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User Guide
Firmware version 1.28
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Index:
Welcome 3
Main controls 4
Schematics 5
Menu control 7
Operations of the camera 11
The memory card 12
Alerts and error codes 13
Specications 14
Measurements 15
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Welcome
Welcome to the Ikonoskop A-Cam dll User Guide for rmware version 1.28.
Firmware version 1.28 includes the following improvements:
- Corrects frame metadata for 24 and 30 fps.
Firmware version 1.27 includes the following improvements:
- False color function for adjusting the exposure.
- New gamma curve for the viewnder and HDSDI output.
- New black level metadata in the CinemaDNG les.
- Sensor tuning function that will detect and map away defective pixels.
- New viewnder information for shutter angle, gain, card number and take number.
How to upgrade the A-Cam dll rmware:
Install the A-Cam dll rmware version 1.28 (d2v01_28.tar) and restart the camera. For full instructions see
“Operation of the camera” on page 11.
If you upgrade from A-Cam dll rmware version 1.24 or earlier, you will also need to install the new camera
OS version OSv01_01 and upgrade all memory cards. For full instructions, see “The Memory card” on
page 12.
The Express Card Reader driver needs to be upgraded to version 1.2.
The USB Card Reader needs to be upgraded to rmware version 1.28 (d2c01_28.tar).
Download all the les at:
www.ikonoskop.com/downloads/software
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Main Controls
Power On/Off switch
Turn on the camera by pulling the switch forward. A green light behind the switch indicates when the cam-
era is switched on. It will take about 20 seconds for the camera to boot up.
Menu button
Press menu button to access the menu mode. To exit a sub-menu or return to camera mode, press the
menu button again.
Side Step/Select scroll wheel and button
In the menu mode, scroll the wheel up or down to navigate in the menu. To select a menu option, push the
wheel in. In camera mode, scroll the wheel up to enable the histogram. To disable the histogram, scroll
the wheel up again. To set the focus with the pixel zoom, push the wheel in to enable it, to disable it push
it again. To set the exposure you can also use the new feature called false color. The false color will show
overexposed areas in the picture in magenta and underexposed areas in green. To enable the false color
function scroll down the wheel, to disable the false color scroll down the wheel again. The false color will
also be shown in the HDSDI signal, be aware of the false color function if you record the HDSDI signal.
Gain/Fps button
To set gain, press the Gain/Fps button and use Step/Select scroll wheel to select desired gain level 0, 3, 6
or 12 db. The gain setting will be displayed in the top of the viewnder. To set fps, press Gain/Fps button
and Menu button simultaneously. Use Step/Select scroll wheel to set the fps to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps. The fps setting can also be accessed through the SET UP menu.
Pixel zoom/Histogram scroll wheel
To set the focus with the pixel zoom, push the wheel to the left and hold to enable it, to disable it release
it. To check exposure with histogram, push wheel to the right and release. To disable the histogram mode,
push wheel to the right again.
Record button
Press and release the button to start recording. A red tally light in the button will indicate recording. Press
and release again to stop the recording.
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Gain/Fps button
Step/Select scroll wheel and button for menu navigation
Menu button
Power on/off switch
External SMPTE timecode input
USB monitor or 3D remote (slave)
Audio line input
Remote start/stop or 3D sync
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Record button
External power input
Battery compartment
Headphones
Memory card slot
HD-SDI output (SMB connector)
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Menu Controls
VIEW
To view recorded takes on a memory card directly in the camera viewnder or on an external monitor
connected to the HD-SDI output, press Menu and select VIEW. Step/Select to the take you wish to view.
Select PLAY. To view the same take from the beginning again, press Step/Select. To cancel viewing, press
Menu. To exit view mode, select EXIT or press Menu again. You can erase the last take recorded on a
memory card. To delete the last take, press Menu and select VIEW. Select the last take and select DE-
LETE. To conrm delete, select YES. To erase all takes on a memory card, use the ERASE CARD option
in the MAINTENANCE menu.
