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GroundControl™ Remote Followspot System™ User Manual

Version as of: May 9, 2016

PRG part number: 02.9833.0001 A

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GroundControl™ Remote Followspot System™ User Manual

Summary of Contents for GC RFS

Page 1: ...SOFTWARE VERSION 2 0 WWW PRG COM GROUNDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...pective companies This manual is for informational use only and is subject to change without notice Please check www prg com for the latest version PRG assumes no responsibility or liability for any c...

Page 3: ...The building installation shall be regarded as providing protection in accordance with the rating of the wall socket outlet In Finland Laite on liitett v suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pisto...

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Page 5: ...se murale et le circuit lectrique par un lectricien qualifi pour assurer la prise est correctement mise la terre Si la prise est un standard 2 broches prise il est de votre responsabilit et l obligati...

Page 6: ...IV GROUNDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL Notes...

Page 7: ...12 Controller 13 Connecting Power and Data 14 4 Way Switch System 16 Start Up Power Up 17 Setting Controller and Fixture Home Positions 18 Setting Camera Image Orientation 18 Configuring the Reticle...

Page 8: ...GroundControl Software 54 Software Crossload 56 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Guide 57 Maintenance Quad Chassis Connector Cleaning 59 Quad Cable Connector Cleaning 60 Packing Equipment in Roadcase 6...

Page 9: ...o the following manuals Bad Boy Spot Luminaire User Manual 02 9812 0001 Best Boy 4000 Spot Luminaire User Manual 02 9816 0001 Customer Service For technical assistance contact the PRG International Se...

Page 10: ...n the ground The multi mode quad fiber allows the Controller to be placed up to 2 000 feet away from the fixture It also reduces the likelihood of data corruption and or signal interference due to the...

Page 11: ...GroundControl Best Boy software v0 04 or greater GroundControl software v0 15 or greater Sample Configuration The following illustration shows a typical GroundControl Remote Followspot System configu...

Page 12: ...ss Box 2 Safety Cable 3 LED Monitor HDMI DC Cable 4 Truss Box Cable Bundle 5 User Manual 6 Road Case 7 Truss Box AC Line Power Cord 8 Control Arm AC LIne Power Cord 9 LED Monitor 10 RFS Control Arm 11...

Page 13: ...1000 27814 3 LED Monitor HDMI DC Cable 25 9833 0015 374CA 4 Truss Box Cable Bundle 23 9833 0030 374C9 5 User Manual 02 9833 0001 n a 6 Road Case 22 9833 1201 374CH 7 Truss Box AC Line Power Cord 25 98...

Page 14: ...0050 394AF FIBER MM OPTICALCON QUAD ARMORED 50 15M 25 0013 0075 394AH FIBER MM OPTICALCON QUAD ARMORED 75 23M 25 0013 0100 394AJ FIBER MM OPTICALCON QUAD ARMORED 100 30M 25 0013 0125 394AK FIBER MM OP...

Page 15: ...trol Remote Followspot System components Figure 5 GC Followspot Controller Main Components ACCESS PORT 1 2 12VDC 1A HDMI Monitor Control Arm Followspot Handle Interface Box Slider Stand Menu Touchscre...

Page 16: ...Y NIGHT RETICLE ZOOM CAMERA IRIS BLACKOUT Menu Touchscreen Multi Function Preset Buttons Zoom Intensity Iris Adjustment Knob luminaire Zoom In Out Buttons Day Night Mode Button Reticle Crosshairs Butt...

Page 17: ...240 VAC AUX VIDEO OUT AC FIBER TRUSS BOX POWER A B b a Fiber Optic Auxiliary Video Output Power On Off Switch DMX512 Input DMX512 Output AC Power Input AC Power Output to Truss Box HD SDI CAMERA VIDE...

Page 18: ...owspot System the associated Bad Boy Best Boy luminaire has been modified with a camera Figure 10 GroundControl Remote Followspot Luminaires GC IN 1 2 3 4 FOLLOW SPOT OUT ROUND ONTROL 4 WAY SWITCH G C...

