Kessler SECOND SHOOTER PLUS User manual

SECOND SHOOTER PLUS USER GUIDE
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
• Second Shooter Plus™
• Slider
• Motor Mount
• Camera Control Cable (or external intervalometer)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Controller ........................................................................ 2
Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up
- Slider Motor ........................................................................ 3
- Pan & Tilt Axis ........................................................................ 6
- Intervalometer Connect ........................................................................ 6
- Bridge Mode ........................................................................ 7
Powering Up The System ........................................................................ 7
Power Up Menu
- Program Move ........................................................................ 8
- Manual Move ....................................................................... 11
- Turntable ...................................................................... 11
- Settings ...................................................................... 11
Using kOS ...................................................................... 12
Updating Firmware ...................................................................... 12
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THE CONTROLLER
a) Menu Button
Navigate backwards to the previous menu with this
button.
b) Directional Arrows
The directional arrows can be used to navigate
through the menu and also control the Left/Right
movement of the Slider motor, Left/Right move-
ment of the pan motor, and the Up/Down move-
ment of the tilt axis. Press and hold (for 3 seconds)
Left/Right or Up/Down to swap move orientations.
c) Enter Button
Use this button to select options through the menu.
d) Shift Button
This button in conjunction with other buttons allows
for secondary controls.
Shift + Directional arrows increases speed during
set up to allow moves to be programmed faster
Shift + Enter turns the LED Light on/o
Shift toggles backlight on/o during
timelapse move
e) Power Port
Connect the supplied AC wall power cord or a 12V
DC cable for battery power.
f) USB Port
Connect the Controller to a computer via the sup-
plied USB cable to update firmware.
g) Two Expansion Ports
Connect to various external accessories such as
the Digital Control Center, while at the same time
connecting two controllers together in Bridge Mode.
h) Wire Clip
Connect the power cord through this clip to prevent
unwanted disconnection.
i) LED Light
Press Shift + Enter to turn o/on.
j) IN Port
Used to connect external intervalometer or bulb
ramper
k) OUT Port
Used to connect a camera via the Camera Control
Cable for intervalometer control of the camera by
the Second Shooter Plus, or to connect to a bulb
ramping device that supports receiving an external
trigger signal.
l) Cat5 Ports (Slider, Pan, Tilt)
Connect each axis to corresponding port via provid-
ed CAT5 cable.
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GETTING STARTED: HARDWARE SET-UP
SLIDER MOTOR
1. Choose your desired motor speed by arranging the proper combination of motor pulleys. The metal pin
on the Slider motor is to be used for storing the extra pulley
SMALL PULLEY
2. To remove the pulley installed on the Slider motor, simply pull outward away from the motor.
3. To install the pulley, simply push the pulley onto the motor shaft while aligning the holes. Be sure to
hold the belt in place while installing.
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PULLEY STORAGE
LARGE PULLEY

7. Choose between the following pulley combinations: Fast, Normal and Slow.
FAST (LOW TORQUE)
*This combination is only compatible with CineSlider, Philip Bloom and Stealth sliders.
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4. Install the Small Pulley onto the Slider Motor.
The pre-installed belt (labeled 110XL) on the Slider Motor is to be used in most applications. However, if
using the Small Pulley in conjunction with the Shuttle Pod, Shuttle Pod Mini or Pocket Dolly v2.0 follow
steps 5-6.
5. Place the smaller belt (labeled 100XL) around the Small Pulley.
6. Mount the Slider Motor onto the Motor Mount utilizing the threaded holes nearest to the pulley on the
back side of the motor.

NORMAL
SLOW (HIGH TORQUE)
8. Mount Slider motor to slider using a Kessler Motor Mount.
9. Connect CAT5 cable from Slider motor to the SLIDER port on the Controller.
*This combination requires the pulley from the Motor Mount Kit to be used on the slider.
