Belden Grass Valley CopperHead 3404, User Manual

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CopperHead 3404
User Guide
• VBS 3 (Prompter) is used for Prompter Feed (one way from Base Station to Camera)
• 3: Program Audio Channels 1 & 2 - Monitors program audio from Camera Unit to Base
Station and return audio from Base Station to Camera Unit.
• 4: Data Signal Path Monitors CCU and Data - Data 1 /CCU - Used for Camera Control
Unit or for a serial control device (RS232, 422, 485):
• Data 2 is typically used for auxiliary devices such as a Robotic Pan & Tilt Head
• Data 3 is used for an RS232 serial control device
• 5: TC - Time Code Signal - Monitors Time Code to Base Station and return from Camera.
• 6: Ethernet Signal - Monitors Ethernet to Base Station and return from Camera.
• 7: GPI/ Tally Signals - Monitors GPI/TRIG Signal to Base Station and return from Camera
and/or TALLY 1 or 2 Signal to Camera Unit.
• 8: Tally1 Indicator Light - Indicates the status of the GPI/Tally 1 signal:
• Off when the signal is not present
• Bright Red when the signal is present
Area D - Optical Link Signal Strength Indicator & Power Switch
Fig. 4-5: Optical Link Signal Strength Indicator & Power Switch
• 9: Optical Link Indicator - Indicates the status of the optical connection from base to
camera and camera to base:
• Green when both the Base Station and camera control unit have optical power
within normal range.
• Red when either the Base Station or camera control unit optical power is not within
normal range.
• 10: Rx Optical Display (Digital Status Display) - Four-character display in one of five
modes. See The CopperHead 3404 Camera Unit Digital Display on page 71 for use of
this Digital Status Display.
• 11: Base Rx/Dim Push Button - Change four-character display mode.
• Push and release changes display mode.