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DCN Automatic Camera Control
Software User Manual
en LBB 3588
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GENERAL CONTENTS Chapter 1 - DCN Automatic Camera Control 1 1.1 About DCN Automatic Camera Control 1.2 Stand-alone and DCN system versions 1.3 Overview of DCN Automatic Camera Control in DCN conference systems 2 Chapter 2 - Getting Started 2.1 Starting DCN Automatic Camera Control 2.2 Installing stand-alone DCN Automatic Camera Control 3 2.3 Using Help Chapter 3 - Using DCN Automatic Camera Control 3.1 The ‘Camera Installation’ main window A 3.2 Assigning cameras to seat numbers 3.3 System set
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EXPLANATORY NOTES About this manual This user manual is divided into three chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 provide background information and chapter 3 provides detailed user information as follows: • Chapter 1 - DCN Automatic Camera Control - containing general infor- mation about the DCN Automatic Camera Control software, and the two different versions available. • Chapter 2 - Getting Started - containing details about installing the stand-alone version of the software, and information about starti
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EXPLANATORY NOTES Manual conventions For clarity this user manual uses consistent styles, symbols and typographical conventions. They are: NOTE: General notes are contained within rules and indicated with this symbol in the left margin. Notes are used to draw attention to special actions or information. CAUTION: A caution is contained within rules and indicated with this sym- bol in the left margin. Cautions are used to draw attention to actions or com- mands that could lead to a loss of infor
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EXPLANATORY NOTES DCN Automatic Camera Control Digital Congress Network Software User Manual Page iv
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DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL CONTENTS 1 Title Page 1.1 ABOUT DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL . . . . . . . . . .1-2 What is DCN Automatic Camera Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Camera Control in congress applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 1.2 STAND-ALONE AND DCN SYSTEM VERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Differences between stand-alone and DCN system versions . . .1-3 1.3 OVERVIEW OF DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL . . .1-4 Systems using DCN
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DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 1.1 ABOUT DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 1 What is DCN Automatic Camera Control? The DCN Automatic Camera Control software is designed to interface DCN congress systems with Bosch Allegiant switchers or a single AutoDome camera. It selects fixed or pre-positioned cameras to be activated to display the current active speaker at a conference. Camera Control in congress applications When a chairman’s or delegate’s microphone is activated on the DCN equipment, the camera
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DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 1.2 STAND-ALONE AND DCN SYSTEM VERSIONS 1 There are two versions of DCN Automatic Camera Control software avail- able: • LBB 3588 is for DCN systems with a CCU and a control PC. The acti- vation and installation of the cameras is integrated into the DCN PC control software. • LBB 3562 is for DCN stand-alone systems without PC control. Both versions of the application are described in this user manual. The dif- ferences between the two versions are described below. NO
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DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 1.3 OVERVIEW OF DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 1 An overview of the procedure for using the DCN Automatic Camera Control software with a DCN system is given below. Systems using DCN Control PC The DCN Automatic Camera Control software is installed on the DCN con- trol PC. The control PC is connected to the CCU, which in turn is connected to delegates’ contribution units. The CCU is also connected to a single AutoDome camera or an Allegiant video switcher, which in tu
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GETTING STARTED CONTENTS Title Page 2.1 STARTING THE DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 2 SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 The DCN Startup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 The DCN Automatic Camera Control icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 2.2 INSTALLING THE STAND-ALONE DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA C
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GETTING STARTED 2.1 STARTING THE DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL SOFTWARE The DCN Startup screen The DCN Automatic Camera Control module is started from the DCN 2 Startup screen (shown below). Fig. 1 The DCN Startup screen NOTE: For starting the DCN Startup program from an icon on the desktop, refer to the Startup user manual. NOTE: The stand-alone version of the DCN Automatic Camera Control soft- ware is started from the ‘Programs’ option of the ‘Start’ menu on the Win- dows desktop. DCN Automati
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GETTING STARTED The DCN Automatic Camera Control software version (LBB 3588) which uses a DCN control PC uses two user-created files that contain important information about the installed hardware configurations and about dele- gates’ names. These files are: • Installation file - containing information about the channel assignment 2 and the seat numbers that have been assigned to all microphones and cameras connected to the DCN. These seat numbers are assigned using the System Installation soft
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GETTING STARTED 2.2 INSTALLING THE STAND-ALONE DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL SOFTWARE PC requirements and settings For information about PC requirements and settings, please refer to 2 the DCN Installation and Operating Manual, under the section Camera Control . In particular, please note that in multi-CCU systems the following line must be changed in the CCU_ CFG file of the Multi-CCU control software LBB 3586. SERIALPROTOCOL1 SIMPLE must be changed to: SERIALPROTOCOL1 CAMERA The multi-CCU
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GETTING STARTED 2.3 USING HELP The Help menu The ‘Help’ menu in the title bar contains commands for an on-screen help facility. This help facility contains information on all commands in the 2 menu bar, on which keyboard keys are functional, a description of how to use the DCN Automatic Camera Control software, information on how to use the ‘Help’ facility itself, plus an index and a glossary of terms. All infor- mation contained in this user manual can also be found in the ‘Help’ facili- ty. T
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GETTING STARTED A list of different key types is given. For more information on any key type contained in the list: • Click on the required key type in the list. An on-screen page with the requested information will appear. 2 Commands This gives information on all options contained in the menu bar. This covers the ‘View’, ‘Print’, ‘Settings’ and ‘Help’ menus. To access the ‘Com- mands’ help facility: • Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Commands’. A list of file menu groups is given. For more
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GETTING STARTED Glossary To access the glossary: • Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Glossary’. A list of terms used in the DCN Automatic Camera Control help facility is 2 given in alphabetical order. For more information on any term contained in the glossary: • Click on the required subject in the glossary. A window with the requested information will appear. Using Help This gives information on how to use the DCN Automatic Camera Control help facility. To access the ‘Using Help’ facility: •
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GETTING STARTED The following window appears: 2 Fig. 2 The ‘About’ window To remove this window: • Click on the ‘OK’ push button. DCN Automatic Camera Control Digital Congress Network Software User Manual Page 2-8
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USING DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL CONTENTS Title Page 3.1 THE CAMERA INSTALLATION MAIN WINDOW . . . . . . . . . .3-2 The menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 3.2 ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO SEAT NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5 Specifying the overview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6 3 Selecting a seat (or unit) number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 Selec
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USING DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL 3.1 THE CAMERA INSTALLATION MAIN WINDOW The Camera Installation main window is used to assign fixed cameras and camera positions (on preposition cameras) to DCN units. There are two main types of camera recognized by the DCN Automatic Camera Control software. Fixed cameras are positioned before the confer- ence begins, and they remain in the same position during the conference. Dome cameras can adjust their position automatically in response to confer- 3 ence
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USING DCN AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL The Camera Installation window contains the following elements: • Start/Stop push button. This is used to enter and exit Installation mode. • Camera specification edit fields for entering camera number, camera ID, and the type of camera (fixed or preposition) When installation mode is entered (by pressing the Start push button) for the first time i.e. when no cameras have yet been assigned to seat numbers, or when camera 1 is selected from the ‘Assignments’ li
