USER menu

<OPERATION>

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

SEARCH

0000

 

 

 

DIAL

 

This selects the direct search dial operation.

 

ENA

0001

 

 

 

KEY

0: For direct search dial operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Operation is not transferred to the search mode unless the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

search button is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

SHTL MAX

0000

 

×8

 

This sets the maximum speed for shuttle operations.

 

 

0001

 

×16

 

0: 8× normal speed

 

 

0002

 

×32

 

1: 16× normal speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: 32× normal speed

102

FF. REW

0000

 

×16

 

This sets the maximum speed for FF and REW operations.

 

MAX

0001

 

 

 

×32

 

0: 16 (32)× normal speed

 

 

0002

 

×50

 

1: 32 (60)× normal speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: 50 (100)× normal speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Values for the 411 (25M) mode are shown in parentheses ( ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

103

AUDIO

0000

 

 

 

OFF

 

This sets the status until the audio signal is output when

 

MUTE

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

operation switches from the stop or search modes to the play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The time until the audio is output is shortened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The audio is output after the status stabilizes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When set to 0 (OFF), the sound in the initially output part is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

incomplete. Therefore, this setting is not recommended for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broadcasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

104

REF

0000

 

 

 

OFF

This selects whether to warn the operator when the

 

ALARM

0001

 

 

 

 

ON

REF.VIDEO signal has not been connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Warning is not given.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Warning is given by the flashing STOP lamp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105

AUTO EE

0000

 

 

 

S/F/R

 

This selects the VTR mode in which the EE status is

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

STOP

established when the TAPE/EE switch is set to EE.

 

 

0002

 

 

 

BLACK

0: EE status is established in the STOP, FF or REW mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, EE status is always established in EJECT mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

regardless of the TAPE/EE switch setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: EE status is established only in the stop mode. However,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EE status is always established in EJECT mode regardless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the TAPE/EE switch setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: EE status is established only in the stop mode. However,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depending on TAPE/EE switch setting EJECT mode is as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE/EE switch EE: EE status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE/EE switch TAPE: BLACK status for video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE status for audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

EE MODE

0000

 

 

 

NORMAL

This selects the EE mode output signals.

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

THRU

0: Signals are output with a delay equivalent to the length of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

internal signal processing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Signals are output directly, without internal processing, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so are output with no delay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When editing mode is selected, SDTI is selected as the video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input signal, or INT SG is selected at either VIDEO or AUDIO,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

he internal operations are forcibly set to NORMAL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

PLAY

0000

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

This set the play delay time in frame increments.

 

 

.

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

DELAY

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

0015

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

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Panasonic AJ-D950 Search, Dial, Key, Shtl MAX, Ff. Rew, Max, Audio, Mute, Alarm, Auto EE, Stop, Black, EE Mode, Normal
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