Panasonic Aj Sdc915 Operating Instructions Manual

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Displaying Menus on the View finder Screen
Changing the setting menu configuration
The setting menu can be configured by selecting only the pages necessary for the application.
Pages are selected using the MENU SELECT page of the engineer menu mode.
When using the engineer menu, switch the unit to engineer mode as described below.
The unit is switched to user mode by setting the MENU SET/OFF switch to “SET”.
The unit is switched to engineer mode by holding down the SHIFT/ITEM and UP buttons simulta-
neously and setting the MENU SET/OFF switch to SET.
The user and engineer modes differ as follows.
User mode:Only the selected pages the setting menu can be used. The data set on each
page is written to the non-volatile memory, allowing it to be stored for extend-
ed periods of time.
Engineer mode:All pages contained in the setting menu can be used. In addition, the data set
at each page is written to the non-volatile memory, allowing it to be stored for
extended periods of time.
If, upon completion of the adjustments and settings in the engineer mode, the menu is set to be
configured only with the frequently used pages, the pages which are often needed can be called
promptly.
(Select the method using the user menu selection procedure described on pages 138 to 140.)

Note
The engineer menu will always open if the AJ-EC3 extension control unit (optional accessory) is
connected to the unit and the unit is operated from an external source.
Transferring to the MAIN menus and SUB menus
UP/
DOWN
buttonSUB menu
Press the SHIFT/
ITEM button to select
the items.
Press the UP and
DOWN buttons to
select the settings.
SUB MENU MAIN MENU 1/4
MAIN MENU 2/4
MAIN MENU 3/4
MAIN MENU 4/4
PAGE
button
PAGE button
PAGE button
PAGE button
To select a page in a SUB menu, first move to the MAIN menu and then select the desired SUB
menu.
Changes are made to the settings on the SUB menus.
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Displaying Menus on the View finder Screen
Basic Setting Menu Operations
The setting menu is operated using the MENU SET/OFF switch and the SHIFT/ITEM, UP, DOWN
and PAGE buttons.
To display a SUB menu directly (user mode)
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to the SET position.
The status displays at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen are cleared, and the page
on which the previous setting menu operation was completed now appears on the screen.
When a menu is used for the first time, the page with the lowest number among the selected
pages appears on the screen.
To display a MAIN menu directly (engineer mode)
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to the SET position while the SHIFT/ITEM button and UP
button are held down together.
MAIN menu screen 1 of 4 now appears.
The pages can also be selected using the UP and DOWN buttons in combination with the PAGE
button as indicated below.
PAGEUP:When the UP button is pressed while the PAGE button is held down, opera-
tion advances to the next menu and the menu next to it and so on for as long
as the button is held down.
PAGEDOWN:When the DOWN button is pressed while the PAGE button is held down, oper-
ation is returned to the previous menu and the menu before it and so on for as
long as the button is held down.
SHIFT/ITEM Switch
UP Button
DOWN ButtonPAGE Button
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Displaying Menus on the View finder Screen
To select a MAIN menu page
1Press the PAGE button to select a particular MAIN menu.
Each time the button is pressed, the MAIN menu screen is advanced by one page
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To transfer from a MAIN menu to a particular SUB menu
1Press the SHIFT/ITEM button.
When this button is pressed, the cursor (arrow) indicating the selected item moves to the
SUB menu.
2Press the UP or DOWN button.
Operation is now switched to the selected SUB menu.
To transfer from a SUB menu to the MAIN menu
1Press the PAGE button.
Operation moves to the MAIN menu.
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Displaying Menus on the View finder Screen
Operations on SUB menus
Selecting the desired item
1Press the SHIFT/ITEM button.
Each time this button is pressed, the cursor (arrow) which indicates the selected item moves
to the next item.
The item can also be selected using the UP and DOWN buttons as follows.
Changing the settings
Press the UP button to increase the setting.
The setting is incremented by 1 level each time
the UP button is pressed.
Press the DOWN button to decrease the setting.
The setting is decremented by 1 level each time
the DOWN button is pressed.
Changing the ON/OFF selection
The setting switches to ON or OFF each time the UP (or DOWN) button is pressed.
Returning to the default settings
Align the arrow with READ FACTORY DATA on the “INITIALIZE” SUB menu page of the MAIN
menu screen 4 of 4.
When the UP (or DOWN) button is now pressed, the initial (factory) settings will be restored.
However, care should be taken as the camera ID cannot be returned to the default settings.
Quitting the menu
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.
Cursor
Movement order
SHIFT/
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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.
See “Warning System” (page 149, 150) 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.
See “Warning System” (page 150) for a detailed description.
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.
See “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. 50 (50Mbps recording/playback) lamp
This lamp lights when the mode for recording at 50 Mbps is selected and when a tape is played
back at 50 Mbps.

