Panasonic AWRP120GJ manual

REMOTE CAMERA CONTROLLER AW-RP120 Operating Instructions <Operations and Settings> Remote Camera Controller Model No. AW-RP120G VQT4T93A (E) M0113HO0 -FJ ENGLISH  How the O perati ng Ins tructio ns are confi gured <Basic s>: The <B asics> descri bes th e proc edure f or con nectio n with the re quired equipm ent an d for instal[...]

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3 Contents How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . 4 How to turn on the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How to turn off the power of the remote cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera . . . . . . 6 S e t t i n g t h e g a i n ...[...]

4 How to turn on and off the power of the remote cameras How to turn on the power of the remote cameras The power of the remote cameras in the standby state can be be turned on from the unit. There are the following methods of turning on the power . z T urning on the power one camera at a time z T urning on the power of the cameras simultaneously w[...]

5 How to turn off the power of the remote cameras The power of the remote cameras can be be turned off from the unit. There are the following methods of turning off the power . z T urning off the power one camera at a time z T urning off the power of multiple cameras  T urning off the power of all the cameras  T urning off the power of the se[...]

6 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera The following settings and adjustments can be made for the selected remote camera directly from this unit. z Gain z Pedestal z R and B gain z R and B pedestal z White balance z Black balance z Color bar selection z Detail z Shutter speed z Shooting mode selection The dedicated buttons and di[...]

7 Setting the gain In places which are too dark, increase the gain level, and in places which are too bright, reduce the gain level. When the gain is increased, the noise level also increases. 1. Press the GAIN button. The current gain setting appears. GAIN : 18dB 2. T urn the F1 dial to select a setting. z When the AUT O GAIN button is pressed, au[...]

8 Manually adjusting the white balance (R and B gain settings) 1. As with the automatic adjustment, fill the screen with a white subject. 2. Connect the video output of the currently selected remote camera to a waveform monitor . 3. Press the WHITE BAL A button to turn on its indicator . 4. T urn the R GAIN dial to select the R channel (red) settin[...]

9 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued) Selecting the color bars Press the BARS button to output color bar signals from the remote camera. Button indicator on : Outputs the color bar signal Button indicator off : Outputs the signal for the images shot by the camera Setting the detail The image detail (image sharpness) [...]

10 Setting the shooting mode (SCENE 1 to SCENE 4) Change the shooting mode (scene file) of the remote camera to match the shooting conditions. Use the SCENE 1 to SCENE 4 buttons to change the shooting mode. SCENE 1 button SCENE 2 button SCENE 3 button SCENE 4 button SHIFT button 1. Press the SHIFT button to turn on its indicator . 2. Press one of t[...]

1 1 Making image adjustments for the selected remote camera (continued) Setting an ND filter The ND filter setting can be configured when the selected remote camera uses a lens with an ND filter function. 1. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator . 2. Open ND FIL TER menu [22]. 1.ND FILTER ND1 3. T urn the F2 dial to select a setting, and t[...]

12 Operating the osd menu of a remote camera T o set the advanced settings of a remote camera, operate the menu superimposed on the image output of the remote camera (this menu is referred to as the OSD menu in this manual). The OSD menu of a connected remote camera can be operated from the unit. CAMERA OSD button F1 dial F2 dial EXIT button 1. Hol[...]

13 Operating preset memory (PMEM) The preset memory of a remote camera can be operated from the unit. The following settings that you have adjusted in advance can be stored in preset memory . z Pan/tilt positions z Zoom positions z Focus positions z Lens iris settings (manual iris only) z White balance settings z If the MEM ENABLE button indicator [...]

14 Registering preset memory (STORE) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to be operated. 2. Output the images to be shot to the monitor . 3. Press the PMEM button to turn on its indicator . 4. Press the MEM STORE button to turn on its indicator . 5. Operate the P AN/TIL T lever and Z[...]

15 Setting the operation items for when preset memory is recalled (PRESET SCOPE) Y ou can select whether to recall all or only some of the settings registered to preset memory . z This function is enabled when A W-HE50, A W-HE60, or A W-HE120 is selected. Note 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the r[...]

16 Operating preset memory groups (PMEM GROUP) The unit allows you register up to four “preset memory groups” created by selecting one preset memory for each of multiple remote cameras. Pressing any of the PM GRP 1 to PM GRP 4 buttons simultaneously recalls all preset memory registered to the corresponding preset memory group. The following set[...]

