Panasonic AWSW350P - SWITCHER, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...AIN SOURCE IN5 FMEM KEY AUTO CLIP SF2 YLW MWR CYN INT GRN FRZ MGT RED BLE N N R R INV H SC SC FINE ON OFF A 1 2 3 4 5 FMEM BLACK MIX FRZ WIPE AUTO TAKE BAR COLOR B B Live Switcher AW SW350 Model No AW SW350P Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Live Switcher ...

Page 2: ... on the bottom of the unit indicates safety information FCC Note This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed t...

Page 3: ...e risk of electric shock don t remove cover or back unless you are a qualified personnel Refer all mountings connections servicing to qualified service personnel No water or moisture inside Do not let water or moisture into the product or expose it to moisture to prevent a fire and electric shock If you see smoke or smell an odor from the product if water or other foreign matter gets inside if it ...

Page 4: ...d the unit can be used as a wideband switcher with minimal deterioration in image quality resolution of 800 lines Genlock The switcher enables genlocking to the reference sync signal of an external device Furthermore by using its BB output the system can be upgraded using the synchronization of the switcher as a reference Image Transfer Soft Keys and Linear Keys Inside the switcher AW SW350 has a ...

Page 5: ...nel to be recorded Once the setting has been performed keep pressing MWR while holding down the SETTING switch until the nine switches go off The recorded statuses will be reproduced when the power is next turned on INT This is used to restore the initial settings which were established at the factory Keep pressing INT while holding down the SETTING switch until the nine switches go off The same s...

Page 6: ...us signal to the selected A bus signal WH1 YLW WH2 CYN RED WH3 GRN BLE MGT Example Selected wipe pattern UTransition Time Setting Controls TRANSITION TIME These controls are used to set the transition time during auto fader operations AUTO TAKE This is used to set the transition time of MIX or WIPE when the AUTO TAKE u Switch has been pressed Any transition time from 0 to about 10 seconds can be s...

Page 7: ...to align the color phase A more accurate adjustment can be achieved using a vectorscope A Bus Input Selection Switches To select A bus video signals When a switch is pressed it lights and indicates that the corresponding signal is selected qB Bus Input Selection Switches These are used to select the B bus video signals When a switch is pressed it lights to indicate that the corresponding signal is...

Page 8: ...e A bus signals are output Both A and B light when the Fader Lever is between the A and B sides since both A bus and B bus signals are output 15 BBOUT GLIN BBOUT PVW OUT TALLY INCOM PGM OUT 2 5 4 DC 12V IN SET UP USB EXT TAKE PGM Y C OUT 1 3 4 2 GND 3 2 1 1 1 75Ω AUTO 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 VIDEO IN OUT Y C IN REAR PANEL pVideo Signal Input Jacks 1 to 5 VIDEO IN 1 2 3 4 5 These jacks are to input compo...

Page 9: ...ignals to these jacks in using them as video input signals AVideo Output Connectors PGM OUT 1 2 Two sets of composite signals BNC consisting of the switcher s main output together with the wipe mix key or other effects added are output from these output jacks SPreview Output Connector PVW OUT When the switcher is used for live applications this connector enables the next operation to be previewed ...

Page 10: ...d A delay of up to one frame is generated in the switcher output Due to what is involved in the signal processing the signal band is narrower than at the OFF position OFF The input signal source must be synchronized with the system Use the switcher s black burst signal output to apply genlock to the camera or other device In this case perform the phase horizontal phase color phase adjustments for ...

Page 11: ...er to Operation Method SPECIFICATIONS In order for the host computer to run the USB image transfer program used with the AW SW350 it must satisfy the following system requirements Image files in two formats the bitmap format bmp and JPEG format jpg jpeg can be used with the USB image transfer program for the AW SW350 Also required separately when using the image transfer function is the A B type U...

Page 12: ... recognizes the AW SW350 as shown in Fig 2 the Found New Hardware Wizard automatically starts up 3 2 1 When the screen for specifying the driver loading directory appears as shown in Fig 3 specify the DRIVER folder of the drive where the CD ROM supplied with the AW SW350 was inserted and load the driver In this example E is the drive used When the device driver has been loaded a screen similar to ...

