Panasonic Digital Hd Video Cassette Recorder Ajhd1500p Operating Instructions

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Playback
1Insert the cassette tape, and place the unit in the stop mode.
2Press the PLAY button.
Regular playback is now commenced.
3Adjust the audio playback level.
Pull out the audio level controls and turn them clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust
the levels. Normally, they are kept in the pushed-in state (unity value).
4To end playback, press the STOP button.
The VTR now goes into the stop mode.

•Check that the SERVO lamp is lighted during playback. If it flashes or if it is off, the...

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Jog/shuttle
Jog mode
1Push the search dial to the “in” position.
Be sure that the JOG lamp lights.
2Rotate the search dial.
The dial’s clickstops are cleared, and the tape is played back at the speed (–1× to +1×
normal speed) corresponding to the speed at which the dial is turned. [The maximum
jog speeds can be switched by setting setup menu item No.310 (JOG FWD MAX) and
No.311 (JOG REV MAX).]
When the dial rotation is stopped, a still picture appears. The playback picture is noise-
free.
3To...

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Manual editing
1Select the editing mode.
ASSEMBLE:For assemble editing.
INSERT:For insert editing.
2Select the editing channel.
In the case of insert editing, press the channel button corresponding to the signals to be
edited, and check that its lamp is on.
3Press the PLAY button.
4Search for the position where the editing is to be commenced (IN point) while viewing
the TV monitor, and press the PLAY and EDIT buttons together at the IN point.
5Press the STOP or PLAY button at the position where...

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Preroll
1Press the PREROLL button.
The VTR now performs the preroll operation.
•When the edit IN point has been entered, the tape is rewound from the edit IN point for
the duration set by setup menu No.000 (P-ROLL TIME) and the unit then goes into the
stop mode.
•When the edit IN point has not been entered, the tape is rewound for the duration set
by setup menu No.000 (P-ROLL TIME) from the position where the button was
pressed, and the unit then goes into the stop mode.

•The time code or CTL...

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Automatic editing (deck to deck)
Editing refers to the job of using a prerecorded tape to produce a complete recording by
joining together separate cuts and deleting unnecessary parts.
The basic steps taken for editing are as follows.
1Set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE on the player and to LOCAL on the recorder.
2Select the editing mode.
3Enter the edit points of the recorder and player.
4Check and modify the edit points.
5Check (Preview) before proceeding with the editing.
6Proceed with the...

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Automatic editing (deck to deck)
Switch settings and adjustments
When the unit is used as the recorder:
When the unit is used as the player:
PULL FOR VARIABLE
ON
AUDIO CH SELECTSHIFT ADJTC  SETSTART TC/CTLRESET
TC INTTCTAPE
UB
STAND BY
EDIT PLAY
REW STOPSERVOREC
FFREC INHIBIT
PLAYEREXT EE
MODEREMOTEPUSH
REV FWDRECORDERLOCAL
CONTROL
CH 1
1ASMBL
PREVIEW
REVIEWAUTO EDITPREROLLTRIMA ININSETOUTA OUT
MULTICUEINSERT
VIDEOCH1/5 CH2/8 CH3/7 CH4/8 CUE TCCH 4
OFF
POWERCH CONDITION ENTER ESCAPE SHIFT...

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Selecting the editing mode
1Select the editing mode.
For assemble editing, press the ASMBL button.
For insert editing, press the INSERT button.
ASMBL:The assemble editing mode (in which cuts are joined together) is
established.
INSERT:The insert editing mode (in which cuts are inserted) is established.
2Select the editing channel.
With assemble editing, the ASMBL lamp lights.
With insert editing, press the button of the channel whose signals are to be edited and
light its lamp.
3Select the VTR to...

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Automatic editing (deck to deck)
Entering the edit points
1Search for the edit IN point by performing the jog or shuttle operation.
Establish the still picture mode at the desired position.
Refer to page 32 for details on the jog/shuttle operations.
2Press the IN and SET buttons together.
The edit IN point is now entered.
The edit IN point value now appears on the display.
3Search for the edit OUT point by performing the jog or shuttle operation.
Establish the still picture mode at the desired...

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Checking the edit points
1Press the IN (or OUT) button to check the edit point.
The value of the entered edit point appears on the display.
2Press the PREROLL button while holding down the IN (or OUT) button to check the
image at the edit point.
The tape is cued at the edit IN (or OUT) point, and the still picture mode at that point is
displayed.
•The EE mode is established if the TAPE/EE switch has been set to the “EE” position
when “STOP” has been selected for the setup menu No. 307 (AFTER...

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Automatic editing (deck to deck)
Modifying the edit points
1Re-entering the edit points
Search for the new edit point by performing the jog or shuttle operation, and press the
IN (or OUT) and SET buttons together to re-enter the edit point.
2Modifying the edit point in frame units (trim function)
Press the TRIM button while holding down the IN (or OUT) button.
The edit point is put ahead by 1 frame each time the + button is pressed.
The edit point is put back by 1 frame each time the – button is...