Grass Valley JSC-2300 User Manual

Ignite

LIVE PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM
JSC-2300 SHOT Director Robotics/Camera Controller

Instruction Manual

071849300
SEPTEMBER 2006

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Ignite

LIVE PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM
JSC-2300 SHOT Director Robotics/Camera Controller

Instruction Manual

071849300
SEPTEMBER 2006

Contacting Grass Valley

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Summary

Regulatory Notices

Contents

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Standard Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Other Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

EN55022 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Canadian Certified Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Canadian Certified AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 1 — Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Included Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 2 — Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SHOT Director Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SHOT Director Controller and SDC/HDC Robotic Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SHOT Director Controller and Ignite Automated Production Control System . 20

Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lens Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Robotics/Camera Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

System Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Navigation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Camera Specific Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Cameras and Presets Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dialog Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Splash Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Camera Control Home Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

HD/SD Camera Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Main Setup Menu Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Pan/Tilt Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Pan/Tilt Soft Stops Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Pan/Tilt IP Address Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Pan/Tilt IP Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TCP/IP Network Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SHOT Director Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PAN and TILT Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SHOT Director IP Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Select Default Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Diagnostics Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Section 3 — Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Install SHOT Director Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Unpack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connect to Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connect Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setup SHOT Director Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adjust LCD Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Calibrate Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Verify Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Set Audible Alarm (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Reassign Camera Quick Select Buttons (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Reset SHOT Director Defaults (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Change Pan/Tilt IP Table Entries (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setup SDC/HDC Robotic Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Set Camera ID and IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Set Pan and Tilt Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Set Pan/Tilt Soft Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Set Camera Video Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 4 — Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Camera Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Camera Presets Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Recall Camera Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Manual Camera Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Focus Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Iris Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Pan/Tilt Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zoom Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Section 5 — Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Preface

About This Manual

This JSC-2300 SHOT Director™ Robotics/Camera Controller Instruction
Manual covers connection, configuration, and operation. The JSC-2300
SHOT Director is designed for use with:

• Ignite SDC/HDC Robotic Cameras

• CameraMan 2018, 2118, and 3012 3e Digital Cameras

As such, use this manual in conjunction with the respective camera
manual(s).

Standard Documentation

The standard SHOT Director controller documentation set comprises:

• Instruction Manual – contains comprehensive user and service infor­mation. Typically it describes how to install, configure, troubleshoot,
and maintain the product and describes product operation after the
product has been properly installed and configured.

• Release Notes – contain information about new features and system
enhancements for a specific software version, and also includes soft­ware installation procedures. Always check the release notes for your
current system software before you begin operating your system.

Other Documentation

This SHOT Director controller documentation provides information on the
use of the peripheral components as they relate to the SHOT Director con­troller. For any other peripheral component information, refer to the
respective support documentation.

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Safety Summary

Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.

WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover

or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con­tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This Manual

Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:

WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-

sonal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage

to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.

Terms on the Product

The following terms may appear on the product:

DANGER — A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read

the marking.

WARNING — A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-

sible as you read the marking.

CAUTION — A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

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Safety Summary

Symbols on the Product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.

Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer
to product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance,
or service instructions.

This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).
The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.

Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con­nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment
connections.

Warnings

Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which
may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.

Indicates that static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in personal injury or loss of life.

Dangerous voltage or current may be present — Disconnect power and remove

battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or
replacing components.

Do not service alone — Do not internally service this product unless another

person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

Remove jewelry — Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,

and other metallic objects.

Avoid exposed circuitry — Do not touch exposed connections, components or

circuitry when power is present.

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Safety Summary

Use proper power cord — Use only the power cord supplied or specified for

this product.

Ground product — Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to

earth ground.

Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place — Do not operate this

product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.

Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.

Use only in non-explosive environment — Do not operate this product in an

explosive atmosphere.

Double pole neutral fusing — Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.

Avoid mechanical hazards — Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before

servicing.

Cautions

The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property

Use correct power source — Do not operate this product from a power source

that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.

Use correct voltage setting — If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-

plies, before applying power ensure that each power supply is set to match
the power source.

