PTZJoy™ PRO Controller User Manual
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1. Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual connected to the Main Controller Use the IP Remote Controller to control pan tilt zoom and focus change the speed settings of camera movements switch between cameras and call on presets Focus Controls Camera Speed Setings Camera Selection Preset Selection IP Connection Settings 1 Download the IP Remote Controller provided in the installation package on any computer you wish to control your camera fram No installation required simply dawnload and load 2 Tum ON IP Control access on the Main Controller 3 The default port for IP Control is 80 and the current IP Address and access information of the Main Controller can be found by clicking on the About on button You can add security to the connection by changing the IP Control port number on the Main Controller and on the IP Remote 4 Open the IP Remote Controller on any remote computer type in the IP Address of the Main Controller see About and click Connect You will now be able to control the PTZ cameras connected to the Main Controller Control cameras using the IP Remote Controller from a device outside of your local area network by configuring your router and opening ports to accept outside signals Once your router is configured you can open the IP Remote on a far end computer type in the IP Address of the Main Controller and control connected cameras 20192015 Rosas A i and Era Us2. com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual USING THE PTZVISUALPAD CONTROLLER customizable graphic user interface for controlling PTZ cameras connected to the computer with the Main Controller and is designed to simplify the logistics of preset switching Set seat positions camera positions pictures to represent people add custom room layouts set live video as the room layout and designate presets to specific locations in the room LOCAL CONTROL Open the PTZVisualPad on the same computer as the Main Controller and use it to control a connected camera with the graphic interface Use either a static image or set up a live video background to represent the layout background SETTING BACKGROUND WITH A STATIC IMAGE 1 Open the PTZVisualPad user interface by clicking on the PTZVisual button on the Main Controller 2 Use the Main Controller to move the connected camera to a position that shows the entire control area layout on the Video Monitor and click Save Save the file in a known location 20192015 Roa A i and Era Us com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual 3 From the PTZVisualPad interface double click anywhere on the screen to select a background image SETTING BACKGROUND WITH LIVE VIDEO 1 Connect a second camera to your computer to get a second video input for the video background 2 From the PTZVisualPad interface click Video ON Adjust the camera being us
3. or keyboard shortcuts Soft Mode Precise contols when using a USB Joystick 6 Video Monitor Shows Ive video from connected camera and captures Images 7 PTzVisual Pad Opens PTZVisual Pad ina new window 8 Camera Selection Buttons Switch between daigy chalned 9 Preset Configuration Set presets assign names to presets and recal presets 10 Web Control Tum On Ot IP Control Access via Web Remote 44 18 Control Control Access via IF Remote 12 Preset Scan Scan between presets at a specited time interval 13 Semtings Button Opens setis screen 44 Exit Button Qut Program 45 COM Port Window Displays list of active and available COM ports 16 About Provides IP information for the Remotes Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual Hm 17 Minimize Minimizes program to task bar 18 One Push Auto Focus ON OFF 19 Tall Light ON OFF 20 Video Mute ONIOFF 21 Negative Image ON OFF 22 BIW Image ON OFF 23 Mirror Image 24 Image Freeze ON OFF 25 Video Stabilizer ONOFF 26 ICR Mode Auto 27 Aperture Sottings 28 White Balance Settings Avalable settings Indoor Outdoor 29 Exposure Settings Auto Is Shutter Gain 30 Auto Pan Set camera to pan back and forth at a specified interval 31 Camera ON OFF 32 P Flip Tip 21 Inverses movement of cameras 33 Backlight ONOFF 34 Start with Windows Set up program to aut
