F&V MeticaFM 7 User manual

User Manual
MeticaFM 7
Field Monitor

MENU
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MeticaFM 7
Caution .................................................................................................
Components ........................................................................................
Control & Functions .............................................................................
Compatible Input Formats ...................................................................
Menu Tree & Adjustment ....................................................................
OSD (On-screen Display) Menu ...........................................................
[1] Picture ........................................................................................
[2] Color ..........................................................................................
[3] Display ......................................................................................
[4] Marker ......................................................................................
[5] Advanced .................................................................................
[6] Audio ........................................................................................
[7] System .....................................................................................
Specications .....................................................................................
Dimensions ........................................................................................
Maintenance ......................................................................................
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CAUTION
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MeticaFM 7
• Always use set voltage. (DC 6.8-12V)
• All operating instructions must be read and
understood before the product is operated.
These safety and operating instructions must
be kept in safe place for future reference.
• All warnings on the product and in the
instructions must be observed closely.
• All operating instructions must be followed.
• Do not use attachments not recommended
by the manufacturer. Use of inadequate
attachments can result in accidents.
• This product must be operated on a power
source specied on the specication label.
• If you are not sure of the type of power
supply used in your home, consult your
dealer or local power company. For units
designed to operate on batteries or another
power source, refer to the operating
instructions.
• The power cords must be routed properly
to prevent people from stepping on them or
objects from resting on them. Check the
cords from the plugs and product.
• If using other DC adapters insteadof the
standard adapter provided by the
manufacturer, please check the proper load
capacity (or current capacity) and use an
adapter with stable voltage.
• Do not overload DC outlets or extension
cords. Overloading can cause damage or
electric shock.
• Never insert an object into the product’s
vents or openings. High voltage in
the product can cause electric shock and/or
a short circuit. For the same reason, do not
spill water or liquid on the product.
• Do not attempt to service the product
yourself.Removing covers can expose you to
high voltage and other dangerous conditions.
Request a qualied service person to perform
servicing.
• If any of the following conditions occurs,
unplug the power cord from the DC outlet,
and request a qualied service person to
perform repairs.
a. When the power cord or plug is damaged.
b. When a liquid was spilled on the product
or when objects have fallen into the
product.
c. When the product has been exposed to
rain or water.
d. When the product does not operate
properly as described in the operating
instructions. Do not touch the controls
other than those described in the operating
instructions. Improper adjustment of
controls not described in the instructions
can cause damage, which often requires
extensive adjustment work by a qualied
technician.
e. When the product has been dropped or
damaged.
f. When the product displays an abnormal
condition. Any noticeable abnormality in
the product indicates that the product
needs servicing.
• In case the product needs replacement
parts, make sure that the service person
uses replacement parts specied by the
manufacturer, or those with the same
characteristics and performance as the
original parts. Use of unauthorized parts
can result in re, electric shock and/or other
danger.
• Upon completion of service or repair work,
request the service technician to perform
safety checks to ensure that the product is
in proper operating condition.

2COMPONENTS
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MeticaFM 7
MeticaFM 7 with Hood Junior Joint
HDMI Mini to Standard Cable BNC Cable (SDI version)
D-tap to Mini XLR Cable USB Upgrade Cable
AC Adapter

3CONTROL & FUNCTIONS
Click
MENU
Scroll up
Scroll down
Custom
FUNCTION
NP-F
li-ion
battery
Mini XLR
6.8-18 V
DC 2.5Φ
6.8-18 V
TALLY
TALLY
HDMI IN & OUT
SDI IN & OUT *
AUDIO OUT
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MeticaFM 7
POWER
SIGNAL
FUNCTION
USB 2.0
POWER
TALLY
* These options only available on the SDI version.

