Robotic and Manual Pan & Tilt Head - Vinten Radamec

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9. After balancing, exercise the Head through both axes to confirm that it operates smoothly. Note: Care should be taken when removing or repositioning any accessory equipment mounted to the camera cradle to ensure that the Head remains balanced—this includes repositioning the pan bar handles. Setting pan and tilt movement limits When the Head is first installed, or periodically there after, it is necessary to set the limits of movement for both pan and tilt axes to prevent accidental collision with permanent obstacles or to keep undesirable areas of the studio out of shot. Note: The setting of the pan and tilt movement limits is only necessary when the Head is used in robotic mode and operated remotely from the Control Panel. Before the limits can be set the Vinten Radamec Fusion Configuration software tool must be installed onto either a laptop for localized use within the studio or onto a PC or server, typically also running the Vinten Radamec Controller software. ! To set the pan and tilt movement limits: Warning! Switch OFF before attempting to disconnect/ connect cables on the Head. 1. Switch OFF the power to the Head. 2. Disconnect the EPL cable from the Head EPL port. 3. Connect the laptop or PC running the configuration software tool to the USB port on the Head using a USB System Configuration cable. 4. Ensure that the Head is in automatic mode. 5. Align the pan and tilt axes to zero position (the camera cradle should be aligned horizontally and vertically to the Head). 6. Switch ON the power to the Head. 7. On the laptop or PC, double-click the Fusion Setup & Test icon on the desktop to launch the configuration software tool. The Vinten Fusion Robot Control window appears as shown in Figure 6. Note: The Configuration software tool is often referred to as Vincon. 8. In the Robot Type section, select the Head option. 9. In the Machine Version section, select the options for the installed Head. The options should default as shown in Figure 6. The Machine Version default settings should default to PreProduction in the drop list, and the option 2048 Line Encoder selected. 10. Click ZERO PAN AND TILT to set the current Head position as the ‘zero datum’ in the software. Note that the button becomes unavailable (greyed out) during processing of the datum. The ZERO PAN AND TILT button becomes selectable again when processing is complete. 9
11. Click SET PAN,TILT, X/Y AND HEIGHT LIMITS to set the limits for the pan and tilt axes. The Set pan, tilt & height limits dialog box appears as shown in Figure 7. 10 e Figure 6 Vinten Fusion Robot Control window (a) Robot Type section (b) Machine Version section (c) Zero Pan and Tilt button (d) Set Pan, Tilt X/Y and Height Limits button (e) Processor Reset button c a b d
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