Operating A Camera; Pan And Tilt Control - Sony RM-IP500 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating a Camera

Pan and tilt control

Speed adjustment
Pan/tilt position reset
1
Select the target camera to control.
For details about selection, see "Selecting a
Camera" (page 27).
2
Press the ACTIVE button, turning it on (button is
lit), on the joystick control block.
3
Operate the joystick to pan or tilt the camera.
While checking the picture on the screen, incline
the joystick in the desired direction.
The panning/tilting speed changes according to the
angle at which you incline the joystick.
Return the joystick to the center position to stop
pan/tilt operation.
To adjust the pan/tilt speed
You can adjust the pan/tilt speed, obtained when you
incline the joystick at the maximum angle, and the
change in speed in response to the angle of inclination.
Turning the PAN-TILT SPEED knob clockwise
increases the speed, and turning counterclockwise
decreases the speed.
To face the camera toward the front (pan/
tilt position reset)
Press and hold the button on the joystick.
2
3
If you accidentally move the camera head
with your hand
Press the P/T RST (pan/tilt reset) button to reset the pan/
tilt position.
If the camera moves in a different
direction than the joystick
By default, the camera pans to the right whenever the
joystick is inclined to the right. If you want the camera
to face toward the opposite direction, for example, when
changing the direction of the camera while checking the
picture on a screen, you can change the orientation using
CONFIG >DIRECTION in the RM menu.
For details about configuration, see "DIRECTION"
(page 46).
Joystick
Incline to
the right
Incline to
the right
The setting above only changes the control signal from
the unit, and does not change the setting of the camera
itself.
If the STANDBY lamp of the camera blinks
When the camera is moved or turned by hand or by
external force, the camera system may not be able to
memorize the pan/tilt position properly.
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Movement of the
camera
Note
CONFIG
>DIRECTION
setting
Pan operation: Set
JOYSTICK PAN to
STANDARD.
Tilt operation: Set
JOYSTICK TILT to
STANDARD.
Pan operation: Set
JOYSTICK PAN to
REVERSE.
Tilt operation: Set
JOYSTICK TILT to
REVERSE.