Panasonic AKHCU200 User manual

Operating Instructions

Camera Control Unit

 ModelNo.AK-HCU200P

 ModelNo.AK-HCU200PS

 ModelNo.AK-HCU200E

 ModelNo.AK-HCU200ES

VQT4T42A(E)M1012TY0-FJ

ENGLISH

 HowtheOperatingInstructionsareconfigured

<Basics>:

  The<Basics>describestheprocedureforconnectionwiththerequiredequipmentandforinstallation.

Beforeinstallingthisunit,besuretotakethetimetoreadthrough<Basics>toensurethattheunitwill

beinstalledcorrectly.

<Operations and Settings> (thismanual):

  This<OperationsandSettings>describeshowtooperatetheunitandhowtoestablishitssettings.

Contents

Picture monitor (PM) displays                                3

Switching the display 3

Transition of displays 3

Description of information displayed                           4

Menu operations 9

Displaying and hiding the menus                             9

Basic menu operations 9

Setting menu items 11

TOP MENU 11

OPERATION menu 11

MAINTENANCE Menu 21

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Description of menus 27

Items when the OPERATION menu is selected                 27

Items when the MAINTENANCE menu is selected               31

Table of adjustment setting ranges                           35

Connector pin assignment table                             38

Index 40

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are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective

companies

Copyrights

It is prohibited to transfer, copy, disassemble, decompile, and reverse

engineer the software included with the unit, as well as export it in

violation of the export laws

Illustrations and screen images in this manual

 Illustrations of the unit and screens may appear different from the

actual unit and screens

 The screenshots are used in accordance with the guidelines of

Microsoft Corporation

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this manual

 Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional SP1 32/64-bit is referred to as

“Windows 7”

 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP3 and

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP3 are referred to as

“Windows XP”

 Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 is referred to as “Internet Explorer”

 SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards are both referred to as

“memory cards”

They are referred to individually in descriptions in which each of them

is discussed separately

 Personal computers are referred to as “computers”

 Studio handy camera is referred to as “camera”

 Remote operation panel is referred to as “ROP”

Furthermore, the product numbers of equipment are referred to as

follows

Equipment part number Notation in this manual

AK-HC3800G AK-HC3800

AK-HC3800GS

AK-HRP200G AK-HRP200

AK-HCU200P

AK-HCU200

AK-HCU200PS

AK-HCU200E

AK-HCU200ES

Picture monitor (PM) displays

Switching the display

Display the camera statuses, warnings, and other information on the

picture monitor using the operation panel of the ROP

Press the CHARA button of the ROP to display the desired information

The camera statuses, warnings, and other information are cleared when

the CHARA button of the ROP is held down

CHARA button

ROP: AK-HRP200

Transition of displays

When trouble is detected, warning information is automatically displayed on the picture monitor

Even if status information or operation information is already displayed on the picture monitor when trouble is detected, priority is given to the display of

the warning information

The descending sequence of priority for the displays on the picture monitor is as follows: WARNING displays → AUTO displays → STATUS displays →

REMOTE OPERATION menu displays → CCU menu displays → OPERATION displays → no display

When the warning information with the highest priority disappears, the warning information with the next highest priority appears

Sequence of

priority

What is displayed on the

screen

ROP connected

Yes No

Higher

Lower

WARNING displays Warnings are automatically displayed when

trouble is detected

 Self-recovery

The warning displays are cleared

 Press the CHARA button of the ROP

The display switches to the status screen (IRIS

or status display)

 Hold down the CHARA button of the ROP

The warning displays are cleared

Warnings are automatically displayed when

trouble is detected

 Self-recovery

The warning displays are cleared

 Press the SELECT dial on the unit

When the transition source screen is displayed:

The display switches to the transition source

screen

When the transition source screen is not

displayed:

