Panasonic AJ-HD1400P manual

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    F0606T0 -F Printed in Japan VQT0X83 D Digital HD Video Casset te Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ- E Bef ore operating this produ ct, please read the instructions carefully and sa ve this manual f or future use. P ENGLI SH[...]

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    2 Read this fir st! For AJ-HD1400P and AJ-HD1400E indica tes s af ety inf ormation. WARNING: z T O RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. z T O RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT A W A Y FR OM ALL LIQUIDS. USE AND ST ORE ONL Y IN LOCA TIONS WHICH ARE NO T EXPOSED T O [...]

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    3 Read this fi rst! (continued) For AJ-HD1400P indica tes sa f ety i nf or mation. CAUTION RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUAL IFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lig htning flash w ith arro whea d symbol, within an e[...]

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    4 Read this first! (continued) For AJ-HD1400E indica tes s af ety inf ormation.  DO NO T REMO VE P ANE L CO VERS BY UNSCREWING THEM. To reduce the ris k of elec tric sho ck, do no t remove t he covers . No us er serviceab le part s inside . Refer se rvicing to qual ified serv ice p ersonnel . Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR Y OUR SAFETY PLEASE REA[...]

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    5 Contents Read this first! .......... ......... .......... ......... ..... 2 Introduction.......... .......... ......... .............. ..... 6 Features....... ......... .......... ......... .............. ..... 6 Parts and their functions ............ ......... ..... 9 Front pan el (1) .................... ............. ............. ........ 9 F[...]

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    6 Intr oduction This uni t is a multi -for mat VTR capable o f r ecor din g and pla yin g bac k HD sig nals (1080i/ 59.94 Hz , 1080 i/50 Hz , 720P/59.94 Hz, 720P/50 Hz) in D VCPR O HD-LP f or mat using a s mall ca ssett e tape 1 /4 inch wid e, HD (D VCPRO HD/D VCPRO HD-LP*) and SD (D VCPR O50/D VCPRO ) recorded i n D VCPR O format as w ell as co n [...]

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    7 Features (continued) Cross- con ve rt function The uni t comes with a bui lt-in cr oss-con ver ter to en ab le 1080i/59 .94 H z f or mat sign als to be con v erted into 720p/ 59.94 Hz f or mat signa ls or , con ve rsely , to enab le 720p/ 59.94 Hz f or mat signals to be conv er te d into 1080i/59 .94 H z f ormat signa ls . Cross- con v er t with [...]

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    8 Features (con tinued) Multi-functional interfaces z Serial digital input/output The uni t’ s HD co mponent serial I/O inte rfac e ena bl es interf acing with HD compone nt vide o signa ls and 8- channe l digit al audi o signals usin g a single BNC connec tor . (SMPTE 292 M/296M/2 99M) The unit i s also eq uippe d with an SD down con v er ter as[...]

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    9 P ar ts and their functions Front panel (1) PO WER s witc h Cassette insertion slot (See page 18) EJECT b utton When thi s b utton is press ed, the tape is unlo aded and the cas sette is ejec ted autom atica lly a f ew sec onds later . When CTL disp la y has been se lecte d f or the count er di spl ay , the di splay is re set . T o enab le or dis[...]

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    10 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Front panel (2) INPUT SELECT but tons These b uttons are used to sw itch the video an d audio input si gnals . They c an also b e used to s wi tch the vi deo input si gnals to the inte rnal ref erence signa l selecte d as the men u item No .601 VIDEO INT SG se tting. VIDEO: Each time the VIDEO b utton is [...]

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    11 P ar ts and their functions (continued) Front panel (3) Au dio level contr ol k nobs These knob s are us ed t o adj ust the rec ord ing an d pla yba ck l e v el of t he PCM a udio sig nals. The audi o le vel cont rol selec tor s witch s wit ches betw een the rec ording/ pla ybac k le vel adjust ment f or CH1/CH2 and the playbac k le ve l adjustm[...]

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    12 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Displa y panel Level meter Displays CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4 of the PCM audio si gnal or each le ve l of CH5/CH6/CH7/CH8 and the CUE trac k. During reco rding a nd when t he EE mod e is sele cted, it sho ws the le ve ls of the input audi o sign als; du ring pla yback, it sho ws the le vels of th e outpu t audi o s[...]

