Panasonic Camera Recorder Ajhdc27hp Operating Instructions

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AJ-EC3
AJ-65
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Connecting the extension control unit
Dedicated cable
ECU connector
By connecting the AJ-EC3 extension control unit
(optional accessory), some of the functions can be
operated by remote control.
When the AJ-EC3 is connected and the POWER
switches on the unit and AJ-EC3 are set to ON, the
unit is automatically set to the remote control mode.
OBefore connecting or disconnecting the dedicated
cable, be absolutely sure to set the POWER
switches on the unit and AJ-EC3 to OFF.
OWhen “OFF” has been selected as the ECU DATA
SAVE setting on the CAMERA SW MODE screen
of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2, all the adjustments
and settings made using the AJ-EC3 will be cleared
when the unit’s power switch is set to OFF.
When the unit is connected to the AJ-EC3 again,
the KNEE POINT, KNEE SLOPE, GAMMA,
MASTER PEDESTAL and DETAIL items are
returned to the AJ-EC3 settings.
OWhen “ON” has been selected as the ECU DATA
SAVE setting on the CAMERA SW MODE screen
of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2, all the adjustments
and settings made using the AJ-EC3 will not be
cleared even when the unit’s power switch is set to
OFF.
Attaching the rain cover
Tighten the cord.
Close using the fastener.Close using the fastener.
Example showing use of the SHAN-
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TALLY / REC
BATT
VTR
SAVE
1
423
Viewfinder lamp displays
1TALLY/REC (recording) lamp
This lights up (red) during recording.  It flashes
when a problem has occurred.
For details, refer to the section on the “Warning
system” (pages 126, 127).
2BATT (battery) lamp
This starts flashing when the battery voltage has
dropped to the level where the battery will no longer
be usable in several minutes’ time, and it lights
when the battery is no longer usable.  To prevent
operation from being interrupted, replace the
battery before the battery has discharged
completely.
For details, refer to the section on the “Warning
system” (pages 126, 127).
3(abnormal operating status warning) lamp
This lights when the unit is set to an abnormal
operating status for any of the items set to “ON” on
the “!LED” screen of the setting menu.
For details on selecting the items targeted for the
lamp display, refer to the section on “Setting the
lamp displays” (next page).4VTR SAVE (VTR power-saving) lamp
This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set
to SAVE.  It goes off during recording.

In the rec pause mode, the SAVE mode is
established automatically, and the lamp lights after
the time set for the pause timer (temporary stop
time) has elapsed.
After four minutes have elapsed in the play pause
mode, the SAVE mode is established automatically,
and after six minutes have elapsed the lamp lights.
Viewfinder pictured here is the AJ-HVF27BP(For details concerning the viewfinder, refer to
the operating instructions of the viewfinder.)



						

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Viewfinder lamp displays(continued)
Setting itemDescription of setting
GAIN (0 dB) Lamp display appears when the gain is
set to a value other than “0 dB.”
GAIN (–3 dB) Lamp display appears when the gain is
set to a value other than “–3 dB.”
SHUTTER Lamp display appears when the
SHUTTER switch is at ON.
WHITE PRESET Lamp display appears when “PRST”
applies to the channel in the white
balance memory.
EXTENDER Lamp display appears when the lens
extender is used.
FILTER Lamp display appears when the filter is
set to a value other than “3200 K.”
BLACK STR Lamp display appears when the black
stretch is at ON.
DAY LIGHT
(FILM MENU)Lamp display appears when the white
balance presetting is DAY LIGHT.
D5600K
(CAM MENU)Lamp display appears when the white
balance presetting is 5600 K.
Setting the  lamp displays
Select the items targeted for the  lamp display on
the “!LED” screen of the FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2
screen.
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88) to
open the “!LED” screen.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the desired item.
4Repeat steps 2and3to set ON or OFF for the
other items.
3For the selected item, press the JOG dial button,
and set whether or not the item is to be displayed
on the viewfinder screen.
Turn the JOG dial button, select display (ON) or no
display (OFF) and press the JOG dial button to
enter the selection.
5Press the MENU button to exit the menu
operations.
The setting menu is cleared, and the displays
showing the unit’s current statuses appear at the
top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
n< !LED >
GAIN(0dB)        :ON
GAIN(–3dB)       :OFF
SHUTTER          :ON
WHITE PRESET     :OFF
EXTENDER  
       :ON
FILTER           :OFF
BLACK STR        :OFF
DAY LIGHT        :OFF
MATRIX           :OFF
COLOR C
ORRECTION :OFF
FRAME RATE       :ON
MATRIX Lamp display appears when the matrix is
at ON.
COLOR
CORRECTIONLamp display appears when the color
correction is at ON.
FRAME RATE Lamp display appears when the frame
rate has been set to 11 fps or below.



