Panasonic AJHD1700 - HD VTR W/24P, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...for purchasing this product Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Model AJ Operating Instructions Digital HD Video Cassette Recorder VQT0E88 P E ...

Page 2: ...erheating CAUTION EVEN WHEN THE POWER SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION A SMALL CURRENT FLOWS THE FILTER CIRCUIT CAUTION THE AC OUTLET MAINS SOCKET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE THIS APPARATUS MUST BE GROUNDED To ensure safe operation the three pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three pin power outlet socket which is effectively grounded through the n...

Page 3: ... Rules To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial e...

Page 4: ...loured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Caution for AC Mains Lead As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the...

Page 5: ...he settings 40 O HOME 41 O VIDEO 47 O AUDIO 49 O TC 51 O CUE 52 O DIAG 55 O MENU 57 O ASSEMBLE 58 O INSERT 59 O SETUP MENU SYSTEM MENU 60 O FILE 62 O PF1 PF2 64 O CARD 69 O 50P IN OUT ASSIGN 72 System menus 78 Setup menus 81 O BASIC 81 O OPERATION 84 O INTERFACE 87 O EDIT 88 O TAPE PROTECT 90 O TIME CODE 91 O VIDEO 93 O AUDIO 98 O MENU 104 O Connections with Dolby E components 104 O How to switch ...

Page 6: ...ded as a standard accessory extends the uses of this VTR to encompass interfacing with existing SD systems and into configuring of HD systems By mobilizing highly efficient digital compression technology to assure a high picture quality this VTR significantly minimizes deterioration in the picture quality and sound quality during the dubbing process It features a compact size of 4U and a lightweig...

Page 7: ...TR s LCD monitor or on a TV monitor Multi functional front panel with LCD monitor The front panel s multiple functions including the LCD monitor for monitoring images the function buttons and large size display panel are contained within the 4U dimensions and designed to improve operating ease Compact size and light weight This is a 4U digital VTR Using the rack mounting adapters AJ MA75P optional...

Page 8: ...output Whether the volume level of the monitor output is to be coupled together with that of the headphones to this dial or separated can be selected using the setup menu item No 712 MONI OUT Note that the volume level of the headphones is coupled at all times When the volume levels have been separated the UNITY value prescribed value applies to the monitor output 7Channel condition lamps These la...

Page 9: ... dB increments This menu is not displayed for AJ HD1700E j20 dB is applied for AJ HD1700P and j18 dB is for AJ HD1700E F6 F6 Parts and Their Functions REMOTE buttons and RS 232C display These buttons are used when this VTR is to be controlled from an external component using the REMOTE RS 232C or parallel connector 9P When this button is pressed for 2 or more seconds its LED lights and the 9 pin R...

Page 10: ...UNITY TC CUE AUDIO UNITY DIAG MENU TRIM SET IN OUT AUTO EDIT 7 8 9 4 5 6 BS TUV WXYZ 1 2 3 ENT 0 C T F F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 CH 1 CH 5 CH 2 CH 6 CH 3 CH 7 CH 4 CH 8 FULL REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 A C B CUE This enables up to 60 cue points to be set In the PAGE mode 10 pages with 6 cue points on each page are provided so that the cue points can be managed on a page by page basis DIAG This enables the...

Page 11: ...and the tape runs in the FWD direction while the SHTL JOG or VAR button lamp is lighted IAudio input and output level control dials These are used to adjust the recording or playback levels of the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 and CH8 PCM audio signals Switching between the LOCK or UNLOCK status for the volume level operations When a dial is pressed the LED above the dial either lights LOCK or goes ...

Page 12: ...tton the registration of the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is cleared C F F1 F5 F1 Front panel JAudio channel selector button Use this button to select whether the audio controls for channels CH1 to CH4 or for channels CH5 to CH8 are to be controlled Each time it is pressed the channel display LED above the audio control is selected KNumber keys Use these keys to input the numerical values of the CUE...

Page 13: ...to start playback When this button is pressed together with the REC button recording starts when this button is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback manual editing starts However manual editing will not be initiated if the servo is not locked When only the PLAY button is pressed during manual editing editing is exited and the playback mode is established VREC button When this butt...

Page 14: ... editing and tape transport system buttons can now be used to operate the recorder this VTR When the PLAYER button or RECORDER button is pressed while ENA has been selected as the setup menu item No 200 PARA RUN setting the lamps of both buttons light to indicate that the VTR now serves as the master unit for parallel run operations However when this setting is used it is no longer possible to per...

Page 15: ... selected the INPUT CHECK operation is not performed 1 The INPUT CHECK operation is not performed The signals corresponding to the VTR operation mode are output 2 This is set using setup menu items No 713 to 724 However the INPUT CHECK operation is not performed when video input SDTI is selected 3 Noise may occur if the video input and OUTREF signals are not synchronized Output system HD SDI MONIT...

Page 16: ...tion REC Recording mode JOG REV STILL FWD Jog mode VAR speeds from j4 9k to i4 9k Variable mode SHTL speeds from j32 k to i32 0k Shuttle mode FF Fast forwarding mode REW Rewinding mode EDIT Editing mode AUTO EDIT Automatic editing mode PREVIEW Preview mode REVIEW Review mode When ON has been selected as the F VARMEM setting on the HOME SHIFT menu DSPD speeds from j1 0 to i2 0 With the initial spee...

Page 17: ...en selected as the VARMEM setting on the HOME SHIFT menu While VM is lighted variable memory operations can be performed at any time For details refer to the Variable memory function on page 36 5Back page menu indicator 6Function button operation inhibited indicator This is displayed when the button is pressed while the button is held down When it appears the operation of the function buttons can ...

Page 18: ...input connectors for CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 ANALOG AUDIO OUT connectors The analog audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 are output through these connectors HD SERIAL DIGITAL COMPONENT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT connector ACTIVE THRU The HD digital component audio and video signals complying with the SMPTE 292M and 299M standards are input and output through this connector Signals with the time code menu or othe...

Page 19: ...SD REF IN connectors and 75 ohm termination switches These are the SD reference video signal input connectors Input composite signal with color burst For termination set the termination switch to ON A HD REF IN connectors and 75 ohm termination switches These are the HD reference video signal input connectors Input tri level sync signals with both positive and negative polarities For termination s...

Page 20: ...ts Example of connections performed for two VTRs deck to deck Source side Press the 9P REMOTE button on the front panel for 2 or more seconds to set the VTR to the REMOTE status The 9P LED lights Recorder side Set the REMOTE LED on the front panel to the off status LOCAL mode SIGN AC IN TC IN L OUT CH 1 AUDIO IN CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO OUT WFM ON OFF 75 ON OFF 75 SUPER 1 2 3 SD REF IN CH1 2 AUDIO OUT...

