Panasonic AJ-SPX800E manual

Memory Card Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ- E Before operating thi s produc t, please read the insr uctions c arefull y and save this manual for future us e.[...]

2 PLEASE NO TE: z When prepari ng to recor d important images , alwa ys shoot so me adva nce test f ootage , to ve r ify that both pic tures and sound are being record ed nor mally . z Shou ld vi deo or audio recor din g f a il du e to a ma lfunc tio n of thi s came ra-r ecor der or the P2 ca rds us ed, we will not assume liab il - ity for such f a[...]

3 Precautions f or Use indica tes sa f e ty inform ation.  DO NO T RE MO VE P ANEL CO V ER BY UNSCREWING. T o reduce th e r isk of e lectric shoc k, do not rem ov e cov er . No user s er viceable par ts inside . Ref er servicing to quali fied service pe rsonnel. W ARNING: z T O RED UCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIP-[...]

4 Att en ti on /Att en ti e z Batteries a re used f or the m ain powe r source and me mor y bac k-up in t he product. At the end o f their useful lif e, y ou shou ld not thro w them a wa y . Instead, h and them in as small chemical waste. z V oor de primaire v oeding en het reservegeheu gen van h et apparaat wordt g ebr uikgem aakt van een batteri [...]

5 Conten ts Precauti o ns for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-1 Camera Unit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-2 Recorder /player Feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1-3 System Co nfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 2 Parts and their Fun ctions . . 11 2-1 [...]

6 4-10 Handlin g data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-1 Handling SD Ca rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-2 Formatting , Writing and Reading an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 6 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 4-10-4 How to Use Sce ne File Data . . . . . . . .[...]

7 8-5 CAM OP ERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-1 CAMERA ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-3 SHUTTER SEL ECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-4 USER SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 8-5-5 SW MODE .[...]

8 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The AJ-SPX800 E video came ra-recorder in tegrates a came ra unit eq ui pped with three CCDs, incorporating a 2 /3-inch on-chip lens f eaturing progr essiv e drive te chnolog y , and a video recorder/p lay er (VTR) that supp or ts D VCPR O50, D VCPRO an d D V f or mats. The camer a offers a choice of interlaced scanning an[...]

9 1 1-2 Recor der/play er Features / Multiple Slots The AJ-SPX800E is equipp ed with fiv e slots f or P2 cards . Up to fiv e cards ma y be inserted in these slots fo r contin uous recording. The y also provi de new record ing capabi lities specifi c to memory cards . z Hot- Sw ap re cordin g The Hot -Swap capabi lity allows ca rds not in use to be [...]

10 1-3 System Conf iguration * T o install a stereo microp hone, an e xtra m odificati on is required. For mo re inf or mation, contact yo ur distributo r or desig nate d service provi der . Lens: (Bayonet t ype) Fujinon, C anon Micropho ne kit: AJ-MC700P Stereo mic rophon e:* AJ-MC900G Viewf inder : AJ-VF15B AJ-VF20WB GPS uni t: AJ-GPS900G Rain co[...]

11 2 Chapter 2 P ar ts and their Functions 2-1 P o wer Supply and Accessor y Mounting Section PO WER swi tch Used to tu r n on/off the p ow er . Battery mount A battery pack from Anton/Bauer is mounted here. DC IN (external power input) soc k et (XLR, 4P) T o operate y our AJ-SPX800E on A C po wer , the AC ad aptor AJ-B75 (o ptional acces sor y) mu[...]

12 2-2 A udio (inp ut) Function Section MIC IN (microphone input) jack (X LR, 3-pin) A micropho ne (option al accessory) is connecte d here . P ow er f or the mi crophone co mes fr om this jac k. A remote m icrophone ma y be co nnect ed. In th is case , the pow er supply to the approp r iate connec tor must be enab led through menu option FRONT MIC[...]

13 2 2-3 A udio (outpu t) Function Section A UDIO OUT connector (XLR, 5-pin) This con nector outputs audio signal s recorded on Channels 1/2 or 3/4. Output s ignals are selected with the M O NIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 s e lector s witch. MONIT OR S ELECT (audio channel) CH1/2 / CH3/4 selector switch Use thi s s witch to selec t the audi o channel [...]

14 2-4 Shooting and Recording/Pla ybac k Functions Section / Shooting and Recording (camera unit) CC/ND FIL TER (filter selec tor) contr ol Used to select a fil ter appropriate f or ill uminatio n and colour temper ature of the s ubject. When the m e n u option DISP M O DE is set t o “3”, s witching this contr ol displ ays the se lec ted f ilte[...]

15 2 OUTPUT/A UT O KNE E selector switch Used t o select the video si gnals sent f rom the came ra un it to the mem ory , v iew finder an d video monito r . CAM. A UTO KNEE ON: Video bein g recorded through the camera is sent with the auto kne e circuit activate d. CAM. A UT O KNEE OFF: Video bei ng recorded t hrough the came ra is sen t in manual [...]

