Panasonic Digital Camera Ajd900w Operating Instructions

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Accessory Mounting Section
Hook for mounting shoulder belt
Attach the accessory shoulder belt to this hook.
Light shoe
Mount the video light, etc. onto this shoe.
Lens mount (bayonet type)
Mount the lens here.
Lens clamping lever
Insert the lens into the lens mount , and turn the lens mount ring using this lever to clamp
the lens.
	Lens mount cap
Press up the lens clamping lever  to remove this cap. Keep the cap in place if the lens is
not going to be mounted.

Lens cable clamp
This is for...

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Controls and Their Functions
Audio Function Section (1)
AUDIO LEVEL CH1 (audio channel 1 recording level) control
When the AUDIO SELECT CH1/CH2 switch  is set to MAN, the recording level of audio
channel 1 can be adjusted by this control in addition to the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 control  on
the side panel.
MIC IN (microphone input) jack (XLR, 3-pin)
Connect an optional microphone to this jack. The power for the microphone is supplied from
this jack.
AUDIO LEVEL CH1/CH2 (audio channel 1/2 recording...

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Audio Function Section (2)
ALARM (warning tone volume) control
This adjusts the warning tone volume heard from the speaker  or the earphone connected
to the PHONES jack . When it is set to the lowest position, the warning tone is not audible.
However, by making changes to the inside parts, the tone can be made audible even when
the control is at its lowest position.
MONITOR (volume) control
This adjusts the volume of the sound other than the warning tone — the sound from the
speaker  or...

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Controls and Their Functions
Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (1)
 Viewfinder
Black-and-white images can be seen in the viewfinder during recording and playback. Warn-
ings and messages relating to the unit’s operating status and settings, zebra pattern, markers
(safety zone marker, center marker), etc. can also be seen.
!PEAKING control
This is used to adjust the contours of the images inside the viewfinder to facilitate focusing. It
does not affect the camera’s output signals....

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Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (2)
*CC/ND FILTER (filter selector) knob
This selects the filter to match the light source which is illuminating the subject.
If the setting of this knob is changed when the menu display mode has been set to “3” (de-
fault setting), the new setting will appear for about 3 seconds on the setting change message
display area of the viewfinder screen.
The knob and filter settings are listed below.
Filter
Description Example of filter setting to...

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Controls and Their Functions
Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (3)
.OUTPUT (output signal selector)/AUTO KNEE switch
This switch selects the video signals which are to be output from the camera unit to the VTR
unit, viewfinder and video monitor. The AUTO KNEE function can be used when the images
shot by the camera have been selected.
OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch setting positions
BARS Color bar signals are output. The AUTO KNEE circuit
is not activated. Set the switch to this position in...

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1ECU REMOTE (remote control) connector (6-pin)
Connect the AQ-EC1 extension control unit (option) here.
Note	
The POWER switches on unit and extension control unit must be set to OFF before the re-
mote control cable is connected or disconnected.
226-pin/12-pin output adaptor (option) (See page 98 for mounting method.)
The 26-pin/12-pin output adaptor AJ-YA900P (option) is mounted on this section. When the
portable VTR is connected as the external VTR, recording can be performed simultaneously
with...

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Controls and Their Functions
Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (4)
5VTR START button
When this pressed, recording commences; when it is pressed again, recording stops. This
button has the same function as the VTR button on the lens side.
6VTR SAVE/STBY (tape protection) switch
This selects the power supply status while the VTR recording is temporarily stopped (REC
PAUSE).
SAVE:This is the tape protection mode. The cylinder is stopped in the half-loading status.
Compared with the STBY...

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;EJECT (cassette eject) button
Press this to insert or eject the cassette.
PLAY (playback) button
Press this to view the playback images on the viewfinder screen or color video monitor. Its
lamp lights during playback.
If this button is pressed again during playback, playback is paused and the lamp goes off.
After playback has been paused for 2 minutes, the unit automatically switches to stop status
(STOP).
?STOP button
Press this to stop the tape travel.
@Emergency screw (inside the rubber cap)
For...

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Controls and Their Functions
Menu Operation Section
ASetup card insertion slot
The optional setup cards are inserted into this slot.
BMENU SET/OFF switch
This displays the setting menu on the viewfinder screen through VIDEO OUT connector.
SET:The page on which the previous setting menu operations were completed appears on
the viewfinder screen. (When the menu is used for the first time, the first of the pages
which can be displayed appears.)
OFF:The setting menu is not displayed on the viewfinder...