Page 21: ...EMOTE IN 75 ON OFF 1 2 3 SUPER SUPER IN IN OUT HD SDI SD SDI WFM VIDEO OUT REF IN REF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO 1 OUT1 OUT2 OUT 2 OUT 3 MONITOR MONITOR SUPER SPARE ACTIVE THROUGH REMOTE OUT REMOTE IN OUT CONTROL PANEL V A CONTROL RS 232C PARALLEL IN OUT 50P SD SD SD 75 ON OFF AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN MONITOR TIME CODE ACTIVE THROUGH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 7 8 SIGN AC IN TC IN IN L OUT CH 1 AUDIO IN...

Page 22: ...H 5 CH 2 CH 6 CH 3 CH 7 CH 4 CH 8 FULL REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 POWER OFF ON HEADPHONES PUSH LOCK FULL CH CONDITION MONITOR FULL FINE REMOTE L R 9P 50P RS 232C CH1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CUE XL L M cassette Do not insert S cassette without adapter EJECT AUDIO CH SELECT SHIFT ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS PREVIEW REVIEW PRE ROLL A IN A OUT HOME RF1 ASSEM ADJUST SHTL REV FWD VAR JOG STAND BY RECORDER INPUT CHE...

Page 23: ...LP Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording and playback DVCPRO 25 50 50P HD playback tapes For consumer use DV or DVCAM applications These are playback tapes in the standard consumer use DV or DVCAM cassettes It is recommended that tapes bearing the Panasonic brand be used as the consumer use DV tapes XL cassettes DVCPRO HD LP Tapes capable of up to 126 minutes of recording and playback M c...

Page 24: ...he tape the VTR is set to standby OFF after the time set by setup menu item No 400 STILL TIMER has elapsed If the STOP REW FF or PLAY button is now pressed the VTR will be set to the corresponding mode 2The VTR is set to the STANDBY ON OFF mode when its STANDBY button is pressed The standby ON mode is established while the button s lamp is lighted When the button is pressed in the standby OFF mode...

Page 25: ...h the recording levels which have been set for the CH1 to CH4 signals When SDTI has been selected as the video signals to be recorded the audio signals which will be recorded are also automatically set to SDTI 5Select the video and audio input signals and adjust the audio levels Selecting the video and audio input signals 1Connect the signals to be recorded 2Select the input signals using on the V...

Page 26: ... the SERVO lamp is lighted The playback pictures will be disturbed if the lamp is off or blinking 2Press the PLAY button Normal playback commences Playback phase adjustment function If two VTRs are to be used to play the same program the playback phase between the VTRs can be adjusted by changing the playback speed of one of the VTRs 1Press the TRIM button i or j button while holding down the PLAY...

Page 27: ...r 3To transfer the VTR from the shuttle mode to another mode press the STOP button or the button of the mode concerned Variable mode 1Press the VAR button 3To transfer the VTR from the variable mode to another mode press the STOP button or the button of the mode concerned 2Turn the search dial The playback picture speed changes from j4 9k to i4 9k depending on the dial position The maximum shuttle...

Page 28: ... button The VTR now performs the preroll operation When the cue time has been registered on the HOME PF1 or PF2 screen The tape is prerolled from the registered cue time using the preroll time which was set using PREROL on the HOME SHIFT menu When the search mode is established on the CUE screen The tape is prerolled from the selected cue point using the preroll time which was set using CU ROL on ...

Page 29: ...sults Editing refers to the work involved in using pre recorded tapes to bring different contents together or delete unnecessary parts and bring together only the necessary parts The basic editing steps are as follows Set the POWER switch to ON Adjust the recording levels Switch the time counter display to TC or CTL Set the VTR to the LOCAL status which is indicated when the REMOTE LED is OFF POWE...

Page 30: ...s Selecting the editing mode Match frame processing function When two VTRs are used to perform the editing operations there will be a total of 4 edit points the IN and OUT points for the player and the IN and OUT points for the recorder However the last point is automatically calculated so only three of the edit points need to be registered Negative duration function Use setup menu items No 300 IN...

Page 31: ... the same time check the editing duration The duration appears on the display How the duration is calculated When two edit points have been set The duration between the two points is calculated When only one edit point has been set The duration between the data which has been set and the current address is calculated When no edit points have been set The duration of the previously edited section i...

Page 32: ...W PRE ROLL A IN A OUT HOME RF1 ASSEM ADJUST SHTL REV FWD VAR JOG STAND BY RECORDER INPUT CHECK PLAYER SERVO EDIT PLAY REC REW STOP FF REC INHIBIT PUSH INTER INSERT RF2 VIDEO UNITY TC CUE AUDIO UNITY DIAG MENU TRIM SET IN OUT AUTO EDIT 7 8 9 4 5 6 BS TUV WXYZ 1 2 3 ENT 0 C T F F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 CH 1 CH 5 CH 2 CH 6 CH 3 CH 7 CH 4 CH 8 FULL REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 REC P8 1 1Press the AUTO EDIT button Au...

Page 33: ... REMOTE L R 9P 50P RS 232C CH1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CUE XL L M cassette Do not insert S cassette without adapter EJECT AUDIO CH SELECT SHIFT ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS PREVIEW REVIEW PRE ROLL A IN A OUT HOME RF1 ASSEM ADJUST SHTL REV FWD VAR JOG STAND BY RECORDER INPUT CHECK PLAYER SERVO EDIT PLAY REC REW STOP FF REC INHIBIT PUSH INTER INSERT RF2 VIDEO UNITY TC CUE AUDIO UNITY DIAG MENU TRIM SET IN OUT AUT...

Page 34: ...eo OUT point While holding down the OUT button press the SET button Audio IN point While holding down the A IN button press the SET button Audio OUT point While holding down the A OUT button press the SET button Note If the editing mode is changed to assemble editing after the audio edit points have been registered the audio edit points will be cleared Clearing the edit points Video IN point While...

Page 35: ...it points are registered the remaining three points are automatically calculated so only five of the edit points can be registered When a VTR not equipped with the split editing function is used as the player When a VTR for which the video and audio edit points cannot be set independently is used as the player split editing is still possible by setting the audio IN point and OUT point in the recor...

Page 36: ... mode Variable memory playback Any section of the tape can be played back at variable speeds in the VAR mode the changes in the speed can be stored in the memory and the tape can be played back at the memorized speed Variable memory editing Using the VTR as a controller recorder in the deck to deck mode to control the playback speed of the player editing can be performed in the variable speed mode...

Page 37: ...tion procedure To perform variable memory editing operations set this VTR which is connected as the recorder to the variable memory mode and take the steps below Variable memory function Notes Whatever is stored in the memory will be cleared when the VTR exits the variable memory mode It is also cleared when the POWER switch is set to OFF Phase synchronization is not performed during playback up t...

