Panasonic AW-F575E manual

Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. PO Box 288. Osaka 530-8691, J a p a n Colour Video Camera AW-F575E[...]

MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS CAMERA HEAD AW-F575HE 1. Len s Connector ( 12 -pin) (LENS) Connect the lens cable t o this connector 2. Viewfinder Connector ( 12 -pin) (VIEWFINDER) Connec t th e v i e w f i nder cable from the 15’ or 5’ Electronic Viewfinder to this connector Note: When connecting the 5" Electronic Viewfinder [...]

At the normal (NOR) position , the lens is operating with normal lens iris openings Notes: 1 If this switch is used, be sure to return it to the detent NOR position after use. 2 If the camera is aimed at an extremely bright object, such as the sun or a lamp, vertical bars (s mear) may appear in the picture. Th i s is a peculiar phenomenon of the CC[...]

23. Total pedestal Level Control (T. PED) This control is used tor adjusting the pedestal leve l of When attempting t o o or more cameras in a itor or oscilloscope for the video signal (luminance) match the pedestal level ot tw system, use a waveform mon precise adjustment. 24. Audio Level Control (AUDlO) Only when the MII tormat VTR AU-45H is conn[...]

After solving the problem, press the red button again to recover the circuit CAUTION: Refer serv icing o quallfted servlce person- nel to solve the problem 43. External DC Input Connector (XLR, 4-pin) (EXT DC) This connector accepts the power cable from an external DC source supplying nominal power of 12V. 2A (a belt type battery or car battery for[...]

CAMERA ADAPTOR AW-AD 700 BSE 62. Camera Handle 63. Camera Adaptor Holding Screw / Knob The camera adapt o r can be removed from the camera after loosening two knobs on top of the adapt o r and then pressing the release button unde rn ea t h of the camera wh i le pulling on rear of camera adapt o r 64. VTR Start/Stop Button (VTR) (parallel operation[...]

?? 26 p in Stud i o Cable (RCU Cable) WV-CA26U15 WV-CA26U30 WV-CA 2 6U 100 80 . Lens Connector Thi s connector is used to con nect the le ns cable for zoom , focus or se r vo control. 81 . C ontrol connector Th i s connector is used to connect the o ptional Pan/T ilt Control Cable WV-CA 10U25 92. Battery Connector (BA T TERY) Connect the cord from [...]

1.5” ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER WV-VF42 101. Tal l y Lig h t This light is lit when t he Tally ON/OFF switch (105) is set to O N pos ition and the VTR has been s et to the recording mode w ith the VTR Start/St op Sw i tch . This light i ndicates that record i ng in in progress. 10 2. Acc esory Shoe D O not mount a light source 103. Eye Cap The eye cap[...]

117. R e mot e Control Box (RCB) Ope rati on Switch ( RCB) W hen co nnecting the Remote Control Box to the cam- era without using the Remote Control Box, set this switch to ON position. When the RCB is installed in the RCU, this switch can not operate. 118. Remote Control Box Indicator (ON/OFF) This indicator lights when control data is communicat-[...]

Note: When using the Remote Control Box (RCB) in the Remote Control Unit (RCU), the recording start/stop function is not avallable. 143. I ntercom Level control (INTERCOM LEVEL) Use t his control to adjust the volume level in the head- set c onnected to the Intercom Jack (140) 143. Gen-lock Input Connectors (BNC) (GEN-LOCK IN AUTO 75 O h m. / H i -[...]

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT WV-RC550 171. Power Switch (POWER ON/OFF) This switch turns on and off the power of the Remote Control Unit (RCU) 172. Power Indicator This sw it ch lights red whenever the unit is operating. 173. Tally Indicator (TALLY) When this unit is u sed in conjunction with a Special Effects Generator, this indicator will light to indicat[...]

185. Electronic Shutter Selection Switch ( O F F / 120 / 500 / 1000 / S S / E L C) This switch is operative only when a camera featuring the electronic shutter function is connected with this unit OFF: set this switch to this position when recording normally w ith standard shutter speeds 120/500/1000: C hoose th e suitable shutter speed from these [...]

5” ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER WV-VF65B 211. Tally Light This light only works when the camera is “sed in full system operation with the Remote Control Unit (RCU) and Special Effects Generator This light Indicates that recording is in progress 212. Contrast Control (CONTRAST) Turn this control clockwise to increase the contrast of the picture in the [...]

LENS CONTROL KIT WV-LK36 231. Clamper 232. Speed Control (SP, S-F) The maximun zoom speed ca n be adjusted by this Control. 233. Reverse Button (REV) This button is used to reverse the direction controlled by the Zoom Control Switch. Use this button by removing the cap 234. VTR Sta r t/Stop Button (VTR) This button is used to start or pause the VT [...]