Note
The SAVE status is automatically established and the lamp lights regardless of the VTR SAVE/
STBY switch position at the time set by the pause timer (pause time) when the unit is in the
recording pause mode or when 2 minutes have elapsed since the unit was placed in the playback
pause mode.
Setting itemSetting contents
The gain is set to a value other
than 0 dB.
The gain is set to a value other
than 3 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.
The switch is set to ON.
Lamp lights when the 25 or
50 Mbps recording format is set. Gain (0 dB)
Gain (3 dB)
SHUTTER switch
WHITE PRESET switch
Lens extender
Filter control
SUPER V switch
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Lamp Displays Inside the View finder
Setting the ! Lamp Display
The items subject to the ! lamp display are selected on the “! LED” SUB menu page on the MAIN
menu screen 2 of 4.  (Under the factory setting, the “! LED” page is not displayed.)  To perform
operations on the “! LED” page, either switch the unit to the engineer mode or select the “! LED”
page on the USER MENU SEL page 2 of 3 on the MAIN menu screen 4 of 4.
For details on selecting the engineer mode and display page, refer to Setting Menu Configura-
tion (page 51).
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to the SET position while the SHIFT/ITEM button and UP
button are held down together.
2Press the PAGE button to display the MAIN menu screen 2 of 4.
3Repeatedly press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the “! LED” position.
4Press the UP or DOWN button to open the ! LED page.
GAIN (0 dB):This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the gain is set to a value other than
0 dB.
GAIN (3 dB):This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the gain is set to a value other than
3 dB.
SHUTTER:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the SHUTTER switch is set to the
ON position.
WHITE PRESET:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the white balance memory channel is
set to PRST.
EXTENDER:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the lens is in the EXTENDER mode.
FILTER:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the filter is set to a position other than
3200K and CLEAR. (1)
SUPER V:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when SUPER V is set to ON.
25M/50M:This selects whether the ! lamp is to light when the recording format is set to
25 Mbps or 50 Mbps.
5Repeatedly press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the desired
item.
6Press the UP or DOWN button at the selected item to select whether the ! lamp is to be set
ON or OFF.
To select ON:Press the UP button.
To select OFF:Press the DOWN button.
To select ON or OFF for another item, repeat steps 5 and 6.
7When the menu operations are completed, return the MENU SET/OFF switch to the OFF
position.
The setting menu is cleared from the viewfinder screen, and the unit’s current statuses ap-
pear at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen. 
						

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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.
See “Selecting Display Items” (page 60) for selecting display items, “Display Mode and Setting
Change Message” (page 61) for the setting change message, and “Setting the Marker Displays”
(page 62) for the marker displays.
The display positions of all items which can be displayed are shown in the figure below.

Extender display
Shutter speed/mode display
Remaining tape length display
Remaining battery level display
Filter display
White balance memory display
Gain value display
Audio level display
	Iris value display

Warning display
Safety zone marker
Center marker

Super iris ON or super black ON display
MARK1/MARK2/TAKE display
TCG (Time Code Generator) display
Master gain & super gain setting display
50M display
Battery setting display

Note
When in SUPER V mode, “SUP.V” is displayed at shutter speed position  in the Viewfinder
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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 (OFF is not displayed.):
The shutter is not used.
1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000:
Shutter speeds (seconds) during standard mode.
1/60.8 – 1/250 (SYNCHRO SCAN):
Synchro scan mode is selected.
SUPER V:High vertical resolution mode is selected.
3Remaining tape length display
This indicates the remaining tape length (minutes) for the VTR during recording.
Remaining tape length display
(25 Mbps)
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 2 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 (%).

Note
When a Digital Magnum series battery made by Anton Bauer is used to supply external
power to the unit near the battery end, the remaining battery level display will show the
external voltage, and the unit will be operated by the external power supply.
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.
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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Status Displays Inside the View finder Screen
8
Audio 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 safety zone to be the 80% or 90% (factory setting) range of the viewfinder
screen area.
The ratio of this area to the total screen area is selected on the VF DISPLAY page of the
setting menu.
Refer to “Setting the Marker Displays” (page 62) for further details.
12Center marker
This indicates the center of the viewfinder screen.
The marker appears when its display is set to ON on the VF DISPLAY page of the setting
menu.
13Super iris ON display
This indicates that the super iris is ON.
14MARK1/MARK2/TAKE display
If the MARK switch is pressed while the Picture Link function is used, M1 or M2 appears to
indicate the significance of the information concerned.
Nothing will appear if this function is not required.
Alternatively, T_ (TAKE) appears when the RET switch of the lens is used as the TAKE
function.
15TCG display
This displays the time code generator value.
16Master gain & super gain setting display
When the MODE CHECK button is pressed, the current GAIN L/M/H and SUPER GAIN
settings are displayed.
1750M display
When the MODE CHECK button is pressed, this display appears when the recording format
has been set to 50 Mbps.
18Battery setting display
This indicates the type of the battery currently being used.
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 which are to be displayed on the viewfinder screen can be selected by setting ON or
OFF for each item on the VF INDICATOR page. The items which can be selected are as follows.
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
The camera ID is displayed when recording the color bar according to the OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch setting. See “Setting the Camera ID” (page 63) for a detailed description.
Select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen.
1Set the MENU SET/OFF switch to the SET position while the SHIFT/ITEM button and UP
button are held down together.
2Press the PAGE button to display the MAIN menu screen 2 of 4.
3Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the “VF INDICATOR” position.
4Press the UP or DOWN button to open the VF INDICATOR page.
5Press the SHIFT/ITEM button to move the cursor to the position of the disired item.
6Press 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 5 and 6 when setting display ON/OFF for other items.
7When 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.
Extender displayShutter speed/mode displayRemaining tape length display
Remaining battery level displayFilter display
White balance memory displayGain value displayLevel meter display
Iris value/super iris ON status displayCamera ID displayDATE/TIME display