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.
——
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.
F2:Editing starts from the even-numbered field at the IN
point, and it ends when an odd-numbered field at the
OUT point is recorded.
F1/F2:
The fields for the edit IN point and OUT point are determined
by the timing at which the edit command is issued.
If the edit timing command is issued in an even-
numbered field, editing is ended in an odd-numbered
field; conversely, if the edit timing command is issued in
an odd-numbered field, editing is ended in an even-
numbered field.
≥
The edit timing can also be set on the AUTO EDIT SET UP menu.
If a different mode has been set on the AUTO EDIT SET UP
menu, the mode which has been set on the INSERT/ASSEMBLE
MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu will be changed.
≥The F1 setting is forcibly established when the CONTROL
(REMOTE/LOCAL) switch has been set to LOCAL.
Returns the VTR to the MANUAL EDIT menu screen.
When the ENV value at which editing started (5 frames before)
has dropped to 25% below the REC ENV value when optimizing
was completed, an error is considered to have occurred, and one
of the following operations is selected.
ON
:During execution of editing in optimize mode, if an error
has occurred up to the IN point, editing is aborted and the
stop mode is assumed.
OFF:Displays a message and continues editing when an error
has occurred.
Under normal times, tracking adjustment is not necessary.
Adjustment is made if tracking disparities have occurred during editing.
VAR:The tracking can be adjusted manually.
Refer to “Manually adjusting the tracking” (on page 106).
FIX:The tracking is fixed. 
OPT. ONCE
:At the initial editing after the cassette has been
inserted, the tracking is optimized while the tape is
playing back up to the IN point. The tracking is not
subsequently optimized.
When the PLAY button and STAND BY button are
pressed together during EDIT/PLAY, the tracking
is optimized again, and it is optimized with each
EDIT/PLAY operation.
OPT. AUTO:The tracking is optimized while the tape is playing
back up to the IN point with each editing operation,
and it is retained even if the VTR is transferred to
another menu.
Refer to “Automatically adjusting the tracking.”
°This item cannot be displayed when the 1080/23p, 1080/24p, 1080/25p or 720/59p format has been selected. (It is
forcibly set to F1.) 
						

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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 FORCE: 1080/23p, 1080/24p, 1080/25p,
1080/50i, 576/50i):
Assumes the color frame forced lock mode. If there is any
discontinuity in the color frame during playback, the unit
preserves the field sequence at initial lock. 
2F
:Assumes frame lock mode.
≥The capstan servo lock mode can be set in HOME SET UP
menu. If the two settings differ, priority is given to the final
mode setting. 
Valid when the F13 key is set to X FADE or V FADE.
The times that can be set are as follows: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50,
100 ms.
(Initial setting is 5 ms.)
For the setting procedure, refer to “Selecting the audio fade time”
(on page 107).
Audio editing can be accomplished while cross-fade editing prior
playback audio and input audio or V-fade editing.
X FADE:Performs audio cross-fade editing.
CUT
:Performs cut (normal) editing.
V FADE:Performs audio V-fade editing.
°Only CUT can be selected when TAPE has been selected as the EDIT REC STATE setting. However, FADE can be
selected by pressing this key and F key together, in which case the EDIT REC STATE setting is switched to EE1. 
						

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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 using the F13 (REC
INH) key on the HOME menu are shown here.
≥FREE:Recording can be performed.
≥NRML REC:The normal recording mode is inhibited.
≥ALL:All recording/editing operations are inhibited.
≥CASSETTE
≥The recording inhibit modes established by the cassette tape are
shown here.
≥FREE:Recording can be performed.
≥VID/CNTL:The video and control signals are inhibited.
≥ALL:All recording/editing operations are inhibited.
∑Sequence of priority for recording inhibit modes
A sequence of priority applies to the inhibit modes and, depending on which modes have been
selected, it may not be possible to perform recording. If, for example, “ALL” has been selected
for CASSETTE, no editing or recording will be possible regardless of the other settings.
First: CASSETTE
Second: HOME
Third: SOFTWARE 
						

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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 one editing inhibit channel.
ONotesN
≥When ALL or PRE CTL has been set for CASSETTE EDIT REC INHIBIT or HOME REC IN-
HIBIT, all recording and editing operations will be inhibited.
≥When VIDEO/CNTL has been set for CASSETTE EDIT REC INHIBIT, editing inhibit applies to
the video channel at all times.
∑REC ENV display
This shows the RF envelope level at which sound is played back from the rotary recording heads during
playback.
CH4 CH4
Center cursor key
Cursor key
5
4
3
2
1 REC ENV 
						

