Panasonic AK-HC1500G manual

AK-HC1500G UL TI FORMA T DIGIT AL CAMERA SYSTEM Multi Purpose Camera AK-HC1500G Before attempting to connect, oper ate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely . FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL 中 文 日本語 РУССКИЙ P ANASONIC BR OADCAST & TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMP ANY UNIT COMP ANY OF P ANASONIC [...]

indicates saf ety inf ormation. CA UTION RI SK O F EL EC TR I C SH OC K D O NO T OP EN CA UTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMO VE COVER (OR BA CK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a[...]

- 2 (E) - ENGLISH indicates saf ety inf ormation. CA UTION: TO RE D U C E T H E R I S K O F F I RE OR S H O C K H A ZA R D A N D A N NOYI N G INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED A CCESSORIES ONL Y . Note: The rating plate is on the bottom of the unit. W ARNING: • T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN [...]

- 3 (E) - 1) Read these instr uctions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all war nings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5 ) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7 ) Do not bloc k any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s instructions. 8 ) Do not install near any heat sources such as r[...]

- 4 (E) - ENGLISH Information on Disposal f or Users of W aste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, reco ver y and recycling, please take these pro[...]

- 5 (E) - Contents Accessories Accessories .......................................... 5 Introduction ........................................... 6 Characteristics ...................................... 6 Precautions for use .............................. 7 Ma jor operating controls and their functions .................................. 8 How to ins[...]

- 6 (E) - ENGLISH Intr oduction Characteristics New 2/3˝ 1 million-pixel CCD is emplo yed. [1280(H)  720(V)]  1 million-pix el CCD is 2/3˝ in size , being compact and light-weight. Multiple HD formats supported  Signal output of many diff erent formats enabled by incorporating a f or mat conv ersion circuit in P anasonic’s original LSI[...]

- 7 (E) -  Do not attempt to disassemble the camera or other units. In order to prev ent electric shock, do not remov e screws or cov ers. There are no user-serviceable par ts inside.  Do not abuse the camer a. A void striking, shaking, etc. The camera contains sensitive components which could be damaged by improper handling or storage.  D[...]

- 8 (E) - ENGLISH Major operating contr ols and their functions                                          Front vie w  T op view  Bottom view  Rear view[...]

- 9 (E) - Major operating contr ols and their functions  Lens mount 2/3” standard bayonet type (B4 mount) lens is installed.  Lens fixing ring knob Lens is fix ed by turning the knob clockwise .  Camera mounting hole (1/4-20UNC)  Camera mounting hole (3/8-16UNC) The screw holes can be used to secure the camer a f or installing it on c[...]

- 10 (E) - ENGLISH  HD SDI output connector [HD SDI OUT] SDI signal output is given b y this line.  G/L input connector [G/L IN] F or gen-lock with the camer a, the e xternal sync signal (black b urst) or tri-lev el sync signal is supplied to this input connector .  Cable clamp Clamp the DC power supply cab le connected to the DC 12 V inpu[...]

- 11 (E) -  T ally output connector [T ALL Y OUT] The R tally and G tally signals are output from this connector . These signals take eff ect when the optional card for studio applications has been inser ted. Pin No. Signal 1 GND 2 R_T ALL Y_OUT 3 G_T ALL Y_OUT 4 +12 V (500 mA Max)  IRIS connector [IRIS] Used to connect the IRIS control cable[...]

- 12 (E) - ENGLISH Ho w to install Be sure to ask the dealer for the installation, adjustment and connection of this equipment.  How to set the lens  Standard 2/3” bay onet type (B4 mount) lens of any maker s can be used*.  T ur n the lens fixing ring knob counterclockwise to remov e the lens mount cap.  Set the lens in place , and tu[...]

- 13 (E) - Ho w to set up the system  Configuration example 1: Connection of camera contr oller  Use multi cab le supplied with AK-HRP150G f or the connection of camera controller AK-HRP150G and this unit.  Bef ore connecting the cables, be sure to set the po wer s witch of AC adapter to OFF .  Connect the m ulti cable to the interf ace[...]

