Panasonic Aj Hdc27fp Operating Instructions Manual
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111 VTR MAIN MENU screen SUB menuVF displayRemarks FUNCTIONENG Index for opening the FUNCTION screen. BATTERY/ TAPEENG Index for opening the BATTERY/TAPE screen. BATTERY SETTINGENG Index for opening the BATTERY SETTING screen. VTR VF INDICATORENG Index for opening the VTR VF INDICATOR screen. MIC/AUDIOENG Index for opening the MIC/AUDIO screen. TC/UBENG Index for opening the TC/UB screen. TIME/DATEENG Index for opening the TIME/DATE screen. VTR USER MENU SELECTENG Index for opening the VTR USER MENU SELECT screen. VTR CARD READ/WRITEENG Index for opening the VTR CARD READ/WRITE screen. VTR INITIALIZEENG Index for opening the VTR INITIALIZE screen. DIAGNOSTICENG Index for opening the VTR DIAGNOSTIC screen. Setting menu screens VTR MENUS
112 Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU FUNCTION screen The VTR’s functions are set on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks NEWS REC MODEOFF0.2 : 2.0 VF display USER ENGFor selecting the VTR START button acknowledgment time during recording. OFF:The pressing of the VTR START button is acknowledged immediately, recording is stopped, and the unit is set to the REC PAUSE mode. 0.2—2.0:The pressing of the VTR START button is not acknowledged and recording is continued for the time set (in increments of 0.2 sec.). ItemVariable rangeRemarks HD SDI OUT ON SIDE SW AUTO OFF VF display USER ENGFor controlling the output signals of the HD SDI OUT connector. However, ON or OFF cannot be selected for these signals during recording: the status prior to the start of the recording is maintained. ON:The signals are forcibly output. However, the signals are output in the EE/PB mode when the MONITOR OUT SDI switch on the side panel is set to OFF. SIDE SW:The signals are not output when the MONITOR OUT SDI switch on the side panel is set to OFF. AUTO:The signals are output when the connector has been connected to the output connector. However, the signals are output in the EE/PB mode when the MONITOR OUT SDI switch on the side panel is set to OFF. OFF:The output is stopped. HUMID OPE ON OFFUSER ENGFor selecting the VTR operation when condensation has formed. ON:Operation is continued as usual. OFF:Operation of all controls except the POWER switch and EJECT button is inhibited. REC START ALL NORMALUSER ENGFor selecting acknowledgement of recording started by the VTR START button. ALL:The start of the recording is acknowledged regardless of the VTR mode. NORMAL: The start of the recording is acknowledged only in the STOP (POWER SAVE) mode and REC PAUSE mode. PAUSE TIMER 10 20 30 60 USER ENGFor selecting the amount of time REC PAUSE is to be held. 10/20/30/60:10, 20, 30 or 60 minutes. RETAKE MODE ON OFFUSER ENGFunctions for rewinding the tape to the position where recording started. ON:The RETAKE function works. OFF:The RETAKE function does not work. The RETAKE function is set OFF when the unit’s power switch has been set to ON. INTERVAL REC MODEON OFFUSER ENGFor selecting the intermittent recording mode. ON: Intermittent recording is performed. OFF: Intermittent recording is not performed. Intermittent recording is set OFF when the unit’s power switch has been set to ON. INTERVAL REC TIME00s10f: 59s29fUSER ENGFor setting the REC time for intermittent recording. When REC time is set at less than 1 second, the initial recording time will be 1 second. INTERVAL PAUSE TIME00h00m02s :23h59m59s USER ENGFor setting the REC PAUSE time for intermittent recording. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode.
