Maintenance 10 Chapter
Testing the viewfinder
Proceed as follows.
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2 Check that the color bars are displayed on the viewfinder screen, and adjust the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best color bar display.
3 Check each of the following operations.
•The menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.
•Turn the MENU knob and check that the menu page changes to the next page.
•Press the MENU knob and check that settings of each item of the selected page are displayed.
•Turn the MENU knob and check that the b mark moves within the page.
•Press the MENU knob and check that the b mark placed before the item changes to a z mark and the z mark placed before the setting of the item changes to a ? mark.
•Turn the MENU knob and check that the setting of the selected item changes.
4 Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM, and change the FILTER selector position in the sequence of 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Check that the FILTER indicator on the viewfinder screen displays the correct numbers.
5 Carry out of the following operations, and check that that the ! indicator lights if the corresponding item has been turned on on the ‘!’ LED page of the USER menu.
•Set the gain to anything but 0 dB by using the GAIN selector and the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION menu.
•Set the SHUTTER selector to ON.
•Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
•Use the lens extender.
•Set the FILTER selector to other than the position “1”
•Set the reference value of the auto iris to other than the standard value.
6 Move the SHUTTER selector from ON to SELECT repeatedly, and check that the shutter setting changes on the viewfinder screen.
7 Pointing the camera at a suitable subject, focus the camera and check the picture on the viewfinder screen.
8 Set both of the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT, and check that when sound is input to a microphone connected to the MIC IN connector on the front of the camcorder, the audio level indicators appear on the viewfinder screen.
9 Check that setting the ZEBRA switch to ON and OFF makes the zebra pattern appear and disappear on the viewfinder screen.
Note
The results of checking in steps 3 to 9 may not be as expected, depending on the settings relating to the viewfinder display function. In this case, set the desired items on the VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 pages of the USER menu.
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Testing the iris and zoom functions
1 Set the zoom to automatic zoom mode and check that the power zoom operates correctly.
2 Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom functions manually.
3 Set the iris switch on the lens to AUTO and point the camera at objects of different brightness. Check that the automatic iris adjustment operates correctly.
4 Set the iris switch on the lens to MANUAL and check that turning the iris ring manually adjusts the iris correctly.
5 Set the iris switch on the lens back to AUTO and check the following points when the GAIN selector is moved from L to M to H.
•For objects of the same brightness, the iris is adjusted to correspond to the change in setting.
•The gain indicator on the viewfinder screen changes to correspond to the change in setting.
6 If an extender mechanism is incorporated in your lens, put the extender lever of the lens into the 2x position and check the following points.
•The indication “EX” appears at the top left on the viewfinder screen.
•The auto iris functions correctly.
10-1-3 Testing the VDR
Perform tests (1) to (7) consecutively.
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