Operating multiple cameras from one rcp unit, Command link, Multi-camera control – Sony Remote Control Panel RCP-D50/D51 User Manual
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Notes
• While scene file transfer is in progress on a slave
unit, do not tranfer data from the master unit to the
slave unit. Scene file transfer will fail.
• The master/slave setting is released while transferring
the scene files.
Operating Multiple Cameras from
One RCP Unit —Command Link
Command link allows one RCP selected as the master
unit to control the adjustments or settings of the
cameras connected to the slave units.
To perform command link operation, activate the
command link on the Command Link operation
display on the master unit.
Note
The Command Link operation display can be
displayed from the RCP Config menu only in
Advanced Setting mode.
Command Link items
• Gain setting (Absolute mode)
• Shutter settings (Absolute mode)
- Shutter on/off
- Clear scan mode on/off
- EVS function on/off
- Shutter speed
- Clear scan frequency
• R/B manual white balance adjustment (Relative
mode)
• R/B manual black balance adjustment
(Relative
mode)
• R/G/B manual flare correction (Relative mode)
Notes
• Do not perform command link operation in a system
containing multiple cameras of different types. If the
camera connected to a slave unit is different in type
from the camera connected to the master unit,
changing the gain value on the master unit will set the
gain value of the camera connected to the slave unit
to 0 dB or the LOW position. The CLS frequency
does not exceed the limit for the camera.
• When adjusting the white balance, black balance and
flare with the command link, select Manual
Adjustment mode for white balance, black balance
and flare also on slave units.
• The command link adjustment of R/G/B flare
correction is available only with the DXC-D30/D35/
D50 series.
Activating command link adjustments/
settings
1
Press the OTHERS button in the Menu operation
block so that the OTHERS menu is displayed on
the LCD, then press
[RCP Config]
to call the RCP
Config menu.
2
Set the menu to Advanced Setting mode.
1) Press
[Security]
on the RCP Config menu.
2) Press and highlight
[Engineer Mode]
.
The
[Status]
,
[Menu Set]
, and
[Code No.]
buttons are displayed.
3) Press
[Status]
.
The Security Status menu appears.
4) Press
[Advance Mode]
.
3
Return to the RCP Config menu, and press
[Comm Link]
.
The Command Link Items are displayed.
Exit
R/B
White
Gain
R/B
Black
Shutter
R/G/B
Flare
RCP Config Menu
Command Link Item
4
Press and highlight the button for the item for
which you wish to activate the command link.
5
Press
[Exit]
to leave the menu.
When you adjust the item for which you wish to
activate the command link on the master unit, the
adjustment becomes valid on the cameras
connected to the slave units.
Multi-Camera Control