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7

Chapter 7

Menu description tables

(continued)

The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset

mode.

7-2-3 OUTPUT SEL

CU

F

CU

F

CU

F

CU

F

Item

Variable

range

Remarks

OUTPUT ITEM

TC

STATUS

MENU

ONLY

For setting the characters superimposed on

the output signals from the VIDEO OUT

connector.

TC:

Time codes are superimposed (when the

menu is accessed, the menu screen is

superimposed.)

STATUS:

The characters that are the same as the

characters

superimposed

in

the

viewfinder screen are superimposed.

(When the menu is accessed, the menu

screen is superimposed.)

MENU ONLY:

The menu screen is superimposed only

when the menu is accessed. This

normally displays nothing.

For details, refer to

“

4-8-1 Settings of signals

output from VIDEO OUT connector.

”

MONI OUT

HD-SDI

HD-Y

For setting video signals output from the

MON OUT connector.

HD-SDI:

For outputting the HD SDI signals

HD-Y:

For outputting the analog HD-Y signals

For details, refer to

“

4-8-2 Settings of signals

output from MON OUT connector.

”

MONI OUT CHARA

ON

OFF

For superimposing characters on the HD

SDI output signals from the MON OUT

connector.

ON:

To superimpose

OFF:

Not to superimpose

<Note>

This does not link with the VIDEO OUT

CHARACTER switch.

MONI OUT MODE

CAM

VTR

For switching the signals output from the

MON OUT connector.

CAM:

The camera images are output at all

times.

VTR:

In the recording or other EE mode,

camera images are output from the

connector; in playback mode, the

VTR

’

s playback signals are output.

CU

F

VF MODE

CAM

VTR

For switching the display mode of the

viewfinder screen.

CAM:

The camera images are output at all

times.

VTR:

In the recording or other EE mode,

camera images are displayed; in

playback mode, the VTR

’

s playback

images are displayed.

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

USER BOX WIDTH

1

:

13

:

100

For setting the horizontal width of the user

box.

USER BOX

HEIGHT

1

:

13

:

100

For setting the vertical height of the user

box.

USER BOX H POS

–

50

:

+00

:

+50

For setting the horizontal position of the user

box center.

USER BOX V POS

–

50

:

+00

:

+50

For setting the vertical position of the user

box center.

Item

Variable

range

Remarks

VIDEO OUT

CENTR MARK

OFF

1

2

3

4

For setting the center marker to be

superimposed on the output signals of the

VIDEO OUT connector.

OFF:

The center marker is not displayed.

1:

+ (large)

2:

Center blank (large)

3:

+ (small)

4:

Center blank (small)

VIDEO OUT

SAFETY MARK

OFF

1

2

For setting the type of safety marker frame

to be superimposed on the output signals of

the VIDEO OUT connector.

OFF:

The safety marker frame is not

displayed.

1:

Box

2:

Corner frames

VIDEO OUT FRM

MARK

ON

OFF

For superimposing the frame marker on the

output signals from the VIDEO OUT

connector.

ON:

To superimpose

OFF:

Not to superimpose

VIDEO OUT USER

BOX

ON

OFF

For superimposing the user box on the

output signals from the VIDEO OUT

connector.

ON:

To superimpose

OFF:

Not to superimpose

O

It is not superimposed when the VIDEO

OUT switch is set to the SD-SDI or VBS

position.

7-2-4 VIDEO OUT SETTING

SAFETY AREA

80%

:

90%

:

100%

For setting the size of the safety marker.

It is possible to set the size by units of 1%

with a fixed ratio between of width and

height.

CU

F

R

CU

F

R

FRM SIG

4:3

13:9

14:9

VISTA

For setting the frame marker.

The VISTA setting is 16:8.65.

O

The user box can be displayed in any position as a box-

type cursor.

O

When the DOWNCON MODE item on the DOWNCON

SETTING screen is set to LT-BOX or S-CROP, the frame

marker and the safety marker are not displayed.

