Chapter 2 Parts and their functions

2-6 Warning/status display section

2-7 Display window and its displays

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1Back tally lamp

When the back tally switch 2 is set to ON, this lamp serves the same function as the front tally lamp in the viewfinder.

2Back tally switch

This is used to control the unit’s back tally lamp 1 and rear tally lamp 6.

ON : The back tally lamp and rear tally lamp operate.

OFF : The back tally lamp and rear tally lamp do not operate.

3WARNING lamp

When a problem of some form or other occurs within the VTR unit, this lamp flashes or lights.

4LIGHT switch

This controls the lighting of the display window.

Each time it is pressed, the lighting of the display window 5 is set in turn from on to off or vice versa.

5Display window

This displays the alarms, remaining battery charge, audio levels, time data, etc. relating to the VTR unit.

6Rear TALLY lamp

When the back tally switch 2 is set to ON, this lamp operates in exactly the same way as the back tally lamp.

Remaining tape and remaining battery charge and audio channel level displays

Remaining tape display

The remaining tape time is displayed using 7 segments.

The remaining tape time indicated by each segment is set 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.

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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%. It is also possible to set all 7 segments to light at a 100% battery charge by selecting 100% as the setting for BATT REMAIN FULL on the <BATTERY/TAPE> screen of the VTR menu.

Audio channel level meter

When the MONITOR SELECT CH1/2OCH3/4 switch is set to CH1/2, numbers 1 and 2 indicating the audio channels appear, and the CH1 and CH2 audio levels are displayed. Conversely, when it is set to CH3/4, numbers 3 and 4 indicating the audio channels appear, and the CH3 and CH4 audio levels are displayed.

Displays relating to the VTR unit’s operations and modes

Error code display

(for details, refer to “6-3 Warning system”)

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OO

RF SERVO HUMID SLACK

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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 “6-3 Warning system.”

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions Displays relating to the VTR unit’s operations and modes

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