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•The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.

•ATW is enabled.

•The lens extender is used.

•The FILTER selector is set to other than ND:1/CC:B.

•The reference value of auto iris adjustment is not the standard value.

eSpare indicator

This is a spare indicator.

This can be used as a REC indicator by setting REC TALLY to BOTH in the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

fSAVE indicator

This indicator lights when the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE, putting the VDR into power save mode.

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Contents

Page WARNING Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Chapter 6 File Operations Chapter 7 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Chapter 8 Saving and Loading User Setting Data Chapter 9 Setting Up the Camcorder Chapter 10 Maintenance Appendixes Overview Chapter 1-1Features 1-1-1Principal Differences Between the PDW-510/510Pand PDW- 530/530P 1-1-2Camera Features 1-1-3Features of the Optical Disc Drive (VDR) 1-1-4Inputs and Outputs 1-1-5Other Functions 1-2Example of System Configuration 1-3Precautions 1-4 MPEG-4Visual Patent Portfolio License Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1Power Supply Page 2-2Accessory Attachments 2-3Audio Functions Page Page 2-4Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Page Page Page Page Page Page 2-5Output Video Operating Section 2-6Menu Operating Section Page 2-7Time Code System Page 2-8Warnings and Indications 2-9Warnings and Indications on the LCDs 2-9-1Monochrome LCD 2-9-2Color LCD 2-10Indicators in the Page Recording and Playback Chapter 3-1Handling Discs 3-1-1Discs Used for Recording and Playback 3-1-2Notes on Handling 3-1-3 Write-ProtectingDiscs 3-1-4Loading and Unloading a Disc 3-1-5Formatting a Disc 3-1-6Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function) Quick salvage Full salvage 3-2Recording 3-2-1Basic Procedures Page 3-2-2Deleting Clips 3-2-3Recording Essence Marks Page 3-2-4Starting a Shoot With a Few Seconds of Pre-StoredPicture Data (Picture Cache Function) Page 3-2-5 Time-LapseVideo (Interval Rec Function) Page Page Manual Interval Rec mode settings and shooting Page 3-2-6Retaking the Most Recent Clip 3-2-8Assigning User-DefinedClip Titles Automatically 1) To assign user-definedtitles automatically when clips are recorded To create a list of title prefix strings To transfer a title prefix list to the unit’s internal memory To select a prefix from the title prefix list To enter a title prefix directly 3-2-9Assigning User-DefinedClip and Clip List Names Page 3-2-10Recording in Live Logging Mode 1) 3-2-11Recording Proxy Data to Memory Cards (With CBK- PC01 Installed) 1) To copy proxy data for selected clips on the disc to a memory card To copy proxy data for all clips on the disc to a memory card To check the memory symbol and the remaining memory 3-3Checking Recording and Playback 3-3-1Normal Playback 3-3-2Checking the Last Two Seconds of the Recording — Recording Review 3-3-4Thumbnail Search 3-3-3Checking the Recording on the Color Video Monitor — Playback in Color Cuing up a frame including an essence mark 5 4,5 3-3-5Clip List Playback 3-3-6Locking and Deleting Clips Deleting clips 3-4Recording Video Signals From External Equipment 3-4-1Recording a DV Stream From External Equipment 3-4-2Recording Analog Composite Signals (With the CBK-SC01 Installed) 3-5Freezing a Picture During Playback Scene Selection Chapter 4-1Overview Flow of scene selection editing Clips Sub clips (clips in clip lists) Clip list editing (current clip list) Clip lists Clip list playback 4-2Creating Clip Lists 4-2-1Selecting Clips 4-2-2Reordering Sub Clips 4-2-3Trimming a Sub Clip 4-2-4Deleting a Sub Clip 4-2-5Previewing the Current Clip List 4-2-6Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 4-3Managing Clip Lists (CLIP Menu) 4-3-1Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory 4-3-2Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc 4-3-3Clearing the Current Clip List From the Unit Memory 4-3-4Setting the Start Time Code of the Current Clip List 4-3-5Sorting Clip Lists 4-4Usingthe PDZ-1Proxy Browsing Software Adjustments and Settings for Recording 5-1Setting the Recording Format (PDW-530/530POnly) 5-1-1Setting the Video Recording Format 5-1-2Setting the Audio Recording Format 5-2Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance 5-2-1Adjusting the Black Balance 5-2-2Adjusting the White Balance If the automatic white balance adjustment cannot be made If you have no time to adjust the white balance White balance memory 5-3Setting the Electronic Shutter 5-3-1Shutter Modes 5-3-2Selecting the Shutter Mode and Shutter Speed Setting the shutter mode and standard- mode shutter speed Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode Setting the