Panasonic AK-HC910L Operating Instructions Manual

1080i multi-purpose digital camera

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1080I Multi-purpose
Digital Camera
AK-HC910L
Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product,
please read these instructions completely.
Printed in Japan
D
F0905Y1105
VQTB0099

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  • Page 1 1080I Multi-purpose Digital Camera AK-HC910L Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely. Printed in Japan F0905Y1105 VQTB0099...
  • Page 2: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety $ DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVERS BY UNSCREWING. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the covers. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. WARNING: • TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
  • Page 3: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take these products to designated collection points, where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How to set the lens ...9 How to install on the camera housing, pan/tilt head, tripod, etc..9 How to Set Up the System (Connection) ...10 Multi-purpose Digital Camera Control System Configuration ...11 Multi-purpose Digital Camera Pan/Tilt Head Compatible System Configuration...12 Operation Procedure ...13 How to Adjust...14 to 16...
  • Page 5: Preface

    Making the best use of the features of a small-sized self-contain camera, it is accommodated in the camera housing and able to provide high-quality HD pictures as an multi-purpose digital camera. Features New 2/3q 2.2 million-pixel CCD is employed.
  • Page 6: Precautions

    Precautions DON’TS • Do not attempt to disassemble the camera or other units. In order to prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. • Do not abuse the camera. Avoid striking, shaking, etc. The camera contains sensitive components which could be damaged by improper handling or storage.
  • Page 7: Major Operating Controls And Their Functions

    Major Operating Controls and Their Functions _ Front Panel 1 Lens Mount 2/3q standard bayonet type (B4 mount) lens is installed. 2 Lens Fixing Ring Knob Lens is fixed by turning the knob counterclockwise. 3 Cable Clamp Used to clamp the lens cable. 4 Lens Connector [LENS] Used to connect the camera cables of the lens.
  • Page 8: Side Panel

    Major Operating Controls and Their Functions 6 Camera mounting hole (1/4-20UNC) 7 Camera mounting hole (3/8-16UNC) The screw holes can be used to secure the camera for installing it on camera housing, and when using a pan/tilt head or a tripod. _ Side Panel 8 Breaker [BREAKER] If the breaker is operated due to over-current or the like, check the cause and eliminate...
  • Page 9: How To Install

    Be sure to ask the dealer for the installation, How to Install adjustment and connection of this equipment. _ How to set the lens • Standard 2/3q bayonet type (B4 mount) lens of any makers can be used*. 1 Turn the lens fixing ring knob counterclockwise to remove the lens mount cap. 2 Set the lens in place, and turn the lens fixing ring knob clockwise to precisely fix the lens.
  • Page 10: How To Set Up The System (Connection)

    _ Connection of remote control box • Use multi-cable for the connection of Camera Controller AK-HRP900L and this unit. HD-SDI D-sub 15-pin Multi-purpose Digital Camera AK-HC910L Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDMLTCA05 NOTE Note that the monitor output is attenuated and deteriorated if the cable is too long.
  • Page 11: Multi-Purpose Digital Camera Control System Configuration

    Multi-purpose Digital Camera Control System Configuration Remote (zoom/focus control) cable Remote Multi-purpose controllable Digital Camera lens AK-HC910L HD-SDI Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) D-sub 15-pin Multi-cable (5m) AK-HDMLTCA05 AC adapter AW-PS505A External sync signal (3 value sync) D-sub 15-pin Camera Controller - 11 -...
  • Page 12: Multi-Purpose Digital Camera Pan/Tilt Head Compatible System Configuration

    Multi-purpose Digital Camera Pan/Tilt Head Compatible System Configuration Remote controllable lens Multi-purpose Digital Remote Camera AK-HC910L (zoom/focus control) cable Pan/tilt head AW-PH400 Pan/tilt head control panel HD-SDI Coaxial Cable (5C-FB) AC adapter AW-PS505A External sync signal (3 value sync) Camera Controller...
  • Page 13: Operation Procedure

    Operation Procedure Turn on the power of each equipment. Properly adjust the light for the object. Adjust the flange back of the lens, the iris and the focus. • Flange back must be adjusted when the camera is used for the first time or after replacement of the lens.
  • Page 14: Flange Back Adjustment (For Zoom Lens)

    How to Adjust _ Flange back adjustment (for zoom lens) The adjustment is to adjust the focus in all the range from the maximum zoom to the widest angle of the zoom lens. 1 Shoot a dark object to open the iris. 2 Adjust the distance from the object to 2m at least, then loosen the flange back fixing knob of the lens.
  • Page 15: White Balance Adjustment

    How to Adjust _ White balance adjustment Adjust the white balance after shooting a white object by at least 50% of the screen. NOTE: If the white signal level is over 100% or less than 50%, the white balance may not be normally adjusted.
  • Page 16: How To Adjust

