Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AJSPC700P Panasonic
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Memory Card Cam era Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ- P Before operating this product, pleas e read the insr u ctions c aref ully and save this manual for future u se.
2 Read this fir st! indica tes saf e ty inf ormation . CAUTION RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK O F ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUAL IFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
3 PLEASE NO TE: z When prep ar ing to re cord important images , alwa ys shoot som e adv ance test f ootage , to v erify that both pictures and sound are being recorded nor mally .
4 Contents Read this firs t!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 1 Introducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1-1 Camera Un it Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 1-2 Recorde r/playe r Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Content s (continued) Chapter 5 Prepa ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5-1 Power Supp ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5-1-1 Mounting the Bat tery and Setting the Battery Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5-1-2 Use of the ex ternal DC p ower suppl y .
6 Contents (co ntinued) Chapter 8 Menu Description Tables . . 98 8-1 Menu C onfigurat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 8-2 SYSTEM SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 8-2-1 SYSTEM MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The AJ-SPC700P vide o camera-recorder integrates a came ra unit equipped wi th three CCDs, incor porating a 2/ 3-inch on- chip len s, and a vid eo recorde r/play er (VTR) t hat suppo r ts D VC PRO50 , D VCPRO and D V f ormats.
8 Chapter 1 Int r oduction (continued) / 4-channel Digital A udio Recording (all f ormats) All f or mats - D VCPRO , D V an d D VCPR O50 - support 4- channe l digital audio rec ording with high-q uality so und (48 kHz /16 bit s).
9 1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction (continued) / Recording Time (For more i nformation, see th e instruction manual fo r the appropria te memory card.) <Notes > z Opera tion of the f ollowi ng P2 cards.
10 Chapter 1 Int r oduction (continued) 1-3 System Configuration * F or the latest information on P2 cards and SD m emor y cards no t av ailab le in the oper ating Instructions , visit the P2 Support Desk at th e follo wing W eb sites . https://e ww .
11 2 Chapter 2 P ar ts and their Functions 2-1 P ower Supply and Accessor y Mounting Section PO WER sw itch Used to tu rn on/off the po wer . Battery mount A battery pack from Anton/ Bauer is mounted her e. DC IN (external power input) socket (XLR, 4P) This uni t is con nected to an e xter nal DC powe r supply .
12 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fun ctions ( continued) 2-2 Audio (input) Function Section MIC IN (microphone input) jack (XLR, 3-pin) A microph one (option al accessory) is conn ected here . P ow er f or the micro phone come s from thi s jack. A remote mi crophone ma y be connect ed.
13 2 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fu nctions (con tinued) 2-3 A ud io (output) F unction Section A UDIO OUT connector (XLR, 3-pin) This con nector outp uts audio s ignals rec orded on Channe ls 1, 2, 3 or 4. Output s ignals are s elect ed with the MO NIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 select or switch.
14 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fun ctions ( continued) 2-4 Shooting and Recor ding/Playbac k Functions Section / Shooting and Recording (camera unit) CC/ND FIL TER (filter s elector) control Used to select a filter ap propriate fo r illumina tion and color te mperatu re of the subjec t.
15 2 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fu nctions (con tinued) OUTPUT/A UT O KNEE selector switc h Used to select th e video s ignals s ent from the camer a unit to th e memor y , viewfi nder and v ideo mon itor . CAM. A UT O KNEE ON: Video bein g recorded through th e camera is sen t with the auto k nee circ uit activ ated.
16 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fun ctions ( continued) VIDEO OUT OUTPUT SEL s witch Used to s witch the signals output f rom the VID EO OU T connec tor . MEM: In EE (recording ) mode , video fro m the ca mera is output. In VV (pla ybac k) mo de, pl ay back sig nal from a P2 c ard is ou tput.
17 2 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fu nctions (con tinued) VIDEO OUT (video signal output) connector This co nnector outp uts vide o signal s. Th e video signa ls link ed to the se tting of the VIDEO OUT OUT PUT SEL s witch are output f rom here. OPTION SLO T Attach t he video encod er card (AJ-Y AX800G, opt ional).
18 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fun ctions ( continued) 2-6 Time Code Section GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This con nector is used to i nput a ref erence si gnal bef ore the c amer a uni t is gen -l ocked, or be fore th e time code is exter nal ly lo cked.
