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