Panasonic DVCPRO AJ-BS901EN, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... purchasing this product Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Operating Instructions Digital Triax Base Station S S P EN F0903H0 3 Printed in Japan VQT0F82 EN ...

Page 2: ... pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three pin power outlet socket which is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring Extension cords used with the equipment must be three core and be correctly wired to provide connection to the ground Incorrectly wired extension cords can be extremely hazardous The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that it is...

Page 3: ...ow 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 to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses a...

Page 4: ...accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Caution for AC Mains Lead As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E ...

Page 5: ...r with the AJ CA901 camera adapter and connected to a DVCPRO50 camera recorder to configure a transmission system which uses a tri axial cable to enable the camera recorder to be operated as a system camera Use of non compressed wide band 360 Mbps serial component signals makes high picture quality transmission possible so that the high picture quality of the images shot by the DVCPRO camera recor...

Page 6: ...nnecting the camera recorder to the unit s system 1 When using this unit with a system to which a camera recorder is connected an AJ SDX900 model must be used for this unit to function Depending on the version of the software being used with the camera recorder it may be necessary to update it in which case you should consult your dealer 2 The triax and ECU extension control unit cannot be used at...

Page 7: ...en a problem has occurred If a monitor has been connected to PIX OUT letters representing the alarm concerned will be displayed on the monitor simultaneously For further details refer to the table below 1 MAIN switch This is the on off switch for the main power supply This switch operates only when the unit is operated on AC power It does not work when it is operated on DC power Note When DC power...

Page 8: ... to adjust the phase selected using the phase adjustment switch SYSTEM PRIVATE selector switch This is used to toggle the intercom between the system and private modes SYSTEM The intercom is connected to the system via the communication connector on the rear panel of the unit PRIVATE The intercom is not connected to the system via the communication connector on the rear panel of the unit Note When...

Page 9: ... selected when there is no time to adjust the white balance It uses the 3200 K white balance value stored in memory A or B The white balance memory is set to A or B VTR ENABLE WHITE BAL REW Base Station AJ FF STOP SHUTTER SET UP MON SEL KNEE POINT KNEE SLOPE GAMMA DETAIL M PED PLAY AWB CHECK AUTO IRIS IRIS B R GAIN FILTER ABB BAR ENABLE PAINTING GAIN AUTO KNEE GAIN REC CHK START STOP CALL TALLY VT...

Page 10: ...ble painting gain knob S and black knob T operation V AUTO IRIS button This button is used to toggle auto iris operation on and off Lit Auto iris operation on Dark Auto iris operation off W LED digital indicator This indicator displays the F value of the lens When changes are made to the gain or filter settings the corresponding values are displayed for about two seconds Also pressing the CHECK bu...

Page 11: ... signal 2 which is sent to the camera 4 PROMPT connectors These are the input connectors for the teleprompter signal which is sent to the camera 5 Triax connector This is the triax connector used for making connections to the AJ CA901 8 AUDIO CH2 connector This is the output connection for the camcorder s MIC CH2 signal 9 DC 12V IN external power supply input jack This jack is used to connect an e...

Page 12: ...rd B Y G PB B and PB R connectors These output connectors are for component signals or RGB signals Use the switch on the BS DIGITAL board to select the system For details refer to Switches pages 22 C Video output connectors These are output connectors for component video signals D PIX output connector This is the output connector for the picture monitor signal Signal switching is performed using t...

Page 13: ...submenus To open a submenu select it by turning the SET UP dial and then press the SET UP dial To return to the MAIN MENU from a submenu turn the SET UP dial to align the arrow cursor with the desired menu title then press the SET UP dial For details on the submenu items refer to the Instruction Manual of the camera recorder used Structure of setting menus MAIN MENUS MAIN MENU 1 2 MAIN MENU 2 2 SU...

Page 14: ...SAT 00 R PHASE 00 R Mg SAT 00 R Mg PHASE 00 Mg SAT 00 Mg PHASE 00 Mg B SAT 00 Mg B PHASE 00 3 COLOR CORRECTION1 screen This screen is used to select the color correction1 settings 6 DTL SETTING screen This screen is used to make detail settings DTL SETTING H DTL LEVEL 28 V DTL LEVEL 14 DTL CORING 05 H DTL FREQ 04 LEVEL DEPEND 00 BLACK STRETCH 0 MATRIX TABLE A COLOR CORRECT OFF COLOR CORRECTION2 B ...