19 2 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fu nctions (con tinued) 2-7 W arning and Status Display Functions Back tally la mp When the BA CK T ALL Y sw itch is set to [ON], the lamp beha ves in the same w ay as th e front tally la mp at the vie wfinder . BA C K T ALL Y sw it ch This s witch cont rols the acti on of the back and rear tally lamps.
20 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fun ctions ( continued) P ositi ons of time c ode-rela ted switches and information pr ovided 2-9 LC D Monitor LCD monitor The L CD monit or displa ys the v ideo in th e viewfinde r . Alternativ ely , it can show clips on the P2 card in a thumbn ail format.
21 2 Chapter 2 P ar t s and their Fu nctions (con tinued) 2-10 Vie wfinder Viewfinder (opt ional access ory) During reco rding or pla ybac k, the vie wfinder di spla ys the vide o image in mon ochrome. It also di spla ys warnings , messages , zebra pat ter ns, mark ers (saf ety zone and cent er mar ke rs), etc .
22 Chapter 3 Recor ding and Pla ybac k 3-1 P2 Car ds Inser ting P2 Cards <Note> When usin g the camer a-recorder f or the first time , be sure to set the time data bef orehand. On how the time data is set , see [4-5 S etting Time Data]. 1 T urn on the PO WER swit ch.
23 3 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (contin ued) Removing P2 Card s 1 While pr essi ng d own th e sli de l ock butt on, move th e slide-o ut door to the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt do wn the EJECT b utton. 3 Then, d epress the EJ ECT b utton to release the P2 card so that you can re move it.
24 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (continued) 3-2 Basic Pr ocedures This sec tion des cribes the basi c procedure f or shooting and recording . Before y ou embark on a shoot, pre-in spect y our system to ensure that it w orks properly . * F or directions on inspect ing your memor y card c amera-recorder , see [7-1 Inspections Before Shooting].
25 3 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (contin ued) Shooting White/Black Balance A djustment to Recording Completion F or shoot ing, foll ow the step s belo w . 1 Select a filter acco rding to li ght condi tions. 2A When the wh ite b al anc e is save d: P osition the WHITE BAL s witch to [A] or [B].
26 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (continued) 3-3 Normal R ecor ding Pressing either the REC ST ART/ST OP b utton, REC b utton on the han dle or VTR b utton at the lens s tar ts recording o f video an d sound on the P2 card.
27 3 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (contin ued) 3-5 Loop Recording When tw o or more P2 card s lots conta in cards, this fun ction allows the target P2 card to be s witched in ord er . Eve n when the f ree spac e of a P 2 car d is used up, this fu ncti on contin ues recordin g while er asing e xisting data.
28 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (continued) 3-7 N ormal and V a riable Speed P l ay b a ck The P LA Y/P A US E button p rovid es mono chro me pl ayback through the view finder and c olor pla yback on the LCD monitor . A c olor video mo nitor con nected to the VIDEO OUT connect or of the AJ-SPC700 P also pro vides colo r pla yback.
29 3 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback (contin ued) Associating V oice Memos with a Clip The portion of the clip with whic h a voi ce memo is associ ated depen ds on when the vo ice memo is reco rded. A vo ice mem o recorded d uring recording or p laybac k is associ ated with the p icture in view at the time the V OICE MEMO b utton is pre ssed.
30 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settin gs f or Recor ding T o record high-quality vide o with the AJ-SPC700P , t he blac k and whi te balanc es must be adjusted according to conditio ns.
31 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) Detection area for the w hite balance The detec tion area f or the white balance is selectab le betwe en 90%, 50% and 25% , using the men u optio n A WB AREA.
32 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-1-2 Adjust ing the Black Balance The b lack bala nce must be adjusted when: z Y o u us e your AJ -SP C70 0P t he f irs t ti me; z Y .
33 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-2 Setting the Electr onic Shutter This secti on provides a desc r iption of the elec tronic shutte r , together w ith setting and handling di rections.
34 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-2-3 Placing t he Camera- recor d er in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode T o place the camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode, f ollo w the steps b elo w . 1 Pre ss t he S HUT TER switch posi tion ed at [ON] toward s [SEL], to pl ace the camera-record er in SYNCHR O SCAN mode.
