Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder DVX100a Operating Instructions

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Screen displays
Camera mode and VCR mode
1Counter display
Each time the COUNTER button is pressed,
the data is selected in the sequence given
below.
COUNTER:
Counter value
M COUNTER:
Counter value in the memory stop mode
TC:
Time code value
“TC2” is displayed when the time code
value could not be read out properly from
the tape.
During operation in the drop frame mode, a
colon (:) appears between the seconds and
frames.
UB:
User’s bit value
“UB
2” is displayed when the user’s bit
value could not be read out properly from
the tape.
FR:
Information on the frame rate used when
shooting
FR 60I : Standard (60i interlace) mode
(60 fields per sec.)
FR 30P : 30P progressive mode
(30 frames per sec.)
FR 24P : 24P progressive mode
(24 frames per sec.)
FR 24PA: 24P advance mode 
(24 frames per sec.)
In the FR 24P and FR 24PA modes, the
sequence information used for frame
conversion is displayed at the last digits.2AWB/ABB operation status display
The operation statuses of the auto white
balance and auto black balance are displayed
here.
3AWB error display
LOW LIGHT:
This appears when the luminance is too
low during the auto white balance
adjustment.
4Recording time mode display (SP or LP)
5Squeeze recording display
This appears when SQUEEZE has been
selected (see page 42) as the ASPECT
CONV item setting on the setting menu
CAMERA SETUP screen and squeeze
recording is being performed or when
squeeze recorded images are being played
back.
6Setting selection display
The selected setting appears here when a
switch has been selected or a button has
been pressed to select a setting.
7Auto iris control status display
STD :Standard auto iris control
SPOT :Auto iris control for spotlight
BACK :Auto iris control for backlight
compensation
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Screen displays
:
This lights if a problem occurs in the
camera recorder when face-to-face
shooting is performed in the mirror mode.
:
This lights when the internal battery used
for the calendar has run down.
>Zoom position display
The zoom position from Z00 (max. wide
angle) to Z99 (max. telephoto) appears here.
?AWB information display
The white balance information appears here.
@Focus control information display
The focus control information from 99 to 00
appears here.
95 (focal length: infinity)
:
50 (focal length: approx. 1 meter)
Under 49 (macro range)
:
00 (focal length: approx. 2 cm)
ODepending on the zoom position, the focus
may not be within the macro range.
Similarly, depending on the zoom position,
the lower limit of the macro range may
differ.
AMacro control display
BIris display
The F-number appears here.
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Screen displays
CGain display
The gain value setting of the video amplifier
appears here.
DND filter display
The selected ND filter appears here.
“ND – –” appears on the display when the ND
FILTER switch has shifted out of position (to
a position other than OFF, 1/8 or 1/64).
Check the ND FILTER switch position.
ERecommended ND filter display
Displayed here is the ND filter which is
recommended under the current shooting
conditions.
FDate and time display
Month:
JAN (January), FEB (February), MAR (March), APR
(April), MAY (May), JUN (June), JUL (July), AUG
(August), SEP (September), OCT (October), NOV
(November), DEC (December)
Day of the month
Year:
2002 --- 2089
Hours:(24-hour clock)
Minutes
Seconds
GRemaining battery charge display
As the remaining battery charge diminishes,
the display changes in the following
sequence:
555
5
.
When the battery has run down completely,
(and then  ) flashes.
(When the AC adapter is used, a display
other than  may appear: this is normal
and not indicative of malfunctioning.)
HRemaining tape display
Nothing appears here while the remaining
tape is being calculated.
The remaining tape amount is not displayed
when intermittent recording or slow-motion
playback has been performed.
ICamera shake compensation  display
This appears when ON has been selected as
the camera shake compensation function
setting.
JBackup component status displays
The status of the backup component
connected to the DV connector appears here.
It does not appear when OFF has been
selected as the setting for the DV CONTROL
item on the setting menu OTHER
FUNCTIONS screen.
DVO:Recording
DV 
;:Recording standby
:Status in which the backup
component cannot be controlled
DV :Backup component not connected
DV – –:The backup component is
connected, but the recording or
recording standby mode has not
been established.
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Screen displays
NIndex recording display
This lights when an index signal is recorded
during recording by pressing the USER
button to which the INDEX function has
already been allocated.
It flashes when the INDEX button is pressed
before recording (index signal recording
standby status).
OAUTO button operation display
“” appears when the AUTO button has
been pressed and the function which was set
on the setting menu AUTO SW screen has
been activated.
A
KOperation mode displays
REC :Recording
O:Recording (during face-to-face
shooting)
PAUSE :Recording standby
O
;:Recording standby (during face-
to-face shooting)
; ;:Playback pause
STNDBY :Standby (cylinder head rotation
stopped)
A. DUB 
; ;:Audio dubbing recording standby
A. DUB 
1 1:Audio dubbing
1
1:Playback
5
5(6
6):Fast forward/cue (rewind/review)
?
?1
1(2
2?
