Multi-format Live Switcher
Operating Instructions
For CANADA
Safety precautions
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THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED
For USA-California Only
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety precautions
indicates safety information
Description
Contents
Features
Precautions for use
4. Input/output signal settings
Contents
Multiple formats supported
Features
Description
Compact design, wide variety of input/output signals
Precaution to be observed during production
Precautions for use
Power off before connecting or disconnecting cables
Maintenance
2Alarm indicator ALARM
1. Functions in each area
1-1. Control panel
Power indicator POWER
4 PST/B bus crosspoint buttons PST/B 1 to
1-2. Crosspoint area
1. Functions in each area
3 PGM/A bus crosspoint buttons PGM/A 1 to
1. Functions in each area
1-3. Wipe area
Pattern page indicator LEDs
Freeze status indicator LED
USER
1-4. User button area
1. Functions in each area
= User buttons USER 1, USER
BKGD button
1-5. Transition area
1. Functions in each area
1. Functions in each area
When the R indicator is off
When the R indicator is lighted
When the N/R indicator is lighted
Clip 0.0
1-6. LCD menu area
Adjust 2/9
1. Functions in each area
O Rotary encoder Z
1-7. Positioner area
1. Functions in each area
N Positioner X/Y
PSD memory card slot
1-8. SD memory card area
Q SD memory card access LED
1. Functions in each area
X Reference input connector/BB output connector REF
1-9. Rear panel connections area
R SDI signal input connectors SDI INPUTS 1 to
U SDI signal output connectors SDI OUTPUTS PGM, 1
\ GPI input connector GPI 3.5 mm diameter stereo mini jack
Y LAN connector LAN RJ-45 10BASE-T
Z RS-422 interface connector RS-422 D-sub 9-pin, female, inch screw
Tally output connector TALLY D-sub 15-pin, male, inch screw
Table of optional boards
2-1. Configuration
2. System
AV-HS400AN
Multi-Format Live Switcher
Connections when implementing gen-lock frame synchronizer OFF
2-2. Connections
Power cord AC 100 V to 120 V, 50/60 Hz
2. System
Connections when not implementing gen-lock frame synchronizer ON
Example where the optional board is used
Live Switcher
3-1-1. Selecting the bus
3-1-2. Selecting the bus mode
3. Basic operations
3-1. Background transition
3-1-6. Cut transition
3-1-3. Selecting the transition mode
3-1-4. Manual transition using the fader lever
3-1-5. Auto transition
3. Basic operations
3-2. Wipe
3-2-1. Selecting the wipe pattern
How to select the wipe patterns
When the R indicator is lighted
3-2-2. Selecting the wipe direction
3-2-3. Wipe decorations border, soft effect
When the R indicator is off
Menu display
3-2-4. Setting the wipe start position
X-Pos, Y-Pos setting range
3. Basic operations
3. Basic operations
3-2-5. Modifying wipe
Setting the lighting effect
Setting the trimming
HS400A
3-3. Key
KEY PinP DSK
HS400A
Lum luminance key/self key
3-3-1. Selecting the key type
3. Basic operations
Menu display
Selecting the key source signal
3-3-2. Selecting the key material
Selecting the key fill and key source signals
Selecting the key fill signal
3. Basic operations
3-3-3. Key transitions
Pattern examples
Setting range
3-3-5. Adjusting the luminance key and linear key
3-3-4. Key preview
Description of setting
Menu display
3-3-6. Adjusting the chroma key
3. Basic operations
Executing auto sampling
Menu display
Adjusting the chroma key
Tips for chroma key adjustments
3. Basic operations
3. Basic operations
Making other adjustments
Menu display
To call the preset color
3-3-7. Key decorations
Setting the key edge
Setting the edge color
50 -25 0 +25 +50 LEFT RIGHT
3-3-8. Masking the key signals
3. Basic operations
+50 TOP +25 0 BOTTOM
Menu display
3-3-9. Flying key
PinP combinations using the flying key
3. Basic operations
3-4-3. PinP preview
3-4. PinP picture in picture
3-4-1. Selecting the PinP material
3-4-2. PinP transitions
Adjusting the density
3-4-4. PinP adjustments
Adjusting the PinP position and size
Select the dot by dot mode
3. Basic operations
3-4-5. PinP decorations
Setting the border color
To call the preset color
LEFT
3-4-6. Trimming settings
3. Basic operations
TOP +40
Menu display
3-5. DSK downstream key
3-5-1. Selecting the DSK type
3. Basic operations
Selecting the DSK source signal
3-5-2. Selecting the DSK material
Selecting the DSK fill signal and DSK source signal
Selecting the DSK fill signal
3. Basic operations
3-5-5. DSK adjustments
3-5-3. DSK transitions
3-5-4. DSK preview
To call the preset color
3-5-6. DSK decorations
Setting the edge
Setting the edge color
50 -25 0 +25 +50 LEFT RIGHT
3-5-7. Masking the DSK signals
3. Basic operations
+50 TOP +25 0 BOTTOM
3. Basic operations
3-6. FTB fade to black
Calling the preset colors
3-7. Internal color signals
3-7-1. Setting the color background
Adjusting the colors
3. Basic operations
3-8. Freezing the input signals
3-8-2. Setting freeze
3-8-1. Displaying the freeze status
Selecting the output signals using the crosspoint buttons
3-9. Switching the AUX output
3. Basic operations
Table of stored preset memory
3-10. Preset memory
3. Basic operations
Chroma key
Description of setting
Initial value factory default
3. Basic operations
2 Turn F1 to display the PSMEM sub menu
STORE This is used to store the panel settings in the preset memory
CLEAR This is used to clear contents in the preset memory
3. Basic operations
Menu display
3-11. Frame memories
3-11-1. Transferring images from the AUX bus
3. Basic operations
Frame memory data still image data
3-12. SD memory cards
SD memory card handling precautions
3. Basic operations
3. Basic operations
3-12-1. Initializing the SD memory cards
Menu display
3. Basic operations
3-12-2. Saving data on SD memory cards
Menu display
