Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SPX900 Celestron
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Memory Card Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Model No . AJ- E Before operating this pr oduct, ple ase rea d the in sru ctions c arefu lly and sav e this manua l for future use.
2 PLEASE NO TE: z When prepari ng to recor d impor tant im ages , alwa ys shoot so me adv ance test f ootage, to v erify that both pictu res and sound are being record ed nor mally .
3 Precautions f or Use indica tes sa f e ty inform ation. DO NO T REMO VE P ANEL CO VER BY UNSCREWING. T o reduce th e r isk of elec tr ic shoc k, do not remo ve cov er . No user s erviceable parts inside. Ref er servicing to qu alified service perso nnel.
4 Att en ti on /Att en ti e z Batteries a re used f or the m ain po wer source and memor y bac k-up in the p roduct . At the end o f their useful lif e, you should not thro w them a wa y .
5 Conten ts Precauti ons for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-1 Camera Unit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-2 Recorder /player Feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1-3 System Co nfiguration .
6 4-10 Handlin g data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-1 Handling SD Ca rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-2 Formatting , Writing and Reading an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data .
7 8-5 CAM OP ERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-1 CAMERA ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 8-5-3 SHUTTER SEL ECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The AJ-SPX900E memory card camera- rec orde r integr ates a camera unit equ ipped with three CCDs , incorporating a 2/3 -inch on- chip len s fea turing prog ressiv e drive t echnolog y , a nd a vide o recorder/p lay er (VTR) that supp or ts D VCPRO50, D VCPR O and D V for ma ts.
9 1 1-2 Recor der/play er Features / Multiple Slots The AJ-SPX900E is equipp ed with fiv e slots f or P2 cards. Up to fiv e cards ma y be inser ted in thes e slots fo r contin uous recording. The y also pro vide new recording capabi lities specifi c to memory cards .
10 1-3 System Conf iguration * T o install a stereo microp hone, an e xtra modi fication is req uired. F or more i nfo r mation, con tact your d istributo r or designate d service provi der .
11 2 Chapter 2 P ar ts and their Functions 2-1 P ower Supply and Accessory Mountin g Section PO W ER switch Used to tu rn on/off the p ow er . Battery mount A battery pack from Anton /Bauer is mounted here.
12 2-2 A udio (inp ut) Function Section MIC IN (microphone input) jack (X LR, 3-pin) A micropho ne (option al accessory) is connected here . P ow er f or the micro phone come s from this j ack .
13 2 2-3 A udio (outpu t) Function Section A UDIO OUT connector (XLR, 5-pin) This con nector outpu ts audio signals rec orded on Channels 1/2 or 3/4. Output s ignals are selected w ith the M ONIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 s elector s witch.
14 2-4 Shooting and Recording/Pla ybac k Functions Sectio n / Shooting and Recording (camera unit) CC FIL TER/N D FIL T ER (filter selector) controls Use thi s knob to se lect a filter dependi ng on the luminance and col or temp eratu re of the s ubject.
15 2 OUTPUT/A UT O KNE E selector switch Used t o sele ct the video si gnals sent f rom the came ra unit to the mem ory , vie wfinder and v i deo mon itor. CAM. A UTO KNEE ON: Video bein g recorded through the camera is sent with the auto kne e circuit activ ated.
16 OUTPUT SEL (output signal selection) s w itch Used to s witch the si gnals output fro m the VIDEO OU T and MON OU T conne ctors . MEM: In EE (recording) mod e, video from the c amera is output. In VV (pla ybac k) mode , pla yback sig nal from a P2 card is output.
17 2 2-5 Men u Operation Section MENU button Used to tu rn on/off the men u. JOG dial but ton With the menu open, thi s button is used to na vigate through menu pa ges, sele ct op tions and s peci fy values. F or d irect ions on m anipu lati ng th e me nu, see [4- 6 Menu Displa ys in the Viewfin der Screen].
18 2-6 Time Code Sect ion GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to input a ref erence sign al bef ore the camer a unit is gen-lock ed, or bef ore the time code is exter nal ly locked. TC IN connector (BNC) This con nector is use d to input a ref erence tim e code when yo u externally l ock the time c ode.
19 2 2-7 W arn ing and Status Displa y Functions Back tall y lamp When the BA CK T ALL Y s witch is set to [ON], the lamp beha ves in the sa me wa y as the fron t tally lamp at the vie wfinder . BAC K T A L L Y sw i t c h This s witch controls the action of the bac k and rear tally l a mps .
