Panasonic AG-HMX100E manual

VQT2U23 ENGLISH SS0810RI0 -PS D Printed in Japan Operating Instructions Vol.1 Digital AV Mixer Model No. AG-HMX100P Model No. AG-HMX100E Volume 1 Note that Operating Instructions Vol. 1 describes basic operations of the digital AV mixer. For instructions on advanced operations of the digital AV mixer, refer to Operating Instructions Vol. 2 (pdf fil[...]

2 W ARNING: This equipment must be grounded. T o ensur e safe operation, the three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three- pin power outlet which is effectively gr ounded through normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must have three cor es and be corr ectly wired to provide connection to the gr ound. W rongl[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er’ s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat[...]

4 FCC NO TICE (U.S.A.) Declaration of Conf ormity Model Number: AG-HMX100P T rade Name: Panasonic Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ07094 Support contact: 1-800-524-1448 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device ma[...]

5 W ARNING: This equipment must be earthed. T o ensure safe operation, the three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively earthed through normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must have three cor es and be corr ectly wired to provide connection to the earth. Wr ongly wir ed[...]

6 Caution f or A C Mains Lead FOR Y OUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLO WING TEXT CAREFULL Y . This product is equipped with 2 types of AC mains cable. One is for continental Eur ope, etc. and the other one is only for U.K. Appropriate mains cable must be used in each local ar ea, since the other type of mains cable is not suitable. FOR CONTINENT AL E[...]

7 EMC NO TICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APP ARA TUS 1. Applicable standar ds and operating en vir onment (A G-HMX100E) The apparatus is compliant with: • standards EN55103-1 and EN55103-2 1996.11, and • electromagnetic envir onments E1, E2, E3 and E4 2. Pre-requisite conditions to achie ving compliance with the above standards <1> P e[...]

Contents 8 “HDMI”, the HDMI logo, and “High-Denition multimedia interface” are trademarks or register ed trademarks of HDMI  Licensing LLC. All other company names and product names ar e trademarks or register ed trademarks of their respective companies.  Reference pages See pages shown as “   page 00” to obtain more info[...]

9 Requests on Use Do not use this equipment near radio transmitters or high-voltage equipment or do not generate static electricity to this equipment as it may adversely affect the r ecorded images, sound, operation, LED (indication), and the like. Keep this equipment away from equipment that generates magnetic elds or electr omagnetic waves. Th[...]

10 Overview OVERVIEW Panasonic AG-HMX100P/HMX100E is an HD/SD-compatible digital Audio Visual mixer equipped with the essential functions of video switchers, digital video effectors, and audio mixers. Features Video switc hing/combining effects Video can be pr ocessed with wipe, mix, chroma key , luminance key , and digital video effect (DVE) combi[...]

11 Overview A V Mixer Functions The following shows the operation examples for video production with the A V mixer functions. Basic Operation (see “Operation Manual V olume 1 ”) Applied Operation (see the pdf manual in the CD-ROM, “Operation Manual V olume 2 ”) Configuring a system (  page 16) Starting the unit (  page 19) Setup ( ?[...]

12 Overview Accessories Power cable ×1 for AG-HMX100P , ×2 for AG-HMX100E CD-ROM ×1  NO TE Be sure to appropriatel y dispose of the packing material when y ou have unpac ked the product. • Consult your supplier regar ding purc hase of accessories. •[...]

13 Overview C o m p o n e n t s a n d F u n c t i o n s Operation Panel (Front) POS. WIDTH 32 PATTERN EFFECTS EDGE HARD MODIFY OFF OFF COLOR WHITE EVENT TRANSITION ME TIME PATTERN INT 09 E 04:25 F 0016 WHT X 128 Z 127 Y 220 POWER X / Y P B / P R ASPECT Z H V ON CENTER SCENE GRABBER PROJECTOR/ REMOTE HOLD P in P P A TTERN REVERSE MIX ONE WAY DSK EFF[...]

