Libec SVF-7Pro Full HD 7 inch Viewfinder for Studio Cameras Instruction Manual

SVF-7Pro Full HD 7 inch Viewfinder for Studio Cameras

Product Information

The SVF-7Pro is a Full HD 7-inch viewfinder designed for studio cameras. It is manufactured by Heiwa Seiki Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Caution
This equipment is a precision product and requires careful operation. It is not waterproof, so avoid contact with liquids or cleaners. Clean the equipment with a soft dry cloth. Do not use incompatible components. Please use the product as intended.

Connection cable and shoe attachment for cameras are not included with the SVF-7Pro. You need to purchase either the CA-7S, CA-7I, or CA-7H separately.

Names of Parts

• Main Body
• Tilt Angle Adjustment/Fixing Screw
• Shoe (sold separately)
• Handle
• Bracket
• Horizontal Adjustment/Fixing Screw
• INPUT Select Switch
• MARKER
• MONO
• MENU
• POWER Switch
• BRIGHT
• CONTRAST
• PEAKING
• RET IN
• CAMERA IN
• HDMI IN
• HDMI OUT
• DC IN (XLR 4P)
• TALLY 1 (BNC)
• TALLY 2 (BNC)
• SDI IN (BNC)
• SDI OUT (BNC)
• SDI RET IN (BNC)
• CA-7S (sold separately) – Connection cable and shoe attachment for SONY cameras
• CA-7I (sold separately) – Connection cable and shoe attachment for Ikegami cameras
• Release Button
• Release Lever
• CA-7H (sold separately) – Connection cable and shoe attachment for Hitachi cameras

Product Usage Instructions

Attaching to the Camera
When attaching or adjusting the angle, grasp the body firmly with both hands.

Attaching the Shoe Attachment (CA-7S, CA-7I, or CA-7H)

1. This product does not include any connection cable and shoe attachment for cameras. Please purchase either CA-7S, CA-7I, or CA-7H depending on the camera you use.
2. Attach the shoe attachment under the bracket.
3. Set the included accessory parts (resin plate, metal plate, resin washer, knob) on the bracket as shown in the picture.
4. Firmly tighten the included screw to fix the shoe attachment.

How to Attach to Camera
Attach the SVF-7Pro on the top of the camera. When attaching or removing the viewfinder from the camera, be sure to lock the viewfinder on its lowest position.

Note: Please refer to the user manual for further adjustment and setting instructions, MENU configuration, dimensions, and specifications.

Thank you for purchasing the SVF-7Pro.
Note: Connection cable and shoe attachment for cameras not included, please be sure to purchase either the CA-7S, the CA-7I, or the CA-7H.

WARNING
This equipment is a precision product. It must be operated with great care and requires some basic mechanical knowledge/experience.

• SVF-7Pro is not waterproof. Avoid having contact with any liquids or cleaners when using this product. Use a soft dry cloth to clean the equipment.
• Do not use incompatible components. Please use this product as intended.

Caution
This operating manual may assist a user’s safety, legal rights, and responsibilities.
If not used in accordance with this manual, this equipment may cause harm to people.
Operating procedures and cautions are written to prevent accidents. For your safety, read and follow these instructions.

• Please retain this manual for future references.
  This product is designed with safety in mind. However, improper operations may cause injuries and/or damage to equipment.

• Please read all the cautions and procedures before use.

• Please follow all the written cautions and instructions.

  • The following cautions and procedures comply with laws, regulations, and industrial standards at the time this manual was made. Content may be updated to current laws, regulations, and industrial standards.
  • When using this product, take precautions to avoid personal injury or damage to product. Users are fully responsible for all actions taken.
  • Libec accepts no liability for any damage, injuries or legal responsibilities incurred directly or indirectly when using this product.

• Be sure that all screws are tightened firmly.

• Please follow manual instructions when inserting the connectors. Incorrectly attaching the connectors may cause a malfunction.

  • Please be careful not to catch your finger in any rotating/moving parts Be sure to firmly tighten all screws
  • If any screws are loose, due to its weight, SVF-7Pro may possibly fall and slam your fingers and/or may cause serious injuries.
  • When attaching and/or adjusting the angle, hold the main body with  both hands.

• Do not pull out the cable forcefully

  • Forcefully pulling out the cable may cause damage to the camera and/or a malfunction to the SVF-7Pro itself.

