To Configure a SideStick Module

Each SideStick module can be configured for how it follows camera selections on the switcher and preferences for the sensitivity of the positioner.

  1. Press HOME > Setup > Personality > More > SideStick Settings > Individual SideStick Setup.
  2. Press the SideStickX button for the SideStick module you want to configure.
  3. Use the Options and Value knobs to configure the selected module.
    Option Value
    InvertTilt Invert the direction that the camera moves when using the positioner (Inverted), or not (Normal).
    InactiveDelay Select the amount of time, in seconds, that the switcher will wait after the positioner is last moved before allowing the SideStick module to be assigned to another camera.
    CameraFollow Select whether the SideStick module is automatically assigned to the camera selected on program (Follow On Air), on preview (Follow Preview), or whether it must be manually assigned to each camera (None).
    PageFollow Select whether mnemonic button pages on the SideStick module are automatically selected based on the camera that is selected (Follow Camera), or whether pages must be manually selected (Don't Follow).
    X DeadZone Select the amount that the positioner can be moved from the rest/zero position in the x-axis before the switcher acts on the movement. This can help prevent drift when the positioner is at rest/zero.
    Y DeadZone Select the amount that the positioner can be moved from the rest/zero position in the y-axis before the switcher acts on the movement. This can help prevent drift when the positioner is at rest/zero.
    Z DeadZone Select the amount that the positioner knob can be twisted from the rest/zero position in the z-axis before the switcher acts on the movement. This can help prevent drift when the positioner is at rest/zero.