20 2-9 LCD Monitor LCD monitor The LC D moni tor displa ys the v ideo in t he viewfinde r . Alte r natively , it can show cli ps on t he P 2 card in a t hum bnail fo r m a t . In thu mbnail di splay mode , clips can be e dited or d eleted, or P2 cards can be formatted using the MENU BAR b utton and CURSOR and SET but tons.
21 2 2-10 Vie wfinder Viewfinder (optional access ory) During reco rding or pla yback , the vi ew finder dis plays the video image in mon ochrome . It also displa ys w arnings, messa ges, z ebra p atterns, mark ers (saf ety zo ne and center mar kers), et c.
22 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback 3-1 P2 Car ds Inser ting P2 Cards <Note> When usin g the came ra-recorder f or the first time , be sure t o set the time d ata before hand. On how t he time data i s set, see [4-5 Setting Ti me Data]. 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch.
23 3 Removing P2 Car ds 1 While pres sing down the slid e lock b utton, mo ve the slide- out door to the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt do wn the EJECT but ton.
24 3-2 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on d escr ibe s the ba sic proc edur e f or sh ootin g an d recording . Bef ore you em bar k on a sho ot, pre-inspect y our system to ensure th at it works prope r ly . * For directions on inspecting your video camera-recorder , see [7-1 Inspections Before Shooting].
25 3 Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustme nt to Recording Completion F or shoo ting, f ollow t he steps bel ow . 1 Select a fi lter according to light conditio ns. 2A When the w hite bal ance is sa ved: P osition the WHITE BAL s witch to [A] or [B] .
26 3-3 Normal Recording Pressing either the REC ST ART/ST OP button , REC button on the handl e or VTR button at the le ns starts recording o f video and soun d on the P2 card.
27 3 3-5 Loop Recor ding When tw o or more P2 card s lots conta in cards, this fu nction allows the targe t P2 card to be s witched in order . Even when the free spac e of a P2 card is us ed up, t his function contin ues reco rdin g whil e era sing exist ing data.
28 3-7 Normal and V ariable Speed Playback The P LA Y/ P AUSE button pr ovides monoch rome playback through th e viewfin der and color pla ybac k on the L CD mon itor . A color vid eo monitor connected to the VID EO OUT or M ON OUT connect or of the AJ-SPX900E al so pro vides color pl a ybac k.
29 3 Associating V oic e Memos with a Clip The p or tion of th e clip with which a voice m emo is asso ciated depends on when the v oice memo i s recorded . A vo ice memo recorded dur ing record ing or play back is associ ated with the picture in vi ew at the time the V OICE ME MO button is p resse d.
30 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Recor ding T o record hi gh-quality video with the AJ-SPX900E, the b lack and whit e bal ances mu st be ad jus ted ac cordi ng to condi tio ns.
31 4 Detec tion ar ea f or the whit e balan ce The det ection area f or the white balan ce is selectab le between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the men u option A WB AREA. This optio n can be f ound in the <WHITE BAL ANCE MODE> screen, wh ich is a ccessib le fr om the CAM OPERA TION page .
32 4-1-2 A djusting the Blac k Balance The b lack bala nce must be adjusted when: z Y ou use you r AJ-SPX900 E the first time; z Y our AJ-SPX900E has not been used f o r some time; z The ambi ent temperatur e has chang ed substa ntially; z The gain switc hov er val ue has been cha nged; or z S .
33 4 4-2 Setting the Electr o nic Shutter This sec tion prov ides a descript ion of t he electro nic shutter , together w ith sett ing and handlin g directions . 4-2-1 Shutter Modes The tab le below sho ws the shutte r modes and speeds f or the electroni c sh utter pro vided in y our AJ-SP X900E.
34 4-2-3 Placing the Camera -recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode T o place the ca mer a-recorder in SYNCHR O SCAN mode, f ollow the st eps be low . 1 Press the SHU TTER s witch positio ned at [ON] to wards [SEL], to place the camera -recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode .
35 4 <Note> z When “VIDEO” is sel ected f or the menu option REC SIGNAL , non-stan dard signals ou tput from the GENLOCK I N connector , ma y degrade video quality . z When “PR OG. ” is spec ified f or the menu optio n V .RES (25P), segmen ted-fr ame video is recorded, allo wing yo u to perf or m comple tely progres siv e editing.
