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Area d - optical link signal strength, Indicator & power switch – Grass Valley 3404 CopperHead User Manual

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CopperHead 3404

User Guide

VBS 3 (Prompter) is used for Prompter Feed (one way from Base Station to Camera)

3: Program Audio Channels 1 & 2 - Monitors program audio from Camera Unit to Base

Station and return audio from Base Station to Camera Unit.

4: Data Signal Path Monitors CCU and Data - Data 1 /CCU - Used for Camera Control

Unit or for a serial control device (RS232, 422, 485):

Data 2 is typically used for auxiliary devices such as a Robotic Pan & Tilt Head

Data 3 is used for an RS232 serial control device

5: TC - Time Code Signal - Monitors Time Code to Base Station and return from Camera.

6: Ethernet Signal - Monitors Ethernet to Base Station and return from Camera.

7: GPI/ Tally Signals - Monitors GPI/TRIG Signal to Base Station and return from Camera

and/or TALLY 1 or 2 Signal to Camera Unit.

8: Tally1 Indicator Light - Indicates the status of the GPI/Tally 1 signal:

• Off when the signal is not present

• Bright Red when the signal is present

Area D - Optical Link Signal Strength Indicator & Power Switch

Fig. 4-5: Optical Link Signal Strength Indicator & Power Switch

9: Optical Link Indicator - Indicates the status of the optical connection from base to

camera and camera to base:

• Green when both the Base Station and camera control unit have optical power

within normal range.

• Red when either the Base Station or camera control unit optical power is not within

normal range.

10: Rx Optical Display (Digital Status Display) - Four-character display in one of five

modes. See

The CopperHead 3404 Camera Unit Digital Display

on page 70 for use of

this Digital Status Display.

11: Base Rx/Dim Push Button - Change four-character display mode.

• Push and release changes display mode.