Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AG-HPX500E Panasonic
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Before operat ing this pr odu ct, p lease read th e instr uct ions c arefully and s av e this manu al for future use. S0407T1067 -P D Printed in Japan VQT1G18-1 ENGLISH Operati n g In s tr uct io ns Memor y Card Camer a- Recorder FRA NÇAI S Pour des expli cati ons en fr anç ais, veuill ez vous re por t er au CD - ROM fo urni.
2 Read t hi s fir st ! C A UTI ON : In ord e r to maint ain ad equ ate ventilat ion, d o not inst all or p lac e this unit in a bo okcase , built- in ca bine t or any other c onfin ed s pac e.
3 Read t hi s fir st ! < For USA and C ana da > A rec harg eab le bat ter y that is r ecyc lab le p owers t he pro du ct you h ave purcha sed. < For USA- Californi a Only > Thi s prod uc t co nt ains a CR C oin C ell L ith ium B at ter y wh ic h co nta ins Perc hlor ate Mater ial — s pe cia l han dli ng may app ly .
4 Prec aut io ns fo r Use P recau tio ns f or Use Caution regardi ng laser beams The CC D may be dam aged i f it is s ubj ec ted to l ight fr om a la ser be am. When u sin g the c ame ra- rec ord er in l oc ati ons w here la ser irr adi atio n eq uip ment i s use d, be c arefu l not to all ow the l aser b eam to sh ine d irec t ly on t he le ns.
5 Con ten ts Co n ten ts Pre cau tio ns fo r Use ...........................................................................................4 Cam er a Uni t Fea tur es ...................................................................................
6 Con ten ts Rec ord ing t ime c od es an d user b its ..........................................................59 Set ti ng us er bit s ........................................................................................ 60 Enterin g the Us er Bi ts .
7 Con ten ts Chapter 8 Connecting t o Ex ternal Dev ice s Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspection s Chapter 1 0 Specification s Chapter 7 Menu Ope ration s Se t ting o f Clip M et a D at a ................................................................
8 Came ra U nit Fea ture s Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Chap ter 1 In tro d uc ti on The AG- HPX50 0P/ E mem or y c ard c amer a rec or der is e qui pp ed wi th a 2 / 3 - inc h le ns mo unt syste m that e nab les use of h igh - per forman ce i nterc hang eab le l ense s, and c om es wi th a 50 Hz / 59.
9 Came ra U nit Fea ture s Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion ■ Eight g amm a cur ves, in cluding cin e - like g amma The DSP pr ovid es Panas oni c’s propr ietar y sele ct ab le g amma feat ure.
1 0 Rec or di ng an d Playb ac k Featu res Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Record in g and P lay back Feat ures ■ A vari et y of inte r fac es The AG- HPX50 0P/ E can r ec ord 4 8 kHz /1 6 - bi t un com pre sse d hig h- qualit y digi tal au di o in all fo rmat s.
1 1 Rec or di ng an d Playb ac k Featu res Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion ■ Clip t humbn ail pr eview The c amer a rec ord s eac h cu t as a c lip ( fi le) a nd auto mati ca lly at t ach es a th umb nai l image a nd fil e infor mat ion to it.
1 2 Ou tli ne of o pe rat io ns Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Outl ine of operat ion s Thi s unit i s co mpat ib le wit h P2 ( Profe ssi ona l Plug -i n) c ard s. Exc ell ing at hi gh tr ans fer sp eed s, th e P2 c ard en abl es hig h vis ion r ec ord ing an d smo oth e di tin g and du bb ing.
1 3 Ou tli ne of o pe rat io ns Chap ter 1 I ntro duct ion Sa vi ng and ed itin g on e x ternal de vi ces Computer/ Memory card recorder External hard disk Computer P2 card Component video cable BNC cable (composite/SDI) USB2.
1 4 Sys tem C onfi gu rat io n Chap ter 1 I ntro duc tion Sy stem Config ura ti on Remote control cable AJ-C10050 G LCD monitor BT-LH80W USB2.0 compatible devices AJ-RC10 G Remote control unit Lens .
1 5 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Chap ter 2 P ar ts an d thei r F un cti on s P ow er Suppl y and A ccessor y Mount in g Section 1 POWER switch Used to t urn o n /of f t he p ower . 2 Bat te r y mount A bat ter y pa ck fro m Anto n / B auer is m ounte d here.
1 6 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MI C IN ( mi crop hon e input ) ja cks FRON T1 / FRON T2 ( X LR, 3 - pin ) • Con nec t mi cro pho nes ( opt io nal ac ce ss orie s) to the se jac ks. Power for th e mic rop hon e co mes from t his j ack .
1 7 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 7 LIN E / M IC / + 48V ( line inp ut / mic input / mic input + 4 8V ) se lec tor switch Used to s ele ct t he aud io s ign al in put fr om th e REAR1/ RE AR 2 co nne ctor s. LI NE : Audio s ig nal li ne -i npu t from t he au dio devic e is i npu t.
