AGC Menu, Setting AGC mode | Hitachi KP-DE500, KP-E500 specification

4)Shift the cursor to “PK/AV” and push the SET button, peak / average ratio value changes. As the peak value is enlarged It reacts to spot light. Factory setting is “15/85”.

SET button : 15/ 85→30/ 70→50/ 50→75/ 25→100/ 0

NOTE

As the peak value increases the hunting phenomenon of the lens reacting to the video level may cause flickering resulting in changes of brightness in the image.

AGC Menu

Setting AGC mode

1)Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the “MAIN MENU”.

2)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “AGC”, then press the SET button to display the “AGC MENU”.

◆ ＡＧＣ	ＭＥＮＵ ◆
>ＭＯＤＥ	：ＯＮ	…… Select AGC mode
ＡＧＣＬＩＭＩＴ	：２５5	…… Limit gain (155～255)
ＲＥＴ		…… Return to the main menu
ＥＮＤ		…… End of menu display

AGC MENU (MODE: ON)

3)While the cursor is at “MODE”, press the SET button to shift the mode in the sequence “ON”, “OFF”.

ON : The video output level is controlled automatically to a proper value within the range of “AGC LIMIT” according to brightness. (Factory setting)

OFF : “FIX. GAIN” mode that does not change, according to light level.

Setting AGC LIMIT (AGC ON)

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “AGC LIMIT”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes.

2)Change the “AGC LIMIT” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: 155～255)

3)Return to the factory setting(255) by simultaneously pressing the UP and DOWN buttons for two seconds.

4)Press the SET button to confirm the setting and the cursor shifts to “RET”.

Setting FIX. GAIN (AGC OFF)

◆ ＡＧＣ		ＭＥＮＵ ◆
ＭＯＤＥ		：ＯＦＦ	…… Select AGC mode
>ＦＩＸ．	ＧＡＩＮ	：０００	…… Fix. Gain (000～255)

2)Change the “FIX. GAIN” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: 000～255)

3)Return to the factory setting(000) by simultaneously pressing the UP and DOWN buttons for two seconds.

4)Press the SET button to confirm the setting and the cursor shifts to “RET”.

NOTE

1)Please note that the limitation is provided as a function to show in next page when the amplification level is set to 251 or more.

2)The noise in the image may be conspicuous when high levels of amplification are used.

ＲＥＴ

ＥＮＤ

……Return to the main menu

……End of menu display

AGC MENU (MODE: OFF)

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “FIX. GAIN”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes.

KP-DE500, KP-E500 specifications

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