14 Overview • . (period) key* 1 (  pa ges 32, V ol.2-21) • SHIFT key (  pages 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, V ol.2-4, V ol.2-9, V ol.2-10, V ol.2-13, V ol.2-15) • (confirm) key* 2 15 MASTER fader (  page 33) 16 MIC fader (  page 27, 28, 33) 17 A UX fader (  page 27, 28, 33) 18 SOURCE 1/5, 2/6, 3/7, 4/8 faders (  page 27) 19 A UDIO EF[...]

15 Overview Connector Area (Rear) 1 SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors 2 D VI-I IN connector (  pages 32, V ol.2-28) 3 HDMI IN 1, 2 connectors (  pa ges 17, 18) 4 D VI-D OUT connectors • PGM connector • MUL TI VIEW connector 5 PHONES connector (  page 33) 6 RS-232C connector (  page V ol.2-28) 7 T ALL Y connector (  page V ol.2-29) 8 A C I[...]

16 Basic Operation This chapter describes the initial setup operation for video processing and audio mixing, and the operation of selecting video and audio sources, and setting the basic video switching ef fects. System Configuration Examples This unit can be connected to video equipment including cameras, P2 devices and VTRs to digitally process [...]

17 Basic Operation HD Video Processing System AD V -REF G/L SDI OUT PGM SDI OUT PVW SDI OUT A UX D VI-D OUT PGM D VI-D OUT MUL TI VIEW D VI-I IN MIC SDI IN 1 SDI IN 2 SDI IN 3 SDI IN 4 HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2 SDI OUT MUL TI VIEW A UDIO IN A G-HMX100P/HMX100E Signal generator Program output Pre view output Prof essional-use monitor A UX output Program o[...]

18 Basic Operation System with External Controller For using an external controller , it is necessar y to per form the following operations in advance: Enter this unit to remote mode using the [RS-232C] submenu of the [SETUP] menu ( •  page V ol.2-29). • Pr ess the PROJECTOR/REMOTE button to turn on to activate RS-232C control. AD V -REF RS-[...]

19 Basic Operation Power -On 1 Use the supplied pow er cord to connect this unit to an A C power source . 2 Press the PO WER button. T o specify the initial state of the unit when it is restar ted Use the [MODE] submenu of the [SETUP] menu to set the startup mode (  page 22). Preset mode: The last settings are r estored when the unit is r estart[...]

20 Basic Operation Setting Screen When setting up this unit or adjusting functions, you need to check the current settings on the LCD scr een. The following shows the basic configuration of the setting screen. POS. MOSAIC SIZE OFF XY 0 OFF 0 DEFOCUS LEVEL OFF MONO EVENT VIDEO EFFECTS CH A ME TIME PATTERN INT 00 E 2:00 F 3044 WHT X 128 Z 196 FAN ST[...]

21 Basic Operation 6 Menu displa y area Shows the setting items and values of the currently selected menu. The leftmost column has the setting items and the second to fourth columns have the setting values. (The leftmost column shows the setting values when the [COLOR EFFECTS] menu is displayed.) The setting items and values are displayed thr ee li[...]

22 Basic Operation [ S E T U P] M en u (Setup Operation) Screen When the SETUP button is pressed, the [SETUP] menu screen appears as shown below . The [SETUP] menu is used to make the basic settings for the entire unit. POS. MODE POWER RESET AUDIO INPUT SETUP VIDEO AUX SDI1 WFM SDI1 VIDEO 1080/59i FORMAT ASPECT - - SETUP - - DIRECT SETUP PATTERN BU[...]

23 Basic Operation Position setting values of patterns registered as dir ect • patterns Button ON/OFF state • Time setting values (transition, DSK, and fade) • The factory default setting is [PRESET]. Changing Direct Patterns [DIRECT P A TTERN] The patterns that are frequently used for transition and keys are r egistered as “dir ect pattern[...]

