pointing.
Bumper disable
The Bumper Disable button [7] turns off the pedestal bumper protection which
arrests the SP-2000 and RP2A pedestal travel on contact with an obstacle.
Warning!
Risk of personal injury or damage to equipment when the
Bumper Disable button is depressed.
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RP2A control functions
The following functions are only applicable when operating the RP2A pedestal. These
functions are additional to the other pedestal functions listed above.
Override
The Override button [4] allows the selected RP2A pedestal to continue moving at
quarter speed after the detection of an infrared proximity warning or collision with an
obstacle. Override will have no effect on proximity detection if Infrared Disable is ON.
Override will have no effect on collision with an obstacle if Bumper Disable is ON.
Target disable
The Target Disable button [9] prevents the RP2A pedestal from using the optical
studio targets. The selected pedestal will continue to only use the dead reckoning
positional system.
Backup link
The Backup Link button [10] gives priority control to the control panel in the unlikely
event of the VRC system failing. This allows the robotic camera units to remain in
operation.
Infrared disable
Where fitted, the Infrared Disable button [6] turns off the selected Radamec RP2A
pedestal infrared proximity protection (which arrests pedestal travel before contact
with an obstacle).
Warning!
Risk of personal injury or damage to equipment when the
Infrared Disable button is depressed.
NOTE: If ALWAYS DISBLE IR is enabled in the Configuration – See Panel
options on page 70, the control panel will have the INFRARED DISABLE
function activated by default.
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VRC Client User Interface
The VRC system is consists of a computer with a touch
screen that runs the VRC application software and a
hardware control panel. These two control systems are
designed to provide a logical and easy-to-use interface
enabling you to select and control connected camera
systems. The VRC client application enables you to set
up, store, manage and select the shots for shows.
Client workspace
The VRC Client application is a GUI-driven, MS Windows-based program.
Fusion-TCPI (V0.0.29.0) User: XXX Show: Test
Primary Panel Groups
Show A
Test Script
HD Trial
Studio 1
Evening
MIDDAY
TEST D
Test 4
Viewing shots for FP-188
A
B
D
C
E
F
FP-188
1
2
3
4
Camera Selection and Status
Menu
FP-188
FP-188
100 Head
Fusion-2
FP-188
Fusion-4
Fusion-5
Fusion-6
Fusion-7
Fusion-8
Camera 9
FP-145
FP-145-2
FHR120
FHR120-2
FP-188/3
FP-188/2
Alternate
Stop
Cut
Fade
Store
Focus
Sequence
Virtual
Stick
Edit
Page Up
Page
Down
Opts
Fig. 8 The VRC Client window
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The VRC user interface window works in the same way as other application windows,
allowing you to reposition the window on your computer desktop by dragging it with
the mouse, minimise the window (so that it appears only as an icon on your task bar),
maximise the window (so that it appears full screen) and close the application using
the Close button.
The window comprises:
•
Title bar
•
Primary Panel Groups bar
•
Stored shot grid, comprising a grid of cells displaying thumbnails of stored
shots
•
Camera selection and status bar showing up to 16 cameras
•
Toolbar containing function and menu buttons.
In addition, a Preview Panel Groups bar can be displayed directly below the Primary
Panel Groups bar.
The Primary and Preview Panel Groups bars are only displayed if they are enabled in
the configuration. The bars can be positioned either above or below the stored shot
grid – see Group display preferences on page 75.
Title bar
The title bar displays the current user logon name (e.g. “XXX” in Fig. 8) and the name
of the current show (e.g. “Test” in Fig. 8), if one has been loaded.
Primary Panel Groups bar
This optional bar shows any configured Camera Map groups that are defined. If more
than eight groups are defined, arrows at the ends of the bar become active, enabling
you to move back and fore along the groups.
Show A
Test Script
HD Trial
Studio 1
Evening
MIDDAY
TEST D
Test 4
Fig. 9 Primary Panel Groups bar
Selecting one of the groups will map the cameras to the selection buttons defined in
that group.
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Preview Panel Groups bar
This optional bar displays the same groups as the Primary Panel Groups bar and
enables the operator to select a second camera mapping group (possibly for a
different studio) to setup the initial shots for another show while the current show is
still running.
The Preview Panel Groups function would normally only be used if there were fewer
than eight cameras in each show. The camera mapping would be setup with:
•
The cameras for the current show (selected Primary Panel Group) on the top
row of the Camera Selection and Status bar.
•
The cameras for the next show (selected Preview Panel Group) on the bottom
row of the Camera Selection and Status bar.
This would enable you to control the cameras in both the Primary and Preview groups
simultaneously.
NOTE: The Display Full Panel configuration option needs to be enabled before
using the Preview Panel Groups. If only eight cameras are being shown in
the Camera Selection and Status bar, these will be the first 8 cameras for
the Primary Panel Group and you will be unable to see the camera
buttons for the preview group.
Once the production moves to this other studio, the operator simply selects the group
that was selected in the preview mapping group in the Primary Panel Groups bar and
runs that show.
This enables a single operator to control multiple studios from a single control panel.
Stored shot editing grid
This grid of cells is used to display the shots that have been created and stored for
each camera in the current show, or the shots stored for the currently selected camera
depending on the setting of the Per Camera configuration option. The grid size
(number of shots that are visible on a single page can be selected using the Grid Size
option on the Configuration Screen – see Grid display options on page 66.
Every time a shot is stored, a thumbnail image is captured from the camera and saved
into the selected cell. These thumbnails allow you to quickly identify the shots without
requiring long descriptive names. Depending on the number of shots stored in the
current show and the grid size selected, the shots may span several pages.
After shots are stored they can be moved, edited or deleted using the options on the
Edit menu – see Edit menu on page 31.
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Shot thumbnails
When a shot is stored a thumbnail image is captured and displayed in the selected
cell. This thumbnail will be surrounded by a frame and has the camera name
superimposed across the top of the thumbnail.
Camera Name
Shot Name
Shot Time
Fig. 10 Shot thumbnail annotations
Optionally, if selected in the Shot Options – see Shot options on page 72, the name
of the shot and the shot time will also be superimposed across the thumbnail (see
Fig. 10).
Shot status colour codes
The frames around the shots and the background of the text bars stored in the editing
pane are colour coded to indicate the shot status.
Fig. 11 Shot status colour codes
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Frame Colour
Description
Red
Indicates that the camera is moving (via Cut or Fade) to
the shot. See shot A1, above.
Yellow banner across
frame corner
Indicates that this was the last shot selected. See shot
A1, above.
Green
Indicates that this shot is cued and the camera will
move to this shot when you select Cut or Fade. See
shot F7, above.
Dark blue
Indicates that the camera is exactly on shot as stored in
the show file. See shot E5, above.
Light blue
Indicates that the camera has been trimmed off the
shot stored in the show file. See shot C4, above.
Grey
Indicates shots that are available for selection.
Camera selection and status bar
The robotic pedestals and heads can be selected from the workspace or the control
panel. The Camera selection and status bar is located immediately below the editing
pane and displays the available cameras.
100 Head
Fusion-2
FP-188
Fusion-4
Fusion-5
Fusion-6
Fusion-7
Fusion-8
Camera 9
FP-145
FP-145-2
FHR120
FHR120-2
FP-188/3
FP-188/2
Alternate
Fig. 12 Camera selection and status bar
The number of camera units displayed in this bar depends on a number of
configuration functions:
•
If button mapping is not enabled, this bar can be used to display either 8 or 16
camera units, depending on the setting of the Display Full Panel configuration
option – see Panel options on page 70. If more than the 8 or 16 camera units
are connected on the system, the arrow buttons can be used to page to the
other cameras.
•
If Primary Panel Groups are enabled, this bar will display up to 16 cameras
units.
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•
If Preview Panel Groups are also enabled, this bar will display the first 8
camera units for the primary group across the top and the first 8 camera units
for the preview group across the bottom of the bar.
NOTE: The camera buttons on the control panel are always the same as the
buttons currently displayed on the touch screen.
Camera unit status colour code
The colour of the camera button indicates the current status of the camera.
Button
Colour
Description
Green
Camera currently selected and controlled by the control panel.
White
Camera available for immediate selection and control.
Black
Camera is offline and unavailable. see Troubleshooting on
page 85 for guidance.
Blue
Camera is currently under the control of another networked
control panel. Depending on your user account privileges, you
may be able to take control of that camera unit.
Brown
Pedestal is in Local/Manual mode. Switch the pedestal to Auto
mode and then bring it online by selecting Opts > Enable and
the button will turn white when the camera is enabled. see Opts
menu on page 35 for more information.
Grey
Head is in Local/Manual mode. Bring the head online by
selecting Opts > Enable. See Opts menu on page 35 for more
information.
Selecting Camera Units
Only camera buttons that are white or blue can be selected from the touch screen (a
green button indicates that camera is currently selected).
Depending on your user account privileges, if a camera unit is under control of
another networked control panel (button coloured Blue) you may be able to take
control of that camera using the take rudely function – see Camera control on
page 73.
