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Setting up the wcu (cont.), Wcu menu settings, Signalling inputs – Grass Valley Digital Wireless Triax Camera System User Manual

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User’s Guide - Digital Wireless System

version 9

WCU menu settings

Some WCU settings are changed in a menu which is accessed
via the Data board. When you enter the menu system, the Data
board display shows a two-letter abbreviation which must be
read from top to bottom. The code corresponds to a particular
menu, submenu or parameter. To change a WCU menu
setting proceed as follows:

1.

Remove the front panel marked DATA BOARD from the
WCU.

2.

Reach into the opening, push the Rotary/push button
at the front of the Data board and then rotate it.

3.

Scroll through the different settings until the display
shows the abbreviated name you want.

4.

Push the Rotary/push button to select the submenu,
scroll to the desired setting and push the Rotary/push
button again to select it.

5.

Push the Rotary/push button again to leave the menu.

The following menus are available:

CA - Camera number

Each camera in the system can be given a unique camera
number. This number must be set in the camera, the
WCU and a connected OCP if present.
To set the camera number in the WCU push the rotary/
push button and use the rotary button to select a

Setting up the WCU (cont.)

camera number from 1 to 99. Push again to select the
number.

IP - Ethernet address mode

The WCU is set to Auto (AU) mode by default. Normally
you need not change this setting. If you wish to set the
IP address to a particular value push the rotary switch
once so the indication (NN) is displayed. You must use
the NetConfig application to set the IP address (future
option).

RY - On-air red/yellow mode

Standard (ST) or Independent (ID).

OR - On-air red mode

Open/High (OH); High/Open (HO); Low/High (LH) or
High/Low (HL).

OY - On-air yellow mode

Open/High (OH); High/Open (HO); Low/High (LH) or
High/Low (HL).

CL - Call input mode

Open/High (OH); High/Open (HO); Low/High (LH) or
High/Low (HL).

OF - 7-segment display off

When selected, the menu display automatically switches
off after a few seconds.

a. Dry contact (no ground, no voltage)*

* a common return (not ground!) can be used for the three functions.

b. Common ground (connect one lead only to ground)*

* use either Send or Return only, do not mix.

c. Voltage level Send lead (0 to 2.5 Vdc, 4 to 24 Vdc)*

* isolated from ground.

d. Open / voltage level Send lead (open, 4 to 24 Vdc)*

* isolated from ground.

Signalling inputs

There are four connection methods for the Call, On-air and
Iso (On-air yellow) signalling functions:

a.

Dry contact

b.

Common ground

c.

Voltage level Send lead

d.

Open / voltage level Send lead

A selection in the menu allows you to make the state of the
function (on or off) correspond to a particular input
signal.There are two leads for each connection - Send and
Return.

The following tables show the selectable states for each of the
four connection methods.

Menu setting

Input shorted

Input open

LH

Function ON

Function OFF

HL

Function OFF

Function ON

Menu setting

Input grounded

Input open

LH

Function ON

Function OFF

HL

Function OFF

Function ON

Menu setting

Input 0 to 2.5V

Input 4 to 24V

LH

Function ON

Function OFF

HL

Function OFF

Function ON

Menu setting

Input open

Input 4 to 24V

OH

Function ON

Function OFF

HO

Function OFF

Function ON

Function

Send pin

Return pin

Call

2

10

Iso

3

11

On-air

4

12