Panasonic Remote Camera Controller Aw Rp120 Operating Instructions

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6 . Press START button [11] .The tracing memory is recalled and the remote camera starts 
moving .
T M 0 3 : 0 m 2 0 s  N   T
R e s t o r i n g. . .
Current recall position Total time of tracing memory 
during recalling
7 . Operate one of the PAN/TILT lever, ZOOM button, 
FOCUS dial, IRIS dial, and white balance mode selection 
buttons to make a correction
 .
Overwriting is performed from the point in time that the correction 
operation is performed .
zzIt is not possible to correct just an arbitrary section of 
recorded tracing memory data

 .
 
The registered data is deleted from the point in time that the 
operation is performed so continue the operation until the 
recording time ends to register the new data

 .
Note
8 . When the recording time elapses, the remote camera 
stops automatically
 .The process returns to step 3 .
 z When ST
OP button [12] is pressed during recalling, recalling 
stops
 .   
The total time of the tracing memory changes, and the process 
returns to step 3
 .
Setting the items to recall when recalling 
tracing memory
You can select whether to recall all or only some of the items registered 
to tracing memory .
zzThis function is enabled when 

AW‑HE50, AW‑HE60, or 
AW‑HE120 is selected
 .
Note
1 . Press the MEM SETTING button .The current setting appears .
S P E E D     :           — — —
S C O P E     :   M O D E   A
 zIf approximately 3 seconds elapses without an operation being 
performed, the previous LCD panel display is redisplayed
 .
2 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting for the “SCOPE” item 
from MODE A to MODE C, and then press the F2 dial to 
confirm the selection
 .
The setting of the unit is changed .  
This is applied the next time the tracing memory is recalled  .

SettingRecalled item
Pan, tilt, zoom,  and focus IrisWhite balance 
mode
MODE A √√√
MODE B √√—
MODE C √— —
√: Recalled  —: Not recalled
When the operation is performed, the PRESET SCOPE setting of 
the remote camera is changed to the same setting as well at the 
same time
 .
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“Setting the operation items for when preset memory is recalled 
(PRESET

 SCOPE)” (page   14)
Operating tracing memory (TMEM) (continued) 
						

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Configuring the remote camera operation settings
Adjusting the operation speed of the pan, 
tilt, zoom, and focus
The dedicated dials can be used to individually adjust the operation 
speed of the remote camera for each of the PAN/TILT lever, ZOOM 
button, and FOCUS dial operations performed with the unit .
ZOOM SPEED dial
FOCUS SPEED dial PAN/TILT SPEED dial
„„Operation of SPEED dial
Turned clockwise :
Operation is at a higher speed (HI)
Turned counterclockwise : Operation is at a lower speed (LOW)
Setting the PAN/TILT lever inclination and 
speed
The correlation between the angle and operating speed when the P AN/
TILT lever is inclined can be adjusted  .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open RP SETUP menu [25]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “2  .  P/T   CURV” item  .
2 . P / T   C U R V          
                            1
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
 zThe higher the value selected, the slower the operation when the 
lever begins to be moved
 .
P/T CURV=1
P/T CURV=5
Operating speed
Angle of lever 
						

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Setting the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus 
operation directions
You can set the direction that a remote camera moves in response to 
the operation of the PAN/TILT lever, ZOOM button, and FOCUS dial .
With this unit, you can set the direction for each camera number .
Setting the panning direction
Set the operation of the remote camera in the horizontal direction in 
response to the horizontal operation of the PAN/TILT lever .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open PAN DIRECTION menu [26] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which 
to configure the setting .
1 . C A M 1          
                  N O R M A L
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “NORMAL” or “REVERSE”, 
and then press the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
NORMAL :The remote camera moves to the left when the PAN/
TILT lever is moved toward the left, and to the right 
when the lever is moved toward the right
 .
REVERSE :Operation is in the opposite direction to NORMAL

