ACID AC-H200-UCHR Users Guide

ACID AC-H200-UCHR

User Manual

v1.0

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Document Information

• Ross Part Number: 5000DR-100-04

• Release Date: Aug, 2016.

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in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to
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Before using this product and any associated equipment,
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Product may require specic equipment, and/or
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user that an electrical or electronic device or assembly
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Important Safety Instructions

Read Instructions All the safety and operating

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instructions should be read before the product is
operated.

Retain Instructions The safety and operating

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instructions should be retained for future reference

Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and

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the operating instructions should be adhered to.

Follow Instructions All operating and use

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instructions should be followed.

Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet

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before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

Attachments Do not use attachments not

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recommended by the product manufacturer as they
may cause hazards.

Water and Moisture Do not use this product near

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water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl,
kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or
near a swimming pool; and the like.

Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable

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cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product
may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult,
and serious damage to the product. Use only with a
cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended
by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any
mounting of the product should follow the
manufacturer's instructions, and should use a
mounting accessory recommended by the
manufacturer.

Moving A product and cart combination should be

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moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and
uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart
combination to overturn.

Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are

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provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from

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overheating, and these openings must not be blocked
or covered. The openings should never be blocked
by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other
similar surface. This product should not be placed
in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack
unless proper ventilation is provided or the
manufacturer's instructions have been adhered to.

Power Sources This product should be operated

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only from the type of power source indicated on the
marking label. For products intended to operate from
battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating
instructions.

Grounding or Polarization This product is

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equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug; a
plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will
only t into a grounding-type power outlet. This is
a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug
into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace
your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose
of the grounding-type plug.

Power-Cord Protection Power-supply cords should

13.

be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on
or pinched by items placed upon or against them,
paying particular attention to cords at plug,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they
exit from the product.

Lightning For added protection for this product

14.

during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended
and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from
the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the
product due to lightning and power-line surges.

Overloading Do not overload wall outlets, extension

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cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can
result in a risk of re or electric shock.

Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of

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any kind into this product through openings as they
may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out
parts that could result in a re or electric shock.
Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

Inammable and Explosive Substance Avoid

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using this product where there are gases, and also
where there are inammable and explosive
substances in the immediate vicinity.

Heavy Shock or Vibration When carrying this

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product around, do not subject the product to heavy
shock or vibration.

Servicing Do not attempt to service this product

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yourself as opening or removing covers may expose
you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all
servicing to qualied service personnel.

Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product

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from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualied
service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualied technician
to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in
any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance - this indicates a need for service.

Replacement Parts When replacement parts are

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required, be sure the service technician has used
replacement parts specied by the manufacturer or
have the same characteristics as the original part.
Unauthorized substitutions may result in re, electric
shock, or other hazards.

Safety Check Upon completion of any service or

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repairs to this product, ask the service technician to
perform safety checks to determine that the product
is in proper operating condition.

Wall or Ceiling Mounting The product should be

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mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended
by the manufacturer.

Heat The product should be situated away from heat

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sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other products (including ampliers) that produce
heat.

EMC Notices

United States of America — FCC Part 15

These products have been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this product in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his
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Important: Changes or modifications to this

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Contents

Features...............................................................8

Operational Cautions and Warnings................9

Camera Overview.............................................11

Camera and Lens Setup...................................12

To Install a Lens....................................................................12

To Adjust the Flange Back Distance......................................12

To Adjust the White Shading.................................................12

To Select a Filter Setting.......................................................12

To Adjust the White Balance.................................................13

To Adjust the Black Balance..................................................13

To Adjust the Grayscale Setup..............................................14

To Adjust the Shutter Mode...................................................14

Network Connections.......................................15

To Change the IP Address ...................................................15

Format....................................................................23

Remote..................................................................23

Check.....................................................................23

RLAC (Real-time Lens Aberration

Correction)......................................................24

File Menus.............................................................................24

Scene File..............................................................24

Lens File................................................................24

Auto Iris..................................................................24

Register..................................................................24

Viewfinder Menus..................................................................24

Viewfinder..............................................................25

Viewfinder Detail....................................................25

Viewfinder Marker..................................................25

Marker 1/2 Selection..............................................25

Cross Setting.........................................................25

Box 1/2 Setting.......................................................25

Other Settings........................................................25

Side Panel..............................................................25

Viewfinder Display.................................................26

Viewfinder Zebra Marker........................................26

Focus Indicator......................................................26

Serial Communications....................................27

Troubleshooting...............................................28

To Set the Video Format........................................................28

DashBoard........................................................16

Connecting to the Camera from DashBoard.........................16

To Connect to the Camera from

DashBoard......................................................16

Viewfinder Display............................................17

Menu System....................................................18

Color Menus..........................................................................18

Master Gain...........................................................18

White Gain.............................................................18

Black/Flare.............................................................19

Gamma..................................................................19

Knee/Clip...............................................................19

Masking..................................................................19

Details Menus........................................................................20

Detail......................................................................20

Skin Detail..............................................................21

High Chroma..........................................................21

Maintenance Menus..............................................................21

Auto Setup.............................................................22

White Shading........................................................22

Horizontal Shading.................................................22

Vertical Shading.....................................................22

Auto Iris..................................................................22

ALC Setting............................................................22

Shutter...................................................................23

System...................................................................23

Time/Date...............................................................23

Specifications...................................................29

Ports..................................................................30

LENS.....................................................................................30

REMOTE1.............................................................................30

VF OUT.................................................................................30

DC IN.....................................................................................30

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Features

The AC-H200-UCHR is a high-performance HDTV
camera that is ideal for point of view (POV), remote
observation, and virtual set applications. With its native
1080p 3 x 2/3-inch MOS 2.6 megapixel sensor and
advanced digital processing technology, the
AC-H200-UCHR provides exceptionally sharp and clean
image quality in multiple formats; including 1080p,
1080i, and 720p.

Image Sensor

The 2.6 million pixels 2/3-inch native 1080p MOS image
sensor.

Multi-Definition

Formats include 1080p 59.95Hz, 1080p 50Hz, 1080i
50Hz, 720p 59.94Hz.

High Sensitivity and Signal to Noise Ratio

Low-noise circuit technology provides a signal to noise
ratio of 60dB. Even at high gain, clear images are
obtained with little noise. The standard sensitivity is
F12(59.94 Hz), F13(50 Hz) at 2000 lx. The sensitivity
can be increased by Master Gain and long exposure mode
to reproduce dark images with a minimum illumination
of 0.002 lx at F1.4.

Extensive User-Friendly Features

• Focus assist — Focus assist indicator can be displayed
on VF Out and viewnder for easy focusing

• Eight scene les — The scene le is provided to store
and recall functions such as gain, detail, masking,
gamma and other settings.

• Eight lens les — The lens le is provided to store
and recall such as white shading, iris speed, iris open
limit, and iris close limit.

• ECC (Electric Color Compensating) lter.

• IRIS control is available from on screen menu.

• Peak/average rate selection for auto level control.

