Sony 900, 930, 950 Black black balance button, Black black balance manual adjustment knobs

7	Note
	If an error occurs during adjustment, the selected
	button flashes.

c BLACK (black balance) button

Press to automatically adjust the black balance and black set. The button is illuminated during adjustment and remains illuminated until the adjustments are completed. If you press this button while it is illuminated, or press the START/BREAK button, the automatic adjustment is canceled and the button flashes. To stop it flashing, press the button again.

Note

If an error occurs during adjustment, the pressed button flashes.

d CALL button

Press to send a call signal to the camera, on which the CALL button is illuminated. The tally lamps on the camera and the red tally lamp on the CCU-700/ A700AP are illuminated if they were not lit, or are turned off if they were already illuminated. When the CALL button on the camera is pressed, the CALL button on this panel illuminates and a buzzer sounds.

e WHITE (white balance manual adjustment) knobs

Used to manually adjust the white balance. Adjust the

R and B signals, respectively.

f BLACK (black balance manual adjustment) knobs

Used to manually adjust the black balance. Adjust the

R and B signals, respectively.

g EXT (lens extender) indicator Lights when the lens extender is in use.

h IRIS/MB ACTIVE (iris/master black active) button

Press and illuminate this button to enable the iris/ master black control block of the panel. When the PANEL ACTIVE button is pressed, this button also illuminates.

i SENS (sensitivity) control knob

Used for manual iris adjustment. See the table ‘Iris adjustment functions’.

j COARSE control knob

Used for manual iris adjustment. See the table ‘Iris adjustment functions’.

k ALARM indicator

Lights when a problem occurs in the camera system and the self-diagnostic function is activated at the camera or the CCU-700A/700AP.

l AUTO button

Press and illuminate the button and the iris automatically adjusts to the amount of input light. If you press the button when it is illuminated, the illumination is turned off and manual iris adjustment is enabled.

m Camera number/tally indication window (incorporated with MASTER/SLAVE indications)

The number of the camera being controlled from this panel is displayed in orange. When a red tally signal is sent to the camera, its number is displayed in black against a red background. When a green tally signal is sent to the camera, the number is displayed in black against a green background. When the red and green tally signals are sent simultaneously, the left half of the

background is illuminated red and the right half illuminated green. In Master/Slave mode, to adjust the white balance of multiple cameras the upper-left (MASTER) corner is illuminated orange when the camera being controlled from this panel is designated as the master unit, and the upper-right (SLAVE) corner is illuminated orange when designated as a slave unit.

RCP-700-exclusive features

nMaster black control ring

Turn to manually adjust the master black.

oIRIS control lever/preview switch

When the AUTO button is not illuminated, you can adjust the iris manually by moving this lever. When the AUTO button is illuminated, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set in a range of +/-1f stop with this lever. Push it axially to connect the key signal for preview at the PREVIEW connector. See the table “Iris adjustment functions.”

	Iris adjustment functions
IRIS lever
(RCP-700)		Adjust the iris within the variable con-
IRIS control		trols.
(RCP-701)
COARSE		Sets the lower limit for CLOSED.
control
		Sets the upper limit for OPEN
SENS control		according to the CLOSED value set
		by the COARSE control.

RCP-701-exclusive features

n MASTER BLACK control

Turn to manually adjust the master black.

o IRIS control

When the AUTO button is not illuminated, you can adjust the iris manually by turning the control. When the AUTO button is illuminated, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set in a range of +/-1f stop with this control. See the table ‘Iris adjustment functions’.

p Iris gauge

The white line on the gauge provides a click position for the IRIS control. Turn the gauge to set the line to the most frequently used iris position, and it can be used as the reference for manual iris adjustment. The gauge rotates infinitely in either direction. When no click position is required, set the line outside the rotation range of the IRIS control.

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