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Panasonic AK-HC1800G Operating Instructions Manual - Specifications

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    Operating instructions ak-hc1800g franÇais deutsch english it aliano esp aÑol 日本語 РУССКИЙ operating instructions multi purpose camera model no. Ak-hc1800g before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Vqtb0321 松下電器産業株式会社 パナソニック システムソリューション...

  • Page 2: English Version

    English version - 1 (e) - indicates safety information. Caution risk of electric shock do not open caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer to servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrowhead sym...

  • Page 3: English

    - (e) - english indicates safety information. Caution: to reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard and annoying interference, use the recommended accessories only. Warning: • to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. • the apparatus shall not be e...

  • Page 4: Important Safety

    - (e) - 1) read these instructions. ) keep these instructions. ) heed all warnings. 4) follow all instructions. 5) do not use this apparatus near water. 6) clean only with dry cloth. 7) do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) do not insta...

  • Page 5: English

    - 4 (e) - english contents accessories .......................................... 4 introduction ........................................... 5 characteristics ...................................... 5 precautions for use .............................. 6 major operating controls and their functions .....

  • Page 6: Introduction

    - 5 (e) - introduction this camera employs new /˝ . Million-pixel it ccd, realizing a compact light-weight system including the optical system. The newly developed ccd image sensor, 14-bit a/d converter and brand-new dsp make for a wide dynamic range. The camera supports the 1080/59.94i and 1080/50i...

  • Page 7: English

    - 6 (e) - english precautions for use don’ts do’s  do not attempt to disassemble the camera or other units. In order to prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.  do not abuse the camera. Avoid striking, shaking, etc. The camera contains se...

  • Page 8: Front View

    - 7 (e) - major operating controls and their functions front view top view bottom view rear view lens mount /˝ standard bayonet type (b4 mount) lens is installed. Lens fixing ring knob lens is fixed by turning the knob clockwise..

  • Page 9: English

    - 8 (e) - english camera mounting hole (1/4-20unc) camera mounting hole (3/8-16unc) the screw holes can be used to secure the camera for installing it on camera housing, and when using a pan/tilt head or a tripod. The screw holes are 10 mm deep. Use screws which are less than 10 mm long. Menu switch...

  • Page 10

    - 9 (e) - hd sdi output connector [hd sdi out] hd sdi signal output is given by this line. G/l input connector [g/l in] for gen-lock with the camera, the external sync signal (black burst) or tri-level sync signal is supplied to this input connector. Operate indicator green led lamp lights to indica...

  • Page 11: English

    - 10 (e) - english  when supplying dc power, supply the dc +1 v voltage to pin 6 and connect gnd to pin 8.  use the multi-cable provided with the ak-hrp150g when supplying power from the ak-hrp150g.  use the cable provided with the aw-ph650 when supplying power from the aw-ph650.  when supplying...

  • Page 12

    - 11 (e) - tally output connector [tally out] the r tally and g tally signals are output from this connector. Pin no. Signal 1 gnd r_tally_out g_tally_out 4 +1 v (500 ma max) iris connector [iris] used to connect the iris control cables of the lens. Pin no. Signal pin no. Signal 1 return control 7 i...

  • Page 13: English

    - 1 (e) - english how to install how to set the lens  standard 2/3˝ bayonet type (b4 mount) lens of any makers can be used*. Turn the lens fixing ring knob counterclockwise to remove the lens mount cap. Set the lens in place, and turn the lens fixing ring knob clockwise to precisely fix the lens. ...

  • Page 14: How to Set Up The System

    - 1 (e) - how to set up the system configuration example 1: connection of camera controller  use multi cable supplied with ak-hrp150g for the connection of camera controller ak-hrp150g and this unit. Multi cable (power + control) lens camera controller ak-hrp150g ac adapter aw-ps510a or aw-ps505a ...

  • Page 15: English

    - 14 (e) - english configuration example 2: high-speed p/t system (1) cable kit aw-cak4h1g lens monitor iris hd sdi ac adapter aw-ps510a or aw-ps505a zoom/focus indoor pan/tilt head aw-ph400 pan/tilt control panel aw-rp400 camera controller ak-hrp150g hd sdi ac adapter aw-ps510a or aw-ps505a cable ...

  • Page 16: How to Set Up The System

    - 15 (e) - configuration example 3: high-speed p/t system (2) set and check the communication protocol and video format prior to installation. When mounting the camera on the aw-ph400 pan/tilt head and controlling it from the aw-cb400 remote operation panel, select “4” as the protocol setting of th...