16 OUTPUT SEL (output signal selection) s w itch Used to s witch the signa ls outpu t from the VIDEO OUT and MON OU T conne ctors. MEM: In EE (recording) mod e, video from the c amera is output. In VV (pla ybac k) mode, pla ybac k signal from a P2 card is output. CAM: Video fro m the camer a is output co nstantly . OFF: Vide o is not outp ut, and t[...]

17 2 2-5 Men u Operation Section MENU button Used to tu r n on/off the men u. JOG dial but t on With the menu open , this b utton is used to navig ate thro ugh menu pa ges, sele ct o ptio ns and s peci fy values. F or d irect ions on m anipu lati ng t he me nu, see [4 -6 Me nu Displa ys in the Viewfin der Screen]. SD card inser tio n slot An SD c a[...]

18 2-6 Time Code Sect ion GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to inpu t a refere nce signal bef ore the camer a unit is gen-lock ed, or bef ore the time code is exter nal ly lo cked. TC IN connector (BNC) This con nector is used to input a ref erence tim e code when yo u externally l ock the tim e code . TC OUT connector (BNC) When [...]

19 2 2-7 W arn ing and Status Displa y Functions Back tall y lamp When the BA CK T ALL Y switch is set to [ON], the lamp beha ves in the same wa y as the front tally lam p at the vie wfinder . BAC K T AL L Y sw i tc h This s witch control s the action of the bac k and rear tally l amps. ON: Back and rear tall y lam ps en abled. OFF: Back and r ear [...]

20 2-9 LCD Monitor LCD monitor The LC D moni tor displa ys the video i n the vie wfinder . Alte r nativel y , i t can s how c lips o n th e P2 c ard i n a th umbn ail fo r m a t . In thu mbnai l displa y mode , clips can be e dited or deleted , or P2 cards can be f ormatted using the MENU BAR b utton and CURSOR and SET but tons. OPEN b utton Used t[...]

21 2 2-10 Vie wfinder Viewfinder (optional access ory) During reco rding or pla yback , the vie wfinder d isplays the video image in mon ochrome. It also displ a ys w ar nings , messa ges, z ebra p atter ns, m arke rs (sa f ety zone and centre mar kers), et c. ZEBRA (zebra pattern ) switch This s witch is used to displa y the ze bra pattern in the [...]

22 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla ybac k 3-1 P2 Car ds Inser ting P2 Cards <Note> When usin g the ca mer a-recorder f or the first tim e, be sure to se t the time d ata bef orehand. O n how the t ime data is set, see [4-5 Setting Ti me Data]. 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 While pres sing do wn the slide loc k button, s lide the sl ide- out d[...]

23 3 Removing P2 Car ds 1 While pres sing do wn the s lide l ock button, mo ve the slide- out door to the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt do wn the EJECT but ton. 3 Then, depr ess the EJECT b utton to re lease the P2 c ard so that y ou can remo ve it. <Notes > z When a P2 c ard is being acce ssed or it is b eing recog nised after ins er tion (P[...]

24 3-2 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on d escr ibe s th e bas ic proc edu re for shoot ing and recording . Bef ore you embark on a s hoot, pre-i nspect yo ur system to ensure th at it works pr operly . * For directions on inspecting your video camera-recorder , see [7-1 Inspections Before Shooting]. Batter y Set-up to P2 card Inser tion 1 Insert a c[...]

25 3 Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustme nt to Recording Completion F or shoo ting, f ollo w the s teps belo w . 1 Select a fi lter according to light condi tions . 2A When the w hite balance is sa ved: P osition th e WHITE BAL sw itch to [A] or [B]. 2B When th e w hite or black bala nce is not save d an d you have no time to adjust the w hite ba[...]

26 3-3 Normal Recording Pressing either the REC ST ART/ST OP bu tton, REC button on the handl e or VTR button at the lens starts recording o f video and soun d on the P2 card. A cluste r of d ata th at co nsists of video and sound gene rated through a shooting ac tion, t ogethe r with su ch ad ded in f ormation as a v oice memo , is c alled a “cl[...]

27 3 3-5 Loop Recor ding When tw o or more P2 card s lots co ntain cards , this function allows the ta rget P2 ca rd to be s witched in order . Even when the free spac e of a P2 card is used up , this functi on contin ues reco rdin g whil e era sing exis ting data. T o use this func tion, the menu o ption LOOP REC M O DE mus t be set to “ON” Th[...]

28 3-7 Normal and V ariable Speed Playback The P LA Y/ P AUSE button p rovides monoch rome playback through the viewfind er and colour pl ay back on the LCD monitor . A colour v ideo mon i tor conne cted to the VIDEO OUT or MO N OUT conn ector of the AJ-S PX800E also pro vides colour pla ybac k. When the e xtension board AJ-Y A902A G is attached, t[...]

29 3 Associating V oic e Memos with a Clip The p or tion of the cli p with whic h a v oice memo is associated depends on when the v oice memo i s recorded. A vo ice memo reco rded during re cording or pl ayba ck is associ ated with the picture in view at the tim e the V OICE MEMO button is p resse d. A voic e mem o re cord ed wh en rec ord ing is p[...]

