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

 

ABC

 

2

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

AWC button

When the WHITE BAL [A] button or [B] button has been selected, press the AWC button to automatically adjust the white balance and enter the adjustment in the camera’s memory A or memory B.

While the white balance is being adjusted, the AWC button’s lamp flashes; when it has been adjusted properly, it goes off. It comes on when it was not possible to perform the adjustment.

This function does not work if the MODE button has been set to BAR (the MODE button’s lamp is lighted) or if ATW has been selected.

It may not be possible to adjust the white balance if there is no white object on the screen being shot.

When using a pan/tilt head other than the AW-PH350, AW-PH360 or AW-PH650, the button’s lamp also goes off when the white balance has not been adjusted properly.

ABC button

This is used to automatically adjust camera’s black balance in the pan/tilt head system currently selected. Set the IRIS [AUTO/MANU] button to AUTO (the IRIS button is now lighted), and press the ABC button. While the black balance is being adjusted, the ABC button’s lamp flashes; when it has been adjusted properly, it goes off. It comes on when it was not possible to perform the adjustment.

No operations are performed when the MODE button has been set to BAR (the MODE button’s lamp is lighted).

When using a pan/tilt head other than the AW-PH350, AW-PH360 or AW-PH650, the button’s lamp also goes off when the black balance has not been adjusted properly.

SCENE FILE [USER/1/2/3] buttons

These are used to select the SCENE FILE of the camera in the pan/tilt head system currently selected.

The lamp of the selected SCENE FILE button lights.

[In the case of the AW-E350, AW-E650, AW-E655, AW-E750 and AW-E860]

When the [USER] button’s lamp lights, the user mode is selected.

When the [1] lamp lights, the halogen mode is selected. When the [2] lamp lights, the fluorescent light mode is selected.

When the [3] lamp lights, the outdoor mode is selected.

MENU/, ITEM/, YES/, NO/ buttons

These are used to display the on-screen menus of the camera in the pan/tilt head system currently selected so

that the settings can be performed on the menus.

When the MENU/ button is pressed for at least two seconds, the menu mode is established, the on-screen

menus are displayed in the camera video output, and the

MENU/ button lamp lights.

If the MENU/ button is pressed for at least two seconds in the menu mode, the menu mode is exited, the

on-screen menus in the camera video output are cleared,

and the MENU/ button lamp goes off.

For more details, refer to the “Setting and changing the camera menu items” (page 25).

TALLY lamps [1] to [5]

When tally signals are input to TALLY connectors [1] through [5], the lamps with the numbers corresponding to the connectors come on.

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Panasonic AW-RP555N  AWC button,  ABC button,  Scene File USER/1/2/3 buttons,  MENU/ , ITEM/ , YES/ , NO/ buttons

AW-RP555N specifications

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