UltraChromeHR

Designed to address the unique imaging needs of virtual
television studio productions. This patented solution
takes a standard 4:2:2 YCbCr SDI video signal and a full
bandwidth chroma 0:4:4 CbCr video signal into the
Carbonite UltraChromeHR chroma keyer to greatly
improve the quality of the already impressive
UltraChrome chroma key, including exceptional edge
quality.

Full Auto

The built-in Automatic Exposure System (AES),
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and automatic iris
maintain the video level even with rapidly changing light
intensity.

Full-time Auto White balance (FAW) corrects in
real-time for color temperature variations due to changing
types of lighting conditions on the scene object.

DSP (Digital Signal Processing) provide
advanced image handling and adjustment
functions

• Real-time Lens Aberration Correction (RLAC) Lens
chromatic aberration of magnication is reduced by
digital processing with supporting lenses.

• Knee saturation and auto-knee

• 12-Vector and Linear Matrix masking

• Ultra Gamma

• Gray Scale Automatic Setup

• Automatic White Shading

• High Dynamic Range (HDR)

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Operational Cautions and Warnings

• Strong electromagnetic fields (e.g., near TV or

radio transmitters).

• Where exposed to rain.

Viewfinder Lens Hazards

Warning: Do not look directly towards the sun or

other bright light source. There is danger of physical

burns and loss of eyesight.

Warning: Do not point the viewfinder with the lens

directly toward the sun. There is a risk of burn damage

to the viewfinder interior.

Viewfinder High Voltage

Warning: Do not open the viewfinder cover. There

is a danger of touching internal high voltage

components.

Power Supply

Caution: The specified power supply input voltage

of this camera is 12VDC. Be sure to use the

designated power supply.

Do Not Disassemble or Modify

Caution: The camera contains precision internal

components. Do not open the cover or disturb

switches and controls other than designated. There

is a risk of impaired performance and damage of the

camera.

When Connecting and Disconnecting

Caution: When working with lens, microphone, and

other cables, always grasp the connector by the body,

not the attached cable. Cables can be damaged by

pulling on them.

When Transporting

Caution: When transporting by hand, use the

carrying case. If shipping by truck or other means,

pack the camera in the carrying case and then use

further cushioning to pack the carrying case in a

sturdy carton.

Tripod

Caution: Use a recommended tripod and install the

camera correctly.

Cleaning

Caution: Use a photographers air blower to clear

dust from the lens and filters. Wipe the case with a

soft dry cloth. Do not use volatile solvents, as these

may deform the materials the case is made of.

In Event of Difficulty

Keep Foreign Object Out of Interior

Caution: Entry of water, or metallic or other foreign

materials can cause failure and damage.

Select Use and Storage Locations Carefully

Caution: Avoid using or storing the equipment in the

following types of locations. Impaired performance

and damage can be caused.

• Extremely hot or cold locations (exceeding -10 to

45°C), such as in enclosed vehicles.

• Subject to strong vibration.

• Humid or dusty locations.

• Humid or dusty locations.

• Salt spray or corrosive gases.

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Caution: Disconnect from power and contact Ross

Video Technical Support.

Proper Ventilation

Caution: Do not cover or otherwise obstruct camera

heat dissipation during operation.

MOS Image Sensor Characteristics

The following are innate characteristics of a MOS image
sensor and are not malfunctions. Be aware of these when
using a MOS camera for broadcast or other demanding
applications.

• When exposed to a very bright ash of light, the
picture may have a very bright portion and a very
dark portion in one frame and appear like a partial
exposure.

• When shooting fast objects, the image of the object
might appear to wobble.

• A dead pixel can result from cosmic rays going
through an image sensor. In high temperature or high
gain, it is easier to see dead pixels than in normal
conditions.

Damage By Laser

Laser light may do damage to image sensor. When you
use laser light, be careful not to irradiate it on the image
sensor surface. Damage to the image sensor resulting
from laser light is not covered under warranty and must
be repaired at the customer's expense.

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Lens
Lock
Lever

Lens
Mount

AWB

FILTER

GLIN

POWER REMOTE1

LENS

UC OUT

DC IN(10.5-17V)

SDI OUT

MENU

RU

RS-232C

REMOTE2

VF OUT

ABB

U

D

L R

BAR

Camera Overview

Figure 1: AC-H200-UCHR Front

Figure 2: AC-H200-UCHR Back

• Lens Mount — Standard bayonet type lens mount.

• Lens Lock Lever — Locks the lens onto the camera.

• SDI OUT — BNC for HD/SD-SDI video output.
This is the main video output of the camera.

• UC OUT — BNC for UltraChromeHR signal.

• GL IN — BNC for Reference in. The camera accepts
Tri-level or Black burst sync.

• DC IN — 4-Pin XLR for 12V DC power (10.5V to
17V) from external brick. Use only the external power
supply provided with your camera.

• POWER — Power indicator shows that power is
being provided to the camera (green).

• REMOTE1 — 4-Pin Multi connector for Remote
Control Unit or direct serial control.

• LENS — 12-Pin Multi connector for lens control.

• FILTER — Button used to set lter control.

• D — Button used for menu navigation (down) or turn
on Color bar signal output. Press the button when the
menu is not active to turn on the color bars.

• R — Button used for menu navigation (right) or to
turn on Automatic Black Balance Adjustment (ABB)
if held for more than 2 seconds.

• U — Button used for menu navigation (up).

• L — Button used for menu navigation (left) or to turn
on Automatic White Balance (AWB) if held for more
than 2 seconds.

• MENU — Button used to access the menu system.
The menu is shown on the MON OUT.

• VF OUT — DB15 connector for external viewnder.

• REMOTE2 — RJ-45 connector for 10/100 BASE-T
ethernet control.

• RS-232C / RU — Switch to set REMOTE1
connector for direct RS-232 serial control or control
by a Remote Control Unit.

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Camera and Lens Setup

The camera does not come with a lens, but can easy
accept all Canon®or Fujinon®lenses.

To Install a Lens

1.

Disconnect power from the DC IN port at the back
of the camera.

2.

Rotate the Lens Lock Lever counter-clockwise
to unlock the mount cap.

Align the lens center mark with the indent at the

3.

upper part of the lense mark and install the lens.

4.

Rotate the Lens Lock Lever clock-wise to lock
the lense onto the camera.

Connect the lense control cable from the lens to the

5.
LENS port on the back of the camera.

Note: A cable clamp is provided at the front of the camera

for cable management.

Following the installation of the lens you may need to
adjust the lens ange back, white shading, auto iris speed,
or iris close limit, depending on the lens you are
installing.

To Adjust the Flange Back Distance

You will need a Flange Back Adjust Chart for this
procedure.

The Flange Back Distance (FBD) is the distance between
the mounting ange on the camera mount and the lm
plane. This is the point where the lens focuses the image
onto the image sensor. When you install a new lens on
the camera mount, or there is an extreme change in
temperature, the lens may need to be adjusted.

Set the Iris control on the lens to manual.

1.

Set up the camera and the ange back adjustment

2.

chart about 10 feet (3 metres) away from each other.

