Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product J-HD1400P Panasonic
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F0606T1086 -F Printed in Japan VQT0X8 3-1 D Digital HD Video Casset te Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ- E Bef ore operating this produ ct, please read the instructions carefully and sa ve this manual f or future use.
2 Read this fir st! For AJ-HD1400P and AJ-HD1400E indica tes s afe ty inf ormation. WARNING: z T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT E XPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. z T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT A W A Y FR OM ALL LIQUIDS.
3 Read this fi rst! (continued) For AJ-HD1400P indica tes safe ty inf ormation. CAUTION RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUAL IFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
4 Read this first! (continued) For AJ-HD1400E indica tes safe ty inf ormation. DO NO T REMO VE P ANE L CO VERS BY UNSCREWING THEM. To reduce the risk of electri c shock , do not rem ove the c overs. No user serv iceable parts inside. Refer se rvicing to qualifi ed service pers onnel.
5 Contents Read this first! .......... ................... .............. 2 Introduction.......... ........................ ......... ..... 6 Features....... ....................... ........................ 6 Parts and their functions ............ ...
6 Intr oduction This uni t is a multi -for mat VTR capable o f r ecor din g and pla ying bac k HD signals (1080i/ 59.94 Hz , 1080 i/50 Hz , 720P/59.94 Hz, 720P/50 Hz) in D VCPR O HD-LP f or mat using .
7 Features (continued) Cross- con ver t function The uni t comes with a b uilt-in cros s-con v er ter to en ab le 1080i/59 .94 Hz f or mat sign als to be c on ve r ted into 720p/ 59.94 Hz f or mat signa ls or , con v erse ly , to enable 720p/ 59.94 Hz f or mat signals to be conv er ted into 1080i/59 .
8 Features (con tinued) Multi-functional interfaces z Serial digital input/output The uni t’s HD component serial I/O interf ace enab les interf acing with HD comp onent vide o signa ls and 8- channe l digit al audi o signals using a s ingle BNC connec tor .
9 P ar ts and their functions Front panel (1) PO WER sw itch Cassette insertion slot (See page 18) EJECT b utton When thi s b utton is pressed, the tape is u nloaded and the cas sette is ejected automatically a f ew secon ds later . When CTL displa y has been se lected f or the count er di spl ay , the disp lay is rese t.
10 P ar ts and their functions (continued) Front panel (2) INPUT SELECT but tons These b uttons are used to sw itch the video and au dio input si gnals. The y can also b e used to s witch the video input si gnals to the internal ref erence si gnal se lected as the men u item No .
11 P ar ts and their functions (continued) Front panel (3) Au di o level contr ol k nobs These knob s are us ed t o adj ust the rec ord ing an d pla yback le vel of the PCM audi o signal s.
12 P ar ts and their functions (continued) Displa y panel Level meter Displays CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4 of the PCM audio si gnal or each le ve l of CH5/CH6/CH7/CH8 and the CUE trac k.
13 P ar ts and their functions (continued) lamp This lam p lig hts whe n a cass ette ta pe is ins er ted into the VTR. In the st andby OFF mode , this l amp is f lashing. Cou nter displa y The tape counter , time co de, etc . are di splay ed here. The type of v alue displa yed is indic ated b y CTL, TC , UB or REM.
14 P ar ts and their functions (continued) Rear panel A C IN inlet This is the A C power inlet. Conn ect the ac cess or y power ca ble here. When bo th an A C po wer sup ply and DC po wer supply hav e been conne cted, the A C power supp ly tak es pr ior i ty .
15 P ar ts and their functions (continued) VIDEO OUT (1, 2, Y , P B , P R ) co nnecto rs By changi ng the men u item No .615 V OUT SEL setting, either analog co mposite signal s or HD analog compon ent Y sign als ar e output from the VID EO OUT1 connec tor .
16 P ar ts and their functions (continued) IEEE1394 digital input/output connector This un it is cap ab le of inp ut and output through a d igital interf ace conf or ming to the IEEE1394 s tandard. Use 6- pin con nector s. D oes not s upport bus p ow er .
17 Ref erence frequencies During tape pla yback, th e video o utput r ef erence frequen cies are a s sho wn in the tab le below . <Notes> z During SD tape pla yback, operatio n is not p ossib le in th e 60 Hz mode .
18 Ta p e s Consume r-use D V a nd D VCAM cas settes (Standa rd D V and DVCAM casset tes, mini DV and D VCAM cass ettes) z Use a cass ette adapter (AJ- CS455P) wh en a mini D V or D VCAM casset te is to be used . Note th at inserting a mini D V or D VCAM cass ette wit hout the use of a cassette ad apter will cau se malfu nctioning.
