5About this instruction manual About trademarks and registered trademarks• Microsoft ®, Windows ®, Windows ® 7, and Internet Explorer ® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States,Japan, and/or other countries.• Intel ® and Core™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.• Adobe ® and Reader ® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.• SDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C and LLC.• Other names of companies or products in this manual are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. About copyrightDistributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering and also exporting in violation of export laws of the software providedwith this unit are expressly prohibited. AbbreviationsThe following abbreviations are used in this manual.• The AK-HRP200G is referred to as the AK-HRP200 in this manual.• The term memory card will be used below as a generic term for both SD and SDHC memory cards.SD or SDHC will be used in descriptions that refer to only one of the two card types.• A studio handy camera is referred to as a camera in this manual.• A camera control unit is referred to as a CCU in this manual.• A remote operation panel is referred to as an ROP in this manual.• A master setup unit is referred to as an MSU in this manual.• The memory card camera recorder is referred to as the camera recorder in this manual. Illustrations and screen displays in this manual• Illustrations and screen displays in the manual may differ from those actually displayed.Table of ContentsRead this first! ....................................................................................... 2About this instruction manual.............................................................. 5Introduction............................................................................................ 6Features.................................................................................................. 7Accessories ........................................................................................... 7Precautions for use ............................................................................... 7Precautions for installation .................................................................. 8Setting up the unit ................................................................................. 8Installing and removing rack mount brackets....................................... 8Rack installation (rack mounting) ......................................................... 8Outside dimension drawing ................................................................. 9Operation modes ................................................................................. 10Operation modes ............................................................................... 10Switching between serial connection mode and IP connectionmode .............................................................................................. 10Parts and their functions(when operating a studio handy camera) ..................................... 11Operation panel ................................................................................. 11Parts and their functions (when operating a remote camera)......... 20Operation panel ................................................................................. 20Parts and their functions (when operating a camera recorder) ...... 27Operation panel ................................................................................. 27Parts and their functions (connectors and DIP switches) ............... 34Connector Panel ................................................................................ 34Dip Switches ...................................................................................... 34System connection diagram............................................................... 35System connection configuration ....................................................... 35CCU connections ............................................................................... 35Connecting a remote camera............................................................. 36Connecting to a camera recorder ...................................................... 41Specifications ...................................................................................... 42Index ..................................................................................................... 42