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Maintenance and Inspections, Inspections Before Shooting, Preparing for Inspections

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Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Inspections Before Shooting Make sure you check that the system is operating normally before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a colour video monitor to check the image. Preparing for Inspections 1 Mount a charged battery. 2 Turn the POWER switch to ON to check the battery remaining level in the viewfinder. • When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully charged battery. 1 9 9 9 min B 9 0 % D I ONC 1 6 0 USER - 1 CAC Inspecting the Camera Unit 1 Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check the zoom operation. • Check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle. 2 Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom operation. • Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the image changes to telephoto and wide angle. 3 Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and aim the lens at objects with different degrees of brightness, to check that the automatic iris adjustment operates normally. 3 Insert a P2 card in the card slot and close the slot cover. 4 Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and turn the iris ring, to check the manual iris adjustment. • Confirm that the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for the inserted card slot lights up in orange. When P2 5 Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode cards are installed in both card slots, the P2 CARD and change the GAIN switch setting to L, M, ACCESS LED for the first inserted card (that was first accessed) will light orange while the P2 CARD and H, to check the following items: ACCESS LED for a subsequently inserted card will • The iris is adjusted for objects with the same light green. brightness according to the switch setting. • If the access LED for the P2 card slot in which a • The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen P2 card is inserted keeps blinking in green, or if changes according to the switch setting. there is no display, recording is not possible on that particular P2 card. 6 When a lens with an extender is mounted, set the extender to the operating position to check that the extender operates properly. 1 2 147

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1´·
Chapter²¹² Maintenance²and²Inspections
Chapter 9
Maintenance and Inspections
Inspections Before Shooting
Make sure you check that the system is operating normally
before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a
colour video monitor to check the image.
Preparing for Inspections
1
²
Mount²a²charged²battery.
2
²
Turn²the²POWER²switch²to²ON²to²check²the²
battery²remaining²level²in²the²viewfinder.²
• When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully
charged battery.
1 9 9 9 min
B90%
D IONC160
USER- 1
CAC
3
²
Insert²a²P±²card²in²the²card²slot²and²close²the²
slot²cover.²
• Confirm that the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for the
inserted card slot lights up in orange. When P2
cards are installed in both card slots, the P2 CARD
ACCESS LED for the first inserted card (that was
first accessed) will light orange while the P2 CARD
ACCESS LED for a subsequently inserted card will
light green.
• If the access LED for the P2 card slot in which a
P2 card is inserted keeps blinking in green, or if
there is no display, recording is not possible on
that particular P2 card.
1
2
Inspecting the Camera Unit
1
²
Set²the²zoom²to²electric²zoom²mode²and²check²
the²zoom²operation.
• Check that the image changes to telephoto and
wide angle.
2
²
Set²the²zoom²to²manual²zoom²mode²and²check²
the²zoom²operation.
• Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the
image changes to telephoto and wide angle.
3
²
Set²the²iris²to²automatic²adjustment²mode²and²
aim²the²lens²at²objects²with²different²degrees²
of²brightness,²to²check²that²the²automatic²iris²
adjustment²operates²normally.
4
²
Set²the²iris²to²manual²adjustment²mode²and²
turn²the²iris²ring,²to²check²the²manual²iris²
adjustment.
5
²
Return²the²iris²to²automatic²adjustment²mode²
and²change²the²GAIN²switch²setting²to²L,²M,²
and²H,²to²check²the²following²items:
• The iris is adjusted for objects with the same
brightness according to the switch setting.
• The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen
changes according to the switch setting.
6
²
When²a²lens²with²an²extender²is²mounted,²set²
the²extender²to²the²operating²position²to²check²
that²the²extender²operates²properly.