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REMOTE CAMERA CONTROLLER AW-RP120 Operating Instructions <Operations and Settings> Remote Camera Controller Model No. AW-RP120G VQT4T93A (E) M0113HO0 -FJ ENGLISH How the O perati ng Ins truc.
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3 Contents How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . 4 How to turn on the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How to turn off the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera .
4 How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras How to turn on the power of the remote cameras The power of the remote cameras in the standby state can be be turned on from the unit.
5 How to turn off the power of the remote cameras The power of the remote cameras can be be turned off from the unit. There are the following methods of turning off the power .
6 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera The following settings and adjustments can be made for the selected remote camera directly from this unit.
7 Setting the gain In places which are too dark, increase the gain level, and in places which are too bright, reduce the gain level. When the gain is increased, the noise level also increases. 1. Press the GAIN button. The current gain setting appears.
8 Manually adjusting the white balance (R and B gain settings) 1. As with the automatic adjustment, fill the screen with a white subject. 2. Connect the video output of the currently selected remote camera to a waveform monitor . 3. Press the WHITE BAL A button to turn on its indicator .
9 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued) Selecting the color bars Press the BARS button to output color bar signals from the remote camera.
10 Setting the shooting mode (SCENE 1 to SCENE 4) Change the shooting mode (scene file) of the remote camera to match the shooting conditions. Use the SCENE 1 to SCENE 4 buttons to change the shooting mode. SCENE 1 button SCENE 2 button SCENE 3 button SCENE 4 button SHIFT button 1.
1 1 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued) Setting an ND filter The ND filter setting can be configured when the selected remote camera uses a lens with an ND filter function. 1. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
12 Operating the osd menu of a remote camera T o set the advanced settings of a remote camera, operate the menu superimposed on the image output of the remote camera (this menu is referred to as the OSD menu in this manual). The OSD menu of a connected remote camera can be operated from the unit.
13 Operating preset memory (PMEM) The preset memory of a remote camera can be operated from the unit. The following settings that you have adjusted in advance can be stored in preset memory .
14 Registering preset memory (STORE) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to be operated. 2. Output the images to be shot to the monitor . 3. Press the PMEM button to turn on its indicator .
15 Setting the operation items for when preset memory is recalled (PRESET SCOPE) Y ou can select whether to recall all or only some of the settings registered to preset memory . z This function is enabled when A W-HE50, A W-HE60, or A W-HE120 is selected.
16 Operating preset memory groups (PMEM GROUP) The unit allows you register up to four “preset memory groups” created by selecting one preset memory for each of multiple remote cameras. Pressing any of the PM GRP 1 to PM GRP 4 buttons simultaneously recalls all preset memory registered to the corresponding preset memory group.
17 Operating preset memory groups (PMEM GROUP) (continued) Registering the preset memory to recall when in ALL mode 1. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator . 2. Open PM GRP1 menu [31]. 1.PM GRP1 MODE ALL 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “12.
18 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) The unit incorporates tracing memory (TMEM) for recording a series of operations that were performed for a connected remote camera.
19 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) 7. Press ST ART button [1 1]. The indicator of ST ART button [1 1] turns on. (Operation wait state) TM05: Waiting Opr. 8. Operate one of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, FOCUS dial, IRIS dial, and white balance mode selection buttons.
20 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) Deleting tracing memory (DELETE) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to be operated. 2. Press the TMEM button to turn on its indicator . The tracing memory status appears.
21 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) 7. Operate one of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, FOCUS dial, IRIS dial, and white balance mode selection buttons to make a correction. Only the data for which the operation was performed is overwritten from the point in time that correction operation was performed.
22 Configuring the remote camera operation settings Adjusting the operation speed of the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus The dedicated dials can be used to individually adjust the operation speed of the remote camera for each of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, and FOCUS dial operations performed with the unit.
23 Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) Setting the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus operation directions Y ou can set the direction that a remote camera moves in response to the operation of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, and FOCUS dial.
24 Setting the focusing direction Set the focusing operation of the lens in response to the operation of the FOCUS dial. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open FOCUS DIRECTION menu [29]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which to configure the setting.
25 Setting the movement ranges (limiter function) of a remote camera Depending on the installation location, there may be an obstruction in a movement range of a remote camera, and the remote camera may come into contact with that obstruction when the pan or tilt operation is performed.
26 Returning a remote cameras to its home position Position the remote camera in the vertical and horizontal directions so that its shooting direction becomes forward (home position). z The position stored as the home position on the remote camera cannot be changed.
27 Configuring the unit operation settings Enabling or disabling operation with the ENABLE buttons The unit has five ENABLE buttons. Each of the ENABLE buttons can be used to independently enable or disable the corresponding operation shown below .
28 Configuring the unit operation settings (continued) Enabling or disabling operation of the ENABLE buttons by menu operation Operation of the ENABLE buttons can be enabled or disabled by menu operation.
29 Configuring the unit operation settings (continued) Switching the focus operation and iris operation The operations of the FOCUS dial and IRIS dial can be switched. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open RP SETUP menu [25]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “1.
30 Assigning functions to the USER buttons Functions can be assigned to the eight USER buttons (USER 1 to USER 8). This enables you to operate a desired function by simply pressing a USER button (USER 1 or USER 8). USER buttons (USER 1 to USER 8) 1. Press the MENU button.
31 Setting linking with a switcher Configure the settings for linking the unit with an optional switcher . T o use the function for linking with a switcher , you need to set the following in advance.
