Parts and their functions

Menu operation section

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1Setup card insertion slot

The setup card, available as an optional accessory, is inserted into this slot.

2MENU button

When this is pressed, the camera unit’s user menu screen, which was set at the time of shipment, appears.

When it is pressed again, the VTR unit’s user menu screen appears.

When it is pressed once more, the menu screen display is cleared.

The selection of the menu for the user menu can be changed on the USER MENU SELECT screen.

When the power is turned on

Status display

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Press the MENU button.

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Camera unit’s user menu

Press the MENU button.

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VTR unit’s user menu

Press the MENU button.

3JOG dial button

When this dial button is turned while the menu screen is displayed, the cursor is moved to each of the setting items.

The menu items are set by operating this dial button.

There are two types of menus, MAIN and SUB, and each menu is displayed on a page-by-page basis. The menu configuration can be changed to suit the desired objective.

For details on the menu operation method, refer to “Menu operations” on pages 72 to 74.

Time code related section (1)

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1GENLOCK IN connector (BNC)

Supply the analog HD reference signal to this connector for gen-locking the camera unit or when externally locking the time code.

2TC IN connector (BNC)

Supply the time code which will serve as the reference to this connector when externally locking

the time code.

3TC OUT connector (BNC)

To lock the time code of an external VTR to the unit’s time code, connect this connector to the time code input (TC IN) connector on the external VTR.

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Panasonic AJ- P, AJ-HDC27V operating instructions Menu operation section, Time code related section

AJ- P, AJ-HDC27V specifications

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