Sony RCP-TX7 User Manual

Remote Contr ol P anel

3-859-859-13(1)

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

RCP-TX7

 1997 by Sony Corporation

For the customers in the USA

This equipment has 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 equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

This device requires shielded interface cables to comply with FCC emission limits.

Table of Contents

Overview ............................................................................4

Location and Function of Parts .......................................5

Operation Panel and Connector........................................... 5

1 Main Operation Section................................................ 5

2 Menu Operation/Setting Display Section..................... 7

3 Paint section and CALL button .................................... 8

Menu Operations.............................................................12

Displaying menus.............................................................. 12

Basic Menu Operations ..................................................... 14

Menu Contents .................................................................. 15

File Operations ................................................................21

Operating Scene Files........................................................ 23

Operating Setup Files (for DXC-D30/D30P Only)........... 24

Skin Detail Correction/Skin Matrix Adjustment

(for DXC-D30/D30P Only) ...........................................25

Multi-Camera Control......................................................26

Operating Multiple Cameras from One RCP Unit

— Command Link........................................................ 26

Adjusting the Iris and Master Black of Multiple Cameras

at One Time.................................................................. 27

Data Transfer Among Multiple Cameras .......................... 27

Specifications..................................................................28

Overview

The RCP-TX7 Remote Control Panel enables remote operation of the DXC-D30/D30P or DXC-637 series Color Video Camera. This unit’s features are described below.

Connectable to camera control unit or camera head

When a CCU (CCU-TX7/TX7P Camera Control Unit) has been connected to a CA (CA-TX7/TX7P Camera Adaptor) that is docked with a camera head, this unit can be connected to the CCU to enable remote operation of the camera via the CCU. When the DXC-D30/D30P is docked with a CA-537/ 537P Camera Adaptor or VCR, this unit can be connected to the DXC-D30/D30P to enable direct operation of the camera.

Full control of shooting operations

Besides controlling camera adjustments and settings, this unit can control tripod operations (pan and tilt) and lens settings (focus and zoom).

High-precision and high-speed control

Commands can be issued at high speed, which means that remote operation with the unit’s knobs can be performed more smoothly than with previous remote control devices. Also, high-precision data transfer raises control precision.

Confirmation of camera conditions and operation status

This unit’s LCD panel indicates camera conditions such as the optical filter position, value, and lens extender setting. The results of the camera’s selfdiagnosis tests are also displayed on the LCD panel.

Scene file

The unit provides memory to hold data on shooting conditions for 16 different scenes, to enable easy readjustment of the camera for any memorized scenes.

Coordination of settings among several cameras

In a system that includes several cameras that are connected via CCUs, connecting the CCUs allows this unit to set up all of the cameras into the same color condition.

Location and Function of Parts

Operation Panel and Connector

The following figure shows external views of this unit.

CCU/camera connector (10-pin): Use the

supplied cable to connect this unit to a CCU or camera head. The power supply to this unit and the signal exchange are both carried out via this connector.

1 Main operation section

2 Menu operation/setting display

section (see page 7)

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1 Main Operation Section

1 TALLY indicator

2 STANDARD button

3 MASTER and SLAVE buttons

MASTER SLAVE

STANDARD

PULL

OPERATE

PAINT

IRIS/M.

BLACK LOCK

AUTO SETUP

SKIN

DETAIL

RGB

MONITOR SELECT

LEVEL

Operation panel

CAM POWER

WHITE BLACK

SEQ

REMOTE CONTROL PANEL

BARS

ENC

3 Paint section and CALL button

(see page 8)

4 CAM POWER switch

5 BARS button

6 AUTO SETUP buttons

7 MONITOR SELECT buttons

8 OPERATE knob

Location and Function of Parts

1 TALLY indicator

Lights in red when a red tally signal from the CA or CCU is received and lights in green when a green tally signal is received.

2 STANDARD button

Press to automatically set up the camera for use under standard shooting conditions.

3 MASTER and SLAVE buttons (only when this unit is connected to CCU)

When using several remote control panels connected to CCUs, press the MASTER button on the unit to be used as the master unit and press the SLAVE button on all other units (slave units). Both buttons light when pressed. Once a unit has been set as the master unit, the MASTER button on any other unit cannot be operated. To select other unit for master unit, press the MASTER button on the current master unit again. (The button goes out.)

For details, see “Multi-Camera Control” on page 26.

4 CAM (camera) POWER switch (only when this unit is connected to CCU)

When the power supply is on for the CCU, CA and camera head, this switch lights. You can then turn the power supply for the camera on or off by pressing the switch. The switch lights when the power is on, and goes out when the power is off. It takes a moment until the power is being turned on or off after the switch is pressed. (The switch blinks meanwhile.)