4. be able to control the PTZ cameras connected to the Main Controller ifit does not show a green 3 Connect button check your IP settings Control cameras using the PTZVisualPad IP Remote from a device outside of your local area network by configuring your router and opening ports to accept outside signals Once your router is configured you can open the IP Remote on a far end computer type in the IP Address of the Main Controller and control connected cameras CONTROLLING THE CAMERA 1 In order to use the PTZVisualPad far end IP Remote the camera presets and room area layout and background image must already be configured on the Main Controller and local PTZVisualPad remote Use Alt PrintScreen to take a snapshot of the configured local PTZVisualPad and send the image to the far end computer and save in a known location 2 On the far end PTZVisualPad IP Remote set the background image by double clicking on the background and selecting the image of the configured setup 3 Drag and drop corresponding presets on the far end controller to overlap the configured presets in the image 4 Recall presets by clicking on the preset buttons ADDITIONAL CONTROL SETTINGS ize to Taskbar Minimizes program to taskbar for quick access Start with Windows Configure program to automatically start with Windows Startup Pan Tilt Zoom 1 Click on the Windows Logo Button to activate this feature 2 Restart the computer 3 The p
5. using Serial USB VISCA cables described in detail the Getting Started section 2 Check which COM port numbers are being used by your cameras in the Ports section of the Device Manager Switch between cameras in the application by selecting the COM port number of the camera you wish to control from the list of active COM ports Note In Home Run Mode you can connect as many cameras os there are USB Serial ports DAISY CHAIN CONNECTION In a daisy chain connection the first camera is connected to a USB port Serial port of your computer and additional cameras are daisy chained to the first camera using daisy chain cables In this configuration multiple cameras can be controlled through one COM port 20192015 soa A it and Era Us Support Rocosoftcom Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual Wow e 1 Connect your first camera to the USB Seral port of your computer using a USB Serial VISCA cable 2 Connect additional cameras to the first camera with daisy chain cables 3 Switch between cameras in the application with the plus and minus camera selection buttons Note You Daisy Chain up to 7 Sony per COM port Additional Daisy Chain connections con be added to additional available USB Seril ports WORKING WITH PRESETS SETTING AND RECALLING PRESETS 1 Inthe Preset Configuration section use the number buttons to input the preset number you wish to set up for the selected camera 2 Move your
6. Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual HB PROGRAM INTERFACE GETTING STARTED CONTROLLING YOUR PTZ CAMERA VIRTUAL JoYsmick CONTROL USB Jorsmck CONTROL dovsriox SHORTCUTS 8 ZOOMING WITH GAMING JoYsTicx n SOFT 0YSTICK Mone n PTZ Pap CoNTROL Kevaoano Homers CONNECTING MUPLIPLE CAMERAS Home RUN DASV CHAIN CONNECTION How To 13 WORKING WITH PRESETS SETTING AND RECALLING PRESETS PRESET SCAN USING THE WEB REMOTE USING THE IP REMOTE USING THE PTZ VISUAL PAD CONTROLLER CovrsoL SETTING BACKGROUND WITHA STATIC IMAGE 16 SETTING BACKGROUND WITH LIVE VIDEO USING THE CHARACTER GENERATOR FEATURE 17 SETTING UP THE CHARACTER GRAPHIC 17 SETTING UP NAMES FOR PARTICIPANTS 7 SETTING PRESET LOCATIONS 7 89132015 Focus Al right esed esos cam Ema Us Support com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual CoNTROLOVER IP 18 CONNECTING TO THE MAIN CONTROLLER OVER IP 18 CONTROLLING THE CAMERA 19 ADDITIONAL CONTROL SETTINGS ADDITIONAL VIDEO SETTINGS 20182015 Rss A i and Era Us com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual 4 Virtual Joystick Controler 2 Focus Lever Focus NearFar 3 Zoom Lever Zoom IOUT 4 Control Type Selection Chose between Viral Joystick USB Joystick directional buttons
7. camera in the desired position type the desired name for the preset in the preset name window and click Set 3 Repeat for up to 256 presets 4 Recall on a preset by inputting the desired preset number using the number buttons and clicking Call The current preset number and name will appear on the screen 5 If using your USB Joystick to select presets the current preset number and name will also appear on the screen PRESET SCAN Ideal for security applications the Preset Scan feature allows you to command a selected camera to scan between presets at a specified time interval Presets must already be configured 1 Click Preset Scan to start the scan cycle Click it again to stop it 2 Adjustthe time interval between the presets with the cycle slider USING THE PTZ WEB REMOTE Control PTZ cameras from the web browser of any mobile device over any LAN Wi Fi and WAN IP network Use it as far end controller to switch between cameras control pan tilt zoom and focus change the speed settings of camera movements and call on presets sa0 32015 Rocasalt Al ight reserved Ema Us Support Rocosot com a 2 3 4 5 Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual m pem lero vox Camera Selection Turn ON Web Control access on the Main Controller The default port for Web Control is 80 and the current IP Address and access information of the Main Controller can be found by clicking on the About bu