36 <Note> z A udio Channe ls 1 an d 2 alw a ys receiv e the signa ls selected with the A UDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches. z When the ext ension b oard AJ -Y A902A G (optional a c cessory) is attac hed, 4-channel recor ded au dio sign als are SDI-ou tput, as is .
37 4 4-5 Setting Time Data 4-5-1 Setting th e User Bits The user bi ts allow inf ormation, includ ing memos that us e up to eight-dig it base 16 numbe rs (date and time), to be recorded in the seco ndar y code a rea. 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ UB].
38 4-5-2 Setting the Internal Cloc k’ s Date and Time 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ UB]. 2 Press the HOLD butt on to displa y a dat e in the displa y win dow . 3 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET]. 4 Use the CURSOR a nd SET b uttons to set th e yea r , month and da y (Y/M/ D).
39 4 4-5-3 Setting the Time Code 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ TC]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET]. 3 Use the CURSOR b uttons to s et the time code . The time co de setting r ange e xtends from 00 :00:00: 00 to 23:59:59:2 4. button : Shifts t he targ et (bl inking) digit to the right.
40 T o external l y lock the time code: F ollo w the steps b elow . 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 P osition the TCG s witch at [F-R UN]. 3 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ TC]. 4 Set the men u optio n GENLOCK to “EXT”. This option can be f ound in t he <GENLOCK > screen, wh ich is acces sib le from th e SYSTEM SETTING pa ge.
41 4 4-5-5 Pro viding an ID to the Camera The cam era ID is speci fied through the <CAMERA ID> screen. The ID can incl ude up to 10 alphan umeric charact ers, symbo ls, and/or sp aces. <Note> When the set tings menu is dis play ed, outputting co lor bar signals does not indic ate the c amera ID .
42 4-5-7 Mode Chec k Screen Displa ys (MODE CHECK button function) The vie wfinder can d ispla y a screen tha t allo w s y ou to check the settings and statu s of the AJ-SPX900E.
43 4 4-6-2 Setting Menu Options The men u options ar e set with the MENU and JOG dia l bu ttons. The me nu com pri ses mai n menu , sub- menus a nd opt ions menus. The data specified t hrough me nu options a re written and sa ved in the in ter nal memo r y of the AJ- SPX900E.
44 5 T ur n the JO G dial butto n to change t he v alue. T o increase t he value: T ur n the JO G dial button cloc kwise, as see n from the fron t of the cam era. T o decrease t he value: T ur n the JO G dial b utton anti-cloc kwise , as see n from the front of the came ra.
45 4 4-7 Viewfi nder Screen Status Displa ys In addit ion to vide o images , the vie wfinder di spla ys lamp s and te xt that indi cate the s ettings and oper ating sta tus of the AJ- SPX900E, toget her with messages , a center m ar ker , a saf ety zone marker and the camera ID .
46 Inf ormation Item Indication Status Camera Shoo ting Mode 50i, 25P Camera shooting mode ( progressive or interlaced) Extender EX2 Lens ex tender used. MODE CHECK Indication Area (ST A T US: Master gain, USER SW GAIN ) LOW/MID/ HIGH –3 to 30 S.GAIN 30/36/42/48 DS.
47 4 Camera W arning and Report Area (related to A WB, ABB and s witch settings) A WB A AC TIV E A WB B AC TIV E A WB A OK _ . _ K A WB B OK _ . _ K A WB BREAK _ . _ K AW B N G COLOR TEMP LOW COLOR TEMP HIGH LEVEL O VER LOW LIGHT TIME O VER A WB PRESE T _ .
48 Gain v alue __ dB Current gain v alue. System inf ormation and warnings SYST EM ER ROR - __ TURN PO WER OFF REC WA RNING BACKUP BA TT EMPTY WIRELES S-RF EOM BOS EOS CANNO T REC CANNO T PLA Y V OICE.
49 4 P2 car d remaining free sp ace ___ min END WP LOOP INFO P2 _ / _ The indication “ ___ min” sta ys illuminated under nor mal conditions or blinks when the remaining level is near zero . When the card space is used up , “END” comes on. The P2 card is write-protect ed.
