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4.4
The Beamsplitter
Axis
Adjustment
The beamsplitt
er
axis adjustmcm is used 10 reccnter the
CCD
assi
s!
image when swilching bclween 16 a
nd
Superl6
formats. If
the
CCD
image on yaur monitor appears
off
10
one side, the
angle
of
the beamspliuer mu
st
be
adjusted.
The beamsplittcr axis adjuslmenl is located to the abovc/right
of
the aperture and consists
of
an
allen screw within a slot. A red
dot to
th
e upper
ldl
of
th
e slot indicales the position
of
the screw
for Supe
rl6
.
Loosen the
aUen
screw one tum; while looking at the monitor
maye the screw within the s
ia
l in the appropriale direction until
the image
of
the sereen is cenlc:red. Afterwards. if the ima
ge
is
not sharp,
fo
tl
ow
the directions u
nd
er 14.7
Installing
the
CC
D
He~d
lQ ad
ju
si focus.
14
.5 The
Manuallris
The VR42
an
d VR46 CCD assists feature an automatic gain. ln
cenain si
tu
ations, however, funheT ligh! control may be desired
(such
as hi
gh
co
ntrast or strong back-light circumstances
).
In
these instances, it is
recommended
to
employ
th
e manu
al
iris
feature
of
the XTRplus, which is located on the CCD head cover
on
th
e batte
!')'
side
of
the camera.
Under nQnnal operation. this mechanical iris should
he
wide
open; check that
th
e
iri
s indica
toT
on
th
e CCD caver is painting
to the large circle. indicating an open iris. The VR42 ulilizes a
black lever
as an iris indicator; the VR46 incorporates a s
il
veT
dial wi
th
a bl
ack
dot. When funher light
co
ntrol is
ne
cessary.
look at a video monitor and move
th
e iris indicator lowards
th
e
sma
ll
circle to
th
e desired degree.
14.6
Battery Lite with
CCD
Assist
The V
R4
2 assist draws J SO-2ooma when powered. This trans-
lates in
to
appro,;imate\y 8 to 9 hours
of
operation (without the
XTRplus running)
fr
om one 12V
1.8
ah
on-board batte!')'.
Although battery life will vary greatly depending on the amount
of
fùm run and
th
e number
of
accessories powered from
one
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