Panasonic Aj Pd900 Operating Instructions Manual

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Lamp Displays Inside the View finder
The viewfinder displays are as follows.
1. REC (recording) lamp
This lamp lights (red) during recording, and flashes when warnings are issued.
ÁSee “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.
ÁSee “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
recording.
5. P (progressive recording/playback) lamp
This lamp lights when the progressive signal recording mode has been selected and when a
tape is played back in the progressive mode.
6. 50 (50 Mbps recording/playback) lamp
This lamp lights when the mode for recording regular interlace signals at 50 Mbps has been
selected and when a tape with interlace signals is played back at 50 Mbps.
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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.
Setting itemSetting contents
The gain is set to a value other
than 0 dB.
The gain is set to a value other
than p3 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. Gain (0 dB)
Gain (p3 dB)
SHUTTER switch
WHITE PRESET switch
Lens extender
Filter control
REC
BAT T
VTR SAVE
!
REC
4 2
1
P
P
5
50
50
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Lamp Displays Inside the View finder
Setting the ! Lamp Display
Items subject to ! lamp display are selected at the ! LED page of the setting menu. (When
shipped from the factory, the unit is set so that the ! LED page is not displayed.) To operate the
! LED page, switch the unit to engineer mode or select the ! LED page at the MENU SELECT
page.
ÁSee “Setting Menu Configuration” (page 47) for engineer mode and selection of displayed
pages.
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET.
The setting status displays disappear from the viewfinder screen, and the page on which
the previous setting menu operations were completed appears. (When the menu is used for
the first time, the first page appears.)
2Press the PAGE button until the ! LED page shown below appears. (This operation can also
be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN buttons.)
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E:ON
. 
: OFF
¢EGAIN (0 dB):This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the gain is set to
any value other than 0 dB.
¢.
GAIN (¶3 dB):This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the gain is set to
any value other than p3 dB.
¢ESHUTTER:This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the SHUTTER
switch is set to ON.
¢.
WHITE PRESET:This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the white balance
memory channel is PRST.
¢EEXTENDER:This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the lens is in EX-
TENDER mode.
¢EFILTER:This selects whether or not the ! lamp lights when the filter is set to
any value other than 3200K.
3Repeatedly press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the desired
item.
4Press the UP and DOWN buttons to choose ! lamp lighted/not lighted for the selected item.
To select ON:Press the UP button. An asterix (E) appears to the left of the item name.
To select OFF:Press the DOWN button. A period (.
) appears to the left of the item name.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to continue making ON/OFF settings for other items.
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
unit’s current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
-!LED-
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EGAIN(0dB)
dB ) .GAIN(
ESHUT T ER
.
WH I TE PRESET
EEXTENDER
.
FILTER
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Status Displays Inside the View finder 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.
ÁSee “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
14. TCG (Time Code Generator) display
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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
1
Extender 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 (1/60):Fixed at 1/60 (sec.)
1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000:
Shutter speeds (seconds) during standard mode.
1/63.2–1/201.9 (SYNCHRO SCAN):
Synchro scan mode is selected.
3Remaining tape length display
This indicates the remaining tape length (minutes) for the VTR during recording.
Remaining tape length display
(25 Mpbs)
DisplayRemaining tape
length
F–60
60 – 55
55 – 50
50 – 45
45 – 40
40 – 35
35 – 30
30 – 25
25 – 20
20 – 15
15 – 10
10 – 5
5–0
Full to 60 minutes
60 to 55 minutes
55 to 50 minutes
50 to 45 minutes
45 to 40 minutes
40 to 35 minutes
35 to 30 minutes
30 to 25 minutes
25 to 20 minutes
20 to 15 minutes
15 to 10 minutes
10 to 5 minutes
5 to 0 minutesThe “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 (%).
5Filter 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.
|Note{
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.
DisplayRemaining tape
length
F–30
30 – 25
25 – 20
20 – 15
15 – 10
10 – 5
5–0
Full to 30 minutes
30 to 25 minutes
25 to 20 minutes
20 to 15 minutes
15 to 10 minutes
10 to 5 minutes
5 to 0 minutes
Remaining tape length display
(50 Mbps) 
						

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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.
9Iris value display
This displays the approximate iris setting (F number).
10Warning display
This displays the black balance, white balance, auto knee function, super iris, super 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.
ÁSee “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.
14TCG display
This displays the time code generator value.
1) Iris value display
The iris value is displayed when using a lens with the iris value display function.Audio Channel 1 Level Display
VTR Level Meter 
						

