Maintenance and Inspections

Inspections Before Shooting

Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a color video monitor to check the image.

Preparing for Inspections

1 Mount a charged battery pack.

3 Insert a P2 card into the card slot and close the slide

2 Turn the POWER switch [ON] and check that 5 or more

cover.

Confirm that the P2 card access LED for the inserted

“BATT” indication marks appear.

card slot lights up in orange. If P2 cards are inserted into

If fewer than 5 “BATT” indication marks appear,

multiple card slots, only the P2 card access LED for the

first-inserted P2 card lights up in orange. Then, the other

replace the battery with a fully-charged battery.

P2 card access LEDs light up in green when P2 cards

 

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are inserted.

If the access LED for the P2 card slot in which a P2 card

 

is inserted keeps blinking in green, or if there is no

 

display, recording is not possible on that particular P2

 

card.

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Inspecting the Camera Unit

1 Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check the

5 While holding down the instant iris automatic adjustment

zoom operation.

button, aim the lens at objects with different degrees of

Check that the image changes to telephoto and wide

brightness, to check that the instant iris automatic

angle.

adjustment operates properly.

2 Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the

6 Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode and

zoom operation.

change the GAIN switch setting to [L], [M], and [H], to

Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the image

check the following items:

changes to telephoto and wide angle.

The iris is adjusted for objects with the same

3 Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and aim the

brightness according to the switch setting.

The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen

lens at objects with different degrees of brightness, to

changes according to the switch setting.

check that the automatic iris adjustment operates

7 When a lens with an extender is mounted, set the

normally.

4 Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and turn the iris

extender to the operating position to check that the

extender operates properly.

ring, to check the manual iris adjustment.

 

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