19 Connections Example of connections wi th an editing contr oller AV m o n i t o r A V monitor A V monitor AV m o n i t o r Recorder Analog compos ite signals Sour ce unit A udio monito r signals T o REMOTE CONTR OL connector Remote si gnals Ed itin g cont rolle r A G-A850 e tc.
20 IEEE1394 digital interface Settings for this unit Confirm that menu N o . 882 DIF IN C H and N o . 883 DIF O UT CH of this u nit are se t to “A UT O. ” Input-outp ut of the digita l input signal is enab led when “59/ 60” is selected i n menu No .
21 V ANC data recor ding/pla ybac k V ANC da ta recording 1 Detects the V ANC data pac ket s that mu ltiple x recorded in the f ollowing range of the Y s tream of HD SDI. 1080i: L 9–L20, L5 71–L58 3 720P: L9– L25 <Note> HANC dat a pac kets are no t be de tected.
22 Jo ystic k and V ariable Speed Pla ybac k Jo ystic k 1 Press the SEARCH b utton to ac tiv ate the jo ystic k. When “ST ICK” has been s elected a s the me nu item No .100 SEARCH ENA setting, the jo y stick will be activ ated without pressing the SEARCH but ton.
23 PF (Pr ogrammable Function) Three setu p menu i tems can be regi stered i n the PF b uttons, and t hese but tons can th en be used to cha nge the set up menu settings b y a simple operating p rocedure .
24 P ause/Recording (Recor ding with pauses) 1 Pre ss th e P A USE butt on du r ing pl ayback of t he cas set te tape. 2 Press the REC b utton to mo ve to the REC P A USE mode.
25 Repeat pla ybac k Setting the BEGIN and END points 1 Press the M ENU b utton. 2 Select men u item No . 161 CTL (TC) BGN or No . 162 END , and tilt th e jo ystick right/left w hile pres sing the SEARCH button. By oper ating the jo ystic k, the user can ch oose whet her or not to set the BEGIN and END points .
26 Recor ding fr om a v ariable frame rate camera Recording the HD SDI out put signal fr om a v ariable f rame rate camera Connect the H D SDI (720/30P over 59.9 4P) output of the varia ble fram e rate came ra to t he HD SDI in put c onnec tor of this unit.
27 Setup (initial s ettings) This unit’ s main setti ngs can be perf ormed and chec k ed using the on-sc reen me nus whic h are displa yed on the video monitor connecte d to the unit.
28 Setup (initial settings) (continued) 3 Incline the jo ystic k up and do wn to adjust the cu rsor in the def ault settings s creen to the “LO AD” positio n and press the jo ystick.
29 Setup (init ial settings) (continued) 6 Confirmation scr een f or SA VE is displ ay ed. z When the P LA Y butto n is pressed, th e set val ue is stored and the d ispla y returns to the men u screen. z When the STOP bu tton i s presse d, the displa y returns to t he menu sc reen wi th out s tor i ng t he set value.
30 Setup (initial settings) (continued) Menu pr otect ion method By s witching t o the men u protect mode, it is possib le to dis able th e set up menu ev en if the MENU butto n on t he f ront panel is pressed .
31 Setup (init ial settings) (continued) System fre quency s witching Procedure f or shifting the syst em fre quency T o shift t he system fr equency ex ecute th e foll owin g oper ations .
32 Setup men us Menus whic h are displa yed The men us disp la yed diff er depend ing on th e setting selected f or me nu item No .25 SYSTEM FREQ . NO.
33 Setup menus (continued) NO . Ite m Menu No.25 SY STEM FRE Q 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 184 TYPE- B END 190 V IN SEL INH No No No No No 191 A IN SEL I NH No No No No No 202 .
34 Setup menus (continued) NO. I tem Menu No .25 SYST EM FRE Q 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 661 BK L V L (SD) 662 V LEVEL 663 C LEVEL 664 HUE 665 SETUP L V L 676 BLK CLIP No No .
35 Setup menus (continued) Video output signal adju stments The cont rol matrix f or the adjustm ents is show n in the tab le below . This func tion is n ot av ailab le f or IEEE1394 digit al output. When “C MPNT” has b een selected as the menu item No.
36 Setup menus (continued) SYSTEM “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g. No./Item Description of setting 05 ENCO DER SEL F or setting whether t o perform the various adjustments for t he video output signals using thi s VTR or using an e xte rnal encoder remote controller .
37 Setup menus (continued) SYSTEM (cont inued) *1 Disp layed menus may v a r y de pend ing on th e set tings in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are display ed” (page 32). BA S I C “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g.
38 Setup menus (continued) B ASIC (continued) *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
39 Setup menus (continued) B ASIC (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v a r y de pend ing on th e set tings in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , ref er to “Menus which are display ed” (page 32). “_____” in dicates the f actory setting. Formats f or play bac k Depending on how the me nu item No .
40 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
41 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g.
42 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). *2 In the initial settings , the Recor ding Mark i s not ov erlapped on the H D SDI si gnals .
