Hitachi VF-PBM209 User manual

HD COLOR VIEWFINDER
VF-PBM307
VF-PBM209
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read these operating instructions carefully for proper operation, and keep them for future reference.

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CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 5
GENERAL FEATURES............................................................................................................................. ..7
FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART ................................................................................... 8
FRONT PANEL............................................................................................................................. ....................8
FRONT KEYS OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................... .8
REAR PANEL ............................................................................................................................. ......................9
CAMERA TO VIEWFINDER CONNECTOR – 20PIN......................................................................................9
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 10
MENU OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. ..........10
To display and hide the Menu .............................................................................................................10
To go to the next level ............................................................................................................................10
To go back to the previous level ........................................................................................................10
Typical Menu Operation ........................................................................................................................11
COMPOSITION ............................................................................................................................. .................11
CAMERA MOUNTING PROCEDURES....................................................................................................12
VIEWFINDER ADAPTORS FOR HITACHI HDTV CAMERAS ................................................................... 12
BASIC OPERATION......................................................................................................................................13
TURNING ON THE MONITOR ..................................................................................................................... 13
ONSCREEN MENU LANGUAGE SELECTION ............................................................................................ 13
ON SCREEN MENU SELECTION AND ADJUSTMENT......................................................................14
HOW TO ADJUST THE OSD SCREEN.......................................................................................................... 14
PICTURE MENU OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................15
VIDEO MENU OF EACH INPUT MODE....................................................................................................... 15
ADJUST............................................................................................................................. .............................15
COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL ............................................................................................................ 15
SCAN............................................................................................................................. ...............................15
ASPECT RATIO ............................................................................................................................. ................16
ZOOM............................................................................................................................. ................................16
MONO/BLUE ONLY .................................................................................................................................... 17
MAX BRIGHTNESS ............................................................................................................................. ..........17
MARKER MENU OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................18
MARKER & USER MARKER........................................................................................................................ 18
SAFETY AREA......................................................................................................................... ......................18
CENTER MAKER ............................................................................................................................. .............19

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MARKER WIDTH............................................................................................................................. .............19
MARKER COLOR ............................................................................................................................. .............19
PRESET1 & PRESET2 ............................................................................................................................. ....19
SETUP MENU OPTIONS.............................................................................................................................20
SETUP LOAD & SETUP SAVE..................................................................................................................... .20
FUNCTION 1 & FUNCTION 2..................................................................................................................... .20
CONTROL ............................................................................................................................. .........................21
SCREEN SAVER............................................................................................................................. ................21
SET ID & ACTIVE SET ID ...........................................................................................................................21
SCREEN CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................22
RESET CALIBRATION ..................................................................................................................................22
BACKLIGHT ADJUST ............................................................................................................................. .......22
GAMMA SELECT ............................................................................................................................. ..............22
I/P MODE............................................................................................................................. ........................22
DITHERING ...................................................................................................................................................22
INTERNAL PATTERN ............................................................................................................................. ......22
NR (NOISE REDUCTION) ...........................................................................................................................23
OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY)....................................................................................................................23
OSD OPTION ............................................................................................................................ ....................23
UNDER MONITOR DISPLAY (COLOR: TALLY R/G MODE ACTION ) .....................................................23
INFORMATION............................................................................................................................. .................24
ON SCREEN DISPLAY – MENU SYSTEM..............................................................................................25
MENU TREE ORGANIZATION.................................................................................................................... .25
VIDEO ............................................................................................................................. ...............................26
MARKER........................................................................................................................................................27
SETUP ............................................................................................................................. ...............................28
OSD ............................................................................................................................. ..................................29
INFORMATION............................................................................................................................. .................29
SUPPORTED INPUT MODES....................................................................................................................30
SUPPORTED SIGNALS ............................................................................................................................. .....30
EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 30
WARRANTY & SUPPORT ..........................................................................................................................31
STANDARD PRODUCT WARRANTY ...........................................................................................................31
HITACHI SERVICE AND SUPPORT OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES ...................................................31

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PRECAUTIONS
Before operating the set, please read this manual carefully.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of electric shock does not remove back cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to wet or
moisture surface. Do not rub or strike the Active Matrix LCD with anything harsh material as this may
scratch, mark, or damage the Active Matrix LCD permanently.
CAUTION:
Unauthorized tampering with the monitor invalidates the warranty.
The manufacturer shall not warrant for any damage caused by improper maintenance and/or repair
attended by any unauthorized third party.
Important safeguards for you and your new product:
This product has been manufactured and tested with your safety in mind. However, improper use can
result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. To avoid defeating the safeguards that have been built
into this new product, please read and observe the following safety points when installing and using this
new product and save them for future reference.
Please read Instructions:
1. Follow Instructions: All operating and use instructions should be followed.
2. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future
reference.
3. Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered
to.
4. Cleaning: Disconnect the unit from the power supply before cleaning. Do not use abrasive
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
5. Liquids and Moisture: Do not allow liquids to enter chassis or use in high humidity environment.
6. Transportation: A product should be transported with care. Quick stops, excessive force and
uneven surfaces may cause damage to the product.