• Do not push or pull out each operation part excessively

  • Excessively pushing or pulling the buttons and/or switches may cause damage and/or a malfunction to the SVF-7Pro itself.

A: Names of Parts

1. Main Body
2. Tilt Angle Adjustment/Fixing Screw Shoe (sold separately)
3. Handle
4. Bracket
5. Horizontal Adjustment/Fixing Screw INPUT Select Switch
6. MARKER
7. MONO
8. MENU
9. POWER Switch
10. BRIGHT
11. CONTRAST
12. PEAKING
13. RET IN
14. CAMERA IN
15. HDMI IN
16. HDMI OUT
17. DC IN (XLR 4P)
18. TALLY 1 (BNC)
19. TALLY 2 (BNC)
20. SDI IN (BNC)
21. SDI OUT (BNC)
22. SDI RET IN (BNC)
23. CA-7S (sold separately) Connection cable and shoe attachment for SONY cameras
24. CA-7I (sold separately) Connection cable and shoe attachment for Ikegami cameras Release Button
25. Release Lever
26. CA-7H (sold separately) Connection cable and shoe attachment for Hitachi cameras Release Lever
27. Release Button

B: Attaching to the Camera B:
Grasp the body firmly with both hands when attaching or adjusting the angle.

B-1: Attaching the shoe attachment
This product does not include any connection cable and shoe attachment for cameras. Please purchase either CA-7S, CA-7I, or CA-7H depending on the camera you use.

• 1~3: Attach either CA-7S, CA-7I, or CA-7H depending on the camera you use.

• 4: Attach the shoe attachment under the bracket. As shown in the picture, set the included accessory parts on the bracket.
  Resin plate →　Metal plate →　Resin washer →　Knob

• 5: Firmly tighten the included screw to fix the shoe attachment.
  B-2: How to attach to camera

• 6: Attach the SVF-7Pro on the top of the camera When attaching or removing the viewfinder from the camera, be sure to lock the viewfinder on its lowest position. B-3: Attaching the viewfinder

• Place the viewfinder on top of the camera and be sure that the shoe attachment can fit the V-shaped groove (camera side).

• 7. Push the handle to firmly insert the body to the camera attachment.

• 8. Check if the viewfinder is firmly fixed by moving the handle back and forth.
  Firmly fix the view finder. If it is not attached properly, it may fall down and cause personal injuries.

• 9. Removing the viewfinder
  When removing the viewfinder from the camera, be sure to lock the viewfinder on its lowest position.

• 10. Removing the viewfinder from SONY cameras
  While pressing the camera’s release button, pull the viewfinder’s handle and lift it to remove, Removing the viewfinder from Ikegami cameras

1. Release the release lever on the shoe attachment.
2. While pressing the release button, pull the viewfinder’s handle and lift it to remove. Removing the viewfinder from Hitachi cameras  

While sliding the shoe attachment’s release lever to its release side, press the release button. Then pull the viewfinder’s handle and lift it to remove.

Adjusting the position
When moving the camera with the viewfinder attached, be sure to lock the viewfinder on its lowest position.
Caution: be careful not to catch your finger in rotating/moving parts.

• 11. Loosen the tilt angle adjustment/fixing screws located at both sides of the bracket.
• 12. Firmly tighten the tilt angle adjustment /fixing screw and the horizontal adjustment /fixing screw to adjust the viewfinder.

How to connect

• Turn off the power on each equipment before connecting.
• Connect the SVF-7Pro “CAMERA IN” connector to camera’s VF connector with the cable (sold separately).
• Connection cable and shoe attachment for cameras not included, please be sure to purchase either the CA-7S, the CA-7I, or the CA-7H.
• When connecting to SONY cameras
• Use the cable included in the CA-7S  (sold separately)
• When connecting to Ikegami cameras
• Use the cable included in the CA-7I  (sold separately)
• When connecting to Hitachi cameras
• Use the cable included in the CA-7H (sold separately)
• Press INPUT select switch to set the CAMERA mode.

How to use TALLY

• When using Hitachi, Ikegami, SONY cameras with 20pin Analog component output.

• Only connect the camera to the SVF-7Pro’s CAMERA IN with the cable, the TALLY is ready for use.

• When connecting to cameras with no 20pin Analog component output or using the viewfinder as sub monitor

• Connect the camera to the SVF-7Pro’s SDI-IN with a BNC cable.

• When using only TALLY RED lighting
  Connect the TALLY OUT signal from the CCU switcher to the viewfinder’s TALLY1 terminal with a BNC cable.

