Sony RCP-D50 Operating Instructions Manual page 12

Locations and Functions of Parts
Iris/master black control block (RCP-D51)
1 MASTER BLACK display
2 MASTER BLACK control
3 IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button
1 MASTER BLACK display
Displays the current master black setting in the range
from –99 to +99.
2 MASTER BLACK control
Manually adjust the master black level.
The setting is displayed in the MASTER BLACK
display.
3 IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE (iris/master black
active) button
Press and light up this button to enable the iris/master
black control block of the panel.
When the PANEL ACTIVE button is pressed, this
button also lights.
If you press this button so that it goes dark, the panel
will be locked, preventing accidental misoperation.
4 IRIS RELATIVE (iris relative) button
When the IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button is lit, the
iris adjustment mode can be selected with this button.
Press and light up the button for Relative mode or
press so that it goes dark for Absolute mode.
When the IRIS/M.BLACK ACTIVE button is not lit,
Relative mode is automatically selected and this button
is not operative.
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4 IRIS RELATIVE button 5 IRIS/M.BLACK LINK button
MASTER
BLACK
RELATIVE
AUTO
IRIS/M.BLACK
ACTIVE
qs AUTO button
EXT
IRIS/ SENS
CLOSE OPEN
M.BLACK COARSE
LINK
IRIS
Note
When VR STD MODE is set to Absolute with "VR
Setting" of the RCP Config menu, Relative mode is
not selected even if you turn the IRIS/M.BLACK
ACTIVE button off. When you turn the IRIS/
M.BLACK ACTIVE button on, the iris setting
corresponding to the position of the IRIS control is
restored.
5 IRIS/M.BLACK LINK (iris/master black
adjustment link) button
Press and light up the button to perform linked
adjustments of iris and master black for several
cameras.
For details, see "Adjusting the Iris/Master Black of Multiple
Cameras at One Time" on page 57.
6 f-number display
Displays the f number of the current iris setting. When
the iris is closed, "CL" is displayed.
When the DXC-D50 series is connected, "OP" is
displayed for the maximum f-number value.
7 EXT (lens extender) indicator
Lights when the lens extender is used.
6 f-number display
7 EXT indicator
8 SENS control knob
9 COARSE control knob
0 IRIS control
qa Iris gauge