Panasonic Multi Format Digital Hd Video Cassette Recorder Ajhd3700b 1 Operating Instructions

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
Key
F1
F2–F7
F8
F9
F10
Key designation
TIMING°
For setting the edit timing.
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EXIT
ERR.STP
Error stop.
TRACKING
For adjusting the tracking.
Description
Sets the timing with which to record the fields at the edit IN point
and OUT point. This menu item can be set by pressing the F1
key and the F key together.
F1
:Editing starts from the odd-numbered field at the IN
point, and it ends when an even-numbered field one
frame before the OUT point is recorded....

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
Key
F11
F12
F13
Key designation
CAP LOCK
For setting the capstan
servo lock.
FD TIME°
For setting the audio fade
time.
MODE°
For setting the audio fade
edit.
Description
For selecting the capstan servo lock mode during playback.
4F AUTO (8F AUTO
: 1080/23p, 1080/24p, 1080/25p, 1080/50i,
576/50i):
Assumes the color frame auto lock mode. If discontinuity is
produced in the color frame during playback, the unit locks again
to a new color frame.
4F FORCE (8F...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
∑EDIT REC INHIBIT mode display
This display shows the statuses of the editing inhibit modes.
≥SOFTWARE
≥The editing inhibit modes selected for each channel are shown
here. Refer to “Selecting the SOFTWARE inhibit channels.”
≥VIDEO:Video channel editing is inhibited.
≥CH1 – CH8
(CH4):Digital audio channel editing is inhibited.
≥CUE:Cue channel editing is inhibited.
≥TC:Time code channel editing is inhibited.
≥HOME
≥The recording inhibit modes established...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
∑Selecting the SOFTWARE inhibit channels
(1) Press the center cursor key. The cursor now appears.
(2) Press the cursor key to move the cursor to the channel where editing is to be inhibited.
(3) Press the center cursor key. Once the display appears in reverse video, the selection of the
editing inhibit channel is completed. When the center cursor key is pressed again, the editing
inhibit is released.
(3) ≥Assembly editing cannot be selected if there is even...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
∑Tracking
≥Automatically adjusting the tracking (optimizing)
To optimize the tracking automatically, press the F10 (TRACKING) key to select OPT ONCE or
OPT AUTO.
Set the preroll time to 5 seconds or more.
≥At the OPT ONCE setting, the tracking is optimized only once while the tape is playing up to
the IN point during the first editing after the cassette has been inserted. The tracking is not sub-
sequently optimized, and the value is fixed.
≥At the OPT AUTO...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
(3) The following message appears and optimizing is suspended in the following cases:
≥When the VTR is set to a mode other than PLAY while optimizing is underway.
≥When optimizing has failed.
≥When no video signals have been recorded on the tape.
≥When no CTL signals have been recorded on the tape.
NOT COMPLETE
At times like these, the center value (0) is set as the optimized value.
(4) If the optimizing processing fails to be completed even after 5 seconds,...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu
∑Selecting the audio fade time
(1) Press the F13 (MODE) key to set it to X FADE or V FADE.
(2) Press the F12 (FD TIME) key.
(3) Turn the ADJUST control to select the audio fade time.
ONoteN
The V fade time is a multiple of the time set for FD TIME.
If, for instance, FD TIME is to be set to 100ms:
V
XV
X
X fading
V fadingThe solid lines indicate X fading.
The broken lines indicate V fading.Advance playback 
signals
IN point V FADE X FADE V FADE
Fade time...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE AUTO EDIT menu
The AUTO EDIT menu is displayed by pressing the following keys: or#
F12INSERTASSEM
F13
F12
F11
F10
F9
F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE AUTO EDIT menu
Key
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
F13
Key designation
LAST X
For calling the edit data to
be input.
LAST ED
For calling all the last data
edited.
W/PLYR
Continuous VTR remote
control ON/OFF.
VAR MEMO
Variable memory.
PLYR SEL
Selects player for remote
control.
R/P SEL
Selects VTR for operation.
TRIM
Frame correction of edit
point.
SET UP
INSERT 
For setting the editing
mode ON/OFF.   
SPLIT
Split editing ON/OFF.
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MANUAL EDIT
CH SELECT
Edit channel...

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INSERT/ASSEMBLE AUTO EDIT menu
∑Tape position indicator
This indicates the edit points (IN and OUT) and tape positions of the recorder and player.
≥EOT (end of tape) or BOT (beginning of tape) is displayed when
the tape is at its end or beginning.
≥During split editing, the audio and video edit points are indicated
separately.
∑Duration
If the duration is known, it is sufficient to enter only the IN or OUT
edit points for the recorder and player: the remaining points will
be automatically...