The warning displays are cleared

AUTO displays Automatically displayed Automatically displayed

STATUS displays Perform display operations using the CHARA

button of the ROP

 Press the CHARA button of the ROP

No display → (WARNING) → IRIS → status

displays → Status1 → Status2 → Status3 →

Status4 → Status1 

 Hold down the CHARA button of the ROP

The status displays end

REMOTE OPERATION menu

displays

 When a menu of the CCU

(this unit) is displayed while

the REMOTE OPERATION

menu is displayed, the

REMOTE OPERATION menu

disappears

Display by pressing the CHARA button of the

ROP

 Operations using the SELECT dial of the ROP

CCU menu displays

 When the REMOTE

OPERATION menu is

displayed while a menu of the

CCU (this unit) is displayed,

the menu of the CCU (this

unit) disappears

Display by pressing the MENU button on the unit

 Operations using the SELECT dial on the unit

Display by pressing the MENU button on the unit

 Operations using the SELECT dial on the unit

OPERATION displays Automatically displayed Automatically displayed

No display —— ——

Description of information displayed

WARNING

The warning information is displayed when trouble is detected in the

unit, camera, or optical fiber multi cable

The warning information items are displayed top aligned

A displayed warning information item is cleared when the status

becomes normal

- WARNING -

CAM RCV LVL NG

CCU RCV LVL NG

Warning information items

Display item Description

CAM RCV LVL NG The level of the optical signal received by the

camera is low

CCU RCV LVL NG The level of the optical signal received by the

unit is low

CABLE OPEN The optical fiber multi cable is not connected

CABLE SHORT The optical fiber multi cable is shorted

CAM FAN NG Trouble with the cooling fan of the camera

CCU HIGH TEMP The temperature of the unit is abnormally high

CAM WARM-UP The camera is warming up

ROP SAVING DATA The data managed by the camera and this unit

is being saved to the memory card in the ROP

To clear the warning information displays, press the button below

ROP (AK-HRP200): CHARA button

IRIS display

When the information is not displayed on the picture monitor, display it

by pressing the CHARA button of the ROP

The camera number is displayed at the top left of the screen, the IRIS

level is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the IRIS f-value is

displayed at the bottom right of the screen

Set each item to be displayed on the “PM VIEW SETTING” screen that

can be accessed by selecting “MAINTENANCE” on the menu

However, this screen will not appear if the menu’s “IRIS LEVEL” setting

is “OFF”

F4.8

C-- --+-----0

Camera number

IRIS f-value

IRIS level*

*: The IRIS level is displayed based on the IRIS f-value

Status displays

From the IRIS display screen, press the CHARA button of the ROP to

display the statuses

The camera number, scene file number, shutter value, and extender

information are displayed at the top of the screen The ND filter value,

gain value, and IRIS f-value are displayed at the bottom of the screen

Set each item to be displayed on the “PM VIEW SETTING” screen that

can be accessed by selecting “MAINTENANCE” on the menu

However, when the “IRIS LEVEL” setting is “OFF”, the screen will be

displayed first if the CHARA button of the ROP is pressed when the

information is not displayed on the picture monitor

C1 CAM59.94i SCENE1 1500

EX DZ×2

EX ×2

1 12dB CLOSE

Camera number Scene file number

Shutter value

ND filter value Gain value

Extender information

IRIS f-value

Camera format*

*: The camera format value indicates the format of the signal output

from the camera

Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

 Status displays (page 1 of 4)

From the status display screen, press the CHARA button of the ROP to

display the first page of the status displays

1/4 -STATUS1-

CAM NO. 1

MASTER GAIN 0dB

5600K OFF

GAMMA OFF

KNEE OFF

WHITE CLIP OFF

BLACK GAMMA OFF

HD DETAIL OFF

HD SKIN DETAIL OFF

MATRIX OFF

Item Display

range

Remarks

CAM No 1

│

The camera number is displayed here

MASTER GAIN Setting

values on

camera

The master gain value is displayed

here

 For the setting values, refer to the

Operating Instructions for the camera

5600K OFF

The status of the 5600K switch is

displayed here

OFF: 3200K, ON: 5600K

GAMMA OFF

The status of the gamma correction is

displayed here

KNEE OFF

The status of the knee function is

displayed here

 This function attenuates those parts

that have exceeded the prescribed

level (knee point) of the video signals

to minimize saturation

WHITE CLIP OFF

The status of the white clip function is

displayed here

BLACK GAMMA OFF

The status of the black gamma function

is displayed here

 This function changes the

amplification rate of the video signals

in the low-brightness areas

HD DETAIL OFF

The status of the detail function for the

HD signals is displayed here

 This function (detail enhancer)

enhances (makes sharper or softer)

the detail image quality of the video

output signals

HD SKIN DETAIL OFF

The status of the skin tone detail

function for the HD signals is displayed

here

 This function minimizes or

emphasizes the detail components

applied to the skin tone

MATRIX OFF

The status of the matrix function is

displayed here

 This function compensates the

saturation and hue

 Status displays (page 2 of 4)