Characters which can be used for filenames
3-12-3. Loading data from SD memory cards
3. Basic operations
Menu display
Menu display
3-12-4. Deleting files on SD memory cards
3-12-5. Displaying the SD memory card information
3. Basic operations
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-1. Setting the SDI input signals and analog input signals
4-1-1. Setting the frame synchronizer
4. Input/output signal settings
4-1-2. Setting the input mode
List of input modes supported
Menu display
4-1-3. Setting the analog input gain
4-1-4. Setting the analog composite input signals
4. Input/output signal settings
Input image
4-2. Setting the up-converter option
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
Automatic adjustment of the black level
4-3. Setting the DVI input signals option
4-3-1. Setting the DVI input signals
4. Input/output signal settings
Mode
4. Input/output signal settings
DVI input scaling size table
DVI format
4. Input/output signal settings
4-3-2. Adjusting the DVI input signals
Menu display
4-4-1. Types of output signals
4-4. Setting the output signals
4. Input/output signal settings
Normal
4-4-2. Assigning the output signals
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
Menu display
4-5. Setting the sync signals
4. Input/output signal settings
BBSetup
Phase
4-6. Adjusting the output signal phase
4. Input/output signal settings
Output video signal phase adjustment
Output Phase Variable Range
Phase adjustment setup
4. Input/output signal settings
0H Output 1F delay for REF and in-phase output
Output signals
Phases and delay amounts of input/output signals during HD format use
4. Input/output signal settings
signals
Example
Phase relationship between input signals and output signals
4. Input/output signal settings
for 1080/59.94i format
Display modes 10-division mode
4-7. Setting the multi view display
4-7-1. Setting the screen layout
4. Input/output signal settings
1 to
4. Input/output signal settings
They cannot be set when the 4-division mode 4Split is selected. The default settings are PGM for Upper-L and PVW for Upper-R
Menu display
Menu display
4-7-2. Setting the split frame and characters
4-7-3. Setting the tally displays
4. Input/output signal settings
User type setting procedure
4-7-4. Changing the material names
4. Input/output signal settings
Preset type setting procedure
This indicates the wipe pattern for the background transition
4-8. Setting the on-screen display OSD
4. Input/output signal settings
“” appears to the left of the selected menu
Menu display
4-9. Setting the DVI output signals option
4. Input/output signal settings
DVIOut Signal Mode↓ Size↓ Scale↓ 12/15 OUT3 Dig Auto Fit-V
Setting the embedded audio data
4-10. Setting the ancillary data
4. Input/output signal settings
Setting the V ancillary data
SQ squeeze
4-11. Setting the down-converter
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
Menu display
5. System settings
5-1. Selecting the video format
Setting the 169 squeeze mode
Assigning signals to the crosspoints
5-2. Setting the crosspoints
5-2-1. Assigning signals to the crosspoints
5. System settings
XPTSwch Timing 3/3 Any Field1 Field2
5-2-2. Setting the crosspoint switching
5. System settings
Menu display
5. System settings
5-3-1. Setting the user buttons
5-3-2. Setting the FTB button
5-3. Button assignments
Setting the time
5-4. Setting the date and time
5. System settings
Setting the date
Setting the subnet mask
5-5. Network settings
5. System settings
Setting the IP address
5-6-3. Setting the protocol
5-6. Other settings
5-6-1. Setting the LCD backlight
5-6-2. Setting editor enable
AUTO
5-6-4. Setting the GPI
5. System settings
Menu display
5. System settings
5-7. Camera control
Functions that can be controlled from the unit
AV-HS400AN
Example of connections when the unit and a controller are connected
5. System settings
Connection specifications
Connections for AW-HE100N, AW-PH405N or AW-PH360N
5. System settings
Connection specifications
SIGNAL
Connections for AW-PH400P
5. System settings
AW-IF400G Switch settings
Connection specifications
Control using the positioner is possible when
5. System settings
Camera control settings
Control of lens focusing is possible when the
Middle Control is exercised at the medium speed
5. System settings
Menu display
5-8-1. Alarm status displays
5-8. Status displays
5. System settings
Control, Panel, Input, M/E
5-8-2. Displaying the version information and option information
5. System settings
Menu display
Menu display
5-9. Initialization
5. System settings
Menu display
Description of signal
6-1. RS-422 connector
6. External interfaces
Signal name
Control functions that can be assigned
6-2. GPI connector
Initial setting
6. External interfaces
Current
Pins 1 to 9 must satisfy the following conditions
IN1 to 8, ALARM
Dielectric strength Max. DC 24
7. Image transmission functions
Specifications
Connections
7. Image transmission functions
How to install the software
Startup
Operation
Setting the IP address
7. Image transmission functions
Transmitting images to the unit
7. Image transmission functions
Transmitting images from the unit
7. Image transmission functions
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Unit inch mm
9. Appearance
Signal processing
10. Specifications and standard accessories
Specifications
Signal formats
Analog composite
10. Specifications and standard accessories
Video delay time
SDI outputs
temperature
Standard accessories
Optional boards sold separately
10. Specifications and standard accessories
Explanation
Appendix glossary
Automatic Video Delayline
Word
Frame Memory
Appendix glossary
Word
Explanation
Word
Preset Bus
Preset Memory
Appendix glossary
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