If you have permission to ‘take rudely’, selecting the camera displays a confirmation
dialog (‘Device is being used by another operator, continue?’). Selecting ‘Yes’ will
transfer control of the camera to your control panel and the button turns Green.
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Once selected, any camera can be controlled from the joystick control panel, or using
the virtual joystick and controls on the touch screen.
When a camera is selected, you can elect to only display the shots stored for that
camera in the Stored Shot Pane, if the Per Camera configuration option is selected –
see Grid display options on page 66.
A text field indicating the selected camera is displayed above the grid of shots.
Button mapping
The default order in which cameras appear on the touch screen Camera Selection
and Status buttons and the control panel camera select buttons is determined by the
system configuration files. The Button Mapping utility program (refer to the VRC
Technical Guide, publication no. V4009-4990) can be used to map any camera to any
button (or to multiple buttons) on the control panel and touch screen as part of a
Button Map group.
You can define multiple button map groups of cameras to match your workflow.
Button map groups are displayed above the grid on the touch screen, if they are
enabled in the Configuration screen – see Group display preferences on page 75.
Typical workspaces for two button map groups called Studio A and Studio B were
configured using the assignments listed below:
Studio A
Button #
Studio B
Device
Button #
Device
1
FP145 (pedestal)
1
PED (SP-2000)
2
PED (SP-2000)
2
HEIGHT (FBH175)
3
Not assigned
3
2010 (HS-2010)
4
Not assigned
4
Not assigned
5
Not assigned
5
Not assigned
6
Not assigned
6
Not assigned
7
HS105
7
Not assigned
8
HEIGHT (FBH175)
8
Not assigned
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The workspace with Studio A selected is shown below:
Fig. 13 The VRC workspace
NOTE: The mapping of the camera select buttons on the control panel follows the
touch screen mapping.
Function buttons and menus
The toolbar containing the function and menu buttons is displayed at the bottom of the
workspace. The buttons and menus enable you to:
•
Create and manage shows
•
Create and edit shots
•
Target and stop pedestals
•
Configure the VRC system
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The function and menu buttons are:
Button
Function
Description
Menu
Displays the Menu dialog enabling you to: manage
shows, access the configuration utility and clear all
the shots from the current show.
Edit
Displays the Edit menu enabling you to: rename a
shot, delete a shot, edit the shot time, replace a
stored shot with a new one and move shots to
different positions in the grid.
Stop
Stops all pedestal and head movement during a cut
or fade operation.
Cut
Cuts from the current shot to the selected shot.
This function can be latched to immediately Cut to a
shot when it is selected.
Fade
Fades from the current shot to the selected shot.
This function can be latched to immediately Fade to a
shot when it is selected.
Store
Stores the shot set-up on the currently selected
camera unit into the selected cell in the grid.
Focus
Zooms the lens of the current on Shot camera unit
(thumbnail coloured dark blue) all the way in tight and
displays the Focus menu.
Sequence
Not available in this version of the VRC control
software.
Virtual
Stick
Displays the Virtual Joystick window, providing a
method of manually controlling pedestals and heads
from the touch screen when a control panel is not
available.
Page Up/
Page
Down
Enables you to scroll up and down through the pages
of stored shots.
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Button
Function
Opts
menu
Description
Displays the Opts menu which enables you to: target
pedestals; enable cameras (pedestals, height drives
and/or heads); turn X4 mode on/off; rotate/straighten
pedestal wheels and select CCU menus for
compatible cameras.
Toolbar Menu
Touching or clicking on the Menu button displays the Menu dialog.
Fig. 14 The Menu dialog
The Menu options are described in the following table.
Menu option
Description
Show Management
Displays the Show Management functions, enabling you to
create, load, list and delete shows – see Show
management on page 37.
Configuration
Displays the Configuration screen, enabling you to
configure: editing grid display options, joystick settings,
etc. see Configuration on page 65.
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Menu option
Description
Unload Show
This will PERMANENTLY DELETE all shots from the
current show and there is no undo function.
The shots can only be recovered if they were stored before
the last backup, either the automatic weekly backup of the
database or if the database has been explicitly backed up
to an external device.
Exit
Closes the Menu dialog.
Edit menu
Touch Edit to display the Edit menu. This has options that let you rename shots,
modify the fade time, delete shots, resave a shot or swap shot positions on the grid.
The Return option can be used to exit from the Edit menu and return to the client
application workspace – see Managing shots on page 41.
Fig. 15 Edit menu
Stop
Stop can be used to halt the movement of a head or pedestal during the Fade or Cut
to a stored shot. Typically, the Stop button is used when there is a risk of damage to
the equipment or injury to personnel, if the robotic movement were allowed to
continue.
There are two stopping options selectable in the Configuration screen:
•
The standard Stop option provides a ‘gentle’ synchronised stop that stops the
pedestal in approximately two seconds and is recommended for on-air use.
•
The other stop option provides a ‘fast’ abrupt stop that is not synchronised and
may produce a small amount of instability on the pedestal, and therefore
should not be used on air. See Panel Options – Always stop fast on page 96.
When a cut or fade command is activated, both of these buttons extinguish on the
control panel and the Stop button illuminates indicating that this function is available
to halt robotic movement. When the camera unit arrives on-shot or when the stop is
selected, the Stop button will extinguish.
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After using Stop to halt a robotic transition, you can:
•
Complete that move by selecting the shot again and touching Fade or Cut.
•
Make another move, by selecting the required shot and touching Fade or Cut.
Cut
After a shot is selected on the touch screen, Cut becomes available to move the
camera unit from the current shot to the selected shot as fast as possible, ignoring the
stored shot time.
Latched Cut
If Latched Cut is selected on the Edit menu, the camera unit will automatically move
to a new shot as soon as it is selected on the touch screen, with no need to press the
Cut button.
Fade
After a shot is selected on the touch screen, Fade becomes available to move the
camera unit from its current shot to the selected shot with the duration of the transition
determined by the stored time in the shot.
NOTE: If the shot cannot be reached within the stored time, the transition is as
fast as possible.
In addition, the fade time can be modified in real-time using the Fade Time
bar on the control panel – see Fade Time control on page 48.
Latched Fade
If Latched Fade is selected on the Edit menu, the camera unit will automatically fade
to a new shot as soon as it is selected, with no need to press the Fade button.
Fade or Cut multiple shots
If Single Select mode in the Configuration is OFF (see Shot preferences on
page 74), you can select shots on more than one camera. If you then you select Fade
or Cut, all of the cameras will start moving at the same time.
CAUTION! Before initiating a multi-camera move, make sure that the area
around all of the relevant cameras is clear and that the cameras
will not collide with each other.
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If Single Select mode in the Configuration screen is ON, you can only select one shot
on one camera at a time. Selecting a shot on a second camera will deselect the shot
on the first camera.
Store
Touching Store will save the current position of the selected camera as a shot in the
current show for future use – see Adding shots to a show on page 41. You can
select where the shot is stored in the stored shot grid.
Focus
When you are on Shot (thumbnail coloured dark blue), selecting Focus will zoom the
lens all the way in tight. You can then:
•
Use pan and tilt, if necessary, to frame the person or object that you want to
set focus on.
•
Adjust the focus.
•
Select one of the Focus menu options described below.
Focus Menu Option
Description
Keep Camera
After the focus has been adjusted, touch Keep Camera
to return the camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt and
zoom settings and keep the adjusted focus setting. The
shot stored in the show database is not updated, so the
next time you recall the shot it will have the original
focus, not the adjusted focus.
Keep Shot
After the focus has been adjusted, touch Keep Shot to
return the camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt and
zoom settings, keep the adjusted focus setting and
store the adjusted focus in the show database. The next
time you recall the shot it will have the adjusted focus.
Cancel
Touch Cancel to abandon the adjusted focus setting and
return the camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt, zoom
and focus settings.
Return
Touch Return to return to the workspace leaving the
lens zoomed in tight and with pan, tilt and focus as you
left them.
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Virtual joystick controls
The Virtual Joystick window provides a convenient method of manually controlling
camera units (incl. cameras, heads and pedestals, where fitted) from the touch screen
when a control panel is not available.
1.
Touch Virtual Stick to launch the Virtual Joystick window.
Fig. 16 Virtual Joystick window
The Virtual Joystick window contains the following controls:
•
Pan/Tilt and X/Y joysticks
•
Height, Time, Zoom and Focus sliders.
Using the virtual joystick
Dragging your finger (or clicking and dragging the mouse) across or along any of the
controls on the touch screen will operate that control in a similar way to how the
controls on the control panel operate.
•
The direction you drag your finger (or mouse) controls the direction of
movement.
•
The distance you drag your finger (or mouse) controls the speed of movement.
•
Removing your finger from the touch screen (or releasing the mouse button)
stops the movement.
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Opts menu
The Opts menu contains context-sensitive options to:
•
Target pedestals
•
Enable camera units (incl. pedestals, height drives and/or heads)
•
Turn X4 mode on and off
•
Rotate/straighten pedestal wheels
•
Select CCU menus for compatible cameras.
