Panasonic AJ-D400 operating instructions Vtr

Contents

Displays

ÁRemaining Battery Level and Audio

Level Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

ÁVTR Section Operation/Status-Related

Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

ÁTime Code-Related Displays . . . . . . . 59

Adjusting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . 60

Adjustments and Setup During Recording ÁAdjustments and Setup using the Setting

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 ÁSetting the Gain Selector Value . . . . . 62 ÁSelecting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adjusting the White Balance/Black Balance

ÁAdjusting the White Balance . . . . . . . . 64

ÁAdjusting the Black Balance . . . . . . . . 67

Setting the Electronic Shutter

ÁShutter Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

ÁSelecting the Shutter Mode/Speed . . . 70

ÁSetting the Synchro Scan Mode . . . . . 71

ÁChanging the Shutter Speed/Mode

Selection Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Changing the Iris Automatic Adjustment Reference Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adjusting the Audio Level . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Setting the Time Data

ÁSetting the Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 ÁSetting the User Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ÁLocking the Time Code to an External

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

ÁExternal Lock Operation

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Cassettes

ÁInserting and Ejecting Cassettes . . . . 79

ÁPreventing Accidental Erasure . . . . . . 80

Recording

ÁBasic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

ÁSuccessive Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Playback—Checking Recorded Contents
ÁRec Review	86
ÁColor Playback	86
Connection With an External VTR	87
Recording Simultaneously with the
Internal VTR and an External
VTR	88
Recording With an External VTR Instead
of the Internal VTR
ÁUsing the 26-pin Output Adaptor . . . .	90
RET Button	92
Replacing the Backup Battery	93
Setting Menu Screens	94

Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Emergency Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Maintenance

ÁCondensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 ÁCleaning the Video Heads . . . . . . . . . 119 ÁCleaning the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . 119 ÁCharacteristic Phenomenon of CCD

Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Inspections Before Shooting

ÁInspection Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . 120

ÁInspecting the Camera Section . . . . . . 120

ÁInspecting the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . 121

ÁInspecting the Iris and Zoom

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

ÁInspecting the VTR Section . . . . . . . . 122

Specifications

ÁGeneral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 ÁCamera Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 ÁViewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 ÁVTR Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 ÁAccessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 ÁRelated Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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