To Configure SideStick Buttons/Pages

The mnemonic buttons on the SideStick module can be assigned to various functions. The button functions are presented on pages. Each page can have custom functions assigned to each button with the exception of some global functions. Global functions are the same across all pages. All assignments are specific to the selected SideStick module

  1. Press HOME > Setup > Personality > More > SideStick Settings > Set Button Type.

    The buttons on the menu represent the mnemonic buttons on the SideStick module.

  2. Press the SideStickX button for the SideStick module you want to configure.
  3. Select the mnemonic button that you want to configure and use the Type knob to assign a function to that button.
    • None — no function is assigned to the button.
    • Page Select — put the SideStick module into selection mode where some of the remaining buttons can be used to switch to another page or assign the SideStick module to a specific camera.
    • On Air — assign the SideStick module to the camera that is tallied as on-air.
    • Preset — assign the SideStick module to the camera that is tallied as on preset.
    • Configurable — allow the button to have a different function on each page.
  4. Press Configure Pages.
    Note: Only those buttons that were assigned an Configurable can be assigned a different function.
  5. Select the button that you want to assign a camera to and use the Page Type knob to select functionality you want to assign.
    • None — the button remains as a page selection button.
    • Camera — use the Params knob to select Camera and the Camera knob to select the camera you want to assign the button to.
    Tip: You can assign a custom control to a page or camera button. When the button is pressed, the custom control is run at the same time as the assigned function.
  6. Press Configure Buttons.
    Note: Only those buttons that were assigned an Configurable can be assigned a different function.
  7. Use the Page knob to select the page that you want to set up and use the Params knob to assign functions to the buttons on the page.
    Param Type Description
    Type None Assign to a button that you want use to select a different page. The button will use the page selection from Configure Pages.
    Camera Assign to a button that you want use to select a different camera. The button will use the camera selection from Configure Pages.
    Next Select the next camera in the list.
    Previous Select the previous camera in the list.
    CustCtrl Use the CustCtrl knob to select the custom control that you want to assign to the selected button.
    Go to page Use the Go to page knob to select the page that you want to jump to.
    Camera Use the Camera knob to select the camera that you want to assign to the selected button
    Mode Use the Mode knob to select how the positioner is used to control the active camera.
    Shot Use the Shot knob to select the shot on the camera that you want to recall. The camera must support shot recalls.
    Duration Use the Duration knob to select the length of time, in seconds, that it takes for the camera to move to the recalled shot. The camera must support shot duration.