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    13 P ar ts and their functions (continued) lamp This lam p lig hts whe n a cass ette ta pe is inserted into the VTR. In the st andb y OFF mode , thi s lamp i s flashi ng. Cou nter displa y The tape counte r , time co de, etc. ar e displa yed here . The type of v alue displa y ed is in dicated b y CTL, TC , UB or REM. CTL: This ar ea ind icates th e[...]

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    14 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Rear panel A C IN inlet This is the A C power inlet. Conn ect the ac cess or y power ca ble here. When bo th an A C po wer s upply a nd D C po wer s upply hav e been conne cted, the A C po wer supply tak es pr ior i ty . DC IN socket This is th e input conn ector f or the D C 12V supply vo l t a g e. Use [...]

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    15 P ar ts and their functions (continued) VIDEO OUT (1, 2, Y , P B , P R ) co nnecto rs By changi ng the men u item No .615 V OUT SEL setting, either analog compos ite sig nals o r HD ana log compon ent Y sign als a re output from th e VIDEO OU T1 connec tor . Analo g co mpos ite s ign als wi th s uper im pos ed infor ma tion embe dded can be outp[...]

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    16 P ar ts and their function s (continued) SD SERIAL COMPONENT A UDIO V IDEO OUT connector These a re outp ut connec tors f or the dig ital com ponent audio/v ideo sig nal conf orming to the SM PTE 259M-C , 272M-A s tandard. The y are output during D VCPR O50, D VCPRO , D V or D VCAM intercha ngeab le pla ybac k or when sign als are dow n-con v er[...]

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    17 Ref erence frequencies During tape pla ybac k, the video o utput r ef erence frequen cies are a s sho wn in the tab le below . <Notes> z During SD tape pla yback, operatio n is not p ossib le i n the 60 Hz mode . z When the H D SDI output si gnals are out put at 60 H z/24 H z, the SD SDI signa l is outp ut in th e NO SYNC s tatus , and the[...]

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    18 Ta p e s Consume r-use D V and D V CAM cas settes (Standa rd D V and D VCAM casse ttes, mini D V and D VCAM cass ettes) z Use a cass ette ad apter (AJ- CS455 P) when a mi ni D V or D VCAM c asset te is to be used . Note th at inserting a mini D V or D VCAM cassette wit hout the use of a ca ssett e adapt er will c ause ma lfunc tionin g. Also not[...]

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    19 Connections Example of connections wi th an editing contr oller AV m o n i t o r A V moni tor A V moni tor AV m o n i t o r Recorder Analog compos ite signals Sour ce u nit A udio monit or signals T o REMO TE CONTROL connector Remote si gnals Ed itin g cont rolle r A G-A850 etc. A V switcher Reference signal generat or Remote sig nals T o REMOTE[...]

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    20 IEEE1394 digital interface Settings for this unit Confirm that menu N o . 882 DIF IN CH and No . 883 DIF OUT CH of this u nit are se t to “A UT O. ” Input-outp ut of t he dig ital inpu t sign al is e nab led wh en “59 / 60” is selected i n men u No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ and oper ated in 59 .94 Hz. Input-o utput of the digit al inp ut signal i[...]

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    21 V ANC data recor ding/pla ybac k V ANC data reco r ding 1 Detects the V ANC data p ack ets that multip le x recorded in the f ollowing rang e of th e Y stream of HD SDI. 1080i: L 9–L20, L5 71–L58 3 720P: L9– L25 <Note> HANC dat a pac k ets ar e not be de tected . 2 Records V ANC data pac k ets up to the f ollowing v olume in the V A [...]

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    22 Jo ystic k and V ariab le Speed Pla ybac k Jo ysti ck 1 Press the SEARCH b utton to activ ate the jo ystic k. When “ST ICK” has been s elect ed as the men u item No .100 SEARCH ENA setting, the jo ystick will be activ ated without pressing the SEARCH b utton. 2 Press the jo ystick to s witch be tween the SHTL mode and SLO W mode. 3 When the [...]

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    23 PF (Pr ogrammable Function) Three setu p men u items c an be re gistered i n the PF b uttons, a nd thes e but tons c an then be used to c hange the setup m enu settings b y a sim ple oper ating procedure . P erf orming operations using the PF buttons 1 Open t he setup me nu b y pressing th e Menu b utton, and mov e the cursor to the A00 M ENU b [...]