8. ck Controller and right click on the icon Select Game Controller Settings Select your USB joystick from the list and click on Properties 3 Select the Test tab Press the buttons on your joystick and take note of which numbers light up under the Buttons section in this window Once you know which buttons on your joystick correspond to a specific number refer to our command table to see a list of functions and their corresponding buttons 20182015 Rss A i and Era Us com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual CONTROLLING ZOOM FUNCTION ON A GAMING PTZ JOYSTICK If using a gaming joystick with a zoom lever you can use this lever for controlling the zoom function with variable speeds Since gaming joystick levers do not have a center or zero position like professional joystick levers do they will not return to the zero position when you release the lever it has to be done manually You must manually find a zero position on you gaming joystick and always start the program with the lever in that position By doing this you will have full zoom control with variable speed of your camera 1 Start PTZloy PRO with the joystick s lever in roughly the middle position 2 Move the zoom lever up and down to zoom in and out to find the point where you can completely stop the zoom This is your zero point 3 Restart PTZIoy PRO with the lever in zero position Your joystick is now configured to use the zoom le
9. de ue Specs saa Ca at seb eet iat USING YOUR JOYSTICK Once your joystick is connected and calibrated you can begin using it to control your connected PTZ 1 Click on the USBlay Button 2 Move your USB joystick in the desired direction to control your camera Regulate the speed of the pan and tilt movements by the movement of the joystick relative to its center point or zero point The further you move the joystick away from it s zero point the quicker the camera will rotate USING THE BUTTON SHORTCUTS ON YOUR JOYSTICK All USB joysticks are different but most of them have special shortcut buttons that can be assigned specific commands This is list of the PTZIoy pre assigned functions for buttons on a USB joystick Button Function Zoom In Zoom Out Previous Camera Next Camera Previous Preset Next Preset Call Preset 89132015 Focus Al right esed esos cam Ema Us Support Rocosotcom Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual m Here are some examples of different button locations for several common joysticks Loorrech ATTACKS THRUSTMASTER TOP GUN USB VERSION 20132015 Rotana Al foils sane Era Us Support Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual LOGITECH WIRELESS GAMEPAD Your joystick may have a different button layout To check your joystick s button layout 1 Open Control Panel open Devices and Printers 2 Find your Joysti
10. ed for the video background to show the entire control area layout USING THE CHARACTER GENERATOR FEATURE Each member of a meeting can be allocated to a seat and represented with a character graphic and SETTING UP A CHARACTER GRAPHIC 1 From the PTZVisualPad interface click on the Pictures button 2 The character avatars will appear on the interface and can be moved to any location on the screen by dragging it To replace avatars with a custom image double click on the avatar and select the desired image ofthe participant from your computer SETTING UP NAMES FOR PARTICIPANTS 1 From the PTZVisualPad interface click on the Names button 2 The Name tags will appear under each character graphic or avatar 3 Type in the desired name for each participant 4 If using a video background you can hide the character graphic and leave only the names for participants by unselecting the Pictures button SETTING PRESET LOCATIONS 1 Setup your camera position on the PTZVisualPad interface as it actually isin the control area The image of the camera can be changed if the camera is looking in a different direction as the default Double click on it to change the image 2019 2015 Al gh reserved esos cam Ema Us Rocosot com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual 2 Visually assign presets buttons to desired locations by dragging them on the PTZVisualPad interface Click on the Lines button to s
