Sony RCP-D50/D51 manuel d'utilisation

 2004 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. 3-776-792- 12 (1) RCP-D50/D51 Remote Control Panel[...]

2 For the customers in the USA 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, and [...]

3 T able of Contents Overview ............................................................................ 4 Features ............................................................................... 4 Locations and Functions of Parts ................................... 5 Operation Panel ...............................................................[...]

4 The RCP-D50/D51 Remote Control Panel enables remote operation of the DXC-D50-series, DXC-D30/ D35-series,or DXC-637-series Color Video Cameras. The RCP-D50 and RCP-D51 are completely identical in their functions except with respect to the iris and master black adjustments. For the iris and master black adjustments, the RCP- D50 uses a joystick ty[...]

5 Operation Panel Locations and Functions of Parts MONITOR BRIGHT CONTRAST IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE AUTO RELA TIVE COARSE SENS OPEN CLOSE RELA TIVE MASTER BLACK EXT IRIS IRIS/M.BLACK LINK OPEN CLOSE EXT IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE AUTO COARSE SENS OPEN CLOSE RELA TIVE MASTER BLACK IRIS IRIS/ M.BLACK LINK ASSIGN ST ANDARD MASTER SLA VE CAM PW 5600K P AINT1 PAINT[...]

6 Locations and Functions of Parts 1 MASTER and SLAVE buttons When adjusting the white balance of multiple cameras in Master/Slave mode, designate the master camera or the slave cameras. Press and light up the MASTER button to specify the connected camera for the master. Press and light up the SLAVE button to specify the connected camera for the sl[...]

7 CAM PW BARS CLOSE A B C LEVEL AUTO SETUP SKIN DTL SET UP ST ART WHITE BLACK AB D C 0 PANEL ACTIVE button Press and light up the button to permit this panel to control the camera system (Panel active status). The IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button of the iris/ master black control block also lights. If you press this button so that it goes dark, the panel[...]

8 Locations and Functions of Parts qf White balance control buttons PRESET: Press and light this button to retrieve the preset white balance of the camera. A (memory A): Press and light this button to retrieve the white balance stored in memory A of the camera. B (memory B) (valid only with the DXC-D50 series): Press and light this button to retrie[...]

9 Menu operation block 1 MENU buttons Select the menu mode. If you press and light one of these buttons, the menu for the selected mode appears on the LCD. PAINT 1/2/3: Each selects the Paint menu to adjust various paint items, such as white, black, and flare. The configuration of the Paint menu depends on the connected camera. When Paint 4 and Pai[...]

10 Locations and Functions of Parts IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE AUTO RELA TIVE COARSE SENS OPEN CLOSE RELA TIVE MASTER BLACK EXT IRIS IRIS/M.BLACK LINK OPEN CLOSE Iris/master black control block (RCP-D50) 3 IRIS/M.BLACK LINK (iris/master black adjustment link) button Press and light up the button to perform linked adjustments of iris and master black for s[...]

11 5 AUTO button Press and light the button to automatically adjust the iris according to the amount of input light. When this button is lit, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set with the iris control. If you press the button when lit, it goes dark and manual iris adjustment is enabled. 6 f-number display Displays the f numb[...]

12 Locations and Functions of Parts EXT IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE AUTO COARSE SENS OPEN CLOSE RELA TIVE MASTER BLACK IRIS IRIS/ M.BLACK LINK Iris/master black control block (RCP-D51) 1 MASTER BLACK display Displays the current master black setting in the range from –99 to +99. 2 MASTER BLACK control Manually adjust the master black level. The setting i[...]

13 8 SENS (sensitivity) control knob Used for manual iris adjustment in Absolute mode. This control is not operative when Relative mode is selected. See the table “Iris adjustment functions”on page 11. 9 COARSE control knob Used for manual iris adjustment. See the table “Iris adjustment functions” on page 11. 0 IRIS control When the AUTO bu[...]

14 Mounting on a Console The RCP-D50/D51 can be mounted on a console as shown below:[...]

15 The RCP-D50/D51 provides menu operations for various functions such as adjustments of system equipment. Basic Operating Procedure 1 To display a menu, press and light one of the MENU buttons. The menu operation mode is initiated and the menu for the pressed button appears on the display. PAINT 1/2/3: Paint menu SCENE: Scene file operation menu O[...]

16 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Basic Configuration of Menu Display Status display When you do not select any menu or the signal from the camera, the LCD shows the following status display: Initial display (Paint menu) When you press and light the PAINT 1 (or PAINT 2, PAINT 3) button of the menu operation block, the initial display [...]