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PAN & TILT AXIS
1. Mount your Pan & Tilt head utilizing the 3/8”-16 and ¼” – 20 holes on the underside of the Head. (Rec-
ommended Mounting: Kessler Kwik Release + 3/8”-16 Kwik Short Plate)
2. Connect CAT5 cable from the side of the Pan base to the PAN port on the controller.
3. Connect CAT5 cable from the Tilt axis to the TILT port on the controller.
4. Plug in power supply.
INTERVALOMETER CONNECT
1. For time lapse or stop motion, connect a Camera Control Cable to the out port on the controller to the
camera.
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BRIDGE MODE
By utilizing one of the available expansion ports, users can link two Second Shooter Plus controllers or a
Second Shooter Plus and rst generation Second Shooter controller to have 6-axes available simultane-
ously.
In order to get started with Bridge Mode, users will need to connect each of the controllers with a Bridge
Cable.*
In addition to the Second Shooter Plus’ Expansion Port being used to connect to
Controllers in Bridge Mode, it can also be utilized to connect to motion control accessories, such as the
Digital Control Center
SETTING UP BRIDGE MODE
• Plug in the Bridge Cable* into one of the expansion ports on the bottom of each controller, and
connect your motors to the CAT5 ports on the top of the controllers.
• Once the controllers are powered on, in the Power Up Menu indicate if the controller is going to
be a master or slave unit. (If bridging a Second Shooter Plus and rst generation Second Shooter
Controller you will want to set the Second Shooter Plus controller as the master unit.)
• You can now program a move or do a manual move like normal.
• When (Master Active) is shown on the Master controller the arrow buttons on each
controller will control the motors connected to that controller.
• To be able to control the motors connected to the slave unit through the master unit
double tap shift. The controller will now show (Slave Active) and pressing the arrow but-
tons on the master unit will control the motors connected to the slave unit.
* Although these cables are similar to other RJ-11 cables, DO NOT use any other cable
for bridging Second Shooter Controllers. Doing so may put your system at risk for dam-
age.
POWERING UP THE SYSTEM
To Power on your Second Shooter Plus simply connect the controller to a power source and the unit will
automatically power on. Powering on while holding SHIFT + ENTER will reset the controller to factory
defaults.
POWER UP MENU
Upon power up, you will see 4 menu items. If no item is selected within 30 seconds the controller will boot
into the main menu with the same selection as the previous time the controller was booted.
• STANDALONE: Used for a single controller set up. To enter this mode simply press ENTER
• MASTER/SLAVE: Used if operating with two controllers in bridge mode to determine which unit
is the Master and which is the Slave unit. To change these setting SELECT MASTER/SLAVE
with the ENTER key and then SELECT either MASTER OR SLAVE and press ENTER.
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• WIFI SETTINGS: Used to toggle between WIFI Enabled and Disabled. To toggle SELECT WIFI
Enabled with the ENTER key. Select MENU to exit WIFI Settings,the controller will automatically
reboot with WIFI Disabled. Repeat to re-enable WIFI. To connect Second Shooter Plus via USB
the WIFI should be disabled on the controller
• MOTOR OPTIONS
• AXIS ENABLE/DISABLE: Used to Enable and Disable individual axes. To disable an
axis, highlight desired axis with the UP/DOWN arrow key and press ENTER. The axes
will be crossed out, showing that it is disabled.
• FAST MODE: Used to enable or disable Fast Mode. Press ENTER to toggle between
Fast Mode Enabled and Disabled
• QUIET MODE: Used to enable or disable Quite Mode. Press ENTER to toggle between
Quite Mode Enabled and Disabled. When Quite Mode is enabled Motor RPM’s can be
changed from 1,000-4,000 by highlighting Quite RPM with the arrow key pressing ENTER
and then changing the speed with the UP and DOWN ARROWS and pressing ENTER.