 .
Setting the tilting direction
Set the operation of the remote camera in the vertical direction in 
response to forward and backward operation of the PAN/TILT lever .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open TILT DIRECTION menu [27] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which 
to configure the setting .
1 . C A M 1          
                  N O R M A L
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “NORMAL” or “REVERSE”, 
and then press the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
NORMAL :The remote camera moves upward when the PAN/TILT 
lever is moved away from you, and downward when the 
lever is moved toward you
 .
REVERSE :Operation is in the opposite direction to NORMAL

 .
Setting the zooming direction
Set the zooming operation of the lens in response to the operation of the 
ZOOM button .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open ZOOM DIRECTION menu [28] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which 
to configure the setting  .
1 . C A M 1          
                  N O R M A L
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “NORMAL” or “REVERSE”, 
and then press the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
NORMAL :The lens zooms toward the telephoto end when the 
TELE side of the ZOOM button is pressed, and toward 
the wide‑angle end when the WIDE side is pressed
 .
REVERSE :Operation is in the opposite direction to NORMAL

 .
Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) 
						

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Setting the focusing direction
Set the focusing operation of the lens in response to the operation of the 
FOCUS dial .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open FOCUS DIRECTION menu [29] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the camera number for which 
to configure the setting  .
1 . C A M 1          
                  N O R M A L
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “NORMAL” or “REVERSE”, 
and then press the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
NORMAL :The focus moves toward the far end when the FOCUS 
dial is turned clockwise, and toward the near end when 
the dial is turned counterclockwise
 .
REVERSE :Operation is in the opposite direction to NORMAL

 .
Setting the minimum lens zoom start speed
Correct the zoom control amount to send from the unit so that the lens 
zoom starts to move smoothly when the ZOOM button is pressed in 
slowly
 .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open PTZ ADJUST menu [30] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “1  .  Z   MIN   SPEED” item  .
1 . Z   M I N   S P E E D
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select the correction amount, and 
then press the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
 zThe lowest correction amount is “1”, and the highest is “8”  .   
No correction is made with the “Off” setting  .   
While observing the images on a monitor, press the ZOOM button 
slowly and check whether the lens zoom starts moving smoothly
 .
Setting the speed of the pan and tilt 
operations for telephoto shooting
During telephoto shooting, the remote camera’s pan and tilt operations 
are slowed down to make positioning easier .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open PTZ ADJUST menu [30]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “2  .  SPEED   WITH   Z” item  .
2 . S P E E D   W I T H   Z
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :The pan and tilt operations during telephoto shooting are slow .Off :Movement is at normal speed
 .
zzThis function is enabled when 

AW‑HE50, AW‑HE60, or 
AW‑HE120 is connected
 .
Note
Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) 
						

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Setting the movement ranges (limiter 
function) of a remote camera
Depending on the installation location, there may be an obstruction in 
a movement range of a remote camera, and the remote camera may 
come into contact with that obstruction when the pan or tilt operation is 
performed .
A

 malfunction or accident may occur if the remote camera comes into 
contact with the obstruction so you need to set a limiter in front of the 
obstruction to prevent contact
 .
Also set a limiter if there is a subject you do not wish to shoot in a 
movement range

 .
From the unit, you can configure the remote camera limiter setting for 
the direction of each of the up, down, left, and right limits

 .
Setting procedure
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open PTZ ADJUST menu [30] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “3  .  LIMIT   UP” item  .
„„When AW‑HE50, AW‑HE60, or AW‑HE120:
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On”, and then press the F2 
dial to confirm the selection
 .
The position in the up direction of the currently selected remote 
camera is set as the up limit and the limiter is enabled
 .
(The setting is stored in the remote camera

 . )
3 . L I M I T   U P
                        O f f
3 . L I M I T   U P
                          O n
3 . L I M I T   U P
                          O n
Turn the F2 dial .
Press the F2 dial

 .
 zTurning the F2 dial to display “Off↓” and then pressing the F2 dial 
to confirm the selection cancels the limiter .
„„When other remote camera
4 . Press the F2 dial to confirm the setting
 .The position in the up direction of the currently selected remote 
camera is set as the up limit and the limiter is enabled
 .
(The setting is stored in the remote camera

