PTZJoy™ THD Controller User Manual
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1. 12 PRESET SCAN 13 USING THE WEB REMOTE ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss 13 ADDITIONAL CONTROL SETTINGS sssssssssssesesessssesesesesssssssscsesessesesesesessesesesesessssesesssesesseseseacsssesseseseaesesesseseseaesesen 14 ADDITIONAL VIDEO 2 2 2 15 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual PTZJoy Controller Control Tools THD Pro EM E x osure iris Focus nm Shutter 4 Gain 4 Save ENENEREKNKI Ex One shot AF xi Port 4 10 Sony Hocosoft 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com 1 Virtual Joystick Controller Click and drag to move camera in corresponding direction 2 Focus Lever Focus NEAR FAR 3 Zoom Lever Zoom IN OUT 4 Control Type Selection Choose between camera control with the Virtual Joystick USB Joystick or keyboard shortcuts 5 Preset Setup Set presets assign names to presets and recall presets 6 Daisy Chain Camera Manager Name and switch between cameras in a daisy chain T Speed Display Shows the current pan tilt zoom focus speed 8 Control Settings and Tools Opens control tools and video settings panel 9 Exit Exits program Ro2. 5 gt Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM INTERFACE at incisa tdi m didis ive wt as n deans 3 ALNET a 5 1 2 MIR TAL SOV STICK 5 USBJOYSICK CONTROL s 6 CALIBRATING TOUR FON gt NICK TE T E T E E 6 GANTT D O E 7 JOYSTICK SHORT CUTS aS EE ES E 6 ZOOMING WIR GAMING JOYSTICK EEEE E E E E 10 RUT RN 10 TU uu 11 KEYBOARD HOTKEVYS 11 CONNECTING MUPLIPLE CAMERAS 11 HOME RUN CONNECTION 11 ET 11 DAISY eoi CONNECTION 12 SiS A esed Ose 12 NAMING CAMERAS IN BAISY CEAIN NE 12 WORKING WiTHPRESETS dust um etre sit cuta aces dena ut M UU DUI EGO CUN UR UU MED NU 12 SETTING AND RECALLING PRESETS
3. 2 Check which COM port number is being used by your serial device in the Ports section of the Device Manager on your system example COM2 To access the Device Manager open the System folder from your Control Panel and click on Device Manager Expand the Ports section to view your active COM ports and double check that there are no yellow exclamation marks If you see a yellow exclamation mark next to any of your COM ports you will need to fix this issue If there are no yellow exclamation marks these ports are active and available to control cameras f you are connecting only one camera or multiple cameras in a daisy chain mode you will need to know only one COM port number If you have multiple cameras connected to multiple ports you will need to know the COM port numbers being used in order to switch between cameras in the application CONIROLLING YOUR PTZ CAMERA Once the PTZ camera is connected to your system open PTZJoy If using a TriCaster system PTZJoy will automatically launch the TriCaster application and you can begin controlling your PTZ cameras from your system All COM ports available to control PTZ cameras will be listed in COM port window Select the COM port your camera is connected to from the list of available COM ports and choose the desired method of camera control from the Control Type Selection buttons VirJoy USBJoy or KBoard The default Control Type is VirJoy VIRTUAL JOYSTICK CONTROL 1 Usi
4. browser on your mobile device and type in the IP Address of the Main Controller see About into the URL Bar on your mobile device 4 The WebRemote will appear in the web browser of your mobile device and you can now control the PTZ cameras connected to the Main Controller The WebRemote will appear full size in your web browser if you are using a computer you can resize the WebRemote to a more convenient to use size by simply changing the zoom settings in the browser 5 The Camera Status Display will show relevant information such as which camera is being controlled which presets position is active the pan tilt and zoom speed and focus mode Control cameras using WebRemote from a device outside of your local area network by configuring your router and opening ports to accept outside signals Once your router is configured you can open a web browser on any device and type in the IP Address of the Main Controller and control your camera ADDITIONAL CONTROL SETTINGS Minimize to Taskbar Minimizes program to taskbar for quick access Start with Windows Configure program to automatically start with Windows Startup 1 Click on the Windows Logo Button to activate this feature 2 Restart the system 3 The program should start with Windows automatically 4 If it does not start automatically right click on the PTZJoy program loader file and click Run as Administrator Click on the Windows Logo Button in the program again clos
