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Operating Instructions

Camera/VTR

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Printed in Japan
VQT0D82-1

F0403T1073

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Page 1: ...Model No AJ P Operating Instructions Camera VTR Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Printed in Japan VQT0D82 1 F0403T1073 P...

Page 2: ...he FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can ra...

Page 3: ...ta 31 4 5 1 Setting the user s bit 31 4 5 2 Setting the internal clock s date and time 32 4 5 3 Setting the time code 33 4 5 4 Externally locking the time code 33 4 5 5 Setting the UMID information 34...

Page 4: ...SYSTEM SETTING 77 7 2 1 SYSTEM MODE 77 7 2 2 OPTION MODE 78 7 2 3 REC FUNCTION 78 7 2 4 OUTPUT SEL 79 7 2 5 GENLOCK 79 7 3 PAINT 80 7 3 1 ROP 80 7 3 2 MATRIX 80 7 3 3 COLOR CORRECTION 81 7 3 4 LOW SET...

Page 5: ...nge of image expressions yielded in production Data control function When the unit is used on its own one set of user data and four sets of scene file data can be registered Further by using an SD car...

Page 6: ...also in 5 frame increments in the 24P or 24PA mode This is quite useful when it comes to shooting programs on science or the natural world If the selection is set to the one shot recording function si...

Page 7: ...configuration 5 inch EVF mounting adapter AJ QVF901 Battery chargers AG B425 AJ B450 SD memory cards Multimedia cards Panasonic battery AU BP402 Frame to frame continuity Simply by pressing the VTR ST...

Page 8: ...fittings The shoulder belt is attached here 7 Light shoe Use this to attach the video light etc 8 Lens mount bayonet type The lens is attached to this mount 9 Lens lever This lever is tightened to se...

Page 9: ...rded W L wireless The input signals from the slot in wireless microphone receiver are recorded REAR The audio input signals supplied from the audio component which has been connected to the AUDIO IN C...

Page 10: ...m the VTR MENU page by performing a menu operation MONITOR SELECT audio selection CH1 3 ST CH2 4 selector switch This is used to select the audio channels whose signals are to be output to the speaker...

Page 11: ...B 3200 K C 4300 K D 6300 K ND FILTER knob inside small diameter 1 CLEAR transparent 2 1 4 ND 3 1 16 ND 4 1 64 ND Note When white balance or black balance are being automatically adjusted and the switc...

Page 12: ...USER 1 and USER 2 buttons A user setting can be allocated to each of these buttons using the setting menu When a button is pressed the user setting mode allocated to it is selected When the button is...

Page 13: ...n or using a color video monitor The button s lamp comes on during playback When it is pressed during playback the unit is set to pause in the playback mode PLAY PAUSE and the button s lamp flashes If...

Page 14: ...play section to 00 00 00 00 If it is pressed while the TCG switch 9 is at the SET position the time code data and user s bit data are respectively reset to 00 00 00 00 6 DISPLAY switch This is used to...

Page 15: ...umbers 1 and 2 indicating the audio channels appear and the CH1 and CH2 audio levels are displayed Conversely when it is set to CH3 4 numbers 3 and 4 indicating the audio channels appear and the CH3 a...

Page 16: ...C or UB is selected by the DISPLAY switch and the TC or UB generator value is displayed TC Lights when TC or UB is selected by the DISPLAY switch and the TC or UB reader value is displayed VTCG Lights...

Page 17: ...control This is used to adjust the brightness of the picture seen inside the viewfinder Its adjustment does not affect the output signals of the camera ON OFF 2 8 7 1 9 3 6 4 5 7 Front tally lamp Thi...

Page 18: ...to turn off the unit s power Then turn the power back on and immediately hold down the EJECT button The cassette can be removed when there is still some power left in the battery However do not repea...

Page 19: ...t least 5 segments of the remaining battery charge display are lighted If the HUMID display is showing wait until it goes off When five or more segments of the remaining battery charge display have no...

Page 20: ...B position and adjust the white balance 2 Press the AUTO W B BAL switch to the ABB position and adjust the black balance 3 Press the AUTO W B BAL switch to the AWB position and adjust the white balanc...

Page 21: ...YSTEM SETTING page by performing menu operations By controlling the VTR START button acknowledgment time during recording by up to 2 seconds the time taken for the unit to transfer from the recording...

