Panasonic AVHS400AN - MULTI-FORMAT LIVE SWITCHER, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ITIONER Z ON FTB PinP DSK CUT AUTO MIX WIPE BKGD KEY MIX WIPE PAGE AMB FILL GRN SOURCE Multi format Live Switcher AV HS400A 11 TIME WIPE COLOR KEY CHR KEY FREEZE DSK PinP IN OUT MEMORY XPT SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 Operating Instructions Multi format Live Switcher Model No AV HS400AN Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Print...

Page 2: ...binet or any other confined space To prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the mains plug or a power switch shall remain readily operable A warning that an apparatus with CLASS I construction shall be connected to a...

Page 3: ...an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord form being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is...

Page 4: ...ing the luminance key and linear key 32 3 3 6 Adjusting the chroma key 33 3 3 7 Key decorations 36 3 3 8 Masking the key signals 37 3 3 9 Flying key 38 3 4 PinP picture in picture 39 3 4 1 Selecting the PinP material 39 3 4 2 PinP transitions 39 3 4 3 PinP preview 39 3 4 4 PinP adjustments 40 3 4 5 PinP decorations 41 3 4 6 Trimming settings 42 3 5 DSK downstream key 43 3 5 1 Selecting the DSK typ...

Page 5: ...the on screen display OSD 79 4 9 Setting the DVI output signals option 80 4 10 Setting the ancillary data 81 4 11 Setting the down converter 82 5 System settings 83 5 1 Selecting the video format 83 5 2 Setting the crosspoints 84 5 2 1 Assigning signals to the crosspoints 84 5 2 2 Setting the crosspoint switching 85 5 3 Button assignments 86 5 3 1 Setting the user buttons 86 5 3 2 Setting the FTB ...

Page 6: ... 59 94i 1080 50i 720 59 94p and 720 50p and SD formats 480 59 94i and 576 50i as well as the DVI I format are supported for the signals Multi view display function This unit enables up to 10 lines of program video PGM preview video PVW and input video signals to be displayed altogether on a single screen at the same time Frame synchronizer system and external synchronization system supported A hig...

Page 7: ...tion to be observed during production This product s image switching and image effect functions can be used to produce images which flicker rapidly or images which change rapidly However bear in mind when using these functions in production that the kinds of images produced may have an adverse effect on the viewer s physical well being Handling the optional boards Be absolutely sure to turn off th...

Page 8: ...rear panel is set to ON while power is supplied to the AC power input socket It goes off when the power switch _ is set to OFF 2Alarm indicator ALARM This indicator lights when the fan is stopped or there is a problem with the power supply such as a drop in voltage When an alarm has occurred the type of trouble can be checked on the System Alarm 8 16 menu In addition an alarm message is displayed ...

Page 9: ...rnately When the key fill bus is selected the indicator of the button lights in amber and when the key source bus is selected it lights in green DSK Press this button to switch the AUX bus crosspoint buttons to the DSK fill bus or DSK source bus Each time the button is pressed the DSK fill bus or DSK source bus is selected alternately When the DSK fill bus is selected the indicator of the button l...

Page 10: ...key transitions while the indicator of the KEY PATT button is lighted The WIPE SQ squeeze SL slide or 3D 3 dimensions LED lights FUNC button When this button is pressed its indicator lights in amber When a wipe pattern selector button 8 is pressed while the indicator of the FUNC button is lighted the setting menu indicated below the button is displayed on the LCD screen TIME The auto transition ti...

Page 11: ...11 1 Functions in each area 1 4 User button area 1 2 USER User buttons USER 1 USER 2 These are used to allocate some functions of the menu settings to the USER 1 button and USER 2 button See 5 3 1 ...

Page 12: ... the indicator goes off and the de selected status is established When the BKGD button and KEY button are pressed at the same time both buttons are set to the selected status KEY ON tally LED This lights in red when the key ON status is established A MIX WIPE selection status tally LEDs These light up to indicate whether MIX or WIPE has been selected when background transitions or key transitions ...

Page 13: ...or fade out of the picture in picture for the transition time which has been set H DSK button This button is used to execute fade in or fade out of downstream key for the transition time which has been set I Wipe direction selection buttons These buttons are used to select the direction in which to wipe for executing background transitions When the R indicator is off Wiping proceeds in the normal ...

Page 14: ...sub menu 1 5 Wipe pattern area WIPE 5 WIPE menu WIPEPos sub menu 3 5 BKGD or KEY SQ 5 WIPE menu SQPos sub menu 4 5 BKGD or KEY SL 5 KEY menu FlyKEY sub menu 9 9 KEY MRotary encoders F1 to F5 These are used to set the parameters displayed on the menus LCD screen or external monitor For details on the operations refer to the sections in 3 Basic operations F1 Rotate this rotary encoder to switch the ...

Page 15: ...id menu X Y Z Switch PinP Position adjustments Size adjustments size increased by rotating the encoder clockwise and reduced by rotating it counterclockwise Hold switch down to restore initial values X Y Z All PinP menus Wipe Start position adjustments Hold switch down to restore initial values X Y WIPE WIPEPos WIPE SQPos Chroma key Selected area position adjustments Selected area size adjustments...

Page 16: ...This LED lights while the data on the SD memory card is being accessed Do not turn off the unit s power or eject the SD memory card while the access LED is lighted Doing so can damage the data on the SD memory card Concerning the recommended SD memory cards Use of the following SD memory cards made by Panasonic Corporation is recommended RP SD128B RP SD256B RP SDR512 RP SDR01G RP SDM02G ...

Page 17: ... details refer to the operating instructions of the optional board concerned U SDI signal output connectors SDI OUTPUTS PGM 1 2 PGM PGM output connectors 1 2 The signals for these connectors can be assigned using a menu V Optional output connector SLOT1 OUTPUTS 3 4 optional W Optional output connector SLOT2 OUTPUTS 5 6 optional A board whether an analog output board DVI analog output board or SDI ...

