Panasonic AJ-SD255P User Manual

Panasonic Broadcast

AJ-SD255

Menu Information

Setup (initial settings)

The unit’s main settings are performed while making selections using a menu-driven system. When a TV monitor is connected to the VIDEO MON connector on the unit’s rear panel, the setup menus will appear on the TV monitor.

Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-

SUPER

OFF

TCG

REGEN

PRESET

EXT

INT

COUNTER

PF PF1PF2PF

3 DIAG

PUSH

SHTL/SLOW

PRESET

METER

FULL/FINE

MONITOR SEL

RESET

UNITY VAR

INPUT SELECT VIDEO AUDIO

HEADPHONES

EJECT

POWER

REC INHIBITCONTROL

OFF

LOCAL

REMOTE

RECPLAY

FFREW STOP

CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 2

REC PB

(1) (5)

(2) (3)

Changing the settings

(1) Press the MENU button.

The setup menu screen appears on the TV monitor, and the setup menu item number appears on the counter display. When the FF button is pressed for about 1.5 seconds, the name of the setup menu item is displayed on the counter display. When the same button is pressed again for about

1.5 seconds, the original item No. display is restored. (If a setup was performed previously, the screen on which the last change was made is displayed.)

(2) Incline the joystick upward or downward to

select the item to be set.

The cursor ( ) on the menu screen moves, and the item number on the display flashes.

• When the FF or REW button is pressed while holding down the PLAY button, what is on the display is replaced with the next or previous major item.

(3) Incline the joystick to the left or right at the

position where the change is to be made.

The setting is now changed. To return what has been established as the setting to the factory setting, press the RESET button while holding down the SEARCH button.

(4) If there is another item to be changed, repeat

steps (2) to (3).

(5) Press the MENU button.

• If none of the settings have been changed, the menu screen display is cleared.

• If a setting has been changed, a confirmation screen appears.

• To activate the change in the setting, press the PLAY button.

• To cancel the change in the setting, press the STOP button.

• To return what has been established as the setting to the factory setting, press the RESET button while the menu is displayed. A confirmation screen now appears, and if the PLAY button is pressed in this status, the factory setting is restored.

Notes:

•

If the RESET button is pressed to restore the factory settings, only the user files currently in use are restored. The other user files remain unaffected.

• The changes made to the SYSTEM menu contents are recorded also by pressing the MENU button to close the menu screen.

Setup menus

Changing the file

(1) Press the MENU button. (2) When the FF button is pressed while holding

down the PF button, the next user file is selected; conversely, when the REW button is pressed while holding down the PF button, the previous user file is selected.

Setting and releasing the lock mode

The lock mode can be set to protect the system file and user file (USER2 to USER5) settings. Once the lock mode is set, no further changes can be made to the settings. Setting and releasing the lock mode can be set for the system file by using setup menu No. 30 (MENU LOCK) and for the user files by using setup menu No. A03 (MENU LOCK).

(1) Press the MENU button. (2) Press the REW button or FF button while

holding down the PF button to select the file for which the lock mode is to be set or released.

(3) Operate the joystick to move the cursor ( ) on

the menu screen to item No.30 (MENU LOCK) for the system file or to item No.A03 (MENU LOCK) for a user file.

(4) Press the SEARCH button, and use the joystick

to select whether the lock mode is to be set or released.

To set the lock mode:

Select 0001 (ON) as the setting.

To release the lock mode:

Select 0000 (OFF) as the setting. When the lock mode has been set, LOCKED flashes on the menu screen. The counter display stops flashing and remains lighted.

(5) Press the MENU button.

A confirmation screen now appears.

(6) When the PLAY button is pressed, what has

been set is stored in the memory.

Notes:

•

The lock mode cannot be set for the USER1 file.

• Once set to the lock mode, a file cannot be reset to the factory settings even by pressing the RESET button.

(3) Decide on the user file to be used in the step (2)

operation, and press the MENU button.

A confirmation screen now appears.

(4) When the PLAY button is pressed, what has

been set is stored in the memory.

SYSTEM

USER 1

USER 2

USER 3

USER 4

USER 5

FFFFREW

REW

FF REW

User files

Each user file contains the following items.

• BASIC

• OPERATION

• INTERFACE

• TAPE PROTECT

• TIME CODE

• VIDEO

• AUDIO

• V BLANK

• DIF

• MENU

This VTR can hold five user files, each of which has its own specific menu settings, and one of these files can be selected for use.

Setup menus (continued)

Loading user files

The contents of the USER2, USER3, USER4 or USER5 file can be copied (loaded) into the USER1 file. Also, the contents of the USER1 file can be copied (saved) into the USER2, USER3, USER4 or USER5 file.

(1) Press the MENU button. (2) Press the REW button or FF button while

holding down the PF button to select the USER1 file.

(3)

Operate the joystick, and move the cursor ( )

the menu screen to item No.A00 (LOAD).

USER 1 USER 2

USER 3

USER 4

USER 5

Load/save

Lock mode can be set

Load/save

SETUP-MENU <USER1>

804 A00 A01 A02 END

BLANK LINE LOAD SAVE P. ON LOAD

BLANK USER2 USER2 OFF

NO .A00-0000

SETUP-MENU <USER1>

804 A00 A01 A02 END

BLANK LINE LOAD SAVE P. ON LOAD

BLANK USER2 USER2 OFF

NO .A00-0000

SETUP-MENU

USER2 USER1 OK? YES<PLAY>/NO<STOP>

LOAD

(4) Incline the joystick to the left or right to

select the user file whose

contents are to be loaded into USER1.

