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Panasonic AK-HC900P manual

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  • Page 1

    Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely and save this manual for future use. Model AK-HC900P 720P Multi-purpose Digital Camera[...]

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    2 FCC Note: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T o assure continued compliance follow the attached instal- lation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de- si[...]

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    3 CONTENTS For Y our Safety ................................ 2 Preface ............................................. 4 Features ........................................... 4 Precautions ...................................... 5 Major Operating Controls and Their Functions ......................... 6, 7 How to Install ................................[...]

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    4 Preface Thank you very much for purchasing the multi-purpose digital camera. New 2/3 q 1 million-pixel CCD is employed. [1280(H) k 720(V)] ≥ 1 million-pixel CCD is 2/3 q in size, being compact and light-weight. The camera section is equipped with a high picture quality digital signal pro- cessing LSI. ≥ 10 Bit, 74 MHz high picture quality dig[...]

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    5 ≥ Refer any servicing to qualified service personnel. ≥ Handle the camera with care. ≥ Protect the precision made lens by plac- ing the lens cap over when the camera is not in use. If the lens is not installed, pro- tect the surface of the prism by placing the body cap into the lens mount hole. ≥ Use a mild blower or lens cleaning tissue [...]

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    6 Major Operating Controls and Their Functions _ Front Panel _ T op and Bottom Panels 5 Cooling Fan ≥ Do not block or obstruct the ventilation during operation. It may otherwise cause inter- nal heating or fire. ≥ The life of this fan is approximately 50,000 hours (at room temp. 25 e C). Replace the fan as needed. (When the room temperature is [...]

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    7 8 Breaker [BREAKER] If the breaker is operated due to over-current or the like, check the cause and eliminate the trouble, then press the breaker button. 9 Zoom/Focus Connector [ZOOM/FOCUS] Used to connect the zoom/focus control cables of lens. 6 Camera mounting hole (1/4-20UNC) 7 Camera mounting hole (3/8-16UNC) The screw holes can be used to se[...]

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    8 BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F 720 PROGRESSIVE How to Install _ How to set the lens ≥ Standard 2/3 q bayonet type (B4 mount) lens of any makers can be used*. 1 T urn the lens fixing ring knob counterclockwise to remove the lens mount cap. 2 Set the lens in place, and turn the lens fixing ring knob clockwise to precisely fix the lens. 3 C[...]

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    9 O I BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F AK-HC900P YPbPr D-sub 15-pin D-sub 15-pin How to Set Up the System (Connection) _ Connection of remote control box ≥ Use multi-cable for the connection of HD controller AK-HRP900 and this unit. HD-SDI Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDML TCA05 Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) HD Monitor * 1 T o be sold in September 2002 1 Bef[...]

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    10 O I BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F HD-SDI D-sub 15-pin D-sub 15-pin Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDML TCA05 Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) AC Adaptor A W-PS505 HD Controller AK-HRP900* 1 HD Monitor Multi-purpose Digital Camera Control System Configuration 1 Remote controllable lens Multi-purpose Digital Camera AK-HC900P * 1 T o be sold in September 2002 Ex[...]

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    11 O I BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F G/L I N Pb OUT Pr /SDI OUT Y/VIDEO OUT 1394 CONTROL IN IP/RP DC12V IN CAMERA I/F LENSE I/F ND/EXT SDI IN CS O P O I HD-SDI Pan/Tilt Head Controller A W-RP301 Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDML TCA05 Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) AC Adaptor A W-PS505 DC Power Cable HD Controller AK-HRP900* 1 HD Monitor Remote controllable [...]

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    12 O I BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F O I HD-SDI Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDML TCA05 Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) AC Adaptor A W-PS505 DC Power Cable HD Controller AK-HRP900* 1 HD Monitor Remote controllable lens Multi-purpose Digital Camera AK-HC900P * 1 T o be sold in September 2002 AC Adaptor A W-PS505 DC Power Cable Multi-purpose Digital Camera Cont[...]

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    13 O I BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F G/L I N Pb OUT Pr /SDI OUT Y/VIDEO OUT 1394 CONTROL IN IP/RP DC12V IN CAMERA I/F LENSE I/F ND/EXT SDI IN CS O P O I O I HD-SDI Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDML TCA05 Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) AC Adaptor A W-PS505 DC Power Cable HD Controller AK-HRP900* 1 HD Monitor Remote controllable lens Multi-purpose Digital Came[...]

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    14 Operation Procedure 1 T urn on the power of each equipment. 2 Properly adjust the light for the ob- ject. 3 Adjust the flange back of the lens, the iris and the focus. ≥ Flange back must be adjusted when the camera is used for the first time or after replacement of the lens. 4 Adjust the white balance. ≥ This adjustment is needed when the ca[...]

