Panasonic AJ-SPX800P manual

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    Memory Card Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Model No. AJ- P Before operating thi s produc t, please read the insr uctions c arefull y and save this manual for future us e.[...]

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    2 PLEASE NO TE: z When prepari ng to re cord important imag es, alwa ys shoot so me a dva nce test f ootage , to ve r ify that both pictures and sound a re being record ed nor mally . z Shou ld vi deo or au dio recor ding fail du e to a ma lfunc tio n of thi s came ra-re cord er or th e P2 car ds use d, we wi ll not as sume liab il- ity for such f [...]

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    3 Precautions f or Use indica tes sa f e ty inform ation. CA UT ION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UT ION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NO T REMO VE CO VER (OR B ACK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P ART S I NSIDE. REFER TO SER VICING TO QU ALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lig htning flash w ith arro whead symbol, within an equ ilateral t[...]

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    4 Conten ts Precauti o ns for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1-1 Camera Unit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1-2 Recorder /player Feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-3 System Co nfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 2 Parts and their Fun ctions . . 10 2-1[...]

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    5 4-10 Handlin g data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4-10-1 Handling SD Ca rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4-10-2 Formatting , Writing and Reading an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4-10-4 How to Use Sce ne File Data . . . . . . . [...]

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    6 8-5 CAM OP ERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 8-5-1 CAMERA ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 8-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 8-5-4 USER SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 8-5-5 SW MODE . .[...]

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    7 1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The AJ-SPX800 P video came ra-recorder integr ates a camera unit eq uipped with thre e CCDs, incor porating a 2 /3-inch on-chip lens f eaturing pro gressiv e drive te chnolog y , and a vi deo recorder/pla yer (VT R) that supports D VCPR O50, D VCPR O and D V f ormats. The camer a offers a choic e of interlaced scanning a[...]

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    8 1-2 Recor der/pla yer Features / Multiple Slots The AJ-SPX800P is equipp ed with fiv e slots for P2 ca rds. Up to fiv e cards ma y be inser ted in thes e slots fo r contin uous recording. The y also provi de new record ing capabi lities specifi c to memory cards . z Hot- Sw ap re cordin g The Hot -Swap capabi lity allo ws cards not i n use to be [...]

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    9 1 1-3 System Configura tion * T o install a stereo microp hone , an e xtra m odificati on is required. For mo re inf or mation, contact yo ur distributor or designate d service provi der . Lens: (Bayonet t ype) Fujinon, C anon Micropho ne kit: AJ-MC700P Stereo mic rophon e:* AJ-MC900G Viewf inder : AJ-VF15B AJ-VF20WB GPS uni t: AJ-GPS900G Rain co[...]

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    10 Chapter 2 P ar ts and their Functions 2-1 P o wer Supply and Accessory Mounting Section PO WER swi tch Used to tu r n on/off the p ow er . Battery mount A battery pack from Anton/Bauer is m ounted here. DC IN (external power input) soc ket (XLR, 4P) T o operate y our AJ-SPX800P on A C powe r , the A C adaptor AJ-B75 (o ptional acces sory) mu st [...]

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    11 2 2-2 A udio (input) Function Section MIC IN (microphone input) jack (XLR, 3-pin) A micropho ne (option al accessory) is connecte d here . P ow er f or the mi cropho ne co mes fr om this j ack. A remote m icrophone ma y be conne cted. In this case , the pow er supply to the approp r iate connec tor mu st be enab led through menu option FRO NT MI[...]

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    12 2-3 A udio (output) Function Section A UDIO OUT connector (XLR, 5-pin) This con nector ou tputs audio signal s record ed on Chann els 1/2 or 3/4. Output s ignals are selected with the M O NIT OR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 s elector s witch. MONIT OR S ELECT (audio channel) CH1/2 / CH3/4 selector switch Use thi s s witch to selec t the audi o channel w[...]

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    13 2 2-4 Shooting and Recording/Pla yback Functions Section / Shooting and Recording (camera unit) CC/ND FIL TER (filter selector) contr o l Used to select a filter appro priate f or illuminat ion and colo r temper ature of the s ubject. When the m en u option DISP M ODE is set to “3”, switch ing this contr ol displ ays the se lec ted f ilte r [...]

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    14 OUTPUT/A UT O KNE E selector switch Used t o sele ct the video signa ls sent f rom the came ra unit to the mem ory , viewfinde r and video mon itor . CAM. A UTO KNEE ON: Video bein g recorded through the camera is sent with the auto kne e circuit activate d. CAM. A UT O KNEE OFF: Video bei ng recorded t hrough the came ra is sen t in manual knee[...]

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    15 2 OUTPUT SEL (output signal selection) s witch Used to s witch the signa ls outpu t from the VIDEO OUT and MON OU T conne ctors. MEM: In EE (recording) mod e, video from the c amera is output. In VV (pla ybac k) mode , pla yback sig nal from a P2 card is output. CAM: Video fro m the camer a is ou tput constan tly . OFF: Vide o is not outp ut, an[...]

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    16 2-5 Menu Operation Secti on MENU button Used to tu r n on/off the men u. JOG dial but ton With the menu open , this b utton is used to navig ate through menu pa ges, sele ct op tio ns and s peci fy values. F or d irect ions on m anipu lati ng th e me nu, see [4- 6 Menu Displa ys in the Viewfin der Screen]. SD card inser tio n slot An SD c ard ( [...]

