Panasonic Digital Hd Video Cassette Recorder Ajhd1800 Operating Instructions

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Function menus(continued)

The INSERT editing mode and editing channels are selected
on this menu screen.
Registering the edit points
After the edit IN and OUT points have been registered, the
 and   buttons light.
Automatic editing and manual editing
zWhen 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.
zAfter the edit IN and OUT points have been registered (the  
and   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.
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Marker
OUT point
 IN point
AUDIO IN point AUDIO OUT point
INOUT
INSERT
INOUT
Function button/
item Switching 
method SettingCorresponding setup 
menu itemDescription of setting
F1
V
Toggle 
______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.
F2
A5, A1
F3
A6, A2
F4
A7, A3
F5
A8, A4
F6
TC, CUE 
						

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Function menus (continued)

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.
SETUP menu
SYSTEM menu
Monitor display menu
Settings
1Selecting 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.)
zForward 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.
2Changing 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.
  
zSetting items which have submenus
A submenu is opened by pressing the   but-
ton.  The same operations as the ones described
above are then used to change the settings.
zCanceling individual items
When   (CANCEL) is pressed, the setting opera-
tion is canceled, and the item selection status is
restored.
3Entering settings (After a setting has been entered, 
the menu operation is forcibly exited.)
Press   (SET) to enter a setting.
4Exiting 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.
Confirmation message

The “!” mark appears at the bottom left of the screen when a
setting has been changed.
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Change mark
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Change mark
Item selection cursor
 Item number
Category
Item nameSetting 
Item numberSetting number
Confirmation item Description of setting
EXIT confirmation
EXIT?
F3:CANCEL
F5:SET(and EXIT)
F6:EXIT(without SET) When an attempt has been made to exit 
the menu operation after a setting has 
been changed without that setting 
having been entered
F1F2
SHIFT
F3
F5
F6
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Flow of setting changes
SETUP MENU function buttons
SYSTEM MENU function buttons
Open the screen.Select the menu 
item
Close the screen.
F6 (EXIT)
Submenu Press SHIFT. 
Press the ADJ dial.
Change the setting
Change the setting
Turn the ADJ dial. 
 F + F4 (item reset) 
Turn the ADJ dial. 
F + F4 (item reset),
F + F5 (SET)Turn the ADJ dial. 
 F + F4 (item reset)  Press the ADJ dial.
Function button/
item Switching 
method SettingCorresponding setup 
menu itemDescription of setting
F1
âPREVPress
______ For scrolling the on-screen menu pages in the reverse 
direction.
F2
ã NEXTPress
______ For scrolling the on-screen menu pages in the forward 
direction.
F3
CANCELPress
______ ___
F4
RESETPress
______ For resetting an item (while a setting is being 
changed).
F5
SETPress
______ For entering what has been set.
F6
EXITPress
______ For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the 
original menu).  (Confirmation message provided)
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______
______ ___
Function button/
item Switching 
method SettingCorresponding setup 
menu itemDescription of setting
F1
F2
______
______ ___
F3
CANCELPress
______ ___
F4
RESETPress
______ For resetting an item (while a setting is being 
changed).
F5
SETPress
______ For entering what has been set.
F6
EXITPress
______ For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the 
original menu).  (Confirmation message provided)
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______
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Function menus (continued)