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    15 _ Flange back adjustment (for zoom lens) The adjustment is to adjust the focus in all the range from the maximum zoom to the widest angle of the zoom lens. 1 Shoot a dark object to open the iris. 2 Adjust the distance from the object to 6.6 ft. (2 m) at least, then loosen the flange back fixing knob of the lens. 3 Set the lens to the maximum zoo[...]

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    16 _ Color temperature and while balance adjustment (reference) When carbon is burnt, it develops vari- ous colors of light depending on the tem- perature. Natural light can be specified by color temperature reflecting to the color developed when carbon is burnt. The light of 3,200K (K=Kelvin, j 273 ° C equals to absolute zero temperature OK) repr[...]

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    17 H.PHASE H.PHASE-COARSE :03 H.PHASE-FINE :40 °° °° _ Black balance adjustment ≥ Adjust it with the lens closed. When the motor drive lens is controlled from the camera, adjusting the black balance causes the lens to be automatically closed. How to Adjust _ Gen lock adjustment When multiple cameras are used or the camera is combined with oth[...]

  • Page 18

    18 USER MENU 1.MAINTENANCE 2.SETTING 3.CAM ID 4.FILE MENU MAINTENANCE 1.BLACK SHADING 2.PED,GAMMA,FLARE 3.KNEE,WHITE CLIP 4.R/B GAIN 5.DTL 6.GAIN,AUTO IRIS 7.S.GAIN 1 8.S.GAIN 2 9.S.GAIN 3 10.FRAME MODE 11.COLOR CORRECTION1 12.COLOR CORRECTION2 °° SETTING 1.MODE 2.SHUTTER 3.H.PHASE °° °° °° CAM ID ID:AKHC900 °° H H FILE MENU FILE :USER1 ([...]

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    19 USER MENU 1.MAINTENANCE 2.SETTING 3.CAM ID 4.FILE MENU Setting of Menu Items _ USER menu (Initial screen) The readout data at start of power supply is the data just before cutting off the power supply , and the operation is started with the data. 1. MAINTENANCE It sets various adjusting data. 2. SETTING It sets various modes. 3. CAM ID It sets t[...]

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    20 MAINTENANCE 1.BLACK SHADING 2.PED,GAMMA,FLARE 3.KNEE,WHITE CLIP 4.R/B GAIN 5.DTL 6.GAIN,AUTO IRIS 7.S.GAIN 1 8.S.GAIN 2 9.S.GAIN 3 10.FRAME MODE 11.COLOR CORRECTION1 12.COLOR CORRECTION2 °° ° BLACK SHADING ° DETECTION CORRECT(DIG) :ON Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu ≥ Move the cursor (arrow mark) to the item to be adjusted and pre[...]

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    21 PED,GAMMA,FLARE M PED :+027 R PED :+000 B PED :+000 M GAMMA :0.45 R GAMMA :+00 B GAMMA :+00 R FLARE :010 G FLARE :000 B FLARE :017 GAMMA :ON FLARE :ON °° °° Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 2 Pedestal, gamma, flare adjustment menu M PED: Master pedestal can be adjusted only by turning the control panel VR. The R, G, B pedestal can be[...]

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    22 KNEE,WHITE CLIP M KNEE POINT :95.00% R KNEE POINT :+00.00% B KNEE POINT :+00.00% M KNEE SLOPE :95.00% R KNEE SLOPE :+000 B KNEE SLOPE :+000 A.KNEE POINT :95.00% A.KNEE LVL :108 WHITE CLIP LVL :109% KNEE :MANU WHITE CLIP :ON °° °° Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 3 Knee&white clip adjustment menu M KNEE POINT : Master knee point a[...]

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    23 R/B GAIN R GAIN :+000 B GAIN :+000 °° °° DTL DTL :ON TOTAL DTL LVL :+00 H DTL LVL :11 CRISP :02 LVL DEPENDENT :2 PEEK FREQUENCY :10 KNEE APERTURE :ON KNEE APA.LVL :10 SLIM DTL :OFF DTL(+) :+00 DTL(-) :+00 DTL CLIP :0 DTL SOURCE :(B+G)/2 °° °° Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 4 Gain adjustment menu The gain of R, B GAIN is adjuste[...]

