Panasonic AW-HS50 Series User manual

★ A highly efficient operating environment can be established by linking AW-HS50 switcher and AW-RP50 controller
together (Only one AW-HS50 switcher can be linked )
This is to explain how the devices are to be connected and what features are made available by this linkage
Features Available by This Linkage
- Switching the Sources: The sources on AW-HS50 can be switched in tandem with the camera selecting operations
by AW-RP50 * Controllable buses: AUX, PVW, PinP, KEY-F
- Focus Assist Function: It is possible to switch between the Multi View Display (MV) and a full-screen display of
camera output image by a single AW-RP50 button operation * Controllable bus: AUX
- Displaying the Camera Icon: A camera being controlled by AW-RP50 can be indicated with the camera icon ( )
on the MV screen by AW-HS50
- Displaying the Camera In ormation: The setting information of a camera can be displayed on an AW-HS50 AUX
output image or the MV screen
- Getting the Tally In ormation: Tally information can be output to a camera selected using AW-HS50 PGM
- Changing the AW-HS50 Settings: Setting values on AW-HS50 can be changed using the PAN/TILT lever and
ZOOM button on AW-RP50
Connection Procedure and Type o Cable
① Connect AW-HS50 and AW-RP50 using a LAN cable
* Connecting directly: crossover cable Connecting via a hub: straight cable, category 5 or higher, up to 100m
★ Con iguring AW-HS50
① Hold down the OSD ON button – (Fig 1-A) for two seconds to open the menu (To close it, hold the button down
again for two seconds )
② Use the OSD/TIME dial – (Fig 1-B) to change the menu setting below so that the functions linked up with
AW-RP50 are enabled
Menu: [13] Output Menu > 10 CamContLink => [On] – (Fig 2) * Default: Off
Linked-Up Functions o AW-HS50 and AW-RP50
【Step 1】 Making the linked-up eatures ready

★ Con iguring AW-RP50
① Set the IP address of AW-HS50 * Default IP address for AW-HS50: (192 168 0 8)
Menu: (10) SYSTEM > [9] SW IP ADR => [IP address of AW-HS50] * Default (192 168 0 8)
(
AW
-
RP50
LCD Panel)
３ Change the setting values
using F1 & F2 dials.
１ Press MENU button.
(LED lights up.)
２ Select the Target buttons.
(LED lights up.)
(Figure 1: AW-HS50 Control Panel)
（A）
（B）
(Figure 2: AW-HS50 Menu Display Screen)
(Figure 3: AW-RP50 Control Panel)
* If returning to a previous level of
the menu, press EXIT button
［1］CAMERA CTL
１ Press MENU button
２ Press Target button [10] SYSTEM
［9］SW IP ADR
Use F2 dial to set and determine
Turn F1
［9］SW IP ADR
1 9 2
．
1 6 8
．
0
．
8
↓
Press F1
(Procedure) * Also at the following steps, perform the operations like this

② Set the information for connection with AW-HS50
Menu: (10) SYSTEM > [3] SW CTL => [Network] * Default: [NoAsign]
③ Enable the link with AW-HS50
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => [On] * Default: [Off]
When the above configuration of AW-HS50 and AW-RP50 is completed, “LINK” lamp on AW-HS50 Control Panel –
(Fig 4) lights up in green and the linked-up functions are ready for use
④ Set up the remote cameras to correspond to the video inputs on AW-HS50
(On AW-RP50, SDI IN 1 – 4 are indicated as INPUT1 – 4, DVI-IN as INPUT5 )
According to this set-up, if one of the cameras that have been set up is selected using AW-RP50, AW-HS50
receives the information of selection
Menu: (10) SYSTEM > [4] SW ASSIGN => 1 INPUT1 – 5 INPUT5 => [CAM1 – CAM100]
* For example, if a video output from the remote camera connected to AW-RP50 [CAM10] is sent into AW-HS50
INPUT3, when the above menu setting is set to “3 INPUT3 => [CAM10]”, the image will be switched by
selecting this camera
(Figure 4: AW-HS50 Control Panel)