Page 19: ...41 9812 0311 46 17 9812 0310 46 41 9812 0311 48 17 9812 0310 48 41 9812 0311 44 17 9812 0310 44 41 9812 0310 48 22 9812 0317 48 41 9812 0310 43 22 9812 0317 43 41 9812 0310 49 22 9812 0317 49 41 9812...

Page 20: ...all mounting configurations WARNING Un c ble de s curit doit tre utilis dans toutes les configurations de montage CAUTION The Truss Box should be powered from an independent circuit separate from the...

Page 21: ...ound Step 2 Adjust stand to desired height and tighten locking knob Step 3 Insert pin of RFS Control Arm Interface Box into the receiver socket of the stand Tighten top locking knob to prevent rotatio...

Page 22: ...6 If required connect HD SDI LD Preview Monitor to GC Followspot Controller WARNING Turn off the mains circuit breaker before connecting or disconnecting the Neutrik powerCON AC Power Cables to the de...

Page 23: ...ard System GC Luminaire Truss Box GC Followspot DMX Console optional HD SDI Preview Monitor optional Truss Box Cable Bundle opticalCON Armored Controller AC Line Cord The configuration of the supplied...

Page 24: ...4 WAY SWITCH G C TM POWER GC Luminaire GC Luminaire GC Luminaire GC Luminaire Truss Box Truss Box Truss Box Truss Box GC Followspot DMX Console HD SDI Preview Monitor optional Controller optional AC L...

Page 25: ...to boot up 4 GC Followspot Controller There is no power on off switches for the Truss Box or fixture Power is automatically applied once the power source is connected Power up the GC Followspot Contr...

Page 26: ...desired home position and then press Engage Pan Tilt Setting Camera Image Orientation Before operation the camera image orientation should also be set so that the image on the GC Controller s monitor...

Page 27: ...menu press CONFIG panel Step 2 At Configuration menu press SETTINGS panel Step 3 At Settings menu press Reticle Setup to bring up the reticle on the monitor Step 4 Use the three encoders below the to...

Page 28: ...ue function control panels These are configurable functions which will open a sub menu when touched Green informational panels These display status info and will not open further menus when touched Re...

Page 29: ...If the fixture douses due to a lamp error a red lamp icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the Intensity panel Zoom displays current zoom level Press panel to enable disable control of this m...

Page 30: ...nments and zoom table settings Press to open Options Menu Press X to return to Main Menu Lamp Menu Start Douse provides options to start or douse the lamp Power On sets option to start lamp automatica...

Page 31: ...ersion displays current GroundControl and Fixture software versions along with the Boot version Crossload allows the GC Followspot Controller to send its software version via DMX512 to other connected...

Page 32: ...a total of four possible orientations to allow the image on the monitor to be upright regardless of the position of the camera Refer to Setting Camera Image Orientation on page 18 for more instruction...

Page 33: ...encoders The encoder functions are labeled in the green panel at the bottom of the menu For example when Beam is selected it will display Strobe Edge and Frost Depending on the type of fixture connec...

Page 34: ...be selected and stored in a preset in order to create looks that can be recalled at any time The system allows up to eight presets Press panels to selected one or more mechanisms then press the desir...

Page 35: ...ck is enabled the menu will default to the main screen and turn gray During this time the touchscreen will be inactive but all GC Controller buttons will remain functional To turn Screen Lock on or of...

Page 36: ...n be reset from the GC Followspot Controller using the Reset feature To reset fixture camera Step 1 At main menu press CONFIG panel Step 2 At Configuration menu press STATUS panel Step 3 At Status men...

Page 37: ...o followspot handles As the unit is turned the associated fixture will pan and tilt accordingly The corresponding camera view from the fixture will be displayed in the monitor Note The fixture camera...

Page 38: ...g the Swap Iris Zoom option available in the Options software menu Refer to Options Menu on page 23 Figure 23 Front Controls Zoom Intensity Zoom and Intensity can be scaled using their respective fade...

