Hitachi VF-PBM307 Operating Instructions Manual

HD COLOR VIEWFINDER

VF-PBM307

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Please read these operating instructions carefully for proper operation, and keep them for future reference.

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CONTENTS

PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 5

FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART ................................................................................... 8

GENERAL FEATURES...............................................................................................................................7

FRONT PANEL.................................................................................................................................................8

RONT KEYS OPERATIONS ...........................................................................................................................8

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EAR PANEL ...................................................................................................................................................9

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AMERA TO VIEWFINDER CONNECTOR – 20PIN......................................................................................9

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NTERFACE DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 10

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ENU OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 10

CAMERA MOUNTING PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................12

BASIC OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................13

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To display and hide the

To go to the next level ............................................................................................................................10

To go back to the previous level ........................................................................................................10

Typical Menu

Operation

Menu

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COMPOSITION .............................................................................................................................................. 11

VIEWFINDER ADAPTORS FOR HITACHI HDTV CAMERAS ................................................................... 12

TURNING ON THE MONITOR ..................................................................................................................... 13

N SCREEN MENU LANGUAGE SELECTION ............................................................................................ 13

ON SCREEN MENU SELECTION AND ADJUSTMENT......................................................................14

PICTURE MENU OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................15

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HOW TO ADJUST THE OSD SCREEN.......................................................................................................... 14

VIDEO MENU OF EACH INPUT MODE ....................................................................................................... 15

DJUST .......................................................................................................................................................... 15

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OLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL ............................................................................................................ 15

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SCAN ............................................................................................................................................................ 15

SPECT RATIO ............................................................................................................................................. 16

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OOM............................................................................................................................................................. 16

Z

ONO/BLUE ONLY .................................................................................................................................... 17

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AX BRIGHTNESS ....................................................................................................................................... 17

MARKER MENU OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................18

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MARKER & USER MARKER........................................................................................................................ 18

AFETY AREA............................................................................................................................................... 18

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ENTER MAKER .......................................................................................................................................... 19

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MARKER WIDTH..........................................................................................................................................19

ARKER COLOR ..........................................................................................................................................19

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RESET1 & PRESET2 .................................................................................................................................19

SETUP MENU OPTIONS............................................................................................................................. 20

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SETUP LOAD & SETUP SAVE......................................................................................................................20

UNCTION 1 & FUNCTION 2 ......................................................................................................................20

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ONTROL ......................................................................................................................................................21

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CREEN SAVER.............................................................................................................................................21

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ET ID & ACTIVE SET ID ...........................................................................................................................21

SCREEN CONTROL ...................................................................................................................................... 22

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RESET CALIBRATION ..................................................................................................................................22

ACKLIGHT ADJUST ....................................................................................................................................22

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AMMA SELECT ...........................................................................................................................................22

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ODE .....................................................................................................................................................22

I/P M

ITHERING ...................................................................................................................................................22

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NTERNAL PATTERN ...................................................................................................................................22

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OISE REDUCTION) ...........................................................................................................................23

OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY) .................................................................................................................... 23

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OSD OPTION ................................................................................................................................................23

NDER MONITOR DISPLAY (COLOR: TALLY R/G MODE ACTION ) .....................................................23

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NFORMATION ..............................................................................................................................................24

ON SCREEN DISPLAY – MENU SYSTEM .............................................................................................. 25

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MENU TREE ORGANIZATION .....................................................................................................................25

IDEO ............................................................................................................................................................26

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ARKER ........................................................................................................................................................27

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ETUP ............................................................................................................................................................28

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OSD ...............................................................................................................................................................29

NFORMATION ..............................................................................................................................................29

SUPPORTED INPUT MODES .................................................................................................................... 30

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SUPPORTED SIGNALS ..................................................................................................................................30

XTERIOR DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................................30

WARRANTY & SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................... 31

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STANDARD PRODUCT WARRANTY ...........................................................................................................31

ITACHI SERVICE AND SUPPORT OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES ...................................................31

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PRECAUTIONS

Before operating the set, please read this manual carefully.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of electric shock does not remove back cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to wet or
moisture surface. Do not rub or strike the Active Matrix LCD with anything harsh material as this may
scratch, mark, or damage the Active Matrix LCD permanently.

