Panasonic AK-HC3500AE, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...VQT5C18 DEUTSCH Für Erlauterungen in Deutsch konsultieren Sie bitte die mitgelieferte CD ROM Seite 4 FRANÇIS Pour des explications en françis veuillez vous reporter au CD ROM fourni page 4 ITALIANO Per le istruzioni in italiano vedere il CD ROM in dotazione pagina 4 ESPAÑL Para la explicació en españl consulte el CD ROM suministrado páina 4 This manual is also contained as a PDF file on the CD ROM...

Page 2: ...le another accessory is attached Due to the added weight any strong jolt to the handle may damage the unit or result in personal injury CAUTION Do not lift the unit by its handle while the tripod is attached When the tripod is attached its weight will also affect the unit s handle possibly causing the handle to break and hurting the user To carry the unit while the tripod is attached take hold of ...

Page 3: ...r analog video signals Audio signal connecting cables If your apparatus supports AES EBU serial digital audio signals use cables designed for AES EBU Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency transmission applications for analog audio signals Other connecting cables Use shielded cables which provide quality performance for high frequency applications as connecting ca...

Page 4: ...NDEX pdf sur le CD ROM s ouvre la liste des manuels du mode d emploi s affiche Cliquer sur le nom du document correspondant au manuel à consulter p p Adobe Reader est nécessaire pour lire les fichiers PDF Ce logiciel peut être téléchargé depuis la page d accueil d Adobe Systems ITALIANO p p Come aprire i file dei manuali di istruzioni per l uso Se inserendo il CD ROM si apre la schermata di instal...

Page 5: ...rol Contents Read this first 2 Overview 5 Accessories 6 Features 6 Precautions for use 7 Controls and their functions 8 Mounting the lens 14 Adjusting the lens flange back 15 Performing the viewfinder adjustments 16 Connecting a microphone 18 Mounting the camera on a tripod 19 Component system configuration 20 System connections 1 with Studio Handy Camera 22 System connections 2 with MSU 23 Status...

Page 6: ... can be reduced since the fan mode can be switched according to the situation in which the camera system is being applied As a result the heat dissipation design has also been optimized Fuller complement of control circuits and auto setup ASU function Users can select the standard mode or simplified mode Peripheral components Ease of operation can be further improved by configuring a system where ...

Page 7: ...h to clean the camera if it is dirty In case the dirt is hard to remove use mild detergent and wipe gently Use caution when operating the camera in the vicinity of spot lights or bright lights as well as light reflecting objects and surfaces Take immediate action if ever the camera should become wet Turn the power off and have the unit checked by an authorized service facility Follow normal safety...

Page 8: ...8 Controls and their functions ...

Page 9: ...9 Controls and their functions ...

Page 10: ...om an external power supply input connector and turn the power OFF CCU When connecting this unit to the CCU supply power from the CCU and turn the power ON EXT When connecting the external DC power supply to this unit supply power from the external power supply and turn the power ON Middle position Turn the power OFF Power LED This lights up green when power is supplied to the camera Green light O...

Page 11: ...U are output from this connector Genlock sync input PROMPT output connector BNC PROMPT GL When the GL PROMPT selector switch is set to GL the reference signal tri level SYNC or B B which is used to genlock the camera is input to this connector Genlock sync signals are input to this connector when the CCU is not connected When it is set to Prompt the Prompt images input from the CCU are output from...

Page 12: ...ed and the filter local LED lights the optical filter can be adjusted manually When it is pressed again the optical filter can be controlled by the ROP Filter local LED LOCAL While this LED is lit the optical filter can be adjusted manually Monitor output selector switch MONI SEL This is used to select the viewfinder image and the HD SDI2 image Y NAM R G B in the VF OUT status ND filter selector k...

