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Sony BRS-200 User's Manual

1. 6 Turn the F2 control to assign the frame memory whose data you wish to store in nonvolatile memory under STORE You can select 4 FM 1 4 FM 2 or Both frame memories and 2 7 Press the F2 control The still image in the selected frame memory is stored in nonvolatile memory It takes about three minutes to store a frame memory Using Still Images Stored in Frame Memory uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 83 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jaydeyo 84 Using Still Images Stored in Frame Memory e The still image stored in nonvolatile memory is retained even if the power for the switcher is turned off However the still image in frame memory that is not stored in nonvolatile memory is lost when the switcher is turned off e To recall the still image from nonvolatile memory and store it in frame memory set LOAD to 4 FM 1 1 FM 2 or 4 Both on menu page 430 e When the switcher is turned on the data in nonvolatile memory will automatically be loaded into frame memory Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics You can add characters or graphics to a video that includes any effect or composition In the flow of the procedure for outputting the final program video this action is executed in the lowest downstream and called downstream key DSK This function is useful for superimposing characters Background video Program vi
2. Setting menu Setting item Description 700 MATT 750 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Allows you to use color matte as DSK FILL video when FILL is set to On AT 0 to 100 1 o A 2 0 0 t0 100 0 in o1 Use the F1 to F3 controls or the joystick to adjust LUM HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 luminance SAT saturation and HUE FILL Off On TRANS 760 DSK AUTO 0 to 999 30 in frames Sets the transition time for DSK AUTO PIP Menu Setting menu Setting item Description 800 SIZE 810 SIZE 1 6 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 Use the F1 control or the dial on the upper part of the joystick to set the size of an embedded video for PIP DRCT NO None 0 to 9 Storing it in the direct PIP number is PRESET 1 Exec supported For details see To store the PIP settings in the direct PIP number menu pages 810 and 820 on page 135 POS 820 V POS 9 00 to 9 00 0 00 in Use the F1 and F2 controls or the joystick to 0 04 or 0 05 set the position of an embedded video for PIP H POS 16 00 to 16 00 0 00 in Storing it in the direct PIP number is 0 04 or 0 05 supported DRCT NO None 0 to 9 For details see To store the PIP settings in the direct PIP number menu pages 810 and PRESET 4 Exec 820 on page 135 The selectable range for H POS is 12 00 to 12 00 when FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 BORDER 830 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Sets the border of an embedded video for PIP z Turn the F1 to F4 control
3. uolyesado Bulyoyms y JajdeyD AAAI AI AAAA AA Press to light up the SW mode button to enter the SW mode 2 Press to light up the AUX 1 or AUX 2 button AUX 1 button to select the video output from the AUX1 output connector AUX 2 button to select the video output from the AUX2 output connector 3 Press to light up any one among the DSK AUX 1 to 12 PGM PVW and MV buttons Pressing each button allows you to select the following video PGM button program output video PVW button preview output video MV button multi viewer output video DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons input video frame memory color matte or color bar signal assigned to the selected button The selected video signal will be output from the AUX1 and AUX2 output connectors 64 Before Starting the Switching Operation Basics of Video Switching Switching with a cut In video switching one input video is switched to another then the final program video is output from the PGM output connector Composition of the images is also available This section describes the most basic switching functions See the relevant sections for details on switching and composing operations Before starting set up the switcher referring to Basic Setups for the Switcher in Chapter 3 page 50 This is the most basic and commonly used type of switching The image is switched instantaneously from A t
4. Connecting a DVI Signal Output Device Connecting External Equipment To use an image output from the DVI output on a computer install the optional BRSA 20DD1 DVI input board in the IN1 or IN2 card slot on the switcher to connect to the computer BRSA 20DD1 DVI input board not supplied Computer e To connect a computer that supports an analog RGB output signal only use a commercially available conversion cable D sub 15 pin analog DVI e The video signal format to be used can be set to HD or SD under FORMAT on menu page 951 page 50 When it is set to SD small characters and fine graphics output from a computer may be blurred Connecting Monitors to the PGM1 And PGM2 Connectors Program videos are output from the PGM1 and PGM2 connectors These two connectors output the same signal Connect the PGM1 and PGM2 connectors on the switcher to the SDI inputs on a monitor or VCR wo ec lo dep ooon HOOD Qeoo e a 0 Pa x oy o Bo900D t Monitor etc equipped VCR etc equipped with an HD SDI input with an HD SDI input Connecting Monitors to the AUX1 And AUX2 Connectors One signal selected from among the PGM program PVW previ
5. 4 Exec 410 2 Tur the F1 control to select the input signal from which you wish to import a still image to frame memory under SIGNAL IN 1 to IN 4 to select the video signal input from among any of the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors at the rear of the Processor Unit IN 5 to IN 8 to select the video signal input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN1 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit When the BRSA 20HSD1 is installed select any of IN 5 to IN 8 When the BRSA 20DD1 is installed select IN 5 IN 9 to select the video signal input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN2 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit FM 1 FM 2 to select the image stored in frame memory 1 or 2 on the Processor Unit MAT1 MAT2 to select color matte 1 or 2 for a background image CLBR to select the color bars for adjustment and test transmission PGM to select the program output video PVW to select the preview output video 3 Tur the F2 control to select the frame memory in which you wish to store a still image under DIST You can select FM 1 frame memory 1 or FM 2 frame memory 2 4 Press the F3 FREEZE control The image displayed at the moment you press the F3 control is stored in frame memory as a still image 5 Press the PAGE button twice to display menu page 430 MEM NV MEM LOAD NOP STORE 3 4 1FM1 430
6. For the functions that can be assigned to pins I to 12 see Using the GPI I O Connector on page 119 REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin female REMOTE Pin No Signal Function 1 GND Frame Ground 2 XMIT Transmit A 3 RCV Receive B 4 GND Receive Common 5 NOT USED Space 6 GND Transmit Common 7 XMIT Transmit B 8 RCV Receive A 9 GND Frame Ground For the definitions of A and B see Using the REMOTE Connector on page 123 Specifications xlpueddy 149 xlpueddy 150 Wiring Example of VISCA RS 422 Connection Third to seventh VISCA cameras VISCA RS 422 Connector OOo Second VISCA cameras VISCA RS 422 Connector 6 8 RXD IN RXD IN First VISCA cameras VISCA RS 422 Connector Processor Unit of the BRS 200 VISCA RS 422 Connector Specifications To Use the VISCA RS 422 Connector Plug The VISCA RS 422 connector plug is inserted into the RS 422 connector on the switcher at the factory 1 Grasp both ends of the VISCA RS 422 connector plug and pull it out as shown in the illustration 2 Insert a wire AWG Nos 28 to 18 into the desired wire opening on the VISCA RS 422 connector plug and tighten the screw for that wire using a flathead screwdriver o Temra Flathead screwdriver 3 Insert the VISCA R
7. Basic operation of chroma keying The switcher is provided with two methods for setting the chroma key to set the chroma key automatically specifying the color by moving the cursor displayed in the preview window with the joystick e to set the chroma key manually by menu operation You can also adjust the chroma key manually after specifying it with joystick operation Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics 91 uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo 92 Set the switcher to SW mode Press the DSK button Select a DSK FILL video with one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Select Chroma for TYPE on menu page 710 Specify the chroma key automatically Specify the chroma key manually on menu using the joystick page 740 Execute downstream key composition with the DSK AUTO button To specify the chroma key automatically using the joystick e If PGM OUT is set to Off on menu page 935 the cursor and the chroma key video are not displayed in the program output window e If DSK CLN is set to On on menu page 933 the composite DSK video is not displayed in the preview window Set DSK CLN to Off page 96 When the transition is complete the composite video disappears from the preview window even if DSK CLN is set to Off REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER U 7 Joystick FINE button O h aire 5 D
8. SDI IN 2 SDI IN 1 DVI I IN on the BRSA 20DD1 PGM1 Control cable supplied Boge Toa Hoo ooo wee eee eee eee eee JOL O00 eo Oo Poe RS 232C gboom oP Recorder HVR 1500A etc Computer for impoting presentation materials HD SDI cable DVI cable ENEA RS 232C VISCA cable Optional interface board System Configuration MBIAJOAC 19 dey9 13 MAIAJOAQ Je deuD 14 Structure of Switched or Composed Video Output by Video Switching Foreground video Background video Program video The structure of the images to be switched or composed by video switching is shown above For the detailed operations see Chapter 4 Switching Operation Background video The background video is an image before you apply an effect such as wipe and mix This can also be expressed as an image that disappears as the effect progresses Select the background video with PGM select buttons 1 to 12 Foreground video The foreground video is an image to be inserted by applying an effect such as wipe or mix This can also be expressed as an image that appears as the effect progresses and is switched with the background video Select the foreground video with NEXT select buttons 1 to 12 and perform the effect using the transition lever or the AUTO TRANS button PIP Picture in Pictu
9. The switcher is able to display up to 16 different programs on one monitor with 16 picture split screen This function is called multi viewer The switcher can divide the screen into 4 10 or 16 picture as well as full screen display You can select any picture for each split screen For details see To set up multi viewer output menu page 934 on page 55 Cross Point Bus Section The cross point bus section includes two types of cross point buttons PGM select buttons and NEXT select buttons This section functions for modes other than SW mode PGM select buttons NEXT select buttons PGM program select buttons The signal output from the PGM connector is called PGM program output video Use these buttons to select a background image of the program output video Pressing one of PGM select buttons 1 to 12 allows you to select the video input video color matte color bars or frame memory video assigned to the selected button NEXT select buttons Use these buttons to select a foreground image to be output next to the present PGM output Pressing one of NEXT select buttons 1 to 12 allows you to select the video input video color matte color bars or frame memory video assigned to the selected button For details on the cross point buttons see Setting the Bus Mode for the Cross Point Buttons Menu Page 943 on page 56 Control Panel
10. ground terminal Used to connect to a ground lead Connect a ground lead when you use this switcher ACIN connector Connect to an AC outlet with the supplied power cord SDI IN SDI input 1 to 4 connectors BNC type Input an SDI signal from a video camera or VCR player You can input the SDI signal from 1 to 4 connectors The built in frame synchronizer enables input of asynchronous signals The switcher cannot accept SD SDI and HD SDI signals simultaneously Select SD SDI or HD SDI signal using the menu PGM1 program 1 PGM2 program 2 output connectors BNC type Connect to the SDI input connector on a monitor The program video with an effect applied is output via these connectors The same signal is output through the PGM1 and PGM2 connectors AUXI auxiliary 1 AUX2 auxiliary 2 output connectors BNC type Connect to the SDI input connector on a monitor The PGM program PVW preview or MV multi viewer video signal or any of the input signals selected with 1 to 12 buttons in the cross point bus section can be output via these connectors The AUX1 and AUX2 output connectors are able to output different signals GPIO GPI input output connector D sub 15 pin Connect to the tally connector on the video camera to enable the tally lamp on the camera to light up With the switcher connected via this connector to an external device you can control the PGM or NEXT select buttons on th
11. suoneiedaig Jaydeyo 46 Menu Operation You can set up your system select various effects for switching operation etc while viewing the menus displayed on the display panel Three digit menu page numbers are assigned to all the setting menus individually You can display the desired setting menu directly by specifying the menu page with the numeric buttons You can also use the adjustment controls located below the display panel to display the setting menus or to change the setting values Displaying the Menus Menu Operation You can display a menu by specifying its assigned three digit menu page This section describes the procedure for setting FORMAT in SYS MODE system mode as an example Menu page assigned to SYS MODE is 951 For other menu page numbers see Menu List on page 131 MENU button Display panel aloo coos Lago ag AD URE IER ojojo S AT MENU SN P SHOT CAMERA POSITION Numeric buttons dot button 1 Press the MENU button The MENU button lights in orange and the indication on the display panel switches to menu mode 2 Press numeric button 9 then dot 5 and 1 in sequence The SYS MODE menu is displayed Setting menu Setting items SYSTEM SYS MODE SD 59 94 16 9 JExec Submenu Menu page FORMAT F
12. Center SDI OUT Output DVI OUT 1024 x 768 K H Q Wide Zoom Q L 1280 x 768 1280 x 1024 io tt 1920 x 1080i io ie 1920 x 1200 e imd io ie Black bands on both sides of the image are increased on DVI OUT images for DVI 5 4 signals DVI 16 9 input signal SYSTEM mode FORMAT ASPECT Input DVI IN 16 9 SDI OUT Output DVI OUT 1024 x 768 1280 x 768 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1200 Conversion between Input Signal and Output Signal xlpueddy 143 Messages and Troubleshooting While you are operating the switcher a message may appear on the display panel Check this section before consulting your Sony dealer If the switcher still does not function properly write down the message number and consult your Sony Processor Unit dealer Number Message Description Solution 1001 Booting Now The switcher is being booted Wait until the message changes 1002 Fan STOP Fan has stopped Turn off the switcher Check if any object is blocking the power fan openings If the fan still does not function consult your Sony dealer 1003 No Communication The POWER switch of the Set the POWER switch of the Processor Unit Processor Unit is set to OFF or the to ON If the message is displayed when it is control cable is not co
13. Jajdeyo 56 Type of multi viewer and picture number Type of multi viewer TYPE1 TYPE4 TYPE10 TYPE16 Picture number Factory preset output video 1 PGM 2 PVW PGM 4 IN 1 IN 2 2 PVW PGM 3 4 5 6 IN 1 IN 2 IN3 IN 4 7 8 9 10 IN5 IN6 IN 7 IN8 1 2 3 4 PVW PGM FM1 FM2 5 6 7 8 N1 IN2 IN3 IN4 9 10 11 12 IN5 IN6 IN7 IN8 13 14 15 16 IN9 MAT1 MAT2 CLBR When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit the menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data Setting the Bus Mode for the Cross Point Buttons Menu Page 943 Basic Setups for the Switcher The PGM and NEXT select buttons are collectively referred to as cross point buttons The select button of the program video currently output from the PGM output connector lights in red and the button of the program video to be output next lights in orange In bus toggle mode BUS TGL is set to On the program video currently output is shown as the PGM select button lit in red and the program video to be output next is shown as the NEXT select button lit in orange In bus fixed mode BUS TGL is set to Off the functions of a string of the PGM select buttons and that of th
14. Qlnsert the DC plug of the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 12V jack in the direction indicated in the illustration below 29000000000 pa 20000000 0000000000000000089983332922229 Fix the supplied DC IN plug retainer by tightening the two supplied screws M3 x 6 200 9 2200000999099900000 00000000000099 2000 00000 o0 Screws M3 x 6 supplied DC IN plug retainer supplied For connection with peripheral devices see Connecting External Equipment on page 33 Turning on the Power To turn off the power After the connection between the Processor Unit and the Control Panel is complete turn on the power of the switcher following the steps below 1 Set the POWER switch on the Processor Unit to ON I side The Processor Unit is turned on and the POWER indicator lights in green 2 Set the power switch at the rear of the Control Panel to ON The Control Panel is turned on and the display panel and buttons light up 3 Turn on the powers on the peripheral devices When the power of the switcher is turned on No Communication may be displayed momentarily Set the power switch on the Control panel to OFF then set the POWER switch on the Processor Unit to OFF O side Installation and Connection of the Switcher 45 suoneiedald Ja deup
15. e If an interface board installed in the switcher has been changed the uploaded data that were set before changing the board are not correctly reflected Notes on downloading uploading frame memory images in SD mode When transferring image data between the switcher and a computer if the video signal format is set to SD on the switcher the size of the transferred image will be somewhat changed To make the image identical before and after transferring adjust the size of the image using an image editing tool For details on video signal formats see Setting the Video Signal Format and Aspect Ratio Menu Page 951 on page 50 When FORMAT is set to SD and FRAME to 59 94 To upload image data stored on a computer to frame memory of the switcher Use an image editing tool to create an image enlarged in horizontal size to 1 125 times then upload it To display image data downloaded from frame memory of the switcher on a computer An image downloaded to a computer will be larger than the original Use an image editing tool to create an image for display that is reduced to 0 889 times If black bands of several lines appear in the upper and lower parts of the image trim them if necessary 640 487 BRS 200 720 gt 720 Creating an image file for Uploading Horizontal size 720 640 1 125 487 487 4 Creating an image file for display Downloading Horizontal size 640 720 0 889
16. on page 97 To adjust the size and display position of an embedded video using the menus Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP You can set the size and display position of an embedded video in picture in picture by changing the setting values in the menu instead of using the joystick T Press to light up the MENU button 2 Display menu page 810 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 PIP SIZE DRCT NO PRESET 1 5 SIZE 1 2 None 4 Exec 810 3 Turn the F1 control to set the size of the embedded video under SIZE You can set the size from 1 6 to 1 2 a full screen size 4 Press the PAGE button to display menu page 820 PIP V POS H POS DRCT NO PRESET 2 5 POS 0 00 0 00 None Exec 820 5 Turn the F1 and F2 controls to set the display position of the embedded video V POS to set the vertical position within the range of 9 00 to 9 00 H POS to set the horizontal position within the range of 16 00 to 16 00 The selectable range for H POS is 12 00 to 12 00 when FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 To crop an embedded video for picture in picture You can crop an unwanted portion of a video and embed it in picture in picture 1 Press to light up the MENU button uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 2 Display menu page 840 For the procedure for displaying the menu see
17. sled JO suonouny pue suoneo07 z 19 deyo 19 seg Jo suogouny pue suolyjes07 z seideyD 20 4 Effect Transition Section The effect transition section is used for effect transition in video switching This section is used for modes other than SW mode PIP AUTO button DSK AUTO button i a REV button NR button D MIX button H y WIPE button Transition lever AUTO TRANS button fen g CUT button Transition indicator PIP AUTO automatic picture in picture button When you press this button it lights in green and the video set in the PIP menu is inserted in the program output video after automatic transition PIP AUTO function When the PIP AUTO function is complete the button turns red Pressing the button again cancels PIP and the button turns green After automatic transition the PIP AUTO button goes dark If you press this button while the PIP AUTO function is being executed the button lights in green the function is suspended and the button remains lit in green Pressing the button again restores the PIP AUTO function Lights in green Lights in green Goes dark PIP AUTO PIP AUTO PIP PIP erased starts completes canceled completely Lights in red Remains lit in green Lights in green PIP AUTO PIP AUTO suspended restarts Lights in green Press Press PIP AUTO starts You can set the transition time of th
18. 10 cm 4 inches or more When installing the installation space must be secured in consideration of the ventilation and service operation e Donot block the ventilation slots at the left side and right side panels and vents of the fans e Leave a space around the unit for ventilation e Leave more than 10 cm 4 inches of space in the rear of the unit to secure the operation area When the unit is installed on the desk or the like leave at least 10 cm 4 inches of space in the left and right sides Leaving 10 cm 4 inches or more of space above the unit is recommended for service operation IMPORTANT The nameplate is located on the bottom For the customers in the U S A 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 you
19. DSK 85 DSK AUTO 80 DSK AUTO button 20 86 DSK button 18 86 DSK CLN 96 DSK FILL video 14 86 88 DSK menu 134 DSK SOURCE video 14 88 DSK split 88 DSK AUX buttons 18 64 76 86 DVI 16 9 signal 143 DVI 4 3 signal 142 DVI input board 31 147 DVI output board 31 147 DVI I IN connector 31 DVI I input signal formats 152 DVI I OUT connector 30 31 DVI I output signal formats 152 Index xlpueddy 157 xlpueddy 158 E Effect preview 96 EX COMP_ 106 EXIT button 25 47 Exposure 105 Exposure compensation 106 F FILL 89 91 FINE button 26 78 94 FM 1 83 FM 2 83 Focus 104 FOCUS control 24 105 Foreground video 14 FORMAT 50 FRAME 50 Frame memory 83 125 Frame synchronizer 53 FREEZE 83 FS 53 FTP 60 FUNCTION 119 G GAIN 88 90 95 106 GPI I O connector 30 119 Ground terminal 30 H HPOS 79 HD 50 HD SD SDI input board 31 147 HUE 81 82 91 95 YO DIR 120 INI card slot 29 IN2 card slot 29 Infrared remote commander 116 INHIBIT 53 Installing 40 Control Panel 42 interface board 40 Processor Unit 42 switcher 40 Interface board 40 INVERT 88 90 IP address 60 IPADD 60 IRIS 106 J Joystick 77 92 108 109 Index L LAN 10 100 connector 30 60 125 LEFT 79 LEFT RIGHT buttons 115 LOAD 84 Logon 126 LUM 81 82 91 Lum 88 Luminance key 87 M MATI 82 MAT2 82 MATT menu 134 ME AUTO 80 MEM menu 133 MENU button 21 46 47 Menu list 1
20. Menu Operation on page 46 PIP CROP CROPPOS 4 5 CROP On 840 3 Turn the F1 control to set On under CROP 4 Press the F2 control Menu page 841 is displayed PIP TOP LEFT RIGHT BOTTOM 1 1 CROPPOS 9 0 12 0 12 0 9 0 841 5 Turn the Fl to F4 controls to set the cropping area for an embedded video TOP to set the upper side within the range of 9 0 to 9 0 in units of 0 1 LEFT to set the left side within the range of 16 0 to 16 0 in units of 0 1 RIGHT to set the right side within the range of 16 0 to 16 0 in units of 0 1 BOTTOM to set the lower side within the range of 9 0 to 9 0 in units of 0 1 The selectable ranges are 5 0 to 5 0 for TOP and BOTTOM and 8 0 to 8 0 for LEFT and RIGHT when FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP 79 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo 80 Setting the Transition Time Setting the Transition Time The transition time indicates the duration of an effect from the beginning to the end in units of frames You can set the transition time for executing a transition using the AUTO TRANS PIP AUTO or DSK AUTO button within the range of 0 to 999 frames 1 Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode The setting value of the transition time is displayed on the display panel above the F4
21. e Using the menu you can change the zoom magnification or zoom speed when you operate the dial on the upper part of the joystick to zoom in out page 108 E Functions in SW mode In menu mode the joystick can be used to set the display location and size of a PIP image and luminance saturation and hue of color matte signals or chroma keys For detailed operations see To adjust the size and display position of an embedded video using the joystick on page 77 and To specify the chroma key automatically using the joystick on page 92 Control Panel sled JO suoouny pue suones07 z 19 deyo 27 Sued Jo suogouny pue suoljes07 z seideyD 28 9 Rear Panel Section PROCESSOR connector DC IN 12V connector Power switch DC IN 12V Bit switches Attachment hole for antitheft wire PROCESSOR connector Connect to the PANEL connector on the Processor Unit with the supplied control cable DC IN 12V connector Connect the supplied AC power adaptor Power switch Turns the Control Panel ON OFF Attachment hole for antitheft wire This is a hole 3 mm x 7 mm for attaching a commercially available antitheft wire Bit switches Used for future system expansion All the switches are set to the OFF upper positions at the factory Do not change these settings Control Panel Processor Unit Front Panel POWER swi
22. suoneiedaig Jaj deyo 60 Setting Up the Switcher for Connecting the Computer Menu Page 963 Basic Setups for the Switcher When a computer is connected to the LAN 10 100 connector at the rear of the switcher with a cross cable you can store the setting data of the switcher in the computer or import the data in the computer to the switcher The menu is used to set up the IP address and network mask of the switcher in order to communicate with the connected computer via FTP The IP address of the switcher is 192 168 abc def and the network mask is 255 255 abc def Only the third octet abc and the fourth octet def are displayed in the menu and can be changed 1 Display menu page 963 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 UTILITY IPADD NET MASK FTP APPLY 3 3 LAN 1 1 255 0 Enable 4 Exec 963 2 Use the F1 control to set up the IP address of the switcher under IPADD Press the F1 control to highlight the value of the third octet Turn the F1 control to change the highlighted value You can enter a value of 0 to 255 Press the F1 control to highlight the value of the fourth octet and change the highlighted value by turning the F1 control You can enter a value of 0 to 255 Press the F1 control to confirm the values temporarily 3 Use the F2 control to set up the network mask of the switcher under NET MASK Follow the procedure descr
23. If you change the DSK source video in step 3 Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data Press to light up the DSK button Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to specify a video to be composed with the DSK composition DSK FILL video Display menu page 710 DSK TYPE FILL SOURCE INVERT 1 6 KEYMODE Split 4 chars 4 chars Off 710 Turn the F1 control to select Split under TYPE The signals selected in steps 6 and 3 are displayed under FILL and SOURCE respectively e You can change the DSK FILL signal shown under FILL by turning the F2 control e If you wish to compose a portion of the DSK FILL video using a dark portion on a bright background in the DSK SOURCE video turn the F4 button to select On under INVERT Press the PAGE button to display menu page 720 DSK CLIP GAIN TRANSP 2 6 ADJUST 50 50 0 0 0 720 10 Turn the F1 F2 and F3 controls to adjust the composite image displayed in the preview window CLIP to adjust the clipped status of a background image within the range of 0 to 100 GAIN to adjust the sharpness of the outline within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 TRANSP to adjust the transparency of characters or graphics to be composed within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 1 1 Press the DSK AUTO button to execute the DSK tran