- 14 (E) - ENGLISH Ho w to set up the system  Configuration example 2: High-Speed P/T system Cable kit A W-CAK4HIG Lens Multi purpose camera AK-HC1500G Monitor IRIS HD SDI A C adapter A W-PS505A ZOOM/FOCUS Indoor pan/tilt head A W-PH400 Pan/tilt contr ol panel A W-RP400 Camera controller AK-HRP150G HD SDI A C adapter A W-PS505A Cable kit A W-CAK[...]

- 15 (E) - Operation pr ocedure 1 T urn on the power of each equipment. 2 Properl y adjust the light for the object. 3 Adjust the flange back of the lens, the iris and the focus.  Flange back m ust be adjusted when the camera is used f or the first time or after replacement of the lens. 4 Adjust the white balance.  This adjustment is needed w[...]

- 16 (E) - ENGLISH Ho w to adjust  Flange back adjustment (f or zoom lens) The adjustment is to adjust the f ocus in all the range from the maximum z oom to the widest angle of the zoom lens .  Shoot a dark object to open the iris.  Adjust the distance from the object to 6.6 ft. (2 m) at least, then loosen the flange bac k fixing knob of t[...]

- 17 (E) - Ho w to adjust  White balance adjustment Adjust the white balance after shooting a white object by at least 50% of the screen. NO TE: If the white signal lev el is ov er 100% or less than 50%, the white balance may not be normally adjusted.  Color temperature and white balance adjustment (reference) When carbon is burnt, it dev elo[...]

- 18 (E) - ENGLISH  Black balance adjustment  Adjust it with the lens closed. When the motor drive lens is controlled from the camera, adjusting the b lack balance causes the lens to be automatically closed.  Gen-lock adjustment When multiple cameras are used or the camer a is combined with other equipment, it is necessar y to adjust the p[...]

- 19 (E) - Setting of menu items  How to displa y the menus T wo methods are used to display the men us.  Using AK-HC1500G multi purpose camera to displa y the menus:  Hold do wn the MENU s witch on the rear panel of the main unit f or at least 3 seconds to displa y the TOP men u.  Use the UP/DO WN switch to mo ve the cursor to the targ[...]

- 20 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items DETECTION [READ Y , A CTIVE] F or automatically correcting the blac k shading. CORRECT(DIG) [OFF , ON] F or ON/OFF control of the detection correction.  MAINTENANCE menu MAINTENANCE 1.BLACK SHADING 2.PEDESTAL,GAMMA 3.FLARE 4.KNEE,WHITE CLIP 5.R/B GAIN 6.DETAIL 7.SKIN TONE DETAIL 8.GAIN,AUTO IRIS 9.SUPER G[...]

- 21 (E) - Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu  PEDESTAL,GAMMA(1/2)  M PEDESTAL :+000 R PEDESTAL :+000 B PEDESTAL :+000 M GAMMA :0.45 R GAMMA :+00 B GAMMA :+00 M BLACK GAMMA :+00 R BLACK GAMMA :+00 B BLACK GAMMA :+00 GAMMA :ON BLACK GAMMA :ON M PEDEST AL [–200 to +200] F or adjusting the blac k lev el. R PEDEST AL [–[...]

- 22 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items B BLA CK GAMMA [–15 to +15] F or adjusting the gamma characteristics of the blue in the vicinity of the b lack in relation to the master gamma characteristics. GAMMA [OFF , ON] F or turning the gamma correction ON or OFF . BLA CK GAMMA [OFF , ON] F or turning the black gamma correction ON or OFF . When ON [...]

- 23 (E) - Setting of menu items R FLARE [000 to 100] G FLARE [000 to 100] B FLARE [000 to 100] F or adjusting the flare correction. FLARE [OFF , ON] F or turning the flare correction ON or OFF . �� FLARE �� R FLARE :000 G FLARE :000 B FLARE :000 FLARE :ON  MAINTENANCE menu [3] FLARE[...]