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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 setting, the tracking is optimized while the tape is playing up to the IN point
with each editing.
ONotesN
≥The OPT ONCE setting is suitable when continuous editing is to be performed such as in the
case below. (If OPT AUTO is set when this kind of editing is to be performed, the tracking error
may build up.)
Base Edit 1Edit 2Edit 3Base
≥The OPT AUTO setting is suitable when intermittent editing is to be performed such as in the
case below. 
Base Edit 1Base Edit 2Base
≥Proceed as follows to optimize the tracking again using OPT ONCE.
≥(1) Press the INSERT or ASSEMBLE button to highlight the F9 key and establish the editing
mode. Check that the INSERT or ASSEMBLE LED has lighted.
≥(2) Press the PLAY button to establish the PLAY (EDIT PLAY) mode.
≥(3) Optimizing is initiated by pressing the PLAY and STAND BY buttons together.
ONotesN
≥(1) The optimized tracking value is retained even when the VTR is transferred to another
menu.
≥(2) The following message appears while the tracking is being optimized, and the ∆ mark that
indicates the tracking value appears to show the progress made in the processing.
OPTIMIZING
Upon completion of the optimizing, the following message appears, the TRACK OPT ap-
pears on the INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT and HOME menu screens.
COMPLETE
ASSEM INSERT 
						

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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, the following mes-
sage appears and optimizing is suspended.
TIME OVER
(5) When the cassette is ejected, the optimized value is canceled.
∑Manually adjusting the tracking
(1) Insert the tape, and play it back.
(2) Press the F10 (TRACKING) key and set it to VAR.
(3) Turn the ADJUST control, and adjust it so that the envelope level is set to its maximum.
VA R TRACKING
5
4
3
2
1 REC ENV
ADJUST 
						

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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 Insert signals
OUT point Advance playback 
signals
Fade time
100 ms
200 ms
100 ms
100 ms
X FADEMODE
10 FD TIME
25
ADJUST 
						

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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 selection.
Description
When the F1 key is pressed, “LOAD” is displayed, and the edit
data which was input last is called.
When the F2 key is pressed, “LOAD” is displayed, and all the
data which was edited last is called.
Performs remote control of VTR connected by RS-422A. 
ON:Remote control possible. 
OFF
:Unit operated independently.
≥See also F5 (PLYR SEL) key.
This function stores the playback speed and direction settings
established by the search dial in its memory and automatically
reproduces these settings. (At times, these settings are
reproduced by one’s own VTR; at other times, they may control
the player that is connected.) 
ON:Enables the variable memory function.
OFF:Disables the variable memory function.
PLYR-1
:Controls the VTR connected to REMOTE OUT
connector. 
PLYR-2:Controls the VTR connected to REMOTE IN/OUT
connector. 
PLAYER:Performs remote control of the player selected by
F5 (PLYR SEL) key.
RECORDER:Control is the main unit (recorder) only.
ON:Registered edit points are corrected by frame unit. 
OFF
:Releases trim function.
Transfers the VTR to the AUTO EDIT SET UP menu screen.
ON:Sets the editing mode ON.
OFF
:Sets the editing mode OFF.
This function registers each audio and video edit point during
insert editing. 
ON:Enables split editing. 
OFF
:Releases split editing.
(For details, refer to pages 41 and 42 in the Hardware Operating
Instructions.)
Transfers the VTR to the MANUAL EDIT menu screen.
Transfers the VTR to the INSERT AUTO EDIT CH SELECT
(editing channel selection) menu screen (but only for insert
editing). 
						

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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 calculated.
(Recorder’s time code readout value)
(Player’s time code readout value)
(Editing time)
∑Entering the edit points
(1) Input the points directly using the number keys.
1) Press the center cursor key.
The cursor now appears.
2) Press the cursor key to move the cursor to the data input position (player’s IN point in
the figure).
3) Press the center cursor key.
The cursor now changes into a column cursor.
4) Input the edit point using the number keys.
5) Press the ENT key.
Follow the same steps to enter the IN and OUT points of the recorder and player.
≥Enter three edit points for the recorder and player.
(Refer to the section on duration.)
≥To clear the data:Move the cursor to the position where the data is to be cleared, and press
the center cursor key. The cursor now changes into a column cursor. The
entered point can be cleared by pressing the C key now.
Center cursor key
Cursor key
IN
P
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IN 0
P
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