Panasonic AJ-SD955Bp manual Player, Recorder, Jog, Shtl, Slow

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Parts and their functions

Front panel

DC

= > B ?

@Search dial

This dial is used to locate the edit points.

Each time it is pressed, it is set alternatively to the

SHTL/SLOW mode or the JOG mode, and the JOG,

ON

POWER

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO

DVCPRO 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METER

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTER ASSEM

VIDEO

CUE

TC

STAND BY PLAYER

RECORDER

FULL/FINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

 

PLAY

 

REC

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

A IN

INSERT

A OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

A VOL

INPUT SELECT

PREVIEW/PREVIEW

AUTO EDIT PREROLL

 

SET

 

 

REW

 

STOP

 

FF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEADPHONES

MIX

SELECT

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

TC

 

 

SUPER

REC INH

INT

TCG

MODE

CONTROL

 

 

REC LEVEL

 

 

 

UNITY

PRESET MENU SET DIAG

ON

ON

REGEN

TAPE

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

PB LEVEL

 

 

 

VAR

 

 

OFF

OFF

EXIT

 

EE

LOCAL

TC PRESET button

JOG SHTL SLOW

A @

SHTL or SLOW lamp lights.

When the power is turned on, the search dial will not

operate unless it is first returned to the STILL position.

SHTL (shuttle) mode:

When the dial is turned and set to the desired

position while the SHTL lamp among the JOG,

SHTL and SLOW lamps is lighted, the tape can be

played at the speed corresponding to the angle at

which the dial has been turned. A still picture

appears when the dial is set to the center position.

=PLAYER and RECORDER buttons SD955B These buttons are operated if the VTR is to be used as a recorder to conduct editing operations with a VTR equipped with an RS-422A serial interface remote control connector (9 pins). Neither button works when the VTR is used on its own.

PLAYER:

When this button is pressed, its lamp lights to indicate that the player connected to the VTR can be operated by remote control. The VTR’s editing and tape transport system buttons can now be used to control the player.

RECORDER:

When this button is pressed, its lamp lights to indicate that the editing and tape transport system buttons can now be used to operate the recorder (this VTR).

When the PLAYER button or RECORDER button is pressed while ENA has been selected as the setup menu No. 200 (PARA RUN) setting, the lamps of both buttons light to indicate that the VTR now serves as the master unit for parallel run operations.

(However, when this setting is used, it is no longer possible to perform external control from the 9-pin REMOTE connector.)

>Search button

When this button is pressed, the search mode is established.

When it is pressed after the search dial has been set to the shuttle mode and turned to the desired position, playback starts at the speed which was set by the search dial.

?SHTL/SLOW button

This button is used to select whether the search dial is to be used for SHTL or SLOW applications. Each time it is pressed, the search dial is set alternately to SHTL or SLOW.

SLOW mode:

When the dial is turned all the way in the

counterclockwise direction while the SLOW lamp

among the JOG, SHTL and SLOW lamps is lighted,

the tape speed is set to –4.1a. Similarly, when it is

set to the center position, it is set to still picture, and

when it is turned all the way in the clockwise

direction, it is set to +4.1a. The SLOW speed in

each direction can be selected using setup menu

No. 320 (VAR FWD MAX) and No. 321 (VAR REV

MAX).

JOG mode:

In this mode, the click-stop positions of the dial are

released, and the tape is played at a speed ranging

from –1ato +1a in accordance with the speed at

which the dial is turned.

The maximum speed can be set using setup menu

No. 323 (JOG FWD MAX) and No. 324 (JOG REV

MAX).

ADial ring

The dial ring lights during search mode.

The conditions under which the ring is to light can be selected using setup menu No. 117 (DIAL LAMP).

BJOG, SHTL and SLOW lamps

These lamps indicate the search dial mode.

JOG

: This lights in the JOG mode.

SHTL

: This lights in the SHTL mode.

SLOW

: This lights in the SLOW mode.

CCOUNTER button

Each time this button is pressed, the counter display on the display panel changes to the next setting in the following sequence: CTL 5 TC 5 UB.

DRESET button

When this button is pressed in the CTL mode, the counter display is reset to [00:00:00:00]. At the same time, any edit points that have been registered will also be cleared.