Target (pedestals only)
This button is only displayed if the currently selected camera unit includes a pedestal.
See Targeting the pedestals on page 95 for information on using this function to
target the pedestals.
Enable
If a camera select button on the workspace is green or white, it is already online and
available for selection/control.
If a camera is offline (black camera select button), refer to the troubleshooting
checklists for heads and pedestals.
If a head is in Manual mode (grey camera select button), it must be enabled from the
controller before the camera can be controlled. Select the camera on the touch screen
or control panel and then touch Opts > Enable to bring the camera unit online.
•
An FHR-120 or FHR-120 VR (robotic head) will come online.
•
An FH-100 head will automatically switch from Manual to Auto (robotic) mode
and come online.
•
If an FH-100 VR head is in VR manual mode, the VR mode switch (on the rear
of the head) must be switched back to Auto before the head can be enabled.
If a pedestal is in Manual mode (brown camera select button) it must be switched to
Auto (robotic) mode at the pedestal and then enabled from the controller before it can
be controlled.
1.
Make sure that the pedestal is powered ON and switched to Auto mode.
2.
Select that camera unit on the touch screen or control panel.
3.
Select Opts > Enable to bring the camera online.
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If you cannot enable a pedestal, refer to the pedestal troubleshooting checklist.
NOTE: After switching a pedestal from manual to automatic mode and enabling it,
the pedestal must be retargeted. See Targeting the pedestals on
page 95.
Rotate/Straighten Wheels (SP-2000 only)
These two buttons are only displayed, if the currently selected camera unit has an SP2000 pedestal. They simplify the process of positioning the pedestal over the target
prior to targeting:
1.
Select Rotate Wheels and use the left-hand joystick to rotate the pedestal
until it is aligned at the correct angle to the target.
2.
Select Straighten Wheels for normal XY operation and use the left-hand
joystick to position the pedestal directly over the target.
X4
The default zoom mode (Zoom Proportional) ensures that the speed of the pan and
tilt movements are proportional to the zoom angle of the camera lens. This means that
pan and tilt move slowly when you are zoomed in and quickly when you are zoomed
out.
If X4 mode is switched on (Zoom Proportional mode is off), the pan and tilt
movements are more sensitive when zoomed in.
1.
Select X4 to turn the X4 (Zoom Proportional) mode on or off.
NOTE: For the FHR-120 head, X4 is always off (i.e. Zoom Proportional mode is
always on).
CCU
This button is only displayed if the currently selected camera has a CCU interface
installed.
1.
Touch CCU to display the CCU menus for the selected camera – see CCU
Interfaces on page 53.
Return
Touch Return in the Opts menu to close the menu and return to the main screen.
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Shots and Shows
Shows are created by storing collections of camera shots
from one or more camera units.
This section covers the creation and management of
show files and the creation and management of the shots
in the show.
Show management
A show is a collection of stored shots from one or more camera systems saved in a
file. To store shots in the grid display, either a new show must be created or an
existing show must be loaded.
To access the Show Management functions:
1.
Touch Menu > Show Management to display the Show Management dialog.
Fig. 17 Show Management functions
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Creating a new show
To create a new show:
1.
Select New Show on the Show Management dialog.
2.
Use either the keyboard or the touch screen keyboard to enter a name for the
new show.
3.
Select Enter to return to the workspace, which is now ready to store shots in
this new show.
The new show name is displayed in the title bar of the workspace.
Loading a show
To load an existing show:
1.
Select Load Show on the Show Management dialog.
2.
Select the desired show from the scroll list.
3.
Select OK to return to the workspace showing the first page of shots in the
loaded show, or select Cancel to return to the workspace without loading a
show.
The name of the loaded show appears in the title bar of the workspace.
Listing all shows
To view a list of all stored shows:
1.
Select List Shows on the Show Management dialog.
2.
View the stored shows on the scroll list.
3.
Select Cancel and OK to return to the workspace.
Deleting a show
NOTE: There is NO undo option to recover a deleted a show.
A show that was saved in the last automatic weekly backup or in a recent
manual backup can be recovered. See Restoring databases on page 82.
To delete a show:
1.
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Select Delete Show on the Show Management dialog.
Shots and Shows
2.
Select the desired show from the scroll list.
3.
Touch OK to delete the show or touch Cancel to return to the workspace
without deleting a show.
Creating Home or Target shots
Before creating shots for a new show you should create a shot called HOME or
TARGET for each camera unit mounted on a pedestal. These shots should position
each pedestal at the correct location for targeting.
At the end of every show it is good practice to send each pedestal to its HOME or
TARGET shot. Then, before the next show, you can quickly target each pedestal to
ensure that all of the shots for each show will be exactly as they were stored.
To store a Home or Target shot for a camera unit:
1.
2.
Set the required configuration options, by selecting Menu>Configuration
and making sure that:
•
Require Shot Name is ON
•
Require Shot Time is OFF (to use the default fade time).
•
Then touch Return to close the Configuration screen.
Select a camera unit mounted on a pedestal on the touch screen or the
joystick panel.
3.
Use the XY/Height joystick to move the pedestal to the correct starting
position for targeting. (See Targeting the pedestals on page 95).
4.
Select Store on the touch screen and touch a position on the grid to store the
shot.
The shot Name dialog is displayed.
5.
Type in a name (e.g. HOME) and touch Enter.
NOTE: The shot name can be a maximum of 16 characters long.
6.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 for the remaining pedestal mounted camera units
in the system.
For SP-2000 pedestals, the TARGET or HOME shot is centred over the target.
Therefore, the pedestal will protect the targets from any damage which may be
caused by people walking on them, scenery being moved over them, floor cleaning
and so on.
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For Fusion pedestals, since the TARGET or HOME shot is located behind the target
it does not offer the same protection. You may want to create an additional shot called
OVER TARGET to protect the target from damage between shows.
The workspace should now have one target or home shot for each camera unit
mounted on a pedestal. The show is now ready to have additional shots added.
Fusion TCPI (V0.0.29.0) User: XXX Show: Test
Show A
Test Script
HD Trial
Studio 1
Evening
MIDDAY
TEST D
Test 4
Viewing shots for Fusion-1
A
B
D
C
E
F
1
2
3
4
Menu
Fusion -1
Fusion-2
Fusion-3
Fusion-4
Fusion-5
Fusion-6
Fusion-7
Fusion-8
Camera 9
FP-145
FP-145-2
FHR120
FHR120-2
FP-188/3
FP-188/2
Alternate
Stop
Cut
Fade
Store
Focus
Sequence
Virtual
Stick
Edit
Page Up
Page
Down
Opts
Fig. 18 Workspace displaying HOME shots
Adding shots to a show
To add a shot to a show:
Make sure that the required show with its target (home) shots is loaded.
1.
Select Menu > Configuration and make sure that Require Shot Name is ON
and Require Shot Time is OFF. Touch Return.
2.
Select the required camera on the touch screen or the control panel.
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Shots and Shows
Only shots stored for that camera are displayed in the stored shot editing grid
if the Per Camera configuration option has been selected. A text field informing
the user what camera is currently being viewed is displayed above the grid.
NOTE: The video signal for the selected camera can be viewed on a preview
monitor, if fitted.
3.
Use the joysticks and controls to move the camera into position for the shot,
and then frame and focus the shot.
4.
Touch Store on the touch screen and touch a position on the editing pane to
store the shot.
5.
Type the shot name (e.g. OPEN) into the shot name dialog and touch Enter.
The shot will be saved with the default fade time and its thumbnail displayed
on the editing pane.
6.
Repeat steps 2–5 for each required shot.
Managing shots
The Edit menu provides options that let you:
•
Rename, delete or resave shots
•
Modify the shot fade time
•
Swap shot positions on the grid.
The Return option closes the Edit menu and return you to the client workspace.
1.
From the workspace touch Edit.
Fig. 19 Edit menu
NOTE: Only the Latched Delete, Latched Time and Return buttons are
available from the Edit menu until you select a shot on the grid.
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Latched Delete
Use Latched Delete when you want to delete multiple shots. The normal Delete mode
deletes a single shot and then returns you to the workspace. Latched Delete keeps
you in the Edit menu after each deletion.
1.
Touch Latched Delete.
2.
Touch a shot and confirm the deletion.
3.
Touch another shot and confirm the deletion.
4.
Repeat until all of the desired shots have been deleted.
5.
Touch Latched Delete again to exit this mode.
Latched Time
Use Latched Time when you want to modify the time of several shots. The normal
Time mode modifies a single shot and then returns you to the workspace. Latched
Time keeps you in the Edit menu after each shot is modified.
1.
Touch Latched Time.
2.
Touch the required shot and modify its time.
3.
Touch another shot and modify its time.
4.
Repeat until all of the desired shots have been modified.
5.
Touch Latched Time again to exit this mode.
Name
To edit a shot name:
1.
Touch the shot you wish to edit the name of in the grid display.
2.
Touch Name.
3.
