JVC GY-DV500U GY-DV500 User Manual - PDF (4,089KB) - Page 10

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS 2-1 Front Section q w !1 VF !0 e r t y OFF ZEBRA SKIN ON AREA AUTO WHITE ACCU FOCUS VTR AUDIO LEVEL CH-1 TAKE o i u 1 Viewfinder mount base, sliding securing ring Mount the viewfinder on the base and secure it using the sliding securing ring.  See "Attaching the Viewfinder" on page 31. 2 [VF] Viewfinder connector (6-pin) Connect the cable from the viewfinder here. 3 [MIC IN] Microphone input connector (XLR 3-pin) Balanced 3-pin connector for camera microphone. • When the camera microphone to be connected is a phantom microphone or other type of microphone, set the CAM MIC 48V item on the Camera Setup menu. See page 77. • When using a microphone with this connector, set the AUDIO INPUT switches 7 8 on page 14 to FRONT in accordance with the audio channel (CH1 or CH2) to be recorded.  See page 14. 1 3 2 Pin No. 1 2 3 Function GND HOT COLD CAUTION: ● The provided microphone is a phantom microphone. Please confirm that the CAM MIC 48 V item on the Camera SETUP Menu is set to "ON". ● When using a microphone other than a phantom microphone, first set the CAM MIC 48 V item to "OFF" before connecting the microphone. Otherwise the microphone may be damaged. 4 [LENS] Lens control connector Connect 12-pin lens control cable from lens. Pin No. Function Pin No. Function 1 RET switch 7 IRIS position 2 VCR trigger 8 IRIS A/R INPUT 3 GND 9 EXTENDER position 4 Lens AUTO/MANU control 10 ZOOM position 5 IRIS control 11 - 6 +12V DC 12 - 5 [ZEBRA] Switch When this switch is ON, a zebra pattern is superimposed on the viewfinder areas having video levels with a luminance level of 70% to 80%. This pattern can be used as a reference for manual adjustment of the lens iris. * The zebra patterns are only displayed on the viewfinder screen. The zebra patterns are not generated for the MONITOR OUT or Y/C OUT output.  See "Zebra Pattern during Manual Adjustment" on page 80. • The default value is 70% - 80%. The luminance level can be changed with the ZEBRA setting in the VF DISPLAY Menu screen.  See "ZEBRA" item on page 72. While this switch is pressed to the SKIN AREA side, the color tone areas specified with the SKIN DTL ADJUST item on the ADVANCED PROCESS MENU are indicated in the viewfinder. The switch returns to the OFF position when released.  See "How to Use Skin Detail" on page 84. • The Skin Detail color tone areas are not indicated while the VTR playback picture is shown in the viewfinder. 6 [VTR] VTR trigger button (record start/stop button) Record start/stop can be effected with this button. (It is interlocked with the VTR trigger button on the lens section.) 7 [AUDIO LEVEL CH-1] CH-1 recording level control Adjusts the recording level of the CH1 audio signal input. Normally, the camera is used with the control set to the maximum (10) position. • To use this control, set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 246 FRONT VOLUME ENABLE to "ENABLE". Note: Even when the VCR Setup Menu item No. 246 is set to DISABLE, the recording level changes slightly when this control is turned. 8 [AUTOWHITE./ACCU FOCUS] switch AUTO WHITE: • First, position a white object to occupy 80% of the centre of the image. • Setting this switch to the upper position ("AUTO WHT") will provide automatic adjustment for white balance. * It is not activated in preset, full auto shooting, full-time auto white balance and color bar modes.  See "White Balance Adjustment" on page 45. 10