Page 38: ...to the screens for operations adjustments saving data onto or loading it from the internal memory or IC cards relating to the SYSTEM and SETUP menus ASSEMBLE The ASSEMBLE editing mode is selected on this menu screen INSERT The INSERT editing mode and editing channels are selected on this menu screen Special menus SYSTEM MENU The SYSTEM menu is displayed on screen enabling various adjustments to be...

Page 39: ...HIFT CARD PAGE ROTATE CU ROL DIAG ERROR LOG function 1st WARN HOURS 2nd SHIFT STEP CARD AL CLR MENU 1st FILE CARD SYSTEM SETUP 2nd SHIFT PF1 FT PF1 BK PF2 FT PF2 BK 50P IN 50P OT ASSEM ASSEM SYSTEM SYSTEM MENU ON SCREEN CANCEL RESET SET EXIT SETUP SETUP MENU ON SCREEN PREV NEXT CANCEL RESET SET EXIT FILE USER FILE BACKUP function P LOAD LOAD SAVE LOCK EXIT PF1 PF2 MENU ASSIGN function PREV NEXT CA...

Page 40: ... button is pressed again and the highlighting is released the setting is entered Press When a function button is pressed the setting can be changed while the button is held down or at the instant when it is pressed When the function button is released the original setting is restored F i press When a function button is pressed while the F button is held down the setting can be changed while the bu...

Page 41: ...gement information may be erroneously overwritten by insert editing or tape dubbing and it may not be possible to perform editing properly A cassette tape has not been inserted 24P 24PA 25P These settings indicate the recorded frame rate These settings indicate the DVCPRO HD SP playback mode These settings indicate the DVCPRO 50 Mbps format playback mode These settings indicate the DVCPRO 25 Mbps ...

Page 42: ...the reference The field frequency is 60 Hz INT23 The signal 23 98 Hz from the internal generator has been selected as the reference INT25 The signal 25 Hz from the internal generator has been selected as the reference INT50 The signal 50 Hz from the internal generator has been selected as the reference INT59 The signal 59 94 Hz from the internal generator has been selected as the reference INT60 T...

Page 43: ...INPUT frequency Complies with HD REF IN frequency Complies with HD REF IN frequency Complies with HD REF IN frequency 59 94Hz 59 94Hz Complies with INPUT frequency Complies with Menu 030 setting Complies with HD REF IN frequency Complies with HD REF IN frequency Complies with HD REF IN frequency Complies with Menu 030 setting Complies with Menu 030 setting Complies with Menu 030 setting Complies w...

Page 44: ...isplay of the previous status is held Remaining tape total tape display The lengths of the remaining tape and total tape of the inserted cassette are displayed in increments of minutes REM 10 92 Cue time display This displays the currently registered cue time For details on the cue time operation refer to Cue point registration preroll and cue up Cue time operations can be performed on the HOME sc...

Page 45: ...tapped while the button is held down the display changes in the following sequence A B C A B and so on The same applies when D E and F are input using and If when REV has been selected as the setup menu item No 144 TC INPUT setting the button is released while a letter is being input the displayed character will be entered Letters can be input only while a UBG value is being registered The input o...

Page 46: ...CTL F4 SHIFT CAPSTN F i toggle No 109 CAP LOCK Refer to the setup menu 2F 4F 8F F3 SHIFT OUTREF F i toggle No 031 OUT REF Refer to the setup menu AUTO INPUT HD_REF SD_REF F1 SHIFT PREROL Toggle i ADJ No 000 P ROLL TIME Refer to the setup menu 0s 5s 30s F6 SHIFT VARMEM 1 Toggle ___ For selecting the variable memory mode OFF The variable memory mode is not used ON The status is established in which ...

Page 47: ...o the setup menu 100 CB 75 CB SMPTE ARIB MB RAMP BLACK PLL EQ F6 DW CON Toggle No 620 DOWNCON MODE Refer to the setup menu FIT_V FIT_H FIT_HV 14 9 13 9 F3 WFM Toggle No 00 WFM SEL Refer to the setup menu CTL TC VIDEO RF L RF R ENV L ENV R F4 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ The underlining __ denotes the factory setting mode F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Time counter The basic input output settings for the video sig...

Page 48: ...p menu To return to the UNITY 0 0 level use F i Press j10 0 0 0 i10 0 When CMPNT is selected as the setup menu item No 650 STYLE setting When CMPST is selected as the setup menu item No 650 STYLE setting F1 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F2 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F1 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F2 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F3 SHIFT V LV Toggle i ADJ No 662 V LEVEL Refer to the setup menu To return to t...

Page 49: ...L Refer to the setup menu INT SG DIGI ANA F4 A3 IN Toggle No 715 CH3 IN SEL Refer to the setup menu INT SG DIGI ANA F5 A4 IN Toggle No 716 CH4 IN SEL Refer to the setup menu INT SG DIGI ANA F3 DIN 12 Toggle No 721 D IN SEL 12 Refer to the setup menu AES SDI F6 DIN 34 Toggle No 722 D IN SEL 34 Refer to the setup menu AES SDI F1 SHIFT1 A5 IN Toggle No 717 CH5 IN SEL Refer to the setup menu INT SG DI...

Page 50: ...i4 CH5i6 CH7i8 CH1j8 F1 SHIFT2 VOLUME Toggle No 141 VOLUME Refer to the setup menu For switching what is to be controlled by the audio volume controls The levels of all the CH1jCH8 channels are controlled REC PB AUTO F5 SHIFT2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F4 SHIFT2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F2 SHIFT2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F6 SHIFT2 M MIX Toggle No 737 MONI MIX Refer to the setup menu OFF L R L R The underlining __...

Page 51: ... menu DF NDF F1 SHIFT SUPER Toggle No 005 SUPER Refer to the setup menu OFF ON F2 SHIFT C HPOS Toggle i ADJ No 007 CHARA H POS Refer to the setup menu 0 6 37 F3 SHIFT C VPOS Toggle i ADJ No 008 CHARA V POS Refer to the setup menu 0 23 32 F5 SHIFT C TYPE Toggle No 009 CHARA TYPE Refer to the setup menu WHITE W OUT F6 SHIFT TIMER Toggle No 002 TAPE TIMER Refer to the setup menu F3 TCG MD Toggle No 5...

Page 52: ... set Both the search and registered points move to the top of the changed page When AUTO is set Only the registered point moves to the top of the changed page the search point does not move F3 F2 F1 F4 F3 F3 F4 F3 A maximum of 60 cue points can be set on these menu screens When AUTO has been selected as the PAGE setting on the AUTO PAGE mode CUE SHIFT menu up to 10 pages of cue points with 6 cue p...

Page 53: ...ll rotate on the same page in the following order CUE 1 CUE 2 CUE 6 CUE 1 CUE 2 F4 SET F3 SET F3 F2 F1 When AUTO is set When a page become full during the cue point registration process operation automatically moves to the next page and registration continues When CUE96 on the last page is reached registration is automatically terminated 2 A change must be made to the points to be registered if mo...

