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13. Cable Clamp

Clamp the DC Power Supply Cable (AW-CA4T1)
connected to the DC 12 V Input Connector to pre-
vent it from slipping out.

14. G/L Input Connector (G/L IN)

Signals synchronized with the reference signal are
to be supplied to this connector when the camera is
to be synchronized with the reference signal BB.

15. Optional Card Slot

Slot for inserting an optional card. For details, refer
to the manual for optional cards.

12. DC 12 V Input Connector (DC 12V IN)

12 V DC is supplied through the optional DC power
supply cable (AW-CA4T1).

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Summary of Contents for AWE300S - SEPERATE CAMERA

Page 1: ...Convertible Camera AW E300AP Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions completely Lens Optional accessory ...

Page 2: ...the serial number of this unit in the space provided and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft Model No AW E300A Serial No CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SER VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PER SONNEL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SA 1965 SA 1966 F...

Page 3: ...PERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6 MOUNTING 10 FLANGE BACK ADJUSTMENT 12 IRIS GAIN CONTROL IN A LENS 13 CONNECTIONS 14 ADJUSTMENT 20 USE MODE SETTING 27 MENU ITEM SETTING 29 SETTING TO INITIAL SET 46 APPEARANCE 49 SPECIFICATIONS 50 STANDARD ACCESSORIES 52 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 52 ...

Page 4: ...including ATW ELC and AGC 6 CCD readout is switchable between field and frame PREFACE FEATURES by following the setup menu Connection to peripheral devices such as a RCU a RCB and a lens and the camera pan tilt unit enables a wide variation of system configurations Option cards may also be installed modes Vertical resolution can be stepped up in frame mode and it is effective for shooting still ob...

Page 5: ...with a RCU RCB or a Hybrid con trol panel Turn power off before connecting or disconnecting cables Connection or disconnection of any studio cable RCB cable or other cable to any unit of equipment must be performed while power is off While the camera is in automatic mode Shooting of bright objects in ELC operation mode may result in a smeared picture unique to the CCD The ATW function under fluore...

Page 6: ...e lens or prism Do not use strong of abrasive detergents when cleaning the camera body Do not aim the camera toward the sun no matter whether it is turned on or not Do not expose the camera or Remote Control Unit RCU to rain or moisture and do not try to operate the equipment in wet conditions Do not operate the camera or RCU if it becomes wet Do not operate the camera or Remote Control Unit RCU o...

Page 7: ...ny servicing to qualified service personnel Handle the camera with care Protect the precision made lens by placing the lens cap over when the camera is not in use If the lens is not installed protect the surface of the prism by placing the body cap into the lens mount hole Use a mild blower or lens cleaning tissue designed for coated lenses to clean the surface of the lens or prism in the event th...

Page 8: ...Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 87A00001 SER NO 6 Front View Top View Bottom View Side View MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ...

Page 9: ...ng mode the automatic white balance control can be set with this switch 6 YES ABC Switch YES ABC The Sub Menu for each item of the Main Menu is displayed when this switch is pressed while the Main Menu is on the screen While the Sub Menu is displayed any setting can be brought up to a higher value with this switch When the menu is not displayed or the camera is in shooting mode the automatic black...

Page 10: ...gh the optional RCU cable AW CA50A26 AW PH300 is connected through the optional pan tilt unit cable AW CA50T15 11 Power Indicator Red LED lamp lights to indicate that the specified DC power is supplied to the camera 7 NO BAR Switch NO BAR The item just below can be selected by pressing this switch while the Sub Menu is on the screen While the Sub Menu is displayed any setting can be brought down t...

Page 11: ...gnals synchronized with the reference signal are to be supplied to this connector when the camera is to be synchronized with the reference signal BB 15 Optional Card Slot Slot for inserting an optional card For details refer to the manual for optional cards 12 DC 12 V Input Connector DC 12V IN 12 V DC is supplied through the optional DC power supply cable AW CA4T1 ...

Page 12: ...12V IN Control Cable To Lens I F Connector of Camera Pan tilt Unit Camera Cable To Iris Connector 1 Lens Mounting Remove the body cap from the camera by pulling on it Attach the lens into the lens mount and turn the lens clockwise to hold the lens securely Connect the camera cable to the IRIS connector on the back panel of the camera Refer also to the manual for the lens because the mounting proce...