Open the iris all the way and adjust the light to

3.

obtain the correct video input level.

Tip: If the video level is too high, use an ND filter or

increase the shutter speed.

Adjust the ange back adjustment ring until the

8.

image sharp.

Repeat these steps until the image is consistently

9.

sharp at both zoom settings.

Tighten the setscrew on the ange back adjustment

10.

ring.

To Adjust the White Shading

You will need an HD waveform monitor and a very even
light source.

The white shading is the adjustment of the individual
red, green, and blue color channels in the camera to
compensate for uneven color distribution across an image.
Each lens and image sensor have their own characteristics
that need to be compensated for to produce a consistent
color distribution.

White shading is measured both horizontally and
vertically across the image.

Tip: If you notice flickering on the monitor, this can be the result

of fluorescent or mercury lighting.

1.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE >
SHUTTER > SHUTTER and select OFF.

2.

Press MENU and select COLOR > MASTER
GAIN > PRESET and select 0dB.

3.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > WHT
SHADING > EXTENDER and select OFF.

4.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > WHT
SHADING > H SHADING and use the RGB

settings to adjust each color channel until they are
equal in the waveform monitor.

5.

Repeat these last steps for the V SHADING.

Navigate back to the WHT SHADINGmenu.

6.

7.

Select WHT SHADING and press the R button for
1 second.

Boxes will appear on the viewnder and ash,
indicating that the automatic white shading is being
performed.

If present, turn the extender on and repeat the

8.

procedure.

Loosen the setscrew on the ange back adjust ring

4.

on your lens.

Zoom in on the chart.

5.

Adjust the focus until the image is sharp. If you are

6.

using a ange back adjustment chart, the center of
the chart will appear blurry.

Zoom out from the chart.

7.

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To Select a Filter Setting

The lter helps to correct for different lighting conditions
and sources. The proper lter needs to be selected in the
camera for proper white balancing.

1.

Press and hold the FILTER button and use the L
and R buttons to select the Neutral Density (ND)
lter you are using.

•

1 — Clear

•

2 — 1/4ND

•

3 — 1/16ND

•

4 — 1/64ND

2.

Press and hold the FILTER button and use the U
and D buttons to select the Color Compensation
(ECC) lter you are using.

•

A — 3,200K

•

B — 4,300K

•

C — 5,600K

•

D — 6,300K

•

E — 8,000K

Note: The ECC filter does not operate when W.BAL MODE

is set to AUTO on the WHITE GAIN menu.

To Adjust the White Balance

You will need a white balance card that you can zoom
in on to take up at least 1/5 of the screen width and hight.
The card should be placed in the same lighting conditions
as the scene you want to shoot, without any high
luminosity sources (such as a spotlight) in the scene.

The White Balance (WB) adjusts the colors in the image
to compensate for various light sources that can tint the
image. White will appear as white, without other color
tints, when the image is properly white balanced.

Tip: You should adjust the white balance whenever there has

been a change in lighting conditions.

Ensure that the ltering is set for the current lighting

1.

conditions.

2.

Press MENU and select COLOR > WHITE GAIN
> W. BAL MODE and select MEMORY.

Zoom the camera in on the white balance card and

3.

adjust the iris control as required.

4.

Press MENU to close the menu system and hold the
L button for 2 seconds.

The camera will adjust the white balance
automatically over several seconds. When the
adjustment is complete the display will show the
results of the white balance adjustment. Refer to

Table 1: Auto White Balance Adjustment Results on

page 13 for a list of messages.

Take any corrective action and repeat the procedure

5.

if required.

Table 1: Auto White Balance Adjustment Results

CorrectionCauseMessage

AUTO WHITE: OK
C. TEMP: ####K

AUTO WHITE: NG
CHANGE TO CAM
TRY AGAIN

AUTO WHITE: NG
CHANGE WHITE
BAL TO MEM TRY
AGAIN

AUTO WHITE: NG
LOW LIGHT TRY
AGAIN

AUTO WHITE: NG
LEVEL HIGH TRY
AGAIN

AUTO WHITE: NG
C. TEMP. HIGH
CHANGE FILTER
TRY AGAIN

AUTO WHITE: NG
C. TEMP. LOW
CHANGE FILTER
TRY AGAIN

was successful.

Camera is

outputting color

bars.

W.BAL MODE is

set to PRESET or

AUTO.

Light levels are too

low.

Light levels are too

high.

Color temperature

adjustment is too

high.

Color temperature

adjustment is too

low.

--Auto white balance

Press the D button

to turn off color bars.

Set W.BAL MODE

to MEMORY.

Increase the light

levels or the master

gain. If manual iris

control is being

used, adjust the iris

stop.

Decrease the

master gain. If

manual iris control is

being used, adjust

the iris stop.

Change the ECC

filter.

Change the ECC

filter.

To Adjust the Black Balance

The Black Balance (BB) is similar to white balance
except that it is performed on black instead of white.

Note: You should adjust the white balance both before and after

adjusting the black balance. Black balance should be adjusted

when the camera has been idle for an extended period of time,

there is a large change in ambient temperature, or when the

gamma setting has changed.

Ensure that the ltering is set for the current lighting

1.

conditions.

2.

With the menu system off, press and hold the R
button for 2 seconds.

The lens iris will close and the camera will adjust
the black balance automatically over several seconds.
When the adjustment is complete the display will

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Camera and Lens Setup • 13

show the results of the black balance adjustment.

Gate

Marker

Refer to Table 2: Auto Black Balance Adjustment

Results on page 14 for a list of messages.

Take any corrective action and repeat the procedure

3.

if required.

Table 2: Auto Black Balance Adjustment Results

AUTO BLACK: OK

AUTO BLACK: NG
CHANGE TO CAM
TRY AGAIN

AUTO BLACK: NG
IRIS NOT CLOSED
TRY AGAIN

AUTO BLACK: NG
??? TRY AGAIN

was successful.

Camera is

outputting color

bars.

The iris is not

closed.

Range is exceeded,

cannot adjust.

CorrectionCauseMessage

--Auto black balance

Press the D button

to turn off color bars.

If manual iris control

is being used, adjust

the iris to fully

closed. The camera

will adjust the gain

automatically during

the test. Flicker or

noise may appear

on screen during the

adjustment, this is

normal.

Check the lens

cable connection. If

the cable is correct

there is a fault in the

lens or the camera.

Contact technical

support.

Figure 3: Gate Marker Alignment

3.

Press and hold the R button for 1 second.

The camera will automatically align Black, Gain,
Flare, and Gamma to preset values.

To Adjust the Shutter Mode

Select the shutter mode and speed for the environment
you are shooting.

Note: Camera sensitivity declines as shutter speed increases.

If the iris is set to auto, the iris opens at increased shutter speed

and the depth of focus decreases.

1.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE >
SHUTTER > SHUTTER and select the shutter

mode for your environment.

•

OFF — shutter is off.

•

PRESET — clear image of quick moving
objects.

•

VARIABLE — prevent rolling bar when
shooting a computer monitor or TV by matching
the refresh rate of display.

