User Manual - Tangent Devices
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1. Model No CP300 Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 AN Important Check www tangentwave co uk for updates Tangent Wave Ltd Crowbush Farm Luton Road Toddington LU5 6HU UK www tangentwave co uk Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 Table of Contents 1 Important safety instructions Instructions De S curit Importantes neen 2 2 CE Declaration or GOMORMINY ER Ne a dd een nn 3 3 FOG Compliance SENER 3 4 Disposal and Recycling information ss 3 SJ ADOUTNS Manual ee 4 6 What sin NE DON dre era ter ton el ni aar En orne 4 EAI NN 5 FE DIVO EEE Er ee PE ascenetesceracancs D 12 Powerand Communion are 5 8 Positioning and use of the panel 5 O GETING SETET ar 6 10 TeSt Nb varmes Ne SE RER aes rete rA 6 DAVE 7 VERN 7 TOES KMOOS ANA AAS SSE 7 S EE ER nn ata ace teen acne ne to atest 7 10S TEKE DAN passe one niet 7 As TOUDE SOON 8 VA DOT GOES VOKS 8 112 A KNOD J06S TT SEEM TO WOIK see 8 11 3 A trackerball doesn t seem to work 4 8 11 4 My software isn t communicating with the panel 9 12 Care Gr your DANCE dede bre een en ee es essaient ns 9 193 FITMAWNArS updates seere 9 14 Connecting the Wave to Da Vinci Resolve rrrnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnvnrrnnnnevnrnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnsnrennnnsneennnnn 10 TAA GONNSCHON Hr 10 14 2 Setting up communication with Resolve unsun ennn nnnn eenn enensennennnenn vennen vens 10 14 3 IMPOMANE NOE ere ennemies didier 10 15 Connecting the Wave to Color Apple a2. 3 FCC Compliance Statement C This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 4 Disposal and Recycling information Ne This symbol indicates that your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations When your product reaches the end amas Of its life please contact your supplier for disposal and recycling options Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 5 About this manual This manual applies to Wave control panel Model No CP300 For the latest updates please check www tangentwave co uk and look under Downloads Documentation This manual does not tell you how to use the panel with your software For that information please contact your software vendor Where we have been provided with information by the software vendors we have included this If you find any errors with this manual or you have any suggestions then please contact Tangent Wave It is only through your feedback and suggestions that we can improve our services and products 6 What s in the box Package Contents TI 20 gt ri AS SE Nam J i can ji N CV S Do CS s Wave Panel LAAN L Na fi ES USB Cable CD Button Overlay Note also included in the box is
3. a self adhesive wrist rest This is for you to optionally fit to your Wave If you decide to remove it at a later date please note that it may leave residual adhesive on your Wave or may mark the surface of it Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 7 About Wave Wave is a control panel that is aimed at the colour correction and video post production industry It doesn t do any processing of video data itself it just provides a physical user interface to software packages much like your computer keyboard and mouse It is designed to improve speed ease of use and efficiency of your software by putting the controls at your finger tips without having to access them through menu functions and mouse clicks Colourists will be familiar with the three trackerball layout for adjusting primaries and they will know how essential it is to have them on the panel for this purpose Note What Wave will control in your software The Wave control panel is designed to be generic What we mean by generic is that it is not designed specifically to be used with just one type of software This means what function any of the controls has is not determined by Tangent Wave but is decided by the software that you are using the panel with 7 1 Drivers There are no drivers to install for Wave Wave uses the inbuilt HID drivers that come with all current operating systems Windows Mac and Linux The HID driver is the driver that allows your USB keyb
4. aneneneenenenn enne ennn eere ennnenrennnens eenen 11 BMI 11 162 INSTAMING TE SOMW vr 11 15 3 Configuring Color to use your Wave panel 12 16 Connecting the panels to Scratch Assimilate rrrrrrrrrrrrnnnrrrrrnnrrerrrnnnnrrrrnnrrennnnanrennnnn 14 TOA GOMMC OM 14 16 2 Setting up communication with SCRATCH naaa nnen eenn ennn eenn ennneenrennnsenvens 14 16 3 Setting up the default panel mapping Rs 14 17 Connecting the Wave to Speedgrade Framecycler Iridas aaneen eenen 15 7 OVENI CW ariens etten 15 IZo 9 AR eee eee aE oe ene eee one ee eee ee eee ee eee 15 17 3 Changing the sensitivity of trackballs wheels and knobs nennen 15 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 1 Important safety instructions Instructions De S curit Importantes Read this manual first before using the panel Keep these instructions for future reference Heed all warnings in this manual Follow all instructions in this manual Do not use this apparatus near water Install and use the panel only as instructed Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Unplug the apparatus when it s not going to be used for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Servicing is required when The apparatus has been damaged in any way Liquid has been spilled on the apparatus Objects have fallen into th
