Operating Instructions
Read this first
Declaration of Conformity
Caution regarding laser beams
PLEASE NOTE:
What to remember when throwing memory cards away or transferring them to others
Precautions when installing USB drivers
Contents
General
Parts and their Functions
Recording and Playback
Adjustments and Settings for Recording
Preparation
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails
Connection with external device
Maintenance and Inspections
Menu
Index
General
Features of Camera unit
_2-disk 4-typeconfiguration optical filters
Features of Recorder/player unit
_Text Memos & Shot Marks
_Front-mountedSound Level Control Mechanism
_Support for Built-inUnislot Wireless Receiver
_Recording Review Capability
_Built-inTime Code Generator/reader
Features of the Input/Output unit
Other features
Dimensions drawing
Color TV Standard Settings (Settings for frame frequency)
System Configuration
Parts and their Functions
Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section
12.VF connector (20 Pin)
13.GPS connector
14.Shoulder strap fittings
Functions their and Parts
Audio (input) Function Section
7.Microphone input +48V ON/OFF switch
+48V:
8.Wireless slot
9.F.AUDIO LEVEL (audio recording level adjustment) control
Audio (output) Function Section
Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section
1.CC FILTER/ND FILTER (filter switching) controls
CC FILTER knob (outside, large diameter)
ND FILTER knob (inside, small diameter)
3.SHUTTER switch
5.SYNCHRO SCAN ADJUSTMENT buttons
6.REC button
7.SHOT MARKER button
8.Text memo button
9.MON OUT CHARACTER switch
17.BUSY (operation mode display) lamp
18.Focal plane index ( )
19.MARKER SEL, MODE CHK / MENU CANCEL switch
20.Gain selector switch
21.OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE selector switch
23.GENLOCK IN connector
24.SDI IN connector
25.SDI OUT connector
26.MON OUT (monitor output) connector
27.REC button
Menu Operation Section
Time Code Section
Warning and Status Display Functions
Display Window Functions
LCD Monitor
Viewfinder
9.Eyepiece
10.Diopter adjustment ring
11.Connecting plug
12.Locking ring
13.Microphone holder
Recording and Playback
P2 Cards
Removing P2 Cards
1 Open the card slot cover
2 Raise the EJECT button
3 Then, depress the EJECT button to release the
P2 card so that you can remove it
How to handle data recorded on P2 cards
Basic Procedures
2 When the white balance is saved:
Normal Recording
Normal Recording and Native Recording
PRE-RECORDINGfunction
Loop Recording
Interval Recording
Shooting procedures when INTERVAL REC is ON
3 Press REC button
To stop recording
For continuous recording
To stop the Interval recording mode
Shooting procedures for the ONE SHOT mode of
INTERVAL REC
2 Press the REC button
3 Press the STOP button
To divide clips or to change the P2 card used for recording
ONE CLIP REC Function
Precautions when in ONE CLIP REC mode
Recording Review Function
Normal and Variable Speed Playback
Text Memo Function
Shot Mark Function
Recording Setting and Operation Mode
Multi Format
Video system and Recording format
Selecting a recording signal and method
Recording formats and output connector signal formats
Adjusting the White Balance
Detection area for the white balance
When you have no time to adjust the white balance
When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted
Retaining white balances
On settings for Auto-trackingwhite balance (ATW)
Setting Color Temperature Manually
Adjusting the Black Balance
Setting the Electronic Shutter
Shutter Modes
Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed
Placing the Camera-recorderin SYNCHRO SCAN Mode
Assigning Functions to USER Buttons
Setting the Switchover of USER SW GAIN
Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting
Recording Levels
Selecting Audio Input Signals
Recording level adjustment
Adjustment with AUDIO LEVEL CH1/3 / CH2/4 knobs
Adjustment with the F.AUDIO LEVEL control
W.L.:
ALL:
When the level adjustment knobs are assigned to CH3/4
Level adjustment of channel1/2
Selection table of adjustment methods
Setting External Reference Signal and GENLOCK
