Belden Grass Valley EyeCatcher EC 270 User manual

3922 496 32091 July 2016 v1.4
EyeCatcher EC 270
User’s Guide
2.7-inch Color LCD Ocular Viewfinder

Declaration of Conformity
We, Grass Valley Nederland B.V., Bergschot 69, 4817 PA Breda, The Netherlands,
declare under our sole responsibility that this product is in compliance with the
following standards:
- EN60065 : Safety
- EN55103-1: EMC (Emission)
- EN55103-2: EMC (Immunity)
following the provisions of:
a. the Low Voltage directive 2006/95/EC
b. the EMC directive 2004/108/EC
FCC Class A Statement
This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to
radio communications.
It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable
protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.
Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which
case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may
be required to correct the interference.
Copyright
Copyright Grass Valley Nederland B.V. 2016. Copying of this document and giving it
to others, and the use or communication of the contents thereof, are forbidden
without express authority. Offenders are liable to the payment of damages. All rights
are reserved in the event of the grant of a patent or the registration of a utility model
or design. Liable to technical alterations in the course of further development.
Trademarks
Grass Valley, LDX Series and derivatives are trademarks of Belden Inc. or Grass
Valley. All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of contents
Chapter 1 – Installation
1.1 Mounting the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 Positioning the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 – Operation
2.1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.1 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.2 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.1 LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.2 On screen indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.2.3 On screen markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 Viewfinder menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3.1 Entering the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3.2 Assigning user buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.4 Operational functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4.1 Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4.2 Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4.3 Ext1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4.4 Ext2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4.5 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4.6 Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4.7 Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.5 Camera VF functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.5.1 Viewfinder detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.5.2 Focus Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.5.3 Zebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Chapter 3 – Menu reference
3.1 Menu contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.1.1 Diag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.1.2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1.3 Config1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1.4 Config2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1.5 Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.1.6 Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.1.7 Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.2 Status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 4 – Specifications
4.1 Technical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.3 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1.4 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.2 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2.1 Viewfinder lead connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Recycling
Visit www.grassvalley.com for recycling information.
Packing for return
If a unit is being returned to Grass Valley for servicing, try to use the containers and
materials of the original packaging. Attach a tag indicating the type of service
required, return address, model number, full serial number and the return number
which will be supplied by your Grass Valley service centre.
If the original packing is not available or can no longer be used contact your regional
Grass Valley service representative to have a return package provided.
Website
Visit the Grass Valley public website to download the latest user’s guide updates and
additional information about your broadcast product: www.grassvalley.com