Type in the desired shot name and touch Enter (on the touch screen or the
keyboard) to return to the workspace.
The shot name can be a maximum of 16 characters long.
Time
To modify the time of a shot:
1.
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Touch the shot you wish to modify the time of in the grid display.
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2.
Touch Time.
3.
Type in the desired shot time (in seconds) and touch Enter to return to the
workspace.
Delete
To delete a single shot:
1.
Touch the shot you want to delete from the grid display.
2.
Touch Delete and Yes to delete the shot and return to the workspace.
Resave
Resave allows you to save a changed version of an existing shot position in the same
cell in the stored shot grid.
1.
Touch the shot you wish to change in the grid display.
2.
Use the controls on the control panel to reposition and refocus the camera as
required.
3.
Touch Resave to save the newly positioned shot and return to the workspace.
Swap
Allows you to rearrange the position of the shots in the stored shot grid by exchanging
pairs of shots or exchanging a shot with an unused position.
1.
Touch the shot on the grid display that you want to move.
2.
Touch Swap.
3.
Touch a second shot or an unused location to swap the shots (or move the
shot to an empty cell) on the editing pane and return to the workspace.
Return
Touch Return to go back to the workspace.
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Running a Show
While a show is being aired, the VRC operator will be
occupied with three primary tasks – cueing, trimming and
tracking shots.
Cueing shots
Cueing is the process of setting up the shots before they are used on air. It is
important that the VRC operator stays ahead of the show’s rundown by cueing shots
as early as possible.
As time permits (especially during remote feeds and commercial breaks) the operator
can have two or three shots cued ahead of the rundown.
The Cut, Fade and Stop function buttons on the touch screen (and control panel) are
used to start and stop the movements of the head and pedestal when cueing shots.
Shot control sequence
The current shot for each camera is shown on the touch screen in a Blue frame. Dark
Blue if the shot is exactly as stored or light Blue if the shot has been trimmed.
1.
When a shot is selected on the touch screen:
•
•
2.
Once a cut or fade command is activated, either from the touch screen or the
control panel:
•
3.
4.
Surround of the shot on the screen turns Green.
Cut and Fade buttons on the control panel illuminate, indicating that
these functions are available for selection.
Surround of the shot on the screen goes Red, to indicate that camera unit
is moving.
•
Cut and Fade buttons extinguish on the control panel.
•
Stop button illuminates, as it is available to halt robotic movement.
When the camera unit arrives on shot:
•
The shot’s surround turns dark Blue.
•
The Stop button extinguishes.
If Stop is selected, all robotic movement is halted and the surround of the shot
goes back to Grey.
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Shot status colour codes
Shots stored on the workspace are colour coded to indicate the shot status.
Fig. 20 Shot status colour codes
Frame Colour
Description
Red
Indicates that the camera is moving (via Cut or Fade) to
the shot. See shot A1 in Fig. 20.
Yellow banner across
frame corner
Indicates that this is the last shot selected. See shot A1
in Fig. 20.
Green
Indicates that this shot is cued and the camera will
move to this shot when you select Cut or Fade. See
shot F7 in Fig. 20.
Dark blue
Indicates that the camera is exactly on shot as stored in
the show file. See shot E5 in Fig. 20.
Light blue
Indicates that the camera has been trimmed off the
shot stored in the show file. See shot C4 in Fig. 20.
Grey
Indicates shots that are available for selection.
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Running a Show
Changing between shots
The functions on the workspace menu bar and the Edit menu enable you to cut or fade
between shots and alter the fade time.
Cutting between shots
Cut moves the camera unit between its current shot position and the selected shot
position as quickly as possible (ignoring the stored Fade Time for that shot).
1.
Select the required shot on the touch screen:
2.
Touch Cut to move from the current position to the selected shot, as fast as
possible.
Latched Cut
The Cut function can be latched to speed up system operation. Latched Cut
immediately cuts between the current and selected shots as soon as a new shot is
selected, i.e. you do not need to explicitly touch Cut to start the transition.
Note:
The Fade function is not available when Latched Cut is enabled.
1.
Make sure that no shots are currently cued (no shot thumbnails have a green
background).
2.
Touch Cut on the touch screen – the button turns red to denote Latched Cut
mode.
3.
Check that the operating area around the cameras is clear.
4.
When a shot is selected on the touch screen, the thumbnail immediately turns
red and the camera unit moves to the selected shot position.
5.
Select other shots as required. In each case the thumbnail immediately turns
red and the camera moves to the selected shot.
6.
Touch Cut again on the touch screen to return to the normal control mode
with Cut and Fade available.
Fading between shots
Fade moves the camera unit between its current shot position and the selected shot
position with the duration of the transition determined by the stored time for the
selected shot. However, if the shot cannot be reached within the stored time, the
transition is as fast as possible.
1.
Select the required shot on the touch screen.
2.
Touch Fade to move from the current position to the selected shot with the
duration of the transition determined by the stored time.
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The stored fade time can always be modified on air (in realtime) using the:
•
Fade Time bar on the control panel – See Fade Time control on page 48.
•
Time slider on the virtual joystick.
The shot will be stored with the default fade time (e.g. 4 seconds) that specifies the
number of seconds that the robotic system will take to move the camera from its
current position to the selected shot position when FADE is selected on the touch
screen or the control panel.
NOTE: The maximum fade time is 120 seconds.
The default fade time is set in the Configuration Screen – See Shot preferences on
page 74. Or you can manually enter a fade time for each shot as it is saved (see
Camera control on page 87).
Latched Fade
The Fade function can be latched to speed up system operation. Latched Fade
immediately fades between the current and selected shots as soon as the new shot
is selected, i.e. you do not need to explicitly touch Fade to start the transition.
Note:
The Cut function is not available when Latched Fade is enabled.
1.
Ensure that no shots are currently cued (no shot thumbnails have a green
background).
2.
Touch Fade on the touch screen – the button turns red to denote Latched
Fade mode.
3.
Check that the operating area around the cameras is clear.
4.
Select a shot on the touch screen. The thumbnail immediately turns red and
the camera moves to the selected shot.
5.
Select other shots as required. In each case the thumbnail immediately turns
red and the camera moves to the selected shot.
6.
Touch Fade again on the touch screen to return to the normal control mode
with Cut and Fade available.
Fade Time control
The Fade Time control lever on the control panel (or Time slider on the virtual joystick
control) enables the VRC operator to change the fade time between shots in realtime.
When fading to a shot:
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Pushing the bar forwards increases the fade time (slowing down the
movement).
Running a Show
•
Pulling the bar backwards decreases the fade time (speeding up the
movement).
Fading or Cutting multiple shots
The number of shots that can be selected at one time is controlled by the Single
Select mode in the Configuration screen – See Shot preferences on page 74.
•
If Single Select mode is ON (button illuminated), you can only select one shot
on one camera at a time. If you select another shot, the previously selected
shot is automatically deselected.
•
If Single Select mode is OFF, you can select a shot on more than one camera.
When you then select Fade or Cut, all of the cameras will start moving at the
same time.
Warning!
Before initiating a multi-camera move make sure that the area
around all of the relevant cameras is clear of people and that
the cameras will not collide with each other.
Stopping a Cut or Fade movement
Touch Stop to halt the movement of a head or pedestal that is moving during the Fade
or Cut to a selected shot.
Typically, the Stop button is used when there is a risk of damage to the equipment or
injury to personnel, if the robotic movement were allowed to continue.
There are two stopping options that can be selected in the Configuration screen:
•
The first Stop option provides a ‘gentle’ synchronised stop that stops the
pedestal in approximately two seconds and is recommended for on-air use.
•
The other stop option provides a ‘fast’ abrupt stop that is not synchronised and
may produce a small amount of instability on the pedestal and therefore
should not be used on air – See Panel options on page 70.
After using Stop to halt a robotic transition, the original move can be completed or the
camera unit moved to a different shot, by selecting the required shot on the touch
screen and selecting Fade or Cut.
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Trimming shots
After a camera arrives “on shot” and before it is on air, the VRC operator will want to
take control at the joystick panel and check the framing and focus of the shot and trim
the shot as needed. This lets the operator correct for things like: a different anchor
than when the shot was created, or the talent not being exactly on their mark.
The Focus function, available from the touch screen can be used for this purpose.
After trimming a shot the surround of its thumbnail will turn light Blue. The operator
can replace the existing shot with the trimmed shot by storing it (touch Store and then
touch the shot), ensuring the shot is correctly framed for the rest of the current show.
The thumbnail will then turn dark blue.
Focus function
When a camera unit is on Shot, you can use the Focus function on touch screen to
zoom in on the talent and then fine tune the alignment and focus of the shot.
1.
Touch Focus to zoom the lens all the way in tight.
2.
Use pan and tilt if necessary to frame the talent or object that you want to set
focus on.
3.
Adjust the focus.
4.
Then select the required Focus menu option.
