Panasonic Aj D400 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting Menu Screens
FUNCTION 4/5 Screen
This page performs the adjustment function 4 settings.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
Item
FRONT MIC
REAR MIC CH1
REAR MIC CH2
LINE CH1/CH2
REAR AUDIO
MIC LOWCUT
CH1
MIC LOWCUT
CH2
EMPHASIS
CUE AUDIO
Variable
range
p40/
p50/
p60 dB
p40/
p50/
p60 dB
p40/
p50/
p60 dB
o4/0/
p6 dB
STEREO
MONO
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
CH1
CH2
MIX
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Camera microphone input level
selection
Rear jack AUDIO CH1 input
microphone level selection
Rear jack AUDIO CH2 input
microphone level selection
Rear jack AUDIO CH1/CH2 input line
input level selection
Audio CH1/CH2 rear jack input
selection
STEREO: Selects stereo input (CH1
input is recorded in CH1
and CH2 input is recorded
in CH2.)
MONO: Selects monaural input
(The signals of CH1 and
CH2 are mixed and
recorded in CH1 and CH2
respectively.)
CH1 microphone bypass filter ON/OFF
switching
CH2 microphone bypass filter ON/OFF
switching
Emphasis ON/OFF switching
CUE AUDIO recording setting
CH1: Records CH1 AUDIO
CH2: Records CH2 AUDIO
MIX: Records CH1 and CH2 mixed
AUDIO.
-F UNC T ION4/5-

¢
FRONTMIC :-40dB
REARMIC CH1 :-60dB
REARMIC CH2 :-60dB
LINE CH1/CH2 :+4dB
REAR AUD IO:ST EREOMIC LOWCU T CH 1 :OFFMIC
LOWCU T CH 2 :OFF
EMPHAS I S :OFF
CUE AUD IO:CH1 
						

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Item
AUDIO OUT
LIMITER
TEST TONE
Variable
range
CH1/
CH2/
MIX
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
AUDIO OUT selection
CH1: CH1 output to AUDIO OUT
CH2: CH2 output to AUDIO OUT
MIX: CH1 and CH2 mixed and
output to AUDIO OUT
Audio limiter ON/OFF switching
ON: Limiter ON
OFF: Limiter OFF
Audio test tone ON/OFF switching
during color bar output
Setting Menu Screens
FUNCTION 5/5 Screen
This page performs the adjustment function 5 settings.
TIME DATE Screen
This page performs the date and time settings. After the date and time have been changed, pressing the UP or DOWN buttons
executes the settings.
Item
YEAR
MONTH
DAY
HOUR
MINUTE
TIME/DATE SET
Variable
range
95 to 10
1 to 12
1 to 31
0 to 23
0 to 59
——
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Year setting
Month setting
Day setting
Hour setting
Minute setting
Date/time confirmation
|Note{
The seconds cannot be set. The time always starts from the zero second setting.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
-F UNC T ION 5/5-
¢
AUD IOOUT : CH1
LIMITER :ON
TEST TONE :ON
-TIME / DATE-


 
 ¢
YEAR : 9 5MONTH : 0 1
DAY : 0 1
H
OUR : 0 0MINUTE: 00

Ç
T
IME / DATE SET 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
LOW SETTING Screen
This page sets the low level.
Item
MASTER GAIN
H.DTL LEVEL
V.DTL LEVEL
DTL CORING
H.DTL FREQ.
DARK DTL
LEVEL DEPEND.
MASTER
GAMMA
BLACK
STRETCH
MATRIX TABLE
Variable
range
p3 dB
  .
  .
  .
0 dB
  .
  .
  .
30 dB
0
  .
  .
  .
13
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
10
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
8
  .
  .
  .
15
1
  .
  .
  .
3
  .
  .
  .
5
0
  .
  .
  .
5
0
  .
  .
  .
3
  .
  .
  .
5
0.35
  .
  .
  .
0.60
  .
  .
  .
0.75
ON
OFF
A
B
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Gains of p3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21,
24 and 30 dB (S. H. GAIN) can be set.
H.DTL (detail) level setting
V.DTL (detail) level setting
DTL coring setting
H.DTL frequency selection
1: 2.5 MHz 4: 4 MHz
2: 3 MHz 5: 4.5 MHz
3: 3.5 MHz
Dark detail setting
It boosts the detail of the black areas.
LEVEL DEPEND. setting
It eliminates the detail only in the dark
areas when the Y detail is boosted.
The higher the number selected, the
wider the range across which the detail
is eliminated.
Master gamma setting 0.01 steps
ON/OFF switching for mode which
compensates low-illumination black-
out
Color compensation table selection
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
-LOWSET T I NG-


