Panasonic AW-RP120G manual

Operating Instructions <Basics> Remote Camera Controller  ModelNo.  AW‑RP120G VQT4T93(E) M1212HO0-FJ ENGLISH z  Die Bedienungsanleitung in Deutsch ist als PDF‑Datei in der CD‑ROM enthalten. (Seite 2) z  Le mode d’emploi en français est fourni sous forme de fichier PDF sur le CD‑ROM. (page 2) z  Le istruzioni pe[...]

2 ENGLISH p  How to open the operating instruction manual PDF files Discontinue installation if the installation screen of the software opens as a result of inserting the CD‑ROM. When [INDEX.pdf] on the CD‑ROM is opened, a list of the operating instruction manuals will be displayed. Click on the document name of the manual to be opened. p ?[...]

3 Read this first! W ARNING: Always keep memory cards or accessories out of the reach of babies and small children. W ARNING: Installation should only be performed by qualified installation personnel. Improper installation may result in the entire apparatus falling down and causing injury . W ARNING: • T o reduce the risk of fire, do not expose t[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 manufacturer ’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat so[...]

5 Read this first! (continued) EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APP ARA TUS 1. Applicable standards and operating environment (A W‑RP120G) The apparatus is compliant with: • standards EN55103‑1 and EN55103‑2, and • electromagnetic environ ments E1, E2, E3 and E4. 2. Pre‑requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above[...]

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7 Introduction   Overview This unit is a controller which is designed to control remote cameras. It can be used to control up to 100 remote cameras when IP connections are used, and up to 5 remote cameras when serial connections are used. Also, operation linked to an A W‑HS50 compact live switcher can be implemented by means of an IP connec[...]

8 Features IP connections and serial connections supported IP connections  Up to 100 remote cameras * 1 can be controlled via a network hub (switching hub).  The unit’s auto IP setting function can be used to automatically assign and control the IP addresses of the remote cameras * 1 and switcher * 2 . * 1: Supported cameras: A W‑HE50, A [...]

9 Accessories Check the accessories.   After unpacking the product, dispose of the packaging material appropriately . CD‑ROM .......................... 1  Operating Instructions <Basics>  Operating Instructions <Operations and Settings>  Setup Software Precautions for use Observe the following in addition to the informa[...]

10 Precautions for installation In addition to the safety precautions given in “Read this first!”, also observe the following instructions. Be sure to ask your dealer to perform the installation and connection work for the unit. Connecting a power supply   Insert the DC plug for the external DC power supply all the way in until it locks i[...]

1 1 Appearance Unit: mm (inch) 161 (6‑1 1/32) 77 (3‑1/32) 54 (2‑1/8) 342 (13‑15/32) 265 (10‑7/16)   Mount angle attachment position 249.6 (9‑13/16) 12.4 (1/2) 51 (2) 140 (5‑1/2) 2‑M3 39 (1‑17/32) 74.3 (2‑15/16) 52.5 (2‑1/16) 17 (21/32) 317.2 (12‑1/2)[...]

12 Parts and their functions Control panel    Menu operation section Memory card section User button section Camera selection section Pan and tilt section Indicator section Color adjustment section Focus, zoom and iris section Menu and memory selection section 1 POWER indicator [POWER] This turns on when the POWER switch (  ) on the rea[...]

13 5 F1 dial [F1] F2 dial [F2] Use these to operate the menus of the unit or the OSD menu of a remote camera. Use the CAMERA OSD button ( 4 ) to select which operation to perform. When the dials are used to operate the menus of the unit, the F1 dial operates the items displayed at the top of the LCD panel of the unit, and the F2 dial operates the i[...]

14 Parts and their functions (continued) Focus, zoom and iris section          > FOCUS dial [FOCUS] Use this to manually control the focus. During auto focusing (when the auto focus button [  ] indicator is on), operation is disabled. T urned clockwise : The focus moves to the far end. T urned counterclockwise : The[...]

15 Parts and their functions (continued) Color adjustment section             BARS button [BARS] Use this to select the video signal output from the remote camera. Each press switches between the “signal for the images shot by the camera” and the “color bar signal”. Button indicator off : Outputs the sign[...]

