GRASS VALLEY CameraMan 2018, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...CameraMan 2018 3012 Presenter Camera System Installation and Operation Manual L1206101 Rev B 1998 ...

Page 2: ...roubleshooting efforts can be found by searching our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ database Software Downloads Software updates drivers and patches can be down loaded Region Voice Fax Address Web Site North America 800 547 8949 Support 530 478 4148 Sales 530 478 3347 Support 530 478 3181 Grass Valley P O Box 599000 Nevada City CA 95959 7900 USA www thomsongrassvalley com Pacific Operations 852 25...

Page 3: ...CameraMan 2018 3012 Presenter Camera System ...

Page 4: ...to the installation and operations manual included with the camera You ll see three icons in this manual This icon alerts you to important instructions in the operation and maintenance of your Camera Control Keypad This icon alerts you to tips or noteworthy suggestions in the operation use or maintenance of your Camera Control Keypad This icon refers you to the 3 CCD Camera Installation and Operat...

Page 5: ...ter System Configuring the Main Docking Station 9 Configuring the Tracking System Keypad 10 11 Tracking System Keypad Understanding the Panning Motion Re Orienting the Pan Arrows Other Configurations 12 Maximum Pan Tilt Travel autoTRACK Windows IV Use Your Presenter System System Start Up 13 14 Tracking Ring Package Rechargeable Battery Optional Auxiliary Battery Pack Audio Switch Using autoTRACK ...

Page 6: ...RT Standard DB 9 female connector provides RS 232 communications capability for devices like PCs or other vendor control systems 10 AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIONS PORT A Provides communications to select CameraMan peripherals Do not use unless otherwise specified 11 AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIONS PORT B Provides communications to select CameraMan peripherals Do not use unless otherwise specified 12 AUDIO BALA...

Page 7: ...king Ring to power pack see page 13 AUXILIARY BATTERY PACK PORT Used to connect the optional auxiliary battery pack for extended use see page 14 Front Sensor Back Sensor Clip Tracking Ring Port Connector Tracking Ring Assembly Belt Assembly Clip power pack on belt as shown CHARGER PORT Used to connect battery charger to power pack POWER PACK BELT CLIP Used to connect battery charger to the power p...

Page 8: ...ation and camera setup Camera Setup Mode Used when pressed simultaneously with Mode Button to turn the keypad s Camera Setup Mode on and off IMAGE CONTROLS Used to brighten and darken the video picture Camera Setup Mode White Balance Button Brightness Used to automatically white balance the camera autoIMAGE Used to allow the camera to automatically adjust brightness and darkness for each video pic...

Page 9: ...t of the Main Docking Station 3 Mount or place the CameraMan Power Supply in a convenient location near the autoTRACK Docking station 4 Plug the 5 5mm female connector from the power supply cord into the DC POWER jack in the back of the docking station 5 Plug the other end of the power supply into a 120 VAC outlet 6 Connect the antennas to the appropriate connectors and position them both to point...

Page 10: ...raMan Keypad Cable provided separately 1 Connect one end of the cable to the RJ 11 type jack located in the battery compartment of the keypad 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 11 type jack on the back of the Main Docking Station labeled PVI COM 3 The light on the keypad should illuminate momentarily indicating that the keypad is ready Using cable other than supplied cable for the PVI ...

Page 11: ... loosely Do not place the Power Pack in your pocket This interferes with the RF signal and may affect the audio and tracking capability antenna should hang loosely Back Sensor Ensure that no hair or article of clothing covers the Tracking Sensors Ensure that the sensors lie flat on the front and back Front Sensor Now you re ready to assemble the Tracking Ring Package and learn how to wear it prope...

Page 12: ...his switch to LINE This switch setting will apply to the balanced audio output only Factory Default MIC Refer to Appendix B for specifications on the audio outputs Step 2 Audio Level Switch Step 1 RF Channel Switches must match Switch the POWER button on the front of the Main Docking Station to ON The CameraMan camera should automatically enter its position calibration mode and then stop at the ze...

Page 13: ...stalled properly If the light does not illuminate the batteries may be installed backwards Reverse the way the batteries are inserted and try again If the batteries are inserted improperly it will not damage the keypad the keypad will simply not work If the Tracking System Keypad is being used in the hard wired mode connect the CameraMan Keypad Cable to the RJ 11 type jack located in the battery c...

Page 14: ...re that you re orient the PAN arrows Some examples of applications that might benefit from this re orientation are Presentations where you are not the presenter but are controlling the camera s movement Videoconferences where you are a moderator but not an on screen participant Applications where you are in a control room controlling the camera Any other application where you the keypad controller...

Page 15: ...an camera is installed you can configure the maximum PAN TILT settings to the application The camera has a maximum PAN range of 359 but comes programmed with factory default settings of 90 of PAN and 25 of TILT If desired use the following procedure to change the maximum position settings 180 Default Pan Settings 50 Default Tilt Settings 359 Maximum Pan Settings 1 Press and hold SETUP 2 Press and ...

Page 16: ...an s field of view see the autoTRACK MODE or Troubleshooting sections of this manual for further assistance Rechargeable Battery The Tracking Ring Power Pack comes with a built in 4 hour Rechargeable Battery When the battery is running low the Battery LOW light on the top of the Tracking Ring Power Pack illuminates At this time the Tracking Ring Power Pack should be recharged or an Auxiliary Batte...

Page 17: ...nd connect the Auxiliary Battery Pack to the charger To get the maximum hours of use use the 4 hour built in battery first until the Battery LOW light illuminates and then attach the Auxiliary Battery Pack for an additional 8 hours giving you a total of 12 hours of use The Battery Charger takes 4 to 6 hours to recharge the Auxiliary Battery Pack Audio Switch To activate Audio 1 Set the AUDIO switc...