 ¢
MASTERGAIN : 0dB
H.DTL LEVEL : 13
V.DTL
LEVE L : 1 0
DT L CORING:08
H.DTL FREQ.:03
DARKDT L : 0 0
LEVEL DEPEND : 0 3MASTERGAMMA :0.60
MATR I X TABLE : A B L ACK S TRE TCH :OFF
|Note{
DARK DTL and LEVEL DEPEND
function in a mutually opposite way:
LEVEL DEPEND is automatically
set to 0 when DARK DTL is set to a
value other than 0; and DARK DTL
is automatically set to 0 when LEV-
EL DEPEND is set to a value other
than 0. 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
MID SETTING Screen
This page sets the middle level.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
 the ENG menu.
Item
MASTER GAIN
H.DTL LEVEL
V.DTL LEVEL
DTL CORING
H.DTL FREQ.
DARK DTL
LEVEL DEPEND.
MASTER
GAMMA
BLACK
STRETCH
MATRIX TABLE
Variable
range
p3 dB
  .
  .
  .
9 dB
  .
  .
  .
30 dB
0
  .
  .
  .
13
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
10
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
8
  .
  .
  .
15
1
  .
  .
  .
3
  .
  .
  .
5
0
  .
  .
  .
5
0
  .
  .
  .
3
  .
  .
  .
5
0.35
  .
  .
  .
0.60
  .
  .
  .
0.75
ON
OFF
A
B
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Gains of p3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21,
24 and 30 dB (S. H. GAIN) can be set.
H.DTL (detail) level setting
V.DTL (detail) level setting
DTL coring setting
H.DTL frequency selection
1: 2.5 MHz 4: 4 MHz
2: 3 MHz 5: 4.5 MHz
3: 3.5 MHz
Dark detail setting
It boosts the detail of the black areas.
LEVEL DEPEND. setting
It eliminates the detail only in the dark
areas when the Y detail is boosted.
The higher the number selected, the
wider the range across which the detail
is eliminated.
Master gamma setting 0.01 steps
ON/OFF switching for mode which
compensates low-illumination black-
out
Color compensation table selection
-MIDSETTING-


 ¢
MASTERGAIN : 9dB
H.DTL LEVEL : 13
V.DTL
LEVE L : 1 0
DT L CORING:08
H.DTL FREQ.:03
DARKDT L : 0 0
LEVEL DEPEND : 0 3MASTERGAMMA :0.60
MATR I X TABLE : A B L ACK S TRE TCH :OFF
|Note{
DARK DTL and LEVEL DEPEND
function in a mutually opposite way:
LEVEL DEPEND is automatically
set to 0 when DARK DTL is set to a
value other than 0; and DARK DTL
is automatically set to 0 when LEV-
EL DEPEND is set to a value other
than 0. 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
HIGH SETTING Screen
This page sets the high level.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
Item
MASTER GAIN
H.DTL LEVEL
V.DTL LEVEL
DTL CORING
H.DTL FREQ.
DARK DTL
LEVEL DEPEND.
MASTER
GAMMA
BLACK
STRETCH
MATRIX TABLE
Variable
range
p3 dB
  .
  .
  .
18 dB
  .
  .
  .
30 dB
0
  .
  .
  .
10
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
8
  .
  .
  .
31
0
  .
  .
  .
10
  .
  .
  .
15
1
  .
  .
  .
4
5
0
  .
  .
  .
5
0
  .
  .
  .
5
0.35
  .
  .
  .
0.60
  .
  .
  .
0.750
ON
OFF
A
B
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Gains of p3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21,
24 and 30 dB (S. H. GAIN) can be set.
H.DTL (detail) level setting
V.DTL (detail) level setting
DTL coring setting
H.DTL frequency selection
1: 2.5 MHz 4: 4 MHz
2: 3 MHz 5: 4.5 MHz
3: 3.5 MHz
Dark detail setting
It boosts the detail of the black areas.
LEVEL DEPEND. setting
It eliminates the detail only in the dark
areas when the Y detail is boosted.
The higher the number selected, the
wider the range across which the detail
is eliminated.
Master gamma setting 0.01 steps
ON/OFF switching for mode which
compensates low-illumination black-
out
Color compensation table selection
--HIGHSETTING