The current setting information, including the SETUP menu
contents, can be provided with titles and either saved in or
loaded from the backup memory in one of 4 variations.
When   (FILE) is pressed while the   button is held
down on the  screen, the following function menu is
displayed.
zThis VTR comes with VTR MEMORY   for storing the 
current settings (*) and VTR MEMORY   to   for 
storing these settings as a backup.
zEach VTR MEMORY can be provided with a title.
zData can be saved and loaded and titles can be copied 
between VTR MEMORY   and VTR MEMORY   to 
.
zThe file locking facility for preventing data from being 
overwritten can be engaged for VTR MEMORY   to  .
* The term “settings” used here refers to all the settings 
on the setup menus excluding the SYSTEM menu, what 
has been registered in the PF1 and PF2 menu items, 
and the contents of some of the function buttons.Settings
1Selecting the memory target
Press the   button.
The operation target switches alternately between VTR
MEMORY   and VTR MEMORY   to  .
2Selecting the operation file in the selected memory
The number of the currently selected file is highlighted
on the display.  When the ADJ dial is turned, the
highlighting moves to the left or right, enabling operation
files to be selected.
3Transferring files between memories
After selecting the operation file, press   (LOAD).
The contents of files selected in VTR MEMORY   to
 can be transferred to VTR MEMORY  .  
When   is selected and   (LOAD) is pressed, the
factory setting mode is established. 
Alternatively, when   (SAVE) is pressed, the contents
of a file in VTR MEMORY   can be transferred to a file
selected in VTR MEMORY   to  .  
(The titles are also transferred at the same time.)
4Editing the title of the selected file
Press the ADJ dial after selecting the operation file.
The first digit of the title display area is highlighted, and
the file title can be edited.
z
To input a number, press the number keys.
zTo input letters, tap the numbers keys until the letter 
to be input appears while holding down the   
button.
zMore than one letter is allocated to each number key.
zTurn the ADJ dial to move from one digit to the next in 
the title display area.
zTo enter the title, press the ADJ dial again.
 
zWhen the display screen has been switched or the 
 button has been pressed during title editing, the 
editing enable status is canceled, and the setting 
becomes invalid.
zA space can be input by pressing the   button and 
 button.
Name of memory 
areaInitial title (up to 8 
characters)
VTR MEMORY C CURRENT
VTR MEMORY 1 USER1
VTR MEMORY 2 USER2
VTR MEMORY 3 USER3
VTR MEMORY 4 USER4
F1F
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Memory selection cursor
Memory name
File status (VTR)
File title (VTR)
File number 
(VTR) File number 
(VTR)File title (VTR)
C
14
C1
4
14
SHIFT
C14
F2
1
4C
FF2
F3
C
14
F
C
F
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Settings
5File overwrite inhibit facility
It is possible to lock the overwrite inhibit facility for
individual files in VTR MEMORY   to  .  Select the
file to be locked, and press   (LOCK) to lock it.
If   (LOCK) is pressed again, the facility is unlocked.
The locked or unlocked mode is displayed in the file
status.
[±: Unlocked status, µ: locked status]
The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.
14
F5
F5
Function button/
item Switching 
method SettingCorresponding setup 
menu itemDescription of setting
F1
P.  L O A DPress
OFFUSER1
USER2
USER3
USER4A02
P.ON LOADRefer to the setup menu.
F2
LOADPress
______ For downloading data to the backup file.
F4
______
______ ___
F5
LOCKPress
______ For locking the backup file.
F6
EXIT___
______ ___
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______
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Up to 24 frequently used setup menu items can be
registered.  The items are registered on the function
menus shown below.  (No settings have been registered
before the VTR leaves the factory.)
To display one of the function menus, press   (PF1 FT),
 (PF1 BK),   (PF2 FT) or   (PF2 BK) while holding
down the   button on the  screen.
Registration
1Selecting the function buttons
Turn the ADJ dial to move the selection marker, and
select one of the function buttons   to   into which
the menu items are to be registered.
2Entering the function button
Press the ADJ dial.
The display of the function button entered is highlighted.
3Selecting menu items
Turn the ADJ dial, and select the menu item for the
function button which was selected in step 
1 above.
4Entering the menu items.
Press the ADJ dial.
The target of the ADJ dial operation returns to the front
panel.  Whatever was selected in step 
3 above is
displayed for the registered menu number and name.
5To select a menu item for another function button, 
repeat steps 
1 to 4 above.
6Saving the settings in a PF registration file
To save what has been set in the function buttons in a PF
registration file, press   (SET).
If   (EXIT) is pressed without the settings having been
saved, the settings will be canceled.
Clearing the menu items
1Turn the ADJ dial to move the selection marker, and 
select one of the function buttons   to   whose menu 
items are to be cleared.
2Press   (RESET).  The registered menu number and 
name displays will now go blank.
To clear the menu items from other function buttons,
repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
3To save what has been set in the function buttons in a 
PF registration file, press   (SET).
4If   (EXIT) is pressed without the settings having 
been saved, the above settings will be canceled.
Clearing all the function button settings
Press   (RESET) while holding down the   button.  All
the registered menu number and name displays will now go
blank.
All the contents of the PF registration file are cleared.  (They
cannot be restored.)
F1
F2F3F4
F
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Selection marker
Menu name Registered menu number
Item selection cursor
Category Item number
Setting 
number
Item numberItem nameSetting
F1F6
When menu items are registered, they can be called
simply by pressing the PF1 or PF2 direct menu button.
When   is pressed :

