Materials needed: Standalone SDI cable, mini-SDI to SDI cable, center camera power adapter, extension cord, outlet tri-tap, ball mount
- Retrieve the center camera power adapter and mini-SDI to SDI cable (shown below) from the Overview Camera tote.
- Retrieve an extension cord and a tri-tap from the power AV tote. The tri-tap may be located in one of the Streaming Unit drawers instead of the power tote.
Keeping Up Appearances
The center camera is the most visible to the audience of all of the cameras. Keep tidiness and neatness in mind while setting this camera up. For example, avoid using an orange or yellow extension cord in the cabling of this camera.
- Retrieve a standard SDI cable from the SDI AV tote. These cable should not be in a sleeved bundle and should contain only the twist-lock BNC connector on the ends.
If one SDI cable is of insufficient length to make the run, there are BNC couplers inside the drawers of the Streaming Unit or the SDI AV tote (seen below). You may need to investigate the ends of the SDI cables inside the tote to find one that is still connected to a cable, or pull all of them out to investigate the bottom of the tote. If a BNC coupler is used, it should be placed back in the topmost drawer of the Streaming Unit when finished.
- Attach the mini-SDI to SDI cable to the “SDI Out” port of the camera. Attach the standard SDI cable to the end of the mini-SDI to SDI cable.
- Plug the camera power adapter into the DC In jack of the camera. Twist the silver ring clockwise until just snug to secure the connector.
Relieve Cable Strain
Use a length of gaffer’s tape to tape both of these cables to the tripod pole. Leave some slack at the camera to prevent the connectors from being pulled on.
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Run the extension cord (with tri-tap on the output) from an accessible location with power to the area where the center camera is to be located. This is most commonly going to be from the scoring table, but some venues have power that is closer from the rear. Use the path that will cross the least amount of walkways and consult with the Equipment Manager if you have any questions.
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Run the long SDI cable back to the Streaming Unit and attach the SDI connector to the Cam Center input. The power output for this camera will be unused.
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