External Control
7About the external control
This monitor has two external control terminals.
•MAKE/TRIGGER terminal
(1)MAKE (make contact) system: Controls the monitor by
(2)TRIGGER (trigger) system: Controls the monitor by sending the pulse signal instantaneously to the corresponding pin terminal (☞ below).
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•Control priority is as follows.
MAKE > TRIGGER, RS-232C, buttons and menu on the monitor
•You can use the external control even when “CONTROL LOCK” is set to “ON” (☞ page 13).
•When the monitor is off (on standby), external control is not available.
7Using the MAKE/TRIGGER system
You can control the monitor by a personal computer or dedicated controller*1.
*1 The controller is not commercially available. Consult your dealer if you need it.
The MAKE/TRIGGER terminal is configured as follows. You can assign a function to each pin terminal in “REMOTE SETTING” (☞ “PIN1, PIN2, PIN3, PIN4, PIN5” on page 13).
| Pin No. | Pin name | Pin No. | Pin name |
This is a female | 1 | PIN1 | 5 | PIN5 |
terminal. | 2 | PIN2 | 6 | PIN6 (TALLY)*2 |
| 3 | PIN3 | 7 | PIN7 (ENABLE)*3 |
| 4 | PIN4 | 8 | PIN8 (GND) |
*2 The 6th pin terminal controls turning on or off the tally lamp (available to control even when the 7th pin terminal is invalid.)
*3 The 7th pin terminal makes the external control valid/invalid. Make sure to control the terminal by the MAKE system.
•You cannot change the functions assigned to the pin terminals from 6th to 8th.
•When “FORMAT INDICATOR” in “FUNCTION SETTING” is set to “ON,” the TALLY lamp cannot be controlled by the external control (☞ page 12)
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To assign the functions to the pin terminals
For the operation procedure, see page 7.
1Select “REMOTE SETTING” on the
2Set “TYPE SEL.” to “SET.”
3Select a pin name (“PIN1” – “PIN5”) for which you want to assign a function, then select the function you want to assign.
• For selectable functions, see the tables below.
Functions controlled by the MAKE/TRIGGER system
Display | Functions to be | Opening | Short- |
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COLOR | Color off | Color | Monochrome |
| ASPECT | Changes the aspect | 4:3 | 16:9 |
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SCR | Screens check |
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| TALLY | Selects the color of the | Green | Red |
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A.MARKER | The area marker | Off | On |
| SOURCE | ☞ “SOURCE ID” on | Off | On |
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S.MARKER | The safety marker | Off | On |
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| MUTING | Muting on/off | Off | On | ||||
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FOCUS | Helps to focus the | Off | On |
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| L.METER | Audio level meter |
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DYNAMIC | Adjusts the picture | Off | On |
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SDI | Changes the input | Invalid | Valid |
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| COLOR | Reduces the difference |
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VIDEO/ | Changes the input | Invalid | Valid |
| RANGE | of the luminance level | Off | On |
COMPO. | to “VIDEO/COMPO.” |
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*4 While controlling with the MAKE system, the screen is switched between normal screen (opening) and blue screen
Normal screen | Red screen |
Blue screen | Green screen |
*5 Selects which functions in “AREA MARKER” are activated,
*6 While controlling with the MAKE system, the level meter is switched between displayed
*7 Displays the information shown when the button of the current input is pressed (☞ “About the Status Display” on page 7). While controlling with the MAKE system, the information is displayed only at the moment of
•You cannot assign the same function to different pin terminals.
•The TRIGGER system switches each function by