•

AES — shutter speed is automatically adjusted.

2.

Select SHUTTER PRE or SHUTTER VAR and
select the shutter speed you want to use.

To Adjust the Grayscale Setup

You will need an 11-Step Grayscale Chart for this
procedure.

The Grayscale adjusts the exposure levels of the camera
across all the steps in the grayscale chart to ensure proper
color reproduction across the entire range of tones.

1.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > AUTO
SETUP > GRAY SCALE.

Frame the camera on the Grayscale chart to align

2.

the 6 cursors shown on the monitor display as shown
on the gure below. The camera will adjust the iris
automatically once the setup is executed.

14 • Camera and Lens Setup — ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0)

Network Connections

The UltraChromeHR camera can be controlled either
through a menu system on the viewnder output of the
camera, or using DashBoard. To connect to the camera
from DashBoard, you must establish a network
connection to the camera from the DashBoard computer.

The UltraChromeHR camera comes set with a static IP
address from the factory. The IP address is set to

192.168.1.10 by default and can be changed using the

menu system.

You need the IP address of the camera to be able to
connect to it from DashBoard.

To Change the IP Address

1.

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > LAN
SETTING

The current network setting for the camera are shown
on the menu.

2.

Select IP CONF and press the R button.

3.

Select OCTET1, press the R and L button to select
the rst part of the address.

Repeat these steps for the remaining octets you want

4.

to set.

5.

Select SEND and press the R button to store the
new value to the temporary buffer.

Return to the LAN SETTING menu.

6.

7.

Select SUBNET CONF and press the R button.

8.

Select OCTET1, press the R and L button to select
the rst part of the address.

Repeat these steps for the remaining octets you want

9.

to set.

10.

Select SEND and press the R button to store the
new value to the temporary buffer.

Return to the LAN SETTING menu.

11.

12.

Select GATEWAY CONF and press the R button.

13.

Select OCTET1, press the R and L button to select
the rst part of the address.

Repeat these steps for the remaining octets you want

14.

to set.

15.

Select SEND and press the R button to store the
new value to the temporary buffer.

Return to the LAN SETTING menu.

16.

Verify the new temporary network setting that are

17.

shown on the CONF line for the IP address, subnet
mask, and gateway.

18.

Select SET DATA and press the R button to set the
new network values.

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Network Connections • 15

DashBoard

The DashBoard control system allows remote access to
multiple pieces of Ross Video equipment, including
openGear®cards, Carbonite production switchers,
BlackStorm video servers, and ACID UltraChromeHR
cameras.

Download and install the latest version of DashBoard
from http://www.opengear.tv/. Review the documentation
that comes with DashBoard for information on installing
and launching DashBoard.

Tip: For detailed instructions on using DashBoard with ACID

UltraChromeHR, navigate to the online help at

http://help.rossvideo.com/acid.

Connecting to the Camera from DashBoard

You must manually connect to the camera from
DashBoard using the IP address of the camera. Once
connected, DashBoard will remember the connection
until you remove it

To Connect to the Camera from DashBoard

You need the IP address of your camera to connect to it
manually from DashBoard.

1.

Click File > New > Other....

2.

Expand the Camera Control folder.

3.

Select New Camera and click Next.

4.

In the IP Address eld, enter the IP address of the
camera.

5.

Click Finish.
The camera appears in the Tree View.

16 • DashBoard — ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0)

Viewfinder Display

E

1 A M 0dB F8. 0

1 / 1000 Z : 99 F : 255

1

5 6 7 8 9

2 3 4

The status overlay provides information related to camera
setting and operation. You can select what and where
information is presented on the display from the VF
menu.

Figure 4: Viewfinder Display Overlay

-no indication-Extender1

or 1/60 (50i/p)

1/2000, 1/4000,
1/10,000 1.07s to
1/59.94, 60.15 to
1/9633 (59.94i/p, 60i/p)

1.28s to 1/50, 1/50.17
to 1/11,250 (50i/p)

AES

0 - 99Zoom3

0 - 255Focus4

1 - 4ND Filter5

A - EECC Filter6

Master Gain8

-6dB, -3dB, 0dB, 3dB,
6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB,
18dB, 21dB, 24dB,
27dB, 30dB, 33dB,
36dB

DescriptionStatusItem#

Extender is at X1 or
lens cable is not
connected.

Extender is at X2.E

OffOFFShutter2

PRESET1/100 (59.94i/p, 60i/p)

VARIABLE1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,

Automatic Electronic
Shutter

Indicates the
approximate zoom
position of the lens
between wide angle (0)
and telephoto (99).
Value is relative
closeness to telephoto
side.

Indicates the focus
position of the lens as
a numeric value (255 =
infinity).

Shows the type of ND
filter currently selected.

Shows the type of ECC
filter currently selected.

Preset ModePWhite Balance7

Memory ModeM

Auto ModeA

Shows the current
value of the master
gain.

F1.4 - F22Iris F-Stop9

***

DescriptionStatusItem#

Current Iris F-Stop
setting.

Iris is closed.CLS

Lens cable is not
connected.

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Viewfinder Display • 17

Menu System

The menu system is displayed on the SDI OUT output
BNC or the viewnder and allows you to set up and
congure various aspects of the camera. The menu
system is accessed by pressing the MENU button and
using the L, R, U, and D buttons to make selections.

A menu item with a > symbol indicates that there is a
sub-menu below this selection or another page of the
current menu. Press R to go into this sub-menu, or the
next page. Press L where you see a < symbol to go to the
previous page in a menu or up a level in the menu tree.

Tip: The number of > symbols next to a menu item indicate the

number of pages in that sub-menu.

Color Menus

Color Menu
├ Master Gain
│ ├ Preset
│ ├ Mode
│ ├ AGC Limit
│ ├ ACL Setting
│ ├ Low Set
│ ├ Mid Set
│ └ High Set
├ White Gain
│ ├ W. Bal Mode
│ ├ R Gain
│ ├ G Gain
│ ├ B Gain
│ └ Video CTemp
├ Black/Flare
│ ├ R Black
│ ├ G Black
│ ├ B Black
│ ├ R Flare
│ ├ G Flare
│ ├ B Flare
│ ├ Flare
│ └ M Black
├ Gamma
│ ├ R Gamma
│ ├ G Gamma
│ ├ B Gamma
│ ├ Total Gamma
│ ├ Gamma Table
│ ├ Gamma
│ ├ U Gamma TBL
│ ├ Ultra Gamma
│ ├ HDR
│ ├ HDR Select
│ ├ Blk Str Lev
│ ├ Blk Stretch
│ ├ R Blk Gamma
│ ├ G Blk Gamma
│ ├ B Blk Gamma
│ ├ M Blk Gamma
│ ├ Gamma Range
│ └ Black Gamma
├ Knee/Clip
│ ├ Total Knee
│ ├ R Knee
│ ├ B Knee
│ ├ Total Slope
│ ├ R Slope
│ ├ B Slope
│ ├ Knee
│ ├ Auto Knee

