Specifications

Universal RCP – Operation Manual
V3.1
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22/12/11
Operation with the Camera Corps Multi-Camera Keypad
The Multi-Camera Keypad expands the number of cameras that can be controlled from 6 to 96. A single
Keypad may be connected to both a Joystick controller and an RCP at the same time, or the Joystick and
RCP may have separate Keypads to control them independently.
It is not possible to setup 3D camera control modes when using the Keypad mode of operation.
The connection is made using an adapter cable from the ‘CCU Panel’ socket on the Keypad unit to the
‘Keypad’ connector on the RCP. This cable should be a 9way ‘D’ Male to Male with all pins wired.
When the RCP is not mounted in the desktop box, then a special cable is used with a 9way ‘D’ Male at the
Keypad end and a 10way IDC connector at the RCP. This cable is wired 1 to 1 with pin 10 of the IDC
being unused.
Never plug the interconnection cable into the RCP while it is powered as this may cause damage to the
unit.
With the Keypad connected to the RCP, switch on the RCP (which also powers the Keypad). Normally the
RCP will automatically detect that it is connected to a Keypad and will display ‘MultiCam Keypad
Connected’ for a few seconds. This can be confirmed by the fact that none of the Channel buttons will be
illuminated.
In the case of some RCP’s with older hardware, the detection may not be automatic and then the Keypad
Operation Mode can be set using an option in the ‘Setup’ Menu. Select this Menu in the normal way and
use the right hand menu button to move to the last menu available. Select Keypad to ‘ON’ and the
channel buttons should all be unlit showing control is now from the Keypad.
Press the channel up/down buttons a couple of times on the Keypad unit and then after initialisation the
RCP ID indicator will start following the Keypad selection.
Note that all control of Channel ID’s is now transferred to the Keypad and options on the RCP menus for
selecting Normal / Multicam ID’s and ID nos. will be disabled.
Note that if feeding the RCP data into a Joystick controller that is also being controlled from a Keypad
then the baud rate must be selected to 2400 baud.
If the Keypad option is selected manually from the Setup Menu then it must be set to OFF again when the
RCP is next used without the Keypad control.
Macro Group Memory Storage with Multi-Camera Keypad
A new feature introduced in V3.0 of the RCP is the ability to store up to 6 groups of camera ID’s. Each of
the 6 groups can store up to 16 ID’s.
There can be two completely different setups for each camera in a group. Either of the two setups can be
recalled at any time from a single button press without changing the camera selection which is currently
being controlled.
The channel select buttons on the RCP are used to select the individual groups. (Normal channel
selection is done using the Keypad.)