35 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-4 Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjustin g Recording Le vels In any f ormat (D VCPR O50, D VCPR O or D V), the AJ - SPC700P supp or ts f our-cha nnel audi o recor ding.
36 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-4-2 Adjusting Recor ding Levels T o adjus t the recordin g le vels f or Audi o Channel s 1 and 2, f ollo w the steps b elo w .
37 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-5 Setting Time Data 4-5-1 Setting th e User Bits The use r bits allo w inf or mation, i ncluding memos that use up to eight-dig it base 16 numbers (date and time), to be recorded i n the Subc ode area.
38 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-5-2 Setting t he Internal Cloc k’ s Dat e and Time 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [U B]. 2 Press the HOLD butt on to displa y a date i n the displ ay win dow . 3 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET].
39 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-5-3 Setting the Time Code 1 P osition the DISPLA Y s witch at [TC]. 2 P osition the TCG s witch at [SET ]. 3 Set the menu option TC M ODE to “DF” or “NDF”. “DF” steps th e time code in drop frame mode , and “NDF” steps it in non-drop fr ame mode.
40 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) T o externally lock the time code F ollo w the steps b elo w . 1 T urn on the PO WER swit ch. 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 option G ENLOCK to “EXT”.
41 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-5-5 Pr oviding an ID to the Camer a The came ra ID is specified thro ugh the <CAMERA ID > scree n. The ID can in clude up to 10 alphan umeric char acters , symbol s, and/or spa ces.
42 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-5-7 CTL Count Setting and Display By setti ng the DISPLA Y s witch to “CTL ”, CTL c ount is displa y ed on the time count indication of the LCD displa y wind ow . The CTL co unt is displ aye d in ±12 hours with non -drop- frame .
43 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-6 Menu Displa ys in the Vie wfinder Sc reen 4-6-1 Menu Configuration USER MENU: USER MENU is f actory-set.
44 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 2 T urn the JOG d ial butt on to mo ve the mark ( ) to a des ired menu opt ion. Th en, p res s th e JOG dia l butto n to displa y the sub-men u screen. 3 T urn the JOG d ial butt on to mo ve the mark ( ) to a des ired menu opt ion.
45 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-7 Vie wfinder Sc reen Status Displa ys In addition to vi deo images, the vie wfinder dis pla ys lamps and t ex t that indicat e the settings and oper ating s tatus of the AJ-SPC700 P , together with m essage s, a c enter mark er , a saf ety zone m arker an d the cam era ID .
46 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) Inf ormation Item Indication Status 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.GA IN 30/36 V alue set f or the master gain Example: LOW: 0 Gain value to which S .
47 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) Inf ormation Item Indic ation Status Camera W arning and Report Area (related to A WB, ABB and switch settings) A WB A ACTI VE A WB B ACTI VE A WB A OK _ . _ K A WB B OK _ . _ K A WB BREAK _ .
48 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) Inf ormation Item Indication Status Gain v alue __ dB Current gain value . System inf ormation and warnings SYST EM ERR OR- __ TURN PO.
49 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) Inf ormation Item Indic ation Status PRE RECORDING indication/ SD me mor y ca rd rema inin g fr ee sp ace (when MODE CHECK is being p erform ed) P-REC (blink) __ h __ m Indicated while pre-recorded video and audio are being recorded on the P2 card.
50 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) *The menu o ption P2CARD REMAIN can b e fou nd in the < VF INDICA T OR2> screen, whi ch is accessib le from the VF page. *1 n : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to OFF , which can be found in the <MODE CHK IND> screen, accessible from the VF page.
51 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-7-4 Display Modes and S etting Cha nges/adjust ment Result Message s The mes sages th at appear on the vie wfinder screen to indicate changes to setti ngs and ad justment result s may be limited, or set not to appear , throug h the men u option DI SP MODE .
52 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-7-5 Setting t he Marker Displa ys The cent er , saf ety zone , safe ty zo ne area and fr ame ma rkers ma y be set to ON or O FF , along with sp ecificat ions of the marker types.
53 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-8 Adju sting and setting the L CD monito r Using the LCD Monitor 1 T ur n on the PO WER switc h of the AJ-SPC700P . 2 Slide the OPEN button in the arro w direction to open th e LCD monitor .
