Panasonic Aj Bs901 Operating Instructions Manual

Model No. AJ-
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Operating Instructions
Digital Triax Base Station
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Safety precautions
General
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE,
USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
ONLY.
WARNING:
•TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
• TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY
FROM ALL LIQUIDS—USE AND STORE
ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT
EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR
SPLASHING LIQUIDS, AND DO NOT PLACE
ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE
EQUIPMENT....

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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.
The exclamation point...

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FOR U.K. ONLY
This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin
mains plug for your safety and convenience.
A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug.
Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that
the replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it
is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
Check for the ASTA mark Ï
or the BSI mark Ì
on the
body of the fuse.
If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must
ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover the...

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Safety precautions ..................................................................... 2
Features .................................................................................... 6
Checkpoints for system connections ......................................... 6
Parts and their functions ............................................................ 7
Front panel..................................................................................................7
Rear panel...

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Features
The unit has the following features.
≥It enables high picture quality transmission by means of non-compressed wide-band 360 Mbps serial component signals.
≥It uses a tri-axial cable.
≥It enables a DVCPRO camera recorder to be operated as a system camera.
≥It enables the transmission of the signals of two audio channels.
≥It enables RET 1CH and PROMPT 1CH transmission.
≥It has a compact size equivalent to one-half of a rack unit.
≥It can also be operated using DC power.
≥It can perform the VTR...

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Parts and their functions
Front panel
CABLESHORT ALARM
FUSE
HEAD POWER
ON
OFF MAIN
ON
OFF FUSE
OPEN
DIGITAL TRIAX
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400V 1A
250V T 2.5A L
5Power fuse (FUSE)This is the main power supply fuse of the AJ-BS901.  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 cable....

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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 white...

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Parts and their functions
Front panel
aMON SEL switchThis switch is used to switch the signals output from the PIX
and WFM jacks on the rear panel of the AJ-BS901.
_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 dial...