Panasonic AKHCU200 User manual

Operating Instructions
<Operations and Settings>
Camera Control Unit
 ModelNo.AK-HCU200P
 ModelNo.AK-HCU200PS
 ModelNo.AK-HCU200E
 ModelNo.AK-HCU200ES
VQT4T42A(E)M1012TY0-FJ
ENGLISH
 HowtheOperatingInstructionsareconfigured
<Basics>:
  The<Basics>describestheprocedureforconnectionwiththerequiredequipmentandforinstallation.
Beforeinstallingthisunit,besuretotakethetimetoreadthrough<Basics>toensurethattheunitwill
beinstalledcorrectly.
<Operations and Settings> (thismanual):
  This<OperationsandSettings>describeshowtooperatetheunitandhowtoestablishitssettings.

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Contents
Picture monitor (PM) displays                                3
Switching the display 3
Transition of displays 3
Description of information displayed                           4
Menu operations 9
Displaying and hiding the menus                             9
Basic menu operations 9
Setting menu items 11
TOP MENU 11
OPERATION menu 11
MAINTENANCE Menu 21
Web settings 26
Menu operations 26
Description of menus 27
Items when the OPERATION menu is selected                 27
Items when the MAINTENANCE menu is selected               31
Table of adjustment setting ranges                           35
Connector pin assignment table                             38
Index 40
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companies
Copyrights
It is prohibited to transfer, copy, disassemble, decompile, and reverse
engineer the software included with the unit, as well as export it in
violation of the export laws
Illustrations and screen images in this manual
 Illustrations of the unit and screens may appear different from the
actual unit and screens
 The screenshots are used in accordance with the guidelines of
Microsoft Corporation
Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this manual
 Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional SP1 32/64-bit is referred to as
“Windows 7”
 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP3 and
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP3 are referred to as
“Windows XP”
 Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 is referred to as “Internet Explorer”
 SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards are both referred to as
“memory cards”
They are referred to individually in descriptions in which each of them
is discussed separately
 Personal computers are referred to as “computers”
 Studio handy camera is referred to as “camera”
 Remote operation panel is referred to as “ROP”
Furthermore, the product numbers of equipment are referred to as
follows
Equipment part number Notation in this manual
AK-HC3800G AK-HC3800
AK-HC3800GS
AK-HRP200G AK-HRP200
AK-HCU200P
AK-HCU200
AK-HCU200PS
AK-HCU200E
AK-HCU200ES

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Picture monitor (PM) displays
Switching the display
Display the camera statuses, warnings, and other information on the
picture monitor using the operation panel of the ROP
Press the CHARA button of the ROP to display the desired information
The camera statuses, warnings, and other information are cleared when
the CHARA button of the ROP is held down
CHARA button
ROP: AK-HRP200
Transition of displays
When trouble is detected, warning information is automatically displayed on the picture monitor
Even if status information or operation information is already displayed on the picture monitor when trouble is detected, priority is given to the display of
the warning information
The descending sequence of priority for the displays on the picture monitor is as follows: WARNING displays → AUTO displays → STATUS displays →
REMOTE OPERATION menu displays → CCU menu displays → OPERATION displays → no display
When the warning information with the highest priority disappears, the warning information with the next highest priority appears
Sequence of
priority
What is displayed on the
screen
ROP connected
Yes No
Higher
Lower
WARNING displays Warnings are automatically displayed when
trouble is detected
 Self-recovery
The warning displays are cleared
 Press the CHARA button of the ROP
The display switches to the status screen (IRIS
or status display)
 Hold down the CHARA button of the ROP
The warning displays are cleared
Warnings are automatically displayed when
trouble is detected
 Self-recovery
The warning displays are cleared
 Press the SELECT dial on the unit
When the transition source screen is displayed:
The display switches to the transition source
screen
When the transition source screen is not
displayed:
The warning displays are cleared
AUTO displays Automatically displayed Automatically displayed
STATUS displays Perform display operations using the CHARA
button of the ROP
 Press the CHARA button of the ROP
No display → (WARNING) → IRIS → status
displays → Status1 → Status2 → Status3 →
Status4 → Status1 
 Hold down the CHARA button of the ROP
The status displays end
REMOTE OPERATION menu
displays
 When a menu of the CCU
(this unit) is displayed while
the REMOTE OPERATION
menu is displayed, the
REMOTE OPERATION menu
disappears
Display by pressing the CHARA button of the
ROP
 Operations using the SELECT dial of the ROP
CCU menu displays
 When the REMOTE
OPERATION menu is
displayed while a menu of the
CCU (this unit) is displayed,
the menu of the CCU (this
unit) disappears
Display by pressing the MENU button on the unit
 Operations using the SELECT dial on the unit
Display by pressing the MENU button on the unit
 Operations using the SELECT dial on the unit
OPERATION displays Automatically displayed Automatically displayed
No display —— ——

