Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AJ-HPX3100G Panasonic
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Before o perating this produ ct, ple ase read the insructio ns carefully and save t his manual for future use. VQT3A79 FJ0910 AT0 -FJ @ Printed in Jap an ENGLISH Memory Card Camera-Recorder Operating Instructions Model No . AJ-HPX3100G This produc t is eligible for the P2HD 5 Year Warra nty Rep air Progr am.
2 indica tes s afety info rmatio n. CAUTION RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK).
3 EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APP ARA TUS 1. Applicabl e standards and o peratin g enviro nment (A J-HPX310 0G) The app a ratus is comp liant w ith: z stand ards EN55 103-1 a nd EN551 03-2 1996. 1 1, and z electrom agnetic e nvironme nts E1, E2, E3, E4 , and E5.
4 To remove the battery Main Power Batte ry (Ni-Cd / Ni-MH / Li -ion Battery) z T o de tach the battery , please proce ed in the revers e order of th e install ation me thod de scribed i n this manual.
AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm master: right Contents 5 Read thi s first! ............... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 2 Genera l Features o f Camera unit ...... ............ ............. ............. ....
AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm mast er: l eft 6 Assigni ng Functio ns to USE R Butto ns.... ............. ............. ................ 55 Selec ting Audi o Input Signa ls and A djust ing Recordi ng Level s ........ 57 Setting Extern al Reference Signal and GENLO CK .
AJ-HPX2000P(E nglish)TOC.fm master: right 7 Index ... .............. ....................... ................... .............. ....................... ................... ....... ...... 204 z The S D car d logo is a r egi ste red t radem ark . z SDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
8 General: The unit is a solid CCD camera-reco rder integrating 2/3-inch 2.2-me gapixel componen ts that support interlaced/progressive drive (rea ding a ll pixel s) and rec ord/playba c k that s upport s the compress ion forma t for A VC-Intra1 00, A VC-Intra50 and DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO and D V .
9 Gener al: F eat ures o f Cam era uni t General _ Multi-format By apply ing the i nterlace drive/p rogressiv e driv e (reading all pixels) to the 2.2-mega pixel CCD, the uni t support s a variety o f recording methods .
10 General: Fe atures of Reco rder/player unit _ Multiple Slot s AJ-HPX3100 i s equipp ed with 2 slot s for P2 cards. 2 cards m ay be in serted in thes e slot s for continuou s recor ding. They also provide n ew reco rding c apabi lities specif ic to mem ory cards .
11 Gener al: Feature s of Record er/player unit General _ T ext Memos & S hot Marks Each cli p can in corporate comme nts, i n the fo rm of text memo a dded to the thumb nail ass ociated w ith the time code, to gether wi th shot m arks whic h, for example, can help yo u distinguis h OK cut s from reje ct cu ts.
12 General: Featur es of t he Input/O utput u nit _ Independent Dual HD SDI output e quipped as st andard The HD SDI signals ou tput from the SDI OUT conn ector and t he MON O UT connec tor are each indep endent. Embedde d audio is superim posed on HD SDI output.
13 General: Dim ensio ns drawing General Unit: mm (inch ) Dimensions drawing 102 (4- ) 1 / 16 140 (5- ) 1 / 2 33 5.8 (1 3 - ) 1 / 4 209 (8- ) 270.5 (10- ) 1 / 4 5 / 8 AJ-HPX3100G(VQT3A79)_E.
14 General: Color TV Standard Set tings (Settings fo r frame frequency ) The unit i s deliv ered with the colo r TV standard no t yet specified. T o revise the se ttings for frame f requency accordin g to the preferred s tan dard, refer t o the procedures descr ibed belo w .
15 Gener al: System Config uration General ◆ Note All of the devices and accessories other than the u nit, which are shown in this system configuration, are optionally available. To use these d evices and accessori es, refer to the resp ective operation m anuals.
16 Parts and their Functions: Power Supply and Acce ssory M ountin g Section 1. POWER switch Used to turn on/of f the power . 2. Battery mount A battery pack from Anton/B auer is mounted here. > [Mountin g the Battery and Setting the Batte ry Typ e] (page 109) 3.
17 Parts and their Functions: Power Sup ply and Accessor y Mounti ng Section Parts and their Fun ctions 12. VF connector (2 0 Pin) Insta lls the viewfind er (AJ-HVF2 1KG , AJ-CVF1 00G , whic h ar e opti ona l). > [V iewfinde r] (page 30) Note Please be aware that when the SYSTEM MODE is set at 480/59.
18 Parts and their Functions: Audio (inp ut) Functio n Section 1. MIC IN (microphone input) jack (XLR, 5-pin) A microp hone (o ptional a ccesso ry) is con nected he re. Power fo r the micr ophone comes f rom this jack. A remote m icrop hone may be conn ected.
19 Part s an d th eir F unct ion s: Audi o (in put ) Fu nct ion Sec tio n Parts and their Fun ctions 7. Microphone input +48V ON/OFF switch This is the ON /OFF switc h providi ng power to the microph one conn ected to the 5 .AUDIO IN C H1/3 / CH2 / 4 (audio input channel 1 /3 / 2/4) conne ctor .
20 Parts and their Functions: Audio (outp ut) Functi on Sect ion 10. AUDIO OUT co nnector (XLR, 5-pin) This co nnect or outpu ts aud io si gnals rec orded o n Chann els 1/2 or 3/4. Output sig nals are selec ted with the 1 1.MONIT OR SELECT (au dio chan nel) CH1/ 2 / CH3/4 selec tor swi tch.
21 Parts and their Functions: Shooting and R ecording/ Playba ck Funct ions Se ction Parts and their Fun ctions 1. CC FIL T ER/ND FIL TER (filter switching) controls These are u sed to sele ct the filter in acco rdance with the subjec t’s b rightne ss and c olor temperatur e.
22 Parts a nd their Fu nctions: Shooting a nd Reco rding/P layback Function s Section 5. SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUS TMENT buttons These b uttons are enabled when the 3.SHUTTE R switch i s positi oned a t [ON] and s y nchro s can is select ed. They are used to adjust the sp eed of the synchro scan.
23 Parts and their Functions: Shooting and R ecording/ Playba ck Funct ions Se ction Parts and their Fun ctions 17. BUSY (operation mode display) lamp This lam p indic ates th e active st atus of th e SD memory card. It st ays il luminate d when t he card is active.