Provide proper ventilation — To prevent product overheating, provide equip-

ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.

Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which

may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

Do not operate with suspected equipment failure — If you suspect product damage

or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified service
personnel.

Ensure mains disconnect — If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)

of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify
that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power
supplies and/or options.

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Safety Summary

Route cable properly — Route power cords and other cables so that they ar not

likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid con­nector damage.

Use correct power supply cords — Power cords for this equipment, if provided,

meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at
voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply
with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have
the approval of the country of use.

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Regulatory Notices

Certifications and Compliances

FCC Emission Control

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip­ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip­ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley Group
can affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula­tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

EN55022 Class A Warning

In a domestic environment this Class A product may cause radio interfer­ence in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Regulatory Notices

Canadian Certified Power Cords

Canadian Certified AC Adapter

Certification

Canadian approval includes the products and power cords appropriate for
use in the North America power network. All other power cords supplied
are approved for the country of use.

Canadian approval includes the AC adapters appropriate for use in the
North America power network. All other AC adapters supplied are
approved for the country of use.

Category Standard Designed/tested for compliance with:

Safety UL1950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Busi-

ness Equipment (Second edition, 1993).

IEC 950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Busi-

ness Equipment (Second edition, 1991).

CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 950-93 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Busi-

ness Equipment.

EN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Busi-

ness Equipment.

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Overview

Section 1

The Ignite™ JSC-2300 SHOT Director™ Robotics/Camera Controller
(Figure 1) is a unique, multiple-camera control device combining pan/tilt
and camera control. This SHOT Director controller provides professional­quality, fingertip control of up to 16 total Ignite SDC/HDC robotic cam­eras.

Note For questions regarding the installation or operation of the cameras, refer to

the manual included with the camera.

Figure 1. SHOT Director Robotics/Camera Controller

The Ignite SHOT Director controller was designed to provide a single­camera operator the ability to operate multiple robotic cameras from one
clean, functional joystick console. Camera presets for each camera are
easily programmed and recalled with the push of a few buttons. Focus and
iris settings are adjusted via two wheels located on the left side of the SHOT
Director controller. Twin sliders provide precise, smooth camera control
for variable pan/tilt and zoom speed. The joystick integrates pan, tilt and
zoom into one high quality joystick.

The backlit LCD display provides:

• Camera movement readouts

• Individual camera CCU setting adjustment on the fly without compro­mising video

• Store and recall up to 300 presets for each of 16 cameras total

The SHOT Director controller utilizes TCP/IP subnet connectivity to
control up to 16 cameras on a single network. Subnetting requires an eth­ernet hub with enough ports to support the site configuration.

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Section 1 — Overview

Components

Included Components

Additional Components

The JSC-2300 SHOT Director controller includes:

• One JSC-2300 SHOT Director controller

• One JSC-2300 SHOT Director Power Supply

• One Documentation CD

An ethernet hub is also necessary. The number of ports required depends
upon the specific site configuration; i.e., the number of cameras plus the
controller in the network.

Specifications

Display:

Pan/Tilt Control:

Iris/Focus Control:

Power Supply:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Temperature:

Humidity:

LCD, H: 1.5 in (3.81 cm) W: 3 in (7.62 cm), 160x80 dot­matrix, adjustable contrast and backlight

Self-centering joystick, software configured

Rotary encoders

Input: 100 - 240 V ac 50/60 Hz, 15 W

Output: 5 V dc

Length: 18 in (45.72 cm)

Height: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)

Depth: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)

4.5 lbs. (2.04 kg)

32 °F to 113 °F (0 °C to 45 °C)

15% to 80%, non-condensing

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Functional Description

SHOT Director Controller

The Ignite JSC-2300 SHOT Director™ Robotics/Camera Controller is
designed to control up to 16 SDC/HDC cameras in a standalone or Ignite
Automated Production Control System TCP/IP network environment.

