Parts and their functions

 

 

 

GAIN

AUTO

WHT BAL

OPERATE

 

MANU

A

 

 

 

 

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

CAM

MODE

H

B

ON

 

 

BAR

 

 

 

CONT

 

CAM

 

 

 

ON

SHUTTER

 

ATW

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

TALLY

 

 

 

2

3

4

5

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

LEVEL

IRIS

MEMORY

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

MANU

 

 

Multi Hybrid Control Panel AW-RP555

AWC

SCENE FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USER

 

 

 

 

NG

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

ABC

 

MENU ITEM

YES

NO

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

DEF

WIP

H/F

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

(AF)

EXT ND OP

7 8 9 10

LAMP

SPEED

ZOOM

LOW

TELE

 

HIGH

 

 

 

WIDE

 

FAR

NEAR

FOCUSPAN/TILT

UP

LEFTRIGHT

DOWN

SHUTTER button

This is used to select the shutter speed of the camera in the pan/tilt head system currently selected.

Each time the button is pressed, the set shutter speed is switched to shutter OFF or vice versa.

The shutter speed is actually switched as soon as the button is released.

At any setting except OFF, the button’s lamp lights; at the OFF setting, it is off.

[How to register the shutter speed]

1.Press the SHUTTER button while holding down the MEMORY button.

2.The PRESET [1 to 5] buttons and PRESET [6 to 10] buttons start flashing alternately.

3.Press the PRESET button that corresponds to the shutter speed to be registered.

The table below lists the shutter speeds which can be set.

1/100

PRESET 1

1/4000

PRESET 6

1/250

PRESET 2

1/10000

PRESET 7

1/500

PRESET 3

SYNCRO-SCAN

PRESET 8

1/1000

PRESET 4

ELC

PRESET 9

1/2000

PRESET 5

OFF

PRESET 10

When OFF is set, the shutter will not be operated even when the SHUTTER button is pressed. Select the SYNCRO-SCAN setting from the camera menu.

The change in the shutter speed is reflected when the shutter is next set to ON.

This setting is retained in the memory even after the control panel’s power has been turned off.

[When temporarily changing the shutter speed without registering it]

Press the PRESET button corresponding to the shutter speed to be set while holding down the SHUTTER button. Refer to the table above for the shutter speeds which can be set.

The shutter speed will be changed as soon as the PRESET button is pressed.

This setting will be cleared when either the shutter button is pressed or the camera’s power is turned off.

WHITE BAL [A/B/ATW] buttons

These are used to select the camera’s white balance adjustment in the pan/tilt head system currently selected.

A:When the A button is pressed, the white balance status entered in the camera’s memory A is established, and the A button’s lamp comes on. If the AWC button is pressed after the A button was pressed, the white balance is automatically adjusted and entered in the camera’s memory A.

B:When the B button is pressed, the white balance status entered in the camera’s memory B is established, and the B button’s lamp comes on. If the AWC button is pressed after the B button was pressed, the white balance is automatically adjusted and entered in the camera’s memory B.

ATW: When the ATW button is pressed, the white balance is set to the automatic adjustment mode, and the ATW button’s lamp comes on.

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Panasonic AW-RP555N manual  Shutter button,  White BAL A/B/ATW buttons

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