Panasonic Aj D92 Operating Instructions Manual
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AJ-P Digital Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions F1099W @ Printed in Japan VQT8368 P
2 IMPORTANT “Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws.” $Do not insert fingers or any objects into the video cassette holder. $Avoid operating or leaving the unit near strong magnetic fields. Be especially careful of large audio speakers. $Avoid operating or storing the unit in an excessively hot, cold, or damp environment as this may result in damage both to the recorder and to the tape. $Do not spray any cleaner or wax directly on the unit. $If the unit is not going to be used for a length of time, protect it from dirt and dust. $Do not leave a cassette in the recorder when not in use. $Do not block the ventilation slots of the unit.$Use this unit horizontally and do not place anything on the top panel. $Cassette tape can be used only for one-side, one direction recording. Two-way or two-track recordings cannot be made. $Cassette tape can be used for either Color or Black & White recording. $Do not attempt to disassemble the recorder. There are no user serviceable parts inside. $If any liquid spills inside the recorder, have the recorder examined for possible damage. $Refer any needed servicing to authorized service personnel. indicates safety information. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (service) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 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 FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, REFER CHANGE OF SWITCH SETTING INSIDE THE UNIT TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. FCC Note: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Replace battery with part No. CR2032 only. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Caution—Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire. ATTENTION: The product you have purchased is powered by a nickel cadmium battery which is recyclable. At the end of it’s useful life, under various state and local laws, it is illegal to dispose of this battery into your municipal waste stream. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery. Ni-Cd RBRC RBRC CAUTION: Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or any other confined space in order to maintain adequate ventilation. Ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation to prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.
3 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Parts and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1. Operating area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2. Status display area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 3. Control area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 4. Time code setting area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Connector panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 1. Audio section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Video section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3. Power supply and other sections . . . . . . . . . .16 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Preparing to supply power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 1. When using an AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2. When using a battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Preparing the cassette tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 1. Concerning tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 2. How to insert a cassette tape . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 3. How to eject a cassette tape . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Preparing to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 1. Connecting the equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 2. Setting the video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3. Setting the audio inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 4. Setting the time data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Recording operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 1. Recording using the CAMERA connector . . .30 2. Recording using the VIDEO IN connector . . .31 3. Stopping the recording temporarily . . . . . . . . .31 4. REC REVIEW function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 5. Auto back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 6. Preventing erroneous recording operations . .32 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Preparing for playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 1. Selecting the sound to be monitored . . . . . . .33 2. Playback in synchronization with the external signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Playback operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 1. Regular-speed playback and still-picture playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 2. Cue playback and review playback . . . . . . . .35 3. Linear 0.3a speed playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 4. Variable speed playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 5. Reading and displaying the time data . . . . . .37 Superimposed Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Setup (Initial Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Setting method using on-screen menus . . . . . . . .40 How to set the time/date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 How to return to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . .41 How to set the user default settings . . . . . . . . . . .42 How to load the user settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 How to protect the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 How to release the menu protection . . . . . . . . . . .43 How to display the DIAG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BASIC menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 OPERATION menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 INTERFACE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 