4COMPATIBLE INPUT FORMATS
5MENU TREE & ADJUSTMENT
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MeticaFM 7
MeticaFM 7
The following standards are supported by the MeticaFM 7 eld monitor:
Main
Menu
Picture
Brightness 0 - 100 (Default: 40)
Contrast 0 - 100 (Default: 38)
Backlight 0 - 100 (Default: 64)
Hue -180 - 180 (Default: 0)
Chroma 0 - 100 (Default: 40)
Sharpness 0 - 100 (Default: 0)
Pattern Generator * [ON], [Off] (Default: Off)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[Off] (Default), [16:9], [15:9], [14:9], [13:9], [4:3], [1.85:1], [2.35:1]
[Off] (Default), [95%], [90%], [85%], [80%]
[Black], [White] (Default), [Red], [Green], [Blue]
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[2×], [3×], [4×] (Default)
[Standard] (Default), [Overscan], [Pixel to Pixel]
[Off] (Default), [REC], [PlayBack]
[Off] (Default), [Horizontal], [Vertical], [Horizontal & Vertical]
Check Field
Color Temperature
False Color *
Range Error *
Scan Mode
Camera Mode
Flip
Freeze
Center Marker
Frame Guide
Safety Area
Marker Color
Zoom Ratio
Histogram *
[Off] (Default), [Blue], [Green], [Red], [Grey]
[3200K], [6500K] (Default), [9300K], [User]
Color
Display
Marker
720p(50/60), 576p(50), 576i(50), 480p(60), 480i(60)
1080p(60/59.94/50/30/59.97/25/24/24sf)
1080i(60/59.97/50)
1080p(30/29.97/25/24/24sf)
1080i(60/59.94/50)
720p(60/59.94/50)
480i(59.94)
576i(50)
1080p(24/25/30/50/60), 1080i(50/60),
HDMI
SMPTE-425M-A/B
SMPTE-274M
SMPTE-296M
SMPTE-125M
ITU-R BT.656
SDI

5MENU TREE & ADJUSTMENT
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MeticaFM 7
Main
Menu
0 - 5 (Default: 5)
0 - 100 (Default: 50)
[Lock], [Shortcut] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[No] (Default), [Yes]
[ON], [Off] (Default)
[Off] (Default), [Low], [Middle], [High]
[Off] (Default), [5 seconds], [10 seconds], [15 seconds]
[简体中文], [English] (Default)
[HDMI] (Default), [SDI]
[Check Field] (Default), [False Color]*, [Range Error]*,
[Scan Mode], [Camera Mode], [Flip], [Freeze], [Zoom],
[Histogram]*, [Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area],
[Marker Color], [Peaking Filter], [TALLY], [Mute],
[Audio Column]*, [Input Source]
[Check Field], [False Color]*, [Range Error]*, [Scan Mode],
[Camera Mode], [Flip], [Freeze], [Zoom] (Default),
[Histogram]*, [Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area],
[Marker Color], [Peaking Filter], [TALLY], [Mute],
[Audio Column]*, [Input Source]
[Check Field], [False Color]*, [Range Error]*, [Scan Mode],
[Camera Mode], [Flip], [Freeze], [Zoom], [Histogram]*,
[Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area], [Marker Color],
[Peaking Filter] (Default), [TALLY], [Mute], [Audio Column]*,
[Input Source]
[Off] (Default), [Red]*, [White]
Peaking Filter
Peaking Level
Scroll Wheel
Volume
F3
TALLY
Mute
Audio Column*
Input Source
OSD Language
OSD Transparency
OSD Time
Reset
Software Version
Hardware Version
Advanced
Audio
System
F2
F1
* The functions with an asterisk are only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have upgraded
to the advanced chip.

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU
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MeticaFM 7
[1] Picture
• Backlight
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the LED Backlight from 10% to 100% (Default: 64).
This feature allows you to compensate for the ambient light levels in your shooting
environment.
• Brightness
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the Brightness level of your image (Default: 40).
• Contrast
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the Contrast level of your image (Default: 38).
• Hue (Tint)
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the Hue level from -180°to 180°(Default: 0).
• Chroma (Saturation)
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the Saturation level of your image (Default: 40).
When the Saturation level is set to 0, the image will be monochrome.
• Pattern Generator *
Use this setting to check the color and gray levels of your display. Push any key to exit this
function.
[PLEASE NOTE: This function is only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have upgraded to
the advanced chip.]
• Sharpness
Use the value range 0 - 100 to adjust the Sharpness level of your image (Default: 0).