Locking video signal to external reference signal
Setting Time Data
Description of time data
Recording time code and user bits
Setting of the User bits
Frame rate information
Frame rate: 24P Over 60i (2:3)
Frame rate: 24PA Over 60i (2:3:3:2)
Frame rate: 30P Over 60i (2:2) 25P Over 50i (2:2)
Setting the Internal Clock’s Date and Time
Setting the Time Code
Externally Locking the Time Code
Example 3:
Example 4:
Example 5:
Example 6:
Turn on the POWER switch
To externally lock the time code
2 Position the TCG switch at [F-RUN]
4 Set the menu option GENLOCK to “GL IN” or “SDI IN”
Setting the user bits when the time code is externally locked
To unlock the externally locked time code
Providing an ID to the Camera
Setting UMID Information
CTL Count Setting and Display
Viewfinder Screen Status Displays
Lamps in the Viewfinder Screen
Mode Check Screen Displays (MODE CHK function)
Selecting Viewfinder Display Information
Viewfinder Status Indication Layout
Information Item
Indication
Status
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Displays in mode check only
P2 Card Remaining Free Space/capacity Indication
Indications Available in the Viewfinder Screen
Display Modes and Setting Changes/adjustment Result Messages
Setting the Marker Displays
Marker Check Screen Displays (MARKER SELECT button function)
Checking Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor
Selection of video output signals
Settings of signals output from SDI OUT connector
Settings of signals output from MON OUT connector
Handling data
Handling SD memory cards
Formatting, Writing and Reading an SD memory card
To format an SD memory card
4 To exit the menu, press the MENU button
1 Navigate the menu to the <SD CARD READ/ WRITE> screen
2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to the menu option CARD CONFIG
3 Press the JOG dial button
5 Press the JOG dial button
6 Turn the JOG dial button until a desired character appears
To write data on a selected file
9 When the title is set, turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to [:]
10 Press the JOG dial button to return the cursor to the option TITLE:
To read data on an SD memory card
To read data on a selected file
4 Turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to the option READ
7 To exit the menu, press the MENU button
How to Use the User Data
How to Use Scene File Data
Navigate the menu to the <SCENE> screen
To read settings data for scene files
2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to the option SCENE SEL
5 Turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to the READ option
To return data for scene files to their defaults
5 Turn the JOG dial button to move the cursor to the option RESET
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Resetting Menu Option Settings to Defaults
Lens file
How to provide lens files
To save the lens file into the built-inmemory
To read the lens file from the builtin memory
To write in and read out the lens file to/from the SD memory card
Loading lens files from the SD memory card
Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC)
To read the CAC FILE from an SD memory card
7 Select YES using the JOG dial button and then
1 Insert the SD memory card with the CAC FILE
press the JOG dial button
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To delete the CAC FILE from the unit
1 Open <CAC ADJ> from the MAINTENANCE page using the menu operation
2 Select “OFF” in CAC CONTROL
4 Press the JOG dial button to fix the selected operation
To delete the CAC FILE from the SD memory card
When CAC FILE does not operate properly
◆ Notes
Preparation
Power Supply
Mounting the Battery and Setting the Battery Type
Use of the external DC power supply
and White Shading Adjustments
Set the ZEBRA switch on the viewfinder to ON
Repeat step
If the extender is attached to the lens, release the extender function
Attach the lens to the camera
Adjusting the Lens White Shading
6 Shoot a white sheet of paper with no unevenness of color
2Use the AUTO W/B BAL switch to adjust the black balance automatically (ABB)
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Preparing for Audio Input