5 BARS (color bars) button

Press to output color bars from the camera when this unit has been connected to a camera. When this unit has been connected to a CCU, press this button to output color bars from the CCU’s internal color bar generator.

6 AUTO SETUP buttons

Press one of these buttons to set up the camera automatically for the corresponding item. The buttons will blink when pressed. Operations of the button are as follows:.

Button Operation

SKIN DETAIL (only for DXCD30/D30P)

LEVEL Performs auto white balance or auto

WHITE Performs auto white balance adjustment.

BLACK Performs auto black balance adjustment.

a)Skin gate area: target color range of skin detail correction

or skin matrix adjustment

Recalls the AUTO SKIN menu and performs automatic designation of the skin gate area.

black balance adjustments. (During adjustment, indications appear on the LCD panel in the menu operation/setting display 2.) When using a DXC-D30/ D30P, the R/B gamma is set to the standard value.

(During adjustment, indications appear on the LCD panel in the menu operation/ setting display 2.)

7 MONITOR SELECT buttons (only when this unit is connected to CCU)

Press one of these buttons to select the type of signal output via the PIX and WFM connectors on the CCU’s rear panel. The buttons will light when pressed. The following signals can be selected.

Button Output signal

R R signal (The G and B signals can be selected at

B B signal (The R and G signals can be selected at

SEQ

ENC

the same time.) G signal (The R and B signals can be selected

at the same time.)

the same time.) WFM connector: R, G and B sequence signal

PIX connector: signal selected last Composite video signal

8 OPERATE knob

Locks some of the buttons and knobs on the control panel.

FULL: No locking. PAINT: Locks the buttons and knobs except for

those in the paint section 3, CALL button 3, AUTO SETUP buttons 6 (excluding LEVEL button) and MONITOR SELECT buttons 7.

IRIS/M.BLACK: Locks the buttons and knobs

except for those in the iris adjustment block and master black adjustment block in the paint section 3, CALL button 3, and MONITOR SELECT buttons 7.

LOCK: Locks the buttons and knobs except for the

CALL button 3 and MONITOR SELECT buttons 7.

2 Menu Operation/Setting Display Section

8 Setting buttons

7 BRIGHT knob

6 CONTR knob

DETAIL GAMMA

SHADING MATRIX FILTER

DYNA

LATITUDE

BRIGHT

CONTR

KNEE FLARE RECALL STORE

BLACK

TLCS

STRETCH

1 Menu selection buttons

Press one of these buttons to have the corresponding menu displayed on the LCD panel 2.

For details, see “Basic Menu Operations” page 14.

2 LCD panel

Displays menus, messages reporting the progress or results of operations, current settings, etc.

3 INDICATION button

Press this button to change indications on the LCD panel in the following order: Current settings of detail level, gamma and knee n Current setting of white balance n Current setting of black balance n Current setting of flare (when the FLARE button in the black balance adjustment/flare correction block is lit) n No indications and back to current settings of detail level, gamma and knee If you press this button while a menu is indicated, the menu indication disappears and then current settings of detail level, gamma and knee appear.

LENSE PAN/TILT

AUTO

FUNCTION

SKIN

GATE

DIAG OTHERS

INDICATION

SKIN

DETAIL

PAGE

1 Menu selection buttons

2 LCD panel

3 INDICATION button

4 PAGE buttons

5 Setting knobs

Use these knobs to change the settings in various menus.

For details, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 14.

6 CONTR (contrast) knob Adjusts the contrast of the LCD panel 2 display.

7 BRIGHT (brightness) knob Adjusts the brightness of the LCD panel 2 display.

8 Setting buttons

Use these buttons to select functions or settings in various menus.

For details, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 14.

4 PAGE buttons

Press the PREV button to display the previous menu page or the NEXT button to display the next menu page. (Each press goes back or forward one page.) Pressing both buttons simultaneously displays the first menu page.

For details, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 14.

Location and Function of Parts

3 Paint section and CALL button

!™ Shutter setting block

!¡ DETAIL knob

0 MASTER GAMMA knob

9 Master black adjustment

block

8 CALL button

7 IRIS/M.BLACK LINK button

C.SCAN

ON/OFF

SHUTTER

AUTO

FLARE

IRIS/M.BLACK

MASTER

PRESET MANUAL

LINK

DETAIL

BLACK

AUTO

MANUAL

MASTER BLACK

CALL

GAMMA

AUTO

REMOTE CONTROL PANEL

1 Master gain setting block

Includes the buttons, a display window, and a DPR indicator described below. The setting that can be performed via this block differ according to the connected camera.