TAPE PROTECT menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 TIME CODE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 VIDEO menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 AUDIO menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 WARNING & ALARM menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Replacing the Backup Battery . . . . . . . .53 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Emergency Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Connector Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 CAMERA connector (26-pin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 REMOTE connector (9-pin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 AUDIO connector (XLR 3-pin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DC IN connector (XLR 4-pin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DC OUT connector (4-pin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Video Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
4 Introduction The AJ-D92 is a portable video cassette recorder in the DVCPRO series. While featuring the compact size, light weight and low power consumption characteristic of a DVCPRO, the AJ-D92 supports both the DVCPRO and DVCPRO 50 formats.Needless to say, the DVCPRO series is suitable for a wide spectrum of applications when it is used in combination with an existing video camera. An interactive system enables the unit’s settings to be performed while monitoring the on-screen menus that appear on the TV monitor. Features High picture quality Using tapes in the DVCPRO format, the product of the latest compression technology, the recording rate can be switched between 50 Mbps with higher picture quality and 25 Mbps with longer recording time. Compact size and light weight The unit is 11 15/16˝ (303 mm) wide, 5 1/2˝ (139 mm) high and 13 7/16˝ (341 mm) deep, and weighs 12.98 lb (5.9 kg). It is equipped with grips which come in handy when the unit is to be carried. Long-time recording and playback When an L size cassette is used, the maximum recording and playback time is 92 minutes in the 50 Mbps mode and 184 minutes° in the 25 Mbps mode. Both L and M size cassettes supported This unit employs a front loading mechanism to support the recording or playback of DVCPRO or DVCPRO 50 format size L and M cassette tapes. Frame-to-frame continuity function By using the REC button and PAUSE button together—a combination which activates the auto back function—pictures can be joined smoothly with no disturbances. Safety check function The status of the video input signals can be checked on the signal level display window by pressing the METER button. This helps to prevent errors in input signal switching operations and mistakes in recording due to a cable disconnection, etc.REC REVIEW function The unit comes with a REC REVIEW function: this plays back the section immediately prior to the end of the previous recording, thereby enabling the operator to verify that the signals have been recorded properly. On-screen menu settings Detailed function settings tailored to the individual user can be performed on-screen. Audio level controls featured The levels of the signals for the four audio channels can be adjusted for recording and playback. Built-in power supply for phantom microphone An internal switch can be used to switch the power supply from +12 V to +48 V or vice versa. Time codes Incorporated inside the unit is a TCG/TCR (time code generator/time code reader). It is also possible to input time codes from an external source to enable regeneration with an external time code. 9-pin remote control This unit comes with a 9-pin remote control connector so that the unit can be operated using an optional external remote controller (model AJ-A95). ° For AJ-5P92LP cassette tapes recorded using the DVCPRO (25 Mbps) mode, use a VTR supporting DVCPRO (25 Mbps) 184 minute tapes.
5 System Configuration Video camera Microphone Tape recorder or other unit Audio input signals a 4 channels (CH1 – CH4) Video output signals a 3 channels (composite) Audio output signals a 5 channels Video monitor EarphonesControl signal a 1 channel HeadphonesEditor Stereo amplifier SpeakersRemote controller (AJ-A95) or VTR, FPU or other unit Component signals Composite signals Switching Video input signals VTR or other unit AC adapter (AJ-B75) AJ-D92
6 Parts and Their Functions Front panel The front panel consists of the following four areas: 1. Operating area 2. Status display area 3. Control area 4. Time code setting area 4. Time code setting area 3. Control area2. Status display area 1. Operating area RESETTC UB KEY INHIBITPAUSE/ STILLREC PLAY STOPSEARCHREW PAGE DOWN MODE SETUP FFONOFF UNI VA RCH 1 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-UNI VA RCH 2UNI VA RCH 3UNI VA R ON OFF CH 4 CASSETTE IN METERLIGHT WARNING CH4 CH3 CH2 SHIFTREC REVIEW CH1PB LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 POWER 25 50CTL F-RUNSETR-RUNMENU DATA EJECT M-cassetteCaution:Do not insert S-cassette or with adaptor OFFSETMENU RESETTC UB KEY INHIBITPAUSE/ STILLREC PLAY STOPSEARCHREW PAGE DOWN MODE SETUP FFONOFF UNI VA RCH 1 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-UNI VA RCH 2UNI VA RCH 3UNI VA R ON OFF CH 4 CASSETTE IN METERLIGHT WARNING CH4 CH3 CH2 SHIFTREC REVIEW CH1PB LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 POWER 25 50CTL F-RUNSETR-RUNMENU DATA EJECT M-cassetteCaution:Do not insert S-cassette or with adaptor OFFSETMENU