24 Basic Operation Example of DIRECT P A TTERN KEY screen PATTERN COLOR K LEVEL HARD WHITE 255 SETUP OFF LEARN EDGE 16 EFFECTS WIDTH KEY POS. EVENT DIRECT PATTERN KEY ENTER TO EXIT ME TIME PATTERN INT 00 E 1:00 F 3002 WHT X 128 Z 196 Y 128 9000 EMPTY Up to six key patterns can be stored. It is also possible to change the settings for the edge of ea[...]

25 Basic Operation  NO TE The same input sources are assigned to the A/PR OG bus and the B/PRESET bus. It is impossible to assign different sour ces to each b us. Y ou can check the input source currently assigned to the selected number on the monitor connected to the SDI OUT PVW connector . T o set the video and audio input sources Video and so[...]

26 Basic Operation T o cancel the setting, press the ke y while holding the SHIFT ke y . The display returns to the [SETUP] menu screen. T o set the output of the A UX connector The AUX connector of the SDI OUT connectors can output the input source as is r egardless of the [AUDIO VIDEO] settings. Operate the rotary 4 control to select the input te[...]

27 Basic Operation When the 3D mode is [OFF] ( •  page V ol.2-25), the system format of this unit is the one set in the [VIDEO FORMA T] submenu of the [SETUP] menu. When the 3D mode is other than [OFF], the system format of this unit is the one set under the [3DFORMA T] item in the [3D] submenu of the [SETUP] menu. Setting the Bus [BUS] The[...]

28 Basic Operation T o set the operation of A UX and MIC faders Set [AUX/MIC] to [P AIR] or [SEP A.] (separate) using the rotary 3 control. The operation of each fader varies with the setting as described in the table shown below . Setting A UX f ader MIC f ader P AIR L and R channels of AUX input source L and R channels of MIC input source SEP A. [...]

29 Basic Operation Use the rotary 1 control to set the internal video output type to back matte video ([BACK MA TTE]) or color bar output ([COLOR BAR]). If [MEMOR Y] is selected, an external video input source can be saved in internal memor y and used as internal video (  page 30). Setting the Back Matte [BACK MA TTE] T o create back matte video[...]

30 Basic Operation If other than [CUSTOM1] and [CUSTOM2] is selected in Step 2, [W ASH] is automatically selected. 5 Use the jo ystick and rotary Z control to set the [P B ] and [P R ] v alues in the range of 0 to 255 and the [Y] v alue in the range of 16 to 235 f or selecting the wash color . If other than [CUST OM1] and [CUST OM2] is selected, se[...]

31 Basic Operation T o save still pictures used as internal video Rotary 1 Rotary 2 Rotary 3 Rotary 4 Rotary 5 1-30 (480i) 1-30 (576i) 1-14 (720p) 1-6 (1080i) 1-30 (480i) 1-30 (576i) 1-14 (720p) 1-6 (1080i) FIELD FRAME WRITE PREVIEW EXIT PAGE MEMORY 1 WRITE FRAME 1 MODE FRAME  NO TE The number of pages set under the [INT V] item in the [MEMOR Y][...]

32 Basic Operation 3 Set [FRAME] to the number of frames to pre view using the rotary 3 control. T o previe w the movie , select a v alue equiv alent to or smaller than the number of frames of the movie . 4 T o previe w the still picture, select [FRAME] (frame displa y) or [FIELD] (field displa y) using the rotar y 4 control. T o previe w the movi[...]

33 Basic Operation Procedur es of switching or combining video are described below . Selecting Source Video and Sound This section describes the procedur e of selecting source video and sound to be provided with ef fects or mixed on this unit. T o select input sources 1 Allocate video and sound to eight channels of input sources in the [A UDIO VIDE[...]

34 Basic Operation  NO TE If the A UDIO FOLLO W VIDEO button has been pressed to turn on to interlock the audio fader s with the transition lever or the audio level of input sour ce 5 to 8 has been adjusted with the SHIFT key pressed, the audio fader settings may not match the actual audio level. In such a case, the audio level is adjusted as f [...]