54 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-9 Menu-driven Function Setup Each func tion is se t up us ing t he m enu sy stem. 4-9-1 Setting t he Switc ho ver of USE R SW GAIN In additi on to the standard L/M/H gain mode, the AJ - SPC700P su ppor ts an S .
55 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 buttons c an be assigne d user-selected functions. T o selec t desired fu nctions, us e the men u options USER MAIN SW , USER1 SW and USER2 SW .
56 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-10 Handling data Setting Data Using an SD memory card An SD memo r y card (opti onal acce ssory) can be used as a setu p car d tha t st ores up t o ei ght file s of setti ngs menu specifi cations.
57 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4 T o format the SD memory card, turn the J OG dial bu tton to mov e the curs or to YES .
58 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 6 T urn the JOG di al button u ntil a desired c hara cter appears . The chara cters that appear are switch ed in the followin g orde r.
59 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) T o read data on an S D memory ca rd 1 T ur n the JOG dial bu tton to mo v e the cursor to the option [ SD CARD READ/WRITE]. Then, press the d ial bu tton. 2 T ur n the JOG dial bu tton to mo v e the cursor to the men u option [R.
60 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) 4-10- 3 How to Use the Use r Data It is possib le to transf er settings and other data to the use r area of the inter nal memo r y of the AJ-SPC700P . This da ta allows yo u to quic kly reproduce an optimum setup state .
61 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) 4-10- 4 Ho w to Use Scene File Da ta It is poss ibl e to wr ite the s ettings data into the s cene file area of the inte r nal memory of the AJ-SPC7 00P , or to read d ata written in this are a.
62 Chapter 4 Adjustm ents and Settings for Recor ding (continued) T o read settings data for scene files 1 Navig ate the me nu to the <SCENE> sc reen. 2 T ur n t he JOG di al but to n to move th e cur sor to t he option SCENE SEL. 3 Press the JO G dial b utton to b link scene file n umbers .
63 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments an d Settings f or Recording (contin ued) T o title setting s data for scen e files 1 Nav igate the menu to the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial bu tton to mo v e the cursor to the optio n [T ITLE s 1 - 4] for the appr opr iat e sc ene f ile.
64 Chapter 5 Preparation 5-1 P ower Suppl y A battery pac k or an external DC p ow er suppl y can be used as this unit’ s powe r supply . Using a Ba ttery Pack Battery pac ks from th e fol lowing ma.
65 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) When using a BP-90 type battery pack 1 Remo ve the ba ttery holder . 2 Attachin g the batte r y case to the cam era-reco rder . Connect the c able on the came ra-recorder to the cab le on the battery case (BP-90 type).
66 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) Using an NP-1 type batter y pack 1 Remo ve the battery holde r . 2 Mount the NP-1 type batte r y case on the ca mera- recorder . Tighten t he mounting sc rew s. Tighten t he power co ntact screws . Insert the uppe r par t of t he remo v ed co ver in the directio n of the arro w .
67 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-1-2 Use of the ext ernal DC po wer suppl y 1 Conne ct the e xternal DC pow er supply to the DC IN soc ke t on the un it. 2 T ur n ON the po wer s witch of the e xternal DC po wer suppl y . (If the power swit ch is av ail able on t he exte rn al DC power supp ly) 3 T ur n ON the PO WER s witch on the u nit.
68 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-3 Mo unting the lens an d P erforming the Flange Bac k and White Shading Adju stments Mounting the Lens 1 Raise th e lens cl amping le ve r and remov e the mount cap . 2 T o mou nt the le ns, a lign the ind entation at the top cent er of th e le ns mou nt wi th t he ce nte r mar k of th e lens.
69 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) Adjusting the Lens White Sha ding T ak e the f ollo wing step s to adjust t he white shading : <Note> V ertical coloring m a y occur near the op en position of the lens iris , ev en after adju sting the white shading .
70 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) This co mpletes the white sh ading adjustm ent. The com pensatio n values are stored i n the no n-volatile internal memory . Theref ore, re-adjust ing the white sha ding is not require d, ev en after the camera-recorde r powe r has been turned off .
