Parts and their functions
Front panel
Power switch [POWER OFF/ON]
ON: At this setting, the power is supplied to the unit (and the power indicator LED lights).
OFF: At this setting, the power is off.
Power indicator LED [POWER]
When the power switch is set to [ON], this LED lights up green to indicate that the unit can be operated.
Tally indicator LED [TALLY]
Connect the unit’s tally/intercom input/output connector with the TALLY & INCOM connector on the live switcher
Gain increase selector switch [GAIN +18/+9/0(dB)]
This switch is operational only when the AGC selector switch is at the [OFF] setting.
When the AGC selector switch is at the [LOW] or [HIGH] setting, the gain will remain unchanged even when the setting of the gain increase selector switch is switched.
The switch is normally used as the [0 dB] position. When shooting in dark locations and a sufficient video output cannot be obtained even by setting the lens iris to wide open, set it to [+9 dB] or [+18 dB].
AGC selector switch [AGC HIGH/LOW/OFF]
HIGH: At this setting, the maximum AGC gain is set to +30 dB. (This value may differ according to the camera used.)
LOW: At this setting, the maximum AGC gain is set to +18 dB. (This value may differ according to the camera used.)
OFF: AGC does not function. Select the gain using the gain increase selector switch .
Fine adjustment of AGC
If, when this switch is at the [HIGH] or [LOW] setting, the scene file switch is set to [USER], [Auto iris adjust] is set to [ON] on the camera menu and the lens iris selector switch is set to [AUTO], the AGC level can be finely adjusted using the lens iris control .
(For details on the camera menus, refer to the camera’s operating instructions.)
Color bar/camera selector switch [BAR/CAM]
Set this switch to [BAR] to output color bar signals. Normally, it is used as the [CAM] setting.
Detail compensation selector switch [DTL HIGH/LOW/OFF]
This switch is used to set the amount of detail compensation to HIGH, LOW or OFF. Select the preferred setting.
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