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Click the 

[CAMERA SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT]

 button on the Main

Menu screen, and the “CAMERA SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT”
screen in Fig. 6-1-14 will appear.

1

[To Menu]

 button

The Main Menu screen comes back.

2

Adjustment start buttons
•

[CAMERA Adjustment 1 Start]

 button

“Camera Adjustment 1” starts.

•

[CAMERA Adjustment 2 Start]

 button

“Camera Adjustment 2” starts.

•

[CAMERA Adjustment 3 Start]

 button

“Camera Adjustment 3” starts.

•

[CAMERA Adjustment 4 Start]

 button

“Camera Adjustment 4” starts.

3

[Reset]

 button

This button functions same as the Reset button of the camera.

4

[Release Data Setting]

 button

The data setting at the adjustment is cancelled.
During the data setting, the button color changes from “white”
to “red”. When the data setting is cancelled, the button color
returns to “white”.
(Use this button when an error occurred in the camera adjust-
ment 1-4. If the adjustment completed successfully, the data
setting is automatically cancelled and the button color returns
to “white”.)

4

3

2

1

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The adjustment items of camera system adjustment are as listed in
Table 6-1-3. The Automatic Adjustment Program divides the ad-
justment items into four, camera adjustment 1-4. Clicking either
CAMERA Adjustment Start button allows the adjustment item
which corresponds to that button to be executed.
The adjustment conditions of the subject and filter vary depend-
ing on which item is adjusted. The Adjustment Program displays
an instruction for the subject and filter as a message during the
adjustment.

Dark Siemens star chart.

Button Name

Adjustment

Subject

Adjustment

Adjustment

Page

Address

CAMERA Adjustment 1

Flange Back Adj.

Siemens star chart with ND filter

6F

18 to 3E, 52, 53

for minipattern box (Note)

Siemens star chart with ND filter

CAMERA Adjustment 2

Flange Back Check

(1.0m from front the lens)
(Luminance: 200 to 400 lux)

F No. Compensation

6F

60 to 64, 6B to 6D

Mechanical Shutter Adj.

Clear chart (Standard picture frame)

6F

6B to 6D, B8 to D7

Light Value Adj.

6F

65 to 67

AWB 3200K Standard Data Input

6E

04 to 21, 42, 43

AWB 5800K Standard Data Input

Clear chart (Standard picture frame)

6E

00 to 03, 24 to

Filter C14 for color temperature

41, 44, 45

CAMERA Adjustment 3

AWB 5800K Check

correction

AWB 3200K Check

Clear chart (Standard picture frame)

CCD Linearity Check

Color Reproduction Adj.

Color ber chart

6E

60 to 67

(Standard picture frame)

CCD White Defect
Compensation Check

Clear chart (Standard picture frame)

CCD Black Defect
Compensation Check

Strobe Adj.

6E

72 to 75

CAMERA Adjustment 4

Flash adjustment box

6F

D8 to EF

Auto Focus Illumination Check

6F

10 to 15

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[Automatic Adjustment Program execution items and
sequence]
1. Data Setting during Camera Adj.
2. Flange Back Adj.
3. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.

[Adjusting method]
1) Click the 

[CAMERA Adjustment 1 Start]

 button.

2) The Automatic Adjustment Program executes “1. Data Setting

during Camera Adj.”.

3) Upon successful completion of the “1. Data Setting during

Camera Adj.”, the following message is displayed. Set the sub-
ject by referring to “Preparation of Flange Back Adj.”.

4) If the 

[OK]

 button is clicked, “2. Flange Back Adj.” and “3.

Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.” will be executed.

5) Upon successful completion of all items of the CAMERA

Adjustment 1, the following message is displayed. Click the

[OK]

 button.

Preparation of Flange Back Adj.
1) The minipattern box is installed as shown in the following fig-

ure.

The attachment lenses are not used.

Take care not to hit the mini-pattern box when ex-
tending the lens.

2) Install the minipattern box so that the distance between it and

the front of lens of camera is less than 3 cm.

3) Make the height of minipattern box and the camera equal.
4) Check the output voltage of the regulated power supply is the

specified voltage 

± 0.01 Vdc.

5) Check that the center of Siemens star chart meets the center of

shot image screen with the zoom lens at TELE end and WIDE
end respectively.

Specified voltage: The specified voltage varies according to the

minipattern box, so adjustment the power sup-
ply output voltage to the specified voltage writ-
ten on the sheet which is supplied with the mini-
pattern box.

Minipattern box

Below 3 cm

Camera

Red (+)

Black (–)

Yellow (SENS +)

White (SENS –)

Black (GND)

Need not connected

Regulated power supply

Output voltage : Specified voltage 

±

 0.01 Vdc

Output current : more than 3.5 A

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[Automatic Adjustment Program execution items and
sequence]
1. Data Setting during Camera Adj.
2. Flange Back Check
3. Release of Data Setting during Camera Adj.

[Adjusting method]
1) Click the 

[CAMERA Adjustment 2 Start]

 button.

2) The Automatic Adjustment Program executes “1. Data Setting

during Camera Adj.”.

3) Upon successful completion of the “1. Data Setting during

Camera Adj.”, the following message is displayed. Set the sub-
ject in accordance with the message.

4) Click the 

[OK]

 button is clicked, “2. Flange Back Check” is

executed. The following messages are displayed, and then op-
erate the cameral to make a check in accordance with the mes-
sages.

5) Upon completion of “2. Flange Back Check”, “3. Release of

Data Setting during Camera Adj.” is executed.

6) Upon successful completion of all items of the CAMERA

Adjustment 2, the following message is displayed. Click the

[OK]

 button.