Parts and their functions (continued)

Color adjustment section

 

 

 

BARS button [BARS]

Use this to select the video signal output from the remote camera. Each press switches between the “signal for the images shot by the camera” and the “color bar signal”.

Button indicator off : Outputs the signal for the images shot by the camera

Button indicator on : Outputs the color bar signal

HAWB button [AWB]

Use this to execute automatic adjustment of the white balance and then register the adjustment result to memory A or B of the remote camera.

The AWB button indicator blinks during white balance adjustment and turns off when adjustment is successful. When adjustment was not possible, the indicator turns on and the white balance setting does not change.

zzWhen automatic adjustment of the white balance ends, the R GAIN and B GAIN values become ±0.

zzIf the AWB button is pressed when the color bar signal is output from the remote camera (when the BARS button () indicator is on) or when ATW is selected (when the ATW button () indicator is on), the adjustment is not made and the button indicator turns on.

zzWhen adjustment was not possible, try changing, for example, the

light source, lens iris, and subject, and then perform adjustment again.

IABB button [ABB]

Use this to execute automatic adjustment of the black balance. When the button is pressed, adjustment is performed by automatically closing the iris.

The ABB button indicator blinks during black balance adjustment and turns off when adjustment is successful. When adjustment was not possible, the indicator turns on and the black balance setting does not change.

zzWhen adjustment was not possible, check the camera and lens cable connections, and then perform adjustment again.

WHITE BAL A/B/ATW buttons [WHITE BAL A/B/ATW]

Use these to select the white balance mode of the remote camera.

A : Press the A button to switch to the white balance state registered in memory A of the remote camera and to turn on the A button indicator.

Pressing the AWB button () after the A button automatically adjusts the white balance and registers the adjustment result to memory A of the camera.

B : Press the B button to switch to the white balance state registered in memory B of the remote camera and to turn on the B button indicator.

Pressing the AWB button () after the B button automatically adjusts the white balance and registers the adjustment result to memory B of the camera.

ATW: Press the ATW button to switch to the auto tracking white balance (ATW) mode for automatically tracking the white balance in accordance with the lighting conditions and to turn on the ATW button indicator.

KDETAIL button [DETAIL]

Use this to adjust the details of the remote camera.

Pressing the button displays the DETAIL setting values of the remote camera on the LCD panel (). Use the F1 dial and F2 dial (5) to change the setting values.

GAIN button [GAIN]

Use this to change the gain setting of the remote camera. Pressing the button displays the GAIN setting value of the remote camera on the LCD panel (). Use the F1 dial (5) to change the setting value.

MAUTO GAIN button [AUTO]

Use this to automatically adjust the gain of the remote camera.

Button indicator on : Auto gain

Button indicator off : Manual gain

zzIf the shooting mode is set to “FullAuto” when AW‑HE50 or AW‑HE60 is being controlled, the gain is fixed to auto gain and button operation is disabled.

NPED dial [PED]

Use this to adjust the master pedestal.

Turned clockwise

: Displays the setting value of the master

 

pedestal on the LCD panel and changes

 

the value in the plus (+) direction.

Turned counterclockwise: Displays the setting value of the master pedestal on the LCD panel and changes the value in the minus (–) direction.

zzPressing this dial displays the current setting value on the LCD panel ().

R/B GAIN dials [R/B GAIN]

Use these to individually adjust the gain of the R channel and B channel (R GAIN and B GAIN) in order to set the desired white balance. The adjustment value is registered to memory A or B of the remote camera.

Turned clockwise : Displays the setting values of the R GAIN and B GAIN on the LCD panel and changes the value in the plus (+) direction.

Turned counterclockwise: Displays the setting values of the R GAIN and B GAIN on the LCD panel and changes the value in the minus (–) direction.

zzPressing these dials displays the current setting values on the LCD panel ().

zzIf these dials are turned when ATW is selected (when the ATW button [] indicator is on), “－－－” appears on the LCD panel and the white balance settings are not changed.

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