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LARGE LENS ADAPTOR HDLA1500 HDLA1505 LARGE VIEWFINDER ADAP TOR HDLA1507 OPERA TION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition[...]
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2 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this a pparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open th e cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Afin de réduire les risques d’incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humi dité. Afin d’écart er tout ri[...]
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3 Der Herste ller dies es Produk ts ist Sony Corpora tion, 1- 7-1 Konan, Minato -ku, Toky o, Japan . Der autoris ierte Re präsentan t für EMV un d Produkts icherhei t ist Sony Deutschla nd GmbH, H edelfin ger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart , Deutsc hland. Be i jeglich en Ange legenhei ten in Bezug auf Kund endien st oder Garan tie wenden Sie si ch b[...]
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4 Table of Con tents Table o f Content s Foreword ............. ......... .............. .......... .............. ......... ............ 5 Model-Distinction Labels Used in This Manual ......................... 5 Overvie w ........ .............. .......... .............. ......... .............. ......... ... 5 Principal Differences Among the Mode[...]
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5 Foreword / Overview Fore w or d Model-Distinction Labels Used in This M anual Indic atio ns of f uncti ons speci fic to particul ar models This manual describes thr ee models of the HDLA1500 series: t he HDLA1500 and HDLA1505 Lar ge Lens Adaptors, and t he HDLA1507 Lar g e V ie wf inder Adapto r . The dif ferences in shapes, functi ons, and opera[...]
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6 Overv iew between the camera and the adapt or are achie v ed via a special connect or located on t he bottom of t he camera without the need fo r any cabl e. The special mech anism that requires no adjustme nt is empl oyed al so for co nnection of a lens. Independent lens at tachme nt/detachment T o make transportat ion and st orage easy , you ca[...]
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7 Overvie w HDLA1505 1) HDC1400/ 1400R, HDC1 450/1450R , HDC150 0/1500R, HDC1550/ 1550R, HD C3300/ 3300R, HSC-3 00 2) HDCU100 0/150 0/3300/3300R , HSC U-300 HDLA1507 1) HDC1400/14 00R, HDC145 0/1450R, HDC1500 /1500R, HDC 1550/ 1550R, HD C3300/33 00R, HSC-30 0 2) HDCU1000/1 500/3300/ 3300R, HSCU -300 Zoom Lens (f or studio use) HDLA1505 V -wedge sho[...]
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8 Precaut ions Precauti ons Do not subject to severe shoc ks Damage to the case o r internal compon ents may result. Operation and storage en vir onment Store in a le v el place with air conditi oning. A voi d use or st orage in t he follo win g places: • Extremely hot or cold places • Places w ith high hu midity • Places with st rong vibr at[...]
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9 Location s and Functi ons of Parts Location s and Funct ions of P ar ts Side P anel a T ally lam p b Camera handl e catch e DC OUT connector Viewfinder table ( page 18 ) Viewfinder table lock lever (opposit e side) Viewfinder table release knob Rear panel lock release lever Lens mount (front) ( page 20 ) c Holder for camera number plate Lens loc [...]
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10 Locatio ns and Funct ions of Parts a Ta l l y l a m p [1 500][1 505] The lamp lights when a red tally si gnal is sup plied to th e mounted camera. T o display the camer a number , attach the suppl ied number plate for up tally or select the d esired numbe r on the menu of the camer a. b Camera handle catch [1500] [1505] T o hold the camera handl[...]
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11 Location s and Functi ons of Parts Rear P anel a Memo c lip T o hold scrat ch paper , etc. Open it to a ccess the control panel . b DC IN connector (4-pin) When the mount ed camera i s used in sta nd-alone status without a camera control panel, conn ect power (10.5 to 17 V) fo r thi s adap tor here i n addi tion to th e po we r to the camera. In[...]
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12 Locatio ns and Funct ions of Parts Control P anel a PO WER indicator This in dicator lights up or g oes dark as follo w s to i ndicate the po wer supply status o f the camera: Green: Power is b eing supp lied to the cam era. Red: Power is being supp lied to the camera, but the CAM PW butt on of th e MSU-900/ 950 Master Setup Unit or RCP-700/90 0[...]
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13 Location s and Functi ons of Parts When one of the CURSOR b uttons is lit, the H-POSI, V - POSI, WIDTH, an d HEIGHT b uttons do n ot functi on. e CURSOR STORE b utton Press this b utt on to store the size and p osition of the box cursor in memory . If the CURS OR ON button is not lit, bo x cursor informat ion will n ot be stor ed. f CURSOR ON bu[...]