17 Operating preset memory groups (PMEM GROUP) (continued) Registering the preset memory to recall when in ALL mode 1. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator . 2. Open PM GRP1 menu [31]. 1.PM GRP1 MODE ALL 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “12. PM GRP1 ALL” item. 12.PM GRP1 ALL PRE001 4. T urn the F2 dial to select a preset number , a[...]

18 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) The unit incorporates tracing memory (TMEM) for recording a series of operations that were performed for a connected remote camera. This feature allows you to duplicate the recorded operations of a remote camera. <T racing memory> Recording target Camera numbers CAM1 to CAM10 Functions that can be recorded P[...]

19 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) 7. Press ST ART button [1 1]. The indicator of ST ART button [1 1] turns on. (Operation wait state) TM05: Waiting Opr. 8. Operate one of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, FOCUS dial, IRIS dial, and white balance mode selection buttons. The recording of tracing memory starts from the point in time tha[...]

20 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) Deleting tracing memory (DELETE) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select the remote camera to be operated. 2. Press the TMEM button to turn on its indicator . The tracing memory status appears. The indicators of number buttons with registered tracing memory t[...]

21 Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) 7. Operate one of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, FOCUS dial, IRIS dial, and white balance mode selection buttons to make a correction. Only the data for which the operation was performed is overwritten from the point in time that correction operation was performed. z T racing data cannot be partia[...]

22 Configuring the remote camera operation settings Adjusting the operation speed of the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus The dedicated dials can be used to individually adjust the operation speed of the remote camera for each of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, and FOCUS dial operations performed with the unit. ZOOM SPEED dial FOCUS SPEED dial P AN/T[...]

23 Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) Setting the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus operation directions Y ou can set the direction that a remote camera moves in response to the operation of the P AN/TIL T lever , ZOOM button, and FOCUS dial. With this unit, you can set the direction for each camera number . Setting the panning d[...]

24 Setting the focusing direction Set the focusing operation of the lens in response to the operation of the FOCUS dial. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open FOCUS DIRECTION menu [29]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which to configure the setting. 1.CAM1 NORMAL 4. T urn the F2 dial to select “NORMAL” or “REVERSE”, and th[...]

25 Setting the movement ranges (limiter function) of a remote camera Depending on the installation location, there may be an obstruction in a movement range of a remote camera, and the remote camera may come into contact with that obstruction when the pan or tilt operation is performed. A malfunction or accident may occur if the remote camera comes[...]

26 Returning a remote cameras to its home position Position the remote camera in the vertical and horizontal directions so that its shooting direction becomes forward (home position). z The position stored as the home position on the remote camera cannot be changed. Note 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open CAMERA SETUP menu [24]. 3. T urn the F1 dial[...]

27 Configuring the unit operation settings Enabling or disabling operation with the ENABLE buttons The unit has five ENABLE buttons. Each of the ENABLE buttons can be used to independently enable or disable the corresponding operation shown below . USER ENABLE button z Operation of USER buttons MEM ENABLE button z Operation of memory (preset memory[...]

28 Configuring the unit operation settings (continued) Enabling or disabling operation of the ENABLE buttons by menu operation Operation of the ENABLE buttons can be enabled or disabled by menu operation. Disabling operation prevents erroneous operation because the enable/ disable states become unable to be changed even by pressing the ENABLE butto[...]

29 Configuring the unit operation settings (continued) Switching the focus operation and iris operation The operations of the FOCUS dial and IRIS dial can be switched. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open RP SETUP menu [25]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “1. FOCUS/IRIS” item. 1.FOCUS/IRIS STANDARD 4. T urn the F2 dial to select “EXCHANGE?[...]

30 Assigning functions to the USER buttons Functions can be assigned to the eight USER buttons (USER 1 to USER 8). This enables you to operate a desired function by simply pressing a USER button (USER 1 or USER 8). USER buttons (USER 1 to USER 8) 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open USER BUTTON menu [35]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the USER butto[...]

31 Setting linking with a switcher Configure the settings for linking the unit with an optional switcher . T o use the function for linking with a switcher , you need to set the following in advance.  Settings for the connection between unit and switcher Refer to “Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and switcher” in Basics (page [...]

