USER GUIDE
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ORACLE OVERVIEW To access child menus from the home screen, press the MENU button (b.) on the ORACLE. This section will cover the basic functions of the ORACLE and what each button and dial controls in the system. b. MENU Button The MENU button is used to call up the ORACLE menu when on the home screen. It can also be used to escape back to parent menus and cancel changes when altering settings in the ORACLE options. a.
• Logarithmic mode is useful if fully zoomed in with your camera. It allows very precise, slow control at the center of the joystick with the ability to perform quick moves as the joystick is moved to the outer limits. F.I.G.S. / Continental Europe Region Wall Cord Supported Features & Specifications: • Backlit LCD display with menu and setting values. • Fully adjustable controls for Max Speed, Dampening, & Dead Band. • Movement Recording / Memory Function with three memory banks.
11. Move the joystick left / right or press the center JOYSTICK BUTTON to begin recording your camera movement. 12. The MAX SPEED, DAMPING, and DEADBAND dials can all be adjusted during this time and will be recorded as will the timing. 13. All movement is recorded in real time and a seconds counter is displayed on the screen. delay before camera movement starts.
7. 8. 9. ADJUSTING SIMPLE MODE DEFAULT MOTOR POWER In Simple mode, you only need to set the distance and amount of time you want the slider to travel said distance. Press the 1 BUTTON to select 1:Distance SLIDER/DOLLY ADVANCED MODE direction). Power 40 is the default setting. In some cases it is necessary to adjust the default motor power for heavy loads or inclines.
9. value set for Y:Slide Power to move left and a positive Y:Slide Power to move right. 12. Your advanced settings are now complete and you are returned to the main menu screen for the advanced setup. You can now press the 1 BUTTON to edit the Move settings, the 2 BUTTON to edit the Cycles settings, the 3 BUTTON to edit the Pwr (power) settings or ENTER to run. Press ENTER to continue. remain on. Stepper motors have two states. On and off. This setting determines how long the motor is on for each step.
to be programmed. Press the 1 BUTTON to enter 1:Pan setup. the amount of time remaining. Memory Bank Time Remaining 8. 18. To cancel the playback, move the joystick on the ORACLE and you will be returned to the home screen. Quick Tip: The Joystick can be moved The first setting that can be adjusted is the PAN Y:Motor On time. The default is 0.05 S (seconds). We recommend leaving this at the default for starting out. Press ENTER to accept the setting.
19. The screen will now display the countdown of cycles for both the PAN and TILT moves based on your settings BUTTONS (1, 2, OR 3) for 5 seconds. 20. To cancel the playback and return to the menu, press ANY BUTTON on the ORACLE. The word Erasing appears for a few seconds. Quick Tip: To quickly navigate the PAN/ TILT menus, move the joystick left and right to jump back and forth between settings. Move the joystick up and down to change values and the center button to save. 7.
In our sample, we know the motor turns ON and will move for .5 seconds in each CYCLE. By adjusting the POWER, we can determine how far it moves in that half second. If you want a slow, short move, you would use a low power. For a faster, long move, a high power would accomplish this. You can use the “Flash Mark” screen as a visual clapper board when you need to sync footage. This is useful if you are layering several recordings on top of one another for compositing work.
REVOLUTION HEAD TIME LAPSE TIPS FOR ADVANCED MODE Here are some approximate figures to use as a starting point. These figures where populated with a Canon 7D equipped with an extended battery grip and a 15mm lens. Using these figures should get you close to the reported results but you may need to adjust the MOTOR OFF time to tweak the movement over time to perfect your results.
ORACLE MENU STRUCTURE REFERENCE CHART 1:Tilt 2:Pan 500 0.055 LIN 0 0 0 1:Head Unit 2:Slider 1:Joystick 3:Utl 2:Time Lapse PAN CW CCW 2:Advanced 1:Current Sense 1:PAN 2:TILT ENTER:Run 1:Current Sense On Y:Motor ON 0.05 S PAN Y:Power 40 PAN Y:Cycles 877 19.00 M TILT Y:Motor OFF 0.05 S TILT Y:Power 40 PAN Y:Cycles 877 19.00 M 7.30 M Set Start Point ENTER:Begin Adj Dist Moved 2.80IN 7.11CM Save: Enter Cancel: Menu <-<-- Set Start Point ENTER:Begin Adj Dist Moved 2.80IN 7.
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