Panasonic AK-MSU930P Operating Instructions Manual

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11@ Camera video output selector switch[CLOSE/BAR/TEST MODE]This is used to select the camera video signals which areto be output from the CCU’s rear panel. The cameravideo signal, color bar display signal or test display signalis selected by pressing the CLOSE switch, BAR switch orTEST switch.The switches are self-illuminating, and the lighting of thelamp of a switch indicates that the switch has beenselected.CLOSE switch lamp lighted: Camera video outputBAR switch lamp lighted: Color bar signal outputTEST switch lamp lighted: Test signal outputA Automatic adjustment switch [AUTO]This is used to automatically adjust the camera videooutput.Auto white balance switch [AUTO WHITE]This is used to automatically adjust the white balance.Lighted: This indicates that the switch has beenpressed and that automatic white balance starthas been accepted.Flashing: This indicates that the automatic white balanceadjustment has ended, but it warns that thewhite balance was not attained satisfactorily.Off: If the lamp goes off after the automatic whitebalance was completed, it indicates that thewhite balance was adjusted satisfactorily.Auto black balance switch [AUTO BLACK]This is used to automatically adjust the black balance.Lighted: This indicates that the switch has beenpressed and that automatic black balance starthas been accepted.Flashing: This indicates that the automatic black balanceadjustment has ended, but it warns that theblack balance was not attained satisfactorily.Off: If the lamp goes off after the automatic blackbalance was completed, it indicates that theblack balance was adjusted satisfactorily.How to initiate auto setupAuto setup starts when the switch is pressed. The resultis conveyed by the status of the lamp.Lighted: This indicates that the auto setup has started.Flashing at 1 sec intervals:This indicates that the auto setup ended without beingcompleted.Flashing at 2 sec intervals:When the AUTO SET UP switch is pressed while theindicator is off, the auto setup start preparation mode isestablished, and a square marker appears in the centerof the camera’s viewfinder. Roughly align this square withthe white at the gray scale center. Auto setup now startswhen the side switch is pressed. If the switch is pressedfor 1 or more seconds, auto setup is canceled.Off: This indicates that the auto setup wascompleted correctly.*During the auto setup operation, the operation status isdisplayed using characters on the PM.Parts and their functions? Reference switchReference file call switch [REF]If one camera has been selected by the camera selectorswitch, this switch is used to call the reference settinginformation (reference file) for that camera.A reference file can be changed by making the changeswhile calling the reference file and saving the changes.How to call the data in a reference file1 Use one of the camera selector switches to select thecamera whose reference file is to be called.If REF is now pressed, REF and SCENE FILEflash. If REF is pressed again for 3 seconds in thisstatus, the call wait status is released.*1) If is pressed, the USER reference file is called.*2) If REF is pressed, the FACTORY reference file iscalled.2 When the reference file is loaded, the data remaining onthe current scene file up until this moment will be lost.Reference file storage switch [LOCAL STORE]This is used to store the data in the current scene file ofthe targeted camera in the reference file of that camera.How to store data in a reference file1 Use one of the camera selector switches to select thecamera whose data is to be called. If the LOCALSTORE switch is now pressed, the data is stored inUSER1.If the LOCAL STORE and CALL switches are pressed,the data is stored in FACTORY.2 When the data is stored in the reference file, the lampof the LOCAL STORE switch lights for approximatelyone second, after which it goes off.Reference file all store switch [ALL STORE]This is used to store the contents of the current file of thecamera selected using one of the camera selectorswitches in the reference files of all the camerasconnected to the MSU.How to store data in all the reference files1 Use one of the camera selector switches to select thecamera whose file is to be called.2 Press the ALL STORE switch so that its lamp comeson.The contents of the current scene file of the cameraselected using the camera selector switch are storedin the reference files of that camera. Even if the lampsof the scene file switches are lighted, they will all gooff. The lamp of the REF switch lights.3 The contents of the current scene file of the cameraselected using the camera selector switch are storedin the reference files of all the cameras which have notbeen selected by the camera selector switches.4 If the reference files are stored in all the cameraconnected to the MSU without any problems, the lampof the ALL STORE switch goes off.If a problem is encountered in any of the cameras, thelamp of the ALL STORE switch flashes.When the camera selector switch concerned is selected,the lamp stops flashing and goes off.11