Page 22: ...inks at 5 second intervals to inform the operator Further when pause time has been set to 2 minutes or more the tally lamp blinks at 5 second intervals to indicate when recording is paused Under these...

Page 23: ...points common to all INTERVAL REC modes Sound related Whether the sound is to be recorded or not during interval recording is set by setting ON or OFF for the AUDIO REC item on the REC FUNCTION screen...

Page 24: ...ck mode REW 3 8 Rec review function When recording is temporarily stopped and the lens RET button is pressed the last two seconds of the tape are automatically rewound and the playback pictures on thi...

Page 25: ...ubject may be used as a substitute for the white pattern The size of the white object required is shown in the figure below Notes Take care to keep high brightness spots off the screen Shoot white obj...

Page 26: ...e function s ability to track changes in the lighting conditions and the accuracy with which the white balance is tracked For this reason handle the function carefully Viewfinder screen displays relat...

Page 27: ...in this case is the value before automatic adjustment was performed Black balance memory The values stored in the memory are retained even after the unit s power has been turned off 4 1 2 Adjusting th...

Page 28: ...the SHUTTER SPEED screen and SHUTTER SELECT screen from the OPERATION page by performing menu operations It is now possible to restrict the shutter speed selection range to the required range beforeha...

Page 29: ...that V DTL be set to 0 for use In the progressive mode the shutter is forcibly set to 50 1 50 sec to produce more film like moving images To release the shutter mode it is necessary by performing menu...

Page 30: ...er to Chapter 7 Menu description tables 4 4 2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels The procedure for manually adjusting the levels at which the signals are to be recorded on audio tracks CH1 an...

Page 31: ...shing digit moves to the right UP button This increments the numerical value of the flashing digit by 1 DOWN button This decrements the numerical value of the flashing digit by 1 DISPLAY switch Displa...

Page 32: ...R RUN while holding down the SHIFT button The clock is accurate to a monthly error of approximately 30 seconds in the power OFF status If a more accurate time reading is required check the time and s...

Page 33: ...oximately 2 frames 4 5 4 Externally locking the time code The unit s internal time code generator can be locked to an external generator In addition the time code generator of an external VTR can be l...

Page 34: ...d together in the system When the signal from the unit s MON OUT connector is to be used as the reference video signal first set the OUTPUT SEL switch on the side panel to the CAM position 4 5 5 Setti...

Page 35: ...ctors usually when the unit is operated by the cameraman FILE This item is used to read and write the setup card data and perform the lens file and other file related operations MAINTENANCE This item...

Page 36: ...e JOG dial button in the clockwise direction as viewed from the front of the camera To decrement the value Turn the JOG dial button in the counterclockwise direction as viewed from the front of the ca...

Page 37: ...ing It flashes when a problem has occurred For details refer to the appropriate section in 6 3 Warning system 3 BATT battery lamp This starts flashing when the battery voltage has dropped to the level...

Page 38: ...he color temperature is too low This warns the user that the color temperature is too high This warns the user that the brightness is too high This warns the user that the brightness is too low This w...

Page 39: ...en the WHITE SHADING operation has been forcibly terminated This indicates that white shading has not been completed satisfactorily as the brightness level was excessively high during the WHITE SHADIN...

Page 40: ...tion This appears when the AUDIO IN switch is at the REAR position VTR warnings information REC WARNING SLACK E HUMID SERVO RF BACKUP BATT EMPTY WIRELESS RF This indicates that a problem has occurred...

Page 41: ...warning has been issued E Remaining tape min END INH Under normal conditions min lights and this starts flashing while the tape is reaching the end When the tape has reached the end END lights When re...

Page 42: ...rding display B Battery type C Remaining battery charge voltage D Unit s REC display E Remaining tape F Total length of cassette tape G Super iris ON super black ON H color temperature I Shutter speed...

Page 43: ...hen the WHITE BAL switch setting has been changed WHITE n n ACH BCH PRESET a a When the OUTPUT AUTO KNEE switch has been set to AUTO KNEE or OFF AUTO KNEE ON or OFF a a When the shutter speed mode set...

