Panasonic AJ-HD1200A User Manual

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AJ-HD1200A

Menu Information

Setup (initial settings)

This unit’s main settings can be performed and
checked using the on-screen menus which are
displayed on the video monitor connected to the unit.
It is also possible to perform and check the settings
using the item numbers and setting numbers which
are indicated on the front panel display.
Furthermore, a user setting memory in which to store
one set of settings is provided, enabling the desired
settings to be stored for future use.

Setting method using the on­screen menus

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

SET–UP MENU MAIN

NO.00

2 00 SYSTEM

000 BASIC
100 OPERATION
200 INTERFACE
400 TAPE PROTECT
500 TIME CODE
600 VIDEO
700 AUDIO

A00 MENU

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

4

button to move the cursor (2) to the item
which is to be changed.

The pages can be scrolled up or down by
pressing the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN
button while holding down the PAGE button.

Press the DATA+ button or DATA– button to

5

change the setting.

Press the SET button to enter the setting.

6

To make changes to any other items, repeat

4, 5 and 6.

steps

<Note>

The setting can be canceled by pressing the
MODE button.
To change another item without entering the
setting, press the MODE button, and then repeat
steps 4, 5 and 6.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

7

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

This completes the menu setting procedure.

Returning to the factory
settings

In the menu setting mode, the REW, STOP, FF,
SEARCH, PLAY, PAUSE/STILL and REC
function buttons work as the PAGE, MENU­DOWN, MENU-UP, MODE, DATA–, DATA+ and
SET buttons.

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

2

button to move the cursor (2) to the menu
where changes are to be made.

Press the MODE button, and set the menu

3

items.

To return to the menu screen, press the MODE
button while holding down the PAGE button.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

Press the RESET button.

2

The unit is now set to the default setting mode,
and the default setting screen now appears on
the video monitor.

SELECT MODE

2 0 ESCAPE

1 LOAD
2 SAVE
3 PROTECT

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Setup (initial settings)

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

3

button to move the cursor to the LOAD
position, and press the SET button.

The unit is set to the LOAD mode, and the LOAD
screen appears on the video monitor.

SET–UP MENU <LOAD>

2 NO

FACTORY
USER (ALL)
USER (NOT SYSTEM)

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

4

button to move the cursor to the FACTORY
position, and press the SET button.

O When the cursor is moved to FACTORY and

this operation is performed, all the settings
except the SYSTEM menu settings are
returned to the factory settings.

O When the cursor is moved to NO and this

operation is performed, the display returns to
the menu screen without restoring the factory
settings.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

5

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

This completes the menu setting procedure.

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

4

button to move the cursor to the SAVE
position, and press the SET button.

The unit is set to the SAVE mode, and the SAVE
screen appears on the video monitor.

SET–UP MENU <SAVE>

2 NO

USER (ALL)
USER (NOT SYSTEM)

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

5

button to move the cursor to the USER (ALL)
position, and press the SET button.

O When the cursor is moved to USER (NOT

SYSTEM) and this operation is performed, all
the settings except the SYSTEM menu
settings are updated.

O When the cursor is moved to NO and this

operation is performed, the display returns to
the menu screen without updating the settings.

The screen prompting the user to confirm

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whether the settings are to be saved now
appears. To save the settings, press the
MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN button to
move the cursor to the YES position, and
press the SET button.

The settings are now stored in the memory.

Setting the user defaults

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

Perform the operations in steps 2 to 6 for

2

“Setting method using the on-screen menus,”
and change to the desired settings.

Press the RESET button.

3

The unit is now set to the default setting mode,
and the default setting screen now appears on
the video monitor.

SELECT MODE

2 0 ESCAPE

1 LOAD
2 SAVE
3 PROTECT

SAVE OK?

2 NO

YES

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

7

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

This completes the menu setting procedure.

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Setup (initial settings)

Loading the user defaults

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

Press the RESET button.