 . )
3 . L I M I T   U P
                      E X E C
3 . L I M I T   U P
                L I M I T   O N
Press the F2 dial .
 zIf the F2 dial is turned or the F1 dial is turned to display another 
item and then the “3
 .  LIMIT UP” item is redisplayed, “EXEC↓” 
reappears on the second line of the LCD panel
 .   
If the F2 dial is pressed at this time, “LIMIT OFF” is displayed and 
the limiter is canceled
 .
5 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “4  .  LIMIT   DOWN”, 
“5  .  LIMIT   LEFT”, or “6  .  LIMIT   RIGHT” item  .
Perform the same operation as step 4 to set the down limit, left limit, 
and right limit  .
Menu item Setting target
LIMIT
 
 UP Up limit
LIMIT
 

DOWN Down limit
LIMIT
 

LEFT Left limit
LIMIT
 

RIGHT Right limit
Returning a remote cameras to its home 
position
Move a remote camera to the home position stored in advance on the 
camera
 .
zzThe position stored as the home position on the remote camera 
cannot be changed

 .
Note
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open CAMERA SETUP menu [24]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “5 .  HOME   POSITION” 
item  .
5 . H O M E   P O S I T I O N
                        S E T
4 . Press the F2 dial .The remote camera moves to its home position .
Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) 
						

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Controlling the peripheral devices 
connected to a remote camera
The peripheral devices connected to a remote camera can be controlled .Control the devices with FUNCTION menu [23] .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open FUNCTION menu [23] .
Controlling an AW‑PS300A AC adapter
When an AW‑PH360 is being controlled with the unit, you can control an 
AW‑PS300A AC adapter via the AW‑PH360 .
zzFor details on how to connect the 

AW‑PH360 and AW‑PS300A, refer 
to the Operating Instructions for each device
 .
„„Controlling an option switch control output terminalThe short circuiting and open circuiting of the option switch control 
output terminal [OPTION SW CONTROL OUT] of the AW‑PS300A can 
be controlled
 .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “1  .  OPTION” item  .
1 . O P T I O N
                        O f f
4 .   Turn the F2 dial to select “Off” or “On”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
On :Short circuits the OPTION SW CONTROL OUT terminal  .Off :Open circuits the OPTION SW CONTROL
 OUT terminal  .
zzWhen 

AW‑HE60 is connected, you can switch between normal 
shooting mode and night mode in the “1
 .  OPTION” item  .
 
On : Sets night mode

 .
Off :Sets normal shooting mode

 .
When the mode is set to night mode, the shining of an infrared 
light on the subject enables shooting under low illumination 
which would normally make shooting dif

ficult  .  Furthermore, the 
output video becomes black and white
 .
 
Also refer to the Operating Instructions for the 

AW
‑
 HE60  .
Note
„„Controlling the lamp AC outletThe ON and OFF of the lamp AC outlet [LAMP AC OUT] of the 
AW‑PS300A can be controlled
 .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “5  .  LAMP” item  .
5 . L A M P
                        O f f
4 .   Turn the F2 dial to select “Off” or “On”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
On :Enables the LAMP AC OUT connector .Off :Disables the LAMP
 AC OUT connector .
Controlling a defroster
When the selected remote camera is equipped with a defroster function 
(AW‑PH650 + camera), the defroster can be controlled  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “2 .  DEFROSTER” item  .
4 .   Turn the F2 dial to select “Off” or “On”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
2 . D E F R O S T E R
                        O f f
Controlling a wiper
When the selected remote camera is equipped with a wiper function 
(AW‑PH650 + camera), the wiper can be controlled
 .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “3 .  WIPER” item  .
4 .   Turn the F2 dial to select “Off” or “On”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
3 . W I P E R
                        O f f
Controlling a heater or fan
When the selected remote camera is equipped with a heater or fan 
function (AW‑PH650 + camera), the heater or fan can be controlled
 .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “4 .  HEATER/FAN” item  .
4 .   Turn the F2 dial to select “Off” or “On”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
4 . H E A T E R / F A N
                        O f f
Configuring the remote camera operation settings (continued) 
						

