JVC DZ-VCA3U manual

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    Instructions MICRO HD CAMERA DZ-VCA3U LYT1053-001A[...]

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    2 Feature Contents Applications .......................................................................... 3 Precautions on installing medical electrical equipment (Safety and hazard pre vention) ........................................ 3 Safety precautions ............................................................... 4 Important product safety i[...]

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    3 Applications Micro HD camera system can be used f or f ollowing application; Endoscope operation in OR. (This system should only be operated b y doctors or authorized persons.) Abov e application, the system can supply HD and SD signals to HD/SD monitor f or display and to HD/SD VTR f or recording/playbac k. For the saf e use of this equipment, a[...]

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    4 Safety precautions Please Read Bef ore Use W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: This MICR O HD CAMERA should be used with a power suppl y of A C 120 V , 60 Hz only . T o prevent electric shoc ks and fire hazar ds, DO NO T use any other power suppl y . W ARNING: This camera head with[...]

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    5 Impor tant pr oduct safety instructions PORTABLE CART WARNING (Symbol provided by RETAC) INST ALLA TION AND DISPOSAL 1. Grounding or P olarization Precautions should be taken so that the g rounding or polarization of an appliance is not defeated. 2. P ower Sour ces Operate your product only from the type of po wer source indicated on the marking [...]

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    6 SER VICING 1. Servicing If y our product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in perf or mance and y ou are unable to restore normal operation by f ollowing the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing cov ers ma y expose y ou to dangerous v oltage or other ha[...]

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    7 If a problem de velops concerning the opera- tion of this product while it is being emplo yed as an endoscopy system during surgery , etc., take the appropriate action as described below: L Problem with the endoscope The lamp f or the light source may ha ve been burned out. Please read the operating manual f or details on replacing the lamp . L P[...]

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    8 Phenomena peculiar to CCDs Monitor screen Pale, vertical streaks appear in the picture. High-intensity subject (electric light, lamp, the sunlight, etc.) The follo wing CCD-related phenomena may appear on the view screen during shooting. These are caused by the CCD and are not malfunctions . Smear phenomenon Occurs when a high-intensity subject i[...]

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    9 Connections Notes: • Use the abov e composition of de vice or its equivalent. • Do not connect this camera to equipment other than that depicted in these connection diagr ams. • When the system is connected, check that current leakage from this connection does not surpass the specified lev el. • If the e xterior of the isolation transform[...]

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    10 Name of par ts and their functions Camera contr ol unit (front panel) 1 [PO WER] power s witch and power indication LED When s witching power on again after it is just switched off: W ait for more than 5 seconds bef ore switching it on. 2 [CAMERA] camera cable connector Connect to camera head. 3 [OUTPUT LEVEL] output level contr oller section Se[...]

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    11 Camera control unit (rear panel) 1 Lens mount ring Standard C mount is used. Flange bac k will be 17.526mm in air . 2 Camera cable connector (plug) Connect to camera control unit. Camera head ~AC IN NTSC OUT SXGA OUT GBR (1) DV Y PB PR Y/C (S) VBS GBR (2) HD OUT GENLOCK IN/OUT 6 7 5 3 1 2 4 2 1 [A C INPUT] power input connector T o input AC120V [...]

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    12 Names of par ts and their functions (continued) Output level contr ol section 4 SHUTTER UP/SHUTTER DO WN button Using the [SHUTTER UP] / [SHUTTER DO WN] button, the follo wing setting is possible: 1/60, 1/100, 1/175, 1/250, 1/375, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000. Enabled only when [GAIN] s witch 1 is set to [MANU AL]. Flicker -free mode P[...]

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    13 White balance control section ON I O OFF POWER CAMERA SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUTO MANU AL ON OFF ENHANCE FREEZE BAR MENU SETTING GAIN SHUTTER OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUST AUTO MANU AL SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUT O MANUAL 7 5 6 5 WHITE B ALANCE switch [A UTO] When set to this position, the camera is automatically set to a pre-adjusted white[...]