7 1. Operating area Parts and Their Functions 1 POWER ON/OFF switch This switch is used to turn the unit’s power on and off. When it is set to ON, the signal level display window and status display window are displayed. The unit’s power is turned on and off in tandem with the power of the units (camera and remote controller connected to the CAMERA terminal and DC OUT socket) whose power is supplied from the unit. 2 Cassette insertion slot Press the cassette insertion slot cover to open it, and then insert the cassette. After the cassette has been inserted or ejected, the cover must be closed for use. ONews gathering cassettes and general-purpose cassettes are inserted into this slot. Do not insert DV cassettes which are designed for general consumer applications. OOpen the cassette insertion slot cover before issuing the EJECT command from a remote controller when a controller has been connected. The unit will not respond to the EJECT command if its cover is still closed. 3 EJECT button This button is pressed to eject the cassette. When the cassette insertion slot cover is pressed and opened and the EJECT button is pressed, the tape is unloaded, and several seconds later it is automatically ejected.4 STOP button This button is pressed to stop the tape travel. The tape drum continues to rotate even in the stop mode, and the tape remains in close contact with the drum. When the stop mode continues beyond the prescribed period of time, the unit is automatically set to the standby OFF (half-loading) mode in order to protect the tape. The stop mode is established immediately after a cassette has been inserted into the unit. This button functions as the MODE button when performing the on-screen menu setting. 5 PLAY button and lamp This button is pressed to commence playback. Recording is commenced when it is pressed together with the REC button. The button’s lamp lights during playback, recording or pause. This button functions as the DATA– button when performing the on-screen menu setting. 6 REC button and lamp Recording is commenced when this button is pressed together with the PLAY button. During recording the button’s lamp flashes; during rec-pause it lights. E-E signals can be monitored when the button is pressed in the stop mode. This button functions as the DATA+ button when performing the on-screen menu setting. RESETTC UB KEY INHIBITPAUSE/ STILLREC PLAY STOPSEARCHREW PAGE DOWN MODE SETUP FFONOFF UNI VA RCH 1 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-UNI VA RCH 2UNI VA RCH 3UNI VA R ON OFF CH 4 CASSETTE IN METERLIGHT WARNING CH4 CH3 CH2 SHIFTREC REVIEW CH1PB LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 POWER 25 50CTL F-RUNSETR-RUNMENU DATA EJECT M-cassetteCaution:Do not insert S-cassette or with adaptor OFFSETMENU
8 Parts and Their Functions 7 PAUSE/STILL button and lamp This button is pressed during recording or playback to temporarily stop (pause) the tape. When it is pressed during recording, the tape stops temporarily. Recording is resumed when it is pressed again. When it is pressed during playback, the still picture mode is established. Playback is resumed when it is pressed again. Noise may be heard on the playback pictures: this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning. The button’s lamp flashes during temporary stop. When it is pressed again, temporary stop is released, and the lamp goes off. The button functions as the SET button when performing the on-screen menu setting. 8 REW button and lamp This button is pressed to rewind the tape. When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH button, the tape will be reviewed at the speed which was set in setup menu item No. 100 and played. When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH button in the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode, the reverse linear 0.3a playback mode is initiated. Noise will appear during linear 0.3a playback: this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning. The button’s lamp lights during rewinding, review and reverse linear 0.3a playback. When the respective operations are completed, the lamp goes off, and the operation concerned is stopped. The button functions as the PAGE button when performing the on-screen menu setting. 9 FF button and lamp This button is pressed to fast forward the tape. When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH button, the tape will be cued at the speed which was set in setup menu item No. 100. When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH button in the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode, the forward linear 0.3a playback mode is initiated. Noise will appear during linear 0.3a playback: this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning. The button’s lamp lights during fast forwarding, cue and forward linear 0.3a playback. When the respective operations are completed, the lamp goes off, and the operation concerned is stopped. The button functions as the MENU-DOWN button when performing the on-screen menu setting.: SEARCH button and lamp This button is pressed to initiate cue, review, forward linear 0.3a playback or reverse linear 0.3a playback. When it is pressed before pressing the FF button, the tape is cued; if the REW button is pressed instead of the FF button, the tape is reviewed. The button’s lamp lights during cue or review. When the SEARCH button is pressed during cue, the fast forward mode is established, and when it is pressed during review, the rewind mode is established, and the lamp goes off. When the FF button is pressed after the SEARCH button was pressed in the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode, the forward linear 0.3a playback mode is established; if the REW button is pressed instead of the FF button, the reverse linear 0.3a playback mode is established. The button’s lamp flashes during linear 0.3a playback. When the SEARCH button is pressed during linear 0.3a playback, the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode is established. The button functions as the MENU-UP button when performing the on-screen menu setting. ; REC REVIEW button When this button is pressed during REC PAUSE, the operator can monitor whether the portion of the tape immediately before the button was pressed has been recorded properly. < KEY INHIBIT switch When this is set to ON, all the function buttons except for those which were set using setup menu item No. 000 can no longer be operated. Under the default setting, none of the control buttons except for STOP and EJECT can be operated. When the switch is set to OFF, all the control buttons are operational. When connecting an external controller, set the KEY INHIBIT switch to OFF to enable its use.
