Panasonic VARICAM LT, Operating Manual

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Chapter 3 Preparation — Connecting to the DC output terminal
Connecting to the DC output terminal
Connecting the <DC OUT/RS> terminal to the external recording start/stop switch
The <DC OUT/RS> terminal can supply 1.0 A current.
Recording start/stop can be controlled by connecting an external switch to this terminal.
An LED connected to this terminal can also be used as a tally lamp. This is useful for shooting video when fixing the camera on a crane.
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<DC OUT/RS> terminal
LED
Resistance
start/stop
(Connection example)
Cable connector
HR10A-7R-4SC (73)
Hirose Electric Co.
Recording
1 GND
2 TALLY OUT
Open collector output on the camera side
Tally lamp on Low impedance
Tally lamp off High impedance
3 Recording start/stop switch
This is connected in parallel to the <REC> button on the camera or the VTR button on the lens.
4 + 12 V
@ @ NOTE
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Make sure that polarity is correct before connecting an external device. Otherwise, it may result in a malfunction.
Connecting to the <DC OUT> terminal
The <DC OUT> terminal can supply 1.0 A current.
This terminal can be used for the following purpose.
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Standard DC power supply output
f
Power supply output and data communication to the electronic HD color view finder AU-VCVF10G
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Cable connector
HR10A-7R-4SC (73)
Hirose Electric Co.
1 GND
2
Data communication (from the electronic HD color view finder to the camera)
3 Data communication (from the camera to the electronic HD color view finder)
4 + 12 V
@ @ NOTE
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Make sure that polarity is correct before connecting an external device. Otherwise, it may result in a malfunction.