24. MU i XPT HOLD ME AUTO aala E B O S S 9 SW mode button e While you are inclining the joystick or turning the dial on the upper part of the joystick in CAM mode pressing the SW mode button does not light up the Before Starting the Switching Operation uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 63 button or enables SW mode Release your hands from the joystick before you press the SW mode button When you press the SW mode button the message Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no or Reboot system PAGE yes or EXIT no may appear Press the PAGE button The switcher enters SW mode after saving the data or rebooting the system If you press the EXIT button the switcher enters menu mode without storing the data Press the SW mode button again The buttons in the cross point bus section and effect transition section as well as the transition lever can be used for SW mode even when the switcher is in another mode and the SW mode button is not lit Selecting the Auxiliary Output Video Select the video signal output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector at the rear of the Processor Unit The AUX1 and AUX2 output connectors are able to output the program output video preview video multi viewer video etc oli oji JoB na a om PANTILT o onga 9990
25. NET MASK 0 0 to 255 255 255 0 the switcher for communication with a computer FTP Disable Enable After entering the addresses in IPADD and APPLY 4 Exec NET MASK set FTP to Enable When the F4 control APPLY is pressed rebooting is required to enable the setting STATUS 970 FIRMVER 971 PR XX XX Version indication Allows you to check the version of the CP XX XX Version indication frmware FPGAVER1 972 GENLOCK XX XX Version indication Allows you to check the version of the FPGA SDI I O XX XX Version indication INPUT XX XX Version indication OUTPUT XX XX Version indication FPGAVER2 973 DVI XX XX Version indication Allows you to check the version of the FPGA OPT IN1 XX XX Version indication OPT IN2 XX XX Version indication OPT OUT XX XX Version indication CODE 974 MACADD 0000 MAC Address MSB Allows you to check the MAC address and H indication serial number MACADD L 00000000 MAC Address LSB indication SERIAL 123456 product serial number DIAG 975 FAN 1 OK NG indication Allows you to check the condition of the fan FAN 2 OK NG indication FAN 3 OK NG indication FAN 4 OK NG indication OPTION 976 INSLOT1 SDI DVI None indication Allows you to check the type of the interface IN SLOT2 DVI None indication board installed in the switcher OUT SLOT DVI None indication REBOOT 980 REBOOT 4 Exec Indicates the executing process e REBOOT The switcher reboots when the
26. SAVE 4 Exec F1 control is pressed CONTINUE 4 Exec e SAVE The SETUP setting data is saved when the F2 control is pressed e CONTINUE Nothing is executed and the menu display is restored when the F3 control is pressed Menu List xlpueddy 141 xipueddy 142 Conversion between Input Signal and Output Signal SDI input signal The list below describes how SDI 4 3 or 5 4 DVI and 16 9 DVI input signals are converted to output from the SDI OUT and DVI I OUT connectors on the switcher e The column SYSTEM mode in the following charts corresponds to the settings under FORMAT and ASPECT on menu page 951 e The Zoom Center and Wide Zoom under the column Input correspond to the settings under 4 3 PROC on menu page 924 SYSTEM mode FORMAT ASPECT Input SDI IN SDI OUT Output DVI OUT 1024 x 768 1280 x 768 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1200 Oe 10 CO FON FOS FU RO O 5 DVI 4 3 or DVI 5 4 input signal SYSTEM mode Input Output FORMAT DVI IN SDI OUT DVI OUT ASPECT 4 3 1024 x 768 1280 x 768 1280x1024 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1200 4 3 er K Y o K Y Cy C y 16 9 CALLA Conversion between Input Signal and Output Signal SYSTEM mode FORMAT ASPECT HD
27. When the TOP menu is displayed on the display panel pressing this button exits menu mode Numeric and dot buttons When you specify a three digit menu page using these buttons the specified menu will be displayed exiting the currently displayed menu To change all three digits Specify all numbers for the menu page to be displayed Press the numeric button for the third digit dot second digit then the first digit in sequence Menu Operation suoneiedald Ja deup 47 suoneiedaig Jay deyo 48 To exit menu mode To change the last two digits Press the MENU or EXIT button to display the upper layer menu then specify the menu page Press the MENU or EXIT button then press the dot button numeric button for the second digit and first digit in sequence When the third layer of the menu is displayed press the MENU or EXIT button twice then press the dot button numeric button for the second digit and first digit in sequence To change the last one digit Press the MENU or EXIT button then press the numeric button for the first digit for the menu page to be displayed Press the MENU button again when the TOP menu is displayed You can also press the SW mode button or CAM mode button to switch to SW mode or CAM mode Operating the Menu Menu Operation Use the adjustment controls to change the setting values and to store the setting The F1 to F4 adjustment controls can be used for set
28. 300P camera are stored in memory of the camera The settings that can be stored differ depending on the functions of the cameras For details refer to the Operating Instructions of the camera e The camera settings of position numbers 17 to 99 7 to 99 for the BRC 300 300P camera are stored in memory of the switcher The settings that can be stored are panning tilting zooming focus mode focus position exposure and white balance Hold the PRESET button pressed The indication 2002 Completed appears on the display panel when storing is complete To recall the preset camera setting Storing the Camera Settings 1 Check that the CAM mode button is lit If the CAM mode button is not lit press to light up the CAM mode button so that the switcher is set to CAM mode Press one of the the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons to select the camera whose settings you wish to recall The selected button lights in orange and the display panel displays the setting information of the selected camera Check that the DIRECT RECALL button is not lit If the button is lit press the DIRECT RECALL button to make it go dark Press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the camera position number 0 to 99 of the camera in which the settings you wish to recall have been stored The camera position number you entered flashes next to POS at the lower left of the display panel To change the number you entered press the CLEAR button then enter a
29. A standard for transmitting uncompressed digital video signals and embedded audio Snapshot Data containing the settings of specific controls on the control panel Snapshots can be stored and recalled to restore the control panel to a desired state Subnet mask An IP address which indicates the address of a device in a network has two components a network address the address of the network and a host address the address of an individual computer A subnet mask is a value used to specify how many bits in the IP address are reserved for the network address A subnet is a smaller network created by dividing a large network into two or more parts S video signal A video signal with separate luminance Y and chrominance C components As opposed to composite video S video provides higher quality by eliminating interference between the Y and C signals Tilt To move a camera up and down Transition To switch from one video to a different video over a certain time interval Transitions can be used for composing or erasing graphics or characters using the downstream key or Picture in Picture function Glossary xlpueddy 155 xlpueddy 156 Transition effect Gradually switching from one video to another through the application of one of various effects This system supports two types of transition effect mix and wipe VISCA A protocol developed by Sony which allows video equipment to be
30. Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 98 To recall the registered settings 1 If DIRECT is not displayed press the F3 control to display it Turn the F3 control to display SS snapshot Wipe or PIP under DIRECT according to the setting you wish to store SNAP WIPE or PIP is displayed at the bottom left of the display panel Example of a wipe SW MODE MV TYPE XPTHOLD DIRECT ME AUTO WIPE 4 Off Wipe 30 Check that the DIRECT RECALL button is not lit If the DIRECT RECALL button is lit press the button to make it go dark Press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter a register number To store in a snapshot register enter a snapshot number between 0 and 99 To store a wipe pattern or the settings of PIP video enter a direct wipe number 0 to 9 or a direct PIP number 0 to 9 The selected number appears and flashes next to SNAP WIPE or PIP at the bottom left of the display panel SW MODE MV TYPE XPTHOLD DIRECT ME AUTO WIP 4 Off Wipe 30 Flashing Hold the PRESET button pressed The indication Storing Preset Data appears at the bottom left of the display panel and the setting is stored Check that the SW mode button is lit If the SW mode button is not lit press to light up the button to set the switcher to SW mode Check that DIRECT is displayed on the display panel above t
31. Button 1 n Button n TRANSITION M E TRANS 03 01 90 01 MODE M E TRANS 03 01 91 XX 02 Mix TYPE 04 Wipe DSK TRANS 03 00 90 02 MODE AUTO 0401 96 OX YY third digit of the second and first TRANS frame number in digits of the frame START M decimal number in E decimal AUTO 04 00 96 0X YY third digit of the second and first TRANS frame number in digits of the frame START decimal number in DSK decimal ALL STOP M E TRANS 03 01 97 01 DSK TRANS 03 00 97 02 DSK DSK ON 03 00 DA 10 DSK OFF 03 00 9A 10 WIPE WIPE 05 01 9B 00 0X _ third digit of the jsecond and first PATTERN YY number in digits of the decimal number in decimal DIRECTION 04 01 9B 04 XX 02 Normal 04 Receive FREEZE FREEZE ON 03 14 80 00 SNAP SHOT RECALL 04 219002 XX 00 to 63 For the XX column without the comment in decimal input the XX value in hexadecimal The FREEZE command functions only for FM1 Return command sent to an external device by the switcher Function ACK Protocol 84 hexadecimal Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer Connecting a computer to the LAN connector on the Processor Unit allows you to save the data set on the switcher on the computer download or import the data from a computer upload to the switcher The following data can be downloaded or uploaded e Frame memory image data FM1 and FM2 e Setting data camera position data snapshot data and SETUP m
32. Example of 10 picture multi viewer Preview window Program window Preview window Program window e T Video from IN 4 Video from IN 1 Video from IN 1 Video from IN 4 k The red frame and orange W mark are also displayed on the videos for the picture in picture or downstream key function For details see Executing Picture in Picture page 76 or Basic operation of downstream key composition page 85 e You can change the usage mode of the cross point buttons PGM and NEXT select buttons to bus fixed mode For details see Setting the Bus Mode for the Cross Point Buttons Menu Page 943 on page 56 68 Switching the Video with a Cut Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect Instead of an instantaneous switching of the videos you can gradually switch from one video to another while applying various effects This video switching is called transition effect There are two types of transition effects available for the switcher e to switch while overlapping the current and next videos mix e to switch while wiping from the current video to the next video wipe Basic operation of a transition effect To execute a transition The basic procedure for applying a transition effect is as follows Set the transition effect mix or wipe Select the video to be output next with the NEXT select buttons Execute a transition There are two
33. Extremely hot or cold places operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Places exposed to direct sunlight for a long period or close to heating appliances Close to sources of strong magnetism Close to sources of powerful electromagnetic radiation such as radios or TV transmitters Places exposed to strong vibration or shock Using a mobile phone etc near the switcher may cause a malfunction or affect the images Try to turn off mobile phones etc as much as possible when you are near the switcher When the switcher is installed in a rack leave more than 10 cm 4 inches of space at the left and right sides and more than 10 cm 4 inches of space in the rear between the rack and the switcher Leave space around the switcher for ventilation and maintenance when it is installed Do not obstruct ventilation openings at the left and right sides of the Processor Unit Leave spaces around the switcher for ventilation Leave more than 10 cm 4 inches of maintenance clearance at the rear of the switcher When the switcher is installed on a horizontal position such as on a desk leave more than 10 cm 4 inches of space at the left and right sides Leaving more than 10 cm 4 inches of space above the switcher is recommended for service operation Cleaning Make sure to disconnect the power plug of the switcher from the AC outlet before cleaning On cleaning of the cabinet Use
34. F1 control to display Reboot then press the F1 control e To reset all the data including snapshot data turn the F2 control to display Reboot under FACT SET then press the F2 control UTILITY 960 GPI 961 PIN NO 1 to 12 Sets input output of the GPI I O connector FUNCTION NOP Turn the F1 control to specify the pin number PGMBTN1 to PGMBTN12 Of the GPI I O connector then turn the F2 NEXTBTN1 to NEXTBT1 2 control to select the function AUX1BTN1 to AUX1BT12_ When any of Button1 to 12 is selected turn AUX1BTPG AUX1BTPV the F3 control to specify the illumination AUX1BTMV AUX2BTN1 to C0lor AUX2BT12 AUX2BTPG I O DIR indicates whether the selected AUX2BTPV AUX2BTMV function is for input or output CUT ME AUTO PIP AUTO DSK AUTO TRANSMIX TRANS WP FRZ MEMI FRZ MEM2 CAM MODE SW MODE DRCT SS DRCT WP DRCT PIP DRCTRCLO to DRCTRCLY Button1 to Button12 DSK On PIP On CAM1 to CAM7 AUX1BTN1 to AUX1BT12 AUX1BTPG AUX1BTPV AUX1BTMV AUX2BTN1 to AUX2BT12 AUX2BTPG AUX2BTPV AUX2BTMV COLOR __ Red Amber I O DIR Input Output indication Menu List Setting menu Setting item Description 900 UTILITY 960 REMOTE 962 CONTROL Off On Sets up the REMOTE connector BAUD 9600 19200 38400 PARITY None Even Odd APPLY Exec LAN 963 IPADD 1 1 to 255 255 Sets up the IP address and network mask of
35. Mass Processor Unit Approx 7 5 kg 16 Ib 9 oz not including an optional interface board Control Panel Approx 3 6 kg 7 lb 15 oz Supplied accessories AC power cord 1 AC power adaptor 1 Power cord for AC power adaptor 1 Control cable for connection between the Processor Unit and Control Panel 1 Rack mounting bracket 1 set RS 422 connector plug 1 Power cord stopper 1 DC IN plug retainer 1 and screws M3 x 6 2 Quick Reference Guide 1 Operating Instructions 1 Warranty 1 BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI input board Video input BNC type x 4 800 mVp p 75 ohms HD SDI 1 485 Gbps or 1 485 1 001 Gbps SD SDI 270 Mbps The frame synchronizer function is built in for all the inputs BRSA 20DD1 DVI input board DVI I input DVI I Single Link x 1 DVI D Resolution XGA WXGA SXGA HDCP not supported RGB R G B 0 7 Vp p H V TTL Resolution XGA WXGA SXGA BRSA 20DD2 DVI output board DVI I output DVI I Single Link x 1 DVI D Resolution HD mode XGA WXGA SXGA WUXGA SD mode XGA WXGA SXGA HDCP not supported Specifications xlpueddy 147 xipueddy 148 RGB R G B 0 7 Vp p H V TTL Resolution HD mode XGA WXGA SXGA WUXGA HD59 94i component HD50i component SD mode XGA WXGA SXGA Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Notes e Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KI
36. RS 422 to SDI OUTPUT i 1 J A VISCA RS 422 connecting cable EEA to VISCA RS 422 Second camera to VISCA RS 422 to SDI OUTPUT A5 e VISCA RS 422 connecting cable to VISCA RS 422 Third camera to SDI OUTPUT t to AC power adaptor Connecting External Equipment To connect the video cable Connect the SDI outputs on cameras to the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors on the switcher e To output an SDI video signal from a BRC series camera installing the interface board that enables output of a SDI signal in the camera is required For details refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera e Installing the optional BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI input board enables connection of up to seven BRC series cameras e When the switcher handles SDI signals either an SD SDI or HD SDI signal must be used Both signals cannot be handled at the same time To connect the VISCA control cable To configure the cameras Connect the RS 422 or RS 232C connectors on BRC series cameras controlled by the switcher via the RS 422 or RS 232C connectors on the switcher Up to seven BRC series cameras can be connected in daisy chain connection For details on daisy chain connection refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the cameras To connect the camera
37. Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data To assign the video input signals to the PGM and NEXT select buttons menu page 922 Assign the video input signals to PGM and NEXT select buttons 1 to 12 If you assign a video input signal to any one of the PGM or NEXT buttons the same Basic Setups for the Switcher signal will be assigned to the same number of the PGM or NEXT button You can also disable any select button that is not to be used 1 Display menu page 922 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 When menu page 921 is displayed one press of the PAGE button displays menu page 922 INPUT XPT BTN SIGNAL NAME INHIBIT 2 6 ASSIGN 1 IN 1 4 chars On 922 Turn the F1 control to select the number of the select button 1 to 12 to which you wish to assign a video input signal under XPT BTN cross point button Turn the F2 control to set the video input signal that you wish to assign to the button selected in step 2 under SIGNAL IN 1 to IN 4 to set the video signal input from the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors at the rear of the Processor Unit IN 5 to IN 8 to set the video signal input from the interface board installed in the IN1 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit When the BRSA 20HSD1 is installed select any of IN 5 to IN 8 When the BRSA 20DD1
38. TRANS button is pressed If you press the N R button while the button is lit the button goes dark and this feature is canceled Each time a transition is complete the REV button lights up then goes dark When you press the N R button The first transition Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect Switching the Video with a Dissolve Effect Mix A gradual transition is done from the current video to the next video while both videos are overlapped Basic operation of a dissolve effect The basic procedure for a dissolve is as follows Press the MIX button Select the video to be output next with the NEXT select buttons Execute a transition 1 Press the MIX button The MIX button lights up in orange awm MIX Button e aN feos Even if you press the MIX button while the AUTO TRANS button is lit or the transition lever is not positioned at either end you cannot change the wipe transition to mix transition effect In such a case wait until the AUTO TRANS button goes dark or move the transition lever as far as it will go to either the upper or lower end 2 Determine the video to be output next then press the NEXT select button to which the selected video is assigned The selected video appears in the preview window Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect 71 uoneiado Bulyoyms p Jaj deyo 3 Use the AUTO TRANS bu
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40. connected to computers White balance To adjust the balance of red green and blue signal levels so that white objects are reproduced in true white Wipe A type of transition effect A background video is gradually wiped across the screen to reveal a foreground video Glossary Index Numerics 16 9 50 4 3 50 50 50 59 94 50 A AC IN connector 30 AC power adaptor 44 AC power cord 43 Adjusting exposure 105 focus 104 size and display position for PIP 77 white balance 107 Adjustment controls F1 to F4 24 48 ANGLE 95 ASPECT 50 Attachment hole for antitheft wire 28 AUTO 93 106 AUTO ON 60 AUTO TRANS button 21 69 AUTO MANUAL button 17 104 105 AUX 1 button 18 64 AUX 2 button 18 64 AUX1 AUX2 output connectors 30 Auxiliary output video 64 Background video 14 Backlight compensation 106 Basic setups 50 aspect ratio 50 bus fixed mode 56 bus toggle mode 56 connecting the computer 60 DVI output 54 multi viewer output 55 NEXT select buttons 52 PGM select buttons 52 power on off of the VISCA cameras 59 video input signal name 51 video input signals 51 video output signals 54 video signal format 50 VISCA camera 57 VISCA communication mode 57 VISCA ID 58 BAUD 57 Bit switches 28 BK LIGHT button 17 106 BOARD 54 Border 81 BOTTOM 79 BRIGHT control 24 105 BRSA 20DD1 31 40 147 BRSA 20DD2 31 40 147 BRSA 20HSD1 31 40 147 Bus fixed mode 56 BUS TGL 57 Bus toggle mode 56 BUSSEL 5
41. is assigned Press the PGM select button to which the video to be output is assigned The button you pressed lights up in red and the selected video is output from the PGM output connector PGM select buttons AKAK 0000 2 Press the PGM select button to which the video to be output next is assigned The button you pressed lights up in red and the program output video is instantaneously switched to the selected video 3 Repeat step 2 to switch the program output video one after another Switching the Video with a Cut It is convenient for selecting the video if you use the multi viewer feature page 55 to display multiple input videos on a monitor at the same time In the multi viewer display the current program output video is boxed in a red frame Example of 10 picture multi viewer Video from IN 1 Preview window Program window Input videos You can change the type of the multi viewer output from among 1 4 10 and 16 pictures by turning the F1 control and changing the number under MV TYPE when the switcher is in SW mode Switching with the CUT Button After Checking the Next Video in the Preview Window To switch the video after checking a new video in the preview window use the CUT button uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo Press the PGM select button to which the video to be output is assigned The button you pressed lights up in red and the selected
42. is complete the PIP AUTO button turns red e You can change the transition time for executing a transition using the PIP AUTO button For details see Setting the Transition Time on page 80 e You can change the size and display position of an embedded video For details see Adjusting the Size and Display Position of an Embedded Video in Picture in Picture on page 77 e You can set the border of an embedded video For details see Setting a Border for a Wipe or PIP on page 81 e You can crop an unwanted portion of an embedded video For details see To crop an embedded video for picture in picture on page 79 Adjusting the Size and Display Position of an Embedded Video in Picture in Picture You can set the size and display position of a video to be embedded in picture in picture Default setting Adjustment example 1 Adjustment example 2 To adjust the size and display position of an embedded video using the joystick BRS 200 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER a Joystick FINE button CENTER button 1 Press to light up the MENU button 2 Display menu page 810 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 3 Turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise or counterclockwise to specify the size of the embedded video You can set the size from 1 6 to 1 2 a full screen size to decrease the size oe to inc
43. is installed select IN 5 IN 9 to set the video signal input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN2 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit FM 1 FM 2 to set frame memory image or 2 stored in the Processor Unit MAT1 MAT2 to set color matte 1 or 2 used for a background image CLBR to set color bars used for adjustment and test transmission The display under NAME shows the same video input name that was set in RENAME of menu page 921 Since the items under SIGNAL and NAME are changed relative to each other you can select the signal from the signal name by turning the F3 control instead of the F2 control To disable the select button Use this function if you are not using any of select buttons 1 to 12 On menu page 922 turn the F1 control to select the number of the select button to be disabled under XPT BTN Turn the F4 control to set INHIBIT inhibition to On The selected button will no longer operate even if you press the button When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data To add a frame synchronizer to the input video signal menu page 925 If the input video is an asynchronous signal it can be synchronized using the frame synchronizer built in th
44. methods for executing a transition as follows e to execute a transition automatically by pressing the AUTO TRANS button e to execute a transition manually using the transition lever REV button aay ae Transition lever N R button AUTO TRANS button Transition indicators To use the AUTO TRANS button Pressing the AUTO TRANS button gradually switches the video during the preset transition time You can change the transition time Follow the procedure described in Setting the Transition Time on page 80 Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 69 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo 70 To use the transition lever Moving the transition lever in the direction of the lit indicator enables execution of a transition according to the movement of the lever When you move the lever as far as it will go in the direction of the lit indicator the transition is complete Then the indicator on the opposite end lights up instead To change the direction of transition e Using the REV button Press to light up the REV button to enable transition in the reverse direction If you press the REV button while the button is lit the button goes dark and the transition progresses in the normal direction Normal transition e Using the N R Normal Reverse button When you press to light up the N R button the transition reciprocates each time the AUTO
45. of a background image within the range of 0 to 100 GAIN to adjust the sharpness of the outline within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 HUE to adjust the hue within the range of 0 0 to 359 5 in units of 0 5 ANGLE to adjust the area of the color space within the range of 5 0 to 90 0 in units of 0 5 ANGLE is a value that indicates a scope of similar colors to the color specified with HUE Setting ANGLE to 90 0 specifies colors in a scope within 45 degrees in the color space in relation to the color set with HUE Press the DSK AUTO button to execute the DSK transition The composite DSK video is applied to the program output Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics uolyesado Bulyoyms p sejdeyo 95 uonesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 96 Checking the Results of Composite Video Effect Preview You can check and adjust the results of PIP picture in picture or DSK downstream key composition in the preview window before displaying it as program output video 1 Display menu page 933 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 OUTPUT DSK CLN PIP CLN 3 6 PVWMODE On On 933 2 Turn the F1 or F2 control to set the output mode in the preview window DSK CLN to set to Off when you wish to preview the video as the results of DSK composition PIP CLN to set to Off when you wish to preview the vide