Focus Menu
Option
Description
Keep Camera
After the focus has been adjusted, touch Keep Camera to return
the camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt and zoom settings and
keep the adjusted focus setting. The shot stored in the show
database is not updated, so the next time you recall the shot it
will have the original focus, not the adjusted focus.
Keep Shot
After the focus has been adjusted, touch Keep Shot to return the
camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt and zoom settings, keep the
adjusted focus setting and store the adjusted focus in the show
database. The next time you recall the shot it will have the
adjusted focus.
Cancel
Touch Cancel to abandon the adjusted focus setting and return
the camera to the shot’s original pan, tilt, zoom and focus
settings.
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Running a Show
Focus Menu
Option
Return
5.
Description
Touch Return to return to the workspace leaving the lens
zoomed in tight and with pan, tilt and focus as you left them.
If required, store the amended shot by touching Store and then touching the
shot on the touch screen.
Tracking shots
When a shot is on air you can track the talent if they shift in the frame, slide behind an
over the shoulder box, etc.
Select the on-air camera at the control panel and track the shot as needed.
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CCU Interfaces
If the CCU interface option is installed for compatible
camera models, you can control camera functions and
CCU controls from the VRC user interface. All of the CCU
parameters are saved with each shot. When a shot is
recalled, the CCU parameters can be recalled if required.
Displaying the CCU control screen
To display the functions and CCU control screens for a camera:
1.
Touch Opts > CCU to display the Functions and CCU control screens for the
selected camera.
Each camera has a tabbed menu screen for camera functions and CCU
controls. Buttons with a green background are functions that are ON. Buttons
with a black background on the screen (a white background in this user guide)
are OFF.
2.
Touch Return to close the CCU screen and return to the VRC workspace.
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VRC system user guide
Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 camera functions
Power with
Home
Home
Auto White
Balance
Image Stabilizer
Wiper
Washer
Auto Focus
Auto Shooting
Mode
Bars
Aux 1
Aux 2
Aux 3
Aux 4
Fig. 21 Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 camera functions
Menu Button
Power with Home
Home
Wiper
Washer
Bars
Auto white balance
Image stabilizer
Auto focus
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Description
Touch Power With Home to turn the camera on and
initialize pan and tilt to the Home position – straight
ahead and level. Touch Power With Home again to turn
the camera off.
Touch Home to initialize pan and tilt to the Home position
– straight ahead and level. The button will turn off when
the camera reaches the Home position.
Touch Wiper to perform a single wipe of the wiper on the
front of the camera housing.
Touch Washer to activate the washer on the camera
housing. Four wiper cycles will be performed with the
washer on during the first two cycles.
Touch Bars to toggle the camera output between colour
bars and normal camera video.
Turns the Automatic white balance mode on or off.
Turn the Image stabilizer on or off.
Touch Auto Focus to select auto focus or manual focus
mode. When auto focus mode is on, adjusting the focus
control on the control panel will have no effect.
CCU Interfaces
Menu Button
Auto shooting mode
Aux 1, 2, 3, 4
Description
Touch Auto Shooting Mode to select auto or manual
shooting mode. In Auto shooting mode, the controls for
Iris setting, Shutter speed and Camera gain are disabled.
Touch Aux 1, Aux 2, Aux 3, Aux 4 to enable or disable the
respective auxiliary outputs at the camera. Refer to the
camera documentation for instructions on using these
outputs to control external devices.
Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 CCU controls
Red Gain
Camera Gain
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0
Blue Gain
Genlock Phase
50
50
M Ped
50
Neutral Density Filter
ND Off
ND 1/6
ND 1/32
Shutter Speed
Iris
50
1/60 or 1/50
1/100
Fig. 22 Canon BU-45, BU-46, BU-50 CCU controls
Menu Button
Description
Red gain
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the gain of the
camera’s red channel.
Blue gain
camera’s blue channel.
M ped
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the camera’s master
pedestal level.
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Menu Button
Description
Iris
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the iris setting. If Auto
shooting mode is on, the Iris control has no effect.
Camera gain
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the camera gain to
0dB, +6dB, +12dB, +18dB, +36dB. If Auto shooting
mode is on, the Camera gain control has no effect.
Genlock phase
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the genlock phase of
the camera output video to time the camera into your
system.
Neutral density filter
Touch ND Off to operate without a neutral density filter.
Touch ND 1/6 to operate with the 1/6 neutral density filter
which is equivalent to a reduction of approx. 2.5 f-stops.
Touch ND 1/32 to operate with the 1/32 neutral density
filter which is equivalent to a reduction of 5 f-stops.
Shutter speed
For 50Hz frame-rate cameras the default shutter speed
is 1/50 of a second. For 60Hz frame-rate cameras the
default shutter speed is 1/60 of a second.
Touch 1/60 or 1/50 to select the default shutter speed.
Touch 1/100 to select a shutter speed of 1/100 of a
second.
If Auto shooting mode is on, the Shutter speed control
has no effect.
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CCU Interfaces
Sony camera functions
The Sony 700, 1500, Ex3 and PMW-350 use the same camera functions and CCU
controls.
Camera Colour Bars
Iris Closed
AWB
ABB
Fig. 23 Sony camera functions
The PMW-350 uses the same camera functions and CCU controls as the Ex3.
Menu Button
Description
Camera color bars
Touch Camera color bars to toggle the camera output
between colour bars and normal camera video.
Iris closed
Touch Iris closed to toggle between iris closed and iris
open.
AWB
Touch AWB to turn the Auto white balance mode on or
off.
ABB
Touch ABB to turn the Auto Black Balance mode on or
off.
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Sony CCU controls
Red Gain
M Ped
50
50
Red Ped
Iris
50
50
Blue Gain
50
Blue Ped
50
Fig. 24 Sony CCU controls
Menu Button
Description
Red gain
Red ped
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the camera’s red
pedestal level.
Blue gain
Blue ped
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the camera’s blue
pedestal level.
M ped
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the master pedestal
level of the camera.
Iris
Touch the up/down arrow to adjust the iris of the camera.
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CCU Interfaces
Ikegami camera functions
Colour Bars
Iris Closed
AWB
ABB
Fig. 25 Ikegami camera functions
Menu Button
Description
Color bars
Touch Color bars to toggle the camera output between
colour bars and normal camera video.
Iris closed
open.
AWB
Touch AWB to enable the Auto white balance mode of
the camera.
ABB
Touch ABB to enable the Auto Black Balance mode of
the camera.
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Ikegami CCU controls
Red Gain
M Ped
50
50
Red Ped
Iris
50
50
Blue Gain
50
Blue Ped
50
Fig. 26 Ikegami CCU controls
Menu Button
Description
Red gain
Red ped
pedestal level.
Blue gain
Blue ped
pedestal level.
M ped (Black)
Iris
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CCU Interfaces
Hitachi camera functions
Colour Bars
Iris Closed
AWB
ABB
Fig. 27 Hitachi camera functions
Menu Button
Description
Color bars
Touch Color bars to toggle the camera output between
colour bars and normal camera video.
Iris closed
open.
AWB
Touch AWB to enable the Auto White Balance mode of
the camera.
ABB
Touch ABB to enable the Auto Black Balance mode of
the camera.
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Hitachi CCU controls
Red Gain
M Ped
50
50
Red Ped
Iris
50
50
Blue Gain
50
Blue Ped
50
Fig. 28 Hitachi CCU controls
Menu Button
Description
Red gain
Red ped
pedestal level.
Blue gain
Blue ped
pedestal level.
M ped
Iris
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CCU Interfaces
Panasonic camera functions
Version 1.3.2 of the VRC software supports the AW-HE870 and AK-HC1800 HD
Panasonic cameras.
The camera has a special connector cable (available directly from Panasonic) that
needs to be used in conjunction with a null modem cable and out device master unit.
This needs to be configured in the UTBconfig.XML file.
These cameras are supported on Fusion, Radamec and Autocam heads; but the
SP2000 does not receive feedback status from the Panasonic devices.
Camera Colour Bars
CLR
1/4
1/16
1/64
Iris Closed
Lens Extender
AWB
ABB
Fig. 29 Panasonic camera functions
Menu Button
Description
Camera Colour Bars
Touch Camera Colour Bars to toggle the camera output
between colour bars and normal camera video.
Iris closed
open.
Lens extender
(Not on AW-HE870)
Enabling this function increases the focal length of the
Panasonic lens.
AWB
Enables the Auto White Balance mode of the camera.
ABB
Enables the Auto Black Balance mode of the camera.
CLR, 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64 This light filter can be set to cut the light input to the
camera by 1/4, 1/16 or 1/64.
(Not on AW-HE870)
The CLR setting does not reduce the light input.
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Panasonic CCU controls
Red Gain
M Ped
50
50
Red Ped
Iris
50
50
Blue Gain
50
Blue Ped
50
Fig. 30 Panasonic CCU controls
Menu Button
Description
Red gain
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the gain of the camera’s
red channel.
Red ped
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the camera’s red
pedestal level.
Blue gain
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the gain of the camera’s
blue channel.
Blue ped
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the camera’s blue
pedestal level.
