Sony BRS-200 manual

BRS-200 S ony Cor porat ion Printed in Japan Remote Camera Operating Switcher Operating Instructions Before opera ting the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thoroughl y and retain it for future reference . BR S -200 4-145-707- 11 (1) © 2009 S ony Corporation[...]

2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the se numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Refer to these number s whenever you call upon you r Sony dealer re garding thi s product. Mod el No . Seria l No. T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shoc k, do not expose this appa r atus to rain or moisture. T o[...]

3 For ku ndene i Norg e Dette utsty ret kan kobles t il et IT-strømfordel ingssystem. For th e custom ers in Europe, A ustralia a nd New Zealan d WARNING This is a Class A product. I n a domestic environmen t, this product may c ause radio interferen ce in which case t he user may be re quired to take adequate measures. For th e cust omers in Euro[...]

4 Precauti ons Operating and Storage Locations • Avoid operating and st oring the swit cher in the followi ng locations: – Extremely ho t or cold places (o perating temperature: 5°C to 4 0°C (41°F to 104°F ) – Places exp osed to direc t sunlight for a long perio d or close to heating ap pliances – Close to sour ces of strong magneti sm [...]

Table of Contents 5 Table of Content s Precauti ons ............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... 4 Operating and Storage Locations .......................................................... 4 Cleaning................................................................................................. 4 Ch[...]

6 Tabl e of Co ntents Connecting a DVI Signal Output Device ............................................ 36 Connecting Monitors to the PGM1 And PGM2 Connectors ............ .. 37 Connecting Monitors to the AUX1 And AUX2 Connectors .............. 37 Connecting a Monitor or Projector Equipped with a DVI Input ....... .. 38 Connecting a Computer for S[...]

Table of Contents 7 Using Still Image s Stored in Frame Me mory ................ .............. . 83 Using the Dow nstream Key (DS K) to Add Charact ers or Graphics ....... .............. .............. .............. ......... .............. .......... 85 Composing Video Using the Luminance Key ..................................... 87 Composing Vi[...]

8 Tabl e of Co ntents MEM Menu ....................................................................................... 133 WIPE Menu ....................................................................................... 133 MATT Menu ..................................................................................... 134 DSK Menu ................[...]

9 Feat ures Chapter Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Overview Features The Sony Remote Camera Operating Swit cher is a compact switch er, incorpor ating functi ons for control ling up to seven BRC-series ca meras, and video swi tching func tions th at support HD signal s. Flex ible input/output configurat ion Optional int erface boards can be installed in the[...]

10 System Configu ration Chapter 1 Ov erview System Configura tion The BRS-20 0 Remote Camera Operat ing Switcher h as various system capabili ties with the use of optional eq uipment. Thi s section desc ribes typical four system configu rations. Basic Configuration 9 00 t 9 10 t 9 11 t 9 12 ... 9 18 – + – + – + – + – + – + BRS-200 REMO[...]

11 System Configuratio n Chapter 1 Ov erview Configuration f or a Live Event – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + T W A B H O L D ls L j G / S J BRS-200 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER POWER OFF ON 1 PGM 23456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 NEXT 7 DSK PIP SETUP MEM MENU/S[...]

12 System Configu ration Chapter 1 Ov erview Configuration f or a Presentation 9 00 t 9 10 t 9 11 t 9 12 ... 9 18 – + – + – + – + – + – + BRS-200 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER POWER OFF ON 1 PGM 23456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 NEXT 7 DSK PIP SETUP MEM MENU/SNAP SHOT/CAMERA POSITION WIPE MATT 89 MENU 456 DIRECT RECALL 123 P[...]

13 System Configuratio n Chapter 1 Ov erview Configuration f or Presentation Usi ng T w o Projector s – + – + – + – + – + – + BRS-200 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER POWER OFF ON 1 PGM 23456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 NEXT 7 DSK PIP SETUP MEM MENU/SNAP SHOT/CAMERA POSITION WIPE MATT 89 MENU 456 DIRECT RECALL 123 PRESET 0. CAM[...]

14 Structur e of Switche d or Compos ed Video Output by Video Switchi ng Chapter 1 Ov erview Structure of Switched or Composed Video Output by Video Switching B F P B P F Background video PIP video DSK SOURCE video Foreground video DSK FILL video The structure of the images t o be switched or c omposed by video swit ching is shown above. For the de[...]

15 Control Panel Chapter Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s 2 Locations and Functions of Parts Control Panel The parts on the contr ol panel ar e grouped in to 1 to 9 according t o their func tions, as shown below. See the pages in pare ntheses for more details. You can se t for a warning beep to sound if the switcher is incorrec tly op[...]

16 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 1 Mode Buttons The butt ons and contr ols on the swit cher functi on according to t he mode switched betwee n CAM (camera) mode and SW (switcher) mode with the mode bu ttons. The functi on modes of th e switcher consi st of CAM (camera) mode, SW (switcher) mode and menu mod e. To switc[...]

17 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s 2 CAMERA/DSK/A UX Bus Section The butt ons in this sect ion differ in function d ependin g on whether the switcher is in C AM mode or SW mode . The functi ons of the but tons are expl ained for bot h modes indivi dually. x Functions in CAM mode a CAMERA buttons Selects the connected ca[...]

18 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts g SPT LIGHT (sp otlight) button This butto n functions only for the BRC-H700, BRC-Z700 or BRC-Z330. When the exposu re mode of th e camera is set t o FULL AUTO, SHUTTE R Pri, IRIS Pri or GAIN Pri, press to light up t his butt on, enabli ng the spotl ight compensati on function of the c[...]

19 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s 3 Cr oss-P oint Bus Sectio n The cross-poin t bus section i ncludes two t ypes of cross- poi nt butto ns, PGM select button s and NE XT sel ect button s. This section functions for modes other than SW mode. a PGM (program) select b u ttons The signal output from t he PGM connector is c[...]

20 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 4 Effect T ransition Secti on The effect transition s ection is used for effect transition in video swit ching. Thi s section i s used for modes o ther than SW mode. a PIP AUTO (automatic picture-in-p icture) button When you press thi s button, i t light s in green, an d the v ideo set[...]

21 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s are overl apped during transition of the backgr ound video (mix). When wipe is sel ected, mix mode is can celed. f WIPE button When you press to light up this but ton, the curr ent video (backgroun d video) is g radually switched as i f the next video was wipi ng out th e present video[...]