Page 18: ...s on connection refer to 6 External interfaces Ground connector Connect to the system s earth ground AC power input socket IN AC 100 V to 120 V Connect one end of the supplied power cable to this socket and the other end to the AC outlet The supplied power cable comes with a 3 pin power plug Be absolutely sure to plug it into a 3 point power outlet as the power source in order to earth the unit se...

Page 19: ...e reference signal is input When internal synchronization is selected the reference signal is output 2 When external synchronization is selected as the reference signal setting the signals are looped through and output When internal synchronization is selected the reference signal is output Table of optional boards Board Model number Function Where connected SDI Input Board AV HS04M1 SDI input 2 l...

Page 20: ...ower outlet as the power source in order to earth the unit securely POWER 1 REF GPI SLOT2 2 SLOT 4 2 3 4 SLOT1 1 SLOT2 8 IN SDI INPUTS TALLY 6 6 INPUTS SIGNAL SDI OUTPUTS GND IN OUT 3 IN OUT 2 IN OUT 1 IN OUT OUTPUTS 1 5 7 SLOT OFF 2 SLOT1 5 SLOT SLOT PGM RS 422 LAN ON Power cord AC 100 V to 120 V 50 60 Hz VTR HD SDI HD SDI monitor Multi Format Live Switcher AV HS400AN HD SDI HD camera HD SDI HD c...

Page 21: ...LOT1 5 SLOT SLOT PGM RS 422 LAN ON ANALOG INPUTS Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DVI INPUTS ANALOG OUTPUTS Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DVI ANALOG OUTPUTS Y Pb Pr DVI I DVI I DVI I VTR PC monitor HD Component HD component monitor HD SDI monitor Multi Format Live Switcher AV HS400AN DVD player HD Component HD Component HD component monitor PC DVI or VGA HD camera HD Component Power cord AC 100 V to 120 V 50 60 Hz HD SDI VTR HD...

Page 22: ...from the setting menu 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the System sub menu 3 Turn F2 and select the A B or PGM PST flip flop system using the BusMode item Menu display System BusMode LCD BL EditEN 2 16 PGM PST On On A B Off Off With the flip flop system PGM PST the PGM A bus selected signals are always output...

Page 23: ...ransition When the AUTO button is pressed the transition is executed automatically using the transition time which has been set When the AUTO button is pressed while the fader lever is at an interim setting the transition is executed in the time remaining from the interim setting The auto transition time is set using the menu 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the TIME button...

Page 24: ...page Each time the button is pressed the page is selected and the indicator LED WIPE SQ SL or 3D for the selected page lights 2 Select the button from among the 12 wipe pattern selector buttons for which the number of the pattern concerned is indicated The selected pattern lights and a wipe pattern image appears on the external monitor OSD The pattern page indicator LEDs light only when the BKGD P...

Page 25: ...the WIPE menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Border sub menu 3 Turn F2 to set On or Off for the border using the Border item 4 Turn F3 to set the width of the border using the Width item 5 Turn F4 to set the amount of soft effect using the Soft item The soft effect is OFF if 0 0 is set Menu display Border Border Width Soft 1 5 Off 5 0 0 0 On 0 1 100 0 0 0 100 0 When On has been selected as the Border it...

Page 26: ...e set using the Select item 4 Either operate the positioners or turn F3 and F4 to set the wipe start position using the X Pos item and Y Pos item These settings can be established only when WIPE or SQ 5 has been selected as the background pattern or key pattern 5 Either operate the fader lever or press the AUTO button to check the wipe operation When for instance 50 has been set for X Pos and 50 f...

Page 27: ...s executed can be set The 4 3 and 4 3Smth settings for the Trim item take effect when the HD format has been selected as the system format setting 1 On the WIPE menu turn F1 to display the Modify sub menu 2 Turn F4 to set the trimming operation and transition operation using the Trim item 16 9 On For trimming the edges around the material This setting is used when a black border for instance can b...

Page 28: ...e Also available as materials besides KEY for combining with the background image are PinP picture in picture and DSK downstream key The figure below shows their priorities Key PinP and DSK priorities KEY PinP DSK Background image How key combinations work is shown in the figure below How key composition works HS400A HS400A Background Key source Key fill Output image Invert ...

Page 29: ...ignals When the luminance key chroma key or full key has been selected as the key type the key signals will remain unchanged even when the key source signals are switched Furthermore when Lum Chroma or Full is selected the KEY button in the crosspoint area changes to lighting in amber key fill bus selection status When using the linear key use material with a black background and white characters ...

Page 30: ... lights in green It will light in red if the selected signal is being output from the PGM connector Since the luminance and chroma keys are operated as self keys the key fill signals are used as the key source signals When the luminance key or chroma key has been selected as the key type the key signals will remain unchanged even when the key source signals are switched Lighting in green KEY DSK P...

Page 31: ... with a background transition set the transition time BKGD PATT KEY PATT FUNC WIPE PATTERN FUNCTION ON WIPE SQ SL 3D PAGE TIME WIPE COLOR KEY CHR KEY FREEZE DSK PinP IN OUT MEMORY XPT SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 4 Set the wipe direction On the KEY menu turn F1 to display the Trans sub menu Turn F1 to set Nor normal or Rev reverse using the OutPatt item Nor normal The key out pattern moves in...

Page 32: ...ges can be output to the preview output and the keys can be adjusted and checked On the KEY menu turn F1 to display the KEY sub menu Turn F5 to set the preview mode using the PVW item On An image with key effects added is output to the preview output Off An image with no key effects added is output to the preview output Auto The preview image of the next transition is output to the preview output ...

Page 33: ... screen area 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the CHR KEY button to display the CHR KEY menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Auto sub menu and turn F2 to set On using the Marker item Even when a setting other than Chroma has been selected by the Type item in 3 3 1 Selecting the key type Chroma will still be automatically selected Menu display Auto Marker Aspect Sample 1 3 On 0 0 S...