46. the connected VISCA cameras automatically when the power of the switcher is turned on 1 Display menu page 917 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 CAMERA CAM BTN TURN APPLY AUTO ON 7 8 PWR MNG All Off NOP On 917 Turn the F1 control to set the CAMERA button number of the camera whose power on off you wish to control under CAM BTN You can select All and CAMERA button 1 to 7 When All is selected you can control power on off of all the connected VISCA cameras Turn the F2 control to set On or Off under TURN On to turn on the camera Off to turn off the camera Basic Setups for the Switcher suoneiedaid Ja deup 59 4 Tur the F3 control to display 4 Exec then press the F3 control The selected camera is turned on off according to the setting in step 3 Repeating steps 2 to 4 allows the switcher to control each of the cameras To turn on all the VISCA cameras in conjunction with the power of the switcher Turn the F4 control to set AUTO ON to On You can turn on all the connected VISCA cameras automatically when the switcher is turned on When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data
47. the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 CAMERA PAN DIR TILT DIR ZOOM DIR BRIGHT 4 8 MODE Normal Normal Reverse IRIS 914 Turn the F3 ZOOM control to select Reverse under ZOOM DIR Then the subject becomes smaller as you turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise and the subject becomes larger if you turn it counterclockwise The zoom speed can be changed according to the turning angle of the dial on the upper part of the joystick or can be held constant regardless of the turning angle SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT POS AUTO 1 1000 1 8 15 24 1 Press the F3 ZOOM control to select CONSTANT or VARIABLE CONSTANT to zoom in out at a constant speed regardless of the turning angle of the dial VARIABLE to increase the zoom speed as the turning angle of the dial becomes larger Turn the F3 ZOOM control to set the zoom speed Assuming the highest zoom speed that the camera supports is 8 8 you can set the value between 1 8 and 8 8 The larger a numerator is the higher the zoom speed becomes Operating Pan Tilt of the Camera To operate pan tilt of a camera with the joystick Incline the joystick forward backward right or left to operate pan tilt of the camera While viewing the monitor incline the joystick in the direction of an object to be shot The camera ti
48. to each other you can select the CAMERA button number from the camera name by turning the F2 control instead of the F1 control 3 Turn the F3 control to set the same VISCA ID as that set on the camera under VISCA ID You can select VISCA ID 1 to 7 or Off Pressing the CAMERA button set in step 2 enables you to control a BRC series camera with the same VISCA ID as selected in this step When Off is selected no camera can be controlled with the CAMERA button selected in step 2 You can assign the same VISCA ID to two or more CAMERA buttons Repeat steps 2 and 3 to assign a VISCA ID to each of the CAMERA buttons Press the F4 control to confirm the settings in steps 2 to 4 Pressing the F4 control enables confirmation of the settings To reassign the VISCA IDs If a camera in the VISCA system configuration is changed you should reassign the VISCA IDs Press the F4 control on menu page 912 to execute NET CHG Network Change The VISCA IDs of all the cameras are then reassigned to the CAMERA buttons When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data To control the power on off of the VISCA cameras menu page 917 You can turn on off the power of the connected VISCA cameras from the switcher You can also turn on
49. to OFF the menu of the camera is not displayed on the output image from the interface board installed in the camera or the BRU H700 For details refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera or the BRU H700 Camera menu operation buttons UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT ENTER Use these buttons to operate the menu on the camera when the menu is displayed on the image shot by the camera selected with one of the CAMERA button in the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section Select the menu item from the main menu with the UP or DOWN button then press the ENTER button to display the selected setting menu Select the setting item to be changed with the UP or DOWN button then press the LEFT or RIGHT button to change the setting value Control Panel e To restore the main menu hold the CAMERA MENU button pressed The camera menu operation buttons in this section function the same as the HOME buttons on the Remote Commander supplied with the camera For details refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera E Functions in SW mode CAMERA MENU button This button cannot be used in SW mode Location control buttons FINE CENTER X Y Z Use these buttons to set the function of the joystick when it is to be used in menu mode FINE button Pressing to light up this button reduces the speed of setting using the joystick This enables you to make fine adjustment To restore the normal setting speed press th
50. to the switcher via the RS 422 connector on the switcher prepare the connecting cable using the RS 422 connector plugs supplied with the switcher and camera For preparing the connecting cable see the pin assignments of the VISCA RS 422 connector page 148 and Wiring Example of VISCA RS 422 Connection page 150 For use of the VISCA RS 422 connector plug see To Use the VISCA RS 422 Connector Plug on page 151 Set the following setup items for all the connected BRC series cameras to the same values HD SD select switch SD SDI or HD SDI Camera address selector 0 Normally automatically assigned Video format 59 94i or 50i VISCA communication mode RS 422 or RS 232C Communication baud rate 9600 bps or 38400 bps To connect the cameras to the AC power supply After the cameras are connected to the switcher connect the AC power adaptors supplied with the cameras to AC outlets The cameras turn on pan and tilt automatically and move to the position stored as camera position 1 Connecting External Equipment suoneiedaid Ja deup 35 suoneiedaig Jajdeyo 36 Connecting a Video Output Device Such as a Camera Other Than a BRC Series Camera Connect a camera or video output device equipped with an SDI output to the SDI IN connector on the switcher QE COCO OROROLON
51. used for adjustment and test transmission 3 Set the name of the video input signal within four characters under RENAME using the F2 and F3 controls Press the F2 control to highlight the first character of the registered video input signal name Turn the F2 control to change the highlighted character You can select alphanumeric characters and symbols For selectable characters see Selectable characters on page 52 Turn the F3 control to change the highlighted character and the F2 control to change the character ORepeat steps and to set the name within four characters e Ifthe highlighted characters exceed four by turning the F3 control the present displayed name is defined as the name of the selected video input signal To highlight the characters again press the F2 control e The displayed name under RENAME and the selected signal under SIGNAL are changed relative to each other If you press the F2 control when no highlighted character is displayed under RENAME the video input signal under SIGNAL will be changed Basic Setups for the Switcher 51 suonesedaid E Ja deup suoneiedaid Jajdeyo 52 Selectable characters Space amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDE FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _abcdefghijkl mnopqrstuvwxyz l When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting
52. was applied Locations and Functions of Parts Chapter Control Panel i You can set for a warning beep to sound if the switcher is incorrectly operated Set BEEP to On on menu page 944 to enable the beep sound page 139 The parts on the control panel are grouped into 1 to 9 according to their functions as shown below See the pages in parentheses for more details Display panel camera switcher menu control section page 23 FOCUS BRIGHT 5 Menu snapshot camera position section page 21 7 Camera menu location control section page 26 Joystick Ke Rear panel page 28 i Mode button page 16 a FEET COE ek 3 Cross point bus section page 19 2 CAMERA DSK AUX bus section page 17 1 Mode buttons page 16 Effect transition section page 20 Control Panel sled JO suoouny pue suoneo07 z 19 deyo 15 1 Mode Buttons The buttons and controls on the switcher function according to the mode switched between CAM camera mode and SW switcher mode with the mode buttons The function modes of the switcher consist of CAM camera mode SW switcher mode and menu mode To switch the switcher to menu mode press the MENU button in 5 Menu snapshot camera position section page 21 seg Jo suo
53. 0 camera on page 107 OP AWB one push auto white balance button When the white balance adjustment mode of the camera is set to ONE PUSH press to light up this button performing one push auto white balance adjustment of the camera E Functions in SW mode DSK AUX downstream key auxiliary buttons The same images assigned to the select buttons to 12 in the cross point bus section are assigned to the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Press one of the buttons to select an image after pressing the DSK PIP AUX 1 or AUX 2 button DSK downstream key button When you select a key source of the downstream key press to light up this button then press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons What is downstream key Using this function allows you to superimpose graphics characters etc on a background image This is called DSK downstream key because a key is added to the final program output video executed at the lowest downstream PIP picture in picture button When you select an image to be inserted for the picture in picture function press to light up this button then press one of the DKS AUX 1 to 12 buttons AUX 1 auxiliary 1 button When you select the video output from the AUX1 connector press to light up this button then press one of the DSK AUX to 12 buttons the PGM PVW or MV button AUX 2 auxiliary 2 button When you select the video output from the AUX2 connector press to light up thi
54. 10 100 connector on the switcher to a computer s LAN connector with a cross type LAN cable You can store the data such as snapshot camera position and frame memory image set by the switcher in the connected computer or import the data stored in the computer to restore the previous status of the switcher CEF LAN 10 100 LAN cable cross cable Computer Some computers can be connected with a straight type LAN cable Connecting an External Sync Signal To synchronize with the connected video devices input the reference signal from an external reference signal generator to the REF IN connector on the switcher and to the external video sync signal input EXT SYNC IN connector for the BRC series cameras 75 ohm coaxial cable Reference signal generator SG INT EE IND TOUT LUO PANEL LANGONOO REMOTE lern perour PS52320 FOP KOKLO dek de E o OOO OSS 75 ohm termination switch ON i 75 ohm termination 75 ohm terminati switch ON Signal separator to to EXT SYNC IN ion 75 ohm termination switch ON i switch ON A If the connected d
55. 31 Menu page numbers 46 Messages 144 Mix 71 MIX button 20 71 MODE 117 MODEL 57 MV button 18 64 N N R button 20 70 NET MASK 60 Network mask 60 NEXT select buttons 19 67 Nonvolatile memory 83 Numeric buttons 23 47 98 111 112 O OP AF button 17 105 OP AWB button 18 107 Operating the camera menu 114 Optional accessories 147 OUT card slot 30 P P T RST button 17 110 PAGE button 25 47 PAN DIR_ 109 Pan tilt 109 PAN TILT control 25 110 PANEL connector 30 Panning tilting direction 109 Panning tilting speed 109 113 PGM button 18 64 PGM select buttons 19 66 67 PGM1 PGM2 output connectors 30 Picture in picture 75 Pin assignments 148 PINNO 119 PIP 75 98 PIP AUTO 80 PIP AUTO button 20 76 PIP button 18 76 PIPCLN 96 PIP menu 135 PIP video 14 PIP 98 POS 111 112 Power cord for the AC power adaptor 44 Power cord stopper 43 POWER indicator 29 45 POWER switch 29 45 Power switch 28 45 PRESET button 22 98 112 PROCESSOR connector 28 Processor Unit 29 Program output video 14 65 PST SPD button 17 113 PVW button 18 64 R Rack mounting attachment screws 29 Rack mounting bracket 145 RECALL button 22 99 112 Recall the registered settings 98 Recalling the preset camera settings 112 REF IN connectors 30 REF OUT connector 30 REMOTE connector 30 123 RENAME 51 RESO 54 REV button 20 70 RIGHT 79 RS 232C 57 RS 232C connector 30 RS 422 57 RS
56. 33 Connecting VISCA Cameras s sides sucsdessacsortosanhtiabs toseaedverreguermsanas 34 Connecting a Video Output Device Such as a Camera Other Than a BRC Series Camera nadia n a a A adda ie RS 36 Table of Contents 5 6 Connecting a DVI Signal Output Device eee eeeeeeeeeereeeeeeenes 36 Connecting Monitors to the PGM1 And PGM2 Connectors 37 Connecting Monitors to the AUX1 And AUX2 Connectors 37 Connecting a Monitor or Projector Equipped with a DVI Input 38 Connecting a Computer for Storing the Setting Data 38 Connecting an External Sync Signal eee eeececsseeeesseeeesteeeeneeeeaees 39 Installation and Connection of the Switcher ssccsseeesee 40 Installing an Interface Board wuss ecscetesacesectencvettedeneceaianevspaageuasanads ceaaates 40 Connecting the Processor Unit and Control Panel eee eee 42 DIS ONE POWEL sieniin aa a i neces owes eras 45 Menu OPGratiOny sesivcscncciesisesstcedsecesnsencceteictatensesdarieactnibansaanenccceseboces 46 Displaying the MEnus sicisiissseseasnsaatatebssadalenadeeiossuentncsaatesebnuedeamnceieees 46 Oper ti g he Menui Serenes ota een e ai a i iy 48 Basic Setups for the Switcher ccccccccesseeeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 50 Setting the Video Signal Format and Aspect Ratio Menu Page Pop Peppercorn OTe MOOR Tene E att PRC IOROE AE RIE ROE CHE Pet eso OD Pe 50 Setting Up the Video Input Signals 0 0 0 eeeeeeeseceeste
57. 39 xlpueddy 140 Setting menu Setting item Description 900 SYSTEM 950 SYSMODE 951 FORMAT SD HD Selects the system that the switcher FRAME 159 94 50 supports ASPECT 4 3 16 9 APPLY Exec When FORMAT is set to HD and ASPECT is set to 4 3 on menu page 951 a PGM or PVM output image will remain in the portions outside the 4 3 display REFIN 952 TYPE Tri Sync BB Sets input sync signal When the F2 control APPLY is pressed after APPLY Exec setting TYPE rebooting is required to enable the setting If FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 TYPE is fixed to BB REFOUT 953 TYPE Tri Sync BB Sets output sync signal H PHASE 0 500 to 0 500 0 000 in When V PHASE is set to 1H 1H delay 0 001 unit H Line occurs V PHASE 1H OH 1H unit Line SNAP 954 MEM NO 0 to 99 Resets the data stored in snapshot to the MEM CLR Exec factory preset value e To reset an individual snapshot number CLR BANK NOP All Bank 0 to select the snapshot number under MEM 4 Bank 9 NO then press the F2 control MEM CLR e To reset data in units of Bank select the Bank number under CLR BANK then press the F3 control CLR BANK INIT 955 SETUP NOP Reboot Resets the data stored in the switcher to the factory preset value FACT SET NOP Reboot e To reset the SETUP data menu pages 900s turn the
58. 39 BANK 945 DRCT Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank Sets the tens digit of the snapshot number RCL 3 Bank 4 Bank 5 Bank 6 when recalling it using the DIRECT RECALL Bank 7 Bank 8 Bank 9 button For details see To recall the snapshot number using the DIRECT RECALL button menu page 945 on page 139 To specify snapshot data at the time of startup menu page 944 You can store the data set in the menus from menu pages in the 400s MEM menu to 800s PIP menu with 0 to 99 snapshot numbers When you enter the number 0 to 99 under STARTUP in menu page 944 the switcher starts with the selected snapshot data when the power is turned on When you select Setup under STARTUP the switcher starts with the currently selected values in the SETUP menu The date and time setting on menu page 440 are not registered in the snapshot number To recall the snapshot number using the DIRECT RECALL button menu page 945 Select any of Bank 0 to Bank 9 under DRCT RCT on menu page 945 The numbers 0 to 9 for Bank correspond to the tens digit of the snapshot number Specifying Bank 0 allows you to recall snapshot numbers 0 to 9 Bank to recall snapshot numbers 10 to 19 etc and Bank 9 to recall snapshot numbers 90 to 99 For example specifying Bank 3 allows you to recall snapshot numbers 30 to 39 by pressing and lighting up the DIRECT RECALL button then pressing numeric buttons 0 to 9 Menu List xlpueddy 1
59. 4 C CAM BTN 58 59 CAM mode 102 CAM mode button 16 102 103 CAMERA buttons 17 103 Camera menu 114 CAMERA MENU button 26 114 Camera menu operation buttons 26 Camera mode menu 132 Camera position 111 Card slots 40 CENTER button 26 78 110 Checking the results of composite video 96 Chroma 93 94 Chroma key 91 CLBR 82 CLEAR button 23 111 CLIP 88 90 95 Color bar 82 Color matte 82 91 Command 124 Connecting 33 computer 38 DVI signal output device 36 external sync signal 39 monitor 37 38 projector 38 video cable 35 video output device 36 VISCA cameras 34 VISCA control cable 35 VISCA RS 422 connector plug 151 CONSTANT 108 109 CONTROL 57 Control cable 43 Control Panel 15 camera menu location control section 26 CAMERA DSK AUX bus section 17 camera switcher menu control section 23 cross point bus section 19 display panel 23 effect transition section 20 joystick 27 menu snapshot camera position section 21 mode buttons 16 rear panel section 28 Controlling the camera 104 Conversion between input signal and output signal 142 CROP 79 Cropping 79 Cross point buttons 52 56 CURSORON 93 Cut 65 66 CUT button 21 67 D DC IN 12V connector 28 DC IN plug retainer 44 Dimensions 153 DIRECT 98 Direct PIP 97 Direct PIP number 135 DIRECT RECALL button 22 98 111 Direct recall function 99 112 Direct wipe 97 Direct wipe number 133 Display panel 23 DIST 83 Dot button 23 47 Downloading 125 Downstream key 85
60. 422 connector 30 S SAT 81 82 91 Save setup data 102 SD 50 SDI IN 5 to 8 connectors 31 SDI signal 142 Selecting the auxiliary output video 64 Selecting the camera to be controlled 103 SETUP menu 136 SIGNAL 51 52 53 55 90 SIZE 78 Size and display position for PIP 77 SNAP 98 Snapshot 97 139 SOURCE 90 Specifications 146 SPEED 106 Split 90 Spotlight compensation 107 SPT LIGHT button 18 107 SS 98 Stillimage 83 STORE 83 Storing 97 111 camera settings 111 PIP 97 setting menu items 97 wipe 97 Storing Preset Data 98 Supplied accessories 147 SW mode 63 SW mode button 16 63 Switcher mode menu 132 T Tally lamp 117 TGA 127 TILT DIR 109 TOP 79 Top menu list 22 Transition effect 65 69 Transition indicator 21 Transition lever 21 70 Transition time 80 TRANSP 88 90 Troubleshooting 144 TURN 59 TYPE 55 88 90 93 94 Type of multi viewer 56 U UP DOWN buttons 115 Uploading 125 V V POS 79 VARIABLE 108 109 Video switching 65 VISCA ID 59 W Warning beep 15 White balance 107 WIDTH 81 WINDOW 55 Wipe 72 98 WIPE button 21 73 WIPE menu 133 Wipe patterns 73 74 Wipe 98 Wiring example of VISCA RS 422 connection 150 X X Y and Z buttons 26 78 94 XPT BTN 52 89 Z ZOOM control 25 108 ZOOM DIR 108 Zoom operation adjustment 108 Zoom speed adjustment 108 Zooming 108 Index xlpueddy 159
61. 61 When the Button cross point button 1 is lit in red pin number 10 on the GPI T O connector short circuits with GND It will be convenient to write down the functions assigned to each pin on the chart below Pin number Function Pin number Function 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 GND 6 14 GND 7 15 GND 8 Control Examples Using the GPI I O Connector Input example 1 control example when an external switch is connected 50 mA at maximum s n d Jeuse xy Buls 07u00 9 seydeu9 Processor Unit of the External device BRS 200 Using the GPI I O Connector 1 21 s n d eu19 x3 Husn joujuog 9 seydeup 122 Using the GPI I O Connector Input example 2 control example when an open collector is used 50 mA at maximum E less than 0 5 V Processor Unit of the External device BRS 200 Output example control example when an external lamp is connected Maximum voltage 40 V Maximum current 100 mA 10 ohms 4 Processor Unit of the BRS 200 External device Using the REMOTE Connector The switcher can be controlled by a computer via the REMOTE connector on the switcher Follow the specifications below to communicate with the computer Configuring SERIAL DATA Communication method D sub 9 pin RS 422A compatible Synchronous system Asynchronous Baud rate 38400 19200
62. 861 33 716 59 939 74 175 H pos V pos Not Supported 1920 x 1080 Int supported component 59 94 Hz output 1920 x 1080 EIA CEA 861 28 125 50 000 74 250 H pos V pos Not Supported 1920 x 1080 Int supported component 50 Hz output 1920 x 1200 VESA DMT 74 038 59 950 154 H pos V neg Supported Supported WUXGA 60 Hz Reduced Blanking a o 3 x 1 52 Specifications Dimensions Control Panel 410 16 1 4 130 5 1 90 3 J 70 2 7p 8 M35 15 1 3 gt lt F L N o FA a A AN Ws e BI T a 3 M4 55 8 11 32 FMi 3 110 2 in depth 8 32 in depth 424 16 3 4 a 4 103 4 Ty xlpueddy Unit mm inches Dimensions 1 53 Processor Unit xlpueddy 154 T gt isp E Z o N atl r A 430 17 6 2 x 12 1 4 x 15 32 4 holes A oh FR Vs to E LA A 462 18 1 4 S a p 8 480 19 ojl 2 a S o Unit mm inches Dimensions Glossary Background picture An image that disappears as the effect progresses The image is displayed as the program output video before any effect is applied Bus An internal signal path to use an input signal color mat
63. 9600 selectable in the menu Character length 8 bits Parity Odd even none selectable in the menu Stop bit 1 bit MARK DO D7 _ PARITYJSTOP D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 e pgpggggpnan LSB M55 SPACE 1 START BIT 8 DATA BITs 1 PARITY BIT 1 STOP BIT Odd parity DO to D7 and when the total number of ones for PARITY is odd REMOTE connector Pin assignments of the REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin female REMOTE n TR A TPI LO P d Pin No Signal Function 1 GND Frame Ground 2 XMIT Transmit A 3 RCV Receive B 4 GND Receive Common 5 NOT USED Space 6 GND Transmit Common 7 XMIT Transmit B 8 RCV Receive A Using the REMOTE Connector s n d eu19 x3 Hulse jouu0g 9 19 dey9 123 s n d JeUse Xxy Husn 04u00 9 Jeydeupg 124 Pin No Signal 9 GND Function Frame Ground A and B on the above list are defined as follows T Transmit A lt B 1 MARK A gt B 0 SPACE R Receive Command Using the REMOTE Connector Command list controllable with external devices Function Protocol XX YY CROSS PGM 03 01 80 XX 01 Button 1 POINT n Button n NEXT 03 01 81 XX 01
64. F4 control to set the transition time PIP AUTO 0 to 999 30 Menu List MEM Menu Setting menu Setting item Description 400 FREEZE 410 SIGNAL IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 Allows you to register a still image in frame IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 FM 1 FM 2 memory 1 or 2 MAT1 MAT2 CLBR PGM PVW Turn the F1 control to select a signal then turn the DIST FM 1 FM2 F2 control to specify FM1 or FM2 Press the F3 f control to register the image FREEZE Exec MODE 420 FM 1 Frame Field1 Field2 Sets up the signal imported to FM 1 or FM 2 asa f i still image FN Frane FRH Ree Setting FOLDER to AutoSwap automatically FOLDER Separate AutoSwap swaps between the data in FM 1 and FM 2 after importing the data NV MEM 430 LOAD NOP FM 1 FM 2 Both Stores still image data in nonvolatile memory and recalls them STORE NOP FM 1 LFM 2 4 Both LOAD Writes the data in nonvolatile memory to FM 1 or FM 2 When the switcher is on data are written automatically STORE Stores still image data of FM 1 or FM 2 in internal nonvolatile memory It takes about 3 minutes to store one frame memory TIME 440 MM DD YY 01 01 09 Enter the date and time when the data are stored pag in a computer Press the F1 control to highlight the date then turn HH MM SS 00 00 00 the F1 control to change the date To move the lt gt S
65. F4 controls to change the color or width of a border Example of a wipe WIPE LUM SAT HUE WIDTH 2 2 BORDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 Off 520 LUM to set the luminance within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 SAT to set the saturation within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 HUE to set the hue in units of 0 5 WIDTH to set the border width within the range of 1 to 50 or set it to Off no border You can use the joystick to change the color of a border instead of the F1 to F3 controls Inclining the joystick forward backward left or right adjusts LUM luminance and SAT saturation Turning the dial on the upper part of the joystick adjusts HUE Setting a Border for a Wipe or PIP 81 uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo uolyesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 82 Using the Color Bars or Color Mattes The switcher incorporates the color bars for adjustment and testing and the color mattes used as a background You can assign these video signals to the PGM or NEXT select buttons to use them for video switching or composition Assigning the Color Bar or Color Matte to the PGM or NEXT Select Button Open menu page 922 and set CLBR color bar MAT1 color matte 1 or MAT2 color matte 2 under SIGNAL INPUT XPT BTN SIGNAL NAME INHIBIT 2 6 ASSIGN 1 CLBR 4 chars Off 922 For details
66. For Customer in China ARPER EA RSA PLE 95S EAFA FAP ants SAN Tl STH OE RIE ERA A BEYMAMLAEKREA fal http pro sony com cn mich AEA rth AA Bhi Ale AH 88RA AP ant fa is SS AP BERS Hott ERRAK RSI CH 18 SHEAR A B25 B toRREALHA 2009 6H Printed on recycled paper http www sony net Sony Corporation Printed in Japan ANOS 00 SH4 4 145 707 11 1 SONY Remote Camera Operating Switcher Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference BRS 200 2009 Sony Corporation 2 Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom Record these numbers in the spaces provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED WARNING The supplied AC power adaptor has no power switch When installing the unit incorporate a readily accessible disconnect device in the fixed wiring or connect the power p
67. GAIN Pri or MANUAL on the camera You can also adjust the exposure compensation level when EX COMP exposure compensation is set to ON on the camera ZOOM control You can change the zoom speed when you operate the zoom by using the dial on the upper part of the joystick Press the control to switch between CONSTANT and VARIABLE Turn the control to select the speed from among 1 8 to 8 8 PAN TILT panning tilting control You can change the panning and tilting speed when you operate panning tilting by using the joystick Press the control to switch between CONSTANT and VARIABLE Turn the control to select the speed from among 1 24 to 24 24 You can select the speed from among 0 5 24 to 24 24 for the BRC Z700 camera EXIT button When menu mode is selected press this button to return to the next higher layer of the menu The last digit of menu page changes to 0 and flashes You can enter the last digit of that number using numeric buttons 0 to 9 When you press this button while the last digit of the menu page is flashing or the last digit is 0 the last two digits reset to 00 When TOP is shown at the lower left of the display panel the top menu is displayed In this case pressing the EXIT button does not change the display PAGE button The number of pages for the displayed menu and the individual menu page number are displayed at the right end of the display panel Th
68. I O connector D sub 15 pin female Ty mA CCOCe SIN aa spi sedlneq jeuseyxy Hulse jouu0g 9 sejdeu9 1 Display menu page 961 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 UTILITY PINNO FUNCTION COLOR 1 0 DIR 1 3 GPI 1 NOP Input 961 2 Turn the F1 control to select pin number whose function you wish to change under PIN NO You can select pin number to 12 3 Turn the F2 control to set the function of the selected pin under FUNCTION Using the GPI I O Connector 1 1 9 sedineq jeuseixy Husn jouju0g 9 seydeup 120 For selectable functions see Functions enabled to be assigned to the pins on the GPI I O connector on page 120 When you select Button to Button12 with the F2 control the setting item is displayed under COLOR Turn the F3 control to select Red or Amber The Output or Input indication is displayed under I O DIR above the F4 control depending on the selected function Output to operate an external device using the control signal output from the switcher Input to operate the switcher using the control signal input to the switcher from an external device Functions enabled to be assigned to the pins on the GPI I O connector Using the GPI I
69. Indication on the Adjustment procedure setting on the camera display panel above the F2 control FULL AUTO AUTO Exposure adjusted automatically using the sensitivity shutter speed and iris SHUTTER Pri SPEED Adjust the shutter speed manually by turning the F2 control IRIS Pri IRIS Adjust the iris manually by turning the F2 control GAIN Pri GAIN Adjust the gain manually by turning the F2 control MANUAL SPEED IRIS or GAIN Adjust the shutter speed iris or selected by pressing gain displayed on the display the F2 control panel manually by turning the F2 control When BRIGHT is set to IRIS G on menu page 914 for the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 camera IRIS dB is displayed under IRIS and you can manually adjust the iris or gain of the camera by turning the F2 control To enable exposure compensation When EX COMP exposure compensation is set to ON in the menu of the camera press the F2 control several times until EX COMP is displayed on the display panel above the F2 control The exposure compensation is enabled SIG CAM1 FOCUS EX COMP CONSTANT CONSTANT POS AUTO 0 1 8 15 24 Turn the F2 control to set the exposure compensation level under EX COMP To enable backlight compensation Controlling the Camera When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it and the subject becomes dark use the backlight compensation funct