M ped
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the master pedestal
Iris
Use the up/down arrow to adjust the iris of the camera.
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Configuration
The Configuration screen provides default settings for various operating parameters.
•
On the User Interface window touch Menu > Configuration to display the
Configuration screen.
Grid Display Options
Grid Size
Camera Control
Display Headers
Per Camera
Stick Settings
Take
Camera
Panel Options
Single
Selection
Delete
Warning
Default
Time: 9.50
Allow
Deselect
Group Display Preferences
Always
Override
Always
Disable
Bumpers
Always
Disable IR
Always
Enable Pan
Follow
Shot Options
Display Shot
Name
Always
Stop Fast
Shot Preferences
Stick
Preferences
Always
Enable
Drive
Always
Take
Rudely
Deselect
Show Main
Panel
Groups
Show
Preview
Panel
Groups
Dock On
Top
CCU Recall Preferences
Require Shot
Name
Display Shot
Time
Require Shot
Time
Iris
Master
Pedestal
All
Return
Fig. 31 Configuration screen
Buttons with a blue background mean that the parameter or mode is ON. Buttons with
a black background on the screen (white background in this user guide) indicate that
the parameter or mode is OFF.
After making the required changes on this screen touch Return to go back to the
workspace.
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Grid display options
These configuration options are used to control how the editing grid is displayed and
what shot thumbnails are displayed.
Grid Display Options
Grid Size
Display Headers
Per Camera
Fig. 32 Configuration screen – Grid display options
Option
Description
Grid size
The number of rows and columns of shots that can be seen
on a single page in the editing pane is user selectable. The
minimum grid size is 2 rows by 3 columns per page. The
maximum grid size is 10 rows by 12 columns per page. A
show can extend over multiple pages that are viewed by
using the Page Down/Up buttons in the Function Buttons
and Menus bar.
Display headers
Turns the column and row headers (ABC/123) on or off. The
headers are particularly useful when a show extends over
multiple pages.
Per Camera
When this option is enabled and a camera is selected, the
editing grid will only show thumbnails for shots stored for
that camera. All other shots in the grid will be shown as
Grey boxes.
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Configuration
Setting up the grid size
To select the required editing pane grid display:
1.
Touch Grid Size to display the Grid Size Selection dialog.
Fig. 33 Grid size selection dialog
2.
Select the required grid size (Rows x Columns) from the list on the left of the
dialog.
The preview panel displays the selected layout.
3.
Touch OK to accept the new Grid Size or touch Cancel return to the
Configuration Screen without making a change.
Reducing the number of rows and columns makes the shot thumbnails larger and
easier to identify. But:
•
If you select a grid size with fewer rows, you may have to scroll through more
pages of shots in a single show.
•
If you select fewer columns in the grid after creating a show, the shots in the
higher columns (e.g. E, F, G and H) will be off the screen to the right and
cannot be viewed or selected. Shots in higher numbered rows can always be
viewed by using the page up/down buttons.
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Stick settings
Stick Settings
Stick
Preferences
Fig. 34 Configuration screen – Stick settings
Touch Stick Preferences to display the Stick Preferences screen, allowing you to
tailor the operation of the control panel joysticks.
Pan Normal
Tilt Normal
Gain
Zoom Normal
Gain
Zoom Normal
Gain
Z Normal
Gain
50
75
50
60
Deadband
Deadband
Deadband
Deadband
10
10
15
8
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Compound
Compound
Compound
Compound
Defaults
Stop
Cancel
Fig. 35 Stick preferences
Option
Normal/Reverse
parameters
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Description
These parameters select the behaviour of the controls on
the control panel to suit the operator’s preference. For
example, pushing the joystick away from you can cause
the head/camera to tilt up or down. Or you can choose
clockwise on the Zoom knob to reverse zoom in and
zoom out. Select Normal (button is blue) or Reverse
(button is black on the screen, white is this user guide) to
adapt pan; tilt; zoom; focus and elevation.
Configuration
Option
Description
Compound/Linear/
Exponential
This adapts the behaviour of each joystick to suit the
operator’s preference. Compound (a combination of
linear for small movements and compound for larger
movements) is the most common choice.
A separate selection for the tilt joystick is not provided,
because the pan and tilt settings are synchronised. Any
change to the pan joystick selection will be replicated for
the tilt joystick.
ALWAYS turn off X4 on the control panel before adjusting
the Zoom profile.
Gain/Deadband
The gain is used to set the velocity of the movement of
the head, pedestal or camera lens, with the gain setting of
100 being the fastest speed of movement. The deadband
setting is used to adjust the amount of play that is felt in
the joystick before the pedestal, head or camera lens
starts to move.
Separate gain and deadband adjustments for the tilt
joystick are not provided, because the pan and tilt settings
are synchronised. Any change to the pan gain or
deadband will be replicated in the tilt joystick.
ALWAYS turn off X4 on the control panel before adjusting
the Zoom profile.
Before changing the Gain and Deadband settings for the
joysticks, you should select the desired profile
(Compound, Linear or Exponential).
Use the up/down arrows to adjust the gain and deadband
settings.
Defaults
Defaults restores the factory default settings for the Stick
Preferences.
Save
Save stores the current settings of Stick Preferences in
the profile of the currently logged in user.
Cancel
Cancel return you to the Configuration screen without
making any changes.
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Panel options
Panel Options
Always Enable
Drive
Always
Override
Always Disable
Bumpers
Always
Disable IR
Always
Enable Pan
Follow
Fig. 36 Configuration screen - Panel options
Each of these functions can be toggled ON (the button is blue) or OFF (the button is
black on the screen – white in this user guide). The selections are stored for each
username that has been created. These settings determine the state of the control
panel buttons after a user login.
WARNING!
Risk of personal injury or damage to equipment when one or
more of the Always Override, Always Disable Bumpers, Always
Disable IR functions are activated. Activating these functions
will allow pedestals to be used in close proximity.
The ALWAYS OVERRIDE function will have no effect on
Radamec RP2A pedestal proximity detection, if the Infrared
Disable button on the control panel is ON.
The ALWAYS OVERRIDE Radamec RP2A pedestal function
will have no effect on collision with an obstacle, if the Bumper
Disable button on the control panel is ON.
Option
Always Enable
Drive
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ON
The Joystick Enable button
on the control panel will be
On after user login.
OFF
The Joystick Enable button
Off after user login.
Configuration
Option
ON
OFF
Always Override
(RP2A pedestal
only)
The Override button on the
joystick control panel will be
The selected pedestal will
continue moving at quarter
speed after detection of an
infrared proximity warning or
a collision with an obstacle See Bumper disable on
page 19.
The Override button on the
joystick control panel will
be Off after user login.
Always Disable
Bumpers (SP2000 and RP2A
only)
The Bumper Disable button
On after user login - See
Bumper disable on
page 19. Bumper protection
which normally stops
pedestal movement after a
collision with an obstacle is
switched Off for all SP-2000
and RP2A pedestals.
The Bumper Disable button
Off after user login and the
bumper protection is
enabled.
Always Disable IR
(RP2A pedestal
only)
If Always Disable IR is On,
the Infrared Disable button
on the joystick control panel
will be On after user login See Infrared disable on
page 20. The infrared
proximity protection (which
stops pedestal movement
before contact with an
obstacle) is Off for all RP2A
pedestals in the system.
If Always Disable IR is On,
the Infrared Disable button
on the joystick control
panel will be Off after user
login.
Always Enable
Pan Follow
The Pan Follow button on
the joystick control panel is
When selected the X-Y
orientation relates to the
direction that the camera is
pointing - that is, the pan
orientation.
The Pan Follow button on
the joystick control panel is
Off after user login.
The X-Y orientation will
follow the default North South, East - West
convention.
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Shot options
Information that is required and displayed for each saved shot is user selectable.
Shot Options
Display Shot
Name
Require Shot
Name
Display Shot
Time
Require Shot
Time
Fig. 37 Configuration screen - Shot options
Option
ON
OFF
Display Shot
Name
The name of each shot is
superimposed on the shot
thumbnail.
The shot name is not displayed.
Require Shot
Name
You will be prompted to type
in a name when you store a
new shot. This is the most
common mode of operation.
The system will automatically
assign a number to each saved
shot. This can save time but the
shot names are no longer
descriptive.
Display Shot
Time
The time of each shot is
superimposed on the shot
thumbnail.
The time is not displayed.
Require Shot
Time
You will be prompted to
enter a time when you store
a shot.
The default shot time is used for
each stored shot. This is the
most common mode of
operation since it is faster than
entering times each time you
store a new shot.
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Configuration
Camera control
Camera Control
Deselect
Always
Take
Rudely
Always
Stop Fast
Fig. 38 Configuration screen - Camera Control options
Option
ON
OFF
Deselect
A camera that has been
selected can be deselected
by touching it on the screen.
A camera can only be
deselected by selecting a
different camera.
Always Take
Rudely
Selecting a camera at one
controller immediately takes
control away from a second
controller that may have
been using the camera.
A dialog appears requesting
you to confirm that you want
to take control of the camera
from the other controller.