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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
Selecting Display Items
The items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen can be selected by switching the display
ON/OFF setting independently for each item at the VF DISPLAY page. The items which can be
selected are as follows.
ÁDisplay mode (See “Display Mode and Setting Change/Adjustment Course Message”.)
ÁExtender display
ÁShutter speed/mode display
ÁRemaining tape length display
ÁRemaining battery level display
ÁFilter display
ÁWhite balance memory display
ÁGain value display
ÁLevel meter display
ÁIris value/super iris ON status display
ÁCamera ID display
ÁThe camera ID is displayed when recording the color bar according to the OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch setting. See “Setting the Camera ID” (page 59) for a detailed description.
Select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen.
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 VF DISPLAY page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
3Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the desired item.
4Press the UP and DOWN buttons to choose whether to display (ON) or not display (OFF)
the selected item on the viewfinder screen.
The setting switches to ON or OFF each time the UP (or DOWN) button is pressed.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 when setting display ON/OFF for other items.
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 set-
tings of the selected items appear.
Display mode
Extender display
Shutter speed/mode display
Remaining tape length display
Remaining battery level display
Filter display
White balance memory display
Gain value display
Level meter display
Iris value/super iris ON status display
Camera ID display-VF D I SPLAY-¢
DISPMODE : 3
EXTENDER :ON
SHUT T ER :ON
TAPE :ON
BA T T ERY :ON
FILTER :ONWHI TE :ONGAIN :ON
L EVE LMETER :
CA
MERA I D :OFF IRIS :S+IRIS CH1 
						

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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 displayedMessage
Display mode
setting
 123
When the filter selection is
changed.
When the gain setting is
changed.
When the WHITE BAL switch
setting is changed.
When the OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch is set to AUTO
KNEE or OFFF)
When the shutter speed/
mode setting is changed.
When the white balance is
adjusted (AWB)
When the black balance is
adjusted (ABB)
ND: n (nr1, 2, 3, 4)
GAIN: n dB (nrp3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
GAIN:21, 24, 30)
WHITE: n (nrACH, BCH, PRESET)
AUTO KNEE: ON (or OFF)
SS: 1/100 (or 1/120, 1/250, 1/500,
SS:1/1000, S. SCAN)
Ex.) AWB: OK
ÁSee “Adjusting the White Balance”
(page 66) for a detailed description.
Ex.) ABB: OK
ÁSee “Adjusting the Black Balance”
(page 69) for a detailed description.q
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q
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q
q
q
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¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿
¿: Message displayed
q: Message not displayed
F) The message is displayed for approximately 3 seconds immediately after the power for the unit is
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Status Displays Inside the View finder 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 PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
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
unit’s current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
-MARKER-
¢
CENT ERMARK :ON
SAFETY ZONE : 1 
						

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Setting the Camera ID
The camera ID can be set at the CAMERA ID page of the setting menu.
A camera ID of up to 9 characters including English letters, symbols and spaces can be used.
The camera ID is recorded when the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch is set to BARS and the color
bar signal is being recorded. It is also displayed on the viewfinder screen.
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When the setting menu is displayed, the camera ID is not displayed even if the color bar signal
is output.
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 CAMERA ID page shown below appears.
(This operation can also be performed using the PAGEoUP/DOWN function.)
: The cursor is moved to the right (max. 10 spaces) by the
:SHIFT/ITEM button.
: English letters, symbols and space are switched by the
:UP and DOWN buttons.
Camera ID
(“F” indicates a space. This indication is only used at this
menu page.)
3Press the UP (or DOWN) button until the desired character appears.
Each time the UP button is pressed, the character display changes in the order of English
letters (A to Z)¢numbers (0 to 9)¢symbols [space, {, |, ), (, ’, ‘, ,, --, _ , x, /, !]. Pressing
the DOWN button changes the character display in the reverse order.
4Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to advance the cursor to the next position and return to step 3
to set the characters.
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
unit’s current status appear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

The area under the SMPTE color bars in which the CAMERA ID is mixed automatically changes
to gray if CAMERA ID on the VF DISPLAY page is set to ON when SMPTE color bar has been
selected for the COLOR BAR selection on FUNCTION page 2 of 5 of the setting menu. Although
some minor flickering will occur at the boundary between the SMPTE color bars and the gray,
this is not indicative of any trouble.
-CAMERA I D-
 
ID:EEEEEEEEE 
						

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CH1 CH2
20
0
EMPHASIS
dB
10
30
40
E TAPE F
E BATT F
RFSERVOHUMID SLACK DF
SLAVE TCG HOLD WIDE
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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 go
off for every 5-minute reduc-
tion in the length.
Remaining battery levelAudio CH level meter
VTR Section Operation/Status-Related Displays
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.
ÁSee “Warning System” (page 125) for a detailed description.
Lights
DF
SLAVE
TCG
HOLD
WIDE
Error code:
Indicated in the display
window.WIDE
CH1 CH2
20
0
EMPHASIS
dB
10
30
40
E TAPE F
E BATT F
RFSERVOHUMID SLACK DF
SLAVE TCG HOLD
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