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- Page 1 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide QSG Product code: MRMC-1465-05 Product covered: MRMC-1512-00 CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS...
- Page 2 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide QSG Product code: MRMC-1465-05 Date Updated: 14 May 2020 Product covered: MRMC-1512-00 © 2020 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated by any means — graphical, electronic, or mechanical — including...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Pan Bars — With Microsoft Surface Pro ......4 Connecting the cables ..........5 Your first session ............5 Turning off the system ..........6 Chapter 2 Setting up the Pan Bars unit as a mimic device in Flair ................10 System configuration and startup........10 Subsequent sessions .............14 Chapter 3 Setting up the Pan Bars unit in MHC ...... - Page 4 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide...
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Quick Start
It gives you a smooth, precise and real-time control over your choice of camera axes —pan and tilt, and camera control — zoom or focus or both. Pan Bars are designed to work well with both Flair motion control and MHC software systems by MRMC. -
Page 6: Pan Bars - With Ethernet Connectivity
(24VDC) Head connected to pan bars via Ethernet Connecting the cables Connect the Focus controller cable to the FOCUS port in the Pan Bars panel and Focus controller. Ensure that the red markers on the plug and socket are aligned. -
Page 7: Enable Button
Add the Pan Bars as a device in MHC Admin login (if applicable). For more information on this, refer to the MHC Quick Start Guide. You can now use the Pan Bars to control the currently active head in MHC. -
Page 8: Pan Bars - With Microsoft Surface Pro
Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Pan Bars — With Microsoft Surface Pro Surface Pro Network Ethernet port Mimic Box Ethernet hub Head connected to pan bars via Ethernet Power... -
Page 9: Connecting The Cables
Connect the devices in the system – Surface Pro, Ethernet hub, and head – to power. Your first session Instructions for using the head with a specific controller, are beyond the scope of this manual. When you want to use the Pan Bars, you typically... -
Page 10: Turning Off The System
Refer to the manual that came with your head for details. Attach the cables to the Pan Bars, Ethernet Mimic box, Surface Pro and head, as described in the previous section. Make sure the relevant indicators light up;... - Page 11 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...
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Page 12: Chapter 2 Setting Up The Pan Bars Unit As A Mimic Device In Flair
Center, click on Change Adapter settings, right-click on Wireless Network Connection and in the pop-up menu choose Disable.) You can use the Ethernet connected Pan Bars as mimic device in Flair. You can add up to two mimic devices in Flair, which Flair refers to as MimicBoard1 and MimicBoard2. - Page 13 (Flair mode) position. With the Windows PC running but with Flair not running, attach the power cables to the Pan Bars, the head, and the RT-12 or RT-14 unit (if you are using one). When the RT-12 or RT-14 unit has finished starting up (if you are using one), start Flair by double-clicking on the Flair icon on the Windows Desktop.
- Page 14 .btl 11. Check that Flair is receiving data from the encoders in the Pan Bars by using Flair menu option Setups > Test Mimic Inputs and making sure that the relevant mimic axes numbers change when you...
- Page 15 Mimic Setup. You can also access this through the menu option Mimic > Axis Mimic. 16. Specify Live for the axes that you have assigned the Pan Bars to, then Apply. After you have tested the mimic operation you can use other settings;...
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Page 16: Subsequent Sessions
Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Subsequent sessions Once you have configured Flair to work with the Pan Bars, the start-up procedure for subsequent sessions is as follows: Make sure all cables are attached except the power cable on the Pan Bars. - Page 17 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...
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Page 18: Chapter 3 Setting Up The Pan Bars Unit In Mhc
Pan Bars can be assigned to a single user, and NOT All users. Only that user can then use the Pan Bars to control a selected head in MHC. As of MHC v2.3, you can add only one Pan Bars for each MHC system; in other words, one per MHC Server installation. - Page 19 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Click ADD for the IP address of the Pan Bars and click DONE. For uniboard Pan Bars: Note that the rig Type is auto selected as Pan Bars. Rig type selected For Pan Bars with external quad box: Select the Rig Type as Pan Bars.
- Page 20 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Assign a user in the User drop-down. Log out and log in as the user that you assigned the Pan Bars to You should now be able to control the active head with Pan Bars.
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Page 21: Changing The Axis Settings
It is recommended that you contact MRMC for assistance in changing default axis settings. You can also change the axis settings an assign 4 mimic axes in Pan Bars to an axis in the head. For example, Axis 3 in Pan Bars is of type FOCUS by default and mimics the Focus axis on the head. - Page 22 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Change the Axis Controller Type to Zoom and Robot Axis to Mimic to ROLL.
- Page 23 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...
- Page 24 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. Unit 3, South East Studios, Blindley Heath, Surrey RH7 6JP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 838000 info@mrmoco.com www.mrmoco.com...
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