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Q3 Operation Manual V3.1

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April 2014

Q3 Interface Box

Head Cable

Lemo 10w + Coax. 10m available

Inputs

Audio Data (Camera Corps standard)

RS232, RS422, Ethernet IP

Genlock

– BNC

Outputs

HD-SDI x2 BNC

Composite Video BNC

RS232, RS422, Ethernet IP

Size

160mm x 103mm x 53mm

Weight

0.5 kg

Power Supply

– 36v DC Input. (XLR4 pin1 0v, pin4 +ve)

Consumption

12 watts (14.4watts with fiber card fitted)

Fiber Option

The fiber option includes a fiber box for the base end and a card which is fitted inside the QBall 3
interface box, together with cables to connect it to plugs on the PCB. It can be retro fitted by
customers.

Fiber type

2 x LC fiber connectors

Signals:-

Base to I/F Box

Analogue Genlock Video

Audio Data

I/F Box to Base

HD-SDI Digital Video

Published by:

Vitec Videocom Ltd
Technical Publications Department
William Vinten Building
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk IP33 3TB
UK

Contact:

Camera Corps Ltd. (Part of the Vitec group)
Unit 2, 111 Chertsey Road
Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7AX
UK

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for Q3

Page 1: ...Q3 Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...AUTION The product should not be used outside the operating temperature limits Refer to the product Technical Specifications for the operating limits for the product Electrical Connection WARNING Risk of electric shock Always disconnect and isolate the product from the power supply before attempting any servicing or removing the covers WARNING Risk of electric shock Always check cables for signs o...

Page 3: ...ain 8 Shutter 8 Detail 9 Chroma 9 IR 9 AWC Mode 9 Gamma 9 Noise Red Noise Reduction 9 Iris Area 9 Iris Speed 9 ENG Menu 10 Format 10 H Phase 10 V Phase 10 ABS Rel Absolute Relative 10 Appendix A CCU panel and Joystick panel settings 11 Appendix B Removing the Interface Box lid 11 Appendix C Internal link settings 11 Appendix D Startup Interface Box settings 11 Appendix E Connector Wiring 12 Connec...

Page 4: ... standard D1 or raw format although other formats can be provided on request An optional fiber interface can be added to the interface box providing data control genlock and HD Video signals using two single mode fibers A PAL NTSC output is provided at the same time as the HD output for most selected camera formats Multiple HD formats are available detailed later in this manual The control softwar...

Page 5: ...ge 1 8 to agree with the channel selected on the RCP and PTZF controller The right hand rotary switch sets the ID Group No This allows extending the number of possible units being controlled using the Camera Corps Multi Camera control system to a maximum of 96 The LED to the right of the Group switch is green when data is present on the XLR input and changes to red if a Cue Tally is sent from the ...

Page 6: ... 4800 9600 19200 38400 Audio Data DIP 4 OFF ON OFF ON x DIP 5 OFF OFF ON ON x DIP 6 ON ON ON ON OFF Note that the Audio Data input will automatically select the baud rate to be either 1200 2400 or 4800 when it receives some data bytes from the transmitting device Interface Unit rear The Rear of the Interface Box has the video connections and fiber connectors if this option is fitted The left hand ...

Page 7: ...e setting will be ignored during the initialisation procedure but will be used if this memory position is used during normal head operation Note that the joystick controller must have Q Ball 3 set as it s head type and the RCP must be set to camera type Sony Q 3 Note that both of these settings are done in the Setup Menus of the respective units Assuming control is using an audio data link and the...

Page 8: ... to these functions not available on the RCP then they will be saved when exiting from the OSD menu screen and will remain unchanged even when the Update Camera button is pressed These functions include such things as WDR Wide Dynamic Range AE Peak Eclipse and De fog The other major improvement available with Q3 is the addition of a Genlock function This avoids the need for a synchroniser when usi...

Page 9: ... 15 for a speed value will take you into time settings which can be from 2 0 2secs up to 25 5 25 5secs Moving downwards below speed setting 1 will go straight to time 25 5 etc The speed setting will make all four axes of movement pan tilt zoom and focus move at a constant speed so will not all arrive at their endpoint simultaneously The time setting will give the time for the move from the current...

Page 10: ...gs in the camera head rather than just those available directly from the RCP Note that after moving down through the various OSD menus pressing the OSD button again will move back up through the menus finally removing the menu display Pressing Exit will exit the LCD OSD display options Genlock timing adjustment is available to time the camera output to other camera sources and this is probably eas...

Page 11: ...ur of the camera is controlled The default is Manual which gives control to the red and blue colour knobs on the RCP Other settings include ATW which automatically adjusts the camera colour depending on the picture content Also fixed colour settings for 5600k and 3200k lighting types Gamma Gamma controls the picture brightness in dark areas of the image A lower gamma setting increases the brightne...

Page 12: ...sure that the NTSC Enable function is set to Disable Now go to the format setting option and use the left right buttons below the LCD display to select the required format When the correct format is displayed press Select right hand menu button above LCD to change to that format Then use the OSD button and press until the OSD display screen is removed Press Exit to exit the LCD menu back to the Ma...

Page 13: ...late and remove the rear plate with plastic surround Now loosen the two upper cross head screws on the front panel on the unit Now slide the lid of the box towards the rear and remove it completely To replace the lid simply reverse the above procedure Appendix C Internal link settings There are three links on the small PCB at the front of the Q3 Interface box and a further two links on the main PC...

Page 14: ...ember the settings when they are applied After switching on there will be a delay of about 60 seconds as the head may be in initialise mode When the new settings are complete the data cue light will start flashing At this point remove power from the interface box and move the ID and Group switches back to the required positions before powering up again Appendix E Connector Wiring XLR4 Power connec...

Page 15: ... for configuring software http www lantronix com device networking embedded device servers xport html A separate document is available to describe how to configure the XPort adapter Note that a serial to IP adapter will also be required to convert the joystick serial output to IP data 1 TX Transmit Data ve 2 TX Transmit Data ve 3 RX Receive Data ve 4 Terminated 5 Terminated 6 RX Receive Data ve 7 ...

Page 16: ...ead Joystick Control Unit HD SDI Video O P s x2 12 VOLT PSU AC power Interface Box 12 VOLT PSU AC power PAL NTSC O P Genlock I P RCP Controller H i t a c h i D K H 3 2 C h a n n e l ID 1 1 I D 1 M e n u S e l e c t i o n M a i n E n g A u x S e t u p Audio Data to other Q3 or different head types AC Power ...

Page 17: ...50 720p 30 720p 25 p59 94 p29 97 p23 97 also available Synchronisation Internal External CSync Tri level HD Sync Min Illumination B W 0 02lx 1 2sec Gain 32db Colour 0 5lx 1 30sec Gain 32db 1080p 30 f1 6 Wide end Dynamic Range 80db with WDR ON Max Gain 42db Gamma Correction 0 3 0 45 0 475 0 5 0 525 0 575 0 6 0 8 1 0 Day Night IR mode with manual or automatic operation Shutter 2sec 1 10 000sec Edge ...

Page 18: ...Fiber Option The fiber option includes a fiber box for the base end and a card which is fitted inside the QBall 3 interface box together with cables to connect it to plugs on the PCB It can be retro fitted by customers Fiber type 2 x LC fiber connectors Signals Base to I F Box Analogue Genlock Video Audio Data I F Box to Base HD SDI Digital Video Published by Vitec Videocom Ltd Technical Publicati...

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