Introduction

Controls, Connectors and Indicators (continued)

@[GAIN - VARIABLE] control with ON/OFF button *2,*3

When the button is pressed, the VARIABLE GAIN mode is

switched ON and OFF alternately.

The GAIN light #is turned on when the VARIABLE GAIN mode is ON.

When the GAIN mode is set to VARIABLE, the GAIN value can be varied from 0.1 dB (or 1.0 dB) to 18 dB in 0.1 dB (or 1.0 dB) steps. The variation per step and the maximum gain value can be changed under the following items.

REF. : Items “5B: V. GAIN STEP” and “5C: V. GAIN

MAX” on page 25.

NOTE

When the camera performs the auto white operation or other AUTO SET operations, the light in this button normally lights up and turns off when the camera com- pletes the operation. If the adjustment has not been done correctly, the LCD display shows an error message.

The light in this button also lights up when the FAW (Full-time Auto White-balance) adjustment function of the camera is functioning.

#[GAIN] light *3

This light is turned on when the gain control is in the VARIABLE GAIN mode.

$[GAIN - STEP LOW/MID/HIGH] switch *2

The gain value can be selected according to the position of this switch.

HIGH : REF. Gain value set by item “5F: GAIN HIGH” on page 25.

MID : REF. Gain value set by item “5E: GAIN MID” on page 25.

LOW : REF. Gain value set by item “5D: GAIN LOW” on page 25.

The selected gain value is shown in the LCD display 8 every time that the position of this switch is changed.

REF. “Gain Adjustment” on page 17.

%[WHITE - R/B] gain controls *2

R : Use this knob to fine-adjust the R gain during the white paint operation or adjust the R gain during manual white balance adjustment.

B : Use this knob to fine-adjust the B gain during the white paint operation or adjust the B gain during manual white balance adjustment.

REF. : “White Balance Adjustment” on page 18.

^[WHITE - PAINT] button and indicator light *2

When this button is pressed so that the light in it lights up,

the R and B gain values can be adjusted using the R and B controls %. If the W.BAL switch 8is set to “A” or “B”, the white paint adjustment (fine adjustment of the R and B

gain) can be performed using the R and B controls %.

If the W.BAL switch 8is set to PRESET, the light in this button lights up and the R and B controls can vary the R and B gain values by a larger amount than usual %.

&[WHITE - AUTO] button and indicator light *2

Press this button to start an auto white-balance adjustment of the camera (within a second).This button is activated only when the W.BAL switch is set to “A” or “B”.

When the camera in use has the AUTO SETUP function, pressing and holding this button for more than a second ini- tiates the AUTO SETUP mode and then starts the auto black- balance and auto white-balance adjustment operations. If the camera does not have an AUTO SETUP function, press- ing and holding this button for more than a second starts only the auto white-balance adjustment operation.

REF. : “White Balance Adjustment” on page 18.

*[WHITE - W.BAL B/A/PRESET] switch *2

This switch switches the white balance control setting be- tween the value stored in Memory B (AUTO 2), that stored in Memory A (AUTO 1) and the PRESET value (3200K).

When the white-balance adjustment is PRESET and the PAINT ^button is pressed so that the light in it lights up, the white-balance adjustment is set to the Manual mode,

in which the white-balance can be adjusted with the R/B gain controls %.

REF. : “White Balance Adjustment” on page 18.

([MASTER BLACK] control *2

Use this knob to adjust the pedestal level, which is the black reference (master black) value.

)[IRIS - AUTO/MANU] button and indicator light *2

When this button is pressed so that the light in it lights the lens iris is set to the manual iris control mode. The lens iris

level may be adjusted in this mode by using the IRIS con- trol .

When this button is pressed so that the light in it turns off,

the lens iris is set to the auto iris control mode. The auto iris level can be fine adjusted with the IRIS control .

[IRIS - CLOSE-OPEN] control *2

When the manual iris control mode is set (which is indi-

cated by the lighting of the light in the AUTO/MANU button )), use this knob to adjust the iris aperture between CLOSE and OPEN.

When the iris mode is AUTO (when the light in the button is not lit up), the auto iris level can be fine adjusted with this knob.

REF. “Iris Adjustment” on page 17.

¤[POWER] switch

Press this switch to turn the power ON and OFF.

*1: When CALL function is available at the remote control panel, operation cannot be performed from the main unit when connected to the remote control panel.

*2: Operation cannot be performed from the main unit when connected to the remote control panel.

*3: @and #are unavailable when connected to GY-HD250/ GY-HD251.

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