5. the USB connection This will change and update rapidly when the panel is first plugged in but it should finish by saying configured If it doesn t say this after a few seconds then remove the USB connection and plug it back in again If you move any of the controls or press any of the buttons the appropriate bottom line of the display will change to show you the status of the control or button which has been changed The following describes what you should see for each control or button 10 3 Knobs and dials If you move a knob dial or a trackerball the bottom line of the right display will show something similar to this Encoder moved 11 4 The first number is the ID number for that control in this case 11 The second number is the amount it s moved by in this case 4 The number gets bigger the faster you turn the control This should be positive when the knob is turned clockwise and negative if turned anti clockwise If the number is always 1 or 1 or doesn t change then the knob or dial is faulty 10 4 Buttons If you press a button the bottom line of the middle display will show something similar to this Key pressed 6 In this case button number 6 has been pressed If this doesn t happen then the button is faulty Note in test mode the buttons are scanned slowly so pressing a button too quickly and releasing it may mean that the press is missed So be sure to press each button slowly Under normal working conditions this w
6. to use 17 3 Changing the sensitivity of trackballs wheels and knobs To adjust the sensitivity simply open the settings of FrameCycler or SpeedGrade then check for Tangent This area applies to both the CP200 and the CP300 series You can leave all fields for IP address space and unit IDs blank when using the CP300 Scroll to the end of the page Use the sliders to adjust the sensitivity 15
7. When you start Color you may get a pop up dialog window similar to the one shown below Don t worry if you don t as you can get to this window once Color is running as explained later This is the Color Control Surface Setup window Control Surface Startup Would vou like to start up the chosen Control Surface the Control Surface is connected first is dialog again Control Surface Tangent The Control Surface menu in the middle of the window allows you to choose what panel you are using Color with If this isn t set to Tangent Color Plugin then do this now Then press Yes If you don t see the Control Surface Setup window then in Color go to the Setup room Click on the User Prefs tab at the bottom and then click on Show Control Surface Dialog which is at the top right of the User Prefs Don t forget you will have to load or create a 12 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 project in Color in order to get to the rooms Once you have selected Tangent Wave Color Plugin as the control surface type quit Color and restart it lt is a good idea for now to also check the Show this dialog again option you can always turn this off again later After you have clicked Yes the display on Wave should show the following Wave l connected to Color You now need to load a project Once you have done this Wave will load its control map and the displays will update to reflect this 13 Wave CP300 Control Pan
8. e apparatus The apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture The apparatus does not operate normally The apparatus has been dropped Lire les instructions suivantes Conserver ces instructions Tout avertissement doit tre pris compte Respecter les instructions la lettre Ne pas utiliser cet appareil pr s de sources d eau Nettoyer uniquement avec un torchon sec Installer selon le mode d emploi fournit par la chaine de production Ne pas installer pr s de sources de chaleur c est dire radiateurs ou appareils produisant de la chaleur D brancher l appareil si celui ci ne sera pas utilis de longs intervalles Se referer un personnel qualifi pour toute revision de l appareil Une r vision de l appareil est n ccessaire o L appareil a t endommag o Liquide r pandu l int rieur de l appareil o Objets tomb s l int rieur de l appareil o Si l appareil a t mis au contact de la pluieou expos l humidit Ou s il ne fonctionne pas normalment ou a te renvers Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 2 CE Declaration of Conformity Tangent Wave Ltd of 4 Crowbush Farm Luton Road Toddington United Kingdom declare that our Wave product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directives 2004 108 EC and 2006 95 EC and carries the CE mark accordingly Toddington January 2009 Andy Knox Operations Director
9. ecting the Wave to Da Vinci Resolve 14 1 Connection Connect and install the CP300 Wave to the Resolve computer using the USB cable 14 2 Configuring Resolve When Resolve is running click Preferences and the following window will appear DaVinci Resolve Preferences Media Storage Volumes Nolumes Soft RAID The first volume in the above list will be used to store gallery stilis cache files Video Capture Hardware For capture and playback use DeckLink HD Extreme 3D Control Panel Type Use this panel for grading None DaVinci Resolve Control Surface O Tangent Devices Wave JLCooper Eclipse CX Choose Tangent Devices Wave from the menu and click Save 14 3 Important Note Please note that when configured to use the Wave panel Resolve takes exclusive control of the panel This is even true when Resolve is not running When you want to use the Wave panel with another application then you will need to return to the above window and choose None as the panel option 10 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 15 Connecting the Wave to Color Apple 15 1 Introduction Although Wave does not need a driver to work with Mac OS X it does need a plug in to enable it to talk to Color Also in order for you to customise how Wave controls Color there s an application called the Panel Control Mapper These are bundled together in a Mac OS X installation package called Tangent Color Support Once you have i
