JVC CamiFlex FG-CAM-F4/U, CamiFlex FG-CAM-N4/U, CamiFlex FG-CAM-L4/U User Manual

Table of contents

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4

1.1 CAUTION – SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................4

1.2 SERVICES INFORMATION AND CONTACT..........................................................................5

1.3 WASTE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)...............................................5

1.4 RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (ROHS).......................................................5

1.5 GUARANTIES...........................................................................................................5

1.6 EMC AND SAFETY...................................................................................................5

1.7 BASE UNIT – HEAD UNIT..........................................................................................6

1.8 CAMI-VL ADAPTER...................................................................................................7

2 INSTALLATION ................................................................................ 8

2.1 RACK MOUNT - BASE UNIT.........................................................................................8

2.2 HEAD UNIT OVERVIEW...............................................................................................8

2.3 BASE UNIT OVERVIEW...............................................................................................9

2.4 HEAD UNIT SHOOTING POSITION.................................................................................10

2.4.1 F

IBRE ROCKING SYSTEM

....................................................................................................10

2.4.2 T

ALLY

..........................................................................................................................10

2.5 CAMI-VL MOUNTING...............................................................................................11

3 OPERATION ................................................................................... 12

3.1 POWER UP...........................................................................................................12

3.2 DC IN................................................................................................................12

3.3 DC OUT............................................................................................................12

3.4 HEADSET: AUDIO SETTINGS – HEAD UNIT...................................................................13

3.5 HEADSET LIST........................................................................................................13

3.6 AUDIO/HEADSET....................................................................................................14

3.7 INTERCOM.............................................................................................................14

3.8 GENLOCK.............................................................................................................15

3.9 SDI....................................................................................................................15

3.10 REMOTE – RS232/RS422 (REMOTE 1)..................................................................15

3.11 REMOTE – ETHERNET/USB (REMOTE 2)..................................................................15

3.12 REMOTE – RS-232 (TTL REMOTE 3)....................................................................16

3.13 REMOTE – LANC (REMOTE 4)..............................................................................16

4 CONNECTORS PINOUT ................................................................. 17

4.1 BASE UNIT – PINOUT CONNECTORS...........................................................................17

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4.1.1 B

ASE UNIT

– R

EMOTE

1 – S

ERIAL CONNECTION

....................................................................17

4.1.2 B

ASE UNIT

– R

EMOTE

2 – E

THERNET

(USB ON H

EAD UNIT

)..................................................17

4.1.3 B

ASE UNIT

– R

EMOTE

3 – S

ERIAL CONNECTION

....................................................................17

4.1.4 B

ASE UNIT

– R

EMOTE

4 – LANC – S

ERIAL CONNECTION

.......................................................18

4.1.5 B

ASE UNIT

– T

ALLY CONNECTION

.......................................................................................18

4.1.6 B

ASE UNIT

– I

NTERCOM

IN

CONNECTION

..............................................................................19

4.1.7 B

ASE UNIT

– I

NTERCOM

OUT

CONNECTION

..........................................................................19

4.1.8 B

ASE UNIT

– H

EADSET

IN/OUT

CONNECTION

......................................................................19

4.2 HEAD UNIT – PINOUT CONNECTORS...........................................................................20

4.2.1 H

EAD UNIT

– R

EMOTE

/USB/LANC

CONNECTIONS

................................................................20

4.2.2 H

EAD UNIT

– I

NTERCOM

IN/OUT

CONNECTION

.....................................................................21

4.2.3 H

EAD UNIT

– H

EADSET

IN/OUT

CONNECTION

......................................................................21

4.2.4 H

EAD UNIT

– DC IN

CONNECTION

.....................................................................................22

4.2.5 H

EAD UNIT

– DC OUT

FOR CAMERA CONNECTION

...............................................................22

4.2.6 H

EAD UNIT

–

EXTERNAL TALLY CONNECTION IN FRONT OF HEAD UNIT

.........................................22

5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................... 23

5.1 POWER................................................................................................................23

5.2 VIDEO INPUT AND OUTPUT.........................................................................................23

5.3 VIDEO SIGNALLING..................................................................................................24

5.4 AUDIO/REMOTE.....................................................................................................24

6 ANNEX ............................................................................................ 25

6.1 CAMERA ACCESSORIES.............................................................................................25

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Caution – safety instructions

Please, read these instructions and heed all warnings.

- Do not use this apparatus near water.

- Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

- For a full warranty, only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

- Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

- To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

- This device has to be installed by qualified personnel who knows the usual safety procedures and
also follows the recommendations listed in this manual.

- The Base Unit chassis MUST be connected to a power supply with a proper grounding. This power
connector (IEC 320) is the main connector for the network disconnection and must be easily
accessible.

- Both Base Unit and Head Unit must be connected together thanks to hybrid fiber. Connection Base
Unit or Head Unit to another equipment can cause failure and such use may cancel the guarantee.

- The mechanical ground of the equipment must be grounded. It is necessary to use an AC cord with
Earth as the one supplied. If you choose to use another power cord, make sure it is appropriate.

100-240V ~
50/60Hz
1A max

- Real consumption is depending on the power camera need: Lowest consumption value is around

0.3A

- Do not open the equipment when power supply is connected, otherwise there is a risk of electric
shock and death.

Camera does not allow to be powered off by unpluging the DC IN but must be powered down thanks
to camera switch off first.
Turning off the equipment is done with the front panel button.

