Light Control Menu

←・→ : The input characters can be edited by using the arrow symbols.

1)Set the flashing cursor to either of the arrow symbols and Press SET button. The flashing cursor shifts in the arrow direction. Press the SET button repeatedly to where the flashing cursor overlaps the character to be changed.

2)Select the character to be inserted with the UP and DOWN buttons, then press SET to change the character.

RESET	: To delete all characters from the display, shift the
	flashing cursor to “RESET”, then press SET. After
	deleting, the flashing cursor returns to the start of
	the input character select table.
RET	: Position the flashing cursor to “RET” and press SET
	to exit the “CAMERA TITLE MENU” and return to
	the “MAIN MENU”.
END	: Shift the cursor to “END” and press the SET button to
	close the menu and return to the normal screen.

Title positioning setting POSITION

Use when the display position on the screen has been determined.

1)Shift the flashing cursor to Position and press SET to open the title position screen indicated in the figure. Screen top and bottom positions are determined respectively by “MODE” settings “TOP” and “BOTTOM”.

2)Press the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the characters horizontally. Afterwards, press SET to confirm the display position and return to the main menu.

UP button		DOWN button
			…… Character position (Top)
ＣＡＭＥＲＡ	ＮＯ．１		…… Character position (Top)

…… Character position (Bottom)

Title positioning screen (Top)

Light control mode setting

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 “LIGHT CONTROL”, then press the SET button to display the light control menu.

3)While the cursor is at “MODE”, press the SET button to shift the mode in the sequence “AVERAGE”, “BLC”, “PEAK/AVE”.

AVERAGE	: Responds to the average lighting over a
	broad area. (Factory setting)
BLC	: Exposure is controlled only by the
	luminosity level of specific area.
	(Scanning area is selectable from 9 area.)
PEAK/AVE	: The peak level and the average level are
	used together and exposure is controlled.
	(The ratio of a peak value and average
	value is changeable.)

◆ ＬＩＧＨＴ	ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬＭＥＮＵ ◆
>ＭＯＤＥ	：ＡＶＥＲＡＧＥ	…… Select light control mode
ＬＥＶＥＬ	：０００	…… Video level adjust (-128～000～+127)
ＲＥＴ		…… Return to the main menu
ＥＮＤ		…… End of menu display

LIGHT CONTROL MENU (MODE: AVERAGE)

Video level adjustment

The optimum video level is set at the factory (factory setting is “000”). If necessary, the level can be changed as foIIows.

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

2)Change the video level by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: -128～000～+127)

3)Return 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 migrates to “RET”.

Note

For video level adjustment on lenses that use the video signal type lens iris, please refer to the user's manual of the lens.

CCD Camera, KP-DE500, KP-E500 specifications

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Hitachi KP-DE500, CCD Camera, KP-E500 operation manual Light Control Menu

Models: CCD Camera KP-DE500 KP-E500

RESET

RET

END

Title positioning setting POSITION