Panasonic Remote Camera Controller Aw Rp120 Operating Instructions

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Setting linking with a switcher
Configure the settings for linking the unit with an optional switcher .To use the function for linking with a switcher, you need to set the 
following in advance
 .
„„Settings for the connection between unit and switcherRefer to “Settings for connecting with the remote cameras and 
switcher” in  (page
  29)  .
„„Settings on the switcherThe following settings can be configured on the AW‑HS50 .zz
Enabling the function for linking with the unit
Set the “10
 .  CamCont   Link” item of [13]   Operation Menu to “On”  .
zzDisplaying the remote camera names sent by the unit
Set the “4

 .  Name  
T
 ype” item of  [10  . 1]   SDI‑IN1 to [10  . 4]   SDI‑IN4 
or the “2
 .  Name  
T
 ype” item of  [10  . 5]   DVI‑IN in [10]   Input   Menu to 
“CAM
  Name”  .
zzDisplaying icons at the bottom left of the sub screen for 
images of the remote camera selected on the unit when the 
switcher is outputting images of multi view
Set the “6

 .  Input Status” item of [8] MultiView   Out/Frame   Menu to 
“On”
 .
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions for the switcher .
„„Registering the camera numbers that will correspond 
to the image inputs of the switcher
Refer to the relevant explanation in this section .
„„Enabling or disabling the function for linking with the 
switcher
Refer to the relevant explanation in this section .
Registering the camera numbers that will 
correspond to the image inputs of the 
switcher
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW INPUT menu [43] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the input signal of the 
switcher to be set
 .
1 . I N P U T 1
                      C A M 1
Input signal :Select from 1  .  INPUT1 to 100  .  INPUT100  .
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select the corresponding camera 
number, and then press the F2 dial to confirm the 
selection
 .
Enabling or disabling the function for 
linking with the switcher
Enable or disable the entire function for linking between the unit and 
switcher .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “1  .  SWLINK” item  .
1 . S W L I N K
                          O n
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Enables the function for linking with the switcher .Off :Disables the function for linking with the switcher .
zzEnabling and disabling the link function can be assigned to a USER 
button
 .
Open USER BUTT

ON menu [35], display one of the “1  .  USER1” 
to “8
 .  USER8” items, and set “SWLINK”  .
zzWhen the USER button with “SWLINK” assigned is pressed, the 
operation is as follows

 .
Button indicator on : Enables the function for linking with the 
switcher .Button indicator off :Disables the function for linking with the 
switcher .
zzUp to one 

AW‑RP120 or AW‑RP50 can be linked to one switcher
 .
  
Therefore, it is not possible to link the unit to a switcher that 
already has another AW‑RP120 or an AW‑RP50 linked
 .  Disable 
the link function of the unit that is already linked and then enable 
the link function on this unit
 .
Note 
						

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Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher
Set the functions that can be used when there is a link between the unit 
and switcher .Each of the functions needs to be set in advance in SW
  FUNCTION 
menu [42] and SW
  INPUT menu [43]  .
⇒

  
“Registering the camera numbers that will correspond to the image 
inputs of the switcher” (page

  31)
⇒
  
“Enabling or disabling the function for linking with the switcher” 
(page

  31)
BUSCONT function
Select the bus material of the switcher from the unit .When the BUSCONT  function is enabled, the bus material of the 
switcher can be selected in conjunction with camera selection on the 
unit
 .
zzWhen the link setting of a camera number is changed with 
AUT

O   IP menu [37], SWAP
 
 IP menu [38], or MANUAL
 
 IP menu 
[39] or a camera number corresponding to an image input of 
the switcher is changed with SW
  INPUT menu [43], the bus 
material of the switcher will not be changed immediately even 
if the BUSCONT function is enabled
 .  Press one of the camera 
selection buttons [CAMERA
 

SELECT/GROUP
 
 SELECT] to make 
a selection again
 .
Note
Enabling or disabling the BUSCONT function
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “2  .  BUSCONT” item  .
2 . B U S C O N T
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Enables the BUSCONT function  .Off :Disables the BUSCONT
 function  .
zzEnabling and disabling the BUSCONT function can be assigned to a 
USER button
 .
Open USER BUTT

