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Non-Linear Editing System

Operating Instructions

AJ-

This manual contains information on the hardware only.
For details on video and audio uploading, editing and other
operations, refer to the Reference Manual (AJ-SF97).

Summary of Contents for AJ-DE97P

Page 1: ...ear Editing System Operating Instructions AJ P This manual contains information on the hardware only For details on video and audio uploading editing and other operations refer to the Reference Manual AJ SF97 ...

Page 2: ...CK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arr...

Page 3: ... Exit 17 System Startup 17 System Exit 18 Troubleshooting 20 Connector Signals 28 Error Items 30 When the WARNING lamp is lighted 30 When the AUTO OFF lamp is lighted 30 Maintenance and Care 33 Video Head Cleaning 33 Condensation 33 Specifications 34 OWindows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OPentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation All other names of...

Page 4: ... process Editing of data while still compressed In the case of cut editing the unit leaves the recorded data completely unchanged With the data still in its compressed form changes are made only to the read sequence and positions During recording the compressed data does not need to be expanded at all and it can be edited up to the form taken by the completed package This means that high picture q...

Page 5: ...he risk of injury due to tipping over mount the stabilizers before installation Service support guide Do not subject the supplied mouse keyboard or cables to strong bumps or shocks Doing so could damage them Ferrite cores a4 When the SCSI hard disk drive for external expansion purposes is to be connected attach one ferrite core to one end of the SCSI I F cable and the other one to the other end ...

Page 6: ...k The sound can be monitored when stereo headphones are connected to this jack 6Phones volume control This is used to adjust the headphones volume and the monitor output volume 7Mic jack The microphone is connected here for voice over editing operations 8Mic volume control This is used to adjust the level at which the microphone sound is input 9Cassette slot M cassettes or L cassettes are loaded t...

Page 7: ...and audio play signal error rates are at acceptable levels Yellow This lights when either the video or audio play signal error rate has deteriorated The playback picture remains normal even while this lamp is lighted Amber This lights when either the video or audio play signal error rate is subject to correction or interpolation 4VTR lamp This lights while the tape is traveling 5Cassette loaded la...

Page 8: ... reference video signal input connectors ANALOG VIDEO INPUT REF VIDEO IN The analog reference video signals are supplied to these connectors which are joined by a loop through configuration In order to ensure that the video and audio signals played back are stable supply stable black burst signals to these connectors from an external sync signal generator 775 ohm termination switch Set this to ON ...

Page 9: ...nect a CD player VTR or other audio unit capable of outputting analog audio signals to these connectors Analog audio signal output connectors ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 The analog audio signals are output from these connectors Connect an audio amplifier VTR other audio unit capable of handling analog audio signals to these connectors Analog audio monitor signal output connectors ANALOG AU...

Page 10: ...ce here GSerial 2 connector SERIAL 2 Spare connector HRS 232C connector RS 232C Connect the editing pad here Options supported For details please consult with your dealer IRS 422A connector RS 422A Connect an external VTR External VTR1 which can be controlled using an RS 422A interface to control its recording and playback functions AC IN FUSE F1 125V 5A FUSE F2 125V 5A SIGNAL GND IN OUT 1 2 SDI S...

Page 11: ... which can be controlled using an RS 422A interface to control its recording and playback functions OSIGNAL GND terminal This is connected to the signal ground terminal on the unit connected in order to reduce the noise It is not a safety ground AC IN FUSE F1 125V 5A FUSE F2 125V 5A SIGNAL GND IN OUT 1 2 SDI SDIT SDI SDIT ACTIVETHROUGH SDI SDIT OPTION SDI Y ANALOG VIDEO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Y 1 2 AU...

Page 12: ...E F2 125V 5A SIGNAL GND IN OUT 1 2 SDI SDIT SDI SDIT ACTIVETHROUGH SDI SDIT OPTION SDI Y ANALOG VIDEO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Y 1 2 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO MON TC IN IN OUT DIGITAL AUDIO MON OUT VIDEO IN REF VODEO IN PB PR PB PR ON OFF 75 ON OFF 75 CH1 CH2 CH3 PUSH CH4 CH1 CH2 L R RS 232C SERIAL 1 SERIAL 2 RS 422A CH1 2 CH3 4 CH3 CH4 PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH CH1 2 CH3 4 PUSH PUSH Main unit Power cord Keybo...

