Sony BVP-900 Series Product Information Manual page 68

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Location and Function of Parts and Controls
1) RET 1 (return video 1) button/RET (return video) button and
RET 2/3/4 switch
RET 1 (return video 1) button
Press this button to monitor the return video 1 signal from the
CCU in the viewfinder or on a monitor using the TEST OUT
signal.
RET (return video) button
Press this button to monitor the return video signal from the CCU
in the viewfinder. Select the signal to be monitored with the RET
2/3/4 switch.
RET 2/3/4 switch
Selects the return video signal monitored in the viewfinder while
the RET button is pressed.
2) TALLY lamp and TALLY switch
When the TALLY switch is ON, the TALLY lamp illuminates when a
red tally signal or call signal is input from the CCU. Turning S200-1
on the AU-251 board to ON makes the battery alarm signal flash the
TALLY lamp.
3) PGM (program) level controls (CA-570 only)
Adjusts the audio volume of the program.
4) INCOM (intercom) level controls, PROD/ENG
(producer/engineer) switches, and LEVEL/MIC (intercom
level/microphone) switches (CA-570 only. See 19) through 24) for
CA-570P)
INCOM (intercom) level controls
Adjusts the audio volume of the intercom
PROD/ENG (producer/engineer) switches
Switches the intercom microphone.
PROD: Selects the microphone to the producer's line.
ENG: Selects the microphone to the engineer's line.
LEVEL/MIC (intercom level/microphone) switch
The LEVEL and MIC switch settings control the following
functions:
REAR/ON: Turns on the intercom microphone. The intercom
reception level is controlled from the rear panel
INCOM control.
REAR/OFF: Turns off the intercom microphone. Turn the
intercom microphone on and off using the control
on external equipment (such as a pan bar control)
connected to the RET CONT connector. Adjust the
intercom reception level with the INCOM control.
FRONT/OFF: Turns off the intercom microphone. Turn the
intercom microphone on and off using the control
on external equipment (such as a pan bar control)
connected to the RET CONT connector. The
intercom reception level is controlled from the rear
panel INCOM control.
Note INCOM level controls, LEVEL/MIC switches and PROD/ENG
switches are provided for both intercom1 and 2.
5) Triax connector
Connector for a triax cable from a CCU-700A/700AP or CCU-
550/550P Series Camera Control Unit.
6) INCOM (intercom) 1/2 connectors
Connectors for headphones enabling operators to listen to and speak
on intercom, and listen to program audio. Set the MIC switch on the
AU-237 board to 'CM' when using headphones with a carbon
microphone or to 'DYN' when using a dynamic microphone. The
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INCOM 1 connector can be used for communications even when
power to the camera is turned off on the CCU.
7) VTR connector (26-pin)
Inputs and outputs video signals, audio signals, control signals and
the power supply. Connects to the CAMERA connector on a VTR or
AC adaptor.
Note The VTR connector cannot be used when a CCU is connected.
8) REMOTE connector (8-pin)
Connects to an RCP-700 Series or RM-B150 Remote Control Unit.
The length of the connecting cable must not exceed 150 feet (50
meters).
Note
* The REMOTE connector cannot be used when a CCU is connected.
* When connecting to a RM-B150, use the cable supplied with this unit.
9) EXT DC IN (DC input) connector (4-pin)
Connector for an AC adaptor output or battery case. DC power is
supplied to the CA-570/570P via this connector when the POWER
switch is set to EXT.
10) PROMPTER/GEN LOCK (prompter signal input and
output/external sync signal input) connector (BNC type)
Input for an external sync signal, or input/output for a prompter
video signal. Select the appropriate function with the
PROMPTER/GENLOCK switch on the internal MD-119 board. The
connector is factory set for PROMPT.
11) AUDIO IN 1/AUDIO IN 2 (audio input) connectors (XLR 3-pin)
and LINE/MIC (line input/microphone) switch
Inputs for external audio signals. Set the LINE/MIC switches
according to the level of the input signal. The following power supply
settings can be specified for the external microphone:
•: +12 V is supplied to the external microphone (when the S800
switch on the AU-251 board is set to ON).
OFF: power is not supplied to the external microphone.
+48 V: +48 V is supplied to the external microphone (when the
S700 switch on the AU-251 board is set to ON).
Note If you select the signal switch to '•' and the S800 on the AU-251 board
to 'on' alternatively, then +12 V is supplied to the +48 V microphone and may
cause a damage to the microphone itself.
12) TEST OUT (test video output) connector (BNC type)
Outputs return video signals, playback video signals, VBS signal or
monitor output signals. Normally outputs return video signals when a
CCU is connected and playback video signals when a VTR is
connected.
Note Select the output signal with switch S100 on the AU-251 board.
13) RET CONT (return control connector (6-pin)
Input for the control signals that select the return video 1, 2 or 3, and
turn the intercom microphone on and off.
14) TRACKER connector (10-pin)
Use for communications with a tracker. Also provides intercom 1 and
2 communications. Outputs the up tally and program audio signals.
DC is available from this connector, maximum current 500 mA.
15) EARPHONE jack (mini-jack)
Connector for an earphone to monitor audio from the VTR, intercom
or program audio. Select the audio source with the switch S1 on the
MB-783 board.
16) CALL button
Use this button to call the CCU or Master Set-up Unit operator.
When this button is pressed, the red tally lamps in the viewfinder