Panasonic SPX900 manual

Memory Card Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Model No . AJ- E Before operating this pr oduct, ple ase rea d the in sru ctions c arefu lly and sav e this manua l for future use. VQT0P98 (E) F1004T0 -F Printed in Japan D ENGLIS H[...]

2 PLEASE NO TE: z When prepari ng to recor d impor tant im ages , alwa ys shoot so me adv ance test f ootage, to v erify that both pictu res and sound are being record ed nor mally . z Shou ld vi deo or au dio recor ding fail du e to a ma lfunc tion of thi s came ra-re cord er or th e P2 car ds use d, we will not as sume lia b il- ity for such f a [...]

3 Precautions f or Use indica tes sa f e ty inform ation.  DO NO T REMO VE P ANEL CO VER BY UNSCREWING. T o reduce th e r isk of elec tr ic shoc k, do not remo ve cov er . No user s erviceable parts inside. Ref er servicing to qu alified service perso nnel. W ARNING: z T O RED UCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIP- MENT[...]

4 Att en ti on /Att en ti e z Batteries a re used f or the m ain po wer source and memor y bac k-up in the p roduct . At the end o f their useful lif e, you should not thro w them a wa y . Instead, h and them in as small c hemical waste. z V oor de primaire v oeding en het reserve geheugen v an het appa raat w ordt g ebruikgemaa kt v an een batteri[...]

5 Conten ts Precauti ons for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-1 Camera Unit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-2 Recorder /player Feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1-3 System Co nfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 2 Parts and their Fun ctions . . 11 2-1 P[...]

6 4-10 Handlin g data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-1 Handling SD Ca rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-2 Formatting , Writing and Reading an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 4-10-4 How to Use Sce ne File Dat a . . . . . . .[...]

7 8-5 CAM OP ERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-1 CAMERA ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 8-5-3 SHUTTER SEL ECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8-5-4 USER SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 8-5-5 SW MODE . [...]

8 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The AJ-SPX900E memory card camera- rec orde r integr ates a camera unit equ ipped with three CCDs , incorporating a 2/3 -inch on- chip len s fea turing prog ressiv e drive t echnolog y , a nd a vide o recorder/p lay er (VTR) that supp or ts D VCPRO50, D VCPR O and D V for ma ts. The camer a offers a choic e of interlaced s[...]

9 1 1-2 Recor der/play er Features / Multiple Slots The AJ-SPX900E is equipp ed with fiv e slots f or P2 cards. Up to fiv e cards ma y be inser ted in thes e slots fo r contin uous recording. The y also pro vide new recording capabi lities specifi c to memory cards . z Hot- Sw ap re cordin g The Hot -Swap capabi lity allo ws cards not in us e to be[...]

10 1-3 System Conf iguration * T o install a stereo microp hone, an e xtra modi fication is req uired. F or more i nfo r mation, con tact your d istributo r or designate d service provi der . T ripod adaptor: SHAN-TM700 Lens: (Bayonet t ype) Fujinon, C anon Micropho ne kit: AJ-MC700P Stereo mic rophone:* AJ-MC900G Viewf inder : AJ-VF15B AJ-VF20WB G[...]

11 2 Chapter 2 P ar ts and their Functions 2-1 P ower Supply and Accessory Mountin g Section PO W ER switch Used to tu rn on/off the p ow er . Battery mount A battery pack from Anton /Bauer is mounted here. DC IN (external power input) soc k et (XLR, 4P) T o operate y our AJ-SPX900E on A C powe r , the A C adaptor AJ-B75 (o ptional acces sory) must[...]

12 2-2 A udio (inp ut) Function Section MIC IN (microphone input) jack (X LR, 3-pin) A micropho ne (option al accessory) is connected here . P ow er f or the micro phone come s from this j ack . A remote m icrophone ma y be conne cted. In this ca se, the pow er supply to the approp r iate connec tor must be en abled through menu option FRON T MIC P[...]

13 2 2-3 A udio (outpu t) Function Section A UDIO OUT connector (XLR, 5-pin) This con nector outpu ts audio signals rec orded on Channels 1/2 or 3/4. Output s ignals are selected w ith the M ONIT 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 select the audio c hannel w[...]

14 2-4 Shooting and Recording/Pla ybac k Functions Sectio n / Shooting and Recording (camera unit) CC FIL TER/N D FIL T ER (filter selector) controls Use thi s knob to se lect a filter dependi ng on the luminance and col or temp eratu re of the s ubject. CC FIL TER knob (outs ide, l arge diam eter) A: Cross filter B: 3200 K C: 43 00 K D: 63 00 K ND[...]

15 2 OUTPUT/A UT O KNE E selector switch Used t o sele ct the video si gnals sent f rom the came ra unit to the mem ory , vie wfinder and v i deo mon itor. CAM. A UTO KNEE ON: Video bein g recorded through the camera is sent with the auto kne e circuit activ ated. CAM. A UT O KNEE OFF: Video bei ng recorded t hrough the camera i s sent in manual kn[...]

16 OUTPUT SEL (output signal selection) s w itch Used to s witch the si gnals output fro m the VIDEO OU T 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 constantly . OFF: Vide o is not outp ut, an[...]

17 2 2-5 Men u Operation Section MENU button Used to tu rn on/off the men u. JOG dial but ton With the menu open, thi s button is used to na vigate through menu pa ges, sele ct op tions 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 ( o[...]

18 2-6 Time Code Sect ion GENLOCK IN connector (BNC) This c onnector i s used to input a ref erence sign al bef ore the camer a unit is gen-lock ed, or bef ore the time code is exter nal ly locked. 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 c ode. TC OUT connector (BNC) When y[...]

19 2 2-7 W arn ing and Status Displa y Functions Back tall y lamp When the BA CK T ALL Y s witch is set to [ON], the lamp beha ves in the sa me wa y as the fron t tally lamp at the vie wfinder . BAC K T A L L Y sw i t c h This s witch controls the action of the bac k and rear tally l a mps . ON: Back and rear tall y lam ps en abled. OFF: Back and r[...]

20 2-9 LCD Monitor LCD monitor The LC D moni tor displa ys the v ideo in t he viewfinde r . Alte r natively , it can show cli ps on t he P 2 card in a t hum bnail fo r m a t . In thu mbnail di splay 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 pe[...]

21 2 2-10 Vie wfinder Viewfinder (optional access ory) During reco rding or pla yback , the vi ew finder dis plays the video image in mon ochrome . It also displa ys w arnings, messa ges, z ebra p atterns, mark ers (saf ety zo ne and center mar kers), et c. ZEBRA (zebra pattern ) switch This s witch is used to di splay the zebra p attern in the vie[...]

22 Chapter 3 Recording and Pla yback 3-1 P2 Car ds Inser ting P2 Cards <Note> When usin g the came ra-recorder f or the first time , be sure t o set the time d ata before hand. On how t he time 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 lo ck bu tton, slide the slide- out door[...]

23 3 Removing P2 Car ds 1 While pres sing down the slid e lock b utton, mo ve the slide- out door to the left. The door opens . 2 Tilt do wn the EJECT but ton. 3 Then, depr ess the EJECT b utton to rele ase the P2 card so that y ou can remo ve it. <Notes > z When a P2 c ard is being acce ssed or it is bein g recognised after ins er tion (P2 C[...]

24 3-2 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on d escr ibe s the ba sic proc edur e f or sh ootin g an d recording . Bef ore you em bar k on a sho ot, pre-inspect y our system to ensure th at it works prope r ly . * For directions on inspecting your video camera-recorder , see [7-1 Inspections Before Shooting]. Batter y Set-up to P2 card Inser tion 1 Insert[...]

25 3 Shooting White/Black Balance Adjustme nt to Recording Completion F or shoo ting, f ollow t he steps bel ow . 1 Select a fi lter according to light conditio ns. 2A When the w hite bal ance is sa ved: P osition the WHITE BAL s witch to [A] or [B] . 2B When the whi te or blac k balance is not saved and y ou have no time to adjust t he white ba la[...]

26 3-3 Normal Recording 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 that consists of video and so und gener ated through a shooting ac tion, toge ther with such added inf or mation as a v oice memo , is c alled a “c lip[...]

27 3 3-5 Loop Recor ding When tw o or more P2 card s lots conta in cards, this fu nction allows the targe t P2 card to be s witched in order . Even when the free spac e of a P2 card is us ed up, t his function contin ues reco rdin g whil e era sing exist ing data. T o use this func tion, the menu opti on LOOP REC MODE must be set to “ON” The op[...]

28 3-7 Normal and V ariable Speed Playback The P LA Y/ P AUSE button pr ovides monoch rome playback through th e viewfin der and color pla ybac k on the L CD mon itor . A color vid eo monitor connected to the VID EO OUT or M ON OUT connect or of the AJ-SPX900E al so pro vides color pl a ybac k. When the e xtension board AJ-Y A902A G is attached, th[...]

29 3 Associating V oic e Memos with a Clip The p or tion of th e clip with which a voice 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 play back is associ ated with the picture in vi ew at the time the V OICE ME MO button is p resse d. A voice mem o reco rd ed wh en rec ordi ng i s [...]

30 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Recor ding T o record hi gh-quality video with the AJ-SPX900E, the b lack and whit e bal ances mu st be ad jus ted ac cordi ng to condi tio ns. F or highe r quality , it is rec ommend ed that the adjus tments should be made in thi s order A WB (white balan ce adjustment)  ABB (b lac k balanc e adjustmen[...]

31 4 Detec tion ar ea f or the whit e balan ce The det ection area f or the white balan ce is selectab le between 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 fr om the CAM OPERA TION page . The detec tion area is f actory-set to 25%. When you ha ve [...]

32 4-1-2 A djusting the Blac k Balance The b lack bala nce must be adjusted when: z Y ou use you r AJ-SPX900 E the first time; z Y our AJ-SPX900E has not been used f o r some time; z The ambi ent temperatur e has chang ed substa ntially; z The gain switc hov er val ue has been cha nged; or z S .GAIN (s uper g ain) has been set wit h the USER MA IN/[...]

33 4 4-2 Setting the Electr o nic Shutter This sec tion prov ides a descript ion of t he electro nic shutter , together w ith sett ing and handlin g directions . 4-2-1 Shutter Modes The tab le below sho ws the shutte r modes and speeds f or the electroni c sh utter pro vided in y our AJ-SP X900E. <Notes > z In any mode, the h igher the sh utt[...]

34 4-2-3 Placing the Camera -recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode T o place the ca mer a-recorder in SYNCHR O SCAN mode, f ollow the st eps be low . 1 Press the SHU TTER s witch positio ned at [ON] to wards [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 1/5 0.4 and 1/2 4[...]

35 4 <Note> z When “VIDEO” is sel ected f or the menu option REC SIGNAL , non-stan dard signals ou tput from the GENLOCK I N connector , ma y degrade video quality . z When “PR OG. ” is spec ified f or the menu optio n V .RES (25P), segmen ted-fr ame video is recorded, allo wing yo u to perf or m comple tely progres siv e editing. Ho [...]

36 <Note> z A udio Channe ls 1 an d 2 alw a ys receiv e the signa ls selected with the A UDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches. z When the ext ension b oard AJ -Y A902A G (optional a c cessory) is attac hed, 4-channel recor ded au dio sign als are SDI-ou tput, as is . Specific audio settings a re performed thro ugh the <MIC/ A UDIO1> a nd <MI[...]

37 4 4-5 Setting Time Data 4-5-1 Setting th e User Bits The user bi ts allow inf ormation, includ ing memos 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 the DISPL A Y s witch at [ UB]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET]. When the lef t digit star ts b linking y ou can ch[...]

38 4-5-2 Setting the Internal Cloc k’ s Date and Time 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ UB]. 2 Press the HOLD butt on to displa y a dat e in the displa y win dow . 3 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET]. 4 Use the CURSOR a nd SET b uttons to set th e yea r , month and da y (Y/M/ D). Note that an y later tha n 2030 cannot b e set. 5 Press the [...]

39 4 4-5-3 Setting the Time Code 1 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ TC]. 2 P osition th e TCG s witch at [SET]. 3 Use the CURSOR b uttons to s et the time code . The time co de setting r ange e xtends from 00 :00:00: 00 to 23:59:59:2 4.  button : Shifts t he targ et (bl inking) digit to the right.  button : Shifts t he targ et (bl inking)[...]

40 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 s witch at [F-R UN]. 3 P osition the DISPL A Y s witch at [ TC]. 4 Set the men u optio n GENLOCK to “EXT”. This option can be f ound in t he <GENLOCK > screen, wh ich is acces sib le from th e SYSTEM SETTING pa ge. 5 Sup[...]

41 4 4-5-5 Pro viding an ID to the Camera The cam era ID is speci fied through the <CAMERA ID> screen. The ID can incl ude up to 10 alphan umeric charact ers, symbo ls, and/or sp aces. <Note> When the set tings menu is dis play ed, outputting co lor bar signals does not indic ate the c amera ID . 1 Go to the <CAMERA ID> scre en fr[...]

42 4-5-7 Mode Chec k Screen Displa ys (MODE CHECK button function) The vie wfinder can d ispla y a screen tha t allo w s y ou to check the settings and statu s of the AJ-SPX900E. Each press of t he MO DE CHE CK butt on switc hes th e scr een a s f ollo ws: ST A TUS screen  !LE D scree n  FUNCTION screen  A UDIO screen  No indica tion Ea[...]

43 4 4-6-2 Setting Menu Options The men u options ar e set with the MENU and JOG dia l bu ttons. The me nu com pri ses mai n menu , sub- menus a nd opt ions menus. The data specified t hrough me nu options a re written and sa ved in the in ter nal memo r y of the AJ- SPX900E. This sec tion describes ho w to set options in M AIN MENU . The other men[...]

44 5 T ur n the JO G dial butto n to change t he v alue. T o increase t he value: T ur n the JO G dial button cloc kwise, as see n from the fron t of the cam era. T o decrease t he value: T ur n the JO G dial b utton anti-cloc kwise , as see n from the front of the came ra. Each turn of the di al s witches the v alue by one step . A quic k tur n ch[...]

45 4 4-7 Viewfi nder Screen Status Displa ys In addit ion to vide o images , the vie wfinder di spla ys lamp s and te xt that indi cate the s ettings and oper ating sta tus of the AJ- SPX900E, toget her with messages , a center m ar ker , a saf ety zone marker and the camera ID . 4-7-1 Lamps in the Viewfi nder Screen The above vie wfinder is the AJ[...]

46 Inf ormation Item Indication Status Camera Shoo ting Mode 50i, 25P 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  /20  V alue set for the mast er gain Example: LOW: 0 Gain v[...]

47 4 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 T ER A WB A V AR _ . _ K A WB B V AR _ . _ K ABB A CTIVE ABB O[...]

48 Gain v alue __ dB Current gain v alue. 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 CANNO T REC 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 THUMBNAI L OPEN Something abnor mal is happening to the interna[...]

49 4 P2 car d remaining free sp ace ___ min END WP LOOP INFO P2 _ / _ The indication “ ___ min” sta ys illuminated under nor mal 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 rec ording cannot [...]

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

51 4 4-7-4 Displa y Modes and Setti ng Cha nges/adjust ment Re sult Message s The messa ges that appe ar on the viewfinde r screen to in dicate changes to settings a nd adjustment results ma y be lim ited, or set not to appear , through the me nu option DISP MO DE. This menu option can be found in the <VF DI SPLA Y> screen, wh ich is acce ssi[...]

52 4-7-5 Setting the Marker Displa ys The center , safety zon e, saf ety zo ne area and fr ame markers ma y be set to ON or OFF , al ong with specifi cations of t he marke 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 . F or direc tions o n nav igating th e menu,[...]

53 4 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-SPX9 00E. 2 Slide the OPEN b utton in the arrow  direc tion to open the LCD moni tor . 3 Adj ust th e ang le of th e LCD mo nit or for most c onv enie nt view ing. The monit or can turn up to 180 degr ees to wards the l ens and u p to 90[...]

54 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 mod e, the AJ -SPX900E supports S.GA IN (super gai n) mode, f eaturing great er than 30- dB an alog gain- up, toget her wit h DS.GA IN (di git al supe r gai n) mode , storage-ty p[...]

55 4 4-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons The USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 b uttons can be assigned user-sel ected functi ons. T o select desire d functions, us e the men u option s USER MAIN SW , USE R1 S W and USER 2 SW . T hes e opt ions can be found in the <U SER S W> scr een , whic h is acc essi ble from the CAM[...]

56 4-10 Handling data Setting Data Using an SD Card An SD ca rd (optional acce ssor y) can b e used as a set up card that store s up to eight files of settin gs men u specificatio ns. This data allows y ou to quic kly reprodu ce an optimu m stat e. 4-10-1 Handling SD Cards An SD card ma y be inserted or remo ved, eith er bef ore or afte r the po we[...]

57 4 4 T o format the SD card, turn the JOG dial b utton to mo ve the cursor to YES . Then, pre ss the dial b utton. When the SD ca rd has been f or matted , the f ollo wing message appears: The card w ill not be formatted if t he f ollowing m essage a ppears when th e JOG dial button is pressed: 5 T o exi t the men u, press the MENU b utton. The s[...]

58 6 T ur n the J OG dia l button u ntil a desired character appears . The char acters that appear are switc hed in the follo 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 accep t a des ired char acter . 8 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo ve t[...]

59 4 T o read da ta on an SD card: 1 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion [SD CARD READ/WRITE]. Then, press the dial b utton. 2 T ur n the JOG dial b utton to mo ve th e cur sor to th e menu option [R. SEL ECT]. Then, press th e dial b utton. 3 T ur n the JOG di al button to sel ect a desire d number (1 - 8). Then, pr ess [...]

60 4-10-3 How to Use the User Data It is p ossible t o transf er settings and ot her data to the user area of the int er nal memory of the AJ-SPX9 00E. 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 dat a, go to the <SC [...]

61 4 4-10- 4 Ho w to Use Scene File Data It is po ssible to wr ite the s ettings d ata into the sc ene fi le area o f the internal mem or y of the AJ-SPX9 00E, or to read data written in this area. F our ty pes of s c ene files are avai lable . Thi s data allow s y ou to quic kly reproduce an opti mum s etup state . TITLEs 1 - 3 are f actory-assign[...]

62 T o r ead settings data for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> sc reen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion 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 de sired scene file number . 4 Press the J OG dial b utton to accep t the [...]

63 4 T o tit le settings dat a for scene files: 1 Navig a te the menu t o the <SCENE> sc reen. 2 T ur n the JOG dial button to mov e the curs or to the op tion [TITLEs 1 - 4 ] for the ap propriate scene fil e. 3 Press the J OG dia l button to mov e the curs or to th e title ent r y ar ea, pu ttin g th e AJ-S PX90 0E i n entr y mode. 4 T ur n [...]

64 Chapter 5 Preparatio n 5-1 P ower Suppl y A battery pac k or AC po wer can be used as the pow er supply fo r the came ra-rec order . Using a Ba ttery Pac k Battery pack s from th e foll owin 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 the m[...]

65 5 When using a BP-90 type batter y 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 , se cure the ba ttery case (BP-90 type) to t he camera-rec order . Open t he cov er a nd lif [...]

66 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 re ws.  Tighten t he pow er contact scre ws.  Inse r t t he up per p ar t of t he re moved cover in t he directio n of the arro w .  Align t he holes in the bottom part (metal par t) [...]

67 5 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 into the camera- recorder’ s e xter nal DC inp ut sock et. 2 T ur n the A C adapter po wer ON. 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 i[...]

68 5-3 Moun ting the lens and P erforming the Flang e Back and White Shading Adjustments Mounting the Lens 1 Raise th e lens c lamping le ver and remov e the mou nt cap . 2 T o mou nt th e lens, alig n the ind enta tion at th e to p cent er of the lens m ount with the cen ter mark of the lens . 3 Low er the lens cla mping le ver to clamp th e lens [...]

69 5 Adjusting the Lens White Shading T ake th e foll owin g steps to adjust the white shad ing: <Note> V er tical coloring ma y occur near the op en position of the lens iris, e ve n after adju sting the white shadin g. This ph enomenon, how e ver , i s a c harac teristic of t he lens or optica l system. It d oes not indic ate a malfun ction[...]

70 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-a dju sti ng th e whi te sha din g is not required, e ven after the camera-re corder po wer ha s been turned off . Storing the Lens File Data The whi te sha ding com pensation v alues ca n be store d in [...]

71 5 Reading out the Lens File Data 1 Select the lens file No . to read o ut by f ollowing St eps 1 to 3 in the [Storing the Lens File Data] section . 2 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo ve the cursor to [ READ:]. 3 Press the JO G Dial b utton and the f ollow ing me ssage appears . 4 T ur n the JOG Dial b utton to mo v e the cursor to [YES]. Then, [...]

72 5-4 Prepari ng for A udio Input T ake th e foll owin g step s to prepare the camer a f or connecting audio in put de vices . 5-4-1 When Using the Front Micr oph one The AJ-MC 700P micr ophone kit (option al) includes a microph one that c an be mounted o n the camer a. 1 Open the micro phone holder . 2 Mount the microphone and tighten the clam pi[...]

73 5 When Using the Unislot ® Wireless Receive r 1 Remo ve the co ver to insert the wireless rec eiv er and secure it with the scre ws. 2 Set the A UDIO IN swi tch to [W .L.] depending on the audio channel t o be recorded. 5-4-3 When Using A udio Devices 1 Connect the a udio de vice to t he A UDI O IN ja ck with the XL R ca bl e. 2 Set the A UDIO [...]

74 5-6 Attaching the Shoulder St r ap T o detach t he shoulder strap , first open the hook s, then det ach the str ap. <Note> Mak e sure tha t the shoulder s trap is secu rely attached. 5-7 Attaching the Rain Cover When using the SHAN-RC7 00 Rain Cover 5-8 Connecting the AJ-EC3E Extension Controller Some func tions can be remote-c ontrolled w[...]

75 5 5-9 Attaching the Fr ont A udio Level Contr ol Knob If yo u use the F ront A udio Le vel contro l frequently , attach the access or y knob so that it can be easi ly oper ated. Remove the screw in the cente r of the Front Audi o Lev el co ntro l, and attac h the accesso r y knob usi ng the scre w (included). W hen attachin g the knob , be s ure[...]

76 Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails A clip is a data gro up that includes the ima ges and v oices c reated f rom one shootin g sessio n, toge ther with addit ional inf ormat ion such as voice m emos an d meta da ta. The f ollowin g manipulation s can be perf or med us ing the c ursor and SET b uttons, wh ile ch eck ing the im ages displ[...]

77 6 6-2 Thumbn ail Screen Press the THUM BNAIL b utton to displa y the thu mbnai l screen on the LC D monit or . Pressing the THUMBNAIL butto n 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 the th umbnail screen displa y , all the c l ips will be displa yed o n the thumbnail sc[...]

78 6-3 Selecting Thumbnails Multipl e thumbnails can be ra ndomly selec ted in the thumbnail screen. 1 Use the cu rsor buttons to mo ve the p ointer (y ellow fra m e) to the des ired clip and press the SET butto n. The fra me around th e selected thumbn ail changes to a blue frame . Press the SET b utton again to deselect the c lip . 2 Additional c[...]

79 6 6-5 Swi tching the Thumbnail Displa y The displ ay can be switched so t hat o nly thos e cli ps m atchi ng the spec ified conditio ns are displa yed in the thumbnail screen. 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The po inter mo v es to the menu bar . 3 Mov e the pointe[...]

80 6-7 V oice Memo A v oice memo is audio data that can be attac hed to th e clip separa tely from the vo ice recorded during shooting. <Note> A v oice memo can be attached during recording. Please ref er to [3-8 V oice Memo Funct ion] f or more inf or mation . 6-7-1 Pla ying Back V oice Memos 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail sc[...]

81 6 6-7-3 Deleting V o ice Memos 1 P erfor m St eps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Playin g Bac k V oice Memos] s ection to sele ct the voi c e me mo in the clip . 2 Mov e the pointe r over t he clip y ou w ant t o delete , and press the MENU B AR but ton. The p ointer mo ves to the m enu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OPERA T ION  DELETE. YES an[...]

82 6-10 Formatting a P2 Car d 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The po inter mo v es to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect OPERA T ION  FORMA T . The f ollowing screen appear s. Select the slot number f or the P2 card you want to f or mat. Select EXIT if[...]

83 6 6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode The t humbn ail display mode can be c ustom ised to suit your pref erences. 1 Press the T HUMBNAIL b utton. The thumb nail screen app ears on th e LCD monitor . 2 Press the MENU BAR button. The po inter mo v es to the menu bar . 3 F rom th e me nu bar , sel ect THUM BNAI L  SETUP . The f ollowing s[...]

84 Clip Meta Data Displ ay s more deta iled dat a about the clip . Use the curso r but tons to mov e the pointer , and press the SET b utton to chec k the d etailed cont ent. The u nderlined items are automat ically set du ring shooti ng. Other ite ms can be inpu t on y our pe rsonal c omputer , etc. GLOB AL CLIP ID : Disp la ys the global cli p ID[...]

85 7 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections 7-1 Inspectio ns Bef ore Shooting Mak e sure you c hec k that the sys tem is o perating normally bef ore embarking on a shoot. W e recomm end usin g a color 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 th[...]

86 7-1-3 In specting the Memor y Recording Functions Mak e sur e y ou suc cessiv ely carry out the insp ections from [1. Inspecti ng the P2 Ca rd Recording ] to [4. Inspec ting the Earphone and Speak er]. 1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recor ding 1 Chec k on the displa y insi de the v iewfinde r that the remaining P2 card recordin g capacity is suffi ci[...]

87 7 6. Inspection of the clock, time code, and user bits 1 Set the use r’ s bit as requ ired. Please ref er to [4-5-1 Settin g the User Bits] f or the setting procedures . 2 Set the tim e code . Please ref er to [4-5-3 Se tting the Time Cod e] f or the setting procedures . 3 Set the TC G sw itch to [R-RUN]. 4 Press the REC ST ART/ST OP button . [...]

88 7-2-4 Connector Signals P anasonic Part No. K 1AA104H0024 Manufacturer P ar t No. HA 16RX-4P(SW 1) (Hirose El ectric C o .) <Note> Confirm correc t polarity whe n using an ex ter nal po wer s upply . P anasonic Part No. K 1AB103B0013 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[...]

89 7 7-3 W arning System 7-3-1 W arning Description T abl es If a prob lem is detec ted imm ediate ly after th e power i s turned on, or du r ing oper ation, this wi ll be i ndicated by the W ARNI NG l amp , lamps i nside the vie wfinder and a wa r ning tone . <Note> The W ARNING lamp has the h ighest priority , fo llowed by the tally lamp , [...]

90 7-3-2 Error Codes The f ollowin g error codes are dis pla yed in th e disp la y window 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 capac ity star t blinking. W ARNING lamp Continues to light up until an op eration is perf or med. T ally lamp Continues to b li[...]

91 8 Chapter 8 Men u Description T ables 8-1 Menu Config uration Abou t Menu De scr 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[...]

92 8-2 SYSTEM SETTING 8-2-1 SYSTEM MO DE 8-2-2 OPTION MO DE The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks 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: Record the sig[...]

93 8 8-2-3 REC FUNCTION 8-2- 4 O UTPUT SEL The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks PRE R EC TI M E 0SEC : 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 selec[...]

94 8-2-5 LCD MONIT OR 8-2-6 GENLOCK 8-3 P AINT 8-3- 1 ROP The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks 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 : +0 [...]

95 8 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 in t he <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The items without  are the s etting item s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fer to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SE LECT] for more inf or mation. 8-3-3 COLOR CORRECTION The ____ in the Adjusta[...]

96 8-3-4 LO W SETTING 8- 3-5 MID SETTING <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t  are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or mation. The ____ in the Adjustab [...]

97 8 8-3-6 HIGH SETTING 8-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t  are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or mation. The ____ in the Adjus[...]

98 8-3-8 SKIN T ONE DTL 8-3-9 K NEE/LEVEL <Note> The items indicated b y  are the setting items for P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT > sc reen. The i tems withou t  are the s etting ite m s f or P AINT MENU LEVEL R/W . Please re fe r to [8-7-2 SD CARD R/W SELECT] for more inf or mation. The ____ in the Adjustab[...]

99 8 8-3-1 0 GAMM A 8-3-11 FLARE 8-3- 12  CAMERA SETTING ZEBRA Pattern Displa y <Note> All item s in CAMERA SETTING a re setting t argets of the item P AINT MENU SW(  ) R/W in the <SD CARD R/W SELECT> screen. The ____ in the Adjustab le Range colum n indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks MAST E[...]

100 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 Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks 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 Set [...]