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14 Instal lation t SCREEN SIZE M ARKER switch Used to control the display of the screen size mark er as follows: ON ( ): Areas outside the specif ied rat io area will be darkened. ON ( ): The scr een size marker (white line s) will be displayed. OFF: The screen size mark er will not be displ ayed. u MARKER switch Used to control th e display of the[...]
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15 Instal lation When attac hing th e V -wedge shoe, taki ng the tot al weight of the adaptor , camera, studio lens and vie wfinder , and the size of the pa n and til t hea d of the tripod in to con sidera tion, choose a positio n such that the unit will be mounted st ably on the tr ipod. Some tripods canno t be attached unless the feet and cable h[...]
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16 Instal lation F or the HDLA1500, p roceed to ste p 2 . F or the HDLA1505, p roceed to ste p 3 . 2 Pull th e viewfinder tab le loc k leve r 1 tow ard the rear panel, t hen pull the release kno b 2 and slide the vie wf inder tabl e in the direction of the arro w 3 . 3 Push the rear panel lock rel ease le ver on t he left panel do wn to open t he r[...]
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17 Instal lation For the HDLA150 7 Place the camera i nside and sli de it forward unt il it locks in pla ce. 6 Close the rear panel. Check that the rear pa nel is lock ed f irmly . T o remo ve the came ra While th e fi gures of the adaptors in the following steps sho w the states where t he studio lens and the lar ge vie wf inder ha ve b een alread[...]
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18 Instal lation For the HDLA15 07 While holdin g the camer a lock lev er on t he fron t pane l upward, and pull the camera rearward until it stops then remove it. 4 Close the rear panel. Check that t he rear panel is lo cked f irmly . Att achin g a Larg e Viewf ind er (HDLA1500/1507) Attach a lar ge vie wf inder to t he pannin g base mounti ng pla[...]
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19 Instal lation Example: Attaching a 7-type or 9-type view fi nder F or details o n the at taching pr ocedure, r e fer to the instructi on manua l furnishe d with the view fi nder . Before attachin g the vie wf inder to the adap tor , che ck to be sure that t he VF connect or on the pann ing base mounting plate f aces in the d irection 90 deg rees[...]
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20 Instal lation 3 While pulling the release knob 1 on the left side to release the vie wf inder table, slide the table as 2 to an appropri ate positio n. Then push t he lock l ev er 3 to ward the front to lo ck the vie wf inder table in place. When retu rning th e camera handle to its o rigina l positi on Fully r eturn the handle until i t locks i[...]
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21 Instal lation 3 Push the rear f ace of the lens onto the front fac e of th e lens adapt or then turn the lens l ock holdi ng knob clockwise. Make sure t hat the lens lock st ands back and hol ds the tonguel ike prot rusion at the l ens botto m. If not, t urn the lens lock h olding kn ob counterc lockwise to p erform this ste p again. Mounting on[...]
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22 Specifica tions Specifi cations General Po wer requirement s 240 V A C, 1.2 A (max.) 180 V DC, 0.65 A (max.) 12 V DC , 9 A (ma x. ) Operating temperature − 20°C to +45°C ( − 4°F to +113°F) Storage temperat ure − 20°C to +60°C ( − 4°F to +140°F) Mass HDLA1500: Approx. 18. 5 kg (40 lb 13 oz) HDLA1505: Approx. 17. 1 kg (37 lb 11 oz)[...]
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23 Specifications HDLA15 07 Design and specif icati ons are subject t o change withou t notice. Note Always v eri fy that th e unit i s operating p roperly be fore use. SON Y WILL NOT BE LIABLE FO R D AMA GES OF ANY KIND INCL UDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O, C OMPE NSA TION OR R EIMB URS EMEN T ON A CCOUNT OF THE LO SS OF PRESENT OR PR OSPECTIVE P R OF[...]
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24 Specifica tions[...]
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The ma terial cont ained in this m anual con sists o f inform ation that is the prope rty of So ny Corpora tion and is i ntended s olely for use by t he purch asers of the equipme nt descr ibed in t his manua l. Sony Cor poration expressl y prohibits the duplica tion of any por tion of thi s manual or the use thereof for a ny purpos e other th an t[...]
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Sony Corpora tion HDLA1500 (JN/CE) HDLA1505 (JN/CE) HDLA1507 (JN/CE) 4-145-591- 01 (1) Printed in J apan 2009. 03 13 © 2005[...]