70. L button you can recall the preset PIP setting You can also recall the preset PIP setting simply by pressing numeric buttons 0 to 9 if you press to light up the DIRECT RECALL button SETUP Menu If you changed the values of the setting items in the SETUP menu menu pages 900s and exit the menu a message Reboot system PAGE yes or EXIT no or Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no may appear on the display panel depending on the changed setting items Press the PAGE button yes to reboot the switcher or to store the changed settings The stored settings are retained in memory when the switcher is turned off and on again When the EXIT button no is pressed the settings are restored to those before your changes Setting menu Setting item Description 900 CAMERA 910 VISCA 911 CONTROL RS 232C RS 422 Sets up the connection with the VISCA cameras PAUD poate SUD Normally keep MODEL set to Auto so that MODEL Auto BRC 300 BRC H700 the switcher detects the model automatically BRC Z700 BRC Z330 When all the connected cameras are of the APPLY Exec same model you can also specify the model To apply the changed setting press the F4 control to execute APPLY ASSIGN 912 CAM BTN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Allows you to assign the VISCA ID of the NAME 4 character indication desired camera to one of the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons VISCA ID Off 1 to 7 T
71. LL video This method is referred to as luminance key Generally the bright characters on a black background are cut out of the DSK FILL video and superimposed on a background video In the example below the character string LESSON 1 cut from the DSK FILL video is composed with the background video Luminance key Background video DSK FILL video composition Black background Basic operation of luminance keying Set the switcher to SW mode Press the DSK button Select a DSK FILL video with one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Select Lum for TYPE on menu page 710 Adjust the video to be composed on menu page 720 Execute downstream key composition with the DSK AUTO button T Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode 2 Press to light up the DSK button Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 87 uonesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 88 3 Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to specify a video to be composed with the DSK composition DSK FILL video 4 Display menu page 710 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 DSK TYPE FILL SOURCE INVERT 1 6 KEYMODE Lum 4 chars z Off 710 5 Turn the F1 control to select Lum luminance under TYPE If you wish to compose a dark portion on a bright backgro
72. ND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER Pin Assignments Specifications VISCA RS 232C output connector mini DIN 8 pin female RS 232C 7 8 6 5 a 0 0 3 2 o 1 VISCA Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 No Connection 5 RXD IN 2 No Connection 6 GND 3 TXD IN 7 No Connection 4 GND 8 No Connection VISCA RS 422 connector connector plug 5 pin RS 422 12345 Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 GND 4 TXD IN 2 RXD IN 5 TXD IN 3 RXD IN GPI I O connector D sub 15 pin female Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 Input or output 9 Input or output 2 Input or output 10 Input or output 3 Input or output 11 Input or output 4 Input or output 12 Input or output 5 Input or output 13 GND 6 Input or output 14 GND 7 Input or output 15 GND 8 Input or output
73. O Connector NOP Not used Input PGMBTNI1 to PGMBTN12 PGM select buttons 1 to 12 NEXTBTN1 to NEXTBT12 NEXT select buttons 1 to 12 AUXIBTNI1 to AUXIBT12 AUXIBTPG AUXIBTPV AUXIBTMV output signal selection with the AUX1 button AUX2BTNI1 to AUX2BT12 AUX2BTPG AUX2BTPV AUX2BTMV output signal selection with the AUX2 button CUT CUT button ME AUTO AUTO TRANS button PIP AUTO PIP AUTO button DSK AUTO DSK AUTO button TRANSMIX MIX button TRANS WP WIPE button FRZ MEM1 FRZ MEM2 import of frame memory video 1 2 CAM MODE CAM mode button SW MODE SW mode button DRCT SS DRCT WP DRCT PIP direct snapshot mode direct wipe mode or direct PIP mode selection DRCTRCLO to DRCTRCL39 recall of DIRECT RECALL 0 to 9 Output Button1 to Button12 Cross point buttons PGM select buttons and NEXT select buttons 1 to 12 DSK On DSK AUTO button On PIP On PIP AUTO button On CAM1 to CAM7 CAMERA to 7 buttons AUXIBTNI1 to AUXIBT12 AUXIBTPG AUXIBTPV AUXIBTMV AUX 1 button AUX2BTNI1 to AUX2BT12 AUX2BTPG AUX2BTPV AUX2BTMV AUX 2 button Setting example 1 UTILITY PINNO FUNCTION COLOR O DIR 1 3 GPI 1 PGMBTN1 Input 961 If pin number 1 on the GPI I O connector is connected to GND the same performance as that obtained by pressing the PGMBTN1 PGM select button 1 is executed Setting example 2 UTILITY PINNO FUNCTION COLOR O DIR 1 3 GPI 10 Button1 Red Output 9
74. OWN CEI TER CENTER button Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode Press to light up the DSK button Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to specify a video to be composed with the DSK composition DSK FILL video Display menu page 710 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics DSK TYPE FILL SOURCE INVERT 1 6 KEYMODE Chroma 4 chars Off 710 Turn the F1 control to select Chroma under TYPE You can change the DSK FILL video selected with the DSK AUX buttons by turning the F2 control Press the PAGE button twice to display menu page 730 DSK CURSORON AUTO 3 6 AUTO CK 4 Exec 4 Exec 730 Press the F1 CURSORON control or turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise The cross cursor appears in the preview window Incline the joystick forward backward left or right to align the center of the cursor to the color to be removed to move the cursor up Cross cursor t left lt m right p down Press the F2 control AUTO or turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick counterclockwise The cross cursor disappears and the composite image is displayed in the preview window Pressing the CENTER button allows you to specify the chr
75. On the power for AUTO ON Off On all the connected cameras is turned on in conjunction with the switcher s power PWRSTAT 918 CAM BTN j1 to 7 The power status of the camera that nati corresponds to the CAMERA button is a 4 arag tndigaliony displayed under STATUS when the F4 STATUS Sensing On Stand By Off control is pressed Non Asgn indication only CHECK 4 Exec INPUT 920 NAME 921 SIGNAL JIN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN4 IN 5 IN 6 Allows you to register the name in 4 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 FM 1 FM 2 characters identifying each of the signals MAT1 MAT2 CLBR input from the connectors on the Processor RENAME 4 character definition to be Unit and frame memories color mattes and input color bars built in the switcher Cas For details see To register the name of the signal menu page 921 on page 137 ASSIGN 922 XPT BTN 1 to 12 Assigns signals to the cross point buttons Disables operation of the selected cross IGNAL JIN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN al 6 IN7 IN8 n FM 1 e 2 point button when INHIBIT is set to On MAT1 MAT2 CLBR NAME 4 character indication INHIBIT Off On ADJUST 923 XPT BTN 1 to 12 Adjusts the levels of the signals that Y LEVEL 0 50 to 1 50 1 00 in 0 01 correspond to the cross point buttons SETUP 10 0 to 10 0 0 0 in 0 5 C LEVEL 0 50 to 1 50 1 00 in 0 01 These adjustments are not available for DVI color matte or frame memory signals PROC 924 SIGNAL__ IN 5 IN9 Sets the proce
76. PIP AUTO button Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 75 uolyesado Bulyoyms y JaydeyD 76 Executing Picture in Picture To cancel picture in picture 1 2 3 4 falda ooa z LIXXA LAAL AAAA T Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode 2 Press to light up the PIP button 3 Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to select a video to embed In multi viewer display an orange ll mark appears on the video to embed 4 Press to light up the PIP AUTO button in green The video selected in step 3 is embedded in the program output video In multi viewer display the orange W mark on the video to embed disappears and the video is boxed in a red frame When the transition is complete the PIP AUTO button turns red After the transition is complete while the PIP AUTO button is lit in red press the PIP AUTO button The PIP AUTO button lights up in green After automatic transition the PIP AUTO button goes dark and the embedded picture disappears To suspend the transition of picture in picture PIP AUTO Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP While the PIP AUTO button is lit in green the transition is in progress press the PIP AUTO button to suspend the transition Press the button again to restore the transition When the transition
77. RAME ASPECT APPLY To display other menu pages To specify a three digit menu page press the numeric button for the third digit of the number the dot button then the second and first digits in sequence Use the PAGE and EXIT buttons below the display panel or the numeric buttons and dot button Each digit of the menu page indicates the layer of the menu The third digit indicates the first layer the second digit the second layer and the first digit the third layer If the menu has no third layer the first digit of the menu page is shown as 0 The menu display can be switched to another menu by specifying a three digit number or to another setting menu of the same submenu by changing only the first digit PIP SETUP OUTPUT PANEL 171 STATUS REBOOT 900 OOM PAN TILT 3 Ea MENU SNAP SHOT CAMERA POSITION Numeric buttons dot button EXIT button MENU button PAGE button e PAGE button Each time you press this button the submenu displayed on the display panel changes within the same setting menu For the SETUP menu the setting items within the same submenu change SETUP menu Other setting menus Example MEM menu 900 910 911 912 918 400 410 420 430 440 EXIT button The display returns to the one upper layer of the menu MENU button The display returns to the one upper layer of the menu
78. S 422 connector plug into the VISCA RS 422 connector e In order to stabilize the voltage level of the signal connect both ends to GND e When the connections using the VISCA RS 422 connectors are made the VISCA RS 232C connection is not available e The maximum connection distance with the VISCA RS 422 connection is about 1 200 m 3 937 feet Specifications xlpueddy 151 Acceptable DVI I Input Output Signal Formats DVI I input signal formats 2 Dot clock H sync V sync Digital Analog Resolution Signal format fH kHz fV Hz MHz polarity polarity input input 1024 x 768 VESA DMT 48 363 60 004 65 H neg V neg Supported Supported XGA 60 Hz 1280 x 768 VESA DMT 47 776 59 870 79 5 H neg V pos Supported Supported WXGA 60 Hz 1280 x 800 VESA DMT 49 702 59 810 83 5 H neg V pos Supported Supported WXGA 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 VESA DMT 63 981 60 02 108 H pos V pos Supported Supported SXGA 60 Hz DVI I output signal formats 3 p Dot clock H sync V sync Digital Analog Resolution Signal format fH kHz fV Hz MHz polarity polarity output output 1024 x 768 VESA DMT 48 363 60 004 65 H neg V neg Supported Supported XGA 60 Hz 1280 x 768 VESA DMT 47 776 59 870 79 5 H neg V pos Supported Supported WXGA 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 VESA DMT 63 981 60 02 108 H pos V pos Supported Supported SXGA 60 Hz 1920 x 1080 EIA CEA
79. SK CLN Off On PIP CLN Off On Specifies whether to display DSK or PIP video in the PVW window when the DSK AUTO or PIP AUTO button is not lit When set to Off the video is displayed in the PVW window and when set to On it is not displayed MV 934 TYPE 1 4 10 16 WINDOW TYPE1 1 TYPE4 1 to 4 TYPE10 1 to 10 TYPE16 1 to 16 SIGNAL NONE IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 FM 1 FM 2 MAT1 MAT2 CLBR PGM PVW AUX1 AUX2 Sets the multi viewer Specify the number of the small windows under TYPE To assign the video to each small window select a window under WINDOW and specify a video to be displayed in the small window under SIGNAL e When TYPE4 TYPE10 or TYPE16 is selected the PGM or PVW video assigned under SIGNAL is delayed by about 1 line from the videos in other windows e When TYPE 1 is selected the factory preset setting is PGM CK 935 PGM OUT Off On Sets whether the cursor and chroma key are to be superimposed on the PGM output video when specifying the color of the chroma key with the cursor Menu List 900 Setting menu Seiting item Description OUTPUT 930 SAFETTL 936 DISPLAY Off On Allows display of a frame in a safe area 80 or 90 of the display of the signal selected BUS AEL POM PVW AUKT AUKRA MY
80. SK SOURCE signal can be selected on menu page 941 To invert the area of a DSK FILL signal to be composed set INVERT to On ADJUST 720 CLIP 0 to 100 50 Adjusts the DSK FILL video Turn the F1 to F3 controls to adjust CLIP clipped status GAN 0 0 10 199 0 300 of a background GAIN sharpness of outline and 2 TRANSP 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 TRANSP transparency oO ki AUTO CK 730 CURSORON Exec Sets the chroma key automatically AUTO LE Press the F1 control or turn the dial on the upper part of ae the joystick clockwise to display the cursor for specifying the portion cut with the chroma key using the joystick Move the cursor with the joystick then press the F2 control or turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick counterclockwise to execute the composition using the chroma key Refer to DSK CLN on menu page 933 and PGM OUT on menu page 935 CK ADJ 740 CLIP 0 to 100 50 Sets the chroma key manually Turn the F1 to F4 controls to adjust CLIP clipped status AAN 9 0 to 199 0 G00 of a background GAIN sharpness of outline HUE and HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 ANGLE area of color space ANGLE 5 0 to 90 0 in 0 5 If you displayed the cursor on menu page 730 turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick counterclockwise to make the cursor disappear then set the chroma key 1 34 Menu List
81. Sony Remote Camera Operating Switcher is a compact switcher incorporating functions for controlling up to seven BRC series cameras and video switching functions that support HD signals Flexible input output configuration Optional interface boards can be installed in the switcher and a combination of these interface boards allows you to accept various inputs according to your requirements An input of DVI signal and eight inputs of SDI signal up to nine inputs in total can be enabled The switcher is equipped with four SDI outputs of three channels and one DVI output as standard Installing the optional interface board provides one additional DVI output allowing you to project different video sources on two monitors or projectors This provides wider usage of the switcher for various events and presentations Basic video switching features incorporated Minimized video latency Multi viewer This switcher is of compact type but is equipped with basic HD signal switching features such as mix wipe PIP Picture in Picture and DSK Down Stream Key It is also equipped with a dedicated SD signal switching mode that can be switched by menu operation Thanks to 1 line minimized video latency of the switcher when a genlock signal is applied the switcher is suitable for use for conferences live events etc The switcher incorporates a multi viewer function that enables display of 4 10 or 16 different programs on one monitor at the sam
82. TANT WOOOOGOGOO0O0o WOOOOOOGOO0O00 CAM mode buttons e When you press the CAM mode button Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no or Reboot system PAGE yes or EXIT no may appear on the display panel If you press the PAGE button the switcher will enter CAM mode after saving the data and rebooting the system If you press the EXIT button the switcher will enter menu mode without storing the data Press the CAM mode button again e When you display the MV multi viewer display a blue W mark is displayed on the camera image you are controlling from the switcher Selecting the Camera to Be Controlled This section explains how to select the camera you wish to control from the switcher O08 Hoos pose BG a8 aura I 1 Press to light up the CAM mode button so that the switcher is set to CAM mode 2 Press one of the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons to which the camera you wish to control is assigned The selected button lights in orange and the information on the selected camera is displayed on the display panel e If you press the button to which an uncontrollable camera is assigned the display panel shows e If the camera does not support the setting that was set or changed on the display panel the s
83. Unit pixels When FORMAT is set to SD and FRAME to 50 To upload image data stored on a computer to frame memory of the switcher Use an image editing tool to create an image enlarged in horizontal size to 1 125 times and in vertical size to 1 2 times then upload it To display image data downloaded from frame memory of the switcher on a computer An image downloaded to a computer will be larger than the original Use an image editing tool to create an image for display that is reduced to 0 889 times Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer in horizontal size and to 0 833 times in vertical size If black bands of several lines appear in the upper and lower parts of the image trim them if necessary Computer gt Creating an image file for uploading 480 Horizontal size 720 640 1 125 Vertical size 576 480 1 2 4 Creating an image file for display Horizontal size 640 720 0 889 Vertical size 480 576 0 833 640 576 gt 720 Uploading 576 Downloading Unit pixels Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer S9dINEq JeUJE Xy Husn joyju0D g Ja deyD 129 sedineq jeuse xy Husn jouju0g 9 Jeydeug 1 30 Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer Appendix Menu List The menus of the switcher consist of the camera mode menus displayed in CAM mode switcher mode menus in SW mode and various setup menus in menu mo
84. V under BUS SEL when DISPLAY is set to On CROSS Off On Setting CROSS to On allows display of a SIDE Off On cross indication with a frame CUT Setting SIDE CUT to On allows display of the side cuts vertical lines indicating the position with a frame PANEL 940 DSKBUS 941 XPT BTN 1 to 12 Sets DSK SOURCE signal to be assigned 7 dinah automatically to the DSK FILL signal selected FILL ee etacle indication with the DSK AUX select button 1 to 12 SIGNAL JIN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 FM 1 FM 2 MAT1 MAT2 CLBR SOURCE 4 character indication SW CAM 942 MOD Both SW Only CAM Only Allows you to set whether the switcher is to ENBL function in either CAM or SW mode only When either is selected the switcher does not function in the other mode To enable the setting press the F4 MOD MOD Exec CHG control CHG TRANS 943 ME 0 to 999 30 Sets the transition time of each effect AUTO Setting BUS TGL to On enables use of the DSK 0 to 999 30 PGM and NEXT cross point buttons in BUS AUTO TGL mode PIP 0 to 999 30 For details see Setting the Bus Mode for the AUTO Cross Point Buttons Menu Page 943 on age 56 BUS TGL Off On ies MODE 944 BEEP Off On Sets for the beep to sound or not under BEEP a tel Sad Selects the snapshot data recalled at the time of startup under STARTUP For details see To specify snapshot data at the time of startup menu page 944 on page 1
85. X 2 button AUTO MANUAL button AUX 1 button PST SPD button PIP button P T RST button DSK button BK LIGHT button PGM button SPT LIGHT button PVW button OP AWB button MV button CAMERA buttons DSK AUX buttons sled JO suonouny pue suones07 z 19 deyo E Functions in CAM mode CAMERA buttons Selects the connected camera to be controlled The selected camera button lights up To set up the selected camera use the SETUP menu For details on setup of the camera see Setting Up the VISCA Camera on page 57 Assign the VISCA cameras BRC 300 300P BRC H700 BRC Z700 and BRC Z330 to the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons P T RST pan tilt reset button Hold this button pressed to reset the pan tilt position of the camera to the factory preset position PST SPD preset speed button Sets the pan tilt speed at which the camera moves to the preset pan tilt position When you hold this button pressed the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons switch to function as pan tilt speed setting buttons Pressing one of the CAMERA buttons allows you to set the pan tilt speed aligned to the pressed button For details see To set the camera moving speed to the preset position on page 113 AUTO MANUAL button Each time you press this button the focus mode of the camera switches between AUTO and MANUAL When the button is lit the focus mode is set to AUTO The focus mo
86. a soft dry cloth to gently wipe the cabinet Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth lightly dampened with a mild detergent solution Then wipe it with a soft dry cloth Never use strong solvent such as thinner benzene or insecticides since they may damage the surface finish or fade indications on the switcher If you wipe the cabinet forcibly using a cloth with any dust attached the cabinet may be scratched If the cabinet of the switcher is exposed to a rubber or vinyl object for a long period the cabinet may be changed in quality or some of the coating may come off Table of Contents Precautions siviearivinsncttanctedasesuetuaceuacteansuansuresadevauaeddonuseebiueusadieasevendeen 4 Operating and Storage Locations cccceesseceesteceeneeceeeeceeeeeceeaeeeeaaeees 4 Cleans 6 ceed Sc a a e onan detady aaah aa a a ges cae anal 4 Chapter 1 Overview Feature S ica issitraiinacvanasatenpiste as vecwtaducstisusssavvtenddanastubsanendaaweadudeaumuntwunens 9 System Configuration eciicssiscticecsnssccisisdunsseeadevedendontedendannnoncauudecs 10 Basic Configurations visysadavusssedsasaageataacenactussaventaseevaatasuansstesnnsa hassles 10 Configuration for a Live Event cccsssscssccsensscevsreceseresorstetereasenstas 11 Configuration for a Presentation cccceeseceesseceesnecesteceenaeeeenaeeeeaaee 12 Configuration for Presentation Using Two Projectors ceeee 13 Structure of Switched or Composed
87. ails refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera To focus the camera on a subject manually T Press the AUTO MANUAL button to make it go dark The indication under FOCUS changes to MANUAL on the display panel 2 Turn the F1 control clockwise or counterclockwise to have the camera focus on the subject FOCUS to focus on a near subject y to focus on a far subject NEAR FAR To focus on a subject automatically with one push operation during manual focus adjustment When the display panel indicates MANUAL under FOCUS press the O P AF button The one push auto focus function is enabled and the camera is focused on the subject in the center of the screen automatically OP AF AUX 2 Adjusting the Exposure To adjust the exposure The exposure setting values can be changed according to exposure mode set for the camera When the switcher is in CAM mode the exposure setting of the selected camera is displayed on the display panel above the F2 BRIGHT control SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT POS AUTO 1 1000 1 8 15 24 Use the F2 BRIGHT control to adjust the exposure The adjustable items vary with the exposure mode set by the camera BRIGHT K Controlling the Camera suoiesadO Lawep YOSIA S 19 deyo 105 suoneiodo Lawe YOSIA JeldeuD 106 Exposure mode
88. asic Setups for the Switcher suoneiedaid Ja deup 53 suoneiedaig Jaydeyo 54 Setting Up the Video Output Signals To set the DVI output menu page 932 Basic Setups for the Switcher The menu is used to set the type of video output from the DVI I OUT connector on the switcher and the resolution of that output video 1 Display menu page 932 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 OUTPUT BOARD BUSSEL RESO 2 6 DVI STD PGM 1 XGA 932 Turn the F1 control to display the DVI I output connector that you wish to set up under BOARD STD to set up the DVI I OUT connector equipped with the switcher as standard at the rear of the Processor Unit OPTION to set up the DVI I OUT connector on the BRSA 20DD2 DVI output board installed in the OUT card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit If you select OPTION when the BRSA 20DD2 DVI output board is not installed in the switcher _ is displayed under BUSSEL and you cannot select the video in step 3 Turn the F2 control to select the type of video to be output from the DVI I output connector under BUSSEL AUX1 AUX2 to output the same video as that output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector at the rear of the Processor Unit MV to output MV multi viewer video set on menu page 934 PVW to output preview video PGM to output program video Turn the F3 control to displa
89. audunnatahaaantacivvutwdntieassudaduiviutinetdubieamacntienien 131 C mera Mode Menu iios a o e e E a E Er tied 132 Switcher Mode Men ires ninan ect ea ede 132 Table of Contents 7 8 Table of Contents MEM Me acs sce cniaeaits hres Cette ds dies a e N a aN 133 WIPE Memos icscenscscacacssaeasecbaadenvpanadaisnes E R 133 MATI Mentse ane ee ae eee are er ee 134 DSE Menica le ccc a a a a tas aE 134 PEE ICI tesctecarduetowanca ae a a a a eotoansta 135 SETUP MENU seieren rae t e a E ET EES E EA 136 Conversion between Input Signal and Output Signal 142 Messages and Troubleshooting cccccccccceeseseeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeees 144 Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket into the Switcher 145 Specifications wscccveccesveecistvcncsicdsterecencastsisinis eirectuetisesdi indeed 146 Pin Assignments occ irda tte ete a AMA a el hee eel eee oe 148 Wiring Example of VISCA RS 422 Connection eee eeeeeeeee 150 To Use the VISCA RS 422 Connector Plug 0 0 eeeceeeereeeeteeeeeee 151 Acceptable DVI I Input Output Signal Formats 0 eee 152 DIMENSIONS sacdivaesuanacdcneccaees dase taudedeucaaccrguarguarsenevevesensnmsaeecaecceoweususe 153 COTO PANE Tso EE E cos aease E T 153 Processor Unit scisssscscisicasansievadeneaadeiadgieeds casaieavadesaeed ottpadsnan a 154 GIOSSONY EE E EE 155 ate gt aaaea nekonon saasaa animara eea ean errr TTT rrrrecrrcer ee rerer ere eee 157 Overview Features Chapter The
90. bps DVI I output DVI I Single Link x 1 DVI D Resolution HD mode XGA WXGA SXGA WUXGA SD mode XGA WXGA SXGA HDCP not supported RGB R G B 0 7 Vp p H V TTL Resolution HD mode XGA WXGA SXGA WUXGA HD59 94i component HD50i component SD mode XGA WXGA SXGA For details on acceptable DVI I input output signals see Acceptable DVI I Input Output Signal Formats on page 152 Reference output BNC type x 1 75 ohms BB NTSC 0 429 Vp p PAL 0 45 Vp p Tri level sync 0 3 Vp p is available for HD mode Interfaces REMOTE D sub 9 pin type female x 1 GPI I O D sub 15 pin type female x 1 12 inputs outputs in common LAN RJ 45 type x 1 10Base T 100Base TX VISCA RS 232C Mini DIN 8 pin type x 1 RS 422 5 pin type x 1 PANEL Processor Unit D sub 9 pin type female x 1 PROCESSOR Control Panel D sub 9 pin type female x 1 Specifications General Optional accessories Power requirements Processor Unit 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Control Panel 12 V DC DC input Control Panel 12 V DC JEITA type 4 x 1 Power consumption Processor Unit 125 W when the maximum number of interface boards is installed Control Panel 12 W Current consumption Processor Unit 1 2 to 0 6 A 100 to 240 V AC Control Panel 1 A Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Dimensions Processor Unit 430 x 44 x 430 mm 17 x 1 af x 17 inches w h d Control Panel 424 x 138 x 222 mm 16 7 4 x 5 x 8 3 4 inches w h d
91. ce the upper left of the screen is the basic point of the display To download or upload the setting data To download the setting data to a computer Copy the setting data in the window displayed in step 5 of the procedure above to the destination folder on the computer The setting data are stored in files with the following filenames e Camera position data campre dat e Snapshot data snapshot dat e SETUP menu data system dat All the setting data above all dat To upload the setting data stored on a computer to the switcher Copy the setting data that were downloaded to the computer to the window displayed in step 5 above The uploaded setting data from the computer are enabled after the upload is completed then the Processor Unit and Control Unit are turned off then rebooted e Camera position data campre dat do not contain the preset camera settings in position numbers 1 to 16 1 to 6 for the BRC 300 300P camera As these Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer sedlneq jeuse xy Hulse jouju0g 9 seydeu9 127 s n d jeuse xy Husn jouyu0g 9 Jeydeup 128 preset camera settings are stored in memory of a BRC series camera those in position numbers to 16 1 to 6 for the BRC 300 300P camera are not reflected to the camera by downloading or uploading camera position data e When you are downloading or uploading the setting data do not change any of the filenames of the files for storing those data