113 BATTERY/TAPE screen The warning tone which signals the remaining battery charge and remaining tape and which is heard during shooting can be switched off if they prove to be distracting. ItemVariable rangeRemarks BATTERY SELECTAJ-BP490 AU-BP402 HP-30A PRO14 TRIM14 TRIM13 DIGITAL14 DIGITAL13 BP-H90 BP-H100 NP-L40NP-L40 DBP-L60/90NP-1B VF display USER ENGFor selecting the type of battery used. AJ-BP490:AJ-BP490 battery AU-BP402:AU-BP402 battery HP-30A:PACO HP-30A battery PRO14:Anton/Bauer PRO14 battery TRIM14:Anton/Bauer TRIM14 battery TRIM13:Anton/Bauer TRIM13 battery DIGITAL14:Anton/Bauer DIGITAL battery (14V) DIGITAL13:Anton/Bauer DIGITAL battery (13V) BP-H90:IDX BP-H90 battery BP-H100:IDX BP-H100 battery NP-L40:IDX NP-L40 battery NP-L40D:IDX NP-L40D battery BP-L60/90:Sony BP- L60/90 battery NP-1B:Sony NP-1B battery EXT DC IN SELECTAC-ADPTAJ-BP490 AU-BP402 HP-30A PRO14 TRIM14 TRIM13 BP-H90 BP-H100 NP-L40 BP-L60/90 NP-1B USER ENGFor selecting the power source to be connected to the DC IN socket. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU FUNCTION screen ItemVariable rangeRemarks ECU REC CHK SWR. REVIEWRETAKE VF display USER ENGFor selecting the unit operation when the REC CHK button on the AJ- EC3 extension control unit is pressed. R. REVIEW: Rec review is performed. RETAKE: Retake is performed, then playback. CHARACTER ON SDIMENUSTATUSUSER ENGFor selecting the item to be superimposed on the SDI output signals. MENU: The menu screen is superimposed. STATUS: The menu screen and viewfinder status display are superimposed. Neither of these items will be superimposed when the CHARACTER switch on the side panel is set to OFF.
114 Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU 1. Either “¢ ” or “≥” appears in front of each item to indicate whether the item is set to ON or OFF. ¢ :ON ≥:OFF 2. Each time the JOG dial button is pressed, the setting moves in the following sequence: 7 AUTO:The NEAR END voltage value preset in each battery is used. MANUAL:The NEAR END voltage setting for each battery can be changed. 7 7 Item movement NEAR END voltage setting AUTO/MANUAL setting ON/OFF setting BATTERY SETTING screen The type of battery to be used is selected and its settings are performed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks AJ-BP490 MANUAL AUTO VF display ENG For setting the AJ-BP490 and the PACO HP-90A battery. AU-BP402 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the AU-BP402 battery. HP-30A MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the PACO HP- 30A battery. PRO14 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Anton/Bauer PRO14 battery. TRIM14 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Anton/Bauer TRIM14 battery. TRIM13 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Anton/Bauer TRIM13 battery. DIGITAL14 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Anton/Bauer digital battery (14V). DIGITAL13 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Anton/Bauer digital battery (13V). BP-H90 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the IDX BP- H90 battery made by. BP-H100 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the IDX BP- H100 battery. NP-L40 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the IDX NP- L40 battery. NP-L40 D MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the IDX NP- L40D battery. BP-L60/90 MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Sony BP- L60/90 battery. NP-1B MANUAL AUTOENG For setting the Sony NP- 1B battery. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. BATTERY/TAPE screen ItemVariable rangeRemarks BATT NEAR END ALARMON OFF VF display USER ENGFor setting the warning tone heard when the battery is near the end of its charge to ON or OFF. BATT NEAR END CANCELON OFFUSER ENGFor switching the function which cancels the warning tone heard when the battery is near the end of its charge to ON or OFF using the MODE switch. BATT END ALARMON OFFUSER ENGFor setting the warning tone heard when the battery is at the end of its charge to ON or OFF. BATT REMAIN FULL100% 70%USER ENGFor selecting the battery capacity at which “FULL” is to appear on the LCD display window as the remaining battery display (for all 7 segments to be lighted). TAPE NEAR END ALARMON OFFUSER ENGFor setting the warning tone heard when the end of the tape is near to ON or OFF. TAPE NEAR END TIME3min 2minUSER ENGFor setting the remaining tape time for which the warning tone is to be heard when the end of the tape is near. TAPE END ALARMON OFFUSER ENGFor setting the warning tone heard when the tape has reached its end to ON or OFF. TAPE REMAIN/$3min/$5min/$USER ENGFor setting the time for one segment of the remaining tape display indicated on the LCD display window. 3min/$:One segment is set to 3 minutes. 5min/$:One segment is set to 5 minutes.
