Toshiba IK-TF7C User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

3 CCD CAMERA

IK-TF7C

For Customer Use

Enter below the Serial No.
which is located on the
bottom of the cabinet. Retain
this information for future ref­erence.

Model No.: IK-TF7C

Serial No.:

FCC NOTICE

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.

USER-INSTALLER CAUTION: Your authority to operate this FCC verified equipment could be voided if
you make changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est comforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Following information is only for EU-member states:

The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste.
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about the take­back and recycling of this product, please contact your supplier where you purchased the
product or consult.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Safety icons

This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid potential
hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data.
These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and the
icons highlight these instructions as follows:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in property damage.

Stop operation immediately when any abnormality or defect occurs.

Use during an abnormal condition; such as emitting smoke, burning odors, dam­age from dropping invasion of foreign objects, etc. may cause fire and/or electric
shock. Immediately stop the power source and contact your dealer.

Avoid installing in a shower room or a bathroom.

This may cause fire and/or electric shock.

Do not operate in places with possibility of becoming wet.

This may cause fire and/or electric shock.

Do not repair, disassemble and/or modify by yourself.

This may cause fire and/or electric shock. Be always sure to contact your dealer
for internal repair, check and cleaning of the product.

Use the specified power supply.

Otherwise, a fire or an electric shock may occur.

Don’t place things or materials on the unit.

Ingress of foreign materials such as metallic things and liquid into the product
may cause a fire or an electric shock.

Do not put the product in an unstable, slanting and/or vibrated place.

Drop and/or fall of the product may cause serious injury.

Do not touch the product and/or any connection cables during a thunder­storm.

This might cause electric shock.

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Note the following instructions when installing.

• Do not cover the product by any material.

• Do not put the product on an Inflammable material such as carpet or blanket.

• Do not put the product in a narrow space, since the heat generated from the
product may be difficult to emanate.

If you do not follow the above, the heat generated by the product may cause fire.

Do not put the product in direct sunshine and/or high temperature.

The temperature inside the product may cause fire.

Avoid setting in humid, smoky, vaporized or dusty places.

This may cause fire and/or electric shock.

Do not point the lens directly at the sun and/or intensive light such as di­rect sunlight, etc.

Focusing of the light may cause injury of eye and/or fire.

Ask your dealer to perform a periodical check and internal cleaning (approx.
once every five years).

Dust inside the product may cause fire and/or trouble. For check and cleaning
cost, please consult your dealer.

Disclaimer

We disclaim any responsibility and shall be held harmless for any damages or losses incurred by the
user in any of the following cases:

1. Fire, earthquake or any other act of God; acts by third parties; misuse by the user, whether inten­tional or accidental; use under extreme operating conditions.

2. Malfunction or non-function resulting in indirect, additional or consequential damages, including
but not limited to loss of expected income and suspension of business activities.

3. Incorrect use not in compliance with instructions in this instruction manual.

4. Malfunctions resulting from misconnection to other equipment.

5. Repairs or modifications made by the user or caused to be made by the user and carried out by
an unauthorized third party.

6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Toshiba’s liabilities shall not, in any circumstances, exceed the
purchase price of the product.

Copyright and Right of Portrait

There may be a conflict with the Copyright Law and other laws when a customer uses, displays,
distributes, or exhibits an image picked up by the camera without permission from the copyright
holder. Please also note that transfer of an image or file covered by copyright is restricted to use
within the scope permitted by the Copyright Law.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. CAUTIONS ON USE AND INSTALLATION ..... 5

2. COMPONENTS ................................................ 5

3. ITEMS CONTROLLED BY USING

ON SCREEN DISPLAY .................................... 6

4. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS .............................. 7

5. CONNECTION .................................................. 8

5. 1 Standard Connection ................................ 8

5. 2 Cautions on Connection ........................... 8

5. 3 Connector Pin Assignments ..................... 8

6. OPERATION ..................................................... 9

6. 1 White Balance ........................................... 9

6. 2 Gain ........................................................ 10

6. 3 Shading Correction ................................. 10

MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY .....

7.