50 *The menu option P2CARD REMAIN can be found in the <VF INDICA TO R2> screen, which is accessible from the MAIN OPERA TION page . *1 n : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to OF F , which can be f ound in the <MODE CHK IND> sc reen, accessible from the : VF page.
51 4 4-7-4 Displa y Modes and Setti ng Cha nges/adjust ment Re sult Message s The messa ges that appe ar on the viewfinde r screen to in dicate changes to settings a nd adjustment results ma y be lim ited, or set not to appear , through the me nu option DISP MO DE.
52 4-7-5 Setting the Marker Displa ys The center , safety zon e, saf ety zo ne area and fr ame markers ma y be set to ON or OFF , al ong with specifi cations of t he marke r types . T o set and select ma r kers , go to the <VF MARKER> screen fr om the VF page an d select the app ropr iate op tions .
53 4 4-8 Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor Using the LCD Monitor 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch of the AJ-SPX9 00E. 2 Slide the OPEN b utton in the arrow direc tion to open the LCD moni tor . 3 Adj ust th e ang le of th e LCD mo nit or for most c onv enie nt view ing.
54 4-9 Menu-driven Function Setup Each funct ion is set up usin g the m enu sy stem. 4-9-1 Setti ng the Switchover of USER SW GAIN In additio n to the standard L/M/H gain mod e, the AJ -SPX900E supports S.GA IN (super gai n) mode, f eaturing great er than 30- dB an alog gain- up, toget her wit h DS.
55 4 4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 b uttons can be assigned user-sel ected functi ons.
56 4-10 Handling data Setting Data Using an SD Card An SD ca rd (optional acce ssor y) can b e used as a set up card that store s up to eight files of settin gs men u specificatio ns.
57 4 4 T o format the SD card, turn the JOG dial b utton to mo ve the cursor to YES . Then, pre ss the dial b utton. When the SD ca rd has been f or matted , the f ollo wing message appears: The card w ill not be formatted if t he f ollowing m essage a ppears when th e JOG dial button is pressed: 5 T o exi t the men u, press the MENU b utton.
58 6 T ur n the J OG dia l button u ntil a desired character appears . The char acters that appear are switc hed in the follo wing order: Space: Ð Alphabetic al characters : A to Z Ð Numerals : 0 to 9 Ð Symbols : ', >, <, /, - 7 Press the J OG dia l button to accep t a des ired char acter .
59 4 T o read da ta on an SD card: 1 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion [SD CARD READ/WRITE]. Then, press the dial b utton. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo ve th e cur sor to th e menu option [R. SEL ECT]. Then, press th e dial b utton.
60 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data It is p ossible t o transf er settings and ot her data to the user area of the int er nal memory of the AJ-SPX9 00E. This data a llows you t o qui ckly repr oduc e an op timum se tup state . T o write data, go to the <INITIALIZE> screen f rom the FILE page.
61 4 4-10- 4 Ho w to Use Scene File Data It is po ssible to wr ite the s ettings d ata into the sc ene fi le area o f the internal mem or y of the AJ-SPX9 00E, or to read data written in this area. F our ty pes of s c ene files are avai lable . Thi s data allow s y ou to quic kly reproduce an opti mum s etup state .
62 T o r ead settings data for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> sc reen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion SCENE SEL. 3 Pre ss the JOG di al butto n to blink scen e file numbe rs. Then, turn the di al bu tton to select a de sired scene file number .
63 4 T o tit le settings dat a for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> sc reen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion [TITLEs 1 - 4 ] for the ap propriate scene fil e. 3 Press the J OG dia l button to mov e the curs or to th e title ent r y ar ea, pu ttin g th e AJ-S PX90 0E i n entr y mode.
64 Chapter 5 Preparatio n 5-1 P ower Suppl y A battery pac k or AC po wer can be used as the pow er supply fo r the came ra-rec order . Using a Ba ttery Pac k Battery pack s from th e foll owin g manu.
65 5 When using a BP-90 type batter y pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Attaching the batt er y case to the camera-re corder . Connect t he cabl e on the camera-record er to the cab le on the ba tter y case (BP-90 ty pe). Using a scre wdriver , se cure the ba ttery case (BP-90 type) to t he camera-rec order .
66 Using an NP-1 type batter y pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Mount the NP-1 type battery case on the camera-rec order . Tighten t he mounting sc re ws. Tighten t he pow er contact scre ws. Inse r t t he up per p ar t of t he re moved cover in t he directio n of the arro w .