Page 39: ...n Reticle is turned on The position and size of the reticle can be configured using the Settings menu Refer to Settings Menu on page 24 Blackout The Blackout feature sets the intensity level to zero n...

Page 40: ...the bottom four Preset buttons Using the DMX control channel values 171 174 selecting A D Any fixture connected to the 4 Way Switch that is not presently being controlled by the Control Arm can inste...

Page 41: ...MANUAL 33 When a 4 Way Switch is connected the FIRMWARE VERSIONS panel of the Information menu will be blue to indicate it can be pressed Pressing the panel brings up a Versions menu showing all conne...

Page 42: ...djustment home 127 32768 50 0 0 0 270 255 100 5 Tilt Fine Tilt fine adjustment home 0 0 6 CYAN Cyan Color Mix home 0 0 Mix Mode Continuous 0 255 0 100 Open 0 0 Full 255 100 Wheel Spin Mode Spin 0 255...

Page 43: ...30 Color 3 96 37 Color 3 Color 4 114 44 Color 4 128 50 Color 4 Color 5 145 56 Color 5 160 62 Color 5 Color 6 175 68 Color 6 192 75 Color 6 Color 7 208 81 Color 7 224 87 Color 7 Open 232 90 Open 255 1...

Page 44: ...6 154 39424 60 Gobo 6 162 41472 63 Gobo 6 Gobo 7 170 43520 66 Gobo 7 178 45568 70 Gobo 7 Open 185 47360 72 Wheel Spin 192 255 49152 65535 75 100 Clockwise 192 222 49152 57087 75 87 Fast 192 49152 75...

Page 45: ...138 35328 54 Gobo 5 146 37376 57 Gobo 5 Gobo 6 154 39424 60 Gobo 6 162 41472 63 Gobo 6 Gobo 7 170 43520 66 Gobo 7 178 45568 70 Gobo 7 Open 185 47360 72 Wheel Spin 192 255 49152 65535 75 100 Clockwise...

Page 46: ...Fine Edge fine adjustment home 255 100 25 BEAM IRIS Iris control home 255 100 Small 0 0 Large 255 100 26 STROBE Strobe adjustment home 0 0 Open 0 9 0 3 Closed 10 19 3 7 Pulse Clockwise 20 39 7 15 Fas...

Page 47: ...fect Recalibrate All 10 3 Recalibrate Erred Mechanisms 11 4 Recalibrate Zoom Edge 12 4 Recalibrate Color 14 5 default setting Recalibrate Gobos 16 6 Recalibrate Dimmer Strobe Iris 18 7 Recalibrate Pan...

Page 48: ...ert Tilt 126 49 Don t Invert Tilt 128 50 Swap Pan Tilt 130 50 Don t Swap Pan Tilt 132 51 FSC Intensity Scaling On 150 58 FSC Intensity Scaling Off 152 59 FSC Reset Mechanisms to Default Positions 153...

Page 49: ...Mix home 0 0 Mix Mode Continuous 0 255 0 100 Open 0 0 Full 255 100 Wheel Spin Mode Spin 0 255 0 100 Clockwise 0 126 0 49 Fast 0 0 Slow 126 49 Stop 127 128 50 Counter Clockwise 129 255 51 100 Slow 129...

Page 50: ...lor 3 79 30 Color 3 96 37 Color 3 Color 4 114 44 Color 4 128 50 Color 4 Color 5 145 56 Color 5 160 62 Color 5 Color 6 175 68 Color 6 192 75 Color 6 Color 7 208 81 Color 7 224 87 Color 7 Open 232 90 Op...

Page 51: ...67 Gobo 6 Open 182 46513 71 Open 191 49150 74 Wheel Spin 192 255 49152 65535 75 100 Clockwise 192 223 49152 57343 75 86 Fast 192 49152 75 Slow 222 57087 86 Stop 223 224 57088 57599 87 Counter Clockwis...