    How to Adjust _ Black balance adjustment • Adjust it with the lens closed. When the motor drive lens is controlled from the camera, adjusting the black balance causes the lens to be automatically closed. _ Gen lock adjustment When multiple cameras are used or the camera is combined with other equipment, it is necessary to adjust the phase for phase matching by external synchronization.
  • Page 17: Configuration Of Menu Display Screen

    Setting of Menu Items _ Configuration of menu display screen Maintenance menu USER MENU Using condition setting menu Camera ID setting menu File managing & renewing menu - 17 -...
  • Page 18: User Menu (Initial Screen)

    Setting of Menu Items _ USER menu (Initial screen) Menu operation is executed by the Camera Controller AK-HRP900L. The readout data at start of power supply is the data just before cutting off the power supply, and the operation is started with the data.
  • Page 19: Black Shading Correction Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu • Move the cursor (arrow mark) to the item to be adjusted and press the MENU key, then it enters the adjustment menu thereunder. • Move the cursor to MAINTENANCE and press the MENU key, then it returns to USER MENU.
  • Page 20: Pedestal, Gamma, Flare Adjustment Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 2 Pedestal, gamma, flare adjustment menu M PED: Master pedestal can be adjusted only by turning the control panel VR. The R, G, B pedestal can be totally adjusted. R, B PED: R, B pedestal adjustment. Besides the master pedestal adjustment, R, B pedestal can be independently adjusted.
  • Page 21: Knee&White Clip Adjustment Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 3 Knee&white clip adjustment menu M KNEE POINT: Master knee point adjustment. G, B, R knee point can be totally adjusted. R, B KNEE POINT: R, B knee point adjustment. Besides the master knee point adjustment, R, B knee point can be independently adjusted.
  • Page 22: Gain Adjustment Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 4 Gain adjustment menu The gain of R, B GAIN is adjusted. The difference from the state of being white-balanced can be adjusted. • The numeral value displayed after normal ending of AWB is “0” for both of R, B.
  • Page 23: Master Gain, Auto Iris Setting Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 5 Detail adjustment menu (continued from previous page) DTL (+): Setting of DTL at the edge in positive direction. DTL (–): Setting of DTL at the edge in negative direction. DTL CLIP: Setting of clip level of DTL edge.
  • Page 24: Super Gain, Detail, Pedestal- Offset Level Setting Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu (Super gain 1, 2, 3 are same menu.) 7 Super gain, Detail, Pedestal-offset level setting menu TOTAL GAIN: Total gain in analogue, pixel addition, and memory addition is displayed. ANLG GAIN: Gain setting in analogue. PIX MIX: Gain setting in horizontal pixel addition.
  • Page 25: Maintenance Menu

    Setting of Menu Items ! Maintenance menu 8 Matrix menu Selection of table A, B or OFF. Adjustment of gain of each colour. 9 Colour correction 1 menu Adjustment of gain (saturation) and phase of each colour. qZ Colour correction 2 menu Adjustment of gain and phase of matrix.
  • Page 26: Setting Menu

    Setting of Menu Items @ Setting menu - Menu for various settings. 1 Camera mode setting menu BLACK STRETCH: Setting of the function of expanding low-brightness analogue video level. It is set by ON/OFF. D5600K: It is able to make colour temperature correction of about 5600 degrees of electric colour temperature correcting file.
  • Page 27: Electronic Shutter Setting Menu

    Setting of Menu Items @ Setting menu 1 Camera mode setting menu (continued from previous page) CAM ID POSI: It sets the display position of camera ID. 0: top left, 1: top right, 2: down left, 3: down right. MATRIX TABLE: It sets A, B or OFF of Matrix table.
  • Page 28: Camera Id Setting Menu

    Setting of Menu Items # Camera ID setting menu $ File managing and renewing menu - File operation menu : blinking display. 1 The file selected by FILE is loaded. It can be selected from [PRESET/USER1/USER2 /CURRENT]. When desired to return to the previous data after loading other file, select “CURRENT”.
  • Page 29: Setting Of Menu Items

    Setting of Menu Items $ File managing and renewing menu - File operation menu (continued from previous page) 2 When saving the current data, two files (USER1/USER2) can be saved. Select the file by “SAVE FILE?” Select “USER1” and move the cursor to SAVE and press the MENU key, then the item menu is displayed.
  • Page 30: Outside Dimension Diagram

    Outside Dimension Diagram unit: mm - 30 -...
  • Page 31: Specifications & Accessories

    Specifications & Accessories _ Specifications Supply voltage: DC 12V (supplied from D-SUB 15 pins) Power consumption: 22 W indicates safety information. Image pickup device: 2/3q 2.2 million-pixel FIT CCDk3 System: GBR image pickup system Resolving optical system: F1.4 prism Optical filter: CC: clear, 4300K, 6300K, cross ND: 100%, 25%, 6.3%, 3.2% Lens mount:...
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