From the status displays (page 1 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button

of the ROP to display the second page

2/4 -STATUS2-

SHUTTER OFF

ND FILTER 1

LENS EXTENDER 1.0

AUTO IRIS OFF

SCENE FILE SCENE1

SD DETAIL OFF

ASU REF USER1

ASU MODE OUT FULL

Item Display

range

Remarks

SHUTTER Setting

values on

camera

The speed of the electronic shutter is

displayed here

 For the setting values, refer to the

Operating Instructions for the camera

ND FILTER 1

│

The names of the ND filters are

displayed here

The names (each consisting of 4

characters) correspond to filter 1, 2, 3

and 4

 Displayed as the filter names are the

names that were set using the unit’s

menu

LENS

EXTENDER

10

20

The magnification of the lens extender

is displayed here

AUTO IRIS OFF

The status of the auto IRIS function is

displayed here

SCENE FILE SCENE1

│

SCENE4

OFF

The selected scene file is displayed

here

SD DETAIL OFF

The status of the detail function for the

SD signals is displayed here

ASU REF USER1

USER2

USER3

FACTORY

The reference file used during auto

setup is displayed here

ASU MODE OUT FULL

OUT EASY

The auto setup mode is displayed here

Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

 Status displays (page 3 of 4)

From the status displays (page 2 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button

of the ROP to display the third page

3/4 -STATUS3-

DOWNCONVERT MODE SC

UPCONVERT MODE SC

RETURN1 HD SDI1

RETURN2 HD SDI2

RETURN3 HD SDI1

RETURN4 HD SDI2

SDI RETURN1 HD

SDI RETURN2 HD

SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD

SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD

NORMAL/PM NORMAL

COMPOSITE

NORMAL/PM PM

Item Display

range

Remarks

DOWNCONVERT

MODE

The setting information of the down-

conversion system is displayed here

UPCONVERT

MODE

The setting information of the

up-conversion system is displayed here

RETURN1 HD SDI1

HD SDI2

SD SDI1

SD SDI2

VBS

The statuses of the input format

allocations for SDI return signals 1 to 4

are displayed here

RETURN2

RETURN3

RETURN4

SDI RETURN1 HD

The format of the return signal to be

input to [HD/SD SDI 1] of the RETURN

IN connectors is displayed here

SDI RETURN2 HD

The format of the return signal to be

input to [HD/SD SDI 2] of the RETURN

IN connectors is displayed here

SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD

The format of the signals to be output

from [1] and [2] of the HD/SD SDI OUT

connectors is displayed here

SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD

The format of the signals to be output

from [3/PM] and [4/PM] of the HD/SD

SDI OUT connectors is displayed here

SDI OUTPUT3&4

NORMAL/PM

NORMAL

The setting information for output from

[3/PM] and [4/PM] of the HD/SD SDI

OUT connectors is displayed here

COMPOSITE

NORMAL/PM

NORMAL

The signal to be output from [OUT/PM]

of the VBS connectors is displayed

here

 Status displays (page 4 of 4)

From the status displays (page 3 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button

of the ROP to display the fourth page

4/4 -STATUS4-

HOURS CCU H

CABLE OPEN

CABLE SHORT

CAM RECEIVE LEVEL

CCU RECEIVE LEVEL

VERSION 1.00-00-0.00

Item Display

range

Remarks

HOURS CCU —— The unit’s cumulative operation time is

displayed here

CABLE OPEN —— This item flashes when the optical fiber

multi cable is not connected

CABLE SHORT —— This item flashes when the optical fiber

multi cable is short-circuited

CAM RECEIVE

LEVEL │

The level of the optical signals received

by the camera is displayed in 5

gradations

CCU RECEIVE

LEVEL │

The level of the optical signals received

by the unit is displayed in 5 gradations

VERSION —— The unit’s software version is displayed

here

Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

 Operation displays (manual)