32 Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher Set the functions that can be used when there is a link between the unit and switcher . Each of the functions needs to be set in advance in SW FUNCTION menu [42] and SW INPUT menu [43]. ⇒ “Registering the camera numbers that will correspond to the image inputs of the switche[...]

33 FOCUS ASSIST function Control the AUX bus of the switcher and switch between the images of multi view and the images of the selected remote camera. Assigning this function to a USER button makes it optimal for adjusting the focus and other settings because you can fill the screen with the images of the selected remote camera with just the press [...]

34 T ALL Y IP function Enable T ALL Y IP to receive OA tally information from the switcher via the network. The lighting statuses of the camera status indicators on the unit and the tally lamps on the remote cameras are changed based on the received OA tally information. Enabling or disabling the T ALL Y IP function 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Ope[...]

35 CAM INF function Y ou can display the remote camera setting information acquired by the unit on the switcher AUX bus output images or multi view images. Enabling or disabling the CAM INF function 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open SW FUNCTION menu [42]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “8. CAM INF” item. 8.CAM INF Off 4. T urn the F2 dial [...]

36 Memory card operations The unit allows you to use a memory card to perform the following operations. SA VE : Save the configuration data of the unit or a remote camera to a memory card. LOAD : Load the configuration data saved to a memory card to the unit or a remote camera. <Data T arget for SA VE and LOAD> Data type Description of data F[...]

37 Initializing a memory card (INIT) Before using a memory card with the unit, be sure to initialize the memory card with the unit. When the memory card is initialized, the memory card is formatted (in compliance with SD standards) and dedicated directories are created. z If you initialize a memory card, all of the files stored in the memory card w[...]

38 Loading data from a memory card (LOAD) 1. Press one of the camera selection buttons [CAMERA SELECT/GROUP SELECT] to select a remote camera. 2. Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator . 3. Open SD LOAD menu [47]. LOAD MODE:SETUP 4. T urn the F1 dial to select the type of data to load from the memory card, and then press the F1 dial to conf[...]

39 T ally settings The unit can receive the tally information of the switcher and other external devices from the T ALL Y/GPI connector (T ALL Y input) on the rear panel and two network lines. T o enable turning on the camera status indicators on the unit and the tally lamps on the remote cameras based on the received tally information, you need to[...]

40 Checking alarm information In the event of an error with the power supply of the unit or a remote camera included in the selected camera group, the ALARM indicator on the unit turns on and the output of the GPI OUT connector (GPI OUT 5) becomes On. When an error occurs, you can check the alarm information by menu operation. Displaying alarm info[...]

41 Returning the unit to the factory default state (INITIALIZE) Y ou can restore the settings stored on the unit to the factory defaults (INITIALIZE) When executing INITIALIZE, select one of “ALL” or “SETUP”. ALL : Restores all settings to the factory default state (executes INITIALIZE). SETUP : Restores only some settings to the factory de[...]

42 <Setting items stored on the unit (cont.)> √: T arget, ―: Not target Button number Menu name Setting item INITIALIZE ALL SETUP [49] SYSTEM 2. SYSTEM VER ― ― 3. PROGRAM VER ― ― 4. FPGA VER ― ― z For the factory default settings, refer to “T able of setting items (menus)” (pages 53 to 55). Returning the unit to the factor[...]

43 Control interface for external devices  T ALL Y/GPI (JST : JBY ‑25S‑1A3F(LF)(SN)) 13 1 25 14 Pin number Signal name Description of signal Operation 1 T ALL Y IN 1 T ALL Y IN1 to T ALL Y IN10 tally inputs ⇒ “T ally settings” (page 39) Contact input (Status operation) 14 T ALL Y IN 2 2 T ALL Y IN 3 15 T ALL Y IN 4 3 T ALL Y IN 5 16 T [...]

44 Control interface for external devices (continued) Registering camera numbers to CAM OUT1 to CAM OUT10 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Open GPI OUT menu [45]. 3. T urn the F1 dial to display the “1. CAM OUT1” item. 1.CAM OUT1 CAM1 4. T urn the F2 dial to select the camera number to set for CAM OUT1, and then press the F2 dial to confirm the sel[...]

45 Setup Software Setup Software is an application that allows you to configure the settings for connecting the unit with remote cameras and a switcher from a personal computer . When using Setup Software to configure the settings from a personal computer , observe the following. z Do not perform any operation on the unit. z Do not start Setup Soft[...]