Page 54: ...UST dial to highlight the desired registered point When the PREROLL button is pressed the preroll operation is initiated The tape will not be prerolled if no cue points have been registered Since the tape is not prerolled even if the PREROLL button is pressed when the cue point registration mode is established be absolutely sure to check that the search mode is established The time selected by the...

Page 55: ... NO RF Description Refer to page 118 and following A blank section on the tape lasting more than 1 second has been detected During normal playback SV NOT LOCKED The servo has been disengaged for more than 3 seconds During recording normal playback or editing LOW RF An envelope level which is about 1 3 of normal or a CTL level which is about 1 6 of normal has been detected for more than 1 second Du...

Page 56: ... Concerning the setup menu item No 015 AUTO STEP setting default OFF Up to 99 warning messages can be saved by the error log function and this setup menu item determines what kind of save processing is to be conducted when this storage capacity is exceeded OFF 99 messages are set as the upper limit and no further messages of warnings that occur will be saved ON 99 messages are saved and any furthe...

Page 57: ... SYSTEM FiPress ___ For calling the SYSTEM adjustment operation menu ___ F5 SETUP FiPress ___ For calling the SETUP adjustment operation menu ___ F1 SHIFT PF1 FT FiPress ___ For calling the PF1 function button assignment operation menu ___ F2 SHIFT PF1 BK FiPress ___ For calling the PF1 function button assignment operation menu ___ F3 SHIFT PF2 FT FiPress ___ For calling the PF2 function button as...

Page 58: ...6 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ The underlining __ denotes the factory setting mode The ASSEMBLE editing mode is selected on this menu screen Automatic editing and manual editing When the editing mode has been selected the button is lighted automatic editing or manual editing can be performed even after the ASSEMBLE screen has been exited After the edit IN and OUT points have been registered the and buttons...

Page 59: ...menu item F1 V F2 A5 A1 F3 A6 A2 F4 A7 A3 F5 A8 A4 F6 T CUE Toggle ___ Description of setting For setting the editing mode to ON or OFF and selecting the editing channels With the exception of the function button F1 two channels are allocated Use the SHIFT button to move the marker up or down and while specifying the channels press the function buttons to select them Pressing the SHIFT button on o...

Page 60: ... Canceling individual items When CANCEL is pressed the setting operation is canceled and the item selection status is restored F3 SHIFT F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Item selection cursor Monitor display menu SETUP menu Change mark Change mark SYSTEM menu Item number Item number Category Setting Setting number Item name When the SETUP MENU or SYSTEM MENU opera tion menu is select...

Page 61: ...FT F2 SHIFT F3 SHIFT F4 SHIFT F5 SHIFT F6 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F6 EXIT Press ___ For exiting the special menu and transferring to the original menu Confirmation message provided ___ SETUP MENU function buttons Function button item Switching method Corresponding setup menu item F1 PREV Press ___ Description of setting For scrolling the on screen menu pages in the forward direction Setting ___ ...

Page 62: ...Name of memory area Initial title up to 8 characters VTR MEMORY C CURRENT VTR MEMORY 1 USER1 VTR MEMORY 2 USER2 VTR MEMORY 3 USER3 VTR MEMORY 4 USER4 Settings Selecting the operation file in the selected memory The number of the currently selected file is highlighted on the display When the ADJ dial is turned the highlighting moves to the left or right enabling operation files to be selected Selec...

Page 63: ...5 4 1 5 Function button item F1 P LOAD F2 LOAD F3 SAVE Switching method Press Press Press Corresponding setup menu item A02 P ON LOAD Description of setting Refer to the setup menu For downloading data to the current file For downloading data to the backup file Setting OFF USER1 USER2 USER3 USER4 ___ ___ F4 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F5 LOCK Press ___ For locking the backup file ___ F1 SHIFT F2 S...

Page 64: ...EXIT is pressed without the settings having been saved the above settings will be canceled F6 F5 3 Selecting menu items Turn the ADJ dial and select the menu item for the function button which was selected in step 1 above 4 Entering the menu items Press the ADJ dial The target of the ADJ dial operation returns to the front panel Whatever was selected in step 3 above is displayed for the registered...

Page 65: ...d from the PF registration files ___ F5 SET Press ___ For entering the settings No confirmation message provided ___ F6 EXIT Press ___ For exiting the special menu and transferring to the original menu Confirmation message provided ___ F3 CANCEL Press ___ For releasing the menu item selection status ___ F1 SHIFT F2 SHIFT F3 SHIFT F4 SHIFT F5 SHIFT F6 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Flow of function butt...

Page 66: ...LY 109 CAP LOCK CAPSTN 110 AUTO REW AT REW 111 MEMORY STOP MEM ST 112 FRZ MODE SEL FRZ MD 113 REC INH R INH 114 REC INH LAMP INH LP 115 EJECT SW INH EJ SW 116 EJECT LAMP INH LP 118 SP MODE INH SP MD 131 PAGE MODE PAGE Setup menu item No Name of setup menu item Function button name 134 ALARM BEEP AL BP 135 DET BEEP DET BP 140 OUTPUT OUTPUT 141 VOLUME VOLUME 142 AUDIO UNITY A UNI 143 CASSTT LIGHT CA...

Page 67: ... EV 630 1080i HD_OUT 1080HO 631 1080i SD_OUT 1080SO 632 720p HD_OUT 720pHO 633 720p SD_OUT 720pSO Setup menu item No Name of setup menu item Function button name 642 I U C ENH V IUC EV 650 STYLE STYLE 651 HUE STYLE SD HUE S 653 Y LVL HD Y HD 654 Pb LVL HD Pb HD 655 Pr LVL HD Pr HD 656 BK LVL HD BK HD 658 Y LVL SD Y SD 659 Pb LVL SD Pb SD 660 Pr LVL SD Pr SD 661 BK LVL SD BK SD 662 V LEVEL V LV 663...

Page 68: ...e of setup menu item Function button name PF1 PF2 700 CH1 IN LV A1 ILV 701 CH2 IN LV A2 ILV 702 CH3 IN LV A3 ILV 703 CH4 IN LV A4 ILV 704 CUE IN LV AC ILV 705 CH1 OUT LV A1 OLV 706 CH2 OUT LV A2 OLV 707 CH3 OUT LV A3 OLV 708 CH4 OUT LV A4 OLV 709 CUE OUT LV AC OLV 710 MONIL OUT LV ML OLV 711 MONIR OUT LV MR OLV 712 MONI OUT MONI O 746 MONI CH SEL MON CH 747 MON AUTO SEL MON AT 748 MONI SEL INH MS ...

