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Kachinko System

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Kachinko System

Controls

The  controls  for  the  unit  are  located  on  the 

KS-1018

MODE

MANU

AUTO

VIDEO KACHINKO

TONE OUT

ON)

ON (BUZZ

LINE

MIC

LEVEL

POWER

OFF

ON

Power indicator; lights 
when the 

POWER 

switch is in either of 
the 

ON 

positions

POWER 

switch: three 

settings: 

ON 

is on, with 

no buzzer, 

OFF 

turns 

the unit off, and 

ON 

(BUZZ ON) 

uses the 

built-in buzzer

MODE 

switch: two 

settings: 

AUTO 

enables the top 

ONE 

SHOT 

button, MANU 

uses the 

POWER 

switch to produce the 
clapperboard effect

LEVEL 

switch: two 

settings: 

MIC 

sets a 

–50 dBm mic level 
output from the 

TONE 

OUT 

XLR jack, 

LINE 

sets 

a 0 dBm line level

TONE OUT

: balanced transformer 

XLR audio tone output

Summary of Contents for KS-1018

Page 1: ...KS 1018 Kachinko System clapperboard Operating Manual...

Page 2: ...t via landline The difference in transmis sion time can lead to serious synchronization problems and difficulties in providing a prop erly synchronized program With the Kachinko system it is easy to p...

Page 3: ...corded using a mi crophone or output at microphone or line level into a mixer The beep may be manually triggered or trig gered automatically with a visual countdown Batteries Slide the catch to open t...

Page 4: ...inserting or replacing batteries into the KS 1018 Take care that the batteries are inserted correctly as shown in the battery compart ment with the polarity correct Never mix batteries of different t...

Page 5: ...any standard tripod and shoe system if desired Otherwise standard rubber feet keep the unit steady Open the four shutters at the front of the unit before using it to expose the clapperboard front ligh...

Page 6: ...e ON positions POWER switch three settings ON is on with no buzzer OFF turns the unit off and ON BUZZ ON uses the built in buzzer MODE switch two settings AUTO enables the top ONE SHOT button MANU use...

Page 7: ...witch to ON BUZZ otherwise set it to ON Set the camera iris setting to manual An automatic setting can overcompensate for the KS 1018 s lighting and make it impos sible to see the clapperboard effect...

Page 8: ...ed to light the front light and sound the beeper together Read the KS 1017 manual for further details of how to measure the delay between the video and audio signals when they are received Physical sp...

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