Page 44: ...tem as the B marker information then the 16 9 and 4 3 aspect ratios can be checked easily by operating the MARKER SELECT button as and when required 4 7 9 Checking the return video signal on the viewf...

Page 45: ...G page select the VIDEO OUT signal for the VIDEO OUT SEL item select the type of characters to be superimposed onto the VIDEO OUT signal and MONITOR OUT signal for the OUTPUT CHAR item and MONITOR OUT...

Page 46: ...d off The aperture is opened by a half stop The aperture is opened by a full stop The aperture is stopped down by a half stop The aperture is stopped down by a full stop No display The reference value...

Page 47: ...nd AWB B item The manual color temperature adjustment function is now valid The color temperatures are set using the COLOR TEMP PRE item COLOR TEMP A item and COLOR TEMP B item 4 9 Data handling Setup...

Page 48: ...ttom of the viewfinder screen Note Data titles cannot be recognized when the setup card was inserted while the CARD READ WRITE screen was open Move the arrow cursor to the TITLE READ item and press th...

Page 49: ...ELECT 1 READ W SELECT 1 WRITE CARD CONFIG TITLE READ TITLE 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 10 When the JOG dial button is pressed the arrow cursor returns to the TITLE item 11 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arr...

Page 50: ...ing is completed the following message appears 14 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations The setting menu is cleared and the displays showing the unit s current statuses appear at the top a...

Page 51: ...inserted Insert the card READ NG FORMAT ERROR formatting error The card was formatted by a device other than the unit Replace the card READ NG NO FILE file not found Save the file data READ NG ERROR t...

Page 52: ...4 How to use the scene file data The setting data can be written in the scene file area of the unit s internal memory and the data written can be read from this area Up to four scene files can be regi...

Page 53: ...stored in the scene file area of the unit s internal memory is read and the setting is completed 8 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations 4 Press the JOG dial button to enter the scene file...

Page 54: ...the following sequence Space 7 letters A Z 7 numbers 0 9 7 symbols 5 Press the JOG dial button to enter the character 6 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow cursor to the next position right an...

Page 55: ...on to open the INITIALIZE screen from the FILE page 1 Set the POWER switch to the OFF position 2 Set the WHITE BAL switch to the PRST position 3 Set the POWER switch to the ON position while holding d...

Page 56: ...e A battery holder made by Anton Bauer is equipped with a power output connector for the lighting and a lighting control switch to enable a light to be easily attached For details on the lighting syst...

Page 57: ...p as far as they will go Note Do not pull the rubber caps with great force Be careful not to catch up the cables when attaching the battery case Connect here AU M402H battery case 3 Connect the plug o...

Page 58: ...for the BATTERY SELECT item on the BATTERY TAPE screen For details refer to Chapter 7 Menu description tables Note When the BP 90 is to be used use the AU BP402 setting 1 Remove the battery holder 2 A...

Page 59: ...e AC adapter will rise gradually and the unit may malfunction as a result Pin no Signal 1 GND 2 3 4 12V 1 2 3 4 External DC input socket DC IN socket AC adapter AJ B75 optional accessory 5 2 Attaching...

Page 60: ...e cable into the cable clamp and connect it to the LENS socket 3 Push down the lever for securing the lens to secure the lens LENS socket Adjusting the viewfinder s front back position 1 Loosen the vi...

Page 61: ...FF 50M INDICATOR OFF MARKER CHAR LVL 50 Adjusting the white shading of the lens The white shading is adjusted as follows Note Coloring may occur in the vertical direction near where the lens aperture...

Page 62: ...T screen select OFF as the MANUAL KNEE item setting and repeat steps 4 through 9 After W SHD OK has appeared on the display select ON again as the MANUAL KNEE item setting 14 If the extender is attach...

Page 63: ...rrow cursor returns to the TITLE item 13 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow cursor to YES and press the JOG dial button When writing is complete WRITE OK is displayed indicating that the setti...

Page 64: ...unit using the screws provided with the AJ MH700P mic holder 3 Attach the microphone to the mic holder and tighten the locking screw 4 Connect the microphone s connecting cable to the MIC IN jack on...

Page 65: ...switch on the rear panel to LINE 2 Align the grooves in the camera attachment with the pins on the battery case etc to attach the wireless receiver 3 Connect the AUDIO IN connectors on the camera with...