CAUTION:

Unauthorized tampering with the monitor invalidates the warranty.

The manufacturer shall not warrant for any damage caused by improper maintenance and/or repair
attended by any unauthorized third party.

Important safeguards for you and your new product:

This product has been manufactured and tested with your safety in mind. However, improper use can
result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. To avoid defeating the safeguards that have been built
into this new product, please read and observe the following safety points when installing and using this
new product and save them for future reference.

Please read Instructions:

1. Follow Instructions: All operating and use instructions should be followed.

2. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future

reference.

3. Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered

to.

4. Cleaning: Disconnect the unit from the power supply before cleaning. Do not use abrasive

cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

5. Liquids and Moisture: Do not allow liquids to enter chassis or use in high humidity environment.

6. Transportation: A product should be transported with care. Quick stops, excessive force and

uneven surfaces may cause damage to the product.

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7. Attachments: Do not use attachments not recommended by HITACHI and PLURA Broadcast Inc.

as they may cause hazards.

8. Ventilation: Do not block any of the ventilation openings.

9. Install in accordance with these instructions.

10. Power Sources: This product should be operated only using the type of power source indicated

on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply, consult your dealer.

11. Servicing: Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may

expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.

12. Safety Check: Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating
condition and the front seal is intact.

13. Mounting: The product should be mounted using the appropriate and recommended camera

accessories which are offered with this product.

14. Power: This set operates on DC through 20 PIN VF cable supplied; 12VDC. This product is

grounded to the camera’s chassis potential at all times through the VC-90A supplied cable.

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GENERAL FEATURES

• High resolution, TFT-LCD, Backlit, Color, display panel.

• Viewfinder Power On/Off

• Preset and user-programmable color temperature – User, VAR, 11000

and 3200

• LCD Dimming Control

• Manual Dimming Level Control.

• Tally LED function (Front  Green/Red/AMBER, Back  Red)

• 3 user-programmable memories to store and recall operational settings.

• Switchable Aspect Ratio – 16:9, 4:3.

• Over Scan/Zero Scan/Pixel to Pixel

• Picture magnification – 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X

• Mono/ Color display modes.

• Preset Gamma selection – User-selectable gamma curves.

• OSD: Graphic based On Screen Display, 6 Languages (UNICODE System).

• Markers – Preset and user-programmable.

• Safety Zone – 16:9, 4:3 aspect ratio, EBU action/ graphics, preset safety zones.

• Crosshair – center marker.

• Selectable color for Safety, Marker and Crosshair markers.

• Auto Calibration: K-10 (Klein)

o

K.

• UMD – Programmable characters for indicating Tally On condition and the camera ID and camera

person’

• VF-Cable input – VC-90A (1x supplied with unit)

• Component(Y,Pb,Pr) input with Active Loop Out.

s name.

• Mechanical mount – Provided with 1/4"-20 threaded hole for use only with HITACHI supplied AT-

90, AT-500 and AT-750 viewfinder mounts.

o

K, 9300oK, 6500oK, 5400oK,

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Key Name

Operation

ADJUST

Adjust Picture Menu (Brightness -> Contrast -> Color -> Sharpness)

Push to SELECT (ENTER) or return adjustment to center-detent.

MENU

Activates main OSD menu.

Exits OSD menu.

UP Increases values of the function selected in the main OSD menu.

Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.

DOWN

Decreases values of the function selected on the main OSD menu.

Executes function (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.

ENTER

Activates OSD menu of input source.

Executes functions (by OSD help commands) in main OSD menu.

F1

Executes functions of user programmed item:

Max Brightness

F2

POWER

Power ON/OFF Button. Press for 3 seconds to turn ON the

last operational state.

FUNCTIONAL EXPLANATION OF EACH PART

Front Panel

Marker

Operator

Tally LED

Operation

Front Keys Operations

Turn Right (with ‘UP' button is same)
Turn Left (with ‘DOWN' button is same)

Navigates to previous (UP) OSD menu displayed.