- 24 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items �� KNEE,WHITE CLIP(1/2) �� M KNEE POINT :95.00% R KNEE POINT :+00.00% B KNEE POINT :+00.00% M KNEE SLOPE :50 R KNEE SLOPE :+00 B KNEE SLOPE :+00 A.KNEE POINT :95.00% A.KNEE LEVEL :108% M WHITE CLIP LVL :109% R WHITE CLIP LVL :+00% B WHITE CLIP LVL :+00%  MAINTENANCE menu M KNEE POINT [80.00% to 10[...]

- 25 (E) - Setting of menu items A. KNEE POINT [80.00% to 107.00%] F or setting the auto knee break point position. This setting does not take eff ect when a setting other than A UTO is selected f or KNEE or ON is selected as the DRS setting when the VIDEO MENU has been selected or when the FILM MENU has been selected. A. KNEE LEVEL [100% to 109%] [...]

- 26 (E) - ENGLISH �� KNEE,WHITE CLIP(2/2) �� KNEE :MANUAL WHITE CLIP :ON HIGH COLOR :OFF Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu [4] KNEE, WHITE CLIP KNEE [OFF , MANU AL, A UT O] F or selecting the knee operation mode. This setting does not take eff ect when FILM REC is selected. WHITE CLIP [OFF , ON] F or tuning white clip ON or OFF . [...]

- 27 (E) - Setting of menu items �� DETAIL(1/2) �� DETAIL :ON TOTAL DTL LEVEL :+00 H DTL LEVEL :11 CRISP :02 LEVEL DEPENDENT :2 PEAK FREQUENCY :10 KNEE APERTURE :ON KNEE APE LEVEL :3  MAINTENANCE menu DET AIL [OFF , ON] F or turning all the detail functions ON or OFF . T OT AL DTL LEVEL [–31 to +31] F or setting the H DTL and V DTL lev[...]

- 28 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items SLIM DET AIL [OFF , ON] F or setting the detail more finely at ON. DET AIL(+) [–31 to +31] F or adjusting the detail gain in the + direction. DET AIL(–) [–31 to +31] F or adjusting the detail gain in the – direction. DET AIL CLIP [0 to +63] F or minimizing the glare caused by adding too much detail a[...]

- 29 (E) - Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu �� SKIN TONE DETAIL �� SKIN TONE DTL :OFF SKIN GET :OFF SKIN DTL CORING :5 Y MAX :190 Y MIN :010 I CENTER :055 I WIDTH :090 Q WIDTH :010 Q PHASE :+000 SKIN T ONE DTL [OFF , ON] F or turning the SKIN T ONE DTL ON or OFF . SKIN GET [OFF , ON] When ON is selected, the bo x cursor is output [...]

- 30 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu [8] GAIN, AUT O IRIS �� GAIN,AUTO IRIS �� LOW GAIN :0dB MID GAIN :9dB HIGH GAIN :18dB A.IRIS LEVEL :050 A.IRIS PEAK/AVE :050 A.IRIS WINDOW :NORM1 IRIS MODE :LENS IRIS GAIN :05 LO W GAIN [–6 dB to 30 dB] MID GAIN [–6 dB to 30 dB] HIGH GAIN [–6 dB to 30 dB] F or setting the a[...]

- 31 (E) - Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu �� S.GAIN(1/2) �� S.GAIN1 MODE :S.GAIN1 � TOTAL GAIN :42dB GAIN :30dB PIX MIX :+6dB V MIX :+6dB FRAME MIX :OFF H DETAIL LEVEL :1 CRISP :00 LEVEL DEPENDENT :5 PEAK FREQUENCY :2 These settings are perf ormed when S.GAIN1, S.GAIN2 or S .GAIN3 has been selected by GAIN SELECT . MODE [S.GAI[...]

- 32 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu [9] SUPER GAIN LEVEL DEPENDENT [0 to 15] F or removing the detail in the dark areas. The higher the number set, the wider the range in which the detail is remov ed. PEAK FREQUENCY [0 to 31] F or setting the H DTL peak frequency . M GAMMA [0.35 to 0.75 (DRS OFF)] [–10 to +10 (DRS ON)] F[...]