Page 34: ...t 3 Turn F1 to display the Adjust2 sub menu and turn F2 to F5 to set the items Menu display Adjust2 Hue Rad Sat Rad Soft Cancel 3 3 100 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Item operations Operation Parameter Description of setting Setting range Initial value F2 Hue Rad Size of range of hue to be defined 0 0 to 100 0 1 F3 Sat Rad Size of range of saturation to be defined 0 0 to 100 0 1 F4 Soft Extent of soft effect on...

Page 35: ...cator and press the KEY button to display the KEY menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Adjust sub menu Menu display Adjust Clip Gain Density Invert 2 9 100 0 Off 0 0 100 0 On Neither the Clip item nor the Gain item can be set when the chroma key is selected 3 Turn F4 to select the key density using the Density item 4 Turn F5 to set key invert ...

Page 36: ...315 Menu display Border Drop Outline Shadow 4 Turn F3 to set the edge width 5 Turn F4 to set the direction in 45 degree increments in which Drop and Shadow will be added Top 225 180 270 135 315 45 90 0 Bottom Right Left Setting the edge color 1 On the KEY menu turn F1 to display the EdgeCol sub menu 2 Turn F2 F3 and F4 to adjust the Hue Sat and Lum of the edge color To call the preset color Turn F...

Page 37: ...ert item On The mask signal is inverted Off The mask signal is not inverted 5 Turn F1 to display the MaskAdj sub menu Menu display MaskAdj Left Top Bottom Right 7 9 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 6 Turn F2 to F5 to set the area to be masked Operation Parameter Description of setting Setting range Initial value F2 Left Key left position 50 00 to 50 00 25 00 F3 Top Key top position 50 00 to 50 00 25 00 F4 ...

Page 38: ...3 Turn F2 to set the X coordinate of the key signal using the X Pos item 4 Turn F3 to set the Y coordinate of the key signal using the Y Pos item 5 Turn F4 to set the key signal change size max 400 400 using the Size item ABC ABC Key signal When combined using the flying key In order to add the edge of the key before the DVE effect the thickness of the edge is also changed when the size is changed...

Page 39: ...ion area is pressed the PinP image transition fade in is executed for the transition time which has been set During fade in the indicator of the PinP button blinks in red and it lights in red when the transition is completed If the PinP button is pressed with the picture completely faded in the PinP image transition fade out is executed PinP During fade out the indicator of the PinP button lights ...

Page 40: ...Pos Y Pos and Size items Menu display Position X Pos Y Pos Size 4 6 0 00 0 00 100 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 0 00 100 00 Select the dot by dot mode When the system is set to the HD mode and an SD format image is to be used for the PinP material the images can be combined in the dot by dot mode actual size images In this mode the SD format image will not be up converted so image deterioration can b...

Page 41: ...th is indicated as the amount of soft effect When only the soft effect is to be added to PinP select Off as the Border item setting 6 Turn F5 to set the change in the border width using the Mode Item Fix The border width is kept constant Var Variable The border width changes to suit the PinP size Setting the border color 1 On the KEY menu turn F1 to display the BodrCol sub menu 2 Turn F2 F3 and F4...

Page 42: ...e Right setting and vice versa and similarly the Top setting cannot exceed the Bottom setting and vice versa Pair The settings are changed in such a way that the Left and Right trimming amounts and the Top and Bottom trimming amount are the same This makes for a top bottom and left right symmetry 5 Turn F1 to display the TrimAdj sub menu and turn F2 F3 F4 and F5 to set the trimming values Operatio...

Page 43: ...t Since the luminance key is operated as a self key the key fill signals are used as the key source signals When the luminance key has been selected as the downstream key type the key signals will remain unchanged even when the key source signals are switched Furthermore when Lum is selected the DSK button in the crosspoint area changes to lighting in amber key fill bus selection status When using...

Page 44: ...signal The indicator of the selected AUX bus crosspoint button lights in green It lights in red if the selected signal is being output from the PGM connector Since the luminance key is operated as a self key the key fill signals are used as the key source signals When the luminance key has been selected as the downstream key type the key signals will remain unchanged even when the key source signa...

Page 45: ...on direction is reversed 3 5 4 DSK preview The user can select whether to output the DSK preview image to the preview output On the DSK sub menu turn F5 to set the PVW item On The image with the DSK effect added is output to the preview output Off The image with no DSK effect added is output to the preview output PVW On and Off can be allocated to the user buttons See 5 3 1 3 5 5 DSK adjustments T...

Page 46: ...315 Menu display Border Drop Outline Shadow 4 Turn F3 to set the edge width 5 Turn F4 to set the direction in 45 degree increments in which Drop and Shadow will be added Top 225 180 270 135 315 45 90 0 Bottom Right Left Setting the edge color 1 On the DSK menu turn F1 to display the EdgeCol sub menu 2 Turn F2 F3 and F4 to adjust the Hue Sat and Lum of the edge color To call the preset color Turn F...

Page 47: ...ert item On The mask signal is inverted Off The mask signal is not inverted 5 Turn F1 to display the MaskAdj sub menu Menu display MaskAdj Left Top Bottom Right 7 7 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 6 Turn F2 to F5 to set the area to be masked Operation Parameter Description of setting Setting range Initial value F2 Left DSK left position 50 00 to 50 00 25 00 F3 Top DSK top position 50 00 to 50 00 25 00 F4 ...

Page 48: ... it lights in red when the transition fade out is completed and the black screen is displayed 1 When the FTB button is pressed with the black screen displayed fade in to the program image is initiated FTB During fade in the indicator of the FTB button lights in red and it goes off when the transition fade in is completed If the FTB button is pressed during the transition the transition direction i...

Page 49: ...adjusted Adjusting the colors 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the COLOR button to display the COLOR menu 2 Turn F2 F3 and F4 to perform the color adjustments Hue Sat and Lum Calling the preset colors Turn F5 to select the preset color using the Load item and press the F5 switch The Hue Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset color values To save the values that were s...

