Panasonic AW-RP120G operating instructions Selecting a remote camera

Selecting a remote camera

When the selection mode button [SELECT] indicator is on, you can press a camera selection button [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to control.

When a camera selection button is pressed, the indicator of the pressed button turns on and the remote camera is selected.

Also, you can determine the statuses of the remote cameras assigned to camera selection buttons 1 to 10 from the lighting statuses of the indicators (camera status indicators) above the buttons.

zzCamera status indicator lighting statuses and remote camera statuses

Indicator lighting	Remote camera status	Connection between unit
status		and remote camera
Off	zzNo remote camera has been assigned to the corresponding button.	IP connection/serial
	(The connection type of the remote camera is “NoAsign”.)
		connection
	zzPower is not being supplied to the remote camera. *1
On*3	The remote camera is in the standby state. *2	IP connection/serial
(orange)		connection
Blinking	The unit cannot connect to the corresponding remote camera because five other AW‑RP120	IP connection
(orange)	or AW‑RP50 are already connected.
On	The unit is connected to the remote camera.	IP connection/serial
(green)		connection
Blinking	The corresponding remote camera is connected to another AW‑RP120 or to AW‑RP50.	IP connection
(green)
On	The images of the corresponding remote camera are being aired.	IP connection/serial
	(The tally information is being received via the network or from the TALLY/GPI connector on
(red)		connection
	the rear panel.)
Blinking	The corresponding remote camera is connected to another AW‑RP120 or to AW‑RP50, and	IP connection
(red)	its images are being aired.

*1: When the AW-PH400 is connected via a protocol converter (AW-IF400), the indicator also turns off when the LAN cable is connected or disconnected. Turn the power off and back on as described in “How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras” in Operations and Settings (page 4).

*2: Turn the power on as described in “How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras” in Operations and Settings (page 4).

*3: The indicator is off when the AW-PH400 is connected via a protocol converter (AW-IF400).

Note

zzWhen the “6. GLOBAL AREA” item in RP SETUP menu [25] is set to “On”, the indicators corresponding to the camera numbers for which the connection type is set to “Network” in CTRL TYPE menu [36] light green, and all the other indicators turn off.

Also, any remote camera connected with a serial connection cannot be operated.

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