22 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts Top menu list Pressing one of numeric bu ttons 4 to 9 displays t he top menu listed b elow. The cor responding button lig hts up. To disp lay the men u A three-digi t menu page is assi gned to eac h of all the setting menus displayed i n menu mode. To specify t he menu page d irectly, [...]

23 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s e CLEAR button x When menu mode is selec ted When this button is pressed, the last t wo digits of the menu page reset t o “00.” x When CAM mode is selected When this bu tton is p ressed, the camera posi tion number displayed on the displ ay panel disappea r s. x When SW mode is sel[...]

24 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts Setti ng stat us in SW mode Setti ng stat us in CAM mode b Adjustment controls (F1/FOCUS, F2/BRIGHT, F3/ZOO M, F4/PAN/TILT) The functi on of the co ntrols differ amo ng menu mode, CAM mode and S W mode. x When menu mode is selected You can change the setting of four g roups of each men[...]

25 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s ZOOM control You can change the zoom speed wh en you operate th e zoom by us ing the dial on the upp er part of the j oystick. Press the control to switch between “ CONSTANT” and “VARIABL E.” Turn the control to se lect the speed from among 1/8 t o 8/8. PAN/T ILT (pan ning/ti l[...]

26 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 7 Camera Menu/Location Contr ol Section The butt ons in this sect ion differ in function d ependin g on whether th e switc her is in CAM or SW mode. The functi ons of the but tons are expl ained for bot h modes indivi dually. x Functions in CAM mode a CAMERA MENU bu tton When y ou hold[...]

27 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s Note tha t the joystick do es not functi on if the X, Y and Z buttons ar e all unlit. 8 Jo ystick The functio ns of the joystick differ dep ending on whether the switcher is i n CAM or SW mode . The func tions of the joystick are explained fo r both modes indivi dually. x Functions in [...]

28 Control Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 9 Rear P anel Section a PROCESSOR connector Connect to the PANEL co nnector on the Pro cessor Unit with the supp lied control cabl e. b DC IN 12V connector Connect the supp lied AC power adaptor. c Power switch Turns the Co ntrol Panel ON/OF F. d Attachment hole fo r antitheft wire Thi[...]

29 Processor Unit Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s Processor Uni t Fr ont P anel a POWER switch an d indica tor Turns the Processor Un it ON/OFF. Press the ? side of the switch to turn it on. The indic ator lights up in gree n . b Rack mounti ng attachment screws Use these screws to at tach the supplied rack mount brackets for in stal[...]

30 Processor Unit Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts c OUT (output) card slo t Insert the BRSA-20DD2 interface b oard (not supplied). d DVI-I OUT (DVI-I output) conn ector Connect to the DVI in put connect or on a monitor . e U (ground) terminal Used to conne ct to a gr ound lead. Connect a ground lead when you use th is switcher. f ~ A[...]

31 Processor Unit Chapter 2 Locat ions and Function s of P art s BRSA-20HSD1 HD/SD-SDI Inpu t Boar d (Not Supplied) SDI I N (SDI inp ut) 5 to 8 co nnecto rs Input SDI signals fr om a video camera or a VCR (pl ayer). The switcher can accept up to eight SDI i nputs using the four inpu ts (SDI IN 5 to 8) on this board an d the SDI IN 1 to 4 conne ctor[...]

32 Processor Unit Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts[...]

33 Connectin g Externa l Equipment Chapter Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3 Preparations Connectin g Externa l Equipment This cha pter describes connec tions with periph eral devices. Connect t he peripheral devices, conne ct and instal l the switche r , then perfo rm the basi c setup of the swit cher using t he menus.[...]

34 Connect ing External Equ ipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connecting VISCA Cameras Up to seven Sony BRC-seri es VISCA-compatible cameras can be con nected to the switch er. 1234 PGM1 PGM2 AUX1 SDI OUT SDI IN 5678 SDI IN AUX2 REF IN REF OUT RS-232C ~ AC IN RS-422 DVI-I OUT GENLOCK VISCA GPI I/O P ANEL LAN(10/100) REMOTE RGB/COMPONENT VISCA RS-422 1[...]

35 Connectin g Externa l Equipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations T o con nect the vide o ca b le Connect the S DI outputs on cameras to the S DI IN 1 to 4 connectors o n the switcher. • To output an SDI video sign al from a BRC- series camera, instal ling th e interface board th at enables output of a S DI signal in the camera i s required. For deta il[...]

36 Connect ing External Equ ipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connecting a Video Output Device Such as a Camera Other Than a BRC- Serie s Camera Connect a ca mera or video output d evice equipped with an SDI out put to the SDI IN c onnector on t he switcher. Connecting a D VI Signal Output Device To use an imag e output from the DVI output on a comput[...]

37 Connectin g Externa l Equipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connecting Monitors to the PGM1 And PG M2 Connectors Program vide os are output from the PGM1 and PGM2 conne ctors. These two connecto rs output t he same signal. C onnect the PGM1 a nd PGM2 connectors on the swit cher to the SDI in puts on a monitor or VC R. Connecting Monitors to the A UX[...]

38 Connect ing External Equ ipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connecting a Monitor or Projector Equipped with a D V I Input You can moni tor an image by connecting a computer disp lay or project or equipped with a DVI inp ut to the DVI-I OUT connector on the switcher. Install ing the optional BRSA-20DD2 DVI output bo ard to the OUT c ard slot on the s[...]

39 Connectin g Externa l Equipment Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connecting an Exte rnal Sync Si gnal To synchron ize with t he connecte d video devices, input the re ference signal from an external reference signal generator to the REF IN connector on the switcher an d to the exte rnal video sync signal inp ut (EXT SYNC IN c onnector for the BRC-seri es[...]

40 Installat ion a nd Connecti on of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations Installation and Connect ion of the Switc her This sectio n describes inst allation and c onnection o f the switcher. Installi ng an Interface Boar d Install an opt ional interface board in the card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit. The Processor Unit has three card sl[...]

41 Installat ion and Connection of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations 1 Remove the 14 screws t o remove the top panel of the Processor Unit. 2 Remove the two sc rews to remove the c ard slot cover. 3 Insert the in terface board in to the attachm ent position . Align the connectors and insert the board securely as f ar as it wi ll go. 4 Attach th[...]