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    17 2 2-6 Time Code Section GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to inpu t a refere nce signal bef ore the camer a unit is gen-lock ed, or bef ore the time code is exter nal ly lo cked. TC IN connector (BNC) This con nector is use d to input a ref erence tim e code when yo u externally l ock the time code . TC OUT connector (BNC) When[...]

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    18 2-7 W arning and Status Displa y Functions Back tall y lamp When the BA CK T ALL Y sw itch is set to [ON], the lamp beha ves in the same wa y as the front tally lam p at the vie wfinder . BAC K T A L L Y s w i t c h This s witch co ntrols the action of the back an d rear tally l a mps . ON: Back and rear tall y lam ps en abled. OFF: Back and r e[...]

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    19 2 2-9 LCD Monitor LCD monitor The LC D moni tor displa ys the video in t he viewfi nder . Alte r natively , it can show clip s on t he P 2 card in a t hum bnail fo r m a t . In thu mbnai l displa y mode , clips can be e dited or d eleted, or P2 cards can be formatted using the MENU BAR b utton and CURSOR and SET but tons. OPEN b utton Used to o [...]

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    20 2-10 Vie wfinder Viewfinder (optional access ory) During reco rding or pla yback , the vi e wfinder d isplays the video image in mon ochrome. It also displa ys w ar nings , messa ges, z ebra p atterns, m arke rs (sa f ety zo ne and c enter mar kers), et c. ZEBRA (zebra pattern ) switch This s witch is used to di splay the zebra p attern in the v[...]

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    21 3 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback 3-1 P2 Car ds Inser ting P2 Cards <Note> When usin g the ca mer a-recorder f or the first tim e, be sure to se t the time d ata before hand. On how the t ime data i s set, see [4-5 Setting Ti me Data]. 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 While pres sing dow n the slide loc k button , slide the slide- out d[...]

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    22 Removing P2 Car ds 1 While pres sing do wn the s lide l ock button, mo ve the sl ide- out door to the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt do wn the EJECT but ton. 3 Then, depr ess the EJECT butto n to release th e P2 card so that y ou can remo ve it. <Notes > z When a P2 c ard is being acce ssed or it is b eing re cognised after ins er tion (P2 [...]

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    23 3 3-2 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on d escr ibe s the ba sic proced ure for sh ootin g an d recording . Bef ore you embark on a s hoot, pre-i nspect yo ur syste m to ensure th at it works prope r ly . * F or directions on inspecting your video camera-recorder , see [7-1 Inspections Before Shooting]. Batter y Set-up to P2 card Inser tion 1 Inser[...]

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    24 Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustment to Recording Completion F or shoo ting, f ollow the st eps bel ow . 1 Select a fi lter according to light condi tions . 2A When the w hite bal ance is sa ved: P osition th e WHITE BAL s witch to [A] or [B]. 2B When th e w hite or black bala nce is n ot saved an d you have no time to adjust the white balanc[...]

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    25 3 3-3 Normal Recor ding Pressing either the REC ST ART/ST OP button , REC button on the handl e or VTR button at the le ns starts recording o f video and soun d on the P2 card. A cluste r of d ata th at cons ists of video and sound gener ated through a shooting ac tion, t ogethe r with su ch ad ded inf ormation as a v oice memo , is c alled a ?[...]

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    26 3-5 Loop Recording When tw o or more P2 card s lots co ntain cards , this function allows the ta rget P2 ca rd to be s witched in order . Even when the free spac e of a P2 card is us ed up , this function continues reco rdin g whil e era sing exist ing data. T o use this func tion, the menu o ption LOOP REC MODE must be set to “ON” The optio[...]

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    27 3 3-7 Normal and V ariable Speed Playback The P LA Y/P A USE butto n provid es mo nochr ome pl a yback through th e viewfin der and color p la yback on th e LCD mon itor . A color vid eo monitor connected to the VID EO OUT or M ON OUT connect or of the AJ-SPX800P al so provides color pla ybac k. When the e xtension board AJ-Y A902A G is attached[...]

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    28 Associating V oic e Memos with a Clip The portion of th e clip with which a v oice m emo is asso ciated depends on when the v oice memo i s recorded . A vo ice memo recorded dur ing record ing or pla ybac k is associ ated with the picture in view at the time the V OICE MEMO button is p resse d. A voice mem o reco rded when rec ordi ng i s paused[...]

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    29 4 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Recor ding T o record high-q uality vi deo with the AJ-SPX800 P , the b lack and whit e bal ances must be adjus ted ac cor ding t o cond itio ns. Fo r higher quali ty , it is rec ommend ed that the adjus tments should be made in thi s order A WB (white ba lance adjustmen t)  ABB (b lac k balance adj u[...]

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    30 Detec tion ar ea f or the whi te ba lance The det ection area f or the white ba lance is s electable b etween 90%, 50% and 25%, using the men u option A WB AREA. This optio n can be f ound in the <WHITE BAL ANCE MODE> screen, wh ich is a ccessib le from the CAM O PERA TION page . The detec tion area is f actory-set to 25%. When you ha ve n[...]