FRAME RATE
Set up frames per second, shutter angle, interval recording (time-laps) or still frames.
FRAMES PER SECOND (FPS)
Press Menu and select FRAME RATE/FPS. Use Step/Select wheel to set the desired frame rate from the
available presets 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps. The fps set will be displayed
all the time in the bottom left of the viewnder.
SHUTTER
Press Menu and select FRAME RATE/SHUTTER. Use Step/Select wheel to set shutter from available pre-
sets 11.25°, 22.5°, 45°, 90°, 172.8°, 180°, 270° and 360°, or select the 005- 360° option to set the shutter
in steps of 1° between 5-360°. To set the variable value, use Step/Select wheel to set the three XXX digits.
The shutter angle selected will be displayed in the bottom of the viewnder next to the frame rate.
INTERVAL
For time-laps recording, press Menu and select FRAME RATE/INTERVAL. Use the Step/Select wheel
to set the desired exposure interval time. The exposure time will be displayed in the top left of the view-
nder after the interval is set. To change the exposure time you can set the base FPS before setting the
exposure interval. When recording, REC will be displayed in top right of the viewnder. After recording an
interval take the camera will automatically return to regular lming mode.
STILL IMAGE
To record still images, press Menu and select FRAME RATE/STILL IMAGE. STILL will appear in top right
of the viewnder. Use record button to trigger. All recorded still frames from a still sequence will be stored
in the same CinemaDNG folder on the memory card. To exit the still mode, press Menu.
SET UP
Set up of camera functions.
CARD NUMBER (CARD NO)
The A-Cam dll memory cards can be programmed with an individual card number spanning from 000 to
999. The card number will be shown as part of the lename on the recorded CinemaDNG les. To avoid
identical lenames to appear within a project, set new card numbers for each card being recorded within
a project. To set the card number, select SET UP/CARD NO. Use Step/Select wheel to set all three XXX
digits. To exit without changing the card number, press Menu three times. Note: The card number is not at-
tached to the lename until the les are transferred from the memory card. This allows for the card number
to be set even after material has been recorded on to the memory card.
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TIMECODE
The A-Cam dll has an internal clock for REC RUN timecode recording. It is also possible to input external
timecode (SMPTE) to the camera for use in FREE RUN mode. This allows for synchronization with other
devices like sound recorders and external recorders.
TIMECODE BASE: To set the timecode base, select BASE and use Step/Select wheel to set the base
according to your projects timecode base.
INITIAL VALUE: To set the initial value of the internal REC RUN timecode, select INIT. VALUE and use
Step/Select wheel to set hour (HH), minute (MM), second (SS) and frame (FF). READ EXTERNAL TC:
To read an external SMPTE timecode, connect the external timecode source to the 5pin Lemo TC input
on the camera. Select READ EX. TC. “EXT TC OK” will appear in top left corner of the viewnder/display
if the timecode is read correctly. If the external timecode is not read correctly, “NO EXT TC” will be dis-
played. Make sure the source is outputting SMPTE timecode and try again. If read error persists, contact
Ikonoskop service and support.
MODE: To select REC RUN mode (internal timecode) or FREE RUN mode (external timecode), select
MODE and use Step/Select wheel to select desired mode. If FREE RUN mode is selected and no external
timecode is present, the camera will record the time set in DATE & TIME as free run timecode. If the DATE
& TIME is set after the camera has been synchronized, the external timecode will be reset to the new
setting of the time. OFFSET: Use the offset to adjust the external FREE RUN timecode if necessary. Select
OFFSET and use Step/Select wheel to set the desired offset between -30 to +30 frames.
COLOR TEMPERATURE (COL. TEMP)
To set the color temperature, select COL. TEMP. and Step/Select DAYLIGHT or TUNGSTEN. “DL” or “TS”
will be displayed in the bottom of the viewnder at all time. The setting affects the meta data in the le as
well as the color matrix of the viewnder and the HD-SDI output.