1 8 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MON I TOR SE LECT ( audi o chann el ) CH1/ 2 / CH 3 / 4 s el ecto r switch Use th is swi tch to s ele ct t he au dio c han nel w hose s ig nals ar e out put to t he s peaker s, ear ph ones o r AUDIO OUT c onn ec tor .
1 9 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Shootin g and Recording (camera unit) 1 ND FI L TER ( fi lter switc hing ) cont rol Thi s con trol a dju sts t he am ount of l igh t enter ing the CC D. Use this c ont rol i n stro ng ou tdo or lig htin g.
2 0 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 6 OUT PUT/ AUTO KN EE se le ctor switch Thi s switc h sel ec ts t he vi de o sig nals s ent fr om the c amer a uni t to the m emo r y c ard re cor der u nit , view fi nder a nd vi de o mon itor .
2 1 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 31 29 23 28 30 27 16 15 13 17 14 18 12 32 33 25 24 22 20 19 21 10 11 10 34 26.
22 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions Shootin g and Recording / Pla yback F unction Section (recording) 10 REC ST ART / STOP bu tto n Pressi ng th is bu t ton st ar t s rec or din g, pres sin g again s top s rec ord ing. Thi s but to n has t he sam e fun ct io n as th e V TR but to n at the l ens.
23 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions ■ Ab out S D a nd S DH C m em or y c ar ds • SD lo g o is a tr ad e ma rk . • Th e SD HC ( SD H igh C ap ac it y ) ca rd i s a new st an da rd , es t ab lis he d by th e S D Car d As so ci at ion in 2 0 0 6 , for l ar g e - sc a le m em or y c ar ds w it h ca pa cit i es a bove 2 G B.
2 4 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 MEN U but ton • Press an d hol d thi s but t on to di sp lay the set ting menu a nd pres s it ag ain to ret urn to t he previ ous image. • Thi s but to n is not availa ble i n the t hum bna il dis play .
25 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 GEN LOCK I N conn ec tor ( B NC ) Thi s con nec tor i s use d to in put a refer enc e si gna l before t he c amer a unit i s ge n- lo cked , or befor e the t ime c od e is ex tern all y loc ked. For deta ils, r efer to [ E x tern ally L oc kin g the T ime Cod e ] (p age 6 4) .
2 6 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 Back t ally lam p When t he BACK T ALL Y switch i s set to [ O N ] , the lamp b ehaves in t he sa me way as the fr ont t ally lamp at t he v iew fin der . 2 BA CK T ALL Y switch Thi s switc h co ntro ls t he ac tio n of th e bac k and rear ta lly l amp s.
2 7 Chap ter 2 Par t s and t heir Funct ions 1 View fi nd er ( supp lie d acc esso r y) Duri ng re cor din g or pl ayback , th e view fi nde r dis plays th e vid eo i mage i n mon oc hrom e. It als o dis plays warn ing s, me ssag es, zeb ra pat ter ns, marker s (s afet y zone an d cen ter marker s) , etc.
28 Set t ing D ate an d Ti me of In ter nal C lo ck Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Chap ter 3 Rec or di ng a nd P la yba ck Set tin g Dat e and T ime o f Int ern al C loc k The CLOC K SET val ue is re co rde d in t he co ntent s (c lip ), a nd af fec t s the s equ enc e of pl aybac k of the thum bn ails.
29 Set t ing D ate an d Ti me of In ter nal C lo ck Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 7 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton to se lec t YE AR , the n pr ess t he JO G dial b ut ton.
3 0 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Inserting P2 Cards < Not e > Wh en u sin g th e ca me ra r e co rd e r for t he fi rs t ti me , b e sur e to s et t he t im e da ta b e for e han d . On h ow th e ti me da ta i s se t , se e [ S e t ti ng Da te a nd T im e of I nte rn al C lo ck ] ( pa ge 2 8 ) .
3 1 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 5 Close t he slid e - out do or . < Not e > • T o p reve nt c ar ds f rom f al ling o ut , d us t fro m en te rin g and r e du ce t he r isk o f exp osu re t o st at ic e le ct ri ci t y, do not m ove th e AG - H PX50 0 P / E wi th t h e sli de - ou t do or op en .
3 2 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback T o Pre vent A ccidental Eras ure of P2 Card Con tent T o pr event the c onten t of a P2 c ard be ing ac c ide nta lly eras ed, p osi tio n the w rite - pro tec t switc h on t he P2 car d at [ Protec t ] .
3 3 P2 Car ds Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback • The DV CPRO P2 form at rec ord s dat a as fi les, mak ing it i dea l for co mp uter pro ce ss ing an d com pat ibi lit y .
34 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Thi s sec ti on de sc rib es t he bas ic pr oc edur e for sho otin g and re co rdi ng. Before you e mbar k on a s hoot , pre - ins pe ct your system to en sure t hat it wor ks pro per ly .
3 5 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Set ting the s wit ches before shootin g and recording When a b at ter y an d P2 c ard s are ins tal led , set th e switc hes a s det aile d be low, before star ting to u se your AG- HPX500P / E .
36 Bas ic Pr oc ed ure s Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 4 T o us e the e le ct ronic shu t ter , set th e shut ter s pe e d and shut t er mo de . For more info rmat io n, see [ S et tin g the Elec tro nic S hut ter] ( pag e 53 ) . 5 Press t he REC S T ART/ STO P but ton to sta r t re cord ing.
