Setting menu screens

(CAM MAIN MENU 3)

 

 

 

 

GENLOCK/IRIS screen

The genlock and iris control settings are performed on this screen.

Item

 

 

Variable

VF

 

Remarks

 

 

range

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H PHASE

 

0

 

USER

For coarsely adjusting the

COARSE

 

:

 

ENG

H phase during genlock.

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H PHASE FINE

0

 

 

 

USER

For finely adjusting the H

 

 

:

 

ENG

phase during genlock.

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. IRIS LEVEL

0

 

 

 

USER

For setting the auto iris

 

 

:

 

ENG

target level.

 

 

82

 

 

The brightness (iris) is

 

 

:

 

 

controlled using this value.

 

 

100

 

 

The higher the value

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected, the higher the

 

 

 

 

 

 

brightness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. IRIS

 

0

 

USER

For setting the ratio

PEAK/AVE

 

:

 

ENG

between the auto iris peak

 

 

16

 

 

and average value.

 

 

:

 

 

The closer the setting is to

 

 

100

 

 

0, the greater the

 

 

 

 

 

 

tendency toward average

 

 

 

 

 

 

control; conversely, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

closer the setting is to

 

 

 

 

 

 

100, the greater the

 

 

 

 

 

 

tendency toward peak

 

 

 

 

 

 

control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. IRIS MODE

 

 

NORM1

 

USER

For selecting the auto iris

 

 

 

NORM2

ENG

mode.

 

 

 

 

CENTR

 

NORM1

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light is measured for

 

 

 

 

 

 

the entire screen (except

 

 

 

 

 

 

for the edges).

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORM2

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light is measured for

 

 

 

 

 

 

the entire screen (except

 

 

 

 

 

 

for the top part).

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTR

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light is measured in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the center area of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S. IRIS LEVEL

0

 

 

 

USER

For setting the super iris

 

 

:

 

ENG

target level.

 

 

100

 

 

(Backlight compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode.

LENS ADJ screen

The lens adjustments are performed on this screen.

Item

 

 

Variable

VF

 

Remarks

 

 

range

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F2.8 ADJ

ON

 

 

 

ENG

For outputting the voltage

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

output only when ON is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected as this item’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F16 ADJ

ON

 

 

 

ENG

For outputting the voltage

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

output only when ON is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected as this item’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

When using a lens which enables the open limit and close limit of

the lens aperture to be adjusted, set “F2.8ADJ” or “F16ADJ” to ON, and repeatedly adjust so that the lens aperture will be set to “F2.8” or “F16.”

(This adjustment need not be performed if the lens does not have this adjustment function.)

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Panasonic AJ- P, AJ-HDC27V GENLOCK/IRIS screen, Lens ADJ screen, Lens adjustments are performed on this screen

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