The operation displays appear at the bottom of the screen for 4 seconds

when any of the following operations have been performed with the

operation panel of the ROP

“MASTER GAIN” is changed

“SHUTTER” is changed

“LENS EXT” is changed

“FILTER” is changed

“SCENE FILE” is changed

“REF LOAD” is changed

The display time can be changed from “MAINTENANCE” menu → “PM

OPERATION STATUS” → “STATUS DISP TIME”

FILTER FIL1

Item Display

range

Remarks

MASTER GAIN Setting

values on

camera

The master gain value is displayed

here

(in 3 dB increments)

 For the setting values, refer to the

Operating Instructions for the camera

SHUTTER Setting

values on

camera

The speed of the electronic shutter is

displayed here

 For the setting values, refer to the

Operating Instructions for the camera

LENS EXT 10

20

The magnification of the lens extender

is displayed here

 When the magnification of the

lens extender is set to 2×, “20” is

displayed

Otherwise, “10” is displayed

FILTER 4 characters The name of the ND filter is displayed

here

SCENE FILE SCENE1

│

SCENE4

OFF

This indicates the scene file name

REF LOAD FACTORY

USER1

USER2

USER3

This indicates the reference file that was

loaded using the SCENE command

 Operation displays (AUTO)

If the AWB function, ABB function, or AUTO SETUP function has

been activated when a menu is not displayed on the picture monitor,

information on the operation performed appears at the bottom of the

screen

When the AUTO SETUP operations are displayed, they will remain

displayed until the operations are completed

The display is cleared 4 seconds after the operations are completed

If the operations cannot be completed, they will remain displayed until

the NG (error) items of the AUTO function are released

The display time can be changed from “MAINTENANCE” menu → “PM

OPERATION STATUS” → “STATUS DISP TIME”

AUTO SETUP: ACTIVE

GAMMA OPERATION

Item

Display description:

Appears on two lines at the bottom of the screen

Top line: status

Bottom line: Detailed information

ABB START ABB: ACTIVE

(None)

AWB START AWB: ACTIVE

(None)

AUTO OK

(Common to

ABB, AWB, and

AUTO SETUP)

ABB: OK AWB: OK AUTO SETUP: OK

(None)

AUTO NG1*1

(Only for ABB

and AWB)

ABB: NG AWB: NG

Detailed information of the NG (error) message is

displayed here*1

AUTO SETUP

START*2

AUTO SETUP: ACTIVE

Detailed information is displayed here*2

AUTO NG2*3

(Only for AUTO

SETUP)

AUTO SETUP: NG

Detailed information of the NG (error) message is

displayed here*3

AUTO BREAK

(Common to

ABB, AWB and

AUTO SETUP)

ABB: BREAK AWB: BREAK AUTO SETUP: BREAK

(None)

AUTO READY

(Only for AUTO

SETUP)

AUTO SETUP: READY

(None)

Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

*1: [AUTO NG1 detailed information]

The AUTO NG1 detailed information is displayed flashing on the screen

Rch OUT RANGE

Gch OUT RANGE

Bch OUT RANGE

AWB LOW LIGHT

AWB HIGH LIGHT

*2: [AUTO SETUP operation information]

The AUTO SETUP operation information is displayed on the screen

BSHD OPERATION

FLARE OPERATION

ABB OPERATION

AWB OPERATION

*3: [AUTO NG2 detailed information]

The AUTO NG2 detailed information is displayed flashing on the screen

ABB Gch OUT RANGE

ABB Bch OUT RANGE

ABB Rch OUT RANGE

BSHD Gch OUT RANGE

BSHD Bch OUT RANGE

BSHD Rch OUT RANGE

FLARE Gch OUT RANGE

FLARE Bch OUT RANGE

FLARE Rch OUT RANGE

AWB Gch OUT RANGE

AWB Bch OUT RANGE

AWB Rch OUT RANGE

NOT RUNNING

ILLEGAL MODE(CINEGAMMA)