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Description of information displayed
WARNING
The warning information is displayed when trouble is detected in the
unit, camera, or optical fiber multi cable
The warning information items are displayed top aligned
A displayed warning information item is cleared when the status
becomes normal
- WARNING -
CAM RCV LVL NG
CCU RCV LVL NG
Warning information items
Display item Description
CAM RCV LVL NG The level of the optical signal received by the
camera is low
CCU RCV LVL NG The level of the optical signal received by the
unit is low
CABLE OPEN The optical fiber multi cable is not connected
CABLE SHORT The optical fiber multi cable is shorted
CAM FAN NG Trouble with the cooling fan of the camera
CCU HIGH TEMP The temperature of the unit is abnormally high
CAM WARM-UP The camera is warming up
ROP SAVING DATA The data managed by the camera and this unit
is being saved to the memory card in the ROP
To clear the warning information displays, press the button below
ROP (AK-HRP200): CHARA button
IRIS display
When the information is not displayed on the picture monitor, display it
by pressing the CHARA button of the ROP
The camera number is displayed at the top left of the screen, the IRIS
level is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the IRIS f-value is
displayed at the bottom right of the screen
Set each item to be displayed on the “PM VIEW SETTING” screen that
can be accessed by selecting “MAINTENANCE” on the menu
However, this screen will not appear if the menu’s “IRIS LEVEL” setting
is “OFF”
C1
F4.8
C-- --+-----0
Camera number
IRIS f-value
IRIS level*
*: The IRIS level is displayed based on the IRIS f-value
Status displays
From the IRIS display screen, press the CHARA button of the ROP to
display the statuses
The camera number, scene file number, shutter value, and extender
information are displayed at the top of the screen The ND filter value,
gain value, and IRIS f-value are displayed at the bottom of the screen
Set each item to be displayed on the “PM VIEW SETTING” screen that
can be accessed by selecting “MAINTENANCE” on the menu
However, when the “IRIS LEVEL” setting is “OFF”, the screen will be
displayed first if the CHARA button of the ROP is pressed when the
information is not displayed on the picture monitor
C1 CAM59.94i SCENE1 1500
EX DZ×2
EX ×2
1 12dB CLOSE
Camera number Scene file number
Shutter value
ND filter value Gain value
Extender information
IRIS f-value
Camera format*
*: The camera format value indicates the format of the signal output
from the camera
Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

