Panasonic AJ-HPX2000 manual

Memory Card Camera-Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ-HPX2000P Before operating this produ ct, ple ase rea d the insr ucti ons caref ully and save this manual for future u se. T o use A VC-Intra, the A VC-Intra cod ec board (AJ-YB X200G/opt ional) must b e instal led. VQT1D27-1 F1206T1077 -F @ Printed in Japan ENGL ISH AJ-HPX2000P(VQT1D27[...]

2 indica tes saf ety inf ormation . 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 flas h with arro whead symb ol, within an equilatera l triangle , is intended to alert the[...]

3 PLEASE NO TE: z When prep aring to recor d important images , alwa ys shoot som e adv ance test f oota ge, to verify tha t both pictur es and sound are being rec orded normally . z Shou ld vid eo or a udio r ecord ing fail du e to a ma lfun ction of thi s cam era-re cord er or th e P2 ca rds us ed, we wi ll not assum e liabilit y f or such f ailu[...]

AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm mast er: le ft Conten ts 4 Read this first! .................... ...................... ...................... .................. 2 General F eatures o f Camera u nit ..................... ............................. ..................8 Featur es of Recor der/pla yer uni t ...................... ...................... [...]

AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm master: right 5 Setting Time Data .............................. ..................... ........................55 Viewfi nder Screen S tatus Dis plays ................... ............................. .. 69 Adjus ting and s etting the LCD monitor ............................ ................ 80 Selec tion o f video ou tp[...]

AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm mast er: le ft 6 Maintenanc e and Inspec tions Inspections Before Shooting .................... ............................. ....... 138 Maintenance ................ ...................... ............................. .............. 140 Warning System ... ..................... ............................. ............[...]

7 General ： Gener al AJ-HPX2000 integ rates a camer a unit equipped with t hree CC Ds, inc or porating a 2/ 3-inch on-chip lens f eaturing progressiv e drive t echnolog y (All-pixel reading), and a v ideo recorder/pla yer (VTR) that supports D VCPR O HD , D VCPRO50, D VCPR O and D V f or mats . AJ-HPX2000 off ers choices of 1080i/720P mode f or H[...]

8 General ： Feat ures of Camera unit _ Multi-format *1 When the A VC-Intra codec b oard (AJ-YBX200G) is installed _ 14-bit A/D c on version digita l signal processi ng Analog video sig nals are processed into digi tal data by a 14-bit A/D conv er ter with samp ling frequenc ies of 74 MHz. It is poss ible to reproduce images tha t are more finely [...]

9 General ： Feat ures of Reco rder /pla yer uni t Gener al _ Data management function Within the uni t, one user data file and f our sets of scene file data c an be sav e d. By us ing an SD mem or y card as the setup car d, up t o eigh t sets of setup d ata can be stored. (Ref er to pa ge 83) _ Color bar The u nit em ploys the S MPTE c olo r bar [...]

10 General ： Feat ures of Recorde r/player unit _ Support for Meta data AJ-HPX20 00 is capab le of recordi ng positional inf ormation (latitu des, long itudes and alt itudes), as UMID in formation (m etadata), from the GPS uni t AJ- GPS910 G (op tional acce ssor y). Name s/titl es can also be re corde d, e.g. the c amera p erso n, th e repo r te [...]

11 General ： Fe atures of the I nput/Output u nit Gener al _ Features USB2.0 port (HOST/DEVICE) By connectin g with a PC via USB2.0, a P2 card inserted in AJ-HPX200 0 can be used as a b ulk stora ge de vice. It is also poss ible to store data on a P2 card onto a USB 2.0-conn ected e xternal hard disk equipped wit h USB host capa bility as w ell a[...]

12 General ： Dimen sio ns dra wing Unit: mm (inch) Dimensions dra wing 209 ( 8 - ) 270.5 (10- ) 3 1 8 (12- ) 102 (4- ) 1 3 7 (5- ) 3 / 8 1 / 16 1 / 2 1 / 4 5 / 8 AJ-HPX2000P(VQT1D27-1)E .book 12 ページ ２００７年７月３ ０日　月曜日　午後 １時３１分[...]

13 General ： System C onfiguration Gener al * F or the latest information on P2 cards and SD memor y cards not av ailable in the oper ating Instructions, visit the P2 Suppor t Desk at the follo wing Web sites. https://e ww .pavc.pa nasonic.co .jp/pro-a v/ System Configur ation A VC-Intra codec board: AJ-YBX200 G Lens: (Ba yonet type) Fujinon, Can[...]

14 Parts a nd their Functions ： P ower Supply and Accessory Mounting Section 1. PO WER switc h Used to turn on/off the power . 2. Batt ery m ount A battery pack from Anton/Bauer is mounted her e. 3. DC IN (e xternal power input) soc ket (XLR, 4P) camera-rec order is connected to an e xter nal DC pow er supply . 4. BREAKER switc h When an e xcessi[...]

15 Parts and their Functions ： Audio (input) Function Section P ar ts and thei r Functions 1. MIC IN (micro pho ne input) jac k (XLR, 5-pin) A microphone (o ptional accessory) is connected he re. P ow er for the microphone comes from this jac k. A remote microphone ma y be connected. When a microphone is use d, set the po wer to ON t hrough the m[...]

16 Parts a nd their Functions ： A udio (output) Function S ection 9. A UDIO OUT conn ector ( XLR, 5-pi n) This connector output s audio signals reco rded on Channels 1/2 or 3/4. Output signals are selec ted with the MONIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 selector s witch. 10. MONIT OR SEL ECT (audio channel) CH1/2 / CH3/4 se lector s witch Use this s witc[...]

17 Parts and their Functions ： S hooting and Recording/ Playback Functions Sect ion P ar ts and thei r Functions 1. CC/ND FIL TER (f ilter selector) contro l Used to select a filter appropriate f or illumination and color temperat ure of the subject. When the men u option DISP MODE is set to “3”, s witching this control displa ys the selected[...]

18 Parts a nd their Functions ： S hooting and Recording/Playback Functions Sec tion 5. Gain selector switch Use this s witch to select vide o amplifier gain, according t o lighting conditions under w hich you ar e shooting. The value s for L, M, and H can be pr eset using menu options. These are f actory-set to 0 dB for L, 6 dB f or M, and 12 dB [...]

19 Parts and their Functions ： S hooting and Recording/ Playback Functions Sect ion P ar ts and thei r Functions 14. SA V E ON/OFF switch Used to s elect the powe r supply method f or each output section. ON: The output selected through th e menu opt i on SA VE SW is po wer-sav ed. This option can b e f ound on the OPTION MODE screen on the SYSTE[...]

20 Parts a nd their Functions ： S hooting and Recording/Playback Functions Sec tion 20. REW (re wind ) b utton and lamp During pause , this b utton perf or ms a f ast-re v erse pla yback with the lamp blinking. During pla yback, it perf or ms an appro ximately 4 a fast - re ver se playbac k with the PLA Y and REW lamps blinking. If this b utton i[...]

21 Parts and their Functions ： S hooting and Recording/ Playback Functions Sect ion P ar ts and thei r Functions 32. D VCP RO/D V co nnec tor This is an in/output connector f or video , v oice, and data that c omply with the IEEE1394 standard.  Notes z P ower is not supplied from the unit. z Be absolutely sure to bear the f ollowing points in [...]

22 Parts a nd their Functions ： Menu Operat ion Section 1. MENU b utton Used to turn on/off th e menu. 2. JOG dia l button With the menu open, this button is used t o navigate through men u pages, select options and s pecify v alues. F or directions on manipulating the menu, see [Menu Configuration] (page 151). 3. SD memory car d insertion sl ot [...]

