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MHC (Classic)
v3.0
Quick Start Guide
Product code: MRMC-1485-26

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MHC (Classic) v3.0 Quick Start Guide
Product code: MRMC-1485-26
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Contact information
Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.
Unit 3, South East Studios
Blindley Heath
Surrey
RH7 6JP
United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]m (sales and general enquiries)
[email protected]m (customer support)
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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started with MHC ............................................ 1
MHC Overview......................................................................1
MHC Installation ...................................................................1
MHC Licensing Information ......................................2
Powering up a head and the PC ...........................................3
Changing system configuration and network settings......4
Network setup ...............................................................5
Adding heads.................................................................5
Adding the Type of head..............................................6
Changing a head’s name..............................................7
Assigning heads to user(s)...........................................7
Assigning a Parent Head..............................................8
Removing a head ..........................................................8
Editing network settings on the head ........................8
Setting up video feed from the camera...........10
Adding users.........................................................................10
Logging in as a User ...................................................12
Testing head connectivity..........................................12

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Chapter 2 Main Page..................................................................... 13
Settings menu .......................................................................14
Head selection ......................................................................14
Parts of a head icon.....................................................15
Selecting a head...........................................................16
Error messages on heads............................................16
LiveView................................................................................17
Camera settings....................................................................18
Changing the camera settings...................................18
Manual controls....................................................................19
Pan and Tilt Control...................................................20
Roll................................................................................20
Focus.............................................................................20
Zoom ............................................................................20
Iris........................................................................ 20
Shutter release button..........................................................21
All Cameras Shutter Release Toggle ..................................21
Focus Point Selector.............................................................22
Presets....................................................................................22
Storing a position as a preset.....................................22
Activating a preset ......................................................23
Deleting a Preset .........................................................23
Editing a Preset Name................................................24
AutoFocus toggle button.....................................................24
Portrait switch ......................................................................25
AutoFocus toggle button.....................................................25
Lv toggle button....................................................................26
Help button ...........................................................................26
Send All to Zero button .............................................26
Chapter 3 Preferences Page .......................................................... 27
Master Manual Speed ..........................................................27
Goto Speed............................................................................28
Individual axis speed control..............................................28
Max. Limit and Min. Limit.................................................28
Invert......................................................................................28
Homing..................................................................................28

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Chapter 4 Robot Settings Page (Engineer, Supervisor type
users only).................................................................... 31
Selecting different robots ....................................................31
Axes tab .................................................................................32
Motor settings .............................................................32
Motion settings ...........................................................33
Speed limits ........................................................33
Soft limits (Min-Max Positions)......................33
Change of Acceleration.....................................34
Scaling and direction ........................................34
Backlash offset ...................................................34
Override and restore limits ..............................34
Change of Deceleration ....................................35
Home Zeroing .............................................................35
Homing settings.................................................35
Types of Homing.........................................................36
Homing Style......................................................37
Homing Velocity................................................37
Homing Time.....................................................37
Homing Offset ...................................................37
Homing when changing lenses.................................38
Enabling and disabling the axis ................................38
Stopping the head..............................................38
Test the axis with manual control....................38
Save and apply settings to the head ..........................39
Tools tab ................................................................................39
Tools tab for Pods .......................................................40
EXPORT ROBOT SETTINGS.........................40
IMPORT ROBOT SETTINGS.........................42
RESER ROBOT..................................................42
RESET CAMERA (Pod only) ..........................42
RESET 10-PIN (Pod only) ...............................42
POWER DOWN (Pod only)............................42
POWER UP (Pod only) ....................................43
CHANGE NETWORK QUALITY (Pod
only) ....................................................................43
TEST NETWORK QUALITY (Pod only)......43
Environment tab (Pod only)...............................................43
Chapter 5 Multiple Streams Page ................................................. 47
Chapter 6 Camera Page (Robotic Pod Only) ............................... 51

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Chapter 7 Colour Page (For Nikon DSLR Only) ......................... 53
Appendix 1 Troubleshooting........................................................... 57
Typical symptoms, causes, and actions .............................57

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Chapter 1 Getting Started with MHC
MHC Overview
Multi-Head Controller, or MHC, is software by Mark Roberts Motion
Control used to control the MRMC camera heads via Ethernet. It gives
you a smooth, precise and real-time control over a multitude of MRMC
robotic heads at the touch of a button from a single workstation. You can
also connect additional controls via USB, such as a Joystick Controller, to
the PC running MHC.
You launch the MHC Server first and the MHC Client, which can run on
the same or different PCs.
MHC Installation
You can download and install MHC v3.0 from www.mrmoco.com. Once
you have downloaded the installer, follow the on-screen instructions to
install MHC. The minimum system requirements for installing MHC
v3.0 are:
Windows 10
Intel i3 CPU
Note
MHC is configured by MRMC for the type and number of heads, the
lens motors used and the lens types as delivered. This includes MHC
License, network settings and names for each head, configuring
homing for each robot axis and lens motors (if supplied), setting the
axes soft limits and scaling for the heads supplied. These settings do
not need to be changed. This Quick Start Guide details the changes
to the settings that can be made by the Administrator and the
Operator, if needed.
For more information on how to change network settings, refer to
Changing system configuration and network settings on page 4. For
more information on how to change robot settings, refer to
Chapter 4 Robot Settings Page (Engineer, Supervisor type users only).

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4 GB RAM
Ethernet adapter
A graphic card with support for Open GL v4.3 or greater
MHC Licensing Information
If you have recently installed MHC, when you launch MHC Polymotion
Launcher, click Manage Licenses.
On the Licenses window, click the Copy button the bottom of your MHC
screen to copy the UID and paste it your license request including any
other products such as Polymotion Chat or Polymotion Player to
[email protected]m.

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On the receipt of your license file, save it on to the disk, launch
Polymotion Launcher. Click the Add new licence file button and select
the new license file. Once the license is added, you will be ready to use the
product.
Powering up a head and the PC
1. Cable together and power up all heads including camera and lens
motors.
1. Use the icon on desktop to launch Polymotion
Launcher.
2. Click/tap MHC.
3. If you are launching this for the first time, you will be required to
add a new license file or a license code. Contact MRMC Support for
a new license. Refer to MHC Licensing Information on page 2.
4. Once you have supplied a license code, MHC Server and Client are
launched, login to MHC Client as Admin:
Username: Admin
Password: Admin1234

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Changing system configuration and network
settings
You can click the Settings ( ) button to display the Settings menu. The
tabs in the menu are:
NETWORK – Adding/deleting heads and changing head
network settings
PREFERENCES – Preferences page can be accessed via Admin
login allowing the administrator to set head-specific axis
speeds, limits and homing. For more details on these settings,
refer to Chapter 3 Preferences Page.
CONTROLLER MAPPING – View and modify functions
assigned to USB joystick controller buttons. Refer to MHC
User Manual for further details.
USER – Add/change user accounts.
The Settings menu is different for Administrator and User login. For
more information on Settings menu for the User login, refer to Settings
menu on page 14.
Note
At any time, if you need to restart MHC, perform the following steps:
1. Close the MHC Client and the MHC Server windows.
2. Double-click or tap the MHC Server desktop icon to launch it.
3. Double-click or tap the MHC Client icon to launch it. The
MHC Client can be launched on the same or a different
computer present on the same network.