JVC KY-D29 - 2 Controls, Connectors and Indicators

2. CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS
2-1 CAMERA HEAD (KY-D29) (Cont'd)
6 [DISP SELECT/ZONE] Display / zone switch 9) [LOLUX] LOLUX on/off button
This switch selects the function for displaying the camera
switch and other setups on the viewfinder screen.
* Whether or not the display should be output to the monitor
can be selected with the [DISP MIX] switch®.
e [DISP SELECT] Status display select
Three information display modes are cycled between by push-
ing this switch repeatedly in the up DISP.SELECT position.
Status 0 : The camera setting conditions such as ACCU.
FOCUS and LOLUX are displayed.
Status 1 : Besides Status 0, accumulated or remaining
record time, battery and input DC voltage, VTR
status, iris level and audio levels are displayed.
Status 2. : The present camera conditions including scene
file name white balance mode, filter position,
shutter speed, gain, iris level, iris detect mode,
full auto shoot on/off, digital noise reduction
mode, accum or remain record time are dis-
played.
Reference page 16.
© [ZONE] Safety zone select
Three overscan safety zone modes are cycled between by
pushing this switch repeatedly down in the ZONE position.
Mode 0 : Video only.
Mode 1 : Safety outline.
Mode 2 : Center markings and safety outline.
6] {AUTO IRIS] Auto iris level switch
This switch selects the automatic iris adjustment reference
value according to the condition in which the camera is used.
BACK. L_ : Under back light (Open the iris about 1 step from
the standard level.)
NORMAL : Normal condition
SPOT. L : Under spotlight (Close the iris about 1 step from
the standard level.)
Reference Page 37.
(7) [FULL AUTO] Full auto shooting ON/OFF button and in-
dicator
* This momentary switch turns this function on and off, with a
green indicator light.
* Full auto shooting combines the auto iris, auto level control
and full auto white (FAW) to automatically adjust the video
signal level and the white balance to their optimum levels.
* The iris is placed in automatic even if the iris mode switch of
the lens is in manual.
* The gain will vary continuously to the maximum of +18dB.
The shutter speed will vary continuously to the minimum of
1/250 of a second.
Reference [Full Auto Shooting (FAS) function] on page 37.
© [AUDIO LEVEL] Audio tevel control
Rotate this knob to vary the level of the audio signal input
into the microphone input connector.
Adjust to the optimum audio level for the recording by watch-
ing the audio level display on the viewfinder.
Reference “Viewfinder display” on page 15.
This button toggles the LOLUX mode on and off.
* LOLUX gain gives extremely low light level sensitivity for spe-
cial applications. This will result in an increase of 33 dB in the
LOLUX and 39 dB in the SUPER LOLUX modes.
e LOLUX operation takes priority over normal gain operation.
If the unit is placed in the LOLUX mode when it is in full auto
shooting mode, the auto level control (ALC) (one of the full
auto shooting functions) will be made inactive, so that the
LOLUX mode is given preference (FAW still remains active).
Reference [LOLUX GAIN UP] on page 36.
Reference [ADVANCED MENU] on page 42.
10) [BLACK] Black stretch/black compression switch
This switch control the black gain.
BLACK STRETCH _ : Boosts the black gain.
NORMAL : Normal black gain.
BLACK COMPRESS : Reduces the black gain.
Reference Page 37.
@ [W.BAL] White balance switch
There are three white balance modes possible with this switch.
AUTO 1 : If white balance is performed with the switch in
this position it will be memorized into AUTO 1.
AUTO 2 : If white balance is performed with the switch in
this position it will be memorized into AUTO 2.
PRESET : A non-erasable white balance setting to 3200K.
An emergency setting for outdoors in with a
5600K or 5600K+ND filter turret setting.
¢ FAW (Full-time Auto White) mode can be set to AUTO 1. AUTO
2 or PRESET with the ADVANCED MENU (see page 42).
In the FAW mode, video color temperatures are constantly
sampled for automatic adjustment to a proper white balance.
12) [MODE] Camera/color bars mode switch
This switche operate between camera and color bars video
output.