Panasonic AW-RP50N Characteristics, Compact design, IP connection and serial connection supported

Characteristics

Compact design

￿￿The unit features a compact design with its half-rack size width (210 mm (8-1/4˝)) and its 4RU size (177 mm (6-15/16˝)) depth.

The unit is the same size as the AW-HS50 compact live switcher (option), and when the switcher is placed alongside the unit, the two units are neatly housed in the full rack width.

IP connection and serial connection supported

IP connection

￿￿Up to 100 remote cameras(￿1) can be controlled through a network hub.

￿￿Using the unit’s automatic IP setting function, the IP addresses of the remote cameras(￿1) and switcher(￿2) can be assigned and controlled automatically.

￿￿Up to five units can be connected to the same network to control the remote cameras simultaneously.

￿￿Using the setting software provided, the IP addresses of the remote cameras and pan-tilt head systems can be set and the initial settings of the unit can also be established from a personal computer.

￿1: Camera supported: AW-HE50

￿2: Switcher supported: AW-HS50

Serial connection

￿￿Up to five remote cameras or pan-tilt head systems can be controlled.

Easy to operate the cameras

￿￿The pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris operations of the cameras can be easily performed from the unit.

￿￿The gain, shutter, detail, white balance and black balance adjustments can be performed on the unit’s LCD menu. (The adjustment items and range differ depending on the cameras connected.)

Easy to operate the preset memory data of the pan-tilt heads

￿￿Up to 100 sets of preset memory data of the pan-tilt heads can be registered and then recalled later.

Function for linkup with the switcher using IP connection

￿￿By linking the unit with one AW-HS50 compact live switcher using an IP connection to make the connection between them, a highly efficient operating environment has been achieved.

Camera information display

￿￿The camera setting information (such as the lens iris and gain setting) imported by the unit can be shown at the switcher’s AUX output or on the split-screen display multi view display.

Tally information imported

￿￿The switcher’s ON AIR tally information is imported, and the tally indicators on the panel are lighted.

Bus material selection

￿￿The switcher’s bus materials can be selected from the unit.

By selecting the camera, these materials can be switched.

Control buses supported: AUX, PVW, PinP, KEY-F

Using a single-step action to operate one of these buttons, the switcher’s multi view screen can be switched to a full-screen display on which to show the camera images. (Focus assist function)

Control buses supported: AUX

Parameter changes

￿￿Using the unit’s PAN/TILT lever, the PinP position and other parameters of the switcher can be changed.

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