23 Parts and t heir Functions ： Time Code Section P ar ts and thei r Functions 1. GENLOCK IN conne ctor (BNC) This connector is used to input a ref erence signal bef ore the camera unit is gen-loc ked, or bef ore the time code is ex ter nally lock ed. 2. TC IN connec tor (BNC) This connector is used to input a referen ce time code when y ou ex te[...]

24 Parts a nd their Functions ： War ning and Status Display Functions 1. Back tally lamp When the 2.BA CK T ALL Y s witch is set to [ON], the lamp behav es in the same wa y as the front tally lamp at the viewfinder . 2. BA C K T AL L Y sw it ch This s witch controls the a ction of the 1.bac k and 8.rear tally lamps. ON: Back and rear tally lamps [...]

25 Parts and their Functions ： Display Window Functions P ar ts and thei r Functions Error Code Indication (for more info rmation, see [W arning System] (page 145)) Displa y Windo w Functions P2 car d/batter y -remainin g le vel indi cation s Memor y action statu s indicati on LOOP h MEDIA E F Y minM s frm 1 3 24 0 D VTCG TIME D A TE P-iREC S LA [...]

26 Parts a nd their Functions ： LCD Monitor 1. LCD monitor The LCD monitor displa ys the video in th e viewfinder . Alternatively , it can show clips on the P2 card in a thumbnail f or mat. In thumbnail displa y mode, clips can be edited or deleted, or P2 cards can be f or matted using the 4.THUMBNAIL MENU button and 5. CURSOR and SET butto ns. 2[...]

27 Parts and t heir Functions ： Viewfinder P ar ts and thei r Functions Y ou can use any of the follo wing viewfinders (e xtra- cost options) on AJ-HPX2000: HD Viewf inders: AJ-HVF21G (selectab le between 59.94 and 50 Hz) SD Vie wfinders: AJ-V F 20WBP ( 59.94 Hz), AJ-V F15BP (59.94 Hz), A J-VF20WBE (50 Hz) , and AJ-VF15BE (50 Hz) Use the V F TYPE[...]

28 Parts a nd their Functions ： V i ewfinder 1. Vie wfinder (opti onal accessory) During recording or pla yback, the viewfinde r displays the video image in monochrome. It also dis plays warnings, messag es, zebra patterns, markers (safety zone and center markers), etc. 2. ZEB RA (z ebra pa ttern ) switch This s witch is used to display the z ebr[...]

29 Recordin g and Playback ： P2 Cards Rec ordin g and Pl ayback  Note When using the camera-recorder f or the first time, be sure to set the time data bef orehand. On how the time data is set, see [ Setting Time Data ] (page 55) . 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 While pressing down the s lide lock b utton, slide th e slide-out doo r to the l[...]

30 Recording and Playback ： P2 Ca rds 1 While pressing down the slide loc k b utton, move the slide-out door t o the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt down t he EJECT button. 3 Then, depress the EJECT button to releas e the P2 card so that you can remo ve it.  Notes z After inserti on, do not remov e the P2 card while it is being accessed or recog[...]

31 Recordin g and Playback ： How to handl e data recorded o n P2 cards Rec ordin g and Pl ayback The P2 card is a semiconductor memor y card that is used as the recording medium in the profess ional video production and broadcasting de vices that make up the D VCPRO P2 Se r ies. z Since data recor ded in the D V CPR O P2 format or A VC- Intra (op[...]

32 Recording and Playback ： B asic Procedures This section describes the basic procedure for shoot ing and recording. Befor e you embark on a s hoot, pre-inspect your system to ens ure that it wo r ks properly . * For directio ns on insp ecting your mem or y card came ra-recor der , se e [In specti ons Bef ore Shooti ng] (pag e 138). 1 Inser t a [...]

33 Recording and Playback ： Basic Proc edures Rec ordin g and Pl ayback F or shooting, f ollow the steps below . 1 Select a filter according to light conditions . 2A When the white balance is sa ved: P osition th e WHITE BAL s witch to [A ] or [B]. 2B When the white or bl ack balan ce is not saved and you ha ve no time to adjust the white balance[...]

34 Recording and Playback ： Normal Recording REC ST AR T/ST OP button, RE C button on the handle or VTR b utton at the lens starts recording of video and sound on the P2 card. A clus ter of data that con sists of video and sound generated t hrough a shooting ac tion, together with such added inf or mation as meta data, is called a “clip”. In [...]

35 Recording and Playback ： PRE-RECORDING funct io n Rec ordin g and Pl ayback  Notes z The recording will star t from the top fram e of a fiv e-frame cycle f or 24P/24P A recording, a f our-frame cyc le for 24P nativ e recording or a two-frame cyc le for 30P and 25P of 720P , respectively . Theref ore, the time code ma y be discontinued when [...]

36 Recording and Playback ： Loop Re cordi ng When two or mor e P2 card slots contain cards , this function allo ws the target P2 card to be s witched in order . Ev en when the free spac e of a P2 card is us ed up, this function continues recording while erasing e xisting data. T o use this function, the men u option LOOP REC MODE must be set to ?[...]

37 Recording and Playback ： I nterval Recording Rec ordin g and Pl ayback 1 F ollowing basic operat ions of shooting and recording accord ing to “ Basic Proced ures ”, loc k the camer a secu rely . 2 Chec k that “i” is blinki ng in the dis play , and that the interval recording mo de is se lected. 3 Press eit her REC ST ART/ ST OP button [...]

38 Recording and Playback ： Inte rval Recording z Sound By selecting ON/ OFF for t he menu option A UDIO REC in the REC FUNCTION screen, it is poss ible to specify whether or not sound will be recorded during interval recording. z Record /Playbac k Buttons During inte r val recording, al l opera tion butt ons other than ST OP (REW , FF , PLA Y/P [...]

39 Recording and Playback ： Re cordi ng Review Function Rec ordin g and Pl ayback When recording is paused, pressing the RET butto n automatically locates the last two sec onds of video just recorded, and the view finder provides video play back. After pla yback , the camera -recorder is again read y to start recording. The picture location/pla y[...]

40 Recording and Playback ： Normal and Va riab le Sp eed Pl ayb ack The PLA Y/P A USE button pro vides monochrome p laybac k through the vie wfinder and color pla yback on the LCD monitor . A color v ideo monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT or MON OUT conn ector of camera-recorder als o provides color playbac k. The VIDEO OUT connector outputs an [...]

41 Recording and P layback ： Shot Ma rk Fu ncti on Rec ordin g and Pl ayback A shot mark is added to the thumbnail of a clip to distinguish that clip from others . With the LCD monitor , only clips that hav e shot marks can be vie wed a nd/or play ed back. T o add a shot mark during recording, pres s the SHO T MARK b utton. The viewf inder displa[...]

42 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Multi Format The unit emplo ys a progressive scan (full pix el reading) CCD system. With combinations of the SYSTEM MODE a nd CAMERA MODE menu opt ions on the SYSTEM MODE screen o n the SYSTEM SETTING menu, y ou can select a n image syste m from among 23 types* 1 inclu ding HD (1080 i, 720P) and SD for m[...]

43 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Multi Format Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The tab le below s hows the f ormats used to r ecord signal s from the CCD and e xternally input signals along with the f or mats f or signals o utput from the output connectors. For 59.94 Hz *1 The time code, user bits , and UMI D are recorded. *2 Th[...]

44 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Multi Format For 50 Hz *1 T he time code, user bits, and UMID ar e recorded. *2 T he time code, user bit s, and UMID ( selectable betw een ON and OFF) are output. *3 T he EDH (se lectable between ON and OFF) and UMID (selectabl e between ON and OFF) are outp ut. The time code or user bits ar e not output[...]

