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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For your personal safety, read these instructions. Do not operate the product if you do not understand how to use it safely. Save these instructions for future reference. Warning Symbols used in these instructions Safety cautions are included in these instructions. These safety instructions must be followed to avoid possible injury and avoid possible damage to the product WARNING! Where there is a risk of personal injury or injury to others, comments appear supported by the warning... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Q3 – Operation Manual Contents General ..............................2 Main Q3 Head Unit ..........................2 Interface Unit - Front ..........................3 Interface Unit - Rear..........................4 General Operation ..........................5 Fiber Card Option ..........................6 PTZF joystick additional functions ......................7 Memory Setting and Recalling ...................... -
Page 4: General
The mounting is by means of a standard ¼” UNC thread, or special mount adapter. Although Q3 does not have a tilt slipring it can still be mounted either upright or inverted without any mechanical changes to the ball itself. -
Page 5: Interface Unit - Front
Under no circumstances should the axes be moved manually while the unit is powered. A single cable connects the head unit to the interface box. The cable has a Lemo connector at each end for connecting the Q3 head to the interface box. The maximum cable length is currently 10m. -
Page 6: Interface Unit - Rear
Q3 – Operation Manual See Appendix ‘E’ later in this document for full connector wiring details. The Ethernet connector is provided to enable control from an Ethernet data source. Input control data can also be used here and return data is available with PTZF position. -
Page 7: General Operation
For those who are familiar with the existing QBall or other Camera Corps equipment the wiring and operation of Q3 will be well known as it uses all the same principles of operation. One difference will be immediately apparent when the head is powered up. The head goes... -
Page 8: Fiber Card Option
180deg to achieve the same effect! Another major difference between Q3 and the earlier QBall is that the camera format is set from the RCP ENG menu. This is described in detail later in this manual. -
Page 9: Ptzf Joystick Additional Functions
The standard PTZF joystick will function perfectly well with Q3. However, it should have software version 5.8 or later to provide all the new functions that are available with Q3. After deciding on the ID being used for a particular Q3, enter the ‘Setup’ menu and select Q-Ball 3 as the head type. -
Page 10: Rcp Functions
RCP functions To control the camera head in Q3 you will need an RCP with software version 5.4 or later. Once the required channel has been selected go to the ‘Setup’ menu and choose Manufacturer ‘Sony’... -
Page 11: Detail
Chroma Chroma affects the amount of colour saturation in the picture. This can be used to good effect when matching Q3 to other makes of camera. IR stands for ‘Infra-Red’ and switches the camera to monochrome and greatly increases the sensitivity in low light levels. -
Page 12: Eng Menu
Q3 – Operation Manual ENG Menu From the main menu press ‘ENG’ to access the less frequently used settings for the camera. Format The camera head can be set to many HD formats. Note that the up/down function buttons will step through the various available formats without actually changing the format. The format will only change when leaving this menu by using the left or right menu buttons. -
Page 13: Appendix 'A' - Ccu Panel And Joystick Panel Settings
To replace the lid simply reverse the above procedure. Appendix ‘C’ – Internal link settings. There are three links on the small PCB at the front of the Q3 Interface box, and a further two links on the main PCB. -
Page 14: Appendix 'E' - Connector Wiring
Q3 – Operation Manual The positions and functions are listed here:- ID set to 9 Group set to 0 Disable all return data from head to Interface Box. Enable VR data in D1 format. Enable VR data in ‘Raw’ format. - Page 15 Q3 – Operation Manual 5. 0v 6. RS422 +ve output 7. RS422 –ve output 8. RS422 +ve input 9. RS422 –ve input Ethernet Port RJ45 8/8 connector Note the Ethernet Port uses an XPort adapter. Use the link below for configuring software.
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Page 16: Connection Diagram
Q3 – Operation Manual Connection Diagram AC Power H i t a c h i D K – H 3 2 C h a n n e l ID 1 M e n u S e l e c t i o n... -
Page 17: Specifications
Q3 – Operation Manual Specifications Camera 1/3” RGB Bayer progressive CMOS sensor Sensor Effective Pixels 2.1M pixels Lens 20x Optical zoom Angle of View 59.4° (wide) ~ 3.0° (tele) Zoom Speed Max Wide to Tele 3 secs Focus Speed 10secs max Iris 101 steps from Close to F1.6... -
Page 18: Q3 Interface Box
Base to I/F Box Analogue Genlock Video Audio Data I/F Box to Base HD-SDI Digital Video Contact: Published by: Camera Corps Ltd. (Part of the Vitec group) Vitec Videocom Ltd Unit 2, 111 Chertsey Road Technical Publications Department Byfleet William Vinten Building Surrey...
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