30 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Recor ding T o record hi gh-qual ity vide o with the AJ-SPX 800E, the bl ack and whit e bal ances must be adjus ted ac cor ding t o cond itio ns. F or highe r quality , it is rec ommend ed that the adj ustments should be made in thi s order A WB (white ba lance adjustmen t)  ABB (b lac k balance adj ust[...]

31 4 Detec tion ar ea f or the whi te balan ce The det ection area f or the white ba lance is s electab le betw een 90%, 50% and 25%, using the me nu opti on A WB AREA. This optio n can be fou nd in the <WHITE BAL ANC E MODE> screen, wh ich is accessib le from the CAM O PERA TION page . The detec tion area is f actory-set to 25 %. When you ha[...]

32 4-1-2 A djusting the Blac k Balance The b lack b alance m ust be adjus ted when: z Y ou use y our AJ- SPX800E the fi rst time; z Y our AJ-SPX800E has not been used f or some time; z The ambi ent temper ature ha s cha nged sub stantially; z The gain switc hov er v alue has been changed; or z S .GAIN (s uper gain) has been set wit h the USER M AIN[...]

33 4 4-2 Setting the Electr onic Shutter This sec tion prov ides a descript ion of the elec tronic sh utter , together w ith sett ing and handl ing direc tions. 4-2-1 Shutter Modes The tab le belo w sho ws the sh utter mode s and speeds for the electroni c shutter pro vided in y our AJ-SPX800E. <Notes > z In any mode, the h igher the shutter [...]

34 4-2-3 Placing the Camera -recorde r in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode T o place the ca mer a-recorder in SYNCHR O SCAN mode, f ollo w the st eps be low . 1 Press the SHU TTER s witch positio ned at [ON] tow ards [SEL], to place the camera -recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode . 2 In SYNCHR O SCAN mode, the sp eed can be switc hed seamles sly between 1/5 0.4 and 1/2[...]

35 4 <Note> z When “VIDEO” is sel ected f or the menu option REC SIGNAL , non-stan dard signals ou tput from the GENLOCK IN co nnector , ma y degr ade video quality . z When “PR OG. ” is spec ified f or the menu optio n V .RES (25P), segmen ted-frame video is recorded, al lo wing y ou to perf orm comple tely progres siv e editing. Ho [...]

36 <Note> z A udio Channe ls 1 and 2 alw ay s rece ive the signals selec ted with the A UDIO IN CH1 and CH2 s witches. z When the ext ension b oard AJ-Y A902A G (optional acces sory) is attac hed, 4-channel recorded au dio sign als are SDI-ou tput, as is . Specific audio settings a re performed thro ugh the <MIC/ A UDIO1> a nd <MIC/A[...]

37 4 4-5 Setting Time Data 4-5-1 Setting th e User Bits The user bi ts allow inf ormation, inc luding me mos that use up to eight-dig it base 16 num bers (da te and time), to be record ed in the seco ndar y code a rea. 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y swi tch at [ UB]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. When the lef t digit star ts b linking y ou can[...]

38 4-5-2 Setting the Internal Cloc k’ s Date and Time 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y swi tch at [ UB]. 2 Press the HOLD butt on to displ a y a dat e in the dis play win dow . 3 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. 4 Use the CURSOR a nd SET b uttons to se t the y ear , month and da y (Y/M/ D). Note that any later tha n 2030 cann ot be set. 5 Press the[...]

39 4 4-5-3 Setting the Time Code 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y swi tch at [ TC]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. 3 Use the CURSOR b uttons to set the t ime code . The time co de setting r ange exte nds from 00:00:00: 00 to 23:59:59:2 4.  button : Shif ts the target (b linking) digi t to the right.  button : Shif ts the target (b linking) [...]

40 T o external l y lock the time code: F ollo w the step s belo w . 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [F-R UN]. 3 P osition th e DISPLA Y swi tch at [ TC]. 4 Set the men u optio n GENLOCK to “EXT”. This option can be f ound in the <GENLOC K> screen, w hich is acces sib le from the SYSTEM SETTING pa ge. 5 Sup[...]

41 4 4-5-5 Pro viding an ID to the Camera The cam era ID is specified th rough the <CAMERA ID> screen. The ID can i nclude u p to 10 alph anumeric c haracters , symbols , and/or sp aces. <Note> When the se ttings menu is display ed, outpu tting colo ur bar signals does not indic ate the camer a ID . 1 Go to the <CAMERA ID> scre en[...]

42 4-5-7 Mode Chec k Screen Displa ys (MODE CHECK button function) The vie wfinder can d i spla y a screen tha t allows y ou to chec k the settings and status of th e AJ-SPX800E. Each press of t he M ODE CH ECK butt on switches t he s creen as f ollo ws: ST A TUS screen  !LED scree n  FUNCTION screen  A UDIO screen  No indica tion Each [...]

43 4 4-6-2 Setting Menu Options The men u options a re set with the MENU and JOG dial b uttons. The me nu com pri ses main menu , sub- menu s and op tion s menus. The data specified t hrough menu o ptions are wri tten an d sa ved in the in ter nal memo r y of the AJ- SPX800E. This sec tion describes ho w to set options in M AIN MENU . The other men[...]