DATE & TIME
To set date and time, press Menu and select SET UP/DATE & TIME. Use Step/Select to set YEAR/
MONTH/ DAY/ HOUR (HH)/ MINUTE (MM). To exit without changing the date or time, press Menu for each
setting. Since the date and time and the free run timecode use the same clock, it is recommended to set
the date and time before synchronizing with an external timecode in order to avoid resetting of the external
timecode.
VIDEO OUT
To set the video output frame rate, select VIDEO OUT and use Step/Select to set the output frame rate to
24, 25 or 30 fps. When the video output is not in use, it is recommended that it be turned off to save power.
To turn the video output off, select VIDEO OUT and select OFF.
CAMERA MODE (CAM. MODE)
Use to set the camera sync mode. For normal use, camera should be set to the single camera mode. To
set, press Menu and select SET UP/CAM. MODE/SINGLE. To setup cameras for synchronized record-
ing, press Menu and select CAM. MODE. Set designated cameras to MASTER and SLAVE. (Note: For
synchronized recording, you will need the 3D sync cable kit to connect the cameras!) To synchronize basic
settings FPS, SHUTTER, GAIN, COLOR TEMPERATURE and TIMECODE BASE from the master to the
slave camera, press Menu and select SET UP/CAM. MODE/SYNC DB. The settings will automatically be
transferred to the slave camera. Note: We recommend that you always check settings of both cameras
before recording.
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AUDIO
The camera can record 2-channel of analog line level audio via the audio input. To record audio you will
also need the A-Cam dll Audio Cable. The sound is embedded in the CinemaDNG les and needs to be
extracted to WAV or AIFF les with the A-Cam dll Audio Tool application available for download at: www.
ikonoskop.com/ downloads/software/
To set the LEVEL OUT for monitoring, press menu and select SET UP/AUDIO/LEVEL OUT. Step/Select to
a level between 0-11. The current level will be displayed in top left of the viewnder.
For level monitoring purpose there is a built in VU meter on the side O-LED display. This can be turned on
or off to your preference. To set the VU METER preference, press menu and select SET UP/AUDIO/VU
METER. Select ON/OFF. The ON/OFF status will be displayed in top left of the viewnder.
SLEEP MODE
In order to save power, the camera will enter SLEEP MODE after a designated time 1, 5, 10 minute or
DISABLED when left inactive. To exit sleep mode, press any button on the camera. To set the idle time
of the camera to enter sleep mode, press Menu and select SET UP/SLEEP MODE and Step/Select your
preference. If the camera is left inactive in sleep mode for longer time then 10 minutes, not when DIS-
ABLED, it will enter power save mode and will shut down all functions. To awake the camera it will need to
be restarted with the power switch.
DISPLAY
The side OLED display on the camera can be turned OFF to save power when not in use. To turn display
on or off, select SET UP/DISPLAY and Step/Select ON/OFF.
VIEWFINDER MASK (VF MASK)
VF MASK is used to set a format mask and/or cross in the viewnder. ASPECT – To set aspect rate of the
format mask, select SET UP/VF MASK/ASPECT. Step/Select the preferred aspect ratio 1:1.85 or 1:2.35.
CROSS – To turn on or off the cross in the viewnder, select SET UP/VF MASK/CROSS and Step/Select
ON/OFF. COLOR – To set color of format mask and cross, select SET UP/VF MASK/COLOR and Step/
Select to your preference (BLACK/RED/WHITE).
RESET CONFIGURATION (RST CONF.)
RST CONF. resets all congurations to factory default. To reset, select RST CONF. To conrm reset, select
YES. RESTART CAMERA will be prompted in the viewnder. After restart, the all settings are reset to
factory default.
MAINTENANCE (MAINT.)
