Additional set-up menu items

USER menu

DVCPRO/DV/DVCAM tapes can be played back by selecting the item No.108 “FORMAT SEL” setting.

<OPERATION>

 

Item

 

Setting

 

Description of setting

No.

Superimposed display

No.

Superimposed display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108

FORMAT SEL

0000

DVCPRO These settings are for selecting the format when an L

 

 

0001

DV cassette or S cassette is used.

 

 

0002

DVCAM The selected setting only becomes valid immediately

 

 

 

 

after the cassette has been inserted. (If the setting is

 

 

 

 

changed while the cassette remains inserted, the

 

 

 

 

display will change but the setting will not be valid. In

 

 

 

 

this case, the setting becomes valid when the cassette

 

 

 

 

is ejected and re-inserted.)

 

 

 

 

 

0: L cassette

DVCPRO mode

 

 

 

 

S cassette

DV mode

 

 

 

 

 

1: L cassette/S cassette

DV mode

 

 

 

 

2: L cassette/S cassette

DVCAM mode

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

Bear in mind that, in addition to problems with playback, the trouble described below may occur when a tape which does not match the selected format is inserted.

1.If a DV or DVCAM tape is inserted when the DVCPRO mode setting has been selected, the recording operation will be conducted but no guarantee is given for the resulting performance, etc.

Conversely, recording is not possible if a DVCPRO cassette tape is inserted when the DV or DVCAM mode setting has been selected.

2.The REMAIN display fails to appear properly.

3.The slow-down position near the tape start or end is not located accurately.

4.When a tape which does not match the selected format is inserted, no guarantee is given for the resulting performance, etc.

The underlining indicates the factory settings.

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Panasonic AJ-D650 manual Additional set-up menu items, Setting Description of setting, Format SEL

AJ-D650 specifications

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