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Configuring the unit operation settings
Enabling or disabling operation with the ENABLE buttons
The unit has five ENABLE buttons .Each of the ENABLE buttons can be used to independently enable or disable the corresponding operation shown below .
USER ENABLE buttonzzOperation of USER buttons
MEM
 
ENABLE button
zz Operation of memory (preset memory and tracing memory)
Color adjustment ENABLE button
zzOperation of color adjustment section
PAN/TILT ENABLE buttonzzOperation of PAN/TILT lever
FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button
zzOperation of FOCUS dial, ZOOM button, and IRIS dial
1 . Press the ENABLE button .The button indicator lighting state changes .
Button indicator on or blinking : Operation of the corresponding functions are enabled

 .
Button indicator off:Operation of the corresponding functions are disabled

 .
zzMenu operation is possible even when the MEM

  ENABLE button indicator is off  .
zzThe P

AN/TILT ENABLE button indicator blinks while the PAN/TILT lever is being used to operate the switcher
 .
   
⇒
 
“Operating the switcher with the P
 AN/TILT lever and ZOOM button” (page   34)
zz The FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button indicator blinks while the ZOOM button is being used to operate the switcher
 .

  
⇒
 
“Operating the switcher with the P
 AN/TILT lever and ZOOM button” (page   34)
zz When the operation of the ENABLE buttons is disabled by menu operation, operating the ENABLE buttons has no ef fect
 .   
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“Enabling or disabling operation of the ENABLE buttons by menu operation” (page
   28) 
						

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Configuring the unit operation settings (continued)
Enabling or disabling operation of the 
ENABLE buttons by menu operation
Operation of the ENABLE buttons can be enabled or disabled by menu 
operation .
Disabling operation prevents erroneous operation because the enable/
disable states become unable to be changed even by pressing the 
ENABLE buttons

 .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open RP SETUP menu [25]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “4  .  ENABLE   BUTTON” 
item  .
4 . E N A B L E   B U T T O N
                  A C T I V E
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “ACTIVE” or “LOCK”, and then 
press the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
ACTIVE :Enables operation of the ENABLE buttons  .LOCK :Disables operation of the ENABLE buttons
 .
zzSetting this to “LOCK” retains the ENABLE button 
states (operation is enabled or disabled in accordance 
with the lighting states), but ENABLE button operation 
has no ef

fect  .
zzConnecting an external device to the TALLY/GPI connector (GPI 
input: GPI
  IN   5) on the rear panel enables the “4  .  ENABLE   BUTTON” 
item to be controlled from the external device
 .   
Each time GPI
  IN   5 is set to On (30 ms or longer), the setting of the 
“4
 .  ENABLE   BUTTON” item switches between “ACTIVE” and “LOCK”  .
Enabling or disabling menu operation
Menu operation can be enabled or disabled .
Disabling MENU operation
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open RP SETUP menu [25]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “5  .  MENU   CONTROL” 
item  .
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “LOCK”, and then press the F2 
dial to confirm the selection  .
5 . M E N U   C O N T R O L
                      L O C K
5 . M E N U   C O N T R O L
                      L O C K
Menu operation is disabled .If a number button with a menu assigned is pressed, “LOCKED!” 
appears on the LCD panel and the menu does not open
 .
 
z Memory (preset memory and tracing memory) operation is still 
possible even when menu operation is disabled

 .
Enabling MENU operation
1 . Press the MENU button .The following appears on the LCD panel .
5 . M E N U   C O N T R O L
                      L O C K
2 . Turn the F2 dial to select “ACTIVE”, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection .
Menu operation is enabled .
5 . M E N U   C O N T R O L
                  A C T I V E
zzConnecting an external device to the TALLY/GPI connector (GPI 
input: GPI
  IN   6) on the rear panel enables the “5  .  MENU   CONTROL” 
item to be controlled from the external device
 .   
Each time GPI
  IN   6 is set to On (30   ms or longer), the setting of the 
“5
 .  MENU   CONTROL” item switches between “ACTIVE” and “LOCK”  . 
						