Section	Page
Read this first!	2
Contents	5
Chapter 1 General	7
1-1 Features of the camera unit	7
1-2 Features of the VTR unit	8
1-3 Features of the Input/Output unit	8
1-4 Other features	9
1-5 Dimensions drawing	9
1-6 System configuration	10
Chapter 2 Parts and their functions	11
2-1 Power supply and accessory mounting section	11
2-2 Audio function section	12
2-3 Shooting and recording/playback function section	14
2-4 Menu operation section	17
2-5 Time code related section	18
2-6 Warning/status display section	19
2-7 Display window and its displays	19
2-8 Viewfinder section	21
Chapter 3 Recording and playback	22
3-1 Cassette tapes	22
3-2 Basic procedures	23
3-3 Scene-to-scene continuity	25
3-4 To record video signals of a few seconds before starting recording (PRE-RECORDING function)	26
3-5 Recording in intervals (INTERVAL REC function)	27
3-6 To take the previous cut again (RETAKE function)	29
3-7 To check the last few seconds of the recording (Rec-review function)	29
3-8 Normal playback and playback at different speeds	29
Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording	30
4-1 Multi Format	30
4-1-1 Video system and Recording format	30
4-1-2 Recording format on tapes and signal format at output connector	31
4-2 Adjusting the white balance and black balance	32
4-2-1 Adjusting the white balance	32
4-2-2 Adjusting the black balance	34
4-3 Setting the electronic shutter	35
4-3-1 Shutter modes	35
4-3-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed	36
4-3-3 Setting the synchro scan mode	36
4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and adjusting their recording levels	37
4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals	37
4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels	37
4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels	38
4-5 Setting the time data	38
4-5-1 Setting the user bits	38
4-5-2 Setting the internal clock’s date and time	42
4-5-3 Setting the time code	43
4-5-4 Externally locking the time code	43
4-5-5 Setting the UMID information	47
4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen	48
4-6-1 Menu configuration	48
4-6-2 Basic menu operations	48
4-6-3 Selecting the user menus	49
4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays	50
4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays	50
4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display configuration	50
4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items	50
4-7-4 Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages	56
4-7-5 Setting the marker displays	56
4-7-6 Setting the camera ID	56
4-7-7 Mode check screen displays (MODE CHECK button function)	57
7-8 Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function)	57
4-8 Selection of video output signals	58
4-8-1 Settings of signals output from VIDEO OUT connector	58
4-8-2 Settings of signals output from MON OUT connector	60
4-9 Menu-driven function setup	61
4-9-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching	61
4-9-2 Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function	61
4-9-3 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons	62
4-9-4 Setting the color temperature manually	63
4-10 Set data handling	64
4-10-1 Handling the setup card	65
4-10-2 Setup card operations	65
4-10-3 How to use the user data	69
4-10-4 How to use the scene file data	70
4-10-5 Method for returning to user settings	73
4-10-6 Method for returning to the factory settings	73
4-10-7 Lens file	74
4-10-8 How to provide lens files	74
4-10-9 To save the lens file into the built-in memory	75
4-10-10 To read the lens file from the builtin memory	77
4-10-11 To write in and read out the lens file to/from the SD memory card	78
Chapter 5 Preparation	80
5-1 Supplying the power	80
5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the battery type	80
5-1-2 Use of the external DC power supply	82
5-2 Attaching the lens and adjusting the flange back	83
5-3 Adjusting the white shading of the lens	84
5-4 Audio input signal preparations	86
5-4-1 When using the front microphone	86
5-4-2 When using a wireless receiver	86
5-4-3 When using an audio component	87
5-5 Mounting the unit on a tripod	87
5-6 Attaching the shoulder belt	88
5-7 Adjusting the position of the shoulder pad	88
5-8 Attaching the rain cover	88
5-9 Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control knob	88
5-10 Connection of the remote control unit (AJ-RC10G)	89
5-11 Connection of the external switch	89
Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections	90
6-1 Inspections prior to shooting	90
6-1-1 Preparation for inspections	90
6-1-2 Inspecting the camera unit	90
6-1-3 Inspecting the VTR unit	91
6-1-4 Self-diagnosis function	92
6-2 Maintenance	93
6-2-1 Condensation	93
6-2-2 Head cleaning	93
6-2-3 Cleaning inside the viewfinder	93
6-2-4 Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras	93
6-2-5 Replacing the backup battery	93
6-2-6 Connectors and signals	94
6-3 Warning system	98
6-3-1 Warning description tables	98
6-3-2 Error codes	100
6-3-3 Emergency eject	100
Chapter 7 Menu description tables	101
7-1 Menu configuration	101
7-2 SYSTEM SETTING	102
7-2-1 SYSTEM MODE	102
7-2-2 REC FUNCTION	102
7-2-3 OUTPUT SEL	103
7-2-4 VIDEO OUT SETTING	103
7-2-5 MONITOR OUT SETTING	104
7-2-6 RC OUT SETTING	104
7-2-7 DOWNCON SETTING	105
7-2-8 GENLOCK	105
7-2-9 OPTION MODE	106
7-3 PAINT	107
7-3-1 RB GAIN CONTROL	107
7-3-2 RGB BLACK CONTROL	107
7-3-3 MATRIX	108
7-3-4 COLOR CORRECTION	108
7-3-5 LOW SETTING	109
7-3-6 MID SETTING	110
7-3-7 HIGH SETTING	110
7-3-8 ADDITIONAL DTL	111
7-3-9 SKIN TONE DTL	112
7-3-10 KNEE/LEVEL	113
7-3-11 GAMMA	113
7-3-12 CAMERA SETTING	114
7-4 VF	115
7-4-1 VF DISPLAY	115
7-4-2 VF MARKER	116
7-4-3 VF USER BOX	116
7-4-4 VF INDICATOR1	117
7-4-5 VF INDICATOR2	117
7-4-6 MODE CHECK IND	118
7-4-7 !LED	118
7-5 OPERATION	119
7-5-1 CAMERA ID	119
7-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED	119
7-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT	119
7-5-4 USER SW	120
7-5-5 SW MODE	121
7-5-6 WHITE BALANCE MODE	121
7-5-7 USER SW GAIN	122
7-5-8 LENS/IRIS	122
7-6 FILE	123
7-6-1 CARD READ/WRITE	123
7-6-2 CARD R/W SELECT	123
7-6-3 LENS FILE	123
7-6-4 LENS FILE CARD R/W	123
7-6-5 SCENE	123
7-6-6 INITIALIZE	124
7-7 MAINTENANCE	124
7-7-1 SYSTEM CHECK	124
7-7-2 DIAGNOSTIC	124
7-7-3 LENS ADJ	124
7-7-4 BLACK SHADING	125
7-7-5 WHITE SHADING	125
7-7-6 LENS FILE ADJ	125
7-8 VTR MENU	126
7-8-1 VTR FUNCTION	126
7-8-2 BATTERY/TAPE	126
7-8-3 BATTERY SETTING1	127
7-8-4 BATTERY SETTING2	128
7-8-5 MIC/AUDIO1	129
7-8-6 MIC/AUDIO2	129
7-8-7 TC/UB	130
7-8-8 UMID SET/INFO	131
7-8-9 VTR DIAG	131
7-9 OPTION MENU	131
7-9-1 OPTION	131

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