Panasonic AK-HC931 Operating Instructions Manual
Panasonic AK-HC931 Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic AK-HC931 Operating Instructions Manual

Multi-format camera

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Multi-Format Camera
Model AK-HC931P
Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these
instructions completely.

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  • Page 1 Multi-Format Camera Model AK-HC931P Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely.
  • Page 2: For Your Safety

    For your safety CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents For your safety ................2 Overview .
  • Page 4: Overview

    CCDs, and they achieve a high performance which is on a par with that of SD. Furthermore, the moire in the band has been slashed by offsetting the pixels by combining Panasonic’s unique horizontal line readout CCDs with high-accuracy signal processing.
  • Page 5: Controls And Their Functions

    Controls and their functions > AUTO W / B MENU SHUTTER VTR / RET OFF ON RET A RET B CALL LEVEL TALK TALK INCOM1 INCOM2 INCOM1 INCOM2 BREAKER POWER CONT CCU OFF EXT EXT I/O TALLY EARPHONE TRUNK PUSH PUSH DC IN PROMPTER OUT...
  • Page 6 Controls and their functions Y /C FILTER LOCAL MONI SEL FILTER 1 CAP 3200K 2 CLEAR 4300K 3 1 / 4ND 6300K 4 1/16ND CROSS 5 1/64ND CAM/VTR GAIN OUTPUT W.BAL L O W C A M S T B Y S AV E H I G H T E S T...
  • Page 7 Controls and their functions A Lens mount (Bayonet type) This is where the lens is mounted. B Lens clamp lever The lens is inserted into the lens mount A, and this lever is then turned to clamp the lens in place. C Lens cable, mic cable clamps These are used to clamp the lens cable and mic cable in place.
  • Page 8 Controls and their functions J RCB connector [RCB] The simplified remote control unit (RCB, optional accessory) is connected to this connector. K External power supply input connector [DC IN] The input of the external DC power supply is connected to this connector. (DC 12V) L MIC1 selector switch [MIC1 F/R] This is used to switch the MIC1 input signal to the front or rear.
  • Page 9 Controls and their functions c JOG dial button Turning the JOG dial while the menu screen is displayed moves the cursor to the setting items. The menu settings are established by operating this dial button. For details on the menu operations, refer to the section on the menu operations.
  • Page 10: Mounting The Lens

    Mounting the lens Raise the lens clamp lever, and remove the mount cap. Lens clamp lever Mount cap Align the center mark on the lens with the groove at the top center of the lens mount, and mount the lens. Center mark Lower the lens clamp lever to clamp the lens in place.
  • Page 11: Adjusting The Lens Flange Back

    Adjusting the lens flange back Adjust the flange back (distance from the surface where the lens is mounted to the surface where the images are formed) if the subject fails to be precisely focused at both the telephoto and wide-angle settings when zoom operations are to be performed.
  • Page 12: Performing The Viewfinder Adjustments

    Performing the viewfinder adjustments (The viewfinder is an optional accessory.) Attaching the viewfinder Check that the camera’s POWER switch is at the OFF position. Attach the accessory mounting plate to the viewfinder. Remove mounting plate from the viewfinder Pull up the knob on the mounting plate and slide the plate to attach the viewfinder.
  • Page 13 Performing the viewfinder adjustments (The viewfinder is an optional accessory.) Left or right position adjustment Loosen the stopper screw. Stopper screw Viewfinder Move the viewfinder to the left or right to adjust its position. Tighten the stopper screw. Stopper screw Forwrd or backward position adjustment Rotate the viewfinder forward/backward position fixing lever towards the outside to release the it from the...
  • Page 14: Connecting The Microphone

    Connecting a microphone When the microphone is mounted on the viewfinder (optional accessory) for use The microphone of the microphone kit AJ-MC700P (optional accessory) can be mounted on the viewfinder. Open the microphone holder. Mount the microphone and tighten up the clamp screw. Clamp screw Connect the microphone cable to the MIC IN connector on the camera.
  • Page 15: Mounting The Camera On A Tripod

    Mounting the camera on a tripod Use the tripod attachment, available as an optional accessory, to mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the tripod attachment on the tripod. <Note> Consider the center of gravity of the camera and tripod together when selecting the holes for attaching the camera.
  • Page 16: Component System Configuration

    Component system configuration An example of the standard system consisting of the Multi-Format Camera (AK-HC931P) and peripheral components is described below and shown on the following page. The MSU (AK-MSU930P) is not required unless a multiple number of cameras are to be controlled. The basic system configuration includes the lens, Multi-Format Camera, 2z viewfinder, camera control unit (CCU) and remote operation panel (ROP).
  • Page 17 Component system configuration Outline of peripheral components Camera control unit (CCU: AK-HCU931P) This is the Multi-Format Camera’s camera control unit. It is connected to the Multi-Format Camera using an optical fiber cable (optional accessory). As a standard feature, it supports SD video input and output, and it can also support HD video input and output by connecting the HD output unit (AK-HHD931P).
  • Page 18: System Connections 1 (With Multi-Format Camera)