92. ceeneeceenneeeenaes 51 Setting Up the Video Output Signals 00 0 eee eeeeeesseeeeeteeeeeneeeenaes 54 Setting the Bus Mode for the Cross Point Buttons Menu Page L o S ene aE I ee ee Oe eM ene E meee ee 56 Setting Up the VISCA Camera se 3scesssadsceauaasezees sisseesdarsetedssedoeadeausesees 57 Setting Up the Switcher for Connecting the Computer Menu Page Loe D AOSE EES TEE E E E E theese hak casa kel 60 Chapter 4 Switching Operation Table of Contents Before Starting the Switching Operation csssssssseeeeees 63 Enabling SW Mode wis siisssees coeneatsoraseeseacctenvscvaadesuessusounncastastooetaawevedtons 63 Selecting the Auxiliary Output Video cee eeeceeeseceesteceesteeeeneeeenaes 64 Basics Of Video Switching ccccesseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeees 65 Switching the Video With a Cut cccccseeeseeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeneeeeees 66 Switching Directly with the PGM Select Button 0 0 eee eeeeeee 66 Switching with the CUT Button After Checking the Next Video in the Preview NV TINNY G8 Lorie eases ek ot ant hia a a eh hn 67 Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect 69 Switching the Video with a Dissolve Effect Mix eeeeeeeteeeeeees 71 Switching the Video with a Wipe c cccesccecssececsseceesteceeseeeenaeeeenaes 12 Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP 75 Executing Picture in Picture eessseesssessssseeesseeesseess
93. change a setting item When the setting item can be changed press the corresponding adjustment control F1 to F4 to display another setting item To change a setting value Turn the corresponding adjustment control F1 to F4 to change the setting value To enable the settings that have been changed executing Exec may be required The default setting can be obtained by holding the corresponding adjustment control F1 to F4 pressed if the default setting is preset at the factory Depending on the setting items turning the control while holding it pressed enables the setting value to change roughly You can display a lower layer of the menu by specifying the three digit menu page with numeric buttons 0 to 9 and the dot button in the menu snapshot camera position section Control Panel E When SW mode is selected You can use the adjustment controls for the following operations and adjustments F1 control You can select the type of multi viewer F2 control You can select whether to reflect the setting registered for the snapshot number for the assigned select button in the cross point bus section DSK source or PIP source when that setting is recalled Press the F2 control to select XPT HOLD DSK HOLD or PIP HOLD then turn the F2 control to set the selected item to On or Off When set to On the setting registered for the snapshot number is not reflected F3 control You can sel
94. control SW MODE MV TYPE XPT HOLD ME AUTO SNAP 4 Off E 30 Press the F4 control to select the desired setting item ME AUTO to set the transition time for a mix or wipe effect DSK AUTO to set the transition time for a downstream key DSK PIP AUTO to set the transition time for picture in picture PIP ME is an abbreviation for Mix amp Effect and indicates the mix and wipe transition effects Turn the F4 control to change the setting value You can set the transition time within the range of 0 to 999 frames in units of frames You can also set the transition time on the following menu pages Menu page 943 ME AUTO DSK AUTO PIP AUTO Menu page 760 DSK AUTO Menu page 850 PIP AUTO Setting a Border for a Wipe or PIP The boundary of videos to be switched with a wipe or the frame of an embedded video in picture in picture are referred to as a border You can set the color and width of a border For a wipe For picture in picture Border Set a wipe pattern or a video to be embedded for picture in picture referring to Switching the Video with a Wipe page 72 or Adjusting the Size and Display Position of an Embedded Video in Picture in Picture page 77 Press the MENU button Display menu page 520 for a wipe and 830 for picture in picture For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 Turn the F1 to
95. ctor RS 232C connector mini DIN 8 pin Connect to the VISCA RS 232C connector on a camera RS 422 connector Connector plug Connect to the VISCA RS 422 connector on a camera using the supplied RS 422 connector plug 5 pin For connection using the RS 422 connector plug see To Use the VISCA RS 422 Connector Plug on page 151 For VISCA connection be sure to use either connection using the RS 422 or the RS 232C connector BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI Input Board Not Supplied BRSA 20DD2 DVI Output Board Not Supplied SDI IN 5 to 8 connectors DVI I OUT connector DOGSSUOG pro poooosoo ao EBEEHABE 05 O SDI IN SDI input 5 to 8 connectors Input SDI signals from a video camera or a VCR player The switcher can accept up to eight SDI inputs using the four inputs SDI IN 5 to 8 on this board and the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors on the Processor Unit The built in frame synchronizer enables input of asynchronous signals BRSA 20DD1 DVI Input Board Not Supplied DVI I IN connector DOOSO NSO oe oso DVI I IN DVI I input connector Inputs a DVI signal from a computer Using this connector enables the switcher to handle an RGB signal input from a computer The connector complies with the DVI I standards and is able to handle both digital RGB and analog RGB signals DVI I OUT DVI I output connector Connect to the DVI input on a monitor Up to two mon
96. de The three digit number shown in the setting menu and submenu setting item of the menu list below is the menu page number assigned to each menu You can directly open the menu for performing setup by specifying its menu page number For details see Menu Operation on page 46 The factory preset settings are displayed in bold font in each menu Menu List xlpueddy 131 Camera Mode Menu Adjustment _ Indication Description control Setting item SIG Camera name POS 1 to 99 Camera position number F1 FOCUS AUTO MANUAL ASSIST Selects AUTO or MANUAL with the AUTO MANUAL button When MANUAL is selected turn the F1 control to adjust the focus When AF ASSIST is set to ON on the BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 camera ASSIST is displayed and manual focus is enabled using the F1 control F2 AUTO Indication only Adjusts the exposure manually SPEED 1 10000 to 1 60 Heal ae be set differ depending on the exposure mode set on IRIS CLOSE F16 to F1 6 Press the F2 control to select the item and turn the F2 control to GAIN 0 dB to 24 dB HYPER change the value EX COMP 7 to 7 Adjustable range of the SPEED IRIS or GAIN setting value varies with the model of the camera Refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera F3 VARIABLE 1 8 to 8 8 Adjusts the zoom speed CONSTANT 1 8 to 8 8 4 8 Press the F3 control to select VARIABLE or CONSTANT then turn the F3 control to change
97. de is set to MANUAL when the button is not lit AUTO The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the screen automatically The FOCUS control page 24 and the O P AF button are disabled MANUAL You can adjust the focus manually with the FOCUS control page 24 and the O P AF button For details see Adjusting the Focus of the Camera on page 104 OP AF one push auto focus button Press this button to perform one push auto focus of the camera when the focus mode is set to MANUAL with the AUTO MANUAL button BK LIGHT backlight button When the exposure mode of the camera is set to FULL AUTO SHUTTER Pri IRIS Pri or GAIN Pri pressing to light up this button enables the backlight compensation function of the camera Pressing this button again to make it go dark disables the backlight compensation function For details see To enable backlight compensation on page 106 Control Panel 1 7 Sed Jo suogouny pue suoneoo z seideyD 18 SPT LIGHT spotlight button This button functions only for the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 When the exposure mode of the camera is set to FULL AUTO SHUTTER Pri IRIS Pri or GAIN Pri press to light up this button enabling the spotlight compensation function of the camera Pressing this button again to make it go dark disables the spotlight compensation function For details see To enable spotlight compensation only for the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z33
98. deo LESSON 1 Foreground video DSK FILL video You can check the results of downstream key composition in the preview window before outputting the program video uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo For details see Checking the Results of Composite Video Effect Preview on page 96 Basic operation of downstream key composition The basic procedure for downstream key composition is as follows Set the switcher to SW mode Press the DSK button Select a video to be composed DSK FILL video using one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Adjust the video to be composed Execute downstream key composition with the DSK AUTO button Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics 85 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo 86 1 2 3 5 foliares olog olga T Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode 2 Press to light up the DSK button 3 Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to specify a video to be composed with the DSK composition DSK FILL video In multi viewer display an orange ll mark appears on the DSK FILL video DSK FILL and DSK SOURCE videos for the DSK split composition 4 Adjust the video to be composed For the procedure for adjusting the video see Composing Video Using the Luminance Key page 87 Composing Video Using DSK Split page 88 or Compo
99. e button again to make it go dark CENTER button Pressing this button resets the setting data obtained using the joystick to the factory preset settings X Y and Z buttons Pressing to light up one of these buttons enables the following operation of the joystick X to move the joystick horizontally Y to move the joystick vertically Z to turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick Press one of these buttons again to make it go dark to disable the corresponding operation Note that the joystick does not function if the X Y and Z buttons are all unlit Joystick The functions of the joystick differ depending on whether the switcher is in CAM or SW mode The functions of the joystick are explained for both modes individually Joystick E Functions in CAM mode Use the joystick for panning tilting and zooming operations of the camera selected with the CAMERA button in the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section When you incline the joystick left or right the camera pans When you incline it forward or backward the camera tilts The pan tilt speed changes according to the angle of the inclination When you turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise the subject becomes larger zoom in When you turn it counterclockwise the subject becomes smaller zoom out e Using the menu you can change the pan tilt direction and speed when you operate the joystick to pan or tilt the camera page 109
100. e NEXT select buttons are replaced with each other depending on the position of the transition lever When the transition lever is in the upper end position the button of the upper string PGM select button indicates the current program output video lights in red and the button of the lower string NEXT select button indicates the next program output video lights in orange When the lever is in the lower end position the button of the lower string NEXT select button indicates the current program output video lights in red and the button of the upper string PGM select button indicates the next program output video lights in orange The menu is used to select bus toggle or bus fixed mode 1 Display menu page 943 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 PANEL ME AUTO DSK AUTO PIP AUTO BUS TGL 3 5 TRANS 30 30 30 Off 943 2 Turn the F4 control to display On or Off under BUS TGL On to use the cross point buttons in bus toggle mode Off to use the cross point buttons in bus fixed mode When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data Setting Up the VISCA Camera To set the VISCA communication mode menu page 911 The menu is used to
101. e PIP AUTO function in the menu page 80 Control Panel DSK AUTO automatic downstream key button When you press this button it lights in green and the DSK downstream key set in the DSK menu is inserted in the program output video after automatic transition DSK AUTO function When the DSK AUTO function is complete the button turns red Pressing the button again cancels DSK and the button turns green After automatic transition the DSK AUTO button goes dark If you press this button while the DSK AUTO function is being executed the button lights in green the function is suspended and the button remains lit in green Pressing the button again restores the DSK AUTO function You can set the transition time of the DSK AUTO function in the menu page 80 REV reverse button When you press to light up this button a transition is executed in the reverse direction Pressing this button again to make it go dark cancels reverse transition mode N R Normal Reverse button When you press to light up this button each transition of wipe is executed in normal or reverse direction alternatively When you press this button again to make it go dark transitions of wipe are executed in normal direction only MIX button When you press to light up this button the current video is gradually switched to the next video while the two videos are overlapped during transition of the background video mix When wipe i
102. e number of pages indicates how many pages in the same layer the displayed menu has When you press the PAGE button the display changes to the next menu page When the button is pressed while the last page is displayed the first page is restored Control Panel Sed JO suoouny pue suones07 z 19 deyo 25 seg Jo suonouny pue suoljes07 z seideyp 26 Camera Menu Location Control Section The buttons in this section differ in function depending on whether the switcher is in CAM or SW mode The functions of the buttons are explained for both modes individually CAMERA MENU button Camera menu operation buttons location control buttons E Functions in CAM mode CAMERA MENU button When you hold this button pressed to light up the button the main menu of the camera is displayed on the image shot by the camera selected with one of the CAMERA buttons in the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section Hold the button pressed again to turn off the main menu If the selected camera has two or more main pages each press of the button switches the main menu to the next page After the last page is displayed the main menu of the camera disappears Holding the CAMERA MENU button pressed while any setting menu of the camera is displayed restores the main menu If the DATA MIX switch on the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 camera is set to OFF or the DATA MIX switch on the BRU H700 HD Optical Multiplex Unit is set
103. e switcher 1 Display menu page 925 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 When menu page 922 is displayed pressing the PAGE button three times displays menu page 925 INPUT SIGNAL NAME FS 5 6 FS SDI 4 chars On 925 2 Turn the F1 control to select the video input signal for which you wish to change the FS frame synchronizer setting under SIGNAL SDI1 to SDI4 to select an SDI signal input from the device connected to the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors at the rear of the Processor Unit When the BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI input board is installed in the IN1 card slot the input channels increase to eight and the selectable items also increase to SDI8 The signal name set under RENAME on menu page 921 is displayed under NAME of this menu Since the items under SIGNAL and NAME are changed relative to each other you can select the signal from the signal name by turning the F2 control instead of the F1 control 3 Turn the F3 control to set FS On to add a frame synchronizer to the selected video input signal Off not to add a frame synchronizer to the selected video input signal When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data B
104. e switcher from the connected device General Purpose Interface PANEL control panel connector D sub 9 pin Connect to the PROCESSOR connector on the Control Panel with the supplied control cable Processor Unit Be careful not to use the wrong connector as the PANEL connector and REMOTE connector are the same connector type LAN 10 100 connector Connect to a computer with a cross type LAN cable not supplied You can store the setting data for the switcher in the connected computer and import the data from the computer For safety do not connect the connector for peripheral device wiring that might have excessive voltage to this port Follow the instructions for this port When you connect the LAN cable of the unit to peripheral device use a shielded type cable to prevent malfunction due to radiation noise REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin This connector is used for system expansion REF IN reference sync input connectors BNC type A reference synchronization signal is input via this connector from an external device The other REF IN connector is used as a loop through output connector If it is not to be used as a loop through output attach a 75 ohm terminator to this connector REF OUT reference sync output connector BNC type If a reference synchronization signal is not input via the REF IN connector the built in reference synchronization signal is output through this conne
105. e the F3 control press the F3 control once to display it Menu List xlpueddy 133 When you press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the direct wipe number 0 to 9 beside WIPE then press the RECALL button you can recall the preset wipe pattern You can also recall the preset wipe pattern simply by pressing numeric buttons 0 to 9 if you press to light up the DIRECT RECALL button MATT Menu Setting menu Setting item Description 600 MATT 1 610 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Sets the color used for color matte 1 SAT 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 eee the value use the F1 to F3 controls or HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 MATT 2 620 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Sets the color used for color matte 2 SAT 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 ey the value use the F1 to F3 controls or HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 DSK Menu Setting menu Setting item Description 700 KEYMODE 710 TYPE Lum Split Chroma You can select the DSK type from among Lum dicati luminance key Split and Chroma chroma key FIEL A character indication fha DoK FILL signal selacted with ihe DSK bulonand SOURCE 4 character indication DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons is displayed under FILL You INVERT Off On can change the displayed DSK FILL signal by turning the F2 control When Split is selected a DSK SOURCE signal that links to a DSK FILL signal is displayed under SOURCE A D
106. e time with 4 10 or 16 picture split screens Features 9 MBIAJOAC 19 dey9 M Q Je deuD 10 System Configuration The BRS 200 Remote Camera Operating Switcher has various system capabilities with the use of optional equipment This section describes typical four system configurations Basic Configuration BRC series cameras with the HD SDI output card attached r N Wa SDI IN 3 SDI IN 2 SDI IN 1 RS 232C Control cable supplied Monitor with the multi viewer feature LMD series monitor etc i DVI I OUT PGM1 5 ease Saran OOO 9000 e 0 t0 o gt 99000 e Recorder HVR 1500A etc HD SDI cable DVI cable lalate ialaalaictalate RS 232C VISCA cable System Configuration Configuration for a Live Event Camcorder equipped with the HD SDI output PVM series video cameras etc Monitor for Monitor for previewing programming LMD series monitors LMD series monitors etc etc SDI IN 4 SDI IN 3 4 4 im AUX1 PGM2 KO SDI IN 2 SDI IN 1 RS 232C Control cable supplied BRC series cameras with the HD SDI output card attached Monitor for multi viewing LMD series moni
107. e xy Buls jouu0g 9 sejdeu9 125 sedineq jeuseixy Husn jouju0g 9 seydeup 126 4 Start Windows Explorer and enter the path for the data you wish to download or upload in the Address text box to log on To open Explorer right click Start then select Explorer from the displayed menu For Frame Memory 1 ftp 192 168 1 1 IP address of the switcher FM1 For Frame Memory 2 ftp 192 168 1 1 IP address of the switcher FM2 For setting data ftp 192 168 1 1 IP address of the switcher The logon window opens 5 Enter the following user name and password in the logon window then click Logon User name brs200 Password sony The computer is connected to FTP in the switcher and the window for storing data set in step 4 will open 6 Execute downloading or uploading For the procedure for downloading or uploading the data see To download or upload the frame memory image data on page 126 or To download or upload the setting data on page 127 e Do not download and upload at the same time The data may not be transferred correctly Prevent both the data for frame memory 1 and frame memory 2 from being downloaded or uploaded at the same time When you are using Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 the switcher and computer may not communicate correctly or you may not log on to
108. ect a wipe pattern or direct select mode Pressing the F3 control displays a wipe pattern or DIRECT on the display panel If you turn the F3 control while a wipe pattern is displayed you can change the wipe pattern If you turn the F3 control while DIRECT is displayed you can select a snapshot number SS direct wipe Wipe or direct PIP PIP in sequence After selecting direct select mode enter the register number with numeric buttons 0 to 9 then press the RECALL button The setting of a snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP stored in the selected register number is recalled F4 control You can change the transition time in units of frames for executing a transition by pressing the AUTO TRANS button Press the F4 control to select ME AUTO DSK AUTO or PIP AUTO then turn the F4 control to change the value To change the transition time for a mix or wipe effect select ME AUTO For DSK AUTO select DSK AUTO and for PIP AUTO select PIP AUTO E When CAM mode is selected You can set or adjust the following using the F1 to F4 adjustment controls FOCUS control You can adjust the focus manually when the AUTO MANUAL button in the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section is not lit manual focus mode and MANUAL or ASSIST is displayed under FOCUS BRIGHT brightness control You can adjust the brightness when the exposure mode is set to SHUTTER Pri IRIS Pri
109. ection describes how to turn on a tally lamp on Sony BRC series cameras 1 Display menu page 916 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 CAMERA MODE 6 8 TALLY Off 916 2 Turnthe FI control to set how to light up the tally lamp on the camera under MODE CAM BTN to set so that the tally lamp on the camera selected with one of the CAMERA to 7 buttons lights up when the switcher is in CAM mode PGM to set so that the tally lamp on the camera whose output image appears as program output video lights up Off to set so that the tally lamp does not light Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera suoiesadO B1ewWeD YOSIA G Je deuD 117 suoneiedo elewey YOSIA JeldeuD 1 1 8 Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera Control Using External Devices Chapter Using the GPI I O Connector When the GPI I O connector on the switcher is connected to the tally connector on the camera control unit CCU etc the tally lamp illumination on a camera can be controlled by the switcher or switching of the PGM and NEXT select buttons on the switcher can be controlled by an external device Assigning Various Functions to the Pins on the GPI I O Connector All the pins are set to NOP not used at the factory Use the menu to assign various functions to pins 1 to 12 on the GPI I O connector Pin assignments on the GPI
110. ed You can store the various switcher settings Up to 100 settings can be stored in the 0 to 99 snapshot numbers and up to 10 settings can be stored in the 0 to 9 direct wipe or direct PIP numbers Use one of numeric buttons 0 to 9 to display a flashing snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP number in which you wish to store the setting on the display panel Hold the PRESET button pressed For details see Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items on page 97 RECALL button Press this button to recall the setting stored in the camera position number on the camera or in the snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP number on the switcher E When CAM mode is selected You can recall the pan tilt or zoom position or other camera settings stored in camera position numbers 1 to 99 Use one of numeric buttons 0 to 9 to display the flashing position number to be recalled on the display panel Press the RECALL button E When SW mode is selected You can recall the various preset switcher settings Use one of the numeric buttons 0 to 9 to display the flashing snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP number to be recalled on the display panel Press the RECALL button CLEAR button E When menu mode is selected When this button is pressed the last two digits of the menu page reset to 00 E When CAM mode is selected When this button is pressed the camera position number displayed on the display pa
111. ed JO suoouny pue suones07 z 19 deyo 21 Top menu list Pressing one of numeric buttons 4 to 9 displays the top menu listed below The corresponding button lights up Numeric Top menu Menu description button 4 MEM memory Importing an image into menu the frame memory Time stamp setting for a file 5 WIPE menu Setting the wipe pattern or border 6 MATT menu Setting the color matte 7 DSK menu Setting the DSK downstream key 8 PIP menu Setting the PIP picture in picture 9 SETUP menu Setting up the system seg Jo suogouny pue suoljes07 z seideyD 22 To display the menu A three digit menu page is assigned to each of all the setting menus displayed in menu mode To specify the menu page directly press the numeric buttons for third digit number dot second digit number and first digit number in sequence Example To specify menu page 912 O gt 0O gt 0O gt O DIRECT RECALL button When you press to light up this button the switcher is set to direct recall mode and you can recall the preset settings stored for numeric buttons 0 to 9 Pressing the DIRECT RECALL button again releases direct recall mode In direct recall mode you can operate the following E When CAM mode is selected The preset setting stored for the camera position numbers 1 to 9 can be recalled by pressing numeric buttons 1 to 9 E When SW mode is selected The pre
112. enu data Connection and Configuration Connecting a computer Setting up the switcher Connect the LAN connector on the switcher to the LAN connector on a computer with a cross cable not supplied For the connection see Connecting a Computer for Storing the Setting Data on page 38 Display menu page 963 to set up the IP address and network mask of the switcher and to set FTP to Enable Example of the IP address 192 168 1 1 Example of the network mask 255 255 255 0 UTILITY LAN IPADD 1 1 NET MASK 255 0 FTP Enable APPLY 4 Exec 3 3 963 For details on the setup see Setting Up the Switcher for Connecting the Computer Menu Page 963 on page 60 The switcher may not function temporarily when a LAN cable is plugged or unplugged or while uploading or downloading is being executed between the switcher and a computer Set FTP to Disable when you are not communicating with a computer Downloading Uploading 1 Ifthe computer is using a proxy server to access an Internet set it to Access the Internet without using a proxy server 2 Set up the TCP IPv4 IP address of the computer Example of IP address 192 168 1 101 3 Set up the same network mask as that of the switcher for the TCP IPv4 network mask of the computer Example of the network mask 255 255 255 0 Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer sedlneq jeus