10. el Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 16 Connecting the panels to Scratch Assimilate 16 1 Connection Connect and install the CP300 Wave to the SCRATCH computer using the USB cable 16 2 Setting up communication with SCRATCH SCRATCH uses the cs_devices xml file to configure communications with external control surface devices This file is located at C Program Files Assimilate Settings Do not edit the default file Instead create a copy of the file and rename it cs_devices_init xml Then open this file in any text editing program such as Notepad The file lists all devices that can be configured with SCRATCH Locate the section dedicated to the CP300 It will look like this lt device name Tangent CP 300 Wave mode disabled gt lt driver gt CsDrv_TangentCP300 dll lt driver gt lt entry data gt lt The Tangent Wave panel does not require a specific ID number gt lt vip gt 0x04D8 lt vip gt lt pid gt 0xFDCF lt pid gt lt idle timeout gt 125 lt idle timeout gt lt entry data gt lt We have 3 displays with 5 lines each gt lt display gt 0 lt display gt lt lines gt 15 lt lines gt lt device gt To enable the CP300 change the mode disabled to mode enabled in the first line No further modifications are necessary so save the file and exit the text editor 16 3 Setting up the default panel mapping SCRATCH installs a default file for use with the CP300 Wave In the folder C Program Files As
11. ftware to talk to the panel Refer to your software vendors instructions for doing this Make sure the USB cable is connected properly Also make sure the USB port on your computer can supply the 500mA the panel requires Some laptops do not allow this If after doing the above and taking any relevant action you re still having trouble then contact Tangent Wave or your reseller 12 Care of your panel Your Wave panel should not be cleaned with harsh abrasives or chemical cleaning products If they become dirty wipe them with a soft damp cloth Cleaning the balls From time to time you may need to clean the balls and the trackerball unit that holds them To do this you need to remove the clip on cover over the ball and then remove the ball See Getting started Fitting the balls in to the trackerballs Clean the ball with a soft damp cloth To clean inside the trackerball unit use a damp cotton bud paying close attention to the three metal balls the ball sits on and the lens which houses the optical sensor 13 Firmware updates The firmware in your Wave panel was the most up to date version when your panel was manufactured It is possible however that a newer version may be available from our website www tangentwave co uk Check there under the support tab to see if a newer version is available Also be sure to read the instructions and release notes with the version Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 14 Conn
12. ill light up showing something similar to the following 000 000 Tangent Wave Ltd CP300 Wave USB state configured Key pressed 6 000 000 000 You are now ready to use the panel with your software Refer to the relevant section of this manual for your software which will detail how to configure the software to use the panel Also refer to the manual that came with your software If you can find any information in either this manual or the manual that came with your software then check the Tangent Wave website for the latest version or contact your software provided for their latest manual 10 Test mode By default the panel will come up in a test mode when you plug it into your computer and your software is not running To enter the Test Mode do the following e Turn the panel off by unplugging the USB cable e Make sure your software is not running e Turn the panel back on by plugging in the USB cable The displays will now show something similar to the following OO O OO O OOO Tangent Wave Ltd CP300 Wave Version 1 3 USE state configured Key pressed _ A Encoder moved 114 000000 000 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 What you see will differ slightly but basically lines above tell you the following 10 1 Version This is the panel firmware version number See the section on updating the firmware for more information on this 10 2 USB state This is the current status of
13. ill not be an issue 10 5 Trackerballs Just like the knobs and dials moving the trackerball will cause the bottom line of the right display to show something similar to this Encoder 15 3 The first number is the ID number for that control in this case 15 The second number Is the amount it s moved by in this case 3 The number gets bigger the faster you turn the Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 control This should be positive when the ball is moved to the right or up It will be negative if the ball is moved to the left or down If it does not change then the ball is faulty Note due to the way the software scans the movements of the balls it will be hard to see only changes in the left right direction The up down movements are always displayed in preference by the test mode and as it s difficult to move the ball in just the left right direction with out moving it up down you ll always see mostly up down changes 11 Trouble shooting 11 1 A button doesn t work Go into test mode and follow the button test procedure If the button doesn t work in the test mode then the button is broken In this case please contact Tangent Wave or your reseller If the button works in the test mode then it may be a problem with the software you are using the panel with Contact your software vendor 11 2 A knob doesn t seem to work Go into test mode and follow the knob test procedure If the knob does