  • Page 17: English

    - 16 (e) - english  configuration example 4: controlling the camera from the aw-rp655 or aw-rp555 controller when installing the camera on the aw-ph650 outdoor pan/tilt head, refer to the operating instructions of the aw-ph650. When placing the camera on the aw-ph650 and controlling it from the aw-...

  • Page 18: How to Set Up The System

    - 17 (e) - control exercised from the aw-cb400 when using the aw-cb400 for the ak-hc1800g, its switches and dials function as shown in the figure below. For executing awb.* 1 for executing abb.* 1 for controlling r/b gain. (–150 to +150) for controlling r/b ped. (–100 to +100) for switching the gai...

  • Page 19: English

    - 18 (e) - english when the camera is to be controlled from the aw-rp655 controller in the case of the ak-hc1800g camera, the following buttons on the aw-rp655 will not work. • white bal a/b/atw • gain auto/manu • data set each time the mode button is pressed, the setting is switched between cam an...

  • Page 20: How to Set Up The System

    - 19 (e) - when the camera is to be controlled from the aw-rp555 controller in the case of the ak-hc1800g camera, the following buttons on the aw-rp555 will not work. • white bal a/b/atw • scene file 3 each time the gain button is pressed, the setting is switched in the sequence of low  mid  high...

  • Page 21: English

    - 0 (e) - english  cable wiring specifications when connecting the camera directly to the aw-cb400, aw-rp655 or aw-rp555 modular connector 8-pin plug high-density d-sub 15-pin connector (male) aw-cb400 aw-rp655 aw-rp555 how to set up the system.

  • Page 22: Operation Procedure

    - 1 (e) - operation procedure 1 turn on the power of each equipment. 2 properly adjust the light for the object. 3 adjust the flange back of the lens, the iris and the focus.  flange back must be adjusted when the camera is used for the first time or after replacement of the lens. 4 adjust the whit...

  • Page 23: English

    - (e) - english how to adjust flange back adjustment (for zoom lens) the adjustment is to adjust the focus in all the range from the maximum zoom to the widest angle of the zoom lens. Shoot a dark object to open the iris. Adjust the distance from the object to 6.6 ft. ( m) at least, then loosen the...

  • Page 24: White Balance Adjustment

    - (e) - white balance adjustment adjust the white balance after shooting a white object by at least 50 % of the screen. Note: if the white signal level is over 100 % or less than 50 %, the white balance may not be normally adjusted. color temperature and white balance adjustment (reference) when c...

  • Page 25: English

    - 4 (e) - english black balance adjustment  adjust it with the lens closed. When the motor drive lens is controlled from the camera, adjusting the black balance causes the lens to be automatically closed. gen-lock adjustment when multiple cameras are used or the camera is combined with other equi...

  • Page 26: Intelligent Functions

    - 5 (e) - intelligent functions when using the camera in outdoor environments, the brightness and color temperature will differ significantly as the day progresses from the morning to the afternoon, to the evening to night. The camera’s intelligent functions serve to automatically correct the video ...

  • Page 27: English

    - 6 (e) - english automatic video level adjustment method: the video level is automatically adjusted by controlling the lens iris, gain (including pixel addition and frame addition), nd filter setting, and minus gain. Automatic color temperature adjustment method: the color temperature is automatica...

  • Page 28: Setting of Menu Items

    - 7 (e) - setting of menu items how to display the menus two methods are used to display the menus.  using ak-hc1800g multi purpose camera to display the menus: hold down the menu switch on the rear panel of the main unit for at least seconds to display the top menu. Use the up/down switch to move...

  • Page 29: English

    - 8 (e) - english maintenance menu [1] black shading detection [ready, active] for automatically correcting the black shading. Detection is performed when the enter operation has been performed at the active setting. It takes anywhere from 1 minute 0 seconds to about minutes for the detection operat...

  • Page 30: Maintenance Menu

    - 9 (e) - maintenance menu [2] pedestal, gamma m pedestal [–200 to +200] for adjusting the black level. R pedestal [–100 to +100] for correcting the red in relation to the master pedestal. B pedestal [–100 to +100] for correcting the blue in relation to the master pedestal. When the ak-hrp150g has b...

  • Page 31: English

    - 0 (e) - english maintenance menu [2] pedestal, gamma when the video menu is selected: when the film menu is selected: b black gamma [–15 to +15] for adjusting the gamma characteristics of the blue in the vicinity of the black in relation to the master gamma characteristics. Gamma [off, on] for tur...

