Panasonic AJ-D400, Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents
Displays
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Remaining Battery Level and Audio
Level Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
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VTR Section Operation/Status-Related
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
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Time Code-Related Displays . . . . . . . 59
Adjusting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjustments and Setup During Recording
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Adjustments and Setup using the Setting
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
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Setting the Gain Selector Value . . . . . 62
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Selecting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the White Balance/Black Balance
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Adjusting the White Balance . . . . . . . . 64
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Adjusting the Black Balance . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the Electronic Shutter
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Shutter Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Selecting the Shutter Mode/Speed . . . 70
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Setting the Synchro Scan Mode . . . . . 71
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Changing the Shutter Speed/Mode
Selection Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Changing the Iris Automatic Adjustment
Reference Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting the Audio Level . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting the Time Data
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Setting the Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Setting the User Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Locking the Time Code to an External
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77
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External Lock Operation
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Cassettes
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Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes . . . . 79
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Preventing Accidental Erasure . . . . . . 80
Recording
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Basic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Successive Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Playback—Checking Recorded Contents
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Rec Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Color Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Connection With an External VTR. . . . . 87
Recording Simultaneously with the
Internal VTR and an External
VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Recording With an External VTR Instead
of the Internal VTR
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Using the 26-pin Output Adaptor . . . . 90
RET Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing the Backup Battery . . . . . . . . 93
Setting Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Emergency Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Maintenance
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Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Cleaning the Video Heads . . . . . . . . . 119
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Cleaning the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Characteristic Phenomenon of CCD
Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Inspections Before Shooting
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Inspection Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Inspecting the Camera Section . . . . . . 120
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Inspecting the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Inspecting the Iris and Zoom
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Inspecting the VTR Section . . . . . . . . 122
Specifications
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General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Camera Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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VTR Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Related Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126