Page 50: ...IN1 8 Field On 2 Turn F2 to select the input video signal using the Signal item 3 Turn F3 to select the freeze method using the Select item Frame The images are frozen frame by frame Field The images are frozen field by field This is used to freeze moving images With interlace signals however diagonal lines and moving parts appear jagged Frame or Field can also be selected while an image is frozen...

Page 51: ...ut to the AUX bus CLN The clean signals images whose DSK signals have been removed from the PGM signals are output to the AUX bus Selecting the output signals using the crosspoint buttons Press the AUX button among the AUX bus selector buttons to light its indicator and press one of the AUX bus crosspoint buttons 1 to 10 CLN PVW or PGM button to select the AUX output signals The indicators of the ...

Page 52: ...sition time PinP 1s Transition time DSK 1s Transition time FTB 1s KEY ON status ON at an interim point Off PinP ON status ON at an interim point Off DSK ON status ON at an interim point Off FTB status ON at an interim point Off Border BKGD Wipe Border ON OFF Off Border width 5 0 Soft effect width 0 0 Border color Hue 0 0 Sat 0 0 Lum 100 0 Wipe Wipe pattern BKGD WIPE5 Center position of BKGD patter...

Page 53: ...0 Chroma key range Hue Rad 100 0 Sat Rad 50 0 Chroma key border soft effect Soft 0 0 Chroma cancel amount CANCEL 0 0 Marker position size X 0 0 Y 0 0 Z 5 0 Marker aspect ratio 0 0 DSK Key type Type Linear Key adjustment Adjust Gain 100 0 Clip 0 0 Density 100 0 Invert Off Fill type Bus Fill matte Hue 0 0 Sat 0 0 Lum 100 0 Edge color Hue 0 0 Sat 0 0 Lum 0 0 Edge type Off Edge width 2 Edge direction ...

Page 54: ... the preset memory data and change the panel settings 1 On the MEMORY menu turn F1 to display the PSMEM sub menu 2 Turn F2 select Recall using the Mode item turn F3 and set the preset memory number using the NO Sel item 3 Turn F4 to select whether to call the crosspoint selection status using the XPT item Enable The data stored in the preset memory is used Disable The data stored in the preset mem...

Page 55: ...o display the FMEM sub menu Menu display FMEM Signal Store Review Exec 2 4 AUX FMEM1 Off FMEM2 On 3 Turn F3 to select the frame memory in which to store the images using the Store item 4 Turn F4 to select on or off for the review display setting using the Review item On After the image is imported the FMEM1 or FMEM2 image is displayed for 2 seconds in the AUX bus Even during review display the nex...

Page 56: ...ot square so the aspect ratio will be different when the images are displayed on the computer and when they are imported into frame memory with NTSC format they will be vertically long To keep the images true to their actual proportions make sure the original size is 720 540 pixels If the images are in NTSC format use images shrunk to 720 487 pixels If the images are in PAL format use images enlar...

Page 57: ... at the Mode item When the mode is selected an asterisk appears on the left of the selected mode Init Save Load or Delete If an asterisk does not appear press the F2 switch to select a mode 5 Turn F5 to select Yes and press the F5 switch to initialize the card To cancel the initializing turn F5 to select No and press the F5 switch Menu display SDCard Mode Select Init Exec 3 4 Init No SDCard Mode S...

Page 58: ...elect SaveFile Exec 3 4 Save FMEM1 FMEM2 System 4 Turn F3 to select the data which is to be stored on the SD memory card using the Select item FMEM1 2 Still image data of frame memory 1 frame memory 2 System System data 5 If the F5 switch is now pressed the file is stored on the SD memory card Filenames are allocated automatically System data HS400 SYSTEM folder Still image data HS400 IMAGE folder...

Page 59: ...Select LoadFile Exec 3 4 Load FMEM1 HS070531100000 FMEM2 System 4 Turn F3 to select the transfer destination using the Select item 5 Using the LoadFile item turn F4 to select the name of the file to be loaded 6 If the F5 switch is now pressed the file is loaded from the SD memory card and stored in the unit s internal memory While the file is being loaded the following message and filename are dis...

Page 60: ...ed 3 12 5 Displaying the SD memory card information The number of images stored on the SD memory card as well as the card s total memory and remaining free space are displayed 1 Insert the SD memory card on which the data is stored into the SD memory card slot 2 On the MEMORY menu turn F1 to display the CardInfo sub menu Menu display CardInfo Images FreeSpace GetInf 4 4 10 10MB 512MB Images The nu...

Page 61: ...1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the IN OUT button to display the IN OUT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Input sub menu 3 Turn F2 select the input signals using the Signal item turn F3 and select On or Off for the frame synchronizer using the FS item If the output signal phase is set to 0H Off cannot be selected as the FS item setting Menu display Input Signal FS Mode AnaGain...

Page 62: ...nformity with the system format take effect Furthermore if SD signals with the same frame rate as the system format are input when HD is selected as the system format they are up converted This mode can be selected for SDI inputs 5 to 8 only In the Auto mode the images may be disturbed when the input signals are switched 1 On the Input sub menu turn F2 to select the input signals using the Signal ...

Page 63: ...analog composite input signals can be set 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the IN OUT button to display the IN OUT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the CmpsitIn sub menu 3 Turn F2 to select the input signal using the Signal item Menu display CmpsitIn Signal Chroma Ped Hue 14 15 IN5 0 0 0 IN5 8 8 7 100 100 30 30 4 Turn F3 to adjust the chroma level using the Chroma item Maximum amo...

Page 64: ...mage is enlarged both horizontally and vertically to fill the entire screen EC edge crop The aspect ratio of the image is maintained the image size is increased in accordance with the vertical resolution and black bands are added at the left and right LB letter box The aspect ratio of the image is maintained the image size is increased in accordance with the horizontal resolution and the image is ...

Page 65: ...fer to DVI input scaling size table on the next page 5 The black level offset and white level gain of the analog input signals are adjusted automatically Depending on the personal computer used there may be some deviation from the correct levels of the black level or white level To proceed with automatic adjustment to correct this deviation display the black and white signals BW bmp on the supplie...