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 Status displays (page 1 of 4)
From the status display screen, press the CHARA button of the ROP to
display the first page of the status displays
1/4 -STATUS1-
CAM NO. 1
MASTER GAIN 0dB
5600K OFF
GAMMA OFF
KNEE OFF
WHITE CLIP OFF
BLACK GAMMA OFF
HD DETAIL OFF
HD SKIN DETAIL OFF
MATRIX OFF
Item Display
range
Remarks
CAM No 1
│
19
The camera number is displayed here
MASTER GAIN Setting
values on
camera
The master gain value is displayed
here
 For the setting values, refer to the
Operating Instructions for the camera
5600K OFF
ON
The status of the 5600K switch is
displayed here
OFF: 3200K, ON: 5600K
GAMMA OFF
ON
The status of the gamma correction is
displayed here
KNEE OFF
ON
The status of the knee function is
displayed here
 This function attenuates those parts
that have exceeded the prescribed
level (knee point) of the video signals
to minimize saturation
WHITE CLIP OFF
ON
The status of the white clip function is
displayed here
BLACK GAMMA OFF
ON
The status of the black gamma function
is displayed here
 This function changes the
amplification rate of the video signals
in the low-brightness areas
HD DETAIL OFF
ON
The status of the detail function for the
HD signals is displayed here
 This function (detail enhancer)
enhances (makes sharper or softer)
the detail image quality of the video
output signals
HD SKIN DETAIL OFF
ON
The status of the skin tone detail
function for the HD signals is displayed
here
 This function minimizes or
emphasizes the detail components
applied to the skin tone
MATRIX OFF
ON
The status of the matrix function is
displayed here
 This function compensates the
saturation and hue
 Status displays (page 2 of 4)
From the status displays (page 1 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button
of the ROP to display the second page
2/4 -STATUS2-
SHUTTER OFF
ND FILTER 1
LENS EXTENDER 1.0
AUTO IRIS OFF
SCENE FILE SCENE1
SD DETAIL OFF
ASU REF USER1
ASU MODE OUT FULL
Item Display
range
Remarks
SHUTTER Setting
values on
camera
The speed of the electronic shutter is
displayed here
 For the setting values, refer to the
Operating Instructions for the camera
ND FILTER 1
│
4
The names of the ND filters are
displayed here
The names (each consisting of 4
characters) correspond to filter 1, 2, 3
and 4
 Displayed as the filter names are the
names that were set using the unit’s
menu
LENS
EXTENDER
10
20
The magnification of the lens extender
is displayed here
AUTO IRIS OFF
ON
The status of the auto IRIS function is
displayed here
SCENE FILE SCENE1
│
SCENE4
OFF
The selected scene file is displayed
here
SD DETAIL OFF
ON
The status of the detail function for the
SD signals is displayed here
ASU REF USER1
USER2
USER3
FACTORY
The reference file used during auto
setup is displayed here
ASU MODE OUT FULL
OUT EASY
The auto setup mode is displayed here
Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

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 Status displays (page 3 of 4)
From the status displays (page 2 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button
of the ROP to display the third page
3/4 -STATUS3-
DOWNCONVERT MODE SC
UPCONVERT MODE SC
RETURN1 HD SDI1
RETURN2 HD SDI2
RETURN3 HD SDI1
RETURN4 HD SDI2
SDI RETURN1 HD
SDI RETURN2 HD
SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD
SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD
NORMAL/PM NORMAL
COMPOSITE
NORMAL/PM PM
Item Display
range
Remarks
DOWNCONVERT
MODE
SC
SQ
LB
The setting information of the down-
conversion system is displayed here
UPCONVERT
MODE
SC
SQ
LB
The setting information of the
up-conversion system is displayed here
RETURN1 HD SDI1
HD SDI2
SD SDI1
SD SDI2
VBS
The statuses of the input format
allocations for SDI return signals 1 to 4
are displayed here
RETURN2
RETURN3
RETURN4
SDI RETURN1 HD
SD
The format of the return signal to be
input to [HD/SD SDI 1] of the RETURN
IN connectors is displayed here
SDI RETURN2 HD
SD
The format of the return signal to be
input to [HD/SD SDI 2] of the RETURN
IN connectors is displayed here
SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD
SD
The format of the signals to be output
from [1] and [2] of the HD/SD SDI OUT
connectors is displayed here
SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD
SD
The format of the signals to be output
from [3/PM] and [4/PM] of the HD/SD
SDI OUT connectors is displayed here
SDI OUTPUT3&4
NORMAL/PM
NORMAL
PM
The setting information for output from
[3/PM] and [4/PM] of the HD/SD SDI
OUT connectors is displayed here
COMPOSITE
NORMAL/PM
NORMAL
PM
The signal to be output from [OUT/PM]
of the VBS connectors is displayed
here
 Status displays (page 4 of 4)
From the status displays (page 3 of 4) screen, press the CHARA button
of the ROP to display the fourth page
4/4 -STATUS4-
HOURS CCU H
CABLE OPEN
CABLE SHORT
CAM RECEIVE LEVEL
CCU RECEIVE LEVEL
VERSION 1.00-00-0.00
Item Display
range
Remarks
HOURS CCU —— The unit’s cumulative operation time is
displayed here
CABLE OPEN —— This item flashes when the optical fiber
multi cable is not connected
CABLE SHORT —— This item flashes when the optical fiber
multi cable is short-circuited
CAM RECEIVE
LEVEL │
The level of the optical signals received
by the camera is displayed in 5
gradations
CCU RECEIVE
LEVEL │
The level of the optical signals received
by the unit is displayed in 5 gradations
VERSION —— The unit’s software version is displayed
here
Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