Camera and memory card maintenance functions.
ERASE CARD
Before you erase a memory card, make sure all the les are downloaded and write protection is disabled.
To erase the memory card, press Menu and select MAINT./ERASE CARD. To conrm erase, select YES.
To dismiss, select NO. Always remember to set new card number to avoid multiple les with the same
number to appear within a project.
VERSION
VERSION identies the installed rmware version. To view the current version, press Menu and select SET
UP/VERSION. Press Menu to exit.
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CALIBRATE
CALIBRATE will calibrate the sensor quadrants. To select the default calibration, press Menu and Step/
Select CALIBRATE. Select DEFAULT. To select the custom calibration, press Menu and Step/Select CAL-
IBRATE. Select CUSTOM. To make a new custom calibration, Step/Select CALIBRATE/RECALIBRATE.
Conrm calibration by selecting YES. To save a custom calibration as new default calibration, Step/Select
CALIBRATION/SAVE AS DEF. To conrm saving the calibration, select YES. The new calibration will only
be effective on the gain level created on. To calibrate all gain levels, repeat process on remaining gain
levels. The original default calibration will be overwritten and not possible to recall after this. Selecting LOG
will output a log le used for service purposes. See more detailed instructions under “Operation of the
Camera/Calibrating the sensor quadrants”.
SENSOR TUNING (SENS. TUNE)
Senor tuning will detect and map away defect pixel on the sensor. Before you start the sensor tuning you
will need to set up an even lit white or gray surface, make sure that the surface is covering the full image
area. After that put the lens cap on the camera lens. The camera should be warm before the sensor tuning
is started, leave the camera on for about 20-30 minutes to warm it up. To start sensor tuning press the
menu button and select MAINT./ SENS. TUNE/ SENS. TUNE and conrm by selecting YES. Make sure
that the lenscover is on and then press any key. After the rst pass is done take of the lens cap and adjust
the aperture as close to the value 2000 prompted in the viewnder and press any key. After the second
pass is done, defect pixels will be mapped away. Cameras that is shipped with version 1.27 will have a
factory default sensor tuning. If your camera was shipped with an earlier rmware version you can save
your custom sensor tuning as default.
UPGRADE
UPGRADE is used to upgrade the camera rmware. To upgrade camera rmware, press Menu and Step/
Select MAINT./UPGRADE. Follow the prompted instructions. See more detailed instructions under “Opera-
tion of the Camera/Upgrading camera rmware“.
UPGRADE CARD (UPGR CARD)
To manually upgrade the memory card rmware, press Menu and Step/Select MAINT./UPGR CARD. Se-
lect YES to conrm upgrade. The UPGRADE CARD function will not erase any data on the memory card.
See more detailed instructions under “The Memory Card/Upgrading the memory card”.
REBUILD CARD (REBLD CARD)
REBUILD CARD rebuilds the bad block table on the memory card. To rebuild a memory card, press Menu
and Step/Select MAINTAINACE (MAINT.). Step/Select REBUILD CARD (REBLD CARD). Conrm rebuild
by selecting YES. The REBUILD CARD function will erase all data on the memory card. See more detailed
instructions under “The Memory Card/Rebuilding the memory card”. If you are uncertain how to use this
option, consult with Ikonoskop.
RECOVER
If metadata on a memory card becomes corrupted, the camera will prompt you to enter RECOVER mode
when the card is inserted to the camera. To recover the metadata, follow the instructions prompted. The
recover function will temporarily recreate the metadata in the camera memory so that the les can be
downloaded from the camera USB port. The memory card needs to be in the camera with the power on
during the whole process and until the les have been completely downloaded from the camera. After
downloading the les, erase card and test it s function by recording at least two 30 sec takes and removing
and re-inserting the card to ensure that the camera does not prompt you to enter recover mode again. Also
view takes in the camera to make sure they are played back properly. If the problem still persists, consult
with Ikonoskop.
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