Page 69: ...RD The IC card has not been inserted UNFORMATTED CARD The IC card is not formatted HD150 FORMAT This card was formatted by the AJ HD150 HD1500 FORMAT This card was formatted by the AJ HD1500 Warning message 2 BATTERY This appears when the battery inside the IC card has no charge left It signifies that it is time to replace the battery PROTECT The IC card protection is set to ON File status CARD Fi...

Page 70: ...ARD MEMORY VTR MEMORY First select the operation file and then press LOAD Note The title is also transferred at the same time F3 F2 Settings Selecting the operation files inside the selected memory The number of the currently selected file is highlighted Turn the ADJ dial to select the file to be operated For SYSTEM MENU SETUP MENU and 50PIN ASSIGN The details of the registration status display fo...

Page 71: ...le can now be edited To input a number press the number keys To input letters tap the numbers keys until the letter to be input appears while holding down the button More than one letter is allocated to each number key Press the ADJ dial to move from one digit to the next on the title display area To enter the title press the ADJ dial again Notes When the display screen has been switched or the bu...

Page 72: ...egistered IN pins OUT pins 1 REC 21 Range of pins to which any items can be assigned 24 26 Power 27 REC 28 PLAY 29 FF 30 REW 31 STOP 32 Range of pins to which any items can be assigned l 46 48 47 GND 49 GND 50 GND 2 PLAY 3 FF 4 REW 5 STOP 6 Range of pins to which any items can be assigned l 20 22 23 25 Registration in input pins Setup menu list Special IN menu list No display No display Special OU...

Page 73: ...ve what has been set in the 50 pin connector in the 50 pin registration file press SET If EXIT is pressed without the above settings have been saved those settings will be canceled F6 F5 Special IN menu list No SUPER DISPLAY Description of setting B00 STBY ON For transferring to the STANDBY ON mode B01 STBY OFF For transferring to the STANDBY OFF mode B02 STBY ONOFF For alternately transferring to...

Page 74: ...OP button is pressed down C05 PRE CTL Status of whether to inhibit overwrite during normal recording C06 422 REM ON 9 pin connector function status C07 REMOTE 50 pin connector function status C08 REC INH1 Recording inhibit status 1 C09 REC INH2 Recording inhibit status 2 C10 CAS INH1 Tape recording inhibit status 1 C11 CAS INH2 Tape recording inhibit status 2 C12 TC SRC1 TC input status 1 No SUPER...

Page 75: ... recording 0 1 All recording onto cassette prohibited 1 0 Recording inhibit mode other than the 2 above modes 1 1 Recording onto cassette enabled Down conversion statuses C14 DC1 C15 DC2 C16 DC3 Down conversion status 0 0 0 Squeeze mode 0 1 0 Side cut modea 1 0 0 Letter box mode 1 1 0 14 9 1 1 1 13 9 Up conversion statuses C17 UC1 C18 UC2 Up conversion status 0 0 Stretch mode 0 1 Side panel mode 1...

Page 76: ...___ For registering the file all the function button settings are saved in the 50 pin registration file ___ F6 EXIT Press ___ For exiting the special menu and transferring to the original menu ___ F3 CANCEL Press ___ For releasing the menu item selection status ___ F1 SHIFT F2 SHIFT F3 SHIFT F4 SHIFT F5 SHIFT F6 SHIFT ___ ___ ___ ___ Flow of registration Status in which regis tered 50 pin connecto...

Page 77: ...PLAY STATUS 29 O FF STATUS 30 O REW STATUS 31 O STOP STATUS 32 O 422 REMOTE STATUS 33 O EJECT STATUS 34 O ERR2 STATUS 35 O TC SRC1 STATUS 36 O TC SRC2 STATUS 37 O ___ 38 O ___ 39 O REC INH1 STATUS 40 O REC INH2 STATUS Pin no I O Setting item 41 O CUE STATUS 42 O REMOTE STATUS 43 O DET STOP STATUS 44 O PRE CTL DETECTED STATUS 45 O LOCAL ENABLE STATUS 46 O STANDBY ON STATUS 47 GND 48 O ___ 49 GND 50...

Page 78: ... output level can be adjusted 0002 BOTH Both the HD and SD video output levels can be adjusted Video output signal adjustments The control matrix for the adjustments is shown in the table below LOCAL HD HD AJ HD1700 External encoder remote controller AJ HD1700 No adjustments possible External encoder remote controller No adjustments possible External encoder remote controller External encoder remo...

Page 79: ...r adjusting the system phase of the VIDEO OUT When the button is pressed the display transfers to the submenu screen press the button again to return the display from the submenu screen SHIFT SHIFT 01 FINE For adjusting the VIDEO OUT system phase in 37ns steps j To advance the phase i To delay the phase 59 60Hz 23 24Hz 50Hz 25Hz HD SD 0000 j858 0000 j864 0858 0 0864 0 1716 858 1728 864 16 SD SYS H...

Page 80: ... press the button again to return the display from the submenu screen SHIFT SHIFT 00 COARSE For adjusting the SCH phase in 90o steps The SC phase changes and the H phase remains unchanged 0000 0 0001 90 0002 180 0003 270 Submenu screen No Item Description of setting 30 MENU LOCK For selecting whether to set or release the system file lock mode 0000 OFF Lock released changes enabled 0001 ON Lock se...

Page 81: ...OFF The remaining tape time is not displayed 0001 2L The remaining tape time is displayed on the second line 0002 1L The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line 0003 R TTL The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line and the total tape time is displayed on the second line Notes When setting 1 2L has been selected the remaining tape time is not displayed if 0 TIME is selected a...

Page 82: ...STEP For selecting the save processing to be conducted when the memory capacity which enables up to 99 warning messages to be saved has been exceeded while the error log function is operating 0000 OFF 99 messages are set as the upper limit and any more warning messages which subsequently occur are not saved in the memory 0001 ON 99 messages are saved and the next warning message that has subsequen...

Page 83: ...nu item No 022 PB FORMAT setting the setup menu item No 023 FORMAT SEL setting is used as the format when the format is not detected when the tape has just been inserted However when DV or DVCAM has been selected the VTR operation will be as if HD LP has been selected 022 PB FORMAT For selecting the format in which the tape is to be played back 0000 MANU The format is determined by the setting sel...

Page 84: ...signals and the audio signals are muted 0002 GRAY When setup menu item No 140 OUTPUT is set to EE The EE mode is established TAPE The GRAY mode is established for the video signals and the audio signals are muted Note If 0 EE is selected while the 23 24 Hz or 25 Hz HD or SD mode has been selected as the system menu item No 25 SYSTEM FREQ setting the VTR construes that 1 BLACK has been selected 107...

Page 85: ...ht when the cassette tape has been set to the accidental erasure protection mode 0000 LIGHT The lamp lights 0001 FLASH The lamp blinks Note If 1 ALL has been selected as the setup menu item No 113 REC INH setting the REC INHIBIT lamp will be lighted at all times regardless of the REC INH LAMP setting 115 1 EJECT SW INH For selecting whether to enable or disable the operation of the EJECT button on...

Page 86: ... select the output signals during recording or editing set setup menu item No 302 CONFI EDIT 141 1 VOLUME For setting what is to be controlled by the audio volume controls on the front panel 0000 REC The controls function as REC volume controls 0001 PB The controls function as PB volume controls 0002 AUTO Normally the controls function as PB volume controls However during recording or in the EE IN...

Page 87: ... system menu item No 25 SYSTEM FREQ 205 BAUD RATE For setting the RS 232C data transfer speed baud rate 0000 300 0001 600 0002 1200 0003 2400 0004 4800 0005 9600 207 STOP BIT For setting the number of RS 232C stop bits Unit bits 0000 1 0001 2 206 DATA LENGTH For setting the RS 232C data length Unit bits 0000 7 0001 8 208 PARITY For setting whether the RS 232C parity bit is to be used and if it is ...

Page 88: ...E UP For selecting the VTR s mode upon completion of the cue up operation 0000 STOP The VTR is set to the STOP mode 0001 STILL The VTR is set to the still picture SHTL STILL mode 0002 STILL2 The VTR is set to the still picture VAR STILL mode 308 VAR FWD MAX For setting the maximum speed of VAR FWD 0000 i4 9 i4 9 times normal tape speed 0001 i2 i2 times normal tape speed i1 85 times normal tape spe...

Page 89: ...alog CH1 or CH2 edit presets are followed 321 1 EDIT RPLCE2 As with setup menu item No 320 the VTR s CH2 edit presets are set to ON or OFF following the analog audio signals specified by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 The analog CH1 edit presets are followed 0002 CH2 The analog CH2 edit presets are followed 0003 CH1 2 The analog CH1 or CH2 edit presets are followed 322 1 EDIT RPLCE3 As...

Page 90: ...en selected 402 DRUM STDBY For selecting whether the drum is to operate in the standby OFF half loading mode 0000 OFF The drum stops rotating 0001 ON The drum continues to rotate 403 STOP PROTECT For selecting the operation to be performed when the tape protection mode is established after the VTR has been left standing in the STOP mode 0000 STEP STEP FWD 0001 HALF Half loading 0002 T REL Tension ...

Page 91: ...002 SLTC The LTC information added to the serial signals which are input to HD SDI IN is used 0003 SVITC The VITC information added to the serial signals which are input to HD SDI IN is used When SD SDI has been selected 0000 INT The time code of the internal time code generator is used 0001 EXT_L LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector is used 0002 VITC The VITC information added to the serial signals ...

Page 92: ... SBC sub code data area This is an area on the helical track and it is separate from the video and audio data area The time codes recording dates and times and other tape control information complying with SMPTE EBU standards are stored here As with the conventional LTC linear time code the time code can be read even during rewinding or fast forwarding It can also be read out when the tape has sto...

Page 93: ...MONITOR output signal 0000 MONI The MONITOR signal is output 0001 SDI The same video signal as the one output from the SD SDI OUT1 connector is output Note When 1 SDI is selected the time code and other information are not superimposed on the display 604 1 FREEZE SEL For selecting the freeze mode of the still pictures and slow playback mode 0000 FIELD Field freeze field slow 0000 FRAME Frame freez...

Page 94: ...RO50P playback See table below 0000 1080i 0001 720p 0002 635 2 480p SD_ OUT For selecting the SD output signal format during 480p tape DVCPRO50P playback See table below 0000 480p 0001 480p 0002 480i 633 2 720p SD_ OUT For selecting the SD output signal format during 720p tape playback or in the 720p EE mode See table below 0000 0001 480i 0002 480p 0000 1080i line converted output 480i down conver...

Page 95: ...the black level of the HD SDI output 50 j10 0 150 0 0 250 i10 0 Note This setting takes effect when CMPNT has been selected as the setup menu item No 650 setting 656 BK LVL HD UP 655 Pr LVL HD UP For adjusting the PB level of the HD SDI output j to 0 dB to i3 dB 0000 0 0 1000 100 0 1413 141 3 651 3 HUE STYLE SD DW For selecting the rotational axis of the chroma phase adjustment 0000 Pb Pr The axis...

Page 96: ... item No 650 setting 670 BRIGHT For adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor on the front panel 0 j127 127 0 254 127 671 R BRIGHT For adjusting the brightness red of the LCD monitor on the front panel 0 j127 127 0 254 127 672 B BRIGHT For adjusting the brightness blue of the LCD monitor on the front panel 0 j127 127 0 254 127 673 CONTRAST For adjusting the contrast of the LCD monitor on the fro...

Page 97: ...e 23 24 Hz or 25 Hz HD mode has been selected as the system menu item No 25 SYSTEM FREQ setting 688 2 CC REC For selecting whether to record the closed caption signals which are superimposed on the SD input signal 0000 OFF The closed caption signals are not recorded on the tape 0001 ON The closed caption signals are recorded on the tape if they are superimposed on the SD input signal In this case ...

Page 98: ...1 DIGI Digital input signals are selected 0002 ANA Analog input signals are selected Note When DIGI has been selected whether serial or AES is selected for the input is determined by the setting selected for setup menu item No 721 D IN SEL 12 714 1 CH2 IN SEL For selecting the CH2 input signal 0000 INT SG The internal signal is selected 0001 DIGI Digital input signals are selected 0002 ANA Analog ...

Page 99: ...AES EBU 0001 SDI Serial 723 1 D IN SEL56 For selecting the CH5 and CH6 digital input signals 0000 AES AES EBU 0001 SDI Serial 724 1 D IN SEL78 For selecting the CH7 and CH8 digital input signals 0000 AES AES EBU 0001 SDI Serial 725 1 REC CH1 For selecting the input signals to be recorded on the audio CH1 track 0000 CH1 Audio input CH1 signals 0001 CH2 Audio input CH2 signals 0002 CH3 Audio input C...

Page 100: ...d output When the number key corresponding to the channel whose signals are to be monitored is pressed while the L or R button is held down that channel is selected The selected channel is displayed below the audio level meter Alternatively the same steps can be taken to de select a channel which has already been selected However only up to 2 channels among the CH1 CH4 channels and up to 2 channel...

Page 101: ...H SEL For selecting the monitor output 0000 MANU The signal selected by the MONITOR SELECT button is output 0001 AUTO The PCM audio signal is output in the j1 0k to i2 0k speed range the CUE signal is automatically output at all other speeds 0002 PCM The PCM audio signal is output in the j32k to i32k speed range Notes When AUTO is selected and a tape in any format except DVCPRO HD LP is played bac...

Page 102: ...electing the audio output level during DV format playback 0000 OFF The audio output level is not attenuated 0001 ON The audio output level is attenuated 760 1 REC PT MUTE For selecting whether to mute the sound at the joins between recordings during DV or DVCAM format playback 0000 OFF The sound is not muted 0001 ON The sound is muted 761 1 AUDIO INT SG For selecting the type of internal signal 00...

Page 103: ... 25 SYSTEM FREQ setting L R L R CUE 2 CUE 2 PCM 1 CUE 2 PCM 1 CUE 2 CUE 2 CUE 2 CUE 2 PCM 1 PCM 1 PCM 4 CUE 2 PCM 3 PCM 4 PCM 3 AUTO 738 CH1 CUE SEL 745 CH8 CUE SEL OFF MANU AUTO PCM MANU L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R PC 1 PCM 1 CUE 2 CUE 2 PCM 1 PCM 3 PCM 3 PCM 3 PCM 3 PCM 1 CUE 2 PCM 1 CUE 2 PCM 1 PCM 1 PCM 1 PCM 4 PCM 4 PCM 1 PCM 1 PCM 3 PCM ON 746 MONI CH SEL 747 MON AUTO SEL Monitor...

Page 104: ... Dolby E components When the VTR is to be connected to a Dolby E encoder decoder for recording or playing back Dolby E data set the audio input and output levels to UNITY and select the following setup menu item settings Notes Dolby E data cannot be recorded or played back in the 60 Hz mode Adjust the timing with the video signals to cover the time taken by the Dolby E component for encoding decod...

Page 105: ... has been changed by loading the data from an IC card in accordance with the CARD procedure page 69 Note that even if the change being made to the system menu item No 25 setting is cancelled other system menu items affected by the change will be updated as will the associated file names F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 No 25 SYSTEM FREQ Format enabling recording Format enabling playback Sync signals 50 60 ...

Page 106: ... one of the backup files 1 to 4 The settings that correspond to each operation mode will be displayed so that the settings can be performed for each operation mode Registration of the PF1 and PF2 function buttons When the items whose settings differ have been registered in the PF1 and PF2 function buttons the settings that correspond to each operation mode will be displayed so that the settings ca...

Page 107: ...MODE SEL OFF ON 111 MEMORY STOP OFF ALL PRE NORMAL V CTL ALL ALL 113 REC INH REC OFF 115 EJECT SW INH OFF ON 118 SP MODE INH OFF LOW HIGH 135 DET BEEP EE TAPE TAPE TAPE 140 OUTPUT REC PB AUTO 141 VOLUME IN OUT IN OUT 142 AUDIO UNITY PB PB OUT OUT CUT FADE 303 AUD EDIT IN CUT FADE 304 AUD EDIT OUT PLAYER RECORDER 306 CF ADJ SEL ALL TAPE PB OUT j8f to 0f to 3s10f 014 DET ADJUST Setup menus 59 23 60 ...

Page 108: ...REGEN AS IN ASSEM INSRT 506 REGEN MODE INT EXT_L SLTC SVITC 507 TC SOURCE REC FREE 504 RUN MODE NDF V OUT TC IN 512 TC OUT REF DF NDF NDF NDF 511 DF MODE 000 to 111 508 BINARY GP OFF ON 510 TCG CF FLAG OFF EDIT 516 TC OUT ADV MOMENT LATCH 517 TCG OUT 100 CB to EQ 601 VIDEO INT SG DR OFF DR ON 602 SDI IN MODE FIELD FRAME 604 FREEZE SEL OFF AUTO 605 INTERPOLATE OFF FIT_V FIT_H FIT_HV 14 9 13 9 620 D...

Page 109: ...V Same as for 59 60 651 HUE STYLE OFF ON 676 BLK CLIP BLANK THRU BLANK BLANK 680 CC F1 BLANK BLANK THRU BLANK 681 CC F2 BLANK THRU ADD22 ADD21 ADD20 Same as for 59 60 682 525 system only VO SETUP HD THRU ADD22 ADD21 ADD20 683 525 system only VO SETUP SD 0 dB to 1 dB to 2 dB 641 I U C ENH H 0 dB to 1 dB to 2 dB BLANK BLANK 642 I U C ENH V 1080i 720p 1080i 630 1080i HD OUT 480i 480p 631 1080i SD OUT...

Page 110: ...5 730 REC CH6 731 REC CH7 732 REC CH8 CUE to CH1j8 733 REC CUE AUTO CUT FADE CUT CUT 734 PB FADE DIS ENA 749 AUDIO PB VR OFF ON 760 REC PT MUTE TONE SILNCE SILNCE SILNCE 761 AUDIO INT SG 16 to 0 to j16 790 CUE REC VOL INT SG DIGI ANA 713 CH1 IN SEL 714 CH2 IN SEL 715 CH3 IN SEL 716 CH4 IN SEL 717 CH5 IN SEL 718 CH6 IN SEL OFF ON 688 CC REC Same as for 59 60 BLANK THRU MANU 695 BLANK LINE 4dB 0dB j...

Page 111: ...es simultaneously with the recording FREE The time code advances like time irrespective of the VTR operation F5 5Setting TCG MD on the TC menu REGEN The continuity of the underlying time code in place prior to editing is maintained PRE The time code can be preset using the operation panel controls or remote controller AUTO The time code is automatically switched to REGEN or PRE depending on the VT...

Page 112: ...ed CUE point Cue up Press the PREROLL button while holding down the button to cue the tape up to the currently registered CUE point F T F SET Time code and user s bit playback 1 Set the VTR to the stop mode 3Press the PLAY button Playback starts and the time code appears on the display If SUPER on the TC SHIFT menu is set to ON the time code value is superimposed onto the video signals from the VI...

Page 113: ...d in the VAUX area TCG Time code data of the time code generator UBG User s bit data of the time code generator Operation mode The VTR s operation mode can also be displayed using DISPLY on the TC SHIFT menu F4 TCR 22 22 22 22 STOP TV monitor VTR operation mode Characters displayed The background of the characters superimposed on the display screen can be changed using C TYPE on the TC SHIFT menu ...

Page 114: ...CH4 input CH4 CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH2 input CH3 CH4 input CH5 CH5 input CH6 input CH7 input CH8 input CH5 CH6 input CH7 CH8 input CH6 CH5 input CH6 input CH7 input CH8 input CH5 CH6 input CH7 CH8 input CH7 CH5 input CH6 input CH7 input CH8 input CH5 CH6 input CH7 CH8 input CH8 CH5 input CH6 input CH7 input CH8 input CH5 CH6 input CH7 CH8 input CUE CUE input CH1 input CH2 in...

Page 115: ... not been run at all for about 5 minutes While the saving function is working the LCD monitor display goes blank and the EX symbol appears on the time code display area To release the saving function operate a button or dial on the front panel or issue a tape transport command from the controller The operation performed to release the function will be executed after the function is released ...

