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Quick Start Guide
QSG Product code: MRMC-1465-06
Product covered: MRMC-1512-00, MRMC-1460-01
CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS

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  • Page 1 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide QSG Product code: MRMC-1465-06 Product covered: MRMC-1512-00, MRMC-1460-01 CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS...
  • Page 2 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide QSG Product code: MRMC-1465-06 Product covered: MRMC-1512-00, MRMC-1460-01 Date Updated: 10 August 2020 © 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting up Ethernet Pan Bars as Mimic Device in Flair ..................10 Subsequent sessions............13 Setting up Pan Bars (Encoder output only) as a Mimic Device in Flair............14 Chapter 3 Setting up the Pan Bars unit in MHC ......18 System configuration and startup........18 Changing the axis settings ........21...
  • Page 4 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide...

  • 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

    Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Pan Bars — With Ethernet Connectivity Enable button Ethernet hub Power Power (24VDC) Head connected to pan bars via Ethernet...

  • Page 7: Connecting The Cables

    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 - Mimic Only

    Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Pan Bars - Mimic Only RT-14...

  • Page 9: Mimic Only Pan Bars With Ethernet Mimic Box

    Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Mimic only Pan Bars with Ethernet Mimic box Ethernet Mimic Box Ethernet hub Head connected to pan bars via Ethernet Power...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Cables

    If you are not using the Zoom controller, disable it in the software. Use the Expansion cable to connect the EXPANSION port on the Pan Bars panel and the Expansion port on the Ethernet Mimic box. Connect Surface Pro, the Ethernet Mimic box, and the MRMC head with the Ethernet hub using network cables.

  • Page 11: Your First Session

    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 need to perform the steps given below. Refer to the manual that came with your head for details.
  • Page 12 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...
  • Page 13 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Pan Bars Flair Setup

    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 15 In the Flair menu, click on Setups > Network Setup. In the pop-up, click on the Find button. In the Find results, find the IP address of the Pan Bars (192.168.1.236 in this example), and copy it into the node that you...
  • Page 16 Bars and load the file into them. .btl 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 17: Subsequent Sessions

    Mimic Setup. You can also access this through the menu option Mimic > Axis Mimic. 13. 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;...

  • Page 18: Setting Up Pan Bars (Encoder Output Only) As A Mimic Device In Flair

    Mimic Device in Flair Once you plugged the Pan Bars to RT-14 using the Mimic1 or Mimic2 ports, you can start controlling the axis using the Pan Bars via the Flair Motion Control Software. You can add up to two mimic devices in Flair using RT-14 called the RIC Mimic, or Root Mimic devices.
  • Page 19 In the Controller drop-down, specify which Root Mimic axis you want to control this axis, for example to assign Pan axis on the head to Pan on the Pan Bars, select the Controller as Rt Mimic 1, or RIC Mimic 1:...
  • Page 20 Specify the other Mimic Settings that you want to use for this control. Click Live for the axes that you have assigned the Pan Bars to. After you have tested the mimic operation you can use other settings; see the Flair manual for details.
  • Page 21 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...

  • Page 22: 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 23 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 24 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.

  • Page 25: 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 26 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Change the Axis Controller Type to Zoom and Robot Axis to Mimic to ROLL.
  • Page 27 Pan Bars Quick Start Guide Notes...
  • Page 28 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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