3 7 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Thi s cam era t akes full a dvant age of P 2 car d char ac teris ti cs by pr ovidi ng fra me sk ip pin g (un derc ran ki ng) r ec ord ing an d hig h- s pee d (overcr ank ing ) rec or ding w it hout t he u se of a fra me rate co nver ter .
38 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 4 Press t he REC S T ART/ STO P but ton . • Pressi ng th e REC ST ART/ STOP but to n st ar ts nati ve reco rdi ng in t he VFR mo de. • No si gna ls are ou tp ut fro m the 1394 term ina l duri ng rec ord ing or r ec ord ing st and by in t he nat ive mod e.
3 9 V ari abl e Frame R ate ( VFR ) Re c ord in g Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Undercrank shoo ting Thi s way of shoot ing pr ovid es qu ic k moti on ef fe ct s use d to pres ent su ch s ce nes as t he moveme nt of clo ud s, so meo ne st and ing am ong c rowd of pe op le, and moves mad e by mar t ial ar tist s.
40 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Duri ng P2 c ard re co rdi ng, set ting ite ms in t he me nu opt ion R ECORDIN G SET UP sc reen p rovid es t he foll owing s pe cia l rec ord ing m od es : pre - rec ord ing , inter val r ec ord ing, o ne - shot re co rd ing, an d lo op rec ord ing.
4 1 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback 2 Sel ec t IN TERV A L in the REC FU NC TI ON item in t he me nu opt ion RECO RD IN G SET UP sc re en . 3 Set t he tim e in th e IN TERV AL T I ME it em in the m enu op tion REC ORD I NG SE TU P scre e n.
42 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Loop record in g ( LOOP RE C ) • When t wo o r more P2 c ar ds are i nser ted in th e P2 car d slot s, eac h ca rd is re co rde d in su c ces si on.
43 Sp ec ial R ec or di ng M od es Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback Recordi ng Check F unction • Pressi ng th e RET b ut to n on th e len s in th e CAMERA mod e wil l automat ic all y play bac k th e last t wo sec on ds or s o of lates t cli p. • Use th is fu nc tio n to ch ec k that r ec ord ing i s per fo rme d nor mal ly .
44 Nor ma l and Varia bl e Sp ee d Playb ac k Chap ter 3 R eco rding an d Playback ■ N ormal s pe e d playba ck Clip s ca n be pl ayed back in t he M CR mod e. The PL A Y but to n provi de s mono c hrom e playba ck thro ugh t he vi ew fin der an d co lor p laybac k on t he LCD monito r .
45 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Chap ter 4 A dj us tm en ts an d Setti n gs f or Rec ord i n g Vi deo and record i ng f ormats Mult iple HD / SD formats Thi s unit s up por ts rec ord ing s in 20 H D and SD v id eo format s.
46 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Selecting MCR mode recordi ng and p la ybac k sig nals MCR mo de a llows you to re co rd si gna ls fro m the 1394 con nec tor a nd pl ay back P2 c ard c lip s.
4 7 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Li st of record in g, pla ybac k and ou tput f orma ts C AMERA mode ( re cordin g) ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 9.
48 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 0 H z Form at se t tin g Re co rd ing s ta tu s Out p ut se t ti.
49 Vid eo a nd re c ord in g for mat s Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding MCR mode ( play back and recordin g of 1 394 input) ■ SYSTEM FREQ ( se tt ing me nu ) : 5 9.
50 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding A djus ti ng the W hi te ba lance a nd B lac k Bal ance 2 Adjust the ND FI L T ER contr ol accor ding to the light c ondit ions .
5 1 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 7 The a djustm ent will t ake ef f ec t in a few sec onds , and t he following m ess age will app ea r : • The ad jus ted value i s auto mati ca lly sto red i n the s ele cte d mem or y (A or B ) .
5 2 Adj ust in g th e Whi te ba lan ce a nd B lac k B ala nc e Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 The a djustm ent will t ake ef f ec t in a few sec onds a nd the foll owing mes sag e will app ea r : ABB END • The ad jus ted value i s auto mati ca lly sto red i n the m emor y .
5 3 Set t ing t he El ec tr on ic S hut te r Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting the Sh ut ter Mode and Spee d 1 Press t he S HU T TE R switch pos ition ed at OFF toward s ON . 2 Press t he S HU T TE R switch towards [ SE L ] .
54 Set t ing t he El ec tr on ic S hut te r Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding P laci ng the Camera- recorder in S YN CHRO SC AN Mode T o p lac e the c amer a- rec ord er in SYNCHR O SCAN mod e, follow t he ste ps be low.
5 5 Ass ig ni ng fu nc ti on s to USER b ut to ns Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding The USER MAI N, USER1 , a nd USER 2 but to ns c an be ass ign ed us er-sele cte d fun ct io ns. Use th e menu o pt ion s USER MAIN, US ER 1 , and USER2 to as sig n fun ct io ns to res pec ti ve but ton.
