Vinten Radamec HDVRC - Manual (Page 23)

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Pan/Tilt/Zoom joystick
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. Rotating the joystick clockwise will zoom out the
camera lens, and rotating it counter-clockwise will zoom in. If required, the direction of camera and zoom
movement relative to joystick movement can be customized in the Configuration Screen (see Configuring
the VRC system on page 55).
Focus control
Rotating this knob adjusts the camera lens focus.
Black level and iris CCU controls
CCU black level and iris functions are controlled by rotary knobs on the left hand side of the control panel.
Cut, Fade and Stop buttons
These buttons duplicate those on the touch-screen display.
Cut
After a shot is selected on the touch screen you can cut from the current position to the selected shot.
Using Cut, the stored time in the shot is ignored and the transition is as fast as possible.
Fade
After a shot is selected on the touch screen you can fade from the current position to the selected
shot. Using Fade the duration of the transition is set by the stored time in the shot. However, 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 (see Fade Time control on page 22).
Stop
Any time that a head or pedestal is moving during a Fade or Cut to a stored shot, the robotic
movement can be halted using the Stop button. Typically the Stop button would be 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 are configurable in the Configuration screen. The first Stop
option provides a ‘gentle’ synchronised stop, stopping 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
NOTE: Ensure that the Panel Disable or Backup Link buttons on the
control panel are NOT illuminated before attempting to use the
Cut, Fade or Stop functions.