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    LCP 40 0 User ’ s Guide Infinity W ireless Loc al Control Panel Applicatio n 3922 496 30951 No ve mber 2007 v1 .0 1[...]

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    Copyright Copyright Grass V alley Nederland B .V . 2007 . Co pying of this document and giving it to others, and the use or communication of the contents thereof , are forbidden without express authority . Off enders are liabl e to the payment of damages. All rights are reser ved in the ev ent of the grant of a patent or the registration of a utili[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 3 T able of contents Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.2 Wireless camera control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1)[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 5 Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1. 1 Application The LCP 400 is a control application for Electr onic Ne ws Gathering (ENG) and Electronic Field Production (EFP) w orkflows. It r uns on a mobile device suc h as a PD A or T ouc hPhone using Windows Mobile.[...]

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    6 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 1 - Introduction The LCP 400 application is a logical e xtension of the metadat a workflow . Instead of using a laptop or USB memor y stic k to relay a shot lis t from a ne wsroom to a camera operator , or to bring bac k camera met adat a from the field, you can c[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 7 Chapter 2 - S etup Chapter 2 Se t u p 2.1 Requirements T o use the LCP 400 application with an Infi nit y camcorder you need the f ollowing equipment: • T o install and run the LCP 400 application a mobile device using Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher is required. • T o [...]

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    8 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 2 - Setup 2.2 Installation Using ActiveSync F ollow these steps to inst all the LCP 400 application on a mobile device using A ctiveS y nc: 1. Ensure that compatible versions of A ctiveSync are installed on your PC and on your mobile device. 2. On your PC, double-[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 9 Chapter 2 - S etup 2.4 Set ting up a connection The f ollo wing examples are typical connecti on set up procedures. Depending on the mobile device and the v ersion of the operation sy stem, your sit uation may be dif fere nt. Ref er to the documentation of your mobile de[...]

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    1 0 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 2 - Setup S ett ing up the application 1. Start the LCP 40 0 application. 2. Go to the PDA Options menu. 3. Select the Infinity DMC connection. 2.4.2 T ypical setup procedure for a T ouc hPhone S ett ing up a dial-up connection 1. Go to Star t > S et tings an[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 Main menu When you start the LCP 400 applica tion the f ollowing screen is sho wn: All functions are grouped into menus and these are accessed through the pop-up windo w Menu. The LCP 400 main menu supports se veral dif f erent functions: • Metadat a (for managing metadata functions) • Operate (remo[...]

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    1 2 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 3 - Operation ☞ Note Some functions are grey ed out if the connection is lo st. The Infinity st atus bar is gre y in this case. When there is a connection, the bar is blac k (default) or red (when the camera is recording) 3.2 Metadata menu This menu is describ[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 1 3 Chapter 3 - Operation 3.4 Pa i n t m e n u The paint menu sho ws groups of RGB sliders that control th e paint or other video set t ings. Iris value slider • T he position of the slider control represents the va lue. Lef t is closed iris, right is open iris. • Righ[...]

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    1 4 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 3 - Operation 3.5 Audio menu The audio menu pro vides a compact ov er view of the audio controls and indicators of the camcorder . The upper part of the screen shows the le vels for audio c hannels 1 to 4. ➢ T ap one of the four c hannel t abs to open the deta[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 1 5 Chapter 3 - Operation 3.7 PD A Options menu This menu contains the Bluetooth communication set t ings. • If the option use existing connection is c hec ked, the application uses the e xisting connection. – Mak e sure y ou already set up a connection in the operatin[...]

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    1 6 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 3 - Operation 3.8 Camera configuration menu The camera configu ration menu shows the pinfo files of the camcorder . T hese files contain system v ersion data in XML -format. The pinfo files are only updated af ter sync hronization with the camera. A red icon ind[...]

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    Chapter 4 - Metadata Chapter 4 Metadata 4.1 Introduction The LCP 400 application enables metadat a, in the form of stor y files, to be edited and loaded into the camera and selected for use. When the mobile device conn ects to a camera: – all stories loaded in the LCP 400 application are sent to the camcorder , – all stories loaded in the camco[...]

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    18 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 4 - Metadata sync hronization st atus of eac h stor y file. The option <no story> is shown at the bot tom of the list. When this option is selected, no stor y met adata will be recorded. File transfer and sync hronization The file transf er functionalit y w[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 1 9 Chapter 4 - Metadata 4.3 Managing stories The but ton MANAGE STORIE S opens the stor y management window . In the stor y management window a list of a vailable stories is sho wn. Select a stor y by tapping its name in the list. The f ollo wing operations can be carried[...]

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    20 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 4 - Metadata 4.3.1 V i ew story In the view story window the selected stor y file is shown. All groups are e xpanded by def ault. Use the scroll bar to see more items. T ap the BACK but ton to close the window . – Unc hec k the show only field with values optio[...]

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    LCP 400 W ireless Local Control P anel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) 21 Chapter 4 - Metadata Edit a value Select a field from the list and tap EDIT to c hange its value. T he follo wing pop-up dialog is shown: Enter a value using the pop-up k e yboard. T ap OK to apply the c hanges to the file and close the window or CANCEL to discard your [...]

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    22 LCP 400 W ireless Local Control Panel Application User’ s Guide (v1 .0 1) Chapter 4 - Metadata 4.3.6 R estore a story A stor y can be restored by selecting a stor y from the Bac kup Storage and pressing RESTORE STORY . A process popup window is sho wn ("Stor y is restored. Press OK"). Af ter confirmation the manage stories window app[...]