44 5 T ur n the JOG dial butto n to change t he v alue. T o increase t he value: T ur n the JO G dial button c lock wise, as seen f rom the front of the cam era. T o decrease t he value: T ur n the JO G dial b utton anti-c loc kwise, as s een from the front of the came ra. Each turn of the di al s witches the v alue by one ste p . A quic k tur n ch[...]

45 4 4-7 Viewfi nder Screen Status Displa ys In addit ion to vide o images, the vie wfinder displa ys lamps and te xt that indi cate th e set tings and oper ating status of th e AJ- SPX800E, toget her with messages , a centre marker , a saf ety zone marker and the ca mera ID . 4-7-1 Lamps in the Viewfi nder Screen The above vie wfinder is the AJ-VF[...]

46 Inf ormation Item Indication Status Camera Shoo ting Mode 50i, 25P Camera shooting mode ( progressive or interlaced) Extender EX2 Lens ex tender used. MODE CHECK Indication Area (ST A T US: Master gain, USER SW GAIN ) LOW/MID/ HIGH –3 to 30 S.GAIN 30/36/42/48 DS.GA IN 6  /12  /2 0  V alue set for the master gain Example: LOW: 0 Gain v[...]

47 4 Camera W arning and Report Area (related to A WB, ABB and s witch settings) A WB A AC TIVE A WB B AC TIVE A WB A OK _ . _ K A WB B OK _ . _ K A WB BREAK _ . _ K AW B N G COLOR TEMP LOW COLOR TEMP HIGH LEVEL O VER LOW LIGHT TIME O VER A WB PRESE T _ . _ K AT W M O D E CHECK FIL T ER A WB A V AR _ . _ K A WB B V AR _ . _ K ABB A CTIVE ABB OK [...]

48 System inf ormation and warnings SYST EM ER ROR - __ TURN PO WER OFF REC WA R NING BACKUP BA TT EMPTY WIRELES S-RF EOM BOS EOS CANNO T REC CANNO T PLA Y V O ICE CANNO T REC VO IC E R E C VO IC E O F F V OICE PLA Y MARK ON/OFF UPD A TING USB DRIVE THUMBNAI L OPEN Something abnor mal is happening to the internal c omputer communications or referen[...]

49 4 P2 car d remaining free sp ace ___ min END WP LOOP INFO P2 _ / _ The indication “ ___ min” sta ys illuminated under nor mal conditions or blinks when the remaining level is near zero . When the card space is used up , “END” comes on. The P2 card is write-protect ed. The camera-recorder is in LOOP RE C mode. When loop rec ording cannot [...]

50 *The menu option P2CARD REMAIN can be found in the <VF INDICA TO R2> screen, which is accessible from the MAIN OPERA TION page . *1 n : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to O FF , which can be f ound in the <MODE CHK IND> sc reen, accessible from the : VF page. z : Provided regardless of the menu option setting. P2 Ca[...]

51 4 4-7-4 Displa y Modes and Setting Cha nges/adjust ment Result Message s The messa ges that appe ar on the viewfin der screen to in dicate changes to settings a nd adjustment results m a y be l imited, or set not to appear , through the menu option DI SP MODE. This menu option can be fou nd in th e <VF DISPLA Y> screen , which is acce ssib[...]

52 4-7-5 Setting the Marker Displa ys The centre , saf ety zone , safe ty zone ar ea and frame markers ma y be set to ON or OFF , along w ith spec ifications of t he marker types . T o set and select ma r kers , go to the <VF MARKER> screen fr om the VF page and sele ct the appropriate options . F or direc tions on nav igating the men u, see [...]

53 4 4-8 Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor Using the LCD Monitor 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch of the AJ-SPX800E. 2 Slide the OPEN b utton in the arro w  direction to op en the LCD moni tor . 3 Adj ust th e ang le of th e LCD monit or for most convenient view ing. The monit or can turn up to 180 degrees to wards the l ens and u p to 90 degr[...]

54 4-9 Menu-driven Function Setup Each funct ion is set up usin g th e menu sy stem . 4-9-1 Setti ng the Switchover of USER SW GAIN In additio n to the standard L/M/H gain mod e, the AJ-SPX800E supports S.GA IN (supe r gain) mode , fe aturing g reater tha n 30- dB an alog gain- up, toget her w ith D S.GAIN ( digit al su per ga in) mode , storage-ty[...]

55 4 4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 button s can be assig ned user-sel ected func tions . T o select desire d functions, us e the men u options USER MAIN SW , USE R1 S W and USER 2 SW . T hes e opt ions can be found in the <U SER S W> sc reen , whic h is acc essi ble from the CA[...]

56 4-10 Handling data Setting Data Using an SD Card An SD ca rd (optional acce ssor y) ca n be used as a setup card that store s up to eight files of settings me nu spec ifications . This data allows y ou to quic kly reprodu ce an optim um stat e. 4-10-1 Handling SD Cards An SD card may be inserted or remo ved, e ither bef ore or after the po wer i[...]