45 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Adjus ting the Whit e balance and Black Ba lance Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g T o record high-quality video with the unit, the blac k and white balances must be adjusted acco rding to conditions . F or higher quality , it is recommended that the adjustments should be made in this or der A WB ([...]

46 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Adjusting the Wh ite balanc e and Black Bal ance The detection area fo r the white balance is selectab le between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the menu option A WB AREA . This option can be f ound in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, which is accessib le from the CAM OPERA TION page . The detection area [...]

47 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Adjus ting the Whit e balance and Black Ba lance Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The white balance can be manually adjusted b y setting the color temperature . Manual color temper ature settings ca n be perf or med f or each of the WHITE BAL s witch positions: PRST , A an d B. The color temperatu[...]

48 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Adjusting the Wh ite balanc e and Black Bal ance The bl ack balanc e must be adjust ed when: z Y ou use your unit the first time; z Y our unit has not been used for some time; z The ambient temperature has changed subst antially; z The gain switcho v er value has been changed; or z S. GAIN (super gain) h[...]

49 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting the Electro nic Shutter Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g This section prov ides a descr iption of the electronic sh utter , together with setting and handling directions. The tab le below lists the shutter mode s in which the unit’ s electronic sh utter can be used as well as the shutte[...]

50 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting the Electronic Shutter The shutter s peed in any shutter mode is set using the SHUTTER switch. In SYNCHR O SCAN mode , shutter speed can be switc hed easily , using the synchro-sc an adjustment s witches (+/–) on the side panel. Note that the range of selectab le shutter speeds ma y be pre-defi[...]

51 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Butto ns Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 b uttons can be assigned user- selected functions . T o select desired functions, use the menu options USER MAIN SW , USER 1 SW and USER2 SW . These options can be f ound in [...]

52 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Assigning Functio ns to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Butt ons A UDIO CH1: Function of s witching the input signal source f or Audio Channel 1 assigned . Pressing the b utton swit ches the input signal in the f ollowing or der : FRONT > W. L . > REAR. N ote tha t the A UDIO IN s wit ch can also be us [...]

53 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Selecting Aud io Input Signa ls and Adjus ting Record ing Levels Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g AJ-HPX2000 s uppor ts independent 4-channe l sound recording in any rec ording f or mat in HD (1080i o r 720P) and SD (D VCPRO50, D VCPRO , or D V with 480i or 576i) modes. When the A UDIO SELECT CH1[...]

54 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Selecting Audio I nput Signa ls and Adjus ting Record ing Levels T o adjust the recording le vels f or Audio Channels 1 and 2, f ollow the steps below . 1 P osition the MONIT OR SELECT CH 1/2 / CH3/4- selector s witch at CH1/ 2 so that the audio le v el meter on the display windo w will provide CH1 and C[...]

55 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g AJ-HPX2000 supports time codes, user bits, date , and time (real time) data, which are recorded as data f or the sub-code area, VIDEO A UX area, and clip metadata files. It also includes a CTL counter and camera ID . The TCG switch can be use d to[...]

56 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data The number of frames f or TC v aries with the sett ings for t he input signal, system m ode , and camera mode as follo ws. Recording t ime code and user bits REC SIGNAL SYSTEM MODE Recordi ng frame MODE* 10 TC in sub- code area TC in VIDE O A UX area (VITC) No. o f fram es of TC du rin [...]

57 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g *1 It will not be s lav ed to a TC or UB value that is input in the SDI IN connector . *2 Can be slav ed to values in put t hrough the D VCPR O/D V connect or but not to the TC for TC IN connector . *3 If the option menu FRA ME RA TE UB is set to [...]

58 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data The data set f or the user bits are automatically sav ed and retained e ven if the camera-rec order is tur ned off. If video inf orm ation to be reco rded based on the frame rate set through the men u option CAMERA MODE is r ecorded in the user bits, it can be edited with editing tools [...]

59 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g Frame rate: 24P Over 60P (2:3) Frame rate: 30P Over 60P (2:2) 25P Over 50P (2:2) The fr ame rate i nformation o f user bits in Native recording is as f ollo ws.  Note During pla ybac k of clips reco rded in Nativ e recording fra me rate infor m[...]

60 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data 1 P osition the DISPLA Y s witch at [UB]. 2 Press th e HOLD bu tton to disp lay a d ate in the di splay window . 3 P osition the TCG swit ch at [ SET]. 4 Use the CU RSOR and SET b uttons to set t he year , month and da y (Y/M/D). Note that any later than 2030 cannot be set. ! button: Sh[...]

61 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 1 P osition the DISPLA Y sw itch at [TC]. 2 P osition the T CG s witch at [SET]. 3 Set th e menu opt ion TC MODE to “ DF” or “NDF”. “DF” steps the time code in drop f rame mode, a nd “NDF” steps it in non-drop frame mode . Howe ver[...]

62 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data The unit’ s internal time code generator can be lock ed to an ex ter nal generator . In addition, the external time code generator can be loc ked to the unit’ s int ernal generator . As the figure shows , connect both t he ref erence video signal and ref erence time code. Example 1:[...]

63 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g In the unit, there is a video signal delay in the camera, which is required or the process of conv er ting video images tak en with the image-shooting element from the progressiv e signals to the interlace signals . Since time is required f or mak[...]

64 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data Example 5: When an e xternal device is locked t o the time code generator of the unit. Example 6: When an ext er nal devi ce is lock ed to the time code generator of camera-recorder , which is connected in a cascade c onfiguration. TCG TC OUT TC OUT TC IN TC IN GENLOCK IN AJ-HPX2000 DA [...]

65 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g F ollow the steps below . 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 P osition the TCG switch at [F-R UN]. 3 P osition the DISPLA Y sw itch at [TC]. 4 Set the menu option GENLOCK to “EXT”. This option can be found in the <G ENLOCK> screen, which [...]

66 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data The camera ID is s pecified through the <CAMERA I D> screen. The ID can include up to 10 alphanumeric charac ters, symbols , and/or spaces .  Note When the settings menu is displa yed, outputting color bar signals does n ot indicate the camera I D . 1 Go to the < CAMERA ID &[...]

67 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The unit supports UMID metadata. Y ou need to specify as UMID inf or mation the count r y where y ou live (us ing up to three char acters), organisation or company (up t o four characte rs) and user name (up t o four characters). F or th e country[...]

68 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Setting Time Data By setting the DISPLA Y s witch to “CTL ”, CTL count is displa yed on the time count indication of the LCD displa y window . The CTL count is display ed in ±12 hours w ith non-drop- fr ame. The playba ck order of clips reco rded on a P2 card is not linear as f or VTRs. It is organi[...]

69 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g In addition to video images, the viewf inder displays lamps and te xt that indicate the settings and operat ing status of the unit, together with messages, a center marker , a saf ety zone mark er and the camer a ID . The above[...]

70 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Viewfinder Screen Sta tus Displays T o select the inf ormation items you want to hav e displa yed in the viewfi nder screen, go to the <VF INDICA T OR1> and <VF INDICA TOR2> sc reens from the VF page, and tur n on or off the appropriate options, or specify desired v alues. F or directions on [...]

71 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g Informat ion Item Indication Status 1. System mode 1080 720 480 576 This indicates the mode that the un it operates in. 1080 inter lace mode 720 progressive mode 480 interlace mode 576 interlace mode 2. Camera mode 60i 30P 24P [...]

