USER menu

<BASIC>

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

000

P-ROLL

0000

 

 

 

 

0S

This sets the preroll time which can be set from 0 to 15

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

.

 

.

 

 

 

seconds in 1-second increments.

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

0005

 

 

 

 

5S

<Note>

 

 

.

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

When the unit is set to automatic editing [PREVIEW, AUTO

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

0015

 

 

 

 

15S

EDIT], the unit will not operate if the preroll time is set to 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

001

LOCAL

0000

 

 

 

 

DIS

This selects the buttons which can be operated on the front

 

ENA

0001

 

 

 

ST&EJ

 

panel when the REMOTE/LOCAL switch has been set to

 

 

0002

 

 

 

 

ENA

REMOTE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: No buttons can be operated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Only the STOP and EJECT buttons can be operated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: All buttons except for the RECORDER and PLAYER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons can be operated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

002

TAPE

0000

 

 

 

 

±12h

This selects the 12 or 24 hour display for the CTL counter.

 

TIMER

0001

 

 

 

 

24h

0: 12 hour display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: 24 hour display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

003

REMAIN

0000

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

This selects whether the remaining tape time is shown on the

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

front panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Not shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even when “Shown” is selected, the remaining tape time is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shown while the unit is calculating the remaining tape time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after ejecting or inserting the cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

004

SETUP

0000

 

 

 

 

OFF

This selects whether the SETUP-MENU No. is displayed on-

 

NUMBER

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The SETUP-MENU No. is not displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The SETUP-MENU No. is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

005

METER

0000

 

 

 

 

CUE

 

This selects whether the level meters are to display the CUE

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

VIDEO

track signal level or the video signal level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The CUE track signal levels are displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The video signal levels are displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

006

SYNCHRO-

0000

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

This selects whether or not to synchronize between two VTRs.

 

NIZE

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

0: No synchronization. The editing points deviate several

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frames, but editing can be started quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Synchronization. Allows for error-free editing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

007

SUPER

0000

 

 

 

 

OFF

This selects whether the time code and other super display

 

 

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

which are output to the VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL OUT 3 con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nector is to shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Not shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

008

DISPLAY

0000

 

 

 

TIME

This selects what information is to be provided by the time code

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

T&STA

 

and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL

 

 

0002

 

 

 

T&S&M

OUT 3 connector.

 

 

 

 

 

0: Time only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Time and status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: Time, status and mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An error message is displayed when an warning or error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

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Panasonic AJ-D950 manual User menu

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