Panasonic Aj D400 Operating Instructions Manual

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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
In addition to images, messages indicating the unit’s settings and operating status appear on the
viewfinder screen. The center marker and safety zone marker, etc. are also displayed.
When the MENU SET/OFF switch is set to OFF, items set to SET at the VF DISPLAY page of
the setting menu and using related switches appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
Messages informing of the setting contents or of the adjustment course or results can also be
displayed for approximately 3 seconds when settings are changed, during the course of adjust-
ments, or after adjustments have been completed.
ÁSee “Selecting Display Items” (page 54) for selecting display items, “Display Mode and Setting
Change Message” (page 55) for the setting change message, and “Setting the Marker
Displays” (page 56) for the marker displays.
The display positions of all items which can be displayed are shown in the figure below.
1. Extender display
2. Shutter speed/mode display
3. Remaining tape length display
4. Remaining battery level display
5. Filter display
6. White balance memory display
7. Gain value display
8. Audio level display
9. Iris value display
10. Warning display
11. Safety zone marker
12. Center marker
13. Super iris ON display
14. TCG (Time Code Generator) display
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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
1
Extender display
This is displayed when the lens extender is being used.
2Shutter speed/mode display
This displays the shutter speed or shutter mode setting.
OFF:The shutter is not used.
1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000:
Shutter speeds (seconds) during standard mode.
1/30.4–1/250 (SYNCHRO SCAN):
Synchro scan mode is selected.
SUPER V:High vertical resolution mode is selected.
3Remaining tape length display
This indicates the remaining tape length (minutes) for the VTR during recording.
Remaining tape length display
DisplayRemaining tape
length
F–60
60 – 55
55 – 50
50 – 45
45 – 40
40 – 35
35 – 30
30 – 25
25 – 20
20 – 15
15 – 10
10 – 5
5–0
Full to 60 minutes
60 to 55 minutes
55 to 50 minutes
50 to 45 minutes
45 to 40 minutes
40 to 35 minutes
35 to 30 minutes
30 to 25 minutes
25 to 20 minutes
20 to 15 minutes
15 to 10 minutes
10 to 5 minutes
5 to 0 minutesThe “5 – 0” display flashes when there is
less than 3 minutes of tape remaining.
4Remaining battery level display
When an Anton Bauer Digital Magnum Series battery is used to supply power to the unit,
the remaining battery level is displayed numerically (%).
5Filter display
This displays the type of filter selected.
6White balance memory display
This displays the selected white balance automatic adjustment memory.
A:The WHITE BAL switch is set to A.
B:The WHITE BAL switch is set to B.
P:The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.
7Gain value display
This displays the image amplifier gain setting (dB) set by the GAIN switch.
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When using an Anton Bauer Digital Magnum Series battery, the remaining battery level display
continues to display the level for the Anton Bauer battery even if power supply is switched to an
external power source near the end of the battery’s power. However, note that the unit operates
according to the external power source. 
						

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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
8
Audio level display
This displays the audio CH1 level.
During sine wave input, the audio level display corresponds roughly to the VTR level
meter display as follows.
Audio Channel 1 Level Display
VTR Level Meter
9Iris value display
This displays the approximate iris setting (F number).
10Warning display
This displays the black balance, white balance, auto knee function, super iris, super high
gain and other warning displays.
11Safety zone marker
This indicates the 80% or 90% (setting when shipped from the factory) range for the view-
finder screen area. The screen area percentage is selected at the MARKER page of the
setting menu.
ÁSee “Setting the Marker Displays” (page 56) for a detailed description.
12Center marker
This indicates the center of the viewfinder screen. This marker is displayed when set to
ON at the MARKER page of the setting menu.
13Super iris ON display
This indicates that the super iris is ON.
14TCG display
This displays the time code generator value.
1) Iris value display
The iris value is displayed when using a lens with the iris value display function.
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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
Selecting Display Items
The items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen can be selected by switching the display
ON/OFF setting independently for each item at the VF DISPLAY page. The items which can be
selected are as follows.