2

The unit is now set to the default setting mode,
and the default setting screen now appears on
the video monitor.

SELECT MODE

2 0 ESCAPE

1 LOAD
2 SAVE
3 PROTECT

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

3

button to move the cursor to the LOAD
position, and press the SET button.

The unit is set to the LOAD mode, and the LOAD
screen appears on the video monitor.

SET–UP MENU <LOAD>

2 NO

FACTORY
USER (ALL)
USER (NOT SYSTEM)

Menu protection

By setting the unit to the menu protection mode, the
setup menu can no longer be opened even when the
LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch is set to the MENU
position.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

Press the RESET button.

2

The unit is now set to the default setting mode,
and the default setting screen now appears on
the video monitor.

SELECT MODE

2 0 ESCAPE

1 LOAD
2 SAVE
3 PROTECT

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

3

button to move the cursor to the PROTECT
position, and press the SET button.

The unit is set to the menu protection setting
mode, and the screen prompting the user to
confirm the menu protection appears on the
video monitor.

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

4

button to move the cursor to the USER (ALL)
position, and press the SET button.

O When the cursor is moved to USER (NOT

SYSTEM) and this operation is performed,
everything except the SYSTEM menu settings
operates according to the user settings stored
in the memory.

O When the cursor is moved to NO and this

operation is performed, the display returns to
the menu screen without changing to the user
settings stored in the memory.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

5

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

This completes the menu setting procedure.

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MENU PROTECT OK?

2 NO

YES

To initiate menu protection, press the MENU-

4

UP button or MENU-DOWN button to move
the cursor to the YES position, and press the
SET button.

The menu screen now appears.

Setup (initial settings)

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

5

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

The unit is now set to the menu protection mode.
When the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch is set
to the MENU position, the unit is not set to the
menu setting mode, and “MENU PROTECTED”
appears on the video monitor screen.

<Note>

If, during the setting of the menu protection
mode, the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch is set
to the MENU position while the COUNTER button
on the front panel is held down, the unit is set to
the menu setting mode, and the regular menu
settings can be performed.
Perform steps 2 to 7 of “Setting method using
the on-screen menus.”

Releasing the menu protection
mode

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position while holding down the
COUNTER button on the front panel.

The unit is set to the menu setting mode, and the
menu screen appears on the video monitor.

Displaying the DIAG menu

The unit comes with a function for displaying the “hour
meter,” “software version” and “deck serial No.” on the
video monitor.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

1

MENU position while holding down the EJECT
button.

The unit is set to the DIAG display mode, and the
hour meter and deck serial No. appear on the
video monitor.

DIAG–MENU HOURS METER
Ser

222222222

H00 OPERATION 00000H
H01 DRUM RUN 00000H
H02 TAPE RUN 00000H
H03 THREADING 00000T
H04 F LOADING 00000T
H11 DRUM RUN r 00000H
H12 TAPE RUN r 00000H
H13 THREADING r 00000T
H14 F LOADING r 00000T

Items with “r” can be reset when the unit is
serviced.

2

Perform steps 2 and 3 of the menu protection
procedure described above.

The screen prompting the user to confirm
whether to initiate menu protection appears on
the video monitor.

MENU PROTECT OK?

2 NO

YES

Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN

3

button to move the cursor to the NO position,
and press the SET button.

The menu protection mode is now released.

With the hour meter displayed, press the

2

SEARCH button.

The software version appears on the video
monitor.

DIAG–MENU SOFT VERSION

SYSIF 1.
AVDV 1.22-22-2.22
SERVO 1.22-22-2.22
END

The hour meter display is restored when the
SEARCH button is pressed again.

Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the

3

LOCAL or REMOTE position.

The unit is restored to its regular mode.

