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Basic operation (Continued)

Operation of the camera using the unit volume

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When the lamp of the PANEL ACTIVE button is on, operations of the M.PED volume and the IRIS volume are enabled. When the lamp of the AUTO IRIS button is on, the IRIS volume functions as the volume for setting the target value of the auto iris. When the lamp of the VR ACTIVE button is on, operations of the GAIN volume and the BLACK volume are enabled.

In the unit menu, it is possible to select whether the GAIN volume and the BLACK volume are operated in the absolute value mode or the relative value mode.

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zIn the relative value mode, the value will not change when the volume operation is enabled, but it will change by the amount that the volume turned from the position when the volume operation was enabled.

In the absolute value mode, the value will be fixed according to the position of the volume when the volume operation was enabled, and the value for the center click is 0.

zA variable range for the volume can be selected as follows.

However, the GAIN setting range covers variations within n200, and the BLACK setting range covers variations within n100, respectively.

Volume variable range

	MIN	NORMAL	MAX
GAIN	100	200	400
BLACK	50	100	200

1)GAIN volume

When the white balance is set using the PRE/ A/B button and the auto white balance (AWB) executes, the lamp of the VR ACTIVE button turns off, and the volume operation is disabled.

When executing the AWB, the GAIN set value will be “0” if the AWB OFFSET is set to OFF, while the GAIN set value is retained if the AWB OFFSET is set to ON.

When the relative value mode and the absolute value mode are switched, the lamp of the VR ACTIVE button turns off and the volume operation is disabled. (The GAIN value is unchanged.)

2)BLACK volume

This functions as an adjustment volume for the flare (FLR) or the pedestal (PED) selected in the BLACK-VR-CONTROL on the unit menu.

If the auto black balance (ABB) is executed while the pedestal is selected, the lamp of the VR ACTIVE button turns off, and the volume operation is disabled.

In this case, if the PEDESTAL OFFSET of the camera recorder is set to OFF, the set value will be cleared to 0.

Changes in the VR ACTIVE button when the ABB is executed

VR	BLACK-VR-	PEDESTAL OFFSET
setting	CONTROL
		OFF	ON
REL	PED	Turned off	Turned off
		(disabled)	(disabled)
(relative
		Retains	Retains
value)	FLR
		state	state
ABS	PED	Turned off	Turned off
		(disabled)	(disabled)
(absolute
		Retains	Retains
value)	FLR
		state	state

Changes in the volume set value when the ABB is executed

VR	BLACK-VR-	PEDESTAL OFFSET
setting	CONTROL
		OFF	ON
REL	PED	Cleared to 0	Retains
(relative
	FLR	Retains	Retains
value)
ABS	PED	Cleared to 0	Retains
(absolute
	FLR	Retains	Retains
value)

When the BLACK-VR-CONTROL item in the unit menu changes, the lamp of the VR ACTIVE button turns off, and the volume operation is disabled.

If the BLACK-VR-CONTROL is set to “PED”, the flare value can be changed in the unit menu but it is impossible to change the pedestal value.

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