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Switching the focus operation and iris 
operation
The operations of the FOCUS dial and IRIS dial can be switched .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open RP SETUP menu [25]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “1  .  FOCUS/IRIS” item  .
1 . F O C U S / I R I S
              S T A N D A R D
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “EXCHANGE” or 
“STANDARD”, and then press the F2 dial to confirm the 
selection
 .
EXCHANGE : Switches the operations of the FOCUS dial and IRIS 
dial
 .
zzWhen this is set to “EXCHANGE”, the operations 
of the auto focus button and auto iris button are 
also switched

 .   
The one‑touch auto focus button is disabled
 .
 
Operation of the FOCUS SPEED dial is disabled

 .
 
(SPEED is fixed to the value set at the time when 
this setting was changed to EXCHANGE

 . )
STANDARD : Restores the default operations of the FOCUS dial 
and IRIS dial
 .
Setting the LCD panel backlight
The backlight of the LCD panel can be turned on or off .It can also be set to turn off automatically .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open RP SETUP menu [25]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “3  .  LCD   BACKLIGHT” 
item  .
3 . L C D   B A C K L I G H T
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
On :Turns on the backlight  .Off :T
urns off the backlight  .
60, 120, 180 :T

urns off the backlight automatically when the unit 
has not been operated within the set time (60, 120, 
or 180 minutes)
 .
The backlight turns of

f after the time elapses and 
then turns on again when the unit is operated
 .
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Assigning functions to the USER buttons
Functions can be assigned to the eight USER buttons (USER 1 to 
USER   8)  .
This enables you to operate a desired function by simply pressing a 
USER button (USER

  1 or USER   8)  .
USER buttons (USER

  1 to USER   8)
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open USER BUTTON menu [35] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the USER button (USER 1 to 
USER 8) you want to set .
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a function, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
1 . U S E R 1
                        N D 1
Functions that 
can be selected Operations when USER buttons pressed
ND1,  
ND2,  
ND3,  
ND4 Pressing a USER button with a function assigned 
selects the corresponding ND filter and turns on 
the button indicator
 .The selected ND filter value dif

fers depending on 
the remote camera being controlled
 .

Functions that can be assigned
Remote  camera ND1 ND2 ND3 ND4
AW‑HE120 Through 1/4 1/16 1/64
AK‑HC1500
AK‑HC1800 Clear 1/4 1/16 1/64
AW‑HE100 AW‑HE60
AW‑HE50
AW‑HE870 AW‑E860
AW‑E750
AW‑E650
AW‑E350 — ― ― ―
— : The remote camera setting is not changed  even if a USER button with a function 
assigned is pressed
 .
SWLINK, 
BUSCONT

, 
FASSIST, 
CAMSEL,  
CAMINF,  
TALLY_IP Assign these functions when using the function for 
linking with a switcher
 .⇒

  
“Setting 

linking with a switcher” (page
 
 31), “Setting 
the functions for when the unit is linked with the 
switcher” (pages
 
32 to 35)
POWER OFF Holding down a USER button with the function 
assigned turns on the indicator of the button for 
an instant and sends a power‑off request to all the 
connected remote cameras
 .
CAM_PINP 

DISP, 
CAM_PINP
 

CTL, 
CAM_PINP
 

POS Assign these settings when an AW‑HE2 HD 
integrated camera is connected
 .
⇒

 
“Operations of 

AW‑HE2” (page   51)
zz When executing the function assigned to a USER button, press 
the SHIFT button to turn off its indicator and then perform the 
operation
 .
  
When a USER button is pressed while the SHIFT button indicator 
is on, either the preset memory group is called or shooting mode 
selection of the remote camera is executed
 .
Note
Configuring the unit operation settings (continued)