ON menu [35], display one of the “1  .  USER1” 
to “8
 .  USER8” items, and set “BUSCONT”  .
zzWhen the USER button with “BUSCONT” assigned is pressed, the 
operation is as follows

 .
Button indicator on : Enables the BUSCONT

 function  .
Button indicator off :Disables the BUSCONT

 function  .
Setting the switcher bus to control with the BUSCONT 
function
When the BUSCONT function is enabled, you can set the switcher 
bus to control with a camera selection button [CAMERA SELECT/
GROUP
 

SELECT] on the unit  .
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “3  .  BUS” item  .
3 . B U S
                        A U X
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the setting
 .
AUX :The AUX bus of the switcher is the control target  .PVW :The PVW bus of the switcher is the control target
 .
PinP :The PinP

 bus of the switcher is the control target  .
KEY :The KEY

 bus of the switcher is the control target  . 
						

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FOCUS ASSIST function
Control the AUX bus of the switcher and switch between the “images of 
multi view” and the “images of the selected remote camera” .
Assigning this function to a USER button makes it optimal for adjusting 
the focus and other settings because you can fill the screen with the 
images of the selected remote camera with just the press of a button

 .
Setting the FOCUS ASSIST function
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “4 .  FOCUS  ASSIST” item  .
4 . F O C U S   A S S I S T
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Switches the images of the AUX bus output from the switcher 
to the images of the remote camera selected with the unit
 .
Off :Switches the images of the 

AUX bus output from the switcher 
to the images of multi view
 .
zz The FOCUS  ASSIST  function can be assigned to a USER button  .Open USER BUTT
ON menu [35], display one of the “1  .  USER1” 
to “8
 .  USER8” items, and set “FASSIST”  .
zzWhen the USER button with “F

ASSIST” assigned is pressed, the 
operation is as follows
 .
Button indicator on : Switches the images of the 

AUX bus output 
from the switcher to the images of the remote 
camera selected with the unit
 .
Button indicator off :Switches the images of the 

AUX bus output 
from the switcher to the images of multi view
 .
CAMERA SELECT view function
Set the unit to display icons at the bottom left of the sub screen for 
images of the selected remote camera when the switcher is outputting 
images of multi view
 .
Enabling or disabling the CAMERA SELECT function
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “5  .  CAMERA  SELECT” 
item  .
5 . C A M E R A   S E L E C T
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection  .
On :Enables the CAMERA SELECT view function  .Off :Disables the CAMERA
 SELECT view function  .
Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher (continued) 
						

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TALLY IP function
Enable TALLY IP to receive OA tally information from the switcher via 
the network .
The lighting statuses of the camera status indicators on the unit and the 
tally lamps on the remote cameras are changed based on the received 
OA

 tally information  .
Enabling or disabling the TALLY IP function
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “6  .  TALLY_IP” item  .
6 . T A L L Y _ I P
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Enables the TALLY IP function  .Off :Disables the 
TALLY IP function  .
zzT

o enable tally lamp on instructions to be sent to a remote camera 
based on the tally information received from the switcher, you need to 
display the “4
 .  TALLY OUT” item in CAMERA SETUP menu [24] and 
then set it to “On”
 .
zzThe unit also sends the tally lamp on instruction to the 
corresponding remote camera when the unit receives tally 
information for a camera number belonging to a camera group 
that is not selected

 .
Note
Operating the switcher with the PAN/TILT 
lever and ZOOM button
You can use the unit’s PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button to change 
switcher settings (PinP position and size, etc  . )  .
Setting the application of the PAN/TILT lever and 
ZOOM button
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “7 .  P/T/Z   CONTROL” item  .
7 . P / T / Z   C O N T R O L
                        C A M
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a setting, and then press the 
F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
CAM:
Allows you to operate the remote camera selected on the unit with 
the PAN/TILT lever and ZOOM button
 .
SW

:
Allows you to change the switcher settings with the PAN/TILT lever 
and ZOOM button
 .
Button Select:
Allows you to select the operation target of the P

AN/TILT lever and 
ZOOM button (remote cameras or switcher) by pressing the PAN/
TILT
 

ENABLE button or FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS   ENABLE button  .
For each of the setting values above, the lighting state of the button 
indicator changes as follows when the P

AN/TILT ENABLE button or 
FOCUS/ZOOM/IRIS ENABLE button is pressed
 .

