Vinten Radamec HDVRC - Manual (Page 30)

28 VRC System Operators Guide
Stop
Any time that a head or pedestal is moving during a Fade or Cut to a stored shot, the
robotic movement can be halted using the Stop button. Typically the Stop button
would be used when there is a risk of damage to the equipment or injury to personnel
if the robotic movement were allowed to continue.
There are two stopping options that are configurable in the Configuration screen. The first Stop
option provides a ‘gentle’ synchronised stop, stopping the pedestal in approximately two seconds and
is recommended for on-air use. The other stop option provides a ‘fast’ abrupt stop that is not
synchronised and may produce a small amount of instability on the pedestal and therefore should not
be used on-air. See Panel Options - Always stop fast on page 58.
When a shot is selected on the touch screen the Cut and Fade buttons will illuminate, indicating that
these functions are available for selection. When a cut or fade command is activated, either from the
touch-screen or the control panel, both buttons will extinguish on the control panel. The Stop button
will then illuminate on the control panel, indicating that this function is available to halt robotic
movement. When the camera unit arrives on-shot or when the stop is selected, the Stop button will
extinguish.
After using Stop to halt a robotic transition, you can complete the move by selecting the required shot
on the touch-screen and selecting Fade or Cut.
Cut
After a shot is selected on the touch-screen you can cut from the current position to
the selected shot. With Cut the stored time in the shot is ignored and the transition is
as fast as possible.
Latched Cut
Use Latched Cut if you want to immediately cut to a shot when you select it on the touch- screen.
In the normal Cut mode you cue the shot by selecting it on the touch-screen and then initiate the
move by selecting Cut.
1. Make sure that no shots are currently cued (no shot thumbnails have a green
background).
2. Select Cut on the touch-screen - the button turns red to denote Latched Cut mode.
3. Check that the operating area around the cameras is clear.
4. Select a shot on the touch-screen. The thumbnail immediately turns red and the camera
moves to the selected shot.
5. Select other shots as required. In each case the thumbnail immediately turns red and the
camera moves to the selected shot.
6. Select Cut on the touch-screen to return to the normal Fade mode.