- 33 (E) - Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu �� FRAME MODE �� SCAN REVERSE :OFF FRAME RATE RANGE :60-6 FRAME RATE :60 SCAN REVERSE [OFF , REVERSE1 to 3] F or selecting the video output scanning method. OFF: Nor mal scanning REVERSE1: Left/right rev ersed REVERSE2: T op/bottom rev ersed REVERSE3: T op/bottom and left/r ight re verse[...]

- 34 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  MAINTENANCE menu �� MATRIX �� MATRIX TABLE :A MATRIX R-G :+00 MATRIX R-B :+00 MATRIX G-R :+00 MATRIX G-B :+00 MATRIX B-R :+00 MATRIX B-G :+00 MA TRIX T ABLE [A, B] F or selecting the table in which the matrix data is to be stored. MA TRIX R-G [–31 to +31] MA TRIX R-B [–31 to +31] MA TRIX G-R [...]

- 35 (E) - Setting of menu items �� COLOR CORRECTION(1/2) �� SAT PHASE R +00 +00 Mg +00 +00 B +00 +00 Cy +00 +00 G +00 +00 Yl +00 +00 �� COLOR CORRECTION(2/2) �� SAT PHASE R-Mg +00 +00 Mg-B +00 +00 B-Cy +00 +00 Cy-G +00 +00 G-Yl +00 +00 Yl-R +00 +00  MAINTENANCE menu R SA T/PHASE [–63 to +63] Mg SA T/PHASE [–63 to +63] B SA T[...]

- 36 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  SETTING menu � SETTING � 1.MODE 2.SHUTTER 3.GEN-LOCK 4.PIX DEFECT 5.PROTOCOL  MODE(1/2)  D5600K :OFF GAIN SELECT :LOW CAM ID :BAR CAM ID POSI :1 MATRIX TABLE :OFF COLOR CORRECTION :OFF DIGITAL EXTENDER :OFF BAR SEL :FULL(16:9) FORMAT :1080/59.94i D5600K [OFF , ON] : When the VIDE[...]

- 37 (E) - Setting of menu items CAM ID POSI [0 to 3] F or selecting where the camera ID is to be displa yed. 0: top left, 1: top right, 2: bottom left, 3: bottom r ight MA TRIX T ABLE [OFF , A, B] F or selecting OFF , A or B as the matrix setting. COLOR CORRECTION [OFF , ON] F or turning the color correction function ON or OFF . DIGIT AL EXTENDER [...]

- 38 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items FORMA T [720/60p, 59.94p, 50p, 1080/60i, 59.94i, 50i, 1080/30p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p] F or selecting the video output f ormat. The f ormat is switched when the ENTER operation is perf or med.  MODE(1/2)  D5600K :OFF GAIN SELECT :LOW CAM ID :BAR CAM ID POSI :1 MATRIX TABLE :OFF COLOR [...]

- 39 (E) - ABB OK: When the automatic blac k balance has been adjusted satisf actorily . OUT RANGE RGB: When the automatic blac k balance has not been adjusted satisf actorily . (“RGB” denotes the colors which were not balanced properly .) MENU ON B AR [OFF , ON] F or selecting whether the menu is to be displa yed with the color bars . Switchin[...]

- 40 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  SETTING menu  SHUTTER  SHUTTER MODE :OFF SHUTTER SPEED :1/100 SYNCHRO SCAN :60.32Hz SHUTTER MODE [OFF , ON, SYNCHRO] F or selecting the operation mode of the shutter . OFF: F or turning the shutter OFF . ON: F or setting the shutter speed which was set b y SHUTTER SPEED . SYNCHRO: For s[...]

- 41 (E) - Setting of menu items  GEN-LOCK  GEN-LOCK INPUT :BNC H PHASE-COARSE :+00 H PHASE-FINE :+000 SD HD PHASE CRS :+0 SD HD PHASE FINE :+00  SETTING menu GEN-LOCK INPUT [BNC, DSUB] F or selecting whether the sync signals are to be input from the BNC or D-SUB connector . H PHASE-CO ARSE [–40 to +40 (720 mode)] [–60 to +[...]