Page 18: ...tton is not used and a MY TURN button is pressed while autoTRACKing then the system disengages the autoTRACK mode and goes to the MY TURN position The autoTRACK mode s operation requires the subject to be in the field of view of the autoTRACK camera Once the subject enters the field of view the camera moves to lock onto line of sight tracking If the subject becomes obscured from its line of sight ...

Page 19: ...an IMAGE and focus setting Changes in the Subject Position within the video frame also can be stored These functions enable the subject to fine tune their position in each of the autoTRACK Views For example you may want to Zoom in slightly closer on the WIDE autoTRACK View or adjust your position in the video frame more to the left or right This provides you with the flexibility to customize each ...

Page 20: ...CK VIEW Press and release TIGHT View The camera recalls the information stored with the TIGHT button WIDE autoTRACK View Press the WIDE autoTRACK View button The video frame should show a wide body shot of you If you would like to alter your image in this view you will need to reset the Wide View To SET or CHANGE the wide autoTRACK VIEW 1 After pressing WIDE View use the SUBJECT POSITION arrows to...

Page 21: ...View The camera recalls the information stored in the RIGHT button LEFT autoTRACK View Press the LEFT autoTRACK View button Your image should now be offset to the left side of the video frame This view is used when the presenter wants to share the video screen with key presentation areas a presenter who is right handed may use this view while pointing to a flipchart If you would like to alter your...

Page 22: ... frame Manual Pan Tilt Arrows Press the up down right or left PAN TILT arrows to pan or tilt the autoTRACK camera in that direction By pressing any of the PAN TILT arrows in the Camera Control section of the Tracking System Keypad you will disengage the autoTRACK mode To reactivate the autoTRACK mode press any of the four autoTRACK View buttons This will engage the autoFIND mode When the presenter...

Page 23: ... of sight tracking in the view selected Presenter Presenter 100 Field of view Presenter 100 Field of view Line of sight Once CameraMan reaches the HOME position it will stop if you are not in the field of view Once you enters the field of view the camera moves to lock onto line of sight tracking When you press an autoTRACK View button to enable autoTRACK the CameraMan will automatically begin pann...

Page 24: ...ANGE Home Preset 2 or Preset 3 1 After selecting a Preset use the PAN TILT arrows to move the camera to the desired location 2 Only when desired use the manual ZOOM buttons to set the needed Zoom perspective 3 Only when desired use the manual FOCUS buttons to set the focal point 4 Only when desired use the manual IMAGE buttons to set the needed light dark contrast 5 Press and hold any of the three...

Page 25: ...me a manual adjustment To Manually Control Image Press the top IMAGE button to brighten the picture Press the bottom IMAGE button to darken the picture The Image can be adjusted manually and can be stored in a Location Preset or an autoTRACK View For example you may want to use the Manual Image setting when you are not fully satisfied that the video image is as dark or light as it should be Otherw...

Page 26: ... pan LEFT decreases or changes the setting To change between the various on screen settings menus Place the cursor on the first line of the menu using the menu edit UP and DOWN arrows Select the menu page 1 4 using the menu edit LEFT and RIGHT arrows For more information on the on screen camera settings and their functionality refer to the CameraMan installation and operations manual that came wit...

Page 27: ... Weight 10 lbs Tracking Ring Package Tracking Range Up to 60 ft from autoTRACK Camera Wireless Audio 60 ft from Main Docking Station typical RF Tracking Freq Standard A B 209 3 MHz 212 5 MHz Standard C D 208 1 MHz 211 3 MHz Dimensions 4 6 L x 2 8 W x 1 0 H Battery Life 4 hours per charge 8 hour auxiliary battery optional Tracking System Keypad RF Range 60 ft from autoTRACK Camera typical Hard wire...

Page 28: ...N light and the LOW light on the top of the Power Pack are not illuminated then the battery may be completely discharged and needs to be fully recharged If the battery is fully charged and the TRACKING UNIT STATUS light is still OFF check that the RF CHANNEL switch on the back of the Main Docking Station matches the position of the RF Channel switch on the back of the Tracking Ring Power Pack 3 Is...

Page 29: ...the battery in the Tracking System Keypad Note The Keypad takes 2 AA batteries with a lifespan of two to three months with average use The Keypad will indicate that its battery is low with a long beep when any button is pressed At that time the battery should be replaced Problem The Tracking Ring Unit s audio is not working Solution 1 Check to make sure that the AUDIO switch is set to the ON posit...

Page 30: ...age 27 Appendix B Troubleshooting Keypad Address correct Battery in place Cable in PVI Com Port Does Video Select Switch on camera match connection Does the RS 232 light blink Is PROTOCOL SELECT correct ...

Page 31: ...Modular Handset PVI COM RJ 11 Pin Signal 1 12v 2 12v 3 Ground 4 Signal A 5 Signal B 6 Ground 9 pin Female D 9 Sub Pin Signal 2 Transmit 3 Receive 5 Ground 1 4 6 9 Not Used Pin Signal 1 Common 2 Signal 1 3 Signal 2 Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 Signal A 3 Signal B 4 Ground S Video Connector Composite Video BNC Connector 75 ohms 18v DC Ground Video 1Vpp C Y Y Ground C Ground Ground 5 5mm DC Power Connector ...

Page 32: ...Page 29 Below is a typical setup for your Presenter Camera System The items in the diagram are not to scale Appendix D Typical System Diagram ...

Page 33: ...the The following are terms used throughout the Presenter Camera System Operations Manual that will assist you in understanding the use of the CameraMan system Appendix E Glossary of Terms ...

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