This section describes the basic procedure for shooting and recording.
Before you embark on a shoot,
*For directions on inspecting your video
Battery
Note that the recording order is retained even if the power is turned off. When the power is next turned on, the last card written before
Switch Setting
When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches as detailed below, before starting to use your
Setting the switches before shooting and recording
1 Insert a charged battery pack.
2 Turn on the POWER switch and ensure that more than four segments of the
z If the number of illuminated segments is fewer than five, first check the battery placement. If placement is not the problem, replace the battery with a fully charged one.
3 Insert a P2 card and ensure that the P2 CARD STATUS LED stays on in orange or green. Then, close the
USER MAIN:
This switch is
AUDIO SELECT CH 1/CH 2:
AUTO
TCG:
When more than one P2 card slot contains a P2 card, the card in the slot with the lowest number is used first. However, regardless of slot number, a P2 card inserted later will not be accessed until the other cards have been used.
Example:
If all five slots contain P2 cards, the cards are used in order of slot numbers 12345. However, if the P2 card in Slot 1 is removed and then
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OUTPUT:
CAM/AUTO KNEE ON
GAIN:
Normally, this should be set to 0 dB. If
Iris: Autoconditions are too dark, an appropriate gain level should be set.
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The USER MAIN button is
When a new target P2 card is selected, the appropriate slot number appears on the P2 card remaining amount indicator in the viewfinder.
For more information about the indications in the viewfinder, see
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