Sony DXC-390P Instructions For Use Manual
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- Page 1 4-179-629-01 (1) 3CCD Color Video Camera Instructions for Use Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. DXC-390P © 2010 Sony Corporation...
- Page 2 Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide For the customers in Europe reasonable protection against harmful The manufacturer of this product is Sony interference when the equipment is operated Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, in a commercial environment. This Tokyo, Japan.
- Page 3 Important safeguards/notices for use determined by unplugging the power in the medical environments cord from the unit), try these measures: Relocate the unit with respect to the 1. All the equipments connected to this unit susceptible equipment. Plug this unit and shall be certified according to Standard the susceptible equipment into different IEC60601-1, IEC60950-1, IEC60065 or...
- Page 4 Important EMC notices for use in the medical environments • The DXC-390P needs special precautions regarding EMC and needs to be installed and put into service according to the EMC information provided in this instructions for use. • The portable and mobile RF...
- Page 5 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration-electromagnetic emissions The DXC-390P is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the DXC-390P should assure that it is used in such an environment. Emission test Compliance Electromagnetic environment-guidance...
- Page 6 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity The DXC-390P is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the DXC-390P should assure that it is used in such as environment. Immunity test IEC 60601 test...
- Page 7 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity The DXC-390P is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the DXC-390P should assure that it is used in such as environment. Immunity test IEC 60601 test...
- Page 8 Recommended separation distances between portable and mobile RF communications equipment and the DXC-390P The DXC-390P is intended for use in an electromagnetic environment in which radiated RF disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the DXC-390P can help prevent...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Overview Installation and Connections Features ..........10 Location and Functions of Parts and Installation ........35 Controls ...........11 Applicable Lens ......35 Front Panel/Top Panel/Bottom Mounting a Microscope Panel ........11 Adaptor ......35 Right Side Panel Mounting on a Tripod ....35 (Control Panel) ....11 Mounting to a Wall or Ceiling ... -
Page 10: Overview
AGC, CCD IRIS and auto-iris controls automatically adjust a wide range of incoming light levels. The desired AE window can be set by using the AE AREA MANUAL function. 3) “CCD IRIS ” is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Features... -
Page 11: Location And Functions Of Parts And Controls
Right Side Panel (Control Location and Panel) Functions of Parts and Controls Front Panel/Top Panel/ Bottom Panel 1 MENU button Displays the MAIN menu on a monitor screen. Press again to exit the menu. When a setting menu is displayed, press this button to return to the MAIN menu. -
Page 12: Rear Panel
4 BARS (color bars output) button Rear Panel Outputs the color bar signal. Press again to revert to video signal output. For monitor adjustment, contact your authorized Sony dealer. 5 ENTER button VIDEO OUT Selects a setting menu in the MAIN DC IN/VBS menu. - Page 13 6 REMOTE connector (mini DIN 8-pin) Connects to the RM-C950 remote control unit (not supplied). RGB/SYNC connector (D- sub 9-pin) Outputs RGB signals and their respective sync signals. Use the CCXC-9DBS/CCXC-9DD/ CCMC-9DS connecting cable for the connection with the CMA-D2CE D2MDCE camera adaptor.
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Page 14: Adjusting And Setting With Menus
Adjusting and Setting with Menus 3 Connecting conditions About on-screen The indicator changes according to the equipment which is connected to the menus REMOTE connector on the camera. : when the RM-C950 remote control unit is connected Camera operational settings can be changed : when the CMA-D3CE camera through simple adjustment of the settings on... -
Page 15: Operation Through Menus
3 Set values Operation through The currently set values are displayed. Change the values using the B or b Menus button. Menu operation buttons Operate the menu with the buttons on the right side panel. MENU button button button button MENU BLACK FILE... - Page 16 Press the MENU button. Change the value by pressing the button. The MAIN menu appears. Holding down the button changes the Cursor value quickly. Setting menu <EXPOSURE> <MAIN> GAIN STEP >EXPOSURE STEP CONTRAST >SHUTTER STEP WHITE BALANCE SPEED ENHANCER LENS REMOTE GENERAL IRIS...
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Page 17: Exposure Menu
image. The gain level can be set in the range EXPOSURE menu from 0 to 24 dB in units of 1 dB. Adjusts the items relating to exposure, such Automatic gain control. Automatically as gain and shutter mode. adjusts the gain according to the brightness of the object to be shot. - Page 18 To set the speed, display OFF by pressing horizontal bands appearing across the the B and b buttons simultaneously, then display screen. select the desired value by pressing the B To set the shutter speed button. Each press changes the speed in the 1 Display OFF by pressing the B and b order as shown above.
- Page 19 LARGE, MID, SPOT and SLIT: LENS Displays the following AE windows and adjusts auto exposure according to the Selects the iris mode. luminance level in each area. LARGE VIDEO Select when you use a lens that automatically adjusts the iris according to the input video signal.