│ ├ Knee Sat
│ ├ Knee Sat
│ ├ White Clip
│ └ White Clip
└ Masking

├ R Hue/Sat
├ Y-R Hue/Sat
├ Y Hue/Sat
├ G-Y Hue/Sat
├ G Hue/Sat
├ C-G Hue/Sat
├ C Hue/Sat
├ B-C Hue/Sat
├ B Hue/Sat
├ M-B Hue/Sat
├ M Hue/Sat
├ R-M Hue/Sat
├ Masking
├ Linear R-G
├ Linear R-B
├ Linear G-R
├ Linear G-B
├ Linear B-R
├ Linear B-G
├ Preset Type
├ Auto Chroma
├ A. Chrom Lev
├ Masking
├ S. Mask Sat/Hue
├ Skin Mask
├ Chroma Sat
└ Chroma Sat

Master Gain

Press MENU and select COLOR > MASTER GAIN

SettingsItem

-6dB to 36dBPRESET

PRESET, AGCMODE

-6dB to +36dBAGC LIMIT

-6dB, -3dB, 0dBLOW SET

0dB to +21dBMID SET

+3dB to +36dBHIGH SET

White Gain

Press MENU and select COLOR > WHITE GAIN

SettingsItem

PRESET, MEMORY, AUTOW. BAL MODE

-128 to 127R GAIN (red gain)

-128 to 127G GAIN (green gain)

-128 to 127B GAIN (blue gain)

VIDEO CTEMP

Note: When W. BAL MODE is set to AUTO the R GAIN, G

GAIN, B GAIN, and ECC filter settings are not available.

(shows current color
temperature)

18 • Menu System — ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0)

Black/Flare

Press MENU and select COLOR > BLACK/FLARE

SettingsItem

-128 to 127R BLACK (red black level)

-128 to 127G BLACK (green black level)

-128 to 127B BLACK (blue black level)

-128 to 127R FLARE (red flare level)

-128 to 127G FLARE (green flare level)

-128 to 127B FLARE (blue flare level)

ON, OFFFLARE

-128 to 127M. BLACK (master black)

Gamma

Press MENU and select COLOR > GAMMA

SettingsItem

GAMMA 1

R GAMMA (red gamma)

curve value)

U. GAMMA TBL (ultra gamma
curve)

level)

gamma)

gamma)

gamma)

-128 to 127

-128 to 127G GAMMA (green gamma)

-128 to 127B GAMMA (blue gamma)

-128 to 127TOTAL GAMMA

3.0 to 8.0GAMMA TABLE (gamma

ON, OFFGAMMA

GAMMA 2

1(90%), 2(85%), 3(80%),
4(75%), 5(70%), 6(65%),
7(50%)

ON, OFFULTRA GAMMA

ON, OFFHDR (high dynamic range)

HLG600, HLG1200, HPQHDR SELECT

0 to 11BLK STR LEV (black stretch

ON, OFFBLK STRETCH

GAMMA 3

-128 to 127R. BLK GAMMA (red black

-128 to 127G. BLK GAMMA (green black

-128 to 127B. BLK GAMMA (blue black

-128 to 127M. BLK GAMMA

-128 to 127GAMMA RANGE

SettingsItem

(AC-H200-UCHR only)

-128 to 127Gamma Range

ON, OFFBLACK GAMMA

Knee/Clip

Press MENU and select COLOR > KNEE/CLIP

SettingsItem

KNEE/CLIP 1

TOTAL KNEE

-128 to 127

-128 to 127R KNEE

-128 to 127B KNEE

-128 to 127TOTAL SLOPE

-128 to 127R SLOPE

-128 to 127B SLOPE

ON, OFFKNEE

ON, OFFAUTO KNEE

KNEE/CLIP 2

-128 to 127KNEE SAT

ON, OFFKNEE SAT

-128 to 127WHITE CLIP

ON, OFFWHITE CLIP

Masking

Press MENU and select COLOR > MASKING

SettingsItem

MASKING 1

R HUE (red hue)

saturation)

saturation)

-64 to 63

-64 to 63R SAT (red saturation)

-64 to 63Y-R HUE (yellow-red hue)

-64 to 63Y-R SAT (yellow-red

-64 to 63Y HUE (yellow hue)

-64 to 63Y SAT (yellow saturation)

-64 to 63G-Y HUE (green-yellow hue)

-64 to 63G-Y SAT (green-yellow

-64 to 63G HUE (green hue)

-64 to 63G SAT (green saturation)

-64 to 63C-G HUE (cyan-green hue)

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Menu System • 19

SettingsItem

SettingsItem

saturation)

saturation)

saturation)

saturation)

matrix offset)

matrix offset)

matrix offset)

matrix offset)

matrix offset)

matrix offset)

PRESET TYPE

matrix saturation offset)

color saturation)

hue)

-64 to 63C-G SAT (cyan-green

-64 to 63C HUE (cyan hue)

-64 to 63C SAT (cyan saturation)

-64 to 63B-C HUE (blue-cyan hue)

-64 to 63B-C SAT (blue-cyan

-64 to 63B HUE (blue hue)

-64 to 63B SAT (blue saturation)

-64 to 63M-B HUE (magenta-blue hue)

-64 to 63M-B SAT (magenta-blue

-64 to 63M HUE (magenta hue)

-64 to 63M SAT (magenta saturation)

-64 to 63R-M HUE (red-magenta hue)

-64 to 63R-M SAT (red-magenta

ON, OFFMASKING

MASKING 2

-64 to 63LINEAR R-G (red-green linear

-64 to 63LINEAR R-B (red-blue linear

-64 to 63LINEAR G-R (green-red linear

-64 to 63LINEAR G-B (green-blue linear

-64 to 63LINEAR B-R (blue-red linear

-64 to 63LINEAR B-G (blue-green linear

STANDARD, ITU-709,
SMPTE-240M, SMPTE-WIDE,
NTSC, EBU, OFF

ON, OFFAUTO CHROMA

-64 to 63A. CHROMA LEV (linear

ON, OFFMASKING

MASKING 3

-64 to 63S. MASK. SAT (skin masking

-64 to 63S. MASK. HUE (skin masking

ON, OFFSKIN MASK

-64 to 63CHROMA SAT

ON, OFFCHROMA SAT

Details Menus

Detail Menu
├ Detail
│ ├ Level
│ ├ H Gain
│ ├ V Gain
│ ├ H Crisp
│ ├ V Crisp
│ ├ Level Dep
│ ├ D. Knee Wht
│ ├ D. Knee Blk
│ ├ Detail Knee
│ ├ P/N Balance
│ ├ Knee Detail
│ ├ DTL Source
│ └ Detail
├ Skin DTL
│ ├ Ch Select
│ ├ Chx A. Phase
│ ├ S.DTL Level
│ ├ S.DTL Phase
│ ├ S.DTL Width
│ ├ Threshold
│ ├ Skin Detail
│ ├ Skin Gate
│ ├ Gate Ind.
│ ├ Zoom Depend
│ ├ Sens
│ └ Range
└ High Chroma