24 Parts a nd their Fu nctions: Shooting a nd Reco rding/P layback Function s Section 23. GENLOCK I N connector When GENL OCK i s se t on t he c ame ra, o r wh en t he ti me code is external ly locked, refe rence sig nals are input.
25 Parts an d their Functions : Menu O peration Se ction Parts and their Fun ctions 1. MENU button Used to tu rn on/of f the men u . 2. JOG dial button With the menu open, th is button is used to navigate through m enu p ages, select op tions and spec ify valu es.
26 Parts a nd their Fu nctions: Time Code Sectio n 1. GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to inp ut a refere nce s ignal bef ore the cam era unit is gen-lo cked, or be fore the time code is external ly lo cked. > [External ly Locki ng the T ime Code] (p age 68) 2.
27 Parts an d their Functions : Warning and Status Dis play Func tions Parts and their Fun ctions 1. Back tally lamp When the 2.BACK T ALL Y switch is set to [ON], the lamp behaves in th e same way as the fr ont tally lamp at th e viewfind er . 2. BACK T A LL Y switch This sw itch co ntrols the actio n of the 1.
28 Parts a nd their Fu nctions: Display W indow F unctions Error Code Indication > [W ar ning System] (page 153) Display Wi ndow Fu nctions P2 card/b attery -remaini ng lev el indi cation s Memory .
29 Parts and their Functions: LCD Monitor Parts and their Fun ctions 1. LCD monitor The LCD monitor display s the vi deo in the view finder . Alterna tively , it can s how clips on the P2 card in a thumbna il format. In th umbn ail di spl ay mo de, clips can be ed it ed or deleted, or P2 cards can b e formatte d using the 4.
30 Parts a nd their Fu nctions: Viewfinder An HD vie wfinder can be us ed with this unit . It is recommende d to use th e optional AJ-HVF21 KG or AJ-CVF1 00G (59.
31 Parts an d their Functions: Vi ewfinder Parts and their Fun ctions 9. Eyepiec e Note Do not leave the eyepiece aimed a t the sun. Doi ng so may dam age the i nternal compon ents. 10. Diopter adju stment ring Use thi s to make adjust ments in line with your dio pter , in order t o obtai n optimum cla rity in the viewfi nder image.
32 Recording and Pl ayback: P2 Ca rds Note When using the camera-record er for the first time, be sure to set t he tim e dat a beforeha nd. > On how the time dat a is set, see [Setting T ime Data] (page 62). 1 T urn o n t he P OWER sw itch . 2 Open the car d slot cover .
33 Recordin g and Playback: P2 Cards Recording and Playb ack 1 Open th e card slot cov er . 2 Raise the EJECT button. 3 Then, dep ress the EJECT butt on to release t he P2 card so that yo u can rem ove it.
34 Recording and Playback: How to handl e data recorded on P2 cards The P2 ca rd is a semico nductor memory card that is use d as t he reco rding med ium in th e professional video productio n and broadcas ting d evices that ma ke up the DVCPRO P2 Series .
35 Recording and Playback: Basi c Procedu res Recording and Playb ack This secti on describes the basi c procedure for shoo ting and reco rdi ng. B efo re yo u emb ark on a s hoo t, p re-i nsp ect y our system to ensure that it works pr operly .
36 Recording and Pl ayback: Basic Procedures For sh ooting , follo w the st eps be low . 1 Select a filter according to light conditions. 2 When the whit e balance is save d: Position th e WHITE BAL switch to [A] or [B].
37 Reco rding and Playba ck: Normal Recording Recording and Playb ack REC bu tton st arts recording of vi deo and s ound on the P2 ca rd. A cluster of da ta that co nsist s of vid eo and sound ge nerated through a shooting act ion, toget her with such add ed information a s meta dat a, is called a “clip”.
38 Recording and Playback: PRE-RECORDING function The intern al memory of your uni t is cap able of sto ring seve ral seco nds of video an d sound dat a co ming fr om the camera. This capabi lity c an be us ed to record v ideo and sound s everal seconds before either the REC button is pressed to sta rt record ing.
39 Recording and Playback : Loop R ecording Recording and Playb ack When t wo P2 car d slot s contain c ards, this function allow s the tar get P2 card to be s witched in order . Eve n when the free sp ace of a P2 card is used up, this functio n continu es reco rdi ng wh ile erasi ng e xist ing data.
40 Recording and Playb ack: Interva l Recordin g 1 Following basic operations of shooting a nd recording according to “ Basic Procedures”, lock th e camera s ecure ly . 2 Check that “i” is blinking in the display , and that th e inter val recording mode is s elect ed.
41 Recording and Playback : Interval Record ing Recording and Playb ack After setti ng th e ONE SHO T mode of I NTER V AL REC , f ollow thes e st eps: 1 Following basic operations of shooting and recording ac cording to “Basic Procedures ”, lock the c amera secur ely .
42 Recording and Playback: ONE CLIP REC F unction This func tion com piles m ultipl e reco rdings in to a co mbined clip and does not isol ate sin gle recor dings (from REC ST ART to STOP) to s ingle clip s. Use this function by setting the ONE CLI P REC MODE item to “ON”.
43 Recordi ng and Pla y back : ONE CLIP REC Fun ction Recording and Playb ack z The INTER V AL REC and LOOP REC f unctions canno t be used at t he same time. z This mo de does not opera te when the REC SIGNAL i tem is set to “SDI”. The me nu ite m REC SIGNAL is fou nd in the <SYSTEM MODE> screen on the SYSTEM SETTI NG page.
44 Record ing and Pl aybac k: Recording R eview Fu nction When r ecording i s pau s ed, pr essing t he RET button automati cally locates the la st two sec onds of video j ust recorded, and the viewfinde r provides vid eo playba ck. Afte r playbac k, the ca mera-recorder is again ready to st art recording .
45 Recordi ng and Pla yback : Normal and Va riable Spe ed Playback Recording and Playb ack The PLA Y/P AUSE button provides monoch rome play back through th e viewfinder and c o lor play back on the LCD monit or . A color v ideo monitor c onnected to the SDI OUT or MON OU T connec tor of came ra-recorder also pro vides co lor playba ck.
46 Recording and Playback: Shot Mark Function A shot ma rk is added to the thumbn ail of a clip to di stinguish that clip from othe rs. With the LCD mon itor , only c lip s that have sh ot marks can be viewe d and/o r played b ack. T o add a shot mark du ring recording, press the SH OT MARK butt on.
