Operating The System During A Show - Ross PIVOTCam Control Panel User Manual

Manual gain settings are saved in shots. If you want the camera to apply the saved gain values when shots
are recalled, select the corresponding Recall check box(es).
Note: Manual gain settings are always saved with shots. The Recall check boxes only control whether the
settings are applied when shots are recalled. You can select or clear these check boxes at any time.

Operating the System During a Show

This section summarizes how to operate cameras during a show. It assumes all cameras are fully configured, and
that all shots have been created.
Note:To operate the system during a show:
1. Turn on all cameras, serial-to-IP converters, and the computer running DashBoard and the PIVOTCam Control
Panel.
2. Launch DashBoard.
3. Launch the PIVOTCam Control Panel.
Tip: If the control panel was still open when DashBoard was last used, it automatically appears when you
launch DashBoard.
4. Test each camera to ensure that it responds to control requests from the joystick panel and from the PIVOTCam
Control Panel.
5. If your organization uses different data files for each show, load the correct data file.
Data file contain camera configuration and shot data.
6. On the Store/Recall Shots tab, tap Recall Shots.
7. To recall a shot, navigate to it, and then tap its shot button:
• To view a different bank of shots for the current camera, tap a shot bank.
• To view shots for a different camera, tap a camera button.
8. To move a camera manually:
a. Select it, either in the PIVOTCam Control Panel, or by pressing a camera button on the joystick panel.
b. Move it, either by moving the joystick or by using the controls on the Camera Controls tab of the
PIVOTCam Control Panel.
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