Operating the menu items of the selected remote camera

The menu operations of the remote cameras can be operated from the unit for the remote camera which is now selected. The CAMERA OSD button, F1 dial and F2 dial are used to perform the operations.

When the CAMERA OSD button is held down, its indicator lights, and the on-screen menu of the selected remote camera is displayed as the output image of the remote camera.

When the button is held down again while its indicator is lighted, the menu is cleared, and the indicator goes off.

POWER ALARM

1

F1

F2

F1 CAMERA

OSD

2 3 4 5

MENU PAGE GAIN/PED R/B GAIN R/B PED AWB/ABB SHUTTER F2 EXIT

 

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7

8

9

10

 

STORE DELETE

DETAIL

SCENE/MODE

CAMERA

SETUP

SYSTEM

USER1 USER2

 

 

PRESET MEMORY / MENU

 

 

Table of operations

Remote camera

Menu ON/OFF

Dial operation

Menu operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the F1 dial.

 Moves (downward) to an item.

 

Hold down the

(Turn it clockwise.)

 Changes (increments) the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AW-HE50

CAMERA OSD

Turn the F1 dial.

 Moves (upward) to an item.

 

button.

(Turn it counterclockwise.)

 Changes (decrements) the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the F1 dial.

Enters the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the F1 dial.

 Moves (downward) to an item.

AK-HC1500

Hold down the

(Turn it clockwise.)

 Changes (decrements) the setting.

 

 

 

 

AK-HC1800

CAMERA OSD

Turn the F1 dial.

 Moves (upward) to an item.

AW-HE870

button.

(Turn it counterclockwise.)

 Changes (increments) the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the F1 dial.

Enters the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the F1 dial.

Moves (downward) to an item.

 

 

(Turn it clockwise.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AW-E350

 

Turn the F1 dial.

Moves (upward) to an item.

 

(Turn it counterclockwise.)

AW-E650

Hold down the

 

 

 

 

 

AW-E750

CAMERA OSD

Press the F1 dial.

Enters the setting.

AW-E860

button.

 

 

Turn the F2 dial.

 Enters the setting.

AW-HE100

 

 

(Turn it clockwise.)

 Changes (increments) the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the F2 dial.

Changes (decrements) the setting.

 

 

(Turn it counterclockwise.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 The “on” and “off” of the indicator in the CAMERA OSD button may not correspond exactly to the menu display and menu non-display when another remote camera has been selected while remote camera menu operations are being performed from the unit or when the CAMERA OSD function is set to OFF by a remote camera.

In addition, the menu operations may not be performed properly.  The operations differ depending on the remote camera model.

For details on the menu items which are displayed, check the Operating Instructions of the model concerned.

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Panasonic AW-RP50N operating instructions Operating the menu items of the selected remote camera, Table of operations

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