DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en Software User Manual LBB 4162/00 LBB 4188/00
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 - Automatic Camera Control containing general information about the Automatic Camera Control software, and the two different versions available.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control en | 3 Table of contents 1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.2 1.2.1 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.8 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 3.2.8 3.2.9 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 Automatic camera control .................................... 4 About Automatic Camera Control...................... 4 What is Automatic Camera Control? ................
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 1 Automatic camera control en | 4 There are also minor differences in functionality 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 1.1.1 What is Automatic Camera Control? The Automatic Camera Control software is designed to interface DCN Next Generation congress systems with Bosch Allegiant switchers or a single Bosch AutoDome camera.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 2 Getting started 2.1 Starting the Automatic Camera Control software 2.1.1 The Startup screen The Automatic Camera Control program is started from the Startup screen (shown below). en | 5 • Names file - containing information about the name, seat number and other conference and personal details of participating delegates. Names files are created using Delegate Database.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control Control Installation is created. Please refer to paragraph 2.1, for information about starting the module. i • Before beginning camera installation, it is important to make sure that the Allegiant video switcher, system cameras and monitors are properly connected and installed. For more information, refer to the DCN Next Generation Installation and User Instructions. 2.3.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 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 list.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 3 Using 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 Next Generation units. There are two main types of camera recognized by the Automatic Camera Control software. Fixed cameras are positioned before the conference begins, and they remain in the same position during the conference.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 3.1.1 The menu bar All menu options referred to in this user manual are contained within the menu bar located under the title bar at the top of the Camera Installation window. The full list of menu options is as follows: File Settings!... Configuration! Camera List!... Help ...
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 3.2.1 Specifying the overview camera For Allegiant Video Switchers (AVS) Camera 1 is always reserved for the overview. For Direct Camera Control (DCC) the highest pre-position is reserved for the overview. The overview gives a general overview of the conference venue when all the microphones are off (and therefore no conference participant is on camera).
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.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 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. Bosch Security Systems B.V.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control The Seat number, camera number, preposition number (if applicable) and screen text is stored and displayed in the ‘Assignments:’ list. An example of the ‘Assignments:’ list is shown below. en | 13 The following window appears: 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: Figure 14 Complete assignment list 3.2.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control To enable the settings window: • Click on the ‘Settings…’ menu. en | 14 A tick mark (√) appears to indicate that this option has been enabled. The ‘Seat (or Unit) text:’ edit field now appears as follows: The following window appears. Figure 17 Two lines of screen text for seat (or unit) Figure 16 The ‘Settings’ window 3.3.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control i Note It is recommended that the number selected corresponds to the actual number of audience monitors present in the venue. If the number selected is higher than this, there may be some reduction in system performance. After you have made all the required settings: • en | 15 • Select ‘File’ and click on ‘Clear All’. 3.4.3 Printing It is possible to print a hard copy of the current Camera Installation file. To do so: • Select ‘File’ and click on ‘Print’.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control situations where you wish to use more than one configuration with an installation file. i en | 16 • The Camera Installation file will be imported into the Automatic Camera Control software. Note i The DCN control PC can only import information relating to seat numbers which are present in the current System Installation file. i Caution The information imported into the Automatic Camera Control software will overwrite the current settings.
DCN Next Generation Automatic Camera Control 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.
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