When using a DXC-D30/D30P: Select the gain

value from –3, 0, +3, +6, +9, +12, +18, +24 dB, and HYPER GAIN. (HYPER GAIN equals 30 dB + DPR, but the DPR indicator will not light if it is selected.)

When using a DXC-637 series camera: Select the

gain level from LOW, MID and HIGH. The gain value corresponding to each value is set by camera.

DPR

MASTER GAIN

AUTO

KNEE

WHITE

BLACK/FLARE

EXT

IRIS

SKIN

DETAIL

CLOSE OPEN

COARSE

SENS

1 Master gain setting block

2 SKIN DETAIL button 3 Knee correction block

4 White balance adjustment

block

5 Black balance adjustment/

flare correction block

6 Iris adjustment block

Name Operation

4 (up) button Each press of this button raises the

setting value by one step. When using the DXC-D30/D30P, press the up and down buttons simultaneously to set the master gain to 0 dB.

$ (down) button Each press of this button lowers the

setting value by one step. When using the DXC-D30/D30P, press

the up and down buttons simultaneously to set the master gain to 0 dB.

DPR button and indicator

When the master gain is set at 18 or 24 dB, press this button to activate DPR function

Display window Displays the current master gain value.

a)DPR (Dual Pixel Readout) function: When this function is

active, CCD output signal readout is performed one pair of two adjacent pixels after another instead of one pixel after another. Sensitivity increases (but resolution decreases) as signal readout take place at a time for the two pixels in each pair.

2 SKIN DETAIL button (only when using DXCD30/D30P)

Press to perform skin detail correction. (The button will light when pressed.)

For details, see “Skin Detail Correction/Skin Matrix Adjustment (for DXC-D30/D30P Only) ”on page 25.

3 Knee correction block

Press the AUTO button to activate the auto knee circuit. The button will light when pressed. However, when the DynaLatitude function is set to on (see DYNA LATITUDE on page 16), the auto knee circuit automatically activates and the AUTO button lights. When the AUTO button is not lit and “VARIABLE” is selected in the KNEE menu, you can use the knob in this block to manually adjust the knee point value. To use the preset value, select “PRESET” in the KNEE menu.

For details of the KNEE menu, see page 15 (for DXC-D30/ D30P) or 19 (for DXC-637 series).

4 White balance adjustment block

Use the following buttons and knobs to automatically or manually adjust the white balance. The buttons and knobs operate differently according to the connected camera.

When using the DXC-D30/D30P:

Name Operation

AUTO (auto adjust) button

PRESET button

MANUAL button When this button is pressed and lit, the

WHITE (white balance) R knob

WHITE (white balance) B knob

a)ATW (Auto Tracing White balance) function: This

function automatically adjusts the white balance when lighting conditions change.

Press this button (which lights when pressed) to perform automatic white balance adjustment. This button does not operate while the ATW function

ATW in the AUTO FUNCTION menu on page 16.)

Press this button (which lights when pressed) to use the preset white balance settings. This button does not operate while the ATW function is operating.

in the AUTO FUNCTION menu on page

16.)

white balance can be manually adjusted. This button does not operate while the ATW function is operating.

in the AUTO FUNCTION menu on page

16.)

When the MANUAL button is lit, use this knob to adjust the R signal gain.

When the MANUAL button is lit, use this knob to adjust the B signal gain.

is operating.

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(See the ATW

When using the DXC-637 series:

Name Operation

AUTO (auto adjust) button

PRESET button Press this button (which lights when

MANUAL button When this button is pressed and lit, the

WHITE (white balance) R knob

WHITE (white balance) B knob

a)To manually adjust the black balance, use the BLACK/

FLARE R, G, and B knobs. See “5 Black balance adjustment/flare correction block” on next page.

Press this button (which lights when pressed) to perform automatic white and black balance adjustments. While the ATW function is operating

the ATW in the AUTO FUNCTION menu on page 20)

balance adjustment is performed.

pressed) to perform automatic black balance adjustment with using the preset white balance settings. While the ATW function is operating

the ATW in the AUTO FUNCTION menu on page 20)

balance adjustment is performed.

white and black balance can be manually adjusted. manually adjusted while the ATW function is operating

AUTO FUNCTION menu on page 20)

When the MANUAL button is lit, use this knob to adjust the R signal gain.

When the MANUAL button is lit, use this knob to adjust the B signal gain.

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