GRASS VALLEY CameraMan CPT-2018 User manual

CameraMan
CPT-2018 3-CCD CAMERA SYSTEM
Installation and Operation Manual
071838701
JUNE 2005

2 CameraMan Installation and Operation Manual
Contacting Grass Valley
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Contents
Section 1 — General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3-CCD Product Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Student Camera Upgrade Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Presenter Camera Upgrade Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recommended Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SHOT Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SCRIPT Viewer Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-CCD DIGITAL Camera Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CameraMan 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lens Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Camera Control Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CameraMan Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connection Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CameraMan Ports and Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back of Camera Block Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Camera Control Block Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CameraMan LED Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CameraMan Configuration Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tally Light Interface Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2 — Mounting the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting the Camera System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting Camera Control Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the SDI Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to the RS-232 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting Camera Control Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Camera Control Keypad (or Tracking System Keypad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DIGITAL SHOT Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cable Restraint and System Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cable Restraint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Supply Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Section 3 — Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 4 — System Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A — Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix B — Multi-Camera Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Appendix C — Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appendix D — Pin-Out Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Appendix E — Field-Of-View Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix F — The 20x Lens Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendix G — Typical CameraMan System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix H — CPT 2018-A3D On-Screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Use Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting by Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Menu Item Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Brightness Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Color Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
G/L Color Bar Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sharpness (DTL) Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
User Mode Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Iris, Shutter, Gain Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
G/L Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Detail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Color Matrix Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Resetting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Initial Settings (User Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix I — CPT 2018-A3DP On-Screen Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Use Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting by Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Menu Item Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Brightness Setting Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Color Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
G/L Color Bar Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Sharpness (DTL) Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Iris, Shutter, Gain Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
G/L Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Detail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Color Matrix Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Initial Settings (User Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Appendix J — CPT-2018-A3DS On-Screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Use Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting by Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Menu Item Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing the Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brightness Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Color Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
G/L, Color Bar Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sharpness (DTL) Setting Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Other Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
User Mode Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Iris, Shutter, Gain Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
G/L, Color Bar Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Detail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Color Matrix Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Initial Settings (User Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix K — CPT-2018-A3DSP On-Screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Use Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Setting by Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Menu Item Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Changing the Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Submenus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Brightness Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Color Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sharpness (DTL) Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Section 1
General
The CameraMan 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera is unmatched in quality, flexi-
bility and expandability, providing one of the best video-communications
cameras in the industry.
This manual will introduce the CameraMan 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera,
explain how to install, connect and configure it, and how to use it in single
and multi-camera network applications. In addition, useful diagrams and
charts can be found in the appendices, providing technical specifications.
The CPT-2018 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera includes these components:
• One CameraMan 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera (with 20x, or 19x, lens and
Mini Docking Station attached)
• One Camera Control Keypad
• One CameraMan Power Supply
• One RS-485 Connector “T”
• One 3’ CameraMan Communication Cable
• One 25’ CameraMan Keypad Cable
• One 3-CCD Installation and Operations Manual
3-CCD Product Descriptions
The 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera is designed to be used in a variety of applica-
tions. This camera may have been purchased with one of the following
packages. Information on upgrade paths and recommended accessories
can be found here.
Product Description
The 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera’s pan/tilt functions, zoom perspective, focus
and IMAGE settings can be controlled via Grass Valley’s Remote Control
Keypad, DIGITAL SHOT Director, or Tracking Keypad. In addition to the
camera-control these accessories provide, they also provide multi-camera
control and store up to 125 presets per camera.

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Student Camera Upgrade Package
Used in distance learning applications, this system gives each student the
power to be instantly identified by the camera with the touch of a press to
talk microphone (such as Grass Valley’s Low Profile Microphones). This
includes the Programmable Response Module for distributed preset
control and a 3-CCD Camera Control Keypad.
Presenter Camera Upgrade Package
Used in distance learning, telemedicine and video conference applications.
The system gives presenters and instructors the ability to provide dynamic
presentations while the camera automatically follows their every move.
Includes a Tracking Ring Package (Figure 1), 3-CCD RF Tracking Keypad,
and Main Docking Station.
Figure 1. Tracking Ring Package
FIGURE 1.1 Tracking Ring Package
Recommended Accessories
SHOT Director
Some applications require precise and flexible camera control. The Grass
Valley DIGITAL SHOT Director is a joystick controller designed to give
ultimate control by affording the ability to adjust to the pan, tilt, zoom,
focus, iris, CCU functions and location presets on 1 to 16 different cameras
from one location. And its built-in CCU functionality allows adjustment of
each camera’s on-screen image.

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3-CCD DIGITAL Camera Components
Figure 2. JSC-2000D Digital SHOT Director
For a visual indication of which camera is selected in a multi-camera appli-
cation, the CameraMan Tally Light (Figure 3) provides a high intensity
indication from an easy-to-install interface on the rear of the camera. A
bright red indicator is mounted to the top of a flexible pedestal, allowing
precise adjustment and positioning of the light for the best possible studio-
wide observation. Control of the Tally Light can be accomplished through
Control Center, and STUDIO, as well as via an external closure connected
to a side-mounted Phoenix connector. All current 3-CCD cameras are Tally-
Light compatible, and previous models are factory upgradable.
Figure 3. CameraMan Tally Light
SCRIPT Viewer Display
Adding a full-feature teleprompting display that moves with the camera is
now available with the addition of the powerful SCRIPT Viewer™. The 15”
active matrix, full color display is available separately and is easily
mounted to the camera. Contact your reseller for more information on the
complete Script Viewer system.
3-CCD DIGITAL Camera Components
Following is a description of each part that came with the CameraMan
CPT-2018 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera.

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CameraMan 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera
The camera and its integrated intelligent pan/tilt system is the primary
component, and the basis for all of Grass Valley’s CameraMan camera sys-
tems.
Figure 4. Front of Camera
Lens Shroud
The 20x version of the 3-CCD DIGITAL Camera includes a rectangular lens
shroud (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Lens Shroud
Camera Control Block
The camera control block should be attached to the back of the camera. This
box is the point of connection for all RS-232 and RS-485. The only time this
box needs to be removed is if the camera is upgraded to a Presenter Camera
System.
Note If a Presenter or Deluxe Camera System was purchased, the camera control
block is not needed.