When   is pressed after pressing   :

When   is pressed : 

When   is pressed after pressing   : 

F5
F6
PF1
PF1SHIFT
PF2
PF2SHIFT
F1F6
F4
F5
F6
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Flow of function button registration
PF1/PF2 function buttons
Open the screen.Select the function 
button to be registered. Close the screen.
F6 (EXIT)
Turn the ADJ dial.  
F4 (one button reset)   
F + F4 (all buttons reset)
F5 (settings entered)Press the ADJ dial.Select the menu items. 
Press the ADJ dial.   
F3 (cancel)Turn the ADJ dial.   
F1 (forward page scroll)   
F2 (reverse page scroll)
Function button/
item Switching 
method SettingCorresponding setup 
menu itemDescription of setting
F1
: PREVPress
______ For scrolling the on-screen menu pages in the reverse 
direction.
F2
;NEXTPress
______ For scrolling the on-screen menu pages in the forward 
direction.
F3
CANCEL Press
______ For releasing the menu item selection status.
F4
RESETPress
______ For clearing one button: what has been selected for the 
pin by the individual reset selection marker is cleared.
FiPress For clearing all the buttons: what has been registered in all 
the pins is deleted from the PF registration files.
F5
SETPress
______For entering the settings.  (No confirmation message 
provided)
F6
EXITPress______For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the 
original menu).  (Confirmation message provided)
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
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PF1/PF2 function button names
When SETUP menu items have been registered in the function buttons, the names of these function buttons are displayed as
set forth in the table below.
Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
000 P-ROLL TIME PREROL
001LOCAL ENAL ENA
002 TAPE TIMER TIMER
003REMAIN SELREMAIN
004 SYNCHRONIZE SYNCR
005SUPERSUPER
006 DISPLAY SEL DISPLY
007CHARA H-POSC HPOS
008 CHARA V-POS C VPOS
009CHARA TYPEC TYPE
010 MONI CONTROL MONI C
011CU-ROLL TIMECU-ROL
015 AUTO STEP STEP
020SYS FORMATSYS FT
022 PB FORMAT PB FT
023FORMAT SELFMT SL
030 HD FREQUENCY HD FRQ
031OUT REFOUTREF
100SEARCH ENASEARCH
101 SHTL MAX STL MX
102FF.REW MAXF/R MX
104 REF ALARM REF AL
105AUTO EE SELAT  E E
106 EJECT EE SEL EJ EE
107EE MODE SELEE MD
108 PLAY DELAY PL DLY
109CAP.LOCKCAPSTN
110 AUTO REW AT REW
111MEMORY STOPMEM ST
112 FRZ MODE SEL FRZ MD
113REC INHR INH
114 REC INH LAMP INH LP
115EJECT SW INHEJ SW
116 EJECT LAMP EJ LP
118SP MODE INHSP MD
119 CONFI REC CNFI R
Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
131 PAGE MODE PAGE
132ROTA MODEROTATE
133 KEY BEEP KEY BP
134ALARM BEEPAL BP
140 OUTPUT OUTPUT
141VO LUMEVOL UME
142 AUDIO UNITY A UNI
143CASSTT LIGHTCAS LT
144 TC INPUT TC IN
145FRONT LCDF LCD
146 SAVER DISP SAVER
200 PARA RUN PR RUN
202ID SELID SEL
204 RS232C SEL RS232C
205BAUD RATEBAUD R
206 DATA LENGTH DATA L
207STOP BITST BIT
208 PARITY PARITY
209RETURN ACKRET AK
212 MASTER PORT MSTR P
300 IN/OUT DEL IO DEL
301NEGA FLASHNEGA F
302 CONFI EDIT CONFI
303AUD EDIT INAUD I
304 AUD EDIT OUT AUD O
305AUTO  ENTRYAT  E N T
306 CF ADJ SEL CF ADJ
307AFTER CUE-UPAF CUP
308 VAR FWD MAX V F MX
309VAR REV MAXV R MX
310 JOG FWD MAX J F MX
311JOG REV MAXJ R MX
312 POSTROLL TM POSROL
313CLICK POINTCLK PT
320 EDIT RPLCE1 RPLCE1
321EDIT RPLCE2RPLCE2
322 EDIT RPLCE3 RPLCE3
323EDIT RPLCE4RPLCE4
324 EDIT RPLCEC RPLCEC 
						