56 Sel ec t ing Au di o In put S ig nal s an d Adj us tin g Re co rd ing L evels Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Y o ur AG- HPX500 P/ E is fac tor y- set to p er for m no rec ord ing o n Audi o Chan nel s 3 and 4 in t he DV CPRO and DV format s.
5 7 Sel ec t ing Au di o In put S ig nal s an d Adj us tin g Re co rd ing L evels Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 While ch eck ing th e audio ch anne l level mete r in th e displ ay window or the au dio level me ter in t he view finde r , adjust t he AUDI O LEV EL CH1/ CH 2 contr ol.
58 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set tin g Ti me Data Thi s cam era re cor ds t ime d ata s uc h as th e tim e co de, user b its, d ate and t ime ( rea l tim e) dat a in t he su bc od e area, VID EO A UX area and i n cli p met a dat a file s.
5 9 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Recordi ng ti me codes and user bits Thes e value s are rec ord ed a s lis ted be low de pen di ng on syste m freq uen cy an d rec ord ing for mat .
60 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting u ser bits Use th e set ti ng me nu UB M ODE o n the R ECORDIN G SET UP sc reen to s ele ct t he us er bi ts to re cor d in th e sub co de are a. • US ER Rec ord s inter nal u ser valu es.
6 1 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 Use CU RSOR b ut tons to se t the us er bits . SEL : PUSH / +/- : PUSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UB PRESET / PRESET : PUSH but to n : Shi f ts t he tar get ( hig hli ghte d) d ig it to the r igh t.
62 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 720P mode Frame rate: 24P over 60P (2:3) Time code digit Updated frame 02 25 00 01 03 04 05 06 … 23 24 26 27 28 29 .
63 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Time code in 720P native mode • At 24P N, rec ord ing i s per forme d at 24 frames an d out put u ses a 2 : 3 pull - down s ch eme to p rod uc e 30 fr ame s.
64 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Ex ternal ly Loc king the T ime Code The t ime c od e gen erator b uil t into your AG- HPX500 P/ E may be lo cked wi th an ex ter nal g ener ator . It is al so pos sib le to l oc k an ex terna l tim e co de g ener ator wi th the i nterna l gen erator.
65 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding T o unlock the e xternally lock ed time code Dis co nti nue ex tern al ti me co de s up ply , then p os iti on the TCG swit ch at [ R-RU N ] .
66 Set t ing T im e Dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding GENLO CK and t ime code inp ut / output connecti on and setu p Cam e ra o pe r at ing c on dit io ns Cam e ra s et up.
6 7 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding In add iti on to v ide o imag es, t he vi ew find er di sp lays lamp s and tex t t hat ind ic a.
68 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 1 Time co de d isplays Each t ime you p res s the C OUNT ER but ton, t he dis play swi tch es over to the fo llowi ng dat a (or n o ind ic atio n) .
69 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 3 Backu p unit disp lays • The st atus o f the b ack up un it co nne cte d to th e 1 3 9 4 con nec tor i s dis pl ayed here.
7 0 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 16 Rem aining ba t ter y ch arg e As the r emai nin g bat ter y c har ge dro ps, t he dis play c hang es as fo llows : → → → → When t he bat ter y has c omp letel y dis c harg ed, ( ) blin ks.
71 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 27 Sp eci al re cor ding disp lay Thi s dis play ap pear s wh en th e REC FUNCTIO N opt ion o f the s et tin g menu R ECORDIN G SET UP scr een is s et to INTERV AL , O NE SH OT or LOOP , and wh en PRE REC is set to O N.
72 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Err ors Thes e are di sp layed when a n error o c cur s in t he uni t, P2 car d, ta pe, or ot her co mp one nt.
73 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Checkin g and d ispla yin g shoo tin g statu s • Hol d dow n the DIS P/ MOD E CHK b ut ton i n .
7 4 View find er Sc ree n St atu s Di sp lays Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting the Mar ker Di spla ys T ur n mar ker dis play on or o f f. Sele c t the d is play mo de fro m the s et tin g men u DISPL A Y SET UP sc reen.
7 5 Adj ust in g and s et t ing t he LCD m oni tor Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding A djus ti ng a nd settin g the L CD mon it or Usin g the LCD Mon itor 1 T urn o n the P OWER switch of th e AG- HPX50 0 P / E . 2 Slid e the O PEN but ton in t he ar row ➀ dire cti on to op en t he LCD moni tor .
7 6 Adj ust in g and s et t ing t he LCD m oni tor Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding < Not e > • Pre ss ing t he R ES E T bu t ton w he n a val ue t ha t ca n b e adj us te d is s el ec te d in t h e se t tin g me nu LC D SE T wi ll re tur n th e se t ti ng to i ts f ac tor y d e fau lt .
77 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Hand li ng set up da ta Configu ratio n of set up data files Thi s cam era ma kes it po ssi bl e to save a scen e file to e ach o f the F1 to F6 posit ion s on t he SCENE FILE d ial.
78 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Set ting Data Usi ng an SD memory card An SD or S DHC m emo r y c ard (o pti ona l ac ces sor y) can b e use d as a set up c ard t hat store s up to fou r files of set t ing s menu s pe ci fic ati ons .