Page 13: ...ol to tighten the screws firmly Preventing the camera from falling or coming off OWhen attaching a camera to the pan tilt head AW PH300A follow the directions in the Operating Instructions to fix the camera firmly in position In addition link the camera to the pan tilt head using the safety chain and the mounting screws to help ensure the camera does not fall OWhen attaching the camera on any moun...

Page 14: ...e lens to its TELE end first and adjust its focus with the focus ring 6 Set the lens to its widest angle next and adjust its focus with the focus screw 7 Adjust the focus ring and the focus screw alternate ly for the best focus within the zooming range Tighten the lock screw upon completion of focus ing 8 Turn the iris selection switch to Position A Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 3 3 4 5 7 2 5 5...

Page 15: ...riv er through the hole may be done as follows Shape and location of the hole may vary depending on the type of lens 1 Turn the iris selection switch to Position A AUTO 2 Rotate the iris gain control to the maximum gain but in a range where no hunting or oscillating of the iris ring develops Iris gain control G S Automatic iris power zoom lens ...

Page 16: ...onnect this to a DC 12 V class 2 power supply only 2 To prevent fire or shock the UL listed wire VW 1 style 1007 should be used as for the cable for DC 12 V Input Connector Cautions Connection to any device which has a composite input connector such as a video monitor or a VCR must be made through the VIDEO OUT Connector Power supply to the camera must be through the optional DC power supply Cable...

Page 17: ...hrough the optional RCU cable AW CA50A26 1 Turn RCU power off before connecting cables 2 Set the cable selection switch of the RCU to MULTI in case of using the WV RC700A 3 Connect the 50 pin connector of the RCU cable to the I F REMOTE Connector of the camera 4 Turn RCU power on and the power indicator lamp will light The camera can now be remote con trolled by the RCU Notes The maximum extension...

Page 18: ...connector must be connected to the RCB 3 Turn RCB power on and the camera can be con trolled remotely by the RCB Notes The monitor output signals of the RCB attenuate and deteriorate with cable length It is recommend ed that the signals from the monitor output be used for monitoring purposes only No gen lock signal is available from the RCB AC Adaptor AW PS505 Video signal IN RCB WV CB700A 1 Conne...

Page 19: ...daptor then press the ON OFF switch on the hybrid control panel in the ON position The camera and pan tilt unit can now be controlled from the hybrid control panel CONNECTION OF DEVICES WITH CAMERA PAN TILT CONTROL SYSTEM MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN T A L L Y D C 1 2 V I N A U X C O N T R O L PREVIEW IN OUT 6 1 OUT BREVIEW MONITOR OUT CONTROL ...

Page 20: ...he camera used for supplying the reference signals Adjust the SC phase and H phase at the Video Output Connector Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 1 2 3 1 2 3 OUTPUT B OUTPUT A INPUT THR SEP 75Ω HI Z B A VIDEO OUT CAMERA Camera for External Sync or Special Effect Generator G L IN VIDEO OUT OUTPUT INPUT Video Output To Special Effect ...

Page 21: ...y Please contact qualified service personnel for this software MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN ON POWER OFF POWER O I FUSE POWER FUSE FUSE AC Adaptor AW PS505 DC Power Cable AW CA4T1 Computer VIDEO OUT Connector AC ADAPTOR AW PS505 75 Ω Coaxial Cable Composite Video Input Connector VIDEO IN Video Monitor RS 232C PC Control Cable AW CA50T9 10m ...

Page 22: ...and the color temperature of a white object in a studio is around 3 000K The color temperature of a white object outdoors is around 6 500 K The former may look a little yellowish while the latter appears somewhat bluish when they are shot by a camera However the human eye does not recognize color dif ferences among these objects even under different ambient lighting conditions because of their ada...

Page 23: ...ce mode either AWC A or AWC B by menu 2 Aim the camera at a white object a white wall or a white handkerchief and zoom in to enlarge the image as much as possible ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA 3 In normal shooting mode Press the ITEM AWC switch for over 2 second ADJUSTMENT with the RCU RCB Hybrid control panel 4 When the AUTO set switch is turned to AWC the white balance will be automatically set While the...

Page 24: ...in only USER MODE AUTOMATIC TRACKING WHITE BALANCE SETTING ATW White balance will be automatically set to continuously match changes of light source and color temperature while the white balance setting is set to ATW Note White balance may not be accurately set if there is no white object in the scene being shot MANUAL WHITE BALANCE SETTING ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA Manual setting is possible in USER M...