						

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Viewfinder screen status displays
In addition to the pictures shot, the unit’s settings and
messages indicating its operating statuses are
displayed on the viewfinder screen.  The center
marker and safety zone markers also appear.
The items which have been set to ON by the switches
relating to the viewfinder displays or the VF DISPLAY
screen of the setting menu are displayed at the top
and bottom of the screen.
When settings have been changed or adjustments
have been made, messages advising the user of what
has been set, what progress has been made in the
adjustments and what the adjustment results are can
be displayed for about 3 seconds.$Display items and where they are displayed
1Extender display
2Shutter speed/mode display 
3Remaining tape display
4Battery voltage display 
5Filter display
6White balance memory display 
7Gain display
8Audio level display
9Aperture display
:Camera warning/information display
;Safety zone markers
Zoom position display 
?TCG display
@Master gain setting display 
AColor temperature display PRE/A/B
BBattery type
CTotal tape length
DPreset color temperature display
EVTR warning/information display 
FInterval recording mode display (flashing)
GAUDIO CH1/CH2 input display
HFrame rate information display
Ilamp information display
JFrame frequency information display
KOperation mode display
LCompression mode display
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Viewfinder screen status displays (continued)
1Extender display 
This appears when the lens extender is being used.
2Shutter speed/mode display 
This indicates the shutter speed or shutter mode
setting.
The unit in which the shutter speed is displayed can
be set on the VF DISPLAY screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 2.
OOFF (no display):
The shutter is not used.
O1/100, 1/120, 1/250 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 
(180d, 172.8d, 144d, 120d, 90d, 45d):
Shutter speeds in the fixed mode
O3.0d to 350.0d/0.8% to 97.2% (SYNCHRO
SCAN):
Selection of synchro scan mode
In the synchro scan 1 mode, “Y” appears
immediately in front of the number displayed.
3Remaining tape display
During recording, this shows the remaining tape (in
minutes) in the VTR.  When less than two minutes
of tape remain, the figure starts flashing.
4Battery voltage display 
This indicates the battery voltage (V) during
operation.  The voltage is displayed as a
percentage when a digital battery is used.
5Filter display
This indicates the type of filter selected.
6White balance memory display 
This indicates the automatic adjustment memory
selected for the white balance.
A:The WHITE BAL switch has been set to “A.”
B:The WHITE BAL switch has been set to “B.”
P:The WHITE BAL switch has been set to “PRST.”
7Gain display
This indicates the gain (dB) of the video amplifier
which was set using the GAIN switch.
8Audio level display
This indicates the audio level (which can be
displayed separately for audio CH1 and CH2).
During sine wave input, it roughly corresponds with
the VTR’s level meter as shown below.9Aperture display 
This indicates the approximate aperture setting (F
number).

