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Contents
Introduction .......................................................4
Features .............................................................4
Features of the camera unit ....................................4
Features of the VTR unit .........................................4
System configuration .......................................5
Parts and their functions..................................6
Preparation ......................................................10
Using the AU-BP402
battery pack made by Panasonic ..........................10
Using a battery pack made by Anton Bauer..........11
Using the NP-1B battery pack made by Sony.......11
Using an AC power supply
(with the AJ-B75 AC adapter) ...............................12
Attaching the lens..................................................12
Mounting the unit on a tripod.................................13
Detaching the unit from the tripod attachment ......13
Attaching the viewfinder and microphone .............13
Attaching the shoulder belt ...................................13
Attaching the wireless receiver
(optional accessory) ..............................................13
Setting the camera ID ...........................................14
Setting the date and time ......................................14
Lens adjustments and checks.......................15
Flange back adjustment ........................................15
White shading check .............................................15
White shading adjustment.....................................15
Viewfinder displays ........................................16
Viewfinder lamp displays.......................................16
Viewfinder screen status displays .........................16
Selecting the viewfinder screen display ................19
White balance and black balance adjustment....20
Automatic white balance adjustment.....................20
Automatic black balance adjustment.....................20
Electronic shutter settings.............................21
Shutter modes.......................................................21
Setting the shutter mode and speed .....................21
Setting the synchro scanning mode ......................21
Time data settings ..........................................22
Setting the user’s bit..............................................22
Setting the time code ............................................22
Locking the unit’s time code to the time code
of an external component......................................23
Extension control unit (AJ-EC3P) .................24
Before performing the connections .......................24
Concerning the modes ..........................................24
Switch operations when the extension control
unit is connected ...................................................24
Operating the AJ-EC3P’s VRs ..............................24
VR center values of the AJ-EC3P .........................24
Scene files .......................................................25
Scene file function.................................................25
Scene file setting method......................................25
Editing scene filenames (Example: USER files) ...25
Returning a scene filename to its default ..............26
How to use file select ............................................26
List of scene file settings .......................................27
List of file settings..................................................27
Normal recording ............................................28
Scene-to-scene continuity .............................28
Audio recording ..............................................29
Selecting the audio input signals...........................29
Adjusting the audio recording level .......................29
Monitoring the sound during recording..................29
Playback (checking what has been recorded)....30
Rec review ............................................................30
Other functions ...............................................30
INTERVAL REC (intermittent recording) function .......30
Still-picture playback .............................................30
Variable speed (FF/REW) playback......................30
Menu operations .............................................31
Menu display enable/disable.................................31
Displaying sub-menus and deciding on settings ...31
Setting menu configuration ...........................32
Menu contents.................................................33
SCENE menu (main menu)...................................33
MAIN menu 1 of 2 (main menu) ............................34
MAIN menu 2 of 2 (main menu) ............................37
Warning system ..............................................40
Emergency eject .............................................41
Maintenance ....................................................42
Condensation ........................................................42
Replacing the backup battery................................42
Cleaning the heads ...............................................42
Cleaning inside the viewfinder ..............................42
Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras .................42
Error codes......................................................42
Specifications .................................................43
