Parts and their functions

￿CAMERA OSD button [CAMERA OSD]

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.

￿EXIT button [EXIT]

Press this during menu operations to return to the previous hierarchical level.

￿USER buttons [USER1, USER2]

The functions of some of the setting items on the menus can be assigned to [USER1] and [USER2] to be recalled later.

￿For details, refer to “Setting the USER buttons” (<Operations and Settings> Instructions).

￿MENU button [MENU]

Press this to recall the menus using the PRESET MEMORY/MENU buttons (￿). When it is pressed again while its indicator is lighted, the menu is cleared, and the indicator goes off.

Button indicator ON:

The menu operations take effect.

Button indicator OFF:

The menu operations have no effect.

￿For details, refer to “Basic operations for the menus”.

￿PAGE button [PAGE]

Press this to specify the preset memory of the remote camera.

When the button is pressed, its indicator lights, and the mode for selecting the page of the preset memory is established.

In this mode, press one of the PRESET MEMORY/MENU buttons (￿), and specify the page number.

Next, specify the number on the page using one of the PRESET MEMORY/MENU buttons.

￿For details, refer to “Setting and operating the preset memories” (<Operations and Settings> Instructions).

￿STORE button [STORE]

Press this to register the preset memory data of the currently selected remote camera.

When it is pressed again while its indicator is lighted, the menu is cleared, and the indicator goes off.

Button indicator ON:

The preset memory data registration mode is established.

Button indicator OFF:

The preset memory data registration mode is released.

￿For details, refer to “Setting and operating the preset memories” (<Operations and Settings> Instructions).

￿DELETE button [DELETE]

Press this to delete the preset memory data for the currently selected remote camera.

When it is pressed again while its indicator is lighted, the menu is cleared, and the indicator goes off.

Button indicator ON:

The preset memory data deletion mode is established.

Button indicator OFF:

The preset memory data deletion mode is released.

￿For details, refer to “Setting and operating the preset memories” (<Operations and Settings> Instructions).

￿PRESET MEMORY/MENU buttons

[PRESET MEMORY/MENU]

Use these buttons to recall the preset memory data and recall menus.

MENU

PAGE

When the PRESET MEMORY/MENU

button

button

buttons are pressed

(￿)

(￿)

 

OFF

OFF

The data in preset memories 1 to 10

are recalled.

 

 

OFF

ON

The data in preset memories 11 to 100

are recalled.

 

 

ON

OFF

The menus are recalled.

￿CAMERA STATUS/SELECTION buttons

[CAMERA STATUS/SELECTION]

Use these buttons to select up to five remote cameras.

Button indicator ON:

The corresponding remote camera is selected.

Button indicator OFF:

The selection of the corresponding remote camera is released.

Using the menu, up to 100 remote cameras can be divided into 1 to 20 groups, and then registered and controlled. The statuses of the remote cameras assigned to buttons 1 to 5 can be identified using the indicators positioned above the buttons.

￿For details, refer to “Selecting the remote cameras to be operated”.

￿ZOOM button [ZOOM]

Use this to adjust the lens zoom.

When the TELE end is pressed: Telephoto setting

When the WIDE end is pressed: Wide-angle setting

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

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Panasonic AW-RP50N Camera OSD button Camera OSD, Exit button Exit, User buttons USER1, USER2, Menu button Menu, Button
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AW-RP50N specifications

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