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Your personal robot cameraman

User Manual

version 2.2.5

Congratulations !

 CongratulationsonpurchasingyourPIXIO,theveryefcientandeasytouseroboticcamera.

Youareabouttoshootqualityvideosofindoorandoutdooractivities,atdistancesupto330ft

(100m).ThisUserManualliststhecontentsofthepackage,howtoinstallPIXIO,tosetitup,and

howtogetthebestofit.WithPIXIO,lmsport,trainings,lessons,conferences,ceremonies,Artsand

entertainement,recreativeactivities...andmuchmore!

Getting started � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4

Supplieditems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chargingthebatteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Set up the PIXIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Micro-beaconssetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Starttracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TILTmanualsetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TellPIXIOwhichcamerayouareusing . . . . . . . . . 10

Camerasettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Zoomsettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Advanced settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12

Micro-beaconslocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Usethemainsoutlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Filmfromanelevatedlocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Howtorestricttherotationoftherobot(useful

whenanexternaldeviceispluggedtotherobot)?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MULTI-USER Mode � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17

Pairingprocedure:pairyourdevices(robots,

watchesandbeacons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MULTI-USERoperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Remote control � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23

Connectyoursmartphoneortabletwithyour

robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Useyourphoneasaremotecontrol . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Support � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 26

PIXIOupgradeprocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

DescriptionofLEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

F.A.Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Customersupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Precautionsandsafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Contents

Getting started

Supplied items

Micro-breacons(x3

Minitripods(x3)

PIXIORobot

Watch&wristband

PIXIO

MULTIcableUSBcables(x5)WirelesschargerforthewatchUSBCharger&powercord

Charging the batteries

PlugtheUSBchargeronthemains,thankstothepowercord.Plugthe5USBcablesontheUSB

charger.

1. Recharge the PIXIO robot.PlugoneoftheUSBcablestotheplug«5VDC»atthebackofthe

PIXIOrobot.ThecorrespondingredLEDlocatednearthepluglightsupduringtherecharge,and

goesoutwhentherobotischarged.

2 . Recharge the PIXIO micro beacons.PlugUSBcablesineachoneofthemicrobeacons,inthe

pluglocatedbehindasshown.TheredLEDofthemicro-beaconlightsupduringtherecharge,and

goesdownwhenthemicro-beaconischarged. 1

3.Recharge the PIXIO watch.PlugthewirelesschargertooneoftheUSBcableconnectedtothe

USBcharger.Justputthewatchonthewirelesscharger.TheredLEDofthewatchlightsupduring

therecharge,andgoesdownwhenthewatchischarged. 1

1 Sometimes the red light ashes at the end of the charge. It is not a problem, the item is charged

1.rechargetherobot 2.rechargethebeacons 3.rechargethewatch

Set up the PIXIO

1.Screwtherobotonatripodwithastandard3/8’’screw.

2.Screwyourcamera,DSLR,smartphone/tabletadaptortotherobotwith

the1/4’’screwofthePIXIOrobot.

3.Ifyouareusingasupportedmodelofcamera,plugthecameraand

therobotwiththecorrectcable.Thereare3cablemodelsdependingon

thecameramodel:

A«MULTI»cableissuppliedwithyoursystem.YoucanorderanAV/Rand/

ora«Jack2,5mm»cableatwww.movensee.com

BeforeusingPIXIOforthersttime,youmustupdateeachdevice(robot,watch

and beacons) - refer page 25 - and the camera parameters kept in the

memoryoftherobot-referpage10.

NOTICE

MULTIcable AV/Rcable JackØ2.5mmcable

Micro-beacons set up

SwitchONeachmicro-beaconbypressingitsbutton untilthegreenlightturnsON.

PlacethePIXIOrobotandthe3beaconsaroundtheareayouwanttolm,in such a way the

beacon n°2 is on the left of the beacon n°1, as seen from the robot� Beaconnumbersarewrittenat

thebackofeachbeacon.Itdoesn’tmatterifthebeaconn°3isontheleftorontherightofother

beacons.ThePIXIOrobotcanalsobeplacedatthemiddleofthe3beacons.Asshownabove,The

distancebetweenthebeacons,andthedistancebetweentherobotandthebeacons,mustbe

smallerthan330ft(100m).Thewatchislocatedbythebeaconsthankstotriangulationtechniques.

Beaconn°1

Beaconn°2

Beaconn°3

The beacon n°2 is

on the left of the

beaconn°1,asseen

fromtherobot

Start tracking

SwitchONthecamera.

Check that the watch is OFF. Adjust the tripod horizontally, and switch ON the PIXIO robot by

pressing attherearoftherobotuntilthegreenlightstartstoash.

