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5. System settings
5-7. Camera control
A camera and pan-tilt head can be controlled from this unit.
Up to five cameras can be controlled via a controller (AW-RP655L or AW-RP555L) connected to the unit’s RS-422
interface connector.
The unit can also be connected directly to a pan-tilt head, and the camera and pan-tilt head can be controlled.
To control a camera in this way, select “P/TCont” or “P/TDirt” as the Protcol item setting. See 5-6-3.
Be absolutely sure that the power of the equipment is turned off before proceeding to connect the cables.
Functions that can be controlled from the unit
Switching of the cameras to be controlled in line with the selection of the crosspoint buttons (PGM/A 1 to 10
and PST/B 1 to 10).
The camera and pan-tilt head’s pan-tilt operations and zooming and focusing operations are controlled.
When the unit is connected directly to a pan-tilt head, the red tally signal and power on/off are controlled from
the RS-422 interface connector.