Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AJ- G Panasonic
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Remote Control Unit /Fernsteuereinheit / Module de télécommande / Unità per il comando a distanza /Unidad de control remote / 摄像机遥控器 / リモー トコントロールユニ ット Model No . AJ- G Bef ore op erating t his produc t, please read the ins tructions ca refully an d sav e th is manu al for futu re use.
E-1 Read this first! For General indicat es safety i nformation. CA U TION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND AN NOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED AC CESSORIES ONLY. W AR NIN G: z T O REDUCE THE R ISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXP OSE THIS EQUIP MENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE.
E-2 ENGLIS H Read this fi rst! (Continued) For USA indicat es safety i nformation. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a clas s A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
E-3 T able of Contents Read thi s first! ............... ................. 1 General . ................... ........................ 4 Features ..... .................... ................. 4 Accessories ...... ................... ........... 4 Connection.
E-4 ENGLIS H General The AJ-RC10G (hereinafter called “the unit”) is a remote control unit connected to the camera recorder . The unit controls t he camera recorder from the cont roller and is capable of changing numerical values in the menu. Coverage can be extended b y 50m by using the dedicated cable.
E-5 Connection 1 While the power supply of the camera recorder is tur ned of f, connect the RCU 10- pin connector of the camera recorder to the unit with the co nnection cable. If settings are made from the camera menu, set the frequency to the frame frequency of the camera reco rder and connect an NTSC or P AL monitor .
E-6 ENGLIS H P a rts and functions Fro nt panel P anel part !1" PO WER button ON/OFF switch of the main power supply of the main unit !2" P ANEL A CTIVE button F or controlling which panel operations are ava il a ble When the lamp is on: The panel operations are a vailab le.
E-7 P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Camera recor der/Scene file operation !1" RECORDER ENABLE b utton F or switching between the recorder m ode and the scene file mode When the lamp is on: Recorder mode Buttons from !3 " to !8" are operated as control buttons f or the rec ording.
E-8 ENGLIS H P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) !7" CHECK/5-b utton In recorder mode: This is the recor ding confirmat ion but ton. If the button is pressed when rec ording is paused, the recording can be checked. The lamp flashes when t he tape is rewound and is turned on when the tape is replayed.
E-9 P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Basic c amera operati ons !1" USER MAIN b utton This but ton has the same function as the USER MAIN s witch on the camera recorder. The lamp is on only when t he button is pressed. <Note> Functions assigned to t he USER MAIN button are selected in the menu of the camera recorder or the unit.
E-10 ENGLIS H P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Basic came ra operations (Continued) !9" GAIN di splay This displays the image gain of the cam era recorder . The initial value is the gain value at the time when the G AIN swit ch on th e camera recorder was set to “L ”.
E-11 P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Basic came ra operations (Continued) !14" MA TRIX ON button This button s witches the matr ix function ON/ OFF . Ev en if th e MA TRIX is set to “OFF” in the menu of the camera recorder , it switches to “ON” when this b utton is pressed.
E-12 ENGLIS H P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) V o lume s ettings !1" VR A CT IVE button This is a button to approve/inhi bit operations of th e GAIN v olumes fr om !2" to !3" and the BLACK v olumes from !4" to !6 " . When the pow er of the unit is on, i t inhibits operations .
E-13 P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Menu op era tion of the unit !1" LCD panel This displays the menus for items selected with the menu operation buttons !2" , !5" , !8" , !11" , !14" and !1 7" . This is also capable of displaying the time code.
E-14 ENGLIS H P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) !14" KNEE /FUN C butto n This selects the large item displa yed on the LCD panel. The displa y will s witch to KNEE # FUNC # bef ore entering the menu mode # KNEE step by step ev ery time the button is pressed.
E-15 P ar ts and f unction s (Cont inue d) Rear panel !1" Camera connection c onnector T o connect the 10-pin camera control cable . !2" VIDEO O UT connecto r An NTSC or P AL monitor is connect ed f or operating the men u on the main unit of t he camera recorder .
E-16 ENGLIS H Basic operations When t he po wer is on When the POWER b utton is pressed, the lamp for the P ANEL ACTIVE button is on, and the settings of the camera recorder ar e read into the unit.
E-17 Basic operations (Continued) Operati on of the camer a recorder 1) Operatio n of the displa y interloc king switch Select the white balance settings by using the PRE/A/B but ton and monitoring the PRE/A/B disp lay . The state of the camera recorder filter is displayed on the CC/ND display.
E-18 ENGLIS H Basic operation (Continued) Operation of the camera using the unit volume When the lamp of the P A NEL A CTIVE button is on, operations of the M.PED vol ume and t he IRIS volume are enab led. When the lamp of the A UTO IRIS bu tton is o n, the IRIS volume functions as the volume for setting the target val ue of t he auto iris.
