Sony 900, 930 Control select block, White white balance manual adjustment knobs, Alarm indicator

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	a Control select block

PARA MASTER SLAVE

APARA (parallel mode) button

This button lights when Parallel mode is active, in which concurrent operation with another control panel is possible. When this button is lit, all the buttons and controls on this panel except

for the iris/master black control block are active, even if the PANEL ACTIVE button is not lit. If you press the button when lit, it goes dark and Parallel mode is cancelled.

BMASTER and SLAVE buttons

When adjusting the white balance of multiple cameras in Master/Slave mode, designate the master camera or the slave cameras. Press and light up the MASTER button to specify the connected camera for the master. Press and light up the SLAVE button to specify the connected camera for the slave. The slave cameras follow the master camera settings. If you press a button when lit, it goes dark.

bSTANDARD button

When you press this button, the video camera is initialized to its standard state and the button lights for several seconds. If you press the button while it lights, the video camera reverts to the state before the button was lit.

cCamera/CCU function ON/OFF buttons Various functions of the video camera or the CCU/ HDCU-series can be turned on and off from this panel.

CHAR

ACTER

5600K AUTO	SKIN	DTL	BLACK
KNEE	DETAIL	GATE	GAMMA

5600K: 5600K -electronic color temperature conversion function

AUTO KNEE: Auto knee function. When this button is lit (ON), the knee point is automatically adjusted according to the light content of the picture.

SKIN DETAIL: Skin tone detail function

DTL GATE: Skin tone detail gate function. When this button is lit (ON), the adjustment range of the skin tone detail is displayed in white on the PIX (picture) monitor screen.

BLACK GAMMA: Black gamma function

CHARACTER: Self-diagnostic display function. When this button is lit (ON), the contents of the self- diagnosis of the CCU/HDCU-series are displayed on the monitor connected to the CHARACTER OUTPUT connector of the CCU/HDCU-series. The contents are also mixed to the video signal to be output from the PIX1 OUTPUT connector. Each time you press this button, the status changes as follows. OFF t ON (page 1) t ON (page 2) . . .

tON (page n) t OFF

The contents of the self-diagnosis may be displayed when required even if this button is not lit. The right two buttons are for future use and do not function at present.

dWHITE (white balance manual adjustment) knobs

Used to manually adjust the white balance. From the left, the knobs are for R, G, and B signal adjustment.

eBLACK/FLARE (black balance/flare balance manual adjustment) knobs and indicator

Used to manually adjust the black balance (when the indicator is not lit) or the flare balance (when the indicator is lit). From the left, the knobs are for R, G, and B signal adjustment. Selection between black balance and flare balance is made using the Maintenance menu.

fCamera number/tally indication window

The number of the camera being controlled from this panel is displayed in orange. When a red tally signal is sent to the camera, the number is displayed in black and the background of the number lights in red.

When a green tally signal is sent to the camera, the number is displayed in black and the background of the number lights in green. When both the red and green tally signals are simultaneously sent, the left half of the background lights in red and the right half lights in green.

gALARM indicator

Lights when trouble occurs in the camera system and the self-diagnostic function activates at the video camera or the CCU/HDCU-series.

hCALL button

Press to send a call signal to the video camera, on which the CALL button lights. The tally lamps on the camera and the red tally lamp on the CCU/HDCU Series light when not lit, or go dark when lit. When the CALL button on the video camera is pressed, the CALL button on this panel lights and a buzzer sounds.

iPANEL ACTIVE button

Press and light up the button to permit this panel to control the camera system (Panel active status). The IRIS/MB ACTIVE button also lights. If you press this button so that it goes dark, the panel will be locked, preventing accidental misoperation.

jPower and output signal select block

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CAM PW TEST BARS CLOSE

ACAM PW (camera power) button

Press and light up this button to turn the power

supply to the video camera ON. (The button promptly flashes until the camera becomes ready for transmission.) When you press this button again, it starts flashing and the power supply is turned off.

BSignal output select buttons

Press and light up one of these buttons to activate the test signal generator of the video camera and send the respective signals. TEST: To send a signal to test the video circuits BARS: To send a color bar signal

Note

The BARS button takes priority to the TEST button. If the BARS button is lit, press the button to turn it dark before pressing the TEST button.

HDC-900/950/930 Series Product Information Manual Chapter 7 Location and Function of Parts and Controls 119