Panasonic Digital Hd Video Cassette Recorder Ajhd1700 Operating Instructions

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Function menus

The TC-related settings are performed on these menu
screens.Whether the TC is to be superimposed onto
the display can also be set on this screen.
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
TC SRCToggle No. 507
TC SOURCEDescription of setting
Refer to the setup menu.Setting
When HD SDI, INT SG or SDTI is selected:INT
EXT_L
SLTC
SVITC
When SD SDI is selected:
INT
EXT_L
VITC
F5
RUN MDToggle No. 504
RUN MODERefer to the setup menu. RECFREE
F6
DF MODF i
toggleNo. 511
DF MODERefer to the setup menu. DFNDF
F1 (SHIFT)
SUPERToggle No. 005
SUPERRefer to the setup menu. OFF
ON
F2 (SHIFT)
C HPOSToggle i
ADJNo. 007
CHARA H-POSRefer to the setup menu. 0 --- 6--- 37
F3 (SHIFT)
C VPOSToggle i
ADJNo. 008
CHARA V-POSRefer to the setup menu. 0 --- 23--- 32
F5 (SHIFT)
C TYPEToggle No. 009
CHARA TYPERefer to the setup menu. WHITEW/OUT
F6 (SHIFT)
TIMERToggle No. 002
TAPE TIMERRefer to the setup menu.
F3
TCG MDToggle No. 503
TCG MODERefer to the setup menu. REGEN
PRE
AUTO
F4
TCG RGToggle No. 505
TCG REGENRefer to the setup menu. TC&UBTC
UB
F4 (SHIFT)
DISPLYToggle No. 006
DISPLAY SELRefer to the setup menu. TIME
T&STA
T&S&M
T&RT
T&YMD
T&MDY
T&DMY
F2
______ ___ ______
*The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.
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Function menus

Moving to registered points
The highlighting on the registered point display area is
moved by turning the ADJUST dial.  It is moved in the
ascending  order  of  points  when  the  dial  is  turned
clockwise and in the descending order of points when
it  is  turned  counterclockwise.   When  “AUTO”  has
been  selected  as  the  (PAGE)  setting  on  the
 menu, the highlighting can be moved
also to the previous or next page.
• Depending  on  the  setting  selected  for 
(ROTATE)  on  the    menu,  the
following applies to moving the highlighting in the
ascending order of points.
When “OFF” is set: 
The highlighting cannot be moved from page 9 to
page 0.
When “ON” is set: 
The highlighting can be moved from page 9 to page 0.
•In  moving  in  the  descending  order  of  points,  the
highlighting cannot be moved from page 0 to page 9.
Search point and registered point
operations
Each  time  the  (MODE)  button  of  the  
menu  is  pressed,  the  search  mode  and  cue  point
registration mode are switched alternately.  Perform
the search point or registered point operations in the
respective mode.
• When the power is turned on, the search point or
registered point, whichever was established when
the power was last turned off, is established.
• When the setting for  (PAGE) or  (ROTATE)
on  the    menu  has  been  changed,
“01” (page 0/point no.1) is set for both the search
and registered points.
Cue point registration mode
It is possible to register points to which the tape is to
be  prerolled.    When  the  display  page  has  been
changed using the  (PREV) or  (NEXT) button
on the  menu, the following applies depending
on the setting for (PAGE) on the 
menu.
When “MANU” is set: 
Both the search and registered points move to the top
of the changed page.
When “AUTO” is set: 
Only  the  registered  point  moves  to  the  top  of  the
changed page; the search point does not move.
F3
F2F1
F4F3
F3
F4
F3
A maximum of 60 cue points can be set on these menu
screens.  When “AUTO” has been selected as the 
(PAGE) setting on the AUTO PAGE mode 
menu, up to 10 pages of cue points with 6 cue points on
each page can be managed on a page-by-page basis.
The 60 cue points are indicated using the page number
display and registered point display areas.
  