5. is a list of the PTZJoy pre assigned functions for buttons on a USB joystick Button Function Zoom In Zoom Out Previous Camera Next Camera Previous Preset Next Preset DW BP e Call Preset 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual Here are some examples of different button locations for several common joysticks LOGITECH ATTACK3 PROFESSIONAL PTZ JOYSTICK PREVIOUS CAMERA NEXT CAMERA PREVIOUS PRESET ZOOM OUT ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT NEXT CAMERA NEXT PRESET ZOOM IN PREVIOUS CAMERA PREVIOUS PRESET CALL PRESET ZOOM LEVER THRUSTMASTER T 1600M THRUSTMASTER TOP GUN USB VERSION NEXT CAMERA PREVIOUS CAMERA ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN ZOOM IN PREVIOUS CAMERA NEXT CAMERA CALL PRESET NEXT PRESET PREVIOUS PRESET ZOOM LEVER 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual CYBORG V 1 LOGITECH WIRELESS GAMEPAD NEXT CAMERA PREVIOUS CAMERA PREVIOUS PRESET PREVIOUS PRESET ZOOM IN CALL PRESET ZOOM IN CALL PRESET PREVIOUS CAMERA NEXT CAMERA ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT NEXT PRESET Your joystick may have a different button layout To check your joystick s button layout 1 Open Control Panel gt open Devices and Printers 2 Find your Joystick Controller and
6. right click on the icon Select Game Controller Settings Select your USB joystick from the list and click on Properties 3 Select the Test tab Press the buttons on your joystick and take note of which numbers light up under the Buttons section in this window Once you know which buttons on your joystick correspond to a specific number refer to our command table to see a list of functions and their corresponding buttons 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual Test the game controller If the controller is not functioning property it may need to calibrated To calibrate it go ta the Settings page Z Axis A Y Axis Buttons CONTROLLING ZOOM FUNCTION ON A GAMING PTZ JOYSTICK If using a gaming joystick with a zoom lever you can use this lever for controlling the zoom function with variable speeds Since gaming joystick levers do not have a center or zero position like professional joystick levers do they will not return to the zero position when you release the lever it has to be done manually You must manually find a zero position on you gaming joystick and always start the program with the lever in that position By doing this you will have full zoom control with variable speed of your camera 1 Start PTZJoy with the joystick s lever in roughly the middle position 2 Move the zoom lever up and down
7. SB Joystick 1 Connect your joystick controller to an available USB port on your system and wait until your system initializes it 2 Follow instructions below to calibrate your joystick FTPLHLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL CALIBRATING YOUR JOYSTICK Calibrating your joystick controller will help the joystick work more accurately with the PTZJoy application by finding the exact zero point and peripheral borders of the controller 1 Open Control Panel gt open Devices and Printers 2 You should see a screen showing available devices Control Panel All Control Panel Items Devices and Printers Add a device Add a printer 4 Devices 10 2 4 a IF GERVCGI Apple Internal Canon X MarkI Canon X Mark I E2340 FaceTime HD Microsoft Keyboard Mouse Mouse Rom D Camera Built in 5 Button Mouse Trackpad with IntelliEye TM Windows Phone CH PRODUCTS IP DESKTOP _ CONTROLLER 4 Printers and Faxes 5 7 amp o CY CH PRODUCTS IP DESKTOP CONTROLLER Model CH PRODUCTS IP DESKTOP CONTROLLER Category Game controller 3 Find your Joystick Contr
8. ch camera is controlled through a separate COM port HOW TO CONNECT 1 Connect your cameras to the USB Serial ports of your computer using Serial USB VISCA cables described in detail in the Getting Started section 2 The Port Display Window will display which COM ports are being used by your cameras 3 Switch between ports cameras by clicking on the desired camera from the list of connected cameras in the Port Display Window Note You can connect up to 4 cameras in home run mode 2012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft PT ZJoy THD Controller User Manual DAISY CHAIN CONNECTION In a daisy chain connection the first camera is connected to a USB port Serial port of your computer and additional cameras are daisy chained to first camera using daisy chain cables In this configuration multiple cameras can be controlled through one COM port HOW TO CONNECT 1 Connect your first camera to the USB Serial port of your computer using a USB Serial VISCA cable 2 The Port Display Window will display which COM port is being used by your camera 3 Connect additional cameras to the first camera with daisy chain cables 4 Usethe Daisy Chain Camera manager to switch between cameras by clicking on the plus or minus buttons Note You can Daisy Chain up to 7 Sony per COM port Additional Daisy Chain connections can be added to additional available USB Serial p
