Sony BRC-300 manual

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    Oper atin g Instruction s 3-854-212- 17 (1) 3CCD Color Video Camera © 2004 Sony Cor poration BRC-300/300P[...]

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    2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and ser ial numbers are locat ed on the bottom. Record these numbers i n the spaces pro vided belo w . Refer to these number s whene ver y ou call up on your Sony d ealer re garding t his product . Model No. Serial No. T o reduce a risk of fire or e lectric s hock, do not expose this pr oduct to rain or moisture. T o [...]

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    T abl e of Contents 3 T ab le of Cont ents Getting Started Prec autions ........... .................. ........................... ..... 5 T ypical CCD Phenomena ................................. ..... 5 Overvie w Fe ature s ......................... ........................... .............. 6 System Components ....................... ............[...]

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    T abl e of Contents 4 Installation and Connections Installati on ........................ ........................... ........ 42 Attaching an Interfac e Card ..................... ........ 42 Installing th e Camera ...................... ................. 42 Installin g the Camera on t he Ceiling ................ 43 Connections ..... .............[...]

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    Getting St arted Precautio ns / T ypical CCD Phen omena 5 Getting Started Precautions Operating or storage location Operating or stori ng the camera in the followi ng locations may cause damage to the camera: • Extreme ly hot or cold place s (Operating temperatur e: 0 ° C to 40 ° C [32 ° F to 104 ° F]) • Exposed in d irect sunlight for a lo[...]

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    Ov erview F eatures 6 Overvie w Featur es Compact, 3CCD video camera with built- in pan/tilt/zoom functions • The camera integrates t he 3CCD camera block, pan/ tilt mechanism, and 12- magnif ication opt ical zoom with 4-magni ficat ion digit al zoom in a compact body . The compactness and integrat ion allo w the camera versatile usag e. • The [...]

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    Ov erview System Compon ents 7 System Component s In order to support mult iple system con figurat ions, a va riety of optional pr oducts are a vaila ble for the BRC- 300/300P 3CCD Color V ideo Camera. This sec tion introd uces these optiona l produc ts as well as the accessories suppl ied with the camera. Supplied Com ponents and Accessories Befor[...]

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    Ov erview System Co mponents 8 Scre w +M3 × 8 (7) RS-42 2 connec tor plug ( 1) Opera ting Instr uction s (1) Optional Pr oducts RM-BR300 Re mote Control Unit The jo ystick of t he remote cont rol unit al lo ws you comfortabl e pan/til t and zoom ope rations. The remote control uni t also allo ws remote operat ion of up to se ven cameras. Supplied [...]

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    Ov erview System Compon ents 9 BRBK-302 SD I Card Insert the card into the camera o r the Optical Mul tiplex Unit to all o w output of a signal confor ming to SMPTE259M seri al digital interf ace standards. BRBK-30 3 Optica l Multipl ex C ar d Insert the card into the camera to allo w high-bit multip lex transfer via o ptical fiber (vide o, externa[...]

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    Ov erview System Co nfigurat ion 10 System Config uration The BRC- 300/30 0P 3CCD Co lor V ideo Camera has various system configurat ion capab ilities using optional products. This section descri bes six typical system e xamples with the required compo nents and the mai n usage of each system. Operating a BRC-300/300P Camera Using the Supplied Remo[...]

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    Ov erview System Co nfigurat ion 11 Operating Multiple BRC-300/300P Camer as Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit This s ystem a llows you: • T o operate up to se ven cameras remotel y using a singl e Remote Contr ol Unit • T o perform pan/til t and zoom oper ations comfor tably using the jo ystick System conf igura tion , Video signal Remote[...]

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    Ov erview System Co nfigurat ion 12 Operating a BRC-300/300 P Camera fr om a Long Distance This s ystem a llows you: • T o opera te the camera remotely from a di stance up to 500 m (1,640 feet) • T o perform pan/ tilt and zo om operati ons comfort ably using th e jo ystick • T o transmit t he video signal an d control signal o f the camera to[...]

