Panasonic Aj D700 Operating Instructions Manual

							Lamp Displays Inside the Viewfinder
The viewfinder displays are as follows.
VTR SAVE
1. REC (recording) lamp
This lamp lights (red) during recording, and flashes when warnings are issued.
See “Warning System” (page 125) for a detailed description.
2. BATT (battery) lamp
When the battery voltage has dropped, this lamp begins flashing several minutes before the
unit can no longer be operated, and lights when the unit can no longer be operated.
To prevent operation from being interrupted, exchange the battery quickly before the battery
runs out.
3. ! (irregular operation status warning) lamp
This lamp lights when the unit enters irregular operation status for any of the items set to ON at
the ! LED page of the setting menu. Applicable items are as follows.
Setting item
Gain (0 dB)
Gain (–3 dB)
SHUTTER switch
WHITE PRESET switch
Lens extender
Filter control
SUPER V switch
Setting contents
The gain is set to a value other
than 0 dB.
The gain is set to a value other
than –3 dB.
The switch is set to ON.
The switch is set to PRESET.
The lens extender is being used.
The control is set to a value other
than 1.
The switch is set to ON.
See “Setting the ! Lamp Display” (next page) for selecting ! lamp display items.
4. VTR SAVE (VTR power saving) lamp
This lamp lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE. It is not lighted during re-
cording.

Regardless of the VTR SAVE/STBY switch, the unit automatically enters the SAVE state and the
lamp lights either after two minutes when in the stopped state, or after the length of time set for the
pause timer (the pause time) when in the paused state.
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							Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder 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.
See “Selecting Display Items” (page 56) for selecting display items, “Display Mode and Setting
Change Message” (page 57) for the setting change message, and “Setting the Marker Displays”
(page 58) 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
EX OFFSF-6014.6V
1 W:A
0dB
F5.6
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							Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder Screen
1Extender 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 tapelength
F–60Full to 60 minutes
60–5560to55minutes
55–5055to50minutes
50–4550to45minutes
45–4045to40minutes
40–3540to35minutes
35–3035to30minutes
30–2530to25minutes
25–2025to20minutes
20–1520to15minutes
15–10
15to10minutes
10–5
5–0
10 to 5 minutes
5 to 0 minutes
The “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 (%).
5 Filter 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.

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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							8Audio 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
VTRLevelMeter
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9Iris value display
This displays the approximate iris setting (F number).
10 Warning 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.
See “Setting the Marker Displays” (page 58) 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.
1) Iris value display
The iris value is displayed when using a lens with the iris value display function.
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							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 displayedMessageDisplay mode
setting
1 2 3
When the filter selection isND: n (n=1, 2, 3, 4)
changed.
When the gain setting isGAIN: n dB (n=–3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
changed.21, 24, 30)
When the WHITE BAL switch
WHITE: n (n=ACH, BCH, PRESET)
setting is changed.
When the OUTPUT/AUTO
AUTO KNEE: ON (or OFF)
KNEE switch is set to AUTO
KNEE or OFF*)
When the shutter speed/modeSS: 1/100 (or 1/120, 1/250, 1/500,
setting is changed.1/1000, 1/2000, S. SCAN, SUPER V)
When the white balance is
Ex.) AWB: OK
adjusted (AWB)See “Adjusting the White Balance”
(page 66) for a detailed description.
When the black balance is
adjusted (ABB)
Ex.) ABB: OK
See “Adjusting the Black Balance”
(page 69) for a detailed description.
: Message displayed: Message not displayed
*) The message is displayed for approximately 3 seconds immediately after the power for the unit is turned
on.
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							Status Displays Inside the Viewfinder 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 56) 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 PAGE+UP/DOWN function.)
– MARKER –
CENTER MARK : ON
SAFETY ZONE : 1
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 units
current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
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							Setting the Camera ID 
						

							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 gooff for every 5-minute reduc-
tion in the length.
Remaining battery level
VTR Section Operation/Status-Related Displays
Lights
DF
SLAVE
TCG
HOLD
WIDE
Error code:Indicated in the display
window.
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.
See “Warning System” (page 125) for a detailed description.
Audio CH level meter
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