SHOT Director Controller and SDC/HDC Robotic Camera

The JSC-2300 SHOT Director controller can control up to 16 Ignite SDC/
HDC robotic cameras on a single TCP/IP (Ethernet) subnetwork when con­nected via network hub (Figure 2).

Section 2

Figure 2. SHOT Director Controller and SDC/HDC Robotic Camera Functional Block Diagram

SHOT DIRECTOR
ROBOTIC/CAMERA
CONTRO L

JSC-2300
SHOT
DIRECTOR

CAM SETTINGS MENU

CAM TRIG,

PRESETS,
MANUAL

PAN/TILT/

ZOOM/FOCUS

SUBNET
HUB

VIDEO

EQUIPMENT

TAL LY

CONTRO L

SCRIPT

SERVER

SDC/HDC
ROBOTIC CAMERA

ZOOM,

PAN/TILT
ROBOTIC
HEAD

UP TO 15
ADDED
CAMERAS
(16 TOTAL)

SDI VIDEO

RED TALLY (ON AIR)

AMBER TALLY (NEXT CAM)

VGA

FOCUS

CTRL,

PWR

LENS

IRIS

SDC/HDC
CAMERA
BLOCK

G/L, SYNC
(FROM
FACILITY)

PROMPTER

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Section 2 — Functional Description

The SHOT Director controller provides the camera trigger and preset/
manual control commands (pan/tilt/zoom/focus/iris) to the robotic head
and camera/lens assembly. Camera settings menus stored in the camera
block can be accessed and changed on-the-fly using the SHOT Director
controller.

The robotic head processes the pan and tilt inputs and moves the camera to
the commanded location. It passes zoom and focus commands to the lens
assembly. It also provides a communication path between the camera head
and SHOT Director controller (for configuration and status monitoring),
and provides 12 V dc to power the camera block.

The camera block receives 12 V dc power from the robotic head, tally (red
and amber) dry contact control from a tally controller, and facility supplied
gen-lock (sync). The camera provides iris control to the lens assembly,
status and configuration menu access to the SHOT Director controller
(through the robotic head assembly), and produces SDI video out to station
switching and processing equipment.

SHOT Director Controller and Ignite Automated Production Control System

The SHOT Director controller and SDC/HDC robotic cameras can operate
stand-alone or as an integrated part of an Ignite automated production
control system. (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Ignite SDC/HDC Robotic Camera Functional Block Diagram

IGNITE
AUTOMATED PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM
(COMPLETE SYSTEM NOT SHOWN)

TCP/IP

IGNITE
CPU

CONTRO L

NETWORK
HUB
(16 PORT)

CONTROL, MOVE CAMERA,

PRESET DATA, STATUS

KAYAK
VIDEO
SWITCHER

TALLY
CONTRO L
(GPI DRY
CONTACT )

SCRIPT
VIEWER
(OPTIONAL)

VIDEO

VIDEO

MONITOR

SDI VIDEO

RED TALLY (ON AIR)

AMBER TALLY (NEXT CAM)

VGA

SHOT DIRECTOR
ROBOTIC/CAMERA
CONTRO L

JSC-2300
SHOT
DIRECTOR

UP TO 5
ADDED
SHOT
DIRECTORS
(6 TOTAL)

CAM SETTINGS MENU

CAM SETTINGS MENU

CAM TRIG, PRESETS,
MANUAL PAN/TILT/

ZOOM/FOCUS

CAM TRIG, PRESETS,

MANUAL PAN/TILT/

ZOOM/FOCUS

SUBNET
HUB

SDC/HDC
ROBOTIC CAMERA

ZOOM,

PAN/TILT
ROBOTIC
HEAD

UP TO 15
ADDED
CAMERAS
(16 TOTAL)

SDI VIDEO

RED TALLY (ON AIR)

AMBER TALLY (NEXT CAM)

VGA

FOCUS

CTRL,

PWR

LENS

IRIS

SDC/HDC
CAMERA
BLOCK

G/L, SYNC
(FROM
FACILITY)

PROMPTER

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