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    31 4 4-1-2 A djusti ng the Blac k Balance The b lack bala nce must be adjusted when : z Y ou use you r AJ-SPX800P the fi rst time; z Y our AJ-SPX800P has not been used f or some time; z The ambi ent temper ature ha s cha nged sub stantially; z The gain switc hov er val ue has been cha nged; or z S .GAIN (s uper gain) has been set wit h the USER MAI[...]

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    32 4-2 Setting the Electr onic Shutter This sec tion prov ides a descript ion of t he electronic sh utter , together w ith sett ing and handlin g directions . 4-2-1 Shutter Modes The tab le belo w sho ws the shutte r modes and s peeds fo r the electroni c shutter pro vided in y our AJ-SPX800P . <Notes > z In any mode, the high er the shutter [...]

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    33 4 4-2-3 P lacing the Ca mera-r ecor der in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode T o place the ca mer a-recorder in SYNCHR O SCAN mode, f ollo w the st eps be low . 1 Press the SHU TTER s witch positio ned at [ON] tow ards [SEL], to place the camera -recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN mode . 2 In SYNCHR O SCAN mode, the sp eed can be s witched seamles sly between 1/6 0.3 and[...]

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    34 <Notes > z When “VIDEO” is sel ected f or the menu option REC SIGNAL , non-stan dard signals ou tput from the GENLOCK IN co nnect or , ma y degrade video quali ty . z When “PR OG. ” is spec ified f or the menu optio n V .RES (30P), segmen ted-fr ame video is reco rded, allowi ng yo u to perf orm comple tely progres siv e editing. H[...]

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    35 4 <Notes > z A udio Channe ls 1 and 2 alw ays re ceive the si gnals se lected with the A UDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches. z When the ext ension b oard AJ-Y A902A G (op tional a ccessor y) is attac hed, 4-channel recorded au dio sign als are SDI-ou tput, as is . Specific audio settings a re performed thro ugh the <MIC/ A UDIO1> a nd <[...]

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    36 4-5 Setting Time Data 4-5-1 Setting th e User Bits The user bi ts allow inf ormation, includ ing me mos that us e up to eight-dig it base 16 numbe rs (date and time), to be recorded in the seco ndar y code a rea. 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y swit ch at [U B]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. When the lef t digit star ts b linking y ou can ch[...]

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    37 4 4-5-2 S etting the Inte rnal Cloc k’ s Date and Time 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y swit ch at [U B]. 2 Press the HOLD butt on to displa y a dat e in t he displ ay win dow . 3 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. 4 Use the CURSOR a nd SET b uttons to se t the y ear , month and da y (Y/M/ D). Note that an y later tha n 2030 cannot b e set. 5 Pres[...]

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    38 4-5-3 Setting the Time Code 1 P osition th e DISPLA Y s witch at [TC]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SE T]. 3 Set the menu opt ion TC MODE to “DF” or “NDF”. “DF” steps the tim e code in dro p frame mode , and “NDF” steps it in non-drop frame mode . The menu option TC M O DE can be f ound in the <TC/UB > screen, whic h is[...]

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    39 4 T o external l y lock the time code: F ollo w the steps b elow . 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch. 2 P osition the TCG switch at [F-R UN]. 3 P osition th e DISPLA Y s witch at [TC]. 4 Set the men u optio n GENLOCK to “EXT”. This option can be f ound in the <GEN LOCK> s creen, wh ich is acces sib l e from th e SYSTEM SETTING page. 5 Sup[...]

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    40 4-5-5 P r o viding an ID to the Ca mera The cam era ID is specified th rough the <CAMERA ID> screen. The ID can i nclude u p to 10 alph anumeric c haracters , symbols , and/or sp aces. <Note> When the set tings menu is displa yed, ou tputting color bar signals does not indic ate the camer a ID . 1 Go to the <CAMERA ID> scre en [...]

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    41 4 4-5-7 Mode Che ck Screen Displa ys (MODE CHECK button function) The vie wfinder can d ispla y a screen tha t allows y ou to check the settings and st atus of th e AJ-SPX800P . Each press of t he M ODE CH ECK butt on switc hes t he scr een as f ollo ws: ST A TUS screen  !LED sc ree n  FUNCTION screen  A UDIO screen  No indica tion E[...]

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    42 4-6-2 Setting Menu Options The men u options a re set wi th the MENU and JOG dial b uttons. The me nu com pri ses m ain menu , sub- menus a nd op tion s menus. The data specified t hrough menu o ptions are written and sav ed in the in ter nal memo r y of the AJ-SPX800 P . This sec tion des cribes ho w to set options in M AIN MENU . The other men[...]

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    43 4 5 T ur n the JOG dial butto n to change the v alue. T o increase t he value: T ur n the JO G dial button cloc kwise, as seen from the front of the cam era. T o decrease t he value: T ur n the JOG d ial butto n anti-cloc kwise , as see n from the front of the camera . Each turn of the di al s witches the v alue by one step . A quic k tur n chan[...]

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    44 4-7 Vie wfinder Screen Status Displa ys In addit ion to vide o images , the v iew finder disp la ys lamps and te xt that indi cate th e sett ings and operating status of the AJ - SPX800P , togeth er with mes sages , a cen ter mar ke r, a saf ety zone marker and the camera ID . 4-7-1 La mps in the Vie wfinder Screen The above vie wfinder is the A[...]