Page 15: ...ET UP dial The camera setting statuses are simply displayed here ADDITIONAL DTL KNEE APE LVL 2 CHROMA DTL OFF DTL GAIN 00 DTL GAIN 00 DTL CLIP 00 H DTL LINE MIX 1H CORNER DTL ON 7 ADDITIONAL DTL screen This screen is used to select the camera s special detail settings 8 SKIN TONE DTL screen This screen is used to select the camera s skin tone detail settings SKIN TONE DTL SKIN TONE DTL OFF SKIN TO...

Page 16: ...ODE NORM1 H PHASE COARSE 44 H PHASE FINE 128 SC PHASE COARSE 3 SC PHASE FINE 128 GENLOCK IRIS screen This screen is used to control the genlock and iris functions Note The H PHASE and SC PHASE items on this menu cannot be set using the SET UP dial Use the buttons on the front panel instead CAMERA SW MODE SUPER V MODE FRM1 FILTER INH ON SHOCKLESS AWB NORMAL AWB AREA 25 AWB ABB OFFSET OFF CAMERA SW ...

Page 17: ... select the AUTO SHADING submenu Align the arrow cursor with the BLACK item and press the SET UP dial A page confirming whether or not you want to perform shading adjustment appears To perform shading adjustment align the arrow cursor with YES and press the SET UP dial After this the indication SHADING ACTIVE appears in the center of the screen If you do not wish to perform shading adjustment alig...

Page 18: ... Manufacturer part number HR10A 10R 10S Hirose Denki 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OP4 1 2 3 4 5 This connector is not 6 used at the present time 7 8 9 10 Matsushita part number VJS2756A010 Manufacturer part number HR10A 10R 10S Hirose Denki Cable connector Matsushita part number VJP2756A010 Manufacturer part number HR10A 10P 10P Hirose Denki Cable connector Matsushita part number VJP2756A010 Manufacturer ...

Page 19: ...art number PRC07 R8F Tajimi Musen Manufacturer part number PRC07 R12F Tajimi Musen Cable connector Manufacturer part number PRC07 P12M Tajimi Musen Cable connector Manufacturer part number PRC07 P8M Tajimi Musen A J H G F E D C B K L M AUDIO OUT CH1 CH2 1 GND 2 MIC H 3 MIC C Matsushita part number VJP2666 Manufacturer part number HA16RM 3PE Hirose Denki 1 2 3 CSU 1 GND 2 3 4 12V Manufacturer part ...

Page 20: ...e it Remove the screw shown in the figure on the left and remove the metal fitting The screw cannot be removed from the fitting Follow the steps below to remove the BS DIGITAL board and BS AUDIO board when selecting the positions of the switches for the intercom system MIC output level etc PUSH Screw Metal fitting PUSH 3 Remove the BS DIGITAL board and BS AUDIO board To remove the BS DIGITAL board...

Page 21: ...r switch SW200 Refer to the diagram at right and select the desired switch position 3 4W RTS 2W 2 lines RTS 4 lines selector switch SW1 1 Intercom system SW1 SW2 2W two wire system ON 2W 4W four wire system ON Note 1 4W Note 1 RTS system OFF Note 2 RTS Note 1 When the unit is not going to be connected to the intercom system set SW1 to ON and SW2 to 4W These are the factory settings Note 2 When the...

Page 22: ...st be removed in order to select the dynamic microphone or carbon microphone setting Refer to the diagram below to perform the selection Note The unit was shipped from the factory with the dynamic microphone selected for this setting Carbon microphone Dynamic microphone PUSH Setting the microswitch position CONT FRONT RCOP RCOP Front panel Select the front panel or controller connected to the OP3 ...

Page 23: ... 9 MHz sampling rate 10 bit B Y signal 9 MHz sampling rate 10 bit Signals from base station to camera RET signal FM modulation Prompt signal FM modulation Audio transfer rate Signals from camera to base station 46 875 kHz sampling rate 16 bit Signals from base station to camera 11 71875 kHz sampling rate 16 bit Analog video output signals Frequency range Y ENC 60 Hz to 8 MHz 3 dB Frequency range P...

Page 24: ... 75 Ω positive polarity Tally Input DC 12 V voltage supply switchable contacts Output Open collector type maximum input current 10 mA voltage DC 12 V Sync signal Standard RS 170A Horizontal phase adjustment range 5 µs to 11 µs SC lock range 3 579545 MHz 20 Hz SC variable range 360 Input connectors GEN LOCK input BNC 75 Ω bridged RET1 RET2 BNC 75 Ω bridged Prompt input signal BNC 75 Ω bridged Tally...

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