Buttons

Undefined, Aspect, Mono/Blue only, Marker size, Safety Marker,
Still image, Zoom, Gamma select, I/P Mode, Marker Preset 1, 2,

viewfinder. Units power cycles with the camera and remembers

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Assignment

1 PIN

Y Video

11 PIN

N/A 2 PIN

Y shield

12 PIN

N/A 3 PIN

Pb Video

13 PIN

N/A

4 PIN

N/A 14 PIN

R Tally
ON: +3.3v / OFF: 0V

5 PIN

Pr Video

15 PIN

G Tally
ON: +3.3v / OFF: 0V

6 PIN

N/A 16 PIN

N/A

7 PIN

N/A 17 PIN

N/A 8 PIN

N/A 18 PIN

GND

9 PIN

GND

19 PIN

+12VDC IN

10 PIN

N/A 20 PIN

GND

Rear Panel

Camera to Viewfinder Connector – 20pin

Talent Tally

LED

Camera Cable

support clamp

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Interface description

Interface Description

VF port

DC 12V Input

Tally R/G on/off

Y out

Camera video – Analog Component Loop

Pb out

Pr out

RS-232C

Factory use - Update/Multi Control/Auto

color calibration

Talent Tally Switch

Turns the Talent (rear) red TALLY lamp

Y, Pb, Pr Analog Component Video Input

Out.

*Drives

75Ω load

+

Menu Overview

In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the menu settings provided.

Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety
of settings. If you press the MENU button, only the first and second level of the menu system will appear
on the monitor screen. The third level can be displayed by pressing ENTER. If a menu has more than
three levels, the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed as the fourth or fifth level.

To display and hide the Menu

Press the MENU button to display the menu. A second press of the MENU button will take you back to
monitor viewing.

To go to the next level

Press ENTER button.

To go back to the previous level

Press MENU button

On/Off.

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Typical Menu Operation

1. Press MENU button: The main menu will appear.

2. Use UP/DOWN button to select the desired menu option (icon).

3. While the desired menu option is selected, press ENTER to move to the second level.

4. Use UP/DOWN button to select the second menu option.

5. Press ENTER to move to the third level: Some menu options require additional steps.

6. Press MENU to return to the previous menu to return to monitor viewing.

Composition

1. (1) each: VF-PBM-307 LCD/ Color viewfinder, 7-inch, 16:9.

2. (1) each: VF-HO307 Viewfinder screw-on hood with rubber protective edging

3. (1) each: VC-J90A 20-pin Viewfinder to camera chassis, shielded cable.

4. (1) each: Operation Manual (English USA)

5. (1) each: Warranty card (English USA)

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CAMERA MOUNTING PROCEDURES

AT-90

ts

750

TV

, please

4

supplied screws [part # 8BDF000567] PAN HD

PBM307 may already include this

already mounted

Viewfinder Adaptors for Hitachi HDTV Cameras

There are 3 different types of viewfinder moun
that can be used with the VF-PBM307.

These models are the AT-90, AT-500 and AT­as illustrated on the left.

All mounts can be used with Hitachi HD
cameras models SK-HD1500, SK-HD1200, SK­HD1300, SK-HD1000, Z- HD5000 & Z-HD6000.

AT-500

Note that the VF mount is installed on the CA­HF1500, CA-HF1300, CA-HF1200, CA-HF1000, CA­HD1000 or CX-HD1300 cable adapter chassis.

AT-750

If you are using the AT-90 or AT-500
install the chassis support bracket with the

M4X8 Fe/Ni.

Screw the bracket to the bottom of the VF­PBM307 as depicted on the left.

NOTE: Your VF­bracket and may come
according to your original order. (Please consult
your sales professional if you need these parts.)

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The AT-90 or AT-500 includes the viewfinder
locking bolt or fixing screw.

Install the supplied ¼-20 Fixing Screw on the
threaded mount on the bottom part of the
viewfinder chassis.

Secure the Fixing Screw such that it does not
easily come out. (We recommend you affix it
with some thread locking glue.)

Insert the viewfinder in the AT-90 or AT-500
bracket with the operation handle facing the
screen.

After mounting the Viewfinder on the Adapter,
move the lock level downward to secure it in
place.

Assure that the viewfinder is mechanically
fixed to the support bracket and that it does
not wobble or fall.

Tighten

Mount the viewfinder and bracket assembly on
the cable adapter by first; turning the Gray
Lock ring, second by depressing the lock lever
as shown on the right.