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    45 4 Inf ormation Item Indication Status Camera Shoo ting Mode 60i, 30P Camera shooting mode ( progressive or interlaced) 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.GAIN 30/36/42/48 DS.GA IN 6  /12  /2 0  V alue set for the mast er gain Example: LOW: 0 Gai[...]

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    46 Camera W arning and Report Area (related to A WB, ABB and s witch settings) A WB A AC TIV E A WB B AC TIV E A WB A OK _ . _ K A WB B OK _ . _ K A WB BREAK _ . _ K AW B N G COLOR TEMP LOW COLOR TEMP HIGH LEVEL O VER LOW LIGHT TIME O VER A WB PRESE T _ . _ K AT W M O D E CHECK FIL TER A WB A V AR _ . _ K A WB B V AR _ . _ K ABB A CTIVE ABB OK A[...]

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    47 4 System inf ormation and warnings SYST EM ER ROR - __ TURN PO WER OFF REC WA RNING BACKUP BA TT EMPTY WIRELES S-RF EOM BOS EOS CANNOT R EC CANNO T PLA Y V OICE CANNO T REC VO IC E R E C VO IC E O F F V OICE PLA Y MARK ON/OFF UPD A TING USB DRIVE THUMBN AIL OP EN Something abnor mal is happening to the internal comput er communications or refere[...]

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    48 P2 car d remaining free sp ace ___ min END WP LOOP INFO P2 _ / _ The indication “ ___ min” stays illuminated under normal conditions or blinks when the remaining level is near zero . When the card space is used up , “END” comes on. The P2 card is write-protect ed. The camera-recorder is in LOOP RE C mode. When loop recording c annot be p[...]

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    49 4 *The menu option P2CARD REMAIN can be found in the <VF INDICA TO R2> screen, which is accessible fr om the MAIN OPERA TION page. *1 n : Not provided when the menu option ST A TUS is set to OFF , which can be f ound in the <MODE CHK IND> screen, accessible from the : VF page. z : Provided regardless of the menu option setting. P2 Ca[...]

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    50 4-7-4 Dis play Modes and Setti ng Change s/adjustment Result Message s The message s that appear on the vie wfinde r screen to indic ate changes to settings a nd adjustment results ma y be lim i ted, o r set not to appear , through the menu o ption DISP MODE. This menu option can be f ound in th e <VF DISPLA Y> screen, wh ich is acce ssibl[...]

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    51 4 4-7-5 S etting the Marker Displa ys The center , safety zon e, saf ety zo ne area and frame m ar kers ma y be set to ON or OF F , al ong with spec ifica tions of the m arke r types . T o set and select ma r kers , go to the <VF MARKER> screen fr om the VF page an d select the app ropr iate op tions. Fo r directions on na vigating th e me[...]

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    52 4-8 Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor Using the LCD Monitor 1 T ur n on the PO WER s witch of the AJ-SPX800P . 2 Slide the OPEN b utton in the arrow  directio n to open the LCD moni tor . 3 Adj ust th e ang le of th e LCD mo nit or for most convenie nt view ing. The monit or can turn up to 180 degr ees to wards the l ens and u p to 90 deg[...]

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    53 4 4-9 Menu-driven Function Setup Each funct ion is set up usin g the m enu sy stem . 4-9-1 Setti ng the Switchover of USER SW GAIN In additio n to the standard L/ M/H gain mode, th e AJ-SPX800P supports S.GAIN (super gai n) mode, f eaturing great er than 30- dB an alog ga in- up, togeth er wit h DS.GAI N (di gita l super gai n) mode , storage-ty[...]

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    54 4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 b uttons can be assig ned user-sel ected func tions . T o select desire d functi ons, us e the men u options USER MAIN SW , USE R1 S W and USER 2 SW . T hese opt ions can be found in the <U SER S W> scr een , whic h is acc essi ble from the CAM [...]

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    55 4 4-10 Handling data Setting Data Using an SD Card An SD ca rd (optional acce ssor y) ca n be used as a setup card that store s up to eight files of settings me nu spec ifica tions . This data allows y ou to quic kly reprodu ce an optimu m state. 4-10-1 Handling SD Cards An SD card may be inserted or remo ved, e ither bef ore or after the po wer[...]

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    56 4 T o format the SD card, turn the JOG dia l button to mo ve the cursor to YES . Then , press th e dial butto n. When the SD ca rd has been f or matted , the f ollowing message appears: The card w ill not be formatted if t he f ollowing m essage appears when th e JOG dial button i s presse d: 5 T o exit th e menu, press the MENU b utton. The set[...]

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    57 4 6 T ur n the J OG dia l button u ntil a desi red char acter appea rs. The char acters that appear are switc hed i n the f ollo wing order: Space:  Ð Alphabetic al characters : A to Z Ð Numerals : 0 to 9 Ð Symbols : ', >, <, /, - 7 Press the J OG dia l button to accept a des ired char acter . 8 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo[...]