When this button is pressed while the TC PRESET button is held down in the TC or UB mode, the time code generator is reset.

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Contents Model No. AJ- P Operating Instructions$ this Apparatus Must be Grounded Introduction ContentsFeatures Front panel Parts and their functionsFF button Play buttonREC button Stop buttonShtl PlayerRecorder JOGReview PreviewUnity REC LEVEL, PB LevelVAR EXT PresetRegen OFFDisplay panel REC Edit RECREC INH IN/OUT Rear panelOUT = Signal GND terminal Parallel Remote connectorAnalog Audio OUT connectors Cmonitor OUT connectorsOFF ConnectionsSource machine RecorderEditing controller AV monitor Reference signal GeneratorConnections with editing controller Recorder AV monitorCassette size TapesConsumer-use DV and Dvcam cassettes CassettesJog/Shuttle Jog modeInsert Manual editing SD955BPreroll SD955B AssembleAutomatic editing deck-to-deckSD955B Switch settings and adjustmentsWhen using the AJ-SD955B as the recorder When using the AJ-SD955B as the playerAssem Selecting the editing modeMatch frame processing function Checking and previewing edit points How to calculate the durationRe-registering an edit point Modifying edit pointsAuto tag function recorder side Executing and reviewing automatic editingPost-rolling Retry functionAudio split editing SD955B Match frame processing system $ Duration displayBetween the video in and OUT points Between the audio in and OUT pointsVariable memory editing SD955B Variable memory editing operation procedure$ Selecting the variable memory mode $ Releasing variable memory modeSetup initial settings Changing the settingsSystem Setup menusSetting and releasing the lock mode Changing the fileMenu screen Load/save Lock mode can be setLock mode can be set Counter display Loading user filesMenu screen Saving user filesSystem menu Local SET UP LevelOffset SYS SC/HUser menu Basic Basic User menuOperation Memory stop function INH REC INHLamp Eject SWInterface Edit AUD Edit OUT Edit RplcecConfi Edit AUD EditTape Protect Time Code Vaux RUN ModeVitc OUT SBCMute SEL YC SEP ModeINT SG OUT VsyncCmpst ESR ModeCCR Mode SetupWide Select CC RECUmid REC INT Umid GENUmid POS CH4 in LV CH1 in LVCH2 in LV CH3 in LVREC CH2 Moni CH SELPCM REC CH1User menu Audio REC LINE2 BlankADD Line REC LINE1REC LINE4 REC LINE3Teletext SEL Number of lines which can be set for Teletext Menu User bit Setting the internal time codeTime code/user bit Time codeLTC Setting the external time codeVitc Display position Operation modeSuperimpose screen Characters displayedInternal synchronization Video output signals and servo reference signalExternal synchronization of video output signals REF Video input signalServo reference signal Audio V fade function Audio signal aFade is performed instantaneously to eliminate the noise Monitor output channel Audio recording channel and monitor output selectionPrinted circuit board Audio recording channelRack-mounting adaptors Rack mountingStandard rack Fasten it to the rack with set screws Attaching the dust cover Video head cleaningMaintenance Condensation$ Warning information display Error messagesDiag menu $ Displaying the Diag menu$ Umid information display $ Displaying the Hours Meter informationInvalid Audio SIG High Error RateUnknown SIG Invalid Video SIGError messages Reel Tension VTR Stop ErrorTorque VTR Stop Error Reel Rota VTR Stop TOO FastRS-232C interface Hardware specificationsExternal interface specifications Connector specificationsCommunication parameters Software specifications ProtocolSend format controller PC 5 VTR $ When the communication has terminated normally Error code tableReturn format VTR 5 controller PC $ Commands relating to operation control Command tableStatus STX QOP ETX $ Commands relating to inquiriesCTL/TC Data STX QCD ETX RequestSdti interface Precautions to observe when using the Sdti signalsSource Reference signal Generator Sdti signalsRemote IN/OUT Connector signalsRemote OUT SUB 25-pin crossover cable supported RS-232C$Digital IN/Analog component OUT Specifications$Video input connector $Digital videoOther Input/Output Connectors Technical Support Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems CompanyEastern Zone Western Zone
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