Recording for Settings and Adjustments 4 Chapter
The black balance adjustment ends in a few seconds with the message “ABB:OK” and the adjustment value is automatically stored in memory.
Notes
•During the black balance adjustment, the iris is automatically closed.
•During the black balance adjustment, the gain selection circuit is automatically activated so you may see flickering on the viewfinder screen, but this is not a fault.
If automatic black balance adjustment cannot be made
If the black balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3). Possible messages are listed below.
Black balance adjustment error messages
Error message | Meaning |
ABB : NG | The lens iris did not close; adjustment |
IRIS NOT | was impossible. |
CLOSED |
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ABB : NG | Adjustment could not be completed |
TIME LIMIT | within the standard number of attempts. |
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ABB : NG | The difference between the reference |
R (or G or B) : | value and the current value is so great |
OVERFLOW | that it exceeds the range. Adjustment |
| was impossible. |
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If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment.
Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL to BLK until
Note
If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the LENS connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris. If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.
Black balance memory
Values stored in memory are held until the black balance is next adjusted.
To automatically adjust the white balance
When you make automatic white balance adjustment, the adjustment value obtained is saved in memory.
Proceed as follows:
1 Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure below.
FILTER selector (step 2)
OUTPUT/DCC switch:
CAM
WHITE BAL switch:
A or B 1)
GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.
1)White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to “MEM” on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu.
If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is changed, a message reporting the new setting position appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen.
2 Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions as follows:
FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and
selection
FILTER selector (outer | CC filter |
knob) setting |
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A | Cross filter |
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B | 3200K |
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C | 4300K |
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D | 6300K |
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FILTER selector (inner knob) setting and | ||
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FILTER selector |
| ND filter |
(inner knob) setting |
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1 |
| Clear |
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2 |
| 1/4 ND |
3 |
| 1/16 ND |
4 |
| 1/64 ND |
54 | Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance |
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