Page 66: ...D NTSC SD PAL 1920 1080 1280 720 720 480 720 576 XGA 1024 768 Fit V 480 720 576 720 Fit H Full 480 720 576 720 SXGA 1280 1024 Fit V 480 675 576 675 Fit H Full 480 720 576 720 WXGA 1280 768 Fit V Fit H Full Black images are inserted here The parts of the images protruding in these areas are cropped ...

Page 67: ...DVIPhs sub menu Menu display DVIPhs Signal ClkPhs H Pos V Pos 11 15 IN5 0 0 0 IN5 8 16 15 100 100 100 100 3 Turn F2 to select the input signal using the Signal item 4 Turn F3 to adjust the clock phase of the analog input signals using the ClkPhs item While viewing the image quality set the value at which the noise level is minimized 5 Turn F4 to adjust the horizontal position using the H Pos item ...

Page 68: ...t operation to be checked in advance AUX Signals selected by the AUX bus are output MULTI This is the multi view display output The multiple input signals and output signals are reduced and output to one screen KEYOUT This outputs the key signals Connector Signal type Output default Assignment PGM1 2 SDI PGM Cannot be assigned OUTPUT1 SDI MULTI PGM PVW AUX MULTI KEYOut OUTPUT2 SDI AUX OUTPUT3 opti...

Page 69: ... OUT1 PGM Normal OUT1 6 PVW AUX Multi KEYOut DC 4 When the SDI output board option has been connected turn F4 to set the output mode using the Mode item and press the F4 switch to enter the setting An asterisk appears on the left of the currently selected output mode Normal The same signals as the system format signals are output DC down converter When the system format is 1080 59 94i or 720 59 94...

Page 70: ...erence connectors 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the IN OUT button to display the IN OUT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Ref sub menu Menu display Ref Sync BBSetup GenLock 3 15 BBST 7 5IRE Locked BBAD TRI INT 0IRE UnLock 3 Turn F2 select the sync signal using the Sync item and press the F2 switch to enter the selection An asterisk appears at the left of the reference signal...

Page 71: ... synchronizer function is ON for all input signals 1H The output video signals are output to the system REF signal with 1H delay When the frame synchronizer function is ON the output video signals are output with 1 frame 1H delay 4 Turn F3 to adjust H phase using the H Phase item H Phase can be adjusted within a range of 0 5H to 0 5H 5 Turn F4 to adjust V phase using the V Phase item V Phase can b...

Page 72: ... Output Phase Variable Range FS Range H Phase 0 5H to 0 5H V Phase vertical 100 lines H Phase 0 5H to 0 5H V Phase vertical 100 lines Approx 0 2H to 0 8H Approx 0 7H to 0 3H Approx 0 3H to 1 3H Approx 0 3H 0 5H Approx 0 3H 0 5H Approx 0 2H Approx 0 2H Approx 0 2H Internal Fixed DL Internal Fixed DL Internal Fixed DL Internal Fixed DL MAX less than approximately 1 frame H Phase 0 5H to 0 5H V Phase...

Page 73: ...f 1H Max 1F 1H 1 90H Max 1F 1H 90H In phase with 1 Max 2F 1H UC D by D On Forced Possible 0H Example 1 Normal UC D by D On Forced Possible In phase with Ref Max 1F 1 90H Max 1F 90H In phase with 1 Max 2F Sync signal Ref Black burst signal BBAD 1H Normal Off Not possible Ref 90H 1H 1H 1 90H 1H 90H In phase with 1 1F 1H Normal On Possible Ref 90H 1H Max 1F 90H 1H 1 90H Max 1F 1H In phase with 1 Max ...

Page 74: ... F2 F1 F2 F1 F2 F1 F2 Input signals non synchronized 1F frame Sync signal Ref Output signal 1 Output signal 2 90H Output signal 2 1F Max 1F Max 2F Max 1F 90H Example 2 F1 F2 F1 F2 F1 F2 F1 F2 Input signals non synchronized 1F frame Sync signal Ref Output signal 1 Output signal 2 90H Output signal 2 1F Max 1F 90H Max 2F 90H Max 1F ...

Page 75: ...gram PGM preview PVW AUX and KeyOut to the Upper L and Upper R sub screens When OSD is displayed for PVW it is also displayed for PVW of the multi view display In 8 division mode the aspect ratio can be kept at 16 9 for the display of HD format images when these images are displayed in the SXGA size from the DVI output option Size is set to SXGA and Scale is set to 5 4 using the DVI output setting...

Page 76: ...and turn F5 to set the name of the signal using the Signal item Different settings are stored for 10 division mode 4 division mode and 8 division mode 1 to 8 This can be set to IN1 to IN8 FMEM1 FMEM2 or CBGD IN1 to IN8 is the default setting for Pos1 to Pos8 in any of the modes Upper L Upper R These can be set to PGM PVW AUX or KeyOut They cannot be set when the 4 division mode 4Split is selected ...

Page 77: ...urthermore when signals amenable to camera control have been input the c mark is displayed in front of the name of the material When the mark is displayed the c mark will not be displayed Off The characters are not displayed Neither is the character background shown 5 Turn F4 to set whether the character background half tone is to be displayed using the Label item On The character background is di...

Page 78: ...efault settings for INPUT1 to INPUT8 are selected Preset The material names and number provided ahead of time are selected User The material names are set using 6 characters If the Type item setting is changed when Preset or User is selected the previously provided material names will be lost Preset type setting procedure 1 On the Multi3 sub menu turn F3 to select Preset using the Type item 2 Turn...

Page 79: ... using the Select item PVW The menu screen is superimposed onto the preview output and output Multi The menu screen is superimposed onto the multi view display output and output When On is selected as the OSD item setting the multi view display split frame and tally information are not displayed on the monitor Examples of OSD displays KEY 1 9 Adjust 2 9 FillMatt 3 9 Edge 4 9 EdgeCol 5 9 KEY BKGD P...