57 4 4 T o format the SD card, turn the JOG dial b utton to mo ve the cursor to YES . Then , press th e dial butto n. When the SD ca rd has been f or matted , the f ollowing message appears: The card w ill not be formatted if t he foll owi ng message app ears when th e JOG dial button i s presse d: 5 T o exi t the men u, press the MENU butto n. The[...]

58 6 T ur n the J OG dia l button until a desired ch arac ter appea rs. The char acters that appea r are s witched i n the f ollo wing order: Space:  Ð Alphabetic al characters : A to Z Ð Numerals : 0 to 9 Ð Symbols : ', >, <, /, - 7 Press the J OG dial b utton to accep t a desired char acter . 8 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo v[...]

59 4 T o r ead data on an SD card: 1 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the option [SD CARD READ/WRITE]. Then, press the dial b utton. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo ve th e cursor to the menu option [R. SEL ECT]. Then, press th e dial butto n. 3 T ur n the JOG di al button to sel ect a desire d number (1 - 8). Then, pr ess the[...]

60 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data It is p ossible t o transf er settings and other data t o the user area of the int er nal memory of the AJ-SPX8 00E. This data a llows you t o qui ckly re prod uce an optimu m setu p state . T o write data, go to the <INITIALIZE> screen f rom the FILE page. T o read the written u s er dat a, go to th e <S[...]

61 4 4-10- 4 Ho w to Use Scene File Data It is po ssible to wr ite the s ettings data in to the scene fi le area of the internal mem ory of the AJ-SPX8 00E, or to read data written in this area. F our types of scene files are a vaila bl e. This data allow s y ou to quic kly reproduc e an opti mum setup s tate . TITLEs 1 - 3 are f actory-assigned th[...]

62 T o r ead settings data for scene files: 1 Navig ate the menu t o the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the option SCENE SEL. 3 Pre ss the JOG di al butto n to blink scen e fi le num bers. Then, turn the di al bu tton to select a desired s cene file number . 4 Press the J OG dial b utton to acc ept the sc[...]

63 4 T o t itle settings dat a for scene files: 1 Navig ate the menu t o the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the option [TITLEs 1 - 4 ] for th e appropriate s cene file. 3 Press the J OG dial b utton to mov e the c ursor to th e title ent r y ar ea, pu tti ng th e AJ-S PX8 00E i n ent r y mo de. 4 T ur n t[...]

64 Chapter 5 Preparatio n 5-1 P ower Suppl y A battery pac k or A C po wer can be used as the pow er supply f or the came ra-recorder . Using a Ba ttery Pac k Battery pack s from the f ollowin g manuf acturers can b e used: • P anasonic • Anton/Baue r • IDX • PA C O • Sony <Notes > z Other batt er ies ma y be used b y changing the m[...]

65 5 When using a BP-90 type batter y pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Attaching the batt er y case to the camera-re corder .  Connect t he cabl e on the came ra-recorder to th e cable on the ba tter y case (BP-90 ty pe).  Using a scre wdriver , secure the battery case (BP-90 type) to t he camera -recorder . Open t he cover and l ift t [...]

66 Using an NP-1 type batter y pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Mount the NP-1 type battery case on the camera -recorder .  Tighten t he mounting sc rews.  Tighten t he pow e r contact scre ws.  Inse r t t he up per par t of t he re moved cover in t he directio n of the arrow .  Align t he holes in the bottom part (metal par t) of[...]

67 5 5-1-2 Using an A C P ower Suppl y When using the P anasoni c AJ-B75 A C adapter 1 Plug the AJ-B7 5 DC OUT connector i nto the ca mera- recorder’ s e xternal DC input soc ket. 2 T ur n the A C adapter po wer ON. 3 T ur n the ca mer a -recorder p ower s witch O N. <Notes> z When both the battery pac k and A C adapter are connecte d, powe[...]

68 5-3 Moun ting the lens and P erforming the Flange Back and White Shading Adjustments Mounting the Lens 1 Raise th e lens c lamping lev er and remo v e the mount cap . 2 T o mou nt th e le ns, alig n t he ind ent atio n at t he t op ce ntr e of the lens m ount with the cen tre mark of the le ns. 3 Low er the lens clampin g lev er to clam p the l [...]

69 5 Adjusting the Lens White Shading T ake th e foll owin g steps to adju st the white s hading: <Note> V er tica l colouring ma y occur near th e open posit ion of the l ens iris, e ve n after a djusti ng the wh ite shading. This phenomenon , how ev er , is a c haracteristic of the le ns or opti cal system. It does not indic ate a malfun ct[...]

70 This co mpletes the w hite shad ing ad justment. The comp ensation v alues are store d in the non-v olatile inte r nal mem or y . Ther efore, re- adj usti ng t he wh ite s had ing is not required, e ven after the camera-re corder pow er has been tu r ned off . Storing the Lens File Data The whi te shading com pensation v alues ca n be stored in [...]

