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Summary of Contents for VF 7-100X

Page 1: ...User s Guide 13 00093 000 2020 11 27 VF 7 100X 7 INCH NATIVE HD VIEWFINDER FOR LDX 100 SERIES ...

Page 2: ...hout notice Terms and Conditions Please read the following terms and conditions carefully By using Broadcast Equipment documentation you agree to the following terms and conditions Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of Broadcast Equipment to use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley products may not be reproduced or transmitted ...

Page 3: ...rective This symbol on the product s means that at the end of life disposal it should not be mixed with general waste Visit www grassvalley com for recycling information Grass Valley believes this environmental information to be correct but cannot guarantee its completeness or accuracy since it is based on data received from sources outside our company All specifications are subject to change with...

Page 4: ...f the Low Voltage directive 2014 35 EU the EMC directive 2014 30 EU WARNING This equipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32 In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio interference Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectionag...

Page 5: ...signable buttons 1 Locations of indicators and controls 2 Front panel view2 2 Installation 5 Mounting the viewfinder 5 Attaching accessories 6 Sunhood 6 LDK 6400 20 Identification numbers option 7 Adjusting the position 7 Tilting 7 Panning 8 3 Operation 11 Controls 11 Buttons 11 Rotary controls 11 Indicators 12 Viewfinder functions 13 Box 1 and 2 13 Monochrome 14 Ext 1 14 Ext 2 14 Zoom 14 Text 14 ...

Page 6: ...nu DIAG 19 Configuration 1 menu CONFIG1 19 Configuration 2 menu CONFIG2 20 Indicator adjustment submenu INDADJ 20 Zoom menu ZOOM 21 Color menu COLOR 21 Monochrome menu MONO 21 Box 1 setup menu BOX1 22 Box 2 setup menu BOX2 22 Viewfinder status information 22 Appendix A Specifications 25 General 25 Screen 25 Dimensions 26 Accessories 26 Connector 27 Contact Us 29 ...

Page 7: ...kes fast and accurate focussing easy Compact design The compact design allows for great operator flexibility with wide panning and tilting angles Camera operation Due to its convenient user interface and built in text generator the viewfinder allows for easy access to the camera system menu Zoom function The viewfinder picture can be zoomed in for precise focussing while the full picture overview ...

Page 8: ...era is in ISO status On Air indicators These red indicators light when the camera is On Air Call indicators These green Call indicators light when a Call signal is activated Peaking Controls the level of peaking that is applied to the viewfinder signal Brightness Controls the brightness level of the display Contrast Controls the contrast level of the display User button 3 Assignable user button 3 ...

Page 9: ... 7 100X User s Guide User button 2 Assignable user button 2 illuminated User button 1 Assignable user button 1 illuminated Menu button Access to viewfinder or camera menus and button assignment menu 9 10 11 ...

Page 10: ...4 Introduction Front panel view ...

Page 11: ...ntil it clicks firmly into place 3 Connect the viewfinder flying lead cable to the viewfinder connector on the camera head Guide the cable along the top of the camera body To release the viewfinder proceed as follows 1 Switch off the camera 2 Disconnect the viewfinder cable from socket on the camera head 3 Press the release lever and slide the viewfinder out of the quick mount block V block releas...

Page 12: ... that the viewfinder is mounted and that its position is fixed 2 Lift the sunhood above the viewfinder and lower it until the hooked edges at the sides touch the sides of the viewfinder 3 Slide down the sunhood until the thumb screws are level with the holes in the viewfinder 4 Tighten both thumbscrews with your fingers until they are finger tight hole thumb screw hole thumb screw ...

Page 13: ...r and click the number of choice into the holes in the recess Adjusting the position Tilting The viewfinder can be tilted over a vertical angle of 57 down and 60 up 1 Loosen both rotation knobs with two hands in a contrary direction Note Draw out and tilt the upper half of the sunhood to get a larger vertical viewing angle IMPORTANT Do not hold the sunhood to carry the viewfinder as it may damage ...

Page 14: ... Panning 2 Tilt the viewfinder to the desired angle and fasten the rotation knobs Panning The viewfinder can be panned over an angle of 70 to the right and 90 to the left 1 Loosen the rotation locking wheel 57 60 57 ...

Page 15: ...e viewfinder to the desired angle 3 Fasten the rotation locking wheel to fix the position Note Pan the viewfinder completely to the left to set up a large lens e g for back focus adjustment while still observing the viewfinder image 90 70 ...

Page 16: ...10 Installation Panning ...

Page 17: ... of these menus User buttons Three buttons can be assigned to different operational functions Their default functions are Box1 Mono and Zoom Refer to Viewfinder functions on page 13for more information about these functions and other functions that can be assigned The user buttons are illuminated for easy operational use in dark invironments Rotary controls Adjust the viewfinder to your personal p...

Page 18: ...el of the viewfinder display Turn the rotary control clockwise to increase contrast The adjustment range is from 0 to 99 and its default value is 99 Indicators The following signalling indicators are available ISO indicators yellow The yellow LEDs light to indicate that the camera is currently in ISO mode Note Peaking level is different for Main and External video in most cases main video needs mo...

Page 19: ...s can be enabled or disabled in the viewfinder setup menu Brightness level of the Tally lights can be adjusted on an Operational or Master Control Panel or on a SuperXpander Viewfinder functions Many operational functions can be assigned to the user buttons at the bottom of the viewfinder Refer to Button assign menu on page 21 to read more about assigning user buttons Box 1 and 2 Two user definabl...