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    Ov erview System Co nfigurat ion 13 Operating Mu ltiple BRC-300/300P Cameras from a Long Distance This s ystem a llows you: • T o operate up to se ven cameras remotel y from a distan ce up to 500 m (1,640 feet) • T o perform pan/til t and zoom oper ations comfor tably using the jo ystick • T o transmit the video signal a nd control sign al of[...]

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    Ov erview System Co nfigurat ion 14 Using BRC-300/300P Cameras and VISCA -contr ollable Cameras in the Same System This s ystem a llows you: • T o opera te up to se ven cameras suppor ting the VISCA prot ocol such as EVI -D30/D30P , EVI-D70/D70 P and EVI- D100/D100P r emotely u sing a single R M-BR300 Remote C ontrol Unit • T o perform pan/ til[...]

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    Overview Location an d Function of Parts 15 Location and Function of P ar ts Camera Front A Lens A wide con version le ns (not supplied) can be attached. B T ally lamp Lights in red when a VISCA tally command is recei ved or the camera is selected by the RM- BR300 Remote Co ntrol Unit (not su pplied). Flashes at interv als of about 0.5 seconds if t[...]

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    Ov erview Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 16 M VISCA RS-232C IN connector Connect to the RM-BR 300 Remote Co ntrol Unit (not supplied). W hen you conne ct multi ple cameras, connect i t to the VISCA RS-232C OUT conne ctor of t he pre vious camera i n th e daisy cha in conne ction. N VISCA RS-232C OUT connector When you connect mult iple cameras, [...]

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    Ov erview Location and Function of Pa r ts 17 Remote Comm ander (supplied) A CAMERA S ELECT buttons Press the b utton c orresponding t o the camera you want to ope rate with the Remo te Command er . The camera number can be set using the IR SELECT switch on the rea r of the camera. Note If two or mo re cameras are adjacent an d hav e the same camer[...]

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    Ov erview Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 18 Installing batter ies Cau tion T o a void risk of e xplosion, use R6 ( size AA) mang anese or alkali ne batteri es. RM-BR300 Remote Contro l Unit (not supplied) This manual ex plains the op erations of the RM-BR300 Remo te Co ntro l Unit when it i s used with BRC-3 00/ 300P cameras. For operations with[...]

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    Ov erview Location and Function of Pa r ts 19 H RESET button Hol d do wn this butt on and pr ess POSI TION button 1 to 6, and t he memory of the camera c orrespondin g to the pressed POSIT ION button is cleared to the factory -preset condit ions. When multiple ca meras are connected, hold do wn this button and press the POWER button to set the came[...]

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    Ov erview Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 20 Rear/B ottom U MODE selector Select the positio n corresponding to the VI SCA- control lable camera to be conn ected. Note Use positio n 1 to 4 wh en all the connected cameras are o f th e sam e mod el. V VISCA RS-232C connector Connect to the VISCA RS-232 C IN connector of the camera or the BR U-300/3[...]

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    Ov erview Location and Function of Pa r ts 21 BR U-300/300P Optical Multiple x Unit (not supplied) Fr ont A Po wer switch T urns on/of f the po wer of the Optical Mult iplex Unit . B Po wer indicator Lit in green : The Opti cal Multip lex Unit is in normal opera tion. Lit in r ed: The po wer of the camera is t urned of f. Tu r n i t o n . Flashing [...]

