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Chapter 9 Setting Up the Camcorder
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9-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit
9-10 Connecting the
Remote Control Unit
Connecting the RM-B150/B750 Remote Control Unit
enables remote control of the principal camera functions.
Connecting the remote control unit to the REMOTE
connector (8-pin) automatically puts the camcorder into
remote control mode. If you disconnect the remote control
unit, the remote control mode is cancelled.
Camcorder switch functions when the
remote control unit is connected
The following switches on the camcorder do not function.
• GAIN selector
• OUTPUT/DCC switch
• WHITE BAL switch
• AUTO W/B BAL switch
• SHUTTER selector
• TURBO GAIN button (ASSIGN 1 switch to which the
TURBO GAIN function is assigned)
• REC START button (VTR button on the lens and the
ASSIGN 1/3/4 or the TURBO GAIN switch to which the
REC START/STOP function is assigned) (When the
REC START/STOP item on the FUNCTION 3 page of
the MAINTENANCE menu is set to RM.)
For details of the function of the REC START button, see
the item “Function of the REC START button when the
remote control unit is connected” on this page.
Paint adjustment when the remote control
unit is connected
The settings of the paint adjustment that were in effect the
last time the remote control unit was used are recalled.
Function of the REC START button when
the remote control unit is connected
You can select the function of the REC START button on
the camcorder when the remote control unit is connected,
using the REC START/STOP item on the FUNCTION 3
page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
To disable the camcorder REC START button and
the lens VTR button
On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, set REC START/STOP to “RM”.
If the same function as that of the REC START button is
assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch or the TURBO
GAIN button, this setting also disables these controls.
To enable the camcorder REC START button and
the lens VTR button
On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, set REC START/STOP to “CAM”.
If the same function as that of the REC START button is
assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch or the TURBO
GAIN button, this setting also enables these controls.
To enable all of the camcorder REC START
button, the lens VTR button, and the remote
control unit VTR button
On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, set REC START/STOP to “PARA”.
If the same function as that of the REC START button is
assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch or the TURBO
GAIN button, this setting also enables these controls.
When the monitor is connected to the
MONITOR OUT connector of the remote
control unit
The MONITOR connector (BNC type) of the RM-B150/
B750 outputs the same signal as that from the TEST OUT
connector on the camcorder.
Use the black cable supplied with the RM-B150/B750 to
connect the monitor to the MONITOR connector on the
RM-B150/B750.
When the remote control unit is
disconnected from the camcorder
The camcorder settings return to the settings in effect
before the remote control unit was connected.
By making a menu setting, the setting of the paint
adjustment made with the remote control unit can be
retained even after the remote control unit is removed from
the camcorder.
For details, see “Structure of the paint adjustment data”
on the next page.
RM-B150/B750
REMOTE
connector
Remote control cable