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    24 DTL DTL :ON TOTAL DTL LVL :+00 H DTL LVL :11 CRISP :02 LVL DEPENDENT :2 PEEK FREQUENCY :10 KNEE APERTURE :ON KNEE APA.LVL :10 SLIM DTL :OFF DTL(+) :+00 DTL(-) :+00 DTL CLIP :0 DTL SOURCE :(B+G)/2 °° °° GAIN,AUTO IRIS LOW GAIN :0dB MID GAIN :9dB HIGH GAIN :18dB A.IRIS LVL :082 A.IRIS PEAK/AVG :075 A.IRIS WINDOW :NORM1 IRIS MODE :LENS IRIS GAI[...]

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    25 S GAIN 1 TOTAL GAIN :62dB ANLG GAIN :36dB PIX MIX :06dB V MIX :OdB FRAME MIX :20dB H DTL LVL :00 CRISP :0 LEVEL DEPENDENT :5 PEAK FREQUENCY :2 M GAMMA :0.45 MASTER PED OFFSET :-043 R PED OFFSET :-046 B PED OFFSET :-045 °° °° ° H FRAME MODE 1.SCAN REVERSE :OFF ° ° Setting of Menu Items 7 Super gain, Detail, Pedestal-offset level setting me[...]

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    26 Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 9 Color correction 1 menu Adjustment of gain (saturation) and phase of each color . < COLOR CORRECTION1 > SAT PHASE R +00 +00 Mg +00 +00 B +00 +00 Cy +00 +00 G +00 +00 Y1 +00 +00 < COLOR CORRECTION2 > SAT PHASE R - Mg +00 +00 Mg - B +00 +00 B - Cy +00 +00 Cy - G +00 +00 G - Y1 +00 +00 Y1 - R +[...]

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    27 SETTING 1.MODE 2.SHUTTER 3.H.PHASE °° °° MODE BLACK STRETCH :OFF D5600K :OFF ANLG OUTPUT SEL :YPbPr CABLE COMPE :0m SUP GAIN :OFF CAM ID :BAR CAM ID POSI :0 COLOR CORRECTION :OFF °° °° Setting of Menu Items @ Setting menu - Menu for various settings. 1 Camera mode setting menu BLACK STRETCH: Setting of the func- tion of expanding low-bri[...]

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    28 SHUTTER SHUTTER MODE :OFF SHUTTER SPEED :1/100 SYNCHRO SCAN :75.1 °° °° H.PHASE H.PHASE-COARSE :09 H.PHASE-FINE :40 °° °° Setting of Menu Items @ Setting menu 3 Horizontal phase adjustment menu for external reference signal H.PHASE-COARSE: It is able to set the horizontal phase in 15 ¨ step. H.PHASE-FINE: Setting of 1-step fine adjustme[...]

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    29 °° CAM ID ID:AKHC900 °° H FILE MENU FILE :USER1 SAVE FILE? :USER1 SAVE : °° H FILE MENU FILE :USER1 SAVE FILE? :USER1 SAVE : °° Setting of Menu Items # Camera ID setting menu $ File managing and renewing menu - File operation menu : blinking display . 1 The file selected by FILE is loaded. It can be selected from [PRESET/ USER1 / USER2 /[...]

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    30 H FILE MENU FILE :USER1 SAVE FILE? :USER1 SAVE : ° FILE MENU FILE :USER1 SAVE FIL? :USER1 SAVE IN USER1.OK? YES NO °° FILE MENU FILE :USER1 SAVE FIL? :USER1 SAVE IN USER1.OK? SAVE COMPLETE °° Setting of Menu Items $ File managing and renewing menu - File operation menu (continued) 2 When saving the current data, two files (USER1 /USER2) can[...]

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    31 BREAKER ZOOM/ FOCUS SDI OUT 1 2 1 / F LENS 1/2 q (12) 4-3/8 q (1 10) 4-15/16 q (125) 7/16 q (10) 5/8 q (15) 6-5/16 q (160) 13/16 q (20) Outside Dimension Diagram ( ): mm[...]

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    32 Image pickup device: 2/3 q 1 million-pixel IT CCD k 3 System : GBR image pickup system Resolving optical system: F1.4 prism Optical filter: CC: clear , 4300K, 6300K, cross ND: 100%, 25%, 6.3%, 3.2% Lens mount: Bayonet type Output spec.: SMPTE 296M Sensitivity: F10, 2000Ix, 3200K, white reflection rate 89.9% Horozontal resolution: More than 700 T[...]

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    Printed in Japan VQT9968-1 F0402H1062 @ P ANASONIC BROADCAST & TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMP ANY UNIT COMP ANY OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA Executive Office: One Panasonic W ay 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201)348-7000 EASTERN ZONE One Panasonic W ay 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201)348-7621 Southeast Region: 1225 Northbrook Parkway , S[...]