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    24 P ause/Recor ding (Recor ding with pauses) 1 Pre ss th e P A USE butto n dur i ng pl ayback of the casse tt e tape. 2 Press the REC b utton to mo ve to the REC P A USE mode. When m enu i tem N o. 154 AUT O BACK is s et to “R EC- P” or “ ALL, ” th e ta pe i s rewoun d for a few sec ond s fro m th e position wher e the P A USE but ton is p[...]

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    25 Repeat pla ybac k Setting the BEGIN and END points 1 Press the M ENU b utton. 2 Select men u item No . 161 CTL (TC) BGN or N o . 162 END , and tilt th e jo yst ick right/left while p ressing the SEARCH button. By oper ating the jo ystic k , the user ca n choos e whethe r or not to set the BEGIN and END points . “--:--:--:--” appear s on the [...]

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    26 Recor ding fr om a v ariab le frame rate camera Recording the HD SDI output signal fr om a v ariab le frame rate camera Connect the H D SDI (720/30P ov er 59.94P) outp ut of the varia ble fram e rate came ra to t he HD SDI in put c onnec tor of this unit. 1 Select “SL TC” in menu No . 032 REC REF . Detect th e frame in f ormation from the su[...]

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    27 Setup (initial s ettings) This unit’ s ma in settings can be perf or med and c heck ed using the on -scree n men us which are di spla yed on the video mon itor connecte d to th e unit. It is al so po ssib le to set and confi rm using th e item numb er and the setti ng n umbe r or the item na me , which are d ispla yed on the displ a y part on [...]

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    28 Setup (initial settings) (continued) 3 Incline the jo ystic k up a nd do wn to adjust the cu rsor in the def ault settings scre en to the “LO AD” po sitio n and press the jo ystick. Th e mode f or this unit cha nges to the LOAD mo de, the LO AD screen is displ a ye d on the video monit or , and th e item n ame is di spla yed in the counte r [...]

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    29 Setup (init ial settings) (continued) 7 Press the M ENU b utton. z When the set v alue is not change d, the dis pla y of the menu scree n dis appea rs. z When the s et v alue is changed , a confirmation s creen will be disp la y ed. z Press the PL A Y but ton to s a ve th e chan ges of the set val u e. z Press the ST OP butto n to canc el the c [...]

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    30 Setup (initial settings) (continued) Menu pr otection method By s witching to th e men u protect mo de, it is possib le to dis able th e set up menu ev en if the MENU button on t he f ront panel is pressed . 1 Press the MENU b utton . A select screen f or th e major men u items is d ispla yed on the video m onitor , and the na mes are displa yed[...]

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    31 Setup (init ial settings) (continued) System fre quency s witching Procedure f or shifting the syst em fre quency T o shift the s ystem f requenc y e xecut e the f ollow ing oper ations. 1 Change the set v alue of menu item No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or the metho d to change the set v a lue, ref er to "Setting m ethod u sing the on-sc reen men [...]

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    32 Setup men us Menus whic h are displa yed The men us disp la yed diff er dependin g on th e setting select ed f or me nu i tem No .25 SYSTEM FR EQ. NO. I tem Menu No .25 SYST EM FRE Q 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 05 ENCODER SEL 06 V LEVEL CTRL 12 SYS H (HD) 14 SYS SC (SD ) 15 V O SY S H (SD) 16 SD SYS H (SD) 18 SCH COAR (SD[...]

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    33 Setup menus (continued) NO . Ite m Menu No.25 SY STEM FRE Q 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 184 TYPE- B END 190 V IN SEL INH No No No No No 191 A IN SEL I NH No No No No No 202 I D SEL 302 CONFI EDIT No No No No No 303 AUD EDIT IN No No No No No 304 A UD ED IT OUT No No No No No 3 0 7 A F T E R C U E - U P N o N oN oN oN o 32[...]

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    34 Setup menus (continued) NO. I tem Menu No .25 SYST EM FRE Q 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 661 BK L VL (SD) 662 V LEVEL 663 C LEVEL 664 HUE 665 SETUP L VL 676 BLK CLIP No No No No No 680 CC (F1) BLANK No No No No No No 6 8 1 C C ( F 2 ) B L A N K N oN oN oN o N oN o 682 V O SETUP (HD) (For AJ-HD1400P) No No No No No 683 V O [...]