To remove; hold on to the viewfinder and
perform the above steps again while pulling
the viewfinder away from the camera body.

OPTIONAL:

You may just insert the male wedge on the
viewfinder assembly onto the female one on
the camera body. You will hear a click and the
viewfinder will be mechanically secure.

Check by pulling the viewfinder towards the
rear of the camera so that it doesn’t fall or
come off easily.

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AT-90

es

f the

aft

movement as the AT-500.

n

the

e

and longer movement lock handle.

to

camera cable by gently rotating it until it seats in

Tug on the connector to make sure it is locked

cable does
not get lost, we recommend that it be
mechanically affixed to the rear of the viewfinder
with the provided clamp. Note that the clamp
should not be over tightened to the extent of

AT-500

The VF-PBM307/ AT-90 mount combination plac
the center of gravity closer to the front o
camera body and does not have as much front-

The VF-PBM307/ AT-500 mount combinatio
shown above, places the viewfinder closer to
camera operator and has a superior tilt rang

Plug in the supplied VC-J90A 20-pin Viewfinder

the receptacle.

and firmly seated.

OPTIONAL:

So that the VC-J90A 20-pin Viewfinder

damaging the cable. The cable should have good
mobility as the viewfinder is operated by rotating
and tilting as needed.

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BASIC OPERATION

Turning On the Monitor

1. If the Camera Cable VC-90A is not installed, please connect it to the VF CABLE connector on the

On Screen Menu Language Selection

rear of the viewfinder. Secure the cable with the supplied cable fixing clamp.

2. Power ON the monitor by pressing the POWER button on the front lower right for 2 seconds or

more.
The monitor has a stand-by or power save mode. When in standby mode, the display is off but
the electronics inside the VF are on. In order to turn monitor on, press the POWER button.

3. The camera video is automatically displayed. Assure that the camera is outputting video and that
the VF is not in “STIL

L IMAGE” mode (refer to page 20).

• SETUP -> OSD -> OSD Option -> Language

• The menu can be shown on the screen in the

selected language.

• Supported Language: English, Spanish,

Portuguese, German, French, Italian

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ON SCREEN MENU SELECTION AND ADJUSTMENT

How to adjust the OSD screen

1. Press the MENU button and then UP/DOWN button to select each menu.

2. Press the ENTER button and then use UP/DOWN (ENTER)/MENU button to display the available
menu.

• Your monitor's OSD (On Screen Display) may differ slightly from what is shown in this manual

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PICTURE MENU OPTIONS

Video Menu of each Input Mode

Adjust

Color Temperature Control

SCAN

• Section Menu page

• Adjust the values of Brightness, Contrast,

Color, and Sharpness directly from -50 to 50.

• NOTE: Tint has no effect since the VF

processes a component color camera signal.

• For Setting the Color temperature or

adjusting RGB gain value directly

• User (User setting RGB gain value), VAR

o

(3200

K ~ 11000oK), Often used value

(11000

o

K, 9300oK, 6500oK, 5400oK,3200oK)

• Over Scan – 95% input size and fit the

selected display size

• Zero Scan – 100% Input size and fit the

selected display size

• Pixel to Pixel – Display size is an input size. If

input resolution is higher than the panel’s
800h x 480v native resolution. Useful aid
for when critically focusing the camera lens.

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Aspect Ratio

Zoom

Example

• Zoom X position: Select the YELLOW box’s column position.

of 3X

Zoom ratio (3X3 block image

division)

• For setting the aspect ratio of the video

display.

• Full Screen: The images are displayed to fill

the panel’s native screen size.

• Full Screen, 16:9, 4:3, 14:9, 13:9, 1.85:1,

2.35:1: The images are displayed with each
aspect ratio.

• Function Aspect: Assigns the Aspect ratio to

be switched by F1 Function KEY. Rotation
cycles the aspect ratio every time the the F1
button is depressed.

• NOTE: When operating the VF in 4:3 aspect

ratio; also select 4:3 aspect on the camera
VF Menu to avoid geometric distortion to
the displayed image.

• Magnifies the picture by (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)

ratios.

• The YELLOW box marker indicates the

zoom ratio selected above.

• Press Adjust knob or Enter button, to see

the enlarged picture selected above.