NOT RUNNING

ILLEGAL MODE(DEXT)

NOT RUNNING

ILLEGAL MODE(SCANREVERSE)

NOT RUNNING

ILLEGAL MODE(BAR)

NOT RUNNING

ILLEGAL MODE(TESTSAW)

 Contrast automatic adjustment display

This appears when contrast automatic adjustment (DRS SWITCH) is set

to ON by ROP operation

 For details on contrast automatic adjustment, refer to the Operating

Instructions for the ROP

Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

Menu operations

While viewing the menu screen of the picture monitor, operate the

MENU button and SELECT dial on the front panel

MENU button

SELECT dial

Displaying and hiding the menus

1 Hold down the MENU button

The menu screen appears and the MENU button lights

“TOP MENU” appears first

If the MENU button is held down when the menu is displayed, the

menu closes and the MENU button turns off

Hold down the MENU button Hold down the MENU button

TOP MENU

OPERATION

MAINTENANCE

Basic menu operations

Selecting a menu

1 Press the SELECT dial

Move the cursor to the desired item (OPERATION or

MAINTENANCE) on the “TOP MENU” screen, and then press

the SELECT dial to display the menu screen one level below the

selected item

When the SELECT dial is turned clockwise, the cursor moves

down; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, the cursor

moves up

TOP MENU

OPERATION

MAINTENANCE

2 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu

item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial

OPERATION

SETTING1

SETTING2

HD/SD PHASE

BAR ID

INCOM/MIC

The setting screen one level below the selected menu item appears

SETTING1

CCU MODE 1080/59.94i

SDI RETURN1 HD

SDI RETURN2 HD

SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD

SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD

NORMAL/PM PM

COMPOSITE

NORMAL/PM PM

Moving the cursor to the menu title and then pressing the

SELECT dial redisplays “TOP MENU”

TOP MENU

OPERATION

MAINTENANCE

Changing the setting value of a setting item

A number of items and the set values are displayed on the setting

screen at the lowest level

1 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu

item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial

The setting value of the selected menu item starts flashing and you

can change it

SETTING1

CCU MODE 1080/59.94i

SDI RETURN1 HD

SDI RETURN2 HD

SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD

SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD

NORMAL/PM PM

COMPOSITE

NORMAL/PM PM

2 Turn the SELECT dial to change the value, and then

press the SELECT dial

Turning the SELECT dial changes the setting value and pressing the

SELECT dial confirms the setting value

SETTING1

CCU MODE 1080/59.94i

SDI RETURN1 SD

SDI RETURN2 HD

SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD

SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD

NORMAL/PM PM

COMPOSITE

NORMAL/PM PM

Once the setting value has been confirmed, the flashing stops, and the

cursor can be moved from one menu to another

In some cases, the setting is reflected when the setting value is changed

in the flashing state; in other cases, it is reflected when the SELECT dial

is pressed to confirm the setting value

Menu items with multiple setting items on one line and text

input menu items

1 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu

item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial

The cursor becomes “” and you can use the SELECT dial to move

the cursor to a setting item in the selected menu item

BAR ID

BAR ID SWITCH OFF

BRIGHTNESS 100%

ID1 POSITION V:00 H:00

ID1 ##

ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00

2 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the item you

want to set, and then press the SELECT dial

The setting value of the selected item starts flashing and you can

change it

BAR ID

BAR ID SWITCH OFF

BRIGHTNESS 100%

ID1 POSITION V:00 H:00

ID1 ##

ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00

3 Turn the SELECT dial to change the value, and then

press the SELECT dial

Turning the SELECT dial changes the setting value (or characters),

and pressing the SELECT dial confirms the setting value (or

characters)

BAR ID

BAR ID SWITCH OFF

BRIGHTNESS 100%

ID1 POSITION V:02 H:00

ID1 ##

ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00

When the setting value is confirmed and the flashing stops, you can

move the cursor

If you press the SELECT dial while the cursor is on the left of a menu

item, the cursor becomes “” and you can select the menu item

BAR ID

BAR ID SWITCH OFF

BRIGHTNESS 100%

ID1 POSITION V:02 H:03

ID1 ##

ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00

Menu operations (Continued)

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