ÁDisplay mode (See “Display Mode and Setting Change/Adjustment Course Message”.)
ÁExtender display
ÁShutter speed/mode display
ÁRemaining tape length display
ÁRemaining battery level display
ÁFilter display
ÁWhite balance memory display
ÁGain value display
ÁLevel meter display
ÁIris value/super iris ON status display
ÁCamera ID display
ÁThe camera ID is displayed when recording the color bar according to the OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch setting. See “Setting the Camera ID” (page 57) for a detailed description.
Select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen.
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET.
The page on which the previous setting menu operations were completed appears on the
viewfinder screen. (When the menu is used for the first time, the first page appears.)
2Press the PAGE button until the VF DISPLAY page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
3Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the desired item.
4Press the UP and DOWN buttons to choose whether to display (ON) or not display (OFF)
the selected item on the viewfinder screen.
The setting switches to ON or OFF each time the UP (or DOWN) button is pressed.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 when setting display ON/OFF for other items.
5When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
The setting menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the set-
tings of the selected items appear.
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EXTENDER :ON
SHUT T ER :ON
TAPE :ON
BA T T ERY :ON
FILTER :ONWHI TE :ONGAIN :ON
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MERA I D :ON IRIS :ISONS+IR
Display mode
Extender display
Shutter speed/mode display
Remaining tape length display
Remaining battery level display
Filter display
White balance memory display
Gain value display
Level meter display
Iris value/super iris ON status display
Camera ID display 
						

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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
Display Mode and Setting Change Message
Messages informing of the contents of changed settings and adjustment results can be limited
to part of the displayed items or not displayed for all items.
The conditions under which messages are displayed and the corresponding display modes are
shown in the table below.
Setting change/adjustment results messages and display modes
Conditions under which
messages are displayedMessage
Display mode
setting
 123
When the filter selection is
changed.
When the gain setting is
changed.
When the WHITE BAL switch
setting is changed.
When the OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch is set to AUTO
KNEE or OFFF)
When the shutter speed/
mode setting is changed.
When the white balance is
adjusted (AWB)
When the black balance is
adjusted (ABB)
ND: n (nr1, 2, 3, 4)
GAIN: n dB (nrp3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
GAIN:21, 24, 30)
WHITE: n (nrACH, BCH, PRESET)
AUTO KNEE: ON (or OFF)
SS: 1/100 (or 1/120, 1/250, 1/500,
SS:1/1000,1/2000, S. SCAN, SUPER V)
Ex.) AWB: OK
ÁSee “Adjusting the White Balance”
(page 64) for a detailed description.
Ex.) ABB: OK
ÁSee “Adjusting the Black Balance”
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q: Message not displayed
F) The message is displayed for approximately 3 seconds immediately after the power for the unit is
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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
Changing the Display Mode
The display mode setting appears on the VF DISPLAY page of the setting menu.
1Perform the operations in steps 1 to 3 of “Selecting Display Items” (page 54) to display the
VF DISPLAY page of the setting menu on the viewfinder screen and align the cursor with
the DISP MODE item.
2Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired display mode.
3When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
Setting the Marker Displays
Display ON/OFF switching for the center and safety zone markers and selection of 80% or 90%
of the screen area as the safety marker range are performed at the MARKER page of the setting
menu.
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET.
The page on which the previous setting menu operations were completed appears on the
viewfinder screen. (When the menu is used for the first time, the first page appears.)
2Press the PAGE button until the MARKER page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
3Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the desired item.
4The setting switches to ON or OFF each time the UP (or DOWN) button is pressed.
5When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
The setting menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the
unit’s current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
Setting the Camera ID
The camera ID can be set at the CAMERA ID page of the setting menu.
A camera ID of up to ten characters including English letters, symbols and spaces can be used.
The camera ID is recorded when the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch is set to BARS and the color
bar signal is being recorded. It is also displayed on the viewfinder screen.
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When the setting menu is displayed, the camera ID is not displayed even if the color bar signal
is output.
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET.