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    Ov erview Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 22 Swit ches 3 to 5 (Camera ad dress sele ctor s) Set the add ress of the camera. Normally set to "0". W ith th is setting , addresses are assigned to t he cameras automaticall y in the conne cted order b y pressing the PO WER but ton while h olding do wn the RESE T b utton on the RM- BR300 Remo[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus About On- Screen Me nus 23 Adjusting and Setting With Men us About On-Scre en Menu s Y ou can chan ge v arious settings, such as shooting condit ions and syste m setup of the c amera, while observing menu s displayed on a c onnected moni tor . Thi s sec tion ex plai ns how to read the o n-s creen menu s before sta[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus Oper ation Through Menus 24 Operation Thr ough Men us This secti on expla ins how to ope rate the menu using t he supplied Remote Commander , or using the RM-BR3 00 Remo te Co ntrol Unit (not s uppl ied) . For det ails on each menu , see pages 27 through 30. Menu Operation Using the Supplied Remote Comm ander 1 Pr[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus Operat ion Th rough Men us 25 Menu Operation Using the RM- BR300 Remote Contro l Unit 1 Press the M AIN button. The main menu appears. 2 Move the cursor to the menu item to be set by inclini ng the jo ystick forwa rd or bac kward. 3 Press th e button on the top of the joy stick. The sele cted menu appe ars. 4 Mov [...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus EXPOSU RE Menu 26 EXPOSURE Menu The E XPOSURE menu i s used to set the ite ms regarding the ex posure. MODE (exposure mode) FULL A UTO: The e xposure is adj usted aut omatically usin g the se nsit i vity , ele ctronic shutt er speed and iris. MANU AL: Adjust the gain (GAIN), elect ronic shutter speed (SPEED) and i[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus FOCUS Menu / WHITE BALANCE Menu 27 FOCUS Menu The FOCUS menu is used t o select the focus mod e. A UT O FOCUS (automat ic f ocus) Set to ON to perform the automati c focus adjustm ent. When it is set to ON, MODE appears and yo u can select the automatic focu s adjustment mode from among the following:. NORMAL: The[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus P A N TIL T ZOOM Me nu 28 P AN TIL T ZOOM Men u The P AN TIL T ZOOM menu is used to sele ct the pan/ tilt/z oom mode. P AN-TIL T LIMIT When you se t P AN to ON, LEFT and RIGHT appea r and you can sel ect the li mit of pan operati on. When you set TIL T to ON, UP and DOWN app ear and you can select the lim it of ti[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus PICTURE Menu / SYSTEM Menu 29 PICTURE Menu EFFECT (picture eff ect) OFF: No picture ef fect NEG: The image of the camera is rev ersed to nega ti ve. B&W : The image of the camera b ecomes monochrome. WIDE (wide mode) ON: 16:9 aspect ratio of the image of the camera OFF: 4:3 aspect ratio of the image of the cam[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setting Wit h Menus ANALOG OUT M enu 30 DISPLA Y INFO Wh en th e camer a se tting s are s tore d in POS IT ION 1 to 6 using the supplie d Remote Commander (page 34), the message "PRESET No. xx " automatically appears for 2 seconds on the moni tor screen . If you want to displ ay the message each t ime the came ra is operate[...]

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    Opera tion Usin g the S upplied Remo te Commande r T urning on the P ower / Pan /Tilt and Zoo m Operation 31 Before operating, chec k that the camera and peripheral de vices are pr operly i nstalled and connected . For det ails, see “Instal lation” (page 42) an d “Connecti ons” (page 46). T urning on the P o wer 1 Connect the camera t o an [...]

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    Opera tion Usin g the S upplied Remo te Commande r P an/Tilt and Z oom Operat ion 32 Note The setting abo ve only change s the signal emi tted from the Remote Commander , and does not change the setting of the camera itself. T herefore, repeat the sett ing for each Remote Commander i f you are using more than one Remote Commander . If the ST ANDBY [...]

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    Opera tion Usin g the S upplied Remo te Commande r Adjusting t he Camera 33 Adjusting the Camera Focusing on a Subject T o focus the camera on a subject automatically Press the A UTO b utton. The camera focuses o n the subject at the center of the screen automatically . T o focus the camera on a subject manua lly After pressing the MANU AL button, [...]