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    58 T o read da ta on an SD card: 1 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mov e the curs or to the option [SD CARD READ/WRITE]. Then, press the dial b utton. 2 T ur n the JOG di al button to mov e the cur sor to the men u option [R. SELECT]. Then, press the dial button. 3 T ur n the JOG di al b utton to select a desire d number (1 - 8). Then, pr ess the d [...]

  • Page 59

    59 4 4-10-3 How to Use the Us er Data It is p ossible t o transf er settings and other data t o the user area of the int er nal memory of the AJ-SPX8 00P . This data a llows you t o qui ckly repr oduc e an op timum se tup state . T o write data, go to the <INITIALIZE> screen f rom the FILE page. T o read the written u ser data, go to the <[...]

  • Page 60

    60 4-10- 4 Ho w to Use Scene File Da ta It is po ssible to wr ite the s ettings data in to the scene fi le area of the internal memory of the AJ-SPX800P , or to read dat a w ritten in this area. F our ty pes of scene files are a vailab le. Thi s data allow s y ou to quic kly reproduce an optimum s etup st ate. TITLEs 1 - 3 are f actory-assigned the[...]

  • Page 61

    61 4 T o r ead settings data for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mov e the curs or to the option SCENE SEL. 3 Pre ss the JOG di al butto n to blink scen e file numbe rs. Then, turn the di al bu tton to select a desired s c ene file number . 4 Press the J OG dial b utton to accep t th[...]

  • Page 62

    62 T o tit le settings data for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> screen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mov e the curs or to the option [TITLEs 1 - 4 ] for th e appropriate s c ene file. 3 Press the J OG dia l button to mov e the c ursor to th e title ent r y ar ea, pu ttin g th e AJ-S PX80 0P i n entr y mode. 4 T ur n the[...]

  • Page 63

    63 5 Chapter 5 Preparatio n 5-1 P o wer Supply A battery pac k or A C po wer can be used as the pow er supply f or the came ra-recorder . Using a Ba ttery Pac k Battery pack s from the f ollowin g manu facturers can be used: • P anasonic • Anton/Baue r • IDX • PA C O • Sony <Notes > z Other batt er ies ma y be used b y changing t he[...]

  • Page 64

    64 When using a BP-90 type battery pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Attaching the batt er y case to the camera-re corder .  Connect t he cabl e on the camera-record er to the cab le on the ba tter y case (BP-90 ty pe).  Using a scre wdriver , secure t he battery case (BP-90 type) to t he camera -recorder . Open t he cov er a nd lif t th[...]

  • Page 65

    65 5 Using an NP-1 type batter y pack. 1 Remo ve the battery holder . 2 Mount the NP-1 type battery case on the camera-rec order .  Tighten t he mounting sc rews.  Tighten the po wer contact scre ws.  Inse r t t he up per p ar t of t he re moved cover in th e directio n of the arrow .  Align the ho les in the botto m part (metal par t) [...]

  • Page 66

    66 5-1-2 Using an A C P ower Suppl y When using the P anasonic AJ-B75 A C adapter 1 Plug the AJ-B7 5 DC OUT connector i nto the ca mera- recorder’ s e xternal DC input soc ket. 2 T ur n the A C adapter po wer O N. 3 T ur n the ca mer a-recorder p ower s witch ON. <Notes> z When both the battery pac k and A C adapter are connecte d, power is[...]

  • Page 67

    67 5 5-3 Mounting the lens and P erforming the Flange Back and White Shading Adjustments Mounting the Lens 1 Raise the l ens clamping le ver and remov e the mou nt cap. 2 T o mou nt th e le ns, alig n t he ind ent atio n at t he to p ce nter of the lens m ount with the cen ter mark of the le ns. 3 Low er the lens clampin g lev er to clam p the lens[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Adjusting the Lens White Shading T ake th e follo wing steps to adjust the w hite shad ing: <Note> V er tical colo ring ma y occur near th e open p ositio n of the l ens iris, e ve n after a djusting t he white shadin g. This phenome non, how e ver , is a char acteristic o f the lens or o ptica l sy stem. It d oes not indic ate a malfun ct[...]

  • Page 69

    69 5 This co mpletes the white sh ading adjus tment. The comp ensation v alues are stored in the non-v olatile i nter nal mem or y . T here fore, re- adju sti ng th e whi te sha din g is n ot required, e ven after the camera-re corder p ow er has be en turned off . Storing the Lens File Data The whi te sha ding c ompensa tion valu es can be s tored[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Reading out the Lens File Data 1 Select the lens file No . to rea d out b y foll owing Steps 1 to 3 in the [Storing the Lens F ile Data ] section. 2 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo ve the cu rsor to [READ:]. 3 Press the JO G Dial b utton and the f ollow ing message appears . 4 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mov e the curso r to [YES]. Then, pr[...]

  • Page 71

    71 5 5-4 Preparing for A udio Input T ake th e follo wing steps to prepare the came ra f or connecting audio in put de vices. 5-4-1 When Using the Front Micr ophone The AJ-MC 700P micr ophone kit (option al) includes a microph one tha t can be m o unte d on the c amera. 1 Open the micro phone holder . 2 Mount the microphone and tig hten the c lampi[...]