Page 13: ...atic black balance adjustments ABB It is not effective when the CCU is connected to the camera Lens connector LENS The lens cable is connected to this connector Front MIC1 connector MIC1 A microphone optional accessory is connected here When using the microphone set the MIC1 selector switch to front MIC See page 18 The power supply for the microphone can be connected from this connector What kind ...

Page 14: ...ace Lens clamp lever 4 Insert the cable into the cable clamp and connect it to the lens connector Lens connector For details on handling the lens refer to the instructions that accompany the lens Depending on the lens mounted it may be necessary to perform the following lens and camera adjustments 1 Flange back adjustment for the lens 2 Auto iris operation speed adjustment for the lens 3 White sha...

Page 15: ...is to manual and open the iris 3 Set the lighting in such a way that the appropriate video output level is obtained at a distance of about 3 metres from the flange back adjustment chart If the video level is too high use a filter or shutter 4 Loosen the screw that secures the F f flange focus ring Depending on the lens concerned this ring may be marked as the F b flange back ring Note 5 Set the zo...

Page 16: ...knob 3 Tighten the stopper screw securely Stopper screw 4 Connect the plug to the VF connector When connecting the plug to the VF connector ensure that it is fully and securely inserted Note Detaching the viewfinder 1 Check that the camera s POWER switch is at the OFF position 2 Loosen the stopper screw pull up the knob on the mounting plate and slide the viewfinder along and off the plate Stopper...

Page 17: ...rew Stopper screw Forward or backward position adjustment 1 Rotate the viewfinder forward backward position fixing lever towards the outside to release it from the locked position Viewfinder forward backward position fixing lever Viewfinder 2 Move the viewfinder forward or backward to adjust its position 3 Rotate the viewfinder forward backward position fixing lever in the opposite direction until...

Page 18: ... can be mounted on the viewfinder 1 Open the microphone holder Microphone holder 2 Mount the microphone and tighten up the clamp screw Clamp screw 3 Connect the microphone cable to the front MIC1 connector on the camera Front MIC1 connector 4 If the audio channel whose signals are to be recorded so requires set the MIC1 selector switch to FRONT MIC MIC1 selector switch ...

Page 19: ...check that the camera is secured properly Detaching the camera from the tripod adaptor While pushing the red lever move the black lever in the direction of the arrow and slide the camera toward the back Red lever Tripod adaptor Black lever Note If the pin of the tripod adaptor fails to return to its original position after the camera has been detached push the red lever again and simultaneously mo...

Page 20: ...re to be controlled The basic system configuration includes the lens Studio Handy Camera viewfinder camera control unit CCU and remote operation panel ROP System block diagram Microphone Kit AJ MC700 2 type Electronic HD Viewfinder AJ HVF21KG Handy lens Studio Handy Camera AK HC3500AE ES Tripod adaptor SHAN TM700 SD memory card Master Setup Unit AK MSU935AE 7 type LCD View Finder AK HVF70G Remote ...

Page 21: ... MSU can operate up to 12 units either separately or simultaneously by remote control It can be operated together with the ROP 2 type Electronic HD Viewfinder 2 VF AJ HVF21KG This is the viewfinder for the Studio Handy Camera 7 type LCD View Finder 7 LCD VF AK HVF70G This is the LCD viewfinder for the Studio Handy Camera It can be used at the same time as the 2 type viewfinder It can still be oper...

Page 22: ...ti cable Before proceeding with the connections set the CCU power switch to the OFF position Connect the optical fibre multi cable to the Studio Handy Camera and CCU Connect the ROP cable to the CCU and ROP When the camera power switch is set to ON after the CCU main power switch has been set to ON the camera can be controlled using the ROP Upon completion of shooting set the CCU camera power swit...

Page 23: ...Studio Handy Camera 12 AK HC3500AE ES Camera Control Unit 11 AK HCU355AE ES Camera Control Unit 12 AK HCU355AE ES Remote Operation Panel 11 AK HRP935AE Remote Operation Panel 12 AK HRP935AE Optical fibre multi cable Optical fibre multi cable Optical fibre multi cable A multiple number of cameras up to 12 units can be controlled in one location using the MSU The cameras can be controlled by both th...

