Facility names and functions

17Power switch

VTR STDBY/SAVECAM ON/OFFLeft: (VTR:STDBYCAM:ON)

Both camera and VTR power on and recording starts.

Center: (VTR:SAVECAM:ON)

Camera power on, VTR power save mode

Right: (VTR:SAVECAM:OFF)

Camera power off, VTR power save mode.

18Power LED

 

Off

:

Camera power not supplied.

 

Lights (green): Camera power supplied, but

 

 

 

power switch is off.

 

Lights (red) :

Camera power switch on.

 

 

 

 

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Check

switch

 

At the Check setting, the viewfinder indicates the status of the camera operating switches, recording elapsed time, audio level and other information.

The Zebra position provides a zebra signal for checking the video signal level on the viewfinder screen.

20White balance memory switch

PRE:

Set to this position when

 

circumstances such as time do not

 

allow adjusting the white balance.

The white balance is set to the memory value for 3200 K.

A or B When the AUTO W/B BAL switch [12] is set to AWB, the white balance is adjusted automatically according to the Filter knob [4] setting. The adjustment is stored in the selected memory A or B.

21Output/Auto Knee switch

BARS:

Color bar signal output.

Cam, Auto Knee Off

Pickup signal from camera not produced. Auto knee circuit inoperative.

CAM,AUTO KNEE ON

Pickup signal from camera obtained. Auto knee circuit operates.

22Gain switch

Selects video circuit gain according to scene brightness. Low, medium and high are indicated beforehand in the setting menu. The initial settings are L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, H = 18 dB.

23CS-1 switch

On/off for function set by menu.

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Hitachi V-21W operating instructions Pre, Bars, CAM,AUTO Knee on