Page 66: ...lever is held down Its position can be adjusted in 3 mm steps up to max of 10 steps or 30 mm in either the front or back direction While holding down the slide lever move the shoulder pad toward the f...

Page 67: ...used rather than the shutter speeds engraved on the AJ EC3P The correspondence between the shutter speed indications on the AJ EC3P and the unit s shutter speed settings are shown in the table below 5...

Page 68: ...button point the lens at some objects with different brightness levels and check that the auto instantaneous aperture adjustment function works 6 Return the aperture to the auto adjustment mode switc...

Page 69: ...dow illuminates 10 Press the REW button and after the tape has been rewound for a few seconds press the PLAY PAUSE button Check that the tape is recorded played back and rewound properly 11 Press the...

Page 70: ...the setting procedure refer to 4 5 1 Setting the user s bit 2 Set the time code For details on the setting procedure refer to 4 5 3 Setting the time code 3 Set the TCG switch to R RUN 4 Press the VTR...

Page 71: ...ct way 6 2 3 Cleaning inside the viewfinder Do not use thinners or any other solvent to remove dirt Use a lens cleaner available on the market to wipe the lens NEVER wipe the mirror If dirt or dust ha...

Page 72: ...part number VJS3824A004 Maker part number HR10A 7R 4SC Hirose Denki 1 2 3 4 GPS 1 GPS TXA 2 GPS RXA 3 GPS VBAT 4 START 5 GPS VCC 6 GPS GND Matsushita part number K1AB106J0010 Maker part number HR10A 7...

Page 73: ...four times a second for at least 3 seconds during recording Viewfinder REC WARNING display lights for at least 3 seconds during recording Alarm Sounds four times a second for at least 3 seconds during...

Page 74: ...cording Viewfinder RF display lights during recording Alarm Sounds four times a second during recording Warning description The video heads have become clogged There is a problem in the video system V...

Page 75: ...d turn at the same time Notes Do not turn the emergency eject screw except in an emergency Do not turn the screw clockwise Stop turning the screw as soon as the tape is ejected Otherwise the mechanism...

Page 76: ...IONAL DTL GAMMA CAMERA SETTING VF VF DISPLAY VF MARKER USER BOX VF INDICATOR1 VF INDICATOR2 MODE CHECK IND FILE CARD READ WRITE CARD R W SELECT LENS FILE SCENE INITIALIZE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM CHECK DIAG...

Page 77: ...SYSTEM MODE V RES 24 30P INTRLCE PROG For selecting the vertical resolution when 25P is selected INTRLCE Line mixing is used to produce more natural images PROG Line mixing is not performed When edit...

Page 78: ...d at the TAKE TOTAL TIME is the value based on actual operation in 5 frame increments AUDIO REC OFF ON For setting whether or not to record the sound PRE REC MODE AJ YA903G installed OFF 0SEC 7SEC 15S...

Page 79: ...0 75 For finely adjusting the SD phase during genlock Note When making GENLOCK adjustments to the unit adjust H PHASE first followed by SC PHASE Item Variable range Remarks GENLOCK INT EXT 26P EXT For...

Page 80: ...ting the B channel pedestal level 7 3 PAINT 7 3 1 ROP Item Variable range Remarks MATRIX TABLE A B For selecting the color correction table MATRIX R G 31 06 31 For performing the R G color adjustment...

Page 81: ...3 For performing the color correction saturation and hue between yellow and red B Cy SAT PHASE 63 00 63 For performing the color correction saturation and hue between blue and cyan B SAT PHASE 63 00 6...

Page 82: ...1 steps BLACK STRECH 3 OFF 3 For setting the gamma curve of the dark areas 7 3 6 HIGH SETTING MATRIX TABLE OFF A B For selecting the color correction table COLOR CORRECT ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF...

Page 83: ...ting ON or OFF for the skin tone DTL SKIN TONE ZEBRA ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for ZEBRA in the SKIN TONE range SKIN DTL CORING 0 5 7 For setting the SKIN TONE DTL coring effect Y MAX 000 190 255...

Page 84: ...the WHITE CLIP function The WHITE CLIP LVL setting value is active when ON is selected 7 3 11 FLARE Item Variable range Remarks R FLARE 000 100 For performing the R FLARE setting G FLARE 000 100 For p...