shutter speed in SLS mode Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings 5-4Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment Selecting the automatic iris window 5-5Adjusting the Audio Level 5-5-1Manually Adjusting the Audio Levels of the Audio Inputs From the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 Connectors 5-5-2Manually Adjusting the Audio Level of the Front Microphone 5-5-3Recording Audio on Channels 3 and 5-6Setting the Time Data 5-6-1Setting the Time Code 5-6-2Saving the Actual Time in the Time Code 5-6-3Setting the User Bits 5-6-4Synchronizing the Time Code Page 5-7Setting the Thumbnail Image File Operations Chapter 6-1Overview 6-1-1Directory Structure 6-1-2File Operation Restrictions Edit directory Sub directory General directory 6-2File Access Mode File Operations 6-2-1Making FAM connections 6-2-2Operating on files 6-2-3Exiting file operations 6-2-4Reconnecting 6-3FTP File Operations 6-3-1Making FTP connections 6-3-2Command List Page Page Page Extended commands Page 6-4Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections 1) Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 7-1Menu Organization and Operation 7-1-1Menu Organization 7-1-2Displaying Menus 7-1-3Basic Menu Operations Returning to the TOP menu from other menus Menu operations in the USER menu 7-1-4Editing the USER Menu Page Adding/deleting/replacing pages Page 7-2-1Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen Page 7-2-2Selecting the Display Items 7-2-3Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation Adjustment Progress Messages 7-2-4Setting the Marker Display 7-2-5Setting the Viewfinder Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars 7-2-7Setting the Shot ID 7-2-8Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows To display the status confirmation windows 7-2-9Confirming the Image of the Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder 7-3Adjustments and Settings From Menus 7-3-1Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Selector Positions 7-3-2Selecting the Output Signals 7-3-3Setting the Color Temperature Manually 7-3-4Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting 7-3-5Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches Page 7-3-6Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock 7-3-7Selecting the Lens File 7-3-8Selecting the Aspect Ratio Page 7-3-9Setting the CCD Scan Mode 7-3-10Using UMID Data UMID Menu Setup 7-3-11Making Network Settings Setting the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway Enabling automatic acquisition of the IP address 7-4Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Settings Setting Data 8-1Saving and Loading User Files to and from a “Memory Stick” 8-1-2Saving User Menu Data to the “Memory Stick” Setting the file ID 8-1-3Loading Saved Data From a “Memory Stick” 8-2Saving and Loading Scene Files 8-2-1Saving a Scene File White balance setting data to be saved in the scene file Saving scene files from the camcorder memory to the “Memory Stick” 8-2-2Loading Scene Files 8-2-3Resetting the Settings of the Camcorder to the Standard Settings Saved in the Reference File 8-3Jumping to a File- Related Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick” Camcorder 9-1Power Supply 9-1-1Using a Battery Pack 9-1-3Using an AC Adaptor 9-1-4Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System 9-2Adjusting the Page Page 9-3Mounting the Lens 9-4Adjusting the Flange Focal Length 9-5Audio Input System 9-5-1Using the Supplied Microphone 9-5-2Using an External Microphone 9-5-3Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF Wireless Microphone System) Fitting the WRR-862(Using a BP-GL65/GL95/L60S/L80S Battery Pack) 9-5-4Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment 9-6Tripod Mounting 9-7Attaching the Shoulder Strap 9-8Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position 9-9Connecting the Remote Control Unit Page Maintenance Chapter10 10-1Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting 10-1-1Preparations for Testing 10-1-3Testing the VDR (1)Testing the recording and playback functions (2)Testing the automatic audio level adjusting functions (3)Testing the manual audio level adjusting functions (4) Testing the earphone and speaker (5) Testing external microphones (7) Checking the user bit and time code functions 10-2-2Note About the Battery Terminal 10-3Operation Warnings Operation/error messages Phenomena specific to CCD image sensors Appendixes Specifications General Video Camera Section Optical Disc Drive Section Recommended Additional Equipment Menu List OPERATION Menu List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page PAINT Menu List Page Page Page Page MAINTENANCE Menu List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page FILE Menu List Page DIAGNOSIS Menu List Page About a “Memory Stick” Precautions Glossary Page Page Index