Panasonic AJ- E operating instructions Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 General		6
1-1	Features of the camera unit	6
1-2	Features of the VTR unit	7
1-3	System configuration	8

Chapter 2 Parts and their functions		....... 9
2-1 Power supply and accessory
	mounting section	9
2-2	Audio function section	10
2-3	Shooting and recording/playback
	function section	12
2-4	Menu operation section	15
2-5 Time code related section		16
2-6	Warning/status display section	17
2-7 Display window and its displays		17
2-8	Viewfinder section	19

Chapter 3 Recording and playback				20
3-1	Cassette tapes			20
3-2	Basic procedures			21
3-3	Scene-to-scene continuity			23
3-4	NEWS REC function			23
		SDC615
3-5	PRE-RECORDING function			24
			SDC905
3-6	INTERVAL REC function			24
3-7	RETAKE function			26
3-8	Rec-review function			26
3-9 Normal playback and playback
	at different speeds			26
Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for
	recording			27
4-1 Adjusting the white balance and
	black balance			27
4-1-1 Adjusting the white balance				27
4-1-2 Adjusting the black balance				29
4-2 Setting the electronic shutter				30
4-2-1 Shutter modes				30
4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed				30
4-2-3 Setting the synchro scan mode				31
4-3 Selecting the recording signals and
	recording system			31
4-3-1 Selecting the recording signals				31
4-3-2 Selecting the recording system				32
4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and
	adjusting their recording levels			32
4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals				32

4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels . 32

4-5 Setting the time data		33
4-5-1	Setting the user bits	33
4-5-2	Setting the internal clock’s date and time ....	34
4-5-3	Setting the time code	35
4-5-4	Externally locking the time code	35
4-5-5	Setting the UMID information	36

4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen		37
4-6-1	Menu configuration	37
4-6-2	Basic menu operations	37
4-6-3	Selecting the user menus	38

4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays		39
4-7-1	Viewfinder lamp displays	39
4-7-2	Viewfinder screen status display
	configuration	39
4-7-3	Selecting the viewfinder screen display
	items	39
4-7-4	Display modes and setting
	changes/adjustment result messages	45
4-7-5	Setting the marker displays	45
4-7-6	Setting the camera ID	45
4-7-7	Mode check screen displays
	(MODE CHECK button function)	46
4-7-8	Marker check screen displays
	(MARKER SELECT button function)	46
4-7-9	Checking the return video signal on the
	viewfinder	46

4-8 Menu-driven function setup		47
4-8-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching		47
4-8-2	Selecting the video output signals	47
4-8-3	Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL
	control function	48
4-8-4	Allocating functions to the USER MAIN,
	USER1 and USER2 buttons	48
4-8-5	Setting the color temperature manually	49

4-9 Data handling		49
4-9-1 Handling the setup card		49
4-9-2	Setup card operations	50
4-9-3 How to use the user data		53
4-9-4 How to use the scene file data		54
4-9-5	How to return the menus settings to the
	user standard settings	57
4-9-6	How to return the menus settings to the
	factory standard settings	57
4-9-7	How to use the lens file data	57

Chapter 5 Preparation		58
5-1	Supplying the power	58
5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the
	battery type	58
5-1-2 Using an AC power supply		61
5-2	Attaching the viewfinder and adjusting its
	position	61
5-3	Attaching the lens and performing the
	flange back and white shading
	adjustments	62

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