• Turn the Adjust knob to move the zoom

zone within the active raster.

• Press the MENU key to exit the function.

Zone

1 of 9 is displayed

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• Zoom Y position: Select the YELLOW box’s row position.

Mono/Blue Only

• NOTE: Zoom selection 2x = 4 zone, 3x = 6 zone, 4x = 16 zone, 5x = 25 zone divisions.

• Mono/ Color: Displays a

monochrome (B&W) or Color
image.

• Blue Only: Picture is displayed in

blue color only. For verification
of proper color display with
SMPTE color bars generated by
the HITACHI cameras.

Max Brightness

Max Brightness On / Off – For observing a dim object or testing the device’s back-lamp.

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MARKER MENU OPTIONS

Marker & User Marker

1. Preset Markers: Displays markers with aspect rations: 16:9, 4:3, 14:9, 13:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1,

1.85:1&4:3, User1, User2, User3 fitted to the panel size.

2. 3x User Marker: User-programmable marker size adjustment using the X1,2,3 and Y1,2,3

row/column settings.

< Marker >

Example of 16:9 preset marker (Yellow) & User marker (white) Example of 4:3 preset marker(Yellow) & User marker (white)

Safety Area

• Preset Safety Area: For selection of one of the

following safety zone markers:
(16:9 95/93/90/88/80%, 4:3 95/93/90/88/80%,
EBU Action 16:9/14:9/4:3, EBU Graphic
16:9/14:9/4:3)

< User Marker >

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Center Maker

Marker Width

• Marker line thickness setting. (0~10)

≥0 = thin lilne, ≤10 = thick line.

Marker Color

Preset-1 & Preset-2

• Marker preset memories

• “+” Crosshair Marker on center of

screen

• Crosshair & Marker Line Color: Select Marker line

color (White, Yellow, Blue, RED, Black)

• Safety Zone Line Color: Select the Safety zone line

color (White, Yellow, Blue, RED, Black)

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SETUP MENU OPTIONS

Function1&2 button

Description

Undefined

No Assignment

Aspect

Sets the aspect ratio of the images

Mono/Blue Only

Execute Mono color or Blue Only

Marker size

Marker size Select

Safety Marker size

Safety size Select

Still image

Toggles picture status between motion and still

image.

Zoom

Zoom function is operated(Off, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x)

Gamma Select

Select Gamma curve.

I/P Mode

Line Doubler/Inter-Field/Field Merge function

on/off

Marker Preset 1,2

Preset 1,2 select

Max Brightness

Max Brightness function on/off

Setup Load & Setup Save

• Setup Load: Load user saved values or default factory values.

• Setup Save: Save user adjustment values under memory 1, 2, or 3.

Function 1 & Function 2

• Function 1, 2: Select the function to be mapped to

the FUNCTION 1, 2 buttons.

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Control

• FRONT LED: Front LED on/off

Screen Saver

• Blue Screen: Enables screen saver functions to avoid panel burning.

• BG [Background] Gray: Selects the gray background level of the monitor for images

Set ID & Active Set ID

that do not fill the entire screen.

• Power save Mode: Power Save Mode on/off

• For remote control, must set unique ID

number for each unit (01~99).

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SCREEN CONTROL

Reset Calibration

Backlight Adjust

• Inverter dimming Level select (0~100)

Gamma Select

• Gamma Level Select: (0.8 = high λ ~ 3.0 = low λ)

I/P Mode

• Line Doubler/Inter-Field/Field Merge function on/off

Dithering

Internal Pattern

• Color Calibration Reset.

Prompt: _ _ _ _

• NOTE: A 4-digit code is needed to activate this

function. Please contact your nearest HITACHI or
PLURA representative.

• Dithering 1-bit/2-bit/3-bit/off function on/off

• 100% Color Bars, 75% Color Bars, Luma, RGB,

White, Black, RED, Blue, Green

• NR (Noise Reduction)

• Noise Reduction on/off (NR is for Video signal HD-

SDI, Composite, S-Video, Y/Pb/Pr, DTV timing)

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NR (Noise Reduction)

• Noise Reduction on/off

OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY)

OSD Option

Under Monitor Display (color: Tally R/G mode action )

Channel-12

Tally Red

UMD: UMD display on/off
UMD Character: UMD Character Select
UMD Position: UMD display position select (L-T, C-T, R-T, L-B, C-B, R-B)
UMD FG Color: UMD Character color Select (RGB_255_192_128_Transparent)
UMD BG Color: UMD BG color Select (RGB_255_192_128_ Transparent)

Input ID

• Language: Select a language for the menus to

appear in.

