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Panasonic AJ-HDX400E Operating Instructions

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2WARNING:
- CAUTION:
- CAUTION
- VARNING
- ADVARSEL!
- VAROITUS
- CAUTION:
3Attention/Attentie
- Main Power Battery (Ni-Cd Battery) Batterij Voor Primaire Voeding (Nikkelcadmiumbatterij)
- To remove the battery/Verwijderen van de batterij
  - Back-up Battery (Lithium Battery) Batterij Voor Reservegeheugen (Lithiumbatterij)
4Contents
- Chapter 1 General .................................... 6
- Chapter 2 Parts and their functions ....... 9
- Chapter 3 Recording and playback ...... 20
- Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording ............................... 27
- Chapter 5 Preparation ........................... 58
5Contents
- Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections ........................... 69
- Chapter 7 Menu description tables ...... 77
- Chapter 8 Specifications ..................... 100
- 61-1 Features of the camera unit
  - E-cinema camera unit featured
  - Progressive drive
  - Storage type high-sensitivity function
  - Digital zoom function
  - 12-bit A/D conversion digital signal processing circuitry
  - 12-axis independent color correction function
  - Data control function
  - MARKER SELECT button
  - ECU supported
  - Single-action shoulder pad slide function
- 71-2 Features of the VTR unit
  - Video camera-recorder: AJ-HDX400
- 81-3 System configuration
- 92-1 Power supply and accessory mounting section
- 102-2 Audio function section (input system)
- 112-2 Audio function section (output system)
- 122-3 Shooting and recording/
- playback function section
  - Shooting and recording (camera unit)
  - 13Shooting and recording (VTR unit)
- 152-4 Menu operation section
- 162-5 Time code related section
- 172-6 Warning/status display section 2-7 Display window and its displays
  - Remaining tape and remaining battery charge and audio channel level displays
  - Displays relating to the VTR units operations and modes
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    - D
    - s
    - Y minM
    - frm
    - Mode displays
    - Displays relating to the time code
  - 18Time code-related switch settings and display items
- 192-8 Viewfinder section
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- 3-1 Cassette tapes
  - Loading a cassette tape
201
- Ejecting the cassette tape
- Ejecting the cassette when the battery has no charge
- To prevent accidental erasure
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- Checking for tape slack
- 3-2 Basic procedures
  - From providing the power supply to loading the cassette
  - Up to performing the switch settings
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- Procedure for shooting
  - From adjusting the white balance and black balance to stopping the recording
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- 132-1, 2, 32-34 5, 6
  - Tape function buttons
- 3-3
- 3-4
- Scene-to-scene continuity
  - Scene-to-scene continuity during rec-pause
231 2
- PRE-RECORDING function
- 3-5 INTERVAL REC function
  - Procedure for shooting in the ON modes of INTERVAL REC
241
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- When recording is to be suspended at any time
- When the recording is to be continued
- When the INTERVAL REC mode is to be exited
- Procedure for shooting in the ONE SHOT mode
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- When the recording is to be continued
- When the ONE SHOT mode of INTERVAL REC is to be exited
- Checkpoints common to all INTERVAL REC modes
- 253-6 RETAKE function
  - When the RETAKE function is to be exited
- 263-8 Normal playback and playback at different speeds
- 3-7 Rec-review function
  - <Notes>
- 4-1
- Adjusting the white balance and black balance
  - 4-1-1 Adjusting the white balance
    - White balance detection area
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- 28When there is no time to adjust the white balance
- When the white balance cannot be adjusted automatically
- Viewfinder screen displays relating to the white balance
- White balance memories
- 4-1-2 Adjusting the black balance
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- 4-2 Setting the electronic shutter
  - 4-2-1 Shutter modes
  - 4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed
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- Viewfinder screen displays relating to the shutter
- 4-3 Selecting the recording signals and recording system
  - 4-2-3
  - 4-3-1
  - Selecting the recording signals
311
2
- Setting the synchro scan mode
  - Items to be set and what is set
- 4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and adjusting their recording levels
  - 4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals
  - 4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels
  - 4-4-3
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- CH3 and CH4 recording levels
  - Tape continuity with the user bits
- 4-5 Setting the time data
  - 4-5-1 Setting the user bits
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- User bit memory function
- 4-5-2 Setting the internal clocks date and time
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- 4-5-3 Setting the time code
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- Time code when the battery is replaced
- 4-5-4 Externally locking the time code
  - Example of connections for external locking
  - Operating procedure for external locking
- 4-5-5
  - Concerning the user bit setting during external lock
  - To release the external lock
  - Gen-locking of the camera unit while the time code is externally locked
- Setting the UMID information
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- 4-6-2 Basic menu operations
371
- Menu displays on the viewfinder screen
- 4-6
  - 4-6-1 Menu configuration
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- 4-6-3 Selecting the user menus
- 4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display configuration
- 4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items
- 394-7 Viewfinder screen status displays
  - 4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays
  - 44Viewfinder screen display selection
    - 2 flashes but only for as long as this mode remains selected.
