Chapter 7 Menu description tables

7-6-3 LENS FILE

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

FILE NO.

1

For selecting the number of the lens file.

 

:

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

READ

 

For reading the data from the lens file.

 

 

 

WRITE

 

For writing the data in the lens file.

 

 

 

TITLE 1-8

************

For setting a title consisting of not more than

 

 

12 characters.

 

 

 

7-7 MAINTENANCE

7-7-1 SYSTEM CHECK

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

COLOR CHECK

ON

For selecting ON or OFF for checking whether

 

OFF

or not the camera recorder is functioning

 

 

correctly.

 

 

The Y and RGB values at the center are

 

 

displayed in the viewfinder, and whether the

 

 

signals of each system are being processed

 

 

correctly from the optical system to the digital

 

 

system is indicated.

 

 

 

7-6-4 SCENE

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

READ USER DATA

 

For reading the data from the memory’s user

 

 

area.

 

 

 

SCENE SEL

1

For selecting the scene file.

 

:

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

READ

 

For reading the data from the scene file.

 

 

 

WRITE

 

For writing the data in the scene file.

 

 

 

RESET

 

For returning the SCENE FILE values to the

 

 

initial values.

 

 

 

TITLE 1-4

**********

For creating a title for a scene file.

 

 

 

7-6-5 INITIALIZE

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

READ FACTORY

 

For resetting all MENU (USER MENU, MAIN

DATA

 

MENU, OPTION MENU) values to factory

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

WRITE USER

 

For saving the user-specific menu data in the

DATA

 

camera memory.

 

 

 

7-7-2 DIAGNOSTIC

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

CAMSOFT (IN)

 

For displaying the version of the software

 

 

used for the flash memory incorporated in the

 

 

microcomputer.

 

 

 

CAMSOFT (OUT)

 

For displaying the version of the software used

 

 

for the externally connected flash memory.

 

 

 

CAM TABLE

 

For displaying the version of the tables.

 

 

 

FONT ROM

 

For displaying the version of the font used for

 

 

the characters.

 

 

 

FPGA (CHARX)

 

For displaying the version of the program

 

 

software used for the characters.

 

 

 

FPGA (MEM)

 

For displaying the version of the program

 

 

software used for the memory.

 

 

 

FPGA (TG)

 

For displaying the version of the program

 

 

software used for the CCD drive.

 

 

 

7-7-3 LENS ADJ

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

F2.8 ADJ

ON

The iris is set to f/2.8 only when ON is set for

 

OFF

this item.

 

 

 

F16 ADJ

ON

The iris is set to f/16 only when ON is set for

 

OFF

this item.

 

 

 

7

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

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions Lens File, System Check, Initialize, Diagnostic

AJ-HDX400P specifications

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