Contents

General and Features ...............................................

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Controls and their functions ......................................

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• Front panel ..............................................................

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• Connector area .....................................................

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Operations using the front panel bottom controls ....

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Operations using the front panel top controls ..........

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Connections .............................................................

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• Connections when one unit is used ......................

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• Connections when 2 units are used

 

(deck to deck) ........................................................

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• Connections with editing controller .......................

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Tapes .......................................................................

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Switching on the power/inserting the cassette .........

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STOP/STAND BY mode ..........................................

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Recording ................................................................

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Playback ..................................................................

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Jog/shuttle ...............................................................

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Manual editing .........................................................

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Preroll ......................................................................

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Automatic editing (deck to deck) .............................

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• Switch settings and adjustments ...........................

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• Selecting the editing mode ....................................

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• Entering the edit points .........................................

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• Checking the edit points ........................................

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• Modifying the edit points .......................................

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• Preview .................................................................

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• Executing automatic editing ..................................

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• Review ..................................................................

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Audio split editing ....................................................

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Setup (default settings) ...........................................

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Setup menus ............................................................

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• SYSTEM menu .....................................................

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• USER menu ...........................................................

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• BASIC menu ......................................................

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• OPERATION menu ............................................

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• INTERFACE menu .............................................

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• EDIT menu .........................................................

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• TAPE PROTECT menu ......................................

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• TIME CODE menu .............................................

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• VIDEO menu ......................................................

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• AUDIO menu ......................................................

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• MENU menu .......................................................

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Time code/user bit ...................................................

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Recording internal/external time codes ...................

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Reproducing the time code/user bit ........................

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Superimpose screen ...............................................

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Audio recording channel and monitor

 

output selection .....................................................

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Printed circuit board ................................................

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Rack mounting ........................................................

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Video Head cleaning ...............................................

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Condensation ..........................................................

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Error messages .......................................................

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Table of AUTO OFF Error messages ......................

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RS-232C interface ...................................................

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Connector signals ...................................................

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Specifications ..........................................................

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Before operating this unit, check that all of its accessories are present and accounted for.

Power cord....1 pc

Options

•AJ-MA75P Rack mounting adapter

•AJ-UDC150P HD-SD format converter

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