├ R
├ G
├ B
└ High Chroma

Detail

Press MENU and select DETAIL > DETAIL

SettingsItem

DETAIL 1

LEVEL (detail level)

of detail)

(positive/negative)

-128 to 127

-128 to 127H GAIN (horizontal gain)

-128 to 127V GAIN (vertical gain)

-128 to 127H CRISP (horizontal crispness)

-128 to 127V CRISP (vertical crispness)

-128 to 127LEVEL DEP

13MHz to 19MHzDTL FREQ (boost frequency

ON, OFFDETAIL

DETAIL 2

-128 to 127D. KNEE WHT

-128 to 127D. KNEE BLK

ON, OFFDETAIL KNEE

4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 8/8, 8/6, 8/5, 8/4P/N BALANCE

20 • Menu System — ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0)

SettingsItem

-128 to 127KNEE DETAIL

G, R+G, R+G+BDTL SOURCE

ON, OFFDETAIL

Skin Detail

Press MENU and select DETAIL > SKIN DTL

SettingsItem

SKIN DTL 1

CH SELECT (channel select

for skin tone detail)

PHASE

level)

S. DTL PHASE (skin tone
detail phase)

detail phase range)

gate)

Note: * When you select CHX A. PHASE a marker is shown

on the monitor. Move the camera to place the marker over the
skin tone you want to detect and press R for 1 second. This
functionality can also be accessed from the AUTO SETUP menu.

1ch, 2ch, 1ch+2ch

(see note*)CH1. A. PHASE/CH2. A.

-128 to 127S. DTL LEVEL (skin tone detail

-128 to 127 (R-Mg, Mg-B,
B-Cy, Cy-G, G-Ye, Ye-R)

-128 to 127S. DTL WIDTH (skin tone

SKIN DTL 2

-128 to 127THRESHOLD

ON, OFFSKIN DETAIL

ON, OFFSKIN GATE (skin tone detail

1ch, 2chGATE IND.

ON, OFFZOOM DEPEND

0 to 99SENS

0 to 99RANGE

High Chroma

Press MENU and select DETAIL > HIGH CHROMA

SettingsItem

red)

green)

blue)

-128 to 127R (detail in high-chrominance

-128 to 127G (detail in high-chrominance

-128 to 127B (detail in high-chrominance

ON, OFFHIGH CHROMA

Maintenance Menus

Maintenance Menus
├ Auto Setup
│ ├ Chx.A.Phase
│ ├ Gray Scale
│ ├ Black Lev
│ ├ Flare Lev
│ └ Gamma Lev
├ White Shading
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Extender
│ └ Wht Shading
├ Horizontal Shading
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Extender
│ ├ R H Saw
│ ├ G H Saw
│ ├ B H Saw
│ ├ R H Para
│ ├ G H Para
│ └ B H Para
├ Vertical Shading
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Extender
│ ├ R V Saw
│ ├ G V Saw
│ ├ B V Saw
│ ├ R V Para
│ ├ G V Para
│ └ B V Para
├ Auto Iris
│ ├ Auto Iris
│ ├ Iris Cont
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Iris Speed
│ ├ Open Limit
│ └ Close Limit
├ ALC Setting
│ ├ Shutter
│ ├ Auto Iris
│ ├ M. Gain Mode
│ ├ ALC Trim
│ ├ Iris Speed
│ ├ Peak/Ave
│ └ ALC Gate
├ Shutter
│ ├ Shutter
│ ├ Shutter Pre
│ └ Shutter Var
├ System
│ ├ Camera ID
│ ├ Fan Mode
│ ├ GL H Phase
│ └ Para Mode
├ LAN Setting
│ ├ IP Setting
│ ├ Subnet Setting
│ └ Gateway Setting
├ Time/Date
│ ├ (mode)
│ ├ Date Disp
│ ├ Time Disp
│ ├ Year
│ ├ Month
│ ├ Day
│ ├ Hour
│ ├ Minute
│ └ Set Data
├ Format
│ ├ SDI Out
│ ├ UC Out
│ ├ UC Mode
│ ├ Scan Rate
│ └ Set Data
├ Remote
│ ├ Baud Rate

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Menu System • 21

│ └ Iris Return
├ Check
│ ├ Test
│ ├ Gamma
│ ├ Detail
│ ├ Masking
│ ├ Knee
│ ├ Character
│ ├ Model
│ ├ CPU Ver.
│ ├ Check Sum
│ └ Video Ver.
└ RLAC

├ RLAC
└ Status

Auto Setup

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > AUTO
SETUP

SettingsItem

PHASE

GAMMA LEV

Note: * When you select CHX A. PHASE a marker is shown

on the monitor. Move the camera to place the marker over the
skin tone you want to detect and press R for 1 second. This
functionality can also be accessed from the SKIN DTL menu.

(see note*)CH1. A. PHASE/CH2. A.

(auto gray scale setup)GRAY SCALE

0.0% to 12.35% (0.5% steps)BLACK LEV

0.0% to 24.70% (0.1% steps)FLARE LEV

42.20% to 67.70% (0.1%
steps)

White Shading

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > WHT
SHADING

SettingsItem

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

OFF, **, x2, x0.8EXTENDER

(auto white shading)WHT SHADING

Horizontal Shading

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > WHT
SHADING > H SHADING

SettingsItem

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

OFF, **, x2, x0.8EXTENDER

-128 to 127R H SAW (red horizontal)

-128 to 127G H SAW (green horizontal)

-128 to 127B H SAW (blue horizontal)

SettingsItem

-128 to 127R H PARA (red horizontal)

-128 to 127G H PARA (green horizontal)

-128 to 127B H PARA (blue horizontal)

Vertical Shading

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > WHT
SHADING > V SHADING

SettingsItem

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

OFF, **, x2, x0.8EXTENDER

-128 to 127R V SAW (red vertical)

-128 to 127G V SAW (green vertical)

-128 to 127B V SAW (blue vertical)

-128 to 127R V PARA (red vertical)

-128 to 127G V PARA (green vertical)

-128 to 127B V PARA (blue vertical)

Auto Iris

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > AUTO
IRIS

SettingsItem

REMOTE, AUTOAUTO IRIS

IRIS CONT

-128 to 127 (not available when
using RU unit)

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

-128 to 127IRIS SPEED

0 to 127OPEN LIMIT

-128 to -1CLOSE LIMIT

ALC Setting

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > AUTO
IRIS > ALC SETTING

SettingsItem

OFF, ONSHUTTER

REMOTE, AUTOAUTO IRIS

PRESET, AUTOM. GAIN MODE

ALC TRIM

average)

-128 to 127 (not available when
using RU unit)

-128 to 127IRIS SPEED

0/10, 1/9, 2/8, 3/7, 4/6, 5/5PEAK/AVE (peak and

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SettingsItem

SettingsItem

shape/size)

1 to 6ALC GATE (auto iris gate

Shutter

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > SHUTTER

SettingsItem

SHUTTER

SHUTTER PRE

SHUTTER VAR

OFF, PRESET, VARIABLE,
AES

1/60 (50i,50p), 1/100
(59.94i,59.94p,60i, 60p), 1/250,
1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000,
1/10000

59.94i, 59.94p, 60i, 60p —

1.07s(36dB), 0.53s(30dB),

0.27s(24dB), 0.13s(18dB),

0.07s(12dB), 0.03s(6dB),
1/60.15 to 1/9633

50i, 50p — 1.28s(36dB),

0.64s(30dB), 0.32s(24dB),

0.16s(18dB), 0.08s(12dB),

0.04s(6dB), 1/50.17 to 1/11250

System

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM

SET DATA

(press R button to set date and
time)

Format

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM
> FORMAT

SettingsItem

1080i, 1080p, 720pSDI OUT

1080i, 1080p, 720pUC OUT

4:2:2, 0:4:4*UC MODE

59.94Hz, 50Hz, 60HzSCAN RATE

SET DATA

Note: * When UC MODE is set to 0:4:4, the SDI OUT is locked

to the same format as the UC OUT.