42 Installat ion a nd Connecti on of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations 5 Reinstall the top panel of the Processor Uni t using the 14 scr ews removed in ste p 1 . Tighten the screws in the order A, B, C, D, E, and F . 6 Reset th e setting data of the switcher to the factory preset se ttings. Display menu p age 955, turn the F2 cont rol to di spl[...]

43 Installat ion and Connection of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations 1 Connect the P ANEL connector o n the Processor Uni t to the PROCESSOR connector on the Cont rol Panel wi th the suppli ed control cable. 2 Connect the Processor Un it to an AC outlet wi th the supplied AC po wer cord. 1 Attach t he supplied power cord stopp er to the AC IN c[...]

44 Installat ion a nd Connecti on of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3 Connect the Control P anel to an AC outlet wi th the AC power adaptor (supplie d) and the po wer cord for the AC power adaptor (supplied) . 1 Insert the DC pl ug of the AC powe r adaptor to the DC IN 1 2V jack in the directio n indicate d in the illustra tion belo w. 2 Fix[...]

45 Installat ion and Connection of the S witcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations T urning on the P ower After the con nection betw een the Proce ssor Unit and the Co ntrol Panel is complet e, turn on the po wer of the swit cher following the steps bel ow. 1 Set the PO WER switch on th e Proc essor Unit to ON ( ? side). The Pro cessor Unit is turned on , an[...]

46 Menu Operat ion Chapter 3 Prepar ations Menu Operat ion You can set up your system, select vari ous effects for swi tching opera tion, etc. while vi ewing the menus d isplayed on th e display p anel. Three-d igit menu page numbe rs are assigned to all the setting menus indiv idually. You can d isplay th e desired setting menu directly by specify[...]

47 Menu Operatio n Chapter 3 Prepar ations To specif y a three-digit menu page, press the numer ic button for the th ird digit of th e number, the . (d ot) butto n then the second and first di gits in sequen ce. T o display other menu pages Use the PAGE a nd EXIT buttons below t he display panel or the numer ic buttons and . (dot) butto n. Each di [...]

48 Menu Operat ion Chapter 3 Prepar ations To cha nge the la st two digi ts Press the ME NU or EXIT butt on to display the upper-la yer menu then spe cify the menu p age. Press the MENU o r EXIT button th en press the . (dot) butto n, numeric bu tton for th e second dig it and f irst di git in sequence. When the third l ayer of t he menu is display[...]

49 Menu Operatio n Chapter 3 Prepar ations • Some setti ngs may be reset to the f actory preset settings by holding th e contro l pressed. • Some setti ng values may b e roughly chan ged by turni ng the control while pressing. Notes Displays e ither the upper or lower setting item or changes the setting v alue. Turn clockwise or counterclockwis[...]

50 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations Basic Set ups for th e Switcher This section describes the basic setup it ems for the switch er. Set up t h e switcher before starting video switching o r camera-control operations. Setting the Video Signal Format and Aspect Ratio (Men u P age 951) This men u is used to set the signal form [...]

51 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations Setting Up the Video Input Signals T o ident i fy the video input signals (menu page 921) You can name a video signa l input to the switch er. 1 Display menu p age 921. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see “Menu Operat ion” on page 46. 2 Turn th e F1 control t o select the vi d[...]

52 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations Sele ctable charact ers When the se tting is compl ete Press the C AM mode button or SW mode butt on to exi t menu mode. If you change the setting, “Sav e setup data? [PAGE] (yes) or [EXIT] (no)” appears on the display pa nel. Press the PAGE b utton to store the data. T o assign the vid[...]

53 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations To disabl e the select but ton Use this f unction if you are not using any o f select buttons 1 to 1 2. On menu pa ge 922, t urn the F1 control to select t he number of the se lect butt on to be disabl ed under “XPT BTN.” Turn the F4 con trol to set “INHIBIT” (inhibi tion) to “On”[...]

54 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations Setting Up the Video Output Signals T o set the D VI output (menu page 932) The menu is used to set the typ e of video outp ut from the DVI-I OUT connector on the swit cher and the resolution of that output v ideo. 1 Display menu p age 932. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see ?[...]

55 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations T o set up multi-vie w er output (menu page 934) The menu i s used to set up mu lti-vie wer output. 1 Display menu p age 934. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see “Menu Operat ion” on page 46. 2 Turn t he F1 control to select the type of multi-vi ewer output u nder “TYPE. ”[...]

56 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations Type of mul ti-viewer an d picture nu mber When the se tting is compl ete Press the C AM mode butt on or SW mode butt on to exi t the menu mo de. If you change the setting, “Sav e setup data? [PAGE] (yes) or [EXIT] (no)” appears on the display pa nel. Press the PAGE b utton to store the[...]

57 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations lower stri ng (NEXT select but ton) indicat es the next pr ogram outpu t video (light s in orange). When the lev er is in the lower e nd position, th e button of th e lower string (NEXT sel ect button) i ndicates the current program out put video (li ghts in red), and the b utton of the u ppe[...]

58 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations • If you select a model name that is different from t he connected cameras, a warning message appears when the switcher is turned on. In this c ase, select the correct model or select “Auto” in thi s menu. • Set the VISCA communication mode on the camera s to the same as that on the[...]

59 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3 Turn the F3 control to set the same VISCA ID as that set on the camera under “VISCA ID.” You can select VISCA ID 1 to 7 or “Off.” Pressing the CAMERA button set in ste p 2 enables you to co ntrol a BRC- series camera with the same VISCA ID as selected in th is step. When “Off” i[...]

60 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations 4 Turn th e F3 control to display “ Exec” th en press the F3 c ontrol. The selected came ra is turned on/off a ccording to the setting in step 3 . Repeating steps 2 to 4 all ows the switcher to control each of t he cameras. To t urn on a ll the V ISCA ca meras in conjunct ion wit h the [...]

61 Basic Setups for the Switcher Chapter 3 Prepar ations Rebooting t he switcher i s required after the set tings are chan ged, and “Reboot system? [PAGE] (yes) or [EXIT] (no)” appears on the display panel. 6 Press the PA GE button. The switche r reboots, an d the changed set tings are ena bled. If “FTP” is se t to “Disable,” the connec[...]

62 Basic Setups fo r the Switch er Chapter 3 Prepar ations[...]

63 Before Starting th e Switching Operatio n Chapter Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 4 Switching Operation Before St arting the Switchi ng Oper ation You have set up the in put/output video sig nals for switch ing operati on with “Basic Setups of t he Switcher” in “Chapt er 3 Preparations.” This chapter descri bes how to switc h the program[...]