71 5 Reading out the Lens File Data 1 Select the lens file No . to rea d out b y fo llow ing St eps 1 to 3 in the [Storing the Lens F ile Data ] section. 2 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo ve the cu rsor to [READ:]. 3 Press the JO G Dial b utton and the f ollo wing me ssage appears . 4 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo v e the cursor to [YES] . Th[...]

72 5-4 Prepari ng for A udio Input T ake th e foll owin g steps to pre pare the ca mera f or connecting audio in put de vices. 5-4-1 When Using the Front Micr ophone The AJ-MC 700P micr ophone kit (opt ional) inc ludes a microph one that c an be mounted o n the cam era. 1 Open the micro phone holder . 2 Mount the microphone and tig hten the c lampi[...]

73 5 When Using the Unislot ® Wireless Receive r 1 Remo ve the co ver to insert the wireless rec eiver and secure it with the scre ws. 2 Set the A UDIO IN sw itch to [W .L.] depend ing on the audio channel t o be recorded. 5-4-3 When Using A udio Devices 1 Connect the audio de vice to t he A UDIO IN ja ck with the XL R ca bl e. 2 Set the A UDIO IN[...]

74 5-6 Attaching the Shoulder St r ap T o detach t he shoulder stra p , first open the hooks , th en det ach the str ap. <Note> Mak e sure tha t the shoulder s trap is se curely at tached. 5-7 Attaching the Rain Cover When using the SHAN-RC7 00 Rain Cover 5-8 Connecting the AJ-EC3E Extension Controller Some func tions can be remo te-controll [...]

75 5 5-9 Attaching the Fr ont A udio Level Contr ol Knob If yo u use the F ront A udio Le vel co ntrol frequently , attach the access or y knob so that it can be easily oper ated. Remove the screw in the centr e o f the Front Audio Level contr ol, and attac h the accesso r y knob usi ng the scre w (included). W hen attachin g the knob , be s ure to[...]

76 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data gro up that includes the images an d v oices creat ed from one shoo ting session, togethe r with ad dition al inf ormat ion such as voice m emos and meta data. The f ollowin g manipulat ions can be perf ormed using th e cursor and SET b uttons , while checking the images di spla yed o[...]

77 6 6-2 Thumbn ail Screen Press the THUM BNAIL button to di spla y the thumbnai l screen on the LC D monit or . Pressing the THUMBNAIL button again returns the displ ay to t he regular displa y . When sw itchi ng is d one from the re gular screen displa y to th e thumbna il screen di spla y , all the c lips will be displa yed o n the thumbna il sc[...]

78 6-3 Selecting Thumbnails Multipl e thumbnail s can be r ando mly selected in the thum bnail screen. 1 Use the cu rsor buttons to mov e th e pointer (yellow f rame) to the des i red clip and press the SET button. The fra me arou nd the selec ted thumbnai l chang es to a b lue frame . Press the SET butto n again to desel ect the clip . 2 Additiona[...]

79 6 6-5 Swi tching the Thumbnail Displa y The disp lay can b e switched so that only thos e cl ips matc hin g the spec ified conditio ns are displ a ye d in the thumbna il screen. 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD m onito r . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo ves to the menu bar . 3 Mov e the poin[...]

80 6-7 V oice Memo A v oice memo is audio data t hat ca n be attac hed to the c lip separa tely from the v oice rec orded during sho oting. <Note> A v oice memo can be atta ched duri ng recordi ng. Please ref er to [3-8 V oice Memo Funct ion] f or more inf or mation . 6-7-1 Pla ying Back V oice Memos 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb[...]

81 6 6-7-3 Deleting V o ice Memos 1 P erfor m St eps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Playin g Back V oice Memos] s ection to sele ct the v oice me mo in the cl ip . 2 Mov e the poi nter o v er the clip y ou want t o delete, and press the MENU B AR but ton. The pointer mo ves to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OPERA T ION  DELETE. YES and NO[...]

82 6-10 Formatting a P2 Car d 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD m onito r . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo ves to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OPERA T ION  FORMA T . The f ollow ing scre en appears. Select the slot n umber f or the P2 card you want to format. Select EXIT if[...]

83 6 6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The t humbn ail display mode can be c ust omis ed to su it your pref erences . 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD m onito r . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo ves to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect THUM BNAI L  SETUP . The f ollowin[...]

84 Clip Meta Data Displ a ys more deta iled data about the cl ip . Use the cursor but tons to mov e the poin ter , and press the SET butt on to chec k the detaile d content. The u nderlined items are automat ically set du r ing shooti ng. Other items ca n be input on y our personal c omputer , etc. GLOB AL CLIP ID : Disp lays the glo bal clip ID in[...]

85 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections 7-1 Inspectio ns Bef ore Shooting Mak e sure you c heck t hat the s ystem i s operating nor mally bef ore embarking on a shoot. W e recom mend usi ng a colour video m onitor to chec k the image . 7-1-1 Preparing f or Insp ections 1 Mount a c harged battery pac k. 2 T ur n the po wer s witch ON and c hec k [...]

86 7-1-3 In specting the Memor y Recording Functions Mak e sure y ou suc c essiv ely carry out the insp ections from [1 . Inspecti ng the P2 Card Recording ] to [4. Inspecting the Earphone and Speak er]. 1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recor ding 1 Chec k on the displa y insi de the vie wfinder that the remaining P2 card reco rding cap acity is suffi cie[...]

