Panasonic Hd Convertible Camera Aw He870n Operating Instructions

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Operating procedure
1 Turn on the power of the camera and other units.
2  Adjust the lighting of the subject to the 
appropriate level.
3  Select the operating mode.
Once the mode has been selected, it need not be 
selected again when the camera is going to be used 
under the same conditions.
4  Adjust the flange back of the lens, and adjust 
the iris and focus.
   The flange back adjustment must be performed when 
the camera is used for the first time and when the 
lens has been changed.
5  Adjust the white balance.
  The white balance must be adjusted when the camera 
is used for the first time and when it is going to be 
used again after it has not been used for a prolonged 
period.
   It must be adjusted when the lighting conditions or 
brightness has been changed.
   Once the white balance has been adjusted, it need 
not be adjusted again when the camera is going to 
be used under the same conditions.
6  Adjust the black balance.
  The black balance must be adjusted when the 
camera is used for the first time and when it is going 
to be used again after it has not been used for a 
prolonged period.
   It must be adjusted when the ambient temperature 
has changed significantly or when one season 
changes to another.
   Once the black balance has been adjusted, it need 
not be adjusted again when the camera is going to 
be used under the same conditions.
7  Take the shots.
(On completion, turn off the power of the camera and 
other units.)
8  Refer to page 60 and following when the 
camera settings are to be changed to match 
the intended application or prevailing 
conditions.
(These settings are already appropriate when the 
camera is shipped if the prevailing conditions of 
shooting are normal.) 
						

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Adjustment
Flange back adjustment (For zoom lens)
This is for adjusting the zoom lens focus over the entire focusing range from the TELE end to the WIDE end.
1.  Fully open the iris by shooting a dark object.
2.  Aim the camera at any object over 6.56 ft. (2 m) away from the camera, 
and then loosen the flange back lock knob.
3.  Set the lens to its TELE end first and adjust its focus with the focus ring.
4.   Set the lens to its widest angle next and adjust its focus with the flange 
back adjust ring.
5.   Adjust the focus ring and the flange back adjust ring alternately for the 
best focus within the zooming range. Tighten the flange back lock knob 
upon completion of focusing.
Iris gain control in a lens
  An iris gain control hole (G, S) is usually provided in the front of the lens. 
Adjustment of the iris gain, with a screwdriver through the hole may be 
done as follows.
(Shape and location of the hole may vary depending on the type of lens.)
1.  Turn the iris selection switch to position A (AUTO).
2.   Rotate the iris gain control to the maximum gain, but in a range where 
no hunting or oscillating of the iris ring develops.
Focus ring Flange back adjust ring
Flange back lock knob
Iris gain control
Automatic iris power zoom lens 
						

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White balance adjustment
  Automatic white balance control
(AWB: AWB A/AWB B)
   When “AWB A” or “AWB B” has been selected as 
the white balance setting on the Color Set sub menu 
(pages 62, 70), two sets of color temperature 
conditions can be preset (stored in the memory): one 
set for A and another set for B.
   When the camera is going to be used under the same 
conditions, you may operate the camera properly by 
simply changing the white balance mode to either 
AWB A or AWB B.
There is no need to readjust the camera to the 
ambient conditions.
   The preset conditions will be renewed whenever you 
input new conditions.
1.   Select the white balance mode either AWB A or 
AWB B. 2.  
Aim the camera at a white object (a white wall or a 
white handkerchief) and zoom in to enlarge the image 
as much as possible.
For white balance setting aim 
the camera at a white object 
and try to position it in the 
center of the monitor screen. 
The object must appear in over 
10 % of the total monitor screen 
area. Try to avoid overly bright 
objects in the scene.
3.   In normal shooting mode, press the ENTER/AWB 
switch for over 2 seconds to set the white balance.
ENTER/AWB switch
The white object 
must occupy over 
10 % of the monitor 
screen area.
Adjustment 
						

