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Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections Warning System Warning Description Tables If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on, or during operation, this will be indicated by the WARNING lamp, lamps inside the viewfinder and a warning tone. Priority Warning type LCD or viewfinder indication Viewfinder LED (except tally) Tally lamp Warning lamp Alarm tone *6 Warning description and recording/ playback operation Countermeasures 1 System error SYSTEM ERROR Cause indication *1 Red blinking No Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Continuous tone P2 microprocessor or control failure. Operation stops. Check the cause indication *1 and consult your distributor. A P2 card was Incorrect TURN POWER 2 P2 card OFF removal Blinks red No Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second removed during Continuous access and card data tone was corrupted. All four access LEDs Turn off the power. Repair the P2 card if the clips on the card are corrupted. LOW BATTERY blink orange (4 Hz) Red blinking, and the battery level 3 The battery is exhauseted bar blinks with the empty status. (This indication appears also when MENU indications have No Blinks 1 time per second Lights The battery is exhausted. Continuous tone Recording and playback stop. The camera stops automatically when the voltage drops. Replace the battery. been turned OFF.) 4 When SAVE P2 card fully recorded P2 FULL LED is set to Blinks red P2CARD, the (appears only for SAVE LED 3 seconds in MCR blinks 4 times mode.) per second. Blinks 4 times per second after completion of Lights after completing recording Continuous tone after completing recording No more space on P2 cards left for recording.Stop recording. *3 recording. Delete clips that are no longer needed or insert a new card. Turn the power off and then back on 5 Recording error REC WARNING Cause indication *2 Blinks red No Blinks 4 times per second Blinks 4 times per second Intermittent tone 4 times per second A recording error has occurred. Stop recording. *4 again and check recording and playback. Replace any P2 card that does not enable normal recording. Check camera and Blinks 4 Blinks 4 external device 1394 1394INTIAL times per times per Incorrect 1394 connections and 6 connection ERROR errors Blinks red No second second No connection or signal reconnect as during during input/output error. necessary. Then turn recording. recording. the power off and The 1394 cable back on again. PC mode 1394 7 HOST No connection error No Blinks 4 Blinks 4 times per times per second second No has become disconnected or multiple devices are connected. (Normal PC mode operation is Connect a hard disk drive according to supplied operating instructions. possible.) 142 Warning System

Section	Page
Precautions for Use	4
Chapter1 Introduction	8
Camera Unit Features	8
Recording and Playback Features	10
Outline of operations	12
Flow of shooting, playing and saving	12
Saving and editing on external devices	13
System Configuration	14
Chapter2 Parts and their Functions	15
Power Supply and Accessory Mounting Section	15
Audio (input) Function Section	16
Audio (output) Function Section	18
Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section	19
Menu/Thumbnail Operation Section	24
Time Code Section	25
Warning and Status Display Functions	26
LCD Monitor	26
Viewfinder	27
Chapter3 Recording and Playback	28
Setting Date and Time of Internal Clock	28
P2 Cards	30
Inserting P2 Cards	30
Removing P2 Cards	31
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content	32
P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards	32
P2 card recording times	32
Handling P2 Card Recording	32
Basic Procedures	34
Shooting	35
Normal Recording	36
Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Recording	37
Native recording	37
Standard recording	38
Using variable frame rates (VFR)	38
Shooting in the 1080i/480i Progressive Mode	39
Special Recording Modes	40
Pre-recording (PRE REC)	40
Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)	40
One-shot recording (ONE-SHOT REC)	41
Loop recording (LOOP REC)	42
Hot Swap Recording	42
Recording Check Function	43
Shot Marker (SHOT MARK) Recording Function	43
Text Memo Recording Function	43
Normal and Variable Speed Playback	44
Chapter4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording	45
Video and recording formats	45
Multiple HD/SD formats	45
Selecting recording signals in CAMERA MODE	45
Selecting MCR mode recording and playback signals	46
Selecting video output	46
List of recording, playback and output formats	49
Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance	50
Adjusting the White Balance	50
Adjusting the Black Balance	51
Setting the Electronic Shutter	53
Setting the Shutter Mode and Speed	53
Placing the Camera-recorder in SYNCHRO SCAN Mode	54
Assigning functions to USER buttons	55
Selecting Audio Input Signals and Adjusting Recording Levels	56
Selecting Audio Input Signals	56
Adjusting Recording Levels	56
Selecting Function for the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control	57
CH3 and CH4 Recording Levels	57
Setting Time Data	58
Time data overview	58
Recording time codes and user bits	59
Setting user bits	60
Entering the User Bits	60
Setting the Time Code	62
Externally Locking the Time Code	64
Outputting the time code externally	65
GENLOCK and time code input/output connection and setup	66
Counter Setting and Display	66
Viewfinder Screen Status Displays	67
Lamps in the Viewfinder Screen	67
Viewfinder Status Indication Layout	67
Selecting Viewfinder Display Information	67
Screen displays	68
Warnings	71
P2 card playback data indication	71
Errors	72
Camera status display	72
USER buttons assignment information (at mode check)	72
! LED light indication (at mode check)	72
Checking and displaying shooting status	73
Setting the Marker Displays	74
Adjusting and setting the LCD monitor	75
Handling setup data	77
Configuration of setup data files	77
Handling SD memory cards	78
Formatting, Writing and Reading an SD memory card	78
How to Use Scene File Data	79
Saving scene files and other settings on SD memory cards	82
Memory Card Usage	83
Chapter5 Preparation	84
Power Supply	84
Mounting the Battery and Setting the Battery Type	84
Use of the external DC power supply	86
Mounting the Viewfinder and Adjusting its Position	88
Mounting the Viewfinder	88
Adjusting Viewfinder Right-Left Position	88
Diopter Adjustments	89
Screen Adjustments	89
Removing the Viewfinder	90
Mounting and Adjusting the Lens	91
Mounting the Lens	91
Adjusting the Lens Flange Back	92
White Shading Compensation	92
Setting Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC)	95
Preparing for Audio Input	98
When Using the Front Microphone	98
When Using Audio Devices	99
Attaching Accessories	100
Mounting the Camera on a Tripod	100
Attaching the Shoulder Strap	101
Attaching the Rain Cover	101
Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL Control Knob	101
Connecting the AJ-RC10G Extension Controller	102
Chapter6 Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails	103
Thumbnail Operations	103
Thumbnail Overview	103
Thumbnail Screen	104
Selecting Thumbnails	104
Switching the Thumbnail Display	105
Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode	106
Clip Operations	107
Playing Back Clips	107
Shot Mark	107
Deleting Clips	108
Restoring Clips	108
Setting of Clip Meta Data	109
Formatting P2 and SD Memory Cards	112
Formatting a P2 Card	112
Formatting SD memory cards	112
Properties	113
Clip Property	113
P2 Card Status Display	113
SD memory card Status Display	115
Confirmation of Metadata Upload	115
Chapter7 Menu Operations	116
Viewfinder and LCD Menus	116
Using the menus	116
Initializing the menu settings	117
Setup menu structure	118
Camera (CAM) mode menu	118
MCR mode menu	119
Setup menu list	120
SCENE FILE screen	120
CAMERA SETUP screen	121
SW MODE screen	122
RECORDING SETUP screen	123
AUDIO SETUP screen	124
OUTPUT SEL screen	125
DISPLAY SETUP screen	125
VF! LED screen	126
BATTERY SETUP screen	127
CARD FUNCTION (SD memory card setting) screen	128
LENS SETUP screen	128
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen	129
OPTION MENU screen	130
Chapter8 Connecting to External Devices	131
Connecting to External Devices Using USB2.0 Port (PC mode)	131
Procedures for establishing a connection with a PC	131
Connecting to External Devices Using the IEEE1394 Connector (PC mode)	132
Procedures for establishing a connection with a PC	132
Procedures for connecting a hard disk	133
Warnings	134
DVCPRO/DV Connection via IEEE1394 Connector	135
Recording DVCPRO/DV signals input to 1394 connector	135
Chapter9 Maintenance and Inspections	137
Inspections Before Shooting	137
Preparing for Inspections	137
Inspecting the Camera Unit	138
Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions	138
Maintenance	141
Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder	141
Eyepiece Care	141
Phenomenon Inherent to CCD Cameras	141
Charging the internal battery	141
Warning System	142
Warning Description Tables	142
Updating Camera Drivers	144
Chapter10 Specifications	145
Dimensions and specifications	145
Dimensions	145
Specifications	146