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Page 20: Contrast Menu
3 Move the cross cursor appearing at the CONTRAST menu right bottom corner with the B, b, V or v button to set the lower and right side size, then press the ENTER button. Adjusts the contrast of the image. <CONTRAST>... - Page 21 KNEE POINT MASTER PEDESTAL Sets the knee point according to the incoming light levels. The pedestal levels of the G, B and R output OFF: Knee processing does not function. signals can be adjusted simultaneously. HIGH: Sets the knee point to the highest Adjusts the darkness level of the black part level.
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Page 22: White Balance Menu
ATW NORMAL or ATW WIDE WHITE BALANCE Activates auto-tracing white balance. This menu mode is suitable for shooting when the light source changes. The white balance is automatically adjusted Adjusts the white balance. as the color temperature changes. Normally, set to ATW NORMAL. <WHITE BALANCE>... -
Page 23: Enhancer Menu
3200K ENHANCER menu Selects for indoor shooting. (Color temperature: 3200K) Adjusts the sharpness of the image outline 5600K and the color tone (hue). Selects for outdoor shooting. (Color <ENHANCER> temperature: 5600K) >DETAIL LEVEL FREQUENCY LINEAR MATRIX MODE STANDARD TARGET COLOR Select Back MENU... - Page 24 When you set MODE to MANUAL, R. PAINT, G. PAINT and B. PAINT appear. Enables adjustment of the sharpness of the image outline. STANDARD: Normally, select this setting. R ENHANCE: Enhances the red. B ENHANCE: Enhances the blue. G ENHANCE: Enhances the green. Disables adjustment of the sharpness of the MANUAL: Adjusts each color finely.
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Page 25: General Menu
FRAME GENERAL menu Accumulates charges in frame units. Provides the image with the highest possible vertical resolution. Use to shoot a still Sets the general items. object. <GENERAL> >CCD MODE FIELD SHADING COMP. SHADING COMP. (Shading TRIGGER compensation) NEGA FLICKER CANCELLER Eliminates green or magenta color which may appear at the top or bottom of the Select... -
Page 26: System Menu
NEGA SYSTEM menu Reverses the output image to negative/ positive. Sets the items relating to the system of the camera and selection of output signals. <SYSTEM> Outputs the image normally. >BAUD RATE 9600 D-SUB VIDEO D-SUB SYNC C.SYNC RGB SYNC Outputs the image reversed to negative/ 12P CONNECTOR positive. -
Page 27: Baud Rate
Setting item Contents of Ref. D-SUB SYNC setting page Switches the sync signal output from the (HD/VD lock) Adjusts the RGB/SYNC connector (D-sub 9-pin) H. PHASE* horizontal phase at the rear panel. during external synchronization (with HD/VD C.SYNC signal input). Outputs the composite sync signal. - Page 28 SC.PHASE FINE 12P CONNECTOR Finely adjusts the subcarrier phase within Switches the input and output of the the range from –127 to +127. IN/VBS connector (12-pin). Selects the output signal from this connector when OUT is selected. HD/VD lock Appears only when an external reference sync signal (HD/VD signal) is input.
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Page 29: Scene File Menu
STROBE: Suitable for stroboscopic SCENE FILE menu shooting. FILE B (or A): When copying the settings between two files. Sets the preset menu settings. The camera has two memory files (A or B) Storing the setting for storing the menu settings. You can store 1 Select A or B into which the setting is a different type of setting into each file, and stored in the FILE SELECT setting. -
Page 30: Initial Setting Of The Menus
Setting Setting item Initial Initial Setting of the menu setting Menus ENHANCER DETAIL LEVEL ± 0 If you want to reset the settings and values to FREQUENCY MID the initial settings, press the B and b buttons LINEAR simultaneously. MATRIX Setting Setting item Initial MODE... -
Page 31: Operation
Operation Turn the zoom ring to WIDE (wide- Shooting angle) as far as it goes. Adjust the focus on the object used in step 2 by turning the FLANGE BACK Adjusting the Flange Focal (flange focal length) adjustment ring Length on the camera. -
Page 32: Adjusting The Black Balance
Adjust the white balance. Black balance adjustment errors If the black balance adjustment is not For details, see “Adjusting the White successful, the message “BLACK: NG” Balance” on page 32. appears on the screen. If this happens, take the necessary measures and perform steps 1 Adjust the settings as required. -
Page 33: Adjusting The Picture Tone In A Multi-Camera System
Display the camera image on the To shoot under the same conditions, the stored white balance is recalled by monitor screen. setting MODE to AWB in the WHITE BALANCE menu. Note If a color bar signal is displayed on the White balance adjustment errors screen, press the BARS button to turn it If the auto white balance adjustment is not... - Page 34 Adjust the horizontal phase using the menu. Select H. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu. For more details, see “Operation through Menus” on page 15. Adjust the subcarrier phase using the menu. Select SC. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu. First adjust the subcarrier phase roughly with SC.