Page 25: ...h for over 2 seconds and the black balance will be set automatically in 10 seconds Minimize the carrier wave using the red blue gain controls Waveform for white balance set chart MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN R B R B PED TOTAL PED A B ATW AWC AUTO HOLD ABC AUTO ATW PAINTING GAIN AUTO LED ABC YES ABC Switch AUTO set switch In user mode black bala...

Page 26: ... the pedestal level to 5 IRE 0 035 V with the YES ABC switch or the NO BAR switch ADJUSTMENT with RCU RCB Hybrid control panel Adjust the pedestal level to 5 IRE with the total pedestal adjustment Brightness Set Picture Level 0 Light PEAK AVG 0 Light Area Top cut Auto ND ELC OFF Auto Gain Up OFF Manu Gain Up 0dB Pedestal 0 Contrast Gamma MID Return MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OU...

Page 27: ... camera or the RCU RCB when external synchronizing signals are supplied to the system in cases where multiple cameras are used or peripheral devices are connected HORIZONTAL PHASE CONTROL Observe the waveform of the external synchronizing input signal black burst signal and video output signal on a two channel oscilloscope Then match the hori zontal phase of both signals by adjusting them with the...

Page 28: ...BAR switch Magenta Green Cyan Yellow White Red Blue Black Magenta Green Cyan Yellow White Red Blue Color bar of camera Color bar of special effects generator G L Color Bar Set H Phase 0 SC Coarse 1 SC Fine 0 Color Bar Set 7 5IRE Return Sprit line CAUTION When horizontal phase adjustment is required using RCU RCB or Hybrid Control Panel BAR CAM switch should be set to BAR Horizontal phase cannot be...

Page 29: ...ttings can be changed using a detail menu SETTING BY CAMERA 1 Turn the camera on while keeping the MENU switch depressed The use mode setting menu shown at right appears on the monitor screen and one of the use mode blinks 2 Press the MENU switch ITEM AWC switch or NO BAR switch to let the desired use mode blink MENU switch The blinking item moves up by one ITEM AWC switch NO BAR switch The blinki...

Page 30: ...cted depending on the posi tion of the scene file switch Halogen Mode Fluorescent Mode Outdoor Mode User s Mode Scene File Switch Position of RCU RCB 1 2 3 USER SET Scene File Switch Position of Hybrid control panel 1 2 3 4 MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR MENU VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN R B R B PED TOTAL PED A B ATW AWC AUTO HOLD ABC IRIS MAN AUTO 1000 S S ELC 500 100 OFF SHUTTER SCENE...

Page 31: ...itches but the setting items are limited because the menu is not shown Notes Composite signals are output from the video output regardless of the position ENC VF of the RCU RCB user set switch End is displayed only in setting from the cam era alone MAIN MENU SCREEN MENU ITEM SETTING Halogen Mode Set Brightness Set Color Set G L Color Bar Set Sharpness Set Other Set Initialize Data End Use Mode Bli...

Page 32: ...he MENU switch and ITEM AWC switch 5 Press the YES ABC switch or NO BAR switch to change the settings 6 Select Return using the MENU switch and ITEM AWC switch then press the YES ABC switch to return to the main menu 7 After changing the settings take the following steps Camera alone Select End using the MENU switch and ITEM AWC switch and press the YES ABC switch MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTI...

Page 33: ... cut Auto ND ELC OFF Auto Gain Up OFF Manu Gain Up 0dB Pedestal 0 Contrast Gamma MID Return G L Color Bar Set H Phase 0 SC Coarse 1 SC Fine 0 Color Bar Set 7 5IRE Return Other Set Shutter Speed OFF Syncro Scan V Resolution Normal Baud Rate 9600bps Nega Posi Posi Return Color Set Chroma Level 0 Flesh Tone 0 White Bal AWC A Highlight Chroma OFF Return Sharpness DTL Set DTL Select Sharpness Level HIG...

Page 34: ...n the cen ter area about one third of both the top and bot tom and one third of both the right and left por tions of the screen are excluded from measure ment Top cut About one third of the top part of the screen is excluded from measurement BTM cut About one third of the bottom portion of the screen is excluded from measurement r Auto ND ELC Setting Auto ND ELC ON OFF ON The electronic shutter is...

