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16:9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Abroad, using the camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 116
AE shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Analog-digital converter . . . . . 99
Analog line-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audio level indicator . . . . . . . . 53
Audio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Audio reference signal . . . . . . . 78
Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Autofocus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Av mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Backup battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Black level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Center marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Character recording . . . . . . . . . 83
Clear scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Color bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Color gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Color matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Color phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Coring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Custom keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Custom preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Data code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Date format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Date search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
DC coupler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DV control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
DV dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
DV terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 101
Easy recording mode . . . . . . . . 55
Edit search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
End search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Focus preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Grip belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Grip zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Handle zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Interval timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Knee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lens hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Low-angle recording. . . . . . . . . 33
Low light mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Master pedestal . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 51
Mix balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
ND filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Optional accessories . . . . . . . . 116
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Programmed AE . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Recording Programs . . . . . . . . . 55
Record review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Record search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Screen display . . . . . . . . . 104-106
Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Setup level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shoulder strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Skin detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tally lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tape protection . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tv mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
TV screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
User Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
VCR STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 74
Video heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20
Widescreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wireless controller . . . . . . . . . . 24
White balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
XL lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 116
Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Zero set memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Zoom preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Audio Block Diagram

Input
Output
Audio process 1
R-XLR GAINUP (menu)
INPUT
SELECT SWPre Amp A / D
D / A Line AmpDigital
Process
Filters
ALC
EVR
SEL AUDIO
CH (menu)
PHONE VOL
OUT
INPUT
SELECT SW
Pre Amp A / D
D / A Line AmpDigital
Process
Filters
ALC
EVR
PHONE VOL
OUT
48kHz : CH 1/ CH 2
32kHz : CH 1/ CH 2
48kHz : 32kHz : CH 3/ CH 4
R-XLR GAINUP (menu)
REAR
FRONT
PHONES
Advanced
accessory shoe
Phantom 48V
ON/OFF
CH 1/ CH 3  CH 2/ CH 4 
1 : shield
2 : hot
3 : cold
Mic Power
CH 3
CH 1/ 3 CH 2/ 4 CH 4 ATT : Rear MIC ATT SW
ATT :  FRONT MIC ATT SW
Head Amp
balance/
unbalance
balance/
unbalance
ATT
Head Amp ATT
Head Amp ATT
Head Amp ATT
Phone Amp
Phone Amp
Head Amp
Head Amp
SEL AUDIO
CH (menu)  
						

							
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Audio process 2
AUD. M. SET (menu)
CH 1
CH 2
CH 3
CH 4 AUDIO
MONITOR
Driver
RCA CH 1/CH 3
PHONE Lch
METER Lch
RCA CH 2/CH 4
PHONE Rch
METER Rch DELAY
DELAY
from Tape
from 1394
to Tape
to 1394
normal
normal
Line Out
Line Out
PB
PB
CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
MIX
MIX
CH1
CH2
CH1REC CH
SELECT SW AUD. M. SET (menu)
DELAY
DELAY
AUDIO
MONITOR
RCA CH 3
RCA CH 4MUTE
MUTE MUTE
MUTE
CH3
CH4
normal
normalLine Out
Line Out
PB
PB
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