MAIN MENU
Once the power up menu is exited, the main menu is displayed with the following menu items:
• PROGRAM MOVE: Select PROGRAM MOVE to set up a 2 or 3 key frame move. (Page 8-10)
• MANUAL MOVE: Select MANUAL MOVE to use the controller to move your axis manually
using the directional buttons on the Second Shooter Plus controller. (Page 10)
• TURNTABLE: Select TURNTABLE to use the controller for continuous panning (Page 10)
• SETTINGS: Select SETTINGS to get to, OPERATING MODE, CONTROL OPTIONS, FIRM-
WARE UPDATE AND LASH COMPENSATION (Page 11)
PROGRAM MOVE
• Select PROGRAM MOVE to choose 2 or 3 key frames for the move. (If using a Master/Slave
conguration press SHIFT twice to toggle between Master/Slave motors (Page 7))
• Move your motors to desired beginning position and press ENTER to SET 1ST KEY FRAME.
• Move motors to desired 2nd position and press ENTER to SET 2ND KEY FRAME.
• If setting up a 3 key frame move then move motors to desired 3rd position and press ENTER to
SET 3RD KEY FRAME.
• Now choose one of the following shooting modes
• LOOP/SCRUB: Loop your 2 or 3 key frame move for a set amount of time or
manually Scrub through the 2 or 3 key frame move (Page 8-9)
• RUN ONCE: Run through a 2 or 3 key frame move one time (Page 9)
• TIME LAPSE: Create a basic or complex timelapse with a 2 or 3 keyframe move (Page
9-10)
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• STOP MOTION: Manually or auto advance through each position of a 2 or 3 key frame
move to achieve a awless stop motion. (Page 10)
LOOP/SCRUB
• Set TIME and RAMP values by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and Down ar-
rows:
• Time – The amount of time it will take to complete entire move
• Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the
entire move. The time value to the right shows how fast/slow the system gets up to the
top speed or how fast/slow the camera comes to a stop.
• Runtime Optimization: Press SHIFT twice to auto calculate the fastest move between
keyframes.
• Press ENTER to select RUN.
• Scrubbing – Press ENTER while Looping to enter SCRUB mode. This feature will
allow you to manually advance the position of the Slide, Pan & Tilt axis within the pro-
grammed move by holding the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button.
RUN ONCE
• Set TIME and RAMP values by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and Down ar-
rows:
• Time – The amount of time it will take to complete entire move
• Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the
entire move. The time value to the right shows how fast/slow the system gets up to the
top speed or how fast/slow the camera comes to a stop.
• Runtime Optimization: Press SHIFT twice to auto calculate the fastest move between
keyframes.
Fig. A
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• Press ENTER to select RUN.
TIME LAPSE
• Select SHOOT/MOVE/SHOOT or CONTINUOUS mode:
• Shoot/Move/Shoot – Camera will only re when not moving. That is, the camera will
re, move to next position, stop and re.
• Continuous – Camera will move without stopping and re throughout the duration of the
move
* If using a 3rd party intervalometer, select Continuous and set the overall run time by
increasing or decreasing the Photos value. The exposure, delay and photo values will not
be used.
• Set the RAMP value by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and Down arrows:
• Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the
entire move. The frame value to the right shows how many images until the system gets
up to the top speed or how many images until the camera comes to a stop.
• Select START to begin the time-lapse.
• The motors will move into the start position (1st key frame) and the backlight will turn
off. Press the Shift button to toggle the backlight on/off. Press the Enter button to Pause/
Resume the time lapse move.
STOP MOTION
• Set values for #PHOTOS & RAMP:
• #Photos - Indicates the number of photographs taken during the entirety of the move
• Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the
entire move. The frame value to the right shows how many images until the system gets
up to the top speed or how many images until the camera comes to a stop.
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Fig. A

• Select AUTO ADVANCE or MANUAL ADVANCE by pressing Enter to toggle selections.