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7. Attachments: Do not use attachments not recommended by HITACHI and PLURA Broadcast Inc.
as they may cause hazards.
8. Ventilation: Do not block any of the ventilation openings.
9. Install in accordance with these instructions.
10. Power Sources: This product should be operated only using the type of power source indicated
on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply, consult your dealer.
11. Servicing: Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may
expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.
12. Safety Check: Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service
technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating
condition and the front seal is intact.
13. Mounting: The product should be mounted using the appropriate and recommended camera
accessories which are offered with this product.
14. Power: This set operates on DC through 20 PIN VF cable supplied; 12VDC. This product is
grounded to the camera’s chassis potential at all times through the VC-90A supplied cable.

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GENERAL FEATURES
High resolution, TFT-LCD, Backlit, Color, display panel.
Viewfinder Power On/Off
Preset and user-programmable color temperature – User, VAR, 11000oK, 9300oK, 6500oK, 5400oK,
and 3200oK.
LCD Dimming Control
Manual Dimming Level Control.
Tally LED function (Front Green/Red/AMBER, Back Red)
3 user-programmable memories to store and recall operational settings.
Switchable Aspect Ratio – 16:9, 4:3.
Over Scan/Zero Scan/Pixel to Pixel
Picture magnification – 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X
Mono/ Color display modes.
Preset Gamma selection – User-selectable gamma curves.
OSD: Graphic based On Screen Display, 6 Languages (UNICODE System).
Markers – Preset and user-programmable.
Safety Zone – 16:9, 4:3 aspect ratio, EBU action/ graphics, preset safety zones.
Crosshair – center marker.
Selectable color for Safety, Marker and Crosshair markers.
Auto Calibration: K-10 (Klein)
UMD – Programmable characters for indicating Tally On condition and the camera ID and camera
person’s name.
VF-Cable input – VC-90A (1x supplied with unit)
Component(Y,Pb,Pr) input with Active Loop Out.
Mechanical mount – Provided with 1/4"-20 threaded hole for use only with HITACHI supplied AT-
90, AT-500 and AT-750 viewfinder mounts.

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Key Name
Operation
ADJUST
Adjust Picture Menu (Brightness -> Contrast -> Color -> Sharpness)
Turn Right (with ‘UP' button is same)
Turn Left (with ‘DOWN' button is same)
Push to SELECT (ENTER) or return adjustment to center-detent.
MENU
Activates main OSD menu.
Navigates to previous (UP) OSD menu displayed.
Exits OSD menu.
UP
Increases values of the function selected in the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
DOWN
Decreases values of the function selected on the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
ENTER
Activates OSD menu of input source.
Executes functions (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
F1
Executes functions of user programmed item:
Undefined, Aspect, Mono/Blue only, Marker size, Safety Marker,
Still image, Zoom, Gamma select, I/P Mode, Marker Preset 1, 2,
Max Brightness
F2
POWER
Power ON/OFF Button. Press for 3 seconds to turn ON the
viewfinder. Units power cycles with the camera and remembers
last operational state.
FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART
Front Panel
Marker
Operator
Tally LED
Operation
Buttons
Front Keys Operations
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Key Name
Operation
ADJUST
Adjust Picture Menu (Brightness -> Contrast -> Color -> Sharpness)
Turn Right (with ‘UP' button is same)
Turn Left (with ‘DOWN' button is same)
Push to SELECT (ENTER) or return adjustment to center-detent.
MENU
Activates main OSD menu.
Navigates to previous (UP) OSD menu displayed.
Exits OSD menu.
UP
Increases values of the function selected in the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
DOWN
Decreases values of the function selected on the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
ENTER
Activates OSD menu of input source.
Executes functions (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
F1
Executes functions of user programmed item:
Undefined, Aspect, Mono/Blue only, Marker size, Safety Marker,
Still image, Zoom, Gamma select, I/P Mode, Marker Preset 1, 2,
Max Brightness
F2
POWER
Power ON/OFF Button. Press for 3 seconds to turn ON the
viewfinder. Units power cycles with the camera and remembers
last operational state.
FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART
Front Panel
Marker
Operator
Tally LED
Operation
Buttons
Front Keys Operations
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Key Name
Operation
ADJUST
Adjust Picture Menu (Brightness -> Contrast -> Color -> Sharpness)
Turn Right (with ‘UP' button is same)
Turn Left (with ‘DOWN' button is same)
Push to SELECT (ENTER) or return adjustment to center-detent.
MENU
Activates main OSD menu.
Navigates to previous (UP) OSD menu displayed.
Exits OSD menu.
UP
Increases values of the function selected in the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
DOWN
Decreases values of the function selected on the main OSD menu.
Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
ENTER
Activates OSD menu of input source.
Executes functions (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.
F1
Executes functions of user programmed item:
Undefined, Aspect, Mono/Blue only, Marker size, Safety Marker,
Still image, Zoom, Gamma select, I/P Mode, Marker Preset 1, 2,
Max Brightness
F2
POWER
Power ON/OFF Button. Press for 3 seconds to turn ON the
viewfinder. Units power cycles with the camera and remembers
last operational state.
FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART
Front Panel
Marker
Operator
Tally LED
Operation
Buttons
Front Keys Operations