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Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
400 STILL TIMER STILL
401SRC PROTECTSRC PT
402 DRUM STDBY DRUM
403STOP PROTECTSTP PT
500VITC BLANKVI BLK
501 VITC POS-1 VI PS1
502VITC POS-2VI PS2
503 TCG MODE TCG MD
504RUN MODERUN MD
505 TCG REGEN TCG RG
506REGEN MODEREG MD
507 TC SOURCE TC SRC
508BINARY GPBINARY
509 PHASE CORR P CORR
510TCG CF FLAGTG CFF
511 DF MODE DF MOD
512TC OUT REFTC REF
513 VITC OUT VITC O
514HD EMBD VITCENBD V
515 HD EMBD LTC ENBD L
516TC OUT ADVTC ADV
517 TCG OUT TCG O
600 VIDEO IN SEL VID IN
601VIDEO INT SGINT SG
602 SDI IN MODE SDI IN
603V-MUTE SELV- M U T E
604 FREEZE SEL FRZ SL
605INTERPOLATEINTPLT
606 SD MON O SEL SD MOS
619V_FILTERV_FLTR
620 DOWNCON MODE DW CON
621UPCON MODEUP CON
622 D/C RESP H D/C RH
623D/C RESP VD/C RV
624 U/C RESP H U/C RH
625U/C RESP VU/C RV
626 D/C ENH H D/C EH
627D/C ENH VD/C EV
628 U/C ENH H U/C EH
629U/C ENH VU/C EV
630 1080i>HD_OUT 1080HO
632720p>HD_OUT720pHO
636 SD>HD_OUT SD HO
Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
638 IN U/C MODE IUC MD
639I U/C RESP HIUC RH
640 I U/C RESP V IUC RV
641I U/C ENH HIUC EH
642 I U/C ENH V IUC EV
643IN BLK LINEI BK L
650 STYLE STYLE
651HUE STYLE (SD)HUE S
653 Y LVL (HD) Y HD
654Pb LVL (HD)Pb HD
655 Pr LVL (HD) Pr HD
656BK LVL (HD)BK HD
658 Y LVL (SD) Y SD
659Pb LVL (SD)Pb SD
660 Pr LVL (SD) Pr SD
661BK LVL (SD)BK SD
662 V LEVEL V LV
663C LEVELC LV
664HUE (AJ-HD1800P)
C PHASE (AJ-HD1800E)HUE (AJ-HD1800P)C PH (AJ-HD1800E)
665SETUP LVL (AJ-HD1800P)BK LVL (AJ-HD1800E)SUP LV (AJ-HD1800P)BK LV (AJ-HD1800E)
670 BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT
671COLOR LEVELCOLOR
672 CONTRAST CNTRST
673BACKLIGHTBACK L
676 BLK CLIP B CLIP
680CC (F1) BLANKCC1 BK
681 CC (F2) BLANK CC2 BK
682VO SETUP (HD)
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)VOS HD
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)
683VO SETUP (SD)
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)VOS SD
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)
684EDH (SD)EDH SD
685 ESR MODE (SD) ESR SD
686CCR MODE (SD)CCR SD
687 SDI INDEX O SDI IX
688CC RECCC REC
689 COMP MODE CMP MD
690UMID RECUM REC
691 UMID GEN UM GEN
692UMID POSUM POS
693 GAMMA SEL GM SL
695BLANK LINEBK L 
						