16 Parts and their functions (continued)  R/B PED dials [R/B PED] Use these to individually adjust the pedestal of the R channel and B channel (R PED and B PED) in order to set the desired black balance. T urned clockwise : Displays the setting values of the R PED and B PED on the LCD panel and changes the value in the plus (+) direction. T urne[...]

17 Parts and their functions (continued)  Number buttons [1] to [50] Use these to select menus, preset memory , and tracing memory .  MEMOR Y SETTING button [MEM SETTING] Use this to set SPEED and SCOPE of the preset memory . ⇒ “Operating preset memory (PMEM)” in <Operations and Settings> (page 14)  PMEM P AGE indicators [1] [2[...]

18 Parts and their functions (continued) Rear panel           POWER switch [POWER] When the POWER switch is set to the ON position, the POWER indicator ( 1 ) lights, and the unit can be operated.  TO P AN/TIL T HEAD 1 to 5 connectors [TO P AN/TIL T HEAD 1 to 5] (RJ‑45) Connect remote cameras that support a serial [...]

19 Basic operations of the unit 1. T urn on the unit’ s power. Set the POWER switch to the ON position. Power is supplied to the unit, and the POWER indicator turns on.  When the “2. AUTO ON” item in CAMERA SETUP menu [24] is set to “On”, the power of the remote cameras also turn on simultaneously with the turning on of the unit's[...]

20 Basic operations for the menus 1. Set the MENU button to ON. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator . 2. Select the target menu. Press any of the number buttons [21] to [50] to turn on its indicator . The selected menu is displayed on the LCD panel. 3. Use the F1 dial and F2 dial to change the setting values. Use the F1 dial and F2 dial [...]

21 Connections Examples of IP connections   IP connections for remote cameras (A W‑HE120, A W‑HE50S and A W‑HE60S) and A W‑HS50 HD integrated camera A W‑HE120 HD integrated cameras ( * ) A W‑HE120 SDI video signals Switching hub LAN cables (Straight cables) Max. 100 m (328 ft) Compact live switcher A W‑HS50 Monitor 1 Monitor 2 M[...]

22   IP connections for multiple units and remote cameras (A W‑HE120, A W‑HE50 and A W‑HE60) HD integrated camera A W‑HE120 HD integrated cameras ( * ) A W‑HE120 Switching hub LAN cables (Straight cables) Max. 100 m (328 ft) Remote camera controller A W‑RP120 Remote camera controller A W‑RP120 Remote camera controller A W‑RP12[...]

23 Examples of serial connections   Serial connections for A W‑HE120 remote cameras ( * ) The illustration of the supplied AC adapter has been omitted. HD integrated camera A W‑HE120 HD integrated cameras ( * ) A W‑HE120 SDI video signals Switcher Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor Monitor LAN cables (straight cables) Max. 1000 m (3280 ft) Ext[...]

24   Serial connection for a remote camera (A W‑HE50 or A W ‑HE60) LAN cable (straight cable) Max. 1000 m (3280 ft) External DC power supply Remote camera controller A W‑RP120 Supplied AC adapter HD integrated camera A W‑HE50 Monitor RJ‑45 relay adapter Multi‑interface cable A W‑CA20T6G (  ) (  ) Connect to the connector i[...]

25 Connections (continued)   Serial connections for A W‑PH400 and camera Supported camera: Any of AW‑HE870, AW ‑E860, A W‑E750, AW‑E650, AW ‑E350, AK‑HC1500 or AK‑HC1800 LAN cable (straight cable) External DC power supply Remote camera controller A W‑RP120 Protocol converter A W‑IF400 Zoom lens Max. 1000 m (3280 ft) Max. 5[...]

26 Connections (continued)   Serial connections for A W‑PH650 and camera LAN cable (straight cable) Max. 1000 m (3280 ft) External DC power supply Remote camera controller A W‑RP120 Monitor Outdoor pan‑tilt head A W‑PH650 RJ‑45 relay adapter Y POWER SDI OUT MUL TI Pr Pb G/L input  Use a straight cable (category 5 or better shield[...]

27 Network settings of the unit T o control a remote camera connected via an IP connection from the unit, you need to set the network settings of the unit.   Correct operation is not possible if the same IP address already exists in the same network. Set IP addresses that are not duplicates of any existing IP addresses. Note Setting the IP ad[...]

