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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Pioneer 2, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Pioneer 2 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Pioneer 2. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Pioneer 2 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Pioneer 2
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Pioneer 2 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Pioneer 2 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Pioneer 2 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Pioneer 2, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Pioneer service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Pioneer 2.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Pioneer 2 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
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MOBILE ROBOTS with Pioneer Server Operating System Software Pioneer PTZ Robotic Camera For Pioneer 2[...]
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ii Copyright 1999, Activ Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Under international copyright laws, this manual or any portion of it may not be copied or in any way duplicated without the expressed written consent of Activ Media, Inc. The software on disk and which accompany the robot or are available for network download by Pioneer Mobile Robot customer[...]
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iii Contents Page Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 PTZ Components ................................................................................................................................... 1 PTZ Accessories ............................................[...]
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1 Introduction The Pioneer Pan-Tilt-Zoom PTZ Robotic Camera System is a fully integrated accessory for Pioneer Mobile Robots. Developed by Kurt Konolige, Ph.D., of Videre Designs, the system consists of a Sony D30/31 pan-tilt-zoom color camera and PTZ System software for integration of the robotic camera with the Pioneer 2 Operating System (P2OS) a[...]
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2 Where to get PTZ System Software The Windows95/NT version of the PTZ System Software comes on disk with every Pioneer, included in the Saphira distribution software. Updates and other platform-based versions are available online from the Activ Media Robotics Internet website. The compressed archives contain the shared executables and accessory fi[...]
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3 Hardware Installation The PTZ Robotic Camera System requires some assembly, even if you had ordered it with a new Pioneer 2 Mobile Robot. Mounting the Camera The PTZ camera comes detached from the robot for safe shipment. We recommend mounting the camera to the front of the robot, centered on top of the Console (Figure 2-1). We have prepared the [...]
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4 FTVS/Video Side Panel If you purchased your PTZ Camera sometime after you had received your robot, and depending on the optional video or vision package, you may have to install the FTVS/Video Side Panel (Figure 2-2). Figure 2-2. FTVS/Video Side Panel Using the hex wrenches that came with your robot, remove the blank side panel from the left side[...]
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5 PTZ System Software The PTZ Robotic Camera comes with software support for controlling the pan, tilt, and zoom features of the camera through the Pioneer 2 Operating System (P2OS). In addition, we provide C-language-based libraries and source code for integration of the PTZ System with your Pioneer client applications. PTZ P2OS Commands Integrate[...]
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6 These are the Linux/Unix files when extracted relative to the Saphira top-level path ($SAPHIRA): $SAPHIRA/path Description colbert/ptzsys.so Shared object library for Saphira/Colbert /ptzdemo.act Colbert demo of PTZ software devices/ptzsys/ptzdoc.c Shared library source file /makefile Library makefile PTZ with Saphira The Saphira C-language-based[...]
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7 sfPTZCamPan(-95); wait 20; sfMessage("Tilt up ..."); sfPTZCamTilt(20); wait 20; sfMessage("Tilt down ..."); sfPTZCamTilt(-20); wait 20; sfMessage("Reset and zoom in ..."); sfPTZCamPanTilt(0,0); wait 10; sfPTZCamZoom(1023); wait 20; sfMessage("Zoom out ..."); sfPTZCamZoom(0); wait 2 0; sfMessage("Bye!&q[...]
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8 Appendix A Sony D30/31 Camera Specifications Image Sensor 1/3" IT CCD Effective Pixels 768(H) x 494(V) NTSC; 752(H) x 585(V) PAL Horizontal Resolution 460 TV lines NTSC; 450 TV lines PAL Vertical Resolution 350 TV lines NTSC; 400 TV lines PAL Lens 12X Zoom, f=5.4 - 64.8 mm; F=1.8 - 2.7 Angle of View (H) 48.8 degrees (wide angle) - 4.3 degree[...]
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9 Warranty & Liabilities Your Pioneer is fully warranted against defective parts or assembly for one year, and the PTZ System for 90 days after it is shipped to you from the factory. This warranty explicitly does not include damage from shipping or from abuse or inappropriate operation, such as if the robot is allowed to tumble or fall off a le[...]
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