Move 'N See PIXIO User manual

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Move 'N See
Model
PIXIO
Type
User manual
WWW.MOVENSEE.COM
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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2
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MULTIcable AV/Rcable JackØ2.5mmcable
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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--
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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
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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masterrobotentersintothepairingmodeandthegreenlightashestwice
intermittently.DonotturnOFFthemasterbefore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
ON
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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masterbeforestartingthetracking.
NOTICE
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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 greenwhen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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