79 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding 4 T o for mat th e SD m emo r y car d, turn t he JOG di al but ton to move the cu rsor to YES. T he n, pr ess t he di al but ton . • “S D CARD FORMA T O K ” ap pear s an d the SD mem or y c ard i s form at ted.
80 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Changi ng scene file settings ■ E xampl e 1: Chang e the n ame of t he sc en e file. 1 T urn t he sc en e file dia l, th en se le ct t he sce ne fil e to be ch ange d.
8 1 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding ■ E xampl e2 : Save the F1 s cen e file to t he cam era . 1 T urn t he JO G dial b ut ton to move the cursor to t he op tion LOAD / SA V E / IN T . The n, pr ess t he J OG dia l but ton.
82 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Sa vi ng scene files an d other settings on SD memo r y cards Y o u ca n save up to four sc ene fi le set ting s or oth er set ti ngs a s file s on an S D memo r y c ard, an d you ca n also l oad t hem fro m the c ar d.
83 Han dl ing s etu p dat a Chap ter 4 Adjust me nts an d Set t ings for R eco rding Reloadin g Files F rom an SD Me mory Card Perfo rm ste ps 1 an d 2, move to TITLE RELOAD so that YES is d is played in ste p 4, and pr ess t he JO G dia l but to n. The fil e is re load ed.
84 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Chap ter 5 P repa ra tio n P ow er Suppl y A bat ter y pa ck or a n exter nal D C power su pp ly c an be use d as th e power su pp ly for th e ca mera -re cor der .
85 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 2 Inse r t th e bat te r y and s lide i t in the dire cti on of th e arrow. < Not e > ● R e movin g th e ba t te r y p ac k Co mpl e te ly pu sh d own a nd ho ld t h e re le as e leve r on t he b at t er y h ol de r.
86 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on When usin g a V -mount type bat ter y pack Mou nt the V-mo unt ad apter p late. Inser t the pl ate and sli de it a s show n bel ow . Set t ing the b at te r y t ype • Sele c t the bat te r y t y pe li sted un der BA T TER Y SELECT .
87 Power Sup p ly Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on • Whe n th e pow er is t urne d on , a rus h curr en t occ urs . I f th e powe r sup pl y is insu f fi cie nt durin g this t im e, th e ca me ra m ay be d am ag ed .
88 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Mou nti ng the Vie w finder and A dju stin g its P ositi on Thi s sec ti on sh ows how to mo unt an d adju st th e sup pli ed vi ew find er an d the o pti ona l AG-VF 1 1 G view fi nder, which i s equ ivale nt to th e sup pli ed on e.
89 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Diopter A djus tments 1 T urn o n the P OWER switch on th e cam era . • Look at t he im age in t he vi ew fin der . 2 T urn t he dio pte r adjus ting ring until you get t he sha rp est p ossib le imag e in th e view fi nde r .
90 Mou nt ing t he V iew fi nd er an d Adj us ti ng it s Posi ti on Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Remo ving the V iew finder 1 Confi rm tha t the P OWER switch is turne d of f.
9 1 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Mou nti ng and A dj ust in g the Lens Moun tin g the Lens 1 Raise t he l ens cla mping l ever and rem ove the mount ca p. 2 T o mo unt the l ens , align t he ind ent ati on at the to p cent er of t he le ns mount wi th the c ente r mark of t he le ns.
9 2 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A dju sti ng the Lens F lange Back If imag es are n ot cl earl y foc use d at bot h tele photo a nd wid e -ang le p osi tio ns d urin g zoom o per atio ns, ad jus t the fl ange b ack ( di st anc e from t he le ns mo unti ng sur fac e to th e imag e form atio n sur face) .
9 3 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 3 Use th e JOG d ial but to n to sel ec t DEFA U L T , U SER1, USER2 , U SER 3 or OFF and p re ss th e JOG d ial but to n. • T o ad jus t the w hite s hadi ng, se lec t USER1 , USER2 or US ER3.
94 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on 2 Set t he ima ge . ( 1) Shoot a so lid w hite sh eet of pa per. (2 ) S et the l ens ir is to m anual a nd ad just t he iris s o that a ze bra pat ter n fil ls th e enti re view fi nder s cre en.
9 5 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Set ting Chromatic Ab erratio n Compensati on ( C A C ) The CAC func tio n of th e cam era c orre ct s th e regi str ati on err or cau sed by t he sl ight c hro mat ic aber rati on t hat th e len s can not c omp ens ate for .
96 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Loadin g C A C Fi le F rom an SD Card 1 Op en th e set t ing me nu LEN S SE TUP scre e n. For deta ils o n menu o per ati on, refer to [ Using the m enus ] ( pag e 1 1 6 ) . 2 Use th e JOG d ial but to n to sel ec t CA C CARD RE AD.
97 Mou nt ing a nd Ad ju st ing t he Le ns Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Initial izing C AC F ile ( Return ing Data t o Their F actory Defaults) 1 Op en th e set t ing me nu LEN S SE TUP scre e n. For deta ils o n menu o per ati on, refer to [ Using the m enus ] ( pag e 1 1 6 ) .
