Panasonic AJ-SD955BE, AJ-SD930BE manual Preview, Review

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CONTENTS

Parts and their functions

Front panel

LJKIHE F

ON

POWER

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO

DVCPRO 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METER

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTER ASSEM

VIDEO

CUE

TC

STAND BY PLAYER

RECORDER

JOG

SHTL

SLOW

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

 

 

 

G

EASSEM button SD955B

This button is pressed to proceed with assemble editing.

It has a self-illuminating lamp which comes ON when the button is pressed and goes OFF when it is pressed again.

FINSERT buttons SD955B

The input signals to be edited when insert editing is to be conducted are selected by pressing one of these seven buttons.

Each of these buttons has a self-illuminating lamp which comes ON when the button is pressed and goes OFF when it is pressed again.

GIN (A IN), SET and OUT (A OUT) buttons SD955B When the SET button is pressed while the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) button is held down, the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) point is registered.

The A IN and A OUT buttons are used during audio split editing to register audio IN and OUT points that differ from the corresponding video points.

When an IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) point has been registered, the lamp of the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) button which has registered that point lights.

When these buttons are pressed after points have been registered, the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) point value appears on the counter display. When the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) button is pressed together with the RESET button, the registration of the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) point is cleared.

HTRIM buttons SD955B

These buttons are used to make fine adjustments to the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) point.

By pressing the + or – button while the IN (A IN) button or OUT (A OUT) button is held down, the registered edit point can be adjusted in 1-frame increments. When the + button is pressed, the point is moved ahead by one frame; conversely, when the – button is pressed, it is moved back by one frame.

IPREROLL button SD955B

This button is used to locate where a transmission or manual editing starts on the tape.

When it is pressed, the tape travels to the preroll point and stops.

The preroll time can be set using setup menu No. 000 (P-ROLL TIME).

When the button is pressed while the IN (A IN) or OUT (A OUT) button is held down, the tape is cued up to the registered point concerned.

If this button is pressed when no IN point has been entered, the point where the button was pressed will automatically be entered as the IN point. (However, this is only the case if ENA has been selected as the setup menu No. 313 (AUTO ENTRY) setting.

JPREVIEW/REVIEW button SD955B

PREVIEW:

When the button is pressed after an edit point has been registered, the tape travels and the editing can be previewed without actually performing the editing.

If the button is pressed when no IN point has been registered, the point where it was pressed is registered as the IN point, and preview is executed using this IN point.

REVIEW:

When the button is pressed after a section has been edited, the section that was just edited is played back and can be viewed on the recorder’s monitor.

KAUTO EDIT button SD955B

When this button is pressed after the edit points have been registered, automatic editing is initiated. If this button is pressed when no IN point has been entered, automatic editing is initiated with the point where the button was pressed serving as the IN point.

LMETER (FULL/FINE) selector button

This button is used to select the scale display for the audio level meter.

FULL mode:

The standard scale (–to 0 dB) is selected.

FINE mode:

The scale in 0.5 dB increments is selected.

The 5 position indicates the standard audio level of –18 dB, and each of the dots (O) displayed indicates a 1 dB scale increment.

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Contents Model No. AJ- E Operating InstructionsFor U.K. only ContentsOperating precaution $ this Apparatus Must be Earthed$ do not Remove Panel Cover by Unscrewing Introduction ContentsFeatures Front panel Parts and their functionsREC button Play buttonStop button FF buttonRecorder PlayerJOG ShtlReview PreviewREC LEVEL, PB Level UnityVAR Regen PresetOFF EXTDisplay panel Edit REC RECREC INH Rear panel IN/OUTOUT Analog Audio OUT connectors Parallel Remote connectorCmonitor OUT connectors = Signal GND terminalSource machine ConnectionsRecorder OFFConnections with editing controller AV monitor Reference signal GeneratorRecorder AV monitor Editing controllerConsumer-use DV and Dvcam cassettes TapesCassettes Cassette sizeJog/Shuttle Jog modePreroll SD955B Manual editing SD955BAssemble InsertWhen using the AJ-SD955B as the recorder Switch settings and adjustmentsWhen using the AJ-SD955B as the player Automatic editing deck-to-deckSD955BSelecting the editing mode AssemMatch frame processing function Checking and previewing edit points How to calculate the durationRe-registering an edit point Modifying edit pointsPost-rolling Executing and reviewing automatic editingRetry function Auto tag function recorder sideAudio split editing SD955B Between the video in and OUT points $ Duration displayBetween the audio in and OUT points Match frame processing system$ Selecting the variable memory mode Variable memory editing operation procedure$ Releasing variable memory mode Variable memory editing SD955BSetup initial settings Changing the settingsSetting and releasing the lock mode Setup menusChanging the file SystemLoading user files Lock mode can be set Counter displayLoad/save Menu screenSaving user files System menu Offset SET UP LevelSYS SC/H LocalBasic User menuChara V-POS Chara H-POSChara Type SYS FormatOperation Memory stop function Lamp REC INHEject SW INHInterface Edit Confi Edit Edit RplcecAUD Edit AUD Edit OUTTape Protect Time Code Vitc OUT RUN ModeSBC VauxINT SG YC SEP ModeOUT Vsync Mute SELCCR Mode ESR ModeSetup CmpstCC REC Wide SelectUmid REC Umid GEN INTUmid POS CH2 in LV CH1 in LVCH3 in LV CH4 in LVPCM Moni CH SELREC CH1 REC CH2User menu Audio ADD Line BlankREC LINE1 REC LINE2REC LINE3 REC LINE4Teletext SEL Number of lines which can be set for Teletext Menu Time code/user bit Setting the internal time codeTime code User bitSetting the external time code LTCVitc Superimpose screen Operation modeCharacters displayed Display positionVideo output signals and servo reference signal External synchronization of video output signalsInternal synchronization Servo reference signal Audio signal a Audio V fade functionFade is performed instantaneously to eliminate the noise Printed circuit board Audio recording channel and monitor output selectionAudio recording channel Monitor output channelRack mounting Rack-mounting adaptorsStandard rack Fasten it to the rack with set screws Maintenance Video head cleaningCondensation Attaching the dust coverDiag menu Error messages$ Displaying the Diag menu $ Warning information display$ Umid information display $ Displaying the Hours Meter informationUnknown SIG High Error RateInvalid Video SIG Invalid Audio SIGError messages Torque VTR Stop Error Tension VTR Stop ErrorReel Rota VTR Stop TOO Fast ReelExternal interface specifications Hardware specificationsConnector specifications RS-232C interfaceSoftware specifications Protocol Communication parametersSend format controller PC 5 VTR Error code table $ When the communication has terminated normallyReturn format VTR 5 controller PC $ Commands relating to operation control Command tableCTL/TC Data STX QCD ETX $ Commands relating to inquiriesRequest Status STX QOP ETXPrecautions to observe when using the Sdti signals Sdti interfaceConnections involving two units Connector signals Remote IN/OUTRemote OUT SUB 25-pin crossover cable supported RS-232C$Video input connector Specifications$Digital video $Digital IN/Analogue component OUT$Video signal adjustment $Video output connector$Audio input connector $Audio output connectorPanasonic Broadcast Europe GmbH Panasonic Broadcast Europe