115 The frequency characteristics in the MIC LOWCUT ON mode are 200 Hz to 10 kHz. Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. ItemVariable rangeRemarksVF display SAVE LEDSAVE&TAPESAVEUSER ENGFor setting the operation of the SAVE lamp. SAVE: This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch has been set to SAVE. It goes off during recording. SAVE&TAPE: This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch has been set to SAVE. It goes off during recording. When the tape is approaching its end, it flashes in tandem with the warning alarm that sounds when tape-end is approaching. VTR VF INDICATOR screen The information to be displayed in the viewfinder is set on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks TAPE (IND)ON OFF VF display USER ENGFor switching the remaining tape display to ON or OFF. BATTERY (IND)ON OFFUSER ENGFor switching the battery voltage display to ON or OFF. LEVEL METER (IND)CH1 CH1•CH2 OFFUSER ENGFor selecting what the audio level meter is to display. CH1:The level of the CH1 signals only is displayed. CH1•CH2:The levels of both the CH1 and CH2 signals are displayed. OFF:No display. AUDIO IN (IND) ON OFFUSER ENGFor switching the audio input display to ON or OFF. ON:The audio input is displayed. OFF: The audio input is not displayed. TC (IND) TCG TCR TCG/TCR OFFUSER ENGFor selecting what the time code is to display. TCG: The time code generated by the time code generator is displayed in the E-E mode. TCR: The time code reader value is displayed in the V-V mode. TCG/TCR: The time code generated by the time code generator is displayed in the E-E mode; the time code reader value is displayed in the V-V mode. OFF:The time code is not displayed. VTR WARNING (IND)ALWAYS NORMAL OFF USER ENGFor setting when the VTR’s warnings are to be displayed. ALWAYS:The warning display always appears when a warning has occurred. NORMAL:The display appears for 3 seconds after the warning occurred and for 3 seconds after recording was started or completed. OFF:The warning displays do not appear. MIC/AUDIO screen The MIC/AUDIO settings are performed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks FRONT MIC POWERON OFF VF display USER ENGON:The phantom power is supplied to the front microphone. OFF:The phantom power is not supplied to the front microphone. MIC LOWCUT CH1FRONT REAR F&R OFFUSER ENGFor setting the high-pass filter for the CH1 mic input. FRONT:The high-pass filter for the front mic input is set to ON. REAR:The high-pass filter for the rear mic input is set to ON. F&R:The high-pass filters for both the front and rear mic inputs are set to ON. OFF:The high-pass filter for the CH1 input is set to OFF.
116 Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU MIC/AUDIO screen ItemVariable rangeRemarksVF displayItemVariable rangeRemarksVF display MIC LOWCUT CH2FRONT REAR F&R OFFUSER ENGFor setting the high-pass filter for the CH2 mic input. FRONT:The high-pass filter for the front mic input is set to ON. REAR:The high-pass filter for the rear mic input is set to ON. F&R:The high-pass filters for both the front and rear mic inputs are set to ON. OFF:The high-pass filter for the CH2 input is set to OFF. LIMITER ON OFFUSER ENGFor switching the audio limiter to ON or OFF. ON:The limiter operates.OFF:The limiter does not operate. TEST TONE NORMALALWAYS OFF CHSELUSER ENGNORMAL: The test tone signal is output when the AUDIO IN switch for CH1 is set to front while BAR is selected as the CAM/BAR switch setting. ALWAYS: The test tone signal is always output when BAR is selected as the CAM/BAR switch setting. OFF: The test tone signal is not output. CHSEL: The test tone signal is output for the selected channel when the AUDIO IN switch CH1 or CH2 is set to front while BAR is selected as the CAM/BAR switch setting. REC CH3/CH4 CH1/2CH3/4USER ENGFor setting the audio signals to be recorded on the CH3 track and CH4 track. CH1/2: The CH1 signal is recorded on the CH3 track, and the CH2 signal is recorded on the CH4 track. CH3/4: The CH3 and CH4 signals which are supplied from the camera adapter are recorded. CUE SELECT SIDE SW CH1 CH2 MIX USER ENGFor setting the audio signals to be recorded on the cue track. SIDE SW: The signals selected by the CUE switch on the side panel are recorded. CH1: The CH1 signals are recorded. CH2: The CH2 signals are recorded. MIX: The CH1 and CH2 mixed signals are recorded. CUE REC ONOFFUSER ENGFor setting whether signals are to be recorded on the cue track. ON:The signals will be recorded on the cue track. OFF:The signals will not be recorded on the cue track. The power-saving mode is established. EMBEDDED AUDIO (60 Hz)ON OFFUSER ENGFor setting whether the embedded audio signals are to be output to the HD SDI OUT connector when 60.00 Hz has been selected as the frame frequency setting. ON :The embedded audio signals are output. OFF :The embedded audio signals are not output. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. The frequency characteristics in the MIC LOWCUT ON mode are 200 Hz to 10 kHz.