Setting valueLighting state
CAM On Off
SWBlinking Off
Button SelectOn Blinking Off
The following shows the operation with respect to the lighting state of 
each ENABLE button
 .

Button indicator  state Operation when the PAN/TILT lever is operated
On The remote camera is able to move horizontally 
and vertically
 .
BlinkingThe operation is as follows depending on the state 
of the switcher
 .zz
When Wipe

  Menu is open
The transition start position (X, Y) can be moved 
horizontally and vertically
 .zz When PinP 

Menu is open
The PinP
 

position (X, Y) can be moved 
horizontally and vertically
 .zz When a chroma key marker is superimposed on 
the image output
The chroma key marker position (X, 

Y) can be 
moved horizontally and vertically
 .
Of

f Operation is disabled
 .

Button indicator state Operation when the ZOOM button is operated
On The lens zoom of the remote camera can be 
changed
 .
BlinkingThe operation is as follows depending on the state 
of the switcher
 .zz
When PinP 

Menu is open
The PinP size can be changed
 .
zzWhen a chroma key marker is superimposed on 
the image output
The chroma key marker size can be changed

 .
Of

f Operation is disabled
 .
Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher (continued) 
						

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CAM INF function
You can display the remote camera setting information acquired by the 
unit on the switcher AUX bus output images or multi view images .
zzThe setting information for the remote cameras included in the 
selected camera group is displayed

 .
zzThe setting information for a remote camera connected via a serial 
connection is displayed only when the camera is selected with a 
camera selection button [CAMERA
 

SELECT/GROUP SELECT]  .
Enabling or disabling the CAM INF function
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “8 .  CAM   INF” item  .
8 . C A M   I N F
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Enables the CAM INF view function  .Off :Disables the CAM INF view function
 .
zzEnabling and disabling the CAM INF function can be assigned to a 
USER button
 .
Open USER BUTT

ON menu [35], display one of the “1  .  USER1” 
to “8
 .  USER8” items, and set “CAMINF”  .
zzWhen the USER button with “CAMINF” assigned is pressed, the 
operation is as follows

 .
Button indicator on : Enables the CAM INF function

 .
Button indicator off :Disables the CAM INF function

 .
Selecting the remote camera setting information to 
superimpose on the images output from the switcher
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open SW FUNCTION menu [42] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display any of the “9 .  CAMINF_
FORMAT” to “16  .  CAMINF_ALARM” items  .
9 . C A M I N F _ F O R M A T
                     yO n
1 6 . C A M I N F _ A L A R M
                     
yO n
～
9 . CAMINF_FORMAT :
1V
ideo format
(This is left blank when the video 
format of the remote camera cannot be 
recognized
 . )
10
 .  CAMINF_CNAME : 2Remote camera name
11
 .  CAMINF_SCENE : 3Shooting mode
12
 .  CAMINF_GAIN : 4Gain value
13
 .  CAMINF_SHUTER : 5Shutter information (ON/OFF, shutter 
value)
14
 .  CAMINF_IRIS : 6Iris value
15
 .  CAMINF_FILTER : 7Filter information
16
 .  CAMINF_ALARM : 8Remote camera alarm information
1 0 8 0 / 5 9 i               U S E R                            1 / 1 0 0                     A U T O
                          A W - H E 1 2 0
 
 
 



4 . For each of the items, turn the F2 dial to select “On” 
or “Off”, and then press the F2 dial to confirm the 
selection  .
On :Enables display on the switcher .Off :Disables display on the switcher .
zzCAMINF_IRIS 

and CAMINF_FILTER may not be displayed depending 
on the remote camera
 .  (Refer to the following table  . )
CAMINF_IRIS CAMINF_FILTER
AW‑HE120 ―√
AW‑HE60, AW‑HE50 ――
AW‑HE100 √―
AW‑HE870 √―
AW‑E860, AW‑E750, 
AW‑E650, AW‑E350 ―
―
AK‑HC1500, AK‑HC1800 √√
√: Displayed
 .   ―: Not displayed  .
Setting the functions for when the unit is linked with the switcher (continued) 
						

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Memory card operations
The unit allows you to use a memory card to perform the following 
operations .
SA

VE : Save the configuration data of the unit or a remote camera to a 
memory card
 .
LOAD :Load the configuration data saved to a memory card to the unit 
or a remote camera

 .

