Hitachi KP-DE500 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Hitachi KP-DE500, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Hitachi KP-DE500 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Hitachi KP-DE500. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Hitachi KP-DE500 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Hitachi KP-DE500
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Hitachi KP-DE500 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Hitachi KP-DE500 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Hitachi KP-DE500 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Hitachi KP-DE500, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Hitachi service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Hitachi KP-DE500.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Hitachi KP-DE500 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    KP-DE500 KP-E500 Operation manual Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. CCD Camera Before using the camera, please rea d this operation manual carefully and keep this ma nual on file for ready reference in the future. T able of content s CAUTION FOR SAFE OPERATION…………... A IMPORTANT NOTICE…………… ……………... K General ……………[...]

  • Page 2

    General The KP-DE500 is an ultra high sensitivity color camera that utilizes the electr on multiplication type CCD (EM-CCD) image sensor . The KP-E500 is an ultra high sensitivity camera that utilizes the electron multip lication type CCD (EM-CCD) image sensor . Features Ultra high sensitivity Ultra high sensitivity is possible due to the elect ron[...]

  • Page 3

    Phenomena inherent to CCD imaging device 1) Smear and blooming When strong light (lamp, fluorescent lam p, and reflected light, etc.) is shot, a blue belt to remain thinly in vertical and the horizontal direction of li ght might go out. Moreover , the lower side on the monitor screen might become pure-white momentaril y . In this case, change the a[...]

  • Page 4

    Section names and functions 4 T ripod adaptor holes See camera mounting on page 1 1. Lens connector [ LE NS ] Connect lens cable when using an auto iris lens. See page 9. Lens mount screws See page 10. Lens mount ring See flange back adjustment on page 8. C-mount ada p tor See installation of CS-mo unt lens on page 8. Camera mounting hole See p[...]

  • Page 5

    Lens Connections Video outpu t connection Connect the video output of the ca mera to the video input of a monitor or other equipment. When us ing a “loop through” connection of two or the more monitors, set the 75 Ω switch of only the final monitor to ON. Determine the type of cable accordin g to the distance of the connected equipment. The ma[...]

  • Page 6

    1) Observe the maximum size limit (A in the figure) When installing the lens. Internal damage can occur If a larger lens is used. 2) Avoid using a lens that is heavier than the camera. If unavoidable, be sure to fix the lens itself on a support. Caution A heavy lens can disturb the balan ce with respect to The camera and possibly result in dam age.[...]

  • Page 7

    Lens connector When using an auto iris lens, in stall the lens plug on the lens Cable as indicated in the figu res. Refer to the lens instructions Regarding the signals an d wire colors. DC type lens Video ty pe lens A fter installing the plug on the cable, connect it to the lens connector on the rear of the camera. +12V Video input GND Damping coi[...]

  • Page 8

    The camera setting and adjustments can be changed to conform to c onditions of use. Use the setti ng menu indicate d on the monito r screen to check and change the settings and adjustments. The setting menu is comprised as follo ws. Camera mounting If the camera is to be suspended from the ceiling, change the position of the tripod ad aptor from th[...]

  • Page 9

    1) Press the SET button for at least 2 seconds to display the main menu on the monitor screen. 2) Check the present settings at the main menu. 3) Shift the cursor vertically by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons, then press the SET button to enable changing the setting of the selected item. 4) If changes are unnecessary , shift the cursor to “END?[...]

  • Page 10

    ←・→ : The input characters can be edite d by using the arrow symbols. 1) Set the flashing cursor to either of the arrow symbols and Press SET button. The flashing cursor shifts in the arrow direction. Press the SET butt on repeatedly to where the flashing cursor overlaps the character to be changed. 2) Select the character to be inserted with[...]

  • Page 11

    NOTE The video level adjustment for lenses that us e a video signal type lens, is adjusted using the binding scre ws on the side of the lens as shown in the method belo w . 1) The lens side sensitivit y binding adjustment g auge is displayed on the l ight control menu, when t he LENS SW on the camera back is set to [VIDEO]. 2) Please do the sensiti[...]

  • Page 12

    4) Shift the cursor to “PK/ A V” and push the SET button, peak / average ratio value changes. As the peak value is enlarged It reacts to spot light. Factory setting is “15/85”. SET button : 15/ 85 → 30/ 70 → 50/ 50 → 75/ 25 → 100/ 0 AGC Menu NOTE As the peak va lue in creases the hunting phenomenon of the lens reacting to the vide o[...]

  • Page 13

    Auto electronic shutter ( AES) This function adjusts the light amount using onl y the CCD shutter . Use this function with a fixed iris le ns. 1) Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the “MAIN MENU”. 2) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “SHUTTER SPEED” ; the shutter speed setting flashes. 3) Press the S[...]

  • Page 14

    1) Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the “MAIN MENU”. 2) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shif t the cursor to “B/W MODE” ; the setting flashes. 3) Press the SET button to select the setting sequentially in the following order . SET button: OFF → ON → AUT O (H ) → AUT O ( M) → AUTO(L) OFF : Color always mode; f[...]

  • Page 15

    Setting White Balanc e mode 1) Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the “MAIN MENU”. 2) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “WHITE BALANCE”, then press the SET button to display the “WHITE BALANCE MENU”. But, it does not move to “WHITE BALANCE MENU” at the time of B/W image condition by B/W MODE s[...]

  • Page 16

    ・ A WC (preset white balan ce) A fter white balance condition is se t, it is automatically stored i n memory . The A WC mode should be used where the colo r temperature does not change once it h as been set. The color temperature adjustment range of A WC is 2300 K ~ 10,00 0 K. 1) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “PRESET ST A[...]

  • Page 17

    ・ PEDEST AL The optimum pedestal level has been set at the factory . I f necessary , this can be changed as follows. 1) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “PEDEST AL”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes. 2) Change the “PEDEST AL” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (V ariable ran[...]

  • Page 18

    ・ BURST [Only KP-DE500 type] Burst signal ON/OFF when a monochrome image is o utput is set. 1) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “BURST”. 2) Press the SET button to shift the mode in the sequence “ON”, “OFF”. Factory setting is “ON”. ON : The burst signal is added OFF : The burst signal is not added ・ CAM-RESET [...]

  • Page 19

    External key switch connections for remote operation Remote menu operation 1.Color system N T S C 2.Pickup element 1/2-inch progressive scan frame interline CCD( with on-chip microlens es ) Total pixels 680(H) × 500(V) Effective pixels 658(H) × 489(V) Scanning area 6.58(H) × 4.89(V)mm S e l l s i z e 1 0 . 0 ( H ) × 10.0(V) μ m 3.Scanning syst[...]

  • Page 20

    16. White balance Selectable in 3 modes Only KP-DE500 (Factory setting is A TW) (color) Auto-tracking[A TW] / preset[A WC] / R/B gain manual control[MANUAL] 17. T ext display 22 characters (number , alphabet, and mark) 18. B/W mode Selectable in 3 modes (Factory setting is OFF) Only KP-DE500 OFF (Color always mode) ( c o l o r ) O N ( B / W a l w a[...]