14. n t work in the test mode then the knob is broken In this case please contact Tangent Wave or your reseller If the knob works in the test mode then it may be a problem with the software you are using the panel with Contact your software vendor Note if the knob is turned to quickly then it is possible that the Wave will not be able to keep up with the movement Try to avoid turning the knob too quickly 11 3 A trackerball doesn t seem to work Go into test mode and follow the trackerball test procedure If the trackerball doesn t work in the test mode then the trackerball is broken In this case please contact Tangent Wave or your reseller If the trackerball works in the test mode then it may be a problem with the software you are using the panel with Contact your software vendor Note from time to you will need to clean the trackerballs See Care of your panel Cleaning the balls If there is a build up of dust inside the panel it may affect the optical sensor used to track the balls movements Note if the ball is moved to quickly then the optical sensor will not be able to track it This will produce erratic behaviour in the output from the ball Try to keep movements of the ball smooth and avoid rapid changes of direction or spinning the ball Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 11 4 My software isn t communicating with the panel Generally problems with communication are related to setting up your so
15. nstalled the Tangent Color Support package you must first run the Panel Control Mapper to select the Wave panel Please refer to the Tangent Color Support Package Manual for details You ll find on the disc that came with your Wave 15 2 Installing the software Insert the disc that came with your Wave panel into your Mac Open the disc in a finder window by double clicking on the disc icon Double click on the Tangent Color Support package w to start the installation and follow the on screen instructions Tangent Color Support v3 0 You may be prompted to enter your password This is the password for your user account on your Mac and the password that you enter when you update your Mac s system software 11 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 15 3 Configuring Color to use your Wave panel Make sure you have installed the Tangent Color Support package and configured the Panel Control Mapper as described in the Installing the software section above You need to plug your Wave panel into your Mac with the USB cable it came with This is just a standard USB cable so you can use your own if you wish If everything is ok you should see the following or similar on the Waves displays P i r r j r i L kj 4 CP300 Wave Version 13 Key pressed 6 Encoder moved 11 4 If you don t see the above then refer to the Trouble shooting section of this manual Now start Color
16. oard and mouse to work with your computer 7 2 Power and communication Wave receives its power and communicates with your computer through the USB cable The only requirement is that your computer supports high power USB devices that is it can supply 500mA though its USB port Most desktop computers can it is only laptop or portable devices that can t If your in doubt check your computers specifications 8 Positioning and use of the panel Health Warning Some experts believe that use of any human input device may cause serious injury to hands wrists arms neck or back If you feel pain numbness weakness in these areas see a qualified health professional To reduce the risks of such injuries follow these precautions take frequent short breaks Get up and walk around at least a couple of times every hour vary your tasks throughout the day keep your shoulder relaxed with your elbows at your side Position your control panel so you don t have to reach Adjust your chair and control panel so your wrists are straight Avoid resting your wrists on sharp edges Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 9 Getting started Connecting the panel to your computer First make sure that the software you are going to use the panel with is not running on your computer Use the supplied cable to plug the panel into a free USB slot on your computer The USB connector is on the rear of the panel If all is well the displays w
17. similate Settings locate the cs mappings Wave xml file This is the file that contains the default CP300 mappings To use this file with SCRATCH create a copy of this file and rename it cs mappings _init xml If you already have a file with this name make a backup copy of it before overwriting with this new version Launch SCRATCH and you will have the default CP300 mappings available The display will show the current SCRATCH build number The panels will switch to displaying the actual functions once you have entered the SCRATCH Player See the SCRATCH User Guide for details on customizing the control surface functions Note If you have cs mappings xm files in your SCRATCH User folder they will be used instead of the default mapping file To use the default mappings remove any existing cs mappings xml files from all SCRATCH User folders 14 Wave CP300 Control Panel Users Manual v1 4 rev 3 17 Connecting the Wave to Speedgrade Framecycler Iridas 17 1 Overview The Tangent CP300 Wave is supported with all IRIDAS FrameCycler and SpeedGrade 2009 products Depending on the feature set of the application the CP300 can be used for playback control applying looks color grading 17 2 Setup Connect Wave computer as descibed in this manual Open your FrameCycler or SpeedGrade application it will automatically detect that the CP300 is present You don t need to make any further adjustments the device is ready
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