E-19 Basic operation (Continued) 3) M.PED vol ume When the v olume operation is enabled, the unit operates in the absolute value mode where the value is fixed in accordance with the position of t he volume. The value will be “0” by c licking the center.
E-20 ENGLIS H Basic operation (Continued) <Notes> z If a scene file is loaded while the v olume operation mode is set to the absolute value mode, and then the VR ACTIVE button is operated, the set value will correspond to the volume angle and the loaded value will be lost.
E-21 Saving/Loading of scene fi les onto the SD memor y card It is possib le to store up to 8 sets of settings f or the unit. While data on the card are read or written, an y operation of the unit panel is inhibited. Insert the SD mem ory card i nto th e SD memo ry card slot on the unit and operate t he unit menu.
E-22 ENGLIS H Sav ing/Loading of scene files onto the SD memory car d (Contin ued) T o write data on the car d 1 Select “SYSTEM” using the SHUTTER/ SYSTEM b utton, and display the menu on the second la yer using the 4 button.
E-23 Menu operation Operations using the LCD panel The menu can be adjusted using t he Rotar y Encoders (1 to 3) after displa ying the menu on the LCD panel. 1 Press one of the f ollowing buttons: BLA CK/ SHAD b utton, FLARE /MA TRIX butt on, GAMMA/DTL button, WHITE/SKIND TL button, or KNEE/FUNC b utton to select an item on the menu.
E-24 ENGLIS H Menu item Menu The menu items o n the unit may vary w ith the camera recorder connected to the unit. For the f ollowing menu items, the factory s ettings for the unit only are set s eparately from the camera recorder .
E-25 Menu i tem (Continued) FLARE <Note> When th e BLACK volume is assign ed for flare adjustmen t, it must be set in BLACK-VR-CONTROL, BLA CK-VR-MODE, and BLA CK-VR-RANGE. When “FLR” is selected in the BLACK-VR-CONTROL item , the flare c an be adju sted by using the BLACK volume.
E-26 ENGLIS H Menu i tem (Continued) WHITE (Contin ued) Layer Item Variable range Conten ts desc ription Storage 6 COLR- TEM P-PRE 2300k : 8000k T o set th e color temperatu re in the A WB PRE No 7 AW.
E-27 Menu i tem (Continued) KNEE SHUTTER Layer Item Variable range Conten ts desc ription Storage 1 M-KNEE ON OFF T o set th e mode when the A UTO KNEE s witch is off ON: MANUA L KNEE OFF: KNEE OFF Yes 2 MKNPNT 70. 0% : 107.0% T o set th e position of the MANU AL KNEE POINT by 0.
E-28 ENGLIS H Menu i tem (Continued) SHAD <Note> F or th e adju stme nt of t he sh ading, the adju sted s etti ng on the unit will be retained in the main unit of the camera recorder regardle ss of the ON/ OFF setting on the RC- D A T A-SA VE item.
E-29 Menu i tem (Continued) DTL SKIN DTL Layer Item Variable range Conten ts desc ription Storage 1 MDTL –31 : +31 T o set th e lev el of the mast er det ail (H and V) Yes HDTL 0 : 63 T o set th e H.DTL LEVEL VDTL 0 : 31 T o set t he V .DTL LEVEL 2 CORG OFF 0 : 5 T o set de tailed noi se eliminat ion level Yes FRE Q 0 : 31 T o set th e H.
E-30 ENGLIS H Menu i tem (Continued) SKIN DTL (Contin ued) FUNC Layer Item Variable range Conten ts desc ription Storage 5 ICENT 0 : 255 T o set th e center position o n the I- axis (to set the ar ea .
E-31 Menu i tem (Continued) FUNC (Continued) SYSTE M i s the factory setting Layer Item Variable range Conten ts desc ription Storage 5 BLK- GAMMA –3 –2 –1 OFF 1 2 3 T o set th e gamm a curve fo.
E-32 ENGLIS H Connection cab le A 10 m connection cable is attached to the unit. T o e xtend the cable, use the optional dedicated cabl e. If se veral 10 m cables are connected in tandem, the power supply ma y be unstable due to v oltage drops etc.
E-33 Specificatio ns indicates saf ety items. External dimensi ons (W a H a D) 185 mm a 131 mm a 60 mm (7-5/16 inches a 5-3/16 inches a 2-5/8 inches) We i gh t 1.
E-34 ENGLIS H Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private househol ds) This symbol on the produ cts and/or accompan ying documents means that used electrical and electronic products sh ould not be mixed with general household waste.
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