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Warning System

Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections

Warning System

Warning Description Tables

If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on, or during operation, this will be indicated by the

WARNING lamp, lamps inside the viewﬁnder and a warning tone.

Priority

Warning

type

LCD or

viewﬁnder

indication

Viewﬁnder

LED

(except tally)

Tally

lamp

Warning

lamp

Alarm

tone *

Warning description

and recording/

playback operation

Countermeasures

System

error

SYSTEM ERROR

Cause indication *

Red blinking

Blinks 4

times per

second

Blinks 4

times per

second

Continuous

tone

P2 microprocessor

or control failure.

Operation stops.

Check the cause

indication *

and

consult your

distributor.

Incorrect

P2 card

removal

TURN POWER

OFF

Blinks red

Blinks 4

times per

second

Blinks 4

times per

second

Continuous

tone

A P2 card was

removed during

access and card data

was corrupted.

All four access LEDs

blink orange (4 Hz)

Turn off the power.

Repair the P2 card if

the clips on the card

are corrupted.

The

battery is

exhauseted

LOW BATTERY

Red blinking, and

the battery level

bar blinks with

the empty status.

(This indication

appears also

when MENU

indications have

been turned OFF.)

Blinks 1

time per

second

Lights

Continuous

tone

The battery is

exhausted.

Recording and

playback stop.

The camera stops

automatically when

the voltage drops.

Replace the battery.

P2 card

fully

recorded

FULL

Blinks red

(appears only for

3 seconds in MCR

mode.)

When SAVE

LED is set to

P2CARD, the

SAVE LED

blinks 4 times

per second.

Blinks 4

times per

second

after

completion

recording.

Lights

after

completing

recording

Continuous

tone after

completing

recording

No more space

on P2 cards left

for recording.Stop

recording. *

Delete clips that are

no longer needed or

insert a new card.

Recording

error

REC WARNING

Cause indication *

Blinks red

Blinks 4

times per

second

Blinks 4

times per

second

Intermittent

tone 4

times per

second

A recording error

has occurred. Stop

recording. *

Turn the power off

and then back on

again and check

recording and

playback. Replace

any P2 card that does

not enable normal

recording.

1394

connection

errors

1394INTIAL

ERROR

Blinks red

Blinks 4

times per

second

during

recording.

Blinks 4

times per

second

during

recording.

Incorrect 1394

connection or signal

input/output error.

Check camera and

external device

connections and

reconnect as

necessary. Then turn

the power off and

back on again.

PC mode

1394

HOST

connection

error

Blinks 4

times per

second

Blinks 4

times per

second

The 1394 cable

has become

disconnected or

multiple devices are

connected. (Normal

PC mode operation is

possible.)

Connect a hard disk

drive according to

supplied operating

instructions.