46 Setup Software (continued) Registering the unit in Setup Software On the “IP Address” tab, register the IP addresses of units to be set from Setup Software. The units registered here can be selected from the list box on the “Setting” tab. Up to five units can be registered. 1. Enter the IP addresses in the IP address boxes. In the RP1 to[...]

47 Setup Software (continued) Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and switcher On the “Setting” tab, configure the settings for the connections between the unit and the remote cameras and switcher .[...]

48 Setup Software (continued) Displaying the “Setting” tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 Setting target selection list box Select the unit for which to configure the connection settings. Click to display the IP addresses of the units that can be set from this software. Select the IP address of the unit you want to set from this list. Any of [...]

49 Setup Software (continued) Executing auto IP setting Y ou can execute “auto IP setting” of the unit from Setup Software.  Updating the IP addresses of the remote cameras and switcher automatically from the unit 1. Click [RENEW]. The IP addresses are displayed for the link target camera numbers and switcher . z When [CANCEL] is clicked, th[...]

50 Setting user authentication T o control remote cameras that have the user authentication function enabled, you need to set the user name and password on the AW -RP120. Configure this setting on the “User Auth.” tab of this application. 1. Enter the user name in the User Name box. 2. Enter the password in the Password box. Entered characters [...]

51 Operations of A W‑HE2 A W-HE2 HD integrated cameras can be operated from the unit. This section describes the operations which are different from the corresponding operations of other remote cameras. z The method for connecting A W-HE2 and the unit is the same as that for connecting A W-HE2 and A W-RP50. Refer to the operating instructions sup[...]

52 T able of setting items (dedicated dials and buttons) Dial/button Setting item Remote camera Setting R/B GAIN dial R GAIN B GAIN A W-HE120 –150 to +150 A W-HE50 (*) , AW -HE60 –30 to +30 A W-HE2 “---” A W-HE100 –30 to +30 A W-HE870 –150 to +150 A W-E860, AW -E750, A W-E650, AW -E350 –150 to +150 AK-HC1500, AK-HC1800 –150 to +150 [...]

53 T able of setting items (menus) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [21] SHUTTER 1. SHUTTER AW-HE120 – Off, Step, Synchro, ELC A W-HE50, AW -HE60 – Off, Step, Synchro A W-HE2 – “---” A W-HE100 – Off, Step, Synchro A W-HE870 – Off, Step, Synchro, ELC A W-E860, AW -E750, A W-E650, AW [...]

54 T able of setting items (menus) (continued) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [30] PTZ ADJUST 1. Z MIN SPEED Off Off, 1 to 8 2. SPEED WITH Z AW -HE120 – Off, On A W-HE50, AW -HE60 – Off, On A W-HE2 – “---” A W-HE100 – Off, 1, 2 A W-PH360, AW -PH400, A W-PH405, AW -PH650 – Off, 1, [...]

55 T able of setting items (menus) (continued) Button number Menu name Setting item Remote camera Initial value on unit (*1) Setting [38] SW AP IP 1. CAM1 192.168.0.10 … … 100. CAM100 192.168.0.109 [39] MANUAL IP 1. CAM1 192.168.0.10 … … 100. CAM100 192.168.0.109 [40] PORT NO 1. CAM1 80 1 to 65535 … … … 100. CAM100 80 1 to 65535 [41] [...]

56 Messages When starting up and switching camera groups Indication Description Don't touch PTZ Lever! Do not operate the P AN/TIL T lever and the ZOOM button because they are being initialized. Connecting to cameras The unit is connecting to the remote cameras. Operation lock Indication Description LOCKED! Operation is disabled. (This appears[...]

57 Memory card Indication Description NO CARD! No card is inserted. INITIALIZING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Initializing. SA VING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Saving data to the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. LOADING... NOT REMOVE CARD. Reading data from the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. COMPLETE. Initializing, saving, or loading is comp[...]

58 Index   Menu [21] SHUTTER 1. SHUTTER ................................................................................... 9 2. SPEED ........................................................................................ 9 [22] ND FIL TER ................................................................................... 1 1 [23] FUNCTION [...]

59   S SCENE 1 button .................................................................................. 10 SCENE 2 button .................................................................................. 10 SCENE 3 button .................................................................................. 10 SCENE 4 button ...................[...]

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