Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 General		5
1-1	Features of the camera unit	5
1-2	Features of the VTR unit	6
1-3	System configuration	7

Chapter 2 Parts and their functions		....... 8
2-1 Power supply and accessory
	mounting section	8
2-2	Audio function section	9
2-3	Shooting and recording/playback
	function section	11
2-4	Menu operation section	14
2-5 Time code related section		15
2-6	Warning/status display section	16
2-7 Display window and its displays		16
2-8	Viewfinder section	18

Chapter 3		Recording and playback ..... 19
3-1	Cassette tapes		19
3-2	Basic procedures		20
3-3	Scene-to-scene continuity		22
3-4	PRE-RECORDING function		23
3-5	INTERVAL REC function		23
3-6	RETAKE function		25
3-7	Rec-review function		25
3-8 Normal playback and playback
	at different speeds		25
Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for
		recording	26
4-1 Adjusting the white balance and
	black balance		26
4-1-1 Adjusting the white balance			26
4-1-2 Adjusting the black balance			28
4-2 Setting the electronic shutter			29
4-2-1		Shutter modes	29
4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed			29
4-2-3 Setting the synchro scan mode			30
4-3 Selecting the recording signals and
	recording system		30
4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and
	adjusting their recording levels		30
4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals			30
4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels . 31
4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels			31

4-5 Setting the time data		32
4-5-1	Setting the user bits	32
4-5-2	Setting the internal clock’s date and time ....	33
4-5-3	Setting the time code	34
4-5-4	Externally locking the time code	34
4-5-5	Setting the UMID information	35

4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen		36
4-6-1	Menu configuration	36
4-6-2	Basic menu operations	36
4-6-3	Selecting the user menus	37

4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays		38
4-7-1	Viewfinder lamp displays	38
4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display
	configuration	38
4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display
	items	38
4-7-4 Display modes and setting
	changes/adjustment result messages	44
4-7-5 Setting the marker displays		44
4-7-6	Setting the camera ID	44
4-7-7	Mode check screen displays
	(MODE CHECK button function)	45
4-7-8	Marker check screen displays
	(MARKER SELECT button function)	45

4-8 Menu-driven function setup		46
4-8-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching		46
4-8-2	Selecting the video output signals	46
4-8-3	Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL
	control function	47
4-8-4	Allocating functions to the USER MAIN,
	USER1 and USER2 buttons	47
4-8-5	Setting the color temperature manually	48

4-9 Data handling		48
4-9-1 Handling the setup card		48
4-9-2	Setup card operations	49
4-9-3 How to use the user data		52
4-9-4 How to use the scene file data		53
4-9-5	How to return the menus settings to the
	user standard settings	56
4-9-6	How to return the menus settings to the
	factory standard settings	56
4-9-7	How to use the lens file data	56

Chapter 5		Preparation	57
5-1	Supplying the power		57
5-1-1		Attaching the battery and setting the
		battery type	57
5-1-2		Using an AC power supply	59
5-2	Attaching the lens and performing the
	flange back and white shading
	adjustments		59

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