Panasonic Aj D750 Operating Instructions Manual

Digital Video Cassette Recorder
AJ-P
Operating Instructions 

IMPORTANT
“Unauthorized recording of copyrighted televi-
sion programs, video tapes and other materials
may infringe the right of copyright owners and
be contrary to copyright laws.”
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard,
do not expose this equipment to rain or
moisture.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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Contents
General and Features
Controls and their functions
Front panel
Front panel bottom section
Connector area
Connections
Connections when one unit is used
Connections when 2 units are used
Connections with editing controller
Connections for adjusting video output
(encoder output) signals
Tapes
Switching on the power/inserting the cassette
STOP/STAND BY mode
Recording
Playback
Jog/shuttle
Manual editing
Preroll
Automatic editing
Switch settings and adjustments
Selecting the editing mode
Entering the...

General and Features
This unit is a digital video cassette recorder which uses 1/4-inch tapes.
It incorporates digital compression technology so that the deterioration in picture quality and
sound quality resulting from dubbing is significantly minimized compared with existing
analog systems.
Furthermore, since it has a compact 4U size and light weight, the unit can be carried around
or mounted in a 19-inch rack with ease.
The settings for the units setup can be performed interactively while viewing the...

Features
(continued)Dial jog/shuttle
All playback is free of noise bars with jog operations performed when the variable range is
set to between –0.43 and 1 
× normal tape speed. Shuttle operations can be performed up
to 60X normal tape speed in both forward and reverse directions. Color images are well-
defined even during high-speed searches.
Automatic editing functions
Besides assembly and insert editing, can also be performed.
Menu-driven setup
The setup settings, which are conducted prior to...

Controls and their functions
Front panel
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POWER switch
When the ON side is pressed, the power is switched on, and the audio level and videolevel meters, counter display and INPUT SELECT display light up.
INPUT SELECT switches
These are used to select the video and audio input signals.

Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input video signal selection is switched in the
order of Y P
B PR, COMPOSITE, SERIAL IF and back to Y PB PR.

Each time the AUDIO button is pressed, the input audio signal selection is switched in the
order of ANALOG,...

Controls and their functions(continued)

PLAY button
Playback commences when this button is pressed.
Recording commences when the button is pressed together with the REC button; manual
editing commences when it is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback.
Pressing only the PLAY button during manual editing will cut out the editing and establish
the playback mode.
REC button
Recording commences when this button is pressed together with the PLAY button.
When it is pressed during playback,...

STAND BY button
When this is pressed, the same tension as in the regular stop mode is applied to the tape,
and while the head drum continues to rotate, the button’s lamp lights to indicate that the
standby ON mode is established.
In the standby OFF mode, the half-loading mode is established.
When this button is pressed in the stop mode, the standby OFF mode is established, the
half-loading mode is established. The lamp in the button now goes off. When the unit
remains in the stop mode for longer than a...

Controls and their functions (continued)

REMOTE/LOCAL switch
This switch is set when the unit is to be controlled from an external source using the
REMOTE connector, RS-232C connector or parallel connector.
REMOTE: Set to this position when controlling the unit by a device connected using the
9-pin REMOTE connector or RS-232C/parallel connector.
LOCAL:Set to this position when controlling the unit using the controls on its own
operation panel.
REMOTE lamp
This lights when the REMOTE/LOCAL switch has...