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3-CCD Color Camera 
MODEL HV-F31F

 

HV-F22F 

OPERATION MANUAL 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
Please read this operation manual carefully for proper operation, and keep it for future reference. 
 

Note:

  The model and serial numbers of your product are important for you to keep for your convenience and 

protection.  These numbers appear on the nameplate located on the bottom of the product.  Please record these 
numbers in the spaces provided below, and retain this manual for future reference.

 

Model No.                                 

 

Serial No.                                             

 

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

 

Summary of Contents for HV-F22F

Page 1: ...eference Note The model and serial numbers of your product are important for you to keep for your convenience and protection These numbers appear on the nameplate located on the bottom of the product Please record these numbers in the spaces provided below and retain this manual for future reference Model No Serial No Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc ...

Page 2: ...ment or near a swimming pool and the like 8 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s i...

Page 3: ...are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plug convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 14 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet This will prevent damage to the ...

Page 4: ...work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation e If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way f When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 21 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same character...

Page 5: ...verwenden z B in der Nähe einer Badewanne eines Waschbeckens einer Küchenspüle eines Waschzubers in einem nassen Keller in der Nähe eines Schwimmbeckens usw 8 Aufstellung Das Erzeugnis nicht auf einen unstabilen Wagen Stand Dreifuß Träger oder Tisch stellen Das Erzeugnis kann sonst herunterfallen und ein kind oder einen Erwachsenen schwer verietzen Außerdem kann das Gerät schwer beschädigt werden ...

Page 6: ...en 12 Erdung oder Polarisierung Dieses Erzeugnis ist mit einem Schutzkontaktstecker mit drei Leitern ausgerüstet mit einem Erdungskontakt Dieser Stecker paßt nur in ein schuko Steckdose Dies ist eine Sicherheitsmaßnahme Wenn Sie den Stecker nicht in die Steckdose stecken können so wenden Sie sich bitte an ihren Elektriker damit er die veraltete Schuts des Schutzkontaktsteckers unwirksam 13 Netzkab...

Page 7: ...hen Sie sich für jegliche Wartung auf qualifiziertes Wartungspersonal 20 Beschädigung die Wartung erfordert Ziehen Sie den Stecker dieses Erzeugnisses aus der Steckdose und wenden Sie sich an qualifiziertes Wartungspersonal wenn eine der folgenden Bedingungen vorliegt a Wenn das Netzkabel oder der Stecker beschädigt ist b Bei Eindringen von Flüssigkeit oder Fremdkörpern in das Gerät c Wenn das Erz...

Page 8: ...e den Wartungstechniker nach der Vollendung von Wartung oder Reparaturarbeiten an diesem Erzeugnis um die Durchführung von Sicherheitsprüfungen um zu bestimmen daß das Erzeugnis im angemissenen Betriebszustand ist 23 Anbringung an der Wand oder an der Decke Das Erzeugnis sollte nur entsprechend den Empfehlungen des Herstellers an einer Wand oder an der Decke angebracht werden 24 Wärme Das Erzeugni...

Page 9: ... Eau et humidité Ne pas utiliser l appareil á proximité d eau ar exemple prés d une baignoire d un lavabo d un évier ou d un bac á lessive dans un sous sol humide ou prés d une piscine etc 8 Accessoires Ne pas placer l appareil sur un chariot un socle un pied un support ou one table instables L appareil pourrait tomber blessant griévement des enfants ou des adultes et étant sérieusement endommagé ...

Page 10: ...se á la terre Ceci est une mesure de sécurité Si la fiche ne rentre pas dans la prise faire remplacer la prise désuéte par un électricien Ne pas rendre vaine la measure de sécurité assurée par cette prise avec mise á la terre 13 Protection du cordon d alimentation Acheminer les cordons d alimentation de facon qu on ne risque pas de marcher dessus ou de les coincer sous un objet placé dessus ou con...