• When using both TALLY RED and GREEN lighting
  Connect the signal from the voltage converter circuit to the viewfinder’s TALLY2 terminal with a BNC cable.

C: Adjustment and Setting

C-1 Setting / Adjustment

1. Select an input signal
   Select an input signal connected to the input connector by pressing the INPUT select switch. The selected input signal and video format are displayed on the screen.
   When there is no signal, “NO SYNC” is displayed.
   They are displayed in the MENU as well.

2. _Information

3. Setting of COLOR MATRIX
   When inputting the camera signal through the CAMERA IN connector, set the COLOR MATRIX to YPBPR or RGB in the MENU/COLOR.

4. Setting of SYSTEM MODE
   Set the SYSTEM MODE in MENU/SETUP.

5. Panel Backlight
   The brightness of the panel backlight is adjustable.
   Set it in the MENU/SET UP if needed.

Setting of the COLOR MATRIX Setting of the SYSTEM MODE

C2- Bright/Contrast/Peaking Adjustment

1. Press the knob (Bright/ Contrast/ Peaking
   Adjustment) to switch to the USER mode and to bring up the latest data. When in the USER mode, the LED of the knob is on.

2. Rotate the knob to adjust settings.
   (setting ranges: 0 to 100)
   When the LED of the knob is off, each setting remains STANDARD (Default setting). Bright=50
   Contrast=50
   Peaking=0
   User settings will be saved.

   • Picture/Flip

   • Peaking Color
     Select color for the peaking in the MENU.
     [WHITE/ RED/ BLUE/ GREEN]

   • SATURATION
     Set the SATURATION in the MENU.
     (0 to 100, default setting: 50)

3. Time Code Display
   Set the Time Code Display in the MENU/ SETUP.

C-2 BRIGHT/CONTRAST/PEAKING Adjustment

PEAKING COLOR
Select the indication color of the peaking in the MENU/PICTURE/PEAKING.
[WHITE/RED/BLUE/GREEN].

SATURATION Setting
Set the SATURATION in the MENU/PICTURE/SATURATION.
［ 0 to 100 , default factory setting:50 ］

C-3 TIMECODE DISPLAY

D: MENU Configuration

Dimensions

Specifications

LCD Panel *

LCD Panel Type| TFT-LCD
Panel Size| 7 in. diagonal
Display Size| 151(H) x 85(V) mm
Panel Aspect Ratio| 16 : 9
Picture Resolution| 1920(H) x 1080(V)
Viewing Angle| ****

Color Reproduction| 16.7M colors
Input/Output
SDI Input| SDI IN                               BNC x1
SDI Output| SDI OUT                            BNC x1       SDI IN Input Through output
SDI Return Input| SDI RET IN                         BNC x1
HDMI Input| HDMI IN                            HDMI x1
HDMI Output| HDMI OUT                         HDMI x1      HDMI IN Input Through output
Camera Input| CAMERA IN                       20P x1       Analog HD component (Y/PB/PR or G/B/R)

Tally

TALLY In

| TALLY 1                    BNC x1       Green(2V- 4V)/ Red(4.1V- 5V)/ OFF(0V- 2V)
TALLY 2                   BNC x1       Red( ON/Short to GND )/ OFF( Open )

TALLY Indicator

| Front TALLY x2             Green / Red Brightness is adjustable in the MENU.
Rear TALLY(Top TALLY) x1  Red           Brightness is adjustable in the MENU.
General
Weight| approx. 1.2 kg                 (Without accessories)
Dimensions (WxHxD)| approx. 232 x 146 x 47 mm     (Excluding protrusions)
Power consumption| approx. 12 W
Operating Temperature| 0℃ ～ +40℃
Operating Humidity| 30% ～ 85%                     (No condensation)
Storage Temperature| -10℃ ～ +45℃
Storage Humidity| 0% ～ 90%
Video Input Signal

Video Input Signal **

| 1080/59.94p

1080/50p

1080/29.97p

1080/25p

1080/24p

1080/23.98p

1080/59.94i

1080/50i

1080/29.97PsF

1080/25PsF

1080/24PsF

1080/23.98PsF

720/59.94p                    ** The input signal may not be supported.

720/50p

The LCD panel of the viewfinder is a product of high-precision technology. In rare cases, there may be one or more dropout pixels or pixels which are always on. This is not a malfunction (99.99% or more effective pixels).

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