Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder Ajd455 Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions
Printed in Japan 
VQT9172
AJ-                P
Digital Video Cassette Recorder
PS0401H D 

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IMPORTANT
“Unauthorized recording of copyrighted televi-
sion programs, video tapes and other materials 
may infringe the right of copyright owners and 
be contrary to copyright laws.”
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an 
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the...

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Contents
Be fore ope rating this unit, check that all of its  acc essorie s are present and accounte d for.
Power cord .................................. 1 pc
AJ-CS455P Cassette adaptor ..... 1 pc
Option
• AJ-YA455P component serial  interface  board
• AJ-MA75P Rack mounting  adaptor
• AJ-YAD455P Digital video interface  board
• AJ-YA752P Audio memory  unit
Time  code
Time code/user bit .................................................... 38
Recording internal/external time codes .......................

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General and Features
This u nit is a dig ital video  cassette  recorder which uses 1/4-inch tapes.
It incorporates digital compression technology so that the deterioration in picture quality and
sound quality resulting from dubbing is significantly minimized compared with existing analog
systems.
Furthermore, since it has a compa ct 4U size and light weight, the unit can be carried around
or mounted in a 19-inch rack with ease.
The  settings for the  unit’s setup can be performed while viewing the...

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Features
 (continued)
Multi-function input/output interfaces
• Analog input/output
Component (Y, P
B, PR) and composite and S1-VIDEO signal input and output connectors
are provided.
• Digita l audio input/output
AES/EBU audio BNC input and output connectors are provided.
• Se rial digital input/output
Serial digital (SMPTE 259M-C, 272M-C) input/output is possible when the optional compo-
nent serial interface board (AJ-YA455P) is used.
• IEEE1394 digital input/output
Signals can be input and output...

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Contr o ls  and  t h eir  fu nctio n s
Front  p an el
C ou nte r D is p la y  Sec tio n
@4  @5   @7  #3  #4 #5
@
8@9  #0  # 1#2
@2
 @3   !4!5   !6  !7  !8  !9  @0  @1 ewq
r
ty u  i o
!1 !0
!2   !3
@6
ON
OFF POWER
EJECT
RECPLAY
DVCPRODV
FF
STOPREW
CTL/TC/UB/
REMAIN
RESET
CH CONDITION
LEVEL
HEADPHONES
CH 1
AUDIO
REC LEVEL ON
OFF
CH 1MIX
CH 2AUDIO
MONITOR
SUPER
DVCPRO/DVSDI
ANALOG Y PB PR
CMPST
S-VIDEO SDI
AES/EBU ANALOG REMOTE
LOCAL
MENU
PAGETC
PRESET FILESET
DIAG
VIDEO INAUDIO INCH 2
INT
EXTTC 

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qPOWER switch
When the ON side is pressed, the power is switched on, and the counter display lights up.
wCassette insertion slot
eEJECT button
When this is pressed, the tape is unloaded and several seconds later the cassette is
automatically ejected. When the counter display indicates “CTL”, the display is reset.
rEDIT/EDIT REC/REC/REC INH lamps
EDIT:This lights when the editing mode is chosen from the 9P remote control.
EDIT REC: This lights when editing from the 9P remote control.
REC:This lights...

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Controls and their functions
!4CTL/TC/UB/REMAIN button
Each time this is pressed, the counter display is switched by one setting in the following
sequence: CTL → TC → UB → REMAIN.
“r
∗∗∗-
∗∗∗” appears when the remaining tape is displayed. The amount of tape remaining
is displayed after “r” and the total tape length is displayed after “–”. The display shows
“r – ” at EJECT and after a tape is inserted until the remaining tape and total tape length
are calculated.
!5RESET button
When this is pressed...

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@3Volume control
This is used to adjust the headphones volume.
@4Audio recording level controls*
These are used to adjust the recording levels of the audio signal CH1/CH2.
@5SUPER ON/OFF switch
ON:The time code or other display is superimposed onto the signals supplied to the
VIDEO OUT 3 connector.
OFF: No display is superimposed.

• When the AJ-YA455P is used, the superimposed display appears at the VIDEO OUT 3
connector.
• When the SUPER ON/OFF switch is set to ON, the EDH of the SDI OUT 3 connector...

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Controls and their functions
#2DIAG button
When this is pressed, VTR information is displayed. When it is pressed again, the original
display is restored.
There are two types of VTR information: “HOURS METER” information and “WARNING”
information. Switching between these types is enabled by pressing the cursor buttons
(
, ).
Indicated on the “HOUR METER” screen are the power-on time, drum rotation time, tape
travel time, loading count, etc.
Indicated on the “WARNING” screen are the warnings.
• The...