9. cosoft PTZJoy THD Controller User Manual 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Port Display Window Displays information about active COM Ports Slow Mode Adds precision while using a USB joystick X Joystick Limits camera movement to x axis nnly when using the virtual or USB Joystick Web Control Tum on Web Control access via IP network for far end camera control Auto Pan camera to pan back and forth at a specified time interval Preset Scan Scan between presets at a specified time interval Exposure Settings Auto Shutter Gain Utilities Camera power Backlight Start with Windows Tally Light Image Flip Mirror Image Negative Image Freeze Image Mute Image Black White Image One shot Auto Focus About Provides information for IP WebRemote PTZJoy THD Controller has 2 control panels By default PTZJoy THD opens with only the first panel visible The second control panel can be opened and closed by clicking on the Settings button 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual GETTING STARTED Before starting PTZJoy connect your PTZ camera to your live production system system using a VISCA Control cable Please make sure your PTZ camera is turned ON 1 Connect the VISCA control cable to the Serial USB COM port of your system and to the VISCA In jack of your camera
10. e the program and restart your system Pan Tilt Zoom Flip The P Flip T Flip and Z Flip buttons inverse the Pan Tilt and Zoom directions of a selected camera Camera ON OFF Turns selected camera ON or OFF Camera Initiation Allows you to add or remove cameras in a Daisy Chain connection without restarting all cameras Auto Pan 1 Click Auto Pan to start the pan cycle Click it again to stop it 2 Adjust the time and speed interval of the pan cycle with the cycle and speed sliders 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft PT ZJoy THD Controller User Manual MEL ADDITIONAL VIDEO SETTINGS One Shot Auto Focus ON OFF Tally Light ON OFF Image Flip ON OFF Video Mute ON OFF Negative Image ON OFF Black White Image ON OFF Mirror Image ON OFF Image Freeze ON OFF Backlight Backlight Compensation Exposure Control Settings Auto Bright Iris Shutter and Gain Manually adjust settings with slider bars 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com
11. lected camera to scan between presets at a specified time interval Presets must already be configured 1 Click Preset Scan to start the scan cycle Click it again to stop it 2 Adjust the time interval between the presets with the cycle slider USING THE PTZ WEB REMOTE Control PTZ cameras connected to the Main Controller from the web browser of any mobile device over any LAN Wi Fi and WAN IP network Use it as a far end controller to switch between cameras control pan tilt zoom and focus change the speed settings of camera movements and call on presets Rocosoft WEB PTZ Controller 8 lt gt 11921681204 5 ROCOSOFT FAR END CAMERA 4 CONTROL a WebPT Remote Pan and Controls gt ey Preset Selection pus B B Camera Camera and Port Selection Camera Status Display Rocosott 2012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft PTZJoy THD Controller User Manual 7 1 Turn ON Web Control access on the Main Controller 2 The default port for Web Control is 80 and the current IP Address and access information of the Main Controller can be found by clicking on the About button You can add security to the connection by changing the Web Control port number on the Main Controller 3 Open the web
12. ng your system mouse click on any point on the virtual joystick and drag your system mouse in the direction you want to move your selected camera 2 activate the Zoom In and Zoom Out feature click and drag the Zoom Lever with your system mouse to zoom in and down to zoom out 3 Adjust the focus of the camera but clicking and dragging the Focus Lever with your system mouse up to focus near and down to focus far Click on the Auto button to auto focus the camera Regulate the speed of the pan tilt and zoom movements by the movement of the system mouse relative to the center point of the virtual controls called the zero point at which the speed is zero Tlie speed of pan and tilt movements is determined by they location of the mouse relative to the center point of the virtual joystick the speed of the zoom in and out movement is determined by the location of the mouse relative to the center point of the zoom lever The further away from the zero point of the virtual joystick or zoom lever that you move the mouse the quicker the camera will rotate The closer the mouse is to the zero point of the virtual joystick or zoom lever the slower the camera will rotate 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual USBJOY JOYSTICK CONTROL We recommend checking if your cameras work with our Virtual Joystick first before trying to connect a U
