Grass Valley 3430AP CopperHead - Manual (Page 65)

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CopperHead 3430AP
User Manual
The BASE Rx/DIM accesses the camera unit dimming function. In order to change the brightness
of the camera unit LEDs, push and hold the BASE Rx/DIM selector. This may take a few moments.
The dimming is cyclical – it will first change in direction and when it reaches the limit of that
direction it will begin to go in the opposite direction (bright to dim, dim to bright).
Standard Operation
This section is devoted to a number of “Best Practices” for use of the CopperHead 3430AP
Transceiver System. Specific information on how to operate the system has been presented in
the sections above.
1 Protect the Fiber Optic Cable and the Fiber Optic Connectors. Always keep these capped
unless there are being connected.
2 Read the section on planning the Fiber Run – it may come in handy – Page nnn.
3 Once the system is set up and running, do not ignore the Optical Power Signal
Strength Readouts at either the Camera or the Base Station. While the Alarm functions of
the system are very good, so is the tolerance for optical Signal Strength reduction. By mon-
itoring –dBm levels you can take preventative action to stop a signal and possibly an On‐Air
or Recording loss. The system is, of course, digital and so the Signal Strength is either just
good enough or usually much better than that. When it is no longer strong enough the sig-
nal stops.
4 If introducing new equipment (cameras, switchers, etc.) or new operators be sure to do a
test run with everything as it will be during the actual production. Reading this User Guide
is a good start but hands‐on is the best way to understand how it will work, and more
importantly, what to do to ensure proper operation.
5 If your production is a Multi‐Camera shoot with Time Code synchronized between all cam-
eras, it is a good idea to periodically confirm that proper Time Code is being returned from
the various cameras and that a switch has not been changed in error at a camera location.
Shutting Down the System
System shutdown is simple. The only cautions relate to the fiber cable and to the camera remote
control panel cable.
1 Camera power and camera unit power may be turned off at any time. If your system utilized
Hybrid Power these are one and the same.
2 To avoid the possibility of looking directly into an active fiber optic port or cable, turn both
the cameraunit and the base station off before disconnecting the fiber from either point.
The four-character Digital Display will indicate maximum brightness with this
readout, designating “eyes open.” <oo>
The four-character Digital Display will indicate minimum brightness with this
readout, designating “eyes closed.” <‐>