Page 11: ...ommagés b Si du liquide s est renversé sur l appareil ou que des objets sont tombés dedans c Si l appareil a été exposé á la pluie ou á l eau d Si l appareil ne fonctionne pas normalement lorsqu on observe les instructions d utilisation Ne régler que les commandes couvertes par le mode d emploi en effet un réglage incorrect des autres commandes pourrait entrainer des dommages et nécessiteront souv...

Page 12: ...pour s assurer que l appareil est en bon état de marche 23 Montage au mur ou au plafond L appareil ne pourra être monté au mur ou au plafond que de la maniére recommandée par le fabricant 24 Chaleur Eloigner l appareil des sources de chaleur telles que radiateurs appareils de chauffage cuisiniéres et de tour produit engendrant de la chaleur y compris les amplificateurs ...

Page 13: ...in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hitachi Denshi responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This product does not exceed the class A class B limits for radio noise emissions from digita...

Page 14: ...mple 7 Section names and functions 8 Connectors 9 LENS 10 Camera mounting 11 Control and status register CSR 12 IIDC standard CSR 13 Advanced CSR 20 Image color reproduction and Color balance related CSR 20 Image quality related CSR 24 Image level related CSR 28 CSR related to other functions 32 Specifications 36 Input Output Signals 38 Trigger operation and timing chart HV F31F 41 HV F22F 43 Exte...

Page 15: ...eration manual 1 CD ROM An IEEE1394 driver and demonstration viewer software that displays an image to PC monitor and control the camera functions are included within the belonging CD ROM As for the installation procedure of an IEEE1394 driver and viewer software please read the installation manual and operation manual within CD ROM carefully Viewer Software ...

Page 16: ...wer software once again 4 In the case that the performance the CPU clock installation memory etc of PC is not sufficient viewer software may not execute normally Please use PC of following specification Item Specifications CPU Intel Celeron 533MHz or more Memory 256MByte or more Display Card 24bit RGB color display card or more Interface Card built in OHCI IEEE1394 port or PCI Card or PC Card Oper...

Page 17: ...i s most advanced technology 0 18 um design process 1 8V internal core drive voltage produces a single newly developed ultra LSI chip 3 million gates and contributes to the downsizing and the low power of the camera In addition the 12 bit A D converter and 14 bit internal processor provide high S N and wide dynamic range High quality picture Excellent color reappearance and high definition are mat...

Page 18: ...nectors Confirm the power is off before connecting or disconnecting a signal cable Grasp connectors by the body not the attached wires Lens The correct lens is important for deriving optimum performance from the camera Consult a Hitachi Denshi dealer for a selection of fine lenses according to the application Installation and storage sites The following types of environment can impair performance ...

Page 19: ...tall lens mount cap and other attachments Pack the camera carefully in its original or equivalent container Use ample cushioning to protect the camera from physical shock CCD properties The following phenomena are inherent to a charge coupled device imaging element and do not indicate malfunction 1 Smear and blooming Vertical bands are visible when a strong light enters the scene Adjust the camera...

Page 20: ...ly striped necktie to result in a Moire pattern The effect should be considered when selecting costumes props and other scene elements 4 Ghosting Strong direct or reflected light near an object of interest can cause ghosting of the object to appear in the picture The effect is more obtrusive with certain iris settings and lens types Select the scene layout and camera pointing direction carefully i...

Page 21: ...7 System example Lens H V F31F F22 F External T rigge r Camera Cable C 201KSM C501KSM C102KSM Computer Image Processing FA PC Laptop PC AC adaptor Junction Box JU M1A ...

Page 22: ...ctor Connect to 12 VDC power supply Input for external HD VD and sync signals IEEE1394 connector see Note IEEE1394 cable computer side IEEE1394 connector end Camera mounting screw holes Camer mounting screw holes Lens mount C mount Note When power is supplied from IEEE1394 check for proper current and voltage If not correctly indicated a separate power supply is required ...

