Panasonic Aj Yad250 Operating Instructions Manual

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7.Adhere the display label packed with the AJ-YAD250P
board to the AJ-D250’s rear panel.
Display label 

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Equipment connections
Use a dedicated DVCPRO I/F cable (AJ-DTC2P or AJ-DTC4P)
to connect the AJ-D250.
(The input/output pins on the DVCPRO I/F connector are
bidirectional.  No distinction is made between the input and
output sides.)
Dedicated DVCPRO I/F cable
(AJ-DTC2P or AJ-DTC4P)DVCPRO I/F connector
AJ-D250
AJ-D250
AJ-D250 

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Equipment connections

OUse a dedicated DVCPRO I/F cable (AJ-DTC2P or AJ-
DTC4P) for the connection.
OAvoid a loop connection since this will prevent the units from
operating properly.
OThe maximum number of AJ-D250 units which can be
connected is three.
OThe AV signals may be disturbed when the power of the
connected units is turned ON or OFF and when the I/F cable
is plugged in or disconnected.
OIt may take several seconds for the system operation to
stabilize when the input signals are...

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OSignal input for the consumer-use DV format is not
supported.
OThe DVCPRO I/F output will be in the DV format when a tape
in the consumer DV format or DVCAM format is played back
by the AJ-D250.
OUse RS232C as the setup menu No.208 (REMOTE SEL)
setting when the AJ-D250 is to be controlled by the AJ-A250
(remote controller).  (See page E-16)
Input format Recording tape format
DVCPRO
DV,
DVCAMDVCPRO
48kHz/16bit/2ch/
Locked audio signal
48kHz/16bit/2ch/
Signal other than...

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Equipment connections

OInsert editing using the DVCPRO I/F input is not possible
when the AJ-D250 is to be controlled as the recorder VTR by
the AJ-A250 (remote controller).  (The RS-232C EIN
command and EAD command cannot be used when the
INPUT SELECT switch is at the OPTION position.)
Neither can the preview function be used during assemble
editing.  When preview is attempted, the image near the IN
point is frozen and an error results.  (The RS-232C IEV
command cannot be used when the...

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Superimposed display screen
The superimposed screen displayed on the TV monitor which is
connected to the MONITOR OUT connector will appear as
shown below if T&STA or T&S&R is used as the DISPLAY SEL
setup menu item setting.
Example of superimposed screen display with T&STA
setting
TCR : : : ISTOP
TV monitor
VTR operating mode
Abbreviation (time code)
DVCPRO I/F status display
Display DVCPRO I/F status
I DVCPRO signal is received.
O DVCPRO signal is transmitted.
O
DV signal is transmitted.
No...

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AJ-D250 set-up menus
The set-up menus change as follows once the interface board is
installed in the AJ-D250.
Item
Description of settings
208 This sets the external control.
0: Control is exercised by the
DVCPRO I/F AV/C command.
1: Control is exercised by the RS-232C
(9pin D-SUB) connector.

OMenu item No.204 (ACK RETURN)
must be set to ON (0001) if control
is to be exercised by the 1394
settings.
OA change made to the REMOTE
SEL setting will take effect only
when the power is turned off...

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Item
Description of settings
800 This sets the DVCPRO I/F
transmission rate.
0: 100 Mbps
1: 200 Mbps
No.Super-
imposed
displaySettingNo.Super-
imposed
display
DIF
SPEED
0000
 0001
S100
 S200
802 This selects the DVCPRO I/F input
channel.  (See page E-14) DIF IN CH 0000
0063
0
63
803 This selects the DVCPRO I/F output
channel.  (See page E-14) DIF OUT
CH0000
0063
0
63
805 This sets the mode when the input
data cannot be recorded.
0: The erase (all data erase) mode is
set.
1: Recording is stopped....

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Description of settings
806 This menu item is for an extended
system.
Normally, use the DFLT setting.
For details, consult your dealer.
No.Super-
imposed
displaySettingNo.Super-
imposed
display
DIF
CONFIG 0000
0255DFLT255
807 DIF NSTD
IN
 0000
0001 OFFON
The underlined numbers and items are the factory settings.
AJ-D250 set-up menus
This sets whether signals are to be
output to DVCPRO I/F when the
analog input signals are non-standard
signals while the INPUT SELECT
switch is set to the...

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AJ-D250 VTR modes and input/output statuses
Once this board is installed in the AJ-D250, the displays or operation of
functions for some of the AJ-D250 menu settings or modes may differ from
the time before the board is installed.
VTR modeINPUT SELECT
switch (front
panel) positionS/F/R EE SEL
(set-up menu item
No.102)Input signal
status
STOPLINE/S-VIDEO
OPTIONEE
TAPE
TAPEN/ANormal signal
No signal
N/A
Normal signal
No signal
Normal signal
No signal
N/A
N/A
Normal signal
No signal
N/A
Normal signal...