Byrotatingthetripod,orwiththerobotbuttons and ,placethebeaconn°1atthecenter

ofthecamerascreen.Whatisimportantistheright-leftpositionofthebeacon.Usethemanual

ZOOMonthecameratoimprovetheprecision.It’sOKwithaprecisionofabout50cm(20inches).

YourPIXIOrobotisready!

RemainintheareaandswitchONthewatchbypressingitsbutton until the green light turns

ON.Thesysteminitializesduringabout10to30seconds.WhenthewatchLEDisblinkingregularly,

theinitialisationisnishedandtherobotistrackingthewatch.

Beaconn°1

Recording

Ifyouareusingasupportedcameramodel,youcanstart/stoprecordingby

pressingBREIFLYthewatchbutton .

ThegreenLEDofthewatchisfullgreenwhenrecordingisrequested.Itisblinking

when stop recording is requested. Some delay may happen with effective

recording,whenthezoomisbusy.

If you are using a camera model which is not supported, you can press «record»

on your camera.

TILT manual set up

SettheTILTofthecamerabyscrewingmoreorlessthescrewattherearoftherobot.

LEDblinking:

recordingcommandisOFF

LEDfullgreen:

recordingcommandisON

Screwforanupper

TILT

Releasethescrew

foralowerTILT

Tell PIXIO which camera you are using

When using PIXIO for the rst time, or when changing the camera model, you

mustupdatethecameraparameterskeptinthememoryoftherobot.

First,downloadthelethatcorrespondstoyourcameramodelathttp://www.

movensee.com/pixio-customer-care-center.

RecordthePIXCAM.cfgleontherootdirectoryofamicro-SDcard(nonprovided.

MustbeformatedwithFAT32format).CheckthatthenameofofleisPIXCAM.

cfgwithoutany...(1)or...(2)attheendofthename.Ifneeded,renamethele

PIXCAM.cfg

Insertthemicro-SDcardintherobotslot.SwithONtherobot(do not press any other button than

the switch ON button).AfewquickashesoftheLEDsoccur,andthelehasdisappearedfromthe

microSDcard.Theparametersoftherobothavebeenupdatedandstoredinitsmemory.

Camera settings

Itisrecommendedtoactivatethe«anti-vibration»featuresofthecamera(called«steadyshot®»

forSonycameras),andtode-activatethedigitalzoom.Dependingonwhatyouprefer,checkall

parametersrelatedwithimagequalityandsize:16:9isoftenpreferedto4:3;50por60pisbetterfor

slowmotion;biggestimagesizeandbestrecordingqualitygivebetterresults.

BecarefulwiththeenergyeconomyoptionsthatmayswitchoffthecamerawhentheRECisOFF

duringalongtime.

Themicro-SDcardslotis

onthesideofPIXIO

Zoom settings

Initialisation of the zoom

WhenyouswitchONthePIXIOrobot,andalsowhenitstartstrackingyou,the(supported)camera

zoomsouttotally,andthenzoomsinautomatically.

Personal settings

Whenthetrackingisstarted,youcanmodifytheautomaticzoomlevelofthe

robot. Just press zoomIN or zoomOUT by successive short pressing. The new

settingsareautomaticallyrecordedforfutureuse.

Thosebuttonsonlyworkwhenthetrackingisstarted,andwhenthezoomisnotblockedinthewide

setting.

Zoom behavior

For quality reasons, the automatic zoom changes with small successive increments. When the

automaticzoomisverybusy,acompletezoomoutsometimesoccurs,andthezoomcommand

rapidelycomesbacktothenormalvalue.

Advanced settings

Micro-beacons location

•Placethebeaconn°1(whichisusedasatargetfortheinitialisation)asfaras

possiblefromtherobot.Itwillimprovetheleft-rightaccuracyofthetracking.

•Checkthattherearedirectlinesofsightbetweenthebeacons,andbetween

therobotandeachbeacon.Oratleastcheckthatanyobstacleissmall.

• Keep the robot, the beacons, and the watch at more than 20-30 cm (10

inches)frommassivemetallicparts.

Avoidoperatingnearabigelectricaltransformer,powerfulantenna,etc.

•PIXIOgenerallyworksverywelleveninthepresenceofmetal,suchasmetallic

walls.Justputthebeaconsatmorethan20-30cm(10inches)fromthewalls.

•Thebestheightforthebeaconsis1to2m(3to6ft)fromtheground.

•Setthebeaconperpendiculartotheground

•CheckthatthebeaconsareONandthelightisfullgreen.

•Thepositionsofthebeaconsareveryexible,buttrackingandaccuracyare

betterwithproperconguration

Optimal

orientation

Badorientation

Lock screws for heavy cameras

YoucanlocktheTILTaxisbytighteningthe2screwsaparttherotationaxisasshownbelow.You

canuseanhexagonalscrewdriverwithdiameter2.5mm.Donotexceedatorqueof2Nm.