71 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) Reading out the Lens File Data 1 Select the lens file No . to read out by f ollowing Ste ps 1 to 3 in the [Storing the Lens File Data] section. 2 T ur n the JO G Dial b utton to mo v e the cursor to [READ:]. 3 Press the JOG Dial bu tton and the f ollowing message appears .
72 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-4 Prep aring f o r A udio In put T ak e the f ollowing s teps to p repare the ca mera f or conn ecting au dio input de vices . 5-4-1 When Using the Front Micr opho ne The AJ-M C700P micr ophone kit (opti onal) includes a microph one that c an be mou nted on th e camer a.
73 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-4-3 When Using A udio Devices 1 Connect the audio de vice to the AUDIO I N jack with the XL R c a bl e. 2 Set the A UDIO IN s witch to [REAR] f or the channel to whic h the XLR ca ble is con nected. 3 Set the LINE/M IC/+48V selec tor s witch on the rea r panel t o [LINE].
74 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) <Notes> z A USB dr iver must be inst alle d on the PC. z AJ-SPC700P is onl y applicab le to USB 2.0, not to USB 1.1. z Only o ne AJ-SPC700P at a ti me must be connected to the P C via US B. z The P2 card m ust not be rem ov ed wh en it is conne cted via USB .
75 5 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-7 Attaching the Sh oulder Strap T o deta ch the shou lder str ap , first open the ho oks, then detach th e strap .
76 Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) 5-10 Attaching the Front A udio Level Control 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 easily operated . Remov e the scre w in the cente r of the F ront Au dio Le vel control, an d attach the acce ssory knob using the scre w (include d).
77 6 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data g roup that inclu des the images and v oices create d from one shooting sess ion, t ogether with additional inf or mation su ch as v oice mem os and meta data.
78 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-2 T humbnail Screen Press th e THUMBNAIL b utton to dis pla y the thumbn ail screen on the LCD monitor . Pressi ng the THUMBNAIL butto n again returns the d ispla y to the regu lar displa y .
79 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) Indicator for clips with pr oxy This ma r ker is d isplay ed fo r clips with pro xy attach ed. Indicator for edit copy clips This mar ker is disp layed for clips whos e ed it c opy oper ation w a s perf ormed on the P2 dec k.
80 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-5 Switching the Thumbnail Display The displ ay ca n be s witch ed so that o nly those cli ps matchin g the specifie d conditio ns are displa yed in the thumbnai l screen. 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton.
81 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) 6-7 V oice Memo A vo ice memo is audi o data that can be attached to th e clip separ ately from the v oice recorded during shooti ng. <Note> A vo ice memo can be attached during re cording.
82 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-7-3 Deleting V oice Memos 1 P erfor m S teps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Pl ay ing Bac k V oice Memos] s ection to select the v oice memo in the clip . 2 Mov e the pointer o ver the c lip y ou want to del ete, and press the M ENU BAR button .
83 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) 6-11 Copying Clips Selected clips can be copied to the P2 card o r SD memory card in th e desired slot. 1 Press th e THUMBNAIL b utton. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD m onitor .
84 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 5 Names o f metadata u pload files st ored on the SD memory card a re displa y ed. Select the desired fil es us ing t he c urs or butt ons, and choos e YE S. Up load starts. Uploade d metada ta is reta ined e ve n if the power is turned off .
85 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method Select M ET A D A T A USER CLIP NAME from the men u bar to se lect the recordi ng method. T wo op tions are av ailabl e: TYPE1 and TYPE2.
86 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-14 Formatting a P2 Card 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR b utton. The pointer mov es to the menu bar . 3 F rom the me nu bar, selec t OP ERA T ION FORMA T .
87 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) 6-16 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The thum bnail dis pla y mode can be cus tomised to su it you r pref erences. 1 Press th e THUMBNAIL b utton. The thum bnail screen a ppears on the LCD m onitor .
88 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-17 Pr oper ties The clip ’s properties and the P2 card’ s status ar e displa yed. 6-17-1 Clip Pr oper ty F rom the menu bar , select PR OPER TY CLIP PROPER TY . The f ollowin g screen appears .
89 6 Chapter 6 Manuipula ting Clips wit h Thumbnails (continued) Contents of P2 Card Status Displa y Settings F rom the m enu b ar, selec t PROPE R TY CARD ST A TUS. The f ollowin g screen app ears. When “REM AIN” is selected: Write-protect Mark The mar k ap pea rs if t he P2 car d is wr i te-p rote cte d.