Page 80: ...ages will be output at the XGA setting XGA The images are output at the 1024 768 resolution and 60 Hz frequency WXGA The images are output at the 1280 768 resolution and 60 Hz frequency SXGA The images are output at the 1280 1024 resolution and 60 Hz frequency WSXGA The images are output at the 1680 1050 resolution and 60 Hz frequency This can be selected only when digital signals are output UXGA ...

Page 81: ...ess the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the IN OUT button to display the IN OUT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Anci sub menu Menu display Anci VAnci E Audio 9 15 Off Off On On 3 Turn F2 to select On or Off for the V ancillary data using the VAnci item On In the case of the HD format the ancillary data starting with line 10 is passed through In the case of the SD format the ancillary da...

Page 82: ... the horizontal resolution and a black image is added at the top and bottom System image HD Output image SD SQ EC LB 5 Turn F4 to set the delay time of the output using the Delay item and press the F4 switch to enter the setting 90H 75H When the system format is 1080 59 94i the image is delayed from the system image HD by 90H and output When the system format is 720 59 94p the image is delayed fro...

Page 83: ...mat Mode 16 9SQ 1 16 1080 59 94i Off 1080 50i 720 59 94p 720 50p 480 59 94i 576 50i On Setting the 16 9 squeeze mode When the 16 9 squeeze mode is selected a border width wipe or PinP is established that considers cases where SD format images are to be converted into the 16 9 aspect ratio and used This setting is possible when SD is selected as the system format setting On the Format sub menu turn...

Page 84: ...the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the XPT button to display the XPT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the XPTAsign sub menu 3 Turn F2 select the crosspoint button using the XPT item turn F3 and select the input signal using the Signal item Changing the current assignment of the signals selected by the crosspoint buttons will cause the positions of the lighted crosspoint buttons to change to...

Page 85: ...analog composite and DVI XP10 CBGD Internally generated signal color background If the optional board has not been connected black images are input for INPUT5 to 8 5 2 2 Setting the crosspoint switching The timing at which the crosspoints are to be switched can be set 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the XPT button to display the XPT menu 2 Turn F1 to display the XPTSwch su...

Page 86: ...I sub menu GPIEN OSD ON or OFF for OSD display IN OUT menu OSD sub menu OSD StrFM1 StrFM2 Execution of image import from AUX bus to frame memory FMEM1 or FMEM2 MEMORY menu FMEM sub menu Store Setting method 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Button sub menu 3 Turn F2 to select the function to be assigned to...

Page 87: ... month using the Month item 5 Turn F4 to set the day using the Date item 6 Press the F5 switch to enter the year month day Menu display Date Year Month Date Set 13 16 2007 11 1 2000 2099 1 12 1 31 Setting the time 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Time sub menu 3 Turn F2 to set the hour using the Hour item...

Page 88: ... NetWork1 IP Address Save 9 16 192 168 0 1 0 255 0 255 0 255 0 255 Setting the subnet mask 1 Press the FUNC button to light its indicator and press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Network2 sub menu 3 Turn F2 to F5 to set the subnet mask and press the F5 switch Save to enter the mask Menu display NetWork2 Subnet Mask Save 10 16 255 255 255 0 0 255 0 255 0 255 0...

Page 89: ...On Control is enabled Off Control is disabled EditEN item On and Off can be assigned to one of the user buttons See 5 3 1 5 6 3 Setting the protocol Set the RS 422 protocol On the System sub menu turn F5 to set the protocol using the Protcol item GVG A The GVG protocol is complied with The wipe pattern number starts from 0 See 6 1 GVG B The GVG protocol is complied with The wipe pattern number sta...

Page 90: ...to set the function to be controlled by the GPI port 1 using the GPI1 item Menu display GPI GPI1 GPI2 GPIEN 6 16 AUTO DSK On CUT DSK PinP FTB BGDAUTO BGDCUT KEYAUTO KEYCUT AUTO CUT PinP FTB BGDAUTO BGDCUT KEYAUTO KEYCUT Off 3 Turn F3 to set the function to be controlled by the GPI port 2 using the GPI2 item 4 Turn F4 to set On or Off for the control from the GPI port using the GPIEN item On Contro...

Page 91: ... TCont or P TDirt as the Protcol item setting See 5 6 3 Be absolutely sure that the power of the equipment is turned off before proceeding to connect the cables Functions that can be controlled from the unit Switching of the cameras to be controlled in line with the selection of the crosspoint buttons PGM A 1 to 10 and PST B 1 to 10 The camera and pan tilt head s pan tilt operations and zooming an...

Page 92: ...S Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DVI ANALOG OUTPUTS Y Pb Pr DVI I DVI I DVI I IN OUT SDI INPUTS IN OUT Camera Pan tilt head REMOTE SERVICE connector Video signals Control signals Cable length Max 32 8 ft 10 m Cable length Max 656 ft 200 m Twisted pair cable AWG24 RS 422 RS 232C converter AW RP655N AV HS400AN Connection specifications TXD RXD RXD GND TXD CTS RXD TXD DTR RTS DSR GND 1 FRAME GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 GND 5...

Page 93: ...gth Max 656 ft 200 m Twisted pair cable AWG24 AV HS400AN AW HE100N Analog component signals For the connection specifications refer to the Operating Instructions of the AW HE100N Analog Input Board Connection specifications 1 FRAME GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 GND 5 6 GND 7 TXD 8 RXD 9 FRAME GND NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RXD GND TXD RXD TXD RS 422 CONTROLLER CONTROL IN IP RP 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 1 8 Pin No Signal Pin ...

Page 94: ... OUTPUTS Y Pb Pr DVI I DVI I DVI I Switch settings SW1 SW2 SET UP 1 2 3 4 OFF OFF ON OFF ON 300 deg OFF 190 deg OFF CONTROL IN IP RP connector Cable length Max 656 ft 200 m Twisted pair cable AWG24 AV HS400AN AW PH400P Cable length Max 1640 ft 500 m 10Base T straight cable UTP category 5 AW IF400G Connection specifications Twisted pair cable 1 FRAME GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 GND 5 6 GND 7 TXD 8 RXD 9 FRAM...