Page 35: ...t Eye dig ital gain up also operates to adjust the lumi nance automatically OFF No auto gain up takes place Gain can be increased manually Hybrid Control Panel AGC y Manual Gain Up Control Setting Manu Gain Up 0 dB 30 dB N Eye Manual setting is possible only when the Auto Gain Up control is in the OFF position 0 dB 0 dB should be selected in normal cases 1 dB 30 dB Use this range if sufficient vid...

Page 36: ...he camera it is no longer necessary to set the white balance again if you simply select AWC A or AWC B provided that the camera is used under the same conditions Fine color adjustment can be made after setting AWC by red blue gain adjustment in user mode or from the RCU RCB P SET 3 200K The white balance is adjusted to 3 200K illumination P SET 5 600K The white balance is adjusted to 5 600K illumi...

Page 37: ... DTL 5 Subcarrier Phase Fine Adjustment SC Fine 511 511 Fine adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made when a genlock signal is supplied 6 Color Bar Setup Setting Color Bar Set 0 0 IRE 7 5 IRE The setup level of color bar can be adjusted 7 Detail Select Setting DTL Select Sharpness Super DTL If contour correction is not sufficient at the Sharpness position when Detail Level setting 8 is set to LO...

Page 38: ...to ND may not function Set the lens iris switch to A Auto Flickering may increase at Auto ND under fluo rescent lights Auto ND is automatically selected if Auto ND ELC setting r is set to ON Notes 3 Electronic Shutter Synchro Scan Setting Synchro Scan 60 34 Hz 15 75 kHz This setting is possible only when Electronic Shutter setting 2 is at S Scan Horizontal bar noise can be reduced by synchro scan ...

Page 39: ... communication speed in controlling the camera from the computer 65 Negative Positive Selection Nega Posi Posi Nega Posi Normal image Nega Image is shown reversed in darkness and color When an option card is added only the composite output and Y C output will be reproduced in nega tive image Note ...

Page 40: ...x G B 0 Matrix B R 0 Matrix B G 0 Return Color Set Chroma Level 0 White Bal AWC A Highlight Chroma OFF Painting R Gain 0 B Gain 0 R Pedestal 0 B Pedestal 0 2D LPF OFF Return Detail Set2 Chroma Detail 0 DTL Flesh Tone MID Corner Detail OFF Precision Detail OFF Return Other Set Gamma 0 45 Knee Point 88 White Clip 110 Flare R 0 Flare G 0 Flare B 0 Black Stretch OFF Clean DNR OFF Baud Rate 9600bps Neg...

Page 41: ... Convergence level of AUTO IRIS AGC ELC can be adjusted 8 Detecting Ratio Adjustment Light PEAK AVG P50 A50 The ratio of AUTO IRIS AGC ELC detected peak to average can be adjusted within a range 9 Photometric Measurement Method Setting Light Area All Center Top cut BTM cut R L cut A photometric measurement method can be select ed for AUTO IRIS AGC ELC All All the screen area is measured Center The...

Page 42: ... func tion Set the lens iris switch to A Auto Flickering may increase at ELC under fluores cent lights Notes 3 Electronic Shutter Synchro Scan Setting Synchro Scan 60 34 Hz 15 75 kHz This setting is possible only when Electronic Shutter Mode Setting 1 is at S Scan Bar noise can be reduced by synchro scan adjust ment in shooting workstation scenes for example For luminance setting at each shutter s...

Page 43: ...p also adjusts the luminance automatically 0 dB 0 dB should be selected in normal cases 1 dB 30 dB Use this range if sufficient video out put cannot be obtained even when the lens iris is opened in shooting dark scenes N Eye Night Eye Sensitivity is increased by adding the digital gain up to 30 dB POWER OPERATE BAR CAM MODE G A I N A W C SCENE FILE A B C A T W A B AUTO AIW ELC LOW MID MANU ON SC H...

Page 44: ...n Painting Setting 0 or from the RCU RCB P SET 3 200K The white balance is adjusted to 3 200K illumination P SET 5 600K The white balance is adjusted to 5 600K illumination Note Neither P SET 3 200K nor P SET 5 600K can be set from the RCU RCB or the hybrid control panel 9 Highlight Chroma Setting Highlight Chroma OFF LOW HIGH At LOW or HIGH the color dynamic range widens to prevent highlighted wh...