11

7. 1 Using the Menus ..................................... 11

7. 2 Menus ..................................................... 12

( 1 ) SHUTTER (Electronic shutter) ................ 12

(1. 1) Changing each setting in

MANU mode ..................................... 12

(1. 2) Changing each setting in

SS (synchro. scan) mode ................. 13

(1. 3) Changing each setting in

E.TRG mode ..................................... 14

(1. 3. 1) Changing each setting in

1P SNR mode ............................... 14

(1. 3. 2) Changing each setting in

1P SR mode ................................. 15

(1. 3. 3) Changing each setting in

PW SNR mode ............................. 16

(1. 3. 4) Changing each setting in

PW SR mode ................................ 17

(1. 3. 5) Changing each setting in

RR mode ....................................... 18

( 2 ) GAIN (Video gain) ................................... 18

(2. 1) Changing each setting in GAIN ........ 18

( 3 ) WHT BAL (White balance) ...................... 19

(3. 1) Changing each setting in AWB

(Automatic White Balance) mode .... 19

(3. 2) Changing each setting in MANU

(Manual) mode ................................. 19

( 4 ) PROCESS .............................................. 20

(4. 1) Changing master pedestal ............... 20

(4. 2) Changing R pedestal ........................ 20

(4. 3) Changing B pedestal ........................ 20

Changing the shading correction mode ...

(4. 4)

Changing the manual shading correction setting ...

(4. 5)

20
20

( 5 ) SYNC ...................................................... 21

(5. 1) Adjusting horizontal phase ............... 21

( 6 ) OPTION .................................................. 21

(6. 1) Changing serial communication baud

rate .................................................... 21

( 7 ) Setting to factory setting status ............... 22

7. 3 External Sync ............................................ 22

( 1 ) External sync signal input conditions...... 22

( 2 ) External sync frequency range ............... 22

( 3 ) Using the unit with external sync signal .. 23

(3. 1) H (horizontal) phase adjustment ...... 23

( 4 ) Changing HD/VD input/output ................ 23

7. 4 Synchro. Scan Operation ......................... 23

( 1 ) Setting by 1H .......................................... 23

( 2 ) Setting by the frame ................................ 23

7. 5 EXT TRIG (External trigger) ..................... 24

( 1 ) 1P SNR (1 Pulse Sync Non Reset) ........ 24

(1. 1) 1 Pulse Trigger SYNC-NON RESET

Picture Output Timing ...................... 24

(1. 2) 1 Pulse Trigger SYNC-NON RESET

Picture Output Timing (at Time of

Internal Sync) ................................... 25

( 2 ) 1P SR (1 Pulse Sync Reset) ................... 26

(2. 1) 1 Pulse Trigger SYNC-RESET Picture

Output Timing ................................... 26

( 3 ) PW SNR (Pulse width trigger

SYNC-NON RESET) .............................. 27

(3. 1) Pulse Width Trigger SYNC-NON RESET

Picture Output Timing ...................... 27

(3. 2) Pulse Width Trigger SYNC-NON RESET

Picture Output Timing (at Time of

Internal Sync) ................................... 28

( 4 ) PW SR (Pulse width trigger

SYNC-RESET) ....................................... 29

(4. 1) 1 Pulse Width Trigger SYNC-RESET

Picture Output Timing ...................... 29

( 5 ) RR (Reset restart) .................................. 30

(5. 1) Long Term Exposure ........................ 30

(5. 2) Input Timing Chart Example ............ 30

7. 6 Partial Scanning ........................................ 31

( 1 ) Partial Scanning OFF

(All pixels scanning) ................................ 31

( 2 ) Partial Scanning ON ............................... 31

( 3 ) When Partial Scanning Mode is ON ....... 31

INPUT OUTPUT SIGNAL SPECIFICATOINS ........

8.

( 1 )

HD/VD Output Amplitude Specifications ...

32

32

( 2 ) VD Input Specifications ........................... 32

( 3 ) VIDEO INDEX Output Specifications ..... 32

( 4 ) HD Input Specifications .......................... 32

( 5 ) Trigger Pulse Specifications.................... 32

( 6 ) External HD/VD Input Phase

Specifications .......................................... 32

CCD OUTPUT WAVEFORM TIMING CHART ...

9.

( 1 )

Horizontal Output Waveform Timing Chart ...
Vertical Output Waveform Timing Chart ...

( 2 )

33

33

33

10. SPECIFICATIONS ....................................... 34

11. EXTERNAL APPEARANCE DIAGRAM ...... 35

12. BEFORE MAKING A SERVICE CALL ........ 35

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1. CAUTIONS ON USE AND INSTALLATION

Carefully handle the units.

