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4.2.4 Manager Control Panel Procedures

This section describes the Step-by-Step procedures that can be performed via the Manager Control

Panel.

4.2.4.1 Individual Camera Control

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Move the mouse over the desired available Phantom camera you wish to connect to, then

Double-click the left mouse key.

RESULT: A Preview Panel opens displaying a live preview image from the selected camera.

NOTE

The Phantom Camera Control application allows multiple cameras, and multiple cine files to be

accessed and controlled. However, when using this approach to control a Phantom camera

only one camera or cine file can be active in any one time.

4.2.4.2 Simultaneous Multiple (Group) Camera Control

A sub-group can contain multiple Phantom cameras, (under the Camera Group), that can be

accessed in the Live Control Panel to control multiple Phantom cameras simultaneously, or it can

contain multiple cine files, (under the Cine Group), that can be accesses in the and Play Control

Panels to review multiple cine files simultaneously.

NOTE

Phantom cameras and cine file cannot be associated with multiple groups. However, any

Phantom camera or cine file under the sub-group tree can be controlled or reviewed

respectively. For example, Files Sub-Group1 contains; cine1, cine2, and cine3, along with

another sub-group Files Sub-Group2. Files Sub-Group2 contains; cine4, cine5, and cine6, and

if Files Sub-Group2 is selected in the Play Control Panel; cine4, cine5, and cine6 can be

reviewed simultaneously. If Files Sub-Group1 is selected all six cine files can be reviewed

simultaneously.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

In the Manager Control Panel:

Highlight the Cameras Group, or sub-group, to create a sub-group under, then

Click the New Group Folder, , button.

Enter the desired name for the new group.

RESULT: A sub-group, new folder, will be placed under the Group selected.

Move the mouse over the available Phantom camera you wish to connect to.

Hold down the left mouse key, and simultaneously