64 Before Starting the S witching Ope ration Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on button o r enable s SW mode. Release your hand s from the joystick b efore you press the SW mode but ton. • When you press the SW mod e button, the message “Save setup data? [PAGE] (yes) or [EXI T] (no)” or “Reboot system? [PAGE] (yes) or [ EXIT] (no)” may appear[...]

65 Basics of Vi deo Switching Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Basics of Video Switchin g In video swi tching, one i nput vid eo is switched t o another, t hen the fin al program vi deo is out put from the PG M output conne ctor. Composi tion of the images is also available. This section describes the m ost basic switchin g functions. See t he relev[...]

66 Switchin g the Video with a Cut Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Switching the Vid eo with a Cut This method switches the video instantan eously without applying any effect. This is the most b asic form of switch ing. Basic operation of a cut There ar e the followin g two methods for switching with a c ut: • Switching directly to the next v ide[...]

67 Switchin g the Video with a Cut Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion It is convenient for selec ting the video if you use the multi- viewer feature (page 55) to display mult iple input videos on a monito r at the same time . In the multi - viewer display, t he current pr ogram output vi deo is boxed in a red frame. Example of 10-picture mu lti-viewe [...]

68 Switchin g the Video with a Cut Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Example: W hen you press the P GM select butto n 1 and NEXT selec t button 4 Each press o f the CUT butt on switches the p rogram output video. It is conven ient fo r selecting the video if you use th e multi-viewer feature (page 55) to d isplay multi ple input vi deos on a monito r[...]

69 Switchi ng the Video with an Effect (Trans ition Effect ) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Switchi ng the Video wi th an Effect (Transit ion Effect ) Instea d of an instan taneous swit ching of th e videos, you can g radually swi tch from one vi deo to ano ther while ap plying vari ous effects. This video switching is called “ transition effect[...]

70 Switchin g the Video with an Effect ( Transition Effect) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on To use t he trans i t ion le ver Movin g the transiti on lever i n the direct ion of the lit indicat or enables e xecution of a tr ansition according to the movement of the l ever. When you mov e the lever as far as it will go in the direction o f the lit in[...]

71 Switchi ng the Video with an Effect (Trans ition Effect ) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Switc hing the Video with a Dissolve Effect (Mix) A gradual transition is done from the current vid eo to the next video while both videos are o verlapped. Basic operation of a dissolve ef fe ct The basic pr ocedure for a dissolve is as fol lows: 1 Press th[...]

72 Switchin g the Video with an Effect ( Transition Effect) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on 3 Use the AUT O TRANS button or tran sition lever to e xecute a transiti on. The program output video gradually switches to the video selec ted with the NEXT sele ct button whi le one vi deo dissolves to the other . Each time you press the AUTO TRANS button [...]

73 Switchi ng the Video with an Effect (Trans ition Effect ) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 1 Press the WIPE button. The WIPE button li ghts up i n orange. Even if you press the WIPE button whi le the AUTO TRANS button is l it or the transition lever is not posit ioned at either en d, you cannot cha nge the mix transition to wipe tran sition effec[...]

74 Switchin g the Video with an Effect ( Transition Effect) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on • You can change the tran sition time for exec uting a transiti on using the AUTO TRANS b utton. For detai ls, see “Setti ng the Tran sition Time” on p age 80. • You can set a border for the boundar y between the vi deos switched by a wipe. For detai[...]

75 Composing V ideos Using Pictur e-in-Picture (P IP) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Composing Vide os Using Picture-in -Picture (PIP) You can compo se videos, usin g the picture-i n-picture feat ure, by embeddi ng a video wi thin another video as a small window. When you use the pic ture-in-picture featur e to compose vi deos, you ca n check the [...]

76 Composing Vi deos Using Picture -in-Picture (PI P) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Executing Pic ture-in-Picture 1 Press to lig ht up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mod e. 2 Press to li ght up the PIP button. 3 Press one of the DSK/AUX 1 to 12 buttons to se lect a video to embed. In multi-viewer display an oran ge x mark a ppears o[...]

77 Composing V ideos Using Pictur e-in-Picture (P IP) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion • You can crop a n unwanted port ion of an embe dded video. For details , see “To crop an embedded video f or picture-in -pictu re” on page 79. Adjusting the Size and Displa y P osition of an E mbedded Video in Picture-in- Picture You can set the size and di[...]

78 Composing Vi deos Using Picture -in-Picture (PI P) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on 4 Incline the joyst ick forward, backward, le ft, or right to specify the display position of t he embedded vi deo. To disp lay the e mbedded video in the center o f the scre en Press the CENTER button. The embedded pi cture is reduced in size by half and displaye[...]

79 Composing V ideos Using Pictur e-in-Picture (P IP) Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 5 Turn th e F1 and F2 co ntrols to set the di splay posit ion of the embedded video. V POS: to s et the vertic al posi tion wi thin t he range of –9.00 to 9.00 H POS: to set the hori zontal po sition wit hin the rang e of –16.00 to 16.00 The selecta ble range [...]

80 Settin g the Transition T ime Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Settin g the Trans ition Time The tran sition time indicates the durat ion of an effect from t he beginning to the end in un its of fram es. You can set the transition time for exe cuting a transi tion using the AUTO TRANS, PIP AUTO or DSK AUTO button within the range of 0 to 999 f ra[...]

81 Setting a Bo rder for a Wipe or PIP Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Setting a Border for a Wipe or PIP The boun dary of videos to be swi tched with a wipe or the frame of an embe dded video in picture-i n-picture are referred to as a “ border.” You can set the col or and widt h of a border. 1 Set a wip e pattern or a video to be embedded for[...]

82 Using the Color Bars or Color Mattes Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Using the Color Bars or Color Mattes The switcher incorporate s the color bars for adjustment and testing and the color mattes use d as a background. You can assign t hese video sign als to the PGM or NEXT select b uttons to use t hem for video swi tching or composi tion. Assig[...]

83 Using Stil l Images Stored in Frame Me mory Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Using Still Images Stored in Fra me Memory You can sto re the input video in fr ame memory as a still image and use it as a video source. The switche r has two frame memories: FM 1 and FM 2. You can store one sti ll image in each frame me mory. 1 Display menu p age 410. [...]

84 Using Stil l Images Stored in Frame Me mory Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on • The still image st ored in n onvolatile memory is retained even if the power f or the s witche r is tur ned of f. Howe ver, the st ill im age i n fram e memo ry tha t is not stored i n nonvolatile memory, is lost when the switcher i s turned off. • To recall the st[...]