17 Adjustment display (Paint menu) When you select an item on the initial display of the Paint menu, the lower half of the panel becomes the adjustment display for the selected item. Submenu If the selected item has many parameters, a submenu is displayed. The name of the item selected on the initial display is displayed. If you press this area aft[...]

18 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Function menu displays When you press and light the FUNCTION button of the menu operation block, the scene file operation menu display is obtained. When “Operation” is selected When “SW” is selected Current page number / total number of pages Press either to flip the pages of the menu. These b[...]

19 Monitor output set display (Expansion menu) When you press [Monitor Select] on an adjustment display of the Paint menu, the upper half of the panel becomes the monitor output setting display. Scene File operation menu display When you press and light the SCENE button of the menu operation block, the Scene File operation menu display is obtained.[...]

20 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu Items with the DXC-D50-Series Cameras The “Control items” marked with z are those assigned to the control knobs. The other items are operated on the menu display. Paint menu (with the DXC-D50 series) Paint menu consists of pages 1 to 5. You can select page 1 through 3 directly by pressing the[...]

21 Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 2 Detail Detail 1 • Level To adjust the detail (contour correction) level • H/V Ratio To adjust the ratio of V (Vertical) detail to H (Horizontal) detail in detail correction. As the value becomes larger, the V detail ratio increases. • Frequency To adjust the boost frequency (thickness of cont[...]

22 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 4 White Clip • Master To adjust the amount of white clip (the highest white level). As the value becomes larger, the output level decreases. TLCS TLCS To turn the TLCS (total level control) function ON/OFF • AGC/C.Point To set the f-stop value (f-2, f-[...]

23 Function menu (with the DXC-D50 series) Menu Control item Function Operation Jump menu 1 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 1 in Menu Set a) (Default: White of Paint 1) Jump menu 2 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 2 in Menu Set a) (Default:Black of Paint 1) Jump menu 3 To jump to the adjustment screen design[...]

24 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations OTHERS menu (with the DXC-D50 series) Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function Adjusting White Shading • R To adjust the V white shading (vertical variation of the white) of the R signal • G To adjust the V white shading of the G signal • B To adjust the V white shading of the B signal Cam[...]

25 (cont.) (cont.) a) Be sure to power off the camera system and then power it on again after changing the “Protocol Type” setting. Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config VR Setting M. Black VR (Only available for RCP-D50) To select the response rate of the MASTER BLACK knob (relative-value adjustment rates: 1/1, 1/2, and 1/4[...]

26 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config Security Engineer Mode To set whether to display “Status”, “Menu Set”, and “Code No.” or not (With Engineer Mode ON, all operative menu items are displayed regardless of the Advance Mode setting.) Status a) Advance Mode To switch be[...]

27 Menu Items with the DXC-D30/D35-Series Cameras The “Control items” marked with z are those assigned to the control knobs. The other items are operated on the menu display. Paint menu (with the DXC-D30/D35 series) Paint menu consists of pages 1 to 4. You can select page 1 through 3 directly by pressing the MENU buttons, PAINT 1, PAINT 2, or P[...]

28 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 2 Detail Detail 1 • Level To adjust the detail (contour correction) level • H/V Ratio To adjust the ratio of V (vertical) detail to H (horizontal) detail in detail correction. As the value becomes larger, the V detail ratio increases. • Frequency To [...]

29 Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 2 Black STR Black • Level To adjust the black stretch level (cont.) Stretch 1 • Stretch Level/Point 1 To adjust the upper limit of the signal levels that activate the black stretch function • Stretch Level/Point 2 To adjust the lower limit of the signal levels that activate the black stretch fu[...]

30 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 4 CLS/EVS TLCS To turn the TLCS (total level control) function ON/OFF (cont.) Shutter To turn the shutter function ON/OFF CLS To turn the CLS (clear scan) function (which reduces noise on the horizontal scan lines when the monitor screen connected to a PC [...]

31 Menu Submenu Control item Function Lens/Pan a) Option 1 To turn the option control function 1 ON/OFF Option 2 To turn the option control function 2 ON/OFF • Focus b) To adjust the focus • Zoom b) To adjust the zoom • Pan c) To adjust panning of the tripod head • Tilt c) To adjust tilting of the tripod head a) The item “Lens/Pan” is d[...]

32 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config RCP LED Bright • Switch To set the brightness of respective LEDs (cont.) Adjusting • Tally (cont.) • Other • Master To set the brightness of the all LEDs of the unit RE Setting BLACK/FLARE To select the function for the BLACK/FLARE knob[...]