113. er displays the setting information of the selected camera 3 Hold the CAMERA MENU button pressed to light up the button The first page of the main menu appears on the camera image on the monitor screen Example of the main menu for the BRC Z700 camera with the BRBK HSD1 output card attached Menu items lt MENU gt T RD SD SD I IQ EXPOSURE COLOR PICTURE FOCUS PAN TILT 200M SYSTEM VIDEO OUT Cursor e To exit main menu hold the CAMERA MENU button pressed e If the main menu of the camera contains two or more pages holding the CAMERA MENU button pressed opens the next main menu page If you hold the CAMERA MENU button pressed when the last main menu page is displayed the main menu disappears Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cursor to the menu to be changed then press the ENTER button The selected menu opens Example of the SYSTEM menu for the BRC Z700 camera lt SYSTEM gt gt IR RECEIVE IMG FLIP PAN REVERSE TILT REVERSE DISPLAY INFO SYNC MASTER H PHASE Press the UP or DOWN button to move the cursor to the setting item to be changed then change the setting value by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button Example of the SYSTEM menu for the BRC Z700 camera Setting items Setting values IMG FLIP PAN REVERSE TILT REVERSE gt DISPLAY INFO SYNC MASTER H PHASE While the CAMERA MENU button is lit the joystick does not functio
114. er for a Wipe or PIP on page 81 e You can store up to 10 wipe settings in the switcher and can easily recall them For details see Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items on page 97 For a wipe 20 patterns are selectable The patterns available for this switcher and the pattern numbers are as follows The arrows in the wipe patterns indicate the direction of a transition 000 zu 005 029 x 058 001 021 A O O oN 002 A 022 N 040 w 4 N 082 ig 003 004 N Pa 023 028 051 057 A Ww 8 L 096 098 Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP You can compose videos using the picture in picture feature by embedding a video within another video as a small window When you use the picture in picture feature to compose videos you can check the results of composite video in the preview window before outputting the program video For details see Checking the Results of Composite Video Effect Preview on page 96 Basic operation of picture in picture The basic procedure for picture in picture is as follows Set the switcher to SW mode Press the PIP button Select a video to embed with one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Execute picture in picture with the
115. et highlighted position turn the F2 control E In the same manner as above change the time using the F3 and F4 controls To register the settings press the F4 control The switcher does not have a built in clock The entered date and time will not be updated WIPE Menu Setting menu Setting item Description 500 PATTERN 510 NUMBER 000 001 002 003 004 005 021 Turn the F1 or F2 control to select a wipe pattern 022 023 028 029 031 040 051 Storing it in the direct wipe number is supported i 058 074 a 098 1098 For details see To store a wipe pattern in the Figure Wipe pattern figure direct wipe number menu page 510 on page DRCTNO None 0to9 133 PRESET 4 Exec BORDER 520 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Set the border between the videos for a wipe Turn the F1 to F4 controls to adjust LUM mall pee eon luminance SAT saturation HUE and WIDTH HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 of the border WIDTH Off 1 to 50 in 1 All items except WIDTH can be set using the joystick To store a wipe pattern in the direct wipe number menu page 510 Select a wipe pattern on menu page 510 turn the F3 control to display the direct wipe number 0 to 9 under DRCT NO then press the F4 control PRESET To recall the preset wipe pattern When you turn the F3 control to display Wipe under DIRECT in SW mode WIPE is displayed at the lower left corner on the display panel If DIRECT is not displayed on the display panel abov
116. etting on the display panel may change to that supported by the camera after a while suolje1edO B1BWeD WOSIA g Jeideup Before Operating the Camera 1 03 suoneiado Lawe YOSIA S seldeuD 104 Controlling the Camera The switcher is able to control focus exposure white balance pan tilt and zoom of a camera O P AF button AUTO MANUAL button BK LIGHT button PST SPD button SPT LIGHT button P T RESET button O P AWB button 7 PF AUX AUX PGM PVW MV CAMERA CAMERA ea HHH HHH OH HHH LOW o o o o ie ie O HIGH PRESET SPEED Controlling the Camera Adjusting the Focus of the Camera When the switcher is in CAM mode the focus setting of the selected camera is displayed on the display panel above the F1 FOCUS control SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT POS AUTO 1 1000 1 8 15 24 To focus the camera on a subject automatically Press to light up the AUTO MANUAL button The display panel indicates AUTO under FOCUS In AUTO mode the camera is focused on the subject displayed in the center of the screen automatically Lights up man AUX 1 For the BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 lighting up the AUTO MANUAL button displays ASSIST under FOCUS on the display panel when AF ASSIST is set to ON in the menu of the camera In this case you can adjust the focus manually by turning the F1 FOCUS control For det
117. ever as far as it will go to either the upper or lower end Turn the F3 control to select one of the wipe patterns You can select from among 20 patterns SW MODE MV TYPE XPT HOLD ME AUTO SNAP 4 Off 30 For available wipe patterns see Wipe patterns on page 74 If DIRECT appears on the display panel above the F3 control press the F3 control once to display the wipe pattern Determine the video to be output next then press the NEXT select button to which the selected video is assigned The selected video appears in the preview window Use the AUTO TRANS button or transition lever to execute the transition The program output video is gradually wiped across the screen to reveal the video selected with the NEXT select button Example of a wipe pattern F Each time you press the AUTO TRANS button or move the transition lever the program output video is switched to the video selected with the NEXT select button in a wipe transition Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect uonesado Bulyoyms p Ja deyo 73 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo 74 Wipe patterns e You can change the transition time for executing a transition using the AUTO TRANS button For details see Setting the Transition Time on page 80 e You can set a border for the boundary between the videos switched by a wipe For details see Setting a Bord
118. evice is not equipped with an external video sync signal connector set FS to On in the SETUP menu page 53 The connected device can be synchronized with the switcher using the built in frame synchronizer of the switcher Connecting External Equipment 39 suopeied ld Jajdeup suoneiedaig Jajdeyo 40 Installation and Connection of the Switcher This section describes installation and connection of the switcher Installing an Interface Board Install an optional interface board in the card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit The Processor Unit has three card slots at the rear Some of the interface boards are restricted with regard to installation in some of these three card slots Interface boards and available card slots IN1 card slot IN2 card slot OUT card slot Card slot Interface board IN1 IN2 OUT BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI input board e Me NS BRSA 20DD1 DVI input b ar Yes Yes No BRSA 20DD2 DVI output beard No No Yes Yes can be installed No cannot be installed To install an interface board e Be sure to turn off all the equipment before attaching or removing an interface board e Immediately after the switcher has been turned off the Processor Unit is hot Be sure to wait more than 30 minutes after the switcher is turned off before you open t
119. ew MV multi viewer videos and input signals 1 to 12 is output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector A different signal can be output from each of these two connectors When a monitor equipped with an SDI input is connected to the AUX1 or AUX2 connector you can check the video before an effect is applied Monitor etc equipped Monitor etc equipped with an HD SDI input with an HD SDI input Connecting External Equipment 37 suoneiedaid Ja deup suoneiedaig Jajdeyo 38 Connecting a Monitor or Projector Equipped with a DVI Input You can monitor an image by connecting a computer display or projector equipped with a DVI input to the DVI I OUT connector on the switcher Installing the optional BRSA 20DD2 DVI output board to the OUT card slot on the switcher enables connection of two monitors equipped with DVI inputs at the same time BRSA 20DD2 DVI output board not supplied INT in ha oA E a GPP GPG GP GP OPO COCO COO 4 Sone e l eour Projector etc equipped with DVI input Computer display etc equipped with DVI input Connecting a Computer for Storing the Setting Data Connecting External Equipment Connect the LAN
120. gouny pue suolyjes07 z seideyp 16 DOWN pose MENU SNAP SHOT CAMERA POSITION SW switcher mode button CAM camera mode button 7 a 5 RST PST SPD AUTOMANUAL O P AF BK LIGHT SPT LIGHT O P AWB PGM PVW MV CAM camera mode button CAM camera mode buttons Press one of these buttons to use the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section 5 Menu snapshot camera position section 6 Display panel camera switcher menu control section Camera menu location control section or Joystick to control connected cameras The CAM mode buttons on the left and right sides function the same You can control the cameras when the CAM mode buttons are lit SW switcher mode button Press this button to use the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section 5 Menu snapshot camera position section Display panel camera switcher menu control section Camera menu location control section or 8 Joystick to control the video switcher You can control the video switcher when the SW mode button is lit The buttons in the Cross point bus section and 4 Effect transition section function for video switching even when the switcher is in a mode other than SW mode Control Panel 2 CAMERA DSK AUX Bus Section The buttons in this section differ in function depending on whether the switcher is in CAM mode or SW mode The functions of the buttons are explained for both modes individually OP AF button AU
121. he camera is set to MANUAL If you press the SPT LIGHT button when the backlight compensation function is enabled backlight compensation is disabled and spotlight compensation becomes enabled The BRC 300 300P camera does not incorporate the spotlight compensation function Adjusting the White Balance Display a white object under the same lighting conditions as the subject you are shooting and zoom it in on the screen You can use a white wall etc instead of a white object Use the white object etc to adjust the white balance Press the O P AWB button One push white balance of the camera is automatically adjusted O P AWB MV For details on one push white balance refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera Controlling the Camera suoiesadO Lawep YOSIA S 19 deyo 107 suoljeiedo elewey YOSIA S JeldeuD 108 Zooming To operate zoom with the joystick To reverse the zoom operation To adjust the zoom speed Controlling the Camera Turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise or counterclockwise When you turn the dial clockwise a subject becomes larger When you turn it counterclockwise a subject becomes smaller A subject becomes smaller A subject becomes larger Wide Telephoto Joystick You can reverse the turning direction of the dial on the upper part of the joystick for zoom operation 1 Display menu page 914 For
122. he F3 control If DIRECT is not displayed press the F3 control to display it Turn the F3 control to display SS Wipe or PIP under DIRECT according to the setting you wish to recall SNAP WIPE or PIP is displayed at the bottom left of the display panel Check that the DIRECT RECALL button is not lit If the DIRECT RECALL button is lit press the button to make it go dark Press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the register number in which the setting you wish to recall is stored Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items 6 Press the RECALL button The setting of a snapshot wipe or PIP stored in the selected register number is recalled Direct recall function If you light up the DIRECT RECALL button in step 4 you can recall the setting stored in one of register numbers 0 to 9 easily by pressing the corresponding numeric button 0 to 9 This direct recall function is convenient for you to switch the setting instantaneously as you can recall the stored setting with one press of the button Normally the direct recall function allows you to recall snapshot data registered in snapshot numbers 0 to 9 To recall snapshot data registered in a snapshot number 11 or higher using the direct recall function set the Bank on menu page 945 For details see To recall the snapshot number using the DIRECT RECALL button menu page 945 on page 139 Stor
123. he top cover of the Processor Unit e Do not remove any panels inside other than the top panel of the Processor Unit e Be sure to use the attachment screws supplied with an interface board to install it in the card slot Using other screws may cause damage to the interface board and the Processor Unit When installing the interface board be careful not to injure yourself Installation and Connection of the Switcher T Remove the 14 screws to remove the top panel of the Processor Unit 3 Insert the interface board into the attachment position Align the connectors and insert the board securely as far as it will go 4 Attach the interface board to the card slot using the four attachment screws supplied with the interface board and two screws removed in step 2 Tighten the screws in the order a to f as shown in the illustration Installation and Connection of the Switcher 41 suoieiedald E Ja deup suoneiedaig Jajdeyo 42 5 Reinstall the top panel of the Processor Unit using the 14 screws removed in step 1 Tighten the screws in the order A B C D E and F 6 Reset the setting data of the switcher to the factory preset settings Display menu page 955 turn the F2 control to display 4 Reboot under FACT SET then press the F2 control The setting data stored in the switcher will be reset to the factory preset settings When an optional inte
124. ibed in step 2 4 Turn the F3 control to select Enable under FTP 5 Press the F4 control to confirm the values set in steps 2 to 4 Pressing the F4 control enables confirmation of the settings Rebooting the switcher is required after the settings are changed and Reboot system PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel 6 Press the PAGE button The switcher reboots and the changed settings are enabled If FTP is set to Disable the connection between the switcher and the computer via LAN is disconnected The switcher will not respond to any response such as ping from the connected computer Basic Setups for the Switcher 61 suoneiedaid E Ja deup suoneiedaid Jajdeyo 62 Basic Setups for the Switcher Switching Operation Chapter Before Starting the Switching Operation You have set up the input output video signals for switching operation with Basic Setups of the Switcher in Chapter 3 Preparations This chapter describes how to switch the program output video from the PGM output connectors on the Processor Unit and how to apply video effects Before starting the switching operation confirm the following contents Enabling SW Mode Press to light up the SW mode button on the Control Panel The switcher enters SW switcher mode The display panel switches to SW MODE display SW ji SNAP Off 30 BrE SW MODE
125. igher menu layer Lower menu layer Page number NAME ASSIGH e r fe i Er INPUT FS SIDE Current displayed menu layer Menu page Higher menu layer Setting items Page number ooo INPUT XPT BIN Y LEVEL SETUP C LEVEL 346 AD UST 3 1 00 0 0 1 00 93 Current displayed menu layer Setting values Menu page Control Panel Sued JO suoouny pue suoneo07 z 19 deyo 23 seg Jo suonouny pue suolyjes07 z seideyD 24 Setting status in SW mode Switcher mode Setting items SWeMODE MU TYPE XPT HOLD _ ME AUTO SNAP 80 4 On 30 Snapshot number Setting values Setting status in CAM mode Input signal Setting items SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT POS 12 MANUAL 1 1000 1 8 15 24 Camera position number Setting values Adjustment controls F1 FOCUS F2 BRIGHT F3 ZOOM F4 PAN TILT The function of the controls differ among menu mode CAM mode and SW mode E When menu mode is selected You can change the setting of four groups of each menu display using the F1 to F4 controls located below each menu display To move to a lower layer There are lower layers when the menu name is followed by Turn the adjustment control F1 to F4 located below the menu name you with to operate to highlight it then press the corresponding adjustment control The display switches to the next lower layer of the menu To
126. ing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 99 uolyesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 1 00 Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items VISCA Camera Operations Chapter Before Operating the Camera The switcher is equipped with a VISCA connector VISCA Video System Control Architecture is a technology that provides capability of control of a video device from external equipment This chapter describes the procedure for remote control of Sony VISCA compatible BRC series cameras connected with the switcher Before starting operation check the following The following operations of the cameras are remotely controlled e Pan tilt e Zoom e Focus e Exposure e White balance e Camera menu operation Controllable operations with the switcher are limited depending on the functions of a camera For details refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera suoiesadO Lawep YOSIA G Je deuD Before Operating the Camera 1 01 suoneiodo elewey YOSIA JeldeuD 102 Setting the Switcher to CAM mode Before Operating the Camera Press to light up the CAM mode button on the control panel The two CAM mode buttons function the same The switcher switches to CAM mode The display panel enters CAM mode and displays the selected camera name on the upper left Camera name POS MANUAL 1 1000 1 8 15 24 l SIGICAMI FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONS
127. ion When you press to light up the BK LIGHT button the backlight compensation function of the camera is enabled Lights up BK LIHT PGM Pressing the BK LIGHT button again to make it go dark disables the backlight compensation function For details on the backlight compensation function refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera e The BK LIGHT button does not function when the exposure mode of the camera is set to MANUAL e If you press the BK LIGHT button when the spotlight compensation function is enabled for the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 camera spotlight compensation is disabled and backlight compensation becomes enabled e For the BRC 300 300P camera the BK LIGHT button functions only when the exposure mode is set to FULL AUTO in the camera To enable spotlight compensation only for the BRC H700 BRC Z700 or BRC Z330 camera If a portion of a shooting subject is illuminated the spotlight compensation function adjusts the exposure to a darker level When you press to light up the SPT LIGHT button the spotlight compensation function of the camera is enabled Lights up SPT lon PVW Pressing the SPT LIGHT button again to make it go dark disables the spotlight compensation function For details on the spotlight compensation function refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera The SPT LIGHT button does not function when the exposure mode of t
128. ion of the settings Rebooting the switcher is required after the settings are changed and Reboot system PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel 6 Press the PAGE button The switcher reboots and the changed settings are enabled Assigning the VISCA IDs menu page 912 The menu is used to assign the VISCA ID to each of the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons in the CAMERA DSK AUX bus section Pressing the CAMERA button enables you to control a VISCA compatible camera with the same VISCA ID as that assigned to the button Do not set the same VISCA ID to different cameras We recommend that the address switches on the cameras be set to Auto 0 for the BRC Z700 With this setting VISCA IDs 1 to 7 are automatically assigned to the cameras in order of closer distance from the switcher For how to assign the address to the camera refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera 1 Display menu page 912 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 When menu page 911 is displayed pressing the PAGE button once displays menu page 912 CAMERA CAM BTN NAME VISCAID NET CHG 2 8 ASSIGN 1 4 chars Off 4 Exec 912 2 Turn the F1 control to set the CAMERA button number to which you wish to assign the VISCA ID under CAM BTN You can select CAMERA button 1 to 7 Since the settings under CAM BTN and NAME are changed relative
129. ipe Wipe pattern Direct wipe numbers 10 Oto9 Direct PIP Size and display Direct PIP numbers 0 10 position of the to 9 embedded video for PIP e A snapshot register can store all the data on setting menu pages 400 to 850 with the exception of the date setting on menu page 440 e Use the snapshot function to store the setting items for PIP that cannot be stored with the Direct PIP function such as the cropping data page 79 000 DSK PIP SETUP 01010 MEM uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo N MENU e DIRECT RECALL button f PRESET button a r r RECALL button Numeric buttons MENU SNAP SHOT CAMERA POSITION Set the items you wish to store as required To store snapshot data perform settings on menu pages 400 to 850 referring to Preparations in Chapter 3 or Menu List in Appendix To store wipe patterns see Switching the Video with a Wipe on page 12 To store the size and display position of PIP video see Adjusting the Size and Display Position of an Embedded Video in Picture in Picture on page 77 2 Check that the SW mode button is lit When the SW mode button is not lit press to light up the button to set the switcher to SW mode 3 Check that DIRECT is displayed on the display panel above the F3 control Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items 97 uolyesado
130. itors can be used using this connector and the DVI I OUT connector on the Processor Unit The connector complies with the DVI I standards and is able to handle both digital RGB and analog RGB signals When RESO is set to HD 50 or HD 59 94 on menu page 932 only analog component signals are output through this connector Processor Unit 31 sled JO suoouny pue suoneo07 z 19 deyo Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts Processor Unit 32 Preparations Chapter Connecting External Equipment This chapter describes connections with peripheral devices Connect the peripheral devices connect and install the switcher then perform the basic setup of the switcher using the menus Connecting External Equipment suonesedaid Ja deup 33 suoneiedaig Jajdeyo 34 Connecting VISCA Cameras Up to seven Sony BRC series VISCA compatible cameras can be connected to the switcher BRSA 20HSD1 HD SD SDI input board not supplied Eo e Ta z to SDI IN 1 to 4 oy a connector plug supplied i VISCA RS 422 connecting cable First camera See page 150 to VISCA RS 422 i x to AC power adaptor HD SD SDI d output card AT to VISCA
131. lts upward The camera pans left lt m m The camera pans right The camera tilts downward To align the panning tilting direction with the direction in which the joystick is inclined Depending on the installation of the camera panning tilting direction may be different from that in which the joystick is inclined The panning tilting can be changed to the reverse direction to align with the direction in which you incline the joystick You can change the directions of panning and tilting individually 1 Display menu page 914 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 CAMERA PAN DIR TILT DIR ZOOM DIR BRIGHT 4 8 MODE Reverse Reverse Normal IRIS 914 suoiesadO BIBWeD YOSIA G Jealdeup 2 To reverse the panning direction turn the F1 control to select Reverse under PAN DIR 3 Toreverse the tilting direction turn the F2 control to select Reverse under TILT DIR To adjust the panning tilting speed The panning tilting speed can be changed according to the angle at which you incline the joystick or can be held constant regardless of the angle SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT POS AUTO 1 1000 1 8 15 24 1 Press the F4 PAN TILT control to select CONSTANT or VARIABLE CONSTANT to pan tilt at a constant speed regardless of the angle at which you incline the joystick VARIABLE
132. lug to an easily accessible socket outlet near the unit If a fault should occur during operation of the unit operate the disconnect device to switch the power supply off or disconnect the power plug Attention when the product is installed in Rack 1 Prevention against overloading of branch circuit When this product is installed in a rack and is supplied power from an outlet on the rack please make sure that the rack does not overload the supply circuit 2 Providing protective earth When this product is installed in a rack and is supplied power from an outlet on the rack please confirm that the outlet is provided with a suitable protective earth connection 3 Internal air ambient temperature of the rack When this product is installed in a rack please make sure that the internal air ambient temperature of the rack is within the specified limit of this product 4 Prevention against achieving hazardous condition due to uneven mechanical loading When this product is installed in a rack please make sure that the rack does not achieve hazardous condition due to uneven mechanical loading 5 Install the equipment while taking the operating temperature of the equipment into consideration For the operating temperature of the equipment refer to the specifications of the Operation Manual 6 When performing the installation keep the following space away from walls in order to obtain proper exhaust and radiation of heat Right Left
133. m PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel When only the setting for ASPECT is changed Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears Press the PAGE button After the switcher has saved the setting data and is rebooted the changed settings are enabled Setting Up the Video Input Signals To identify the video input signals menu page 921 You can name a video signal input to the switcher 1 Display menu page 921 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 INPUT SIGNAL RENAME lt gt 1 6 NAME IN 1 4 chars 921 2 Turn the F1 control to select the video input signal to be named under SIGNAL IN 1 to IN 4 to name the video signal input from any of the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors at the rear of the Processor Unit IN 5 to IN 8 to name the video signal input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN1 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit When the BRSA 20HSD1 is installed select any of IN 5 to IN 8 When the BRSA 20DD1 is installed select IN 5 IN 9 to name the video signal input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN2 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit FM 1 FM 2 to name frame memory image 1 or 2 stored in the Processor Unit MAT1 MAT2 to name color matte 1 or 2 used for a background image CLBR to name color bars
134. n CLEAR fed RECALL button MENU SNAP pg POSITION CLEAR button Numeric buttons 1 Check that the CAM mode button is lit If the CAM mode button is not lit press to light up the CAM mode button so that the switcher is set to CAM mode 2 Press one of the the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons to select the camera whose settings you wish to preset The selected button lights in orange and the display panel displays the setting information of the selected camera 3 Adjust pan tilt zoom focus exposure etc of the selected camera suoiesadO Lawep YOSIA S Je deuD For details on the adjustment procedures see Controlling the Camera on page 104 4 Check that the DIRECT RECALL button is not lit If the button is lit press the DIRECT RECALL button to make it go dark D Press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the camera position number of the camera for which you wish to store the settings You can enter camera position numbers 1 to 99 The camera position number you entered flashes next to POS at the lower left of the display panel SIG CAM1 FOCUS SPEED CONSTANT CONSTANT PO AUTO 1 1000 1 8 15 24 Flashes To change the number you entered press the CLEAR button then enter a new number Storing the Camera Settings 1 1 1 suoneiedo elewey YOSIA JeldeuD 112 e The camera settings of position numbers 1 to 16 1 to 6 for the BRC 300