Page 24: ... the automatic adjustment memory selected for the white balance A The WHITE BAL switch is set to A B The WHITE BAL switch is set to B P The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST Gain display This indicates the video amplifier s gain setting in dB which has been selected by the gain selector switch Audio CH1 and CH2 displays The audio levels are displayed here separately for audio CH1 and audio CH2 Iris ...

Page 25: ...a s auto functions Set Status AUTO to ON at VF Display2 under Operation When AWB is executed 1 AWB LOW LIGHT Auto white balance cannot be executed because the light quantity is insufficient Set the light quantity to the appropriate level 2 AWB HIGH LIGHT Auto white balance cannot be executed because the light quantity is excessive Set the light quantity to the appropriate level 3 AWB R Bch NG Out ...

Page 26: ...OFF Center Mark SEL 3 Line Width 3 Marker Level 100 2 When the JOG dial is pressed the setting of the item indicated by the arrow flashes VF Setting1 Side Modu SW OFF Side Modu LVL 15 Zone Mark 4 3 Safety Mark1 16 9 Safety Area1 93 Safety Mark2 4 3 Safety Area2 93 Center Mark OFF Center Mark SEL 3 Line Width 3 Marker Level 100 3 Turn the JOG dial to change the setting VF Setting1 Side Modu SW OFF ...

Page 27: ...RET1 ID ABCDE RET2 ID IJKLM RET3 ID QRSTU RET4 ID YZ012 Gain SW LOW 0dB Gain SW MID 6dB Gain SW HIGH 12dB ID Character ABCDEFGHIJ RET C Select 1 RET A RET B RET C 2 Turn the JOG dial to change the setting Setting3 RET1 ID AMCDE RET2 ID IJKLM RET3 ID QRSTU RET4 ID YZ012 Gain SW LOW 0dB Gain SW MID 6dB Gain SW HIGH 12dB ID Character ABCDEFGHIJ RET C Select 1 RET A RET B RET C 3 When the JOG dial is ...

Page 28: ... Focus for setting the focus value display to ON or OFF Extender for setting the lens extender display to ON or OFF MONI OUT for setting the monitor output selection display to ON or OFF Filter for setting the ND CC filter display to ON or OFF M Gain for setting the gain display to ON or OFF Shutter for setting the electronic shutter display to ON or OFF 5600K for setting the 5600K effect to ON or...

Page 29: ...B Black Gamma for displaying the status when the black gamma is ON VF FAN Speed for controlling the fan speed of the CRT viewfinder Peak Slice for setting the peak slice function Peak FREQ for selecting the peak frequency INCOM Set 1 INC1 MIC Type for selecting the type of intercom1 microphone INC1 MIC Gain for setting the gain of intercom1 microphone INC1 MIC Power for setting the mic power suppl...

Page 30: ...he H SAW H PARA R G B for adjusting the H PARA V SAW R G B for adjusting the V SAW V PARA R G B for adjusting the V PARA Gamma adjustments Gamma Gamma for setting the gamma to ON or OFF Gamma Mode SEL for selecting the gamma type Gamma M for adjusting the master gamma Gamma R for adjusting the R gamma Gamma B for adjusting the B gamma Black Gamma for setting the black gamma to ON or OFF Black Gamm...

Page 31: ...ce for selecting the detail source DTL_Clip for adjusting the clip on the detail side DTL_Clip for adjusting the clip on the detail side Detail adjustments2 Detail2 DTL_Knee for adjusting the knee compensation on the detail side DTL_Knee for adjusting the knee compensation on the detail side Knee DTL for adjusting the knee detail gain Skin tone detail adjustments1 Skin Tone1 Skin Tone DTL for sett...

