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The pan and tilt axes may be moved manually but only if the unit is not powered.

Even then this is not recommended as it can cause excessive play in the gearboxes.

Under no circumstances should the axes be moved manually while the unit is powered.

A single cable connects the head unit to the interface box. The cable has a Lemo connector

at each end for connecting the Q3 head to the interface box. The maximum cable length is

currently 10m.

Interface Unit - front

The interface unit takes power from a

standard XLR4 socket and will accept

any voltage from 9v to 36v DC.

The data input on the XLR3 is for data

which conforms to the standard

Camera Corps data system. This is in

the form of a balanced audio signal

which can be sent over virtually

unlimited distances down a normal

microphone or CAT5 cable. No DC continuity is necessary. The joystick controller has

output level adjustment to handle long cable lengths if necessary.

The left hand rotary switch should be set to the required ID number being used by this

camera. Normally this will be in range 1-8 to agree with the channel selected on the RCP

and PTZF controller. The right hand rotary switch sets the ID Group No. This allows

extending the number of possible units being controlled using the Camera Corps Multi

Camera control system to a maximum of 96.

The LED to the right of the Group switch is green when data is present on the XLR input,

and changes to red if a Cue/Tally is sent from the RCP or PTZF controller. The LED is

normally off when using the serial data inputs, but flashes green as data blocks are

received. The Cue/Tally can be used to test the data system and ID are set and working

correctly even if the Q3 head is not attached to the interface box.

The right hand LED shows if power is present.

The large circular Lemo connector is for the head cable. This cable has the same male

connector at both ends.

Note that the head unit can be plugged in and out of the interface while power is on without

damage. However, if the camera is plugged into an interface unit which is already switched

on, then initial data which is sent to the camera during switch on will be missed and the

camera may be in a non-standard condition.

The 9w 'D' connector is used for RS232/422 control input and outputs. Input control data

can be used here and also return data with PTZF position information being made

available.

Operation Manual V3.1

Q3 – Operation Manual

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April 2014