Aaton Cam VHR 16 Users Manual
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2 Camera Controls : page 3 LCD Screen page 5 Direct access control panel Video Gain page 6 Color temperature page 7 Auto White Balance page 8 VHR display contrast page 9 VHR display back-light page 10 Main menu page 11 Video menu page 12 Frame page 14 Logo page 16 Technical page 17 Timecode page 18 Font page 19 Auto Power Off page 20 VITC page 21 Time & Cam Position page 22 Frame Store page 23 Other information displayed on VHR page 25 VHR 16 overview
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3 1 • LED indicator : Power “ON” indicator 2 • Run key : press to turn the power on. 3 • Off key : press both 2 and 3 to turn the power off. 4 • Shift key : access to Color Temperature and White Balance functions. 5 • Down key : scroll through the setup menu and direct access to Gain Control. 6 • Exit key : exit setup menu and access White Balance function (while pressing the shift key). 7 • Manual Iris : control the manual lens iris. 8 • Right key : position video inserted characters and setup inserted frame lines. 9 • “Fisher4” : power and composite video signal for MiniMonitors. 10 • Menu and select Key : access the video setup menu, select functions and to store still frames. 11 • Up key : scroll through the setup menu and direct access to Gain Control. 12 • Store key : access the frame store and image compare function. 13 • Left key : position video inserted characters and setup inserted frame lines. 14 • LCD screen : displays the camera speed and footage, batteries voltage and video parameters. VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree 1 2 3 456 14121110 9 813 7
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4 eexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree sshhiifftt oonnooffff VVHHRR 1 • Upper Battery Locking Lever : fastens the upper on-board battery. 2 • XLR4 : camera and accessories 12 Volts power input. 3 • Lower Battery Locking Lever : fastens the lower on-board battery. 4 • XLR4 : camera and accessories 12 Volts power input. 5 • “Lemo 8” : connect accessories such as lens control system, film/video synchronizer. 6 • “Lemo 6” : accessory input, provides +/- and camera run functions. 7 • “BNC” : video assist analog video output. 8 • LED indicators : camera runs, camera test out of sync speeds and low battery. 9 • “Lemo 2” : provides camera run functions. 10 • Manual Iris Lever : controls the video assist iris operation. 11 • VHR Video Assist : color video assist. 12 • “Fisher 4” : power and composite video signal for MiniMonitors. 13 • Lens Rod Locking Lever : fastens the lateral lens motor rods (19mm, 15,8mm and 15mm). 14 • Body Run/Test Switch : provides camera run and half frame inching on assistant side. 1 2 4 3 56778910 11 12 13 14 6
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5 1 • Speed : camera current speed setting. 2 • Footage : magazine footage remaining . 3 • Gain : current gain setting. 4 • White Balance : video color temp setting. 5 • Remaining time : magazine remaining running time. 6 • Voltage : upper XLR4 battery voltage. 7 • Voltage : lower XLR4 battery voltage. 8 • Time & Date : camera TC and user bits setting. LCD screen 8 7 6 2 1 3 4 5
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6 Direct access control panel Gain Press the “Up” and “Down” key to set the video gain to the desired value. Adjustment range from +9db to -9db in 1db increments. Up Down VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree
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7 Color Temperature While pressing the “Shift” key, use the “Up” and “Down” keys to scroll through and set the video color temperature to the desired value. Three choices: User, 56k and 32k Direct access control panel Shift VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree Up Down
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8 ShiftExit Auto White Balance While pressing the “Shift” key, use the “Exit” key to activate the Auto white balance function. The camera switches automatically to the User Color Temperature mode. The stored RGB values can be modified in the video setup menu. Direct access control panel VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree
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9 Display contrast While pressing the “Off” key, use the “Up” and “Down” keys to adjust the display contrast. Direct access control panel Off VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree Up Down
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10 Display backlight While pressing the “Off” key, use the “Left” and “Right” keys to adjust the display backlight. Direct access control panel Off VHR oonn ooffff sshhiifftteexxiitt mmeennuussttoorree Left Right