9 RESETTC UB KEY INHIBITPAUSE/ STILLREC PLAY STOPSEARCHREW PAGE DOWN MODE SETUP FFONOFF UNI VA RCH 1 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-UNI VA RCH 2UNI VA RCH 3UNI VA R ON OFF CH 4 CASSETTE IN METERLIGHT WARNING CH4 CH3 CH2 SHIFTREC REVIEW CH1PB LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 POWER 25 50CTL F-RUNSETR-RUNMENU DATA EJECT M-cassetteCaution:Do not insert S-cassette or with adaptor OFFSETMENU DF SLAVE TCG WIDERF SERVO HUMID SLACK hmin minsfrm TAPEEF BAT TEF 2. Status display area Remaining tape display Battery level display Warning displays Operating status displays Time data display Parts and Their Functions 1 Status display window The warning displays, operating status displays, time data displays, remaining tape display and battery level display can be checked in the window. Warning displays These indicate operating failures of the unit. RF:Recording or playback cannot be performed. Video head clogging or a circuit failure may be to blame. SERVO:The drum servo and capstan servo have failed to lock. HUMID:Condensation has formed. SLACK:A problem has occurred in the tape wind-up operation. Operating status displays These indicate the unit’s operating status. DF:This indicates that the drop frame mode is established. SLAVE:This indicates that the time code is locked to the external time code. TCG:This indicates that the time code generator’s signal is being output. WIDE:This indicates that the wide mode is established.Remaining tape display This indicates the remaining tape time in segments. OWhen all 7 segments light up, it means that there is more than 21 minutes of tape remaining. (This can be changed to more than 30 minutes using the setup menu item No. 905.) OWhen the segment at the “E” (empty) end lights up, it means that 3 minutes of the tape are left. (This can be changed to 5 minutes using setup menu item No. 905.) OWhen the segment at the “E” (empty) end starts flashing, it means that 2 minutes of the tape are left. (This can be changed to 3 minutes using setup menu item No. 904.) If this happens during recording, the WARNING lamp flashes, and a warning alarm sounds intermittently. OWhen all 7 segments flash, the WARNING lamp remains lighted and the warning alarm sounds continuously, it means that the tape has come to its end. OThe warning alarm is output from the PHONE jack. OThe warning alarm can be set using setup menu items No. 902, 903 and 904.
10 Battery level display This indicates the remaining battery charge in segments. (See page 18) OWhen all 7 segments light up, it means that the battery has a full charge. OAs the battery continues to discharge, the segments go off one by one in sequence. OWhen the segment at the “E” (empty) end starts flashing, the WARNING lamp also flashes, and the warning alarm sounds intermittently, it means that the battery will soon be fully discharged. OWhen all 7 segments flash, the WARNING lamp remains lighted and the warning alarm sounds continuously, it means that the battery is now fully discharged. The warning alarm can be set using setup menu items No. 900 and 901. 2 RESET button When this button is pressed, the time data display is reset. When it is pressed in the CTL mode, the display is reset to 00:00:00:00. The time code display is reset to 00:00:00:00. The user’s bit is reset to 00 00 00 00. 3 DISPLAY switch This is used to switch what is displayed in the status display window. CTL:The tape timer (control signal) is displayed. TC:The time code is displayed. UB:The user’s bit is displayed. What time data is to be displayed is determined in two stages: first by the position selected by the TCG selector switch, and second by the position of the DISPLAY switch.4 25 Mbps and 50 Mbps mode lamps In the 25 Mbps mode, the bottom lamp lights. In the 50 Mbps mode, the top and bottom lamps light. 5 WARNING lamp This lights or flashes when the remaining tape time is less than 2 minutes, when the battery had discharged or when a problem with the unit’s operation has been detected. 6 LIGHT button Each time this button is pressed, the lighting for the signal level display window and status display window is turned ON or OFF. 7 METER button This is used to switch what is displayed in the signal level display window. Normally, the audio level is displayed but when the METER button is pressed, the display switches to the input video signal level. When the button is pressed again, the audio level display is restored. (Even when the input video signal level is displayed, the audio level display will be automatically restored after 5 seconds.) 8 CASSETTE IN lamp This lights when the cassette tape has been inserted. It flashes in the standby off (half-loading) mode. Parts and Their Functions TCG selector switch positionDISPLAY switch positionInformation displayed SETTC or CTL Time code F-RUN or R-RUNUB User’s bit CTL CTL TC Time code UB User’s bit