Panasonic Aj D95dc Operating Instructions Manual

AJ- DCP
Digital Video Cassette Recorder
Operating Instructions
F10399W3040 DPrinted in Japan
VQT8017-3
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indicates safety information.
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...

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Contents
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Parts and Their Functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connector areas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Example of Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tapes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Types of tapes and their recording times  . . . . . ....

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Introduction
The AJ-D95DCP is a multi-purpose digital VTR which
is capable not only of 525i/50 Mbps recording and
playback using 1/4-inch wide compact cassette tapes
but of recording and playback onto existing DVCPRO
(25 Mbps) cassette tapes as well.
This VTR with its high picture quality, which is due to
the use of digital compression technology, significantly
reduces the deterioration in the quality of both sound
and picture accompanying dubbing operations. Its compact size and light-weight design...

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CH1
AUDIO OUT25
CH1
ST
CH2
AUDIO MON SELECT
CH 3·450Mbps
CH2REC
INPUT SELECT ON
OFFC
B
POWEREJECT
LOCAL
MENU
ANALOGSDIOFFREC INHIBITON
REMOTE
PB
PULL
FOR VAR
PLAYPAUSE/STILLRECTAPE
EE
SET
DATAjiMODE MENU UPDOWN PAGE
REW STOP FFSEARCH
RESET
COUNTER
50
WIDEREMOTEREC
INH
CH 1
CH 2dB -30-25 -20 -16 -12 -8 -4 0-CTL
TC
UB
HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES
SERVO SCH
Parts and Their Functions
Front panel
Counter display area 

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Front panel
1
POWER switch
When this switch is pressed, the power is turned on
and the counter display area lights; when it is
pressed again, the power is turned off.
2
Cassette insertion slot
Newsgathering cassettes and general-purpose
cassettes are inserted into this slot.

Do not insert DV cassettes, which are designed for
general consumer applications.
3
EJECT button
When this button is pressed, the tape inside is
unloaded and several seconds later it is
automatically ejected.
If the counter...

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INPUT SELECT button and lamp
This button is used to select the input signals.
Each time it is pressed, ANALOG and SDI signals
are selected alternately.

It is not possible to select ANALOG for the video
signals and SDI for the audio signals or vice versa:
the same setting must be used for both sets of
signals.
ANALOG:This is selected when analog composite
video signals and analog audio signals
are input.  When it is selected, the
ANALOG lamp lights.
The ANALOG lamp flashes when this
setting is...

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Parts and Their Functions
H
FF button
This button is pressed to fast forward the tape.  The
playback pictures can be monitored when the
TAPE/EE switch M
is set to TAPE.
Pressing the FF button while in the search mode
(search still, reverse search, reverse search still,
forward search still) causes operation to switch to
forward search, and fast forward playback occurs at
the speed selected using setting No. 100 on the
setup menu. (See pages 15 and 30.)
Pressing the FF button while in the slow mode...

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CH 1 CH 2AUDIO
OUT
CH 1 CH 2AUDIO
IN
REF VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN OUT
ON OFF
75 Ω
TC IN
TC OUT
VIDEO MON
OUT
AUDIO
MON OUT
LRENCODER
REMOTE
DC OUT
12V  250mAAC INREMOTE
DC INSIGNAL
GND
FUSE 125V 2.5A
Connector areas
Parts and Their Functions
3
DC OUT socket
This is the DC 12V output connector.
It is used to supply power to the external remote
controller (model AJ-A95P).
The DC power cable is packed with the model AJ-
A95P controller.
4
Fuse holder
This contains a 2.5A fuse.
5
AUDIO MONITOR OUT (Lch/Rch)...

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Connector area
Parts and Their Functions
Pin No. Signal
1 Frame Ground
2 Transmit A
3 Receive B
4 Receive Common
5
6 Transmit Common
7 Transmit B
8 Receive A
9 Frame Ground
1
6
9
5
Pin No. Signal
1
2 Set Up
3 C Level
4 Ground
5 +9 V
6 System H
7 SYS. SC. Coarse (2)
8–9 V
9 Hue
10 Video Level
11 Ret Ground
12
13
14 SYS. SC. Fine
15 SYS. SC. Coarse (1)
1
89
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Fan motor
This motor drives the fan to cool down the unit.
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Grip
Grips are provided on the side panels.  However,
when the unit is to be...