Camera control settings

You need to specify the camera control frequency, camera type and camera number using the Camera Ctrl configuration option. You should also check the other settings to ensure that they are correct for the camera that you wish to control via the data transmitter.

Note: Select a BSI camera type to remotely-control the transmitter from the receiver. When under ‘BSI control’, the receiver is the ‘master’ and the ‘transmitter’ the slave. If the system is not under ‘BSI control’, the transmitter parameters can be set independently to those on the receiver.

From the main menu, select Camera Ctrl and configure as follows.

Table 1. Camera control settings
Setting	Description
Camera Ctrl Transmitter	Enables or disable the data stream from the RCP. If you select ‘Disable’, no data passes from the RCP to the data transmitter(s) connected to the system.
Throttle	Defines how often data is sent out. Note that this setting only applies to legacy BSI equipment which cannot cope with the full packet rate. ‘Off’ is the default. Use ‘1/2’ for legacy BSI data receivers, for example, HDDR.
Camera Ctrl Frequency	Sets the frequency for Slot A (the data transmitter attached to the downconverter connected to RF1 on the receiver) and Slot B (if applicable). Use the frequency assigned for your event. If you use an unauthorized frequency, you could impact other users. Note that you can connect two data transmitters to the receiver, one on Slot A (RF1–4) and the other on Slot B (RF5–8). Do not add the data transmitters to the same slot.
Camera Ctrl Transmit Power	Defines the RF power level for the data transmitter. Start with the lowest power and increase if a greater coverage area is required after testing. The recommended value is 1 W, but a lower value may be required due to frequency coordination restrictions. More power gives the data path more range. If you are not using a slot, set the value to ‘Off’. Refer to the Connection Map to check which slots have data transmitters attached.
Camera Type	Defines the camera type. A BSI camera type allows remote control of the transmitter from the receiver when the full control infrastructure is established with an associated RCP/OCP. The system can include up to two data transmitters, but they can only control the camera identified by the camera number.
Camera Number	Specifies the camera number. This number corresponds to the camera you want to control and is also set on the camera back transmitter. This number automatically populates the camera number on the RCP. If you enter the wrong number, you will be controlling the wrong camera or some non-existent camera.
PTRZ	Only applies to a Pan, Tilt, Roll & Zoom (PTRZ) camera. Select ‘On’ if you are using a joystick connected to the receiver to control the camera.
Camera Number (cont’d)	Defines the additional camera numbers that you want to control using the joystick. Note that a single joystick attached to the receiver can control up to four cameras.
BSI Iris	Only applies to a BSI camera without linear iris control. Select ‘On’ if you are using a BSI Point of View (POV) camera that does not have a linear iris.
BSI POV Timeout	Only applies to a BSI POV camera. Defines the timeout value for the Iris and Tilt commands.
Camera Control IP Multicast	Time-to-live (TTL) The TTL controls the scope or range in which a packet may be forwarded. The default value is 1, which restricts the packet to the same subnet. Do not change the default value of 1 without approval from your Network Administrator. If you do change the value, ensure that you restart the receiver.
Camera Control IP Multicast	Multicast Address The camera sends a single instance or copy of its video stream to the designated multicast IP address. The network duplicates and distributes the transmitted video stream to all interested parties.