This appears when a lens with an aperture display
function is being used.
:Camera warning/information display
The black balance, white balance, auto knee
function, super iris, super gain and other alarm
displays and warnings appear here.
;Safety zone markers
These indicate the 80% or 90% (factory setting)
range of the surface area of the viewfinder screen.
The display range proportion is set on the VF
DISPLAY screen of the setting menu.
For details, refer to “Setting the marker displays”
(page 49).
Zoom position display 
The distance from the WIDE end to TEL end of the
zoom lens is indicated here as a number from 0 to
99.
?TCG display
This indicates the time code generator value.
@Master gain setting display 
The GAIN L/M/H values currently set appear here
when the MODE CHECK button is pressed.
AColor temperature display PRE/A/B
This indicates the color temperature when AWB is
executed using white balance memory A or B.
Audio level display
VTR’s level meter
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Viewfinder screen status displays(continued)
BBattery type
This indicates the type of battery selected.
CTotal tape length
This indicates the total length of the cassette tape.
DPreset color temperature display
When DAY LIGHT has been selected as the setting
for the LIGHTING item which is set from the
CAMERA SETTING screen of VTR (CAM) MAIN
MENU 1, it indicates D.L., and when ON has been
selected as the setting for the D5600K item, it
indicates 5600.
EVTR warning/information display 
Alarm displays such as SLACK, REC WARNING,
HUMID, SERVO and RF as well as other warnings
are indicated here.
FInterval recording mode display (flashing)
GAUDIO CH1/CH2 input display
The input signals to be recorded in audio channels
1 and 2 are indicated here.
HFrame rate information display
This indicates the frame rate which has been set.
I
lamp information display
This indicates the information when the  lamp
has lighted.
JFrame frequency information display
This indicates the frame frequency (59.9 Hz or
60.00 Hz) which has been set.
KOperation mode display
This indicates the unit’s operation mode (F: FILM or
V: VIDEO) which has been set.
LCompression mode display
This indicates COMP when DARK has been
selected as the setting for the COMPRESSION
MODE item which in turn is set from FUNCTION on
the VTR MAIN MENU screen.Selecting the display items
The items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen
can each be set to ON or OFF on the “VF
INDICATOR” screen of the FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU
2 or on the “VTR VF INDICATOR” screen of the VTR
MENU.
Selectable items
On the “VF INDICATOR” screen of FILM (CAM)
MENU
OExtender display (EXTENDER)
OShutter speed/mode display (SHUTTER)
OFilter display (FILTER)
OWhite balance memory display (WHITE)
OGain display (GAIN)
OAperture value and super iris ON display (IRIS)
OCamera ID display (CAMERA ID)
OZoom position display (ZOOM LVL)
OColor temperature display (COLOR TEMP)
OFrame rate display (FRAME RATE)
OGamma curve display (VERSION ID)

The camera ID appears when color bar signals are
to be recorded in accordance with the
OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch setting.
For details, refer to “Setting the camera ID” (page
50).
n< VF INDICATOR >
EXTENDER     :ON
SHUTTER      :ON
FILTER       :ON
WHITE        :ON
GAIN         :ON
IRIS
         :S+IRIS
CAMERA ID    :ON
ZOOM LVL     :OFF
COLOR TEMP   :ON
FRAME RATE   :ON
VERSION ID   :ON



						

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Viewfinder screen status displays(continued)
Selecting the display items
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88) to
open the “VF INDICATOR” screen.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the desired item.
4Repeat steps 2and3to set ON or OFF for other
items.
3For the selected item, press the JOG dial button,
and set whether or not the item is to be displayed
on the viewfinder screen.
Turn the JOG dial button to select display (ON) or
no display (OFF), and press the JOG dial button to
enter the selection.
5Press the MENU button to exit the menu
operations.
The setting menu is cleared, and the displays
showing the unit’s current statuses appear at the
top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
n< VTR VF INDICATOR >
TAPE(IND)          :ON
BATTERY(IND)       :ON
LEVEL METER(IND)   :CH1
AUDIO IN(IND)
      :OFF
TC(IND)            :OFF
VTR WARNING(IND)   :NORMAL
COMPRESSION(IND)   :ON
SAVE LED           :
SAVE
On the “VTR VF INDICATOR” screen of VTR MENU
ORemaining tape display (TAPE)
ORemaining battery charge display (BATTERY)
OLevel meter display (LEVEL METER)
OAudio CH1/CH2 input display (AUDIO IN)
OTime code display (TC)
OVTR warning display (VTR WARNING)
OCompression mode display (COMPRESSION)
OSAVE lamp display (SAVE LED)
n< VTR VF INDICATOR >
TAPE(IND)          :ON
BATTERY(IND)       :ON
LEVEL METER(IND)   :CH1
AUDIO IN(IND)
      :OFF
TC(IND)            :OFF
VTR WARNING(IND)   :NORMAL
COMPRESSION(IND)   :ON
SAVE LED           :
SAVE
n< VF INDICATOR >
EXTENDER     :ON
SHUTTER      :ON
FILTER       :ON
WHITE        :ON
GAIN         :ON
IRIS
         :S+IRIS
CAMERA ID    :ON
ZOOM LVL     :OFF
COLOR TEMP   :ON
FRAME RATE   :ON
VERSION ID   :ON



