User manual

About This Document sinaCAM
2 Rev.: E User Manual
Content
1. About This Document .................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Safety Instructions ......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Warning Signs and Indications .......................................................................................................... 8
2.2 General Safety ..................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Specific Safety ..................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................................................. 9
4. Disposal .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
5. Introduction to sinaCAM ............................................................................................................................. 10
6. Description ................................................................................................................................................... 10
6.1 Remote Head HDC1-100................................................................................................................... 10
6.2 Base Unit HDC1-200 ......................................................................................................................... 11
6.2.1 The Control Panel ............................................................................................................... 12
6.2.2 The Rear Panel .................................................................................................................... 13
7. Installation ................................................................................................................................................... 14
7.1 Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 14
7.2 Power Supply .................................................................................................................................... 14
7.3 Remote Camera Head Connection .................................................................................................. 14
7.4 Calculation of Maximum Cable Length ........................................................................................... 15
7.5 Connecting the Hardware ................................................................................................................ 15
7.6 Connecting AUX Devices................................................................................................................... 16
7.6.1 Pin Assignment of the 10-Pin AUX Terminal ..................................................................... 16
7.6.2 UART Interface .................................................................................................................... 17
7.6.3 Timecode Interface ............................................................................................................. 17
7.6.4 Exposure Trigger Interface ................................................................................................. 18
7.7 sinaCAM as Part of a GenLock Chain .............................................................................................. 19
7.8 Connection Examples ....................................................................................................................... 20
7.9 Installing Lenses ............................................................................................................................... 21
7.10 Adjusting the Lens Scale Position .................................................................................................... 21
7.11 Adjusting the Flange Back Distance ................................................................................................. 22
8. Operation ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
8.1 Switching ON and OFF ...................................................................................................................... 23
8.2 Using the Menus ............................................................................................................................... 23
8.3 Toggling between Standard/Alternative Memory .......................................................................... 24
8.4 Saving of New Settings ..................................................................................................................... 24
8.5 Frame Grabbing to USB Storage Device .......................................................................................... 24
9. The Menus .................................................................................................................................................... 25
9.1 The Menus at a Glance ..................................................................................................................... 25
9.2 HOME Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 26
9.2.1 FPS (Frames Per Second) .................................................................................................... 26
9.2.2 Shutter ................................................................................................................................. 27
9.2.3 Gain (Exposure Control) ..................................................................................................... 28
9.2.4 WBalance (White Balance) ................................................................................................. 28
9.2.5 Gamma & CM (Color Management) .................................................................................. 30
9.3 LEVEL Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 33
9.3.1 White Level .......................................................................................................................... 33
9.3.2 Black Level ........................................................................................................................... 33
9.3.3 BBalance Red (Black Balance Red) .................................................................................... 33