72 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Viewfinder Screen Sta tus Displays Information Item Indication Status 10. MODE CHECK Indication Area (ST A TUS: Master gain, USER SW GAIN) LOW/MID/HIGH –3 to 30 S.GAIN 30/36/42/48 DS.GAIN 6 : /10 : /12 : / 15 : /20 : V alue set for the master gain Example: LOW: 0 Gain value to which S.GA IN and DS.GAIN[...]

73 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g Informat ion Item Indication Status 11. Camera Wa rning and Report Area (rela ted to A WB , ABB and switch settings) A WB A A CTIVE A WB B A CTIVE A WB A OK ¢ . ¢ K A WB B OK ¢ . ¢ K A WB BREAK ¢ . ¢ K AW B N G COLOR T EM[...]

74 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Viewfinder Screen Sta tus Displays Information Item Indication Status 13. System information and warnings SYSTEM ERR OR- ¢¢ TURN P OWE R OFF CARD ER R ¢ REC W ARNING BA CKUP BA TT EMPTY FA N S T O P WIRELESS-R F EOM BOS EOS CANNO T REC CANNOT PLA Y COMM ERROR TEXT MEMO TEXT MEMO INV ALID MARK ON/O FF [...]

75 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 17. Color temperature ¢ . ¢ K Color temperature assigned to A, B, and PRST of the WHITE BAL switch (this is a value stored at A WB performance or a value set through the menu option). The indic ation is not provided in A TW m[...]

76 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Viewfinder Screen Sta tus Displays *1 The menu opt ion P2CARD REMAI N can be f ound in the <VF IND ICA TOR2> screen, which is accessible f rom the VF page. *2 If the remaining f ree space or m emory capacity i s 999 min o r more, [999min] is displa yed. P2 Car d Remaining Free Space/capacity Indica[...]

77 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g *1 ± : No t provided wh en the menu option ST A TUS is set to OFF , w hich ca n be found in the <MOD E CHK IND> screen, accessible from the VF page. z : Provided regardl ess of the menu option setting. Indications A vail[...]

78 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Viewfinder Screen Sta tus Displays The messages that appear on the vi ewfinder screen to indicate changes t o settings and adjustment results ma y be limited, or set not to appear , through the menu option DISP MODE. This menu option can be f ound in the <VF DISPLA Y> screen, which is accessib le f[...]

79 Adjustments and S ettings for Recor ding : Viewfi nder Screen Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The center , safety z one, saf ety z one area and frame markers ma y be set to ON or OFF , along with specifications of the marker types . T o set and select markers , go to the VF MARKER screen from the VF page and select the [...]

80 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Adjusting and s etting the LCD monitor 1 T ur n on the POW ER switch of the unit. 2 Slide the OPEN button in the arrow 1 direct ion to open the LCD monitor in the arrow 2 direction. 3 Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor for most conv enient vie wing. The monitor can tur n up to 180 degrees tow ards the l[...]

81 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Selection of video output signals Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The unit emplo ys the VIDEO OUT connector and the MON OUT connect or as connector s for outputting video signals . The signal modes for outputting signals fr om t he VIDEO OUT connector are s witched with the VIDEO OUT s witch. HD[...]

82 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Selection of video output signals The MON OUT connector outputs down-con verted analog signals. Set the video signals output from the MON OUT connec tor by using t he MONITOR OUT item on the menu (<OUTPUT SEL> screen on the SYSTEM SETTING page). Set to superimpose charac ters to the VBS signals out[...]

83 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The unit emplo ys 5 sets for the file data area. FA C TO RY d a t a : The area f or storing factory settings Data cannot be re vised with menu operations. USER data: The area f or storing the data set b y menu oper ations The F AC TOR Y data is store[...]

84 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data An SD memory card may be inser ted or remov ed, either bef ore or after the power is tur ned on. Open the lid of the s witch cov er , and inser t an SD memory card (optional accesso r y) into the S D memory card slot with the n otch upward. Close the lid.  Note An SD memory card must be [...]

85 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 4 T o f or mat the SD memor y card, turn the JOG dial bu tton to mo v e the curs or to YES . Then, press the dial but ton. When the SD memor y card has been f or matted, the f ollowing message appears: The card will not be formatted if the follow ing[...]

86 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data 6 T ur n the JOG dial button until a desired chara ct er appears. The char acters that appear ar e swit ched in the follo wing order: Space:  Ð Alphabetical char acters: A to Z Ð Numeral s: 0 to 9 Ð Symbols: ', >, <, /, - 7 Press the JOG dial button to accept a desired char[...]

87 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 1 Na vigate the menu to the <SD CA RD READ/WRITE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mo ve the cursor to the menu option [R. SELECT]. Then, p ress the dial but ton. 3 T ur n the JOG dial button to selec t a desired numb er (1 - 8). Then, p[...]

88 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data It is possib le to transf er settings and other data to the user area of the inter nal memor y of the unit. This data allows y ou to quickly reproduc e an optimum setup state . T o write data, go to the <INITIALIZE> s creen from the FILE page. T o read the written user data, go t o th[...]

89 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g It is possib le to write the settings dat a into the scene file area of the inter nal memor y of the unit, or to read data written in this area. F our types of scene files are av ailab le. This data allows y ou to quic kly reproduce an optimum setup [...]

90 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data 1 Navigate the menu to the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the cursor to the option SCENE SEL. 3 Press the JOG dial but ton to blink scene file number s. Then, turn the dial butt on to select a desired scene file number . 4 Press the JOG dial button to accept the[...]

91 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 1 Nav igate the menu to the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mo ve the cursor to the option [TI T LE 1 - 4] f or the appropriate scene file . 3 Press the JOG dial button to mo ve the cursor to the title entry area, putting the un[...]

92 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data The menu set tings can be reset to their def aults. T o reset the se ttings to their de faults , select the men u option READ F A CT OR Y D A T A in the <INITIALIZ E> screen, which is accessible fr om t he FILE page. All settings will be reset to their def ault s.  Note This operat[...]

93 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g 1 Using the menu operations , open the <LE NS FILE> screen from the FILE page. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo ve t he arrow ( cursor) to the FILE SELECT it em. 3 Press the JOG dial button and the file number will flash. T ur n the JOG dial[...]

94 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data 13 When the JOG dial button is pressed, the f ollowing message appears. 14 T urn the JOG dial b utton to mov e the arrow (c ursor) to YES, and press the JOG dial b utton. The current white shading correction v alue, the flare compensation v alue, and t he RB gain offset correction v alue ar[...]

95 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data Adjustments and Settings f or Recordin g The contents of t he eight lens files s tored in the unit’ s internal memor y can be sav ed onto an SD memor y card as card files under a single title. A total of eight titles can be sav ed on an SD memor y card. Fur ther more, the eight lens files[...]

96 Adjustments and Settings for Rec ording : Handling data 1 Using menu o perations, open the <LENS FILE CARD R/W> screen from the FILE page. 2 T urn the JOG dial b utton to mov e the arrow ( cursor) to the CARD FILE SELECT item. 3 Press the JOG dial button and the card file number will flash. T ur n the JOG dial but ton t o select the file ([...]

97 Preparation ： Power Supply Prepar ation A battery pack or an e xternal DC pow er supply can be used as AJ-H PX2000’ s pow er supply . Battery packs from the f ollowing man ufact urers can be used: • Anton/Bauer • IDX • PA C O • Sony The type of the bat ter y can be chec ked or change d through the viewf inder or menu screen on the mo[...]

98 Preparation ： Power Sup ply 1 Mount the Anton/Bauer battery pack. <For your information> The Anton/Bauer battery holder includes both a power supply output connec tor for lighting an d a lighting control s witch, which are conv enient when attaching a light. Please contact Anton/ Bauer for inf or mation about the lighting system. 2 Inser[...]

