Panasonic AG-DTL1, Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Performing initial settings . . . . . . . . . . .11
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Simple time adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Simple date and time adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Setting the recording time mode and number of
cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Setting the recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Frame recording and field recording . . .17
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Normal playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Still-picture playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Changing over the screen display . . . . .22
Changing over the screen during playback . . . . .22
Changing between the 1-screen and 4-in-1 screen
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Switching between the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Memory stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Alarm recording and sensor (emergency)
recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Alarm memory recall and power loss memory
recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Search playback (cue/review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Alarm search (alarm recording section search) . .27
Time/date search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Internal timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
External timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Terminal connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Alarm recording connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Tape-end output connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Auto OFF output connections and recording output
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
External timer input connections . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Time setting connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
External timer input connections . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Terminal signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setting method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Menu page P1
TIME/DATE PRESET screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
REC LOCK screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
HOUR METER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Menu page P2
DISPLAY screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
REC LOSS INDICATOR screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
DAYLIGHT SAVING screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Menu page P3
RECORDING T-MODE & CAMERA screen . . . .43
Menu page P4
RECORDING MODE screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
ALARM/SENSOR REC screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Menu page P5
VTR MODE SELECT screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Menu page P6
TAPE REMAIN screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
REC REVIEW screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
ERROR WARN BUZZER screen . . . . . . . . . . . .47
REC WARNING screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Menu page P7
TERMINAL INPUT SELECT screen . . . . . . . . . .48
TERMINAL OUTPUT SELECT screen . . . . . . . .48
VIDEO OUT SEQUENCE screen . . . . . . . . . . . .49
EXT SWITCHER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Menu page P8
PROGRAM TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
INTERNAL WEEKLY TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . .50
Menu page P9
FREE SET TIMER screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Menu page P10
RS-232C PARAMETERS screen . . . . . . . . . . . .52
USER ID REC screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
RS-232C interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
1. Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
(1) Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
(2) Communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . .53
2. Software specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
(1) External interface specifications . . . . . . . .54
(2) Transmitting format (PC
5
unit) . . . . . . . .54
(3) Receiving format (unit
5
PC) . . . . . . . . . .55
(4) List of commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Video head cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104