Page 32: ... the reference file on the auto setup M PED Target for setting the master pedestal on the auto setup ASU Execute for executing the auto setup Tally guard setting Tally Guard Tally Guard for setting the mode that prohibits the execution of AWB ABB and ASU at the tally ON setting SD Card SD card operations with camera Present for displaying the present status Adjust for setting the adjustment mode t...

Page 33: ...isplaying the FPGA version CAM for displaying the FPGA version AVIO for displaying the FPGA version AUX for displaying the FPGA version CAMSYS for displaying the FPGA version OPTION for displaying the FPGA version Shutter position allocation Shutter Select Shutter OFF for setting the shutter OFF allocation Position1 for setting the shutter value of position 1 Position2 for setting the shutter valu...

Page 34: ...6 8M 13M 6 8M D1 Offset Gain 0 to 5 0 D1 Crisp 0 to 63 0 VBS Peak FREQ 2 0M 2 3M 2 7M 3 4M 4 5M 6 8M 13M 6 8M VBS Offset Gain 0 to 5 0 VBS Crisp 0 to 63 0 Cursor Cursor OFF ON OFF Cursor Memory ADJ 1 2 1 2 ADJ H Position 0 to 255 127 V Position 0 to 255 127 Width 0 to 255 127 Height 0 to 255 127 BOX CROSS BOX CROSS BOX Store Memory MEM1 MEM2 MEM1 EXECUTE NO YES VF Display1 F Number OFF ON OFF Zoom...

Page 35: ...RTABLE BOX BOX Rear ROP VR CAM CCU CAM LED Gamma Off OFF ON OFF Shutter OFF ON OFF Extender OFF ON OFF MONI OUT OFF ON OFF FAN Off OFF ON OFF Master Gain OFF ON OFF Black Gamma OFF ON OFF 7 VF VF FAN Speed NORM LOW NORM Peak Slice OFF LOW MID HIGH OFF Peak FREQ 8 MHz 15 MHz 8 MHz INCOM Set 1 INC1 MIC Type DYN ECM CBN DYN INC1 MIC Gain 12 dB to 12 dB in 3 dB increments 0 dB INC1 MIC Power OFF ON OF...

Page 36: ... 0 V SAW R G B 100 to 100 0 V PARA R G B 100 to 100 0 Gamma Gamma OFF ON ON Gamma Mode SEL HD FILMLIKE1 to FILMLIKE3 HD Gamma M When Gamma Mode SEL is HD 0 600 to 0 300 When Cinema Gammma SW is ON 0 750 to 0 150 When Gamma Mode SEL is FILMLIKE1 to FILMLIKE3 0 750 to 0 300 0 450 Gamma R When Gamma Mode SEL is HD or Cinema Gamma SW is ON 75 to 75 When Gamma Mode SEL is FILMLIKE1 to FILMLIKE3 60 to 6...

Page 37: ...xes OFF A B A G Satu 128 to 127 0 G Phase 128 to 127 0 G_Cy Satu 128 to 127 0 G_Cy Phase 128 to 127 0 Cy Satu 128 to 127 0 Cy Phase 128 to 127 0 Cy_B Satu 128 to 127 0 Cy_B Phase 128 to 127 0 B Satu 128 to 127 0 B Phase 128 to 127 0 B_Mg Satu 128 to 127 0 B_Mg Phase 128 to 127 0 Color Correct2 Matrix OFF ON OFF Linear OFF A B A 12axes OFF A B A Mg Satu 128 to 127 0 Mg Phase 128 to 127 0 Mg_R Satu ...

Page 38: ... 15 0 DTL_Knee 0 to 15 0 Knee DTL 0 to 39 5 Skin Tone1 Skin Tone DTL OFF ON OFF Skin Tone Get EXECUTE YES Skin Tone Get CANCEL YES MEM Select A B A Cursor OFF ON OFF H Cursor 1 to 1920 960 V Cursor 1 to 540 270 ZEBRA OFF A B A B OFF Effect MEM A B A B A B Skin Tone2 Skin Tone DTL OFF ON OFF MEM A Skin Tone Crisp 63 to 0 to 63 0 Phase 0 to 359 0 Width 0 to 255 0 Saturation 0 to 255 0 MEM B Skin Ton...

