Panasonic Aj Sd755 Operating Instructions Manual
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41 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 320 VAR FWD MAXThis sets the maximum SLOW FWD speed. 0000+4.1:+4.1 (+3.1)aspeed0001 +1.85:+1.85aspeed0002 +1:+1aspeed OThe value for the DV/DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis ( ). OAt any speed setting other than +4.1, the phase cannot be synchronized from the editing controller. 323 JOG FWD MAXThis sets the maximum JOG FWD speed. 0000 +4.1:+4.1 (+3.1)aspeed0001 +1.85:+1.85aspeed0002+1:+1aspeed OThe value for the DV/DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis ( ). OThe maximum speed is set to +1awhen the dial on the front panel is operated. OAt any speed setting other than +4.1, the phase cannot be synchronized from an editing controller which synchronizes the phase using the JOG command. 324 JOG REV MAXThis sets the maximum JOG REV speed. 0000–4.1:–4.1 (–3.1)aspeed0001–1.85:–1.85aspeed0002–1:–1aspeed0003–0.43:–0.43 (–0.5)aspeed OThe value for the DV/DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis ( ). OThe maximum speed is set to –1awhen the dial on the front panel is operated. 325 POSTROLL TMThis sets the postroll time. Any time from 0 to 5 seconds can be set in 1- second units. 0000 0s 0001 1s 0002 2s0003 3s 0004 4s 0005 5s 321 VAR REV MAXThis sets the maximum SLOW REV speed. 0000–4.1:–4.1 (–3.1)aspeed0001–1.85:–1.85aspeed0002–1:–1aspeed 0003–0.43:–0.43aspeed The value for the DV/DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis ( ).No./Item Description 311 AUD EDIT INThis selects the connection method for the digital audio edit IN point. 0000 CUT:Cut processing0001FADE:V Fade processing 312 AUD EDIT OUTThis selects the connection method for the digital audio edit OUT point. 0000 CUT:Cut processing0001FADE:V Fade processing 313 AUTO ENTRYThis selects whether the IN point is to be entered using the PREROLL button when it has not been entered. 0000DIS:IN point is not entered.0001 ENA:IN point is entered. 314 CF ADJ SELThis selects the CF adjustment deck with deck-to-deck editing. 0000PLAYER: The player’s edit IN/OUT points are adjusted. (reference as the RECORDER side) 0001 RECORD: The recorder’s edit IN/OUT points are adjusted. (reference as the PLAYER side) 315 AFTER CUE-UPThis selects the mode after cue-up operation is complete. 0000STOP:STOP mode0001 STILL:SHTL STILL mode0002 STILL2:SLOW STILL mode
42 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 400 STILL TIMERThis menu item is for selecting the time to elapse before the tape protection mode is established when a DVCPRO tape is used. It is also for selecting the time to elapse before the tape protection mode is established when the VTR has been left standing in the STOP or search STILL (JOG, SLOW or SHTL) mode. (Unit: s = second, min = minute) 0000 0.5s 0001 5s 0002 10s 0003 20s 0004 30s 0005 40s 0006 50s 0007 1min 0008 2min 401 SRC PROTECTWhen the time selected as the setup menu item No. 400 (STILL TIMER) setting elapses while the unit is in the search STILL (JOG/SLOW/SHTL) mode, the unit automatically enters one of the tape protection modes. This menu item is for selecting which tape protection mode the unit is to enter. 0000STEP:STEP FWD0001 HALF:HALF LOADING When STEP FWD is selected, the unit automatically goes into the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) mode when the total time for which the unit is left standing in the still status reaches 30 minutes (or 1 minute for a DV/DVCAM tape). 402 DRUM STDBYThis selects the drum operation in the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) mode. 0000 OFF:The drum stops rotating.0001ON:The drum continues rotating. OSTEP FWD and HALF LOADING are provided in the tape protection mode. Either of these can be set for STOP and SEARCH STILL. OThe cumulative standby time at the same tape position increases when transmitting programs or otherwise using identical materials repeatedly. In order to protect the tape, it is recommended that the shortest possible setting for the standby time in the same tape location is used.No./Item Description 403 STOP PROTECTWhen the time selected as the setup menu item No. 400 (STILL TIMER) setting elapses while the unit is in the STOP mode, the unit automatically enters one of the tape protection modes. This menu item is for selecting which tape protection mode the unit is to enter. 0000 STEP:STEP FWD0001HALF:HALF LOADING When STEP FWD is selected, the unit is automatically transferred to the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) mode when the total time during which it has been left standing in the STOP mode reaches 30 minutes (or 1 minute for a DV/DVCAM tape). 404 DV STILL TMRThis menu item is for selecting the time to elapse before the tape protection mode is established when a DV or DVCAM tape is being used. It is for selecting the time to elapse before the tape protection mode is established when the VTR has been left standing in the STOP or search STILL (JOG, SLOW or SHTL) mode. (Unit: s = second, min = minute) 0000 0.5s 0001 5s 0002 10s0003 20s When using the unit in tempuratures below 59°F (15°C), set this item to 10 seconds to protect the tape and video heads.