28 Settable addresses 1.CAM1 192.168.000.001 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4   For the IP address, you can set values within the following ranges. Block 1: 1 to 223 Block 2: 0 to 255 Block 3: 0 to 255 Block 4: 1 to 254 However , “127.000.000.001” cannot be set even though it is within the above ranges.   For the subnet mask, you can[...]

29 Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and switcher T o control remote cameras from the unit and use the function to link the unit and a switcher , you need to set the connection settings in advance. There are two ways of configuring the connection settings. Y ou can either configure the settings on the unit or use the setup software to[...]

30 Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and switcher (continued) Setting the connection types (serial/IP/ no connection) for remote cameras 1. Set the connection types for camera numbers CAM1 to CAM100. Open CTRL TYPE menu [36] and turn the F1 dial to display the camera number to set. 1.CAM1 NoAsign 2. T urn the F2 dial to select the con[...]

31 192.168.000.010  192.168.000.011 192.168.000.010  192.168.000.010 192.168.000.010  192.168.000.012 192.168.000.008  192.168.000.008 192.168.000.009 Remote camera A Remote camera B Remote camera C Switcher Unit CAM1 CAM3 CAM2  The subnet mask, default gateway , and port number settings are set the same as those for the unit.  Fo[...]

32 When introducing additional remote cameras or a switcher into an environment in which IP connections are already in use The settings can be configured using “auto IP setting” even when introducing additional remote cameras or a switcher into an environment in which IP connections are already in use. There are the following two methods. 1. Au[...]

33 3. T urn the F2 dial to select “Y es”, and then press the F2 dial. “Auto IP setting” starts. During “auto IP setting”, the progress is indicated by the number of “ ” which are reduced one by one. 1.AUTO SET      When all the operations have been completed successfully , the following message appears. 1.AUTO SET COM[...]

34 <Operating procedure> 1. Connect the additional remote cameras and switcher to be introduced and the unit to the network within the same subnet. 2. Open AUT O IP menu [37], turn the F2 dial to display “KEEP IP ADR” and press the F2 dial. 1.AUTO SET KEEP IP ADR Both the number of devices (all remote cameras and the switcher) currently b[...]

35 Swapping connection destination IP addresses When “auto IP setting” is executed, the remote cameras are linked to the camera numbers of the unit and become able to be controlled from the unit. If the link settings are not as desired, you can use the following procedure to change the settings as you wish. 1. Open SW AP IP menu [38] and turn t[...]

36 Setting the connection destination port number Set this when the remote camera needs to be identified by a port number such as when connecting via a router .   The connection destination port number of the switcher cannot be set. 1. Open PORT NO menu [40] and turn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which you want to change the se[...]

37 Selecting a camera group This unit allows you to register up to 100 remote cameras as control targets by configuring the connection settings for each of the camera numbers CAM1 to CAM100. T o select a remote camera to control from these cameras, you need to select the camera group to which it belongs beforehand. Camera group Camera numbers Camer[...]

38 Selecting a remote camera When the mode selection button [SELECT] indicator is on, you can press a camera selection button [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to control. When a camera selection button is pressed, the indicator of the pressed button turns on and the remote camera is selected. Also, you can determine the stat[...]

39 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause and Measure Reference Page Cannot turn the power of the unit on.   Is external DC power being supplied? –   Is the DC plug of the external DC power supply connected to the unit properly? – Cannot operate a remote camera.   Is a power supply connected to the remote camera properly? –   [...]

40 Specifications Power supply: 12 V DC / 0.5 A (DC input range: 10 V DC to 16 V DC) Power consumption: 6 W indicates safety information.   General Ambient operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Allowable humidity: 10% to 90% (no condensation) Weight: Approx. 3.0 kg (6.61 lb) Dimensions (W  H  D): 342 mm  77 mm ?[...]

41 p x Menu [25] RP SETUP 6. GLOBAL AREA ......................................................................... 28 7. IP ADDRESS ............................................................................ 27 8. SUBNETMASK ......................................................................... 27 9. GA TEWA Y ..................................[...]

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