    - JShutter speed/mode
    - 11/. 1/60 - 1/2000
  - 454-7-6 Setting the camera ID
  - 4-7-5 Setting the marker displays
    - Setting change/adjustment result messages and display modes
  - 4-7-4 Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages
  - 4-7-7 Mode check screen displays
  - 4-7-8
  - (MODE CHECK button function)
  - Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function)
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- 474-8
- Menu-driven function setup
  - 4-8-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching
  - 4-8-2 Selecting the video output signals
    - Setting items and details
    - Functions which can be selected
  - 484-8-3 Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function
  - 4-8-4 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons
    - Setting items and what is set
  - 4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually
- 494-9 Data handling
  - Setup card
  - 4-9-1 Handling the setup card
    - Inserting the setup card
    - Removing the setup card
    - Bear in mind the following points when using and saving the setup cards.
  - 4-9-2 Setup card operations
    - Formatting the setup card
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- Saving the data settings on the card
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- Loading the data saved on the card
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- 4-9-3 How to use the user data
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- Loading the user data
- Writing the setting data in the user area
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- 544-9-4
  - Reading the setting data used for the scene files
- How to use the scene file data
  - Writing the setting data used for the scene files
  - 55Returning the setting data used for the scene files to the factory settings
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- Appending titles to the setting data used for the scene files
- 4-9-5 How to return the menus settings to the user standard settings
  - Operation method without performing FILE menu operations
- 4-9-6 How to return the menus settings to the factory standard settings
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- 4-9-7 How to use the lens file data
- 5-1 Supplying the power
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- To use the battery pack, there is the following choice of makes of batteries:
- 5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the battery type
  - Using the Anton Bauer battery pack
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- Using the NP-1 type battery pack
- Using the V-mount type battery pack
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- 5-1-2 Using an AC power supply
  - When the AJ-B75 AC adapter made by Panasonic is used
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- 5-2
2 3
- 1 GND 2, 3 4 +12V
- Attaching the lens and performing the flange back and white shading adjustments
  - Attaching the lens
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- Adjusting the white shading of the lens
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- Storing the lens file data
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- 5-3-3 When using an audio component
