Parts and their functions (continued)

Focus, zoom and iris section

 

 

 

>FOCUS dial [FOCUS]

Use this to manually control the focus.

During auto focusing (when the auto focus button [] indicator is on), operation is disabled.

Turned clockwise : The focus moves to the far end.

Turned counterclockwise: The focus moves to the near end.

zzSetting “REVERSE” in FOCUS DIRECTION menu [29] changes the direction the focus moves in relation to the direction that the FOCUS dial is turned.

?Auto focus button [AUTO]

Use this to set focus control to “Auto (auto focus)”.

During auto focusing, operation of the FOCUS dial () and one‑touch auto focus button () is disabled.

Button indicator on : Auto focus

Button indicator off : Manual focus

zzWhen a lens equipped with an extender function is used for the remote camera, each press of this button switches the extender function on or off.

Button indicator on : The extender function is enabled.

Button indicator off : The extender function is disabled.

(For details on how to connect the lens control cables to the pan‑tilt head, refer to the Operating Instructions of the pan‑tilt head.)

zzButton operation is disabled if the remote camera has no auto focus function and lens extender function.

One‑touch auto focus button [OTAF]

When this button is pressed during manual focusing (when the auto focus button [] indicator is off), the button indicator turns on for a brief moment and the auto focusing operation is performed to bring the subject into focus.

zzButton operation is disabled if the remote camera has no auto focus function.

AFOCUS SPEED dial [SPEED]

Use this to adjust the operation variation amount for FOCUS dial () operation.

Turned clockwise

:

Operation is at a higher speed (HI)

Turned counterclockwise:

Operation is at a lower speed (LOW)

BZOOM button [ZOOM]

Use this to adjust the lens zoom.

The zooming speed changes depending on the extent to which the button is pressed.

When the TELE side is pressed : Moves toward the telephoto end.

When the WIDE side is pressed : Moves toward the wide‑angle end.

zzWhen the function for linking with a switcher is enabled, you can press the ZOOM button to control switcher parameters.

⇒ “Operating the switcher with the PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button” in <Operations and Settings> (page 34)

zzSetting REVERSEin ZOOM DIRECTION menu [28] changes the direction the lens zoom moves in relation to the direction that the ZOOM button is moved.

ZOOM SPEED dial [SPEED]

Use this to adjust the operation variation amount for ZOOM button () operation.

Turned clockwise

:

Operation is at a higher speed (HI)

Turned counterclockwise:

Operation is at a lower speed (LOW)

IRIS dial [IRIS]

During manual iris (when the auto iris button [] indicator is off), use this to manually control the lens iris.

During auto iris (when the auto iris button [] indicator is on), use this to adjust the convergence level of the auto iris of the remote camera.

Turned clockwise

:

The lens iris opens.

Turned counterclockwise:

The lens iris closes.

EAuto iris button [AUTO]

Use this to set lens iris control to “Auto (auto iris)”.

Button indicator on

:

Auto iris

Button indicator off

:

Manual iris

zzWhen AW‑HE50 or AW‑HE60 is being controlled, Contrast Mode switches to “Auto” or “Manual” in conjunction with the selection of auto iris or manual iris. Also, if you set the shooting mode to “FullAuto”, the lens iris is fixed to auto iris and button operation is disabled.

zzWhen the AW‑PH400 is connected via a protocol converter (AW‑IF400), the remote camera operates in the “auto iris” state regardless of the auto iris button state if the power of the AW‑PH400 is turned on after the power of the unit. Press the auto iris button to match the states of the unit and camera and then perform the operation.

FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button [ENABLE]

Use this to enable or disable operation of the FOCUS dial (), ZOOM button () and IRIS dial ().

Button indicator on or blinking:

Operation of the FOCUS dial, ZOOM button and IRIS dial is enabled.

Button indicator off : Operation of the FOCUS dial, ZOOM button and IRIS dial is disabled.

zzThe FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button indicator is on while the ZOOM button is being used to control the lens zoom.

zzThe FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button indicator is blinking while the ZOOM button is being used to control the switcher parameters.

zzWhen the “7. P/T/Z CONTROL” item in SW FUNCTION menu

[42]is set to “Button Select”, pressing the FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button switches the control application of the ZOOM

button.

⇒ “Operating the switcher with the PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button” in <Operations and Settings> (page 34)

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