22-22-2.22

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Setup menus

No. Superimposed display

No optional

board installed

AJ-YA120AG

installed

AJ-YAD120AG

installed

Both optional boards

installed

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

No

SYS H (HD)12

No No No

No

SYS SC (SD)14

No No No

No

VO SYS H (SD)15

No No No

No

SD SYS H (SD)16

No No No

No

SCH COAR (SD)18

No No No

No

SCH FINE (SD)19

No No No

AV PHASE20

SYSTEM FREQ25

No

HD SYS H ADV26

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

LOCAL ENA001

TAPE TIMER002

NoNo No NoNo No

REMAIN SEL003

SUPER005

DISPLAY SEL006

CHARA H POS007

CHARA V POS008

CHARA TYPE009

SYS FORMAT020

No NoNo No No No NoNo No No

PB FORMAT022

FORMAT SEL023

HD FREQUENCY030

No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

OUT REF031

No No No No No

SHTL MAX101

FF. REW MAX102

No

REF ALARM104

No No No

EJECT EE SEL106

No

EE MODE SEL107

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

PLAY DELAY108

CAP LOCK109

NoNo No NoNo No

AUTO REW110

FRZ MODE SEL112

No

REC INH LAMP114

No

No

EJECT SW INH115

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

SP MODE INH118

No NoNo No NoNo No

SEARCH SPEED150

HUMID OPE152

No

AUTO BACK154

No NoNo No NoNo No

MEMORY MODE160

CTL BGN/TC BGN161

END162

REPT MODE163

BATTERY SEL180

TYPE-A NEAR181

TYPE-A END182

Menus which are displayed

The menus displayed differ depending on the setting selected for menu item No.25 [SYSTEM FREQ] and on the
optional boards (AJ-YA120AG, AJ-YAD120AG) which have been installed.

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Setup menus

No. Superimposed display

No optional

board installed

AJ-YA120AG

installed

AJ-YAD120AG

installed

Both optional boards

installed

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

TYPE-B NEAR183

TYPE-B END184

ID SEL202

STILL TIMER400

SRC PROTECT401

DRUM STDBY402

STOP PROTECT403

VITC BLANK500

NoNo NoNo

VITC POS-1501

NoNo NoNo

VITC POS-2502

NoNo NoNo

No

TCG MODE503

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

RUN MODE504

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

TCG REGEN505

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

TC SOURCE507

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

BINARY GP508

No NoNo No NoNo No

PHASE CORR509

No

TCG CF FLAG510

No NoNo No NoNo No

DF MODE511

No NoNo No No No NoNo No No

No

TC OUT REF512

No NoNo No NoNo No

VITC OUT513

No

HD EMBD VITC514

No No No No No

No

HD EMBD LTC515

No No No No No

No

TC PRESET530

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

UB PRESET531

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

VIDEO IN SEL600

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No

VIDEO INT SG601

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No

SDI IN MODE602

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

V-MUTE SEL603

FREEZE SEL604

V OUT SEL615

No No No No

OUT MATRIX616

No No

No

V_FILTER619

No No NoNo No No No No NoNo No

DOWNCON MODE620

No No

No

UPCON V MODE621

No No No No No No No

D/C ENH H626

No No

D/C ENH V627

No No

No

U/C ENH H628

No No No No No No No

No

U/C ENH V629

No No No No No No No

No

1080i>HD_OUT630

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

No

720p>HD_OUT632

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

No

480p>HD_OUT634

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

No

480i>HD_OUT636

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

BLK CLIP676

No NoNo No No NoNo No

CC (F1) BLANK680

No NoNo No No No NoNo No No

CC (F2) BLANK681

No NoNo No No No NoNo No No

No

EDH (SD)684

No No No No No

No

ESR MODE (SD)685

No No No No No No No

No

CCR MODE (SD)686

No No No No No No No

No

VO SETUP (SD)683

No No No No No No No No No

No

VO SETUP (HD)682

No No No No No No No No No

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Setup menus

No. Superimposed display

No optional

board installed

AJ-YA120AG

installed

AJ-YAD120AG

installed

Both optional boards

installed

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

59/60 50i/25P

59/60 25 (HD)23/24 50i/25P 25 (SD)

