Aputure VS-5 7 Pro Multifunctional Monitor Instruction Manual

: June 17, 2024
: Aputure

Table of Contents

Aputure VS-5 7 Pro Multifunctional Monitor
FOREWORD
INSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION
FEATURE
NOMENCLATURE
PREPARATION
MENU
FIRMWARE UPDATE
SPECIFICATIONS
References
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Aputure VS-5 7 Pro Multifunctional Monitor

FOREWORD

Thanks for purchasing Aputure V-Screen VS-5!
This product is designed for video equipments that offer HDMI ports,and HD-SDI outputs, such as DSLR, and camcorder. And please read the user manual and keep it where all those who use this equipment will read them.

INSTRUCTION

To prevent damage to your produd or injury to yourself or to others, read and understand all the following safety precautions before using this equipment.
Do not disassemble. Touching the product’s internal parts could result in injury.
Use only batteries and charger approved for use in this equipment. Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or electric shock.
Turn off immediately in the event of a malfunction. Continued operation could result in injury. After removing the battery, take the equipment to an authorized retailer for inspection.
Do not immerse in or expose to water. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.
Remove the battery if you do not use for a long time.
Do not squeeze or hit the screen. Failure to observe this precaution could result in screen malfunction and injury.
Do not block its ventilation hole. Do not hinder the heat dissipation, as this could result in deformation or fire.
Do not use in the presence of flammable gas. Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas, as this could result in explosion or fire.
Do not place the product in the reach of children. Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury.
The instructions and information in this manual are based on thorough, controlled company testing procedures. Further notice will not be given if the design or specifications change.

INTRODUCTION

Aputure V-Screen VS-5 is a pro multifunction monitor with a 7-inch full HD LCD screen (1920X1200 pixels), which provides deverse video interface, such as HDMI, SDI. Also,VS-5 features full information mode.

ITEM LIST
Before starting, please check that all the following items have been included with Aputure V-Screen VS-5 . If anything is missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

Monitor

Accessories

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FEATURE

Full Info. Mode
In this mode, you can monitor the footage. In the meantime, vectorscope, waveform, RGB histogram, and volume bar are provided to assist shooting.
Waveform
There are two waveform modes: Overlay, and Parade, which allows simple measurement without additional measurement equipment.
Vectorscope
There are two vectorscope modes: 1 X, and 2X, which can be used to display color gamut.
Co-Zebra
Utilize both zebra marking and over-exposure monitoring features to assist in exposure adjustment.
Peak
You can select Red, Yellow, Blue, or White to highlight the contours of the sharpest focusing areas, or choose Highlight to present the focusing area by brightness contrast.
False Color
False Color is used to aid in the setting of camera exposure, which enables proper exposure to be achieved without the use of costly, complicated external test equipment. With the Scale, which is below the image, the user can evaluate the exposure more accurately.
RGB Histogram
The RGB Histogram is a representation of the distribution of colors in an image. It shows the red, green, and blue channels in the histogram.
Monochrome
Offer four monochrome patterns, including Grey, Red, Blue and Green.
Volume Bar
Monitor the volume in left and right channels. And it is marked by 3 colors, green, yellow, and red, depending the Volume Level.
Center Mark
The Center Mark can be displayed together with another marker, Safe Area. Safe Area A wide range of safe area displays and aspect ratios, 2.35:1/ 1.33:1/ 1.66:1/ 1.85:1/ 70%/ 80%/ 90%, can be selected.
Flip
The picture of monitor can be freely flipped both vertically and horizontally.
Color Temp
Color Temperatures of 65001<, 9300K or a User preset value can be selected.
Low Battery Alert
When your battery power is low, a red battery-shaped signal will flicker on the middle of the screen, which means that the monitor may be shut down in a minute. If so, please replace your battery.
Shortcut
When menu is under inactivated, the menu button and navigators, which can be assigned to custom functions, can be use as shortcut keys. Every shortcut keys can be assigned to two function. But when a shortcut key is assigned to zoom, the key can only use as zoom, and can be assigned to all zoom modes.

NOMENCLATURE

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Screen
Battery Lock
Menu/Fl
Power Input
Navigator/ F2
SDI-IN
Navigator/ F3
HDMIIN
Power Indicator
1/4’Thread
Power Switch
Earphone Jack
Battery Holder
USB Input

PREPARATION

INSTALLATION

Mount monitor on your DSLR or camcorder with universal hot shoe mount.
Fix V-Screen on the magic hand or other accessories with 1/4″ connecter, and lock them.

SUNHOOD
Affix the sun hood on the monitor with tape as shown by the picture.

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POWERING
Assemble: As shown, slot the battery into the Battery Holder. Disassemble: Press the Battery Lock, and push the battery as shown to disassemble the battery.

The following batteries are recommended: Sony NP-S Series: NP-F550/FS70/F770/F960/F970, SonyNP-FM/QMSeries:FMSO/FMS1/FMSSH/FMSOOH/QMS0/QMS1/QM71D/QM91D.
You can also power it by a DC 7-18V through the input on the back V-Screen.

POWER ON/OFF
When you pull the Power Switch to ON, the Power Indicator turns into green. When the Power Switch is turned to OFF, the Power Indicator is off.

SIGNAL INPUT
The monitor supports SDI and HDMI. After activating the menu, you can go to “Other Setting-Input” to choose the appropriate signal.

ACCESSING THE MENU

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The” Me nun, Navigators(“ ” and” “) can be used to activate menu and navigate in the menu structure.

Long pressing• Menu• button allows to activate menu.
After short pressing• •,or• • button to choose menu bar, press• Menu• button to access to the function sub-menu.
If you want to change the function setting, short press• Menu • after navigating to the option you want, then short press• •or• • to change the setting, and short press”Menu” to confirm it.
Long press the Menu button for 1.5 seconds to exit the menu.

EXTRAOSD
On the top of monitor, there is a bar to show input format, activated feature, and battery status. The bar on the bottom shows shortcut information. Also, you can close the bar on the bottom in “Other Setting-Extra OSD”