- 42 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  PROTOCOL  PROTOCOL :1  SETTING menu PRO T OCOL [1 to 4] F or selecting the remote control communication system in accordance with the system connected. 1: Information camera communication protocol (EIA422) F or connecting the AK-HRP150G 2: Information camera communication protocol (EIA2[...]

- 43 (E) - Setting of menu items  CAMERA ID menu  CAMERA ID  ID:AK-HC1500 An ID of not more than 10 characters consisting of alphanumerics, symbols and spaces can be set f or the camera. The camera ID is displa yed at all times when ON is selected in the CAM ID mode but displa yed only when color bar signals are output in the BAR mod[...]

- 44 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  FILE OPERA TION menu  FILE OPERATION  MODE :LOAD LOAD FROM :USER1 EXECUTE :NO  FILE OPERATION  MODE :STORE STORE TO :USER1 EXECUTE :NO  FILE OPERATION  MODE :STORE STORE TO :USER1 EXECUTE :YES MODE [LO AD/STORE] Select LOAD when settings are to be loaded from a file; s[...]

- 45 (E) - Setting of menu items  TIME CODE menu  TIME CODE  RESET HOUR :00 MINUTE :00 SECOND :00 FRAME :00 PRESET TIME CODE is displa yed only when FILM MENU has been set and either the 720/60p or 720/59.94p f ormat has been selected. RESET F or resetting the time code to zero . HOUR [00 to 23] F or setting the hour digits of the pr[...]

- 46 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items  Menu list Scene file items indicated by “  ” MAINTENANCE 1.BLACK SHADING DETECTION  CORRECT(DIG)  2.PEDEST AL, GAMMA M PEDEST AL  *1 R PEDEST AL  B PEDEST AL  M GAMMA  R GAMMA  B GAMMA  M BLACK GAMMA  R BLACK GAMMA  B BLACK GAMMA  GAMMA  BLACK GAMMA  EFFECT [...]

- 47 (E) - Setting of menu items Scene file items indicated by “  ” MAINTENANCE 6.DET AIL SLIM DTL  DET AIL(+)  DET AIL( –)  DET AIL CLIP  DET AIL SOURCE  7.SKIN T ONE DTL SKIN T ONE DTL  SKIN GET  SKIN DTL CORING  Y MAX  Y MIN  I CENTER  I WIDTH  Q WIDTH  Q PHASE  8.GAIN,A UT O IRIS LOW GAIN  [...]

- 48 (E) - ENGLISH Setting of menu items Scene file items indicated by “  ” MAINTENANCE 12.COLOR CORRECTION R SA T/PHASE  Mg SA T/PHASE  B SA T/PHASE  Cy SA T/PHASE  G SA T/PHASE  Yl SA T/PHASE  R_Mg SA T/PHASE  Mg_B SA T/PHASE  B_Cy SA T/PHASE  Cy_G SA T/PHASE  G_Yl SA T/PHASE  Yl_R SA T/PHASE  SETTING 1[...]

- 49 (E) - 3-9/16 (90) 6-5/16 (160) 15/32 (12) 17/32 (13.2) AK-HC1500G UL TI FORMA T DIGIT AL CAMERA SYSTEM 4-5/8 (117) Appearance Unit: inch (mm)[...]

- 50 (E) - ENGLISH Specifications Image pickup de vice: 2/3” 1 million-pix el IT , CCD  3 System: GBR image pickup system Resolving optical system: F1.4 prism Optical filter: ND; CLEAR, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64 Lens mount: Ba yonet type Output format: 1080: 60i/59.94i/50i/30psF/29.97psF/25psF/24psF/ 23.98psF 720: 60p/59.94p/50p Sensitivity: F10, 2000Ix[...]

- 51 (E) - Appendix Control cab le for inf ormation camera Connector: 17JE-23150-02(D8A6) (made by Daiichi Denshi K ogyo) Cover: DE-C8-J9-F5-1R (made by Japan A viation Electronics Industry , Ltd.) Connector: DHW10-153F200 (made by Adv anced Connectek Inc.) Cover: DE-C8-J9-F5-1R (made by Japan A viation Electronics Industry , Ltd.)[...]