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 Operation displays (manual)
The operation displays appear at the bottom of the screen for 4 seconds
when any of the following operations have been performed with the
operation panel of the ROP
“MASTER GAIN” is changed
“SHUTTER” is changed
“LENS EXT” is changed
“FILTER” is changed
“SCENE FILE” is changed
“REF LOAD” is changed
The display time can be changed from “MAINTENANCE” menu → “PM
OPERATION STATUS” → “STATUS DISP TIME”
FILTER FIL1
Item Display
range
Remarks
MASTER GAIN Setting
values on
camera
The master gain value is displayed
here
(in 3 dB increments)
 For the setting values, refer to the
Operating Instructions for the camera
SHUTTER Setting
values on
camera
The speed of the electronic shutter is
displayed here
 For the setting values, refer to the
Operating Instructions for the camera
LENS EXT 10
20
The magnification of the lens extender
is displayed here
 When the magnification of the
lens extender is set to 2×, “20” is
displayed
Otherwise, “10” is displayed
FILTER 4 characters The name of the ND filter is displayed
here
SCENE FILE SCENE1
│
SCENE4
OFF
This indicates the scene file name
REF LOAD FACTORY
USER1
USER2
USER3
This indicates the reference file that was
loaded using the SCENE command
 Operation displays (AUTO)
If the AWB function, ABB function, or AUTO SETUP function has
been activated when a menu is not displayed on the picture monitor,
information on the operation performed appears at the bottom of the
screen
When the AUTO SETUP operations are displayed, they will remain
displayed until the operations are completed
The display is cleared 4 seconds after the operations are completed
If the operations cannot be completed, they will remain displayed until
the NG (error) items of the AUTO function are released
The display time can be changed from “MAINTENANCE” menu → “PM
OPERATION STATUS” → “STATUS DISP TIME”
AUTO SETUP: ACTIVE
GAMMA OPERATION
Item
Display description:
Appears on two lines at the bottom of the screen
Top line: status
Bottom line: Detailed information
ABB START ABB: ACTIVE
(None)
AWB START AWB: ACTIVE
(None)
AUTO OK
(Common to
ABB, AWB, and
AUTO SETUP)
ABB: OK AWB: OK AUTO SETUP: OK
(None)
AUTO NG1*1
(Only for ABB
and AWB)
ABB: NG AWB: NG
Detailed information of the NG (error) message is
displayed here*1
AUTO SETUP
START*2
AUTO SETUP: ACTIVE
Detailed information is displayed here*2
AUTO NG2*3
(Only for AUTO
SETUP)
AUTO SETUP: NG
Detailed information of the NG (error) message is
displayed here*3
AUTO BREAK
(Common to
ABB, AWB and
AUTO SETUP)
ABB: BREAK AWB: BREAK AUTO SETUP: BREAK
(None)
AUTO READY
(Only for AUTO
SETUP)
AUTO SETUP: READY
(None)
Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

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*1: [AUTO NG1 detailed information]
The AUTO NG1 detailed information is displayed flashing on the screen
Rch OUT RANGE
Gch OUT RANGE
Bch OUT RANGE
AWB LOW LIGHT
AWB HIGH LIGHT
*2: [AUTO SETUP operation information]
The AUTO SETUP operation information is displayed on the screen
BSHD OPERATION
FLARE OPERATION
ABB OPERATION
AWB OPERATION
*3: [AUTO NG2 detailed information]
The AUTO NG2 detailed information is displayed flashing on the screen
ABB Gch OUT RANGE
ABB Bch OUT RANGE
ABB Rch OUT RANGE
BSHD Gch OUT RANGE
BSHD Bch OUT RANGE
BSHD Rch OUT RANGE
FLARE Gch OUT RANGE
FLARE Bch OUT RANGE
FLARE Rch OUT RANGE
AWB Gch OUT RANGE
AWB Bch OUT RANGE
AWB Rch OUT RANGE
NOT RUNNING
ILLEGAL MODE(CINEGAMMA)
NOT RUNNING
ILLEGAL MODE(DEXT)
NOT RUNNING
ILLEGAL MODE(SCANREVERSE)
NOT RUNNING
ILLEGAL MODE(BAR)
NOT RUNNING
ILLEGAL MODE(TESTSAW)
 Contrast automatic adjustment display
This appears when contrast automatic adjustment (DRS SWITCH) is set
to ON by ROP operation
<DRS ON>
 For details on contrast automatic adjustment, refer to the Operating
Instructions for the ROP
Picture monitor (PM) displays (Continued)