47 Adjustme nts and Settings for Reco rding : Multi Form at Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The unit uses an interlace/progressive scan (reading all p ixels) switchable type CCD. With comb inations of the SYSTEM MODE and CAMERA MODE men u options, y ou can select a vi deo syste m from among 12 types in cluding HD (1080i) and SD.
48 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : M ulti Fo rmat The table below shows the formats used to record signals from the CCD a nd externally input signals alo ng with the formats for signals outpu t from the o utput con nectors. *1 Y ou can se lect 16 bit or 24 bit in the menu item AUDIO SMPL RES when the A VC-Intra format is selecte d.
49 Adjustm ents and S ettings fo r Recordi ng : Adjustin g the White ba lance an d Black Balance Adjustments and Settings for R ecording T o record high-quality v ideo wit h the u nit, the bl ack and white balance s must b e adju sted acc ording to c ondit ions.
50 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Adj ustin g the White balan ce and Bl ack Balan c e The detec tion a rea for t he white balan ce is se lecta ble between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the menu option AWB AREA. The detec tion a rea is fac tory-set to 25%.
51 Adjustm ents and S ettings fo r Recordi ng : Adjustin g the White ba lance an d Black Balance Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The whi te balanc e can be manua lly adjus ted by setting the color tempera ture. Manu al color tempera ture settings can be performed for each o f the WHIT E BAL swit ch positi ons: PRST , A and B.
52 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Adj ustin g the White balan ce and Bl ack Balan c e The blac k balance mus t be ad justed w hen: z Y ou use you r unit the first time; z Y our unit h as not be en used for some ti me; z The a mbient tem peratu re has chang ed subst antially ; z The gain switchover v alue has been changed; o r z S.
53 Adjust ments and Setting s for Re cordin g : Setting the Electronic Shutter Adjustments and Settings for R ecording This sec tion pr ovides a descrip tion of the el ectronic shutter , together wi th setting and h andling d irections.
54 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting the Elect ronic S hutter The shutt er speed in any shutter m ode is set usin g the SHUTTER switch. In SYNCHRO SCAN mod e, shutter speed ca n be switc hed easily , using the SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT switches (+/–) on the side p anel .
55 Adjustme nts and Settings for Reco rding : Assigning F unctions to USE R Buttons Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The USER MAIN SW , USER 1 SW , USER2 SW , SHOT MARK SW (USER3 SW) a nd TEXT MEMO SW (USER4 SW) buttons can b e assign ed user-s elected fu nctio ns.
56 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : As signing Functions to USER Buttons chann el 1 o r audi o ch annel 3 (y ou ca n swit ch with t he VR SELECT m enu opti on on the <MIC/AUDIO> screen o f the MAIN OPERA TION pa ge) is assigne d. Pressin g the button switc hes the i nput signal in the f ollowing order: FRONT > REAR > W .
57 Adjustme nts and Se ttings for Reco rding : Selec ting Audio Input Signals an d Adjustin g Recording Le vels Adjustments and Settings for R ecording AJ-HPX310 0 support s independen t 4-channe l sound recordi ng in any record ing format .
58 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Sel ectin g Audio Inp ut Sign als and Ad justing R eco rding Lev els Y o u can selec t th e reco rdin g lev el a djust men t meth od f rom among th ree me thods, the adjus tment control/ad justmen t with m enu option s /automa tic ad justment .
59 Adjustme nts and Se ttings for Reco rding : Selec ting Audio Input Signals an d Adjustin g Recording Le vels Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Adjustment with AUDIO L EVEL CH1/3 / CH2/4 k nob.
60 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Sel ectin g Audio Inp ut Sign als and Ad justing R eco rding Lev els When sel ecting “CH 1/2” wit h the VR SELEC T menu op tion When sel ecting “CH .
61 Adju stments and Sett ings for Rec o rding : S etting External R eference Signal and GENLOCK Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Y ou can lo ck the v ideo signals o utput f rom thi s unit to a reference signa l provi ded exte rnally . This uni t can re ceive e xternal ref erence signals from the followi ng two connectors .
62 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data This uni t provides time codes, u ser bi ts, and day-h our (real ti me) data as t ime data, and they are recorded in frame s synchro nous wit h images, and ar e also reco rded as dat a for clip met adat a files.
63 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The numb er of frames for TC varies with the settin gs for the input signal, s ystem mod e, and camera mode as follows. *1 It will not b e slaved to a TC or UB v alue t hat is inp ut in the S D I IN conn ector .
64 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data L TC UB is selected with the UB MODE men u option, and VITC UB is se lected with the VIT C UB MODE men u option. Y ou can s elect eac h menu option from the <TC/UB > screen of the MAIN OPERA TION page .
65 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The frame rate and video p ull-down menu are linked to the time cod e and user bit s as follow.
66 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data 1 Position the DISP LA Y sw itch at [UB] . 2 Press the HOLD button t o display a date in the disp lay window. 3 Positio n the TCG switc h at [SE T]. 4 Use the CURSOR and SET buttons to set the year , month and day (Y/M/D).
67 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 1 Position t he DISP LA Y sw itch at [T C]. 2 Position t he TCG switc h at [SE T]. 3 Set the menu option TC MODE to “DF” or “NDF”. “DF” st eps the time code in drop fram e mo de, and “NDF” st eps it in non -drop frame mode .
68 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data The unit’ s internal t ime code genera tor can be lock ed to a n external genera tor . In addi tion, t he externa l time code generator can be locked to the unit’s internal genera tor .
69 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Example 3: When the unit and an exte rnal de vice are locked to the external time code gene rator , which is c onnected external ly , and whe n simult aneous reco rding i s made b y using th e TC OUT out put si gnals.
70 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data Exam pl e 5: When an external devic e is lock ed to the time code generato r of the unit. Exam ple 6: When an external devic e is locke d to the time cod e generato r of camera-record er , which i s connec ted in a casca de config uration.
71 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Follow the ste ps below . 1 T urn o n t he POWE R swi tch. 2 Position t he TCG switc h at [F-RU N]. 3 Position t he DISP LA Y sw itch at [T C]. 4 Set the menu option GENLOCK to “ GL IN” or “SDI IN”.
72 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data The cam era ID is sp ecified through the <CAMERA ID> screen. T he ID can includ e up to 10 alpha numeric characte rs, sy mbols, a nd/or s paces . Note When the s ettings m enu is d isplayed, outputting color bar signals does no t indicate the cam era ID.
73 Adjustm ents and Se ttings fo r Recording : Settin g Time Data Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The unit s upport s UMID (Un i que Mate rial Identi fier) metad ata.