98 Prepa ri ng for Au di o In put Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on P repar in g for A udi o Inpu t T a ke the fol lowin g step s to pre pare th e cam era for con nec t ing aud io i npu t devic es. When Us ing the F ront Micro phone The A J - MC20 0 G mi cro ph one k it (o pt ion al) i nc lud es a mic rop hon e that c an b e moun ted on t he c amer a.
99 Prepa ri ng for Au di o In put Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on When Us ing A udio De vi ces 1 Conn ec t the au dio d evice to the AUD IO IN ja ck with t he XLR c abl e. 2 Set t he AUDI O I N switch to [ R EAR ] for the ch anne l to which t he XLR c abl e is conne ct ed .
1 00 At tac hi ng Ac c es sor ie s Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A t t ach ing A ccesso rie s Moun tin g the Camera on a T ripod When m ount ing t he c amer a on a tr ip od, u se th e tri po d adap ter sup pli ed wi th t he c amer a. 1 Mount t he trip od a dap ter on t he tri pod .
1 01 At tac hi ng Ac c es sor ie s Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on A tt ach ing the Sh ou lder Strap T o d etac h th e sho uld er str ap, firs t ope n the h oo ks, the n det ach t he st rap. < Not e > Ma ke su re t ha t th e sh oul de r st r ap is s e cur e ly at t a ch ed .
1 02 Con ne c tin g th e AJ - RC10G Ex te ns io n Co ntr oll er Chap ter 5 Pre pa rati on Conn ectin g the AJ- RC 1 0 G Ex ten si on Con trol ler • Som e func t ion s can b e rem ote - co ntro lle d whe n the A J -R C1 0 G exte nsi on c ontr ol un it (o pti ona l) i s con nec ted t o the c amer a.
1 03 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Chap ter 6 Man i pu la ti ng C l i ps w it h Th u m bn a i ls A cli p is a d ata gr oup t hat in cl ude s the i mage s and voi ce s create d from o ne sh oot ing se ss ion, to get her wi th add iti ona l infor mati on su ch a s tex t memo s and m eta d ata .
1 04 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Thu mbnai l S creen Press t he MO DE but t on to en gage t he M CR mo de and ope n the t hum bna il sc ree n on th e LCD moni tor .
1 05 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails 2 Additio nal clip s can b e se le cte d by rep e ating S tep 1. It is p oss ibl e to di spl ay only t he se lec ted t hum bna ils in th e thum bn ail sc ree n for playb ack .
1 06 Thu mb nai l Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Set ting the T hum bnai l Displa y Mode The t humb nai l dis pl ay mode c an be c us tomized t o suit your prefere nc es. 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de .
1 07 Cli p Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Cl ip Op erati on s P la yi ng B ack Cl ips 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de . • The t humb nai l scr een a ppe ars o n the LCD moni tor . 2 Use th e curso r but tons to move the pointe r over the d esir ed clip .
1 08 Cli p Op er ati on s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails < Not e > Wh en a dd ing a s hot m ar k to ( or d e le tin g th e sh ot m ark fro m ) a cli p re co rd e d ac ro ss mu lt ipl e P 2 ca rd s, d o t his wit h al l th es e P 2 ca rd s ins er ted i nto P 2 ca rd s lot s .
1 09 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails Set tin g o f Cl ip Meta Data Inform ati on su ch a s the n ame of p ers on wh o shot t he vid eo, the n ame of .
1 1 0 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails • NE WS : Dis plays [ R EPORTER ] (n ame of t he re por ter), [ PURPOSE ] ( pur po se of sh oot ing ), a nd [ O BJ ECT] (ob jec t of s hoot ing ) . • ME MO* : Dis plays th e NO.
1 1 1 Set t ing o f Cli p Me ta Da ta Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails ■ E xampl e of re cor ding ( DVCPRO50 ) a clip on one P 2 car d : REC start (recording start) REC/PAUSE (recording pause) Recording duration = Approx. 15 min. Clip 1 COUNT value = 0001 Clip 2 COUNT value = 0002 10 min.
1 1 2 Form at ti ng P2 a nd S D Me mor y Card s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails F or mattin g P2 and SD Memory Cards Fo rmattin g a P2 Card 1 Press t he M ODE b ut ton to ente r th e MCR mo de . • The t humb nai l scr een a ppe ars o n the LCD moni tor .
1 1 3 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails P roper ties The c lip’s prope r ti es an d the P2 c ar d’s status ar e dis played. Cl ip P roper t y Sele c t PROPERTY → CLIP PROPERT Y . The fo llowi ng sc ree n app ear s.
1 1 4 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Clip s with T humbn ails Contents of P2 Card Statu s Displa y Set tings Sele c t PROPERTY → CARD ST A TUS. T he foll owin g scr een ap pe ars. ■ W hen “ RE MAI N ” is sel ec te d : 1 5 3 4 4 2 1 Write - pro tec t Ma rk The mar k app ears i f the P 2 car d is wr ite - protec ted .