33 Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config Security Engineer Mode To set whether to display “Status”, “Menu Set”, and “Code No.” or not (With Engineer Mode ON, all operative menu items are displayed regardless of the Advance Mode setting.) Status a) Advance Mode To switch between the Normal Setting mode and Advanced Se[...]

34 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu Items with the DXC-637-Series Cameras The “Control items” marked with z are those assigned to the control knobs. The other items are operated on the menu display. To operate the DXC-637-series cameras from this unit, it is necessary to connect the camera and this unit via the CCU-TX7. Paint m[...]

35 Function menu (with the DXC-637 series) Menu Control item Function Operation Jump menu 1 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 1 in Menu Set a) (Default: White of Paint 1) Jump menu 2 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 2 in Menu Set a) (Default:Black of Paint 1) Jump menu 3 To jump to the adjustment screen design[...]

36 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations OTHERS menu (with the DXC-637 series) Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function Camera Title ID Title IND To turn the title display ON/OFF while the camera is in Color Bars mode Clock IND Switching of the clock indication Cam: To always display the clock indication Off: No clock indication File C[...]

37 Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config Comm Link Gain To turn ON/OFF command link operation (activation of several cameras at the same time) of the gain Shutter To turn ON/OFF command link operation of shutter settings R/B White To turn ON/OFF command link operation of the white R/B adjustment R/B Black To turn ON/OFF command [...]

38 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu Items with the CCU-TX50 The “Control items” marked with z are those assigned to the control knobs. The other items are operated on the menu display. Paint menu (with the CCU-TX50) Paint menu consists of pages 1 to 5. You can select page 1 through 3 directly by pressing the MENU buttons, PAINT[...]

39 Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 2 Detail Detail 1 • Level To adjust the detail (contour correction) level • H/V Ratio To adjust the ratio of V (Vertical) detail to H (Horizontal) detail in detail correction. As the value becomes larger, the V detail ratio increases. • Frequency To adjust the boost frequency (thickness of cont[...]

40 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Page Menu Submenu Control item Function Paint 4 White Clip • Master To adjust the amount of white clip (the highest white level). As the value becomes larger, the output level decreases. TLCS TLCS To turn the TLCS (total level control) function ON/OFF • AGC/C.Point To set the f-stop value (f-2, f-[...]

41 Function menu (with the CCU-TX50) Menu Control item Function Operation Jump menu 1 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 1 in Menu Set a) (Default: White of Paint 1) Jump menu 2 To jump to the adjustment screen designated for Menu 2 in Menu Set a) (Default:Black of Paint 1) Jump menu 3 To jump to the adjustment screen designated f[...]

42 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations OTHERS menu (with the CCU-TX50) Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function Adjusting White Shading • R To adjust the V white shading (vertical variation of the white) of the R signal • G To adjust the V white shading of the G signal • B To adjust the V white shading of the B signal Camera Sc[...]

43 Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function RCP Config Date/Time Date • Year Date adjustment of the clock built into the unit Set • Month • Day Set Cancel Time • Hour Time adjustment of the clock built into the unit • Minute • Second Set Cancel Comm Type Protocol Type a) To set the connection mode P Type 2: When connected to DXC-D[...]

44 Menu Configuration and Basic Menu Operations Menu 2ndary menu Submenu Control item Function LCD LCD Brightness/Contrast • Bright To set the brightness of the LCD of the unit • Cont To set the contrast of the LCD of the unit LCD Moni. LCD Monitor • Bright To set the brightness of the LCD of the unit when displaying the camera picture Bright[...]

45 Setting the Operating Conditions of the RCP-D50/D51 By using the RCP Config menu or LCD setting display, you can set the built-in clock of the RCP-D50/ D51 and adjust various conditions of the RCP-D50/ D51, such as the sound volume of the warning buzzer and the brightness of the indicators and LCD. Displaying the RCP Config menu/LCD setting disp[...]

46 Initial Settings 4 To set the date: 1) Press and light [Date] . Year 2001 Month 8 Day Date Time Exit Set Cancel 8 2001/11/17 (Sat) 22 : 12 : 31 Date Time Setting 2) Set the Year, Month and Day with the left three control knobs. 3) Press [Set] . The set date becomes valid. To restore the previous setting, press [Cancel] instead of [Set] . 5 To se[...]

47 To turn on/off the buzzers independently Press the corresponding button. When it is lit, the buzzer is on. [Call Buzzer] : For the buzzer sound when a call signal is received [Touch Click] : For the buzzer sound when a button displayed on the menu display is operated [SW Click] : For the buzzer sound when a button on the panel is operated To tur[...]