INSTALLATION 1. Mounting the Camera Adaptor 1-1 Mount the Camera Adaptor on me Camera Head while engaging th e 68-pin connector ~onnector. 1 1- 2 Tighten the two Camera Adaptor Holding Screw/ Knobs flrmly, and make sure the Camera Adaptor is securely f i xed to the camera. Caution: When mounting the Camera Adaptor make sure it slides back stra i gh[...]

4. Mounting the 1.5 " Electronic Viewfinder 4-1 Unlock the Viewfinder Lock Lever (32) on the Viewf i nder. 4-2 While pulling the Viewfinder Slide Stopper, remove the Viewf in der Mountlng Base (33) by sliding it out from me V i ew fi nder. 4-3 Remove the screw from the Viewf i nder Mount i ng Base 4-4 Install the Viewfinder Mountlng Base (33) [...]

7. Mounting of the Betacam Format VTR 7- 1 Mount i ng the optional VTR Adaptor WV-VT16A Mount the VTR Adaptor by connectlng the 68-pi n con- nector on the camera and the VTR Adaptor, and engage the lock mechan i sm of the VTR Adaptor and the camera head. Then tighten two VTR Adaptor Hold i ng Knobs firmly and make sure the VTR Adaptor is securely f[...]

9. Removing the VTR from the Camera 9-1 Loosen two VTR Mounting Screws on the VTR Handle. 9-2 Wh i le press i n g up on the VTR Release Button , remove the VTR from the camera 10. Mounting on the Tripod Mounting Adaptor 10- 1 Mount the Tripod Mounting Adaptor on the trlpod by matchlng one of the mount i ng holes (1/4" - 20 UNC or 3/8" - 1[...]

SYSTEM CONNECTION CAUTION: Keep the power switches of all units in the OFF position during connections. A. ENG Application 1. Connection with the VTR Connect the VTR cable between the camera and the Panason i c portable colour VTR (The standard VTR cable length is 3 m. (10 ft). Portable VTR wlth 14-pin camera connector VTR cable WV-CA26A/14 (26P-14[...]

C. Studio Application 1 Connection with the Remote Control Unlt by the 26-pin multi-cable Connect the 26-pin studio cable between the camera and the Remote Control Unit (RCU) 2 Connection with the Remote Control Unit by the coaxi- al cable Connect a coaxial cable between the Multiplex Signal Connector (50) on the Camera Adaptor and the Mult i plex [...]

F. VP Multìplex SyStem CONTROL Precaution In gen-lock operatlon in a video power (VP) multiplex system with a single coaxial cable , the camera may become out of syn- chron i zatlon depend i ng on the waveform d i stort i on of the burst signa l that serves as a gen-lock s i gnal - Connect the Mult i plex Output Cable on the WV-PS700 lo the Multip[...]

4 . S elect the proper CC filter accord i ng to the colour temperature at the scene , using the F i lter Se l ect i on Wheel (31) whlle referrlng to the Table on page 58 5. Set the black balance a s follows: Set the Auto Wh i te/Auto Black Set Sw i tch (6) to the ABC position momentarily by pressing it down. The lens iris is automat i cally closed [...]

( 8 ) Set the black balance as follows: Set the Auto White/Auto Black Set Switch (6) to th,e AWC position momentarily by pressing it down. The lens iris is automatycally closed and the black balance is set aut o matlCally set. When the black balance has been set , the lens iris automat i cally return s t o its pre- vio us po si t i on. The Auto War[...]

(3) Adjust the horizontal phase of the camera as follows: - Set the switches and controls on the Speclal Effects Generator so that the Spl i t colour bar picture is observed on the program monitor. Refer to the oper- ating instruct i ons accompanying the Speclal Effects Generator - Connect an oscilloscope to the Program Output Connector of the Spec[...]

- For precise adjustment , the use of a vectorscope is recommended. In th i s case, supply the Progra m Output signa l from the Spec i al Effects G enerator to the vecto rsc ope. Wh i le obse vi ng the vectorscope, ad j ust the Subcarrler Phase Coarse and Fine Controls (139) or (197) on the RCU so that the phase of the Co l our bars fr o m the Came[...]

11. Co nfirm the f lange-back ad j ustment on the lens as fo l- I ows . - Aim the camera at a dark ob j ect more than 2m (6 f. ) from the camera. - Zoom in (from w i de-angle to tele) with the Zoom Rlng / Lever (96) or the Servo Zoom Control (222) or (235) of the Lens Control K i t , and ad j ust the lens focus with the Focus R in g (95) or the Foc[...]