135. n Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT and ENTER buttons to operate the camera menus To exit the menu Hold the CAMERA MENU button pressed The button goes dark and the menu displayed on a monitor disappears Depending on the layer of the menu displayed it is required to press the CAMERA MENU button several times to exit the menu Operating the Camera Menu suoiesadO BIBWeD YOSIA G Je deup 115 suoneiedo eweg YOSIA SJeldeuD 116 Disabling the Infrared Remote Commander Supplied with the Camera As the Sony BRC series cameras connected with the switcher are controlled by the switcher the Remote Commander supplied with the camera is not used Set in the camera menu for the camera to ignore infrared signals To prevent camera from malfunctioning be sure to disable infrared signal reception on the camera Example of the BRC Z700 camera Set IR RECEIVE to OFF in the SYSTEM menu lt SYSTEM gt _ gt IR RECEIVE OFF IMG FLIP OFF PAN REVERSE OFF TILT REVERSE OFF DISPLAY INFO OFF SYNC MASTER STD H PHASE 10 For details on the operation of the camera menu see Operating the Camera Menu on page 114 For details on the setting for disabling the infrared signal reception from the Remote Commander refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera Disabling the Infrared Remote Commander Supplied with the Camera Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera This s
136. nel disappears E When SW mode is selected When this button is pressed the snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP number displayed on the display panel disappears Numeric buttons 0 to 9 and dot button E When menu mode is selected Use the numeric buttons and dot button to enter menu page For procedures for menu page input see To display the menu on page 22 E When CAM mode is selected Use numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the camera position number E When SW mode is selected Use numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the snapshot direct wipe or direct PIP number To enter the two digit number press the second digit number then the first digit number To correct a number entered press the CLEAR button then enter the correct number 6 Display Panel Camera Switcher Menu Control Section The buttons and controls in this section differ in function depending on whether the switcher is in CAM mode in SW mode or in menu mode Display panel FOCUS BRIGHT ZOOM PAN TILT Adjustment controls EXIT button PAGE button Display panel Displays the menu the current effect and the camera settings While viewing the display panel you can check and change the settings When the menu of a lower layer has further lower layers ee 99 the menu name is followed by The following display panel shows a representative example Menu layers in menu mode H
137. new number Press the RECALL button The settings such as pan tilt zoom focus and exposure stored in the entered camera position number are recalled For the settings stored in position numbers 1 to 9 you can recall them directly by pressing to light up the DIRECT RECALL button and pressing numeric button to 9 Direct Recall function Using this function allows you to recall the stored settings with only one press when you wish to change the camera settings immediately If you recall the settings in position numbers 17 to 99 7 to 99 for the BRC 300 300P camera panning tilting zooming focus mode focus position exposure and white balance settings are reflected to the camera To set the camera moving speed to the preset position You can select the panning tilting speed at which the camera moves to the preset position PST SPD button P T RST PSTI SPD AUTO MANUAL O P AF 2 o o o O O O HIGH PRESET You can preset the moving speed of the camera in position numbers 1 to 6 for the BRC 300 300P and in position numbers 1 to 16 for other models 1 Follow the steps in To recall the preset camera setting page 112 to recall the camera setting stored in the camera position The selected position number is displayed at the lower left of the display panel 2 Hold the PST SPD button pressed to light up the button The CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons can be used for setting the speed The button that corresp
138. nnected set to ON check that the supplied control properly cable is properly connected between the PANEL connector on the Processor Unit and the PROCESSOR connector on the Control Panel 1015 Transferring Data Please wait Waiting for a reply from the Wait until the message changes and do not turn off the power 1016 Storing Preset Data Snapshot data etc are being Wait until the message changes and do not saved turn off the power 1017 Accessing NV MEM Transmitting the data between Wait until the message changes and do not frame memory and nonvolatile turn off the power memory 1018 Snapshot Data are being The snapshot data are now being Wait until the message changes and do not reset reset turn off the power R 2001 Storing Preset Data Preset data are being saved Wait until the message changes and do not turn off the power 2002 Completed Saving of the preset data is a complete Zz 2005 Different from the expected Information on camera models The model of the connected camera when 5 camera does not match storing the data differs from the model when recalling the data 2011 Position Data are being reset The camera positions are now Wait until the message changes and do not being reset turn off the power XXXX If error messages not mentioned on this list appear turn the switcher off then back on after a while If error messages still remain cons
139. nsition If you press the AUTO TRANS button after moving the transition lever to the middle for example an inconsistency between the application of the effect and the position of the transition may occur In such a case both indicators may light up Do not use excessive force while operating the transition lever 5 Menu Snapshot Camera Position Section The buttons in the menu snapshot camera position section differ in function depending on whether the switcher is in menu mode SW mode or CAM mode e DIRECT RECALL button MATT fe PRESET button RECALL button MENU SNAP SHOT CAMERA POSITION CLEAR button Numeric 0 to 9 buttons and dot button MENU button When you press to light up this button the display panel is set to menu mode In menu mode pressing one of numeric buttons 4 to 9 allows you to display one of the top menus see Top menu list The selected numeric button lights up To return to CAM or SW mode press the MENU button or press the CAM or SW mode button When you switch to menu mode the menu page displayed last will be shown on the display panel At the time of the system startup the display panel shows the top page of the SETUP menu For the procedures for menu operation see To display the menu on page 22 For details on the setting menus see Menu List on page 131 Control Panel sl
140. o B For details see Switching the Video with a Cut on page 66 Switching with a transition effect In a transition effect the image is gradually switched from one video to another by applying an effect With a wipe for example the program output video is gradually switched as if the next video were wiping out the current video across the screen Example of a wipe For details see Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect on page 69 Basics of Video Switching uopesado Bulyoyms p Ja deyo 65 uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jaydeyo 66 Switching the Video with a Cut This method switches the video instantaneously without applying any effect This is the most basic form of switching Basic operation of a cut There are the following two methods for switching with a cut e Switching directly to the next video by pressing the PGM select button e Checking the next video in the preview window then pressing the CUT button The basic procedure for switching with a cut is as follows Press one of the PGM select buttons to select the program output video Press a different PGM select button to Press one of the NEXT select switch the program output video buttons to select the next output video Press the CUT button Switching Directly with the PGM Select Button To switch from one video to another simply press the PGM select button to which a different video
141. o as the results of PIP If you have changed the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel 3 Press the PAGE button The setting is saved If you do not wish to save the setting press the EXIT button About the preview window and the program output video After performing the above steps the results of PIP or DSK composition are displayed in the preview window When the PIP or DSK composition has been executed by using the AUTO TRANS button CUT button or transition lever and the resulting video is displayed in the program window green illumination of the PIP AUTO button or DSK AUTO button turns red the results of PIP or DSK composition disappear from the preview window If the PIP or DSK composite video is erased from the program window green illumination of the PIP AUTO button or DSK AUTO button goes dark the results of PIP or DSK composition are displayed in the preview window Checking the Results of Composite Video Effect Preview Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items You can store the settings of a wipe PIP picture in picture and setting menu items in the registers of the switcher and recall them as required There are three registering functions Function Setting items to be Register numbers Maximum registered number of registers Snapshot Setting data on setting Snapshot numbers 0 100 menu pages 400 to 850 to 99 Direct w
142. o change the assigned VISCA ID of the NET CHG Exec camera execute NET CHG SENSE 913 ZOOM Constant Variable Sets the sensitivity of reaction in camera SPEED 12345678 zoom and joystick movement JOYSTICK Constant Variable gt SPEED BRC 300 300P H700 Z330 1 When ZOOM is set to Constant the default 3 to 24 setting of SPEED F2 is 4 When 2 a BRC Z700 0 5 1 to 24 JOYSTICK is set to Constant the default 7 setting of SPEED F4 is 8 MODE 914 PAN DIR Normal Reverse Sets the reaction of the joystick for panning tilting and zoom direction IS Bie Cora ee When BRIGHT is set to IRIS G IRIS and ZOOM Normal Reverse GAIN can be changed by turning the F2 DIR control if the exposure is set to MANUAL on BRIGHT _ IRIS IRIS G the BRC H700 BRC Z700 and BRC Z330 camera POS RST 915 CAM BTN 1 to 7 Resets the preset value stored in the camera position number that corresponds to Me the CAMERA button TO 1 to 99 RESET NOP Exec TALLY 916 MODE Off CAM BTN PGM Sets the illumination specification of the tally lamp on the connected VISCA camera 1 36 Menu List 900 Setting menu Setting item Description CAMERA 910 PWR MNG 917 CAM BTN JAIl 1 to 7 Sets power ON OFF of the camera that corresponds to the CAMERA button using aoe enon the F1 to F3 controls APPLY NOP Exec When AUTO ON is set to
143. oma key automatically instead of using the F2 control or the dial on the upper part of the joystick When you press the CENTER button the cross cursor returns to the center of the window Turning the dial on the upper part of the joystick clockwise in step 9 restores the preview window of step 8 1 O Press the DSK AUTO button to execute the DSK transition The composite DSK video is applied to the program output Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo 93 uonesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 94 To reduce the moving speed of the joystick When you press to light up the FINE button the speed for changing the setting with the joystick is reduced and you can make fine adjustment of the position of the cross cursor Pressing the FINE button again to make it go dark restores the normal moving speed The joystick is operable only when the X Y or Z button is lit The X button corresponds to horizontal movement of the cursor and the Y button to vertical movement The Z button corresponds to the operation of the dial on the joystick If you press the X Y or Z button to make it go dark the corresponding function is disabled Press to light up the corresponding button again to enable the joystick To set the chroma key manually by menu operation You can specify the color of the chroma key by changing the setting values in the menu instead of using the joystick If
144. on page 56 4 Turn the F3 control to select the output video displayed on each divided window under SIGNAL PGM to output program video PVW to output preview video IN 1 to IN 4 to output video input from the SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors at the rear of the Processor Unit IN 5 to IN 8 to output video input from the interface board installed in the IN1 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit When the BRSA 20HSD_1 is installed select any of IN 5 to IN 8 When the BRSA 20DD1 is installed select IN 5 IN 9 to output the video input from the input connector on the interface board installed in the IN2 card slot at the rear of the Processor Unit FM 1 FM 2 to output frame memory image 1 or 2 stored in the Processor Unit MATI1 MAT2 to output color matte 1 or 2 used for a background image CLBR to output color bars used for adjustment and test transmission AUX1 AUX2 to output the same video as that output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector at the rear of the processor unit NONE to display the window in black e If you select multi viewer video for the output from the AUX1 or AUX2 output connector page 64 selecting AUX1 or AUX2 in step 4 above displays the window in black e If you select video that cannot be displayed for any reason such as a different video format the corresponding window is displayed in black or in blue for FM 1 and FM 2 Basic Setups for the Switcher 55 suoneiedaig
145. onds to the currently selected speed lights up Other CAMERA buttons flash 3 Press one of the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons to set the panning tilting speed while the button is flashing The panning tilting speed to be set increases in the order of CAMERA 1 to 7 You can set seven panning tilting speeds stored for CAMERA button 1 the lowest speed 1 degree sec to CAMERA button 7 highest speed 60 degrees sec Press the CAMERA button within five seconds after the PST SPD button is pressed After five seconds the CAMERA buttons stop flashing and speed setting mode is canceled In this case repeat steps 2 and 3 again Storing the Camera Settings suoiesadO e1BwWeD YOSIA G Je deuD 113 suoleiedo Lawe YOSIA S JeldeuD 114 Operating the Camera Menu Operating the Camera Menu The menus of the Sony BRC series cameras can be operated by the switcher while displaying the menus on a monitor For details on the camera menus refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the camera Hogs ODODE WY A 1 Check that the CAM mode button is lit If the CAM mode button is not lit press to light up the CAM mode button so that the switcher is set to CAM mode 2 Press one of the the CAMERA 1 to 7 buttons to select the camera whose menu you wish to display The selected button lights in orange and the display panel on the switch
146. program video is output PGM select buttons f aaa OA IYN N NNN NN koro XAXA A Ele NEXT select buttons CUT button 2 Press the NEXT select button to which the video to be output next is assigned The button you pressed lights up in orange and the selected video is output in the preview window 3 Press the CUT button The program output video is switched to the video selected in step 2 The previous program output video is shown in the preview window At the same time the illumination of the PGM select button and that of the NEXT select button are switched Switching the Video witha Cut 67 Example When you press the PGM select button 1 and NEXT select button 4 Before the CUT button is pressed Lights in red 000000000000 00001 XAA ALAALA AA Lights in orange After the CUT button was pressed Lights in red 0000000000 ANNANN N NG ve Ne seeososont Lights in orange Each press of the CUT button switches the program output video It is convenient for selecting the video if you use the multi viewer feature page 55 to display multiple input videos on a monitor at the same time In the multi viewer the program output video is boxed in a red frame and an orange ll mark appears on the video selected with the NEXT select button Each press of the CUT button switches the red frame and the orange Ml mark uolyesado Bulyoyms y Jajdeyo
147. r authority to operate this equipment All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For customers in Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 For kundene i Norge Dette utstyret kan kobles til et IT stromfordelingssystem For the customers in Europe Australia and New Zealand WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures For the customers in Europe The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents This apparatus shall not be used in the residential area 3 4 Precautions Operating and Storage Locations e Avoid operating and storing the switcher in the following locations
148. re An image that appears as the program output video after applying any effect Frame Two fields containing all the information in a complete picture Frame synchronizer A device or function used to bring the timing of asynchronous video into conformance with a local reference signal Gen lock To synchronize output signals with an external sync signal GPI General Purpose Interface A general purpose interface that is used to communicate with devices that do not have standard interfaces Luminance key A method of creating a composite picture by deleting components of a specified luminance brightness Typically used to extract bright characters from a dark background so that only the characters can be added to the composed picture Mix A type of transition effect A foreground video is finally replaced with a background video while both videos are gradually overlapped Pan To move the camera to the left and right Picture in Picture PIP An effect obtained by embedding a video within another video Preset A function which allows a set of electrical settings to be stored and recalled as a single set of data This system has a camera preset function Program PGM signal output The final video signal output from this system after applying the effects RGB An output signal format which displays pictures by using the three primary colors Red Green and Blue Serial digital interface SDI
149. re video The PIP video is an image to be inserted over a background video and a foreground video while the effect is being applied Select the PIP video by pressing the PIP button and DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons To compose the PIP video press the PIP AUTO button DSK FILL Downstream key fill video The DSK FILL video is an image to be composed actually by DSK composition Structure of Switched or Composed Video Output by Video Switching Select the DSK FILL video by pressing the DSK button and DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons To compose the DSK FILL video press the DSK AUTO button DSK SOURCE Downstream key source video The DSK SOURCE video is an image to determine the area of a DSK FILL video to be composed This is also referred to as a key There are three types of keys e Luminance key that cuts a key portion of a DSK FILL video using a key signal DSK SOURCE created by a specific brightness of the DSK FILL video Chroma key that cuts a key portion of a DSK FILL video using a key signal DSK SOURCE created by a specific color of the DSK FILL video Split function that cuts a key portion of a DSK FILL video using a key signal created by a specific brightness of the DSK SOURCE video selected separated from the DSK FILL video The DSK FILL video and the DSK SOURCE video are identical for the luminance key and chroma key Program video The program video is an image output from the switcher after switching or composition
150. rease the size Composing Videos Using Picture in Picture PIP uopeiado Bulyoyms p Ja deyo 77 uolyesado Bulyoyms y JaydeyD 78 4 incline the joystick forward backward left or right to specify the display position of the embedded video to move the embedded video up t left lt 4 eo right down To display the embedded video in the center of the screen Press the CENTER button The embedded picture is reduced in size by half and displayed centered To reduce the setting speed of the joystick When you press to light up the FINE button the speed for changing the setting with the joystick is reduced and fine adjustment of the size and display position is enabled Press the FINE button again to make it go dark to restore the normal setting speed The joystick is operable only when the X Y or Z button is lit The X button corresponds to horizontal movement of the display position of the embedded video and the Y button to vertical movement The Z button corresponds to the size adjustment of the embedded video If you press the X Y or Z button to make the button go dark the corresponding function is disabled Press to light up the corresponding button again to enable the joystick You can store up to 10 settings for the size and display position in the register of the switcher and recall them easily For details see Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items
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152. rface board has been installed or removed be sure to reset the setting data to the factory preset settings before operating the switcher To remove the interface board Remove the interface board in reverse order Connecting the Processor Unit and Control Panel Be sure to turn off all the equipment before connection Installation and Connection of the Switcher Control Panel supplied Power cord for AC power adaptor supplied Pezz to an AC outlet AC power adaptor I AC power cord supplied gt to an AC outlet Connect the PANEL connector on the Processor Unit to the PROCESSOR connector on the Control Panel with the supplied control cable Connect the Processor Unit to an AC outlet with the supplied AC power cord Attach the supplied power cord stopper to the AC IN connector on the Processor Unit Power cord stopper supplied Olnsert the plug of the power cord into the AC IN connector and secure the plug with the stopper Installation and Connection of the Switcher 43 suoeredeid 19 dey9 suoneiedaig Jaydeyo 44 Installation and Connection of the Switcher 3 Connect the Control Panel to an AC outlet with the AC power adaptor supplied and the power cord for the AC power adaptor supplied
153. s button then press one of the DSK AUX to 12 buttons the PGM PVW or MV button e Ancillary data that include embedded audio input from the SDI IN connector are output from the AUX1 or Control Panel AUX2 connector When you select the video output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector with any of the PGM PVW or MV buttons embedded audio is not output Ancillary data included in the SDI input signal are not output if FS is set to On for the SDI signal on menu page 925 e Embedded audio is noisy when the output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector is switched When BUS ENBL is set to Off on menu page 931 the output video is not switched by pressing any button This protects against an accidental switching PGM program button When you press to light up this button after pressing the AUX 1 or AUX 2 button the PGM program video is output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector PVW preview button When you press to light up this button after pressing the AUX 1 or AUX 2 button the PVW preview video is output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector What is preview The video which will be output after executing a cut wipe or mix effect in the effect transition section is called PVW preview video MV Multi Viewer button When you press to light up this button after pressing the AUX 1 or AUX 2 button the MV multi viewer video is output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector What is multi viewer
154. s composed with the background video Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics DSK FILL video Background video DSK split composition Yili hd 1444 f l fay DSK SOURCE video Basic operation of DSK split Link the DSK FILL video with the DSK SOURCE video on menu page 941 Set the switcher to SW mode Press the DSK button uolyesado Bulyoyms p sajdeyo Select the DSK FILL video with one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons Select Split for TYPE on menu page 710 Adjust the video to be composed on menu page 720 Execute downstream key composition with the DSK AUTO button 1 Display menu page 941 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 PANEL XPT BTN FILL SIGNAL SOURCE 1 5 DSK BUS 1 4 chars IN 1 4 chars 941 2 Turn the Fl or F2 control to specify the input signal assigned to PGM select buttons 1 to 12 as a DSK FILL video under XPT BTN cross point button and FILL Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics 89 uonesado Bulyoums y Jaydeyo 90 Turn the F3 or F4 control to select a DSK SOURCE video under SIGNAL and SOURCE The settings of XPT BTN and FILL and those of SIGNAL and SOURCE change simultaneously Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode
155. s selected mix mode is canceled WIPE button When you press to light up this button the current video background video is gradually switched as if the next video was wiping out the present video during transition of the background video wipe When mix is selected wipe mode is canceled AUTO TRANS automatic transition button When you press to light up this button an effect is automatically executed within the preset transition time during transition of the background video AUTO TRANS function page 69 When you press to light up this button while the AUTO TRANS function is being executed the button lights in orange the function is suspended the button stays lit in orange Pressing the button again restores the AUTO TRANS function and the button goes dark when the transition is complete CUT button When you press to light up this button the present video is instantaneously switched to the next program video during transition of the background video cut Transition lever Use this lever to execute a transition of the background video manually If the switcher is turned on when the transition lever is not positioned at either end move the lever back and forth between both ends once This action enables the function of the lever Transition indicator The indicator shows the available direction of the transition lever Moving the transition lever in the direction of the indicator lit starts a tra
156. s to adjust LUM ke Sa nip 1009 n va luminance SAT saturation HUE and 8 HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 WIDTH of the border A WIDTH Off 1 to 50 in 1 All items except WIDTH can be set using the joystick CROP 840 CROP Off On To use as an embedded video for PIP you can E crop some parts of the video CROPP CANOE en teen M et To crop set CROP to On then set the range to LEFT 16 0 to 16 0 in 0 1 be cropped on menu page 841 RIGHT 16 0 to 16 0 in 0 1 BOTTOM 9 0 to 9 0 in 0 1 The selectable ranges are 5 0 to 5 0 for TOP and BOTTOM and 8 0 to 8 0 for LEFT and RIGHT when FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 TRANS 850 PIP AUTO 0 to 999 30 in frames Sets the transition time for PIP AUTO To store the PIP settings in the direct PIP number menu pages 810 and 820 You can store the SIZE value set on menu page 810 and V POS and H POS values set on menu page 820 To store them turn the F3 control to display the direct PIP number 0 to 9 under DRCT NO on menu page 810 or 820 then press the F4 control PRESET Menu List 1 35 To recall the preset PIP settings When you turn the F3 control to display PIP under DIRECT in SW mode PIP is displayed at the lower left corner on the display panel If DIRECT is not displayed on the display panel above the F3 control press the F3 control once to display it When you press numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the direct PIP number 0 to 9 beside PIP then press the RECAL