43 Setup menus (continued) OPERA TION (continued) *1 Even if the RESET but ton is pressed while pressing the SEARCH button, the v alue may not return to the factory setting . *2 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ.
44 Setup menus (continued) EDIT *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
45 Setup menus (continued) T APE PRO TECT “_____” in dicates the f actory setting. TIME CODE *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
46 Setup menus (continued) TIME CODE (continued) *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
47 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting 601* 1 VID EO I NT SG F or selecting the type of inter nal standard signals.
48 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (continue d) “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
49 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (conti nued ) *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
50 Setup menus (continued) VIDEO (continue d) *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). *D W: With SD output (SD tape pla yback or dow n-con v er ted output) “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g.
51 Setup menus (continued) AU D I O *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
52 Setup menus (continued) A UDIO (continued) *1 Displa yed me nus ma y va r y depend ing on the settin gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. For deta ils, ref er to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32). “___ __” i ndic ate s th e factor y settin g.
53 Setup menus (continued) DIF *1 Disp layed menus may v ar y depe ndi ng on the sett in gs in menu No . 25 SYSTEM FREQ. F or details , refer to “Menus which are displa yed” (p age 32).
54 Setup menus (continued) MENU “___ __” i ndi cates the fact or y se ttin g. No./Item Description of setting A02 P. O N L O A D The unit starts with the selected user defaul t loaded when the pow er is turned on. 0000 OFF : The unit starts with the pre vious set v alues.
55 Time code/user bits Time code The time code is used when the time co de signa l generated by the time code gene rator (ti me code signal ge nera tor) is to be recorde d on the tape , its va lues ar.
56 Time code/user bits (continued) Time code when power is not supplie d Eve n if th e pow er is not suppli ed, the ti me code gener ator oper ates f or many hou rs (about 1 y ear) b y using the ba ck up f eature . And the accura cy when po wer is not suppli ed is about ±30 seco nds a month.
57 Superimpose screen The control signals, tim e code , etc. are displa yed us ing abbreviat ions. CTL : Control s ign al co unt val ue TCR : Time code d ata recorded in t he SBC area TCR.: Time co de data recorded in the V A UX ar ea UBR : User bit da ta recorded in th e SBC area UBR.
58 Video head c leaning This uni t is equi pped with an au to head c leanin g functio n which automatic ally red uces the amoun t of dir t on the vi deo heads . Ho we ver , in order to m aximiz e the unit’ s reliability , it is recom mended that the video he ads be cleaned as and when app ropr i ate.
59 Err or messa ges When a war ni ng o ccur s in this unit , t he er ror nu mber is indicate d on the c ounter displa y . Open the DIA G menu to displ ay a description of the error on the count er displa y or mon itor TV . When a oper ation al malfunc tion has oc curred in the unit, the error num ber fla shes on the count er displa y .
60 Err or m essages (continued) If “T&S&M” is selec ted in the me nu No . 008 DISPLA Y SEL, a message appears in the modedis pla y whenev er a warning or error occu rs. Wh en multiple e vents occur , the e vent with th e highest priority is dis pla yed.
61 Err o r messages (continued) Displa ying the warning inf ormation z A wa rning message appear s when a warning h as oc curred. “N O W ARNING” appears when a warning ha s not occurred. z When more th an one w ar ning has oc curred sim ultaneously , mov e the joys tic k up or down to ch eck the des cription of e ach war n i ng.
62 Err or m essages (continued) W arning messages (continued) Priority Mon itor display Description Corrective actio n VTR operati on Low E-00 (SERV O NOT LOCKED) This appears when the ser v o is not locked for three or more seco nds dur ing playbac k or recording.
63 Err o r messages (continued) <Note> Consult y our dealer if the error messag e displa y persist s e v en after the unit has be en restarted. Err or messages (continue d) Monitor display Descr.
64 Emer gency eject Procedure to e jecting th e tape manually in an emergen cy If the cassette tape f ails to be ej ected e ven when the EJECT b utton is presse d, it can be eje cted as f ollows . z Foll ow the s teps bel ow afte r maki ng ab sol ute ly sure that the u nit’s power has b een t urn ed off .
65 Specifications [GENERAL] Ambient operating temperature: 5°C to 40° C (41°F to 104°F) Storage te mperature: –20°C to 60°C (– 4°F to 14 0°F) Ambient operating humidity: 10% to 80% ( no co.
66 Specification s (continued) _ Video output adjust ment ranges z Comp on ent st yle HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite output Y gain: – to +3 dB HD/SD SDI, HD analog componennt, composite .
67 Specifications (continued) [O THER CONNECT ORS] Time code input: BNC k 1, 0.5 to 8 Vp-p, 10 k h Time code output: BNC k 1, low impedanc e, 2.0 ± 0.
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