Specifications

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DAMPING CONTROL
New to the PT-101 is the ability to control the "damping" effect of the PT-C55 joystick interface with
the pan/tilt action of the head being controlled. It does not matter what head you are using; the
damping effect is a characteristic of the joystick output. The effect may be saved to presets stored
inside the PT-101 head. Different presets may be saved with different levels of damping; whatever
level is set on the C55 controller is the level the preset is stored at inside the PT-101 head.
To adjust the damping effect press FUNCTion, SHIFT, then PRESET 1 through PRESET10 to select a
level from no damping to full damping, 1 being the least, 10 being the most.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS / SETUP PROBLEMS
My pan tilt head was working, but now has stopped responding. I still have a picture from
the camera, but have no control. What happened?
A: You are either trying to control the wrong head number, or the head has accidentally been read-
dressed to an unknown number, or the serial communications have failed. If you are certain that
you are trying to control the correct head, follow this procedure to regain control.
1. On the Eagle controller, select CAMERA, ALL. This will talk to any head on the line. Try to move
the head up, down, left, or right. If it responds, then you have good communications. Follow the
procedure on page 9 to readdress the head to the number you want it to be.
2) If it doesn’t respond, then check the serial wiring path from the controller to the head(s). If you
have multiple heads, and the other heads work correctly, then your wiring path is most likely cor-
rect, but should still be tested. Try moving the non-working head to a known working location and
retesting.
3) The red LED on the side panel of the head is for troubleshooting and status. If a head is cor-
rectly wired and addressed, when you move the joystick, the LED will glow solid, with some
modulation(fl ickering) seen as you move the joystick. If the LED comes on solid upon power up,
then the RS-485 ground and one of the comm lines are reversed. Check your wiring again. If the
LED never comes on solid, but only fl ickers, then either the head is hearing traffi c for another head,
or the RS-485 A & B comm lines are re versed. If you are certain the head is addressed properly,
then swap the A&B comm lines and test again.
If it still doesn’t work at a known good location, you have swapped the comm lines, and tried read-
dressing, then the head may be faulty. Contact Eagle tech support at [phone] or (303) 412-
0399 or www.eaglepantilt.com.
My lens control isn’t working correctly; the lens goes to one end of its’ range and wont
move.
The lens type has been set incorrectly. The Eagle pan tilt system is capable of using either servo
drive teleconferencing lenses, or DC drive C-mount lenses. If set to the wrong type, this symptom