11. how the preset button positions relative to the camera location 3 Using the Main Controller set presets for the camera that correspond with the presets laid aut on the PTZVisualPad interface See Working with Presets Section 4 Once the presets are assigned recall presets directly from the PTZVisualPad interface by double clicking on the preset buttons 5 All settings are automatically saved Click on the Reset button to reset everything to default FAR END CONTROL OVER IP Open the PTZVisualPad IP Remote on a far end computer and control a camera connected to the Main Controller over an IP network The camera presets and room area layout must already be configured locally 28887008 pm pe PROS une cf rate pei CONNECTING TO THE MAIN CONTROLLER OVER IP 1 Turn ON IP Control access on the Main Controller 20192015 Rosas A i and Ema Us com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual H 2 The default port for IP Control is 80 and the current IP Address and access information of the Main Controller can be found by clicking on the About on button You can add security to the connection by changing the IP Control port number on the Main Controller and on the far end PTZVisualPad Open the PTZVisualPad IP Remote a far end computer type in the IP Address of the Main Controller see About and click Connect The Connect button will light up green and you will now
12. need to know the port numbers being used in order to switch between cameras in the application CONTROLLING YOUR PTZ CAMERA Once the PTZ camera is connected to your computer open PTZloy PRO All COM ports available to control PTZ cameras will be listed in COM port window Select the COM port your camera is connected to from the list of available COM ports and choose the desired method of camera control from the Control Type Selection buttons Virloy PTZPad USBloy or KBoard The default Control Type is Virloy VIRTUAL JOYSTICK CONTROL 1 Using your computer mouse click on any point on the virtual joystick and drag your computer mouse in the direction you want to move your selected camera 2 To activate the Zoom In and Zoom Out feature click and drag the Zoom Lever with your computer mouse up to zoom in and down to zoom 3 Adjust the focus of the camera but clicking and dragging the Focus Lever with your computer mouse up to focus near and down to focus far Click on the Auto button to auto focus the camera Regulate the speed of the pan tit and zoom movements by the movement of the computer mouse relative to the center poit of the virtual controls called the zero point at which the speed is ero The speed of pan and tilt movements is determined by they location of the mouse relative ta the center point of the virtual joystick the speed of the zoom and cut movement s determined by the location of the mouse rela
13. o start wih Windows 35 About Provides IP information forthe Webi Remotes 36 Initate Button Quickly connect cameras without the need to restart program 37 Minimize Minimizes setings panel to task bar Closes Settings panel About Provides IP Information for the WeblIP Remotes 2015 20 5 Rocasal Al gite reserved Ema Us Support Rocosot com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual m Before starting PTZJoy PRO connect your PTZ camera to your computer using a VISCA Control cable Please make sure your PTZ camera is turned ON GETTING STARTED 1 Connect the VISCA control cable to the Serial USB COM port of your computer and to the VISCA In jack of your camera 2 Check which COM port number is being used by your serial device in the Ports section of the Device Manager on your computer example COM2 To access the Device Manager open the System folder from your Control Panel ond click on Device Manager Expand the Ports section to view your active COM ports and double check thot there are no yellow exclamation marks If you see yellow exclamation mark next to of your COM ports you will need to fx this issue f there are no yellow exclamation marks these ports are active and available to control cameras f you are connecting only one camera or multiple cameras in a daisy chan mode you will need to know only one COM port number f you have multiple cameras connected to multiple ports you wil
14. rogram should start with Windows automatically 4 fit does not start automaticaly right click on the PTZIoy program loader file and click Run as Administrator Click on the Windows Logo Button in the program again close the program and restart your computer he P Flip T Flip and Z Hip buttons inverse the Pan Tilt and Zoom directions of a selected camera 20192015 fcn A i and Ema Us com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual Camera ON OFF Turns selected camera ON or OFF tion Allows you to add or remove cameras in a Daisy Chain connection without restarting all 1 Click Auto Pan to start the pan cycle Click it again to stop i Camera Auto Pan 2 Adjust the length of the pan cycle with the cycle slider bar ADDITIONAL VIDEO SETTINGS White Balance Settings Auto Mode Indoor Mode Outdoor Mode ATW Mode Call Change and manually adjust R Gain and B Gain with scroll bars Aperture Settings Auto Mode Manually adjust aperture with the scroll bar Exposure Control Settings Auto Iris Shutter Gain One Push Auto Focus ON OFF Tally Light ON OFF Video Mute ON OFF Negative Image ON OFF Black White Image ON OFF Mirror Image ON OFF Image Freeze ON OFF Video Stabilizer ON Hold OFF Backlight Backlight Compensation 20182015 Rss A i and Era Us com