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  White balance may not be correctly set if the 
lighting of the object is too weak.
   Since the camera has a built-in memory, the set 
white balance will remain in the memory even if 
power is turned off. Therefore, it is not necessary to 
reset the white balance if the color temperature of 
those objects remains unchanged. However, it must 
be reset if the color temperature changes, such as 
when you move from indoors to outside, or vice 
versa.
   The R/B gain adjustment of painting setting will 
be automatically reset to ±0 after setting the white 
balance. (Painting setting of the camera menu in 
only User Mode.)
Notes
 Automatic tracking white balance setting (ATW)
White balance will be automatically set to continuously 
match changes of light source and color temperature 
while the white balance setting is set to ATW.
   ATW might not function properly when high 
brightness light (ex. fluorescent lamp) beams into a 
screen.
   White balance may not be accurately set if there is 
no white object in the scene being shot.
Notes  Manual white balance setting
Manual setting is possible in User Mode only.
1.  
Select the white balance mode either AWB A or 
AWB B by menu.
2.   Aim the camera at a large 
white object to set the 
automatic white balance.
3.   Adjust the red gain/blue gain 
control in the Painting item of 
Color Set sub menu of User 
Mode until the carrier wave of 
the white portion of the video 
signal is at the minimum width or the white object in 
the monitor screen appears pure white. 
(Use an oscilloscope or a waveform monitor for 
precise adjustment.)
 Preset of 3200K or 5600K white balance
When the white balance setting is set to either “3200K” or 
“5600K” the white balance will be automatically set to the 
color temperature 3200K or 5600K, respectively.
Minimize the carrier 
wave using the red 
& blue gain controls
Waveform for white 
balance set chart
Adjustment 
						

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Black balance adjustment
  Close the lens. If the motor drive lens is controlled 
from the camera, the lens is automatically closed when 
the black balance is adjusted.
   The R/B pedestal adjustment of painting setting will 
be automatically reset to ±0 after setting the black 
balance. (Painting setting in only User Mode.)
Press the UP/ABB switch for over 2 seconds and the 
black balance will be set in 30 seconds.
In user mode, black balance fine adjustment can be 
performed by changing the R pedestal/B pedestal setting 
with the Painting item of Color Set sub menu after setting 
the black balance.
UP/ABB switch
Adjustment 
						

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Total pedestal level adjustment
(Use an oscilloscope or a waveform monitor for this 
adjustment.)
This step is to adjust the black levels (pedestal levels) of 
two or more cameras to be the same.
Please contact your dealer for the adjustment.
1.  Close the lens.
2.  Select Pedestal item in the Brightness Set sub menu.
3.  Set the pedestal level to 5 IRE (0.035 V) with the 
UP/ABB switch or the DOWN/BAR switch.
UP/ABB switch
DOWN/BAR switch
   Brightness Set
  Picture Level         0
  Light PEAK/AVG        0
  Light Area      Top Cut
  Shutter Mode       Step
   Step/Synchro       Off
  Gain                0dB
   AGC Max Gain       ---
  Pedestal              0
 Return
Adjustment 
						

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Adjustment
Genlock adjustment
Phase adjustments must be performed with the camera 
menu when external synchronizing signals are supplied to 
the system in cases where multiple cameras are used or 
peripheral devices are connected.
Please contact your dealer for the adjustment.
 Horizontal phase control
The phases of the HD signals (1080i, 720p) and SD signals 
(480i) are interlocked for adjustments.
 When adjusting the phase of HD signalsObserve the waveforms of signal outputs on other HD 
equipment and the HD analog signal output of this unit on 
a two-channel oscilloscope.
Then match the horizontal phase of both signals by 
adjusting them with the horizontal phase control of the 
camera menu.
Notes
  When horizontal phase adjustment is moved, color 
phase is also moved.
Adjust color phase whenever horizontal phase 
adjustment is moved.
   Phases of the composite and Y/C signals are 
interlocked for adjustments.
   Three-value synchronizing signals of the HD format 
are not supported.
   When using external synchronization, only the output 
signal for the selected video output format (Format) 
will be synchronized (1080i, 720p, or 480i).
    When selecting an HD format (1080i or 720p), 
neither the VIDEO OUT signal (composite signal) 
nor the Y/C signal output from the AW-CA50T8 
S-Video terminal will be synchronized with the 
external synchronizing signal.
    To synchronize the VIDEO OUT signal (composite 
signal) or the Y/C signal output from the 
AW-CA50T8 S-Video terminal with the external 
synchronizing signal, use “480i” as the video output 
format (selected from the camera menu). 
						