67 5 5-1-2 Using an A C P ower Suppl y When using the P anasonic AJ-B75 A C adapter 1 Plug the AJ-B7 5 DC OUT connector into the camera- recorder’ s e xter nal DC inp ut sock et. 2 T ur n the A C adapter po wer ON. 3 T ur n the ca mer a-recorder p ower s witch ON.
68 5-3 Moun ting the lens and P erforming the Flang e Back and White Shading Adjustments Mounting the Lens 1 Raise th e lens c lamping le ver and remov e the mou nt cap . 2 T o mou nt th e lens, alig n the ind enta tion at th e to p cent er of the lens m ount with the cen ter mark of the lens .
69 5 Adjusting the Lens White Shading T ake th e foll owin g steps to adjust the white shad ing: <Note> V er tical coloring ma y occur near the op en position of the lens iris, e ve n after adju sting the white shadin g. This ph enomenon, how e ver , i s a c harac teristic of t he lens or optica l system.
70 This co mpletes the white sh ading adjus tment. The comp ensation v alues are stored in the non-v olatile i nter nal mem or y . T here fore, re-a dju sti ng th e whi te sha din g is not required, e ven after the camera-re corder po wer ha s been turned off .
71 5 Reading out the Lens File Data 1 Select the lens file No . to read o ut by f ollowing St eps 1 to 3 in the [Storing the Lens File Data] section . 2 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo ve the cursor to [ READ:]. 3 Press the JO G Dial b utton and the f ollow ing me ssage appears .
72 5-4 Prepari ng for A udio Input T ake th e foll owin g step s to prepare the camer a f or connecting audio in put de vices . 5-4-1 When Using the Front Micr oph one The AJ-MC 700P micr ophone kit (option al) includes a microph one that c an be mounted o n the camer a.
73 5 When Using the Unislot ® Wireless Receive r 1 Remo ve the co ver to insert the wireless rec eiv er and secure it with the scre ws. 2 Set the A UDIO IN swi tch to [W .L.] depending on the audio channel t o be recorded. 5-4-3 When Using A udio Devices 1 Connect the a udio de vice to t he A UDI O IN ja ck with the XL R ca bl e.
74 5-6 Attaching the Shoulder St r ap T o detach t he shoulder strap , first open the hook s, then det ach the str ap. <Note> Mak e sure tha t the shoulder s trap is secu rely attached.
75 5 5-9 Attaching the Fr ont A udio Level Contr ol Knob If yo u use the F ront A udio Le vel contro l frequently , attach the access or y knob so that it can be easi ly oper ated. Remove the screw in the cente r of the Front Audi o Lev el co ntro l, and attac h the accesso r y knob usi ng the scre w (included).
76 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data gro up that includes the ima ges and v oices c reated f rom one shootin g sessio n, toge ther with addit ional inf ormat ion such as voice m emos an d meta da ta.
77 6 6-2 Thumbn ail Screen Press the THUM BNAIL b utton to displa y the thu mbnai l screen on the LC D monit or . Pressing the THUMBNAIL butto n again returns the displ ay to t he regular d ispla y .
78 6-3 Selecting Thumbnails Multipl e thumbnails can be ra ndomly selec ted in the thumbnail screen. 1 Use the cu rsor buttons to mo ve the p ointer (y ellow fra m e) to the des ired clip and press the SET butto n. The fra me around th e selected thumbn ail changes to a blue frame .
79 6 6-5 Swi tching the Thumbnail Displa y The displ ay can be switched so t hat o nly thos e cli ps m atchi ng the spec ified conditio ns are displa yed in the thumbnail screen. 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor .
80 6-7 V oice Memo A v oice memo is audio data that can be attac hed to th e clip separa tely from the vo ice recorded during shooting. <Note> A v oice memo can be attached during recording. Please ref er to [3-8 V oice Memo Funct ion] f or more inf or mation .
81 6 6-7-3 Deleting V o ice Memos 1 P erfor m St eps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Playin g Bac k V oice Memos] s ection to sele ct the voi c e me mo in the clip . 2 Mov e the pointe r over t he clip y ou w ant t o delete , and press the MENU B AR but ton. The p ointer mo ves to the m enu bar .
82 6-10 Formatting a P2 Car d 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The po inter mo v es to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OPERA T ION FORMA T . The f ollowing screen appear s.
