8
Parts and their functions
CONTROL buttons [1] to [5]
Pressing buttons 1 to 5 will select the connected pan/tilt
head system.
When the AW-RC400 is connected, the button of the
chosen number will illuminate and the video signal from
the selected pan/tilt head system will be output to the
AW-RC400’s MONITOR OUT 1 to 2 terminals.
IRIS LEVEL control
This is used to adjust the iris of the lens in the pan/tilt
head system currently selected.
When the IRIS button is set to MANU, the control can
move the lens iris all the way from wide open to fully
closed. When it is turned clockwise, the lens iris is
opened; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, it
is closed.
When the IRIS button is set to AUTO, the control can be
used to adjust the [Video level] setting on the camera
menu to adjust the focusing level of the automatic iris
operation. When it is turned clockwise, the lens iris is
opened; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, it
is closed.
The lens iris is designed to be set only when the
IRIS LEVEL control is moved.
With this control panel, the auto iris adjust function
of the camera menu is canceled.
IRIS [AUTO/MANU] button
This is used to select how to adjust the lens iris of the
pan/tilt head system currently selected.
Each time it is pressed, the AUTO or MANU setting is
selected in turn.
AUTO: The lens iris is adjusted automatically, and the
IRIS button’s lamp comes on.
MANU: The lens iris is adjusted manually using the
IRIS LEVEL control.
During this operation, the IRIS button lamp
goes off.
MEMORY button
The lamp of this button goes off when communication
has been established successfully with the pan/tilt head
system currently selected; it flashes when communication
has failed. If the lamp is flashing, check the power supply
of the pan/tilt head system and the cable connections.
Press the MEMORY button to register settings in
the preset memories of the pan/tilt head system or
registering the limiter, shutter speed or other settings.
For more details, refer to the description of each function
concerned.
PRESET buttons [1] to [10]
These are used to register the preset memory data in the
buttons.
Preset memory data: [1] to [10]
DEF button
This sets the defroster function ON or OFF when a
pan/tilt head (AW-PH600/AW-PH650) equipped with a
defroster function is used in the pan/tilt head system
currently selected.
Each time it is pressed, the function is turned ON or OFF
in turn.
When the defroster is ON, the button’s lamp comes on;
when it is OFF, the lamp goes off.
WIP button
This sets the wiper function ON or OFF when a pan/tilt
head (AW-PH600/AW-PH650) equipped with a wiper
function is used in the pan/tilt head system currently
selected.
Each time it is pressed, the function is turned ON or OFF
in turn.
When the wiper is ON, the button’s lamp comes on;
alternatively, when it is OFF, it goes off.
1
LEVEL
IRIS
OPERATE
CAM
CONT
2 3 4
ATW
ITEM
DEF
WIP
H/F
(AF)
EXT
LAMP
ND OP
SCENE FILE
PRESET
MENU
YES
NO
B
A
SHUTTER
MODE
GAIN
5
2
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
3 4 5
ABC
MEMORY
MENU
Multi Hybrid Control Panel AW-RP555
AWC
OK
NG
WHT BAL
3
2
1
USER
TALLY
CONTROL
HIGH
LOW
TELE
WIDE
FAR
LEFT RIGHT
UP
DOWN
NEAR
MANU
AUTO
SPEED
ZOOM
FOCUS
PAN/TILT
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
10
MANU
AUT
O
0dB
L
H
CAM
BAR