99 Preparation ： Power Supply Prepar ation 1 Remov e the batter y holder . 2 Mount the NP-1 type battery case on the camera- reco rder. 1 Tighten the mounting s crews . 2 Tighten the po wer cont act screws . 3 Inser t the upper par t of the remov ed cov er in the direction of the arrow . 4 Align the holes in the bottom par t (metal par t) of the [...]

100 Preparation ： Powe r Supply 1 Connect the ex ter nal DC power supply to the DC IN sock et on the unit . 2 T ur n “ ON” the pow er sw itch of the e xter nal DC po wer suppl y . (If th e powe r s witch is a v ailable o n the e xternal DC powe r supply) 3 T ur n ON the POWER switch on the unit.  Notes z If both the batter y pack and the e[...]

101 Preparation ： Mou nting the len s and Perfor ming the Flan ge Back and White Shadi ng Adjustme nts Prepar ation 1 Raise the lens clamping le ver and remov e the mount cap. 2 T o mount the lens, align the indentation at the top center of the lens mount with the center mark of the lens. 3 Low er the lens clamping lev er to clamp the lens. 4 Sec[...]

102 Preparation ： M ounting the l ens and Perform ing the Flan ge Back and W hite Shadi ng Adjustmen ts 8 Repeat Steps 5 to 7 until the lens is in foc us at both the telephoto and wide-angle positions. 9 Firm ly tighten the F .f ring clamping scre w . Method to correct the wa veform to be more f lat b y combining the sawtooth-shaped wavef orm and[...]

103 Preparation ： Mou nting the len s and Perfor ming the Flan ge Back and White Shadi ng Adjustme nts Prepar ation When making the white shading correction, make t he adjustment while obs er ving the R, G, and B wav ef or ms in the horizontal and vert ical direc tions with the w av eform mon itor . This now completes the white shading adjustment[...]

104 Preparation ： Pre paring for Audio Input T ake the f ollowing steps to prepa re the camera f or connecting audio input de vices. AJ-HPX2000 can be equipped with the AJ-MC900G ster eo microphone kit (an e xtra-cost option). 1 Open the microphone holder . 2 Mount the microphone and tighten the clamping screw . The microphone must be attached wi[...]

105 Preparation ： Mou nting the Cam era on a Tripod Prepar ation 1 Connect the audio de vice to the A UDIO IN jack with the X LR cable. 2 Set the A UDIO IN s witch to [REAR] f or the channel to which the XLR cab le is connected. 3 Set the LI NE/MIC/+48V selector s witch on the rear panel to [LI NE]. When mounting the camera on a tripod, use the t[...]

106 Preparation ： Atta ching the Sho ulder Strap T o detach the shoulder strap , first open the hooks, then detach the strap .  Note Make sure that the shoulder strap is sec urely attached. Attaching the Shoulder Strap Shoulder Strap Press to open the Attaching the Rain Co v e r When us ing the S HAN-RC700 Rain Cover Secure with the surface fa[...]

107 Preparation ： Conn ection of the remote contro l unit (AJ-RC10 G) Prepar ation It is possib le to control s ome of the functions remotely by connecting the remote control unit AJ-RC10G (optional accessory). When AJ-RC10 G is connected to t he REMO TE connector on the unit and the pow er swit ches of both of the unit and AJ-RC10G are turned on[...]

108 Preparation ： C onnection o f the external switch It is possib le to dra w 1.5 A current from the DC OUT connector of the unit. REC start /stop can be cont rolled by connecting an e xternal s wit ch to this c onnecto r . Since a ta l ly lamp c an be used b y connecting an LED to this connector , it is useful for shoot ing video when fixing th[...]

109 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Thumbnail Manipulations Overview Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails A clip is a dat a group that includes th e images and voices created from one shooting session, together with additional inf or mation such as te xt memos and meta data. The f ollowing manipulations can be perf or med using the cursor and[...]

110 Manipulating Clips with T humbnails : Thumbnail S creen Press the THUMBNAIL but ton to displa y the thumbnail screen on the LCD monitor . Pressing the THUMBNAIL butt on again returns the display t o the regular display . When s witching is done from the regu lar screen displa y to the thumbnail screen displa y , all the clips will be display ed[...]

111 Manipulating Clips with T humbnails : Thumbnail Screen Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails 4. Recor ding mo de The recording mode f or the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated. 5. System f ormat The f or mat for the clip on which the pointer is located is indicated. 6. Duratio n The duration of the clip on which the pointer is lo[...]

112 Manipulating Clips with Thum bnails : Selecting Thumbnails Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the thumbnail screen. 1 Use the c ursor buttons to mov e the pointer (yellow frame) to t he desired clip and pr ess the SET b utton. The frame aro und the selected thumbnail changes to a bl ue frame. P ress the SET b utton again to d esele[...]

113 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Switc hi ng the Thumbnail Display Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails The displa y can be s wit ched so t hat only those clips matchi ng the specified conditions are display ed in the thumbnail screen. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL b utton. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL ME[...]

114 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Switching the Thumbnail Display It is possib le to replac e thumbnails with images that incl ude pre viously a ttached te xt mem os while ima ges are reco rded or pla y ed bac k. 1 Add te xt memos to images t hat y ou intend to c hange. Ref er to [ T e xt Memo Fu nction ] (page 40) for t h e method to add te[...]

115 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Shot Mark Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails A shot mark can be added to a clip thumbnail to distinguish this clip f rom the others. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL b utton. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Use the cursor butt ons to mov e the pointer ov er the clip to w hich you w ant to attach [...]

116 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Text Memo 1 Press the THUMBNAIL but ton. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU b utton and select THUM BNAIL > TEXT ME MO CLIPS fro m the thumbnail menu. The clip thumbnails with te xt memos attached are display ed in the upper section of the LCD monitor . The low er[...]

117 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : D eleting Clips Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails 1 Select a desired te xt memo in a clip b y carr ying out steps 1 - 3 fo r [ Pla ying bac k a clip at the posit ion where a te xt me mo is recor ded ] (page 116). 2 Mov e the pointer t o the desired t ext memo , and t hen press the SET b utton. Y ou can s[...]

118 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Reconnection of Incomplete Clips Incomplete clips ma y be gener ated when clips recorded on multiple P2 cards (connected clips) are separately copied to diff erent cards . Reconnection fu nction generates one clip (the original, connected clip) from incomplete clips. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL but ton. The thumbn[...]

119 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Setting of Clip M eta Data Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails Inf or mation such as the name of per son who shot t he video , the name of the repor ter , the shooting loca tion, or a te xt memo can be read from the SD memor y card, and can be recorded as Clip Meta Data. 1 Insert the SD memor y card t hat [...]

120 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : S etting of Cl ip Meta Data *1 The USER CLIP NAME recording me thod is selectable. F or details, ref er to [ Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recor ding method ] (page 121). *2 Be sure to enter TEXT w hen entering MEMO. It is not possible to record only PERSON or OFFSET .  Note AJ-HPX2000 only displa ys print[...]

121 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Setting of Clip M eta Data Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails S e l e c t M E TA D ATA > USE R CLIP NAME fr om the thumbnail menu to select the rec ording method. T wo options are av ailable: TYPE1 and TYPE2. * The COUNT v alue is indicated as a f our-digit number . The COUNT v alue is incremented each[...]

122 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Sett ing of Proxy (optional) By attaching the video encoder card (AJ-Y AX800G, optional) either to the optional slot or Slot 5, it is possib le to specify the p roxy recording setting. The video encoder ca rd is not recogni zed whe n inser ted if the pow er f or the unit is turned ON. Insert the video encode[...]