117 Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU When USER is set for the UB MODE item, it is not possible to set EXT for the VITC UB MODE item. Similarly, it is not possible to set EXT for the UB MODE item when USER has been set for the VITC UB MODE item. TC/UB screen The time code and user’s bit settings are performed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks TC MODE DF NDF VF displayItemVariable rangeRemarksVF display USER ENGFor setting the time code to the DF or NDF mode. DF:The time code is set to the drop frame mode. NDF:The time code is set to the non-drop frame mode. This unit will perform the processing in the non-drop frame mode when the frame rate has been set to 24 fps. UB MODEUSER DATE TIME EXT TCGUSER ENGFor setting what is to be written as the user’s bit in the LTC area. USER:User setting (fixed).DATE:Real time value for year/month/day/ hours. TIME:Real time value for hours/minutes/ seconds. EXT:The UBG value is slave-locked when a TC signal is supplied from an external source. (The user setting is used when no external input is supplied.) TCG:Time code generator value Set the time on the TIME/DATE menu screen when using the UB MODE item with real-time operation. TCG SET HOLD ON OFFUSER ENGFor selecting the operation of TCG when the TCG SET 5power OFF 5 power ON 5REC operations are performed. ON:The TCG setting is stored when the power is turned off, and is not regenerated. OFF:The TCG setting is not stored when the power is turned off, but is regenerated. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. FIRST REC TC REGENPRESETUSER ENGFor setting the TC REGEN mode when recording is started. REGEN: The time code set on the tape is regenerated. However, when the frame rate has been set to 24 fps, the time code on the tape in those parts where the drop frame mode was established will not be regenerated. PRESET: The time code set on the tape is not regenerated. However, it is forcibly regenerated when the unit is transferred from the rec-pause mode to the recording mode. This unit automatically stores as the tape management information both the frame rate information which indicates the shooting speed and the active frame information which indicates the first frame where the frame image was switched in the user’s bit of the sub-code track area (this used to be the LTC area). This information is output from the TC OUT connector and HD SDI OUT connector. Further, the active frame information is stored in the least significant digit of the user’s bit while the frame rate information is stored in its lower third and fourth digits. OWhen “DATE,” “TCG” or “USER” has been selected as the UB MODE item setting on the TC/UB screen, the tape management information is output from the least significant digit to the lower fourth digit of the user’s bit, so no other user’s bit information will be output. OThe tape management information is not output as the user’s bit information in the VIDEO AUX area (this used to be the VITC area).
118 Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU The time code and user’s bit settings are performed on this screen. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. TC/UB screen ItemVariable rangeRemarksVF display VITC UB MODE USER DATE TIME EXT TCG USER ENGFor setting what is to be written as the user’s bit in the VITC area. USER:User setting (fixed).DATE:Real time value for year/month/day/ hours. TIME:Real time value for hours/minutes/ seconds. EXT:The UBG value is slave-locked when a TC signal is supplied from an external source. (The user setting is used when no external input is supplied.) TCG:Time code generator value OSet the time on the TIME/DATE menu screen when using the UB MODE item with real-time operation. OThe tape management information is not output as the user’s bit information in the VITC area. TC DISP SEL 24F25F 30FUSER ENGFor setting the number of frames to be displayed per second in the time code frame digits. 24F:0 to 23 frames will be displayed per second. 25F:0 to 24 frames will be displayed per second. 30F:0 to 29 frames will be displayed per second. ItemVariable rangeRemarks VF display P. OFF LCD DISPLAYON OFFUSER ENGFor setting whether the LCD display is to appear when the power is OFF. ON:The LCD display appears even when the power is OFF. OFF:The LCD display does not appear when the power is OFF. The power-saving mode is established. TC OUTTCG TCG/TCRUSER ENGFor selecting the time code which is to be output to the time code output connector. TCG: The time code generated by the time code generator is output at all times. TCG/TCR: The time code generated by the time code generator is output in the E-E mode; the time code reader value is output in the V-V mode.