  • Page 72

    72 When Using the Unislot ® Wireless Rec eiver 1 Remo v e the co ver to inse r t the wireles s receiv er and secure it with the scre ws. 2 Set the A UDIO IN sw itch to [W .L.] d e pend ing on the audio channel t o be recorded. 5-4-3 When Using A udio Devices 1 Connect the audio de vice to t he A UDIO IN ja c k with the XL R ca bl e. 2 Set the A UD[...]

  • Page 73

    73 5 5-6 Attaching t h e Shoulder Strap T o detach t he shoulder st rap , first open the h ooks, then detach the str ap. <Note> Mak e sure tha t the shoulder s trap is securely at tached. 5-7 Attaching the Rain Co ver When using the SHAN-RC7 00 Rain Cover 5-8 Connecting the AJ-EC3P Extension Controller Some func tions can be remote-c ontrolle[...]

  • Page 74

    74 5-9 Attaching the Fr on t A udio Level Contr ol Knob If yo u use the F ront A udio Le vel co ntrol freque ntly , attach the access or y knob so that it can be easi ly ope rated . Remove th e screw in the cent er o f the Front Audio Level contr ol, and attac h the accesso r y knob usi ng the scre w (included). W hen attachin g the knob , be s ure[...]

  • Page 75

    75 6 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data gro up that includes the images an d v oices creat ed from on e shooting ses s ion, together w ith addit ional inf or mat ion such as voice m emos an d meta data. The f ollowin g manipulation s can be perf or med us ing th e cursor a nd SET buttons , while ch ec king th e images dis[...]

  • Page 76

    76 6-2 Thumbnail Scr een Press the THUM BNAIL b utton to displa y the thumbnai l screen on the LC D monit or . Pressing the THUMBNAIL button again returns the displ ay to t he regular d ispla y . When s witching is done from the re gular screen di spla y to th e thumbna il screen disp lay , all the c lips will be displa yed o n the thumbnail screen[...]

  • Page 77

    77 6 6-3 Selecting Thumbnails Multipl e thumbnails can be ra ndomly selec ted in the thumbnail screen. 1 Use the cu rsor buttons to mov e the p ointer (yell ow frame) to the des ired clip and press the SET button. The fra me arou nd the se lected thu mbnail chang es to a b lue frame . Press the SET butto n again to desel ect the clip . 2 Additional[...]

  • Page 78

    78 6-5 Switching the Thumbnail Displa y The displ ay can b e switched so t hat o nly thos e cli ps m atchi ng the spec ified conditio ns are displa yed in the thumbna il screen . 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD mon itor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo v es to the menu bar . 3 Mov e the pointe[...]

  • Page 79

    79 6 6-7 V oice Memo A v oice memo is audio data t hat ca n be a ttached to the clip separa tely from the vo ice recorded duri ng shooti ng. <Note> A v oice memo can be attached during recordi ng. Plea se ref er to [3-8 V o ice Me mo Function ] f or more inf or mation . 6-7-1 Pla ying Back V oice Memos 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thu[...]

  • Page 80

    80 6-7-3 Deleting V o ice Memos 1 P erform St eps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Playin g Back V oice Memos] s ection to sele ct the voi ce memo in the clip . 2 Mov e the pointe r ov er the clip y ou want t o delete, and pre ss the MENU B AR but ton. The pointer mo ves to the m enu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OP ERA TIO N  DELETE. YES and NO ap[...]

  • Page 81

    81 6 6-10 Formatting a P2 Car d 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD mon itor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo v es to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OP ERA TIO N  FORMA T . The f ollowing screen appear s. Select the s lot n umber f or the P2 card y ou w ant to f or mat. Select [...]

  • Page 82

    82 6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The t humbn ail display mode can be c ust omis ed to su it your pref erences . 1 Press the T HU MBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on the LCD mon itor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer mo v es to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect TH UMB NAIL  SETUP . The f ollowing [...]

  • Page 83

    83 6 Clip Meta Data Displ ay s more detailed data abou t the clip . Use the curso r but tons to mov e the pointer , and press the SET b utton to chec k the detaile d content. The u nderlined items are automat ically set du ring shooti ng. Other items ca n be input on y o ur pe rsonal compute r , etc. GLOB AL CLIP ID : Disp la ys the global cli p ID[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections 7-1 Inspections Before Shooting Mak e sure you c hec k that the sys tem i s oper ating normally bef ore embarking on a sho ot. We recommend us ing a c olor video m onitor to chec k the image . 7-1-1 Preparing f or Insp ections 1 Mount a c harged battery pac k. 2 T ur n the po wer s witch ON and c hec k that [...]

  • Page 85

    85 7 7-1-3 In specting the Memor y Recording Functions Mak e sure yo u successiv ely carry out the inspections from [1. Inspecti ng the P2 Ca rd Recording ] to [4. Inspecting the Earphone and Speak er]. 1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recor ding 1 Chec k on the displa y insi de the vie wfinder that the remaining P2 card reco rding cap acity is suffi cien[...]

  • Page 86

    86 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set the use r’ s bit as required. Please ref er to [4-5-1 Se tting the User Bits] f or the setting procedures . 2 Set the tim e code . Please ref er to [4-5-3 Setting the T ime Code] f or the set ting procedures . 3 Set the TC G s witch to [R-RUN]. 4 Press the REC ST ART/ST OP bu tton. Che[...]