Page 13: ...nnector The pictures during recording and playback can now be checked AC IN FUSE F1 125V 5A FUSE F2 125V 5A SIGNAL GND IN OUT 1 2 SDI SDIT SDI SDIT ACTIVETHROUGH SDI SDIT OPTION SDI Y ANALOG VIDEO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Y 1 2 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO MON TC IN IN OUT DIGITAL AUDIO MON OUT VIDEO IN REF VODEO IN PB PR PB PR ON OFF 75 ON OFF 75 CH1 CH2 CH3 PUSH CH4 CH1 CH2 L R RS 232C SERIAL 1 SERIAL 2 R...

Page 14: ...to the outputs of the editing system unit AC IN FUSE F1 125V 5A FUSE F2 125V 5A SIGNAL GND IN OUT 1 2 SDI SDIT SDI SDIT ACTIVETHROUGH SDI SDIT OPTION SDI Y ANALOG VIDEO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Y 1 2 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO MON TC IN IN OUT DIGITAL AUDIO MON OUT VIDEO IN REF VODEO IN PB PR PB PR ON OFF 75 ON OFF 75 CH1 CH2 CH3 PUSH CH4 CH1 CH2 L R RS 232C SERIAL 1 SERIAL 2 RS 422A CH1 2 CH3 4 CH3 CH4 P...

Page 15: ...AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO MON TC IN IN OUT DIGITAL AUDIO MON OUT VIDEO IN REF VODEO IN PB PR PB PR ON OFF 75 ON OFF 75 CH1 CH2 CH3 PUSH CH4 CH1 CH2 L R RS 232C SERIAL 1 SERIAL 2 RS 422A CH1 2 CH3 4 CH3 CH4 PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH CH1 2 CH3 4 PUSH PUSH Main unit Cassette deck AUDIO OUT CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 AUDIO MON L R AUDIO IN CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 2 conductor shielded cable with XLR 3 12C connectors Speakers wi...

Page 16: ...ting Control Pad Connections Connect the editing control pad AJ A77 available as an option Main unit Connecting cable 25 pin provided with the AJ A77 Power cord AJ A77 Note Turn on the power of the editing control pad AJ A77 after Windows NT has been started up in the main unit When the control pad s power is turned on all of its LED indicators will light up for about 1 5 seconds The control pad c...

Page 17: ...he main unit to ON The HDD access display lamp on the main unit s front panel lights Computer monitor Windows NT startup screen For details on video and audio uploading editing and other operations refer to the Reference Manual Main unit power switch HDD access display lamp 3 The system starts up and Windows NT also starts up ...

Page 18: ...ou wish to exit the system The Windows NT screen now appears System Exit 1 Click in the tool box A confirmation panel appears Confirmation panel Computer monitor System Startup and Exit Tool box Bin window Bin manager ...

Page 19: ...witches of the main unit to OFF and finally set the power switch on the peripheral units to OFF 3 Click Windows NT shutdown A confirmation panel now appears 4 Select the exit method and click if you wish to exit Windows NT Computer monitor Windows NT exit screen Confirmation panel System Startup and Exit ...

Page 20: ...page 11 of Parts and Their Functions For details on the monitor connections refer to page 13 4 Have the accessories been connected properly to the rear panel connectors See page 12 OIncluded among the accessories are the keyboard and mouse OThe connectors for the keyboard and mouse have the same shape Is the keyboard connected to the mouse connector and is the mouse connected to the keyboard conne...

Page 21: ...itor The display keeps running off the monitor screen OCheck the monitor s resolution setting This product s default resolution setting is 1152a870 and its default refresh rate setting is 75 Hz These settings may not display properly on some monitors Refer to the manual accompanying the monitor and check its available resolution settings OIf you still cannot trace the cause of the problem refer to...

Page 22: ...k if a disk has been inserted the product is started up from the floppy disk drive For normal use set the power switch to the ON position while there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive this will ensure that the system starts up properly OCheck out the following points if this problem should occur while a floppy disk has been inserted the floppy disk drive at times other than startup 1 Is t...

Page 23: ...d If you have not noticed that a key has been pressed in error what you input may not be as originally desired Take NumLock for instance the 10 number keys cannot be used unless this LED is lighted The mouse fails to operate properly OAre you using the mouse provided with the product Problems may occur in operation if a mouse other than the one provided with the product is used OHas the mouse been...

Page 24: ...en loaded into the main unit s internal VTR The main unit s internal VTR cannot be controlled when no tape has been loaded into it or when its tape has been ejected The external VTR cannot be controlled from the editing application program OHas the connecting cable for controlling the external VTR been connected properly The external VTR cannot be controlled if the RS 422A 9 pin control cable opti...

