Basic operations of the unit

1Turn on the unit’s power.

Set the POWER switch to the ON position.

Power is now supplied to the unit, and the POWER indicator lights.

￿￿However, when [CAMERA] ￿ [POWER] ￿ AUTO ON item have been selected and “On” is selected as the AUTO ON item setting, power-on is automatically

instructed for the remote cameras controlled by the [SYSTEM] ￿ CAM IP DR item.

2Select the remote cameras.

Select the remote cameras to be controlled using the CAMERA STATUS/SELECTION buttons.

3Adjust the direction in which the remote cameras are to be pointed.

Use the PAN/TILT lever to adjust the direction in which the remote cameras are to be pointed.

4Adjust the zoom.

Use the ZOOM button to adjust the lens zoom.

When the TELE side is pressed, the zoom is set to the telephoto mode; when the WIDE side is pressed, it is set to the wide-angle mode.

5Adjust the lens iris.

Use the IRIS dial to adjust the lens iris.

￿￿While the lens iris is being adjusted, a level meter is displayed on the LCD panel. (What is displayed by the level meter is an approximate value.)

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6Adjust the focus.

Turn the FOCUS/PUSH OAF dial, and adjust the lens focus.

When the dial is pressed during manual focusing, the auto focus mode is established temporarily, and the subject is brought into focus automatically.

7Turn off the unit’s power.

Set the POWER switch to the OFF position.

The unit’s power is turned off, and the POWER indicator goes off.

￿￿Even when the unit’s power is turned off, the power of the connected remote cameras does not go off.

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F1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F2

 

 

 

POWER

ALARM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OSD

 

 

1

 

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

MENU

PAGE

GAIN/PED

R/B GAIN

R/B PED

AWB/ABB

SHUTTER

F2

EXIT

 

 

6

 

7

8

9

10

 

 

 

STORE

DELETE

DETAIL

SCENE/MODE

CAMERA

SETUP

SYSTEM

 

USER1

USER2

 

 

 

 

PRESET MEMORY / MENU

 

 

 

 

5

 

1

 

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

IRIS

AUTO

 

 

CAMERA STATUS / SELECTION

 

 

 

PT ACTIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

 

 

 

LOW

HI

 

 

 

 

WIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS/PUSH OAF

PTZ/FOCUS SPEED

PAN/TILT

 

 

 

 

6

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

For detailed operations, refer to the directions in the sections below.

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Panasonic AW-RP50N operating instructions Basic operations of the unit

AW-RP50N specifications

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