The page on which the previous setting menu operations were completed appears on the
viewfinder screen. (When the menu is used for the first time, the first page appears.)
2Press the PAGE button until the CAMERA ID page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
: The cursor is moved to the right (max. 10 spaces) by the
:SHIFT/ITEM button.
: English letters, symbols and space are switched by the
:UP and DOWN buttons.
Camera ID
(“F” indicates a space. This indication is only used at this
menu page.)
3Press the UP (or DOWN) button until the desired character appears.
Each time the UP button is pressed, the character display changes in the order of English
letters (A to Z)¢numbers (0 to 9)¢symbols [space, {, |, ), (, ’, ‘, --, _ , x, /, !]. Pressing
the DOWN button changes the character display in the reverse order.
4Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to advance the cursor to the next position and return to step 3
to set the characters.
5When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
The setting menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the
unit’s current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
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Displays
Remaining Battery Level and Audio Level Displays
Remaining tape length
When the amount remaining
on the tape is more than
30 minutes long, all seven
segments up to the “F” posi-
tion appear lighted.
When it is less than 30 min-
utes long, one segment will go
off for every 5-minute reduc-
tion in the length.
Remaining battery levelAudio CH level meter
VTR Section Operation/Status-Related Displays
Warning display
RF:Lights when video head clogging occurs.
SERVO:Lights when the servo is out of order.
HUMID:Lights when condensation occurs on the head drum.
SLACK:Lights when tape wind-up trouble occurs.
ÁSee “Warning System” (page 116) for a detailed description.
Lights
DF
SLAVE
TCG
HOLD
Error code:
Indicated in the display
window.
CH1 CH2
20
0
EMPHASIS
dB
10
30
40
E TAPE F
E BATT F
RFSERVOHUMID SLACK DF
SLAVE TCG HOLD
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CH1 CH2
20
0
EMPHASIS
dB
10
30
40
E TAPE F
E BATT F
RFSERVOHUMID SLACK DF
SLAVE TCG HOLD
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Displays
Time Code-Related Displays
Relationship between the TCG and DISPLAY switch setting positions and the time
counter display
The item displayed in the time counter display is determined by the TCG switch and DISPLAY
switch settings.
Time code-related switch settings and display items
These lamps light to indicate the time code, CTL and real time displays.
DF:This lamp lights during drop frame mode
SLAVE:This lamp lights when the time code is locked to an external source.
HOLD:This lamp lights when the time code generator is held (when the HOLD button is pressed).
Time counter display:This displays the time code, CTL, user bit and real time.
ÁSee below for the relationship between displayed items and switch settings.
TCG switch
position
SET
F-RUN or R-RUN
DISPLAY switch
position
TC or CTL
UB
CTL
TC
UB
Displayed item
Time code
User bit
CTL
Time code
User bit
CH1 CH2
20
0
EMPHASIS
dB
10
30
40
E TAPE F
E BATT F
RFSERVOHUMID SLACK DF
SLAVE TCG HOLD
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Adjusting the Time and Date
Adjustment and setup using the setting menu
1. Hold down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons and set the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET. The
unit switches to ENG mode.
The page on which the previous setting menu operations were completed appears on the
viewfinder screen.
(When the menu is used for the first time, the first page appears.)
2. Press the PAGE button until the TIME/DATE page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
3. Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to select the item to be changed.
4. Press the UP (or DOWN) button to change the setting value.
The number is incremented by o1 each time the UP button is pressed and decremented by
p1 each time the DOWN button is pressed.
5. When the settings have been completed, press the SHIFT/ITEM button to select TIME/DATE
SET and then press the UP (or DOWN) button. The time starts from when the button is
pressed.
6. When menu operations have been completed, set the MENU SET/OFF switch to OFF.
The setting menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the unit’s
current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
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The seconds cannot be set and always start from 0 seconds.
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YEAR : 9 5MONTH : 0 1
DAY : 0 1
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OUR : 0 0MINUTE: 00
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YEAR : 9 5MONTH : 0 1
DAY : 0 1
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OUR : 0 0MINUTE: 00
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TIME / DATE SET