SElTING THE BLACK BALANCE 1. B lack Balance Co rrect setting o f th e black balance is required for p roducing correct colours colour, specially in low light situ- a tions . Once the b l ack balance has been correctly set , the se tti ng is ma i ntamed in a s pec i al me mory, for approx i mately 10 years. The sett i ng wlll not be lost , even thou[...]

3. Filter Selection Wheel Settings -- S elect the filter accordmg lo the l i ght source at the scene. Wheel NO. 3200K 1 4500K 3 6500K 3 4500K 2 7000 -7 500K 3 Set the auto white set Switch (6) on the camera , (127) or (178) on the RCU (in stud i o appl i ca- ti on) to the AWC pos i t i on , momentar i ly by press i ng i t UP . The wh i te balance i[...]

USER SETTING PROCEDURE Th i s camera is provided with 3 menus : Ma in, Sub S c ena F iles 1, 2 , 3 , U ser A. User B . The level in these menus are prese t at the factory An in i t i al se t ting can be set for all scene files and can be changed from a preset cond i tlon to a desired one How to display the Main Menu 1 Set the Scene File Select i on[...]

USER SETTING After se tti ng the scene File Select i on Sw i tch (10) of the ca me ra or (131)/(164) of RCU (RCB) to the USER SET pos i tion , the camera operat i ng condition can be changed by the u ser to the de sire d cond i t i on How to set the User Set Menu 1. Set the Scene File Selection Sw i tch (10) of the camera or (131)/(164) of the RCU [...]

16. NIGHT EYE, LOW / HI (Night Eye Setting) Tha ga i n level of Night Eye mode can be select e d 17. HL CHROMA, OFF/LOW / HI (High Light Chrom a Setting) Th i s is used to add chroma s i gnal to h i ghly saturated colour for expand i ng dynam i c range. 18. PAINTlNG, OFF/ON (Painting Se tt ing) If whlte balance is set to e i ther AWC A or AWC B whe[...]

Reset of the setting data To r eset the menus to the condit i on preset at the factory , a reset functlon is pro vi ded w i h th i s camera How to Reset Select me nu to reset. Tun off the power of the camera once T urn on the power of the camera wh i le press in g the Page Switch (13) of the camera The follow i ng reset screen is displayed in the v[...]

1. Audio Level Display The aud i o output level from the camera or the playback aud i c level of the 3/4"U -VISI ON or 1/2" S-VHS VT R is displayed by y m inus 0 and +plus 0 letters w it h the ONE -step (One ste p equals to 3dB) Note: By press in g the Check Sw i tch on the camera , th is display is a lso made. Display Aud i o level L ow [...]

D i splay Pos i t i on of H i gh L i ght Chroma Sw i tch HL CHROMA OFF HL CHROMA ON (LO W position had been set in the No 2 HL CHROMA ON (HIGH pos i t i on had been set in the No 3. Shutter Speed Display 0ne of the fol l ow in g displays appears f o r o ne second when the pos i t i on of the Electron i c Shutter On/Off Switch (ll) is changed Displa[...]

11. Lens Aperture Display The le ns aparture/ iris is ad j usted automat i cally accord i ng to the in com in g light i ntens i ty . The F-num- ber , i.e. aperture / ir i s ope nin g is d i splayed in the vie wf i nder when a spec i f i ed zoom lens , w i h a 12 -pin lens connector is used Note: If the F-number d i splayed d i ffers from the actu- [...]

DAT E/T IME DISPLAY DISPLAY . The date/ti m e is displayed and ca n be recorded togethe r w i th the colour bar s i gnal by sett i ng the Colour Bar/Night Eye / Camera Select i on Sw i tc h to the BAR position. . Menu, calende r , date and camera ident ific a i on are not d i splayed on the screen DISPLAY POSITION Month Year 12 10 94 12 : 30 Minute[...]

SPECIFICATIONS Pick-up System : Image Sensor : P ixe ls : Scann i ng Standard: Synchron i z i ng System: Interna l: Externa l (gen- l ock) Input : Subcar rie r Phase for Gen- l ock : Horizontal Phase for Gen-lock : V i deo Output : Au xi iary Input : Audio Output : Illum i natlon Req uired: M inim um Illum i nat i on : Signal-to No i se Rat i o : H[...]

SYST EM A CCESSORIES ENG/EFP kit WV-S550A 1,5" viewfinder WF-VF42........................................................... 1 set Microphone H o l der WV-MH500........................ 1 set Tripod Mounting Adaptor WV-QT700....................................... 1 set Carrying Case WV-CC500A............................. 1 set MAIN OPTIONAL ACC[...]