  • Page 87

    87 7 7-2-4 Connector Signals P anasonic Part No. K1AA104H0024 Manufacturer P ar t No. HA16RX-4P(S W1) (Hirose El ectric C o .) <Note> Confirm correc t polarity w hen using an ex ter nal po wer supply . P anasonic Part No. K1AB 103B0013 Manufacturer P ar t No . NC3FBH2 (Eye-T rek) DC IN 1G N D 2N C 3N C 4+ 1 2 V FRONT MIC IN 1G N D 2 A UDIO IN[...]

  • Page 88

    88 7-3 W arning System 7-3-1 W arning Description T ables If a prob lem is detec ted imm ediately after th e po wer i s turned on, or during oper ation, this wi ll be indicated by the W ARN ING l amp , lamps i nside the vie wfinder and a warning tone . <Note> The W ARNING lamp has the h ighest priority , fo llowed by the tally lamp , and then[...]

  • Page 89

    89 7 7-3-2 Error Codes The f ollowin g error codes are dis play ed in the displa y windo w if an error occurs in the ca mera: 5. P2 Card Fully Recorded Displa y windo w indicat ion All 7 bar indicators f or remaining MEDIA capacity star t blinking. W ARNING lamp Continues to light up until an op eration is perf or med. T all y lamp Continues to bli[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Chapter 8 Men u Description T ables 8-1 Menu Configuratio n Abou t Menu D escr ipt ion T ables USER MENU USER MENU SELECT SYSTEM SETTING PAINT CAM OPERATION SYSTEM MODE OPTION MODE REC FUNCTION OUTPUT SEL GENLOCK ROP LOW SETTING MID SETTING CAMERA ID SHUTTER SPEED SHUTTER SELECT USER SW SW MODE WHITE BALANCE MODE IRIS FLARE USER SW GAIN MATRIX C[...]

  • Page 91

    91 8 8-2 SYSTEM SETTI NG 8-2-1 SYSTE M MODE 8-2- 2 O PTI ON M ODE The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks REC S IGNAL CAM VIDEO 1394 Select video input signals. CAM  Record the signal from the c amera VID EO: Record the signal from the GENLOCK IN t erminal 1394: Recor[...]

  • Page 92

    92 8-2-3 REC FUNCTION 8- 2-4 O UTPUT SEL The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks PRE R EC TI ME 0SE C : 15S EC Set PRE RECORDING. 0-15SEC: Set the length of time that can be retrospectively recorded before t he REC ST ART b utton is pressed. <Note> The maximum sele[...]

  • Page 93

    93 8 8-2-5 LCD MONIT OR 8-2-6 GENLOCK 8-3 P AINT 8-3- 1 ROP The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks BRIG HTNESS –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD m onitor brightness. –C U F – COLO R LEVEL –7 : +0 : +7 Adjust the LCD monitor chroma lev el. –C U F – CONT RAST –7 :[...]

  • Page 94

    94 8-3-2 M A TRIX <Note> The it ems in dicat ed by  are the se tting items f or P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W i n the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the s e tting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fer to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] f or more inf or mation . 8-3-3 COLOR CORRECTION The ____ in the Adjus ta[...]

  • Page 95

    95 8 8-3-4 LO W SETTING 8-3- 5 MID SETTING <Note> The items indicated b y  are the settin g items fo r P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> scre en. The it em s withou t  are the s e tting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please ref er to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus [...]

  • Page 96

    96 8-3-6 HIGH SETTING 8-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the settin g items fo r P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> scre en. The it em s withou t  are the s e tting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please ref er to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus [...]

  • Page 97

    97 8 8-3-8 SKIN T ONE DTL 8-3-9 KNEE/LEVEL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the settin g items fo r P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> scre en. The it em s withou t  are the s e tting items f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please ref er to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or matio n. The ____ in the Adjus [...]

  • Page 98

    98 8-3-1 0 GAMM A 8-3-11 FLARE 8-3- 12  CAMERA SETTING ZEBRA Pa ttern Display <Note> All item s in CAMERA SETTING are settin g targets of the item P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks MAST ER[...]

  • Page 99

    99 8 8-4 VF 8-4-1 VF DISP LA Y 8-4 -2 VF MARKE R 8-4- 3 U SER BO X The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks DIS P COND ITI ON NORM AL HOLD NORMA L : Display status constantly . HOLD: Displa y status only when the MODE CHECK swit ch is pressed. –C U FE DIS P MO DE 1 2 3 [...]

  • Page 100

    100 8-4-4 VF INDICA TOR1 8-4- 5 VF INDICA T OR2 The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks EXTE NDER ON OFF Set the extender indication to ON or O FF . –C U FE SHUT TER O N OFF Set the shutter speed indication to ON or OFF . –C U FE FIL TER ON OFF Set the filter No . in[...]

  • Page 101

    101 8 8-4-6 MODE CHE CK IND 8-4 -7 !LED <Note> If both GAIN (0 dB) and GAIN (–3 dB) are set to ON, the LED illumi nates e xcept w hen GA IN is adjus ted to 0 dB and –3 dB . The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Ran g e Remarks ST A TUS ON OFF Select whether or not to display t[...]

