User manual

Phantom Help File34

1.4 Important Warnings and Cautions

Please review the following warnings and caution before using your Phantom camera.

Getting Started

When connecting to a Phantom camera do not open the Phantom Camera Control software

until all installation procedures have been completed.

Never use an outdated Serial Tag Number (.STG) file and never mix .STG files. Using .STG

files from other cameras may cause serious damage.

When connecting to a Phantom IEEE 1394 camera the IEEE 1394 card and drivers must be

installed before installing the Phantom Camera Control software on your computer.

Do not use the IEEE 1394 drivers supplied with the card. Do not use Window's Install Wizards'

feature.

If an IEEE 1394 Phantom camera does not appear in the Windows Device Manager>Sound,

video and game controllers list, do not start the Phantom Camera Control software.

Quick Starts

Ensure that the CompactFlash Card is PROPERLY oriented before seating it into a Phantom

Miro camera. DO NOT FORCE THE CARD INTO THE CAMERA. Failure to comply with this

instruction may result in a serious camera failure requiring it to be returned to Vision Research

for service.

Any cine files stored in the camera's memory must be deleted prior to powering down a

Phantom Miro camera. Failure to comply with this procedure will cause the camera to run on

battery power until the battery discharges completely.

Phantom Camera Control Application

When using a monitor to apply Image Processing effects, the White Balance control, and all

brightness, contrast, gamma, and color adjustments should be changed only when using a

monitor that is in correct adjustment. Occasionally, an operator will over adjust the monitor

settings in extreme lighting conditions, such as in direct sunlight, in an attempt to get a better

look at what he is trying to image. "Correcting" the appearance of images on a poorly adjusted

monitor will have a negative result on cine file recordings that will later be viewed on a properly

adjusted monitor under normal conditions.

White Balance Adjustment cannot be performed over an area with any saturated pixels.

Removing a Group or Sub-Group with multiple groups, cameras, or cine files under it will

remove all the objects in the tree.

When utilizing the f-sync feature with this application, all cameras must be supplied an

external trigger. If a soft-trigger is used to trigger the cameras, Vision Research cannot

guarantee that the cameras will remain synchronized.