Page 39: ...it EXT Lens magnification display File Filename Gain R 100 to 100 0 Gain G 100 to 100 0 Gain B 100 to 100 0 Flare R 100 to 100 0 Flare G 100 to 100 0 Flare B 100 to 100 0 W H SAW R G B 100 to 100 0 W H PARA R G B 100 to 100 0 W V SAW R G B 100 to 100 0 W V PARA R G B 100 to 100 0 Store NO YES Cancel NO YES Iris Cont Auto Iris OFF ON When only the camera is used Auto Iris is ON OFF When only the ca...

Page 40: ...OFF 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 50 i 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 23 98p 25p When SHUTTER is ON SYNCHRO is ON 51 5 Hz to 6250 Hz 50 i 24 7 Hz to 3000 Hz 23 98p 25 7 Hz to 3125 Hz 25p When SHUTTER is OFF SYNCHRO is ON 51 5 Hz to 6250 Hz 50 i 24 7 Hz to 3000 Hz 23 98p 25 7 Hz to 3125 Hz 25p When SHUTTER is OFF SYNCHRO is OFF 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 50 i 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 23 ...

Page 41: ...0 2000 23 98p 25p 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 125 Position4 50 i 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 23 98p 25p 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 250 Position5 50 i 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 23 98p 25p 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 500 Position6 50 i 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 23 98p 25p 48 50 60 96 100 120 250 500 1000 Position7 50 i 60 100 125 250 500 1000 1500 2000 23 98p 25p 48 50 60 96 1...

Page 42: ...of the file to be loaded or stored here Setting range 1 to 8 The files on the SD memory card have filenames which range from 350ACM01 DAT for File No 1 to 350ACM08 DAT for File No 8 The SD memory card may not work properly if files have been edited using a personal computer or other device Ensure that a format compliant with the SD standard is used for the SD memory card Notes EXECUTE The item set...

Page 43: ...ignal 1 FRONT_MIC_GND 2 FRONT_MIC H 3 FRONT_MIC C VF HR12 14RA 20SC Hirose Pin Signal 1 VF 12V 2 VF 12V 3 UNREG_GND 4 VF PBOUT_GND 5 VF PBOUT_GND 6 VF YOUT 7 VF YOUT_GND 8 VF_CLK 9 VF_WR 10 VF_DATA 11 UNREG_GND 12 ZEBRA_SW 13 PEAKING 14 TA_BOX_ACT 15 VF PROUT 16 VF PBOUT 17 VF_SW3 18 FRONT_VR 19 TA_TALLY 20 F_GND AK HC3500AE ES connector pin assignment CN in the Instructions J OPT FIBRE AK HC3500A...

Page 44: ...44 External dimension drawings Unit mm 360 260 105 135 ...

Page 45: ...0 Hz interlace 12 Output formats 1080 59 94i 1080 50i 1080 29 97PsF 1080 25PsF 1080 23 98PsF over59 94i Input output signals 1 MIC input 60 dBu to 4 dBu XLR 3 pin female 2 Gain selected by camera menu 2 INCOM Input 60 dBu to 10 dBu Output 100 mW max XLR 5 pin female 2 Mixing is controlled separately for PGM1 and PGM2 3 HD SDI1 HD SDI2 output HD signal 0 8 V p p 75 BNC The HD SDI2 signal output can...

Page 46: ...r MIC gain MIC1 selection 15 Optical filter setting REM LOCAL selection and LOCAL setting 16 Back light SW rear panel ON OFF When the CCU is connected the selection functions for 6 to 10 are not effective Control is exercised from the ROP or MSU Weight and dimensions shown are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 47: ...47 Memo ...

Page 48: ...ty your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside...