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Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording (continued) 4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays Not only the images but the lamps and characters indicating the unit's settings and operation statuses as well as the messages, center and safety zone markers, camera ID and other information are displayed inside the viewfinder. 4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays 1 TALLY / REC BATT SAVE Viewfinder pictured here is the AJHVF21G. (For details concerning viewfinder, 2 3 4 refer to the operating instructions of each viewfinder.) 1 TALLY/REC (recording) lamp This lights up (red) during recording. It flashes when a problem has occurred. For details, refer to the appropriate section in "6-3 Warning system." 2 (abnormal operating status warning) lamp This lights when the unit is set to an abnormal operating status for any of the items set to "ON" on the "!LED" screen of the setting menu. For details on selecting the items which are to be indicated with the lamp, refer to the screen items in "Chapter 7 Menu description tables." 3 BATT (battery) lamp This starts flashing when the battery voltage has dropped to the level where the battery will no longer be usable in several minutes' time, and it lights when the battery is no longer usable. To prevent operation from being interrupted, replace the battery before it has discharged completely. For details, refer to the appropriate section in "6-3 Warning system." 4 SAVE (VTR power-saving) lamp This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE. It goes off during recording. In the rec-pause mode, the SAVE mode is established automatically, and the lamp lights after the time set for the pause timer (temporary stop time) has elapsed. After two minutes in the play-pause mode, the SAVE mode is established automatically, and the lamp lights. 4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display configuration All the items that can be displayed are laid out inside the viewfinder as shown in the figure below. L3 45 6 2 24PA 31/249.8 ∑10min REC14.6V 8 1 1080 DRS /34min DIONIC90 7 -- GAIN -- -- USER SW GAIN -- LOW : 0 S.GAIN:30/36 9 MID :12 HIGH:18 DS.GAIN: 6:/10:/12: /15 :/20: : ; UM:S.GAIN 30dB U1:AUDIO CH1 U2:DS.GAIN 12: C REC WARNING COMP M < EX D TCG 00:00:00:00 iREC K = 3.2K 12:M F:1 BS 23h59m > 1A A 18dB F:2 F5.6 Z99 J ?@ B A E FHG I For details, refer to the following pages. 4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items To select which items are to be displayed on the viewfinder screen, perform menu operations to open the screen or screen from the VF page, and select ON or OFF for the display or select the type desired for each item concerned. For details on operation, refer to "4-6-2 Basic menu operations." #< VF INDICATOR1 > EXTENDER :ON SHUTTER :ON FILTER :ON WHITE :ON GAIN :ON IRIS :S+IRIS CAMERA ID :BAR ID POSITION :UPPER L DATE/TIME :OFF ZOOM LVL :ON COLOR TEMP :ON SYSTEM MODE :ON CAMERA MODE :ON #< VF INDICATOR2 > TAPE :ON BATTERY :ON AUDIO LVL :ON TC :OFF VTR WARNING :NORMAL SAVE LED :SAVE 50

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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4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display

configuration

All the items that can be displayed are laid out inside the

viewfinder as shown in the figure below.

4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen

display items

To select which items are to be displayed on the viewfinder

screen, perform menu operations to open the <VF

INDICATOR1> screen or <VF INDICATOR2> screen from

the VF page, and select ON or OFF for the display or select

the type desired for each item concerned.

For details on operation, refer to

“

4-6-2 Basic menu

operations.

”

< VF INDICATOR1 >

EXTENDER

:ON

SHUTTER

:ON

FILTER

:ON

WHITE

:ON

GAIN

:ON

IRIS

:S+IRIS

CAMERA ID

:BAR

ID POSITION :UPPER L

DATE/TIME

:OFF

ZOOM LVL

:ON

COLOR TEMP

:ON

SYSTEM MODE :ON

CAMERA MODE :ON

< VF INDICATOR2 >

TAPE

:ON

BATTERY

:ON

AUDIO LVL

:ON

:OFF

VTR WARNING :NORMAL

SAVE LED

:SAVE

For details, refer to the following pages.

4-7 Viewfinder screen status

displays

Not only the images but the lamps and characters indicating

the unit

’

s settings and operation statuses as well as the

messages, center and safety zone markers, camera ID and

other information are displayed inside the viewfinder.

4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays

Viewfinder pictured here is the AJ-

HVF21G.

(For details concerning viewfinder,

refer to the operating instructions

of each viewfinder.)

TALLY/REC (recording) lamp

This lights up (red) during recording.

It flashes when a

problem has occurred.

For details, refer to the

appropriate section in

“

6-3 Warning system.

”

(abnormal operating status warning) lamp

This lights when the unit is set to an abnormal operating

status for any of the items set to

“

”

on the

“

!LED

”

screen of the setting menu.

For details on selecting the items which are to be

indicated with the

lamp, refer to the <!LED> screen

items in

“

Chapter 7 Menu description tables.

”

BATT (battery) lamp

This starts flashing when the battery voltage has dropped

to the level where the battery will no longer be usable in

several minutes

’

time, and it lights when the battery is no

longer usable.

To prevent operation from being

interrupted, replace the battery before it has discharged

completely.

For details, refer to the appropriate section in

“

6-3 Warning system.

”

SAVE (VTR power-saving) lamp

This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to

SAVE.

It goes off during recording.

<Note>

In the rec-pause mode, the SAVE mode is established

automatically, and the lamp lights after the time set for the

pause timer (temporary stop time) has elapsed.

After two minutes in the play-pause mode, the SAVE

mode is established automatically, and the lamp lights.

TALLY / REC

BATT

SAVE

Chapter 4

Adjustments and settings for recording

(continued)

/34min DIONIC90

-- GAIN -- -- USER SW GAIN --

LOW : 0

S.GAIN:30/36

MID :12

HIGH:18

DS.GAIN: 6 /10 /12

/15 /20

UM:S.GAIN

U1:AUDIO CH1

U2:DS.GAIN 12

REC WARNING

COMP

TCG 00:00:00:00

iREC

3.2K

12 M F:1---- ---+ BS 23h59m

1A A 18

F:2---- ---+ ++F5.6 Z99

∫

24PA

249.8

∑

10min

REC14.6V

1080 DRS

;