?):Slow playback (reverse slow
playback)
CHK :Rec check
9
9(:
:):Search (reverse search)
;
;1
1(2
2;
;):Frame advance playback 
(reverse frame advance
playback)
BLANK :Blank search
REC END :Rec end search
a a
1
1/a a5
5(a a2
2/a a6
6):
Variable speed search (reverse variable
speed search)
LIntermittent recording display
This appears when ON or ONE-SHOT has
been selected as the setting for the
INTERVAL REC item on the setting menu
RECORDING SETUP screen.
MMic level automatic control display
This appears when ON has been selected as
the setting for the MIC ALC item on the
setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen.
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Screen displays
PWarning displays
UNPLAYABLE TAPE
(OTHER FORMAT)
The tape cannot be played back since it
has the wrong format.
COPY INHIBITED
Since the input signals are copy-guarded,
they cannot be recorded properly.
UNABLE TO A. DUB
(LP RECORDED)
Since the tape was recorded in the LP
mode, audio dubbing cannot be performed.
INCOMPATIBLE TAPE
Since the tape has different specifications
(it may be a data storage tape, for
instance), it cannot be used.
EXTERNAL
DV DISCONNECT
This appears when EXT has been selected
as the setting for the DV CONTROL item
on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS
screen, and shooting has been performed
without an external component connected
to the DV connector.
AUTO OFF
This appears when a problem has occurred in
the tape transport system.
When this display appears, the camera
recorder’s power is automatically turned off.
CYLINDER LOCK
LOADING LOCK
UNLOADING LOCK
T REEL LOCK(take-up reel lock)
S REEL LOCK(supply reel lock)WARNING
This appears when a problem has occurred in
the camera system.
FOCUS LOCK
(problem with focus operation)
PSD NG
(problem with camera shake detection)
GYRO NG
(problem with camera shake
compensation control)
QUSER button information display
The functions allocated to the USER buttons
are displayed here while the mode check
button is held down.
R
Monitor volume level meter display 
The volume level meter for output from the
built-in speaker and PHONES jack is
displayed here when the AUDIO MON/VAR
button is pressed.
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Screen displays
SSearch number display
The index number used to perform the index
search appears here.  (S1 to S9)
TCamera shake compensation  display
When ON has been selected as the setting
for the CAMERA DATA item on the setting
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen,  is
displayed also during tape playback for the
camera data when images were shot in the
camera shake compensation mode.
UIris display
When ON has been selected as the setting
for the CAMERA DATA item on the setting
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen, the F-
number during shooting is displayed also
during tape playback as the camera data.
VGain display
When ON has been selected as the setting
for the CAMERA DATA item on the setting
menu DISPLAY SETUP screen, the gain
value during shooting is displayed also during
tape playback as the camera data.
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Screen displays
Display item MODE CHK button
ALL PARTIAL OFFOTHER DISPLAY item setting
Selecting the display
The items listed below which appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor are displayed by the
setting selected for the OTHER DISPLAY item (see page 48) of the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP
screen.
1Counter display≤== == ==
4Recording time mode display (SP or LP)≤≤k(Camera)
≤(VCR)k
7Auto iris control status display≤≤≤k
8Shutter speed display≤≤≤k
5Squeeze recording display≤≤kk
9Audio level meter display≤== == ==
;Scene filename display≤≤kk
Zoom position display≤== == ==
?AWB information display≤≤≤k
@Focus control information display≤== == ==
BIris display≤≤≤k
CGain display≤≤kk
DND filter display≤≤kk
ERecommended ND filter display≤≤≤k
FDate and time display≤== == ==
GRemaining battery charge display≤== == ==
HRemaining tape display≤== == ==
:Audio sampling frequency display≤≤k(Camera)
≤(VCR)k
ICamera shake compensation display≤≤≤k
MMic level automatic control display≤≤kk
OAUTO button operation display≤≤≤k
QUSER button information display≤kkk
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INT(L)
INPUT 1
INPUT 2CH 2 SELECT CH 1 SELECTINT(R)
INPUT 2
INPUT 1 INPUT 2
Connecting external components
$When connecting an audio component, set
the INPUT1 switch or INPUT2 switch to the
LINE position.
The input level is 0 dBu; the recording level
is adjusted using the AUDIO controls.
$When connecting an external microphone,
set the INPUT1 switch or INPUT2 switch to
the MIC position.
OSet the input level (–50 dBu and –60
dBu) using the MIC GAIN 1 and MIC
GAIN 2 items on the setting menu
RECORDING SETUP screen.
OWhen mounting an external microphone
on the microphone shoe of the camera
recorder, use the accessory microphone
holder and microphone holder adapter.OTo supply the signals from an external
microphone to CH1 and CH2, connect the
external microphone to the INPUT2 jack,
and set both the CH1 SELECT and CH2
SELECT switches to the INPUT2 position.
(See page 16)
$When an external component is to be
connected and its video and audio signals
are to be input to the camera recorder,
connect the camera recorder to the output
connectors on the external component.
$Conversely, when an external component is
to be connected and the video and audio
signals of the camera recorder are to be
input to the component, connect the camera
recorder to the input connectors on the
external component.