74 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Set ting Time Data By settin g the DISPLA Y switch to “CTL”, CT L count is display ed on the time c ount indi cation of the LCD d isplay window . The CTL count is displ ayed in ± 12 hours with n on-drop- frame.
75 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording In additio n to video ima ges, th e viewfind er displays la mp s and tex t that indicate t he settings and op erating st atus of the unit , together wit h messages, a ce nter marker , a sa fety zone marker an d the c amera ID.
76 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays T o se lect the inf ormat ion item s yo u wan t t o ha ve dis pla yed in the viewfi nder screen, go to the < VF INDICA TOR> s creen s from the VF p age, and turn on or o ff the ap propriate options , or speci fy desire d values.
77 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Information Item Indication St atus 1. System mode 1080-59.9i 1080-50i 480-59.9i 576-50i This indicates the mode that the unit operates i n.
78 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays Information Ite m Indication St atus 10. GAIN switch assignment information (duri ng MODE CHECK) LOW/MID/HIGH –6 to 30 S.GAIN 30/36/42 DS.GAIN 6 : /10 : /12 : / 15 : /20 : /2 4 : / 28 : /34 : V alue set for the master gain Example: LOW: 0 Gain value to which S.
79 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Information Item Indication St atus 12. User button functions UM: US ER MAIN button U1: USER1 button U2: USER2 button U3: SHOT MARK (USER3) bu tton U4: TEXT ME MO (USER4) bu tton INH S.
80 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays Information Ite m Indication St atus 13. System information and war nings SYSTEM ER ROR- ¢¢ TURN POWER OFF CARD ERR.
81 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording Information Item Indication St atus 20. WHITE BAL switch positio n A B P T WHITE BAL switch positioned at [A]. WHITE BAL switch positioned at [B].
82 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays Displays in mod e check onl y Display screens and menu options St atus when displayed !LED screen Displays menu options that become !LED lighting factors. z Indications selected through the menu option !LED are marked with [ ! ].
83 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording * The menu opti on P2CARD REMAIN can be fo und in the <VF INDICA TOR> screen, which is a ccessible from the VF pa ge. Display screen Indication St atus CAC INFO Screen Displays the CAC active status and information.
84 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays * ± : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to OFF , w hich can be found in t he <MODE CHK IND> s creen, accessible fr om the VF page. z : Provided regardless of the menu option setting.
85 Adjustm ents and Settings for Record ing : View finder Scr een Status Disp lays Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The mess ages tha t appea r on the v iewfinder screen t o indicate changes to se ttings and adjus tment result s may be limited, or set not to appe ar , through the menu option DISP MODE.
86 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Vie wfinder Screen S tatus Di splays The cente r , safety zone, sa fety zone area a nd fram e marker s may b e set to ON or OFF , along with s pecif ications of the ma rker types. T o set and se lect mark ers, go to the <VF MARKER> scree n from the VF page and select t he appropria te options.
87 Adju stmen ts and Setti ngs fo r Recor ding : Adjusting an d setting the LC D mon itor Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 1 T urn on the P OWER swit ch of the uni t. 2 Slide the OPEN button in the arrow 1 directio n to open the LCD monitor in t he arrow 2 direction.
88 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : Sel ection of vide o output signals The unit e m ploys the SDI O UT connec tor and the MON O UT con nector as conne ctors for outputti ng video signa ls. The type of outp ut signal from the SD I OUT conne ctor is in accordan ce with the SYSTEM MODE item.
89 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cordin g : Select ion of video out put signals Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The MON O UT con nector out puts HD SDI signa ls, dow n- converte d SD SDI signals, and analog sig nals. In the MO NITO R OUT ite m, set the v ideo sig nal out put from the MON O UT con nector .
90 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : H andling dat a The u nit empl oys 6 sets for the file data a rea. F ACTOR Y data: The ar ea for stor ing factory setti ngs. Dat a cannot be revised wi th menu op eration s. USER dat a : The ar ea for stor ing the dat a set by menu operations The F ACTORY d ata is store d as the fa ctory settin g.
91 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording An SD memor y card (optional access ory) can b e used as a setup ca rd that stores up to eight files o f setti ngs menu specifi c ation s. This dat a allows y ou to quic kly reproduce an optimum st ate.
92 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : H andling dat a Note SD memory cards may be f ormatted via the thumbnail screen. > [Formatting SD m emory c ards] (page 131). 1 Navigate the menu to the <SD CARD READ/ WRITE> scr een. 2 T urn the JOG dial button to mov e the cursor t o the menu option CARD CONFIG .
93 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 5 Press the JOG d ial butt on. This m oves t he cursor t o the entry area, put ting the un it in entry mode. 6 T urn the JOG dial button until a desire d character appear s.
94 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : H andling dat a 14 T o e xit the menu, press the MENU butto n. The settings menu disap pears an d the st atus of the unit is indic ated at the top an d bottom of th e viewf inder screen. Notes z It is possibl e to overwrite t he setup fi le on th e unit with a setup file from another device.
95 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording It is pos sible to transfe r settings and other dat a to the user area of the internal memory o f the un it. This dat a allows yo u to qu ickly rep roduc e an op timum se tup st ate.
96 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : H andling dat a It is possib le to write the settin gs data int o the scen e file area of the int ernal memory of the unit, o r to read da ta wri tten in this area . Four type s of scene file s are availabl e.
97 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 1 Navigate t he menu to the <SCE NE> scr een. 2 T urn the JOG dial bu tton to move t he cursor to the option SCENE SEL. 3 Press the JOG d ial butto n to blink scene f ile numbers.
98 Adjustm ents and Se ttings for Recording : H andling dat a 1 Naviga te the menu to the < SCENE> s creen. 2 T urn the JOG dial button to mov e the cursor t o the option [TITLE 1 - 4] for the ap propriate scene fi le. 3 Press the JO G dial butt on.
99 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording The menu settin gs can b e rese t to their de faults. T o reset the settings to t heir default s, sele ct the me nu option READ F ACTORY DA T A in the <INITIA LIZE> screen, which is acce ssib le from the FILE page.
100 Adjus tments an d Settings for Rec ording : Handli ng data 1 Using the menu operations, open the <LENS FILE> screen fro m the FILE pa ge. 2 T urn the JO G dial bu tton to mo ve the ar row (cursor) to the FILE NO. item. 3 Press the JOG dial button and the file numbe r will f lash.