35 Basic Operation T o select a pattern The currently selected pattern number is shown in the event number , transition, pattern number , and internal video display area of the setting scr een (  page 20). PATTERN 0001 1 Press the P A TTERN b utton to tur n on. 2 Set the patter n number b y entering a numeric value with the n umeric ke ys or usi[...]

36 Basic Operation F or luminance ke ying, chroma keying or e xternal keying, apply eff ects such as slice and slope to the ke y video (  page V ol.2-6). 5 Set the patter n position (where the ke y is inser ted) using the joystic k. Press the CENTER button to turn on, and the pattern position is set to the center . Press the HOLD button to turn [...]

37 Basic Operation The following figure shows an example connection of source equipment, PC, and this unit. HMX100 SDI IN 3 SDI IN 4 D VI-I IN A G-HMX100P/HMX100E Prof essional-use camera PC P2 mobile SDI (video and audio) input D VI-I input T o execute DSK DSK is executed with the DSK execution button. 1 Confir m that the DSK e x ecution button [...]

38 Basic Operation Fade Fade is an effect of gradually erasing images or decr easing the sound level (fade-out) or gradually displaying images or increasing the sound level (fade-in). The following diagram shows an example of fade-out. Fade is executed with the F ADE execution button. 1 Set the f ading method in the [F ADE] submenu of the [DSK F AD[...]

39 Bef ore Calling f or Ser vice Contact your dealer if the problem persists even when you have checked the following items. A G-HMX100P/HMX100E-related prob lems Problem What to Chec k The power cannot be switc hed on. • Is the plug of the power cable inserted properly in the outlet? There is no picture. • Is the power of the connected e[...]

40 Specifications Specifications Power source: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption: 60 W Indicates safety information. [General] Operating temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F) Operating humidity: Between 10 % and 80 % (no condensation) Storage temperature: –20 °C to 60 °C (–4 °F to 122 °F) Storage humidity: Between 10 %[...]

41 Specifications [VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUT] Analog composite input (VIDEO IN): BNC x 2 sets, 1.0 V[p-p], 75 Ω termination SDI input: BNC x 4 sets SD serial digital signal: Complying with SMPTE259M-C/272M-A and ITU-R BT .656-4 standards HD serial digital signal: Complying with SMPTE292M/296M/299M standards HDMI input: HDMI connector x 2 sets (T ype A c[...]

42 Specifications [O THER] T ALL Y output : D-sub 9-pin, 8 cross points, open-collector Maximum current: 50 mA or less Maximum voltage: 35 V DC GPI input: BNC x 1, make-contact RS-232C : D-sub 9-pin Signal Format Supported on the Unit F ormat VIDEO SDI HDMI D VI-D D VI-I NTSC Y es ———— P AL Y es ———— 480/59.94i — Y es — Y es ?[...]

43 Specifications Signal Format Supported on the Unit in 3D Mode F ormat VIDEO SDI HDMI D VI-D D VI-I NTSC — — — — — P AL — — — — — 480/59.94i ————— 480/59.94p ————— 576/50i ————— 576/50p ————— 720/50p — Y es ——— 720/59.94p — Y es ——— 1035/59.94i * 1 ————— 1080/2[...]

44 Bold and italicized page numbers ( 00 ) indicate pages in V olume 1, while the other page numbers (00) indicate pages in Volume 2. Inde x Symbols key ........................................................................... 14 + key ................................................................. 13 , 35 , 20 − key .........................[...]

Bold and italicized page numbers ( 00 ) indicate pages in V olume 1, while the other page numbers (00) indicate pages in Volume 2. 45 Inde x EFFECTS buttons for A/PROG and B/PRESET buses ........................................................... 14 , 13, 15 COLOR EFFECTS buttons ....................................... 14 STILL buttons ............[...]

46 Bold and italicized page numbers ( 00 ) indicate pages in V olume 1, while the other page numbers (00) indicate pages in Volume 2. Inde x O ONE W A Y button ..................................................... 14 , 34 P [P AINT] .......................................................................... 16 Paint effect ..........................[...]

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