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Datavideo rmc-180 Instruction Manual

Datavideo rmc-180 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SERVICE AND SUPPORT ......................19 Disclaimer of Product and Services The information offered in this instruction manual is intended as a guide only. At all times, Datavideo Technologies will try to give correct, complete and suitable information. However, Datavideo Technologies cannot exclude that some information in this manual, from time to time, may not be correct or may be incomplete.

  • Page 3: Warnings And Precautions

    AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company. 8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this unit where the power cord will be walked on, rolled over, or otherwise stressed.

  • Page 4: Warranty

    • Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels, DVD Drives, Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10,000 hours, or 1 year (whichever comes first). Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized Distributors before the extended warranty expires.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Depending on your chosen PTZ camera(s) the following control standards are available. • SONY VISCA Please note that a firmware update may be required to switch your RMC-180 to the same protocol as the camera you wish to control. All units are initially supplied with the VISCA protocol as this...

  • Page 6: Connections And Controls

    2. Connections and Controls Front Panel – Keyboard LCD Display The RMC-180 status or the setup menu options are displayed on the LCD panel. Menu Control Dials The RMC-180 configuration menu can be entered and changed using these dials. Push to select a specific item and rotate to browse the menu.
  • Page 7 Push Auto Push once to automatically adjust the camera white balance setting. Manual Push to enable manual white balance setting. Force Automatic White Balance Push to enable automatic white balance setting. IRIS To manually control the IRIS setting, first press the AUTO/MANUAL button so the button LED is turned ON.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel - Connections

    Switcher such as the HS-2000 or HS-2200. When the HS-2000 or HS-2200 Switcher is sending camera A’s video to the program output, the RMC-180 CH A’s tally LED will be turned ON. Additional equipment and cabling are required. Rear Panel – Connections...
  • Page 9 Four RJ-45 ports are provided on the RMC-180 rear to connect PTZ cameras. The communication protocol is RS- 422, so use any RJ-45 cable to connect the RMC-180 to the RS-422 port located on the PTC-150 rear panel. However, before connecting the camera to these channel ports, please set the bit 4 of the camera DIP switch located at the bottom to OFF.

  • Page 10: Menu Setup

    3. Menu Setup The RMC- Press the MENU button to enter the MENU settings. 180 status or the setup menu options are displayed on the LCD panel. The Menu Control Dials can be used to enter a particular menu option or modify the setting. Push to select a specific item and rotate to browse the menu.

  • Page 11: Fn1. Exit

    Exits the setup menu mode. FN2. USB HID MODE FN2 enters the RMC-180 into the USB HID communication mode. To operate the RMC-180 in this mode, it must be connected via a male-to-male USB cable to a laptop or PC with a specially designed user interface installed.

  • Page 12: Fn6. Power

    In this mode, the user can toggle between Tally Off, Tally Red and Tally Green. The Tally Input mode is selected when the RMC-180 is connected to the tally output of a compatible Datavideo Switcher such as the HS-2000 or HS-2200.

  • Page 13: Storing Different Camera Positions

    The RMC-180 allows you to store up to four camera positions for each of the four possible cameras, CH A, B, C and D. This means, with four PTZ cameras connected to the RMC-180, up to sixteen camera positions can be stored.

  • Page 14: Tally Input Connector

    5. Tally Input Connector PIN Assignment D-Sub 15-PIN Female The PIN assignment of the Tally Input Connector is shown in the following table: Channel CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PGM Tally PIN 1 PIN 6 PIN 11 PIN 5 PVW Tally PIN 3...

  • Page 15: Firmware Upgrade Procedure

    • A USB A to USB A cable not longer than 2 meters • A Windows PC with USB 2.0 ports 1. Power off the RMC-180 and connect the USB A cable between the USB firmware upgrade port on the RMC-180 rear panel and a USB port on the computer 2.
  • Page 16 4. The user may release the buttons once the RMC-180 LCD displays the following information. 5. The RMC-180 device (RMC-180_U38) will appear as a removable storage device on the PC as shown below. 6. Double click on the RMC-180_U38 removable storage device and delete the “bootcode.bin” file 7.
  • Page 17 11. Remove bootcode.bin from the RMC-180 device and copy and paste the application firmware into the RMC-180 device 12. Reboot the RMC-180 device again and the LCD display will now show the following. 13. The RMC-180 device is now ready for controlling the connected cameras.

  • Page 18: Dimensions

    7. Dimensions...

  • Page 19: Service And Support

    Service and Support...

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