5AUTO button

Press and light the button to automatically adjust the iris according to the amount of input light.

When this button is lit, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set with the iris control.

If you press the button when lit, it goes dark and manual iris adjustment is enabled.

6f-number display

Displays the f number of the current iris setting. When the iris is closed, “CL” is displayed.

When the DXC-D50 series is connected, “OP” is displayed for the maximum f-number value.

7EXT (lens extender) indicator

Lights when the lens extender is used.

8SENS (sensitivity) control knob

Used for manual iris adjustment in Absolute mode. This control is not operative when Relative mode is selected.

See the table “Iris adjustment functions”to the right.

9COARSE control knob Used for manual iris adjustment.

See the table “Iris adjustment functions”to the right.

0Master black control ring

Turn to manually adjust the master black level.

qa IRIS control lever

When the AUTO button is not lit, you can adjust the iris manually by moving the lever.

When the AUTO button is lit, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set.

See the table “Iris adjustment functions” to the right.

qs Preview switch

Press this switch to control an external device connected to the EXT I/O connector on the connector panel.

For the operational specifications, see “3 EXT I/O (external input/output) connector (9-pin)” in “Connector Panel” on page 13.

qd IRIS RELATIVE (iris relative) button

When the IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button is lit, the iris adjustment mode can be selected with this button. Press and light up the button for Relative mode or press so that it goes dark for Absolute mode.

When the IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button is not lit, Relative mode is automatically selected and this button is not operative.

Note

When VR STD MODE is set to Absolute with “VR Setting” of the RCP Config menu, Relative mode is not selected even if you turn the IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button off. When you turn the IRIS/ M.BLACK ACTIVE button on, the iris setting corresponding to the IRIS lever position is restored.

Iris adjustment functions

 

Relative mode

Absolute mode

 

(RELATIVE button lit)

(RELATIVE button not lit)

 

 

 

IRIS lever

Adjusts the iris with

Adjusts the iris

(RCP-D50)/

relative values from

within the variable

IRIS control

OPEN to CLOSED.a)

range set by the

(RCP-D51)

 

SENS and COARSE

 

 

controls.

 

 

 

COARSE

Adjusts the total

Sets the lower limit

control

range from OPEN

for CLOSED.

 

to CLOSED in relative

 

 

values.

 

 

 

 

SENS

Does not function.

Sets the upper limit

control

 

for OPEN according

 

 

to CLOSED value

 

 

set by the COARSE

 

 

control.

 

 

 

a)The adjustable range can be set with “VR Rel. Scale” of the RCP Config menu.

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