Panasonic Studio System 300 installation

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Studio System 300

Basic Installation Guide

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Table Of Contents

DESCRIPTION Page DESCRIPTION Page

Important Power OFF 3 Block Diagram 25
Introduction 4 GPI Menu 26
Base Station AG-BS300 5 Battery Menu HPX370 and HPX500 27
Camera Adaptor AG-CA300 6 Battery Menu HDX900 though HPX3700 28
Battery Mount 7 GenLock Menu Settings 29
ROP AG-EC4 8 SDI Switch and Menu settings 30
ROP AJ-RC10 9 RTS Intercom Connections 31
View Finder Interface AG-YA500 10 Clear-Com Intercom Support 32
Studio Cable 300 11-12 HPX500 DA Setup 33-34
ROP Cable 10M 13 Fiber Option 35-36
ROP Cable 9” 14 Trouble Shooting 37-38
GenLock and SDI 15 Accessory Parts List 39
VF GPI/Return Cable 16 Cable Technical Reference 40-44
Lens Return Cable 17-18 AV-HS400A Tally Connection 45
Lens Return with Tally Option 19 AV-HS450 Tally Connection 46
Tally Trigger Cable 20 Prompter Connection 47
Power Tap Mentor Power Cable 21 Replacement Parts 48
Power T ap Multi Adaptor 22 Support Hot Line 49
VF Cable 23 Notes 50
AJA Pow er Cable 24 .

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IMPORTANT

POWER OFF

Please make sure the power is turned OFF

on all equipment before making any connec t ions!

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Section 1 - Studio System 300

Introduction

The Studio System 300 will work with the following cameras:

AG-HPX300, AGHPX370, AGHPX500, AJ-HDX900, AJ-HPX2000,

AJ-HPX2700, AJ-HPX3000, AJ-HPX3100 and AJ-HPX3700.

Before installation of the Studio System 300, Lets review

all of the components and its function.

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Base Station – AG-BS300

Front

Back

The Base Station AG-BS 300 is the heart of the system.
It provides the following: Power to the Camera*, Tally, Intercom, GenLock,
Return Video (SDI or Video or Both) and ROP Control.
*Does not provide power under the following 3 conditions:

1. The Base Station is powered using 12 Volts DC.

2. A Fiber Option is used in place of t he studio cable.

3. Using 2 RG6 Type BNC Cables Only (no power cable).

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Camera Adaptor – AG-CA300

Back

The Camera Adaptor AG-CA300 attaches to the Anton Bauer Gold M ount
on the back of the Camera. I t does the following:

Right Left

Connects to the GenLock, S D I Out, ROP, Provides Intercom, Return
Video (SDI or Video or Both), GPI, Tally, Tally Out Trigger
and Power. It only needs 3 connections to connect with the Base Station
(1 Power and 2 SDI).

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Battery Mount Option – Anton Bauer Gold Mount

If using a fiber option to r un a c abl e length more than 100 M,
power must be provided loc al ly at the camera head. The supplied
Anton Bauer Gold Battery Mount must be used. Do Not Try to power
the camera using the 4 Pin XLR 12V input. The system can only be

powered though the batt er y mount.

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Remote Operation Panel (ROP) AG-EC4

Front Back

The Remote Operation Panel (ROP) AG-EC4 is a simple control
panel that works with all system supported cameras.
This includes the following:HPX300, HPX370, HPX500, HDX900,
HPX2000, HPX2700, HPX3000, HPX3100 and HPX3700.

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Optional Remote Operation Panel AJ-RC10

Not Recommended for AG-HPX300, AG-HPX370 or A G-HPX500

The AJ-RC10 is a full featured
Remote Operation Panel.
It is recommended for t he
Cameras that offer more
control options. Example:
Knee and Slope Controls,
Master Gama, Etc.
It is not recommended for
the HPX300, HPX370 or HPX500
as they are better suited to use the AG-EC4.

Cameras that can take advant age of the AJ-RC10:
HDX900, HPX2000, HPX2700, HPX3000, HPX3100 and HPX3700

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View Finder Interface Box– AG-YA500

Not Available for AG-HPX300 or AG-HPX370

The AG-YA500 VF Interface Box
allows Return Video and Tally
to be sent to the View Finder.
This option is usually used when
the camera is in a hand held
configuration and or no on boar d
Monitor is present.

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Section 2 – Cable Identification

Studio 300 Cable

The Studio 300 Cable connects the
Camera Adaptor AG-CA300 to the
Base Station AG-BS300.
It is available in lengths of
25, 50 or 100 Meters.

Cable Labels

Part #’s
Studio300/100
Studio300/50
Studio300/25

It contains a DC Power Cable and 2
SDI cables.
The Maximum Distance that
can be used is 100 Meters.
For longer lengths, a F iber Option is
Recommended
(Explained later in t hi s gui de) .

Cable Labels

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Section 2 – Cable Identification

Studio300 Cable

To increase cable reliability,
please loop the studio cable
through the strain relieve and
secure with the supplied cable
strap as shown.

Cable Strap

In order to make the BNC Connection
easier to attach to the AG-CA300, use the
2 right angle BNC adaptors supplied with
the Studio Cable.

Strain Relieve Clamp

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Section 2 – Cable Identification

10M ROP Cable

The 10 Meter ROP Cable Connects
the AG-EC4 (or AJ-RC10) to the B ase
Station AG-BS300 Remote In.
It is also available in 50 Meter lengths.

AG-BS300

AG-EC4

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Section 2 – Cable Identification

9” ROP Cable

The 9” ROP Cable Connects the
Camera Adaptor AG-CA300 Remot e
to the Camera Remote.

This Cable Must Be connected for
the system to work.

The connection is very delicate so
please handle with extreme care and
make sure all power is off.

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Section 2 – Cable Identification

GENLOCK and SDI

These 2 short BNC cables connect:

1. AG-CA300 Camera Adaptor GenLock Out to the Camera G enLoc k In.

2. AG-CA300 SDI in to the C am era SDI Out.
Note: When connecting to t he H P X300, HPX370 or HPX500,

these cameras will automatically GenLock when the
GenLock Cable is connected. However, the HDX900,
HPX2000, HPX2700, HPX3000, HPX3100 and HPX3700
must be manually set to Exter nal GenLock in the
System Menu. Failure to turn this menu item on will

result in NO ROP control. See Page 29

for Menu Settings.

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