  • Page 32: Maintenance Menu

    - 1 (e) - maintenance menu [3] flare r flare [000 to 100] g flare [000 to 100] b flare [000 to 100] for adjusting the flare correction. Flare [off, on] for turning the flare correction on or off. Setting of menu items.

  • Page 33: English

    - (e) - english maintenance menu [4] knee, white clip ( when the knee is set to manual) m knee point [080.00% to 107.00% (video menu)] [30% to 90% (film menu/video rec)] for adjusting the knee point. R knee point [–25.00% to +25.00%] for correcting the knee point of the red in relation to the master...

  • Page 34: Maintenance Menu

    - (e) - maintenance menu [4] knee, white clip ( when the knee is set to auto) a. Knee point [080.00% to 107.00%] for setting the auto knee break point position. This setting does not take effect when a setting other than auto is selected for knee or on is selected as the drs setting when the video m...

  • Page 35: English

    - 4 (e) - english maintenance menu [4] knee, white clip [5] r/b gain knee [off, manual, auto] for selecting the knee operation mode. This setting does not take effect when film rec is selected or drs is on. White clip [off, on] for tuning white clip on or off. High color [off, on] for improving the ...

  • Page 36: Maintenance Menu

    - 5 (e) - maintenance menu [6] detail detail [off, on] for turning all the detail functions on or off. Total dtl level [–31 to +31] for setting the h dtl and v dtl levels. H dtl level [00 to 63] for setting the h dtl level. Crisp [00 to 31] for setting the noise elimination level of the detail signa...

  • Page 37: English

    - 6 (e) - english maintenance menu [6] detail slim detail [off, on] for setting the detail more finely at on. Detail(+) [–31 to +31] for adjusting the detail gain in the + direction. Detail(–) [–31 to +31] for adjusting the detail gain in the – direction. Detail clip [00 to +63] for minimizing the g...

  • Page 38: Maintenance Menu

    - 7 (e) - maintenance menu [7] skin tone detail skin tone dtl [off, on] for turning the skin tone dtl on or off. Skin get [off, on] when on is selected, the box cursor is output to the screen center. When the image of the subject’s skin is placed inside the box cursor and the enter operation is perf...

  • Page 39: English

    - 8 (e) - english maintenance menu [8] gain, auto iris low gain [–06db to 30db] mid gain [–06db to 30db] high gain [–06db to 30db] for setting the amount by which the gain is to be increased when low, mid or high has been selected by gain select. A.Iris level [000 to 100] for adjusting the target le...

  • Page 40: Maintenance Menu

    - 9 (e) - maintenance menu [8] gain, auto iris iris mode [lens, cam] for switching between the iris gain control on the lens (lens) and the menu (cam) to adjust the focusing speed of the auto iris. Normally, lens is selected, and the speed is adjusted using the iris gain control on the lens. Iris ga...

  • Page 41: English

    - 40 (e) - english maintenance menu [9] super gain these settings are performed when s.Gain1, s.Gain or s.Gain has been selected by gain select. Mode [s.Gain1, s.Gain2, s.Gain3] for selecting the s.Gain storage table. Total gain [00db to 72db] for displaying the total gain for gain, pix mix, v mix a...

  • Page 42: Maintenance Menu

    - 41 (e) - maintenance menu [9] super gain level dependent [00 to 15] for removing the detail in the dark areas. The higher the number set, the wider the range in which the detail is removed. Peak frequency [00 to 31] for setting the h dtl peak frequency. M gamma [0.35 to 0.75 (drs off)] [–10 to +10...

  • Page 43: English

    - 4 (e) - english maintenance menu [10] frame mode [11] matrix scan reverse [off, reverse1 to 3] for selecting the video output scanning method. Off: normal scanning reverse1: left/right reversed reverse2: top/bottom reversed reverse3: top/bottom and left/right reversed matrix table [a, b] for selec...

  • Page 44: Maintenance Menu

    - 4 (e) - maintenance menu [12] color correction r sat/phase [–63 to +63] mg sat/phase [–63 to +63] b sat/phase [–63 to +63] cy sat/phase [–63 to +63] g sat/phase [–63 to +63] yl sat/phase [–63 to +63] r-mg sat/phase [–63 to +63] mg-b sat/phase [–63 to +63] b-cy sat/phase [–63 to +63] cy-g sat/phase...