★ All the description below is about the settings on AW-RP50.
Setting or Switching the Sources
① Enable the function to switch the sources
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 2 BUSCONT => [On] * Default: [Off]
② Select the source you want to switch to
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 3 BUS => [AUX, PVW, PinP, KEY (Key Fill)] * Default: [AUX]
Setting or Focus Assist Function
① AUX source image output from AW-HS50 is switched to an image from a remote camera selected by AW-RP50
If this setting is set to “Off”, AW-HS50 AUX output image is switched to MV screen
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 4 FASISIT => [On] * Default: [Off]
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AW
-
RP50
Control Panel
）
(Schematic: If the source to switch to is set to [AUX])
AW-HS50
AUX
Video O
utput
(Schematic: Focus Assist Function)
【Step 2】 Settings or enabling each unction

Setting or Displaying the Camera Icon
① On the MV screen by AW-HS50, the camera icon ( ) is displayed at the lower left of the image from a remote
camera being controlled by AW-RP50
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 5 CAMSEL => [On] * Default: [Off]
Setting or Displaying the Camera In ormation
① On a monitor connected with AW-HS50, the information of a remote camera can be displayed at a time
Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 1 CAMINF => [On] * Default: [Off]
* In addition, if you need to show/hide each item of camera information, please set the following settings individually
(Fig 5-①) Video Format => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 2 FORMAT => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-②) Scene File Setting Value => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 4 SCENE => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-③) Filter Information => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 8 FILTER => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-④) Remote Camera Alarm Info => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 9 ALARM => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-⑤) Shutter Information => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 6 SHUTTER => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-⑥) Gain Value => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 5 GAIN => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-⑦) Iris Value => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 7 IRIS => [On] * Default: [Off]
(Fig 5-⑧) Remote Camera Name => Menu: (9) SETUP > [3] SW DISP => 3 CAMNAME => [On] * Default: [Off]
* To display the remote camera name, the menu setting on AW-HS50 needs to be set as follows:
AW-HS50 Menu setting: [10] Input Menu > SDI-IN1 – 4: [4 Name Type] => [CAM Name]
Setting or On-Air Tally In ormation
① Setting to let AW-RP50 receive the tally information from AW-HS50 through the network
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 6 TALLY_IP => [On] * Default: [Off]
② Setting to let AW-RP50 instruct the remote cameras to send an OA tally output
Menu: (8) CAMERA > [3] TALLY => 1 TALLY OUT => [On] * Default: [Off]
③ Enable the tally output setting on the remote cameras
Ex : AW-HE40 ・・・ Menu: System > Others > Others2/4 > Tally => [Enable] * Default: [Enable]
- This information is not displayed on SDI-OUT1
- This information is not displayed on Pos3 – Pos6 of the 6-Split MV screen
- This information is not displayed on Pos3 – Pos10 of the 10-Split MV screen
- If a camera is connected via serial connection with AW-RP50, the information
of this camera is displayed only when it is selected
- ③ & ⑦ are not displayed when the camera is AW-HE130/120//60/50/40 or
AW-UE70
(Figure 5: Details of Remote Camera Information Displayed)

Setting the Use o PAN/TILT Lever and ZOOM Button
① The following setting can set the use of PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button
Menu: (9) SETUP > [2] SW LINK => 7 P/T LEVER => [Self, SW, Button Select] * Default: [Self]
- [Self]: For controlling the remote cameras
- [SW]: For changing the setting values on AW-HS50
* This use of PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button can be enabled while the following sub-menus are shown on
AW-HS50
[3] PinP Menu: PinP’s position can be changed using PAN/TILT lever, and its size using ZOOM button
[6] ChromaKey Menu: While the chroma key marker is shown, its position can be changed using PAN/TILT
lever, and its size using ZOOM button
[2] Wipe Menu: When the wipe patterns 9 – 13 (Wipe Menu: 1 Pattern) are selected, the wipe start
position can be changed using PAN/TILT lever
- [Button Select]: Switching between [Self] and [SW] is possible using “PT ACTIVE button”
=> Indicator lights up: [Self], Indicator blinking: [SW], Indicator goes off: PAN/TILT lever operations disabled
(ZOOM button: Enabled for remote camera’s zooming operations)
Setting the USER buttons
The above-mentioned functions can be assigned to the AW-RP50 USER buttons so that the desired function can be
activated simply by pressing the USER button
① Setting for assigning the functions to the USER buttons
Menu: (9) SETUP > [1] USER > 1 USER1 or 2 USER2 => [“desired function”]
* Assignable linked-up functions: SWLINK, BUSCONT, FASIST, CAMSEL, TALLY_IP, CAMIF, ND FILTER