Page 52: ...67 Gobo 6 Open 182 46513 71 Open 191 49150 74 Wheel Spin 192 255 49152 65535 75 100 Clockwise 192 223 49152 57343 75 86 Fast 192 49152 75 Slow 222 57087 86 Stop 223 224 57088 57599 87 Counter Clockwis...

Page 53: ...Effect fine adjustment home 0 0 24 ZOOM Zoom coarse adjustment home 94 home 24064 36 8 narrow 0 0 0 64 wide 255 65535 100 25 Zoom Fine Zoom fine adjustment home 0 0 26 DISTANCE Throw distance control...

Page 54: ...xposure control home 0 0 No change 0 0 34 CAMERA ZOOM Camera zoom control home 0 0 No change 0 0 Wide 1 1 Narrow 255 100 35 CAMERA WB Camera white balance home 0 0 No change 0 0 Automatic 1 60 1 23 32...

Page 55: ...Tilt Free Lock 110 43 Pan Tilt End Free Motion 112 43 No Fade Out 114 44 Fade Out After 30s 116 45 Fade Out After 60s 118 46 Clear Logs 120 47 Invert Pan 122 47 Don t Invert Pan 124 48 Invert Tilt 12...

Page 56: ...n 0 0 Inserted 255 100 45 FRAMING 5 Blade 3A Position home 0 0 Open 0 0 Inserted 255 100 46 FRAMING 6 Blade 3B Position home 0 0 Open 0 0 Inserted 255 100 47 FRAMING 7 Blade 4A Position home 0 0 Open...

Page 57: ...5 Intensity Iris Edge 16 20 Intensity Iris Zoom Frost 21 25 Intensity Iris Zoom 26 30 Intensity Iris Frost 31 35 Intensity Iris 36 40 Intensity 41 45 Intensity Edge Zoom Frost 46 50 Intensity Edge Zoo...

Page 58: ...causes the associated parameter s to follow cue fade time console time rather than the timing channel Timing channels can be set in either or 0 255 DMX modes with the values assigned as shown in the t...

Page 59: ...36 7 2 37 7 4 15 38 7 6 39 7 8 40 8 16 41 8 2 42 8 4 17 43 8 6 44 8 8 45 9 18 46 9 2 47 9 4 19 48 9 6 49 9 8 50 10 20 51 10 2 52 10 4 53 10 6 21 54 11 55 11 22 56 12 57 12 58 13 23 59 13 60 14 24 61...

Page 60: ...8 48 149 49 59 150 49 151 49 152 50 60 153 50 154 50 155 51 61 156 51 157 52 Timing Channels Continued Value DMX Seconds 62 158 52 159 52 160 53 63 161 53 162 54 64 163 54 164 54 165 55 65 166 55 167...

Page 61: ...0 223 200 88 224 200 225 200 226 210 89 227 210 228 210 229 220 90 230 220 231 230 91 232 230 233 230 234 240 92 235 240 236 250 93 237 250 238 250 239 260 94 240 260 241 270 95 242 270 243 270 244 28...

Page 62: ...7 Access Ports To update main board truss box or luminaire Step 1 Connect Truss Box and Luminaire to GC Controller as normal Step 2 Connect Ethernet cable between computer and Control Arm Access Port...

Page 63: ...ystem Step 2 Connect XLR cable between Node S400 and Control Arm Access Port 1 Figure 27 Step 3 Open required jar file Step 4 Click Start Download button Touchscreen display will change to bootloader...

Page 64: ...cted Controller already has that software version it will do nothing If it does not have the same version it will go into the boot screen and start updating Note There should be no active control duri...

Page 65: ...is switched on at source mains disconnect box etc n a No console control Ensure data cable is properly connected to Controller page 14 Ensure DMX512 address setting is correct page 22 Ensure correct l...

Page 66: ...Box page 20 Reset Camera page 28 GC Controller pan tilt is very slow Reset GC Controller page 20 Pan Tilt is very fast Check and adjust Pan Tilt sensitivity page 24 Main menu displays Truss Box statu...