101 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 13 Press the JOG d ial butt on. The followin g messa ge is di splayed. 14 T urn the JO G dial bu tton to mo ve the ar row (curso r) to Y ES, and pr ess the JOG dial button.
102 Adjus tments an d Settings for Rec ording : Handli ng data The conte nts of the ei ght lens files stored in the unit’ s internal m emory c an be sav ed onto a n SD memory card as card f iles unde r a si ngle title . A total of eig ht titles can be save d on an S D mem ory ca rd.
103 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cording : Handling d ata Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 1 Using menu operat ions, open the <LENS FILE CARD R/W> sc reen from the FILE p age. 2 T urn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to the CARD FILE SELECT item.
104 Adjus tments an d Settings for Rec ording : Chroma tic Aberrati on Compensation (CAC) CAC is a funct i on that autom atically correc ts regis tration errors mainly caused by s light chrom atic ab erration, wh ich canno t be corrected with lenses, and minimize s color weep age on t he images.
105 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cordin g : Chromat ic Aberratio n Compensati on (CAC) Adjustments and Settings for R ecording 1 Insert the SD memory card with the CAC FILE downloaded from our su pport website. For downl oading, re fer to the following URL.
106 Adjus tments an d Settings for Rec ording : Chroma tic Aberrati on Compensation (CAC) 1 Open <CAC ADJ> from the M AINTENANCE pa ge using the menu operation. The following s cre en is disp layed. 2 Select “OFF” in CAC CONTROL. 3 Select the lens pro duct number to be deleted in CARD FILE NO using the J OG dial button.
107 Adjust ments an d Settin gs for Re cordin g : Chromat ic Aberratio n Compensati on (CAC) Adjustments and Settings for R ecording If the f ollowin g messa ges ar e display ed when the J OG dial button is pressed, the data can not be deleted. 7 Move the arrow (cur sor) to YE S by turning the JOG dial button and t hen press the JOG dial button.
108 Preparatio n: Power Su pply A battery p ack or an ex ternal DC powe r supply can be used as AJ-HPX310 0’ s power supply . Battery p acks from the follow ing manu facture rs can be us ed: • Anton/Baue r • IDX The type of the b attery can be c hecke d or chang ed through the view finder or menu sc reen on the mo nitor .
109 Prepa ration: Power Supply Preparation 1 Mount the Anton/Bauer b attery p ack. Insert th e battery and sl ide it in the dir ection of the arrow . <For your information> Remo vi ng the battery pa ck Comp letely pu sh down and h old the release lever on the b attery hol der .
11 0 Preparatio n: Power Su pply 1 Con nect the e xterna l DC pow er sup ply to t he DC IN s ocket on t he unit. 2 T urn “ON” the power swit ch of the ext ernal DC power supply . (If the pow er switch is avail able on the exte rnal DC power su pply) 3 T urn ON the POWER switch on th e unit.
111 Preparatio n: Mounting the L ens and Perfor ming t he Flange Back and White Shading Adj ustments Preparation 1 Raise the le ns clam ping leve r and remo ve the mount cap. 2 T o mount the lens, a lign the indent ation at the top center of the lens mount w ith the center mark of the lens.
11 2 Preparatio n: Mounting the L ens and Perfor ming t he Flange Back and White Shading Adj ustments 8 Repeat Step s 5 to 7 until the lens is in focus at both the telephoto and wide-an gle positions.
11 3 Preparatio n: Mounting the L ens and Perfor ming t he Flange Back and White Shading Adj ustments Preparation 11 When the len s has an exten der , re peat steps 7 - 9 to enable the extender function.
11 4 Preparatio n: Prepari ng for Audi o Input T ake the follo wing steps to prep are the camera f or connecting au dio input devi ces. AJ-HPX 3100 can be equipp ed with the AJ-MC90 0G stereo microph one ki t (an extra -cost o ption). 1 Open the micro phone holder .
11 5 Prep arat ion: Moun tin g the Camer a on a T rip od Preparation 1 Connect the audio device to the AUDIO IN jack with the X LR ca ble. 2 Set the AUDIO IN switch to [REAR] for the channel to which the XLR cable is connected. 3 Set the LIN E/MIC se lector switch on the re ar p ane l to [LINE].
11 6 Preparatio n: Attachin g the Shoulder Strap T o de tach t he should er strap, first ope n the hooks, the n detac h the stra p. Note Make sure that the shoulder strap is securely att ached. Att aching the Shoulder S trap Should er S trap Press to open the hook.
11 7 Preparation : Attaching the F.AUDIO LEVEL c ontrol Knob Preparation If you us e the F .Audio Level contro l frequentl y , attach the access ory kn ob so tha t it can be ea sily operated. Remove th e screw in the c enter o f the F .Audio Level control, and at tach th e acces sory kno b using the sc rew (incl uded).
11 8 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview A clip is a dat a group that in clude s the ima ges and voice s create d from one shooting sess ion, t ogether with ad ditional informati on su ch as tex t memos and met a data.
11 9 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thu mbnail scre en on the LCD moni tor . Pres sing the THU MBNA IL button aga in returns the disp lay to the regular di splay .
120 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview 8. Clip Number The num bers set b y the camera fo r all th e clip s recogni s ed corr ectly b y the P2 card . These numbers are alloca ted in chronolog ical order , by s hooting d ates and times.
121 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails Multiple thumbnails c an be randoml y selec ted in the thumbnai l screen . 1 Use the cursor but tons to move the pointer (yellow fra me) to the desir ed clip an d press the SET button.
122 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview The disp lay can be sw itched s o that only t hose cli ps matchin g the spe c ified co nditions are di splayed in the thumbnai l screen . 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. The thumb nail scre en app ears on th e LCD mon itor .
123 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails It is pos sible to replace th umbnails with i mages th at include previous ly att ached text mem os while i m ages a re recor ded or played back.
124 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview During recording or playback, yo u can ad d text mem os to clip s. T ext mem os can b e used to pl ay back clip s at so me point or break c lip s into c hunks and copy the n ecessary portions.
125 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails 4 With the pointer located in the lower part, move the point er to the desired text memo number using t he cursor right and left butto ns ( "! ).
126 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. The thumb nail scre en app ears on th e LCD mon itor . 2 Use the cursor buttons to mov e the pointer over the clip you want to delete and pre ss the SET bu tton to sele ct the c lip.
127 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails Incompl ete cl ips m ay be gen erated when cl ips re corded on multiple P2 cards (conn ected clip s) are separat ely copied to diff erent cards.