43 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 506 BINARY GPThis sets the usage status of the user bit of the time code generated by the TCG. 0000000: NOT SPECIFIED (character set not specified) 0001 001: ISO CHARACTER (8 bits character set based on ISO646, ISO2022) 0002 010:UNASSIGNED 1 (undefined)0003 011:UNASSIGNED 2 (undefined)0004 100:UNASSIGNED 3 (undefined)0005 101:PAGE/LINE0006 110:UNASSIGNED 4 (undefined)0007 111:UNASSIGNED 5 (undefined) 507 PHASE CORRThis selects whether to control the phase correction of the LTC which is output from the TIME CODE OUT connector. 0000OFF: Phase correction control is not performed. 0001 ON: Phase correction control is performed. 508 TCG CF FLAGThis selects whether the CF flag of the TCG is to ON. 0000OFF:CF flag is OFF.0001 ON:CF flag is ON. 509 DF MODEThis selects the DF or NDF mode for CTL and TCG. 0000DF:The drop frame mode is used.0001 NDF:The non-drop frame mode is used. Drop frame mode is valid only when the CONTROL switch is set to LOCAL or the setup menu No. 001 (LOCAL ENA) is set to ENA. 510 TC OUT REFThis is used to switch the phase of the time code, which is output from the TIME CODE OUT connector, for the external LTC input when the TCG switch is at the EXT position. 0000VOUT: Time code is synchronized with output video signal. 0001 TC_IN: Time code is synchronized with external time code input. No./Item Description 500 VITC BLANKFor selecting whether to output the VITC signal at the positions selected by setup menu items No. 501 (VITC POS-1) and No. 502 (VITC POS-2). 0000 BLANK:VITC signals are not output.0001THRU:VITC signals are output. 501 VITC POS-1This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted. 0000 10L :: 0006 16L:: 0010 20L The same line as the one used for the setup menu items No. 502 (VITC POS-2) and No. 662 (UMID POS) setting cannot be set. 503 TCG REGENThis selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator (TCG) in the REGEN mode. 0000TC&UB: Both the time code and user bit are regenerated. 0001 TC: Only the time code is regenerated. 0002 UB: Only the user bit is regenerated. 504 REGEN MODEThis selects whether the time code is to be regenerated during automatic editing using the unit’s control panel. 0000AS&IN: Time code is regenerated with assemble or insert editing. 0001 ASSEM: Time code is regenerated with assemble editing. 0002 INSRT: Time code is regenerated with insert editing. 0003 SW: Setting complies with TCG switch setting.505 EXT TC SELThis selects the time code to be used when an external time code is to be used. 0000LTC: The LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector is used. 0001 VITC: The VITC of the input video signal is used. 502 VITC POS-2This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted. 0000 10L :: 0008 18L:: 0010 20L The same line as the one used for the setup menu items No. 501 (VITC POS-1) and No. 662 (UMID POS) setting cannot be set.
44 511 VITC OUTThis selects how the VITC which is to be superimposed onto the output video signal is to be output. 0000SBC: During recording: The input time code, which was selected by the setup menu No. 505 (EXT TC SEL) setting and TCG switch, is output as the VITC. During playback: The time code recorded in the SBC area is output as the VITC. 0001 VAUX: During recording: The time code detected from the input video signal is output as the VITC. During playback: The time code recorded in the VAUX area is output as the VITC. Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 514 VITC GENThis selects whether or not to record the internal time code generator value in the VAUX area. 0000OFF: The internal time code generator value is not recorded in the VAUX area. When video signals on which the time code has been recorded are input, the time code of the input signals is recorded in the VAUX area. 0001 ON: The internal time code generator value is recorded in the VAUX area. If SDTI/1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button, the time code on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu’s setting. No./Item Description 512 TC OUT ADVThis selects how the phase alignment for the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is to be handled. Usually, it is aligned with the output video and audio signals. However, when external components are to be connected, it is possible to align the phase with the input signal. 0000OFF: Phase alignment is not performed. The time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is aligned with the output video and audio signals. 0001 EDIT: When editing mode has been selected, the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is aligned with the input video and audio signals during playback and editing operations. In all other modes it is aligned with the output video and audio signals. 513 RUN MODEThis sets the operation mode which is to make the internal time code generator advance. 0000REC: The internal time code generator is advanced during recording. 0001 FREE: When the power is on, the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode.SBC (sub code data) area: This area is separate from the video and audio data area on the helical track. The time code complying with SMPTE/EBU standards is stored here. As with the conventional LTC (linear time code), the time code can be read even during rewinding or fast forwarding. It can also be read out when the tape has stopped. VAUX (video auxiliary data) area: This area is to be found in the video data area on the helical track. The additional information relating to the video data is stored here. The time code and user’s bit are controlled during tape playback by the data which has been recorded in the SBC area. This means that all the data recorded in the SBC area alone is used as the data which is to be indicated on the counter display section in the middle of the front panel or in the superimposed display, or as the data which is to be transmitted to the editing controller or other unit.