85 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Using the Downs tream Key (DSK) to Ad d Characters or Graphic s You can add c haracters or graphics to a v ideo that incl udes any effect or composit ion. In the flow of th e procedure f or outputting the final progr am video, this acti on is executed in[...]

86 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on 1 Press to lig ht up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mod e. 2 Press to li ght up the DSK but ton. 3 Press one of the DSK/AUX 1 to 12 bu ttons to specify a video to be composed with th e DSK composition (DS K FILL video). In multi-viewer disp[...]

87 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion You can chang e the transition time for executing t he transition b y pressing the DSK AUTO button. For deta ils, see “Sett ing the Transi tion Time” o n page 80. Composing Video Using the Lumi nance K ey A video i s create d by detecti ng the diffe [...]

88 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on 3 Press one of the DSK/AUX 1 to 12 bu ttons to specify a video to be composed with th e DSK composition (DS K FILL video). 4 Display menu p age 710. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see “Menu Operat ion” on page 46. 5 Turn th e F1 control [...]

89 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Basic operation of DSK split 1 Display menu p age 941. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see “Menu Operat ion” on page 46. 2 Turn the F1 (or F2) c ontrol to specify the i nput signal assigned to PGM select button s 1 to 12 as a DSK FILL vid[...]

90 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on 3 Turn th e F3 (or F4) c ontrol to select a DSK SOURCE vide o under “SIGNAL” and “SOURCE.” The settings of “XPT BTN” and “FILL,” and those of “S IGNAL” and “SOURCE” change simul taneously. 4 Press to lig ht up the SW mode button t[...]

91 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion If “DSK CLN” i s set to “On” o n menu page 933, the composite DSK v ideo is not displ ayed in th e preview window. Set “DSK CLN” to “Off” (page 96). When a transition is complete, the composite vid eo disappears from the preview window ev[...]

92 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on T o specify the c hro ma ke y automat icall y using the j oysti c k • If “PGM OUT” is set to “Off” on menu page 935, the cursor and t he chroma key video are n ot displayed in the pr ogram output window. • If “DSK CLN” is set to “On” [...]

93 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 5 Turn th e F1 control t o select “Chroma” under “TYPE.” You can change t he DSK FILL video sel ected with the DSK/AUX button s by turning the F2 cont rol. 6 Press the PAGE bu tton twice t o display menu p age 730. 7 Press the F1 (CURSORON) contr[...]

94 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on To re duce the mov ing spee d of the jo ystick When you press to light up the FINE button, the speed for cha nging the set ting with the j oystick is redu ced, and you can make fine adjust ment of the posit ion of th e cross cursor. Pressi ng the FI NE b[...]

95 Using the Downstream Key (DSK) to Add Characters or Graphics Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 7 Turn the F1, F2, F3 , and F4 contro ls to adjust the comp osite video displaye d in preview wi ndow. CLIP: to adjust the clipped status of a backgroun d image within the range of 0 to 100 GAIN: to adjust the sh arpness of the outline within the range o[...]

96 Checking th e Results of Composit e Video (Effect Pr eview) Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on Checking t he Results of Composite Video (Effec t Preview) You can check and adjust the resul ts of PIP (picture-in-picture) or DS K (downstre am key) composit ion in the pre view window before displayin g it as program ou tput vi deo. 1 Display menu p ag[...]

97 Storing t he Setting s of a Wipe, PIP, and Setting Men u Items Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion Storing the Settin gs of a Wipe, PIP, and Setting Menu Items You can sto re the sett ings of a wipe, PI P (picture-i n-picture) , and setting menu items in th e registers of the switcher and reca ll them as requi red. There are three regi stering funct[...]

98 Storing t he Setting s of a Wipe, PIP, and Setting Men u Items Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on If “DIRECT” is not displayed, pr ess the F3 cont rol to displ ay it. 4 Turn th e F3 control to display “ SS” (snapsho t), “Wipe,” or “PIP” under “DIRECT” according t o the setting you wish to store. “SNAP:,” “WIPE:,” or “P[...]

99 Storing t he Setting s of a Wipe, PIP, and Setting Men u Items Chapter 4 Switchi ng Operat ion 6 Press the RECALL button. The setting of a snapshot, wi pe, or PIP sto red in the se lected registe r number is re called . Direct recall fun ction If you l ight up th e DIRECT RECALL button in ste p 4 , you can recal l the setting stored in one of re[...]

100 Storing t he Setting s of a Wipe, PIP, and Setting Men u Items Chapter 4 Switchin g Operati on[...]

101 Before Ope rating the Camer a Chapter Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations 5 VISCA Camera Operations Before Operatin g the Camera The switcher is equ ipped with a VISCA connector. VISCA (Video Sy stem Control Architect ure) is a technology t hat provides capabi lity of control of a video de vice from externa l equipment. This chapter descri bes [...]

102 Before Operating the Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions Setting the Sw itcher to CAM mode Press to l ight up the CAM mode button on the contr ol panel. The two CAM mode butt ons function t he same. The switch er switches to CAM mo de. The display panel enters CAM mode and displays the sel ected camera name on t he upper left. • When y[...]

103 Before Ope rating the Camer a Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations Selecting the Camera to Be Contro lled This section ex plains how to se lect the camera you wish t o control from the switcher. 1 Press to lig ht up the CAM mode bu tton so that the swit cher is set to CAM mode. 2 Press one of the CAMERA 1 to 7 button s to which the ca mera you w[...]

104 Controlling t he Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions Controlling the Camera The switcher i s able to cont rol focus, exposu re, white balance, pan/tilt, and zoom of a camera. Adjusting the Focus of the Camera When the switcher is in CAM mode, the focus setting of the selected camera is display ed on the displ ay panel above t he F1 (FOCU[...]

105 Controlling t he Camera Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations T o f oc us the camer a on a subject manually 1 Press the AUTO/MANUAL button to make it go dark. The indication under “FOCUS” change s to “MANUAL” on the display panel. 2 Turn the F1 c ontrol clockwise o r counterclockwise t o have the camera focus on the subj ect. T o focus on[...]

106 Controlling t he Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions When “BRIGHT” is set to “IRIS+G” on menu page 914 f or the BRC-H700, BRC-Z700 or BRC-Z330 camer a, “IRIS/dB” i s displayed u nder “IRIS” an d you can manual ly adjust the iris or gain of the camera by tu rning the F2 control. T o enable exposure compensation When EX-CO [...]