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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[2] Color
• Check Field
Use this feature to cycle through color overlays, options used for calibrating your monitor to
a color bar signal. Available color overlay options are: Off (Default), Blue, Green, Red, Mono.
If you would like to modify the color temperature of your display while the Check Field
function is on, please refer to the Color Temperature section below.
• Range Error
Use this setting to activate the Range Error function. It cannot be used in conjunction with
False Color.
[PLEASE NOTE: This function is only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have upgraded to
the advanced chip.]
• False Color *
Use this setting to activate the False Color function. It cannot be used in conjunction with
Range Error. A color key will be displayed on the monitor for exposure reference.
[PLEASE NOTE: This function is only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have upgraded to
the advanced chip.]
• Color Temperature
Use this setting to manually set the Color Temperature of your display. The available options
are: 3200K, 6500K, 9300K, User. ( Default: 6500K).
When “User” is selected, you can change the color temperature by adjusting the Red/
Green/Blue levels from 0 to 255.

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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• Camera Mode
Some Canon DSLR cameras output signals that do not ll the entire pixel resolution of the
monitor. This feature makes it so the signal ts the entire horizontal resolution.
[3] Display
• Scan Mode
Use this setting to change the Scan Mode of your monitor. The available options are:
Standard, Overscan, Pixel to Pixel. (Default: Standard)
• Flip
Use this setting to ip the display direction. The available options are: Off, Horizontal, Vertical,
Horizontal & Vertical.
• Freeze
Use this setting to freeze the current image on the screen.
• Histogram*
Use this setting to activate the Histogram in the bottom, right corner of the screen.
Use the Histogram to help understand the overall exposure of your image.
[PLEASE NOTE: This function is only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have upgraded to
the advanced chip.]
• Zoom Ratio
When Zoom is enabled, your screen will be divided into “zoom sections.” The zoom
sections depend on your settings under Zoom Ratio. For example, 2× will give you 4 zoom
sections, 3× will give you 9 zoom sections, and 4× will give you 16 zoom sections. Using
the scroll wheel, you are able to scroll through the individual zoom sections. The selected
zoom section will be highlighted with a red border. Pressing the scroll wheel will magnify
the selected zoom section so that it takes up the entire display.

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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[4] Marker
• Center Marker
Use this setting to activate a crosshair in the center of screen.
• Frame Guide
Use this setting to change the Frame Guide between the following aspect ratios: 16:9, 15:9,
14:9, 13:9, 4:3, 2.35:1, 1.85:1.
• Safety Area
Use this setting to change the Safety Area border between: Off, 95%, 90%, 85%, 80%.
• Marker Color*
Use this setting to change the Marker Color between the following: Black, White, Red,
Green*, Blue*.
[PLEASE NOTE: Green and Blue marker colors are only available for MeticaFM 7 units that have
upgraded to the advanced chip.]

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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[5] Advanced
• Peaking Filter (Focus Assist)
Use this setting to activate the Peaking Filter.
[ PLEASE NOTE: If you have upgraded your MeticaFM 7 to the advanced chip, you can
change the Peaking Filter color between red and white. ]
• Peaking Level
Use this setting to change the sensitivity of the Peaking Filter from 0 to 5.
• Scroll Wheel (Shortcut)
Use this setting to activate the Scroll Wheel Shortcut function. When the monitor is not
displaying the menu or user presets, you can depress the Scroll Wheel and a shortcut menu
for the following functions will appear: Backlight, Brightness, Contrast, Chroma, and
Sharpness. Continue to depress the Scroll Wheel to cycle through these functions. To
change the values of the selected function, scroll up or down with the Scroll Wheel. Setting
this menu item to Lock will disable this function.
• F1 (User Dened Function 1)
• F2 (User Dened Function 2)
Use this setting to dene the function of the front facing button, F1, between the following
options:
[Check Field] (Default), [False Color]*, [Range Error]*, [Scan Mode], [Camera Mode], [Flip],
[Freeze], [Zoom], [Histogram]*, [Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area],
[Marker Color], [Peaking Filter], [TALLY], [Mute], [Audio Column]*, [Input Source]
[Please Note: Items noted with * are available only with the advanced chip.]
Use this setting to dene the function of the front facing button, F2, between the following
options:
[Check Field], [False Color]*, [Range Error]*, [Scan Mode], [Camera Mode], [Flip], [Freeze],
[Zoom] (Default), [Histogram]*, [Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area],
[Marker Color], [Peaking Filter], [TALLY], [Mute], [Audio Column]*, [Input Source]
[Please Note: Items noted with * are available only with the advanced chip.]
• F3 (User Dened Function 3)
Use this setting to dene the function of the front facing button, F3, between the following
options:
[Check Field], [False Color]*, [Range Error]*, [Scan Mode], [Camera Mode], [Flip], [Freeze],
[Zoom], [Histogram]*, [Center Marker], [Frame Guide], [Safety Area], [Marker Color],
[Peaking Filter] (Default), [TALLY], [Mute], [Audio Column]*, [Input Source]
[Please Note: Items noted with * are available only with the advanced chip.]
• TALLY
Use this setting to display the TALLY status in the top, left corner of the screen.