  • Page 45: English

    - 44 (e) - english setting menu [1] mode when the video menu is selected d5600k [off, on] when the film menu is selected lighting [tungsten, daylight] on, daylight: the color temperature is corrected electrically to attain white balance in 5600k-degree environments. Off, tungsten: the color temperat...

  • Page 46: Setting Menu

    - 45 (e) - setting menu [1] mode when digital extender is set to x, the resolution is downgraded. The detail function ceases to work as well. Note cam id posi [0 to 3] for selecting where the camera id is to be displayed. 0: top left, 1: top right, 2: bottom left, 3: bottom right matrix table [off, ...

  • Page 47: English

    - 46 (e) - english setting menu [1] mode format [1080/59.94i, 1080/50i] for displaying the video output format. The format is changed when the enter operation has been performed. Status [off, on] for turning the awb/abb operation displays on or off. The status displays are as follows. Awb active: wh...

  • Page 48: Setting Menu

    - 47 (e) - setting menu [1] mode abb ok: when the automatic black balance has been adjusted satisfactorily. Out range rgb: when the automatic black balance has not been adjusted satisfactorily. (“rgb” denotes the colors which were not balanced properly.) menu on bar [off, on] for selecting whether t...

  • Page 49: English

    - 48 (e) - english setting menu [2] shutter shutter mode [off, on, synchro] for selecting the operation mode of the shutter. Off: for turning the shutter off. On: for setting the shutter speed which was set by shutter speed. Synchro: for setting the shutter speed which was set by synchro scan. Shutt...

  • Page 50: Setting Menu

    - 49 (e) - setting menu [3] gen-lock [4] pix defect(auto) gen-lock input [bnc, dsub] for selecting whether the sync signals are to be input from the bnc or d-sub connector. H phase-coarse [–060 to +060] for roughly adjusting the horizontal phase. H phase-fine [–045 to +045] for finely adjusting the ...

  • Page 51: English

    - 50 (e) - english setting menu [5] protocol protocol [1 to 4] for selecting the remote control communication system in accordance with the system connected. 1: information camera communication protocol (eia4) for connecting the ak-hrp150g or ak-hrp900 (with the ak-hrp900, this setting cannot be use...

  • Page 52: Setting Menu

    - 51 (e) - setting menu [6] intelligent1 the intelligent operation will be set to off when manual has been selected as the intelligent item setting. Note m-gain [–6db to 72db] the current gain total is displayed here. Nd-fil [clear, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64] the current nd filter position is displayed here. ...

  • Page 53: English

    - 5 (e) - english setting menu [6] intelligent1 when auto or lock has been set as the operation mode, restrictions apply to the settings of some of the other menus, as indicated below. Agc • the auto iris function is operational regardless of whether the auto iris setting from the camera controller ...

  • Page 54: Setting Menu

    - 5 (e) - setting menu [6] intelligent1 intelligent mode [agc, atw, agc+atw] the intelligent control setting is selected using this menu item. Agc: when the gain cannot be adjusted within the iris range setting, gain control (including pix mix, v mix, and frame mix) and automatic exposure control pe...

  • Page 55: English

    - 54 (e) - english setting menu [6] intelligent1 agc gain step [normal, max] the agc gain increment or decrement step is selected using this menu item. When lock is established as the intelligent status, no changes can be made. The agc gain step setting is switched when the enter operation has been ...

  • Page 56: Setting Menu

    - 55 (e) - setting menu [6] intelligent1 iris range [1, 2, 3] the iris control range during agc operations is selected using this menu item. 1: f1.8 to f8 2: f1.8 to f11 3: f1.8 to f16 when the iris cannot be adjusted within the above range settings, use the gain (including pix mix, v mix, and frame...

  • Page 57: English

    - 56 (e) - english setting menu [6] intelligent1 d5600k [off, on] the atw center value is set using this item. Off: 00k on: 5600k the respective atw tracking ranges are set using atw width on the intelligent set menu. Agc mode [normal, sports, sn, user] the agc control mode is set here. When lock is...

  • Page 58: Setting of Menu Items

    - 57 (e) - setting of menu items setting menu [6] intelligent1 user: the gain is incremented in the sequence set using sub menu. Under the initial settings, the gain is incremented in the following sequence: +18 db for agc  +6 db for pix mix  +6 db for v mix  +4 db for frame mix. When the agc mod...

