Panasonic AJ- P, AJ-HDC27V operating instructions Screen displays, Displays relating to time codes

Drop frame mode

External locking of the time code

Time code generator in the hold mode (when the HOLD button has been pressed)

Screen displays

Remaining battery charge and audio channel level and remaining tape displays

Remaining tape display

The remaining tape time is displayed using 7 segments. The remaining tape time indicated by each segment is set

Displays relating to time codes

These displays light for the time code, CTL and actual time

DF :

SLAVE :

HOLD :

to 3 minutes or 5 minutes using TAPE REMAIN/$ on the VTR MENU “BATTERY/TAPE” screen. Each time the

number of minutes set for the segments elapses, one segment is cleared. (See page 98)

DF	SLAVE TCG HOLD				EMPHASIS
					0
	h	min	s	frm	10
TAPE					20
		E			F
					30

DF SLAVE TCG HOLD

h min s frm

TAPE

EF

BATT

RF SERVO HUMID SLACK

EMPHASIS

0

10

20

30

40

CH 1 -dBCH 2

BATT			40
RF SERVO	HUMID SLACK	CH 1 -dBCH 2

Remaining battery charge display

If a battery with a digital display (% display) is used, all 7 segments up to the “F” position light when the 70% or

more of the battery charge remains.

When there is less than 70% of the battery charge remaining, the segments go out one by one in sequence every time the remaining charge drops by 10%.

Audio channel level meter

Displays relating to errors and warnings

Time counter display

This displays the time code, CTL, user’s bit and actual time. For the correlation between the items displayed and the switches, refer to the next section.

Time code-related switch settings and display items

TCG switch	DISPLAY switch	Display item
position	position
	TC or CTL	Time code
SET
	UB	User’s bit
	CTL	CTL

Error code display
	DF	SLAVE TCG HOLD
		h		min		s	frm
	TAPE
			E					F
	BATT
	RF	SERVO			HUMID		SLACK

EMPHASIS

0

10

20

30

40

CH 1 -dBCH 2

F-RUN or R-RUN	TC	Time code
	UB	User’s bit

<Note>

If the HOLD button is pressed while the DISPLAY switch is set to UB, “HOLD” on the counter display will flash for as long as the switch is held down, and the VITC user’s bit information recorded in the video AUX

area will appear on the counter display.

Warning displays

RF : Clogged video head

SERVO: Servo disturbance

HUMID : Formation of condensation on the head drum

SLACK: Problem in tape take-up

For details, refer to “Warning system” (pages 107 and 108).

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