Page 25: ...ear on the Windows NT startup screen OHas the system been started up in the VGA mode 640a480 screen resolution or has the screen resolution setting been changed OHas the display size on the personal computer s monitor been adjusted so that the whole picture fits inside the display range The application program s icon may be located outside the screen display range OHave you deleted the application...

Page 26: ... that there is no free memory left The clips which are no longer required must be deleted to free up the amount of memory needed Noise is superimposed onto the disk images or some frames are missing OHas a program other than the designated editing application program been installed The product may fail to operate properly if a program other than the designated editing application program has been ...

Page 27: ... the power is turned on the alarm continues to sound intermittently An abnormal odor or overheating is noticeable Some other symptom occurs unpredictably and it is hard to determine the cause OTrouble may have occurred in the hardware Turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the power outlet No downloading possible OHas a tape been loaded in the VTR OHas SAVE write prohibit been set f...

Page 28: ... OUT ANALOG XLRa4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MONITOR OUT XLRa2 L CH1 R CH2 HEADPHONES front M6 TIME CODE INPUT TC IN XLRa1 AUDIO INPUT AUDIO IN ANALOG XLRa4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MIC IN front M6 RS 232C Pin No Signal 1 GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 SG 8 DCD 20 DTR RS 422A Pin No Signal 1 GND 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 GND 5 spare 6 GND 7 RXD 8 TXD 9 GND PARALLEL Pin No Signal 1 STROBE 2 9 PD0 PD7 10 ACK 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 ...

Page 29: ...1 DB 12 2 DB 13 3 DB 14 4 DB 15 5 DB P1 6 DB 0 7 DB 1 8 DB 2 9 DB 3 10 DB 4 11 DB 5 12 DB 6 13 DB 7 14 DB P 15 GND 16 DIFFSENSE 17 18 TERM POWER 19 RESERVED 20 GND 21 ATN 22 GND 23 BSY 24 ACK 25 RST 26 MSG 27 SEL 28 C D 29 REQ 30 I O 31 DB 8 32 DB 9 33 DB 10 34 DB 11 Pin No Signal 35 DB 12 36 DB 13 37 DB 14 38 DB 15 39 DB P1 40 DB 0 41 DB 1 42 DB 2 43 DB 3 44 DB 4 45 DB 5 46 DB 6 47 DB 7 48 DB P 4...

Page 30: ... OFF lamp is lighted Description If the capstan motor speed is abnormally low the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes CAP ROTATE TOO SLOW Monitor display VTR operation STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If an abnormal tension at the supply side is detected in the capstan mode the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes CAP TENSION ERROR STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If condensation is detecte...

Page 31: ...ave elapsed since the cassette was inserted the VTR is transferred to the eject mode FRONT LOAD MOTOR STOP POWER OFF 5 ON When the unloading operation is not completed within 6 seconds the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes Note When the loading operation is not completed within 6 seconds the VTR is transferred to the eject unloading mode LOADING MOTOR STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If the ...

Page 32: ...T REEL TOO FAST STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If an abnormal torque applied to the take up reel motor is detected the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes T REEL TORQUE ERR STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If the tape has not been wound up during unloading the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes UNLOAD ERROR STOP POWER OFF 5 ON If after the total tape amount has been detected the amount ...

Page 33: ...soon as they are required Video head Cleaning This unit has an auto head cleaning function which automatically reduces the dirt on the heads However to further increase the unit s reliability it is recommended that its video heads be cleaned every day Use the cleaning fluid designated by Panasonic Condensation Condensation occurs due to the same principle involved when droplets of water form on a ...

Page 34: ... Number of channels 4 channels internal 8 channels AUDIO Sampling frequency Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 6 75 MHz 4 2 2 PB PR 3 375 MHz 4 1 1 Quantizing 8 bits sample Compression DVCPRO 50 DVCPRO VIDEO Ambient operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Ambient operating humidity 10 to 80 no condensation Dimensions W a H a D 9 1 16 a 25 1 4 a 21 11 16 230 a 641 a 550 mm Weight 99 22 lb 45 1 kg main unit on...

Page 35: ...onitor BNCa1 with superimposed data Audio input connectors Analog CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 XLRa4 high impedance 0 dBu Mic M6 variable level Audio output connectors Analog CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 XLRa4 low impedance 0 dBu Digital CH1 2 CH3 4 XLRa2 AES EBU format Monitor L R XLRa2 low impedance 0 dBu Headphones M6 variable level 8 Ω Other connectors Time code input XLRa1 External VTR control RS 422A D SUB 9P a2 Erro...

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