Always Stop Fast
For a pedestal that is in
motion during a Cut or Fade
between shots, selecting
STOP on the touchscreen or
on the control panel will
immediately stop the
pedestal movement.
This abrupt change of
motion is not desirable for a
camera that is on air, but
does ensure an immediate
stop to avoid a collision.
The position of the pedestal
is remembered by the
control system, so that you
can Cut or Fade to another
shot without needing to
target the pedestal.
For a pedestal that is in
motion during a Cut or Fade
between shots, selecting
STOP on the touchscreen or
on the control panel will
cause the pedestal to
decelerate and coast to a
stop.
This smooth change of
motion is desirable if the
camera is on air. However,
to avoid a collision, you must
take into account the
amount of pedestal travel
after selecting STOP.
The position of the pedestal
is remembered by the
control system so that you
can Cut or Fade to another
shot without needing to retarget the pedestal.
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Shot preferences
Shot Preferences
Take
Camera
Single
Selection
Delete
Warning
Default
Time: 9.50
Allow
Deselect
Fig. 39 Configuration screen - Shot Preferences
Option
ON
OFF
Take Camera
When you select a shot on
the touchscreen, the
Camera Preview selection
on the joystick control panel
automatically follows and
the joysticks will control the
camera for the selected
shot.
The shot selection on the
touchscreen and the
Camera Preview selection
are decoupled. So, let’s say
that camera #1 is on air and
being trimmed with the
joysticks. You can select the
next shot on camera #3 and
Fade or Cut to it while
continuing to trim camera #1
with the joysticks.
Single Selection
Allows you to select a shot
on one camera at a time
and then Cut or Fade to that
shot. Selecting a second
shot on a different camera
automatically deselects the
first shot.
Allows you to select shots on
multiple cameras and then
Cut or Fade to all of the
shots at the same time.
Delete Warning
Every time you delete or
replace a shot a warning
dialog appears and requires
you to confirm the deletion
or replacement.
Shots will be deleted or
replaced immediately. This
mode should be used with
caution, because there is no
undo feature to restore a
deleted shot.
Default time
Allows you to enter a default
time that will be used when
you store shots if the
Require Shot Time function
is Off.
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Configuration
Option
ON
Allow deselect
OFF
the touchscreen, you can
deselect that shot by
touching it a second time.
the touchscreen, you can
only deselect that shot by
selecting a different shot on
the same camera. Touching
a selected shot a second
time has no effect.
Group display preferences
Group Display Preferences
Show Main
Panel
Groups
Show
Preview
Panel
Groups
Dock On
Top
Fig. 40 Configuration screen – Group display preferences
The default order in which cameras appear on the control panel buttons and
touchscreen buttons is determined by the system configuration files at installation.
The button mapping utility program (refer to the VRC Technical Guide, publication no.
V4009-4990) can be used to map any camera to any button (or multiple buttons) as
part of a button map group. You can define multiple button map groups of cameras to
match your workflow.
If button mapping groups have been defined, the Group display preferences
determine if the group names will be displayed on the touchscreen and be available
for selection by the operator.
Option
Show Main Panel
Groups
ON
OFF
Displays the Primary Panel
Groups bar showing the
camera mapping groups.
The height of each row of
thumbnails in the editing
pane is reduced slightly.
The Primary Panel Groups
bar is not displayed and
cameras are assigned to
their default buttons.
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Option
Show Preview
Panel
Can only be
selected if Show
Main Panel Groups
is On.
Dock On Top
ON
OFF
Displays the Preview Panel
Groups bar showing the
camera mapping groups,
below the Primary Panel
Groups bar.
The height of each row of
thumbnails in the editing
pane is reduced slightly.
The Preview Panel Groups
bar is not displayed.
Displays the Primary Panel
Groups and Preview Panel
Groups bars, if enabled,
above the Stored Shot
Editing grid.
Displays the Primary and
Preview Panel Groups bars
between the Stored Shot
Editing grid and the
Camera Selection and
Status bar.
Fusion-TCPI (V0.0.29.0) User: XXX Show: Test
Show A
Test Script
HD Trial
Studio 1
Evening
MIDDAY
TEST D
Test 4
Test Script
HD Trial
Studio 1
Evening
MIDDAY
TEST D
Test 4
Preview Panel Groups
Show A
A
Viewing shots for Fusion-1
D
C
B
E
F
1
2
3
4
Menu
Fusion -1
Fusion-2
Fusion-3
Fusion-4
Fusion-5
Fusion-6
Fusion-7
Fusion-8
Camera 9
FP-145
FP-145-2
FHR120
FHR120-2
FP-188/3
FP-188/2
Alternate
Stop
Cut
Fade
Store
Focus
Sequence
Virtual
Stick
Edit
Page Up
Page
Down
Opts
Fig. 41 Primary and Preview Panel Groups display – Dock On Top enabled
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Configuration
CCU recall preferences
CCU Recall Preferences
Iris
Master
Pedestal
All
Fig. 42 Configuration screen – CCU Recall Preferences
If the optional CCU interface is installed for one or more cameras, the camera
functions and CCU parameters are stored for each shot. These functions and
parameters can be selectively recalled.
Option
Description
Iris
Touch Iris to recall only the Iris setting with the shot. Iris
recall can be selected with or without Master pedestal
recall. If All is selected, the setting of Iris is ignored.
Master pedestal
Touch Master pedestal to recall only the Master pedestal
setting with the shot.Master pedestal recall can be
selected with or without iris recall. If All is selected, the
setting of Master pedestal is ignored.
All
Touch All to recall all stored camera functions and CCU
parameters with the shot. This will override the Iris and
Master Pedestal selections.
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Database Replication and Backup
For VRC systems with two or more controllers, database
replication between the controllers is configured during
installation and is continuous and automatic. Database
backup is not required.
Backup databases
For VRC systems with a single controller (user interface), it is suggested that you
create periodic (e.g. monthly) backups and copy them to an external device such as
a CD/DVD or USB drive. This will allow you to restore the databases in the event of
loss or damage to the databases on the VRC controller hard drive.
1.
Close the VRC Client application.
2.
Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 > SQL Server
Management Studio to display the Connect to Server dialog.
Fig. 43 Connect to Server dialog
3.
Click Connect in the Connect to Server dialog to display the SQL Server
Management Studio dialog.
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4.
In the left pane of the dialog, click the + symbol to expand Databases as
shown below.
Fig. 44 Database objects
5.
To backup the VrcsReplicatedConfiguration5 database, right-click it and
select Tasks > Backup from the context menus, as shown below.
Fig. 45 Selecting Backup from the context menus
This displays the Back Up Database dialog for that database.
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6.
In the Back Up Database dialog, select OK to create the backup or select
Cancel to exit without creating a backup.
Fig. 46 Back Up Database dialog
7.
When the backup is complete, select OK to return to the SQL Server
Management Studio workspace (see Fig. 44).
8.
To create a backup of the VrcsReplicatedCore5 database:
9.
•
Right-click on the database,
•
Select Tasks > Backup from the displayed menus,
•
Click OK in the Back Up Database dialog.
When this backup is complete, click OK to return to the SQL Server
Management Studio workspace.
10. Exit the SQL Server Management Studio.
11. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Backup
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12. Copy the two backup files (VrcsReplicatedConfiguration5.bak and
VrcsReplicatedCore5.bak) to an external device (e.g. a USB drive or a
writeable CD/DVD).
Restoring databases
1.
Close the VRC Client application.
2.
Connect the external device (e.g. USB drive) containing the most recent
backup files to the VRC controller. Or insert the CD/DVD containing the
backup files into the VRC controller drive.
3.
Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder on the external device
containing the backup files.
4.
Copy the two backup files (VrcsReplicatedConfiguration5.bak and
VrcsReplicatedCore5.bak) to the folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Backup
5.
Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 > SQL Server
Management Studio to display the Connect to Server dialog.
Fig. 47 Connect to Server dialog
6.
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Click Connect in the Connect to Server dialog to display the SQL Server
7.
In the left pane of the workspace, click the + symbol to expand the Databases
as shown below.
Fig. 48 Database objects
8.
Right-click on VrcsReplicatedConfiguration5 and select Tasks >
Restore > Database from the context menus, as shown below.
Fig. 49 Selecting Restore from the context menus
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9.
In the Restore Database dialog, select OK to restore the database or select
Cancel to exit without restoring the database.
Fig. 50 Back Up Database dialog
10. When the database is restored, select OK to return to the SQL Server
11. To restore the VrcsReplicatedCore5 database:
•
Right-click on the database.
•
Select Tasks > Restore > Database from the context menus.
•
Click OK in the Restore Database dialog.
12. When this restore is complete, click OK to return to the SQL Server
13. Exit the SQL Server Management Studio.
14. Remove the external storage device (USB drive or CD/DVD) from the VRC
controller.
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Troubleshooting
If you cannot control one or more heads and/or pedestals, use the following checklists
to locate and correct the problem.