1 1 5 Prop er t ie s Chap ter 6 M anipul ating Cli ps with T humbn ails 3 P2 Ca rd me mor y c apa cit y / T ot al Cap acit y Dis plays th e use d mem or y c apa cit y on a P2 car d and t he tota l ca paci t y , i n minu tes.
1 1 6 View find er an d LCD Men us Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Chap ter 7 Men u Opera tio ns Vie w finder and L CD Menus Usi ng the men us Use th e setu p menu s to ch ang e the s et tin gs to su it t he sce nes you ar e sho otin g or what you a re rec ord ing .
1 1 7 View find er an d LCD Men us Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions 4 Use th e JOG d ial but to n (o r the U p and Down cur sor but to ns) to hig hlight th e item you want to cha nge . HIGH GAIN W.BAL.PRESET USER MAIN SPOTLIGHT USER1 USER2 MID GAIN SLOTSEL 6dB 12dB 3.
1 1 8 Setu p me nu st ru c ture Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Setu p menu s tru ctu r e Camera ( C AM ) mode menu CAMERA MENU NAME EDIT TC MODE* V DET AIL FREQ PREREC MODE SETUP* SYNCRO SCAN DET AIL LEVEL HIGH GAIN DET AIL CORING W.
1 1 9 Setu p me nu st ru c ture Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions ENDURA-D NEAR BATTERY SELECT HYTRON50 NEA R EXT DC IN SEL BATTERY SETUP PROPAC14 NEAR USER FILE TRIMPAC14 NEAR SD CARD FORMAT BATTERY MOD.
1 20 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions Setu p menu l ist ■ Marks us ed in t he list : Indi cate s that t he ite m ca n be set i n the CAMER A mo de. : Indi cate s that t he ite m ca n be set i n the M CR mo de. / : Ind ic ates th at the i tem c an be set i n bot h CAMERA a nd MC R mod es.
1 21 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) NEWS G AM MA * Sel ec ts t he n ews ga mm a cur ve.
1 22 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions S W MODE screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) MID GAIN Set s the g ai n valu e as si gne d to t he M p osi ti on o f th e GAIN sw it ch.
1 23 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions RE CORDING SETUP screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs .
1 24 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) F-RUN TC SL AVE Sel ec ts w het he r slave - lo cke d ti me c od e in pu t via t he 1394 c on ne ct or is u se d or no t whe n th e TCG swit ch i s set t o F-R UN .
1 25 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) F .MI C POWER 2 T ur ns on a nd o f f th e pha nto m powe r sup p ly for t he fr on t mic ro ph on e co nne c ted t o CH2 .
1 26 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) OTHER DISPL A Y / Sel ec t how m uc h in for mat io n to di sp lay on t he s cr een . ● O FF , PART I AL , AL L LCD BACK L IGHT / Adj ust s th e bac k lig ht of t he LCD m on itor.
1 27 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions B A T TER Y SETUP screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) EX T DC IN SEL / Sel ec ts ex t ern al D C power s up pl y t yp e. ● AC AD P T: AC adap te r ● BA T TERY : b at ter y BA T TERY SELECT / Sel ec ts b at ter y ty pe.
1 28 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions C ARD FUNCTI ON ( SD memor y card set ting) screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) SCENE F ILE Read s /wr ite s a sc en e fil e fro m /o nto t he SD m emo r y c ard .
1 29 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p erat ions OTHER F UNCTION S screen It em De sc rip ti on o f se t tin gs ( It em s in bo ld a r e fac to r y se t ti ngs . ) USER FILE / Saves us er s file s on, l oad s u ser s fil es fr om t he st orag e are a of t he c ame ra ( EEPRO M ), a nd i nit ia lizes the s tor age a rea .
1 30 Setu p me nu li st Chap ter 7 M enu O p era tions OPTI ON MENU screen Thi s scr een is d is played wh en you pre ss t he fron t MENU bu t ton af ter d is playin g the s ho otin g stat us by pres sin g and ho ld ing d own th e DISP/ MO DE CH K but to n.
1 3 1 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng US B2 .0 Por t ( PC m od e) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Chap ter 8 Co n nect in g t o E x ter na l De v i ces Conn ectin g t o Ex terna l De vi ces Us ing USB 2 .0 P or t ( PC mode ) By co nne ct ing t he AG- HPX500 P/ E wit h an ex terna l PC usi ng USB 2 .
1 32 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Conn ectin g t o Ex terna l De vi ces Us ing the IEEE 1.
1 33 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Pr ocedures fo r connecti ng a hard di sk < Not e > • Use a h ar d di sk wi th s uf fi ci en t sp ac e fo r co pying .
1 34 Con ne c tin g to E x ter nal D evi ce s Usi ng t he IEEE1 39 4 C onn ec to r ( PC mo de ) Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s T o verify data copied to a hard disk Af ter co mpl eti ng ste p 4, use th e cur sor b ut ton s to sele c t YES for VERIFY i n SET UP .