Page 95: ... is exercised from the RS 422 interface connector Disable Tally control is disabled 6 Turn F1 to display the CamCTL2 sub menu Menu display CamCTL2 Signal PosCont Speed Power 4 16 IN1 PanTilt Fast On IN1 8 Zm Focs Middle Slow Off 7 Turn F2 to select the input signal using the Signal item 8 Turn F3 to select the control to be exercised by operating the positioner using the PosCont item PanTilt Panni...

Page 96: ...ooming Slow Control is exercised at the slowest speed When controlling the pan tilt head s power to On turn F5 to select On and press the F5 switch When controlling it to Off turn F5 to select Off and press the F5 switch After turning the pan tilt head s power to On make sure to use this operation to turn the selection On This setting can be selected when P TDirt has been selected as the protocol ...

Page 97: ...on to light its indicator and press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Alarm sub menu Menu display Alarm Power Fan 8 16 NoAlarm NoAlarm Alarm Alarm Power This indicates a trouble status alarm in the power supply Alarm Trouble NoAlarm No trouble Fan This indicates a trouble status alarm in the fan Alarm Trouble NoAlarm No trouble ...

Page 98: ...ft 1 00 1 00 00 Control Panel Input M E Soft The software version information is displayed Control Panel Input M E The hardware version information is displayed 5 Turn F1 to display the OptVer sub menu Menu display OptVer Select Board Version 16 16 IN SL1 SDI 0001 IN SL2 OUT SL1 OUT SL2 6 Turn F2 to select the option slot using the Select item 7 The types of the optional boards connected are displ...

Page 99: ...ght its indicator and then press the SYSTEM button to display the SYSTEM menu 2 Turn F1 to display the Initial sub menu Menu display Initial Init 7 16 3 Press F2 to initialize the settings The Init message appears 4 To initialize the settings turn F2 to select YES and then press the F2 switch To cancel the initialization turn F2 to select No and then press the F2 switch Menu display Initial Init 7...

Page 100: ...to transition time setting Auto transition execution Table of wipe patterns supported GVG protocol AV HS400AN GVG protocol AV HS400AN GVG protocol AV HS400AN GVG protocol AV HS400AN A B A B A B A B 0 1 WIPE 1 12 13 SQ 1 24 25 SL 1 36 37 3D 1 1 2 WIPE 2 13 14 SQ 2 25 26 SL 2 37 38 3D 2 2 3 WIPE 3 14 15 SQ 3 26 27 SL 3 38 39 3D 3 3 4 WIPE 4 15 16 SQ 4 27 28 SL 4 39 40 3D 4 4 5 WIPE 5 16 17 SQ 5 28 2...

Page 101: ...sed using PinP button on unit s panel FTB Control exercised using FTB button on unit s panel BGDAUTO Auto transition control for background Control is exercised regardless of the selection statuses of the switches and buttons on the unit s panel BGDCUT Cut transition control for background KEYAUTO Auto transition control for key KEYCUT Cut transition control for key Initial setting Port Function a...

Page 102: ... input video 3 4 IN4 Open collector output Tally output of input video 4 5 IN5 Open collector output Tally output of input video 5 6 IN6 Open collector output Tally output of input video 6 7 IN7 Open collector output Tally output of input video 7 8 IN8 Open collector output Tally output of input video 8 9 ALARM Open collector output Fan alarm or power supply alarm output 10 11 12 RESERVED Keep the...

Page 103: ...ideo format size Connections Connect this unit to LAN using a twisted pair cable Use a LAN crossover cable to connect the unit with the host computer directly Use a LAN straight cable to connect to LAN using a hub or other equipment For details on network setup such as IP addresses refer to 5 5 Network settings Transmitting images uses network capacity which may result in other connected devices p...

Page 104: ...ven here 1 Insert the CD ROM supplied with the unit into the CD ROM drive of the host computer in which the program will be installed Here E will serve as the name of this drive for example 2 Execute the setup program E HS400TOOL ENG SETUP EXE 3 The installer now starts up so follow its instructions to proceed 4 The Setup Complete screen appears to indicate that installation is complete Click Fini...

Page 105: ...to operate the image transmission software HS400 Tool Startup On the Start menu of Windows select Programs Panasonic AV HS400Tool HS400Tool The main screen now appears Exit Click the CLOSE button Setting the IP address Set the unit s IP address in the IP Address setting box ...

Page 106: ...d by the unit the output will not be displayed properly 5 In the Aspect field select the scaling method If the size of the image to be transmitted and the selected image differ the image will be automatically scaled according to one of the following methods Full The size of the image is increased or reduced so that it fits the size selected in the Size field If the aspect ratio of the image to be ...

Page 107: ...mputer in the Target field FMEM1 Images in unit s frame memory 1 FMEM2 Images in unit s frame memory 2 3 When the Get button is clicked the image is imported from the unit The image is now displayed in the image display area and its horizontal and vertical dimensions appear in the Width and Height fields at the bottom right 4 When the Save Image button is clicked the file save dialog box appears o...

Page 108: ...to 13s 0 to 999f Frame Sec Default value 1s 0f Sec WIPE Border Parameter Border Width Soft 1 5 Setting range On Off 0 1 to 100 0 0 0 to 100 0 Default value Off 5 0 0 0 BodrCol Parameter Hue Sat Lum Load 2 5 Setting range 0 0 to 359 9 0 0 to 100 0 0 0 to 108 0 White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta Red Blue Black Default value 0 0 0 0 100 0 White WIPEPos Parameter Select X Pos Y Pos CopyTo 3 5 Setting ran...

Page 109: ...ue Black Default value 0 0 0 0 0 0 Black Mask Parameter Mask Invert 6 9 Setting range Manual Off 4 3 On Off Default value Off Off MaskAdj Parameter Left Top Bottom Right 7 9 Setting range 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 Default value 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 Trans Parameter OutPatt 8 9 Setting range Nor Rev Default value Nor FlyKEY Parameter X Pos Y Pos Size 9 9 Setting ...

