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Panasonic AG-DVX100 P manual Recording Setup screen

Models: AG-DVX100 P

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Setting menus

RECORDING SETUP screen

Item/

 

Description of settings

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC SPEED

For selecting the recording time mode.

(Camera)

SP : SP (standard play) mode

(VCR)

LP : LP (long play) mode

 

 

AUDIO REC

For selecting the system for converting the

(Camera)

recording to PCM audio.

(VCR)

12 bit : 12-bit/32kHz

 

16 bit : 16-bit/48kHz

 

 

MIC ALC

For setting the mic level automatic control

(Camera)

function to ON or OFF.

 

OFF

ON

 

 

MIC GAIN 1

For setting the input level of the external

(Camera)

microphone which is connected to the

 

INPUT 1 connector.

 

-50 dB

-60 dB

 

 

MIC GAIN 2

For setting the input level of the external

(Camera)

microphone which is connected to the

 

INPUT 2 connector.

 

-50 dB

-60 dB

 

 

1394 TC REGEN

For selecting the time code to be recorded

(VCR)

when recording the signals of a component

 

connected to the DV connector.

 

OFF:

 

 

The signals are recorded using the time

 

code which was set using the TC MODE

 

item, TCG item and FIRST REC TC

 

item.

 

ON:

 

 

The signals are recorded using the time

 

code of the signals which have been

 

input to the DV connector.

 

O When ON has been selected as this

 

item’s setting, this setting takes

 

precedence over the TC MODE item,

 

TCG item and FIRST REC TC item

 

settings.

 

O When no signals are supplied to the DV

 

connector, the TC MODE item, TCG item

 

and FIRST REC TC item settings are

 

followed.

 

 

TC MODE

For selecting the time code correction

(Camera)

mode in which the time code of the internal

(VCR)

time code generator is to be recorded.

 

DF :

The drop frame mode is used.

 

NDF : The non-drop frame mode is used.

 

O When the progressive mode has been

 

set to 24P or 24P (ADV), the non-drop

 

frame mode is established regardless of

 

this item’s setting.

 

 

TCG

For setting the operation mode in which the

(Camera)

internal time code generator is to be run.

(VCR)

FREE RUN:

 

The internal time code generator is run

 

regardless of the operation mode.

 

REC RUN:

 

The internal time code generator is run

 

during recording.

 

 

 

The underlining indicates the factory setting.

Item/

Description of settings

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST REC TC

For selecting the time code which is to be

(Camera)

recorded when recording is started.

(VCR)

REGEN:

 

Recording proceeds in such a way that

 

the time code continues on (is

 

regenerated) from the time code on the

 

tape.

 

PRESET:

 

The time code is not regenerated from

 

the time code on the tape.

 

The time code is recorded using the

 

value set in the TC PRESET item

 

serving as the initial value.

 

However, the time code is forcibly

 

regenerated when shooting with frame-

 

to-frame continuity has been performed.

 

 

TC PRESET

For setting the initial value of the time code

(Camera)

to be recorded.

(VCR)

This item’s setting is valid when PRESET

 

has been selected as the setting for the

 

FIRST REC TC item.

 

O When the progressive mode has been

 

set to 24P or 24P (ADV), set the frame

 

value to 0 or to a multiple of 5. If any

 

other value is set, the time code

 

recorded will shift.

 

 

1394 UB REGEN

For selecting the user’s bit to be recorded

(VCR)

when recording the signals of the

 

component connected to the DV connector.

 

OFF:

 

The user’s bit selected for the UB MODE

 

item is used for the recording.

 

ON:

 

The user’s bit of the signals input to the

 

DV connector is used for the recording.

 

O When ON has been selected as this

 

item’s setting, this setting takes

 

precedence over the UB MODE item

 

setting.

 

O The user’s bit is not recorded if the

 

signals do not contain the user’s bit

 

information.

 

O When no signals are supplied to the DV

 

connector, the UB MODE item setting is

 

followed.

 

 

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AG-DVX100 P specifications

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