1 35 DV CPRO / DV Conn ec ti on v ia IEEE1 3 94 C on nec to r Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s Recordi ng D V CPRO / DV sig nals i npu t to 1 3 94 connect or 1 Conn ec t a 1 39 4 cab le. For deta ils, s ee [ Pre caut io ns in 1394 Con nec ti ons ] ( pag e 1 36 ) .
1 36 DV CPRO / DV Conn ec ti on v ia IEEE1 3 94 C on nec to r Chap ter 8 C onne ct ing to Ex te rnal D evice s < Not e > • Wh en t he c am e ra is s et t o REC R UN t o pe r fo rm b ack up re .
1 37 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Chap ter 9 Mai n ten an ce an d In specti on s Ins pections Be fo re Shoo ti ng 3 Inse r t a P 2 card in to the ca rd slot a nd close t he slid e cover . • Con firm t hat th e P2 c ard ac ce ss LED for t he inse r ted c ard s lot li ght s up in o rang e.
1 38 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Inspecting the C amera Uni t 1 Set t he zo om to el ect ric zo om mod e and ch eck t he zoo m op era tion . • Chec k t hat the i mage c ha nge s to tele photo and wi de an gle.
1 39 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions 8 Use th e USE R but ton to whi ch th e SLOT SEL fu nct ion has b e en as signe d to sel ect P 2 ca rds for r ec ordin g when more t han o ne P2 c ard is i nser ted in the c ard slot s.
1 40 Ins pe ct io ns B efor e Sh oot in g Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set t he us er bit s as r equir ed . Please r efer to [ Set t ing t he User B it s ] (p age 60 ) fo r the s et tin g pro ce dures .
1 4 1 Mai nte nan ce Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Main tenance Cleani ng In side the Vie w finder • Do not u se th inne r or oth er sol vents to re move dir t from t he vi ew find er . • Wip e the l ens w ith a c om merc ial ly availab le le ns cle aner .
1 42 Warni ng Sys tem Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions W arni ng Sy stem W arni ng Descr ipti on T ables If a pro ble m is de tec ted im med iatel y af ter th e power is tu rne d on, or d uri ng op erat ion, t his w ill b e ind ic ated by th e W ARNIN G lam p, lamps in si de th e view fi nd er and a war nin g tone.
1 43 Warni ng Sys tem Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Prio rit y Warni ng t yp e LCD o r vie w fi nd er ind ic at ion Vie w fi nd er LED ( exce pt t all y) T a lly lam p Warni ng lam p .
1 44 Upd at ing C ame ra Dr ive rs Chap ter 9 M ainte nanc e and I nsp ec tions Updati ng Camera Dr iv ers • For the late st info rmat io n on sof tware d river s, vi sit the P2 S up por t Desk at t he foll owin g Web sites. ht tp s : / /ew w.pavc.panaso ni c.
1 45 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Chap ter 1 0 Speci fica ti on s Dimen si on s and s pecificati ons Dimens ion s 261mm (10- 3 / 8 inches) 140mm (5- 5 / 8 .
1 46 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Specifications General Powe r sup pl y : DC1 2 V (1 1 V t o 1 7 V ) Powe r con su mpt io n : 23 W ( Whe n 1 .
1 4 7 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Memor y Card Recorder Unit Rec or di ng for ma t : DV CPRO HD / DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO / DV selec t ab le Rec or di ng au di o .
1 48 Dim en si ons a nd s pe ci fi cat io ns Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons Other Input / Output TC IN : BN C × 1 , 0.5 V p - p to 8 V p - p, 1 0 k Ω TC OUT : BNC × 1, low imp ed anc e, 2.0 V p - p ± 0. 5 V p - p IEEE 139 4: 6 pi ns, d ig it al in pu t /ou t put ( c om pli ant w it h IEEE 1394) DC IN : XLR × 1 , 4 pin s, D C 1 2 V (1 1.
1 49 Con ne c tor si gn al d es cr ipt io n Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons DC I N 1 GN D 2 NC 3 NC 4 +1 2V Panason ic Par t N o. K 1AA 1 04H 0 03 8 Manu fac turer Par t No. HA 16RX-4P ( SW1 ) ( Hiro se Ele ctr ic C o.) 1 2 3 4 < Not e > Be su re t o us e cor re c t po la rit y w he n us ing ex t er na l powe r su pp li es .
1 50 Con ne c tor si gn al d es cr ipt io n Chap ter 10 Spe cifi cati ons LEN S 1 RE T - SW 2 REC -ST ART/ STOP 3 GN D (gr ou nd ) 4 IRIS -AUTO 5 IRIS - C ON T 6 UNR EG + 1 2V (ma x . 0.4 A) 7 IRIS - POS I 8 IRIS - G - M A X 9 EX T-POSI 1 0 ZOO M - POS I 1 1 FO CUS - POS I 1 2 S P A RE Manu fac turer Par t No.
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Inform ation o n Disp osa l for Use rs of Waste El ect rica l & Ele ctr onic Equip me nt ( private hou seho lds ) Thi s sym bo l on t he pr od uc t s and / or a cc o mpa nyin g do c ume nts m ean s th at us ed e le ct ri ca l an d ele c tro ni c pro d uc ts sho ul d not b e mixe d wit h g ene ral h ou seh ol d was te.
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