Cue  points  cannot  be  registered,  prerolled,  etc.  if  a
setting other than “ENA” has been selected as the setup
menu item No.001 (LOCAL ENA) setting in the REMOTE
mode.
F3
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Page number display area
Registered point display areaCue point data display areas
Page number display area
The page number from 0 to 9 is indicated here.
Registered point display area
On  each  page,  six  cue  point  data  managed  by
registered  point  numbers  are  displayed.    A  point
whose  registered  point  number  is  highlighted  is
targeted for registration and search.
Shown  below  is  the  correlation  between  the  page
numbers and registered point numbers.
Page no. Registered points Page no.  Registered points
0 01–06 5 51–56
1 11–16 6 61–66
2 21–26 7 71–76
3 31–36 8 81–86
4 41–46 9 91–96
Page operations
Pages can be scrolled in the forward or reverse direction
using the [F1](PREV) or [F2](NEXT) function buttons.
•Depending on the setting selected for[F4](ROTATE)
on the  menu, the following applies to
scrolling pages in the forward direction.
When “OFF” is set: 
Page 0 cannot be scrolled forward from page 9.
When “ON” is set: 
Page 0 can be scrolled forward from page 9.
•In  scrolling  pages  in  the  reverse  direction,  page  9
cannot be scrolled in reverse from page 0.
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Search mode
The  desired  search  point  can  be  selected,  and  the
tape can be prerolled to that point.
When the display page has been changed using the
[(PREV)  or  (NEXT)  button  on  the  
menu, the following applies depending on the setting
for  (PAGE) on the  menu.
When “MANU” is set: 
Both the search and registered points move to the top
of the changed page.
When “AUTO” is set: 
Only the search point moves to the top of the changed
page; the registered point does not move.
Cue point registration
Turn the ADJUST dial to highlight the point which is to
be registered.  When the button is pressed, the
current tape position is registered as the cue point.
The following applies depending on the setting for 
(PAGE) on the  menu.
When “MANU” is set: 
Operations  are  performed  on  the  selected  page.
Press  the  button  to  register  the  points  in
succession (CUE¢
1 >
CUE¢
2 >
... >
CUE¢
6) on
the selected page.  (Any points already registered will
be overwritten.)
The  registration  is  automatically  terminated  when
CUE¢
6 is registered on the page. (*
1)
A change must be made to the points to be registered
if more cue points are to be registered.  Check that
the cue point registration mode is established, change
the page, and change the points to be registered.  In
this  case,  the  search  point  will  also  move
automatically  to  the  top  (CUE¢
1)  of  the  changed
page.
(*1) If “ON” is selected as the](ROTATE) setting
on the  menu, the registration of the
cue  points  will  rotate  on  the  same  page  in  the
following  order:  CUE¢
1 >
CUE¢
2 >
... >
CUE¢
6 >
CUE¢
1 >
CUE¢
2 >
...
F4
SET
F3
SET
F3
F2F1
When “AUTO” is set: 
When  a  page  become  full  during  the  cue  point
registration process, operation automatically moves to
the  next  page,  and  registration  continues.    When
CUE96  on  the  last  page  is  reached,  registration  is
automatically terminated. (*
2)
A change must be made to the points to be registered
if more cue points are to be registered.  Check that
the cue point registration mode is established, change
the page, and change the points to be registered.  In
this case, the search point will not  be changed.
(*2) If “ON” is selected as the (ROTATE) setting
on the  menu, the registration of the
cue  points  will  rotate  from  page  9  (CUE96)  to
page 0 (CUE01).
When registering cue points by number
1. Turn  the  ADJUST  dial  to  highlight  the  desired
registered point display area.
2. Press  the button  twice.    Only  the  “10’s”  hour
digit of the selected cue point is now highlighted,
and the change enable status is established.
  
When “REV” has been selected as the setup menu
item No.144 (TC INPUT) setting, the input of the
number will start from the higher-order digit (it will
be displayed starting from the far right).
3. Input  the  number  using  the  number  keys.
Movement  from  one  digit  to  the  next  is  done
automatically  after  one  number  has  been  input.
The desired digit can also be selected by turning
the ADJUST dial.
4. To enter the number, press the button.
When the display screen is switched or when the
button is pressed during the input process, the
change enable status is released, and the setting is
canceled.
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Function menus

