Panasonic AJ-HDC27A Character switch, VTR Start button, = VTR SAVE/STBY tape protection switch

Parts and their functions

Shooting (recording)/playback function section (4)

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;CHARACTER switch

This controls whether the characters are to be superimposed onto the pictures which are output from the HD SDI OUT connector.

ON : The characters are superimposed.

OFF : The characters are not superimposed.

<VTR START button

When this is pressed, recording starts; when it is pressed again, recording stops.

This button functions in the same way as the lens VTR button.

=VTR SAVE/STBY (tape protection) switch

This is used to select the power supply mode when the VTR has temporarily stopped recording (REC PAUSE mode).

SAVE: This is the tape protection mode. The cylinder is stopped in the half-loading status. Less power is consumed than at the STBY position, and the operating time provided by the battery is prolonged. Compared with the STBY position, it takes longer for recording to commence after the VTR START button < has been pressed.

When the switch is set to this position, the VTR SAVE lamp inside the viewfinder lights.

STBY : At this position, recording is commenced as soon as the VTR START button is pressed.

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When the prescribed amount of time has elapsed in the STBY mode, the unit is automatically set to the SAVE mode. To return the unit to the STBY mode, set the VTR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE, and then again to the STBY position.

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