Data  type Description of data File names
 *1SAVE/
LOAD
RPDAT Configuration data of 
unit
 
*2RP01 .s12 to  
RP99  . s12 SAVE and 
LOAD
CAM Configuration data stored 
on the remote cameras
 
*3RP01 .c12 to  
RP99  . c12 SAVE and 
LOAD
RPMEM Memory related data 
stored on the unit
 
*4RP01 .m12 to  
RP99  . m12 SAVE and 
LOAD
UPG Unit version update file V*****
 . r5d to 
V*****
 . r5d LOAD only
LOG Unit operation log RP01
 . log to  
RP99
 . log SAVE only
* 1 :
When SAVE is executed on the unit, the file names above are 
assigned automatically
 .Also, after SA

VE is executed on the unit, the file names can be 
changed with a personal computer
 .zz About file names RPDA

T:
 
********

 .
s12
 CAM:

 
********

 .
c12
 RPMEM:

 
********

 .
m12
Use “up to eight single‑byte alphanumeric characters” for the 
******** part above
 .
 A file name other than the above may not be 
displayed properly on the unit
 .
 
* 2 :
The IP address, subnet mask, default gateway settings of the unit 
and the user authentication settings (user name and password) are 
not target for the SAVE and LOAD operations
 .
*3 :
Only the following data for one selected remote camera is target for 
SA

VE and LOAD
 .
zz Settings of each shooting mode (scene file)
zz Preset memory data
zz System settings
* 4 :
The following data is target for SA

VE and LOAD  .
zzT

racing memory data
All data of camera numbers CAM1 to CAM10
zz PRESET
 

SPEED
PRESET SPEED values set for all preset numbers of camera 
numbers CAM1 to CAM100 zz
SAVE and LOAD are not possible with the CAM item of a camera 
connected via a serial connection  .
zz
Preset memory data is not included in “RPMEM”
  .
 
Therefore, when a dif
 ferent remote camera than the one when 
SAVE was executed is connected, just loading “RPMEM” to the 
unit will not result in the start position being recalled when the 
tracing memory is recalled  .
 
When replacing a remote camera, also execute SA
 VE and LOAD 
of “CAM”  .
Notes
Precautions on handling memory cards
zzNever remove a memory card while the memory card access lamp 
is lit or blinking
 .   
If you remove a memory card while the memory card access lamp 
is lit or blinking, the data saved to the memory card may be lost
 .
zzThe 

data stored in a memory card may be lost due to, for example, 
the loss or incorrect operation of the memory card
 .   
We recommend saving any important data to a computer or other 
device
 .
zzMemory cardsMemory cards used with the unit should conform to SD or SDHC 
standards
 .
Be sure to use the unit to format memory cards

 .
Memory cards with the following capacity can be used with the 
unit

 .
SDXC memory cards and MultiMediaCards (MMC) are not 
supported

 .
SD8 MB to 2 GB
SDHC 4
  GB to 32   GB
For the latest information not described in the Operating 
Instructions, refer to the following websites  .
http://pro

‑ av
 .
 panasonic  . net/
 zObserve the following points when using and storing the 
memory cards

 .
• 

Avoid high temperature and humidity
 .• 

Avoid water droplets  .
• 

Avoid static electricity
 . 
						

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Initializing a memory card (INIT)
Before using a memory card with the unit, be sure to initialize the 
memory card with the unit  .
When the memory card is initialized, the memory card is formatted (in 
compliance with SD standards) and dedicated directories are created

 .
zzIf you initialize a memory card, all of the files stored in the 
memory card will be deleted

 .
 