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    35 Setup menus (continued) Video output signal adju stments The cont rol matrix f or the adjustm ents is show n in the table below . This func tion is n ot a v ailab le for IEEE1 394 di gital outp ut. When “C MPNT” has b een selected as the menu item No.650 STYLE sett ing AJ-HD140 0: Only a djust ments of the s etup men u item s are perf or med[...]

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    36 Setup menus (continued) SYSTEM “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of setting 05 ENCO DER SEL F or setting whether to perform the various adjustments for t he video output signals using thi s VTR or using an e xternal encoder remote controller . 0001 LOCAL : The various adjustments for the video output signals [...]

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    37 Setup menus (continued) SYSTEM (cont inued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y dep endin g on th e setti ngs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details, ref er to “Menus which are displ a ye d” (page 32). BA S I C “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 25 SYST EM FREQ F or selecting the system frequency [...]

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    38 Setup menus (continued) B ASIC (continue d) *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). <Note> When the sign al f ormat to be output is set to other than D VCPR O HD and an e xternal de vice is conn ected to the D V connec tor [...]

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    39 Setup menus (continued) B ASIC (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y dep endin g on th e setti ngs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details, ref er to “Menus which are displ a ye d” (page 32). “_____” in dicate s the f actory setting. Formats f or play bac k Depending on how the me nu item No .020 SYS FORMA T , No .022 PB FORMA T a[...]

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    40 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of setting 100 SEAR CH ENA T o set the transition method to search mode (stick oper[...]

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    41 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 115* 1 EJEC T S W INH F or setting whet her to restr ict t[...]

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    42 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). *2 In the initial settings , the Recor ding Mark i s not ov er lapped o n the HD SDI si gnals . “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y sett[...]

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    43 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Even if the RESET but ton is pressed wh ile pressing the SEARCH button, the v alue may not return to the factory setting . *2 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). INTERF A CE ?[...]

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    44 Setup menus (continued) EDIT *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of setting 302* 1 CONF I EDI T F or selecting whether to perfor m simultaneous play back [...]

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    45 Setup menus (continued) T APE PR O TECT “_____” in dicate s the f actory setting. TIME CODE *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). *2 Even if the RESET but ton is pressed wh ile pressing the SEARCH button, the v alue may n[...]

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    46 Setup menus (continued) TIME CODE (continued) *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). *A The SBC (Sub Code Data) area is an area that e xists separa tely fro m the vid eo and a udio a rea on th e helica l trac k a nd c ontain s t[...]

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    47 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 601* 1 VID EO I NT SG F or selecting the type of inter nal standard signals[...]

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    48 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (continue d) *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). *UP: With HD ou tput (HD ta pe pla yback or up-c onv er ted output) *D W: With SD output (SD tap e pla yback or d own-c onv er ted output) “___ [...]

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    49 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (conti nued ) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). *UP: With HD out put (HD ta pe pla yback or up-c on ve r ted output) *D W: With SD o utput (S D tape pla ybac k or do wn-con ver ted output) ?[...]

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    50 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (continue d) *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). *D W: With SD output (SD tap e pla yback or d own-c onv er ted output) “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of s[...]

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    51 Setup menus (continued) AU D I O *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 701* 1 CH1 IN L V F or setting the reference lev el of the analog audio [...]

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    52 Setup menus (continued) A UDIO (continued) *1 Displa y ed me nus may v ary depending on the set tings i n menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For detail s, ref er to “Menus which are displ ay ed” (page 32). “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of setting 750 ANA CH 1/2 SEL F or selecting the channel f or the signal ou[...]

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    53 Setup menus (continued) DIF *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 880* 1 DIF SPE ED F or setting the transf er speed of the IEEE1394 digital in[...]

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    54 Setup menus (continued) MENU “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting A02 P. O N L O A D The unit starts with the selected user defaul t loaded when the pow er is turned on. 0000 OFF : The unit starts with the pre vious set v alues. 0001 USER 1 : The unit starts with the selected user 1 loaded. 0002 USER [...]

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    55 Time code/user bits Time code The time code is used when the time co de signa l genera ted by the time code gene rator (ti me code signal ge nera tor) is to be recorde d on the ta pe , its v alue s are to be rea d b y the time code read er (tim e code signal r eader), a nd the absolute posit ion of the ta pe is to be di spla yed in i ncrements o[...]