Page 85: ...performing the DISP MODE setting This item is used to select the camera s warning or message displays For details refer to 4 7 4 Display modes and setting changes adjustment result messages VF OUT Y...

Page 86: ...4 4 VF INDICATOR1 Item Variable range Remarks EXTENDER ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the extender display SHUTTER ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for the shutter speed display FILTER ON OFF For se...

Page 87: ...e display screen if the LED has lighted when the MODE CHECK switch is used FUNCTION ON OFF For setting whether or not to display the function display screen when the MODE CHECK switch is used AUDIO ON...

Page 88: ...1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 For selecting the shutter speed 7 5 3 SHUTTER SELECT Item Variable range Remarks SUPER V MODE FRM1 FRM2 For selecting the SUPER V mode switching FRM1 Normal mode FRM2 A...

Page 89: ...is to be used SHD ABB SW CTL ON OFF For selecting whether or not digital dark shading is to be activated by pressing the ABS switch for a prolonged time at least 8 seconds COLOR BARS SMPTE FULL BARS S...

Page 90: ...K 5600K For selecting the AWB PRE color temperature AWB A MEM VAR For selecting the allocation of the WHITE BAL switch position and Ach MEM The switch position and Ach are allocated as memory values w...

Page 91: ...r or not to handle the FILE MENU settings during CARD READ WRITE data operations MAINTE MENU R W ON OFF For selecting whether or not to handle the MAINTENANCE MENU settings during CARD READ WRITE data...

Page 92: ...Item Variable range Remarks COLOR CHECK ON OFF For selecting ON or OFF for checking whether or not the camera recorder is functioning correctly The Y and RGB values at the center are displayed in the...

Page 93: ...occurred REC START ALL NORMAL For selecting how recording start is to be accepted PAUSE TIMER 10min 20min 30min 60min For selecting the time during which REC PAUSE is to continue 7 7 4 BLACK SHADING...

Page 94: ...60 90 NP 1B TYPE A TYPE B The variable range is changed by the item settings selected on the 7 8 3 BATTERY SETTING1 and 7 8 4 BATTERY SETTING2 menus 7 8 3 BATTERY SETTING1 AJ BP490 AUTO MANUAL For ena...

Page 95: ...he voltage at which the battery charge is considered nearly depleted is to be set AUTO The voltage is set automatically MANUAL The voltage is set manually 11 0 13 6 15 0 For selecting when MANUAL has...

Page 96: ...selecting in 0 1 V steps the voltage at which the battery charge is to be considered depleted DIONIC 11 0 13 9 15 0 For enabling or disabling the selection made for the BATTERY SELECT item The selecti...

Page 97: ...he limiter for CH2 AUTO LEVEL CH3 ON OFF For selecting the method used to set the level AUTO LEVEL CH4 ON OFF For selecting the method used to set the level REC CH3 CH4 SW CH1 2 For selecting the sign...

Page 98: ...setting TC MODE DF NDF For selecting the TC mode DF Drop frame NDF Non drop frame VITC UB MODE USER EXT TIME DATE TCG FRM RATE REGEN For selecting the VAUX TC VITC UB mode USER EXT When EXT is selecte...

Page 99: ...or displaying the version of the VIDEO FPGA PRE PROCESS FPGA For displaying the version of the pre process FPGA Item Variable range Remarks ENG SECURITY ON OFF For selecting whether or not to place a...

Page 100: ...ion 30 36 42 or 48 dB selectable DS GAIN function 6 12 or 20 dB gain increase selectable Shutter speeds 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 and 1 2000 Synchro scan shutter 1 60 3 to 1 249 7 Lens mount 2 3...

Page 101: ...SS IN 25 pins D SUB 40 dBu Audio Output Connectors AUDIO OUT CH1 CH2 XLR 5 pins 4 dBu 0 or 4 dBu selected on menu balanced low impedance Earphone stereo mini jacks a a 2 Video Input Connector GEN LOCK...

Page 102: ...068 323 436 3500 Government Marketing Department 52 West Gude Drive Rockville MD 20850 301 738 3840 Broadcast PARTS INFORMATION ORDERING 9 00 a m 5 00 p m EST 800 334 4881 24 Hr Fax 800 334 4880 Emerg...

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