Page 20: ...on to show the external return video channel 2 Zoom Zooms in to the center of the image The zoom factor depends on the selected camera video mode Note this is a camera function Text Removes all text from the viewfinder image This includes menu and message texts and camera indicators Markers and cadres are not removed from the image Press again to restore all text Note this is a camera function Tal...

Page 21: ... functions can be set in the viewfinder setup menu Press the menu button to open the menus Press the VF SETUP button to open the viewfinder setup menu At the right side of the screen a list of functions is shown Note For more information on navigating the camera system menu and for a complete description ofthe menucontents refertotheuser s guideofyour camera Note More viewfinder functions such as ...

Page 22: ...e toggle between momentary Mom and alternating Alt Use the rotary controls to select a function for the selected user button Press the EXIT ASSIGN button to leave the button assign menu Note Hold the menu button and press a user button to quickly configure the function that is assigned to that button Config1 Diag Config2 Zoom Color Mono Box2 Box1 CONFIG EXIT Off Text Whit PkCol Med IndLvl NEXT PRE...

Page 23: ...tely a soft dry cloth preferably micro fiber tissue no paper products to dry the screen Wipe gently and do not apply strong pressure as this may damage the screen IMPORTANT Always turn off the viewfinder before cleaning the screen IMPORTANT Never use cleaning solvents such as glass cleaner or soap to clean the screen ...

Page 24: ...18 Operation Cleaning the viewfinder ...

Page 25: ...at Info shows the current video format Rotary1 Fan ok error Info shows fan status Rotary2 Fan Speed ok error Info shows fan speed status Rotary3 PREV NEXT Selects a menu from the list Button Item Value s Description Menu EXIT CONFIG Exits the configuration 1 menu Button1 INDADJ Push to enter the indicator adjustment submenu Refer to Indicator adjustment submenu INDADJ on page 20 Button2 Tally Ena ...

Page 26: ...u from the list Button Item Value s Description Menu EXIT INDADJ Exits the indicator adjustment menu Set indicator levels are stored in memory Button1 OSsig Off Top Btm Select the position of the On Screen Signalling indicators top or bottom or switch it off Button2 Button3 IndLvl Low Med High Cust Selects the brightness level for the ISO On Air and Call indicators Low Med ium and High are fixed b...

Page 27: ...e s Description Menu EXIT COLOR Exits the color menu Button1 Button2 Button3 Rotary1 Satur 0 99 50 Sets the color saturation level Rotary2 ColTemp 3200K 9500K 6500K Sets the color temperature Rotary3 PREV NEXT Selects a menu from the list Button Item Value s Description Menu EXIT MONO Exits the monochrome menu Button1 Mono On Off Turns monochrome mode on or off Note this is a camera system functio...

Page 28: ...he box Button3 Side T B L R Selects the side of the box to be adjusted T B Top Bottom L R Left Right Rotary1 Top 0 99 24 Sets the top position of the box Rotary2 Bottom 0 99 73 Sets the bottom position of the box Rotary1 Left 0 99 24 Sets the left position of the box Button Item Value s Description Menu EXIT BOX2 Exits the box2 menu Button1 Box Off Box Line Full Selects the box type Button2 Color ...

Page 29: ...5701 3922 406 56031 0052 200 09001 0053 800 00801 0052 800 02101 0050 400 01901 0052 800 02001 v01 99 v01 99 v01 99 v01 99 1 1 2020 1 1 2020 1 1 2020 1 1 2020 Ok Ok Ok Ok Status Date PID 12NC Status Valid Date St 00 St 00 St 00 St 00 St 00 St 00 PID12 PID12 PID12 Conf Sw Firmware Appl Sw Configuration software active Yes PID nnnnn ...

Page 30: ...24 Viewfinder setup Viewfinder status information ...

Page 31: ...d Input signal HD SDI 1 5 Gb s or 3G SDI 3 Gb s 50 Ω Controls Menu button 3 assignable user buttons illuminated 3 large rotary controls for Brightness Contrast and Peaking Indicators ISO yellow On Air red Call signal green large Tally lights red Diagonal screen size 7 0 inch 17 8 cm Color depth 16 7M colors 8 bits color Total display area Full HD 1920 H x 1080 V pixels Display aspect ratio 16 9 Vi...

Page 32: ...ions Dimensions Accessories Mounting bracket supplied Short sunhood supplied LDK 6992 12 Large closed sunhood for 7 inch viewfinders optional LDK 6400 20 Set of identification numbers optional 38 mm 228 mm 214 mm 176 mm 54 mm ...

Page 33: ... SDI 3 Gb s 50 Ω 6 Lane 1 VF video HD SDI 1 5 Gb s or 3G SDI 3 Gb s 50 Ω 7 Lane 2 VF video HD SDI 1 5 Gb s or 3G SDI 3 Gb s 50 Ω 8 Lane 2 VF video HD SDI 1 5 Gb s or 3G SDI 3 Gb s 50 Ω 9 GND Power GND VF video mode Description 1080i59 SMPTE 292M 1080i50 1080i 47 1080i 48 SMPTE 292M 1080i 50 1080i 59 1080i50 1080i59 720p59 SMPTE 296M 720p50 720p59 720p50 720p59 4 5 3 6 2 1 7 8 9 9 pin female VF con...

Page 34: ...28 Specifications Connector 1080p59 SMPTE 425 1 1080p50 1080p59 4 4 4 SMPTE 425 3Dual link 3G SDI 1080p50 4 4 4 ...

Page 35: ...in a local phone number for the support center nearest you please consult the Contact Us section of Grass Valley s website www grassvalley com An online form for e mail contact is also available from the website Corporate Head Office Grass Valley 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Quebec H4S 2C6 Canada Telephone 1 514 333 1772 Fax 1 514 333 9828 www grassvalley com ...

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