Page 23: ...ector HR10A 10R 12PB 01 Pin No Signal designation Pin NO Signal designation 1 12V input 1 GND 2 GND 2 12V input 3 TPB 3 GND 4 TPB 4 FLASH OUT 5 TPA 5 GND 6 TPA 6 HD IN 7 VD IN 8 GND 9 TRIG H 10 TRIG C 11 12V input 12 GND Plug HR10A 10P 12S 2 3 4 5 6 1 ...

Page 24: ...the case of a three elements CCD system C mount camera the lens incidence and exit distances are important If separation is too short color irregularity Is apt to occur at the top and bottom of the image Conversely if too long where the lens iris is a nearly fully open resolution is impaired while shading and flare can seriously detract from image quality When using 3 CCD color system camera it is...

Page 25: ... at the top and bottom These allow mounting to either a tripod or a mounting bracket Screw type U 1 4 20 Length 4 5 to 6 mm L Screws longer than 6 mm can cause internal damage while less than 5 mm prevents secure fastening and risks dropping to cause damage and injury ...

Page 26: ...tting commands in the Control and Status register CSR of the 1394 based Digital Camera Specification Ver 1 30 Common and camera specific CSR register setting operations are described below Indication example Function name CSR xxxx xxxx h Function description Lower 32 bits of 64 bit CSR address are displayed ex F0F0 0800 h means BUS_ID NODE_ID FFFF F0F0 0800 h ...

Page 27: ...tour correction Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80h Contour correction can be set in range of 00h to FFh Setting value toward 00h side reduces correction for softer contours Setting toward FFh side increases correction for sharper contours 3 WHITE BALANCE CSR F0F0 080C h White balance adjustment Manual adjustment Setting value 820xx0yy h xx 00h to FFh B gain yy 00...

Page 28: ...changing the color temperature is selected by A WHT SPEED 4 GAIN CSR F0F0 0820 h Electrical sensitivity is adjusted Manual adjustment Setting value 82000xxx h xxx 000h to 0C0h 1dB 010h Adjusts electrical sensitivity in the range of 0 to 12 dB AUTO Setting value 83000000 h Gain is automatically adjusted in the range of 0 to 12 dB in response to light source brightness 5 SHUTTER CSR F0F0 081C h Sets...

Page 29: ...h 800h log0 99 OFF_SPEED Shutter Speed b Fluorescent time obtained from setting value Shutter Speed sec OFF_SPEED 0 99 nnn 800h Ex 1 Fluorescent time with HV F31 setting value nnn to obtain 1 100 second 800h log0 99 30 1 100 800h log 30 1 100 log0 99 878h Ex 2 Setting value nnn that produces 1 100 second fluorescent time with HV F31F 1 30 0 99 878h 800h 1 100 sec Cause of shutter speed 1 OFF_SPEED...

Page 30: ...video output This function is effective when using microscope or other optical system without an automatic lens iris 6 AUTO EXPOSURE CSR F0F0 0804 h At auto gain or shutter setting the sensitivity is automatically adjusted to maintain the proper video level Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h Video level decreases toward 00h and increases toward FFh 7 SATURATION ...

Page 31: ...lly fine adjustment of RGB gamma ON1 Dark component gradation reduced ON2 Standard setting ON3 Dark component gradation increased When setting to Variable R GAMMA CSR F200 0054 h G GAMMA CSR F200 0058 h B GAMMA CSR F200 005C h of Setting value become to effect and adjust the detail gamma 9 TRIGGER CSR F0F0 0830 h Sets external trigger operating mode OFF Setting value 80000000 h Trigger function se...

Page 32: ...elease from factory Initialization Setting value 80000000 h 11 MEMORY SAVE EXECUTE CSR F0F0 0618 h Make back up of presently effective memory channels BACK UP execute Setting value 80000000 h 12 MEMORY SAVE Ch SET CSR F0F0 0620 h Select channel carried out memory backup channel set Setting value x0000000 h x 1 ch1 2 ch2 3 ch3 4 ch4 13 CURRENT MEMORY CSR F0F0 0624 h Loading memory channel designati...