Page 110: ...value 0 0 0 0 0 0 Black Mask Parameter Mask Invert 6 7 Setting range Manual Off 4 3 On Off Default value Off Off MaskAdj Parameter Left Top Bottom Right 7 7 Setting range 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 50 00 to 50 00 Default value 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 PinP PinP Parameter Density PVW 1 6 Setting range 0 0 to 100 0 On Off Default value 100 0 Off Border Parameter Border Width Soft Mo...

Page 111: ...range On Off PVW Multi Default value On PVW Multi1 Parameter Split Pos Signal 6 15 Setting range 10Split 4Split 8Split 1 to 8 1 to 4 1 to 6 IN1 to 8 FMEM1 FMEM2 CBGD Upper L Upper R PGM PVW AUX KeyOut Default value 10Split Multi2 Parameter Frame Char Label Tally 7 15 Setting range LUM 0 LUM 25 LUM 50 LUM 75 LUM100 Off LUM 0 LUM 25 LUM 50 LUM 75 LUM100 Off On Off Red Red GRN Off Default value LUM 5...

Page 112: ...480 59 94i Default value 0 0 0 DownConv Parameter Signal Scale Delay Sharp 15 15 Setting range OUT3 to 6 SQ EC LB 90H 75H 1F 1 to 5 Default value SQ 90H 1 MEMORY PSMEM Parameter Mode NO Sel XPT Exec 1 4 Setting range Store Recall Clear n1 to 10 Disable Enable Default value FMEM Parameter Signal Store Review Exec 2 4 Setting range AUX FMEM1 FMEM2 On Off Default value Off SDCard Parameter Mode Selec...

Page 113: ...n Parameter USER1 USER2 FTB 5 16 Setting range PinPPVW DSKPVW EditEN GPIEN OSD StrFM1 StrFM2 PinPPVW DSKPVW EditEN GPIEN OSD StrFM1 StrFM2 FTB KEYAuto Disable Default value PinPPVW DSKPVW FTB GPI Parameter GPI1 GPI2 GPIEN 6 16 Setting range AUTO CUT DSK PinP FTB BGDAUTO BGDCUT KEYAUTO KEYCUT AUTO CUT DSK PinP FTB BGDAUTO BGDCUT KEYAUTO KEYCUT On Off Default value AUTO DSK On Initial Parameter Init...

Page 114: ...e 2000 to 2099 1 to 12 1 to 31 Default value Time Parameter Hour Minute Second Set 14 16 Setting range 0 to 23 0 to 59 0 to 59 Default value MainVer Parameter Select Version SysVer 15 16 Setting range Soft Control Panel Input M E Version number Version number OptVer Parameter Select Board Version 16 16 Setting range IN SL1 IN SL2 OUT SL1 OUT SL2 SDI Analog DVI DVI Ana Cmpsit None Version number 8 ...

Page 115: ...VI I DVI I DVI I GPI SIGNAL GND POWER ALARM F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 KEY DSK PinP AUX CLN PVW PGM 1 2 USER AUX SOURCE AUX BUS DELEGATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AUX PGM A PST B BKGD PATT KEY PATT FUNC N R R WIPE DIRECTION WIPE PATTERN FUNCTION ON WIPE SQ SL 3D POSITIONER Z ON FTB PinP DSK CUT AUTO MIX WIPE BKGD KEY MIX WIPE PAGE AMB FILL GRN SOURCE Multi format Live Switcher AV HS400A 11 TIME WIPE COLOR KEY CH...

Page 116: ...ponent HD SD 2 DVI 1 analog component 1 and SDI 2 incorporating two down converter lines output boards can be additionally connected PGM PVW AUX MULTI and KEYOUT can be assigned to OUTPUT1 to 6 Reference 1 Signal formats HD 1080 59 94i 1080 50i 720 59 94p 720 50p SD 480 59 94i 576 50i Signal processing Y Cb Cr 4 2 2 10 bit RGB 4 4 4 8 bit ME number 1ME SDI inputs HD Serial digital SMPTE 292M SD Co...

Page 117: ...site 1 0 Vp p 75 BNC connector IN5 to 8 with loop through up to 4 lines Analog input option SD HD analog component Y Pb Pr 1 0 Vp p 75 BNC connector IN5 to 8 up to 4 lines Analog output option SD HD analog component Y Pb Pr 1 0 Vp p 75 BNC connector OUTPUT3 to 6 up to 4 lines which can be assigned DVI I input option XGA 1024 768 WXGA 1280 768 SXGA 1280 1024 Vertical frequency 60 Hz DVI I connector...

Page 118: ...n Power supply AC 100 V 120 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 98 W Dimensions W H D 16 9 16 5 3 16 16 1 16 420 132 408 mm Excluding protrusions Weight 14 1 lbs 6 4 kg when no options have been installed 15 9 lbs 7 2 kg when all the possible options have been installed Standard accessories Operating instructions 1 CD ROM Operating instructions Image transmission software 1 Power cord 1 Optional boards s...

Page 119: ...eo signals and combining the keys Clip The threshold level of the luminance when key signals are created from a key source Color Background The signals which are output from the internal color generator and used as the background image Cut This refers to the effect where the display is instantly switched to the next image Density A parameter which is used to adjust the density of the key signals D...

Page 120: ... the key signals Key Mask This is the function that specifies the area for key combination using the box pattern etc When only part of the area of the key signals is used key combination is executed with the unnecessary area masked Key Source The video signals for creating the key signals Linear Key The function which combines keys using monochrome key signals with gradations in its outlines as a ...

Page 121: ...hich video signals in various SD and HD formats are transmitted along a single coaxial cable Self Key A function that creates key signals from key fill signals for combining keys Tally The signal which outputs the program output statuses of the input signals to an external device The LED that indicates the program output status on the control panel is also referred to as tally Transition A functio...

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