87 7 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set the use r’ s bit as required. Please ref er to [4-5-1 Se tting the Use r Bits] for the setting procedures . 2 Set the tim e code . Please ref er to [4-5 -3 Setting t he Time Code] f or the sett ing procedures . 3 Set the TC G s witch to [R-RUN]. 4 Press the REC ST ART/ST OP bu tton. [...]

88 7-2-4 Connector Signals P anasonic Part No. K1AA 104H0024 Manufacturer P ar t No. HA 16RX-4P(SW 1) (Hirose El ectric C o .) <Note> Confirm correc t polarity w hen using an ex ter nal po wer supply . P anasonic Part No. K 1AB103B0013 Manufacturer P ar t No . NC3FBH2 (Eye-T rek) DC IN 1G N D 2N C 3N C 4+ 1 2 V FRONT MIC IN 1G N D 2 A UDIO IN[...]

89 7 7-3 W arning System 7-3-1 W arning Descript ion T ables If a prob lem is detec ted immediate ly after th e power i s tur ned on, o r during op eration, thi s will be indica ted by the W ARNING l amp , lamps i nside the vi ew finder and a w arning tone . <Note> The W ARNING lamp has the h ighest priority , follo wed by the tally lam p, an[...]

90 7-3-2 Error Codes The f ollow ing error co des are displa yed in the disp lay win dow if an error occurs in the ca mera: 5. P2 Card Fully Recorded Displa y windo w indicat ion All 7 bar indicators f or remaining MEDIA capac ity star t blinking. W ARNING lamp Continues to light up until an op eration is perf or med. T all y lamp Continues to b li[...]

91 8 Chapter 8 Men u Description T ables 8-1 Menu Config uration Abou t Menu D escr ipt ion T ables USER MENU USER MENU SELECT SYSTEM SETTING PAINT CAM OPERATION SYSTEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION OUTPUT SEL GENLOCK ROP LOW SETTING MID SETTING CAMERA ID SHUTTER SPEED SHUTTER SELECT USER SW SW MODE WHITE BALANCE MODE IRIS FLARE USER SW GAIN MATRIX[...]

92 8-2 SYSTEM SETTING 8-2-1 SYSTEM MO DE 8-2-2 OPTION MO DE The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks REC S IGNA L CAM VIDEO 1394 Select video input signals. CAM  Record the signal from the c amera VID EO: Record the signal from the GENLOCK IN t erminal 1394: Record th[...]

93 8 8-2-3 REC FUNCTION 8-2- 4 OUTPUT SEL The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks PRE R EC TI ME 0SE C : 15S EC Set PRE RECORDING. 0-15SEC: Set the length of time that can be retrospectively recorded before t he REC ST ART b utton is pressed. <Note> The maximum se[...]

94 8-2-5 LCD MONIT OR 8-2-6 GENLOCK 8-3 P AINT 8-3- 1 ROP The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks BRIG HTNESS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor brightness. –C U F – COLO R LEVEL –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD monitor chroma lev el. –C U F – CONT RAST –7 : [...]

95 8 8-3-2 M A TRIX <Note> The it ems in dic ated by  are the se tting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in t he <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the s etting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fer to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] f or more inf or mation . 8-3-3 COLOR CORRECTION The ____ in the Adjus [...]

96 8-3-4 LO W SETTING 8- 3-5 MID SETTING <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t  are the s etting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] f or more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus tab [...]

97 8 8-3-6 HIGH SETTING 8-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t  are the s etting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] f or more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus [...]

98 8-3-8 SKIN T ONE DTL 8-3-9 K NEE/LEVEL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items withou t  are the s etting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] f or more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus tab[...]

99 8 8-3-1 0 GAMM A 8-3-11 FLARE 8-3- 12  CAMER A SETTING ZEBRA Pattern Displa y <Note> All item s in CAMER A SETTING are setting targets of the item P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indicates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks MAST E[...]

100 8-4 VF 8-4-1 VF DISP LA Y 8-4 -2 VF MARKE R 8-4- 3 USER BO X The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks DIS P COND ITION NORM AL HOLD NORMA L : Display status constantly . HOLD: Displa y status only when the MODE CHECK swit ch is pressed. –C U F E DIS P MODE 1 2 3 Se[...]

101 8 8-4-4 VF INDICA TOR1 8-4- 5 VF INDICA T OR2 The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks EXTE NDER ON OFF Set the extender indication to ON or O FF . –C U F E SHUT TER ON OFF Set the shutter speed indication to ON or OFF . –C U F E FIL TER ON OFF Set the filter No [...]

102 8-4-6 MODE CHE CK IND 8-4 -7 !LED <Note> If both GAIN (0 dB) and GAIN (–3 dB) are set to ON, the LED illumi nates e xce pt when G AIN is adjusted to 0 dB and –3 dB . The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Ran g e Remarks ST A TUS ON OFF Select whether or not to display th[...]