FOUGEROLLE will not be responsible of any accident to a person or any damage to the equipment
after use of the product without following these safety recommendations. Such use may cancel the
guarantee.

In accordance with current standards, this unit is equipped with a unipolar protection by fuse.

F4AH 5x20

IEC 127

This means that a voltage is always present in the equipment when the power cord is connected to AC
power. Do not remove the cover of the equipment without unplug the power cord.

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1.2 Services information and Contact

For any question or support use the following contact:

FOUGEROLLE
Rue de la Longueraie
35520 MELESSE
FRANCE

Tel :[phone] sales @fougerolle-fr.com www.fougerolle-fr.com

1.3 Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

This symbol indicate that this product should not be disposed of with household waste, such
as specify the WEEE European Directive (2012/19/EU) and the laws in your country.

This product must be entrusted to a designated collection point, for example, every time you buy a
new similar product or to a collection point for agree recycling the electrical equipment or electronic
(EEE). Inappropriate treatment treating this type of waste is likely to have impacts on environment and
human health due to the presence of potentially hazardous substances generally associated with
electrical or electronic equipment. Your cooperation to the correct disposal of this product will increase
the efficient use of natural resources.
For further information about recycling this product, please contact your local services, your ECO­organization or the local authorities.

1.4 Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

This product is compliant with directive 2012/19/UE, restricts the use of the following six substances:

- Lead (Pb)

- Mercury (Hg)

- Cadmium (Cd)

- Hexavalent chromium (Cr6)

- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

- Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

1.5 Guaranties

A product is faulty if it does not comply with the given description in this manual.
Duration of the guaranty is 3 years for this product against all hidden defects.
The warranty does not include the return shipping costs, degradations of any kind, consequences due
to wrong uses of the product against the recommendations found in this manual and cable made by
the customer.

1.6 EMC and Safety

This product meets all relevant CE:
EMC TESTS REPORT according to the standard(s):

- EN 55032: 2012

- EN 55103-2: 2009

- EN 61000-3-2: 2014

- EN 61000-3-3: 2013
Safety according to the standard(s):

- IEC 60065:2001 (Seventh Edition) + A1:2005 + A2:2010

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1.7 Base Unit – Head Unit

The FG-CAM equipment (also refered as Camiflex in this document) can extend your camera over single mode
hybrid fiber up to 200m (for higher distances, please contact us). It is composed of a base unit located on the
Camera Control Unit (CCU) side, while the Head unit is co-located with the camera.
The Head Unit can be mounted either between the tripod and the camera using a cartoni quick release set option,
or between the camera and its battery using the Vlock docking option.
Compatible with all JVC cameras, this product supports multiple data communication (TTL Serie, RS232, RS422,
LANC) for remote control.

Features:

• 1 x 3G/HD SDI from Head to Base unit

• 1 x 3G/HD SDI from Base to Head unit

• 1 x Genlock from Base to Head unit

• 2 x Tally (Preview / On Air ) integrated on the front of the Head Unit, plus external Tally output via a jack
connector

• 1 x RS-232 / RS-422 configurable + Remote Power: remote 1

• 1 x USB/Ethernet: remote 2 (/U option)

• 1 x RS-232 (TTL remote 3) + Remote Power

• 1 x LANC (remote 4) + Remote Power

• 1 x DC OUT 13.2V to power the camera (up to 40 watts @ 200 meters, contact us if more output power is
required)

• 1 x Single mode hybrid fiber connector

• 1 x Intercom link

• 1 x Microphone/headphone, configurable headset levels thanks to push button on Head Unit

• 1 x DC IN from +8V to +24V for local FG-CAM powered locally (allows to use Tactical Fiber up to 10Km
distance)
Warning: power supply to remote controllers is available directly from the RS connector  be careful to not
connect directly the RS port to a computer (See connector PINOUT for details) on CCU side

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1.8 Cami-VL adapter

The Cami-VL adapter can be used to lock the Head Unit between the camera and its battery.

Several ways to use this option:

- If you use Tactical Optical Fiber (or big length of hybrid optical fiber), there will be no power available
to power both Head unit, camera and accessories. In this case, a battery can be used to power the
Camera by using the Cami-VL adapter (see picture below). In this case, the Head Unit can be
powered through an external cable that connects the Head Unit DC IN to the DTAP DC output on the
Cami_VL.

- If you have an hybrid fiber, power supply is available on the Head Unit DC OUT. In this case the
battery is not required and the Head Unit can power the camera by using an external cable connected
between the Head Unit DC OUT and the external DC input of the Camera.

See installation instructions in Cami-VL mounting section

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2 INSTALLATION

2.1 Rack mount - Base Unit

The equipment is designed to be installed in a standard 19" rack or any other support.
The equipment should be placed away from wet projections, with an operating temperature between
+5°C and +40°C.
The mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous situation may not be
completed due to an abnormal mechanical load. Account must be taken for the connection of the
equipment to the power supply and the effect of possible overload protection against overcurrent and
power cables. A study of the characteristics of the equipment must be made.
It is necessary to check the reliability of the grounding of the equipment especially for shunt
connection.
Special extended temperature range products can be produced on customer request.
All equipment connections are done from the rear panel.
The video cables shall not weigh too heavily on the connectors.
The earth connection (bolt with nut) must be connected to the earth of rack.

2.2 Head Unit overview

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