• (English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French,

Italian)

• OSD Position: L-T, R-T, C, L-B, R-B

• OSD Transparency: Disable blending OSD

background with video image.

• OSD Timeout: OSD gone time setting. (3~200)

Channel-12

Tally Green

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Input ID: Source Message display.

ID Style: Select “Input Format”/”Custom Label”

Input Label: Can be used to program the Camera ID number or the cameraperson’s name so that it is

Information

superimposed on the display.

• Version, Release day, Release time, operating

time, FPGA Version and Calibration ID

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY – MENU SYSTEM

Menu Tree Organization

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Video

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Marker

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Setup

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OSD

Information

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SUPPORTED INPUT MODES

Panel

7” LCD

Resolution

1024 horizontal. by 600 vertical.(Contrast 900:1)

Brightness

400 cd/m2

Viewing Angle

R/L 165 (Typ), U/D 165 (Typ)

480P / 576P

Supported Signals

Items

VF-PBM-207

Display

Supported Signals Component(YPbPr/RGB)

Analog Input Level

Exterior Dimensions

VF-PBM-307

Specifications

1080p

1080i

720P

480i / 576i

1.0Vpp (Y With sync), 0.7Vpp (Pb/Pr)

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WARRANTY & SUPPORT

Standard Product Warranty

HITACHI WARRANTY: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC AMERICA, LTD. warrants your equipment to be free
from defects in material and workmanship under normal use from the date of purchase for a period as
follows:

VF-PBM307: 1 year parts & labor.

Respective manufacturers warranty to extent transferable to customers.

Such defects will be corrected, by repair or replacement at the option of Hitachi Kokusai, provided the
equipment is returned prepaid to our franchised service agency, and prior thereto, you make a request
for instructions to our closest regional office listed on our website (see back).

Upon expiration of
local service representative) . The warranty on parts and labor of any repaired products is 90 days..

THE WARRANTY ONLY APPLIES TO PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM HITACHI KOKUSAI OR AN AUTHORIZED
HITACHI KOKUSAI DEALER AND NOT TO PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM A THIRD PARTY. IT DOES NOT
APPLY TO EQUIPMENT SHOWING ABUSE OR DAMAGE TO PARTS WHICH IN THE JUDGMENT OF HITACHI
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC AMERICA, LTD. ARE NOT DEFECTIVE. NOR DOES IT EXTEND TO ANY EQUIPMENT
WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH, ALTERED OR REPAIRED OUTSIDE OUR FACTORY OR
AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEPOT.

Your unit must be
damage caused by failure to observe proper packing or to observe instructions for installation, operation
and maintenance as contained in the Instruction Manual furnished with each unit, by accident in transit
or elsewhere, will not be covered by the Warranty. Shipment to authorized Hitachi Kokusai Service
Stations must be prepaid.

This Warranty is in lieu of all other Warranties expressed or implied, and no one is authorized to assume
any liability on behalf of HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC AMERICA, LTD. or impose any obligation on it in
connection with the sale of any equipment other than the outlined above. In no event will responsibility
be assumed or implied for consequential damages arising from interrupted operation or other causes.

Hitachi Service and Support Offices in the United States

the above Factory Warranty, standard labor rate charges will apply (inquire with your

returned properly packed to an authorized Hitachi Kokusai Service Station. Any

Headquarters & East Coast Parts Center
150 Crossways Park Drive
Woodbury, NY 11797
Toll Free Nationwide: [phone]
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

West Coast Parts & Service Center
11258 Monarch Street, Unit H
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

Southeast Technical Support
Tel. [phone]

Additional Information can be found on our website: http://www.hitachikokusai.us
Please use our service and support form on: http://www.hitachikokusai.us/ContactUs/index.html
Our Email for technical and service related inquiries is: [e-mail]

Midwest Technical Support
Tel. [phone]

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