107 Controlling t he Camera Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations • If you press the B K LIGHT button whe n the spotl ight compensati on function is enabled f or the BRC -H700, BRC-Z700 or BRC-Z330 came ra, spotlig ht compensation is disabled, and bac klight compensa tion becomes enabl ed. • For the BRC-30 0/300P camera, the BK LIGHT bu tton func[...]

108 Controlling t he Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions Zooming T o operate zoom with the jo ystic k Turn the dial on the u pper part of the joystic k clockwise o r counterclock wise. When you turn the di al clockwise, a subject becomes l arger. When you t urn it countercl ockwise, a subj ect becomes smalle r. T o reverse the zoom operation[...]

109 Controlling t he Camera Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations Operating Pan/Tilt of the Camera T o operate pan/tilt of a camera with the joystic k Incline t he joystick forward , backward, right or left to operate p an/tilt of the camera. Wh ile viewin g the monito r, incline the joystick in the directio n of an object to be shot. T o align the p[...]

110 Controlling t he Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions 2 Turn the F 4 (PAN/TILT) con trol to set the pann ing/tilting sp eed. Assuming the highest pa nning/tiltin g speed that th e camera suppor ts is 24/ 24, you ca n set the valu e between 1/24 and 24/24. Th e larger a numer ator is, the h igher the panning /tilting spee d becomes. For th[...]

111 Storing t he Camera Settings Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations Storing the Ca mera Setting s Up to 99 c ombinations of the camera sett ings including p anning/t ilting, focusing, exp osure, backlighting, etc. are stored for each camera in the camera positi on numbers of the switche r. 1 Check that the CAM mod e button is l it. If the CAM mode[...]

112 Storing t he Camera Setti ngs Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions • T h e camera set tings of po sition numbers 1 to 16 (1 to 6 for the BR C-300/ 300P camera) are stored in memory of the ca mera. The settings that can be stored di ffer dependi ng on the func tions of th e cameras. For d etails, refer to the Operating In structions of the came[...]

113 Storing t he Camera Settings Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations T o set the came ra mo ving speed to t he preset posi tion You can sele ct the panning/ tilting speed at which the camera moves to t he preset positi on. You can preset the moving speed of the ca mera in position nu mbers 1 to 6 for the BRC-3 00/300P and i n position nu mbers 1 to[...]

114 Operatin g the Camera Menu Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions Operating t he Camera Menu The menus of the Sony BRC-series cameras can be operated b y the switcher while di splaying th e menus on a moni tor. For details o n the camera me nus, refer to the Op e rat ing Instructions supp lied with the came ra. 1 Check that the CAM mod e button is[...]

115 Operating the Camera Menu Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations • T o exit main menu, hold the CAME RA MENU button pressed. • If t h e main menu of the camera con tains two or more pages, hol ding the CAMERA MENU b utton pressed opens the ne xt main menu page. If you hold the CAMERA MENU but ton pressed when th e last main menu page is displa[...]

116 Disabling the I nfrared Remote Command er Supplied with the Camer a Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions Disabli ng the Infrared Remote Commander Suppli ed with the Camera As the Sony BRC-series ca meras connected with the switche r are controlled by the switcher, the Remote Commander supplied with the camera is not used. Set in the camera menu [...]

117 Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on t he Camera Chap ter 5 VISCA Camera Oper ations Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera This sectio n describes how to turn on a tally lamp on Sony BRC-seri es cameras. 1 Display menu p age 916. For the procedure for displaying t he menu, see “Menu Operat ion” on page 46. 2 Turn[...]

118 Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera Chapter 5 VISCA Camer a Operat ions[...]

119 Using the GPI I/O Connec tor Chapter Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices 6 Control Using External Devices Using the GPI I/O Connect or When the GPI I/O connector on the switcher is connected t o the tally connector on the c amera cont rol unit (CCU ), etc., the tall y lamp ill umination on a camera can be controlled by the switch er, or sw[...]

120 Usin g the GPI I/O Conn ector Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices For select able funct ions, see “Fu nctions e nabled to b e assigned to the pi ns on the GPI I /O connecto r” on pag e 120. When you sel ect “Butt on1” to “Butt on12” with th e F2 contr ol, the settin g item is displayed under “COLOR.” Tu rn the F3 control to[...]

121 Using the GPI I/O Connec tor Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Setting e xample 2 When th e Button1 (c ross-poin t button 1) is lit in red, p in number 10 o n the GPI I/O connector short-circuits with GND. It will be conv enient to write d own the functions assigned to each pin on the chart below. Contr ol Examples Using the GPI I/O Conn[...]

122 Usin g the GPI I/O Conn ector Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Inpu t exampl e 2: contr ol examp le when an o pen collec tor is use d Outpu t example: contro l example when an extern al lamp i s conn ected 5V VCC 50 mA at maximum External device less than 0.5 V Processor Unit of the BRS-200 Maximum voltage: 40 V External device 10 ohms [...]

123 Using the RE MOTE Connector Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Using the REMOTE Connect or The switcher can be cont rolled by a compu ter via th e REMOTE connecto r on the switch er. Follow the speci fications below to co mmunicate with the compu ter. Conf iguring SER IAL D A T A Communication method D-sub 9-pi n RS-422A compat ible Synch[...]

124 Using the REMOTE Conne ctor Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices “A” and “B” on the above list are define d as follows: Command Comma nd li st co ntroll able wi th e xtern al dev ices For th e XX colum n with out the co mment “in decima l,” inpu t the XX va lue in h exadec imal. * The FREE ZE command function s only for FM1. Ret[...]

125 Transferr ing Data between the Switcher and a Compu ter Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Transf erring Da ta betwee n the Switche r and a Computer Connecti ng a comput er to the LAN c onnector on the Pr ocessor Unit a llows you to save the da ta set on the switc her on the comp uter (downloa d) or import the data from a comput er (uploa[...]

126 Transfe rring Data betwe en the Switcher and a Computer Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices 4 Start Windows Explorer a nd enter the path f or the dat a you wish to download or up load in t he Address text box to lo g on. To open Explorer, rig ht-click “Start” then sel ect “Explorer” from the displayed menu. For Frame Memory 1: ftp:[...]