Be sure to execute initialization after confirming the data because 
any data that is deleted by the initialization cannot be recovered

 .
Note
1 . Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
2 . Open SD DELETE menu [48] .
D E L   M O D E   : R P D A T
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “INIT” item, and then 
press the F1 dial to confirm the selection .
D E L   M O D E   : I N I T
                      E X E C
4 . Press the F2 dial .Initialization of the memory card begins .
 z When no memory card is inserted, “NO CARD!” appears
 .
I N I T I A L I Z I N G. . .
N O T   R E M O V E   C A R D
C O M P L E T E
             
 zWhen initialization completes, “COMPLETE” appears  .
 z When initialization fails, “INITIAL 
ERROR!” appears  .  Replace the 
memory card and then execute initialization again
 .
Saving data to a memory card (SAVE)
1 . Press one of the camera selection buttons 
[CAMERA
 
SELECT/GROUP
 
 SELECT] to select a remote 
camera
 .
2 . Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
3 . Open SD SAVE menu [46] .
S A V E   M O D E : R P D A T
4 . Turn the F1 dial to select the type of data to save to the 
memory card, and then press the F1 dial to confirm the 
selection  .
The file name assigned automatically in accordance with the 
selected data type is displayed on the second line of the LCD panel  .
S A V E   M O D E : R P M E M
              R P 1 0 . m 1 2
 zYou can select a data type from RPDAT, RPMEM, CAM, and LOG  . 
However , when a remote camera connected via a serial 
connection is selected, CAM and RPMEM cannot be selected
 .
 
z The name of the file to be saved cannot be changed from the unit

 .
 
z When no memory card is inserted, “NO CARD!” appears

 .
 
z Up to 99 files of each of RPDA

T, RPMEM, CAM, and LOG can be 
saved to one memory card
 .   
When 99 files already exist, “OVER
  99FILES!” appears, and 
saving is not possible
 .   
Delete files and then execute saving again
 .   
⇒
 
“Deleting 
 the files saved to a memory card (DELETE)” (page   38)
5 . Press the F2 dial to confirm the selection .Saving to the memory card begins .
S A V I N G. . .
N O T   R E M O V E   C A R D
C O M P L E T E
             
 zWhen saving completes, “COMPLETE” appears  .
 z When 
saving fails, “SAVE ERROR!” appears  .  Replace the memory 
card and then execute saving again
 .
Memory card operations (continued) 
						

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Loading data from a memory card (LOAD)
1 . Press one of the camera selection buttons 
[CAMERA
 
SELECT/GROUP
 
 SELECT] to select a remote 
camera
 .
2 . Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
3 . Open SD LOAD menu [47] .
L O A D   M O D E : R P D A T
4 . Turn the F1 dial to select the type of data to load from 
the memory card, and then press the F1 dial to confirm 
the selection  .
The file saved to the memory card is displayed on the second line of 
the LCD panel  .
L O A D   M O D E : R P M E M
              R P 1 0 . m 1 2
 zYou can select a data type from RPDAT, RPMEM, CAM, and UPG  . 
However , when a remote camera connected via a serial 
connection is selected, CAM and RPMEM cannot be selected
 .
 
z When no memory card is inserted, “NO CARD!” appears

 .
5 . Turn the F2 dial to select a file, and then press the F2 
dial to confirm the selection .
The data begins to be read from the memory card and transferred to 
the unit or selected remote camera
 .
 
z When a file that cannot be loaded to the selected remote camera 
is specified (when, for example, you specify a file of a remote 
camera that is a dif

ferent model), “LOAD ERROR!” appears  .
L O A D I N G. . .
N O T   R E M O V E   C A R D
C O M P L E T E
             
 zWhen loading completes, “COMPLETE” appears  .
 z When loading fails, “LOAD ERROR!” appears
 .  Save the data to 
the memory card again and then execute loading again
 .  If loading 
is still not possible, replace the memory card
 .
zzWhen “UPG” is selected as the data type and then LOAD is 
executed, the unit needs to be restarted after loading of the data 
completes

 .  
Turn the unit’s power off and then back on
 .
Note
Deleting the files saved to a memory card 
(DELETE)
1 . Press the MENU button to turn on its indicator .
2 . Open SD DELETE menu [48] .
D E L   M O D E   : R P D A T
3 . Turn the F1 dial to select the type of data to delete, and 
then press the F1 dial to confirm the selection  .
The name of the file saved to the memory card is displayed on the 
second line of the LCD panel
 .
D E L   M O D E   : R P M E M
              R P 1 0 . m 1 2
 zYou can select a data type from RPDAT, RPMEM, CAM, and LOG  .   
For the operation when “INIT” is selected, refer to “Initializing a 
memory card (INIT)” (page
  37)  .
 
