Sigma KS-1018 Operation Manual
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1. on the rear of the unit Slide the catch away from the center in order to unlock the hinged door Insert the batteries as marked on the inside of the battery com partment The normal precautions apply when inserting or replacing batteries into the KS 1018 Take care that the batteries are inserted correctly as shown in the battery compart ment with the polarity correct Never mix batteries of different types or discarded or partially discharged and new or freshly charged batteries Always follow the battery manufacturer s instructions for charging rechargeable bat teries Never attempt to recharge batteries which are not designed for this purpose Close and latch the battery compartment Kamesan Kachinko System Va A threaded socket on the bottom of the KS 1018 allows it to be used with any standard tripod and shoe system if desired Otherwise standard rubber feet keep the unit steady Open the four shutters at the front of the unit before using it to expose the clapperboard front light Note the ONE SHOT button on the top of the unit Front light Countdown lights Kamesam Kachinko System VER The controls for the unit are located on the Power indicator lights when the POWER switch is in either of the ON positions KS 1018 VIDEO KACHINKO POWER switch three settings ON is on with no buzzer OFF turns the unit off and ON BUZZ ON uses the built in buzzer MODE s2. Kamesan Se KS 1018 Kachinko System clapperboard Operating Manual Kamesam Kachinko System VER The Kamesan Kachinko System is a dual unit system that solves the problem of video and audio synchronization in anumber of different situations The name comes from the Japa nese term for clapperboard For example it is now common for the video portion ttof a broadcast to be sent via satellite and the audio portion of the broadcast to be sent via landline The difference in transmis sion time can lead to serious synchronization problems and difficulties in providing a prop erly synchronized program With the Kachinko system it is easy to provide synchronized audio and video cues when recording and then measure any delay between them at the studio so that the precise amount of slip can be added to the system for perfect synchronization The KS 1018 is the location part of the sys tem and acts as an electronic clapperboard producing an audio beep which is perfectly synchronized with a visual cue Kamesan Kachinko System Va The audio beep may be recorded using a mi crophone or output at microphone or line level into a mixer The beep may be manually triggered or trig gered automatically with a visual countdown Slide the catch to open the battery cover and insert the batteries Kamesam Kachinko System ER The KS 1018 uses four AA batteries The bat tery cover is located
3. light and sound the beeper together Read the KS 1017 manual for further details of how to measure the delay between the video and audio signals when they are received Physical specifications 125 x 90 x 60 mm 4 9 x 3 5 x 2 4 in Weight 1kg 2 21b Dimensions w x h x d Sigma Systems Engineering Co Ltd 3 5 2 Okubo Shinjuku ku Tokyo 169 0072 JAPAN Tel 81 3 3204 2611 Fax 81 3 3204 2250 e mail sales kamesan co jp
4. witch two settings AUTO enables the top ONE SHOT button MANU uses the POWER switch to produce the clapperboard effect LEVEL switch two settings MIC sets a 50 dBm mic level output from the TONE OUT XLR jack LINE sets a OdBm line level TONE OUT balanced transformer XLR audio tone output Kamesan Kachinko System Aa right as you look from the front Operation Locate the unit where the front light is clearly visible by the camera Make any necessary connections from the TONE OUT to the camera if you are not us ing the camera s microphone If you are recording the signal with the camera microphone set the POWER switch to ON BUZZ otherwise set it to ON Set the camera iris setting to manual An automatic setting can overcompensate for the KS 1018 s lighting and make it impos sible to see the clapperboard effect on the target monitor Make the image of the front light as large as possible by putting the camera close in front of the KS 1018 The focus of the cam era is not important in this case Set the MODE switch to AUTO The main light lights and the beep sounds or the signal is output through the jacks The three red LEDs 7 count down and when they reach the end of the sequence the front light lights and the beep sounds This sequence is repeated as long as the unit is on Or if you set the MODE switch to MANU man ual the top ONE SHOT button can be used to light the front
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