(press R button to set output
formats)

Remote

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM
> REMOTE

Note: These setting apply to the REMOTE1 port only.

SettingsItem

1 - 99CAMERA ID

OFF, AUTO, LOW, HIGHFAN MODE

horizontal phase)

-512 to 511GL H PHASE (gen-lock

OFF, ONPARA MODE

Time/Date

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM
> TIME/DATE

SettingsItem

(mode)

DD-MM-YYYY, MM-DD,YYYY,
YYYY-MM-DD

OFF, ONDATE DISP

OFF, ONTIME DISP

2000 to 2099YEAR

1 to 12MONTH

1 to 31DAY

0 to 23HOUR

0 to 59MINUTE

SettingsItem

9600bps, 19200bpsBAUD RATE

OFF, ONIRIS RETURN

Check

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > CHECK

SettingsItem

CHECK 1

TEST (test signal)

OFF, ON

OFF, ONGAMMA

OFF, ONDETAIL

OFF, ONMASKING

OFF, ONKNEE

OFF, ONCHARACTER*

CHECK 2

(camera model)MODEL

(CPU firmware version)CPU Ver.

(CPU firmware checksum)Check SUM

(video FPGA firmware version)VIDEO Ver.

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Menu System • 23

Note: * If you turn Character off, the onscreen menu is turned

off. You must press and hold the MENU button to turn the menus
back on (this turns Character back to on).

Auto Iris

Press MENU and select FILE > LENS FILE > AUTO
IRIS

RLAC (Real-time Lens Aberration Correction)

Press MENU and select MAINTENANCE > RLAC

SettingsItem

OFF, ONRLAC

DISABLE, ENABLE, READINGSTATUS

File Menus

File Menus
├ Scene File
│ ├ Scene File
│ ├ Store File
│ ├ Store
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Black Lev
│ ├ Flare Lev
│ └ Gamma Lev
├ Lens File
│ └ Lens File
├ Auto Iris
│ ├ Lens File
│ ├ Iris Speed
│ ├ Open Limit
│ └ Close Limit
└ Register

├ R H Regi
├ G H Regi
├ R V Regi
└ G V Regi

Scene File

Press MENU and select FILE > SCENE FILE

SettingsItem

0 to 8, PRESETSCENE FILE (load scene file)

to store to)

GAMMA LEV

Lens File

Press MENU and select FILE > LENS FILE

0 to 8STORE FILE (select location

(press R to store scene)STORE

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

0.0% to 12.35% (0.5% steps)BLACK LEV

0.0% to 24.70% (0.1% steps)FLARE LEV

42.20% to 67.70% (0.1%
steps)

SettingsItem

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

SettingsItem

LENS 1 to LENS 8LENS FILE

-128 to 127IRIS SPEED

0 to 127OPEN LIMIT

-128 to -1CLOSE LIMIT

Register

Press MENU and select FILE > LENS FILE > REGI

SettingsItem

-24 to 24R H REGI (red horizontal

phase)

-24 to 24G H REGI (green horizontal

phase)

-24 to 24R V REGI (red vertical phase)

-24 to 24G V REGI (green vertical

phase)

Viewfinder Menus

Note: The Viewfinder menus can only be viewed on the VF

OUT rear connector as analog HD video or as HD-SDI on the
SDI OUT BNC by selecting Character ON from the Maintenance
menu.

Viewfinder Menus
├ Viewfinder
│ └ VF Out Sel
├ Viewfinder Detail
│ ├ VF Detail
│ ├ DTL Level
│ └ Crisp
├ Viewfinder Marker
│ ├ User Sel
│ ├ Marker1 SW
│ └ Marker2 SW
├ Marker1/2 Selection
│ ├ Center Mar
│ ├ Safety Mark
│ ├ Side 4:3
│ ├ Side 13:9
│ ├ Side 14:9
│ ├ Side 15:9
│ ├ Cross
│ ├ Box1
│ └ Box2
├ Cross Settings
│ ├ H Position
│ └ V Position
├ Box 1/2 Setting
│ ├ H Position
│ ├ V Position
│ ├ H Size
│ └ V Size
├ Other Settings
│ ├ Center Mark
│ ├ Safety Mark
│ ├ Safety Area
│ └ Marker Lev

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├ Side Panel
│ ├ Side Panel
│ ├ Contrast
│ └ Bright
├ Viewfinder Display
│ ├ Extender
│ ├ Shutter
│ ├ Zoom
│ ├ Focus
│ ├ Filter
│ ├ White Bal
│ ├ M. Gain
│ └ Iris
└ Viewfinder Zebra Marker

├ Zebra Type1
├ Level
├ Zebra Type2
├ High Level
├ Low Level
├ Indicator
├ Marker
└ Peak Hold

SettingsItem

OFF, ONSIDE 13:9

OFF, ONSIDE 14:9

OFF, ONSIDE 15:9

OFF, ONCROSS

OFF, ONBOX1

OFF, ONBOX2

Cross Setting

Press MENU and select VF > VF MARKER > CROSS
SET

SettingsItem

Viewfinder

Press MENU and select VF

SettingsItem

COLOR, Y, R, G, BVF OUT SEL

Viewfinder Detail

Press MENU and select VF > VF DETAIL

SettingsItem

OFF, ONVF DETAIL

-128 to 127DTL LEVEL

-128 to 127CRISP

Viewfinder Marker

Press MENU and select VF > VF MARKER

SettingsItem

USER SEL

USER1, USER2, USER3,
USER4

OFF, ONMARKER1 SW

OFF, ONMARKER2 SW

Marker 1/2 Selection

Press MENU and select VF > VF MARKER >
MARKER1 SEL

The Marker 2 Selection menu is identical to the Marker
1 Selection.

SettingsItem

OFF, ONCENTER MARK

OFF, ONSAFETY MARK

OFF, ONSIDE 4:3

position of cross-hair)

of cross-hair)

0 to 255H POSITION (horizontal

0 to 255V POSITION (vertical position

Box 1/2 Setting

Press MENU and select VF > VF MARKER > BOX1
SET

The Box 1 Setting menu is identical to the Box 2 Setting.