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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[6] Audio
• Volume
Use this setting to change the volume from 0 to 100. (Default: 50)
• Mute
Use this setting to mute the audio output.
• Audio Column*
Use this setting to activate the audio column in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
[PLEASE NOTE: If you have upgraded your MeticaFM 7 to the advanced chip, you can
change the Peaking Filter color between red and white.]

6OSD (On-screen Display) MENU MeticaFM 7
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[7] System
• Input Source
Use this setting to change the input source between HDMI and SDI.
• OSD Language
Use this setting to change the language of the OSD.
• OSD Transparency
Use this setting to change the transparency of the OSD between: Off, Low, Medium, High.
• Software Version
Displays the current software version as well as the Camera Mode version.
• OSD Time
Use this setting to select how long after inactivity the OSD Menu will be displayed for
before turning off. The following options are: Off, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds.
• Reset
Use Reset to restore the monitor to factory default settings.
• Hardware Version
Displays the current version of the hardware.

7SPECIFICATIONS MeticaFM 7
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LCD
7”
1024 X 600 px
0.15 mm
16.7M
170°(H) / 170°(V)
400cd/
3G/HD/SD-SDI – Active loop through to SDI output
HDMI (1.4Ver) – Active loop through to HDMI output
1.495G bps
720p(60/50), 576p(50), 576i(50), 480p(60), 480i(60)
1080p(60/59.94/50/30/59.97/25/24/24sf)
1080i(60/59.97/50)
1080p(30/29.97/25/24/24sf)
1080i(60/59.94/50)
720p(60/59.94/50)
480i(59.94)
576i(50)
270 Mbps
1080p(60/50/30/25/24), 1080i(60/50),
3G/HD/SD-SDI
HDMI (1.4Ver)
2.970Gbps
1 X BNC*
1 X HDMI
1 X BNC*
1 X HDMI
3G-SDI*
HD-SDI*
SD-SDI*
HDMI
SMPTE-425M-A/B
SMPTE-274M
SMPTE-296M
SMPTE-125M
ITU-R BT.656
DC 2.5mm
Mini XLR-4pin
Power Input Type
DC 6.8 -18V
/ 32 F - 104 F
/ -4 F - 140 F
6W
Mini XLR-4pin
Input Voltage
Power
Storage Temperature
Tally Plug
745 g (SDI version) / 720 g (HDMI version)
Weight
Operating Temperature
800 : 1
153.6 (H) × 90.0 (V) mm
Input
Output
Input Signal
SDI
Input Signal
Formats*
* These options only available on the SDI version.
The specication above may be changed without notice.
Size
Resolution
Pixel Pitch
Color Depth
Viewing Angle
Luminance of white
Contrast Ratio
Display Area

8DIMENSIONS
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MeticaFM 7
193 mm
142 mm
43 mm

9MAINTENANCE
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MeticaFM 7
• Screen Cleaning
Periodically clean the screen surface using non-abrasive, ammonia-free cleaning wipes.
A clean microber cloth can also be used. Do not use paper towels. Paper towel bers are
coarse and may scratch the surface of the polycarbonate faceplate or leave streaks on the
surface. Antistatic and ngerprint resistant cleaning agents are recommended. Do not apply
excessive pressure to the screen to avoid damaging the LCD.
• Faceplate Dusting
Dust the unit with a soft cloth or chamois. You may use a slightly damp cloth, but make sure
unit is not connected to any power. Dry or abrasive cloths may cause electrostatic charge on
the surface,attracting dust particles. Neutralize static electricity by using the recommended
cleaning and polishing practice.

10 MEMO
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MeticaFM 7

10 MEMO
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MeticaFM 7

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