157. see To assign the video input signals to the PGM and NEXT select buttons menu page 922 on page 52 Changing the Color of Color Matte Using the Color Bars or Color Mattes 1 Display menu page 610 for changing color matt 1 or menu page 620 for changing color matte 2 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 To change color matt 1 MATT LUM SAT HUE 1 2 MATT1 0 0 0 0 0 0 610 2 Turn the F1 F2 and F3 controls to change the color of the color matte LUM to set the luminance within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 SAT to set the saturation within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 HUE to set the hue in units of 0 5 You can use the joystick to change the color of the color matte instead of the F1 to F3 controls Inclining the joystick forward backward left or right adjusts LUM luminance and SAT saturation Turning the dial on the upper part of the joystick adjusts HUE Using Still Images Stored in Frame Memory You can store the input video in frame memory as a still image and use it as a video source The switcher has two frame memories FM 1 and FM 2 You can store one still image in each frame memory 1 Display menu page 410 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 MEM SIGNAL DIST FREEZE 1 4 FREEZE IN 1 FM 1
158. select VISCA mode for communication with the VISCA cameras RS 422 or RS 232C 1 Display menu page 911 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 CAMERA CONTROL BAUD MODEL APPLY 1 8 VISCA RS 232C 9600 Auto 4 Exec 911 2 Turn the F1 control to display the VISCA communication mode to be used under CONTROL You can select RS 422 or RS 232C 3 Turn the F2 control to set the baud rate for communication with the VISCA cameras under BAUD You can select 9600 or 38400 for the baud rate 4 Turn the F3 control to set the model of the connected cameras under MODEL Normally set it to Auto If all the connected cameras are of the same model you can also select the model name Basic Setups for the Switcher suoneiedaid Ja deup 57 suoneiedaig Jaydeyo 58 Basic Setups for the Switcher e If you select a model name that is different from the connected cameras a warning message appears when the switcher is turned on In this case select the correct model or select Auto in this menu e Set the VISCA communication mode on the cameras to the same as that on the switcher For how to set the VISCA communication mode on the camera refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the cameras 5 Press the F4 control to confirm the settings described in steps 2 to 4 Pressing the F4 control enables confirmat
159. set setting stored in the snapshot numbers direct wipe numbers or direct PIP numbers 0 to 9 on the switcher can be recalled by pressing numeric buttons 0 to 9 For details on snapshot numbers direct wipe numbers and direct PIP numbers see Storing the Settings of a Wipe PIP and Setting Menu Items on page 97 e When the DIRECT RECALL button is pressed while the MENU button is lit menu mode is canceled and the switcher enters CAM or SW mode Control Panel To recall camera position number or snapshot number 10 or larger cancel direct recall mode and use the RECALL button to recall it If you set the tenths digit Bank of the snapshot number in the menu you can recall the two digit snapshot number only by pressing one of numeric buttons 0 to 9 that corresponds to the ones digit of the snapshot number page 139 PRESET button Use this button to store a setting in a camera position number snapshot number direct wipe number or direct PIP number E When CAM mode is selected You can store the pan tilt or zoom position or other camera settings in the camera position numbers Up to 99 settings can be stored in the 1 to 99 positions for each VISCA camera Use one of numeric buttons 0 to 9 to display the flashing position number in which you wish to store the setting on the display panel Hold the PRESET button pressed For details see Storing the Camera Settings on page 111 E When SW mode is select
160. sing Video Using the Chroma Key page 91 5 Press to light up the DSK AUTO button in green The DSK FILL video selected in step 3 is superimposed on the program output video In multi viewer display the orange W mark on the DSK FILL video DSK FILL and DSK SOURCE videos for DSK split composition disappears and the video is boxed in a red frame When the transition is complete the DSK AUTO button turns red To cancel the downstream key composition While the DSK AUTO button is lit in red after the transition is complete press the DSK AUTO button The DSK AUTO button lights up in green After automatic transition the DSK AUTO button goes dark then the downstream key composition is canceled To suspend the transition DSK AUTO of the downstream key composition When the DSK AUTO button is lit in green the transition is in progress press the DSK AUTO button The transition is suspended and the button remains lit in green Press the button again to restore the transition When the transition is complete the DSK AUTO button turns red Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics You can change the transition time for executing the transition by pressing the DSK AUTO button For details see Setting the Transition Time on page 80 Composing Video Using the Luminance Key A video is created by detecting the differences of the components of brightness luminance to cut unwanted portions from the DSK FI
161. sition The composite DSK video is applied to the program output Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics If DSK CLN is set to On on menu page 933 the composite DSK video is not displayed in the preview window Set DSK CLN to Off page 96 When a transition is complete the composite video disappears from the preview window even if DSK CLN is set to Off To use a monochromatic image color matte as a DSK FILL video 1 Display menu page 750 DSK LUM SAT HUE FILL 5 6 MAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 Off 750 2 Turn the F1 F2 and F3 controls to adjust LUM luminance SAT saturation and HUE of the monochromatic image 3 Turn the F4 control to set FILL to On When the DSK transition is executed the adjusted monochromatic image is composed as a DSK FILL video Composing Video Using the Chroma Key A video is created by detecting a specific color component chroma to cut a portion from the DSK FILL video This method is referred to as chroma key Generally a subject is shot with a blue background the background that contains blue component is cut out then only the subject is superimposed on a background video In the example below only a figure cut from the DSK FILL video is composed with the background video Background video DSK FILL video Chroma key composition 5 Blue background
162. ss of the aspect ratio of the T Tadicati signal input from IN 5 or IN 9 when the NAME lt Gseraracier indication optional BRSA 20DD1 is installed 4 3 PROC WidZoom Center 2 Zeon For details see Conversion between Input Signal and Output Signal on page 142 These items can be set only when FORMAT is set to HD on menu page 951 FS 925 SIGNAL SDI1 SDI2 SDI3 SDI4 SDI5 Allows you to add FS frame synchronizer SDI6 SDI7 SDI8 to the input signal selected under SIGNAL NAME 4 character indication Set FS to On for the connected device to which external sync signal cannot be added FS Off On SIDE 926 LUM 0 0 to 100 0 in 0 1 Sets color matte for the side cut area for an available signal IM 0 0 101990 L ou The F1 to F3 controls and the joystick can HUE 0 0 to 359 5 in 0 5 be used for the setting To register the name of the signal menu page 921 Each of the signals input from the connectors on the Processor Unit and frame memories color mattes and color bars built in the switcher can be named in four characters to register Open the menu page 921 and follow the procedure below Turn the F1 or F2 control to select the signal to be registered Press the F2 control to highlight a character Turn the F2 control to change the highlighted character Turn the F3 control to move the highlighting to the character to be changed When you move the highlighting to the space next to
163. tch and indicator Rack mounting attachment screws nD POWER switch and indicator Rack mounting attachment screws Turns the Processor Unit ON OFF Press the I side of the Use these screws to attach the supplied rack mount switch to turn it on The indicator lights up in green brackets for installing the switcher in a rack Four screws each on the right and left sides are attached at the factory Rear Panel IN1 card slot IN2 card slot OUT card slot DVI I OUT connector ground terminal AC IN connector aro N KOCKO SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors RS 422 connector PGM1 PGM2 output connectors RS 232C connector AUX1 AUX2 output connectors REF OUT connector GPI I O connector REF IN connector PANEL connector REMOTE connector LAN 10 100 connector INI input 1 card slot Note Insert the BRSA 20HSD1 or BRSA 20DD1 interface board not supplied The optional BRSA 20HSD1 interface board cannot be installed in the IN2 card slot IN2 input 2 card slot Insert the BRSA 20DD1 interface board not supplied Processor Unit sled JO suoouny pue suones07 z 19 deyo 29 seq Jo suogouny pue suoljes07 z seideyD 30 OUT output card slot Insert the BRSA 20DD2 interface board not supplied DVI I OUT DVI I output connector Connect to the DVI input connector on a monitor
164. te etc for a specific purpose Signals selected for input to the bus are passed on to the next process Chroma key A method of creating a composite picture by deleting components that contain a specified color chroma Typically a subject is captured in front of a blue background referred to as a blue screen and the blue background is removed leaving only a subject for composing Color bars A test signal which displays vertical colored stripes on a monitor Used to adjust the hue and saturation of colors on video cameras and monitors Color matte A color signal generated by this unit The hue saturation and luminance of color mattes can be adjusted Cross point An electronic switch where video signal lines cross When the switch is closed usually by pressing a button multiple input signals and one or more output signals are allowed to pass Cut An instantaneous switch from one picture to another Downstream key DSK A function which allows pictures to be composed by taking video to which an effect has already been applied and adding further images and text It is called downstream key because this processing is done at the lowest stream Field In the NTSC color television system 262 5 horizontal scanning lines Odd lines are scanned for the first field before returning to the top of the screen to scan even lines A frame is composed of two fields the odd and even fields Foreground pictu
165. the cross cursor is displayed in the preview window the chroma key cannot be set manually Before operating turn the dial on the upper part of the joystick counterclockwise to turn off the cursor e If DSK CLN is set to On on menu page 933 the composite DSK video is not displayed in the preview window Set DSK CLN to Off page 96 When a transition is complete the composite video disappears from the preview window even if DSK CLN is set to Off 1 Press to light up the SW mode button to set the switcher to SW mode 2 Press to light up the DSK button 3 Press one of the DSK AUX 1 to 12 buttons to specify a video to be composed with the DSK composition DSK FILL video 4 Display menu page 710 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 DSK TYPE FILL SOURCE INVERT 1 6 KEYMODE Chroma 4 chars Off 710 5 Turn the F1 control to select Chroma under TYPE To replace the portion to be cut off with that to be left turn the F4 control to select On under INVERT 6 Press the PAGE button three times to display menu page 740 DSK CLIP GAIN HUE ANGLE 4 6 CK ADJ 50 50 0 0 0 5 0 740 Using the Downstream Key DSK to Add Characters or Graphics T Turnthe F1 F2 F3 and F4 controls to adjust the composite video displayed in preview window CLIP to adjust the clipped status
166. the desired path if upload and download or log on and log out of the FTP have been done repeatedly In such cases turn the switcher off then back on or shut down the computer and reboot it then try to do again If the date and time entered on menu page 440 and those set on a computer differ by more than a year the date and time stamp of the file downloaded to the computer may change Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and PowerPoint are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries To download or upload the frame memory image data To download the image data stored in frame memory 1 or 2 toa computer Copy the image data stored in the window displayed in step 5 of the procedure above to the destination folder on the computer To upload the image data stored on a computer to frame memory 1 or2 Copy the image data stored on the computer to the window displayed in step 5 Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer Image file formats available for uploading to the frame memory The switcher is able to upload the image data with the following file formats e TGA extension tga e JPEG extension jpg The origin of the data is on the upper left for the TGA format data supported by the switcher For a TGA file that contains alpha data image data will be uploaded to the frame memory selected in step 4 and the data to be used for DSK SOURCE will be uploaded
167. the fourth character on the right the input characters are registered Menu List xlpueddy 137 xipueddy 138 Setting menu 900 OUTPUT Setting item 930 AUX 931 BUS AUX1 AUX2 ANCIL Off On BUS ENBL Off On CAM MODE Off On Description Selects the function and specification of the AUX1 and AUX2 output connectors Allows output of ancillary data superimposed on an SDI signal without masking when ANCIL is set to On When BUS ENBL is set to Off the settings last selected are retained When CAM MODE is set to On the AUX output image will switch to the same image as that selected with CAMERA select button 1 to 7 Ancillary data will not be output from the SDI signal with FS set to On on menu page 925 DVI 932 BOARD STD OPTION BUSSEL AUX1 AUX2 MV PVW PGM RESO 4 XGA WXGA SXGA 4 HD 59 94 HD 50 WUXGA Selects the signal output from the DVI I output connector on the Processor Unit or the optional BRSA 20DD2 output board When AUX1 or AUX2 is selected the same video as that output from the AUX1 or AUX2 connector is output Allows you to select the resolution of the output signal under RESO When FORMAT is set to HD on menu page 951 HD 59 94 HD 50 or WUXGA can be selected under RESO HD 59 94 or HD 50 can be selected depending on the FRAME setting on menu page 951 PVWMODE 933 D
168. the value F4 VARIABLE 1 24 to 24 24 Adjusts the panning tilting speed CONSTANT BRC 300 300P H700 Press the F4 control to select VARIABLE or CONSTANT and turn Z330 1 24 to 24 24 8 24 BRC Z700 0 5 24 to 24 24 8 24 the F4 control to change the value Switcher Mode Menu x pu ddy 132 Adjustment Indication Description control Setting item SW MODE Switcher mode indication SNAP 0 to 99 Snapshot number The number of mode selected under DIRECT above the F3 control indication is displayed WIPE 0 to 9 direct wipe number indication PIP 0 to 9 direct PIP number indication F1 MV TYPE 1 4 10 16 Selects the type of multi viewer F2 XPT HOLD Off On Selecting On when the preset value stored in a snapshot number was recalled disables switching among XPT cross point button PoS ROLD SAN DSK and PIP select buttons PIP HOLD Off On Press the F2 control to select XPT HOLD DSK HOLD or PIP HOLD then turn the F2 control to select On or Off F3 WIPE Wipe pattern figure Press the F3 control to select WIPE PATTERN or DIRECT PATTERN When WIPE PATTERN is selected turn the F3 control to select the desired wipe pattern PIRES So Wine PIF When DIRECT is selected select direct select mode from among SS snapshot Wipe and PIP F4 ME AUTO 0 to 999 30 Press the F4 control to select ME AUTO DSK AUTO or PIP AUTO DSK AUTO 0 to 999 30 then turn the
169. ting the items displayed above each control To set the item displayed at the left end of the display panel use the F1 control To adjust the item displayed at the right end use the F4 control F1 control F2 control F3 control F4 control adjustable adjustable adjustable adjustable area area area area L E CAMERA INPU SYSTEM MILI FOCUS BRIGHT ZOOM PAN TILT F3 F4 Adjustment controls To use the adjustment controls F1 to F4 Press or turn the controls to operate the menu For example when you turn the F3 control while an item in the F1 control adjustable area is highlighted an item in the F3 control area will be highlighted You can select the desired setting item in the adjustable area by turning the corresponding control setting value Q Displays either the upper or lower setting item or changes the et Turn clockwise or counterclockwise Displays the lower layer menu of the highlighted menu If Exec or 4 is displayed in the menu pressing the control executes the selected setting Depending on the settings a message that prompts you to store or clear the setting or a notification to reboot the system may appear Press e Some settings may be reset to the factory preset settings by holding the control pressed e Some setting values may be roughly changed by turning the control while pressing Menu Operation 49 suoneiedaid Ja deup suoneiedaig Jayde
170. to another frame memory If you upload the image data to frame memory 2 when FOLDER is set to AutoSwap on menu page 420 the data in frame memory and frame memory 2 are automatically exchanged after the upload is complete and the uploaded data will be stored in frame memory 1 The switcher does not support Microsoft Office PowerPoint data saved in JPEG format If you upload a TGA file when FOLDER is set to AutoSwap on menu page 420 only the image data will be uploaded to the switcher The data to be used for DSK SOURCE data will not be uploaded Still image data uploaded and stored in frame memory 1 or 2 are erased when the switcher is turned off To retain the image data even after the switcher is turned off execute STORE on menu page 440 to store the still image in nonvolatile memory Restrictions on image size for uploading to the frame memory There are the following restrictions on image size that can be uploaded to the frame memory e An image with more than 1920 x 1080 pixels will not be displayed e For an image with fewer than 1920 x 1080 pixels if FORMAT is set to HD on menu page 951 or fewer than 720 x 487 pixels if set to SD black frames will appear around the image since the center of the screen is the basic point of the display e When FORMAT is set to SD on menu page 951 the right and lower portions of the image with more than 720 x 487 pixels will be cut off sin
171. to increase the panning tilting speed as the angle at which the joystick is inclined becomes larger Controlling the Camera 1 09 suoneiodo Lawe YOSIA JeldeuD 110 2 Turn the F4 PAN TILT control to set the panning tilting speed Assuming the highest panning tilting speed that the camera supports is 24 24 you can set the value between 1 24 and 24 24 The larger a numerator is the higher the panning tilting speed becomes For the BRC Z700 camera you can set the value between 0 5 24 and 24 24 To face the camera back to the front Hold the CENTER button in the camera menu location control section pressed The camera returns to face the front MENU 0 LEFT CENTER button pE uP ENTER DOWN REMOTE CAMERA OPERATING SWITCHER BBO If you accidentally move the camera with your hand If the camera is accidentally moved by external force an object or your finger is caught with the camera or the camera does not recognize its correct position hold the P T RST button pressed The panning tilting position of the camera is reset to the factory preset setting Controlling the Camera P T RST Storing the Camera Settings Up to 99 combinations of the camera settings including panning tilting focusing exposure backlighting etc are stored for each camera in the camera position numbers of the switcher ooo Ss JE oo DIRECT RECALL button oes PRESET butto
172. tors etc AUX2 PGM1 o oj HOOD Oooo e OF Jo Pe G0000 o Recorder HVR 1500A etc HD SDI cable ScskscSiieseies RS 232C VISCA cable System Configuration M IAJQAC Ja deyD M Q Jeydeup 12 Configuration for a Presentation BRC series cameras with the HD SDI output card attached image on the screen SDI IN 3 DVI I OUT on the BRSA 20DD2 DVI I IN on the BRSA 20DD1 Control cable supplied ee Oea EE CEREEEEEEEETS BE Computer for importing presentation materials Optional interface board Projector for projecting the program Monitor for multi viewing LMD series monitors etc DVI I OUT e OF 0 Zo gogog w Recorder HVR 1500A etc HD SDI cable DVI cable e E RS 232C VISCA cable System Configuration Configuration for Presentation Using Two Projectors BRC series cameras with the Projector for projecting Projector for projecting aan HD SDI output card attached presentation materials the program images on Monitor Tor MUN VIEwIN from a computer the screen LMD series monitors etc SDI IN 3 DVI I OUT on the BRSA 20DD2 DVI I OUT
173. tton or transition lever to execute a transition The program output video gradually switches to the video selected with the NEXT select button while one video dissolves to the other Each time you press the AUTO TRANS button or move the transition lever the program output video switches to the video selected with the NEXT select button while one video dissolves the other You can change the transition time for executing a transition using the AUTO TRANS button For details see Setting the Transition Time on page 80 Switching the Video with a Wipe The program output video is gradually wiped across the screen to reveal the next video You can select from among 20 wipe patterns uolyesado Bulyoyms y JaydeyD Basic operation of a wipe The basic procedure for a wipe is as follows Press the WIPE button Turn the F3 control to select a wipe pattern Select the video to be output next with the NEXT select buttons Execute the transition 72 Switching the Video with an Effect Transition Effect 1 Press the WIPE button The WIPE button lights up in orange WIPE button N gA Even if you press the WIPE button while the AUTO TRANS button is lit or the transition lever is not positioned at either end you cannot change the mix transition to wipe transition effect In such a case wait until the AUTO TRANS button goes dark or move the transition l
174. ult your Sony dealer 1 44 Messages and Troubleshooting Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket into the Switcher To install the Processor Unit in a rack attach the supplied rack mounting brackets on the left and right sides of the Unit T Remove the four screws each from the left and right sides Oe Pe Los ve 2 Attach the supplied rack mounting brackets to the left and right sides with the removed screws Tighten the screws with torque of between 1 2 Nm and 1 6 Nm xlpueddy Rack mounting bracket supplied Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket into the Switcher 1 45 xlpueddy 146 Specifications Signal processing HD mode SD mode HD mode or SD mode is selectable with the menu Television system 1080 59 941 1080 50i 480 59 941 576 501 Signal processing system 4 2 2 4 digital component Quantization bits Y 10 bits C 10 bits KEY 10 bits Input output delay 1 H when the frame synchronizer is OFF Inputs Outputs Video input BNC type x 4 800 mVp p 75 ohms HD SDI 1 485 Gbps or 1 485 1 001 Gbps SD SDI 270 Mbps The frame synchronizer function is built in for all the inputs Reference input BNC type x 2 75 ohms loop through An external 75 ohm terminator is required BB NTSC 0 429 Vp p PAL 0 45 Vp p Tri level sync 0 3 Vp p is available for HD mode Video output BNC type x 4 800 mVp p 75 ohms HD SDI 1 485 Gbps or 1 485 1 001 Gbps SD SDI 270 M
175. und in the image turn the F4 control to select On under INVERT 6 Press the PAGE button to display menu page 720 DSK CLIP GAIN TRANSP 2 6 ADJUST 50 50 0 0 0 720 T Turnthe F1 F2 and F3 controls to adjust the composite image displayed in the preview window CLIP to adjust the clipped status of a background image within the range of 0 to 100 GAIN to adjust the sharpness of the outline within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 TRANSP to adjust the transparency of characters or graphics to be composed within the range of 0 0 to 100 0 in units of 0 1 8 Press the DSK AUTO button to execute the DSK transition The composite DSK video is applied to the program output If DSK CLN is set to On on menu page 933 the composite DSK video is not displayed in the preview window Set DSK CLN to Off page 96 When a transition is complete the composite video disappears from the preview window even if DSK CLN is set to Off Composing Video Using DSK Split The DSK split function enables assignment of a specific DSK SOURCE video that determines the composing area of a video separately from a DSK FILL video Generally the DSK SOURCE video is a monochrome image that defines the area of characters so that only the area of characters in the DSK FILL video can be composed with a background video In the example below only the area LESSON 1 cut from the DSK FILL video i
176. us of the Camera eeecceeeesecssececeteeeeeneeeeneeeenes 104 Adjusting the Exposure 5c oisseds jescs ctad eens aescdeqancasede daeavegeseaeies oetiane 105 Adjusting the White Balance ceecccsssecsscessscceesseceesseceeneeees 107 ZOOMIN EA E E E E A cage Serge ese ede ae eal io Cok 108 Operating Pan Tilt of the Camer acs22 2is2seddaccvecoscisaccassacegenenicoewehesiess 109 Storing the Camera Settings cccssssesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 111 Operating the Camera Menu cccsssesseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 114 Disabling the Infrared Remote Commander Supplied with the CAMOM A RE E E E ET 116 Setting the Illumination of the Tally Lamp on the Camera 117 Chapter 6 Control Using External Devices Using the GPI 1 0 Connector ccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 119 Assigning Various Functions to the Pins on the GPI I O Connector 119 Control Examples Using the GPI I O Connector eceeeeeeeteeeees 121 Using the REMOTE Connector cccccssseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 123 Configuring SERIAL DATA eee eeceenceeeecceentcceeneceensceseeeeees 123 Command j20y siecle eee eee ei eee eee 124 Transferring Data between the Switcher and a Computer 125 Connection and Configuration 2 0 0 ceeccecessceeseececseeeceeeeecseeeeeeneeeees 125 Downloading Uploading cocci toed d ses wvieadttoiatsatnaaiteantas oracesenese 125 Appendix Men LUGE sec titiasccndoranscacedtw
177. y the resolution of the output video signal under RESO then press the F3 control You can select from among XGA WXGA SXGA HD 59 94 or HD 50 and WUXGA Either HD 59 94 or HD 50 is displayed according to the setting under FRAME on menu page 951 HD 59 94 HD 50 and WUXGA are displayed only when HD is selected under FORMAT on menu page 951 When the setting is complete Press the CAM mode button or SW mode button to exit menu mode If you change the setting Save setup data PAGE yes or EXIT no appears on the display panel Press the PAGE button to store the data To set up multi viewer output menu page 934 The menu is used to set up multi viewer output 1 Display menu page 934 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 OUTPUT TYPE WINDOW SIGNAL 4 6 MV 4 1 PGM 934 2 Turn the Fl control to select the type of multi viewer output under TYPE You can select from among 1 full screen 4 10 and 16 picture multi viewer 3 Turn the F2 control to select the picture number for which you wish to set up the output signal under WINDOW You can select a number from 1 to 16 according to the type of multi viewer selected under TYPE suoneiedaid E Ja deup For details on the type of multi viewer and the picture number see Type of multi viewer and picture number
178. yo 50 Basic Setups for the Switcher This section describes the basic setup items for the switcher Set up the switcher before starting video switching or camera control operations Setting the Video Signal Format and Aspect Ratio Menu Page 951 Basic Setups for the Switcher This menu is used to set the signal format and the aspect ratio supported by the switcher 1 Display menu page 951 For the procedure for displaying the menu see Menu Operation on page 46 SYSTEM FORMAT FRAME ASPECT APPLY 1 5 SYS MODE HD 59 94 16 9 4 Exec 951 Turn the F1 control to select the video signal format you are using under FORMAT SD to use SD SDI signals HD to use HD SDI signals Turn the F2 control to select the frame frequency compatible with the video signal you are using under FRAME 59 94 to use an NTSC signal vertical frequency 59 94 Hz or 1080 59 941 video signal 50 to use a PAL signal vertical frequency 50 Hz or 1080 50i video signal Turn the F3 control to select the aspect ratio of the display under ASPECT 4 3 to use a display with 4 3 aspect ratio 16 9 to use a display with 16 9 aspect ratio Press the F4 control to confirm the settings selected in steps 2 to 4 Pressing the F4 control enables confirmation of the settings Rebooting the switcher is required after the settings for FORMAT or FRAME are changed and the message Reboot syste

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