127 Transferr ing Data between the Switcher and a Compu ter Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Image file formats av ailable for upl oading to the fram e memory The switch er is able to uploa d the image data with the following file formats: • TGA (extension: .tga) • JP EG (ext ensi on: .jpg ) • The origin of the data is on th e upper l[...]

128 Transfe rring Data betwe en the Switcher and a Computer Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices preset camera setting s are stored in memory of a BRC-series camera, t hose in position numbe rs 1 to 16 (1 to 6 for the BRC-300/300P ca m era ) are not reflected to the camera by downloadi ng or upload ing camera position data. • When you are do [...]

129 Transferr ing Data between the Switcher and a Compu ter Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices in hori zontal size and to 0.833 time s in vertic al size. If black bands of se veral lines appear i n the upper and l ower parts of the image, trim t hem if necessary. 640 480 576 576 720 720 Creating an image f i le for uploading Horizontal size: [...]

130 Transfe rring Data betwe en the Switcher and a Computer Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices[...]

131 Menu List Appendix Appendix Menu List The menus of the switcher consist of the camera mode menus displ ayed in CAM mode, switc her mode menus in SW mo de and various setup menus in menu mode. The thre e-digit nu mber shown in t he setting menu and submenu (sett ing item) of the menu list bel ow is the menu page number assigned to each menu. You[...]

132 Menu List Appendi x Camera Mo de Menu Switc her Mode Menu Adjustment contr ol Indication/ Setting item Description -- S IG: ( Camera n ame) – POS : 1 to 99 (Camer a positi on numbe r) F1 FOCUS A UTO , MANU AL, ASSIST Selects A UT O or MANU AL with the A UTO /MANU AL button. When MANU AL is se lected, tu r n the F1 con trol to adj ust the f oc[...]

133 Menu List Append ix MEM Menu WIPE Men u To store a wipe pa ttern in the direct wip e number (men u page 510) Select a wipe pattern on menu page 510, tu rn the F3 control to display t he direct wipe numb er (0 to 9) under DRCT NO., then pre ss the F4 con trol (PRESET). To recall the preset wipe pattern When you tu rn the F3 control to displ ay W[...]

134 Menu List Appendi x When you press numeric b uttons 0 to 9 to e nter the direc t wipe number (0 t o 9) beside WIPE : then press the RECAL L button, you ca n recall the pre set wipe pattern . You can al so recall the preset wipe pattern simp ly by pressing numeri c buttons 0 to 9 if you pre ss to light up t he DI RECT RE CALL b utton . MA TT Men[...]

135 Menu List Append ix PIP Men u To sto re the PI P setti ngs in the direct PI P number ( menu pag es 810 and 820 ) You can store the SIZ E value set on menu page 810 and V POS and H POS values set on menu pa ge 820. To store them , turn the F3 control to displ ay the direct PIP number (0 t o 9) und er DRCT NO. on menu page 810 or 820 then press t[...]

136 Menu List Appendi x To recall the preset PIP settings When y ou turn th e F3 contr ol to display PIP u nder DIREC T in SW m ode, PIP: is d isplayed at the lower left corne r on the displa y panel. (If DIRECT is not displayed on the display p anel above t he F3 control, press the F3 control once to display it.) When yo u press numer ic buttons 0[...]

137 Menu List Append ix To regis ter the name of th e signal (menu page 921) Each of the sig nals input from the connector s on the Processor Un it and fr ame memori es, color mattes and color ba rs built in the switcher ca n be named in four ch aracters to registe r. Open the me nu page 921 and follow the procedure be low: 1 Turn the F1 or F2 co n[...]

138 Menu List Appendi x Set ting m enu Setting item Description 900 OUTPUT.. 930 A UX.. 931 BUS AU X 1 , A UX2 Selec ts the function and spec ification of the A UX1 and A UX2 outpu t connect ors. Allow s output of ancillar y data superimpo sed on an SD I signal w ithout ma sking whe n ANCIL is se t to On. When BUS ENBL is set t o Off, the se ttings[...]

139 Menu List Append ix To specif y snapsh ot data at the tim e of startup (men u pag e 944) You can store t he data set in the menus f rom menu pages in the 400 s* (MEM menu) to 80 0s (PIP menu) with 0 to 99 snapshot num bers. When you en ter the number 0 to 99 und er STARTUP i n menu page 944, the sw itcher starts with th e sele cted sn apshot da[...]

140 Menu List Appendi x Set ting m enu Setting item Descrip tion 900 SYSTEM.. 950 SYSMODE.. 951 FOR MA T SD, HD Sel ects the s ystem th at the switcher supports. Note When FORMA T is set to HD and ASPECT is set to 4 :3 on men u page 9 51, a PGM or PVM output i mage will remain in the portions outside the 4:3 di spla y . FRAME 59.94 , 50 ASPECT 4:3,[...]

141 Menu List Append ix 900 UTILITY. . 960 REMO TE.. 962 CONTR OL Off , On Sets up the REMO TE connector . BA UD 9600, 19200 , 38400 PA R I T Y None , Ev en, Odd APPL Y Exec LAN.. 963 IP ADD 1.1 to 255.2 55 Sets up the IP ad dress and ne twork mask of the s witcher f or communicati on with a comput er . After ente ring the addres ses in I P ADD and[...]

142 Convers ion between In put Signal and Output Signal Appendi x Conversio n between Input Signa l and Output Signal The list below describes how SDI , 4:3 or 5:4 DVI, and 16:9 DVI inpu t signals are conv erted to ou tput fro m the SDI OUT and DVI -I OUT connector s on the switcher. • The co lumn “SYSTEM m o de” in the following charts c orr[...]

143 Convers ion between In put Signal and Output Signal Append ix * Black band s on both sides of the image are increa sed on DVI OUT images for DVI (5:4 ) sign als. D VI (16:9) input signal HD Zoom Center Wide Zoom SYSTEM mode Input Output FORMA T ASPECT D VI IN 4:3 SDI OUT DV I O U T 1024 × 768 1280 × 768 1280 × 1024 1920 × 108 0i 19 20 × 1 [...]

144 Messages and T roubleshooti ng Appendi x Messages and Troubleshoot ing While you are operating the switche r, a message may ap pear on the display pane l. Check th is section befo re consulting you r Sony dealer. If the swi tcher still does not funct ion properly, wr ite down the messa ge number and con sult your Sony dealer. Number Messag e De[...]

