Photron FASTCAM ultima APX-i2, Hardware Manual

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FASTCAM-ultima APX-i2 Hardware Manual
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Note: When you wish to make the 512 camera synchronized to the APX-i2, the APX-i2
is the master camera and the 512 slave, follow the above procedure swapping the
places of the two cameras.
Synchronizing the APX-i2 to FASTCAM-Ultima 1024R2
To make the APX-i2 camera synchronized to an Ultima 1024R2, the 1024R2 is the
master camera and the APX-i2 slave.
Setting up the 1024R2 (Master Camera Feeding Sync Signal to the Slave)
1. Press the MENU button on the keypad to display the menu list.
2. Move the cursor by the joystick to [EXT OUT] menu and press the ENTER key to
enter the selection.
3. Move the joystick up or down to select an output signal from the EXT OUT
connector. Select [
VSYNC POS]
in this example, and press the ENTER key.
4. Now the system has been set in a way that a sync signal (positive going) is output
from EXT OUT connector.
Setting up the APX-i2 (Slave Camera Receiving Sync Signal from the
Master)
Next, set up input sync signal on the slave camera.
1. Connect between the EXT OUT of the master camera and the EXT-SYNC IN of the
slave camera with a BNC cable to feed the sync signal from the master camera to
the slave.
2. Make sure that the green LED (POWER LED) on the rear panel of the slave
camera blinks.
3. To set up the type of sync signal that the slave receives, press the MENU button
on the keypad to display the menu list.
4. Move the cursor by the joystick to select the [EXT-SYNC IN] menu.
5. Move the cursor by the joystick to select the type of output signal. Because the
master camera has been set to positive (VSYNC POS),
ON POS CAM
should be
selected here.
6. Once the selection is done, press the joystick down to set it.
Note: It is not possible to make the 1024R2 synchronized to the APX-i2 because the
1024R2 does not have the function to follow sync signal from an external source.