Panasonic AJ-D250P operating instructions Contents

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Parts and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connector panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning on the power/inserting a cassette . . . . . . 11 STOP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Pause/recording (frame-to-frame continuity) . . . . 14 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cue/review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Still picture playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Frame by frame advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Audio switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 REC CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Repeat playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Time Codes and User’s Bit . . . . . . . . . . 18

Time codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 User’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setting the time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setting the user’s bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Playing back the time code/user’s bit . . . . . . . . . 20

Superimposed Screens

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Setup (Initial Settings)

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How to perform the settings using the on-screen

 

menus

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How to restore the factory settings

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How to set the user default settings

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How to load the user default settings

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How to initiate the menu protect mode

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How to release the menu protect mode

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How to display the DIAG menu

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Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SYSTEM menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BASIC menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 OPERATION menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 INTERFACE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 TAPE PROTECT menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 TIME CODE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 VIDEO menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 AUDIO menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Audio editing functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 V-fading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

First Edit Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 RS-232C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

1. Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1) Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2) Communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2. Software specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 1) External interface specifications . . . . . . . . . 39

2) Sending format (computer VTR) . . . . . . . 39

3) Receiving format (VTR computer) . . . . . . 40

4) Command list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5) Checkpoints for RS-232C communication . . 73

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Emergency Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Video Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Contents VQT8188-2 S0699W3119 aFCC Note Contents Introduction FeaturesParts and Their Functions Front panelCounter display Cassette insertion slot Power switchLOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch ? Input Select switchReset button Headphones jackVolume control Remote connectorConnector panel Audio in connectors Signal GND terminalVideo in connector REF Video in connectorTapes Tape DescriptionCassette Checkpoints for consumer-use DV tape playback Check that the Stop lamp is lighted Turning on the power/inserting a cassetteTurn on the unit’s power Insert the cassette tape OperationCheckpoint for Still Timer setting Stop modeRecording Press the Play button while holding down the REC buttonPress the Stop button to end the recording Still picture playback Pause/record frame-to-frame continuityPlayback Cue/reviewFrame by frame advance Audio switchingSetting the Begin and END points Menu mode Select TC or CTL using the Counter button. NoteRepeat playback Setting the Begin and END points Front panel Setting the repeat playback modeDisplaying the Begin and END points TCR 00 07 04 Time Codes and User’s BitTime codes User’s bitDown button Stop button Setting the time codeSetting the user’s bit Now follow the same procedure as for setting the time code00 07 04 Playing back the time code/user’s bitSuperimposed Screens Display positionCharacters displayed Superimpose Screens Setup Initial Settings How to perform the settings using the on-screen menusHow to restore the factory settings How to set the user default settings How to initiate the menu protect mode How to load the user default settingsHow to display the Diag menu How to release the menu protect modeSystem menu Setup MenusSetting Description of setting Superimposed Display Underlining denotes the factory mode settingBasic menu Operation menu Interface menu Tape Protect menu Time Code menu Video menu Audio menu Editing PreparationOperation Noise may appear here at the joins in the edit points Audio editing functionsCutting FadingFirst Edit Function Preparing the editing tape First edit for assemble editingFirst edit for insert editing Interface specifications RS-232CCommunication parameters 3AH External interface specificationsSending format computer VTR $ Data formatExample Receiving format VTR computerOCounter control commands Command list$ List of commands OAudio control commandsOInput/output control commands ODisplay control commandsOEdit control commands OMedia operation control commandsOOperation control commands OQuery control commands OCommunication control commands OTimer control commands OSearches control commands$ Audio control commands $ Counter control commandsParameters Sets the signal to be regenerated when the TCG time code $ Display control commands CTL data referenceTC data reference Used as the reference $ Edit control commandsOWhen the CTL data is to be Menu item Setting Setting command$ Media operation control commands $ Input/output control commandsM1 HEX display M2 HEX display $ Operation control commands STX OBF ETXSTX ORC ETX Parameters OIn the case of a Dvcpro Format tape Case of a Dvcpro format tapeCase of a DV format tape STX OSF ETXSTX OSR ETX OIn the case of CTL data $ Query control commandsCTL mode TC mode, UB mode, Remain modeFf = Frames Auto Back OFF STX QHC ETX Rewind Play Play Pause STX QHR ETXRewind Eject Switching data Parameter M1 HEX display M2 HEX display Bits supportedOWith no parameter Addressf OSP StopAD AD AD AD AD AD9ADAADBADCADDADEADFCassette RF Video Tape Hard OBitmap table aRepeat ONE Time Continue OFF STX QSY ETX ACK OFF STX QRS ETXOBitmap table B OWhen CTL data is to be used as ReferenceVideo Option STX QVM ETX $ Communication control commands OParameter setting normalOParameter setting no completion command OWhen CTL data is to be used $ Search control commandsBe stored in the memory OWhen the counter value is toOWhen the parameter value for OWhen the parameter value for Which the TC data serves asOWhen the designated position is not to be entered Searches the counter value at the time when the command Data = wghmmssff Still mode is established upon completion $ Timer control commands Play REC Pause $ Mode transition tableInsert Pause Audio$ Send commands and data returned from $ Send command intervalsCheckpoints for RS-232C communication Error No Description Error MessagesEmergency Eject Procedure for removing the tape manually in an emergencyVideo Head Cleaning MaintenanceCondensation $ Digital video Specifications$ Input connectors $ Output connectors$ Digital audio Page Central Region Executive OfficeMid-Atlantic/New England Southeast Region
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