83 6 6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The t humbn ail display mode can be c ustom ised to suit your pref erences. 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The po inter mo v es to the menu bar .
84 Clip Meta Data Displ ay s more deta iled dat a about the clip . Use the curso r but tons to mov e the pointer , and press the SET b utton to chec k the d etailed cont ent. The u nderlined items are automat ically set du ring shooti ng. Other ite ms can be inpu t on y our pe rsonal c omputer , etc.
85 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections 7-1 Inspectio ns Bef ore Shooting Mak e sure you c hec k that the sys tem is o perating normally bef ore embarking on a shoot. W e recomm end usin g a color video m onitor to chec k the image . 7-1-1 Preparing f or Insp ections 1 Mount a c harged battery pac k.
86 7-1-3 In specting the Memor y Recording Functions Mak e sur e y ou suc cessiv ely carry out the insp ections from [1. Inspecti ng the P2 Ca rd Recording ] to [4.
87 7 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set the use r’ s bit as requ ired. Please ref er to [4-5-1 Settin g the User Bits] f or the setting procedures . 2 Set the tim e code . Please ref er to [4-5-3 Se tting the Time Cod e] f or the setting procedures .
88 7-2-4 Connector Signals P anasonic Part No. K 1AA104H0024 Manufacturer P ar t No. HA 16RX-4P(SW 1) (Hirose El ectric C o .) <Note> Confirm correc t polarity whe n using an ex ter nal po wer s upply . P anasonic Part No. K 1AB103B0013 Manufacturer P ar t No.
89 7 7-3 W arning System 7-3-1 W arning Description T abl es If a prob lem is detec ted imm ediate ly after th e power i s turned on, or du r ing oper ation, this wi ll be i ndicated by the W ARNI NG l amp , lamps i nside the vie wfinder and a wa r ning tone .
90 7-3-2 Error Codes The f ollowin g error codes are dis pla yed in th e disp la y window if an error occurs in the ca mera: 5. P2 Card Fully Recorded Displa y windo w indicat ion All 7 bar indicators f or remaining MEDIA capac ity star t blinking. W ARNING lamp Continues to light up until an op eration is perf or med.
91 8 Chapter 8 Men u Description T ables 8-1 Menu Config uration Abou t Menu De scr ipt ion T ables USER MENU USER MENU SELECT SYSTEM SETTING PAINT CAM OPERATION SYSTEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION O.
92 8-2 SYSTEM SETTING 8-2-1 SYSTEM MO DE 8-2-2 OPTION MO DE The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks REC S IGNAL CAM VIDEO 1394 Select video input signals.
93 8 8-2-3 REC FUNCTION 8-2- 4 O UTPUT SEL The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks PRE R EC TI M E 0SEC : 15S EC Set PRE RECORDING. 0-15SEC: Set the length of time that can be retrospectively recorded before t he REC ST ART b utton is pressed.
94 8-2-5 LCD MONIT OR 8-2-6 GENLOCK 8-3 P AINT 8-3- 1 ROP The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks BRIG HTNESS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor brightness. –C U F – COLO R LEVEL – 7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD monitor chroma lev el.
95 8 8-3-2 M A TRIX <Note> The it ems in dicat ed by are the se tting items f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in t he <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without are the s etting item s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fer to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SE LECT] for more inf or mation.
96 8-3-4 LO W SETTING 8- 3-5 MID SETTING <Note> The items indicated b y are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
97 8 8-3-6 HIGH SETTING 8-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL <Note> The items indicated b y are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
98 8-3-8 SKIN T ONE DTL 8-3-9 K NEE/LEVEL <Note> The items indicated b y are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
99 8 8-3-1 0 GAMM A 8-3-11 FLARE 8-3- 12 CAMERA SETTING ZEBRA Pattern Displa y <Note> All item s in CAMERA SETTING a re setting t argets of the item P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The ____ in the Adjustab le Range colum n indica tes the preset mode .
100 8-4 VF 8-4-1 VF DISP LA Y 8-4 -2 VF MARKE R 8-4- 3 U SER BO X The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks DIS P COND ITI ON NORM AL HOLD NORMA L : Display status constantly . HOLD: Displa y status only when the MODE CHECK swit ch is pressed.
