Executive Office, Mid-Atlantic/New England | Panasonic AJ-D250P

PANASONIC BROADCAST & DIGITAL SYSTEMS COMPANY

DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Executive Office:

3330 Cahuenga Blvd W., Los Angeles, CA 90068 (323) 436-3500

EASTERN ZONE:
One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094	(201) 348-7621
Mid-Atlantic/New England:
One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 348-7621
Southeast Region:
1225 Northbrook Parkway, Ste 1-160, Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 338-6835
Central Region:
1707 N Randall Road E1-C-1, Elgin, IL 60123	(847) 468-5200
WESTERN ZONE:
3330 Cahuenga Blvd W., Los Angeles, CA 90068	(323) 436-3500
Dallas Region:

6226 Abington Way, Houston, TX 77008 (713) 802-2726

No. CA/Northwest Region:

5870 Stoneridge, #3, Pleasanton, CA 94588 (925) 416-5108

Government Marketing Department:

52 West Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 738-3840

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 (905) 624-5010

Panasonic Sales Company

Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc.

San Gabriel Industrial Park, 65th Infantry Ave., Km. 9.5, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00630 (787) 750-4300

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Panasonic AJ-D250P Executive Office, Mid-Atlantic/New England, Southeast Region, Central Region, Dallas Region

Contents

S0699W3119 a VQT8188-2 FCC Note Contents Features Introduction Counter display Parts and Their FunctionsFront panel Power switch LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch? Input Select switch Cassette insertion slot Headphones jack Volume controlRemote connector Reset button Connector panel Signal GND terminal Video in connectorREF Video in connector Audio in connectors Cassette Checkpoints for consumer-use DV tape playback TapesTape Description Turning on the power/inserting a cassette Turn on the unit’s power Insert the cassette tapeOperation Check that the Stop lamp is lighted Stop mode Checkpoint for Still Timer setting Press the Stop button to end the recording RecordingPress the Play button while holding down the REC button Pause/record frame-to-frame continuity PlaybackCue/review Still picture playback Audio switching Frame by frame advance Repeat playback Setting the Begin and END points Menu modeSelect TC or CTL using the Counter button. Note Displaying the Begin and END points Setting the Begin and END points Front panelSetting the repeat playback mode Time Codes and User’s Bit Time codesUser’s bit TCR 00 07 04 Setting the time code Setting the user’s bitNow follow the same procedure as for setting the time code Down button Stop button Playing back the time code/user’s bit 00 07 04 Characters displayed Superimposed ScreensDisplay position Superimpose Screens How to restore the factory settings Setup Initial SettingsHow to perform the settings using the on-screen menus How to set the user default settings How to load the user default settings How to initiate the menu protect mode How to release the menu protect mode How to display the Diag menu Setup Menus Setting Description of setting Superimposed DisplayUnderlining denotes the factory mode setting System menu Basic menu Operation menu Interface menu Tape Protect menu Time Code menu Video menu Audio menu Operation EditingPreparation Audio editing functions CuttingFading Noise may appear here at the joins in the edit points First edit for insert editing First Edit Function Preparing the editing tapeFirst edit for assemble editing Communication parameters Interface specificationsRS-232C External interface specifications Sending format computer VTR$ Data format 3AH Receiving format VTR computer Example Command list $ List of commandsOAudio control commands OCounter control commands ODisplay control commands OEdit control commandsOMedia operation control commands OInput/output control commands OOperation control commands OQuery control commands OCommunication control commands OSearches control commands OTimer control commands Parameters $ Audio control commands$ Counter control commands Sets the signal to be regenerated when the TCG time code TC data reference $ Display control commandsCTL data reference $ Edit control commands OWhen the CTL data is to beMenu item Setting Setting command Used as the reference M1 HEX display M2 HEX display $ Media operation control commands$ Input/output control commands STX ORC ETX $ Operation control commandsSTX OBF ETX Case of a Dvcpro format tape Case of a DV format tapeSTX OSF ETX Parameters OIn the case of a Dvcpro Format tape STX OSR ETX $ Query control commands CTL modeTC mode, UB mode, Remain mode OIn the case of CTL data Ff = Frames Rewind Eject Auto Back OFF STX QHC ETXRewind Play Play Pause STX QHR ETX OWith no parameter Switching dataParameter M1 HEX display M2 HEX display Bits supported OSP Stop AD AD AD AD ADAD9ADAADBADCADDADEADF Addressf OBitmap table a Cassette RF Video Tape Hard ACK OFF STX QRS ETX Repeat ONE Time Continue OFF STX QSY ETX OBitmap table B Video Option STX QVM ETX OWhen CTL data is to be used asReference OParameter setting no completion command $ Communication control commandsOParameter setting normal $ Search control commands OWhen CTL data is to be used OWhen the counter value is to OWhen the parameter value forOWhen the parameter value for Which the TC data serves as Be stored in the memory OWhen the designated position is not to be entered Searches the counter value at the time when the command Data = wghmmssff Still mode is established upon completion $ Timer control commands $ Mode transition table Play REC Pause Audio Insert Pause Checkpoints for RS-232C communication $ Send commands and data returned from$ Send command intervals Error Messages Error No Description Procedure for removing the tape manually in an emergency Emergency Eject Condensation Video Head CleaningMaintenance Specifications $ Input connectors$ Output connectors $ Digital video $ Digital audio Page Executive Office Mid-Atlantic/New EnglandSoutheast Region Central Region