Vinten HS-105P Instruction Manual

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HS-105P, PE. SA
AutoCam™ Pan & Tilt Head
Operation, Installation
And Maintenance
(pn AB-300108 for sn 14xxxx0000 - 100799)

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HS-105P Pan & Tilt Head
Safety
IMPORTANT!: Read the Safety Section starting on page 1-2
before installing or using this equipment, or attempting any
adjustment or repair. This safety triangle is used in the manual to
indicate important information. Read this information carefully to
avoid the risk of personal injury, injury to others, or damage to the equipment.
Warning Labels
Various colored safety labels are attached to the AutoCam equipment to alert you to
hazardous situations. The labels and their meaning are described below.
DANGER (with a red background) indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING (with an orange background) indicates a poten-
tially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
CAUTION (with a yellow background) indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate
injury.
CAUTION (with a yellow background, but without the Safety
Alert symbol) indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in property damage.

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Critical Data For HS-105P
Mass (Weight) 41 lb (18.6 kg)
Maximum Load 75 lb (34.0 kg)
(centered on tilt cradle)
Maximum Pressure Not Applicable
Input Voltage ± 28.5 V DC Nominal
Input Power ± 1.5 A Nominal
Date Of Manufacture 1999

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Technical Support
If you are based in North, South or Central America and need technical support on
the AutoCam system, contact Vinten Inc. at:
709 Executive Blvd.
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
USA
Phone:1-888 4 VINTEN (1-888-484-6836) - Toll free in the U.S.A.
[phone]
Fax:[phone]
Or, if you are based outside of North, South or Central America, contact Vinten
Broadcast Limited at:
Western Way
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk IP33 3TB
ENGLAND
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Warranty
Vinten, Incorporated (Vinten) warrants that its equipment shall be free of defects in
material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the first date of
installation, but no more than eighteen (18) months from date of shipment, and is
extended only to the original purchaser. Vinten, at its option, will repair or replace
defective components. Warranty covers only those defects that occur when the equip-
ment is used in the manner described in the Operation, Installation, and Service man-
ual. Vinten’s liability is limited to parts, material, and labor necessary to repair or
replace equipment manufactured by Vinten. Any and all consequential damages are
excluded. Consumable supplies and normal wear items are the customer’s responsi-
bility and are not covered by this warranty.
The warranty is in effect only when equipment is operated, adjusted, and maintained
in the manner described in the appropriate Operation, Installation, and Service man-
ual. Modifications, service by non-authorized service personnel, failure to provide
proper maintenance, and abuse and misuse of the equipment will void the warranty.
Repairs not covered by this warranty will be billed for parts, labor, and expenses at
the rates in effect at the time of service.
Warranty service and repair will normally be performed at the Vinten factory in Val-
ley Cottage, New York, but may, at the discretion of Vinten, be performed on the cus-
tomer site. It is the customer’s responsibility to contact Vinten and obtain
authorization prior to returning equipment for warranty service. Returned equipment
must include a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number, and a failure report
describing the nature of the failure or complaint as well as the customer’s name,
address, and a contact name and phone number.

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Copyright
The Vinten Inc. AutoCam User Manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under
the copyright law, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without written
consent from Vinten Inc.
© 1999 by Vinten Inc.
Disclosure Statement - AutoCam System
This document contains information proprietary to Vinten Inc. Except by written
authorization from Vinten Inc., the information contained in this document shall not,
in whole or in part, be disclosed to third parties, reproduced for any purpose, or used
except for evaluation, operation and maintenance of equipment supplied by Vinten
Inc. or Vinten Broadcast.
Manual Outline
This manual covers the installation, operation and maintenance of the AutoCam HS-
105P Pan/Tilt Head. See Chapter 1 for a detailed description of the contents of this
manual.
Product Serial Numbers
Vinten AutoCam products are marked with unique serial numbers that include a 2
digit product identifier, a 4 digit serial number and a 2 character revision code. The
format is AABBBBXXCD where:
This manual is applicable to products that have serial numbers 14xxxx0000 where
xxxx may be any 4 digit number.
AutoCamTM,VintenInc.
TM and Lubricated Friction (LFTM) are trademarks of
Vinten Inc. or Vinten Broadcast Limited.
Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice.
(100799)
AA Product Identifier - 14 for the HS-105P
BBBB Serial number
XX Reserved for future use - currently 00
C Primaryrevisionstatus-0,1,2,3etc.
D Secondary revision status - 0, A, B, C etc.

Table Of Contents
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HS-105P Pan & Tilt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Warning Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii
Critical Data For HS-105P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Disclosure Statement - AutoCam System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Manual Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Product Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
1Safety & Introduction
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Very Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Customer Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Safe Working Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Operating Footprint And Safe Operating Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Warning Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Heads Can Start Unexpectedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Pinch Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Sharp Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Manual Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
HS-105P Pan/Tilt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
HS-105P Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
HS-105SAPan/Tilt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
HS-105PE Pan/Tilt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Typical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Touch Screen Controller Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
ACP 1–10
HCP 1–10
LCP 1–10
MultiController II System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
2Operation
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

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3Installation
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Tools You Will Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Mechanical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Mounting The Pan & Tilt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Mounting And Balancing The Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Lens Drive Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Minimizing Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Pre-loading The Anti Backlash Gear 3–7
Follow Pot Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Focus 3–7
Zoom 3–8
Electrical Installation And Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Zoom/Focus Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Pan & Tilt Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Pan Limit Switches 3–14
Tilt Limit Switches 3–16
Electrical Clip Limits 3–18
Other Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24
Miscellaneous Functions - J3 3–24
J6 3–24
J9 3–24
HS-105SA Control Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26
Talking To The HS-105SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26
Listening To The HS-105SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27
4Maintenance And Repair
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Service Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Avoid Damage From Static Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Checking Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Checking Overall Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Theory Of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Data Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Circuit Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

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Analog Servos 4–9
Digital Servos 4–9
Waveforms 4–9
Zoom/Focus Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Head Indexing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Motor Drive Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Tilt Fuse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Tilt Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Waveform Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

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