128 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview Informati on such as the n ame of pe rson who shot t he video, the name of the reporter , the shooting locatio n, or a text memo c an be read from the SD memory c ard, and can be reco rde d a s C li p M eta D ata.
129 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails THUMBNA IL: Disp lays the location of the frame (fram e of fset) and th e siz e (h eig ht a nd widt h) o f the imag e selec ted as the thumbnail ima ge.
130 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview Select MET A DA T A > USER CLI P NAME from th e thumbnai l menu to select the rec ording method. T wo options are availab le: TYPE1 and TYPE2. * The COUNT valu e is indicated as a f our-digit n umber .
131 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD m o nitor . 2 Press the THUMBNAIL ME NU button a nd select OPER A T ION > FORMA T from thethumbnail menu.
132 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview The th umbnail displ ay mode c an be custo mised to suit your preferenc es. 1 Press the THUMBNAIL button. The thumb nail scre en app ears on th e LCD mon itor . 2 Press the THUMBNA IL MENU button and select THUMBN AIL > SETUP from thethumbnail menu.
133 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails The c lip’s p rop erti es an d th e P2 ca rd ’s status are dis play ed. It is possibl e to edit and rewri te recorded clip met adat a while clip prop erties are displ ayed.
134 Manipul ating Clips wi th Thumbnails: Thu mbnail M anipulations O verview Notes z Deleti ng only th e resp ective i tems of L O CA TION (recordin g location dat a) in SHOOT i s not pos sibl e. By setting AL TITUDE to empty , other LONGITUDE/ LA TITUDE items are co llectiv ely de leted.
135 Manipu lating Clips with Thu mbnai ls: Thum bnail Manip ulations Overvie w Manipul ating Clips with Thumbnails When “USED” is sel ected: 1. Wr ite-prot ect Mark The mark app ears if the P2 car d is write-protec ted.
136 Conn ect ion with ext ern al dev ic e: Co nne ctio n wit h ex ter nal de vi ces usin g th e USB 2 .0 p ort By conne cting AJ-HPX3100 w ith an ex ternal PC using USB 2. 0, the P2 card con nected to AJ-HPX310 0 can be u sed as a mass s torage device.
137 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Conn ection w ith exte rnal devices u sing the U SB 2.0 port Connection with external device In this m ode, it is possible to connect to a h ard disk dri v e (H.
138 Conn ect ion with ext ern al dev ic e: Co nne ctio n wit h ex ter nal de vi ces usin g th e USB 2 .0 p ort For T y pe S or P 2 STORE For the F A T 1. PA R T I T I O N This s ection indicate s the type of the hard disk driv e. The av ailable functi ons depe nd on the type of ha rd disk drive .
139 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Conn ection w ith exte rnal devices u sing the U SB 2.0 port Connection with external device 8. MODEL This se ction indicate s the m odel of t he P2 card that origi nally co nta ined dat a on the p artition. Note Press the cursor button ( ! ) to switch to the P ARTITION NAME.
140 Conn ect ion with ext ern al dev ic e: Co nne ctio n wit h ex ter nal de vi ces usin g th e USB 2 .0 p ort 1 Switch the mode to USB HOS T . > [Switching to the USB HOST mod e] (p age 137) 2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
141 Connec tion wit h external devi ce: Conn ection w ith exte rnal devices u sing the U SB 2.0 port Connection with external device 6 Selec t YES. z This sta rts the write proc ess. z When the wri ting is c ompleted , the mes sage “COPY COMPLETED!” is displaye d.
142 Connectio n with exte rnal devi ce: Connec tion using the SDI IN connector 1 Confir m that the co nnected d evice has the same sig nal form at as camer a-record er . 2 When signals are input from the SDI IN connect or , set the R EC SIGNAL in the setting menu to “SDI”.
143 Conne ction with extern al device: Connect ion of the remote control unit (AJ-R C10G ) Connection with external device It is pos sible to control some o f the fun ctions re motel y by connect ing the remote c ontrol unit AJ- RC10G (op tional access ory).
144 Connectio n with exte rnal devi ce: Connec tion of the remo te control unit (AJ-RC10G ) Menu option GAMMA menu z The opti ons available in GAMMA-MODE-SEL are as follows. HD, SD, F-LIKE1, F -LIKE2, F-LIKE3, FILM-REC, VIDEO REC z DYMC-L VL and BSR-L VL are ad ded to the 4th la yer .
145 Conn ect ion with ext ernal dev ice : Co nnec tion of t he ex tens ion c ont rol uni t (AG -EC 4G) Connection with external device It is pos sible to control some o f the fun ctions re motel y by connect ing the extensi on con trol unit AG -EC4G ( optional access ory).
146 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: In spection s Before Shooti ng Make s ure yo u check tha t the system i s operati ng normal ly before emba rking on a shoot. We recommend using a color video monitor t o check the im age. 1 Mount a charged battery p ack.
147 Mainten ance and Inspecti ons: Insp ections Before Sh ooting Maintenance and Insp ecti ons Make sure yo u succ essi vely ca rry out the ins pections fro m [1.
148 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: M aintenanc e 6. Inspecti on of the clock, ti me code, an d user bit s 1 Set the user’s bit as required. > [Setti ng of the U ser bit s] (p age 64) 2 Set the time code. > [Setti ng the T ime Code] (pag e 67) 3 Set the TCG switch to [R-RUN].
149 Mainte nance and Inspe ctions: M aintenance Maintenance and Insp ecti ons Note Ensure tha t the po larities are used correct ly for a power sup - ply from an externa l source .
150 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: M aintenanc e REMOTE 1 CAM DA T A (H) Data from the camera to the remote control (H) 2 CAM DA T A (C) Data from the camera to the remote control (C) 3 CAM CONT (H) .
151 Mainte nance and Inspe ctions: M aintenance Maintenance and Insp ecti ons LENS 1 RET -SW ON/OFF of the return v ideo RETURN ON: GND RETURN OFF: OPE N 2 REC-ST A RT/STOP Control for recording start/stop 3G N D G N D 4 IRIS-AUTO ON/OFF of t he forced iris servo SER VO ON: 5V ± 0.
152 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: M aintenanc e Unislot 1 CH-1 SHIELD GND 2 CH-1 HOT Audio input from the wireless receiver: CH1 HOT 3 CH-1 COLD Audio input from the wireless receiver: CH1 COLD 4G N.
153 Maintena nce and Inspec tions: Warning Sy stem Maintenance and Insp ecti ons If a proble m is detected i m media tely af ter the power is turned on, or duri ng operation, this will b e indicated by the W ARNING lamp, lamp s inside the vi ewfinde r and a warning tone.
