Panasonic Aj D230h_200dpi Operating Instructions Manual

							Time Code and User’s Bit
Time code and user’s bit playback
1Set the VTR to the STOP mode.
2Set to TC or UB using the COUNTER button.
TC: The time code is displayed.
UB: The user’s bit is displayed.
When the time code can no longer be read, interpolation is provided by the control
signal if the COUNTER button is set to the CTL position.
3Press the PLAY button.
Playback is commenced, and the time code appears on the display. When the “DISPLAY
SEL” set-up menu item is set to “TIME” or “T, STA,” the time code value is superimposed
onto the video signals which are output from the MONITOR OUT connector.
(See page 24)

The colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period while the drop frame time
code is being read.
If the time code signal is missing, interpolation is automatically provided by the CTL signal.
The display changes as shown below.
TR00:07:04:24
The colon (” : ”)between the seconds and frames
changes to a period ( . “) in the drop frame mode.
appears when the time code signal
is missing (superimposed display only).
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							Superimposed Display Screens
When the MONITOR OUT connector has been connected to the TV monitor, the abbreviations
corresponding to the control signal, time code, etc. are displayed on the TV monitor.
Abbreviation
CTL(control signal)
TCR(time code playback value)
UBR(user’s bit playback value)
REMAIN (remaining tape length)
TV monitor
Characters displayed
The background of the characters superimposed onto the display can be changed using the
“CHARA TYPE” set-up menu item. (See page 24)
TV monitorTV monitor
Display position
The position where the characters are superimposed onto the display can be changed using the
“CHARA H-POS” and “CHARA V-POS” set-up menu items. (See page 24)

The counter display is made to appear
for as long as the MODE button is held
down, enabling the settings to be
checked.Even while the MODE
button is held down, the DATA+ and
DATA– buttons can be used to
perform settings while the actual
TV monitorTV monitorsituation is checked.
Operating mode
When “T, STA” has been selected for the “DISPLAY SEL” set-up menu item, the VTR’s
operating mode is also displayed. (See page 24)
TV monitor
VTR operation mode
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							Set-up (Default Settings)
The VTR’s major settings are performed by making selections using a menu system. The set-up
menus appear on the TV monitor when it is connected to the MONITOR OUT connector.
Changing a setting
1Set the VTR to the menu mode.
(Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.)
2Select the item to be set using the UP (FF) and DOWN (STOP) buttons. The cursor
on the menu screen moves and selects the item.
The cursor () is moved to the previous set-up menu item number using the DOWN
button and the next set-up menu item number using the UP button.
3Press the DATA+ (PAUSE/STILL) button or DATA– (PLAY) button to change the
setting.
4Upon completion of the setting, press the SET (REC) button.
The change is now stored in the memory.
To return from the new setting to the original setting, set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE
switch to the LOCAL or REMOTE position instead of pressing the SET (REC) button.
5Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the LOCAL or REMOTE position.
To return the setup selections to the factory (default) settings, press the RESET button while the
SETUP. menu is shown. The following message is then displayed.
SETUP-MENU INIT. SET
OK? (PUSH REC KEY)
The default settings will be restored when the REC button is pressed.
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							Set-up Menus 
						

							Set-up Menus 
						

							Set-up Menus
OPERATION menu
ItemSetting
No.SuperimposedNo.SuperimposedDescription of settings
displaydisplay
108 FORMAT SEL 0000DVCPROThis selects the format when an L cassette is used.0001DV 0: DVCPRO mode
0002DVCAM 1: DV mode
2: DVCAM mode

The cassette tape is played back in one of the modes listed below depending on the tape type and
settings used.
TypeFORMAT SEL setting
DVCPRODVDVCAM
S size cassetteDVDVDVCAM
M size cassetteDVCPRODVCPRODVCPRO
L size cassetteDVCPRODVDVCAM
Use tapes specially designed for DVCPRO applications with this unit. However, if DV tapes or DVCAM
tapes are to be used in the playback mode, it is recommended that playback be limited to as short a
period of time as possible.
109 REC INHIBIT0000OFF
This selects whether to inhibit recording on the VTR.
0001ON0: Recording is not inhibited.
1: Recording is inhibited.
The underlined number and item are the factory settings.
INTERFACE menu
Item
No.
SuperimposedNo.display
200BAUD RATE0000
0001
0002
0003
0004
201DATA LENGTH0000
0001
202STOP BIT0000
0001
203PARITY0000
0001
0002
204 ACK RETURN 00000001
Setting
SuperimposedDescription of settings
display
1200This sets the RS-232C transfer rate (baud rate).
2400
4800
9600
19200
8BIT
This sets the RS-232C data length.
7BIT
1BITThis sets the RS-232C stop bit length.
2BIT
NONEThis sets whether the RS-232C parity bit is to be used
ODDand, if so, whether with even or odd parity.
EVEN0: The parity bit is not used.
1: The parity bit is used with odd parity.
2: The parity bit is used with even parity.
OFFThis sets the RS-232C return data.
ON0: The ACK code is not returned.
1: The ACK code is returned.
The underlined number and item are the factory settings.

After the settings of items No.200 through No.203 have been changed, the new settings will not
take effect until the power is switched on. This means that the power must be turned off and
back on again after these settings are changed.
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							Set-up Menus 
						

							Set-up Menus 
						

							Set-up Menus 
						

							Set-up Menus
AUDIO menu
ItemSetting
No.Superimposed No.Superimposed
displaydisplay
700 SEARCH CUE 0000OFF
0001ON
701 DV PBATT0000OFFThis selects the audio output level during DV format
0001ONplayback.
702 PB MUTE0000OFF0001ON
703 AUDIO REC IN 0000CUT
0001FADE
Description of settings
This selects whether the cue audio signals are to be
output during search or during fast
forwarding/rewinding (VV).
0: Signals are not output.
1: Signals are output.
0: Normal playback level
1: Output level is controlled only during DV format
playback.
This selects whether the sound is to be muted during
playback at the back-space assemble recording points.
0: Sound is not muted.
1: Sound is muted.
However, it may not be possible to mute the sound at
the edit OUT point.
This selects the audio processing information at the
back-space assemble recording points recorded on the
tape.
0: Cut processing is selected
1: Fade processing is selected
The underlined number and item are the factory settings.
RS-232C Interface
The following functions can be controlled by using the RS-232C interface.
1. Basic operations
Eject
stop
play
rec/play
fast forward
rewind
pause
2. Status checks
The current VTR mode can be checked.
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