Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder Ajd850a Operating Instructions

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Audio monitor
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Recorder
AV monitor
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Video monitor
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Video monitor signals
Editing controller
AV switcherReference
signal generator
Remote
To REMOTE IN/OUT
connector
To REMOTE
IN/OUT connector
Remote
Video input signals
Audio input signals
Video monitor signals
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Reference signal Audio output signals Video output signals
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Supply the external reference signal from a 
sync signal generator to the units.
Use the composite connectors for the video 
signals.Make these two
cables equally long.
VIDEO 1
OUTVIDEO 1
OUTVIDEO IN
REF (BB) 
P1 IN P2 IN
REF IN
RECORDER OUT
MONITOR  OUT 
REF (BB)75W
Switcher
TV
monitorWFM
(waveform monitor)VSC
(vectorscope)
Player 1
(source machine 1)Player 2
(source machine 2)RECORDERREF
(BB)
REF
VIDEO INREF
(BB)
REF
VIDEO INREF
(BB)
REF
VIDEO IN
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Connections
Connections for adjusting video...

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M cassette
L cassette

For AJ-5P92LP cassette tapes recorded using the DVCPRO (25 Mbps) mode, use a VTR supporting
DVCPRO (25 Mbps) 184 minute tapes.

¥ Consumer DV tapes and DVCAM tapes can be used for playback only.
¥ Consumer DV tapes which have been recorded in the LP mode cannot be played back.
¥ When materials which have been recorded on consumer DV tapes or DVCAM tapes are to be edited,
record them onto a DVCPRO tape or tape of any other broadcasting VTR for use.
¥ Recordings cannot be made...

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Switching on the power/inserting the cassette
Before starting to operate the unit, check whether the equipment has been connected
properly.
1Turn on the power.
2Check that the AUTO OFF lamp is off.
When condensation has formed or some other trouble has occurred, the AUTO OFF
lamp lights, and all operations are disabled.
3Insert the cassette tape.
Insert the tape at its proper position without force.
4Check that the STOP lamp is on.
When the tape is inserted, the cylinder rotates automatically, the...

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STOP/STAND BY mode
1
When the STOP button is pressed, the unit goes into the stop mode. The STOP lamp
lights and the tape stops traveling.
¥ In order to protect the tape, the unit goes into the standby OFF mode after the time set
by setup menu No. 400 (STILL TIMER) has elapsed. When the STOP, REW, FF or
PLAY button is pressed, the unit will go into the appropriate mode.
2When the STAND BY button is pressed, the unit goes into the standby ON/OFF mode.
When the buttonÕs lamp is lighted, the unit is...

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Recording
1
Set the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape to the ÒrecordingÓ
position and insert the tape.
2Press the STOP button to place the unit in the stop mode.
3Set the TAPE/EE switch to EE.
EE images now appear on the TV monitor.
4Check that the REC INHIBIT lamp is off.
If this lamp is lighted, set the REC INHIBIT switch to OFF.
5Select the video and audio input signals and adjust their levels.
5-1Selecting video/audio input signals
1Connect the signals to be recorded....

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Playback
1
Insert 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 ÒinÓ position.
Be sure that the JOG lamp lights.
2Rotate the search dial.
The dialÕs clickstops are cleared, and the tape is played back at the speed
corresponding to the speed at which the dial is turned. The maximum speed can be
selected using the setup menu No. 320 (JOG FWD MAX) and No. 321 (JOG REV
MAX) settings. When the dial rotation is stopped, a still picture appears. The playback
picture is noise-free.
3To transfer from the jog mode to...

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Manual editing
1
Select 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
1
Press 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 setting menu Ò000,Ó 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 setting menu Ò000Ó from the position where the button was pressed, and the unit
then goes into the stop mode.

¥ The time code or CTL signal must be...