15. tive to center point of the zoom lever The further away from the zero point of the virtual joystick or zoom lever that you move the mouse the quicker the camera wil rotate The closer the mouse to the zero point of the virtual Joystick zoom lever the slower the camera wil rotate 89132015 Focus Al right esed esos cam Ema Us Support Rocsot com Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual Es USBJOY JOYSTICK CONTROL We recommend checking if your cameras work with our Virtual Joystick first before trying to connect a USB Joystick 1 Connect your joystick controller to an available USB port on your computer and wait until your computer initializes it 2 Follow instructions below to calibrate your joystick Iva Calibrating your joystick controller will help the joystick work more accurately with the PTZloy application by finding the exact zero point and peripheral borders of the controller 1 Open Control Panel gt open Devices and Printers 2 You should see a screen showing available devices 3 Find your Joystick Controller and right click on the icon Select Game Controller Settings Highlight the controller you wish to calibrate and select Properties mal Us Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual m 4 start the calibration process select Calibrate under the Settings tab to initiate the Device Calibration Wizard Gone Co
16. tton You can add security to the connection by changing the Web Control port number on the Main Controller Open the web browser on your mobile device and type in the IP Address of the Main Controller see About into the URL Bar on your mobile device The WebRemote will appear in the web browser of your mobile device and you can now control the PTZ cameras connected to the Main Controller The WebRemote will appear full size in your web browser if you are using a computer you can resize the WebRemote to a more convenient to use size by simply changing the zoom settings in the browser The Camera Status Display will show relevant information such as which camera is being controlled which presets position is active the pan tilt and zoom speed and focus mode Control cameras using the WebRemote fram a device outside of your local area network by configuring your router and opening ports to accept outside signals Once your router is configured you can open a web browser on any device and type in the IP Address of the Main Controller and control your camera USING THE IP REMOTE The IP Remote Controller works in conjunction with the Main Controller to turn your camera into an IP camera controllable from anywhere over any LAN Wi Fi and WAN IP network The IP Remote Controller comes as an executable file that can be loaded on any computer and used as a far end controller for the cameras 20192015 fcn A i and Era Us Support
17. ver with a zero point 4 You can now regulate the speed of the zoom by the movement of the zoom lever relative to its zero point The further you move the lever away from it s zero point the quicker the camera will 200m in and out To stop the zoom you must move the zoom lever back to the zero point SorTsovsrice MODE This mode allows for slower more precise movements of the camera while using the Virtual or USB joystick Click on the Soft Made button to switch to Soft Joystick Mode PTZPAD CONTROL This mode allows you to control your PTZ camera using precise directional buttons 89132015 Focus Al gh esed Ema Us Rocosoft PTZJoy PRO Controller User Manual H 1 Activate this feature by clicking on the PTZPad button in the application 2 Control your cameras by clicking on the directional buttons to move your camera in the corresponding direction KEYBOARD HOTKEYS Control pan tilt 200m focus functions change speed settings call on presets and switch cameras using pre assigned shortcuts or hotkeys on any standard keyboard This is a diagram of the PTZloy pre assigned keyboard hotkeys CONNECTING MULTIPLE CAMERAS HOME RUN CONNECTION In a home run connection multiple cameras are connected to different USB Serial ports on one computer and each camera is controlled through a separate COM port now CONNECT 1 Connect your cameras to the USB Serial ports of your computer
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