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Function menus

*The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
PREVPress
___Description of setting
For multi-cue page forward scrolling.Setting
___
F2
NEXTPress
___For multi-cue page reverse scrolling.
___
F4
CLRPress
___For clearing the currently selected cue data.
ENTRY must be selected as the F3 (MODE) setting. ___
F5
AL CLRFi
Press___When MANU is selected by SHIFT + F3 (PAGE): All the cue
data on the currently displayed page is cleared.
When AUTO is selected by SHIFT + F3 (PAGE): All the cue
data on all the pages is cleared. ___
F3
MODEToggle
___For selecting the search or cue point registration mode. SEARCHENTRY
F2 (SHIFT)
CARDFi
Press___For calling the MULTI CUE file operation menu.
___
F3 (SHIFT)
PAGEToggle No. 131
PAGE MODERefer to the setup menu. MANUAUTO
F4 (SHIFT)
ROTATEToggle No. 132
ROTA MODERefer to the setup menu. OFF
ON
F5 (SHIFT)
CU-ROLToggle i
ADJ No. 011
CU-ROLL TIMERefer to the setup menu. 0s
--- 5s ---
15s
F6
______ ___ ______
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
$Clearing individual registered points
When the  (CLR) button on the  menu is
pressed,  the  currently  selected  cue  point  data  is
cleared.
* The  point  is  cleared  only  when  “ENTRY”  (cue  point
registration  mode)  is  selected  as  the  setting  for ]
(MODE) on the  menu.
Search operations
Turn  the  ADJUST  dial  to  highlight  the  desired
registered point.
When  the  PREROLL  button  is  pressed,  the  preroll
operation is initiated.  The tape will not be prerolled if
no cue points have been registered.
Since the tape is not prerolled even if the PREROLL
button  is  pressed  when  the  cue  point  registration
mode is established, be absolutely sure to check that
the search mode is established.
(The time selected by the  menu [
(CU-ROL) setting, which is different from the normal
preroll  time,  takes  effect  as  the  preroll  time  in  this
mode.)
F5
F3
F4
Clearing registered points
$Clearing all the registered points together
When  (AL CLR) on the  menu is pressed
while the button is held down, all the cue point data
currently selected is cleared.  The range of the points
which  are  cleared  is  as  follows  depending  on  the
setting for  (PAGE) on the  menu.
When “MANU” is set: 
All  the  points  on  the  currently  selected  page  are
cleared.
When “AUTO” is set: 
All the points on all the pages are cleared.
After  clearing,  the  search  and  registered  points
appear as follows depending on the setting for
(PAGE) on the  menu.
When “MANU” is set: 
A  return  is  made  to  the  top  (CUE¢
1)  of  the  page
concerned.
When “AUTO” is set: 
A return is made automatically to the top (CUE01) of
the first page.
* Points  are  cleared  whether  “ENTRY”  (cue  point
registration mode) or “SEARCH” (search mode) is selected
as the setting for [](MODE) on the  menu.
F3
F3
F3
F
F5
*  This item is not displayed when the 23/24 Hz or 25 Hz (HD or
SD) mode has been selected as the system menu item No.25
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Function menus