9
Menu operations
While viewing the menu screen of the picture monitor, operate the
MENU button and SELECT dial on the front panel
MENU button
SELECT dial
Displaying and hiding the menus
1 Hold down the MENU button
The menu screen appears and the MENU button lights
“TOP MENU” appears first
If the MENU button is held down when the menu is displayed, the
menu closes and the MENU button turns off
Hold down the MENU button Hold down the MENU button
TOP MENU
OPERATION
MAINTENANCE
Basic menu operations
Selecting a menu
1 Press the SELECT dial
Move the cursor to the desired item (OPERATION or
MAINTENANCE) on the “TOP MENU” screen, and then press
the SELECT dial to display the menu screen one level below the
selected item
When the SELECT dial is turned clockwise, the cursor moves
down; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, the cursor
moves up
TOP MENU
OPERATION
MAINTENANCE
2 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu
item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial
OPERATION
SETTING1
SETTING2
HD/SD PHASE
BAR ID
INCOM/MIC
The setting screen one level below the selected menu item appears
SETTING1
CCU MODE 1080/59.94i
SDI RETURN1 HD
SDI RETURN2 HD
SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD
SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD
NORMAL/PM PM
COMPOSITE
NORMAL/PM PM
Moving the cursor to the menu title and then pressing the
SELECT dial redisplays “TOP MENU”
TOP MENU
OPERATION
MAINTENANCE

10
Changing the setting value of a setting item
A number of items and the set values are displayed on the setting
screen at the lowest level
1 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu
item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial
The setting value of the selected menu item starts flashing and you
can change it
SETTING1
CCU MODE 1080/59.94i
SDI RETURN1 HD
SDI RETURN2 HD
SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD
SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD
NORMAL/PM PM
COMPOSITE
NORMAL/PM PM
2 Turn the SELECT dial to change the value, and then
press the SELECT dial
Turning the SELECT dial changes the setting value and pressing the
SELECT dial confirms the setting value
SETTING1
CCU MODE 1080/59.94i
SDI RETURN1 SD
SDI RETURN2 HD
SDI OUTPUT1&2 HD
SDI OUTPUT3&4 HD
NORMAL/PM PM
COMPOSITE
NORMAL/PM PM
Once the setting value has been confirmed, the flashing stops, and the
cursor can be moved from one menu to another
In some cases, the setting is reflected when the setting value is changed
in the flashing state; in other cases, it is reflected when the SELECT dial
is pressed to confirm the setting value
Menu items with multiple setting items on one line and text
input menu items
1 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the menu
item you want to set, and then press the SELECT dial
The cursor becomes “” and you can use the SELECT dial to move
the cursor to a setting item in the selected menu item
BAR ID
BAR ID SWITCH OFF
BRIGHTNESS 100%
ID1 POSITION V:00 H:00
ID1 ##
ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00
2 Turn the SELECT dial to move the cursor to the item you
want to set, and then press the SELECT dial
The setting value of the selected item starts flashing and you can
change it
BAR ID
BAR ID SWITCH OFF
BRIGHTNESS 100%
ID1 POSITION V:00 H:00
ID1 ##
ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00
3 Turn the SELECT dial to change the value, and then
press the SELECT dial
Turning the SELECT dial changes the setting value (or characters),
and pressing the SELECT dial confirms the setting value (or
characters)
BAR ID
BAR ID SWITCH OFF
BRIGHTNESS 100%
ID1 POSITION V:02 H:00
ID1 ##
ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00
When the setting value is confirmed and the flashing stops, you can
move the cursor
If you press the SELECT dial while the cursor is on the left of a menu
item, the cursor becomes “” and you can select the menu item
BAR ID
BAR ID SWITCH OFF
BRIGHTNESS 100%
ID1 POSITION V:02 H:03
ID1 ##
ID2 POSITION V:01 H:00
Menu operations (Continued)