    System connections 1 (with Multi-Format Camera) 2z viewfinder AJ-HVF27P Y /C FILTER LOCAL MONI SEL FILTER 1 CAP 3200K 2 CLEAR 4300K 3 1 / 4ND 6300K 4 1/16ND CROSS 5 1/64ND Lens CAM/VTR GAIN OUTPUT W.BAL L O W C A M S T B Y S AV E...
  • Page 19: System Connections 2 (With Build-Up Unit)

    System connections 2 (with build-up unit) Large lens FILTER LOCAL MONI SEL FILTER 1 CAP 2 CLEAR 3 1 / 4ND 4 1/16ND 5 1/64ND CAM/VTR GAIN L O W S T B Y S AV E H I G H Build-up unit AK-HBU931P Y /C...
  • Page 20: System Connections 3 (With Msu)

    System connections 3 (with MSU) Y /C FILTER LOCAL MONI SEL FILTER 1 CAP 3200K 2 CLEAR 4300K 3 1 / 4ND 6300K 4 1/16ND CROSS 5 1/64ND CAM/VTR GAIN OUTPUT W.BAL L O W C A M S T B Y S AV E H I G H T E S T...
  • Page 21: Status Displays On Viewfinder Screen

    Status displays on viewfinder screen Besides the images, Multi-Format Camera settings and messages indicating operating statuses appear on the viewfinder screen. In addition, the center marker and safety zone markers are also displayed. The setting menu VF DISPLAY screen and the items which have been set to ON using the switches related to the viewfinder display appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
  • Page 22: Menu Operations

    Menu operations Basic setting menu operations _ Displaying the menus User menu Press the MENU button. The camera’s USER menu screen now appears on the viewfinder or monitor. U S E R M E N U O p e r a t i o n P a i n t i n g M a i n t e n a n c e Turn the JOG dial to select the menu item.
  • Page 23 Menu operations _ Entering the menu data (continued) When the setting flashes one character at a time, press the JOG dial to move the flashing toward the right. When the JOG dial is pressed, flashing moves toward the right. C a m S e t t i n g 3 R E T I D R E T 1 : A B C D 1 0 0 1 R E T I D R E T 2...
  • Page 24: Setting Menu Configuration

    Setting menu configuration Hierarchical menus Operation VF Setting1 Viewfinder settings1 VF Setting2 Viewfinder settings2 VF Display1 Viewfinder display settings VF Display2 Viewfinder display settings Setting1 Camera settings1 Setting2 Camera settings2 Setting3 Camera settings3 INCOM INCOM settings !LED Camera status display settings 7"VF Side Modulation...
  • Page 25 Setting menu configuration Hierarchical menus Painting CAM SETTING SW Image ON/OFF settings BLACK SHD Black shading adjustments PED/FLARE/GAIN Pedestal, flare and gain adjustments WHITE SHADING White shading adjustments GAMMA Gamma adjustments KNEE/WHITE CLIP Knee and white clip adjustments LINEAR MATRIX Matrix adjustments FLARE (for setting the flare to ON or OFF)
  • Page 26 Setting menu configuration Hierarchical menus Painting Color Correct1 Matrix adjustments Color Correct2 Matrix adjustments DTL1 DTL adjustments DTL2 DTL adjustments SKIN DTL1 SKIN tone DTL adjustments Maintenance Date/Time Camera s internal calendar function settings SD CARD SD card operations with the camera FORM CONV Camera s built-in down-...
  • Page 27: Ak-Hc931P Connector Pin Assignment

    AK-HC931P Connector pin assignment CN# in the Instructions OPT FIBER EDW.3K.93C.TLC (Hirakawa) Pin# Signal OPT-TX (Mark Band = IN) OPT-RX (Mark Band = OUT) STBYINCOM-T STBYINCOM-R AC220V(C) AC220V(H) INCOM XLR5-31F77 Female (Canon) Pin# Signal TALK_GND TALK RECEIVE_GND RECEIVE RET CONT HR10A-7R-6SC (Hirose) Pin# Signal INCOM1_MIC_ON...
  • Page 28: External Dimension Drawing

    External dimension drawings 14-3/8z (365 mm) HD SDI OUT AUX OUT PROMPTER/GL Y /C FILTER LOCAL MONI SEL FILTER 1 CAP 3200K 2 CLEAR 4300K 3 1 / 4ND 6300K 4 1/16ND CROSS 5 1/64ND CAM/VTR GAIN OUTPUT W.BAL L O W C A M S T B Y S AV E...
  • Page 29: Specifications

    Specifications Power supply: DC 12 V (when external power is supplied) AC 150 V–240 V (when CCU is connected) Power consumption: 33 W (during external power supply operation) 43 W (when CCU is connected) 1 indicates safety information. Operating temperature range: 32oF to 104oF (0oC to +40oC) Storage temperature...
  • Page 30 UNIT COMPANY OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA Executive Office: 3330 Cahuenga Blvd W., Los Angeles, CA 90068 (323) 436-3500 EASTERN ZONE: One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 348-7621 Southeast Region: 1225 Northbrook Parkway, Ste 1-160, Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 338-6835 Central Region:...

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