90 Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips wit h Thumbn ails (continued) 6-17-3 S D memory car d Status Displa y The status display enab les a confirmation of the SD memory card f or matted condition, a vailab le memory capaci ty etc. F rom the menu bar , s elect PRO PER TY DEVICES SD CARD .
91 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections 7-1 Inspections Bef ore Shooting Mak e sure you chec k that the system is operatin g normally bef ore embarking on a shoo t. We rec ommend us ing a colo r video m onitor t o check the image. 7-1-1 Preparing f or Inspections 1 Mount a charged battery pac k.
92 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Ins pections (continued) 7-1-3 Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions Mak e sur e yo u successiv ely carry out the inspect ions from [1. Inspe cting the P2 Card Rec ording] to [ 4. Inspecting the Earphone and Speak er].
93 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and In spections (continued) 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bi ts 1 Set the u s er’ s bit as required. Please re f er to [4-5-1 Sett ing the User Bit s] f or the setti ng p roc edu res. 2 Set the ti me code.
94 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Ins pections (continued) 7-2-4 Connector Signals P anasonic P a r t No . K1AA104H00 38 Manuf acturer Part No. HA16R X-4P(SW1) (Hirose Electric Co.) <Not e> Confirm corre ct polarity w hen usin g an exter nal power su ppl y .
95 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and In spections (continued) 7-3 W arning System 7-3-1 W arni ng Description T abl es If a prob lem is detec ted imm ediately after the po wer is tu rned on, or during operati on, this w ill be i ndicated by the W ARNI NG lamp , lamps in side the vie wfinder and a war ning to ne.
96 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Ins pections (continued) 5. P2 Card Fully Recor ded Displa y window indic ation All 7 bar indicators for remaining MEDIA capacity star t blinking. W ARNING lamp C ontinues to light up until an operation is performed. Ta l l y l a m p Continues to blink 4 times per second u ntil an operation is per f or m ed.
97 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and In spections (continued) 7-3-2 Error Codes The f ollowin g error codes a re displa yed in the displa y wind ow if an erro r oc cur s in t he c amer a: 9. Batter y Nearly Empty Displa y window indi cation One of the bars in the batter y remaining indi ca tor st ar ts blin kin g.
98 Chapter 8 Men u Description T ab les 8-1 Menu Configuration Abou t Menu D esc rip tio n T ables USER MENU USER MENU SELECT SYSTEM SETTING P AINT CAM OPERA TION SYSTEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION .
99 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-2 SYSTEM SETTING 8-2-1 SYSTEM MO DE 8-2-2 OPTION MODE <Note> Menu opt ions fo r setting 1394 are di spla yed when an IEEE1394 in terface bo ard (AJ-Y AD800G, optional ) is attached . F or more inf or mation, se e the AJ-Y AD800G instruction m anual.
100 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-2-3 REC FUNCTION 8-2-4 OUTPUT SEL The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks PRE R EC MODE ON OFF Select whether or not to enabl e PRE RECORDING.
101 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-2-5 LCD MONIT OR 8-2-6 GENLOCK The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks BRIG HTNE SS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor brightness.
102 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-3 P AINT 8-3-1 R OP 8-3-2 MA TRIX <Note> The it ems in dicated b y are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. T he items w ithout are the sett in g it ems for P AI NT MENU LEVEL R/W .
103 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-3-3 COLOR COR RECTI ON 8-3-4 LO W SETTING <Note> The it ems ind icated b y are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. Th e items withou t are the sett ing items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
104 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-3-5 MID SETTING 8-3-6 HIGH SETTI N G <Note> The it ems in dicated b y are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. T he items w ithout are the sett in g it ems for P AI NT MENU LEVEL R/W .
105 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL 8-3-8 SKIN T ONE DTL <Note> The it ems ind icated b y are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. Th e items withou t are the sett ing items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
106 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-3-9 KNEE/LEV EL <Note> The it ems indi cated by are the setting ite ms f or P AINT MENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. Th e items withou t are the sett ing items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W .