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Assignment
1 PIN
Y Video
11 PIN
N/A
2 PIN
Y shield
12 PIN
N/A
3 PIN
Pb Video
13 PIN
N/A
4 PIN
N/A
14 PIN
R Tally
ON: +3.3v / OFF: 0V
5 PIN
Pr Video
15 PIN
G Tally
ON: +3.3v / OFF: 0V
6 PIN
N/A
16 PIN
N/A
7 PIN
N/A
17 PIN
N/A
8 PIN
N/A
18 PIN
GND
9 PIN
GND
19 PIN
+12VDC IN
10 PIN
N/A
20 PIN
GND
Rear Panel
Talent Tally
LED
Camera Cable
support clamp
Camera to Viewfinder Connector – 20pin

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Interface description
Interface
Description
VF port
DC 12V Input
Y, Pb, Pr Analog Component Video Input
Tally R/G on/off
Y out
Camera video – Analog Component Loop
Out. *Drives 75Ω load +
Pb out
Pr out
RS-232C
Factory use - Update/Multi Control/Auto
color calibration
Talent Tally Switch
Turns the Talent (rear) red TALLY lamp
On/Off.
Menu Overview
In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the menu settings provided.
Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety
of settings. If you press the MENU button, only the first and second level of the menu system will appear
on the monitor screen. The third level can be displayed by pressing ENTER. If a menu has more than
three levels, the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed as the fourth or fifth level.
To display and hide the Menu
Press the MENU button to display the menu. A second press of the MENU button will take you back to
monitor viewing.
To go to the next level
Press ENTER button.
To go back to the previous level
Press MENU button
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Interface description
Interface
Description
VF port
DC 12V Input
Y, Pb, Pr Analog Component Video Input
Tally R/G on/off
Y out
Camera video – Analog Component Loop
Out. *Drives 75Ω load +
Pb out
Pr out
RS-232C
Factory use - Update/Multi Control/Auto
color calibration
Talent Tally Switch
Turns the Talent (rear) red TALLY lamp
On/Off.
Menu Overview
In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the menu settings provided.
Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety
of settings. If you press the MENU button, only the first and second level of the menu system will appear
on the monitor screen. The third level can be displayed by pressing ENTER. If a menu has more than
three levels, the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed as the fourth or fifth level.
To display and hide the Menu
Press the MENU button to display the menu. A second press of the MENU button will take you back to
monitor viewing.
To go to the next level
Press ENTER button.
To go back to the previous level
Press MENU button
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Interface description
Interface
Description
VF port
DC 12V Input
Y, Pb, Pr Analog Component Video Input
Tally R/G on/off
Y out
Camera video – Analog Component Loop
Out. *Drives 75Ω load +
Pb out
Pr out
RS-232C
Factory use - Update/Multi Control/Auto
color calibration
Talent Tally Switch
Turns the Talent (rear) red TALLY lamp
On/Off.
Menu Overview
In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the menu settings provided.
Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety
of settings. If you press the MENU button, only the first and second level of the menu system will appear
on the monitor screen. The third level can be displayed by pressing ENTER. If a menu has more than
three levels, the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed as the fourth or fifth level.
To display and hide the Menu
Press the MENU button to display the menu. A second press of the MENU button will take you back to
monitor viewing.
To go to the next level
Press ENTER button.
To go back to the previous level
Press MENU button