48 Initial Settings Adjusting the Brightness/ Contrast of the LCD You can adjust the brightness and contrast of the display of the menu control block. Proceed as follows: 1 Press [LCD] on the OTHERS menu to display the LCD setting display. LCD Brightness /Contrast Clear Exit 55 Cont Bright 2 Adjust Bright and Cont (5 is the standard value with both[...]

49 Specifying the Security Codes You can authorize specific persons to set the menu to Engineer mode, to operate this panel, and to adjust the iris and master black by specifying a security code. Locking Engineer mode with a security code 1 Press the OTHERS button in the Menu operation block so that the OTHERS menu is displayed on the LCD, then pre[...]

50 The Security Code input display appears. (Pressing [Enable $ENG Code%] registers the same security code as Engineer mode for Panel Active Lock.) 5 Operate in the same manner as step 5 and step 6 in “Locking Engineer mode with a security code.” The Security Status menu is resumed with highlighted [Enable] and additional [Code Change] . After [...]

51 File Operations This unit can operate two types of files: scene files and setup files. Setting data of cameras can be registered as scene files or setup files and recalled as required. The table below shows the setting items which can be registered as either of the files. Setup file Scene file Setting item DXC-D30/D35 DXC-D30/D35 DXC-D50 DXC-637[...]

52 File Operations Setup file Scene file Setting item DXC-D30/D35 DXC-D30/D35 DXC-D50 DXC-637 series only series series series Gamma correction on/off yes Master gamma yes yes yes R/B gamma yes yes Master black gamma yes R/B black gamma yes Gamma initial gain yes yes Black stretch level yes yes Upper/lower limit value for black stretch yes yes Uppe[...]

53 Operating Scene Files Scene files are stored in the memory of this unit (or of the camera when using the DXC-D50-series camera). Among the setting items listed in the table on pages 51 and 52, the settings for those items that have “yes” in the scene-file column can be stored as a scene file. Up to 20 scene files can be registered and retrie[...]

54 File Operations T ransferring Scene Files between the Camera and a Memory Stick (with the DXC-D50 Series) When a DXC-D50-series camera is connected, the registered scene files can be stored as a data block and can be read when required. Storing the scene files on a Memory Stick Proceed as follows: 1 Insert the Memory Stick ( see page 59 ). 2 Pre[...]

55 Operating Setup Files (for DXC- D30/D35 Series only) Among the setting items listed in the table on pages 51 and 52, the settings for those items that have “yes” in the Setup-file column are stored as a setup file in the memory of the camera. In addition to five files (PRESET 1 to PRESET 5) that have already been registered in the camera, th[...]

56 Skin Detail Correction/Skin Matrix Adjustment (for DXC-D30/D35/D50 Series Only) The skin detail and skin matrix functions can adjust detail level and matrix (saturation and hue) of a selected skin gate area (area designated by color range). Once a skin gate area has been selected, it can be used as a target for both skin detail correction and sk[...]

57 Multi-Camera Control Connections and Preparatons In a multi-camera system, connecting all the CCU- TX7 units via the RS232C connectors allows one RCP unit selected from all the RCP units in the system to control the multiple cameras. If the selected unit is set as the master unit and the rest are set as slave units, the setting data of the camer[...]

58 Notes •W hile scene file transfer is in progress on a slave unit, do not tranfer data from the master unit to the slave unit. Scene file transfer will fail. • The master/slave setting is released while transferring the scene files. Operating Multiple Cameras from One RCP Unit —Command Link Command link allows one RCP selected as the master[...]

59 Using a Memory Stick When a Memory Stick is inserted in the panel, the file data can be stored on the Memory Stick , which enables you to share data among RCPs. Inserting a Memory Stick Insert a Memory Stick with the label side to the left into the Memory Stick slot until it clicks and the access lamp lights in red. Note Never insert/remove a Me[...]

60 Handling of Memory Stick •I mage data may be damaged in the following cases: – If you remove the Memory Stick , or turn the power off when the access lamp is lit in red – If you use a Memory Stick near static electricity or a magnetic field We recommend backing up important data. • Prevent metallic objects or your finger from coming into[...]

61 General Power requirements 10.5 to 17 V DC Power consumption 4.5 W Cable length 50 m (164 feet) max. (when the CCA-7 cable is used) Operating temperature 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Dimensions (w/h/d) RCP-D50: 102 × 354 × 126.5 mm (4 1 / 8 × 14 × 5 inches) RCP-D51: 102 × 354 × 86.5 mm (4 1 / 8 × 14 × 3 1 / 2 inches) Mass RCP-D50: 1.5[...]

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