Panasonic Aj Sdx900 Operating Instructions Manual

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Tape continuity with the user’s bit
Selecting REGEN for the UB MODE item on the 
screen by performing menu operations will call up the user’s
bit recorded on the tape, making it possible to continue
recording from that value. However, it is not possible to record
the contents that were set.

The time code/user’s bit are also recorded in the VIDEO AUX
area of the unit’s memory. The time code (VITC) is the same
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4-5-2Setting the internal clock’s
date and time
1Set the DISPLAY switch to UB.
2Press the HOLD button to cause DATE to be displayed in
the display window.
4Set the date (year/month/day) using the SHIFT button,
UP (+) button and DOWN (–) button.
5Press the HOLD button to cause TIME to be displayed in
the display window.
6Set the time (hour/minutes/seconds) using the SHIFT
button, UP (+) button and DOWN (–) button.
8Press the HOLD button to cause TIME...

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Operating procedure for external locking
Follow the steps below for external locking.
1Set the POWER switch to ON.
2Set the TCG switch to F-RUN.
4Supply the reference time code and reference video
signal which are in a phase relationship that satisfies the
time code standard to the TC IN connector and
GENLOCK IN connector respectively.
3Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
4-5-3 Setting the time code
1Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
2Set the TCG switch to...

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Concerning the user’s bit setting during
external lock
When the unit’s time code is externally locked, only the time
data is locked to the time data of the time code supplied from
the external source.  This means that the user’s bit can be set
separately for each component.
When the  screen is opened from the VTR menu
page and EXT is selected as the UB MODE item setting by
performing menu operations, the user’s bit can also be locked
to the user’s bit...

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4-6-2 Basic menu operations
Menu items are selected and entered using the MENU button
and JOG dial button.  The menus have a hierarchical
configuration consisting of the main menu, sub menus and
setting item menus.
The data which has been set is written and saved in a non-
volatile memory.
The operations performed for the MAIN MENU are described
here but the operating procedure is the same for the other
menus as well except for the screen displays....

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2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to
the item which is to be set, and the sub menu screen
appears when the JOG dial button is pressed.
3Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to
the item which is to be set, and the setting item menu
screen appears when the JOG dial button is pressed.
**** MAIN MENU ****
SYSTEM SETTING
PAINT
VF
#OPERATION
FILE
MAINTENANCE
VTR MENU
USER MENU SELECT
4Turn the JOG dial button to move the...

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4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status
display configuration
All the items that can be displayed are laid out inside the
viewfinder as shown in the figure below.
4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder
screen display items
To select which items are to be displayed on the viewfinder
screen, perform menu operations to open the  screen or  screen from the
VF page, and select ON or OFF for the display or select the
type desired for each item concerned.
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This indicates the master gain setting.
Example: LOW = 0
When S.GAIN and DS.GAIN functions have been allocated to the user switches,
the corresponding gain values are displayed.  The user switch displays do not
appear unless the S.GAIN and DS.GAIN functions have been allocated.
Display item What is displayed Status when display appears
2ExtenderEX2 This appears when the lens extender is in use.
1Mode of camera
now shooting60i, 30P, 24P, 24PAThis...

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Display item What is displayed Status when display appears
This appears when the position of the WHITE BAL switch has been
changed.  “A,” “B” or “PRE” appears at #.  VAR ¢.¢ K is displayed
when channel A, Y is set to VAR. ATW MODE is displayed when ATW
is assigned to channel B.
This appears when the AUTO KNEE switch has been set to ON or OFF.
This appears when the gain has been selected using the GAIN selector
switch or USER button.
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Display item What is displayed Status when display appears
8Cumulative gain
display6:/12:/20:This indicates the value of the cumulative gain (DS.GAIN) when this
gain function is working.
9Gain value¢¢dBThis indicates the current gain value.
7WHITE BAL switch
positionA
B
P
TThis indicates that the WHITE BAL switch is set to channel A.
This indicates that the WHITE BAL switch is set to channel B.
This indicates that the WHITE BAL switch is set to PRE....