OIf video signals have been input to both the
S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector and VIDEO
IN/OUT connector, the signals of the S-
VIDEO IN/OUT connector take precedence.
OIt is not possible to record the audio signals
if video signals are not input to the S-VIDEO
IN/OUT connector or VIDEO IN/OUT
connector except when performing audio
dubbing.
$A digital video component equipped with a
DV connector can be connected, and its
video signals, audio signals and time code,
etc. can be transmitted digitally.
OWhen an IEEE 1394 cable has been
connected to the DV connector, do not
apply a strong load from outside.  Doing so
may damage the connector.
OBefore recording signals from an external
component, check that the video signals are
input.
OWhen signals from an external component
are being recorded, do not stop the signal
output at the external component side or
disconnect any of the cables.  It may not be
possible for the component to be recognized
when recording is resumed.
6 mm
(XSB4+6FZ)12 mm
(XSB4+12FZ)
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Shooting
Preparation and inspections
Before shooting, check that the camera recorder
is operating properly.  Also check that the
equipment is set up in a way that is suited to the
shooting conditions.
$Batteries
Have a fully charged battery ready.  It is also
recommended that a spare battery be kept on
hand as well.
$Cassette tapes
Check that the cassette tapes available can
be recorded on.
OCheck that they have not been set to the
accidental erasure prevention status.
OCheck that they do not contain valuable
video recordings.
OCheck that the cassette holder is closed
properly.
$Viewfinder
Check that the diopter adjustment has been
performed for the viewfinder.
$Zoom, focus and iris
OCheck whether the motor-driven zoom
operations and manual zoom operations
can be performed.
OCheck whether the auto focus and manual
focus operations can be performed.
OCheck whether the auto iris and manual iris
operations can be performed.
$Time data
OCheck whether the calendar and time are
correct.
OCheck whether the time code and user’s bit
have been set correctly.
$External components
OCheck whether the external components
connected are operating properly.
OCheck whether the external components
have been connected properly.
Regular shooting
Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to
ON, and switch between shooting and shooting
pause using the START/STOP button.
When shooting from a low angle, the
START/STOP button on the handle can be used
to initiate shooting.
REC check
When the REC CHECK button is pressed in the
shooting pause mode, the picture and sound 2
seconds before the shooting was suspended
are played back, and the shooting pause mode
is then established again at the original position
on the tape.
OIf recording has not been performed for 1 or
more seconds, the rec check function cannot
be used.
OBear in mind that when a backup component
has been connected and used to record
backup images, the rec check images will be
recorded.
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Shooting
Face-to-face shooting
When the LCD monitor is opened and rotated
180 degrees toward the lens, and the person
operating the camera recorder records images
of himself or herself, the impression of the shot
images may appear to be different from usual.
If MIRROR is selected as the setting for the
SELFSHOOT item on the setting menu
DISPLAY SETUP screen, a left-right reversed
image appears on the LCD monitor, and the
person operating the camera recorder can shoot
images of himself or herself that appear as if he
or she is looking at himself or herself in the
mirror.
However, even when shooting images in the
mirror mode, the recorded images will be the
same as ones which have been shot regularly
as the images are not recorded as a mirror
reflection.
When shooting in the mirror mode, the
information which appears in the viewfinder and
on the LCD monitor is limited to the following
items:
O:Shooting
O
;:Shooting pause
:Remaining battery charge display
:Warning display
When  appears, return the LCD monitor to
its original position, and check the message
of the warning display.
Index recording
(When the INDEX function has been allocated
to one of the USER buttons)
When the INDEX button is pressed during
shooting or recording, the index signal is
recorded on the tape.  
When it is pressed while shooting or recording
is temporarily stopped, the index signal is set to
the recording standby status.  When the
shooting or recording is then resumed, the index
signal is recorded on the tape at that time.
Searches (index searches) can be performed
during playback once the index signals have
been recorded.
Using the USER buttons
One of 11 functions can be allocated in turn to
each of the USER1, USER2 and USER3
buttons.
In accordance with the subject concerned, the
shooting conditions can be instantly selected or
fade effects can be added to the images.
For details, refer to the USER1, USER2 and
USER3 items (page 43) on the setting menu
SW MODE screen.
Intermittent recording
There are two intermittent recording modes: the
mode in which images are shot at fixed
intervals, and the frame-by-frame shooting
mode.
1Set the shooting mode for intermittent
recording using the INTERVAL REC item on
the setting menu RECORDING SETUP
screen.  (See page 47)
OIf the progressive 24P mode or 24P (ADV)
mode has been established, the
INTERVAL REC item cannot be set.
2Set the recording time using the REC TIME
item.
3Set the standby time using the INTERVAL
TIME item.
4When the START/STOP button is pressed,
recording starts in the shooting mode for
intermittent recording.
5When the OPERATION lever is tilted in the
“$” direction, “I –” blinks, and intermittent
recording is set to the temporary stop status.
OWhile intermittent recording is in progress,
no other operations are accepted.
OWhile intermittent recording is in progress,
the remaining tape amount is not
displayed.
Even when the intermittent recording mode has
been set, it will be returned to OFF when the
power is turned off.