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    56 Time code/user bits (continued) Time code when power is not supplie d Eve n if th e po wer i s not sup plied, the time code gener ator oper ates f or many hou rs (abo ut 1 y ear) b y using the ba ck up f eatur e. And the ac cura cy when po wer is not suppli ed is about ±30 seco nds a month. <Notes > z When the time c ode gener ator a dv a[...]

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    57 Superimpose screen The control signa ls , time code , etc. are displa yed us ing abbreviat ions. CTL : Contro l sig nal co unt value TCR : Time code d ata rec orded in t he SBC area TCR.: Time co de data recorded in the V AU X area UBR : Use r bit da ta recorde d in the SBC a rea UBR.: User bit da ta reco rded in th e V A UX area TCG : Time code[...]

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    58 Video head c leaning This uni t is e quipped w ith an au to hea d cleanin g func tion which automatic ally reduces the am ount of dirt on the video heads . Ho we ver , in ord er to maxi miz e the un it’ s reliabil ity , it is recom mended that the video heads b e clea ned as an d when app ropr i ate. F or further details on ho w to actual ly c[...]

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    59 Err or messa g es When a war ni ng o ccur s in this unit , t he er ror nu mber is indicate d on th e counter displa y . Open the DIA G menu to displ a y a description of the error on the count er dis pla y or m onitor TV . When a oper ation al malfunc tion has oc curred in the unit, the error num ber fla shes on the co unter di spla y . DIA G me[...]

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    60 Err or messages (continued) If “T&S&M” is selec ted in the me nu No . 008 DISPLA Y SEL, a message appe ars in the moded ispla y whene ve r a warning or error occu rs. Wh en m ultiple e ve nts occu r , the e v ent wit h the high est priority is d ispla yed. UMID inf ormation display This is displa yed wh en UMID i nf ormation i s pres[...]

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    61 Err or messages (continued) Displa ying the warning inf ormation z A wa rning message appear s when a warnin g has oc curred. “NO W ARNIN G” app ears whe n a w arning has n ot occurre d. z When more th an one w arning has oc curred simul taneou sly , mov e the jo ystic k up or do wn to ch ec k the des cription of e ach war n i ng. *1 This er[...]

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    62 Err or messages (continued) W a rning messages Priority Mon itor display Description Corrective action VTR operati on Hig h Low E-00 (SERV O NO T LOCKED) This appears when the ser v o is not lock ed for three or more seco nds dur ing playbac k or recording. Check the tape. Oper ation continues. E-93 (INV ALID TC MODE) (In 23.98/24 Hz mode) Displ[...]

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    63 Err or messages (continued) <Note> Consult y our dealer if the erro r messag e displa y persists e v en afte r the un it has be en res tar ted. Err or messages (continue d) Monitor display Description Corrective action VTR operatio n E-55 UNLO AD ERROR If the tape has not been taken up during unloading, this error number flashes on the dis[...]

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    64 Emer gency eject Procedure to e jecting th e tape manually in an emergen cy If the cassette tape f ails to be ej ected e ven when the EJ ECT b utton i s presse d, it c an be eje cted a s f ollo ws . z Foll ow the s teps bel ow afte r maki ng ab sol ute ly sure that the u nit’s power has b een t urn ed off . 1 Remov e the top p anel. 2 Use a Ph[...]

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    65 Specifications [GENERAL] Ambient operating temperature: 5°C to 40° C (41°F to 104°F) Storage te mperature: –20°C to 60°C (– 4°F to 14 0°F) Ambient operating humidity: 10% to 80% ( no cond ensation) Dimensions (W k H k D): 214 mm k 132 mm k 442 m m (8-7/16 i nches k 5- 1/4 inches k 17-3/8 i nches) (Protr udi ng por tion is no t incl u[...]

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    66 Specification s (continued) _ Video output adjust ment ranges z Comp on ent styl e HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite output Y gain: – to +3 d B HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite output P B gain : – to +3 d B HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite output P R gain : – to +3 d B HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite[...]

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    67 Specifications (continued) [O THER CONNECT OR S] Time code input: XLR k 1, 0.5 to 8 Vp-p, 10 k h Time code output: XLR k 1, lo w impedan ce, 2.0 ± 0 .5 Vp-p (with 60 0 h load) RS-422A input: D-sub 9- pin RS-422 A interface Encod er remote D-sub 15- pin DC powe r output: 4 pi ns k 1, DC 12 V , 250 m A, for AJ-A95 1394 input/o utpu t connecto r: [...]

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