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    Opera tion Usin g the S upplied Remo te Commande r Storing th e Camera Sett ings in Memory – Presetti ng F eature 34 Storin g the Camera Settings in Memor y – Presetting Feature Up to six com binations of se ttings (six positi ons) includi ng camera posit ion, zooming, foc using, and backlighti ng, can be preset. For detai ls of the camera sett[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit T urning on the P ower 35 Before operating, check t hat the camera, the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit and periphe ral de vices are properly install ed and connected. For det ails, see “Instal lation” (page 42) an d “Connecti ons” (page 46). T urning on the P o wer 1 Connect the camera t o an[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit P an/Tilt and Z oom Operat ion 36 3 Hold do wn the RESET b utton and pr ess the PO WER button on the Remot e Control Un it. The Remote Control Unit re cognizes the co nnected cameras and assi gns them camera addre sses 1 to 7 automat ically in t he connecte d order . 4 Press the P O WE R button on t[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit P an/Tilt and Zoo m Operat ion 37 If the camera moves in a diff erent direction from that y ou intended The camera is preset to face to ward the right whene ver the joystic k is inclined to the right. Y ou might wish to face the ca mera to ward the opp osite direction from that in which you incline [...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Adjusti ng the Camera 38 Adjusting the Came ra Focusing on a Subject T o focus the camera on a subject automatically Press the A UTO/MANU AL b utton so t hat the A UTO indicat or lights. The camera focuses on t he subject in the cent er of the screen automatically . T o focus the camera on a subject[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Adjusting t he Camera 39 3 Adjust the red gain with the R co ntrol and the blue gain with the B cont rol. Adjusting the Brightness 1 Set MODE to SH UTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, BRIGHT or M A N UA L i n t he E X P O S U R E m e n u o f t h e c a m e r a . For sett ing, see “ EXPOSURE Menu” on pag e 26. 2[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Storing th e Camera Sett ings in Memory – Presetti ng F eature 40 Storin g the Camera Settings in Memor y – Presetting Feature Up to sixtee n combinations o f settings (sixt een positions), i ncluding camer a position, z ooming, focusing, an d backlight ing, can b e stored i n the memory of the [...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Storing t he Camera Setting s in Me mory – Presetting F eature 41 Setting the Speed of the Camera Mo ving to a Pres et P osition Y ou can select the panning/ti lting speed when t he camera mov es t o a prese t position. 1 Press the CAMERA butt on to select the camera whose speed you w ant to set. [...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Instal lation 42 Installation and Conn ections Inst allati on Attachin g an Inter face Car d Attach an in terface card (not suppli ed) to the card sl ot on the rear of the camera. 1 Loosen the t wo scre ws to remove the card slot cover . 2 Insert an optional interface ca rd into the card slot. Align bot h ends of th e[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Install ation 43 T o a ttach the camera to a tripod Attach a tripod t o the scre w hole used for attaching a tripod on th e bottom of the camera. The tripod must be set up on a flat surfa ce and tightened fi rm l y by ha n d. Use a tri pod with screws meeting eit her of th e following specif ications. T o attach a wid[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Instal lation 44 Installation 1 Set IMG-FLI P to O N in th e SYSTE M menu. 2 Loosen the fo ur scre ws on the bott om of t he camera to remov e the four feet. 3 Attach th e wire rope to the junctio n box on th e ceili ng. Use an appropri ate screw (not supplied) to attac h the wir e rope to t he juncti on box. 4 Attach[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Install ation 45 5 Attach the ceiling bracket (A) to t he bottom of the camera using the supplied fo ur screws (+ M3 × 8). Align th e scre w holes on t he bottom of the ca mera with those in the ceiling brack et, and att ach the bracket to t he camera. T ighten the screws a little at a time in the nu mbered order sho[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connecti ons 46 8 Connect the cab les to the connect ors on the rear of the camera. Note T ake the proper steps to ensur e tha t the lo ad of t he cables con nected does not cause p roblems. T o remov e the camera 1 Remove the three screws used to attach the camera in st ep 7 of " Insta llatio n." 2 T urn th[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connectio ns 47 Connecting the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Use the RS-232C conn ecting cable suppl ied with the Remot e Cont rol Un it. Note When using the VISCA RS-2 32C connector s, check that the BO TTOM switch on the bottom of the camera (page 16) an d the DIP swit ch on the bo ttom of the Remote Cont rol Unit (p[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connecti ons 48 Conn ecti ng a Vi deo Mon ito r , VTR, etc. Equipped wi th the Composite Video Input Connector Connecting a Vi deo Monitor , VT R, etc. Equipped with the S-Video Input Connector EXT SYNC IN IR SELECT 75 1 2 3 OFF ON IN VISCA RS-232C OUT ! VISCA RS-422 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC IN 12V R VIDEO S VIDEO to A C [...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connectio ns 49 Connecting a Device Equipped with VISCA RS-232C Connector Connection s with the VISCA RS-232 C cables (cross type) enable con trol of multiple cameras with a single RM-BR300 Re mote Contro l Unit. Y ou can conn ect the camera to a compu ter equipped with the VISCA RS-232C conn ector inste ad of the con[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connecti ons 50 Connecting a Vi deo Monitor Equipped with Analog RGB/ Component Connectors When you in stall an optional BRBK-301 Analo g RGB Component Car d into the camera, you ca n outpu t the signal from the camera b y con v erting it into component video, RGB, comp osite vid eo or S-vi deo signal. For details on [...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connectio ns 51 Connecting a VTR Equipped with SDI Input Connector When y ou install a n option al BRBK -302 SDI Card into the camera, you can output t he signal from the camera by con verting it in to a signal com pliant with the SDI standard (SMPT E 259M seria l digital int erface). Connecting the BR U-300/300P Opti[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connecti ons 52 Notes on us e of the CCFC-M100 Opti cal Fiber Cable • In ord er to pre vent cab le transmissi on loss, f ix the bend in the ca ble keeping more than 40 mm (1 5/8 inches) radius. • T o connect t wo Optical Fib er Cables, use the ex tension pl ug suppli ed with th e cable. Connecting a Vi deo Switche[...]

