GRASS VALLEY CameraMan 2018, Installation And Operation Manual

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Modification of the following features is not required for system operation, but they

are available if needed.

For information on configuring your CameraMan camera, refer to the 

Installation

and Operations Manual

that came with the camera.

Understanding the Panning Motion

The 

PAN/TILT

and 

SUBJECT POSITION

arrows on your Tracking System Keypad are designed

to help you maneuver the camera both in and out of autoTRACK mode.

The default setting, shown in Example 1, is designed to operate as if you are facing the

CameraMan camera. Some examples of applications that would benefit from the default

settings are:

• Distance Learning where you are the instructor.
• Presentations where you are the presenter and the audience members are watching

you on a monitor.

• Videoconferences where the you are an on-screen participant.
• Any other application where you, the keypad controller, need to be on camera.

However, there are applications in which you do not need to face the camera (example 2),  so

the default setting will not work. But when you want the camera to move right, the picture

moves left. These applications require 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, do not need to be on

camera.

Re-Orienting the Pan Arrows

To re-orient (reverse) the default setting of the 

PAN

arrows on your Camera Control Keypad,

use the following procedure:

1. Press the 

TRACKING FREEZE

and 

SETUP

buttons simultaneously.

2. The keypad will beep after about two seconds.
3. Release the buttons.

This will also reverse the operation of the 

SUBJECT POSITION

arrows.

Example 2: Facing away from the camera so you see

the talent, or on-screen participants. 

The camera sees

what you see.

Your line of sight

Example 1 (Default setting): Facing toward the camera 

so you are seeing yourself. 

The camera sees you.

Your line of sight

You can control the CameraMan camera’s panning motion with either the PAN/TILT arrows on the bottom, or, when using

autoTRACK, the SUBJECT POSITION arrows on the top of your Tracking System Keypad. Understanding how the camera moves will

help you stay in control of your presentations.