154 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: Wa rning System 5. Image Se quence Error Di spla y wi ndo w indication “E-40” appears in the time code display f ield. W AR NING lam p Blinks 4 times per second. T a lly lamp Blinks 4 times per sec ond while recor ding continues.
155 Maintena nce and Inspec tions: Warning Sy stem Maintenance and Insp ecti ons The f oll owin g er ror c ode s are dis pla yed in t he d ispl ay wi ndo w if an er ror oc cur s in the c amer a: Confirm the type of warnin g and re fer to the d etails in th e [W arning Desc riptio n T ables ] (p age 153) fo r countermeasure s.
156 Mainten ance a nd Inspec tions: Wa rning System Card W arning Code Code No . Descr iption Recording Ind ication in display wind ow E-70 The directory structure on the P2 card is not supported. ([DIR NG CARD (S lot No.)] is indicated on the viewfinder .
157 Maintena nce and Inspec tions: Warning Sy stem Maintenance and Insp ecti ons HDD (USB HO ST MODE ) CANNOT ACCESS CARD! An error occurred dur ing P2 car d access. Check P 2 card. CANNOT ACCESS TA R G E T ! An error occurred during hard disk access.
158 Menu: Menu Configurati on About Menu D escription T ables USER MENU USER MENU SELECT SYSTEM SETTING PA I N T CAM OPERA TION SYSTEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION OUTPUT SEL GENLOCK RGB BLACK CONTRO.
159 Menu: Menu Co nfigu ratio n Menu USER MENU: USER ME NU is f actory -set. The m enu can be config ured to suit your preferences by speci fying each opti on accord ing to your purpose s and frequency of use, t hrough the <USER MENU SELECT> s creen, whi ch is accessi ble from th e MAIN MENU p age.
160 Menu: Menu Configurati on The menu optio ns are set with the MENU and JOG dial buttons. The menu comprises ma in menu, su b-menu s and opt ions menus. The d ata sp ecif ied thro ugh menu opt ions a re wr it ten and save d in the i nternal memo ry of the u nit.
161 Menu: Menu Co nfigu ratio n Menu 6 Press the JOG d ial butt on. z The va lue stop s blinkin g and is accepted. z T o change the settin gs for other opt ions on the s ame page, re peat S teps 4 - 6 . 7 When the setting s are fin alised, pr ess the MENU button.
162 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es The ____ in the Adjust able Range co lumn i ndicates the p reset mod e. Menu Description T ables SYSTEM SETTING SYSTEM M ODE Items/ Dat a Saved Adjustable Range Remarks SYSTE M MODE 1080 -59.94 i 1080 -50i 480- 59.94i 576- 50i For setting the system frequency and the recording format of t he unit.
163 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks PC MO DE SELEC T USB H OST USB D EV . S pe cify the operation mode of the camera-recorder when an external device is connected via USB. USB HOST : Sets the camera-r ecorder to the m ode that allows an external hard disk drive to be connec ted.
164 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es * This v ariable range is the numerical values for 59.94 Hz. F or 50 Hz, the frame rate is up to 24f. ◆ Note Displayed REC TIME, P AUSE TIME and TOT AL REC TIME are translated into either drop-frame or non-drop-frame according to the mode of operatio n.
165 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks ONE C LIP REC M ODE ON OFF Select the ONE CLIP REC mode. ON: Operate in ONE CLIP REC mode. OFF: Do not operate in ONE CLIP REC mode. Note This item cannot be changed in the following cases.
166 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es ◆ Note In HD mode, the safety zone marker and the saf ety zone area are not displayed on the SD SDI outpu t and VBS output from the MON O UT connecto r if “L T-BOX” or “S-CROP” is selected in DOWNCON MODE.
167 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu ◆ Note The <DOWNCON S ETTING> screen is d isplayed when SYST EM MODE is set to 1080-59.94i, 1080-50i (HD mode). DOWNCON SETTING Items/ Dat a Saved Adjustable Range Remarks DOWN CON MODE SQU EEZ E LT- B O X S-CR OP For setting the mode of the down converter output signals.
168 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es GENLOCK Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks GENL OCK INT GL IN SDI IN Switch the camera synchronising signal. INT : Synchronise w ith the internal reference signal regardless of the reference signal input to the GENLOCK IN o r SDI IN connector .
169 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able R ange col umn indicates the pre set mode . * If the r emote control unit or the extension c ontrolunit is connected, settings made from the menu are d isabled. (The set value is displayed.
170 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note The items indicated by are the setting items for P A INT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen.
171 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Notes z The items indicated by are the setting i tems for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without are the set ting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/ W . > [SD CARD R/W S ELECT] (page 193) for more informat ion.
172 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es z When shooting w ith the MASTER GAIN set to “–6dB” or “–3dB”, coloring p henomena may occu r in portions o f the video with high brightness.
173 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Note The items indicated by are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen.
174 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note z The items indicated b y are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen.
175 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Notes z The items indicated by are the setting i tems for P A INT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> scree n. The items without are the setting items for P AINT MENU LEVEL R/ W . Please refer to [SD CARD R/W SELECT] (page 193) for m ore info rmatio n.
176 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note All items in CAMERA SETTING are setting target s of the item P AIN T M EN U S W( ) R/W in the <SD C ARD R/W SELECT> screen.
177 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able R ange col umn indicates the pre set mode . ZEBRA P attern Disp lay VF VF DISP LA Y Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks DISP COND ITION NORM AL HOLD NORMAL: Display status constantly .
178 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es z The u ser box c an be displaye d in any posit ion as a boxt ype c ursor . VF MARKER Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks TA B L E A B Select the VF MARKER setting tabl e. First, select table A or B, then set the items below for each table.
179 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu VF INDICA TOR (1/3) Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks EXTEN DER ON OFF For selectin g ON or OF F for the ex tender display . –C UFR SHUT TER ON OFF Set the shutter speed indication t o ON or OFF .
180 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks SA VE LED OFF P2 CARD Set the SA VE lamp function. OFF: The lamp always s tays off and not used. P2CARD: The lamp blinks in s ynch with the warning message when the P2 card’s remaining recording capacity is getting low.
181 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able R ange col umn indicates the pre set mode . Note This setting is canceled when READ F ACTORY DA T A is selected. CAM OP ERA T ION CAMERA ID Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks ID1 ¢¢¢¢ ¢¢¢ ¢¢¢ Setting 1 for the CAM ERA ID recorded on color bars.
