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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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 selected or the mode is
changed.  Wait until the system operation has stabilized
before proceeding to record.
OIf the analog video input signals are VHS or other non-
standard signals and ON has been selected as the setup
menu No.807 (DIF NSTD IN) setting, the sound and picture of
the receiving end device which has been connected using the
DVCPRO I/F connector may be disturbed or may not even be
output at all.
OThe volume recording level control on the front panel does
not function while recording with the DVCPRO I/F input is in
progress.
OThe capstan lock mode is fixed at the 2F mode when
recording using the DVCPRO I/F input.  It will not be set to
the 4F mode even when the setup menu No.109 (CAP
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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 locked
audio signalDVCPRO
Recording not possible
i
i
i
Playback tape format Output format (DVCPRO)
DVCPRO DVCPRO
iDV, DVCAM DVi
Playback tape format Output format (DV)
DVCPRO DV
iDV, DVCAM DVi
The output format can be changed with the transmission side Setup
menu No. 801 (DIF TYPE) setting.(See page E-17) 
						

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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 INPUT SELECT switch is
at the OPTION position.)
When an error has occurred, it will be displayed on the
superimposed screen and on the front panel.
(See page E-29)
OIf the analog video input signals have been edited using AJ-
A250 (remote controller) control, the video output picture may
be disturbed when an audio insert pause has been executed.
However, this will not have an adverse effect on what is
recorded on the units tape.
AJ-D250 settings
1.When two or more AJ-D250 units are to be connected,
set the INPUT SELECT switch (front panel) of the AJ-
D250 unit at the receiving end to the OPTION position.
2.The set-up menus for the AJ-D250 units at both the
sending and receiving ends are now opened.
(Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch on the front
panel to MENU.)
3.Check that the set-up menu item No.803 (DIF OUT CH)
at the sending end and the set-up menu item No.802
(DIF IN CH) at the receiving end match.  If they do not
match, adjust the channel settings. 
						

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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 display Stop modeO
(denotes
flashing)Signal transmission mode is established but signals
cannot be transmitted. I
(denotes
flashing)Signal reception mode is established but packet is not
present or there is some other problem. 
						

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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 after
the setting has been changed and
then turned back on.
No.Super-
imposed
displaySettingNo.Super-
imposed
display
REMOTE
SEL  0000
0001 1394RS232C
506 This sets the time code mode.
0: The time code generator is used in
the REC RUN mode.
1: The time code generator is used in
the FREE RUN mode.
2: The time code generator is used in
the internal regeneration mode.
3: When the INPUT SELECT switch is
at the LINE/S-VIDEO position, VITC
is selected; when it is at the
OPTION position, the DVCPRO I/F
time code input is selected. TC MODE
0000
0001
 0002
0003P-REC
P-FREE
 I-REGEXT-TC
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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.

O“E-02” is displayed on the front
panel while erase (all data erase)
mode is in progress.
ORecording is not possible with
consumer-use DV signals. DIF REC
SEL
 0000
0001 ERASESTOP
The underlined numbers and items are the factory settings.
AJ-D250 set-up menus
801 This sets the DVCPRO I/F
transmission format.
0: DVCPRO format
1: DV format DIF TYPE
 0000
0001DVCPRODV 
						

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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 LINE or S-VIDEO
position.
0: Non-standard signals are not output
to DVCPRO I/F.

When INPUT SELECT switch is set
to the S-VIDEO position, even input
signals which are not non-standard
will not be output to DVCPRO I/F.
1: Input signals are output to DVCPRO
I/F.
808 This sets the audio input signals to be
selected when the INPUT SELECT
switch is set to the OPTION position.
0: This selects audio input signals from
DVCPRO I/F.
1: This selects audio input signals
(analog) other than DVCPRO I/F. DIF AUD
SEL
 0000
0001 DIFANA 
						

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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
No signal
N/A
Normal signal
No signal
Normal signal
No signal
Normal signal
No signal
Normal signal
No signal
STANDBY
OFFLINE/S-VIDEO
OPTIONEE
N/A
FF
REWLINE/S-VIDEO
OPTIONEE
PLAY/PAUSEFrame feed
SEARCHN/A N/ATAPE
N/A
N/AREC/PAUSELINE/S-VIDEO
OPTIONN/A
N/A EJECTLINE/S-VIDEO
OPTIONN/A