103 8 8-5 CAM OPERA TION 8-5-1 CAMERA ID <Note> This set ting is cancel ed when READ F A CT OR Y D A T A is sele cted. 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED 8-5-3 SHUT TER SELECT The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks ID1 Setting 1 f or the CAMERA ID recorded on colour bars. Up t [...]

104 8-5-4 USER SW <Note> Fo r each function of the USER s witches , refer to [4-9-4 Assigni ng Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 an d USER2 Buttons]. 8-5- 5 SW M ODE The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks USER M AIN SW INH S.G A I N DS.GAIN S.IRIS I.O VR S.B L K B.S [...]

105 8 8-5-6 WHITE B ALANCE MODE 8-5-7 USER SW GAIN The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FIL TE R INH ON OFF Select whether or not to retain white ba lance memor y (A/B) data for i ndividual filters. ON: Retain data in th e A/B memor y (2 memor y ar eas) regardless of[...]

106 8-5-8 I RIS 8-6 MAIN OPERA TION 8-6- 1 BA TTE R Y/P2CARD The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks A.I RIS LEVE L 000 : 050 : 100 Set the target value for auto iris. –C U F E A.I RIS PEAK / AV E 000 : 040 : 100 Determine th e peak-to-standard ratio for the auto iris[...]

107 8 8-6-2 BA TTER Y SETTING1 The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks CARD NEAR END ALAR M ON OFF Select whether or not to set the alarm to beep f or P2 CARD NE AR END ALARM. –C U F – CARD NEAR END T IME 3mi n 2mi n Set the remaining time to indicate the P 2 CARD N[...]

108 <Note> The remai ning battery capacity f or digital bat ter ies is dis play ed as % ins ide the v i e wfinde r (PRO14 /TRIM14/HYTRON5 0/ HYTR ON100/HYTR ON120/DIONIC90 /DIONIC160/NP-L5 0). The BA TT NEAR END alarm, ho we ver , is triggered ac cording to the settin g on the <BA TTER Y SETTING1> screen, regardle ss of the % ind icatio[...]

109 8 8-6-3 B A TTER Y SETTING2 The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks NiC d14 _ • Enable selection under BA TTERY SELECT . _ : Enable selection. • : Disable selection. NEAR E ND 11.0 : 1 3.6 : 15.0 Set the NEAR END voltage in 0.1 V s teps. END 1 1.0 : 1 3.2 : 15.0[...]

110 8-6-4 MIC/A UDIO1 8-6-5 MIC/A UDIO2 The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FR ONT VR CH 1 F RONT W. L . REAR ALL OFF Select whether or not to enab le the FR ONT A UDIO LEV EL control for the signal selected as the input signal to A UDIO CH1. FRONT : Only enabled wh[...]

111 8 8-6-6 TC /UB 8-6- 7 U MID SET/ INFO <Note> Please refer to [4 -5-6 Setting the U MID Inf ormation] f or the UMID inf orm ation s etting. The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks UB M ODE USER TIME DA T E EXT TCG FRM RA TE REGE N Select the user bits mode. USE[...]

112 8-7 FILE 8-7-1 SD CARD READ/WRITE 8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT 8-7- 3 L ENS FILE 8-7- 4 SCENE 8-7-5 I NITIALIZE The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks R.S ELECT 1 : 8 Select the file number to read out. –––F– READ Read out the data f rom the SD card. –––?[...]

113 8 8-8 MAINTENANCE 8-8-1 SYSTEM CH ECK 8-8-2 LENS A DJ 8-8-3 BLA CK SHADING 8-8-4 WHITE SHADING 8-8- 5 DIAGNOSTI C1 The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks COLO R CHECK ON OFF ON/OFF switching for checking proper operation of the camera-recorder. Displays the centre [...]

114 8-8-6 DIA GNOSTIC2 8-8-7 HOURS ME TER 8-9 OPTION MENU 8-9- 1 OPT ION The ____ in the Adjus tab le Ran ge col umn indi cates the p reset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks SYSC ON SOFT Display t he sof tware v ersion for the system control microprocessor. ––––– LCD SOFT Display t he sof tware v ersion for the LCD micr[...]

115 9 Chapter 9 Specifications [General] Operating temperatur e: 0 ° C to +40 ° C. Storage temperature: –20 ° C to +6 0 ° C. Operating humidity: 10% to max imum 85% (relative humidity ). Maximum continuous operation: Approximately 12 0 minutes (mai n unit only , wi th LCD monitor OFF and using an Anton/ Bauer Hytr on50 batter y). Dimensions ([...]

116 A udio System Sampling frequenc y: 48 kH z (syn chro nise d with v ideo). Quantizing: 16 bits Freq uen c y r espo nse: 20 Hz - 20 k Hz ± 1.0 dB (at st andard lev e l). Dynamic rang e: Minimum 85 dB (1 kHz, A WTD). Distortion factor: 0.1% or l ess (1 kHz , standar d lev el) . Headroom: 18 dB [Inpu t/output Unit] Video input GEN L OCK I N: BNC, [...]

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