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 When adjusting the phase of SD signalsObserve the waveforms of the external synchronizing 
input signal (black burst signal) and video output signal 
on a two-channel oscilloscope.
Then match the horizontal phase of both signals by 
adjusting them with the horizontal phase control of the 
camera menu.
Genlock input signal 
(black burst)
Video signal
Adjust the horizontal phase
Adjustment by camera menu
   Press the DOWN/BAR switch for over 2 seconds to 
display the color bar.
   Press the MENU switch for 3 seconds or more to display 
the main menu.
   Press the UP/ABB switch or the DOWN/BAR switch to 
move the cursor to [G/L Set], then press the ENTER/AWB 
switch to display the G/L Set sub menu.  Select [H Phase] on the G/L Set sub menu.
  
Adjust the horizontal phase with the UP/ABB and 
DOWN/BAR switch.
The level of [H Phase] adjustment can be selected with 
[H Phase, SC Fine Step].
MENU switch
ENTER/AWB switch
UP/ABB switch
DOWN/BAR switch
   G/L Set
  H Phase               0
  SC Coarse         90deg
  SC Fine               0
  H Phase,SC Fine Step  1
 Return
Adjustment 
						

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Adjustment
 Color phase adjustment
Color phase adjustment is necessary only for the composite 
or Y/C signals of the SD format.
Adjust the color phase of the camera to the basic color tone 
such as program output signal (split color bar output signal) 
from the color special effect generator.
Color bar of camera
Split line
Color bar of special 
effects generator
Adjustment by camera menu
   Press the DOWN/BAR switch for over 2 seconds to 
display the color bar.
   Press the MENU switch for 3 seconds or more to display 
the main menu.
   Press the UP/ABB switch or the DOWN/BAR switch to 
move the cursor to [G/L Set], then press the ENTER/AWB 
switch to display the G/L Set sub menu.
   Select [SC Coarse] on the G/L Set sub menu.
Make coarse adjustment with the UP/ABB switch and the 
DOWN/BAR switch.
   Select [SC Fine] on the sub menu. 
Perform fine adjustment with the UP/ABB switch and the 
DOWN/BAR switch.
The amount of adjustment for adjusting [SC Fine] can be 
selected with [H Phase, SC Fine Step]. 
						

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Menu item setting/changing
Menu item setting
  Each of the four use modes of the camera (Halogen, 
Fluorescent, Outdoor and User) has a main menu. 
(Refer to page 61.)
   Each item of the main menu has a sub menu, which 
consists of several settings.
   These settings have been preset to the optimum 
values to suit each use mode, and can be changed to 
suit actual shooting conditions.
  The setting items displayed on the G/L Set screen 
and the Other Set 2 screen apply to all the scenes. 
No matter which individual scene any of these 
settings have been selected for, the settings for all 
the scenes will be changed.
   The sub menu titles common to all scenes are 
enclosed with “##” in order to distinguish them from 
sub menus that are unique to individual scenes.
   Characters displayed on the menu may be cut off 
depending on the monitor used.
Notes  Setting (when using the camera by itself)
1.  
Keep the MENU switch depressed for 3 seconds or 
more, to display the main menu of each use mode.
For selecting the use mode, refer to page 49.
2.   Each time the UP/ABB switch or DOWN/BAR switch 
is pressed, the selected item moves up or down.
3.   When the ENTER/AWB switch is pressed after 
selecting the desired item, the sub menu for the 
selected item appears on the screen.
4.   Select an item to be set or changed using the 
UP/ABB switch and DOWN/BAR switch, and press 
the ENTER/AWB switch. (The item can now be 
changed, and it starts blinking.)
5.   Change the item’s setting using the UP/ABB switch 
and DOWN/BAR switch, and enter the new setting 
using the ENTER/AWB switch.
  Set values can be reverted to those prior to 
changes when the MENU switch is pressed while in 
a status where settings can be changed.