Panasonic Aj Sdx900 Operating Instructions Manual

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Display item What is displayed Status when display appears
FTotal length of
cassette tape¢¢¢minThis indicates the total length of the cassette tape.
GSuper iris ON/
super black ONS
B
SBThis appears when S.IRIS has been set to ON.
This appears when S.BLK has been set to ON.
This indicates the color temperature during the AWB operation.
HColor temperature¢.¢KThis indicates the color temperatures assigned to the A, B, and PRE
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1 Mode of camera now shooting
2 Extender
3 MODE CHECK dedicated display area
4 Camera warning, message display area
5 Information allocated to USER buttons
6 Filter positions
7 WHITE BAL switch position
8 Cumulative gain display
9 Gain value
: VTR warnings, information
; AUDIO input system and level meter
< Time code display
= Iris override display
> Iris, f-value
? Zoom display
@ Interval, pre-rec display
A ID recording display
B Battery type
C...

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#< VF MARKER >
MKR:A
TABLE          :A
CENTER MARK    :1
SAFETY ZONE    :2
SAFETY AREA    :90%
FRAME SIG      :4:3
FRAME MARK     :OFF
FLAME LVL      :15
#< CAMERA ID >
ID1 : ABCDEFGHIJ
ID2 : ABCDEFGHIJ
ID3 : ABCDEFGHIJ
4-7-6 Setting the camera ID
The camera ID is set on the CAMERA ID screen.
Up to ten alphanumerics, symbols and spaces can be used.

The camera ID is not displayed while the setting menu is
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4-7-7 Mode check screen displays
(MODE CHECK button function)
The screens enabling the unit’s settings and modes to be
checked can be displayed in the viewfinder.
Each time the unit’s MODE CHECK button is pressed, one of
the four screen displays is selected in the following sequence:
STATUS screen display 
>!LED screen display >
FUNCTION screen display >AUDIO screen display.
Each screen is displayed for about 3 seconds.  When the
MODE CHECK button is...

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4-8Menu-driven function setup
The functions can be set up using the unit’s menus.
4-8-1Setting the USER SW GAIN
switching
In addition to the standard gain settings of L, M and H, the
S.GAIN (super gain) mode function that provides an analog
gain increase of 30 dB or more and the DS.GAIN (digital
super gain) mode function that provides a cumulative-type
gain increase utilizing progressive drive can be used with this
unit.
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4-8-3Selecting the F.AUDIO
LEVEL control function
This function enables the recording level to be adjusted using
the F.AUDIO LEVEL control.
To select this function, perform menu operations to open the
 screen from the VTR MENU page, and set
whether to enable or disable the F.AUDIO LEVEL controls for
the system selected as the input signals using the FRONT VR
CH1 and FRONT VR CH2 items.
4-8-4 Allocating functions to the
USER MAIN, USER1 and
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AUDIO CH1:The function for switching the channel 1 input
signal is allocated.  Each press advances the
setting through the sequence FRONT >W.L.>
REAR. Note that it is also possible to change the
setting by operating the AUDIO IN switch.
Whichever control is operated last takes
precedence.
AUDIO CH2:The function for switching the channel 2 input
signal is allocated.  Each press advances the
setting through the sequence FRONT >W.L.>
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4-9-2 Setup card operations
To format the setup card, save the setting data on the card or
read the saved data from the card, first perform a menu
operation to open the  screen from the
FILE page.
Formatting the setup card
#< CARD READ/WRITE >
R.SELECT         :1
READ
W.SELECT         :1
WRITE
CARD CONFIG
TITLE READ
TITLE:
1: ********  5: ********
2: ********  6: ********
3: ********  7: ********
4: ********  8: ********
CONFIG?
YES
#NO
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4Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to
the “TITLE : ” item.
5When the JOG dial button is pressed, the arrow (cursor)
moves to the title input area, and the input mode is
established.
7Press the JOG dial button to enter the character.
8Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to
the next position (right), and repeat steps 6and 7to set
the characters (maximum of 8). Giving a title to the selected file
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READ?
YES
#NO
Loading the data saved on the card
1Perform the menu operations, and display the “CARD
READ/WRITE” screen.
If the data is given a title when it is saved, the title will
also be displayed.
3Turn the JOG dial button to select any number from 1 to
8, and press the JOG dial button.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to
the R.SELECT item and press the JOG dial button. Selecting the file No
13Turn the JOG dial button to move...