When Using the Front Microphone
When Using a Wireless Receiver
When Using Audio Devices
Mounting the Camera on a Tripod
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Rain Cover
Attaching the F.AUDIO LEVEL control Knob
Connection of the DC OUT connector and the
external REC strat/stop switch
Thumbnail Manipulations Overview
Thumbnail Screen
8.Clip Number
9.Defective Clip Indicator and
Unknown Clip indicator
10.Incomplete Clip Indicator
11.Shot Mark Indicator
Selecting Thumbnails
Playing back Clips
Switching the Thumbnail Display
Changing Thumbnails
Shot Mark
Text Memo
Deleting a text memo
2 Move the pointer to the desired text memo, and then press the SET button
Using a text memo to break a clip and copy the necessary portion
3 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button to select
OPERATION > COPY
Deleting Clips
SET button to select the clip
Restoring Clips
Reconnection of Incomplete Clips
Copying Clips
Setting of Clip Meta Data
THUMBNAIL:
Checking and modifying read metadata
3 Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer. Then, press the SET button
To set whether or not the uploaded metadata is recorded
Selecting the USER CLIP NAME recording method
Clear the uploaded metadata
Formatting a P2 Card
Formatting SD memory cards
Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode
Properties
_P2 Card Status Display Settings
When “USED” is selected:
2.P2 Card Status (used memory capacity)
3.P2 Card memory capacity/Total Capacity
4.Total used memory capacity for all slots
SD memory card Status Display
SD STANDARD:
BLANK:
TOTAL:
NUMBER OF CLIPS:
Connection with external device
Connection with a PC in the USB DEVICE mode
USB HOST mode
Switching to the USB HOST mode
Using the USB HOST mode
2.VENDOR
3.MODEL
4.SIZE
5.USED
6.FREE CAP
8.MODEL
9.DATE/TIME
10.SERIAL
11.VERIFY
12.NAME
Writing data on a hard disk drive
2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB
3 Insert a P2 card
4 Press the THUMBNAIL button
6 Select YES
Direction for using a hard disk drive
Connection using the SDI IN connector
Connection of the remote control unit
(AJ-RC10G)
Menu option
GAMMA menu
WHITE menu
KNEE menu
SHUTTER menu
Connection of the extension control unit
(AG-EC4G)
Maintenance and Inspections
Inspections Before Shooting
Preparing for Inspections
Inspecting the Camera Unit
Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions
Maintenance
Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder
Phenomenon Inherent to CCD Cameras
Replacing the Backup Battery
Connector Signals
REMOTE
Caution
LENS
GPS
Unislot
LIGHT
Warning System
Warning Description Tables
5. Image Sequence Error
6. Corruption of Standard Signal
7. Recording Error
8. Number of Clips Exceeded
9. Low Wireless Signal Reception
Error Codes
Card Warning Code
Warning and Error Display for Thumbnail Operation and USB HOST MODE
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Menu
Menu Configuration
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Setting Menu Options
Selecting Options for USER MENU
Menu Description Tables
SYSTEM SETTING
OPTION MODE
REC FUNCTION
OUTPUT SEL
SDI OUT MARKER
MON OUT MARKER
DOWNCON SETTING
LCD MONITOR
GENLOCK
PAINT
MATRIX
COLOR CORRECTION
LOW SETTING
MID SETTING
HIGH SETTING
ADDITIONAL DTL
SKIN TONE DTL
KNEE/LEVEL
GAMMA
CAMERA SETTING
VF DISPLAY
ZEBRA Pattern Display
VF MARKER
VF USER BOX
VF INDICATOR (1/3)
VF INDICATOR (2/3)
VF INDICATOR (3/3)
MODE CHECK IND
!LED
CAM OPERATION
SHUTTER SELECT
USER SW
SW MODE
WHITE BALANCE MODE
USER SW GAIN
LENS/IRIS
MAIN OPERATION
BATTERY SETTING (1/2)
BATTERY SETTING (2/2)
MIC/AUDIO (1/3)
MIC/AUDIO (2/3)
MIC/AUDIO (3/3)
TC/UB
UMID SET/INFO
FILE
CAC FILE CARD READ
FILE READ screen
LENS FILE
LENS FILE CARD R/W
SCENE
INITIALIZE
MAINTENANCE
CAC ADJ
DIAGNOSTIC (1/3)
DIAGNOSTIC (2/3)
DIAGNOSTIC (3/3)
HOURS METER
OPTION MENU
Updating the Firmware
incorporated into the unit
Specifications
Memory Card Unit
Digital Video System
Digital Audio System
Input/output Unit
Accessories
Information on software for this product
Index
Index
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