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Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
700 CH1 IN LV A1 ILV
701CH2 IN LVA2 ILV
702 CH3 IN LV A3 ILV
703CH4 IN LVA4 ILV
704 CUE IN LV AC ILV
705CH1 OUT LVA1 OLV
706 CH2 OUT LV A2 OLV
707CH3 OUT LVA3 OLV
708 CH4 OUT LV A4 OLV
709CUE OUT LVAC OLV
710 MONIL OUT LV ML OLV
711MONIR OUT LVMR OLV
712 MONI OUT MONI O
713CH1 IN SELA1 IN
714 CH2 IN SEL A2 IN
715CH3 IN SELA3 IN
716 CH4 IN SEL A4 IN
717CH5 IN SELA5 IN
718 CH6 IN SEL A6 IN
719CH7 IN SELA7 IN
720 CH8 IN SEL A8 IN
721D IN SEL12DIN 12
722 D IN SEL34 DIN 34
723D IN SEL56DIN 56
724 D IN SEL78 DIN 78
725REC CH1REC A1
726 REC CH2 REC A2
727REC CH3REC A3
728 REC CH4 REC A4
729REC CH5REC A5
730 REC CH6 REC A6
731REC CH7REC A7
732 REC CH8 REC A8
733REC CUERECCUE
734 PB FADE PB FD
735HD EMBD AUDHDEM A
736 SD EMBD AUD SDEM A
737MONI MIXM MIX
738 CH1 CUE SEL A1 CSL
739CH2 CUE SELA2 CSL
740 CH3 CUE SEL A3 CSL
741CH4 CUE SELA4 CSL
742 CH5 CUE SEL A5 CSL
743CH6 CUE SELA6 CSL
744 CH7 CUE SEL A7 CSL
745CH8 CUE SELA8 CSL
746 MONI CH SEL MON CH
747MON AUTO SELMON AT
748 MONI SEL INH MS INH
749AUDIO PB VRAPB VR
750 ANA CH1 SEL AA1 SL
Setup menu 
item No. Name of setup menu 
itemFunction button name
751 ANA CH2 SEL AA2 SL
752ANA CH3 SELAA3 SL
753 ANA CH4 SEL AA4 SL
754SD SDI CH1 SLSSA1SL
755 SD SDI CH2 SL SSA2SL
756SD SDI CH3 SLSSA3SL
757 SD SDI CH4 SL SSA4SL
758JOG PROCJOG P
7 5 9 D V  P B  AT T DV  AT T
760REC PT MUTER PTMT
761 AUDIO INT SG A INSG
762AUD RATE CONA RC
763METER SCALE
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)M SCL
 (Only AJ-HD1800P)
776REF LEVELREF LV
785 IN IMP CH1SL IMP A1
786IN IMP CH2SLIMP A2
787 IN IMP CH3SL IMP A3
788IN IMP CH4SLIMP A4
789 IN IMP CUE SL IMP C
790CUE REC VOLCR VOL
791 CUE PB VOL CP VOL
880 DIF SPEED DF SPD
882DIF IN CHDF ICH
883 DIF OUT CH DF OCH
886DIF CONFIGDF CFG
890 DIF AUD OUT DF AO
891DIF DV AUDIODF DVA
892 DIF SIG CMD DF CMD
894HD>DIF OUTHD DO
895 50M>DIF OUT 50M DO
89625M>DIF OUT25M DO
899 DIF SUPER DF SPR
A02 P.ON LOAD P.LOAD