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Panasonic AJ-SPC700 P Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections, 7-1Inspections Before Shooting, 7-1-1Preparing for Inspections, 7-1-2Inspecting the Camera Unit

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Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections

7-1 Inspections Before Shooting

Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a color video monitor to check the image.

7-1-1 Preparing for Inspections

1Mount a charged battery pack.

2Turn the power switch ON and check that 5 or more BATT indication marks appear.

z If fewer than 5 BATT indication marks appear, replace the battery with a fully-charged battery.

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3Insert a P2 card into the card slot and close the slide cover.

Confirm that the P2 card access LED for the inserted card slot lights up in orange. If P2 cards are inserted into multiple card slots, only the P2 card access LED for the first-inserted P2 card lights up in orange. Then, the other P2 card access LEDs light up in green when P2 cards are inserted.

If the access LED for the P2 card slot in which a P2 card is inserted keeps blinking in green, or if there is no display, recording is not possible on that particular P2 card.

7-1-2 Inspecting the Camera Unit

1Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check the zoom operation.

Check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle.

2Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom operation.

Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle.

3Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and aim the lens at objects with different degrees of brightness, to check that the automatic iris adjustment operates normally.

4Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and turn the iris

ring, to check the manual iris adjustment.	7

5While holding down the instant iris automatic adjustment button, aim the lens at objects with different degrees of brightness, to check that the instant iris automatic adjustment operates properly.

6Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode and change the GAIN switch setting to L, M, and H, to check the following items:

z The iris is adjusted for objects with the same brightness according to the switch setting.

z The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen changes according to the switch setting.

7When a lens with an extender is mounted, set the extender to the operating position to check that the extender operates properly.