Page 13: ...this example E is the drive used Run the Microsoft Net Framework setup file E JPN DOTNETFX EXE The installer program shown in Fig 6 now starts Proceed with the installation by following the installer instructions Run the setup program E JPN SETUP EXE 4 3 2 1 In order to confirm that the device driver has been installed successfully it is recommended that you open the Device manager as shown in Fig...

Page 14: ... SW350 is started up When the Open File button is clicked the file selection dialog box shown in Fig 10 appears Select the image file BMP JPG or JPEG to be transferred and click OK 3 2 1 The installer program shown in Fig 7 now starts Proceed with the installation by following the installer instructions This completes the installation of the application program 6 5 Fig 7 Application program instal...

Page 15: ...be displayed The frame outlining what can be displayed appears Move the frame to the position where the image to be displayed is framed When the image is smaller than the number of pixels that can be displayed Drag the image displayed in the screen display area and drop it to change its position Fig 11 4 When the image is larger than the number of pixels that can be displayed Drag the frame displa...

Page 16: ...transfer monitor the AW SW350 s PGM output and check that the image data has been transferred Fig 14 6 5 When images could not be transferred If an error resulted or images could not be transferred because a cable was connected or disconnected turn off the switcher s power and exit the application program Then turn the switcher s power back on again and start up the application again Status after ...

Page 17: ...IDEO OUT Convertible Camera AW E600 VIDEO OUT Camera Color monitors Camera or character generator for key synthesis Signal generator When a signal generator is used to generate the reference signals for the system AC adaptor AW PS505 QFS switch ON WGLIN BBOUT switch GLIN VCR etc BBOUT GLIN BBOUT PVW OUT TALLY INCOM PGM OUT 2 5 4 DC 12V IN SET UP USB EXT TAKE PGM Y C OUT 1 3 4 2 GND 3 2 1 1 1 75Ω A...

Page 18: ...AUTO 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 VIDEO IN OUT Y C IN AW SW350 Convertible Camera AW E600 Convertible Camera AW E600 Convertible Camera AW E600 OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Convertible Camera AW E600 VIDEO OUT These switches operate whether the FS switch is in the ON or OFF position Color monitors Connected with USB cable AC adaptor AW PS505 VCR etc Camera or character generator for key synthesis Camera ...

Page 19: ...AMERA CONTROL OUT VIDEO OUT PAM TILT CONTROL OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN G L OUT 4 3 2 1 5 D C 1 2 V I N TO CAMERA PAM TILT HEAD TO CONTROL PANEL PREVIEW OUT SEE MANUAL Pan tilt head cameras 1 to 4 To pan tilt head AW PH300A Camera AW E300 E600 E800A Multi port hub AW HB505 Multi hybrid control panel AW RP505 AC adaptor AW PS301 AC adaptor AW PS505 Preview monitor The FS switch may be in either the O...

Page 20: ... OF F A 1 2 3 4 5 FM EM BLAC K WI PE AU TO TAK E BA R CO LOR B B MIX FR Z Rack mounting parts Mounting screw Mounting screw Holes for connecting plate Bottom Connecting plate INFORMATION RELATED TO SYSTEM UPGRADES 1 Switcher phases 1 Video signal output phase frame synchronizer is OFF 2 Video signal input phase frame synchronizer is ON 3 Genlock adjustment range 2 TALLY INCOM connectors Use a Mini...

Page 21: ...pe Mix time adjustable Key synthesis Self Key Linear Key Intercom 1 to 5 6 pin connector 3 4 wire selectable Intercom jack M6 jack Tally control 1 to 5 open collector output Color bar Internal SMPTE Black Color selectable White and black signals Internal Frequency response FS ON 6 0MHz 1 dB 3dB FS OFF 10 0MHz 1 dB 3dB S N FS ON More than 58 dB FS OFF More than 65 dB DG DP FS ON 2 2 FS OFF 1 5 1 5 ...

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