Panasonic AJ-HD1700 manual Parts and Their Functions, Front panel

Left (L) and right (R) monitor channel displays

the 23/24 Hz mode or

Input signal display

Parts and Their Functions

Front panel

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2

3

4

EJECT

XL/L/M

- cassette

POWER

OFF

ON

Do not insert S-cassette

without adapter

CH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

CUE

CH CONDITION

MONITOR

FULL/FINE

REMOTE

9P

50P

RS-232C

L

R

HEADPHONES

HOME

RF1

RF2ASSEM

ADJUST

SHTL

JOG

VAR

PUSH-INTER

VIDEO

UNITY

TC

CUE

INSERT

REV

FWD

AUDIO

UNITY

DIAG

MENU

STAND BY

PLAYER

RECORDER

INPUT CHECK

SHIFT

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

SERVO

REC INHIBIT

AUDIO CH SELECT

A IN

A OUT

EDIT

PLAY

ABC

DEF

GHI

REC

CH

1

CH

5 CH 2

CH

6 CH 3

CH

7 CH

4

CH 8

7

8

9

PREVIEW/

PRE-

JKL

MNO

PQRS

REVIEW

ROLL

4

5

6

BS

AUTO

TUV

WXYZ

TRIM

REW

STOP

FF

1

2

3

ENT

EDIT

SET

PUSH

IN

OUT

LOCK

0

C

T

F

FULL

REC

P8

REC

P8

REC

P8

REC

P8

FULL

1POWER switch

2Audio level meter

The audio information is displayed here.

•The levels of the CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8 PCM audio signals and level of the CUE track signal are displayed here.

•The levels of the input signals are displayed during recording and when E-E is selected.

During playback, the levels of the playback signals are displayed. In the INPUT CHECK status, the levels of the input signals are displayed for CH1 to CH8.

•Input signal display for each of the channels

The indicators for the selected input signals light. (SDI lights when the SD SDI input signal is selected.)

If an input signal has been selected but it has not actually been input,the AES, HDSDI, SDI or SDTI indicator will blink if a signal corresponding to one of these indicators was selected whereas

the ANA indicator will remain lighted if it was an ANA signal that was selected.

When the internal signal (INT SG) has been selected, all the AES, ANA, HDSDI, SDI and SDTI indicators light.

All the indicator are off in 25 Hz (HD or SD) mode.

AES ANA		AES ANA
HD SDI SDTI		HD SDI SDTI
	dB		dB
0				Level meter

-4 •4 -16 •16

-8 •3 -17 •12

-12	•2 -18		•8	Reference level (	j18 dB)
				(AJ-HD1700E)
-16	•1 -19		•4
				Reference level (	j20 dB)
-20	0	-20	0
				(AJ-HD1700P)
-25	-1	-21	-5

-30 -2 -22 -10

-40 -3 -23 -20

- -4 -24 -

L R L R

3Cassette insertion slot

If the slot’s orange plate is visible, it means that a cassette tape is already inserted.

4EJECT button

When this button is pressed, the cassette is unloaded, and a few seconds later it is ejected automatically.

When CTL appears on the counter display, the display is reset.

5Headphones jack

The sound heard during recording, playback or editing can be monitored through headphones when stereo headphones are connected to this jack.

6Volume control dial

This control dial is used to adjust the volume level of the headphones and monitor output.

Whether the volume level of the monitor output is to be coupled together with that of the headphones to this dial or separated can be selected using the setup menu item No.712 (MONI OUT). (Note that the volume level of the headphones is coupled at all times.) When the volume levels have been separated, the UNITY value (prescribed value) applies to the monitor output.

7Channel condition lamps

These lamps light to indicate the error rate

status.
(Green	“ amber		“ red)
Green:	This lights when the error rates for the
video and audio playback signals are both at
acceptable levels.
Amber:	This lights when the error rate for either the
video or audio playback signals has deteriorated.
The	playback	picture		and	sound	remain
unaffected even while this lamp is lighted.
Red:	This lights		when correction		or interpolation

has been engaged for either the video or audio playback signals.

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