 ¢
MASTERGA I N : 18dB
H.DTL LEVEL : 10
V.DTL
LEVE L : 0 8
DT L CORING:10
H.DTL FREQ.:04
DARKDT L : 0 0
L EVE L DEPEND : 0 5
MASTERGAMMA :0.60
MATR I X TABLE : A B L ACK S TRE TCH :OFF
|Note{
DARK DTL and LEVEL DEPEND
function in a mutually opposite way:
LEVEL DEPEND is automatically
set to 0 when DARK DTL is set to a
value other than 0; and DARK DTL
is automatically set to 0 when LEV-
EL DEPEND is set to a value other
than 0. 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
LEVEL 1/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 1 settings.
LEVEL 2/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 2 settings.
Item
C DTL COMPE.
CHROMA DTL
C DTL CORING
KNEE
APERTURE
SLIM DTL
SUPER COLOR
CORNER DTL
Variable
range
ON
OFF
0
  .
  .
  .
15
0
  .
  .
  .
15
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Chroma DTL ON/OFF switching
Chroma DTL settingU
Chroma DTL CORING setting
Knee aperture ON/OFF switching
Detail above the knee point is boosted.
ON/OFF switching for mode which
narrows detail
ON/OFF switching for color dynamic
range expansion
ON/OFF switching for mode which
increases edge resolution
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
Item
SKIN TONE HUE
SKIN TONE
LEVEL
SKIN TONE
WIDTH
SKIN TONE
CORING
SKIN TONE
ZEBRA
Variable
range
103
  .
  .
  .
143
1
  .
  .
  .
25
  .
  .
  .
50
1
  .
  .
  .
15
  .
  .
  .
30
0
  .
  .
  .
15
ON
OFF
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Skin tone hue setting
(This sets the phase of the skin tone
detection range.)
It changes the hue in the phase
direction.
Skin tone level setting
(This sets the intensity of the colors in
the skin tone detection range.)
It changes the level in the amplitude
direction.
Skin tone width setting
U
Skin tone coring setting
This changes the amount of SKIN
TONE range detail.
Skin tone zebra ON/OFF switching
This sets ZEBRA in the SKIN TONE
range to ON or OFF.
This changes the coring in the range
across which ZEBRA can be seen.
-L EVE L 1 / 6-


¢
CDTL COMPE . :OFF
CHROMADTL :00
CDTL CORING:00
KNEE APERTURE :ON
SL IMDT L :OFF
SUPERCOLOR:ON
CORNER DT L :OFF
-L EVE L 2 / 6-

¢
SK I N TONE HUE : 103
SK I N TONE L EVE L : 2 5
SK I N TONEWI DTH : 1 5
SK I N TONE CORING:15
SK I N TONE Z EBRA :OFF
UIt detects the chroma edge and places
on Y to boost the H detail. The higher
the number selected, the greater the
compensation.
UThis sets the range of the colors han-
dled as the skin tone on the basis of the
colors set by SKIN TONE HUE and
LEVEL. The higher the number select-
ed, the wider the skin tone range.
|Note{
Only numbers are displayed while the
variable range of any item except SKIN
TONE ZEBRA ON/OFF is being
changed. 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
LEVEL 3/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 3 settings.
Item
M.PED
SET UP
MANUAL KNEE
KNEE POINT
KNEE SLOPE
WHITE CLIP
WHITE CLIP
LEVEL
Variable
range
p128
  .
  .
  .
o000
  .
  .
  .
o127
0%
7.5%
ON
OFF
197
  .
  .
  .
219
0
  .
  .
  .
12
  .
  .
  .
25
ON
OFF
214
  .
  .
  .
254
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
M.PED (Master pedestal level) setting
Setup level switching
Mode setting when AUTO KNEE
switch is set to OFF
Manual knee point position setting
Manual knee inclination setting
White clip ON/OFF switching
White clip level setting
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
-L EVE L 3 / 6-