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- 5-4 Mounting the unit on a tripod
  - Detaching the unit from the tripod adapter
- 685-9
- Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control knob
- 6-1 Inspections prior to shooting
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- 6-1-1 Preparation for inspections
- 6-1-2 Inspecting the camera unit
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  - 5. Inspection using external microphones
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- 6. Inspections relating to the time code and user bits
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- 6-1-4 Self-diagnosis function
- 726-2 Maintenance
  - 6-2-5
  - 6-2-1 Condensation
  - 6-2-3
  - 6-2-2 Head cleaning
  - Cleaning inside the viewfinder
  - 6-2-4 Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras
  - Replacing the backup battery
  - CAUTION:
  - 5. HUMID
- 746-3 Warning system
  - 3. TAPE END
  - 6-3-1 Warning description tables
  - 1. SLACK
  - 4. REC WARNING
  - 2. BATTERY END
  - 756. SERVO
  - 8. WIRELESS RF
  - 7. RF
  - 9. BATTERY NEAR END
  - 10. TAPE NEAR END
  - 6-3-3 Emergency eject
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- 6-3-2 Error codes
  - How to open the menus
- 777-1 Menu configuration
  - How to interpret the menu lists
- 787-2 SYSTEM SETTING
  - 7-2-1 SYSTEM MODE
  - 7-2-3 OUTPUT SEL
  - 7-2-2 REC FUNCTION
  - 7-2-4 GENLOCK
  - 7-2-5 OPTION MODE
- 797-3 PAINT
  - 7-3-1 ROP
  - 807-3-2 MATRIX
  - 7-3-3 COLOR CORRECTION
  - 817-3-4 LOW SETTING
  - 7-3-5 MID SETTING
  - 827-3-6 HIGH SETTING
  - 7-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL
  - 837-3-8 SKIN TONE DTL
    - R-Y
    - B-Y
    - Y
  - 7-3-9 KNEE/LEVEL
  - 847-3-12 $CAMERA SETTINGS
  - 7-3-11 FLARE
  - 7-3-10 GAMMA
- 857-4 VF
  - 7-4-1 VF DISPLAYS
  - 7-4-2 VF MARKER
    - Zebra pattern display
      - SPOTOFFON 109%
      - 0%
      - ZEBRA 2 DETECT
      - ZEBRA 2
      - ZEBRA 1 DETECT
  - 867-4-4 VF INDICATOR1
  - 7-4-5 VF INDICATOR2
  - 7-4-3 USER BOX
  - 7-4-7 !LED
  - 7-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED
- 877-5 OPERATION
  - 7-5-1 CAMERA ID
    - If READ FACTORY DATA is selected, this setting will be cleared.
  - 7-4-6 MODE CHECK IND
  - 887-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT
  - 7-5-4 USER SW
  - 897-5-5 SW MODE
  - 907-5-6 WHITE BALANCE MODE
  - 7-5-7 USER SW GAIN
  - 917-5-8 IRIS 7-6 FILE 7-6-1 CARD READ/WRITE
  - 7-6-2 CARD R/W SELECT
  - 7-6-3 LENS FILE
  - 7-6-4 SCENE
  - 7-6-5 INITIALIZE
- 927-7 MAINTENANCE
  - 7-7-1 SYSTEM CHECK
  - 7-7-2 DIAGNOSTIC
  - 7-7-3 LENS ADJ
- 937-8 VTR MENU
  - 7-8-1 VTR FUNCTION
  - 7-7-4 BLACK SHADING
  - 7-7-5 WHITE SHADING
  - 7-8-2 BATTERY/TAPE
  - 947-8-3 BATTERY SETTING1
  - 967-8-4 BATTERY SETTING2
  - 977-8-5 MIC/AUDIO1
  - 7-8-6 MIC/AUDIO2
  - 987-8-8 UMID SET/INFO
  - 7-8-7 TC/UB
  - 7-8-9 VTR DIAG
- 997-9 OPTION MENU
  - 7-9-1 OPTION
  - 7-9-2 DOWNCON SETTING
100Chapter 8 Specifications
- [GENERAL]
- [CAMERA UNIT]
- [VTR UNIT]
  - Video System
    - Audio System
101Chapter 8 Specifications
- Tape Transport System
- [CONNECTOR SECTION] Audio Input Connectors
  - Audio Output Connectors
  - Video Input Connector
  - Video Output Connector
  - Time Code Input Connector
  - Time Code Output Connector
  - Other Connectors
- [ACCESSORIES]