SettingsItem

position of the box)

of the box)

box)

box)

0 to 255H POSITION (horizontal

0 to 255V POSITION (vertical position

0 to 255H SIZE (horizontal size of the

0 to 255V SIZE (vertical size of the

Other Settings

Press MENU and select VF > VF MARKER > OTHER
SET

SettingsItem

CENTER MARK (type of

center mark)

action area)

action area)

TYPE1, TYPE2, TYPE3,
TYPE4

TYPE1, TYPE2, TYPE3SAFETY MARK (type of safe

80.0%, 90.0%, 92.5%, 95.0%SAFETY AREA (size of safe

0 to 100MARKER LEV

Side Panel

Press MENU and select VF > SIDE PANEL

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Menu System • 25

SettingsItem

image on monitor out - only
available when monitor is set
to 16:9)

pillarboxes on either side of the
image)

pillarboxes on either side of the
image)

OFF, 4:3, 13:9, 14:9, 15:9SIDE PANEL (aspect ratio of

1 to 5CONTRAST (contrast of

1 to 5BRIGHT (brightness of

Viewfinder Display

Press MENU and select VF > VF DISPLAY

This menu turns individual status items on or off for the
viewnder.

SettingsItem

OFF, ONEXTENDER

OFF, ONSHUTTER

OFF, ONZOOM

OFF, ONFOCUS

OFF, ONFILTER

OFF, ONWHITE BAL

OFF, ONM. GAIN

OFF, ONIRIS

Viewfinder Zebra Marker

Press MENU and select VF > VF ZEBRA

SettingsItem

OFF, ONZEBRA TYPE1

75% to 105%LEVEL

OFF, ONZEBRA TYPE2

55% to 100%HIGH LEVEL

50% to 99%LOW LEVEL

Focus Indicator

Press MENU and select VF > FOCUS IND

SettingsItem

OFF, ONINDICATOR (focus level bar)

OFF, ONMARKER (focus area marker)

focus level - displayed for 4
seconds)

OFF, ONPEAK HOLD (peak position of

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Serial Communications

The camera can be controlled over a serial connection
to the REMOTE1 port either by a remote control unit
or a device using standard RS-232.

The RS-232C/RU switch at the back of the camera must
be set to RU for communications with a remote control
unit, or RS-232C for communications with a device
using the RS-232C transmission standard.

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Serial Communications • 27

Troubleshooting

To Set the Video Format

If the video output format of the camera does not match
a format supported by your monitor, you can switch the
video output format using the menu buttons on the back
of the camera.

Disconnect power from the camera.

1.

Press and hold the menu buttons for the required

2.

video format and re-connect power to the camera.

•

1080p 59.94Hz — press FILTER + LEFT

•

1080i 59.94Hz — press FILTER + DOWN

•

720p 59.94Hz — press FILTER + RIGHT

•

1080p 50Hz — press MENU + LEFT

•

1080i 50Hz — press MENU + DOWN

•

720p 50Hz — press MENU + RIGHT

28 • Troubleshooting — ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0)

Specifications

SpecificationItem

2/3-inch MOSImage Sensor

2.6 Million (2,270×1,144)Total Pixels

1,920×1,080Effective Pixels

16:9 (HD/SD), 4:3 (SD) switchableAspect Ratio

TV Signal Format

Standard Sensitivity

Minimum Illumination

HD SNR

Optical Filter

Shutter (Preset Mode)

Shutter (Variable Scan
Mode)

Shutter (AES Mode)

Dimensions (W×H×L)

1080p 59.94Hz, 1080p 50Hz, 1080i
50Hz, 720p 59.94Hz

1100TVLHD Resolution

F12 at 2000lx, 3200K, 89.9%
reflectance (1080p 59.94Hz, 1080p
60Hz, 1080i 59.94Hz, 1080i 60Hz)

F13 at 2000lx, 3200K, 89.9%
reflectance (1080p 50Hz, 1080i 50Hz)

0.002lx at F1.4, 36dB Video Gain
+36dB frame accumulation mode

60dB (HD-SDI Output Decode Y
Channel)

Clear, 1/4ND, 1/16ND, 1/64ND (single
motorized filter wheel)

3200K, 4300K, 5600K, 6300K, 8000KECC Filter

1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,
1/4000, 1/10000 second (59.94p,

59.94i, 60p, 60i)

1/60, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,
1/4000, 1/10000 second (50p, 50i)

1/60.15 to 1/9633, 0.03 to 1.07
second (59.94p, 59.94i, 60p, 60i)

1/50.17 to 1/11,250, 0.04 to 1.28
second (50p, 50i)

Automatic video level control by
shutter speed. AES controls amount
of light in equivalent to 4 lens F-stops.

L (low) -6dB, -3dB, 0dBGain Select

M (medium) 0 to +21dB, 3dB steps.

H (high) +3 to +36dB, 3dB steps.

99×105×155mm (excluding
protrusions)

-10 to 45°COperating Temperature

-20 to 60°CStorage Temperature

~18W (12VDC)Power Consumption

~1.3kg (2.9lbs)Weight

UC OUT — HD-SDI BNCInputs/Outputs

SDI OUT — HD-SDI BNC (Character
On/Off)

SpecificationItem

GL IN — BNC (Tri-Level or Black
Burst)

REMOTE1 — 4-Pin Multi (remote
control panel)

REMOTE2 — RJ-45 (remote control)

VF OUT — DB15 (viewfinder)

LENS — 12-pin Multi (lens control)

192.168.1.10Default IP Address

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Specifications • 29

Ports

1

2

3

11

4

5

6

12

7

8

10

9

1

2

4

3

15

610

1115

1
2

4
3

LENS

Table 3: LENS Port Pinouts

SignalPin

AUX SW1

CALL TRG2

GND3

ENF AUTO4

IRIS CONTROL5

+12V6

IRIS POSITION7

IRIS A/R8

EXTENDED9

ZOOM POS10

F POS / L TX11

L RX12

VF OUT

Table 5: VF OUT Port Pinouts

SignalPin

Pr OUT1

Y OUT2

Pb OUT3

SYNC OUT4

VF DET5

GND6

Y SHIELD7

PEAKING CONT8

+12V OUT9

+12V OUT10

CPU DATA IN11

STRB1/R TALLY12

STRB2/G TALLY13

CPU DATA OUT14

CPU CLK/PEAKING SEL15

DC IN

REMOTE1

Table 6: DC IN Port Pinouts

SignalPin

Table 4: REMOTE1 Port Pinouts

SignalPin

+12V output1

SD input2

SD output3

SD GND4

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GND1

NC2

NC3

+12V In4

Index

B

Back Focus 12
Black Balance 13

D

DashBoard, connecting 16

F

Filter 12
Flange Back Distance (FBD) 12

G

Grayscale Adjustment 14

I

IP Address 15

L

Lenses 12

M

Menu System 18

N

Network Settings 15

R

RS-232 27

S

Serial Communications. 27
Shutter Mode 14

V

Viewnder Display 17

W

White Balance 13
White Shading 12

ACID AC-H200-UCHR User Manual (v1.0) — Index • 31