z When no memory card is inserted, “NO CARD!” appears

 .
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select a file to delete, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection .
The file is deleted .
C O M P L E T E
                   
 zWhen deleting completes, “COMPLETE” appears  .
 z When deleting fails, “DELETE ERROR!” appears
 .  Save any 
necessary files to a computer and then initialize the memory card
 .
Memory card operations (continued) 
						

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Tally settings
The unit can receive the tally information of the switcher and other 
external devices from the TALLY/GPI connector (TALLY input) on the 
rear panel and two network lines .
T

o enable turning on the camera status indicators on the unit and 
the tally lamps on the remote cameras based on the received tally 
information, you need to configure the following settings
 .
„„Registering the camera numbers that will correspond 
to the TALLY inputs
Setting is required to use TALLY IN1 to TALLY IN10 signals from the 
TALLY/GPI connector (TALLY input) on the rear panel
 .
Refer to the relevant explanation in this section

 .
„„Registering the camera numbers that will correspond 
to the image inputs of the switcher
Setting is required to use tally information received via the network .Refer to “Setting linking with a switcher” (page
  31)  .
„„Setting the sending of tally information from the unit 
to remote cameras
Refer to the relevant explanation in this section .
„„Settings on remote camerasSetting is required on the remote camera to enable turning on the 
tally lamp
 .
Refer to the Operating Instructions for the corresponding model

 .
Registering the camera numbers that will 
correspond to the TALLY inputs
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open TALLY menu [44] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to select the TALLY input connector 
number
 .
1 . T A L L Y   I N 1
                      C A M 1
Input connector number :Select form TALLY IN1 to TALLY IN10  .
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select the corresponding camera 
number, and then press the F2 dial to confirm the 
selection
 .
Camera number : Select from CAM1 to CAM100  .
Setting the sending of tally information from 
the unit to remote cameras
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open CAMERA SETUP menu [24]  .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the “4 .  TALLY  OUT” item  .
4 . T A L L Y   O U T
                        O f f
4 . Turn the F2 dial to select “On” or “Off”, and then press 
the F2 dial to confirm the selection
 .
On :Sends tally information to remote cameras  .Off :Does not send tally information to remote cameras
 .
zzWhen multiple remote camera controllers (this unit or 
A

W‑RP50) are connected to one remote camera, the tally 
information sent by each remote camera controller may not 
match and the tally lamp on the remote camera may not light 
correctly
 .

 In cases like this, set this setting to “On” on one of 
the remote camera controllers and “Off” on the other remote 
camera controllers
 .
Note 
						

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Checking alarm information
In the event of an error with the power supply of the unit or a remote 
camera included in the selected camera group, the ALARM indicator on 
the unit turns on and the output of the GPI OUT connector (GPI  OUT
 
 5) 
becomes On
 .
When an error occurs, you can check the alarm information by menu 
operation

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Displaying alarm information
1 . Press the MENU button .
2 . Open ALARM menu [50] .
3 . Turn the F1 dial to display the item you want to check .The alarm status is displayed on the bottom line of the LCD panel .
1 . P O W E R
                N o   A L A R M

[Select 1 . POWER]
Allows you to check the unit’ s power supply alarm  .
No

 
ALARM:
When the power supply is trouble‑free

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ALARM:When trouble has occurred with the power supply .
[Select 2

 .  CAM### to 11  .  CAM###]  
(*1)
Displays the alarm information for camera numbers included in the 
currently selected camera group .
No

 
ALARM:
T

rouble‑free  .
F

AN ALM:Trouble has occurred with the cooling fan
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P/T 

ALM:
Trouble has occurred with the pan/tilt operation
 .
F

AN  
ALM+P/T
  
ALM:
T

rouble has occurred with the cooling fan and pan/tilt 
operation
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(* 1) CAM### is used to indicate a camera number included in the 
selected camera group  .  For example, when the F1 dial is turned 
while camera group “10” is selected, “2
 .  CAM91” to “11  .  CAM100” 
are displayed on the top line of the LCD panel
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zzWhen an alarm has occurred, stop operation immediately and be 
sure to contact your dealer .
  
Continued use may cause the unit or a remote camera to 
malfunction
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Note