  • Page 59: English

    - 58 (e) - english setting menu [6] intelligent1 frame mix [+00db, +06db, +12db, +18db, +24db] the extent of the frame addition (incrementing of gain by ccd storage) is displayed here. +00db: no frames are added. +06db to +24db: frames are added with +06 db, 4 frames are added with +1 db, 8 frames a...

  • Page 60: Setting Menu

    - 59 (e) - setting menu [6] intelligent1 sub menu when user has been selected as the agc mode setting, the type of gain, gain increment step, and priority sequence can be set in detail. The gain is incremented in the sequence of no.01, 0, 0 and so on. It can be set up to no.18. (no.10 to 18 are disp...

  • Page 61: English

    - 60 (e) - english setting menu [7] intelligent2 this menu is configured in the same way as the intelligent1 menu. Setting of menu items.

  • Page 62: Setting Menu

    - 61 (e) - setting menu [8] intelligent set intelligent [intel1, intel2, off] intelligent mode off, intel1 (intelligent1 menu setting), or intel (intelligent menu setting) is selected as the operation mode. When the setting of this item is changed, the settings for the intelligent items on the intel...

  • Page 63: English

    - 6 (e) - english setting menu [8] intelligent set atw width [1 to 5] the color temperature range (1 to 5) used for tracking atw is set here. The general color temperature tracking ranges are listed in the table below. Atw width d5600k off d5600k on 1 approx. 100k to 600k approx. 400k to 5700k 2 app...

  • Page 64: Camera Id Menu

    - 6 (e) - camera id menu an id of not more than 10 characters consisting of alphanumerics, symbols and spaces can be set for the camera. The camera id is displayed at all times when on is selected in the cam id mode but displayed only when color bar signals are output in the bar mode. The status for...

  • Page 65: English

    - 64 (e) - english file operation menu mode [load/store] select load when settings are to be loaded from a file; select store when the current settings are to be saved in a file. Load from / store to for selecting the load or store destination. Preset, user1, user or off can be selected as the load ...

  • Page 66: Menu List

    - 65 (e) - menu list default scene file items indicated by “” maintenance 1. Black shading detection ready — correct(dig) on — . Pedestal, gamma m pedestal +000 r pedestal +000 b pedestal +000 m gamma drs off 0.45 drs on +00 r gamma drs off +00 drs on +00 b gamma drs off +00 drs on +00 m black gam...

  • Page 67: English

    - 66 (e) - english default scene file items indicated by “” maintenance 6. Detail detail on total dtl level –10 h dtl level 15 crisp 06 level dependent 0 peak frequency 18 knee aperture on knee ape level slim detail off detail(+) +00 detail(–) +00 detail clip 00 detail source (g+r)/ 7. Skin tone de...

  • Page 68: Setting of Menu Items

    - 67 (e) - setting of menu items default scene file items indicated by “” maintenance 9. S.Gain mode s.Gain — total gain 48db — gain 4db pix mix +6db v mix +6db frame mix +1db h detail level 10 crisp 10 level dependent 05 peak frequency 10 m gamma drs off 0.55 drs on +00 m ped offset +000 r ped off...

  • Page 69: English

    - 68 (e) - english setting of menu items default scene file items indicated by “” maintenance 1. Color correction r sat/phase +00 mg sat/phase +00 b sat/phase +00 cy sat/phase +00 g sat/phase +00 yl sat/phase +00 r_mg sat/phase +00 mg_b sat/phase +00 b_cy sat/phase +00 cy_g sat/phase +00 g_yl sat/p...

  • Page 70: Setting of Menu Items

    - 69 (e) - setting of menu items default scene file items indicated by “” setting 6. Intelligent1 7. Intelligent intelligent manual — intelligent mode agc+atw — nd filter select auto — agc speed — agc gain step normal — hi light detect 05 — iris range — atw area 90% — atw speed — d5600k on — agc mo...

  • Page 71: English

    - 70 (e) - english appearance 3-9/16 (90) 6-5/16 (160) 15/32 (12) 17/32 (13.2) 4-5/8 (117) unit: inch (mm) 1-3/4 (44.5).

  • Page 72: Specifications

    - 71 (e) - specifications source voltage: 1 v dc power consumption: 17 w indicates safety information. Image pickup device: /˝ . Million-pixel it, ccd  system: gbr image pickup system resolving optical system: f1.4 prism optical filter: nd; clear, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64 lens mount: bayonet type output for...

  • Page 73: English

    - 7 (e) - english memo.