•

Do not drop, or give a strong shock or vibration to
the camera. This may cause problems. Treat the
camera cables carefully to prevent cable problems,
such as cable breakdown and loosened connec­tions.

Do not shoot intense light.

•

If there is an intense light at a location on the
screen such as a spot light, a blooming and smear­ing may occur. When intense light enters, vertical
stripes may appear on the screen. This is not a
malfunction. Ghosts may occur when there is an
intense light near the object. In this case, change
the shooting angle.

Install the camera in a location free from noise.

•

If the camera or the cables are located near power
utility lines or a TV, etc. undesirable noise may ap­pear on the screen. In such a case, try to change
the location of the camera or the cable wiring.

Moire

•

When thin stripe patterns are shot, stripe patterns
that are not actually there (moire) may appears
as interference stripes. This is not a malfunction.

Operating ambient temperature and humidity.

•

Do not use the camera in places where tempera­ture and humidity exceed the specifications. Pic­ture quality will lower and internal parts may be
damaged.

Be particularly careful when using in places ex­posed to direct sunlight. When shooting in hot
places, depending on the conditions of the object
and the camera (for example when the gain is in­creased), noise in the form of vertical strips or
white dots may occur. This is not a malfunction.

Handling of the protection cap.

•

Keep the protection cap away from children. Chil­dren may put them into mouth or swallow them
accidentally. The protection cap protects the im­age sensing plane when the lens is removed from
the camera, do not throw away.

When not using the camera for a longtime.

•

Stop supplying power.

When cleaning the camera.

•

Unplug the power source before cleaning. Clean
with a soft dry cloth only. Do not use benzine, al­cohol, thinner, household detergents, chemically
treated cloths, etc. If used, coating and printed
letters may be discolored. When cleaning the lens,
use a lens cleaning paper, etc.

Avoid using or storing the camera in the fol-

•

lowing places:

Places filled with highly flammable gas.

Places near gasoline, benzene, or paint thinner.

Places subject to strong vibration.

Places contacting chemicals (such as pesticides),
rubber or vinyl products for a long period of time.

2. COMPONENTS

(1) Camera ........................................................................................................................................... 1

(2) Accessories

(a) Instruction manual ...................................................................................................................1

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3. ITEMS CONTROLLED BY USING ON SCREEN DISPLAY

Item

MODE
E. TRG
MANU speed

Electronic shutter

Syncro.

Partial scanning OFF

scan.

Partial scanning 60fps

Partial scanning 90fps
Partial scanning
Trigger
(1P SNR/SR)
Trigger
(PW SNR/SR)
1P
exposure time

Gain

MODE
MANU

balance

MODE

White

Color temperature
MANUAL R GAIN
MANUAL B GAIN
Master pedestal
R pedestal

Process Sync

B pedestal
Shading correction

mode
Manual shading

correction
H phase adjustment

Option

Baud rate

Available selections

MANU, SS, E. TRG
1P SNR, 1P SR, PW SNR, PW SR, RR
OFF, 1/100s, 1/250s, 1/500s, 1/1000s, 1/2000s,

1/4000s, 1/10000s, 1/25000s, 1/50000s, 1/1000000s
1H/796H~795H/796H, OFF, 2FRM~512FRM
1H/387H~386H/387H, OFF, 2FRM~512FRM
1H/258H~257H/258H, OFF, 2FRM~512FRM

OFF, 60 fps, 90 fps, E.60 fps, E.90 fps

,

,

0.01ms~16ms

MANU, OFF

-3dB~18dB
AWB, MANU
3200K, 5600K

-100~0~100

-100~0~100

-64~0~64

-64~0~64

-64~0~64
MANU, OFF

-128~0~127

-100~0~100

9600 bps, 19200 bps

Preset value

(Factory setting)

MANU

1P SNR

OFF

OFF

OFF

16 ms

OFF

0dB

AWB

3200K

0
0
0
0
0

MANU

0

0

9600 bps

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4. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

8

Prism faceplate

1

(AWB)

DISP

DATA

MENU

PAGE

PAGE button

3

DC IN 12V

[ Rear ][ Front ]

Prism faceplate The protection cap is attached on the lens mount portion. After removing the cap,

1

DISP button Used when switching the display.