Page 33: ...SR F200 0024 M hue CSR F200 0050 can be set with color phase and saturation adjusted for each color phase OFF Setting value 80000000 h ON Setting value 82000000 h a MASKING R SATURATION CSR F200 0024 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h b MASKING Y SATURATION CSR F200 0028 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h c MASKING G SATUR...

Page 34: ...200 0038 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h g MASKING R HUE CSR F200 003C h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00hto FFh standard 80 h h MASKING Y HUE CSR F200 0040 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h i MASKING G HUE CSR F200 0044 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h Y R M B C ...

Page 35: ...Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh standard 80 h 2 GAMMA When set to Variable total and RB gamma correction can be individually adjusted a GAMMA Total CSR F200 0058 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh b GAMMA R ch CSR F200 0054 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh c GAMMA B ch CSR F200 005C h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000x...

Page 36: ...tent possible then adjust white balance or shading OFF Setting value 80000000 h Set white shading compensation to OFF Mode selection Setting value 8200000x h x 0 COLOR mode 1 LUMINUNCE mode 2 FLAT mode COLOR Auto shading correction operates to minimize vertical color irregularity in the image Use for non uniformly lit general purpose image material LUMINANCE Auto shading compensation operates to m...

Page 37: ...top to bottom 3 Conduct white balance adjustment 4 Conduct auto adjustment to correct for screen shading The image flashes during automatic adjustment 4 WHITE GATE CSR F200 0098 h A portion of the screen is set aside as a sampling area for white balance adjustment When a white or gray color is positioned at this window optimum white balance can be adjusted in real time OFF Setting value 80000000 h...

Page 38: ...djustment Setting value 820xx0yy h xx 00h to FFh B black yy 00h to FFh R black AUTO ADJUST One Push ABB Setting value 86000000 h Conduct with oblique light such as with closed lens iris 2 2 Image quality related CSR 1 SHARPNESS Object contours can be finely adjusted a SHARPNESS FREQ CSR F200 00B0 h Sharpness signal width can be set Manual adjustment Setting value 8200000x h x 0 LOW 1 MID 2 HIGH LO...

Page 39: ...tain level the sharpness signal is removed to avoid appearing as noise But if the level is set too low some blurring can occur in detailed components Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh Setting toward 00h reduces sharpness level setting toward FFh increases sharpness level d SHARPNESS H V BALANCE CSR F200 00BC h Balance setting for horizontal and vertical sharpness level Manua...

Page 40: ... set to OFF ON Manual adjustment Setting value 82000xyy h x 0 R Y 1 2 G 3 C 4 B 5 M phase yy 00h to FFh phase fine Select 6 color phases from x values and then fine adjust with yy One Push AUTO SETUP Setting value 86000000 h The currently displayed color phases are automatically set by AUTO SETUP f SHARPNESS COLOR DTL Ch1 WIDTH LEVEL CSR F200 00C4 h The effective phase range and sharpness level ca...

Page 41: ... Ch2 WIDTH LEVEL CSR F200 00CC h Same function as COLOR DTL Ch1 F200 00C4 Ch 1 and 2 can be used as independent functions 2 KNEE CSR F200 00D4 h Image high luminosity component is compressed knee corrected reducing gradation in high luminosity images OFF Setting value 80000000 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh Image compression level knee point decreases toward 00h and inc...

Page 42: ... 25 75 3 50 50 Set auto level control for Peak or Average in 4 steps of 50 50 15 85 25 75 or 0 100 At high Average setting background may be difficult to see in picture bright components Increasing the Peak setting may render spotlighted components easier to see 2 A E SPEED CSR F200 0074 h AGC and AES response speed Manual adjustment Setting value 8200000x h x 0 SLOW 1 MID 2 FAST SLOW Scene bright...

