Camcorder the Up Setting 7 Chapter

7-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit

Connecting the RM-B150/B750 Remote Control Unit (optional) enables remote control of the principal camera functions.

Connecting the remote control unit to the REMOTE connector (8-pin) automatically puts the camcorder into remote control mode. If you disconnect the remote control unit, the remote control mode is cancelled.

RM-B150/B750

REMOTE connector

Remote control cable

Camcorder switch functions when the remote control unit is connected

The following switches on the camcorder do not function.

•GAIN selector

•OUTPUT/DCC switch

•WHITE BAL switch

•AUTO W/B BAL switch

•SHUTTER selector

•TURBO GAIN button (ASSIGN 1 switch to which the TURBO GAIN function is assigned)

•VTR START button (VTR button on the lens and the ASSIGN 1 or the TURBO GAIN switch to which the VTR START/STOP function is assigned) (When the RM REC START item on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu is set to RM.)

For details of the function of the VTR START button, see the item “Function of the VTR START button when the remote control unit is connected” on this page.

Paint adjustment when the remote control unit is connected

If RM COMMON MEMORY is set to OFF on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

The settings of the paint adjustment that were in effect the last time the remote control unit was used are recalled.

Function of the VTR START button when the remote control unit is connected

You can select the function of the VTR START button on the camcorder when the remote control unit is connected, using the RM REC START item on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

To disable the camcorder VTR START button and the lens VTR button

On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set RM REC START to “RM.”

If the same function as that of the VTR START button is assigned to the ASSIGN 1 switch or the TURBO GAIN button, this setting also disables these controls.

To enable the camcorder VTR START button and the lens VTR button

On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set RM REC START to “CAM” or “PARA.”

If the same function as that of the VTR START button is assigned to the ASSIGN 1 switch or the TURBO GAIN button, this setting also enables these controls.

When the monitor is connected to the remote control unit

The MONITOR connector (BNC type) of the RM-B150/ B750 outputs the same signal as that from the TEST OUT connector on the camcorder.

Use the black cable supplied with the RM-B150/B750 to connect the monitor to the MONITOR connector on the RM-B150/B750.

When the remote control unit is disconnected from the camcorder

The camcorder settings return to the settings in effect before the remote control unit was connected.

By making a menu setting, the setting of the paint adjustment made with the remote control unit can be retained even after the remote control unit is removed from the camcorder.

For details, see “Structure of the paint adjustment data” below.

Structure of the paint adjustment data

The non-volatile memory of the camcorder used for storing paint adjustment data consists of two regions as shown below: one is the “independent data region” that is used when a remote control unit is not connected, and the other is the “remote control data region” that is used when a remote control unit is connected. Paint adjustment data is automatically selected and output to the hardware of the camcorder depending on whether or not a remote control unit, such as the RM-B150, is connected.

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Connecting the Remote Control Unit