Panasonic SDC615 AJSDC615 User Guide - Page 3

Contents Chapter 1 General 5 1-1 Features of the camera unit 5 1-2 Features of the VTR unit 6 1-3 System configuration 7 Chapter 2 Parts and their functions ....... 8 2-1 Power supply and accessory mounting section 8 2-2 Audio function section 9 2-3 Shooting and recording/playback function section 11 2-4 Menu operation section 14 2-5 Time code related section 15 2-6 Warning/status display section 16 2-7 Display window and its displays 16 2-8 Viewfinder section 18 Chapter 3 Recording and playback ...... 19 3-1 Cassette tapes 19 3-2 Basic procedures 20 3-3 Scene-to-scene continuity 22 3-4 NEWS REC function SDC615 22 3-5 PRE-RECORDING function SDC905 ........ 23 3-6 INTERVAL REC function 23 3-7 RETAKE function 25 3-8 Rec-review function 25 3-9 Normal playback and playback at different speeds 25 Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording 26 4-1 Adjusting the white balance and black balance 26 4-1-1 Adjusting the white balance 26 4-1-2 Adjusting the black balance 28 4-2 Setting the electronic shutter 29 4-2-1 Shutter modes 29 4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed 29 4-2-3 Setting the synchro scan mode 30 4-3 Selecting the recording signals and recording system 30 4-3-1 Selecting the recording signals 30 4-3-2 Selecting the recording system 31 4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and adjusting their recording levels 31 4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals 31 4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels . 31 4-5 Setting the time data 32 4-5-1 Setting the user bits 32 4-5-2 Setting the internal clock's date and time .... 33 4-5-3 Setting the time code 34 4-5-4 Externally locking the time code 34 4-5-5 Setting the UMID information 35 4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen....... 36 4-6-1 Menu configuration 36 4-6-2 Basic menu operations 36 4-6-3 Selecting the user menus 37 4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays ......... 38 4-7-1 4-7-2 4-7-3 Viewfinder lamp displays 38 Viewfinder screen status display configuration 38 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items 38 4-7-4 Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages ......... 44 4-7-5 Setting the marker displays 44 4-7-6 Setting the camera ID 44 4-7-7 4-7-8 4-7-9 Mode check screen displays (MODE CHECK button function 45 Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function 45 Checking the return video signal on the viewfinder 45 4-8 Menu-driven function setup 46 4-8-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching ........ 46 4-8-2 4-8-3 Selecting the video output signals 46 Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function 47 4-8-4 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons 47 4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually ....... 48 4-9 Data handling 48 4-9-1 Handling the setup card 48 4-9-2 Setup card operations 49 4-9-3 How to use the user data 52 4-9-4 How to use the scene file data 53 4-9-5 How to return the menus settings to the user standard settings 56 4-9-6 How to return the menus settings to the factory standard settings 56 4-9-7 How to use the lens file data 56 Chapter 5 Preparation 57 5-1 Supplying the power 57 5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the battery type 57 5-1-2 Using an AC power supply 60 5-2 Attaching the viewfinder and adjusting its position 60 5-3 Attaching the lens and performing the flange back and white shading adjustments 61 3