Page 43: ...ng the AUTO EXPOSURE video signal is set in lines 1 2 to 7 8 The area is not shown on the screen a A E GATE line1 2 CSR F200 007C h Manual adjustment Setting value 820xx0yy h xx LINE 1 ON OFF data yy LINE 2 ON OFF bit map data b A E GATE line3 4 CSR F200 0080 h Manual adjustment Setting value 820xx0yy h xx LINE 3 ON OFF data yy LINE 4 ON OFF data c A E GATE line5 6 CSR F200 0084 h Manual adjustmen...

Page 44: ...5 4 3 2 1 0 GATE line1 2 xx values 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GATE line1 2 yy values 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GATE line3 4 xx values 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GATE line3 4 yy values 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 GATE line5 6 xx values 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GATE line5 6 yy values 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GATE line7 8 xx values 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GATE line7 8 yy values 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Values for setting the above map detection area A E GATE line1 2 82 00 00 00...

Page 45: ...tput absent Manual adjustment Setting value 8200xyyy h x 0 NARROW 1 MIDDLE 2 WIDE pulse width yyy 000h to FFFh START See flash signal pulse width and timing chart on page 41 2 BAR CSR F200 00DC h Set to ON for Color Bars OFF Setting value 80000000 h ON Setting value 82000000 h 3 NEGA CSR F200 00E0 h On setting produces negative image OFF Setting value 80000000 h ...

Page 46: ...etting value 82000000 h 5 H PHASE CSR F200 00E8 h Horizontal phase can be adjusted Manual adjustment Setting value 820000xx h xx 00h to FFh See setting range on page 42 External sync timing 6 PIXEL CONCEALMENT CSR F200 00F0 h Sets pixel concealment on off OFF Setting value 80000000 h ON Setting value 82000000 h 7 FOCUS Setting register for focus data output ...

Page 47: ...Setting for focus data output area position ON Setting value 820xx0yy h xx 00h to FFh H position yy 00h to FFh V position c FOCUS DETECTION CSR F200 00FC h read only Return focus data DATA 00000000 h MIN to FFFFFFFF h MAX 8 INDICATOR CSR F200 0100 h Each type of indicator is displayed OFF Setting value 80000000 h ON Setting value 8200000x h x 1 display WHITE GATE 2 display FOCUS GATE ...

Page 48: ...rror end Result codes Procedure 11h Turn off the color bar 12h WHITE BALANCE change to Manual 13h Increase the intensity of illumination turn lens iris to ward open direction or increase the gain to provide a proper video level 14h Decrease the intensity of illumination turn lens iris toward closed direction or decrease the gain to provide a proper video level 15h The color temperature is too high...

Page 49: ... illumination to increase the color temperature 18h Carry out auto setup again If this message appears in repeated attempts it is necessary to inspect the inside of the camera In this case notify your local Hitachi Denshi sales agent or Hitachi Denshi service office 1Fh The color saturation is too low making it impossible to reach the optimum value 24h Release the long shutter mode 25h Release the...

Page 50: ...µm V 4 65µm H 4 65µm V Effective image area 4 77 H 3 58 V mm 6 33 H 4 77 V mm 4 Scanning system Progressive scan 5 Sync system Internal external HD VD auto selection 6 Standard sensitivity 2000 lx F5 6 2000lx F8 1 30 second shutter 7 Geometric distortion Full screen 0 not including lens characteristics 8 Registration Full screen 0 05 not including lens characteristics 9 Vertical contour compensati...

Page 51: ...000 second 14 Color bar Full 15 Power supply voltage 12 V rated Stable operation at 10 5 to 15 VDC ripple and noise absent 16 Power consumption Approx 7 W Approx 7 5 W 17 Dimensions 65 W 65 H 130 D mm 18 Mass Approx 600 g not including lens 19 Ambient temperature Operating 0 to 40 Storage 20 to 60 ...