• Auto Advance - In this mode, after the camera res, the system will automatically ad-
vance to the next position in the movement
• Manual Advance - After ring the photo, you will hit Left or Right to move the camera
into the next/previous position in the move
• Select NEXT by pressing Enter.
• Select SNAP to trigger the camera and repeat for auto advance.
• Select SNAP to trigger the camera. Press the Left or Right arrow to move the camera
into the next/previous position for manual advance. Repeat.
MANUAL MOVE
• Select MANUAL MOVE to do a live move without programming.
• Set Speed: Select Speed by pressing ENTER. Adjust speed with UP/DOWN arrows and press
ENTER to set.
• Set Ramp: Select Ramp by pressing ENTER. Adjust ramp with UP/DOWN arrows and press
ENTER to set.
• Set Cal Limits: Select Cal Limits. Use controller to position motors to desired start position and
press ENTER to set BEGIN, then position motors to desired end position and press ENTER to set
END.
• Select START to begin Manual Move.
TURNTABLE
• Select TURNTABLE for continuous panning.
• The speed can be adjusted by pressing the Up or Down arrow at any time.
• Press the pan Left or Right arrow to start/stop panning.
SETTINGS
• Operation Mode – Takes you back to the Power Up Menu.
• Control Options – Inverts Controls depending on user preference
• Firmware Update – See “Updating Firmware” section
• Lash Compensation – Set up a pre-move to remove any lash in the system due to a change in
direction.
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USING KOS WITH SECOND SHOOTER PLUS
To use the Second Shooter Plus controller with kOS software, you will need kOS for Second Shooter
v4.5 or greater for Mac, Windows or iPad. The Second Shooter Plus is not compatible with kOS software
versions prior to v4.5.
CONNECTING TO KOS VIA USB
• Connect USB/Micro USB cable to computer and Second Shooter Plus controller.
• Open kOS and click connect. Your Second Shooter Plus will automatically connect to kOS.
CONNECTING TO KOS VIA WIFI
• Press the Menu button until the main version screen is displayed. Once the version is dis-
played, the Operation Mode menu will display.
• If the WiFi menu option reads “WiFi Enabled”, the WiFi access point is active. Proceed to #4
• If the WiFi menu option reads “WiFi Disabled”, select it and press the Enter button, your Sec-
ond Shooter Plus will reboot and will now say “WiFi Enabled”.
• On your computer or tablet you will now see a WiFi network named “2ndShooter+”. Connect to
that wireless network.
• Once connected to the “2ndShooter+” network, open kOS and it will automatically connect to
your Second Shooter Plus via WiFi
UPDATING FIRMWARE
• Download and extract the attached zip le. There are 2 les within the zip. The one you will
need is SECONDSHOOTER+.IMG.
• Plug in the power cord for the Second Shooter controller.
• Plug the micro-USB to USB cable from the USB port on the computer into the micro-USB port
on the controller.
• Once system powers up, navigate to SETTINGS.
• In SETTINGS, nd and select FIRMWARE UPDATE. The Controller will display FIRMWARE
UPDATE READY…
• The Controller will show up as a USB device on your computer titled 2nd Shooter.
• Go to the location where you extracted SECONDSHOOTER+.IMG.
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• Click and drag SECONDSHOOTER+.IMG to the USB device titled 2nd Shooter and release.
• The system is now updating. The Controller’s screen will detail the update process. Do not
remove power to the controller during rmware update process.
• Select REBOOT to restart the controller.
• MAC Users: Once ‘Reboot’ is selected during the update rmware process, a ‘Disk Not
Ejected Properly’ message appears on the Mac OS X desktop. Users may simply close
this message without issue.
• As the system restarts, conrm the splash screen shows the latest rmware version across the
bottom.
TERM REFERENCE GUIDE
• Exposure – The length of time the camera’s shutter is open when taking a photograph
• Delay – Amount of time between photos
• Ramp – Rate of Change of acceleration/deceleration
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