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User’s Guide
3922 496 30951 November 2007 v1.01
LCP 400
Infinity Wireless Local Control Panel Application
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Copyright Copyright Grass Valley Nederland B.V. 2007. Copying of this document and giving it to others, and the use or communication of the contents thereof, are forbidden without express authority. Offenders are liable to the payment of damages. All rights are reserved in the event of the grant of a patent or the registration of a utility model or design. Liable to technical alterations in the course of further development. Trademarks Grass Valley and Infinity are trademarks of Grass Valle
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Table of contents Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.2 Wireless camera control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 Metadata support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.4 ENG workflow support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 LCP 400 Wireless Local Control Panel Application User’s Guide (v1.01)
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Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Application The LCP 400 is a control application for Electronic News Gathering (ENG) and Electronic Field Production (EFP) workflows. It runs on a mobile device such as a PDA or TouchPhone using Windows Mobile. The LCP 400 application supports the Infinity™ Series Digital Media Camcorder. When installed on a mobile device, the LCP 400 application allows you to adjust camera settings and access menus. It also provides facilities for handling
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Chapter 1 - Introduction The LCP 400 application is a logical extension of the metadata workflow. Instead of using a laptop or USB memory stick to relay a shot list from a newsroom to a camera operator, or to bring back camera metadata from the field, you can carry the information with you in a handheld device as well as update and share it wirelessly. 1.4 ENG workflow support For ENG workflows, you can synchronize the LCP 400 application with a newsroom computer system and update it via a
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Chapter 2 - Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Requirements To use the LCP 400 application with an Infinity camcorder you need the following equipment: Bluetooth USB adapter iPDA Mobile device � To install and run the LCP 400 application a mobile device using Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher is required. � To allow the camcorder to communicate wi th mobile device, plug the Bluetooth USB adapter into the USB connector at the rear of the handgrip or into the USB (A) connector at the bottom-right side of th
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Chapter 2 - Setup 2.2 Installation Using ActiveSync Follow these steps to install the LCP 400 application on a mobile device using ActiveSync: 1. Ensure that compatible versions of ActiveSync are installed on your PC and on your mobile device. 2. On your PC, double-click the LCP400_install.exe file. 3. The application manager opens and guides you through the installation process. The LCP 400 application is installed and a shortcut is added to the Windows Start menu on the mobile device. Manu
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Chapter 2 - Setup 2.4 Setting up a connection The following examples are typical connection setup procedures. Depending on the mobile device and the version of the operation system, your situation may be different. Refer to the documentation of your mobile device or operating system for more details. 2.4.1 Typical setup procedure for a PDA Pairing with the Bluetooth USB adapter 1. Tap the wireless icon. 2. Enable Bluetooth connections by tapping the Bluetooth button. 3. Tap Manager. 4. Go to M
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Chapter 2 - Setup Setting up the application 1. Start the LCP 400 application. 2. Go to the PDA Options menu. 3. Select the Infinity DMC connection. 2.4.2 Typical setup procedure for a TouchPhone Setting up a dial-up connection 1. Go to Start > Settings and select the Connections tab. 2. Select Connections. 3. Select Add a new modem connection under My ISP. 4. Enter a name (e.g. Infinity DMC) for the connection. 5. From the drop down list select Bluetooth as the modem. 6. Tap Next. 7. Tap New
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Chapter 3 - Operation Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 Main menu When you start the LCP 400 application the following screen is shown: All functions are grouped into menus and these are accessed through the pop-up window Menu. The LCP 400 main menu supports several different functions: � Metadata (for managing metadata functions) � Operate (remote operational controls) � Paint (remote paint controls) � Audio (remote audio controls) � Setup Cam (remote Infinity touch screen menu) � PDA options (PDA comm
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Chapter 3 - Operation Note ☞ Some functions are greyed out if the connection is lost. The Infinity status bar is grey in this case. When there is a connection, the bar is black (default) or red (when the camera is recording) 3.2 Metadata menu This menu is described in the chapter “Metadata” on page 17. 3.3 Operate menu The operate menu provides some important operational controls of the Infinity camcorder. It replaces physical controls on the camera with virtual controls that can be operate
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Chapter 3 - Operation Control Function Iris value slider � The position of the slider control represents the value. Left is closed iris, right is open iris. � Right to the slider the current iris value (F - number) is shown. � When the area left or right of the slider control is clicked the slider moves to the indicated direction in large steps. The slider control can be grabbed and moved to a desired position. After release the value is set immediately. � The [+] and [ -] buttons adjust t
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Chapter 3 - Operation 3.5 Audio menu The audio menu provides a compact overview of the audio controls and indicators of the camcorder. The upper part of the screen shows the levels for audio channels 1 to 4. Audio headroom can be - 18 dB or -20 dB depending on the camcorder headroom setting. ➢ Tap one of the four channel tabs to open the detailed settings for that channel on the lower part of the screen. The following settings are available: – source: select the recording source for the se
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Chapter 3 - Operation 3.7 PDA Options menu This menu contains the Bluetooth communication settings. � If the option use existing connection is checked, the application uses the existing connection. – Make sure you already set up a connection in the operating system. � If the option use existing connection is not checked, the drop down list with communication profiles is active. Select the profile you want to use. –Tap the connect now button to connect to the camcorder using the selected conne
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Chapter 3 - Operation 3.8 Camera configuration menu The camera configuration menu shows the pinfo files of the camcorder. These files contain system version data in XML-format. The pinfo files are only updated after synchronization with the camera. A red icon indicates an unsynchronized file, yellow indicates that the file is being synchronized and a green icon indicates a synchronized, updated file. This process may take a few seconds for all files to be updated. 1. To view a pinfo file se
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Chapter 4 - Metadata Chapter 4 Metadata 4.1 Introduction The LCP 400 application enables metadata, in the form of story files, to be edited and loaded into the camera and selected for use. When the mobile device connects to a camera: – all stories loaded in the LCP 400 application are sent to the camcorder, – all stories loaded in the camcorder are sent to the LCP 400 application, – the name of the current recording story in the camcorder is displayed, – the select story button allows the cur
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Chapter 4 - Metadata synchronization status of each story file. The option is shown at the bottom of the list. When this option is selected, no story metadata will be recorded. File transfer and synchronization The file transfer functionality will be done by automatic synchronization between the PDA and the Infinity camcorder. The transfer status of each story file is indicated by an icon in front of the story name States when the camera is connected: � Synchronized: a GREEN icon
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Chapter 4 - Metadata 4.3 Managing stories The button MANAGE STORIES opens the story management window. In the story management window a list of available stories is shown. Select a story by tapping its name in the list. The following operations can be carried out: Button Function BACK Return to the main metadata window. VIEW View the selected story. EDIT Edit the selected story. CREATE Create a new story based on a template. DELETE Delete the selected story. BACKUP Make a backup of the selecte
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Chapter 4 - Metadata 4.3.1 View story In the view story window the selected story file is shown. All groups are expanded by default. Use the scroll bar to see more items. Tap the BACK button to close the window. – Uncheck the show only field with values option to see all fields. Note ☞ Only fields that are defined in the LCP 400 template are shown for story files from other sources. 4.3.2 Edit story In the edit story window the selected story file is shown. The first group of items is expand