45 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item DescriptionNo./Item Description 600 INT SGThis selects the internal reference signal. 0001 BB: The black burst is generated. 0002 CB100: 100% color bars are generated. 0003CB75: 75% color bars are generated. 601 OUT VSYNCThis selects whether to float the vertical sync position of the video output in order to align the video output phase with the input in the EE/record/edit modes. 0000N-VF:Signals are not floated.0001 VF:Signals are floated. 602 V-MUTE SELThis selects whether to mute the video output signals when a blank on the tape has been detected during playback. 0000 N-MUTE:No muting. (Freeze)0001LOW RF:Muting. (Set to gray.) 603 CC (F1) BLANKThis selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal of the first field. 0000 BLANK:Signal is forcibly blanked.0001THRU:Signal is not blanked. 604 CC (F2) BLANKThis selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal of the second field. 0000 BLANK:Signal is forcibly blanked.0001THRU:Signal is not blanked. 606 OUT C KILLThis selects chroma color killer processing for the video output signals. 0000 B/W:No color signals are output.0001COLOR:Color signals are output. 609 EDHThis selects whether to superimpose EDH onto the SDI output signals. 0000 OFF:EDH is not superimposed.0001ON:EDH is superimposed. OEven when ON is selected for this setting, EDH is not superimposed onto the signals output from the SDI OUT 3 connector if the SUPER switch on the front panel of the unit is set to ON. OWhen no optional board (AJ-YA755G) has been installed, setup menu No. 609 is not displayed.610 P B/PRIN LVThis selects the analog component input level.0000 M II:M IIlevel0001B-CAM:ß-CAM level 614 P B/PROUT LVThis selects the analog component output level.0000 M II:M IIlevel0001B-CAM:ß-CAM level 611 YC SEP MODEThis selects Y/C separation processing for the composite input signals. 0000 B/W: The signals are processed as B/W signals. 0001AUTO: The signals are automatically detected. 618 INTERPOLATE This selects the interpolation operation. Vertical interpolation is conducted automatically during slow-motion playback to reduce the vertical movement of the playback pictures. However, this menu item enables the interpolation operation to be forcibly turned off. 0000 OFF: Interpolation is forcibly turned off. 0001AUTO: Interpolation is automatically turned on during slow-motion playback. 605 FREEZE SELThis selects the freeze mode for still pictures. 0000FIELD:Field freeze.0001 FRAME:Frame freeze. When frame freeze has been selected, the frame slow status is established with the slow setting. 621 CCR MODEThis selects the cross color processing during playback. 0000 OFF: The cross color is output with no changes made. 0001 ON: The cross color can be reduced. 620 ESR MODEThis selects the operation mode for edge subcarrier reduction (ESR) in the playback circuit. 0000 OFF: The mode is forcibly set to OFF. 0001AUTO: The mode is automatically set to ON or OFF depending on the VTR operation.
