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Recording

Successive Shooting in Other Cases

If successive shooting is to be performed after the tape has been run, the cassette has been

ejected, or when using a tape which has only been recorded part-way, follow the procedures

outlined below.

1While monitoring the viewfinder screen, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play back the tape.

2At the place where a new recording is to continue on from the existing recording, press the

PLAY/PAUSE (or STOP) button again to stop the tape.

3Press the RET button on the lens. Preparations for frame-to-frame continuity are made about

two seconds later.

4Press the VTR START button of the unit or the VTR button of the lens to start recording.

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Contents

Main P For your safety CAUTION: SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTER- FERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY. WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Page Contents General and Features Features of the Camera Section Page Page Features Features of the VTR Section System Configuration Camera/VTR AJ-SDC915 1.5 viewfinder AJ-VF10P/-VF15P 2.0 viewfinder AJ-VF20WP IDX Battery L-40 Power Supply Section Accessory Mounting Section Audio Function Section (1) sr Audio Function Section (2) Audio Function Section (3) Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (1) Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (2) Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (3) Shooting (Recording)/Playback Function Section (4) Menu Operation Section Time Code-Related Section (1) Time Code-Related Section (2) Warning/Status Display Section Power Supply Using an Anton Bauer Battery Pack 1 2 Page Page Page Page Page Power Supply Checking and Selecting the Type of Battery To check the type of battery 1 To select the type of battery Page Page Adjusting the White Shading White shading adjustment procedure 1 2 3 4 Page Page Adjusting the Viewfinder Adjusting the Diopter and Screen Adjusting the diopter 1 2 Adjusting the screen Page Page Page Page Audio Input Preparations Using the Microphone not Mounted to the Main Unit REAR FRONT Audio Input Preparations Mounting a Wireless Microphone When using the Panasonic wireless microphone system, mount the WX-RA700 wireless receiver. Connecting an Audio Component Page Page Page Page Connecting the AJ-EC3 Extension Control Unit (Option) Displaying the Setting Menu Inside the Viewfinder Setting Menu Configuration MAIN MENU SUB MENU Checking and Selecting the Master Gain Setting 1 to SET while the HOLD button is held down. 2 3 menu item. 4 1 to SET while the HOLD button is held down. 2 sor) to COLOR BAR. 3 1 2 3 DIAGNOSTIC screen settings. 4 Changing the setting menu configuration Transferring to the MAIN menus and SUB menus Basic Setting Menu Operations To display a SUB menu directly (user mode) 1 To display a MAIN menu directly (engineer mode) button are held down together. MAIN menu screen 1 of 4 now appears. SHIFT/ITEM Switch UP Button DOWN Button 1 PAGE button Operation moves to the MAIN menu. Each time the button is pressed, the MAIN menu screen is advanced by one page (1>2>3>4>1>, etc.). To transfer from a MAIN menu to a particular SUB menu 1 When this button is pressed, the cursor (arrow) indicating the selected item moves to the SUB menu. 2 Operation is now switched to the selected SUB menu. To transfer from a SUB menu to the MAIN menu 1 PAGE button SHIFT/ITEM button Operations on SUB menus Selecting the desired item 1 Changing the settings Changing the ON/OFF selection Returning to the default settings Quitting the menu Page Lamp Displays Inside the Viewfinder Setting the ! Lamp Display 3 4 5 6 EX2 1/250 30-25 14.6V NiCd12 1 A 0dB F5.6 T_M1 ------- 1 2 3 4 5 E Selecting Display Items Select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen. 3 4 5 6 7 Display Mode and Setting Change Message Changing the Display Mode 3 4 5 6 7 Setting the Marker Displays 1 2 3 Page WIDE 0 See Warning System (page 149) for a detailed description. h min s frm Displays Remaining Battery Level and Audio Level Displays VTR Section Operation/Status-Related Displays WIDE 0 Displays Time Code-Related Displays Adjusting the Time and Date Adjustment and Setup Using the Setting Menu 3 4 5 6 7 Adjustments and Setup Using the Setting Menu Setting the Gain Selector Value Setting the gain selector value 2 3 4 5 6 7 Selecting Functions 3 4 5 6 7 Adjusting the White Balance 1 2 Page 8 When the White Balance Cannot be Automatically Adjusted Error messages related to white balance adjustment When there is no Time to Adjust the White Balance When the ON setting has been selected for FILTER INH Page 4 Shutter Modes Shutter modes and shutter speeds which can be selected Setting the Shutter Mode/Speed 1 2 3 Page Changing the Shutter Speed/Mode Selection Range 3 4 5 6 7 Changing the lris Automatic Adjustment Reference Value Page Adjusting the Audio Level 4 E -40 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 Page Page Setting the Time Data Locking the Time Code to an External Source Example of connections for external locking External Lock Operation Procedure 1 2 3 4 Setting the Time Data Setting Time Data Using the user data User data operation Setup Card Handling Setup Card Data Operations 5 6 7 8 Page Writing set data to cards button are held down together. 5 6 7 shown below appears. 8 Protecting stored data When data is not written Reading out data stored on cards 5 6 7 8 When data is not read out Page Cassettes Ejecting cassettes Preventing Accidental Erasure Page Page Page Page 1,2 43 PlaybackChecking Recorded Contents Rec Review Color Playback Connection With an External VTR Precautions When Connecting an External VTR Recording Simultaneously with the Internal VTR and an External VTR Connections Checking the Function Settings Starting Recording 1 2 Page Recording With an External VTR Instead of the Internal VTR Using the 26-pin/12-pin Output Adaptor Connections Mounting the 26-pin/12-pin output adaptor 1 Recording With an External VTR Instead of the Internal VTR 2 RET Button Page MAIN menu screen 1 of 4 MAIN menu screen 2 of 4 MAIN menu screen 3 of 4 MAIN menu screen 4 of 4 Menu screen display methods ROP screen MATRIX screen LOW SETTING screen MID SETTING screen HIGH SETTING screen ADDITIONAL DTL screen SKIN TONE DTL screen KNEE/LEVEL screen FLARE/GAMMA screen CAMERA SETTING screen VF DISPLAY screen Page VF INDICATOR screen CAMERA ID screen SHUTTER SPEED screen SYNCHRO SCAN screen ! LED screen CAMERA SW MODE screen SUPER GAIN screen VTR FUNCTION screen Page BATT/TAPE ALARM screen CARD READ/WRITE screen CARD R/W SELECT screen REC (ASPECT)/PB/RET screen MIC/AUDIO screen Page GENLOCK/IRIS screen VIDEO OUT screen TIME/DATE screen LENS SEL/ADJ screen USER MENU SEL 1 of 3 screen USER MENU SEL 2 of 3 screen USER MENU SEL 3 of 3 screen AUTO SHADING screen EVALUATION screen S/N measurement screen Modulation measurement screen Resolution measurement screen Sensitivity measurement screen INITIALIZE screen DIAGNOSTIC screen REMOTE menu screen REMOTE FUNCTION screen VF IND. (REMOTE) screen REMOTE menu screen !LED (REMOTE) screen TALLY/RET (REMOTE) screen Warning System Warning System Error Codes Emergency eject 1 2 3 4 5 Maintenance Condensation Page Page Page Page General Camera Section Viewfinder (AJ-VF10P, optional accessory) VTR Section VTR Audio System VTR Tape Travel System Connectors Input Output Related Components