Warning display
When a warning occurs in this VTR, the warning mark
(W) blinks at the top left of the screen.  If  (WARN)
is  now  pressed,  the  details  of  the  warning  can  be
checked out on the LCD monitor.
When more than one warning has occurred, turn the
ADJ dial to scroll through the messages.
Hour-meter display
When  (HOURS)  is  pressed,  the  hour-meter
information can be checked out on the LCD monitor.F2
F1
Error log function
The error log mode can be selected by pressing the
button  and  switching  the  screen  to  .
SHIFT
General description
When the following warnings have occurred while the
tape is running, the warning messages, time codes
and  operating  modes  are  saved,  and  a  list  of  this
information can be read out on the LCD monitor.  Up
to 99 warnings which have occurred can be saved.  If
the storage capacity of 99 warnings is exceeded, the
processing that is conducted as a result is based on
the setup menu item No.015 (AUTO STEP) setting.
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Warning mark
The  warnings  and  hour-meter  can  be  checked  on
these  menu  screens.    On  the  SHIFT  menu  screen,
error log files can be checked, deleted or saved onto
or loaded from IC cards.Warning messages
which are saved
NO RFDescription
(Refer to page 118 and following.)
A blank section on the tape lasting more
than  1  second  has  been  detected.
(During normal playback)
SV NOT LOCKEDThe servo has been disengaged for more
than  3  seconds.    (During  recording,
normal playback or editing)
LOW RFAn  envelope  level  which  is  about  1/3  of
normal or a CTL level which is about 1/6
of  normal  has  been  detected  for  more
than 1 second.  (During recording, normal
playback or editing)
HIGH ERROR RATEThe  error  rate  has  deteriorated,  and
correction  or  compensation  has  been
applied  to  the  video  or  audio  playback
signals.  (During normal playback)
LCD monitor displays
Operation mode display
This indicates the operation mode at the point when
the warning was saved.
Warning display
This indicates the warning message which is saved.
Saved warning status display
This indicates the number of the currently displayed
warning which has been saved and the total number
of warnings which have been saved.
Time code display
This  indicates  the  time  code  at  the  point  when  the
warning was saved.
Cueing up the tape to the warning point
The warning list displayed on the LCD monitor can be
scrolled by turning the ADJ dial.  When the warning
occurrence point to be checked is selected and the
PREROLL button is pressed, the tape is cued up to
the position of the time code which has been saved.
Operation mode display 
Warning displaySaved warning status display
Time code display
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Function menus
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
WARN___ ___Description of setting
For displaying the warning messages on the LCD monitor.Setting
___
F2
HOURS___ ___For displaying the hour-meter on the LCD monitor.
___
F1 (SHIFT)
STEPToggle No. 015
AUTO STEPRefer to the setup menu. OFFON
F2 (SHIFT)
CARDFi
Press___For calling the error log file operation menu.
___
F4 (SHIFT)
___ ___ ___ ______
F5 (SHIFT)
AL CLRFi
Press___For clearing error log files.
___
F3
______ ___ ______
F4
______ ___ ______
F5
______ ___ ______
F6
______ ___ ______
F3 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
Concerning  the  setup  menu  item  No.015  (AUTO
STEP) setting (default: OFF)
Up to 99 warning messages can be saved by the error
log  function,  and  this  setup  menu  item  determines
what kind of save processing is to be conducted when
this storage capacity is exceeded.
OFF:99 messages are set as the upper limit, and no
further messages of warnings that occur will be
saved.
ON:99  messages  are  saved,  and  any  further
message of a warnings that occurs is saved in
No.99.  The warning messages already saved
are  each  shifted  down  by  one  number  in
succession.

No. in which
message is
saved 
1/99
2/99
:
:
Saved warning
Warning 1
Warning 2
:
:
99/99 Warning 99
No. in which
message is
saved 
1/99
Saved warning
Warning 2
2/99
:
:
Warning 3
:
:
99/99 Warning 100
When up to 99 messages have been saved
and the 100th warning has occurred
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Function menus

*The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.
These  enable  movement  to  the  menu  screens  for
operations (adjustments, saving data onto or loading it
from the internal memory or IC cards) relating to the
SYSTEM and SETUP menus.
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
FILEFi
Press___Description of setting
For calling the operation menu for saving the SYSTEM and
SETUP adjustment values (in the internal memory).Setting
___
F2
CARDFi
Press___For calling the operation menu for saving the SYSTEM and
SETUP adjustment values (onto the IC card). ___
F4
SYSTEMFi
Press___For calling the SYSTEM adjustment operation menu.
___
F5
SETUPFi
Press___For calling the SETUP adjustment operation menu.
___
F1 (SHIFT)
PF1 FTFi
Press___For  calling  the  PF1/function  button  assignment  operation
menu. ___
F2 (SHIFT)
PF1 BKFi
Press___For  calling  the  PF1/function  button  assignment  operation
menu. ___
F3 (SHIFT)
PF2 FTFi
Press___For  calling  the  PF2/function  button  assignment  operation
menu. ___
F4 (SHIFT)
PF2 BKFi
Press___For  calling  the  PF2/function  button  assignment  operation
menu. ___
F5 (SHIFT)
50P INFi
Press___For  calling  the  50-pin  (input  pin)  assignment  operation
menu. ___
F6
______ ___ ______
F3
______ ___ ______
F6 (SHIFT)
50P OTFi
Press___For  calling  the  50-pin  (output  pin)  assignment  operation
menu. ___
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Function menus

Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
ASSEMToggle 
___Description of setting
For setting the editing mode to ON or OFF.
When  the  display  is  highlighted,  the  ASSEMBLE  editing
mode is set to ON, and the ASSEM button lights.Setting
OFF
ON
F2
______ ___ ______
F3
______ ___ ______
F4
______ ___ ______
F5
______ ___ ______
F6
______ ___ ______
*The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.
The  ASSEMBLE  editing  mode  is  selected  on  this
menu screen.
Automatic editing and manual editing
• When  the  editing  mode  has  been  selected  (the
button  is  lighted),  automatic  editing  or
manual  editing  can  be  performed  even  after  the
ASSEMBLE screen has been exited.
• After  the  edit  IN  and  OUT  points  have  been
registered (the and  buttons are lighted),
the tape can be prerolled to an IN point or cued up
to an IN or OUT point even after the ASSEMBLE
screen has been exited.
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Function menus

Registering the edit points
After  the  edit  IN  and  OUT  points  have  been
registered, the  and  buttons light.
Automatic editing and manual editing
• When  the  editing  mode  has  been  selected  (the
button  is  lighted),  automatic  editing  or
manual  editing  can  be  performed  even  after  the
INSERT screen has been exited.
• After  the  edit  IN  and  OUT  points  have  been
registered (the  and  buttons are lighted),
the tape can be prerolled to an IN point or cued up
to  an  IN  or  OUT  point  even  after  the  INSERT
screen has been exited.
OUTIN
INSERT
OUTIN
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
V
F2
A5
, A1
F3
A6
, A2
F4
A7
, A3
F5
A8
, A4
F6
T
, CUEToggle
___Description of setting
For setting the editing mode to ON or OFF and selecting
the editing channels.
With the exception of the function button (F1), two channels
are allocated.
Use the SHIFT button to move the marker up or down, and
while specifying the channels, press the function buttons to
select them.  Pressing the SHIFT button on other screens
serves a different purpose (screen switching) from its use
here.
For setting the editing mode to ON or OFF.
When  one  of  the  channel  displays  is  highlighted,  the
INSERT editing mode is set to ON, and the INSERT button
lights.Setting
___
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IN pointOUT point
AUDIO IN point Marker
AUDIO OUT point
The INSERT editing mode and editing channels are
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Function menus

Selecting the menu items
Select  the  menu  item  by  turning  the  ADJ  dial.
(The cursor is moved down when the dial is turned
clockwise  and  up  when  it  is  turned  counter-
clockwise.)
• Forward  or  reverse  page  scrolling  (SETUP
menu only)
The menu list is organized by category, and the
pages can be scrolled in the forward or reverse
direction on a category by category basis.
(:
PREV),  (;
NEXT)
  
The  screen  may  continue  to  scroll  for  a  few
moments after the ADJ dial has been turned.
F2F1
Changing the settings
1. In  the  menu  item  selection  status,  press  the
ADJ dial.
At  this  time,  the  setting  of  the  menu  item
indicated  by  the  menu  item  selection  cursor
blinks on the monitor.
2. Turn the ADJ dial to select the setting.  (Turn it
clockwise to move up through the settings and
counterclockwise  to  move  down  through  the
settings.)
When the ADJ dial is pressed again, the menu
item selection status is restored.
  
• Setting items which have submenus
A  submenu  is  opened  by  pressing  the 
button.    The  same  operations  as  the  ones
described above are then used to change the
settings.
• Canceling individual items
When  (CANCEL)  is  pressed,  the  setting
operation  is  canceled,  and  the  item  selection
status is restored.
F3
SHIFT
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Item selection cursor
Monitor display menu SETUP menu
Change mark
Change mark
SYSTEM menu
Item numberItem number 
Category
Setting  Setting number
Item name
When the SETUP MENU or SYSTEM MENU opera-
tion  menu  is  selected,  a  menu  list  appears  on  the
monitor, and the respective items can be set.
1. Settings2.Confirmation item Description of setting
EXIT confirmation
When  an  attempt  has  been
made  to  exit  the  menu
operation after a setting has
been  changed  without  that
setting having been enteredEXIT?
F3: CANCEL
F5: SET(and EXIT)
F6: EXIT(without SET)
Entering settings
(After  a  setting  has  been  entered,  the  menu
operation is forcibly exited.)
Press  (SET) to enter a setting.
F5
3.
4.
Exiting the menu operation
When  the  (EXIT)  button  is  pressed  in  the
menu item selection status, the menu operation is
exited,  and  the  original  operation  screen  is
restored.
However, if the  (EXIT) button is pressed after
a setting has been changed without that setting
having been entered, a confirmation message will
be displayed.
F6
F6
Confirmation message
  
The “!” mark appears at the bottom left of the screen
when a setting has been changed.