Technicolor - Thomson RP5430 User Manual

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Location of Controls and Functions

Operator's Manual LDK 200 Triax

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Std Scene File button

The standard scene file button is a momentary button

which, when pressed for two seconds, recalls
the standard scene file video values. These
values do not take effect immediately if the
camera is on air; they take effect when the
camera goes off air.

Refer to the Appendix for the default values of the

factory defined standard scene file. Refer to
Section 6 to find out how to define and assign
a standard customer scene file.

If the optional Smart-Touch™ feature is installed and

switched on, pressing the Std button for two
seconds displays a list of files in the viewfinder
menu. Files are listed under the Lighting,
Creative, and Matching categories. The
standard settings file is also available. Use the
Rotary control and Select switch at the camera
front to recall a file.

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Black Stretch switch

This switch when set to the On position, starts the

black stretch function. This function gives
more detail in the dark areas of the picture. Set
the switch to Off to switch off the function.
When black stretch is switched on the non-
standard indicator (!) in the viewfinder lights.

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Colour Temp. switch (White Bal.)

This up/down scroll selection switch allows a choice

between three preset colour temperatures:

3200K (3.2K) - for studio lighting conditions

5600K (5.6K) - for outdoors, clouded conditions

7500K (7.5K) - for outdoors, clear blue skies

three memory positions:

FL- memory position for fluorescent light

AW1 - memory position 1

AW2 - memory position 2

and an automatic continuous white position:

AWC - continuous measurement (2.5K to 20K)

The memory positions can be filled with measured

values using the automatic white balance switch
at the front. Indicators in the 1.5-inch viewfinder
light to show which position is selected. None
of these indicators light when AWC is selected,

but the non-standard indicator (!) lights.

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Colour Bars switch (Bars)

The Bars switch turns the colour bar test signal on and

off. The lens iris closes automatically when the
colour bars are switched on.

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Gain selection switch

This up/down scroll selection switch gives a choice of

five master gain settings. The values for these
settings, except 0 dB, can be set in the Install
menu of the camera systems menu (refer to
Section 6). The indicators in the 1.5-inch
viewfinder light as follows:

-

Gain is - (-6, -3dB)

+

Gain is + (+6, +9, +12, +18dB)

++

Gain is ++ (+9, +12,+18, +24dB)

+ and ++

Gain is +++ (+30, +36dB)

Note: Reduce crispening (peaking) in the viewfinder

when using the +++ position.

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Clean Scan button

When shooting computer monitors with higher frame

frequencies than the camera use the Clean
Scan function to avoid horizontal bars in the
picture.

Press the Clean Scan button for two seconds to

directly access the variable exposure (clean
scan) function. Use the rotary control to change
the value and so remove the noise bar. When
you are finished shooting the monitor press the
Clean Scan button for two seconds to switch
off the Clean Scan function.

When the Clean Scan function is on, the non-standard

indicator in the viewfinder lights. Refer to
Section 5 for more information on shooting
screens.

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White Balance switch

This momentary switch is used to start the automatic

white balance process. The camera, when
pointed at a white area in the centre of the
picture, measures and stores a colour
temperature setting in the FL, AW1 or AW2
memory position.

The white balance switch only operates if the colour

temperature is set to the FL, AW1 or AW2

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