Page 45: ...ase can be made when a genlock signal is supplied 5 Color Bar Setup Setting Color Bar Set 0 0 IRE 7 5 IRE The setup level of color bar can be adjusted 6 Detail Level Setting Detail OFF LOW HIGH Contour correction quantity can be selected Detail settings made using the Horizontal Vertical Detail Level HIGH LOW Setting 7 7 Horizontal Vertical Detail Level HIGH LOW Setting H Detail Level H 1 63 V Det...

Page 46: ...with the Detail Level Setting 6 at HIGH or LOW If the noise suppress compensation level is set too high a fine object will be reproduced less sharply 0 Level Dependent Compensation Level Setting Level Dependent 0 25 Screen noise due to the detail of dark parts of an object can be reduced If level dependent compensation level is set too high however hair for example will be reproduced less sharply ...

Page 47: ...evel is automatically adjusted according to the scene 9 White Clip Level Setting White Clip 95 110 The peak level of video signals to be white clipped can be set 0 Flare Correction Level Setting Flare R G B 0 100 Flare correction level can be adjusted Flare correction level has already been adjusted prior to shipment from the factory 1 Black Stretch Setting Black Stretch ON OFF Black stretch to co...

Page 48: ...ngs Initialize Data Halogen Mode Do you want to initialize Halogen Mode settings O K YES SW Cancel NO SW Halogen Mode Initialized Halogen Mode unchanged q w e are initialized the screen shown at w and the cam era returns to main menu 3 If the NO BAR switch is pressed or if the YES ABC switch is not pressed within about 10 seconds the screen shown at e and the camera returns to main menu and the ex...

Page 49: ...n Baud Rate Nega Posi 2 0 ATW OFF Sharpness HIGH OFF OFF MID Auto ND Normal 9600bps Posi Outdoor mode 1 0 AWC A OFF 0 1 0 7 5 IRE Sharpness HIGH OFF OFF MID OFF Normal 9600bps Posi 0 0 Top cut OFF OFF 0dB 0 MID Fluorescent mode 0 0 AWC A OFF 0 1 0 7 5 IRE Sharpness HIGH OFF OFF MID OFF Normal 9600bps Posi 0 0 Top cut OFF OFF 0dB 0 MID Halogen mode Chroma Level Flesh Tone White Bal High light Chrom...

Page 50: ... AWC A OFF 0 0 0 0 OFF H Phase SC Coarse SC Fine Color Bar Set G L Color Bar Set 0 1 0 7 5 IRE Detail H Detail Level H V Detail Level H H Detail Level L V Detail Level L Detail Band Noise Suppress Level Dependent Dark Detail Detail Set 1 Chroma Detail Flesh DTL Level Corner Detail Precision Detail Detail Set 2 0 MID OFF OFF Matrix R G Matrix R B Matrix G R Matrix G B Matrix B R Matrix B G Color Ma...

Page 51: ...nvertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 87A00001 SER NO MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN 146 5 3 4 10 25 64 77 3 1 32 10 25 64 1 3 64 84 3 5 16 APPEARANCE Unit mm inch ...

Page 52: ...rizontal resolution 850 TV lines high band DTL ON Registration 0 05 Contour correction Horizontal and vertical White balance Auto 2 memories 3 200 K 5 600 K FINE MANU ATW Black balance AUTO Color bar SMPTE color bar Setup 0 7 5 Shutter speed Synchro Scan 60 34 Hz 15 75 kHz Step shutter OFF 1 100 1 250 1 500 1 1 000 1 2 000 1 4 000 1 10 000s ELC Gain AGC LOW HIGH 0 30 dB NIGHT EYE Iris AUTO MANU Vi...

Page 53: ...Level Detecting Ratio Genlock Horizontal Phase Color Phase Gamma Compensation Level Knee Compensation Level White Clip Level Horizontal Detail Level Vertical Detail Level Detail Band Level Noise Suppress Compensation Level Level Dependent Compensation Level Chroma Detail Compensation Level Dark Detail Compensation Level Matrix Compensation Level Flare Correction Level Source voltage DC 12 V Power ...

Page 54: ...D sub 9p BNC approx 5 m Studio Cable WV CA26U15 WV CA26U30 WV CA26U100 Cable Joint Adaptor WV CA26T26 RCB Cable AW CA50T10 RCU Cable AW CA50A26 Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA50T15 PC Control Camera Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA50A15 PC Control Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA28T9 PC Control Cable AW CA50T9 DC Power Cable AW CA4T1 RGB Cable AW CA50T6 Studio Card RGB YPr YPb Outputs AW PB301 Studio Card AW PB305 RG...

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