						

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Viewfinder screen status displays(continued)
Display modes and setting
change messages
The display of messages advising the user of what
changes have been made to the settings and what the
adjustment results are can be turned off for some or
all of the items displayed.
±
: Message is to be displayed.
t
: Message is not to be
displayed.
Setting change/adjustment result messages and display modes
Situation in which message is displayed Message
Display mode
setting
123
tt±
When the filter selection has been changed Filter: n (n=1, 2, 3, 4), m (m=A, B, C, D)
tt± When the gain setting has been changed GAIN: n dB
(n= –6, –3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30)
tt± When the WHITE BAL switch setting has been
changedWHITE: n (n=ACH, BCH, PRESET)
t±± When the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch has
been set to AUTO KNEE or OFF

This display is shown for about 3 seconds
immediately after the unit’s power has been
switched on.AUTO KNEE: ON (or OFF)
t±± When the shutter speed/mode setting has been
changedSS: 1/100 (or 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,
S.SCAN, 3.0d to 350.0d, 0.8% to 97.2%)
t±± When the white balance (AWB) has been
adjustedExample) AWB: OK
For details, refer to “Adjusting the white balance”
(pages 53 to 55).
t±± When the black balance (ABB) has been
adjustedExample) ABB: OK
For details, refer to “Adjusting the black balance” 
(page 56).



						

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Viewfinder screen status displays(continued)
Switching the display mode
The display mode settings are switched on the VF
DISPLAY screen.
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88) to
open the “VF DISPLAY” screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 2.
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the “DISP MODE” item.
3Press the JOG dial button, and set the desired
display mode.
Turn the JOG dial button to select the display
contents, and press the JOG dial button to enter
the selection.
4Press the MENU button to exit the menu
operations.
The setting menu is cleared, and the displays
showing the unit’s current statuses appear at the
top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
n< VF DISPLAY >
DISP CONDITION    :NORMAL
DISP MODE         :3
VF OUT            :Y
VF DTL            :4
Z
EBRA1 DETECT     :080%
ZEBRA2 DETECT     :085%
ZEBRA2            :SPOT
LOW LIGHT LVL     :45%
SYNCHRO SCA
N DISP.:deg
ECU MENU DISP.    :ON
Setting the marker displays
The center marker and safety zone marker displays
are set on the VF MARKER screen.
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88) to
open the “VF MARKER” screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 2.
2Perform the same operations as for the “VF
DISPLAY” screen to set each item.
n< VF MARKER >
SAFETY ZONE   :3
CENTER MARK   :ON
FRAME SIG     :4:3
MARK    :OFF
LVL     :15



						

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Viewfinder screen status displays(continued)
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 displayed even if color bar signals are output.

The camera ID is recorded at the same time as the
color bar signals if “CAMERA ID” on the VF
INDICATOR screen has been set to “ON.”
1Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88) to
open the “CAMERA ID” screen of FILM (CAM)
MAIN MENU 2.
4Press the JOG dial button again and turn it until the
character to be set is displayed.
When the button is turned, the character displayed
is switched in the following sequence:
Space:)
7
letters: A—Z
7
numbers: 0—9
7
symbols: ’, >, 
ID 1:
2222222222
ID 2:2222222222
ID 3:2222222222
2Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow
(cursor) to the “ID 1: to 3:” item.
3When the JOG dial button is pressed, the arrow
(cursor) moves to the ID input area, and the input
mode is established.
< CAMERA ID >
nID 1:
2222222222
ID 2:2222222222
ID 3:2222222222
< CAMERA ID >
m
ID 1:
2222222222
ID 2:2222222222
ID 3:2222222222
7When the characters have been input, turn the
JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to the
“:” position.
8When the JOG dial button is pressed, the arrow
(cursor) returns to the ID 1:, ID 2: or ID 3: item.
< CAMERA ID >
m
ID 1:
2222222222
ID 2:2222222222
ID 3:2222222222