145 Installing the Rack Mounting Brack et into the Switcher Append ix Instal ling the Rack Mounting Brac ket into t he Switcher To install the Processor Unit in a rack, a ttach the supplied ra ck mounting brackets on the left a nd right sides o f the Unit. 1 Remove the four screws each from t he left and right sides. 2 Attach the supplied rac k mou[...]

146 Specific ations Appendi x Specificat ions Signal pr ocessing HD mode/SD mode HD mode or SD mode is selectab le with the me nu. Television system 1080/59.94 i, 1080/5 0i, 480/5 9.94i, 576/ 50i Signal pr ocessing system 4 : 2 : 2 : 4 digi tal compone nt Quantizati on bits Y: 10 bit s, C: 10 bits, KEY: 10 bits Input /output del ay 1 H (when th e f[...]

147 Specifications Append ix General Power requirements Processor Uni t: 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Control Pane l: 12 V DC DC input Cont rol Panel: 12 V DC, JEITA type 4 × 1 Power cons umption Processor Uni t: 125 W (wh en the maximum number of interface boards is installed) Control Panel: 12 W Current co nsumption Processor Uni t: 1.2 to 0.6 A ( [...]

148 Specific ations Appendi x RGB: R/G/B : 0. 7 Vp-p, H/V: TTL Resolution H D mode: XGA, WXGA, SXGA, WUXGA HD59.94i (comp onent), HD50i (compone nt) SD mode: XGA, WXGA, SXGA Design and specifications are subj ect to change wit hout notice. Pin Assignments VISCA RS-2 32C output conn ector (mini DI N 8-pin, female ) VISCA RS-4 22 connect or (connecto[...]

149 Specifications Append ix GPI I/O connecto r (D-sub 15- pin, female ) For the fu nctions that can be assigned to pi ns 1 to 12, see “Using the GPI I /O Connector” on page 119. REMOT E connec tor (D- sub 9- pin, fe male) For the def initions of “A” and “B,” see “Usin g the REMOTE Connect or” on page 123. Pin No. Functio n Pin No. [...]

150 Specific ations Appendi x Wiring Example of VISCA RS-422 Connection 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN – 7 RXD IN + 8 TXD IN – 9 TXD IN + 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN – 7 RXD IN + 8 TXD IN – 9 TXD IN + 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN[...]

151 Specifications Append ix T o Use the VISCA RS-4 22 Connector Plug The VISCA RS-422 conn ector plug is in serted into the RS-422 con nector on the switcher at th e factory. 1 Grasp both ends of the VISCA RS-4 22 connector p lug and pull it out, as shown in the illustration. 2 Insert a wire (AWG Nos. 28 to 18) into the desir ed wire openi ng on t[...]

152 Specific ations Appendi x Acceptable D VI-I Input/Output Signal Formats D VI-I input signal formats D VI-I output signal formats Resolution Signa l format fH (kHz) fV (Hz) Dot cloc k (MHz) H sync polarity V sync polarity Digital input Analog input 1024 × 7 68 VESA (DMT) XGA 60 Hz 48.363 60 .004 65 H-neg V -neg Supported Supported 1280 × 7 68 [...]

153 Dimensions Append ix Dimensions Control P anel BRS-200 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER 1 PGM 234567 8 91 0 1 1 1 2 1234567 8 91 0 1 1 1 2 NEXT 7 DSK PIP SETUP MEM MENU/SNAP SHOT/CAMERA POSITION WIPE MATT 8 9 MENU 456 DIRECT RECALL 123 PRESET 0. CAM CAMERA DSK LOW HIGH PRESET SPEED P/T RST PIP PST SPD AUX 1 AUTO/MANUAL AUX 2 O P AF PGM BK LIGHT[...]

154 Dimensions Appendi x Pr ocessor Unit POWER OFF ON 1 IN1 234 PGM1 PGM2 AUX1 SDI OUT SDI IN AUX 2 REF IN REF OUT RS-232C ~ AC IN RS-422 DVI-I OUT GENLOCK VISCA GPI I/O P ANEL LAN(10/100) REMOTE IN2 OUT Unit: mm (inches) 480 (19) 462 (18 1 / 4 ) 2.3 ( 3 / 32 ) 430 (17) 6 ( 1 / 4 ) 10 ( 13 / 32 ) 32 (1 5 / 16 ) 44 (1 3 / 4 ) 6.2 × 12 ( 1 / 4 × 15[...]

155 Glossary Append ix Glossa ry Back ground pict ure An image that disappea rs as the effect progresses. The image is displa yed as the program ou tput video before any effect is applied. Bus An intern al signal path to use an inpu t signal, color matte, etc. for a specific purpose. Si gnals selecte d for input to the bus are passed on to the next[...]

156 Glossary Appendi x Tran sitio n effect Graduall y switching from o ne video to another t hrough the appl ication of one of va rious effects. Th is system supports two types of t ransition effect: mix and wipe. VISCA A protocol deve loped by Sony whi ch allows video equipment to b e connected to computers. Whit e balance To adjust the b alance o[...]

157 Index Append ix Index Numerics 16:9 50 4:3 50 50 50 59.94 5 0 A AC IN connector 30 AC power adapto r 44 AC power cord 43 Adjusting exposure 105 focus 1 04 size and display p osition for P IP 77 whit e balanc e 107 Adjust ment contro ls (F1 to F4) 24, 48 ANGLE 95 ASPECT 50 Attachment hole for an titheft wire 28 AUTO 93, 106 AUTO ON 60 AUTO TRANS[...]

158 Index Append ix E Effect preview 96 EX-COMP 106 EXI T butto n 25, 47 Exposure 105 Exposure compensatio n 106 F FILL 89 , 91 FINE but ton 26, 78 , 94 FM 1 83 FM 2 83 Focus 104 FOCUS c ontrol 24, 105 Foregrou nd video 14 FORMAT 50 FRAME 50 Frame memory 8 3, 125 Frame synchronizer 53 FREEZE 83 FS 53 FTP 60 FUNCTION 119 G GAIN 88, 90, 95, 106 GPI I[...]

159 Index Append ix SNAP: 98 Snaps hot 97, 13 9 SOURCE 90 Specifications 146 SPEED 106 Split 90 Spotlight compensati o n 10 7 SPT LIGHT button 18, 107 SS 98 Still image 83 STORE 83 Stori ng 97, 111 camera settings 111 PIP 97 setting menu items 97 wipe 97 Storing Preset Data. 98 Supplied accessories 14 7 SW mode 63 SW mode but ton 16, 63 Switcher mo[...]