¢
M. PED : +000
SETUP :7.5%MANUA L KNEE :ON
KNEE POI NT : 197
KNEE S LOPE :12WH I TE CLIP:ONWHITE CL I P LEVEL : 2 5 4 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
LEVEL 4/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 4 settings.
Item
R FLARE
G FLARE
B FLARE
R GAMMA
B GAMMA
Variable
range
00
  .
  .
  .
100
00
  .
  .
  .
100
00
  .
  .
  .
100
p15
  .
  .
  .
o00
  .
  .
  .
o15
p15
  .
  .
  .
o00
  .
  .
  .
o15
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Rch flare setting
The preset value differs according to
the camera.
Gch flare setting
The preset value differs according to
the camera.
Bch flare setting
The preset value differs according to
the camera.
Rch gamma compensation value for
the master gamma.
Bch gamma compensation value for
the master gamma.
|Note{
The R FLARE, G FLARE and B FLARE will not be initialized even when the initial-
ization (default setting) operation is performed.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
-L EVE L 4 / 6-
¢
R
RB
BF L ARE :---F L ARE :---FL ARE :---GAMMA:+00
G GAMMA:+00 
						

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Setting Menu Screens
LEVEL 5/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 5 settings.
|Note{
The white balance and black balance remain unchanged even when the MATRIX
items are changed.
The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
|Note{
All settings are “00” for the preset mode of MATRIX TABLE B.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
Item
MATRIX TABLE
MATRIX R–G
MATRIX R–B
MATRIX G–R
MATRIX G–B
MATRIX B–R
MATRIX B–G
Variable
range
A
B
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
p31
  .
  .
  .
o10
  .
  .
  .
o31
VF
display
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Remarks
Color adjustment table selection
Color adjustment
Color adjustment
Color adjustment
Color adjustment
Color adjustment
Color adjustment
-L EVE L 5 / 6-
¢
MATR I X TABLE : AMATR I X R-G:+10MATR I X R-B:+10MATR I XG-R:+10MATR I XG-B:+10MATR I X B-R:+10MATR I X B-G:+10 
						

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The underlined setting in the Variable range column indicates the preset mode.
Menu screen display methods
USER menu:Setting the MENU switch to SET displays the USER menu.
ENG menu:Holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simultaneously and setting the MENU switch to SET displays
the ENG menu.
Item
H PHASE
COARSE
H PHASE FINE
SC PHASE
COARSE
SC PHASE FINE
A.IRIS LEVEL
A.IRIS PEAK/
AVE.
A.IRIS MODE
S.IRIS LEVEL
Variable
rangeRemarksVF
display
0
.
.
.
7
.
.
.
15
0
.
.
.
128
.
.
.
255
0
.
.
.
3
0
.
.
.
128
.
.
.
255
0
.
.
.
78
.
.
.
100
0
.
.
.
59
.
.
.
100
NORM1
NORM2
CENTR
0
.
.
.
73
.
.
.
100H phase rough adjustment during
GENLOCK mode.
H phase fine adjustment during
GENLOCK mode.
SC phase rough adjustment during
GENLOCK mode.
SC phase fine adjustment during
GENLOCK mode.
Auto iris target value setting
The brightness (iris) is controlled using
this value. The higher the number
selected, the greater the brightness.
Auto iris peak: average value ratio
setting
The closer the selected value is to 0,
the greater the tendency toward AVE
control; the closer the selected value
is to 100, the greater the tendency
toward PEAK control.
Auto iris mode selection
NORM1: Light metering over entire
screen (except for edges).
NORM2: Light metering over entire
screen (except for top).
CENTR: The light is measured only
at the screen center.
Super iris target value setting
(Backlight compensation mode)
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
Setting Menu Screens
LEVEL 6/6 Screen
This page performs the camera setup level 6 settings.
-L EVE L 6 / 6-
¢
H PHASE COARSE : 0 7
H PHASE F I NE : 1
1 28
SC PHA
SECOARSE : 0
SC PHASE F I NE : 128
A. IRISLEVE L : 0 7 8
A. IRIS PEAK/ AVE : 0 5 9
A.IRISMMODE : NOR
S.IRIS LEVEL : 073