VRC controller checklist
At the joystick control panel:
Joystick Enable
ON
Panel Disable
OFF
Fig. 51 Joystick control panel
1.
Make sure that the Joystick panel power is ON.
2.
Make sure that Panel Disable is OFF (button is not illuminated).
3.
Make sure that Joystick Enable is ON (button is illuminated).
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At the VRC controller desktop:
Make sure that the VRC EPI Server is running with commands scrolling through the
window. The VRC EPI Server window may be behind a window or be minimised.
Fig. 52 VRC EPI server window
4.
If the server is not running, double-click the VRC EPI Server icon on the
desktop to start it.
5.
If the server is frozen (i.e. commands are not scrolling), close the VRC EPI
Server and restart it using the icon on the desktop.
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Troubleshooting
At the VRC user interface:
6.
Check the status colour of each camera:
Camera is controlled
remotely
Pedestal in
Manual
Camera is online and
selected
100 Head
Fusion-2
FP-188
Fusion-4
Fusion-5
Fusion-6
Fusion-7
Fusion-8
Camera 9
FP-145
FP-145-2
FHR120
FHR120-2
FP-188/3
FP-188/2
Alternate
Head in Manual Camera is online and
available
Camera is
offline
Fig. 53 Camera selection and status bar
•
If a camera is brown - the pedestal is in Manual mode. Switch the pedestal to Auto mode (see FP-145 Pedestal checklist below) and enable it with
Opts > Enable. Then, target the pedestal.
•
If a camera is grey – the head is in Manual mode. Use Opts > Enable to
switch the head to Auto mode and enable it.
•
If a camera is black – it is unavailable to the system. Continue with Head
and Pedestal checklists below.
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EPI switchover with redundant EPI servers
Use this section if the Fusion system includes Autocam heads with more than one EPI
server to provide EPI server redundancy.
1.
During normal operation, all of the Autocam heads will be online and available
(white buttons) and the currently selected head will be green.
Camera 1 online
and selected
Cameras 2 - 8 online
and available
Fig. 54 Camera selection – Normal operation
2.
If all of the Autocam heads are offline (black buttons) at the same time, the
EPI server may have failed.
Cameras 1 - 8 offline
Network OK
Fig. 55 Camera selection – Heads offline
3.
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Check the network indicator (bottom right of screen). If displaying an error,
check and correct network connectivity before attempting an EPI switchover.
Troubleshooting
If the EPI server has failed:
4.
Switch the server AB changeover switch to the backup position.
5.
Power down the failed EPI server.
6.
Power up the backup EPI server.
7.
Double click EPI Refresh on each Fusion VRC or HDVRC computer in the
Fusion system that will connect to this EPI server.
EPI Refresh
Fig. 56 EPI refresh
NOTE: Refer to the VRC Technical Guide (publication no. V4009-4990) for
instructions on creating the EPI Refresh shortcut, if it is not on the VRC
desktop.
After a few seconds delay while the EPI server boots up and establishes
connections, all Autocam heads should be online and available (white
buttons).
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Head checklist
Power switch ON
Network cable
AC power cable
Fig. 57 Head connections
1.
Make sure that the network cable is connected and fully seated.
2.
Make sure that AC power cable is connected and fully seated.
3.
Make sure that the power switch is ON.
4.
If the head’s network cable is connected to a Fusion pedestal, make sure that
the cable is connected and fully seated at the pedestal.
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Troubleshooting
5.
For Manual/Robotic heads, make sure that both pan and tilt are in Auto mode.
Centre lock
disengaged
Tilt in AUTO
Pan in AUTO
Fig. 58 Head switches
6.
If necessary, select the camera at the VRC Controller and selet
Opts > Enable to switch the head to Auto mode.
CAUTION! DO NOT attempt to move the Auto/Manual switches on the head
to Auto (robotic) mode – you will damage the head.
7.
For all heads, make sure that the tilt centre lock is disengaged.
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FP-145 or FP-188 pedestal checklist
On the South side of the pedestal:
Power switch
is ON
Network
cables
Power cables
Fig. 59 Pedestal connections
1.
Make sure that the network cables are connected and fully seated.
2.
Make sure that AC power cables are connected and fully seated.
3.
Make sure that the power switch is ON.
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Troubleshooting
4.
Make sure that Crab (x4) mode is selected.
Parking
brake OFF
AUTO
mode
CRAB (x4)
mode
Fig. 60 Pedestal switches
5.
Make sure that Auto mode is selected.
6.
Make sure that the parking brake is OFF.
On the West side of the pedestal column:
Cable hooked to column
Column in AUTO
Fig. 61 Pedestal column requirements
7.
Make sure that the column is in Auto mode.
8.
Make sure that the robotic height cable is hooked to the moving column.
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On the North side of the pedestal:
Emergency Stop buttons UP
Fig. 62 Pedestal stop buttons
9.
Make sure that both of the Emergency Stop buttons are UP.
10. If necessary, twist the button clockwise and allow it to pop up to restore power
to the pedestal. Then, from the VRC controller enable the pedestal with
Opts > Enable.
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Targeting the pedestals
Before shots can be created and stored, all robotic
pedestal movements must reference a target. The target
for each pedestal is either permanently adhered to the
studio floor (Fusion and SP-2000 pedestals) or mounted
at the edge of the studio as a vertical barcode (RP2A
pedestals). Robotic heads mounted on tripods or fixed
mounts, or height drive units do not require targeting.
Studio configurations without pedestals do not need to
reference a target.
Installations with pedestals that are used in multiple
studios will have targets installed in each studio and
named separately – for example, Studio A:Camera 1,
Studio B:Camera 1 and so on.
Fusion pedestal
Pedestal orientation
For simplicity, the sides of the pedestal are referred to as North, South, East or West,
as shown in Fig. 63.
North side
East side
West side
South side
Fig. 63 Fusion FP-145/FP-188 – Pedestal orientation
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Targeting the pedestal
1.
Select the camera unit to be targeted on the touch screen or the control panel.
2.
Installations may use either a 3-line target or an L-shaped target as shown in
Fig. 64. Use the XY/Height joystick on the control panel to position the
pedestal so that its north side (with the Emergency Stop switches) is
positioned over the edge of the relevant target type as shown in Fig. 64.
Pedestal with 3-line target
Pedestal with L-shaped
target
Fig. 64 Fusion pedestal targeting start positions
3.
If the edge of the pedestal and the edge of the target are not parallel, switch
the pedestal from Auto to Manual and from Crab to Steer, rotate the pedestal
to align it with the target. Switch from Steer to Crab and switch from Manual
to Automatic mode. Touch Opts > Enable to enable the pedestal.
4.
Touch Opts > Target to display a list of all available targets in the system.
NOTE: If you have targets installed in multiple studios, make sure that you select
the correct target for the pedestal being targeted in the studio that you are
currently working in – for example, select Studio 1 : Target 1 to target
camera #1 in studio #1 or select Studio 2 : Target 1 to target camera #1 in
studio #2. Stored shows and shots can only be recalled correctly, if you
use the same target that was used when the shows and shots were
created.
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Targeting the pedestals
5.
Select the relevant target from the list and touch OK.
The Fusion pedestal will drive itself across the target while optically scanning
the floor to determine the datum target position. When the pedestal stops
moving, a dialog appears, either confirming that targeting was completed
successfully or that targeting failed.
6.
Touch OK to clear the alert dialog and if targeting failed, repeat steps 1
through 5.
NOTE: Make sure that the pedestal stops in the position shown in Fig. 65 when
it finishes targeting. The correct end position is different for 3-line and
L-shaped targets. If the pedestal stops before reaching the correct end
position (even if the pop-up window indicates targeting was successful),
repeat steps 1 through 5.
Pedestal with 3-line
target - Finishing position
Pedestal with L-shaped
target - Finishing position
Fig. 65 Fusion pedestal correct positioning after targeting
SP-2000 pedestal
1.
Select the camera to be targeted on the touch screen or the control panel.
2.
Touch Opts and use Rotate Wheels and Straighten Wheels with the XY/
Height joystick on the control panel to position the pedestal so that it is over
the target as shown in Fig. 66.
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3.
When the pedestal is correctly positioned touch Target to display the list of
available targets.
NOTE: If you have targets installed in multiple studios, make sure that you select
the correct target for the pedestal being targeted in the studio that you are
currently working in - for example, select Studio 1 : Target 1 to target
camera #1 in studio #1 or select Studio 2 : Target 1 to target camera #1 in
studio #2. Stored shows and shots can only be recalled correctly if you
use the same target that was used when the shows and shots were
created.
4.
Select the relevant target from the list and touch OK. The SP-2000 pedestal
will reposition and align itself to the target. When the pedestal stops moving,
a pop-up window will confirm that targeting was completed successful.
Fig. 66 SP-2000 pedestal targeting start position
RP2A pedestal
RP2A pedestals will automatically reference their target – manual targeting is not
required.
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Publication No. V4009-4980/6
Vinten Radamec
A Vitec Group brand

Vinten Radamec Control System v1.3.3

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