46 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 622 SETUPFor setting 7.5% setup processing to be performed on input and output signals. When the STOP button is pressed, operation is transferred to the sub-screen, and the setup level is set for each output. To return from the sub- screen, press the STOP button again. 00 CMPST IN Sub-screen This selects the 7.5% setup processing for the input composite signal. 0000 THRU: The signal is recorded in its original form. 0001CUT: The signal is recorded with the 7.5% setup removed. 02 CMPNT INThis selects the 7.5% setup processing for the input component signal. 0000THRU: The signal is recorded in its original form. 0001 CUT: The signal is recorded with the 7.5% setup removed. 03 CMPNT OUTThis selects the 7.5% setup processing for the output composite, component and serial (digital) signal. 0000THRU: The signal is output in its original form. 0001 CUT: The signal is output with the 7.5% setup removed. 0002 ADD: The signal is output with the 7.5% setup added. 01 CMPST OUTThis selects the 7.5% setup processing for the output composite signal. 0000 THRU: The signal is output in its original form. 0001ADD: The signal is output with the 7.5% setup added. Bear in mind the setting for sub-screen item No. 03 (CMPNT OUT) of setup menu item No. 622 (SETUP 25). No./Item Description 624 CC RECFor selecting whether to record the closed caption signals multiplexed on the input signals on the tape. 0000OFF: No closed caption signal is recorded. In addition, the EE output signals are blanked. 0001 ON: When a closed caption signal is detected from the selected input signal, it can be recorded. If SDTI/1394 signals have been selected as the input signals, the closed caption signals which have been multiplexed onto the input signals will be recorded on the tape regardless of the setting. 660 UMID RECThis selects whether or not to record the UMID information on the tape. 0000 OFF: UMID information is not recorded on the tape. In addition, EE output signals are blanked. 0001ON: UMID information is recorded on the tape. OIf SDTI/1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button, the UMID information on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu’s setting. OIf THRU has been selected as the setup menu item No. 106 (EE MODE SEL) setting, UMID information of the EE output signals will be blanked. 645 WIDE SELECTThis selects whether or not to record the wide-screen information on the tape. 0001 WIDE: The wide-screen information is not recorded on the tape. 0002NORMAL: The wide-screen information is recorded on the tape. If SDTI/1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button, the wide-screen information on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu’s setting.
47 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 661 UMID GENThis selects the basic UMID information to be recorded on the tape when ON has been selected as the setup menu item No. 660 (UMID REC) setting. 0000 INT: Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is always recorded. 0001EXT: The basic UMID information of the input signals is recorded. Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is recorded if there is no basic UMID information on the input signals. The source pack (of the UMID information) of the input signal will be recorded on the tape, regardless of this menu’s setting. 662 UMID POSThis sets the line on which the UMID information is to be superimposed. 0000 BLANK 0001 12L :: 0006 17L:: 0008 19L The line selected for the setup menu item No. 501 (VITC POS-1) and No. 502 (VITC POS-2) settings cannot be selected for this item.
48 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item DescriptionNo./Item Description 701 CH1 IN LVThis selects the audio input (CH1) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 00010dB0002–20dB 702 CH2 IN LVThis selects the audio input (CH2) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 00010dB0002–20dB 706 CH1 OUT LVThis selects the audio output (CH1) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 0001 0dB0002–20dB 707 CH2 OUT LVThis selects the audio output (CH2) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 00010dB0002–20dB 711 MONIL OUT LVThis selects the audio monitor output (Lch) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 00010dB0002–20dB 712 MONIR OUT LVThis selects the audio monitor output (Rch) reference level switching. 0000 4dB 00010dB0002–20dB 715 CH1 IN SELThis selects the CH1 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit’s AUDIO input selector button. 0000ANA:Analog input.0001 DIGI:Digital input. 716 CH2 IN SELThis selects the CH2 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit’s AUDIO input selector button. 0000ANA:Analog input. 0001 DIGI:Digital input.719 DIGI IN SEL This selects the CH1 and CH2 digital input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit’s AUDIO input selector button. 0000AES:AES/EBU input0001 SIF:SDI input When no optional board (AJ-YA755G) has been installed, setup menu No. 719 is not displayed. 713 MONI OUTThis selects whether or not to couple the volume level of the audio monitor output with the volume control of the headphone jack. 0000 UNITY: Volume is output at a fixed level, regardless of the position of the volume control. 0001VAR: Audio monitor output volume is coupled to the volume control. 721 MONI CH SELThis selects the monitor output. 0000 MANU: The output signal is as selected in MONITOR SELECT buttons. 