2

PAGE button Used when switching to the menu and when selecting the menus.

3

MENU UP button Select the function to be confirmed or changed on the menu.

4

MENU DOWN button Select the function to be confirmed or changed on the menu.

5

DATA UP (AWB) button Changes the value of the function selected by the MENU (UP/DOWN) button.

6

DATA DOWN button Changes the value of the function selected by the MENU (UP/DOWN) button.

7

DC IN 12V terminal Accept a DC power input (12V).

8

RGB terminal 8-bit RGB, digital signal, and sync signal are output in the Camera Link format.

9

mount the lens. Be careful not to scratch or touch the optical area.

(Also used when using AWB.)

Trigger signal and external sync signal (HD,VD) are input.

Mode switching signal for partial scanning is input.

Accepts serial communication control signal.

DC IN 12V terminal

2

DISP button

4

MENU UP button

6

DATA UP (AWB) button

7

DATA DOWN button

5

MENU DOWN button

9

DIGITAL terminal

7

5. CONNECTION

5. 1 Standard Connection

Lens

Cable (not included)

IK-TF7C

Less than 4 mm

DC IN 12V

DC power
supply

Frame grabber board,

image process

equipment etc.

Monitor

5. 2 Cautions on Connection

• When connecting the camera cables, unplug the power source of the camera and the other equipment
connected.

• We suggest using a C mount lens made for a 3CCD camera.

When using another lens, the best camera performance of this camera may not be obtained.

(For example, low resolution may occur, focus may be lost through the range of a zoom lens, and
flare, ghost or shading may occur)

Furthermore, in order to avoid damaging the mounting portion of the camera head, use a lens which
has projection dimension from the mounting base of less than 0.157"(4mm).

• For DC power supply connecting to DC IN 12V terminal, use UL listed and/or CSA approved ungrounding
type AC adaptor with the specifications described below.

Power supply voltage : DC12V±10%

Current rating : More than 830 mA

Ripple voltage : Less than 50 mV(p–p)

Connector : HR10A–7P–4S by HIROSE electronics Co. Ltd

Pins 1, 2 : 12V

Pins 3, 4 : GND

5. 3 Connector Pin Assignments

DC IN 12V

1 +12V
2 +12V
3 GND
4 GND

3

1

4

2

Connector used:

HR10A-7P-4PB

(HIROSE electronics

Co. Ltd) or equivalent.

DIGITAL

1
2
3
4
5
6

7
8

9
10

11
12

13

GND
X0­X1­X2­Xcllk­X3­SerTC+

SerTFC­CC1­CC2+
CC3-

CC4+
GND

8

14
15
16
17
18
19

20
21
22
23

24
25

26

GND
X0+
X1+
X2+
Xcllk+
X3+
SerTC-

SerTFC+
CC1+
CC2­CC3+

CC4­GND

Function I/O

–

O
O
O
O
O

Serial communication control (RXD)

Serial communication control (TXD)
Trigger pulse input
Partial scanning control

External HD input
External VD input

I

O

I
I

I
I

–

113

26 14

Connector used:

12226-51000-00

(3M) or equivalent.

6. OPERATION

Refer to the item " 5. CONNECTION", connect each equipment correctly.

1

Turn on the connected equipment and the power source of the camera.

2

Point the lens at the object, operate the lens iris adjustment, focus adjustment, etc..

3

Refer to the item "6.1 White Balance", operate the adjustment.

4

Refer to the items "6.2 Gain, 7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY", select the necessary items.

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6. 1 White Balance

For the white balance adjustment for this unit, AWB (Automatic White Balance) and MANU (Manual white
balance) adjustments are provided. To select the desired mode, refer to the items “7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White
balance)” and “7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY”.

(Automatic White Balance)

Outline

Note

AWB (Automatic white balance)

1

• Set the MODE to AWB on the WHT BAL menu.

Perform the C.TEMP (color temperature conversion) setting, if necessary.

(Refer to the item "7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White balance)".)

3200K : Appropriate for indoor shooting.

5600K : Appropriate for outdoor shooting.

• If the index menu/menu is displayed, press the [DISP] button to disable the character display on the
menu.

• Shoot a known white object that fills the screen and push [DATA UP] button for approx. 1 second.

• The character AWB blinks on the screen when the AWB starts.

• The character AWB stops blinking when the AWB finishes, and the result is displayed for approx. 1

second.

Result displayed
AWB OK
AWB NG LEVEL

LOW

AWB NG
LEVEL HIGH

AWB NG
C. TEMP HIGH

AWB NG
C. TEMP HIGH

Adjust white balance by shooting the white
object inside the area set by AWB menu
and pressing the [DATA UP] button.

When the shutter mode is E.TRG, AWB is
not available.

Automatic white balance adjustment finished correctly.
Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the

video level is too low.
Get the video level propely.

Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the
video level is too high.
Get the video level propely.

Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the
color temperature is too low.
If the C.TEMP is set to 5600K, set to 3200K.
If the message appears with the C.TEMP set to 3200K, change the
illumination or use a color temperature conversion filter.

Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the
color temperature is too high.
If the C.TEMP is set to 3200K, set to 5600K.
If the message appears with the C.TEMP set to 5600K, change the
illumination or use the color temperature conversion filter.

AWB

Adjust the white balance manually using
the WHT BAL menu while shooting the
white object.

Adjustment is performed by confirming
with a monitor etc.

Meaning

MANU

(Manual White Balance)

9

Result displayed

AWB NG
NOT AVAILABLE

AWB NG

MANU (Manual white balance)

2

• Set the MODE to MANU on the WHT BAL menu.

(Refer to the item "7.2 (3) WHT BAL (white balance)".)

• Shoot a known white object, adjust the white balance adjusting the levels of R GAIN and B GAIN on the
menu, confirming with a monitor or a monitor etc.

(Refer to the item "7.2 (3) (3.2) Changing each setting in MANU mode".)

Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the
shutter speed mode is E.TRG mode.

Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed for other
reasons. Such as no white area is included in an object, etc.

Meaning

6. 2 Gain

When the image is dark even if the lens iris is open, change the gain (video gain) to get the proper video level.

For the gain adjustment of the unit, MANU (Manual) and OFF (0 dB) modes are provided. Select the mode on
the GAIN menu. (Refer to the item "7.2 (2) GAIN (Video gain)".)

MANU (Manual gain)

1

Gain adjustment is performed on the GAIN menu. The adjustment range is from -3dB to 18dB in 1dB steps.
(Refer to the item "7.2 (2) (2.1) (a) Changing the gain in MANU mode".)

OFF

2

Gain is fixed at 0 dB.

6. 3 Shading Correction

Due to the lens used or the environmental condition, vertical color shading may occur at the top and bottom of
the screen. In this case, the shading correction can decrease the color shading. For the shading correction of
the unit, MANU (Manual shading correction) and OFF (no shading correction) modes are provided. Select the
mode on the PROCESS menu. (Refer to the item "7.2 (4) (4.4) Changing the shading correction mode".)

MANU (Manual Shading)

1

Adjust the correction amount on the PROCESS menu by confirming with a monitor or a waveform monitor.
(Refer to the "7.2 (4) (4.5) Changing the manual shading correction setting".)

OFF

2

The status is no shading correction.

* The shading correction is effective when the lens iris or zoom ratio is fixed. Use the unit with SHAD.

OFF for variable lens conditions.

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7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY

Various settings can be controlled on the unit by using the on screen menu displayed on the monitor. The
contents once set are memorized even if the power source is turned off, so it is unnecessary to set again when
using the unit next time. When the setting is performed, select the menu of the item to be set.

7. 1 Using the Menus

When the power is turned on, the normal screen showing only the shooting image appears. Change the output
to each screen (video signal output, Index menu, and menus) by using the [DISP], [PAGE], [MENU UP], and
[MENU DOWN] buttons.

* A menu is selected when pushing the [PAGE] button after moving the "→" on the screen by the [MENU UP],

[MENU DOWN] button while the Index menu is displayed.

POWER ON

Video signal output

PAGE

SHUTTER GAIN PROCESS SYNC OPTION

MANU

SS

E. TRG
1P SR

E. TRG

1P SNR

E. TRG

PW SR

E. TRG

PW SNR

E. TRG

RR

DISP

PAGE

Index menu

PAGE

MANU

OFF

DISP

PAGE

WHT BAL

AWB

MANU

Menus

PAGE

DISP

SHAD.
MANU

SHAD.

OFF

PAGE

INT

EXT

PAGE

BAUD
RATE

PAGE

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