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 LED indicators                                                 

 

There are a total of 5 LED indicators which all flash 3 times at power up. 
 

1. 

BLUE 

 

- Standard D* data LED 

2. 

BLUE

 

 

DMX

 data indicator 

3. 

BLUE

 

 

Free-D

 

or M*

 data indicator  (Camball4 XM only) 

4. 

GREEN

   

- Position Mode indicator 

5. 

RED

 

 

- Position Status 

 

Indications: 
 

1.  Data LED

  

1 flash per second = Power but no data 

 

 

 

 

Continuous ON = Data OK but not being addressed by joystick 

 

 

 

 

Fast flashing (20per sec) = Data OK and being addressed 

2.  DMX LED

  

Flashing = 

DMX

 data received 

3.  Free D LED 

Flashing = 

Free-D

 

or M*

 data received 

4. 

Position Mode

 

On = Head is being driven in position mode (not joystick) 

5, Posn. Status

 

Solid ON = Soft limits reached 
Flashing = Position Error detected (difference between the absolute 
and encoder positions.  Usually, because the head has been knocked. 

 

 

 

 

Re-set HOME position to correct this. 

 
 
 

 LCD Display                                                                             

 
The  LCD  display  on  the  side  can  display  a  large 
amount  of  data  which  may  be  useful  for  setting  up 
the  unit  and  for  de-bugging.    The  pages  of  the 
display  can  be  scrolled  using  the  ‘

Cam  Display

’ 

function in the 

Setup

 Menu of the controller. 

 
This display shows the status of many of the internal 
parameters, for instance; 
 
Head Address Number 
DMX base address 
Input Voltage 
Internal Temperature 
Absolute positions (Pot) 
Encoder positions (Motor or Absolute) 
Demand RPM 
Demand Position 
D* Data input 
Error Log 
 
To cycle between information pages use the 

‘Cam Display’

 function in the 

Setup

 Menu. 

 

Summary of Contents for Camball 4Ki

Page 1: ...1 Camball 4Ki Instructions Information Ver 2020 2...

Page 2: ...tion 3 Control Priorities 4 Joystick Control 4 DMX Control 4 DMX Settings 5 Free D Mstar Control 5 Connections 6 LED Indicators 7 LCD Display 7 Pre Set Positions Profile Moves 8 Movement Specification...

Page 3: ...use with VR and AR applications Dstar is our standard live action protocol which has been controlling remote cameras for over 20 years There are 2 versions the Camball4Ki and the Camball4Ki VR Virtua...

Page 4: ...ed Pan Tilt Directions These can be changed using the PT Reverse command in the Setup menu This command will cycle between the 4 combinations of Pan Tilt directions Zoom Focus Reverse These can also b...

Page 5: ...Ch7 Focus 8bits Ch8 Iris 8bits The factory HOME position is camera forwards and horizontal HOME position is not required for Camball4 VR because absolute encoders are fitted to the shafts The DMX Base...

Page 6: ...se Address Selecting Free D will prompt for Angular or RAW data Mstar has no further options 9 Pin Dsub Pin 1 GND Pin 2 RS422 485 Ch A Metadata output Pin 3 RS422 485 Ch B DMX Mstar or Free D input Pi...

Page 7: ...tus Solid ON Soft limits reached Flashing Position Error detected difference between the absolute and encoder positions Usually because the head has been knocked Re set HOME position to correct this L...

Page 8: ...be adjusted at any time from the Multi Function Controller Total Time Ramp Up time and Ramp Down time can be adjusted by the operator for each pre set position independently The Zoom start and stop ti...

Page 9: ...he move is taking too long the operator simply needs to push the pre set position button again and the camera will reposition as fast as possible The camera will make the profile move from wherever it...

Page 10: ...0112 deg Pan Movement in Free D 360degrees continuous rotation Free D resolution 16 bit 65 536 counts per 360deg 1 bit 0 0055 deg Tilt Tilt Movement DMX FreeD 120 deg From HOME 240 deg 2deg Tilt Home...

Page 11: ...ce in the dark areas of the picture Blue Ped Manual white Adjusts the BLUE balance in the dark areas of the picture Green Pedl Manual white Adjusts the GREEN balance in the dark areas of the picture M...

Page 12: ...hen it is available Output Standard Sets the output standard of the camera Make sure your monitor can display the standard you are setting or no picture will appear Both UHD and HD standards are avail...

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