123 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Formatting SD memory c ards Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails SD memor y cards can als o be formatted from the thumbnail screen. Wit h an SD memory car d inser ted into the camera- recorder , perf orm the fo llowing operation: 1 Press the THUMBNAIL b utton. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor[...]

124 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The thumbnail displa y mode can be customised to suit your pref erences. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL but ton. The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU b utton and select THUM BNAIL → S ETUP from thethumbnail menu. The follo wing screen appear[...]

125 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Properties Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails The clip’ s proper ties and the P2 card’ s status are displa yed. It is possib le to ed it and rewrite recorded c lip metadata while clip proper ties are displa yed. F rom the thumbnail menu, select PROPERTY > CLIP PROPER TY . The following sc reen appe[...]

126 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Properties 3 Press the SET button. The input w indow (s oft ke yboard) f or modif ying meta- dat a is di splayed. Use the keyboar d to mod ify th e meta- data. The ke yboard oper ation is the same as [ Ch ecking and modifyin g read me tadata ] (page 120) . 4 Press OK o n the ke yboard t o write the modi fied[...]

127 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Properties Manipu lating Clip s with Thumbn ails F rom the thumbnail menu, select PROPER TY > CARD ST A TUS. The following scr een appears. When “REMAIN” i s selected: 1. Write-pr otect Mark The mark appears if the P2 card is w rit e-protect ed. 2. P2 Car d Status (re maining free s pace) The remainin[...]

128 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails : Properties The status displa y enab les a confirm ation of t he SD memor y card f ormatted condition, a vailab le memor y capacity et c. F rom the thumbnail menu, select PROPER TY > DEVICE S > SD CARD . If the fo r mat is compatible with SD standards, the message “SD ST AND ARD: SUPPOR TED” is disp[...]

129 Connection with external device : Connection through the DVCPRO/D V connector Connecti on with e xternal device 1 Ref er to [32.D VCPRO /D V connect or] (page 21) to connect the 1394 cab le (D V cab le). Ensure t hat the signal f ormat of the target de vice agrees with that of t he camera-recorder . 2 Open the <13 94 SETTING> on the SYSTE[...]

130 Connect ion with external d evice : Conn ection through th e DVCPRO/DV conn ector The D VCPRPO/D V connector can be connected wi th an ex ter nal de vice f or recording backup copies to co ntrol the star t and stop of recording. 1 When connecting the 1394 (D V) cable, see [32.D VCPRO /D V connector ] (page 21). Set the 1394 C ONTROL menu op tio[...]

131 Connection with external device : Connection wit h external devices us ing the USB 2.0 port Connecti on with e xternal device By connecting AJ-HPX2000 with an e xternal PC using USB 2.0, the P2 card connec ted to AJ-HPX2000 can be used as a mass stor age dev ice. 1 Connect the USB cab le to the USB 2.0 por t.  Note s z The USB 2.0 cable is n[...]

132 Connect ion with external d evice : Conn ection with external d evices using the USB 2.0 port AJ-HPX2000 can be co nnected to a hard disc drive that suppor ts USB 2.0 to store data from cards on it, vie w thumbnails f or stored clips, and w r ite data bac k to P2 cards. 1 By na vigating the menu, s et the PC MODE SELECT menu option on the SYSTE[...]

133 Connection with external device : Connection wit h external devices us ing the USB 2.0 port Connecti on with e xternal device Y ou can view the inf or mation on the hard disc drive connected v ia USB 2.0 with the f ollowing steps. 1 S wi t c h t he m o de t o U S B H O S T . Fo r m o re i n for m a t io n , see [ Switching to the USB HOST mode [...]

134 Connect ion with external d evice : Conn ection with external d evices using the USB 2.0 port 8. MODEL This section indicates t he model of the P2 card that originally contained data on the par tition.  Note Press the c ursor but ton ( ! ) to s witch to the P ARTITIO N NAME. Pre ss the [ " ] button to retur n to the original model name [...]

135 Connection with external device : Connection wit h external devices us ing the USB 2.0 port Connecti on with e xternal device 1 S wi t c h t he m o de t o U S B H O S T . Fo r m o re i n for m a t io n , see [ Switching to the USB HOST mode ] (page 132). 2 Connect a hard disc drive via USB. A hard disc drive t hat has not been f or matted with [...]

136 Connect ion with external d evice : Conn ection with external d evices using the USB 2.0 port 6 Select YES to star t writing data to the cards. <For your information> T o disabl e verificat ion during writing, sele ct HDD > SETUP from the thumbnail men u and set the opt ion VERIFY to OFF . This speeds up writing without verifying data [...]

137 Connection with ext ernal device : Connection usi ng the SDI IN connector (when AJ-Y A350AG attached) Connecti on with e xternal device 1 Confirm that the HD/S D-SDI input board ( AJ- Y A350AG: opt ional accessor y) is at tached to the unit and that the wires are connected properly . For details, ref er to the installation manual for the AJ-Y A[...]

138 Maintenance and Inspect ions : I nspecti ons Before Shooting Make s ure you c heck that the system is operating normally befor e embarking on a shoot. We rec ommend using a color video monitor to c heck the image. 1 Mount a charged batter y pack . 2 T ur n the power switch ON and chec k that 5 or more BA TT indication mar ks appear . z If f ewe[...]

139 Maintenance and Inspections : I nspections Before Shooting Maintenan ce and Inspections Mak e sure you suc cessively c arr y out the insp ections from [1. Inspecting t he P2 Card Recording] to [4. Inspecting the Ear phone an d Speaker]. 1. Inspecting the P2 C ard Recor ding 1 Chec k on the displa y inside t he viewfinder that the remaining P2 c[...]

140 Maintenance and Inspect ions : M aintenance 6. Inspection of the cloc k, time code, and user bits 1 Set the user’ s bit as req uired. Please re fer t o [ Setting of the user b its ] (page 57) f or the setting procedures . 2 Set the time code. Please re fer t o [ Setting the Time Code ] (page 61) for the setting procedures . 3 Set t he TCG s w[...]

141 Maintenance and Inspe ctions : Maintenance Maintenan ce and Inspections  Note Ensure that the polar ities are used correct ly for a power supply from an e xter nal source . Connector Si gnals DC IN 1G N D 2N C 3N C 4 +12V FRONT MIC IN 1G N D 2 L CH IN (H) 3 L CH IN (C) 4 R CH IN (H ) 5 R CH IN (C ) AU D I O I N 1G N D 2 A UDIO IN(H ) 3 A UDI[...]

142 Maintenance and Inspect ions : M aintenance REMOTE 1 CAM DA T A (H) D ata from the camera to the rem ote control (H ) 2 CAM DA T A (C) D ata from the camera to the rem ote control (C ) 3 CAM CONT (H ) Control s ignals from the remo te control to the ca mera (H) 4 CAM CONT (C ) Control s ignals from the remo te control to the ca mera (C) 5 RC-ON[...]

143 Maintenance and Inspe ctions : Maintenance Maintenan ce and Inspections LENS 1 RET -SW ON/OFF of the return video RETURN ON: GND RETURN OFF: OPEN 2 R EC-ST ART/ST OP C ontrol for rec ording sta rt/s top 3G N D G N D 4 IRIS-A UTO ON/O FF of the forced iris ser vo SER V O ON: +5V±0.5V SER V O OFF: OPEN 5 IRIS-CO NT Control output for the lens ir[...]

144 Maintenance and Inspect ions : M aintenance Unislo t Inte rfac e 1 CH-1 SHIELD GND 2 CH-1 HOT A udio input from the wireless receiver: H O T 3 CH-1 COL D Audio input from the wireless receiver : COLD 4G N D G N D 5 +12V UNRE G P ower supply to t he wireless rece iv e r 6 RX ON P ower supply remote outp ut to the wi reless receiver 7 RF W ARN RF[...]