119 TIME DATE screen The time/date settings are performed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks YEAR 00—02—99 VF display ENG For setting the year. MONTH 1 —12ENG For setting the month. DAY 1 —31ENG For setting the day. HOUR 0 —23ENG For setting the hours. MINUTE 0 —59ENG For setting the minutes. $TIME/DATE SET==ENG For entering the time and date. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode. Setting menu screens VTR MAIN MENU SUB menuVF displayRemarks FUNCTIONENG Index for opening the FUNCTION screen. BATTERY/TAPEENG Index for opening the BATTERY/TAPE screen. VTR VF INDICATORENG Index for opening the VTR VF INDICATOR screen. MIC/AUDIOENG Index for opening the MIC/AUDIO screen. TC/UBENG Index for opening the TC/UB screen. VTR USER MENU SELECT screen This is the index screen for opening the screens containing the items to be registered on the VTR unit’s USER MENU. VTR CARD READ/WRITE screen The settings for saving the menu data onto the setup card and loading the data from it are performed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks READ==VF displayENG For loading the VTR data from the setup card. WRITE==ENG For saving the VTR data onto the setup card. READ USER DATA==ENG For loading the VTR user area data contained in the unit’s internal memory. VTR INITIALIZE screen The VTR MENU settings are initialized and the user data is saved on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks READ FACTORY DATA==VF displayENG For returning the menu data to the factory settings. WRITE VTR USER DATA==ENG For saving the VTR MENU data inherent to the user into the unit’s memory. DIAGNOSTIC screen The use statuses and software versions are displayed on this screen. ItemVariable rangeRemarks OPERATION==VF displayENG Operating time with power ON. DRUM RUNNING==ENG Number of hours the drum has rotated. THREADING==ENG Number of times tapes have been loaded. VTR SYSCON==ENG For displaying the version of the system microcomputer. SERVO==ENG For displaying the version of the servo microcomputer. MECHACON==ENG For displaying the version of the mechanism control microcomputer. FRONT==ENG For displaying the version of the LCD panel drive microcomputer.
120 Setting menu screens VTR USER MENU SELECT ON (¢ ) or OFF (≥) is set on this screen to determine which items are to be registered on the USER MENU screen. The maximum number of VTR unit items which can be registered is 14. FUNCTION screen ItemVariable rangeRemarks NEWS REC MODE¢ ≥ VF display ENG For setting the registration of the NEWS REC MODE item on the USER MENU screen. HUMID OPE¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the HUMID OPE item on the USER MENU screen. REC START¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the REC START item on the USER MENU screen. PAUSE TIMER¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the PAUSE TIMER item on the USER MENU screen. RETAKE MODE¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the RETAKE MODE item on the USER MENU screen. HD SDI OUT¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the HD SDI OUT item on the USER MENU screen. INTERVAL REC MODE¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the INTERVAL REC MODE item on the USER MENU screen. INTERVAL REC TIME¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the INTERVAL REC TIME item on the USER MENU screen. INTERVAL PAUSE TIME¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the INTERVAL PAUSE TIME item on the USER MENU screen. ECU REC CHK SW¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the ECU REC CHK SW item on the USER MENU screen. CHARACTER ON SDI¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the CHARACTER ON SDI item on the USER MENU screen. BATTERY/TAPE screen ItemVariable rangeRemarks BATTERY SELECT¢ ≥VF display ENG For setting the registration of the BATTERY SELECT item on the USER MENU screen. EXT DC IN SELECT¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the EXT DC IN SELECT item on the USER MENU screen. BATT NEAR END ALARM¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the BATT NEAR END ALARM item on the USER MENU screen. BATT NEAR END CANCEL¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the BATT NEAR END CANCEL item on the USER MENU screen. BATT END ALARM¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the BATT END ALARM item on the USER MENU screen. BATT REMAIN FULL¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the BATT REMAIN FULL item on the USER MENU screen. TAPE NEAR END ALARM¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the TAPE NEAR END ALARM item on the USER MENU screen. TAPE NEAR END TIME¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the TAPE NEAR END TIME item on the USER MENU screen. TAPE END ALARM¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the TAPE END ALARM item on the USER MENU screen. TAPE REMAIN /$¢ ≥ENG For setting the registration of the TAPE REMAIN/$ item on the USER MENU screen. The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode.