Chapter 7 Menu description tables

7-5-5 SW MODE

Item/

 

 

Variable

 

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RET SW

 

 

REC CHECK

For selecting the RET switch function.

 

 

 

D.ZOOM

REC CHECK: The REC CHECK operation is

 

 

 

 

 

performed.

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM: Digital zoom operations are

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performed.

 

 

 

 

 

S.BLK LVL

 

 

OFF

For setting the super black level.

 

 

 

–10

 

 

 

 

 

–20

 

 

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–30

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO KNEE SW

 

ON

For selecting whether or not the AUTO KNEE

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OFF

switch is to be used.

 

 

 

SHD,ABB SW CTL

ON

For selecting whether or not digital dark

 

 

 

OFF

shading is to be activated by pressing the

 

 

 

 

ABS switch for a prolonged time (at least 8

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seconds).

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR BARS

 

SMPTE

For selecting the color bars to be used.

 

 

 

FULL BARS

SMPTE:

SMPTE color bars

 

 

 

SPLIT

FULL BARS: Full color bars

 

 

 

ARIB

SPLIT:

SPLIT color bars

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ARIB:

ARIB multi-format color bars

 

 

 

 

 

S.GAIN OFF

 

 

L/M/H

For selecting the method used to release the

 

 

 

S.GAIN

super gain mode.

 

 

 

 

L/M/H: The mode is released by making a

 

 

 

 

 

change in the L/M/H switch position.

 

 

 

 

S.GAIN: The mode is released using only

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the S.GAIN switch (USER switch).

 

 

 

 

DS.GAIN OFF

 

L/M/H

For selecting the method used to release the

 

 

 

DS.GAIN

digital super gain mode (cumulative gain).

 

 

 

 

L/M/H:

The mode is released by making a

 

 

 

 

 

change in the L/M/H switch position.

 

 

 

 

DS.GAIN: The mode is released using only the

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DS.GAIN switch (USER switch).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item/

 

 

Variable

Remarks

 

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM SEL

 

 

ZOOM

For selecting how digital zooming is to be

 

 

 

FOCUS

executed.

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM: Digital zooming is performed at all

 

 

 

 

times.

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS: Digital zooming is performed for

 

 

 

 

about 5 seconds as the focus

 

 

 

 

assist function.

However, if

 

 

 

 

recording is initiated at any time

 

 

 

 

during the 5 seconds, the D.ZOOM

 

 

 

 

function will be forcibly released.

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

The focus assist function works as D.ZOOM

 

 

 

 

a2. D.ZOOM a3 or a4 will not work even if it

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has been selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM a2

 

 

ON

For selecting whether to enable the a2

 

 

 

OFF

selection when D.ZOOM has been allocated

 

 

 

 

to a USER button.

 

 

 

 

 

ON: The a2 selection is enabled.

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OFF: The a2 selection is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM a3

 

 

ON

For selecting whether to enable the a3

 

 

 

OFF

selection when D.ZOOM has been allocated

 

 

 

 

to a USER button.

 

 

 

 

 

ON: The a3 selection is enabled.

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OFF: The a3 selection is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM a4

 

 

ON

For selecting whether to enable the a4

 

 

 

OFF

selection when D.ZOOM has been allocated

 

 

 

 

to a USER button.

 

 

 

 

 

ON: The a4 selection is enabled.

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OFF: The a4 selection is disabled.

 

 

 

 

ECU DATA SAVE

 

ON

ON: The settings controlled by the ECU are

 

 

 

OFF

stored in the memory when the ECU is

 

 

 

 

disconnected from

the camera

 

 

 

 

recorder.

 

 

 

 

 

OFF: No camera related settings are stored

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in memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode.

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions SW Mode, Smpte, Split, Arib

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