Panasonic AW-PB506AL manual

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    Printed in Japan Gedruckt in Japan Imprimé au Japon Stampato in Giappone Impreso en Japón Напеча тано в Японии 在日本印制 VQTB0137 F0806Y1116 D Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. W e b S i t e : http://panasonic.net E FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL 中 文 РУССКИЙ Before attempting to connect, ope[...]

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    Safety precautions indicates saf ety information. W ARNING: • T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. • T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT A W A Y FROM ALL LIQUIDS. USE AND ST ORE ONL Y IN LOCA TIONS WHICH ARE NO T EXPOSED T O THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASH[...]

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    - 2 (E) - ENGLISH Information on Disposal f or Users of Waste Electrical & Electr onic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with gener al household waste. For proper treatment, reco very and recycling, please take these pro[...]

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    - 3 (E) - Contents Configuration ........................................ 3 Accessories .......................................... 3 Introduction ........................................... 4 Characteristics ...................................... 4 Precautions for use .............................. 4 Major operating controls and their functions ...[...]

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    - 4 (E) - ENGLISH Characteristics  T wo signal outputs for SDI signals compliant with the EBU T ech.3267-E standard (BBC No . PSF1/2M, BELDEN 8281 or equivalent coaxial cab le; max. 200 m) EDH (Error Detection and Handling) flags complying with the SMPTE RP165 standard can be added. ( A s witch can be used to enable or disable the addition of th[...]

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    - 5 (E) - Major operating contr ols and their functions  SDI card  EVF I/F connector [EVF I/F] The EVF I/F cable 9 from the interf ace brac ket is connected here.  SDI output 1, 2 connector [SDI OUT 1, 2] SDI signals are output from here.  Setting switches SW NO OFF ON 1 EDH ENABLE DISABLE 2 SETTING E350 E860 3 D A T A CLIP NORMAL CLIP [...]

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    - 6 (E) - ENGLISH Major operating contr ols and their functions  Interface bracket  EVF connector 1 [EVF1] The viewfinder (WV -VF65B, A W-VF80) is connected here. 5 EVF connector 2 [EVF2] The viewfinder A W -VF64 is connected here. Note  Do not connect EVFs to EVF connectors 1 and 2 (  and 5 ) at the same time. 6 EVF standb y / VIDEO ON[...]

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    - 7 (E) - Installing the SDI car d Alwa ys ask y our local dealer to install the SDI card. Rear panel Optional card slot cover 4 screws (8 mm) 2 screws (6 mm) SDI card 1 T ur n the power to the camer a off and remov e any cab les which are connected to the power connector or other connectors. 2 Loosen the 4 screws (8 mm) on the rear panel of the ca[...]

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    - 8 (E) - ENGLISH  Mounting the bracket on a tripod 1 Mount the interf ace brack et on the tripod. (Screw: 1/4 – 20UNC)  Mounting the camera 2 Mount the camera (in which the SDI card has been installed) on the interf ace brack et. F asten the fixing knob to firmly secure the camera.  Mounting the viewfinder on a bracket 3 Mount the mount[...]

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    - 9 (E) - Connections Con vertible camera: A W -E350, A W-E650, A W-E655, A W -E750, A W-E860, etc. Viewfinder: WV -VF65B, A W-VF80, A W -VF64, etc. Remote control unit (RCU): WV -RC700A, WV -RC550, A W -RC600, etc. Inter-comm unications headset Video monitor SDI monitor  Use the RCU cable (A W-CA50A26) to connect the remote control unit to the [...]

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    - 10 (E) - ENGLISH Connections Con vertible camera: A W -E350, A W-E650, A W-E655, A W -E750, A W-E860, etc. Viewfinder: WV -VF65B, A W-VF80, A W -VF64, etc. Remote operation panel: A W -CB400, etc. Video monitor SDI monitor  Use the control cable (A W-CA50T8G) to connect the remote operation panel to the conv er tib le camera. Use the A W -PS50[...]

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    - 11 (E) -  P erforming the settings 1 Displa y the main menu. When performing the settings with the con vertible camera: Press the MENU s witch continuously f or at least 5 seconds. When performing the settings with the remote control unit (A W -RC600): Set the MENU s witch to “ON”.  Main menu for halogen light mode, fluorescent light mo[...]

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    - 12 (E) - ENGLISH 2 Select “Option Card 1” to displa y the submenu. When performing the settings with the con vertible camera: Press the MENU or ITEM/A WC s witch to move the flashing to the setting item, then press the YES/ABC s witch to display the submenu. When performing the settings with the remote control unit (A W -RC600): Press the ITE[...]

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    - 13 (E) - Setting and changing of men u items  Zebra indicator (ON, OFF) This sets the zebra pattern displa y which appears in the viewfinder . ON: Zebra patterns are display ed in the viewfinder . OFF: Zebra patterns are not display ed in the viewfinder . <Note> Even if “ON” is selected f or this setting, the zebra patterns will not [...]

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    - 14 (E) - ENGLISH 92 21.5 70 Appearance Unit: mm  SDI card 111[...]

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    - 15 (E) - 183 190 Appearance Unit: mm  Interface bracket 141 30 50[...]

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    - 16 (E) - ENGLISH Specifications Ambient operating temperature: –10°C to +45°C Ambient operating humidity: 30% to 90% (without condensation) Dimensions (W  H  D): SDI card 21.5  70  92 mm (e xcluding protr usions) Interface bracket 190  183  171 mm (e xcluding protr usions) W eight: SDI card 0.10 kg Interface bracket 1.06 kg [...]