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    14 Names of par ts and their functions (continued) Mode contr ol section Menu contr ol section 8 ENHANCE button T o set enhance. By pressing this button, LED will light up , and the enhance already set in the menu will be emphasiz ed. Press it again, then LED and the emphasis will disappear . 9 FREEZE button By pressing this button, LED will light [...]

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    15 The menu of this de vice has 3 screens: P AGE 1-3 PA G E 1 IN DI C A T IO N 1 IN DI C A T IO N 2 IN DI C A T IO N 3 ID / C O D E . DA T E& T I ME PA GE 1 IN DI C A T IO N 1 IN DI C A T IO N 2 IN DI C A T IO N 3 ID / C O D E .. . D AT E&T I M E PA GE 2 GA M M A EN H ALC ANC E PA GE 3 DS H A D I N G NR M . BL SN YC 0003 H ME T E R 5 4 M HU[...]

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    16 L MENU-P A GE 2 L MENU-P A GE 3 [D.SHADING] men u For correction of dynamic shading. (colour appearing on the screen in vertical direction.) No correction at the centre. ± 7 lev els of correction is possible . [GREEN] sub-menu Increase the green gain at the top of the screen b y setting the + side. (Reducing the green gain at the bottom of the [...]

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    17 Basic operation White balance adjustment a AU TO SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUT O MANUAL SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUT O MANUAL SETTING button WHITE BALANCE s witch R/B v olume control WHITE BALANCE switch a MANU AL Connect a measur ing instrument such as a wav ef or m monitor to the HD output jack, and adjust the white balance while wa[...]

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    18 System operation AC 120V Connector Connector Cap Mark (Red) Camera head CCU Camera control unit DZ-VCA3U SR-W7MAU (W-VHS) (Optional) DT-V1900CGU (Optional) Isolation transformer AA-V31U (Optional) ON I O OFF POWER CAMERA SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUTO MANUAL ON OFF ENHANCE FREEZE BAR MENU SETTING GAIN SHUTTER OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUST AUTO MANUAL[...]

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    19 Connector a Camera head input/output connector 10 16 13 11 12 1 15 2 3 14 4 17 5 6 7 19 8 9 18 Attention, consult ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS Alternating current Off (power: disconnection from the mains) On (power: connection to the mains) Protective earth (ground) Earth (ground) CLASS II EQUIPMENT TYPE OF APPLIED CF EQUIPMENT Equipotentiality Video [...]

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    20 Design and specifications subject to change without notice. MICRO HD CAMERA DZ-VCA3U Camera head section L Image sensing device : 1/3-inch PS-CCD (350,000 pixels) L Shooting system : 3-CCD system L Color separation optical system : 1/3 type F1.4 3-color separation pr ism L Number of effective pixels : 659 (hor izontal) x 494 (v er tical), 330,00[...]

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    21 L Outer dimensions Camera head 27.4 44 57.2 57.7 43 12.7 51.4 1.5 (Top) (Rear) (Side) (Front) (Bottom) (Side) (Front) (Rear) ~AC IN NTSC OUT SXGA OUT GBR (1) DV Y PB PR Y/C (S) VBS GBR (2) HD OUT GENLOCK IN/OUT ON I O OFF POWER CAMERA SETTING RED BLUE WHITE BALANCE AUTO MANU AL ON OFF ENHANCE FREEZE BAR MENU SETTING GAIN SHUTTER OUTPUT LEVEL ADJ[...]

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    22 Optional Equipments Isolation transf ormer AA-V31U L Input : 120 V AC 3.1 A 60 Hz L Output : 120 V AC 3.0 A 60 Hz L Weight : 6.7kg L Accessories : Plug retainer br acket x 3 T orx head screw x 8 Cov er plate x 3 Flat washer x 3 Split locking w asher x 3 HD monitor DT -V1900CGU L P ower requirements : 120 V AC 60 Hz L P ower consumption : 1.6 A L[...]

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    23 W arranty record confirmation and saf ekeeping This product is sold with a warranty card attached. W arranty card has been delivered to sales dealer of this product. Please check your particulars and the record after filling, and keep it properly . L W arranty period: W arranty period is one year from the date of purchase . Thereafter , service [...]

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    DZ-VCA3U COPYRIGHT 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. U Printed in Japan VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0502MNV SW SW[...]