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Page 35: Installation And Connections
Installation and Connections Attaching the supplied tripod Installation adaptor Following is an example of attaching the tripod adaptor to the bottom panel of the Applicable Lens camera. You can also attach the tripod adaptor to the top panel of the camera. C-mount lenses with the following lens e.g. -
Page 36: Basic System Connection
(For connecting method, see page 37.) Unit: mm (inches) Note Be sure to use one camera adaptor for each Bottom DXC-390P unit. Although the CMA-D2CE /D2MDCE 40 (1 ∅5 Hole (depth: 5 ( camera adaptor has two CAMERA... -
Page 37: Connecting To Video Equipment
Setup using a CCDC cable (for supplying power only) Connecting using the CCDC cable Composite video input (VIDEO IN) 75-ohm coaxial cable Video monitor, VCR, etc. DXC-390P Set the MODE VIDEO OUT selector to the VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS “1” position. CMA-D2CE*/D2MDCE... -
Page 38: Inputs
Camera cable: CCXC-9DBS DC IN/VBS (D-sub 9-pin RGB monitor, connectors), or CCMC-9DS image R input (D-sub 9-pin BNC, processor, etc. G input S-video connectors) DXC-390P B input VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS Sync input RGB/SYNC TRIG IN LENS MENU LOCK Computer, RGB/SYNC REMOTE... -
Page 39: Cameras - Multi-Camera System
Set the MODE selector to the 75-ohm coaxial cable CMA-D2CE*/ Sync signal “1” position. D2MDCE generator camera adaptor Sync GENLOCK IN (VBS or BS) DXC-390P Power cord VIDEO output VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS TRIG IN LENS MENU LOCK Equipotential RGB/SYNC REMOTE... -
Page 40: Connecting To The Cma-D3Ce Camera Adaptor
Connecting to the CMA-D3CE* Camera Adaptor Video input RM-C950 remote control unit connector 75-ohm coaxial CAMERA cable Video monitor, DXC-390P VCR, etc. DC IN/VBS Connecting cable (supplied with the VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS RM-C950) R/VBS CMA-D3CE* TRIG IN LENS TRIG IN... -
Page 41: Connecting To A Remote Control Unit
Connecting to a Remote Control Unit You can connect the RM-C950 remote control unit. 75-ohm coaxial cable Video monitor, VCR, etc. Composite video input VIDEO OUT RM-C950 remote control unit DXC-390P Set the MODE VIDEO OUT CMA-D2CE*/ DC IN/VBS selector to the TRIG IN D2MDCE LENS “1”... - Page 42 Functions of the PRINT, FLASH, LONG EXPOSURE and FUNCTION buttons and GAIN control on the RM-C950 Buttons/ Button/control Function control on names when the RM-C950 used with the camera PRINT ENTER Use when displaying the setting menu selected in the MAIN menu, or use to set the AE window, etc.
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Page 43: Connecting To A Computer
Use the shielded connecting cable for connecting to a computer. For more details on RS-232C protocols and cables for connection to a computer, contact your authorized Sony dealer. * CMA-D2CE is intended for general purpose use. It is not intended for medical use. -
Page 44: Connections For Long Exposure Shooting
CMA-D2MDCE) Power cord CMA-D2CE*/ CAMERA Image D2MDCE (4-pin or 12-pin) processor or camera frame adaptor memory unit Video output DXC-390P connector DC IN/VBS Video input External VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS connector control TRIG IN LENS CCDC-5/10/25/50A/100A cable MENU LOCK connector... -
Page 45: Connections For Shooting Using A Flash
Connections for Shooting Using a Flash CMA-D2CE*/D2MDCE Flash camera adaptor Power Set the MODE cord Synchronization selector to the Slave unit cable “1” position. DXC-390P DC IN/VBS Video input connector VIDEO OUT DC IN/VBS TRIG IN LENS MENU LOCK TRIG IN RGB/SYNC REMOTE... -
Page 46: Appendix
DXC-390P color video camera. These • Extremely hot or cold places (operating phenomena stem from the high sensitivity of temperature: –5 °C to +45 °C [23 °F to the CCD image sensors, and do not indicate 113 °F]). -
Page 47: List Of Messages
Add white part to the object shot. Take the measures above, then try again. If the message appears even if you repeat adjustment, the camera needs to be checked. Consult your authorized Sony dealer. Messages while adjusting the black balance automatically... -
Page 48: Specifications
Inputs/outputs Specifications Video input/output signals Composite video: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms) Image system/optical system R/G/B: 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohms at R/G/B on Sync) Image device Y: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms) 1/3 type CCD, interline transfer Y/C: 1 Vp-p, same level as VBS type chroma, 75 ohms Effective picture elements... -
Page 49: Optional Accessories
Service Contact List (1) Demensions Medical Specifications Front Protection against electric shock: 56 (2 Class I Protection against harmful ingress of water: Ordinary Degree of safety in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide: Not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic C-mount... - Page 50 Note Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO...
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