182 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note In remote control mode when the remote cotrol unit (AJ- RC10G) or the extensi on control unit (A G-EC4G) is connect ed, the settings for the shutter are set to the value recorded on the AJ-RC10G or AG-EC4G .
183 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu USER S W Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks USER MAIN SW INH S.GAIN DS.GA IN S.IRIS I.OVR S.BLK B. GAMM A D.ZOO M AT W AT W L O C K Y GET DRS ASSIS T C.TEM P AUD C H1/3 AUD C H2/4 REC S W RET S W PRE R EC SLOT SEL PC MO DE LC D B.
184 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks S. BLK LVL OFF –10 –20 –30 For setting the super black level. –C UFR AUT O KN EE SW OFF ON DRS For selecting ON/OFF of the AUTO KNEE function and DRS function. When it is set to OFF , the AUTO KNEE may not function even if the AUTO KNEE switch is turned ON.
185 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Note When the DS. GAIN function is active, the shutter m ode is set to OFF . Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks COLO R TEM P PRE 2300K ; : 3200K : 15000K : 3200 K 5600K For setting the color temperature when the WHITE BAL s witch is set to the PRST position.
186 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es LENS/IRIS Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks A.IRIS LEVE L 000 : 045 : 100 Set the target value f or auto iris. –C UFR A.IRIS PEAK / AV E 000 : 030 : 100 Determine the peak -to-standard ratio for the auto iris.
187 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able R ange col umn indicates the pre set mode . MAIN OPERA TIO N BA TTERY/ P2CARD Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks BA TTERY SELEC T HYTR ON140 DIONI C90 DIONI C160 ENDU RA10 PA G L 9 5 TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C Select the battery to us e.
188 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es z The rema ining battery le vel is indica ted in percent age when a ba ttery wit h this fun ction is insta lled o n the unit. BA TTERY SETTING (1/2) Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks HYTR ON140 ¢ • Enable selection under B A TTERY SELE CT .
189 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Note When “CH3/4” is selected in the V R SELECT item, the following 6 items will also be swapped for channels 1/2 and 3/ 4. The channel indicated in parentheses ( ) indicates the channels use d during replacement.
190 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note The frequency characteristics when the microphone low cut filter is applied are 200 Hz to 10 kHz. MIC/AUDIO (2/3) Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks MI C LOWC UT CH1 OFF FRON T W. L . REAR Select the microphone low cut filter f or Input Channel 1.
191 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu MIC/AUDIO (3/3) Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks FRON T MIC POWE R ON OFF Select the phantom power supply for the front microphone. –C UF – REAR MIC POWE R ON OFF Select the phantom power supply for the rear microphone.
192 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es Note Please refer to [Setting UM ID Informat ion] (page 73) for the UMID informati on setting. Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks VITC U B MODE USER /EXT TIME DA TE TCG FRM R A TE REGE N Select the user bits mode for VI TC.
193 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu The ____ in the Adjust able R ange col umn indicates the pre set mode . Notes z For a USB DEV ICE mode, errors occur even if the respective items for SD CARD READ/WRITE are executed, since it does not access an SD memo ry card.
194 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es FILE READ screen Notes z For a USB DEVICE mode, errors occur even i f the respective items of LENS FILE CARD R/W are executed, since it does not access an SD memory card. Set PC MODE to “OFF” and then execute the operation ag ain.
195 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu Notes z For a USB DEVICE m ode, errors occur even if the RE AD USER DA T A item is executed, since it does not access an SD memory card.
196 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es The ____ in the Adjust able Range co lumn i ndicates the p reset mod e. z Data ad jus ted on the LENS FILE ADJ scree n can be stored o n an SD mem ory card a s a lens file.
197 Menu: M enu Des cription T ables Menu CAC ADJ Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Range Remarks CAC CONT ROL ON OFF ON: The color astigmatism correction is performed.
198 Menu: Menu Description Tabl es The ____ in the Adjust able Range co lumn i ndicates the p reset mod e. OPT ION MENU OPTI ON Items/ Data Saved Ad jus tab le Rang e Remarks ENG SECU RITY ON OFF Select whether or not to prohibit opening the menu screen.
199 Updati ng the Firm ware in corporat ed into th e unit Updating the Firmw are incorporated i nto the unit The fir mware can b e upda ted using either of the fol lowing two meth ods.
200 Specific ations Genera l Operatin g temp erature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 10 4 °F) S torage tem perature: –20 °C to 60 °C (–4 °F to 140 °F) Operatin g humidity: 10% to 85% (relative hu.
201 Specifica tions Specifications Record media: P2 card Vi deo record ing si gnals: 1080/59 .94i, 1080/50 i, 1080/29 .97p, 1080/29 .97pN, 1080/23 .98p, 10 80/ 23.98pN , 1080/23.98 p A, 1080/25p, 1080/25 pN 480/59.9 4i, 480/29.97p, 4 80/23.98p, 480/ 23.
202 Specific ations GENLOCK IN: BNC a 1, 1.0 V [p-p], 75 h (This i s availa ble as the return video input c onnector , which can be switc hed in the m enu.) SDI OUT : BNC a 1 HD: 0.8 V [p-p], 75 h (Complia nt with the SMPTE2 92M /29 9M stan dards) SD: 0.
203 Specifica tions Specifications Information on sof tware for this product 1. Included with this produc t is sof tware licensed under t he GNU Gen eral Publi c Licens e (GPL) and GNU Less e r Genera.
204 Index MENU !L ED ..... ................. ...................... ................. ........ 180 MENU 0 1 - 32 ................... ...................... ............ ..... 194, 197 MENU 2 5 M REC CH SEL .................. ........... ..............
205 Index Index MENU DOWNCON MO DE .... ................. ........................ 1 6 7 DRS ....................... ............................ .................... 55 MENU DRS ................. ............................ ........................ 179 MENU DRS EFFECT DEPTH .
206 Index MENU M ATRIX ....................... ............................ ............. 180 MENU M ATRIX B-G ............... ............................ ............. 170 MENU M ATRIX B-R ............... ........... ................. ............. 170 MENU M ATRIX G-B .
207 Index Index MENU SAFETY M ARK .......... ........... ................. ..... 166, 178 MENU SAVE LED ....... ................. ........... ................. ....... 180 MENU SCAN REVERSE .................. ................. ............. 162 Scene Fi le.
Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or ac companying do cuments mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
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