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    Installat ion and Connectio ns Connectio ns 53 Connecting a Sync Sig nal Generator T o connect a single camera T o connect mult iple cameras Y ou can connect up to se ven cameras. EXT SYNC IN IR SELECT 75 1 2 3 OFF ON IN VISCA RS-232C OUT ! VISCA RS-422 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC IN 12V R VIDEO S VIDEO 75-ohm ter mination s witch: ON EXT SY NC IN 75-ohm [...]

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    Appendix List of Messages 54 Appendix List of Messages The follo wing messages may appe ar on the screen. T ake the necessary measures sho wn belo w . Indicators on the BRC-300/300P c amera Messages for the BRC-300/300P camera Error messages f or the BRU-300/300P Optical Multiple x Unit Indicator M eaning/re medies ST ANDBY lamp flashes. The camera[...]

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    Appendix T roubl eshooting 55 T r oubleshoot ing Before bringing in your camera for service, check the follo wing as a guide t o troub leshoot t he prob lem. If t he problem c annot be cor rected, consu lt with your Son y dealer . Symptom C ause Remed y The po wer of the camera is not turn ed on. The A C power adaptor is not connec ted to the DC IN[...]

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    Appendix T roub leshooting 56 The VISCA control is not av ailable with a computer con nected to the ca mera. The comput er is not correctly con nected to the camera. Make sure the conn ection betw een the comp uter an d cam era is ma de cor rectly . Check tha t the VISCA contro l setting (RS- 232C o r RS-422) an d the ba ud rate settin g (9600 b ps[...]

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    Appendix Menu Co nfigurat ion 57 Menu Configuration The menus of the came ra are conf igured as describe d belo w . The initial set tings of each item a re in bold. EXPOSURE MODE FULL A UTO MANU AL SHUTTER Pri IRIS Pri BRIGHT GAIN -3, 0 , 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 dB SPEED BRC-300: 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60 , 1/90, 1/100, 1/125, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/5[...]

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    Appendix Menu Config uration 58 PICTURE EFFECT OFF NEG B&W WIDE OFF ON APERTURE MIN, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 , 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, MAX SYSTEM D A T A MIX OFF ON IR-RECEIVE ON OFF IMG-FLIP OFF ON P AN REVERSE OFF ON TIL T REVERSE OFF ON DISPLA Y INFO OFF ON ANALOG OUT OUTPUT 1 RGB YCrCb SYNC G RGB OFF OUTPUT 2 VBS Y/C (page 29) (page [...]