13. oller and right click on the icon Select Game Controller Settings Highlight the controller you wish to calibrate and select Properties nep i i troll gt These settings help you configure the game controllers installed on p your computer Installed game controllers Controller CH PRODUCTS IP DESKTOP CONTROLLER 2012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft THD Controller User Manual 4 To start the calibration process select Calibrate under the Settings tab to initiate the Device Calibration Wizard Settings Tex Controller Calibration your game controller is not functioning property on the Test page ft may need ta be calibrated Click Calibrate and follow the instructions to calibrate the controller USING YOUR JOYSTICK Once your joystick is connected and calibrated you can begin using it to control your connected PTZ cameras 1 Click on the USBJoy Button 2 Move your USB joystick in the desired direction to control your camera Regulate the speed of the pan and tilt movements by the movement of the joystick relative to its center point or zero point The further you move the joystick away from it s zero point the quicker the camera will rotate USING THE BUTTON SHORTCUTS ON YOUR JOYSTICK All USB joysticks are different but most of them have special shortcut buttons that can be assigned specific commands This
14. orts NAMING CAMERAS IN DAISY CHAIN MODE Easily distinguish between multiple cameras by naming your connected cameras 1 In the Daisy Chain Camera Manager section select the number of the camera you wish to name using the plus and minus buttons 2 Type in the desired name for the camera and click Save Repeat for all cameras connected in the daisy chain 3 Once all cameras are named you can switch between cameras by selecting the camera using the plus and minus buttons and see which camera is currently chosen by name WORKING WITH PRESETS SETTING AND RECALLING PRESETS 1 Use the preset selection buttons in the Preset Setup section to select the preset number you wish to set up for the selected camera 2 Move your camera in the desired position type the desired name for the preset in the preset name window and click Save 3 Repeat for up to 255 presets 4 Torecall a preset use the preset selection buttons to select preset number and click Call The current preset number and name will appear on the screen 5 If using your USB Joystick to select presets the current preset number and name will also appear on the screen depends on your camera and how many internal presets it can store 02012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft PTZJoy THD Controller User Manual MEE PRESET SCAN Ideal for security applications the Preset Scan feature allows you to command a se
15. to zoom in and out to find the point where you can completely stop the zoom This is your zero point 3 Restart PTZJoy with the lever in zero position Your joystick is now configured to use the zoom lever with a zero point 4 You can now regulate the speed of the zoom by the movement of the zoom lever relative to its zero point The further you move the lever away from it s zero point the quicker the camera will zoom in and out To stop the zoom you must move the zoom lever back to the zero point SOFT JOYSTICK MODE This mode allows for slower more precise movements of the camera while using the Virtual or USB joystick Click on the Soft Mode button to switch to Soft Joystick Mode 2012 2015 Rocosoft All rights reserved Rocosoft com Email Us Support Rocosoft com Rocosoft PTZJoy THD Controller User Manual ESSE X JOYSTICK MODE This mode limits camera movements to only the X axis while using the Virtual or USB joystick Click on the Soft Mode button to switch to X Joystick Mode KEYBOARD HOTKEYS Control pan tilt zoom focus functions change speed settings call on presets and switch cameras using pre assigned shortcuts or hotkeys on any standard keyboard This is a diagram of the PTZJoy pre assigned keyboard hotkeys Keyboard HotKeys CONNECTING MULTIPLE CAMERAS HOME RUN CONNECTION In a home run connection multiple cameras are connected to different USB Serial ports on one computer and ea
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