Grass Valley CameraMan Control Keypad - Manual (Page 10)

Page 7 Configure Your 3-CCD Camera Control Keypad
Multiple Camera Applications
Multi-Camera Control (hard-wired)
In this mode, the keypad communicates with camera one using the hard-wired connection. Any
commands sent to cameras two or three will be received by camera one and sent to the
proper camera using RS-485 communications.
1. Make sure your cameras are daisy-chained together.
See your 3-CCD CameraMan Installation and Operations Manual for more
information on daisy-chaining your cameras.
2. Set the KEYPAD ADDRESS on your Camera Control Keypad to match the BASE
UNIT ADDRESS on the first camera.
See page 3 for more information on setting the KEYPAD ADDRESS.
3. Set the BASE UNIT ADDRESS on the second and third cameras to follow successively
the address you used for the first camera.
Camera
Base Unit Address Keypad Address
1 0 0
2 1
3 2
4. Set the RF Command configuration switch on cameras 1, 2, and 3 to DISABLE (UP).
See your 3-CCD CameraMan Installation and Operations Manual for more
information on setting the configuration switches.
5. Connect the Keypad to the PVI COM port on Camera One using the CameraMan
Keypad Cable (hard-wired mode only).
Back of Camera Control Keypad
Camera 1
Camera 2
Camera 3