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Panasonic AJ-FRC27E manual

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    VQT9737 Model No. AJ- E Operating Instructions Frame Rate Con ver ter Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL[...]

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    2 (E) indicates safety information FOR U.K. ONLY This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the AST[...]

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    Contents 3 (E) ENGLISH Operating precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 P ar ts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Menu selection . . . . . . .[...]

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    Features 4 (E) System configuration Frame rate conversion function Using the HD-SDI input signals from a variable frame rate camera (AJ-HDC27F) or DVCPRO HD VTR, this unit con- verts frame rates by taking out only the effective frames of variable frame rate recorded clips, recording them, and play- ing them back. It can reproduce the slow or quick [...]

  • Page 5

    P arts and their functions 5 (E) ENGLISH 1 POWER switch After the unit ’ s operation has been shut down properly, set this switch to the OFF position. If the power is turned off while the unit is operating, the data may be destroyed or the hard disk drive may malfunction. 2 WARNING lamp This flashes when an error or warning has occurred. For deta[...]

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    P arts and their functions 6 (E) 1 HD SDI IN connector (BNC) The HD SDI signals are supplied to this connector. 2 HD SDI through connector (BNC) The HD SDI input signals are passed straight through the unit and output here. 3 HD SDI OUT connector (BNC) The HD SDI signals are output from this connector. 4 REMOTE IN (RS-422) connector The remote cont[...]

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    Basic operations 7 (E) ENGLISH Startup 1. Set the power switch to the ON position. P anasonic AJ-FRC27 Now Booting/ 222 ... 05141501 00:00:00:00 720/60P ST OP > 2. The following message appears on the display panel. 3. When startup is completed normally, the following dis- play appears on the display panel. Recording 1. Check that the HD SDI sig[...]

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    Basic operations 8 (E) Recording (contin ued) 1. Check that the HD SDI signals are being input from the variable frame rate camera. 2. To start recording data, press the REC and PLAY keys. (Both the REC and PLAY lamps light.) 3. To stop the data recording, press the STOP key. (Only the STOP lamp lights.) $ When AUTO REC is set to OFF Auto Rec=ON Op[...]

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    Basic operations 9 (E) ENGLISH Shutdown 1. In the MENU mode, press the [ 1 ] (right) key to move the cursor to END (shutdown). 2. Press the SET key. 4. Press the SET key. 3. The following message now appears. Select YES. <Note> Keep pressing both the SHIFT key and the [ 2 ] (down) key for more than 2 seconds and a shutdown confirma- tion mess[...]

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    Menu selection 10 (E) Basic screens 1 and 2 05141501 00:00:00:00 12 35 6 7 1 4 720/60P 2 PLA Y A UT O 1 CLIP ID display The name of the clip currently being output appears here. 2 Time code display The current time code value appears here. During recording, the value of original time code which has been input is displayed; during playback, the valu[...]

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    Menu selection 11 (E) ENGLISH SETUP screen [CLOCK] <02/04/11 00:00:00> VER screen [VERSION] APP V er .1.02 APP Ver.x.xx Application FRNT Ver.x.xx Front panel (FPGA) PCII Ver.x.xx PCI I/F (FPGA) UPCN Ver.x.xx Format converter (FPGA) DVCC Ver.x.xx DVC control (FPGA) DWNC Ver.x.xx Down-conversion CLOCK: The unit ’ s internal PC clock is set. U[...]

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    Menu selection 12 (E) HDD screen HDD V er ify ST ART OK? YES NO 1 On this screen, some data is saved into a part of the hard disk drive ’ s memory that is free and then loaded to check that the drive is working properly. <Note> When no clips have been recorded, it takes about 80 min- utes to check that the hard disk drive is working properl[...]

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    Setup menu 13 (E) ENGLISH Menu item Parameter Description HD PB FMT HD PB RATE 1080/23psf 1080/24psf (Default) 1080/25psf 1080/50i 1080/59i 1080/60i 720/59p 720/60p 24 (Default) 25 30 60 For selecting the output format. <Notes> O 23psf = 23.98psf, 59i = 59.94i O Bear in mind that if the systems for the reference frequency at the camera side a[...]

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    Setup menu 14 (E) REGEN MODE NORMAL (Default) 24PSync For selecting the time code conversion method. NORMAL: Conversion with no synchronization point (head = 00:00:00:00). 24PSync: With the 25 p output, conversion with the designated syn- chronization point serving as the basic point. Conditions under which 24PSync TC conversion operates normally: [...]

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    Time code (TC) and user’ s bit (UB) 15 (E) ENGLISH O Recorded clips shot at the 24P frame rate setting must be used. If any other clips are used, the value of the time code which is output will be adversely affected. O Output formats: 1080/25P, 720/25P over 59.94P/60P O Clips: Recording frame rate of 24P O Clips cannot be used in the E-E mode. O [...]

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    Time code (TC) and user’ s bit (UB) 16 (E) When CONV is selected as the TC REGEN setting, the values of the time code which are output to the display panel, remote controller, SD OUT connector and HD SDI OUT connector may not be the same values in all locations. (See table below) Time code values whic h are output for 1 second f or each output f [...]

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    Input/output f ormats 17 (E) ENGLISH E-E mode (when the same signals as the input signals are output) O Only format conversion is possible with E-E mode outputs. O The output in the E-E mode is synchronized with the input. This means that, when the input is 60p, the output will always be set to the output format with a frequency whose decimal place[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 18 (E) Indication Action to be taken Data is not recorded properly. When the unit is set to the recording mode with the power on, a problem occurs with the E-E output during recording. O Check that the internal cooling fans are running properly. O Stop the recording, and shut down the unit. Continue cooling for 10 minutes with the[...]

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    Err or displa ys 19 (E) ENGLISH Type of error Cause and remedial action RECORD ERROR This appears when data could not be recorded properly when a recording request was processed. Restart the unit. PLAY ERROR This appears when data could not be played back properly when a playback request was processed. Check that clips have been recorded. SHUTTLE E[...]

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    Specifications 20 (E) Operating temperature: 5 to 35 ˚ C Storage temperature: j 10 to 50 ˚ C Operating humidity: 10% to 80% Storage humidity: 5% to 90% Weight: 15 kg Dimensions: (W k H k D) 210 k 222 k 492 mm Recording time: Min. 40 min. (100 min. with 24P conversion) Compression system: DVCPRO HD (720/60P) Input signal (recording signal) connect[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 (E)[...]

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    Panasonic Broadcast Europe Panasonic Broadcast Europe Ltd West Forest Gate, Wellington Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 2AQ U.K. Tel: 0118 902 9200 Panasonic Broadcast Europe GmbH Hagenauer Str. 43, 65203 Wiesbaden-Biebrich Deutschland Tel: 49-611-1816-0 F0702Y1072 @ Printed in Japan E[...]