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DCN Next Generation
Automatic Camera Control
en Software User Manual
LBB 4162/00
LBB 4188/00
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About this manual Manual conventions This user manual is divided into three chapters. For clarity this user manual uses consistent styles, Chapters 1 and 2 provide background information symbols and typographical conventions. They are: and chapter 3 provides detailed user information as follows: i Note • Chapter 1 - Automatic Camera Control - containing general information about the General notes are contained within rules and Automatic Camera Control software, and the two indicate
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 3 Table of contents 3.4.3 Printing.................................................................... 15 1 Automatic camera control ....................................4 3.4.4 Importing and exporting Camera Installation 1.1 About Automatic Camera Control...................... 4 files .......................................................................... 15 1.1.1 What is Automatic Camera Control? ................ 4 1.1.2 Camera
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 4 There are also minor differences in functionality 1 Automatic camera control between the two software versions. These are described elsewhere in this manual. 1.1 About Automatic Camera Control 1.3 Overview of Automatic Camera Control An overview of the procedure for using the 1.1.1 What is Automatic Camera Control? The Automatic Camera Control software is designed Automatic Camera Control software is given below. to interface DCN N
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 5 • Names file - containing information about the 2 Getting started name, seat number and other conference and personal details of participating delegates. Names files are created using Delegate Database. 2.1 Starting the Automatic Camera The seat numbers defined in System Installation are Control software used to assign cameras connected to the system. The seat numbers are assigned using the System 2.1.1 The Startup screen Install
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 6 Control Installation is created. Please refer to A list of different key types is given. For more paragraph 2.1, for information about starting the information on any key type contained in the list: module. • Click on the required key type in the list. An on-screen page with the requested information i Note will appear. Before beginning camera installation, it is important to make sure that the Allegiant video 2.3.4 Commands s
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 7 2.3.7 Using Help This gives information on how to use the help facility. To access the ‘Using Help’ facility: • Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Using Help’. A list of topics is given. For more information on any topic contained in the list: • Click on the required topic in the list. A list of options for the selected topic is given. For more information on any option contained in the list: • Click on the required option in the
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 8 • Camera specification edit fields for entering 3 Using Automatic Camera camera number, camera ID, and the type of camera (fixed or preposition) Control When installation mode is entered (by pressing the Start push button) for the first time i.e. when no 3.1 The camera installation main window cameras have yet been assigned to seat numbers, or when camera 1 is selected from the ‘Assignments’ list The Camera Installation main wind
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 9 In this window must be select if an Allegiant video 3.1.1 The menu bar All menu options referred to in this user manual are switcher is used or not. contained within the menu bar located under the title If ‘Yes’ is chosen the Allegiant Video Switcher (AVS) bar at the top of the Camera Installation window. mode is selected. If ‘No’ is chosen the Direct Camera The full list of menu options is as follows: Control (DCC) mode is selected.
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 10 3.2.1 Specifying the overview camera For Allegiant Video Switchers (AVS) Camera 1 is The Automatic Camera Control software will always reserved for the overview. For Direct Camera automatically propose a seat or unit number in the Control (DCC) the highest pre-position is reserved ‘Seat nr:’ edit field of the Camera Installation for the overview. The overview gives a general window. It is possible to accept this number, or to overvie
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 11 16 characters) entered in the ‘Camera ID:’ edit field. This, for example, could be used to give each camera a descriptive ID relating to the position of the camera in the conference venue. This text appears on the operator monitor but not on audience monitors. Figure 11 Camera edit fields for preposition cameras The ‘Number of Prepositions’ edit field (default 99) and the ‘Selected preposition’ edit field appear. To assign a prepo
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 12 i Note If ‘Double Seat Text’ is selected in the ‘Settings’ dialogue box, two lines of text can be entered. Figure 13 Seat (or unit) text editing i Note In case of DDC is is not possible to enter a seat text. 3.2.7 Inserting seat (or unit) numbers and camera settings When the seat (or unit) and camera settings are correct, the camera can be assigned to the seat (or unit). To do so: • Click on the ‘Insert’ button.
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 13 The Seat number, camera number, preposition The following window appears: number (if applicable) and screen text is stored and displayed in the ‘Assignments:’ list. An example of the ‘Assignments:’ list is shown below. Figure 15 The Camera List window This window gives an overview of all installed cameras and their settings. To delete a camera and its settings: • Click on the entry in the ‘Camera List’ to be Figure 14 Complete
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 14 To enable the settings window: A tick mark ( √) appears to indicate that this option has been enabled. The ‘Seat (or Unit) text:’ edit field • Click on the ‘Settings…’ menu. now appears as follows: The following window appears. Figure 17 Two lines of screen text for seat (or unit) 3.3.3 Camera override The ‘Camera override’ option allows you to determine whether a newly switched on microphone automatically activates the camera co
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 15 • Select ‘File’ and click on ‘Clear All’. i Note It is recommended that the number selected 3.4.3 Printing corresponds to the actual number of audience It is possible to print a hard copy of the current monitors present in the venue. If the number Camera Installation file. To do so: selected is higher than this, there may be some reduction in system performance. • Select ‘File’ and click on ‘Print’. The following dialogue bo
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 16 situations where you wish to use more than one • Click on the ‘OK’ push button. configuration with an installation file. The Camera Installation file will be imported into the Automatic Camera Control software. i Note The DCN control PC can only import i Caution information relating to seat numbers which are The information imported into the Automatic present in the current System Installation file. Camera Control softw
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 17 become iconized in the Windows taskbar. To re-enter Automatic Camera Control: • Click on the Automatic Camera Control module icon. 3.5.2 Permanently exiting Automatic Camera Control If you wish to exit Automatic Camera Control completely: • Select the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Exit’. i Tip By closing the Startup program, all DCN applications – including Automatic Camera Control - will close. i Note If ‘Camera Activ
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DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 18 Bosch Security Systems B.V. | 2005 January | 9922 141 70491
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