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Contents

Operating Instructions Caution regarding laser beams PLEASE NOTE: Software information for this product Precautions for Use Contents Contents (continued) Chapter 5 Preparation Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections Chapter 8 Menu Description Tables Chapter 9 Specifications Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction (continued) (continued) Page 1-3System Configuration Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions (continued) 2-2Audio (input) Function Section 2-3Audio (output) Function Section 2-4Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section Page Page 2-5Menu Operation Section 2-6Time Code Section 2-7Warning and Status Display Functions 2-8Display Window Functions P2 card/battery-remaininglevel indications 13 -dB Memory action status indication Positions of time code-relatedswitches and information provided 2-9LCD Monitor 2-10Viewfinder Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Chapter 3 Recording and Playback (continued) 3-2Basic Procedures Shooting 1 4 5, 6 2C 2A, B, C 3-3Normal Recording 3-4 PRE-RECORDINGfunction 3-6Recording Review Function 3-7Normal and Variable Speed Playback 3-8Voice Memo Function 3-9Shot Mark Function 3-10Recording Setting and Operation Mode Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-1Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance 4-1-1Adjusting the White Balance Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording (continued) 4-1-2Adjusting the Black Balance 4-2Setting the Electronic Shutter 4-2-1Shutter Modes 4-2-2Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed 4-2-3Placing the Camera-recorderin SYNCHRO SCAN Mode 4-3Selecting Recording Signals and Recording System 4-3-1Selecting the Recording Signals 4-3-2Selecting the Recording System 4-4Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels 4-4-1Selecting Audio Input Signals 4-4-2Adjusting Recording Levels 4-5Setting Time Data 4-5-1Setting the User Bits 4-5-2Setting the Internal Clock’s Date and Time 4-5-3Setting the Time Code 4-5-4Externally Locking the Time Code Page 4-5-5Providing an ID to the Camera 4-5-6Setting UMID Information 4-5-7CTL Count Setting and Display 4-5-8Mode Check Screen Displays (MODE CHECK button function) 4-6Menu Displays in the Viewfinder Screen 4-6-1Menu Configuration 4-6-2Setting Menu Options 4-6-3Selecting Options for USER MENU 4-7Viewfinder Screen Status Displays 4-7-1Lamps in the Viewfinder Screen 4-7-2Viewfinder Status Indication Layout 4-7-3Selecting Viewfinder Display Information Page Page Page Page Page 4-7-4Display Modes and Setting Changes/adjustment Result Messages 4-7-5Setting the Marker Displays 4-7-6Marker Check Screen Displays (MARKER SELECT button function) 4-7-7Checking Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder 4-8Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor 4-9 Menu-drivenFunction Setup 4-9-1Setting the Switchover of USER SW GAIN 4-9-2Selecting Video Output Signals 4-9-3Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control 4-9-4Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons 4-9-5Setting Color Temperature Manually 4-10Handling data 4-10-1Handling SD memory cards 4-10-2Formatting, Writing and Reading an SD memory card Page Page Page 4-10-3How to Use the User Data 4-10-4How to Use Scene File Data Page 4-10-5Resetting Menu Option Settings to Defaults 4-10-6Lens File Data Chapter 5 Preparation Chapter 5 Preparation (continued) Page 5-2Mounting the Viewfinder and Page Page Page Page 5-4Preparing for Audio Input 5-4-1When Using the Front Microphone 5-4-2When Using a Wireless Receiver 5-4-3When Using Audio Devices 5-5Connection between the USB 2.0port of the AJ-SPC700Pand a PC 5-6Mounting the Camera on a Tripod 5-7Attaching the Shoulder Strap 5-9Connecting the AJ-EC3P Extension Controller 5-8Attaching the Rain Cover 5-10Attaching the Front Audio Level Control Knob Chapter 6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails Chapter 6 Manuipulating Clips with Thumbnails (continued) 6-2Thumbnail Screen 6-3Selecting Thumbnails 6-4Playing Back Clips 6-5Switching the Thumbnail Display 6-7Voice Memo 6-7-1Playing Back Voice Memos 6-7-2Recording a Voice Memo 6-7-3Deleting Voice Memos 6-8Deleting Clips 6-9Restoring Clips 6-10Reconnection of Incomplete Clips 6-11Copying Clips 6-12Setting of Clip Meta Data Page 6-13Setting of Proxy (optional) 6-14Formatting a P2 Card 6-15Formatting SD memory cards 6-16Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode 6-17Properties 6-17-1Clip Property 6-17-2P2 Card Status Display Page 6-17-3SD memory card Status Display 6-17-4Confirmation of Metadata Upload 6-17-5Video Encoder Card Status Display (optional) Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspections (continued) 7-1-3Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions 7-2Maintenance 7-2-1Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder 7-2-2Phenomenon Inherent to CCD Cameras 7-2-3Replacing the Backup Battery 7-2-4Connector Signals PUSH 7-3Warning System 7-3-1Warning Description Tables Page 7-3-2Error Codes Chapter 8 Menu Description Tables Chapter 8 Menu Description Tables (continued) 8-2SYSTEM SETTING 8-2-1SYSTEM MODE 8-2-2OPTION MODE 8-2-3REC FUNCTION 8-2-4OUTPUT SEL 8-2-5LCD MONITOR 8-2-6GENLOCK 8-3PAINT 8-3-1ROP 8-3-2MATRIX 8-3-3COLOR CORRECTION 8-3-4LOW SETTING 8-3-5MID SETTING 8-3-6HIGH SETTING 8-3-7ADDITIONAL DTL 8-3-8SKIN TONE DTL 8-3-9KNEE/LEVEL 8-3-10GAMMA 8-3-11FLARE 8-3-12 „CAMERA SETTING 8-4VF 8-4-1VF DISPLAY 8-4-2VF MARKER 8-4-3USER BOX 8-4-4VF INDICATOR1 8-4-5VF INDICATOR2 8-4-6MODE CHECK IND 8-4-7!LED 8-5CAM OPERATION 8-5-1CAMERA ID 8-5-2SHUTTER SPEED 8-5-3SHUTTER SELECT 8-5-4USER SW 8-5-5SW MODE 8-5-6WHITE BALANCE MODE 8-5-7USER SW GAIN 8-5-8IRIS 8-6MAIN OPERATION 8-6-1BATTERY/P2CARD 8-6-2BATTERY SETTING1 Page 8-6-3BATTERY SETTING2 8-6-4MIC/AUDIO1 8-6-5MIC/AUDIO2 8-6-6TC/UB FILE 8-7-2SD CARD R/W SELECT 8-7-3LENS FILE 8-7-4SCENE 8-7-5INITIALIZE 8-8MAINTENANCE 8-8-1SYSTEM CHECK 8-8-2LENS ADJ 8-8-3BLACK SHADING 8-8-4WHITE SHADING 8-8-6DIAGNOSTIC2 8-8-7HOURS METER 8-9OPTION MENU 8-9-1OPTION Chapter 9 Specifications Chapter 9 Specifications (continued) Audio System [Input/output Unit] Video input Video output