  • Page 102

    102 8-5 CAM OPERA TION 8-5-1 CAMERA ID <Note> This set ting is cancel ed when READ F AC T OR Y D A T A is selecte d. 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPE ED 8-5-3 SHUT TER SELECT The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks ID1 Setting 1 f or the CAM ERA ID recorded on color bars. Up t o [...]

  • Page 103

    103 8 8-5-4 USER SW <Note> Fo r each function of the USER s witches , ref er to [4-9-4 Assigni ng Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 an d USER2 Buttons]. 8-5- 5 SW MODE The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks USER M AIN SW INH S.G A I N DS.GAIN S.IRIS I.O VR S.B L K B.S[...]

  • Page 104

    104 8-5-6 WHITE B ALANCE MODE 8-5-7 USER SW GAIN The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks FIL TE R INH ON OFF Select whether or not to retain white ba lance memor y (A/B) data for i ndividual filters. ON: Retain data in th e A/B memor y (2 memor y areas) regardless of t h[...]

  • Page 105

    105 8 8-5-8 IRI S 8-6 MAIN OPERA TION 8-6- 1 B A TTER Y/ P2CARD The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks A.I R IS LEVE L 000 : 050 : 100 Set the target value for auto iris. –C U FE A.I RIS PEAK / AV E 000 : 040 : 100 Determine th e peak-to-standard ratio for the auto ir[...]

  • Page 106

    106 8-6-2 BA TTER Y SETTING1 The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks CARD NEAR END ALAR M ON OFF Select whether or not to set the alarm to beep f o r P2 CARD NEAR END ALARM. –C U F – CARD NEAR END T IME 3mi n 2mi n Set the remaining time to indicate the P 2 CARD NEAR[...]

  • Page 107

    107 8 <Note> The remai ning battery capacity f or digital bat ter ies is dis play ed as % ins ide th e vie wfinder (PRO14 /TRIM14/HYTR ON50/ HYTR ON100/HYTRON 120/ DIONIC90/D IONIC160 /NP-L5 0). The BA TT NEAR END alarm, ho we ver , is triggered ac cording to the settin g on the <BA TTER Y SETTING1> s c reen, regardle ss of the % ind ic[...]

  • Page 108

    108 8-6-3 BA TTER Y SETTING2 The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks Ni Cd14 _ • Enable selection under BA TTERY SELECT . _ : Enable selection. • : Disable selection. NEAR E ND 11. 0 : 1 3.6 : 15.0 Set the NEAR END voltage in 0.1 V s teps. END 11.0 : 1 3.2 : 15.0 Whe[...]

  • Page 109

    109 8 8-6-4 MIC/A UDIO1 8-6-5 MIC/A UDIO2 The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks FR ONT V R CH1 F RO NT W. L . REAR ALL OFF Select whether or not to enab le the FR ONT A UDIO LEVEL control for the signal selected as the input signal to A UDIO CH1. FRONT : Only enabled w[...]

  • Page 110

    110 8-6-6 TC /UB 8-6- 7 U MID SET/I NFO <Note> Please ref er to [4 -5-6 Setting the U MID Inf ormation] f or the UMID inf or mation setti ng. The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks TC M ODE DF NDF Set the time code mode. DF: Drop frame. NDF: Non drop frame. –C U[...]

  • Page 111

    111 8 8-7 FILE 8-7-1 SD CARD READ/WRITE 8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT 8-7- 3 L ENS FILE 8-7- 4 SCENE 8-7-5 I NITIALIZE The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks R.S EL ECT 1 : 8 Select the file number to read out. ––– F– READ Read out the data f rom the SD card. ––?[...]

  • Page 112

    112 8-8 MAINTENANCE 8-8-1 SYSTE M CHECK 8-8-2 LENS A DJ 8-8-3 BLA CK SHADING 8-8-4 WHITE SHADING 8-8- 5 DIAGNOSTI C1 The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks COLO R CHECK ON OFF ON/OFF switching for checking proper operation of the came ra-recorder . Displays the center Y[...]

  • Page 113

    113 8 8-8-6 DIA GNOSTIC2 8-8-7 HOURS ME TER 8-9 OPTION MENU 8-9- 1 OPT ION The ____ in the Adjus table Range colum n indi cates th e preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Rema rks SYSC ON SO FT Display t he software v ersion for the system control microprocessor. ––––– LCD SOFT Display t he sof tware v ersion for the LCD mic[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Chapter 9 Specifications [General] Operating temperatur e: 32 ° F to +104 ° F. ( 0 ° C to + 40 ° C. ) Storage temperature: –4 ° F to +140 ° F . ( –20 ° C to +60 ° C. ) Operating humidity: 10% to max imum 85% (relative humidity ). Maximum continuous operation: Approximately 12 0 minutes (mai n unit only , wi th LCD monitor OFF and us[...]

  • Page 115

    115 9 A udio System Sampling frequenc y: 48 kH z (syn chro nised w ith vid eo). Quantizing: 16 bits Freq uen c y r espo nse: 20 Hz - 20 k Hz ± 1.0 dB (at stan dard lev e l). Dynamic rang e: Minimum 85 dB (1 kHz, A WTD). Distortion factor: 0.1% or l ess (1 kHz , standard lev el) . Headroom: 20 dB [Inpu t/output Unit] Video input GEN L OCK IN : BNC,[...]

  • Page 116

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