Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance
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a fault.
If automatic black balance adjustment
cannot be made
If the black balance adjustment cannot be
completed normally, an error message will appear
for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen.
Possible messages are listed below.
If any of the above error messages is displayed,
retry the black balance adjustment.
Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL switch to
BLK. If the error message occurs again, an
internal check is necessary.
For information about this internal check, refer to
the Maintenance Manual.
Note
If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the LENS
connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris.
If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.
Black balance memory
Values stored in memory are held until the black
balance is next adjusted.
1
Set the switches and selectors as shown
in the figure below.
a) White balance setting values are stored in
memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B>
item is set to MEM on the WHITE SETTING
page of the OPERATION menu.
If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE
BAL switch is changed, a message reporting
the new setting position appears for about 3
seconds in the setting change and adjustment
progress message display area of the
viewfinder screen.
2
Set the FILTER selector to suit the
lighting conditions as follows.
The possible settings of the FILTER selector
and their corresponding filters to be selected
are listed below.
FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and
CC filter selection
Error message
Meaning
ABB : NG
IRIS NOT CLOSE
The lens iris did not close;
adjustment was
impossible.
ABB : NG
TIME LIMIT
Adjustment could not be
completed within the
standard number of
attempts.
ABB : NG
OVERFLOW
The difference between the
reference value and the
current value is so great
that it exceeds the range.
Adjustment was
impossible.
Adjusting the white balance
FILTER selector (outer knob)
setting
CC filter
selection
A
Cross filter
B
3200K
C
4300K
D
6300K
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FILTER selector
2
GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.
3
OUTPUT/DCC switch: CAM
4
WHITE BAL switch: A or B
a)