101 8 8-4-4 VF INDICA TOR1 8-4- 5 VF INDICA T O R2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks 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[...]

102 8-4-6 MODE CHE CK IND 8-4 -7 !LE D <Note> If both GAIN (0 dB) and GAIN (–3 dB) are set to ON, the LED illumi nates e xcept w hen GAIN is adj usted to 0 dB and –3 dB . The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adjustable Ran g e Remarks ST A TUS ON OFF Select whether or not to display the s[...]

103 8 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 sele cted. 8-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED 8-5-3 SHUT TER SELECT The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks ID1 Setting 1 f or the CAM ERA ID recorded on color bars. Up t o 10[...]

104 8-5-4 USER SW <Note> Fo r each function of the USER s witches, re fer to [ 4-9-4 Assigni ng Funct ions to USER MAIN, USER1 an d USER2 Buttons]. 8-5- 5 S W M ODE The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks USER M AIN SW INH S.G A I N DS.GAIN S.IRIS I.O VR S.B L K B.S T[...]

105 8 8-5-6 WHITE B ALANCE MODE 8-5-7 USER SW GAIN The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FIL TE R INH ON OFF Select whether or not to retain white ba lance memor y (A/B) data for i ndividual CC filters. ON: Retain data in th e A/B memor y (2 memor y areas) regardless of t[...]

106 8-5-8 I RIS 8-6 MAIN OPERA TION 8-6- 1 B A TTE R Y/P2CARD The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks 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 iris. A[...]

107 8 8-6-2 BA TTER Y SETTI NG1 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks CARD NEAR END ALAR M ON OFF Select whether or not to set the alarm to beep f or 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 [...]

108 <Note> The remai ning battery capacity f or digital bat ter ies is dis pla yed as % ins ide the v iew finder (PR O14/TRIM14/HYTR ON50/ HYTR ON100/HYTR ON12 0/DIONIC90 /DIONIC160 /NP-L50). 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, regardless of the % ind icatio[...]

109 8 8-6-3 B A TTER Y SETTING2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks NiC d1 4 _ • 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 1 1.0 : 1 3.2 : 15.0 Wh[...]

110 8-6-4 MIC/A UDIO1 8-6-5 MIC/A UDIO2 The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks FR ONT V R CH1 FRONT W. L . REAR ALL OFF Select whether or not to enab le the FRONT A UDIO LEVEL control for the signal selected as the input signal to A UDIO CH1. FRONT : Only enabled when FR O[...]

111 8 8-6-6 TC /UB 8-6- 7 U MID SET/ INFO <Note> Please ref er to [4 -5-6 Setting the U MID Inf ormation] f or the UMID inf orm ation s etting. The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks UB M ODE USER TIME DA T E EXT TCG FRM RA TE REGE N Select the user bits mode. USER: [...]

112 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 Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks R.S EL ECT 1 : 8 Select the file number to read out. –––F– READ Read out the data f rom the SD card. ––––?[...]

113 8 8-8 MAINTENANCE 8-8-1 SYSTEM CH ECK 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 Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks COLO R CHECK ON OFF ON/OFF switching for chec king proper operation of the camera-recorder. Displays the center Y a[...]

114 8-8-6 DIA GNOSTIC2 8-8-7 HOURS ME TER 8-9 OPTION MENU 8-9- 1 OPT ION The ____ in the Adjustab le Range column indica tes the preset mode . Items/ Data Saved Adj ust abl e Range Remarks SYSC ON SO FT Display t he software v ersion f or the system control microprocessor. ––––– LCD SOFT Display t he software v ersion for the LCD micropro[...]

115 9 Chapter 9 Specifications [General] Operating temperatur e: 0 ° C to +40 ° C Storage temperature: –20 ° C to +6 0 ° C Operating humidity: 10% to max imum 85% (relative humidity ) Maximum continuous operation: Approximately 12 0 minutes (mai n unit only , with LCD monitor OFF and using an Anton/Bau er Hytron5 0 batter y) Dimensions (W C H[...]

116 A udio System Sampling frequenc y: 48 kH z (syn chro nise d with vid eo) Quantizing: 16 bits Freq uen cy respo 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: 18 dB [Inpu t/output Unit] Video input GEN L OCK IN : BNC, 1.0 V P [...]

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