0001AUTO: PCM AUDIO output is selected within the –0.43 (–0.5)ato +1aspeed range; CUE is automatically selected for all other tape speeds. The value for the DV/DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis ( ). 0002 PCM: The PCM AUDIO signal is output over the –10ato +10arange. This setup menu’s setting takes effect when CH1 or CH2 has been selected by the L and R MONITOR SELECT buttons on the front panel. (If CUE has been selected, the cue signal will be output at all the speeds regardless of the setup menu’s setting.) 722 REC CH1This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH1 track. 0000CH1:Audio input CH1 signal.0001 CH2:Audio input CH2 signal.0002 CH1+2:Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal. 723 REC CH2This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH2 track. 0000 CH1:Audio input CH1 signal.0001CH2:Audio input CH2 signal.0002 CH1+2:Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal. 726 REC CUEThis selects the input signal recorded in CUE. 0001CH1:Audio CH1 input 0002 CH2:Audio CH2 input0003 CH1+2:Audio CH1 and CH2 MIX signal 727 PB FADEThis selects the processing method for the audio edit points (IN point, OUT point) during playback. 0000AUTO:According to the status during recording. 0001 CUT:Forced CUT0002 FADE:Forced FADE
49 The table below shows how the CUE output to the monitor and main signal system outputs differs according to how the setup menu item (No. 721, No. 731 and No. 735) settings are combined. 731 CUE OUT SEL OFFMANU AUTO PCM MANU---------- L/R L R ---------- ---------- L/R L R ----------PCM 21PCM 21 CUE CUECUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 PCM 21 CUE CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 22 CUE PCM 22 PCM 21 PCM 22 PCM 21 PCM 22PCM 22 PCM 21 CUE CUE PCM 21PCM 21 CUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 CUE PCM 22 AUTO PCM ON721 MONI CH SEL735 MON AUTO SELMonitor output Main signal system output CH1 Lch Rch CH2 21:PCM audio signal output is muted when the VTR is played outside the –0.43 to +1 normal speed. 22:PCM audio signal output is muted when the VTR is played outside the –10 to +10 normal speed. When either AUTO is selected, the PCM audio signal is output within –0.43 to +1 normal speed even in the automatic CUE output mode. No./Item Description 735 MON AUTO SELAlthough CUE is automatically output to the monitor output in accordance with the operation mode when a setting AUTO has been selected by setup menu item No. 721 (MONI CH SEL), the MON AUTO SEL setup menu item is used to select the monitor channel which is to be automatically switched to CUE. 0000L/R: CUE is output to both the left and right channels. 0001 L: CUE is output to the left channel only. 0002 R: CUE is output to the right channel only. 734 MONI SEL INHThis selects whether the operation of the MONITOR SELECT button on the front panel is to be enabled or disabled. 0000OFF:Operation is enabled.0001 ON:Operation is disabled.0002 ON1: Operation is disabled in the FULL display mode and enabled only in the FINE display mode. Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 728 EMBEDDED AUDThis selects whether to superimpose the audio data onto the SDI output. 0000 OFF:Data is not superimposed.0001ON:Data is superimposed. When no optional board (AJ-YA755G) has been installed, setup menu No. 728 is not displayed. 731 CUE OUT SELThis selects whether or not the cue signal is to be output to the main line output in the search mode. 0000OFF:CUE is not output.0001 ON:CUE is output. OThis function works only when a setting other than MANU has been selected by setup menu No. 721 (MONI CH SEL). OThe main signal system output channels used for the CUE output differ depending on the setting selected by setup menu No. 735 (MON AUTO SEL). When L/R is selected: CUE is output to CH1 and CH4. When L is selected: CUE is output to CH1. When R is selected: CUE is output to CH2. OWhen PCM has been selected as the setup menu No. 721 (MONI CH SEL) setting, PCM is output. 733 CUE OUTThis selects the timing for the output picture and CUE output when CUE has been selected for monitor output. 0000NORMAL:The timing is aligned with the output picture. 0001 DIRECT:Whatever has been recorded on the tape is output with no delay. When DIRECT has been selected, the timing of the output picture and that of the cue output are not aligned properly.
50 Setup menus The underlined items indicates the initial setting. USER menu No./Item Description 750 DV PB ATTThis selects the audio output level during DV playback. 0000OFF:The audio output level is not attenuated. 0001 ON:The audio output level is attenuated (reduced). 751 REC PT MUTEThis selects whether to mute the sound where recordings are joined during DV/DVCAM playback. 0000OFF:The sound is not muted.0001 ON:The sound is muted. 753 REF LEVELFor setting the audio reference level. 0000FS-20:–20 dB0000 FS-18:–18 dB0000 FS-12:–12 dB 752 DV OUTPUTThis selects the AUDIO CH1 and CH2 output signals during DV or DVCAM format playback. 0000ST1: The CH1 track signals are output to CH1 and the CH2 track signals to CH2. (Only the sound during shooting is output.) 0001 ST2: The CH3 track signals are output to CH1 and the CH4 track signals to CH2. (Only the audio dubbing sound is output.) 0002 ST1+2: The mixed CH1 and CH3 track signals are output to CH1 and the mixed CH2 and CH4 track signals to CH2. (The sound during shooting and audio dubbing sound are output simultaneously.) This menu item takes effect only when a DV or DVCAM cassette tape with a 32 kHz/4-channel recording is played back.