Page 116: ...l and bracket unit is not available from Panasonic For further details consult your dealer Rack mounting Notes The length of the screws used is subject to a restriction Use screws which are less than 2 5q 10 mm long Attach the inner member at the same symmetrical positions on the left L side as well Fix the members in place using 3 screws on each side total 6 screws When using the 22 inch long sli...

Page 117: ...d location to a hot or humid location After moving the VTR to such a location leave it standing for about 10 minutes rather than switching on its power immediately If condensation has formed on or in the VTR the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the cassette tape is automatically ejected Keep the power supplied and simply wait until the AUTO OFF lamp goes off It is recommended that the video heads be clean...

Page 118: ... HOURS on this area The display of the hour meter information is scrolled using the ADJ dial F2 F1 3To exit the DIAG menu press any other direct menu button Displaying the warning information A warning message is displayed whenever a warning occurs the warning lamp lights up When no warnings have been detected NO WARNING is displayed When a multiple number of warnings occur the descriptions of eac...

Page 119: ...iption for the item where the cursor is located is shown as a superimposed display Note The resettable table hour meter information items will be reset by your dealer when maintenance or other work is performed No Item Description H00 OPERATION Displays in 1 hour increments the time during which power has been supplied H01 DRUM RUN Displays in 1 hour increments the amount of time during which the ...

Page 120: ...etting Check that no foreign matter has accumulated on the fan NO RF This is displayed when a blank part of the tape lasting for 1 or more seconds has been detected during playback When all of the following conditions have been met it will be recognized as a blank part When no signals are output from any of the heads When the playback data cannot be read When the CTL signal is not present VTR Oper...

Page 121: ... and then back to ON again S REEL ROTA TOO FAST If the supply reel motor rotates at an abnormally fast rate the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display blinks VTR Stops Set the POWER switch to OFF and then back to ON again Display Description VTR operation and remedial action FRONT LOAD MOTOR If the cassette fails to move up even after 6 seconds have elapsed since the VTR transferred to the E...

Page 122: ...n No Signal Description 1 FG Protective ground frame ground 2 RXD Received data data is sent to PC 3 TXD Transmitted data data is received from PC 4 CTS Clear to send shorted with pin 5 5 RTS Request to send shorted with pin 4 6 DTR Data terminal ready no processing 7 SG Signal ground 20 DSR Data set ready voltage output after communication enable status Example of connection with controller PC Us...

Page 123: ...mand data ETX 02h XX XX XX 3Ah XX XX 03h 20H XX 7FH XX ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters command This is the command identifier 3 bytes A 3 byte identifier ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters is sent as the command The colon is the code serving as a delimiter between the command and data data Data ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters can be added in the number of byt...

Page 124: ...mitted Example Send command Return message data STX OPL ETX 5 ACK STX OPL ETX When the communication has ended unsuccessfully NACK 15h When processing is not possible due to incorrect data or problem with the VTR 1 The receive completion message is returned ACK 06h 2 An error code is returned STX E R N1 N2 N3 ETX 02h Error code 03h 4 Error code table ER001 Invalid command Unsupported command recei...

Page 125: ... STX OSR data ETX 4 5 STX OSR ETX This is the reverse direction shuttle command data n speed data 0 STILL 1 k0 03 2 k0 1 3 k0 2 4 k0 5 5 k1 6 k2 0 1 85k for formats other than DVCPROHD LP 7 k4 9 8 k9 8 9 k16 A k32 Note The 16k and 32k speeds differ according to the setting selected for setup menu item No 101 SHTL MAX EJECT STX OEJ ETX 4 5 STX OEJ ETX This command is for ejecting the cassette tape ...

Page 126: ...y j 2Dh for a minus display h 0 to 9 hours With TC gh 00 to 23 hours mm 00 to 59 minutes ss 00 to 59 seconds 525i system ff 00 to 29 frames Note CTL or TC is returned whichever corresponds to the front display mode Return completion message STATUS REQUEST STX QOP ETX 4 5 STX 222 ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR s operation mode 222 OEJ EJECT OFF FAST FORWARD OPL PLAY ORC REC ORW REW...

Page 127: ...UT Input Command SEND IF SEND QUIT THEN GOTO ProgEnd PRINT 1 STX SEND ETX REM Wait for Receive Command WHILE LOC 1 0 WAITKEY INKEY IF WAITKEY Q THEN PRINT Quit GOTO ProgEnd WEND REM Receive Command RecvCmd RECV INPUT 1 1 IF RECV STX THEN RECV Stx IF RECV ACK THEN RECV Ack IF RECV NAK THEN RECV Nak IF RECV ETX THEN BUFFER BUFFER Etx GOTO DispOut BUFFER BUFFER RECV GOTO RecvCmd REM Output Receive Co...

Page 128: ...4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 AES EBU format AUDIO IN ANALOG XLR k 4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE IN XLR k 1 TIME CODE IN XLR k 1 SD SERIAL IN DIGITAL BNC k 1 active through BNC k 1 board option AUDIO OUT HD SERIAL OUT DIGITAL BNC k 4 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL BNC k 4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 AES EBU format AUDIO OUT ANALOG XLR k 4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE OUT XLR k 1 TIME CODE OUT XLR k 1 MONITOR OUT XLR k 2 L R HEADPHONES...

Page 129: ... to send shorted with pin 4 6 DTR Data terminal ready no processing 7 SG Signal ground 20 DSR Data set ready voltage output after communication enable status Printed circuit boards F1 board ADDA Switch No What is set SW1 SW101 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH2 audio input impedance HIGH 600 SW201 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH3 audio input impedance HIGH 600 SW301 AUDIO INPUT I...

Page 130: ...z 59 94 Hz or 60 Hz mode Tape timer accuracy d1 frame when continuous CTL signal is used Servo lock time Less than 0 3 sec from standby ON Specifications VIDEO Sampling frequencies Y 74 25 MHz Pb Pr 37 125 MHz Quantizing 8 bits Video compression method DCT i variable length code Video compression rate 1 6 7 Error correction Reed Solomon product code Video recording bit rate 100 Mbps Video Input Co...

Page 131: ...CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 BNC k 4 AES EBU format HD serial digital input BNC k 1 complies with SMPTE 292M SMPTE 299M standards BNC k 1 active through SD serial digital input option BNC k 1 complies with SMPTE 259M C SMPTE 272M A standards BNC k 1 active through Cue track input XLR k 1 600 high impedance selectable i4 0 j20 j60 dBu selectable Audio output Connectors Analog output CH1 to CH4 XLR k 4 low i...

Page 132: ...nd dimensions shown are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice OTHER INPUT OUTPUT SIGNALS Time code input XLR k 1 0 5 to 8 0 Vp p 10 k Time code output XLR k 1 low impedance 2 0 w0 5 Vp p with 600 load RS 422A input D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface RS 422A output D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface RS 232C D sub 25 pin RS 232C interface Parallel input output D sub 50 pin Encoder re...

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