107 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-3-1 2 CAMERA SETTING ZEBRA Pattern Displa y <Note> All items in CAMERA SETTING ar e setting ta rgets of the item P AINT M ENU SW( ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. 8-4 VF 8-4-1 VF DISPLA Y The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode.
108 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-4-2 VF MARKER 8-4-3 US ER BO X 8-4-4 VF INDICA T OR1 The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks TA B L E A B Select the VF M ARKER set ting table.
109 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-4-5 VF INDICA TOR2 8-4-6 MODE CHECK IND The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks P2CA RD REMA IN OFF ONE-CA RD TOT A L Select the indication mode f or the P2 card’ s remaining capacit y .
110 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-4-7 !LED <Note> If both GAI N (0 dB) and G AIN (–3 dB) are s et to ON, the LED ill uminates ex cept when GAIN is adjusted to 0 dB and –3 dB . 8-5 CA M O PER A T ION 8-5-1 CAMERA ID <Note> This se tting is canc eled when READ F A CT OR Y DA T A is selec ted .
111 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT 8-5- 4 USER SW <Note> Fo r each functi on of th e USER s witches , refer to [4-9-4 Assigni ng Functio ns to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons]. The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode.
112 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-5-5 SW MODE 8-5-6 WHITE B ALANCE MODE The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks RET S W R EC CHECK CAM RET Select the RET switch function.
113 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-5-7 USER SW GAIN 8-5-8 IRI S 8-6 MAIN OPERA TION 8-6-1 B A TTER Y/P2CARD The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks S.GAIN 30 dB _ • Select whether or not to enab le 30dB f or SUPER GAIN.
114 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-6-2 BA TTER Y SETTING1 The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks CARD NEAR END ALAR M ON OFF Select whether or not to set the alarm to beep f or P2 CARD NE AR END ALARM.
115 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) <Note> The rem aini ng batt er y ca paci ty for d igi tal b att er ies is displa yed as % inside the vie wfinder (PR O14/TRIM 14/ HYTR ON50/HYTRON1 00/HYTRON120 /DIONIC90/ DIONIC160/NP-L50/ENDURA50/ENDURA80) .
116 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-6-3 B A TTER Y SETTING2 8-6-4 M IC/A UDIO1 The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Range Remarks NiC d14 _ • Enable selection under BA TT ER Y SELECT .
117 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-6-5 MIC /A UDIO2 8-6-6 TC/UB The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode. Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FR ONT MIC PO WER ON OFF Select the phantom power supply f or the front microphone.
118 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-6-7 UMID SET/INFO <Note> Please re fe r to [4-5-6 Setting UMID Inf or mation] f or the UMID inf or mation setting. 8-7 FILE 8-7-1 SD CAR D READ/WRITE The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode.
119 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT 8-7-3 LENS FILE 8-7-4 S CENE 8-7-5 I NITIALIZE The __ __ in the Adj ustab le Range co lumn ind icates the preset m ode.
120 Chapter 8 Menu Description T ables (continued) 8-8 MAINTENA NCE 8-8-1 S YSTEM CHE C K 8-8-2 LE NS ADJ 8-8-3 BLA CK SHADING 8-8-4 WHITE SHADING 8-8- 5 D IA GNO ST IC1 The ____ i n the Adjustab le Range colu mn indic ates the preset m ode.
121 8 Chapter 8 Menu Description T a bles (continued) 8-8-6 DIA GNOSTIC2 8-8-7 HOURS METER 8-9 OPTION MENU 8-9-1 O PTION <Note> Menu opt ions fo r setting 1394 are di spla yed when an IEEE1394 in terface bo ard (AJ-Y AD800G, optional ) is attached .
122 Chapter 9 Specifications [General] Operating temperatur e: 0 ° C to +40 ° C (32 ° F to +104 ° F) Storage temperature: –20 ° C to +60 ° C (–4 ° F to +1 40 ° F) Operating humidity: 10% t.
123 9 Chapter 9 Specifications (continued) A udio Syst em Sampling frequenc y: 48 kHz (synchro nised with vi deo) Quantizing: 16 bits Frequenc y response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 1.0 dB ( at standar d lev e l) Dynamic range: Minimum 85 dB (1 kHz, A WTD) Distor tion factor: 0.
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