Panasonic Aj Bs900 Operating Instructions Manual

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Operation Instructions
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Safety precautions
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, 
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR  BACK).
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons....

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Safety precautions ..................................................................... 1
Features .................................................................................... 2
Checkpoints for system connections ......................................... 2
Parts and their functions ............................................................ 3
Front panel..................................................................................................3
Rear panel...

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Parts and their functions
Front panel
CABLESHORT ALARM
FUSE
HEAD POWER
ON
OFF MAIN
ON
OFF FUSE
OPEN
DIGITAL TRIAX
1
24 5
6
3
7
8
400V 1A
250V T 2.5A L
5Power fuse (FUSE)This is the main power supply fuse of the AJ-BS900P.  Use a dedicated DC fuse (400V 1A) which can withstand inrush.
6Camera AC power fuse (FUSE)This is the fuse of the power supply to the camera head.  Use a dedicated DC fuse (400V 1A) which can withstand inrush.
7CABLE indicatorsThese indicators show the status of the camera...

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=MIC buttonThis button is used to switch the intercom microphone on and off.  It has three positions: ON, OFF, and PTT. (PTT: Audio
transmission continues as long as the button is held down.)

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Parts and their functions
MAWB buttonThis is the auto white balance button.  It does not work
when the LWHITE BAL switch is set to the PRST
position.
Button LED lit: Auto white balance in progress.
Button LED dark: Auto white balance completed.
Button LED stops blinking and goes off: Auto white balance
error.
NABB buttonThis is the auto black balance button.
Button LED lit: Auto black balance in progress.
Button LED dark: Auto black balance completed.
Button LED stops blinking and goes off: Auto...

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Parts and their functions
Front panel
aMONI SEL switchThis switch is used to switch the signals output from the
PIX and WFM jacks on the rear panel of the AJ-BS900P.
_KNEE POINT knobThis knob is used to set the manual knee point.
`DETAIL knobThis knob allows adjustment of the master DETAIL setting.
^GAMMA knobThis knob is used to change the camera’s master gamma
setting.
bSET UP buttonThis button is used to make camera settings.
When it is lighted, menus are displayed at PIX OUT.
cSET UP dialThis...

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Parts and their functions
EXT  DC IN
GEN–
LOCKENC1
ENC2
ENC3
PIX
Y/G
4:2:2 4:2:2
SDI OUT OUT IN
OP4
OP3
WFM
TALLYFUSE 400V 15A
SIGNAL
GND AC  IN
AUDIO
OUT
CH 1PUSHCH 2PUSHCOMMUNICATION
PB/B
PR/R
WFMRET 1
RET 2
PROMPT
1
2
3
4
5
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@A B
C
D
E
ENC1
ENC2
ENC3
PIX
Y/G
4:2:2 4:2:2
SDI OUT OUT
PB/B
PR/R
WFMOP1
OP2
G
F
OP1
OP2
Rear panel
1GEN LOCK connectorsThese are the standard external signal input connectors
used when locking the camera’s synchronization to an
external sync signal.
2RET 1...

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Parts and their functions
Rear panel
?TALLY connectorThis is the connector for the R tally and G tally signals.  It
can be used for PM tally.
@DC power fuse (FUSE)This fuse is for the AJ-BS900P’s DC power supply.  Use a
dedicated DC fuse (400V 15A) which can withstand inrush.
A4 : 2 : 2 connectorsThese connectors are for component serial digital output.
They are activated if the AJ-YA901P option board is
installed.  One component may be connected to each
output BNC connector.  The output signals...

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PIX output menu indications
PIX output setting menu indications
When the SET UP button is pressed so that it lights, setting menu indications are output via the PIX output connector.
The setting menus consist of main menus and submenus.  Setting menus are displays one page at a time.  All of the
setting menu screens and their structure are shown in the diagram below.
The MAIN MENU consists of two screens, 1/2 and 2/2.  These screens are used to open the submenus.
To open a submenu, select it by...