Page 52: ... format HV F31F Camera Mode Frame Rate bit pixel bit ch Format Mode ID XGA 1024 x 768 YUV 15 16 8 1 3 XGA 1024 x 768 RGB 7 5 24 8 1 4 SVGA 800 x 600 NOTE 1 YUV 30 16 8 1 0 SVGA 800 x 600 NOTE 1 RGB 15 24 8 1 1 XGA 1024 x 768 RGB 3 3 48 10 7 6 800 x 600 768 1024 NOTE 1 In the SVGA output format the full image data from the center SVGA range are transmitted ...

Page 53: ...4 SXGA 1360 x 1024 YUV 7 5 16 8 7 2 SXGA 1360 x 1024 RGB 7 5 24 8 7 4 SXGA 1360 x 1024 RGB 1 875 48 10 7 6 3 Transmit speed 400Mbps 640 x 480 960 1280 1024 1360 NOTE 2 In the VGA output format the full image data from the center VGA range are transmitted In this mode use to adjust the focus or check the moving picture only so that white shading compensation and pixel concealment function do not op...

Page 54: ...External trigger signal input Photo coupler low 0 Vdc high 24 Vdc 3 Flash signal output low 0 Vdc high 5 Vdc 4 Power supply input 12 V rated Stable operation at 10 5 to 15 VDC ripple and noise absent 3 External trigger input TRIG IN connector low 0 Vdc high 2 to 5Vdc TRIG H TRIG C 2 5K ohm Photo coupler input part ...

Page 55: ... and the video data are transmitted External Trigger Internal VD 6 to 7H cam 253 to 295us Exposure 1H cam 42us Frame reset Flash Pulse Output Internal HD External Trigger A Internal VD 1Frame 33 3ms 30FPS Internal Video A B C D Buffer Memory Write Delay 1250us A VD 3H 126us A 1Frame 66 6ms 15FPS DATA transfer YUV 16bit The highest transmission speed 69ms Exposure Flash Pulse Output Internal Video ...

Page 56: ... High active A Internal VD minimum period 1V Internal Video A B C D Buffer Memory Write Delay 1250us A VD 3H 126us A 1Frame 66 6ms 15FPS DATA transfer YUV 16bit The highest transmission speed 69ms Exposure Internal VD Internal Video Buffer Memory Write DATA transfer Internal HD 1H cam 42us 3H cam 126us A A Delay 1250us DATA transfer START 2 1ms External Trigger 6 to 7H cam 253 to 295us Exposure 30...

Page 57: ...cam 62us Frame reset Flash Pulse Output Internal HD External Trigger A Internal VD 1Frame 66 7ms 15FPS Internal Video A B C D Buffer Memory Write Delay 1250us A VD 3H 186us A 1Frame 133 3ms 7 5FPS DATA transfer YUV 16bit The highest transmission speed 136ms Exposure Flash Pulse Output Internal Video Buffer Memory Write DATA transfer A A Delay 1250us DATA transfer START 3 0 to 5 2ms 3H cam 186us st...

Page 58: ...S External Trigger High active A Internal VD minimum period 1V Internal Video A B C D Buffer Memory Write Delay 1250us A VD 3H 186us A 1Frame 133 3ms 7 5FPS DATA transfer YUV 16bit The highest transmission speed 136ms Exposure Internal VD Internal Video Buffer Memory Write DATA transfer Internal HD 1H cam 62us 3H cam 186us A A Delay 1250us DATA transfer START 3 0ms External Trigger 6 to 7H cam 373...

Page 59: ...e external synchronization HD F31 38 89us 1120clock F22 58 82us 1694clock F31 41 25us F22 62 15us VD F31 789H F22 1065H Frame rate setting under 15FPS or 541H Frame rate setting 30FPS F31 792H F22 1068H Frame rate setting under 15FPS or 544H Frame rate setting 30FPS Clock 28 8 MHz 0 005 3H F31 3 26us 94clock F22 3 33us 96clock ...

Page 60: ...46 Dimensions ...

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