ReleasethescrewsinordertoreleasetheTILTrotation.

Tighten the 2 screws of the

TILT axis if you need to lock

theTILTforaheavycamera.

Use the mains outlets

YoucanplugthePIXIOrobotandthemicro-beaconstothemains.Thisisusefulltolmlonger,and

toinstallyoursysteminaxedposition.

Forthebeacons,use3micro-USBchargers5VDC,700mAmin.

ForthePIXIOrobot,useamicro-USBcharger5VDC,2Amin(ortheonewhichisprovided).

Power5VDC,2Amin

(e.g.theoneprovided)

Power5VDC,700mAmin

(notprovided)

Film from an elevated location

PIXIOcanbeusedtolmfromanelevatedlocation.JustsettheTILTaxiswiththescrewattherear

oftheTILTaxis,andchosethedistancebetweenthecameraandtheareayouwanttolm,as

shownbelow.Withappropriatesettings,theauto-zoomkeepsyouintheframe.

The best settings depend on the conguration of the premises, of the auto-zoom level, and of the

kind of framing you prefer. So there is no hard and fast rule for those settings.

How to restrict the rotation of the robot (useful when an external

device is plugged to the robot) ?

Youmayneedtoconnectanexternalequipment(streamingdongle,charger,etc.)totherobot

orthecameraduringoperation.Topreventthecablesfromwrappingaroundtherobot,youcan

restricttherotationoftherobotto+/-180°fromtothebeaconn°1thankstoanadjustableoption

inthePIXIO_Remoteapplication.

Todothis,launchthePIXIO_Remoteapplicationonyourphone/tablet(refertopage25).

►clickon«Settings»  ►Disabletheoption  ►Validatebypressing«OK»

     --360DegreeEndless--

MULTI-USER Mode

Filmoneormorewatcheswithoneormorerobots.

(if you use a single robot and a single watch, you are not concerned by this chapter)

MULTI-USERmode is availablefromthe rmware v2.0.Makesure you haveupdatedall

yourdevices.

Downloadthelatestrmwareavailableonourwebsite:

www.movensee.com/pixio-customer-care-center

NOTICE

1� Start the pairing

Checkthatalldevices(robots,watchesandbeacons)areOFF.

PressandholdthezoomINbuttononthemasterrobot,thenpressbriey

Release the zoomINbuttonwhenthegreenandredligthsblinktogether.

Themasterrobotentersintothepairingmodeandthegreenlightashestwice

intermittently.DonotturnOFFthemasterbeforepairingall

devices.

You must pair at least one watch and 3 beacons to the master. You can pair

additionalrobots(slaves)andadditionalwatches.

Pairing procedure : pair your devices (robots, watches and

beacons)

- if you have a single robot and several watches, your robot will become the

master.

- if you have several robots, you have to choose one to become the master.

While lming, the master robot should always be ON. The master collects data

from the other devices to run MULTI-USER mode.

1.Pressonhold

ZoomINbutton

3.ReleaseZoomIN

buttonwhenthe

greenandredlights

blinktogether

2.BrieflypressPOWER

2� Pair a device (robot, watch or beacon) to the master

The master

robot must be running in pairing mode to pair a new device (see the previous paragraph).

Topairanewdevice(slaverobot,watchorbeacon),startthedevicecloserthan1meter(3ft)

fromthe master robot.Thegreenlightofthedeviceblinks4timesintermittelyoncethepairingis

completed.

Youmustrestartallthedevicebeforestartingthetracking.

Thepairingissavedforfutureuse.

Youmustpairatleastonewatchand3beaconstothemasterbeforestartingthetracking.

NOTICE

MULTI-USER operation

1� Multi watches tracking

All devices must be paired together to be able to run into the MULTI-USER mode (see the «Pairing

procedure : pair your devices (robots, watches and beacons)», page 18).

TurnOFFallwatches.FollowthePIXIOsetupprocedurepage19,untilthebeginningofthetracking

(page19).ThePIXIOrobotstartstotracktherstwatchON.

Oncethetrackingbegins,turnONtheadditionalwatchesbypressingthe button.Thegreen

lightofeachwatchstartstoblink.Theblinkingisslowifthereisnoremotecontrolconnectedtothe

device.

If there is no remote control connected, press the  button of a watch to be tracked and

lmed.Thelightisfull greenwhenthewatchislmed.Stoprecordingbypressingthe button

again.Thegreenlightasheswhenthecameraisnotrecording.

LightOFF,

watchOFF

Blinkinglight,

watchON/recordOFF

LightON,

WatchON

RecordON

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