Page 67: ...er of Guide Cap Figure 29 Step 3 Insert LC connector into Guide Cap while observing cautions as shown in Figure 29 Step 4 Push outer shell to start cleaning LC connector end face A click sound indicat...

Page 68: ...d into Guide Cap while observing cautions as shown in Figure 30 Step 5 Push outer shell to start cleaning fiber end face A click sound indicates the end of the cleaning process Step 6 Close Guide Cap...

Page 69: ...ntation and placement of the equipment in the roadcase is important Always repack as shown in the following illustrations Note that the Truss Box Cable Bundle should be packed into the luminaire roadc...

Page 70: ...62 GROUNDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL GC Bad Boy Packing Figure 32 Packing Equipment in GC Bad Boy Roadcase...

Page 71: ...GROUNDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL 63 GC Best Boy Packing Figure 33 Packing Equipment in GC Best Boy Roadcase...

Page 72: ...pixels Contrast Ratio 800 1 Brightness 330 cd m2 Aspect Ratio 16 9 HDMI Input Power Supply DC12v Power consumption in operation 24W Power consumption in standby 1W Barrel Connector for Monitor Power M...

Page 73: ...38 W x 6 60 H 292 1mm D x 111 2mm W x 167 6 mm H GC Luminaire Camera System Sensor Progressive CMOS 16 Progressive Scan 1920 H x 1080 V Minimum Illumination 0 2Lux Day 0 1Lux Night Horizontal Resoluti...

Page 74: ...iety of DMX512 and Art Net consoles An internal Ethernet switch allows for daisy chaining fixtures ON BOARD CONTROL Built in LCD display with touchscreen featuring menu system control ZOOM RANGE Stand...

Page 75: ...econds for 540 of pan and 3 2 seconds for 270 of tilt ACCURACY 0 2 resolution INTENSITY Full field dimming from 0 to 100 with accurate slow speed control and fast bumps CAMERA On board HD SDI camera f...

Page 76: ...ser changeable color filters COLOR TEMP CONTROL Adjustable color temperature wheel range from 3 000K all the way up to 7 500K Includes an integrated minus green filter ROTATING GOBOS Two 2 indexable r...

Page 77: ...ER MANUAL 69 Figure 38 GC Best Boy Hanging Configuration and Dimensions 26 8 681 mm 711 mm 28 16 75 425 mm 290 mm 11 4 35 16 893 mm 991 mm 39 0 147 mm 5 78 3 88 99 mm 27 0 686 mm 574 mm 22 6 473 mm 18...

Page 78: ...le water proof metal cap designed especially for outdoor applications and a rubber guard Ergonomically designed cable strain relief improves the cable protection and water resistance in long term use...

Page 79: ...nd Weights GC Followspot Controller Roadcase LOADED WEIGHT 170 lbs 77 1 kg weight of fiber cable Fiber cable weight will vary depending on length Figure 40 GC Followspot Controller Roadcase Dimensions...

Page 80: ...NDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL GC Bad Boy Roadcase LOADED WEIGHT 350 lbs 158 8 kg Figure 41 GC Bad Boy Roadcase Dimensions 766 mm 30 15 48 1219 mm 367 mm 14 43 610 mm 24 737 mm 29 9 66...

Page 81: ...NTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL 73 GC Best Boy Roadcase LOADED WEIGHT 416 lbs 188 7 kg Figure 42 GC Best Boy Roadcase Dimensions 52 1321 mm 533 mm 21 12 8 325 mm 610 mm 24 859 mm 33 8 1003...

Page 82: ...74 GROUNDCONTROL REMOTE FOLLOWSPOT SYSTEM USER MANUAL Notes...

Page 83: ...GroundControl Remote Followspot System User Manual Version as of May 9 2016 PRG part number 02 9833 0001 A...

Page 84: ...Production Resource Group LLC Dallas Office 8617 Ambassador Row Suite 120 Dallas Texas 75247 www prg com...

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