145 Maintenance and Inspections : Warning System Maintenan ce and Inspections If a prob lem is detected immediately a fter the pow er is tu rned on, or dur ing operation, this will be indicated by the W ARNING lamp , lamps inside the viewfinder and a warning tone.  Note The W ARNING lamp has the highest priority , follo wed by the tally lamp , a[...]

146 Maintenance and Inspect ions : Warning S ystem 5. P2 Ca rd Fully Recorded Di spla y wi ndow indication All 7 bar indicators for remai n ing MEDIA capacity star t blinking. W A RNING la mp T his lamp will illuminate continuously until an operation is made after rec ording. T ally lamp This lamp will flash 4 ti mes ev er y second until an operati[...]

147 Maintenance and Inspections : Warning System Maintenan ce and Inspections 9. 1394 Error Display window indication The 1394 E- ¢¢ indic ator in the display window blinks. For more information, s ee [ 1394 Error Codes ] (page 148). W ARNING l amp B links 4 times per second while the W ARNING l amp recording is continuing. T ally lamp Blinks 4 t[...]

148 Maintenance and Inspect ions : Warning S ystem The f ollowing error codes are displa yed in the displa y windo w if an error occurs in the camer a: Confirm the type of w ar ning and ref er to the details in the [Warning Description T ables] (page 145) for counterm easures . Error Codes Code No. Description T ype of warnings E-11 Video initialis[...]

149 Maintenance and Inspections : Warning System Maintenan ce and Inspections Card W arning Code Code No. Description Recording Indication in display window E-7 0 The director y organization on t he inser ted P2 card does not co mply with the standards. ([DIR NG CARD (Slot No .)] i s indicated on the viewfinder .) Although different kinds of record[...]

150 Maintenance and Inspect ions : Warning S ystem Soft keyboard CANN OT CHANGE! [PERSON] will be entered while the text memo is not a vailab le. Enter [TEX T] bef ore entering [PERSO N]. CANNO T SET! I N VA L I D VA L U E ! The entered value is incorrec t. Change the v alue. HDD （ USB HOST MODE ） HDD CAP ACIT Y FULL! Not enough s pace left on [...]

151 Menu : Menu Configuration Menu About Menu Description T ables U S ER MENU U S ER MENU S ELECT S Y S TEM S ETTING PA I N T CAM OPERA TION S Y S TEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION OUTPUT S EL GENLOCK RGB BLACK CONTR OL LOW S ETTING MID S ETTING CAMERA ID S HUTTER S PEED S HUTTER S ELECT U S ER S W S W MODE WHITE BALANCE MODE LEN S /IRI S U S ER S [...]

152 Menu : Menu Con figuration USER MENU : USER MENU is f actory-set. The menu can be configured to suit y our prefe rences by specifying each opt ion according to your purposes and frequency of use, through t he <USER MENU SELECT> screen, whic h is accessib le from the MAIN MENU page. F or more inf or mation, see [ Selectin g Options f or US[...]

153 Menu : Menu Configuration Menu The menu options ar e set with the MENU and JOG dial butto ns. The menu comprises main men u, sub-menus and options men us. The data specified t hrough menu options are writ ten and sav ed in the internal memor y of the unit. This section describes how to set options in MAIN MENU . The other menus can be configure[...]

154 Menu : Menu Con figuration Go to the USER MENU SELECT page f rom MAIN MENU. Then, open r elev ant options men u screens t o select options to add to USER MENU . Only the selected options are displa yed as options in USER MEN U. F or information about how to navigat e this menu, see [ Setting M enu Options ] (page 153).  Note Option s with [ [...]

155 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. Menu Description T ab l es SYSTEM SETTING SYSTEM M ODE Items/ Dat a Save d Adjustable Range Remarks SYST EM MODE 1080 -59. 94i 1080 -50i 720- 59. 94P 720- 50P 480- 59. 94i 576- 50i F or setting the syst em frequency and the recording format [...]

156 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . SYSTEM M ODE Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks PC MODE ON OFF Used to enable or disable the mode that allows the camera-reco rder to be connected to a P C or an external ha rd disk dr ive via USB 2.0. ON: Sets the camera-recorder to t[...]

157 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu *1 This vari able range is t he numer ical valu es f or 59.94 Hz . F or 50 Hz, the frame ra te is up to 24 f. T he frame r ate is up to 23f in 24PN ( Native) m ode. The ____ in the Adjust able Ra nge column i ndicates the preset mo de. ◆ Note Display ed REC TIME, P A USE TIME and T O T AL REC TIME are tr an[...]

158 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables ◆ Note The <DO WNCON SETTING> screen is display ed when SYSTEM MODE is set to 1080-59.94i, 1080-50i, 720- 59.94P and 720-60P (HD mode). The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . OUTPUT SEL Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks OUTPUT IT EM MENU ONL Y TC ST A TUS Set the c[...]

159 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the A djustable Range column indicates the preset mode. LCD MONIT OR Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks BRIGHTN ESS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD monitor br ightnes s. –C UF – COLOR LEVEL –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD mon itor chroma le vel. –C UF – CO NTRA ST –7 : +0 : +7 Adjus[...]

160 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. 1394 SET TING Items/ Data Save d Adjustable Range Remarks 1394 A UDIO OUT CH1/CH 2 CH3/CH 4 F or selecting the ch annels for audio signals ou tput from the D VCPRO/D V connector when th e camera-recorder is operating in D V CPRO or D V mode (for[...]

161 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. PA I N T RB GAIN CONTROL Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks R GA IN AWB PRE –200 : + 000 : +200 For setting the Rch gain w hen the WHITE BA L swit ch is in the PRST position. z If the remote control unit is connected, se ttings mad[...]

162 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note The items indicated b y  are the setting items f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CA RD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are t he setting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/ W . Please ref er to [ SD CARD R/W SELECT ] (page 184) f or more info r mation. The ____ in the Adjust able Ran[...]

163 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the A djustable Range column indicates the preset mode.  Notes z The items indicated b y  are the s etting items for P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in t he <SD CA RD R/ W SE LECT> screen. The items without  are the setting items f or P AINT MENU LEV EL R/W . Pleas e re f er to [ SD CARD [...]

164 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note The items indicated b y  are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW (  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the setting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Ple ase re f er t o [ SD CARD R/W SELECT ] (page 184) for more inf or mation. The ____ in the Adjust able Ran[...]

165 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the A djustable Range column indicates the preset mode. ADDITIONAL DTL Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks KNEE A PE LV L OFF 1 2 : 5 For changing the detail level of the high brightnes s por tion. SCUFR DTL G AIN(+ ) –31 : +00 : +31 Adjust the detail level tow ard + (upwards). SCUFR DTL[...]

166 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note The items indicated b y  are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW (  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the setting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Ple ase re f er t o [ SD CARD R/W SELECT ] (page 184) for more inf or mation. The ____ in the Adjust able Ran[...]

167 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note The items indicated b y  are the setting it ems for P AI NT MENU SW (  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/ W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the setting items for P AIN T MENU LEVEL R /W . Please ref er to [ SD CARD R/W SELECT ] ( page 184) for more inf or mation. z When the GAMMA MODE SEL[...]

168 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note All items in CAMERA SETTING are setting targets of the item P A INT MENU S W (  ) R /W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode.  CAMERA SETTING Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks DET AIL ON OFF For s witching ON/OFF of [...]

169 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu ZEBRA P attern Displa y The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. VF VF DISP LA Y Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks DISP CONDITION NORMA L HOLD NORMA L : Display status co nstantly . HOLD: Displa y status only w hen the MODE CHECK switch is pressed. –C UF R DISP M ODE 1 [...]