101 8 8-4-4 VF INDICA TOR1 8-4- 5 VF INDICA T O R2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks EXTE NDER ON OFF Set the extender indication to ON or O FF . –C U FE SHUT TER O N OFF Set the shutter speed indication to ON or OFF .
102 8-4-6 MODE CHE CK IND 8-4 -7 !LE D <Note> If both GAIN (0 dB) and GAIN (–3 dB) are set to ON, the LED illumi nates e xcept w hen GAIN is adj usted to 0 dB and –3 dB .
103 8 8-5 CAM OPERA TION 8-5-1 CAMERA ID <Note> This set ting is cancel ed when READ F AC T OR Y D A T A is sele cted. 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED 8-5-3 SHUT TER SELECT The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks ID1 Setting 1 f or the CAM ERA ID recorded on color bars.
104 8-5-4 USER SW <Note> Fo r each function of the USER s witches, re fer to [ 4-9-4 Assigni ng Funct ions to USER MAIN, USER1 an d USER2 Buttons]. 8-5- 5 S W M ODE The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks USER M AIN SW INH S.
105 8 8-5-6 WHITE B ALANCE MODE 8-5-7 USER SW GAIN The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FIL TE R INH ON OFF Select whether or not to retain white ba lance memor y (A/B) data for i ndividual CC filters.
106 8-5-8 I RIS 8-6 MAIN OPERA TION 8-6- 1 B A TTE R Y/P2CARD The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks A.I R IS LEVE L 000 : 050 : 100 Set the target value for auto iris. –C U FE A.
107 8 8-6-2 BA TTER Y SETTI NG1 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks CARD NEAR END ALAR M ON OFF Select whether or not to set the alarm to beep f or P2 CARD NEAR END ALARM.
108 <Note> The remai ning battery capacity f or digital bat ter ies is dis pla yed as % ins ide the v iew finder (PR O14/TRIM14/HYTR ON50/ HYTR ON100/HYTR ON12 0/DIONIC90 /DIONIC160 /NP-L50).
109 8 8-6-3 B A TTER Y SETTING2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks NiC d1 4 _ • Enable selection under BA TTERY SELECT . _ : Enable selection. • : Disable selection. NEAR E ND 11.
110 8-6-4 MIC/A UDIO1 8-6-5 MIC/A UDIO2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FR ONT V R CH1 FRONT W. L . REAR ALL OFF Select whether or not to enab le the FRONT A UDIO LEVEL control for the signal selected as the input signal to A UDIO CH1.
111 8 8-6-6 TC /UB 8-6- 7 U MID SET/ INFO <Note> Please ref er to [4 -5-6 Setting the U MID Inf ormation] f or the UMID inf orm ation s etting. The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks UB M ODE USER TIME DA T E EXT TCG FRM RA TE REGE N Select the user bits mode.
112 8-7 FILE 8-7-1 SD CARD READ/WRITE 8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT 8-7- 3 L ENS FILE 8-7- 4 SCENE 8-7-5 I NITIALIZE The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks R.S EL ECT 1 : 8 Select the file number to read out.
113 8 8-8 MAINTENANCE 8-8-1 SYSTEM CH ECK 8-8-2 LENS A DJ 8-8-3 BLA CK SHADING 8-8-4 WHITE SHADING 8-8- 5 DIAGNOSTI C1 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks COLO R CHECK ON OFF ON/OFF switching for chec king proper operation of the camera-recorder.
114 8-8-6 DIA GNOSTIC2 8-8-7 HOURS ME TER 8-9 OPTION MENU 8-9- 1 OPT ION The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks SYSC ON SO FT Display t he software v ersion f or the system control microprocessor.
115 9 Chapter 9 Specifications [General] Operating temperatur e: 0 ° C to +40 ° C Storage temperature: –20 ° C to +6 0 ° C Operating humidity: 10% to max imum 85% (relative humidity ) Maximum co.
116 A udio System Sampling frequenc y: 48 kH z (syn chro nise d with vid eo) Quantizing: 16 bits Freq uen cy respo nse: 20 Hz - 20 k Hz ± 1.0 dB (at stan dard lev e l) Dynamic rang e: Minimum 85 dB (1 kHz, A WTD) Distortion factor: 0.1% or l ess (1 kHz , standard lev el) Headroom: 18 dB [Inpu t/output Unit] Video input GEN L OCK IN : BNC, 1.
117 9 MEMO.
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