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    Appendix Pres ettin g Items 59 Presetti ng Items The foll o wi ng setting ite ms can be stored in the memory of th e camera. Pres etting menu i tems * Default b y resetting “— ” means that the camera st arts with the setting stored in Position 1 , but y ou cannot reset the setting using the RESET b utton. ** The def ault sett ing is ob tained[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 60 Specificat ions System V ideo sign al BRC-300: NTSC color , JEIT A standards BRC-300P: P AL colo r , CCIR standards Synchroni zation Internal /ex ternal sy nchroniz ation automatic ally sw itched Picture element 1/4.7 type, 3CCD (Advanced HAD) T o tal picture el ements: Approx. 1,070,00 0 pixe ls Ef fecti ve picture eleme[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 61 Dimensions BRC-300/ 300P V ideo Camera To p 215.6 (8 1 / 2 ) 152.5 (6 1 / 8 ) 180 (7 1 / 8 ) 5.5 ( 7 / 32 ) 205 (8 1 / 8 ) 9.6 ( 13 / 32 ) 90 (3 5 / 8 ) 75 (8) 143 (5 3 / 4 ) 48 (1 15 / 16 ) 20 ( 13 / 16 ) 21 ( 27 / 32 ) 12 ( 1 / 2 ) 70 (2 7 / 8 ) 106 (4 1 / 4 ) Unit: mm (inches) Front Bottom Sid e BOTTOM switche s T r ip[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 62 RM-BR300 Re mote Control Unit 1 1 9 LOCK MODE VALUE RESET MENU PRESET SHIFT L/R DIRECTION PAN E L LIGHT BLACK LIGHT PAN-TIL T RESET ONE PUSH AWB POWER AUTO MANUAL AUTO ONE PUSH AF 234 56 7 2 10 STD REV 3 11 4 POSITION CAMERA 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 R – + BRIGHT B – + FOCUS NEAR FAR 145.9 (5 3 / 4 ) 137.2 (5 1 / 2 ) 391[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 63 BRU -300/ 300P Optic al Multip lex U nit 233 (9 1 / 4 ) 210 (8 3 / 8 ) 212 (8 3 / 8 ) 94.5 (3 3 / 4 ) 88 (3 1 / 2 ) Unit: mm (inches) Fr ont To p Side[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 64 Pin As sign ment s BRC-300/ 300P Video C amera VISCA RS-422 co nnector (c onnector plug 9-pin) VISCA RS-232C IN connecto r (mini-DI N 8-pin, fem al e) * The SIRCS OUT function is selectable with the BO TTOM switch on the bottom of the camera. VISCA RS -232C OUT con nector (mini DIN 8-pin, female ) RM-BR300 Re mote Control[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 65 VISCA RS-42 2 connecto r (connector plu g, 9-pin) T ALL Y/CONT ACT connector (c onnector plug , 9-pin) BRU-3 00/30 0P Opt ica l Mult iplex U nit (optional) VISCA RS-232C IN connecto r (mini D IN 8-pin, fem al e) VISC A RS-232 C OUT connec tor ( mini DIN 8-pin , fem al e) Pin No. Function 1 No Connec tion 2 No Connec tion [...]

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    Appendix Specifications 66 VISCA RS-422 co nnecto r (connect or plug, 9-pin) BRBK-301 Analog RGB Component Card (optional) Analog video output con nector (D-sub 9- pin) Pin No. Funct ion 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+ Pin N o. Funct ion At RGB/ VBS setting At RGB/ Y/C setting At YCrCb/ VB[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 67 Wiring Diag ram 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 ?[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 68 Using the VISCA RS-422 Connector Plug 1 Insert a wire (A W G Nos. 28 to 18) into the desi red wire openi ng on the VISCA R S-422 connect or plug , and tig hten th e screw for that wir e using a flat- head scre wdriver . 2 Insert the VISCA RS-422 con nector plug into the VISCA RS-422 connector . T o remove the connector pl[...]