No

AUDIO IN SEL700

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No No

SDI INDEX 0687

No No No No No No

No

COMP MODE689

No NoNo No No No No NoNo No No

No

CH1 IN LV701

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No

CH2 IN LV702

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No

CH3 IN LV703

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

No

CH4 IN LV704

No NoNo No No No NoNo No

CH1 OUT LV706

CH2 OUT LV707

CH3/L OUT LV708

CH4/R OUT LV709

No

REC CUE730

No NoNo No NoNo No

PB FADE731

No

EMBEDDED AUD732

No No No

DV PB ATT759

REC PT MUTE760

AUD RATE CON762

CUE OUT SEL765

MONI SEL769

MONITOR MIX770

H. PHONE MIX771

AUD OUT SEL780

No

IN IMP SEL781

No NoNo No NoNo No

No

DIF SPEED880

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF IN CH882

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF OUT CH883

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF CONFIG886

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF AUD OUT890

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF DV AUDIO891

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

HD>DIF OUT894

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

50M>DIF OUT895

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

25M>DIF OUT896

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

No

DIF SUPER899

No No NoNo No No NoNo No

P. ON LOADA02

<Note>

For details on menu items No.880 to 899, refer to the instructions accompanying the AJ-YAD120AG.

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Setup menus

SYSTEM

Item Setting

Superimposed

No.

display

No.

Superimposed

display

Description of settings

12 SYS H (HD) 0000

1100

2200

14 SYS SC (SD) 0000

0108

0216

15 VO SYS H (SD) 0000

0858

1716

16 SD SYS H (SD) 0000

0858

1716

18 SCH COAR (SD) 0000

0001
0002
0003

19 SCH FINE (SD) 0000

0032

0064

20 AV PHASE 0000

0100

0200

–1100

For adjusting the system phase of the HD SDI output signals (in 13.5 ns

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

increments).

0

–: The phase is advanced.

:

+: The phase is delayed.

1100

<Note>

The setting range is as follows:
O –1320 to 0 to 1320 when 50i/25P, 25 (HD) or 25 (SD) is selected as the

SYSTEM FREQ setting

O –1375 to 0 to 1375 when 23/24 is selected as the SYSTEM FREQ setting

–108

For adjusting the system phase of the VIDEO output and SD SDI output signals

:

(total variable range of over ±180 degrees).

0

–: The phase is advanced.

:

+: The phase is delayed.

108

–858

For adjusting the system phase of the VIDEO output signals (in 37 ns increments).

:

–: The phase is advanced.

0

+: The phase is delayed.

:

<Note>

858

The setting range is –864 to 0 to 864 when 50i/25P, 25 (HD) or 25 (SD) is selected
as the menu item No.25 [SYSTEM FREQ] setting.

–858

For adjusting the system phase of the SD SDI output signals (in 37 ns increments).

:

–: The phase is advanced.

0

+: The phase is delayed.

:

<Note>

858

The setting range is –864 to 0 to 864 when 50i/25P, 25 (HD) or 25 (SD) is selected
as the menu item No.25 [SYSTEM FREQ] setting.

0

For adjusting the SCH (sub-carrier to horizontal) phase of the VIDEO output

90

signals (4 positions in 90-degree increments).

180

The SC phase changes, and the H phase remains unchanged.

270

–32

For adjusting the SCH (sub-carrier to horizontal) phase of the VIDEO output

:

signals (variable range of over ±45 degrees).

0

The SC phase changes, and the H phase remains unchanged.

:

A range of ±180 degrees is covered by using this setting in combination with item

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No.18 [SCH COAR(SD).

–100

For adjusting the phase of the AUDIO output signals in relation to the VIDEO

:

output signals (in 20.8 µs increments).

0

–: The phase of the audio output signals is advanced in relation to the video output

:

signals.

100

+: The phase of the audio output signals is delayed in relation to the video output

signals.

“ ” indicates the factory setting.

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