32 Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher Set the functions that can be used when there is a link between the unit and switcher . Each of the functions needs to be set in advance in SW FUNCTION menu [42] and SW INPUT menu [43].
33 FOCUS ASSIST function Control the AUX bus of the switcher and switch between the images of multi view and the images of the selected remote camera. Assigning this function to a USER button makes it.
34 T ALL Y IP function Enable T ALL Y IP to receive OA tally information from the switcher via the network. The lighting statuses of the camera status indicators on the unit and the tally lamps on the remote cameras are changed based on the received OA tally information.
35 CAM INF function Y ou can display the remote camera setting information acquired by the unit on the switcher AUX bus output images or multi view images. Enabling or disabling the CAM INF function 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open SW FUNCTION menu [42].
36 Memory card operations The unit allows you to use a memory card to perform the following operations. SA VE : Save the configuration data of the unit or a remote camera to a memory card. LOAD : Load the configuration data saved to a memory card to the unit or a remote camera.
37 Initializing a memory card (INIT) Before using a memory card with the unit, be sure to initialize the memory card with the unit. When the memory card is initialized, the memory card is formatted (in compliance with SD standards) and dedicated directories are created.
38 Loading data from a memory card (LOAD) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select a remote camera. 2. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
39 T ally settings The unit can receive the tally information of the switcher and other external devices from the T ALL Y/GPI connector (T ALL Y input) on the rear panel and two network lines.
40 Checking alarm information In the event of an error with the power supply of the unit or a remote camera included in the selected camera group, the ALARM indicator on the unit turns on and the output of the GPI OUT connector (GPI OUT 5) becomes On.
41 Returning the unit to the factory default state (INITIALIZE) Y ou can restore the settings stored on the unit to the factory defaults (INITIALIZE) When executing INITIALIZE, select one of “ALL” or “SETUP”. ALL : Restores all settings to the factory default state (executes INITIALIZE).
42 <Setting items stored on the unit (cont.)> √: T arget, ―: Not target Button number Menu name Setting item INITIALIZE ALL SETUP [49] SYSTEM 2. SYSTEM VER ― ― 3. PROGRAM VER ― ― 4. FPGA VER ― ― z For the factory default settings, refer to “T able of setting items (menus)” (pages 53 to 55).
43 Control interface for external devices T ALL Y/GPI (JST : JBY ‑25S‑1A3F(LF)(SN)) 13 1 25 14 Pin number Signal name Description of signal Operation 1 T ALL Y IN 1 T ALL Y IN1 to T ALL Y IN10.
44 Control interface for external devices (continued) Registering camera numbers to CAM OUT1 to CAM OUT10 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open GPI OUT menu [45].
45 Setup Software Setup Software is an application that allows you to configure the settings for connecting the unit with remote cameras and a switcher from a personal computer . When using Setup Software to configure the settings from a personal computer , observe the following.
46 Setup Software (continued) Registering the unit in Setup Software On the “IP Address” tab, register the IP addresses of units to be set from Setup Software. The units registered here can be selected from the list box on the “Setting” tab. Up to five units can be registered.
47 Setup Software (continued) Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and switcher On the “Setting” tab, configure the settings for the connections between the unit and the remote cameras and switcher .
48 Setup Software (continued) Displaying the “Setting” tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 Setting target selection list box Select the unit for which to configure the connection settings. Click to display the IP addresses of the units that can be set from this software.
49 Setup Software (continued) Executing auto IP setting Y ou can execute “auto IP setting” of the unit from Setup Software. Updating the IP addresses of the remote cameras and switcher automatically from the unit 1. Click [RENEW]. The IP addresses are displayed for the link target camera numbers and switcher .
50 Setting user authentication T o control remote cameras that have the user authentication function enabled, you need to set the user name and password on the AW -RP120. Configure this setting on the “User Auth.” tab of this application. 1. Enter the user name in the User Name box.
51 Operations of A W‑HE2 A W-HE2 HD integrated cameras can be operated from the unit. This section describes the operations which are different from the corresponding operations of other remote cameras. z The method for connecting A W-HE2 and the unit is the same as that for connecting A W-HE2 and A W-RP50.
52 T able of setting items (dedicated dials and buttons) Dial/button Setting item Remote camera Setting R/B GAIN dial R GAIN B GAIN A W-HE120 –150 to +150 A W-HE50 (*) , AW -HE60 –30 to +30 A W-HE.
53 T able of setting items (menus) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [21] SHUTTER 1. SHUTTER AW-HE120 – Off, Step, Synchro, ELC A W-HE50, AW -HE60.
54 T able of setting items (menus) (continued) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [30] PTZ ADJUST 1.
55 T able of setting items (menus) (continued) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [38] SW AP IP 1. CAM1 192.168.0.10 … … 100. CAM100 192.168.0.109 [39] MANUAL IP 1. CAM1 192.168.0.10 … … 100. CAM100 192.
56 Messages When starting up and switching camera groups Indication Description Don't touch PTZ Lever! Do not operate the P AN/TIL T lever and the ZOOM button because they are being initialized. Connecting to cameras The unit is connecting to the remote cameras.
57 Memory card Indication Description NO CARD! No card is inserted. INITIALIZING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Initializing. SA VING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Saving data to the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. LOADING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Reading data from the memory card.
58 Index Menu [21] SHUTTER 1. SHUTTER ................................................................................... 9 2. SPEED ........................................................................................ 9 [22] ND FIL TER ...
59 S SCENE 1 button .................................................................................. 10 SCENE 2 button .................................................................................. 10 SCENE 3 button .....................
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