170 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note When SYSTEM MODE is s et to either “1080-59.94i”, “1080-50i”, “720- 59.94P”, or “720-50P” (in HD mode), t he saf ety zone mark er , the saf ety zone area, and the f rame marker are displa yed on the LCD monitor or the SD viewf inder if “L T -BO X” or “S-C ROP” is select ed in DO W[...]

171 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. VF INDICA TOR1 Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks EXTEN DER ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF f or the extender display . –C UF R SHUTTER ON OFF Set the shu tter speed indicati on to ON or OFF . –C UF R FIL TER ON OFF Set the filt [...]

172 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks REC ST A TUS ON OFF Select whether o r not to enable “REC” indication in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor dur ing recording. ON: REC indication enab led. OFF: REC indication not enab led. [...]

173 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note This setting is canceled when READ F ACT O R Y D A T A is selected. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. CAM OP ERA TION CAMERA ID Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks ID 1 ¢¢¢¢ ¢¢¢ ¢¢¢ Setting 1 for the CAMERA ID recorded on colo r bars. Up to 10 char[...]

174 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . SHUTTER SELECT Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks POSITION 1 SEL For 5 9.9 4 Hz For 5 0 Hz 1/100 1/120 1/250 1/500 1/100 0 1/200 0 HALF 1/60 1/120 1/250 1/500 1/100 0 1/200 0 HALF For setting the shutter sp eed f or POSITION 1. –C UF[...]

175 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. USER S W Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks USER MAIN SW IN H S.GAI N DS . GAIN LINE M IX S.IRIS I.O VR S.B LK B.GAMMA D. Z O O M AT W Y GET DRS ASSIST C. T EM P AU D I O C H 1 AU D I O C H 2 REC SW RET SW PRE REC SLO T S EL PC MODE[...]

176 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks DS . GAIN O FF L/M/H DS . GAIN For selecting the metho d used to release th e digital super ga in mode (cumulative gain). L/M /H : The mode is release d by making a change in the L/M/H s witch positi [...]

177 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note When the DS .GAIN function is activ e, the shutter mode is set to OFF . The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. USER SW GAIN Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks S.GAI N 30 dB ¢ • Select whether or not to enable 30dB for SUPER GAIN. ¢ : Enable . • : Di sab le[...]

178 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . MAIN OPERA TION BA TTER Y/P2C ARD Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks BA TTER Y SELE CT PR OP AC 14 TRIM P AC1 4 HYT R ON50 HYTR ON140 DIONIC90 DIONIC16 0 NP-L7 ENDUR A7 ENDURA 10 ENDUR A-D PA G L 9 5 BP- L65/ 95 NICD14 TYPE A TYPE B Se[...]

179 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. BA TTER Y SETTIN G1 Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks PR OP A C14 ¢ • Enable selection under BA TTER Y SELECT . ¢ : Enable selection. • : Disab le selection. AU TO MANU AL Select aut o or manual to set the N EAR END volta ge.[...]

180 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables z The remaining battery lev el is indicated in percent age when a bat ter y with this fun ction is installed on the unit. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks PA G L 9 5 ¢ • Enable selection under BA TTERY SELECT . ¢ : Enable selecti[...]

181 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note The frequency characterist ics when the micro cut filter is applied are 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. MIC/A UDIO1 Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks FR ONT VR CH1 OFF FR ONT W. L . REAR ALL Select w hether or not to e nable the FRONT A[...]

182 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. MIC/A UDIO2 Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks FR ONT MIC PO WER ON OFF Select the phantom power supply f or the front microphone. –C UF– REAR M IC PO WER ON OFF Select the phantom power supply f or the rear microphone. When OFF is[...]

183 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note Please ref er to [ Setting UMID Inf ormation ] (page 67) f or the UMID information setting. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks VITC U B MODE US ER/E XT TIME DA TE TCG FRM RA TE REGEN Select the user bits mode for V A UX TC [...]

184 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables  Note F or a USB DEVICE mode, errors occ ur ev en if the respectiv e items f or SD CARD READ/WRITE are ex ecuted, since it does not acces s an SD memor y card. Set PC MODE to “OFF” and then e x ecute the operation again. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . FILE SD CARD READ[...]

185 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu  Note F or a USB DEVICE mode , errors occur e ven if the respectiv e items of LENS FILE C ARD R/W are e xecut ed, since it does not access an SD memor y card. Set PC MODE to “OFF” and then ex ecute the operation again.  Note F or a USB DEVICE mode, errors occu r ev en if the READ USER D A T A item i[...]

186 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables z Data adjusted on the LENS FIL E A DJ sc reen can be stored on an SD memor y card as a lens file. The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indicates the preset mode . MAINTENANCE SYSTEM CHECK Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks COLOR CHECK ON OFF ON/OFF switching for checking proper operation of the cam[...]

187 Menu : Menu Description Tables Menu DIAG N OSTIC1 Items/ Data Sa ved Adjustable Range Remarks CAMSO FT MAIN Displays the version of the main software for the camera microprocessor . ––––– CAM T ABLE Display the table version. ––––– PULSE FPGA Displays the version of the program for driving the CCD . ––––– UCI F FPG[...]

188 Menu : Menu Des cription Tables The ____ in the Adjust able Range column indic ates the preset mode. OPTION MENU OPTION Items/ Data Sa ved Adjus table Range Remarks ENG SECUR ITY ON OFF Select whether o r not to prohibit ope ning the menu scree n. ON: Menu screen cannot be opened. Please consult your distributor to release the setting. OFF: Men[...]

189 Updating the fi rmware incorporated into the camera-recorder Upda ting t he fir m ware inc or p orated in to th e came ra-rec orde r F or the most up-to-date information on firm ware , see the suppor t page f or P2 at the f ollowing W eb site: https://e ww . pa vc.panasonic.co .jp/pro-av/ T o update the f ir mware , confir m the v ersion on A J[...]

190 Specifications Gener al Operat ing t empera ture : 0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to +104 °F) Stora ge temperature : –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to +1 40 °F) Opera ting humi dity: 10% to ma ximum 85 % (relativ e humidity ) Maxim um contin uous op eration : Appro ximately 120 min utes (usi ng an Anton/Bauer DI ONIC90 batter y) Dimensi ons (W a H [...]

191 Specifications Specifica tions Record media: P2 c ard Video r ecording f ormats: Selecta ble from D VCPRO HD , D VCPR O50, D VCPR O and D V Audio re cord ing form ats : 48 kHz 16-bit 4ch (D V CPRO HD/ D VCPR O50) 48 kHz 16-bi t 2ch/ 4ch se lec table (D VCPRO/D V) Recordi ng/pla yback time: Appr o x imate ly 8 m inutes : F or recording in D VCPR[...]

192 Specifications GEN LOCK IN: BNC a 1, 1.0 V P - P , 75 h (This i s av ailab le as VIDEO IN or the return vide o input conn ector , whic h can be s witch ed in the men u.) MON OUT: BNC a 1, 1.0 V P - P , 75 h VIDEO OUT : BNC a 1, 1.0 V P - P , 75 h (It can be s witched among HD-SDI/SD- SDI/C omposite .) HD-SDI: 0.8 V P - P , 75 h (Complia nt with[...]

193 Software information f or this product 1. Customer advisory: This product includes softw are licensed under the GNU General Pub lic License (GP L) and GNU Lesser Gener al Public License (LGPL); customers ha ve th e r ight to do wnload, modify , and r edistribute source code for this softw are . Descriptions of the GPL and LGPL are stored on the[...]

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