(5) Press the joystick.

The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display.

Menu screen

Counter display

The number of the user file selected in step (4) is displayed at .

(6) Press the PLAY button

The settings of the user file selected in step (4) are loaded, and the USER1 menu display appears. If the STOP button is pressed instead, the settings are not changed, and the USER1 menu display appears.

(7) Press the MENU button.

A confirmation screen now appears. When the PLAY button is pressed, the USER1 settings are stored in the memory. If the settings are not to be stored in the memory, press the STOP button instead.

Saving user files

(1) Press the MENU button. (2) Press the REW button or FF button while

holding down the PF button to select the USER1 file.

(3)

Operate the joystick, and move the cursor ( )

the menu screen to item No.A01 (SAVE).

(4) Incline the joystick to the left or right to select

the user file in which the contents of USER1 are to be saved.

Those user files which have been set to the lock mode do not appear on the display. If all the user files have been set to the lock mode, the “LOCKED” display appears, and the contents of USER1 cannot be saved into any of the user files.

(5) Press the joystick.

The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display.

Menu screen

SETUP-MENU

USER1 USER2 OK? YES<PLAY>/NO<STOP>

SAVE

Counter display

The number of the user file selected in step (4) is displayed at .

(6) Press the PLAY button

The settings of USER1 are saved in the user file selected in step (4) and stored in the memory. If the STOP button is pressed instead, the settings are not changed, and the USER1 menu display appears.

(7) Press the MENU button.

The regular display is restored.

Automatically recalling a user file when turning on the power

If the user file to be loaded is selected in advance using setup menu No. A02 (P.ON LOAD), the file will be automatically loaded into USER1 when the power is turned on.

Setup menus (continued)

SYSTEM menu

No./Item Description

SYS H

System phase adjustment: 74 ns steps

–: Advanced, +: Delayed

Note:

If setting operation is performed, the setting value does not return to factory (default) setting.

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

SYS SC

System phase adjustment:

Variable range ±180 ° –: Advanced, +: Delayed

Note:

If setting operation is performed, the setting value does not return to factory (default) setting.

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

SCH COARSE

SCH phase adjustment: 90 ° units

(The SC phase changes but the H phase does not change.) –: Advanced, +: Delayed

0000

0 0001 90 0002 180 0003 270

SCH FINE

SCH phase adjustment:

Total variable range: ±45 ° or more (The SC phase changes but the H phase does not change.) –: Advanced, +: Delayed

0000 –32

0032

0064 32

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item Description

SYS H OFFSET

System phase adjustment.

0000 –3: –13.4 µsec 0001 –2: –8.96 µsec 0002 –1: –4.52 µsec 0003

0 : 0 sec 0004 1 : +4.52 µsec 0005 2 : +8.96 µsec 0006 3 : +13.4 µsec Note:

If setting operation is performed, the setting value does not return to factory (default) setting.

VIDEO LEVEL

This sets the video level.

Max. variable range: ±3 dB

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

(For AJ-SD255P)

HUE

(For AJ-SD255E)

CHROMA PHASE

This sets the hue (chroma phase).

Max. variable range: ±30 °

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

CHROMA LEVEL

This sets the chroma level.

Max. variable range: ±3 dB

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

(For AJ-SD255P)

SET UP LEVEL

(For AJ-SD255E)

BLACK LEVEL

This sets the setup (black) level.

Max. variable range: 14 IRE (100 mV)

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

AV PHASE

This adjusts the audio output phase with respect to the video output:

20.8 µs steps –: The audio output phase is advanced

with respect to the video output.

+: The audio output phase is delayed with

respect to the video output.

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

MENU LOCK

This selects whether the system file lock mode is to be engaged or released.

0000

OFF : The lock is released (file

data can be changed).

0001 ON : The lock is engaged (file

data cannot be changed).

Setup menus (continued)

No./Item Description

008

DISPLAY SEL

This selects what information is to be provided by the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO MON connector.

0000 TIME : Data only.

(The data indicates the value for whichever of CTL, TC or UB currently selected by the COUNTER button.)

0001

T&STA :

Data and operation status.

0002 T&S&M :

Data, operation status and mode.

0003 T&RT : Data and REC TIME 0004 T&YMD :

Data and REC DATE (year/month/day)

0005 T&MDY :

Data and REC DATE (month/day/year)

0006 T&DMY :

Data and REC DATE (day/month/year)

0007 T&UB :

Data and user bit. However, when UB has been selected with the COUNTER button, the time code is displayed after the user bit.

0008 T&CTL :

Data and CTL data. However, when CTL has been selected with the COUNTER button, the time code is displayed after the CTL data.

0009 T&T :

The data and time code recorded in the VAUX area are displayed.

0010 VITC:

The time code and user bit recorded in the VAUX area are displayed.

Notes:

• Mode display: DVCPRO (25 Mbps) = DVCPRO, DV = DV, DVCAM = DVCAM

• An error message appears if a warning or error has occurred when “T&S&M” has been selected as this setting.

•

REC TIME and REC DATE are displayed during DV/DVCAM, playback only. With the DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format, the operating mode is

displayed.

No./Item Description

001

LOCAL ENA

This selects the buttons which can be operated on the front panel when the CONTROL switch has been set to REMOTE.

0000 DIS :

No buttons can be operated.

0001

ST&EJ :

Only the STOP and EJECT buttons can be operated.

0002 ENA :

All buttons can be operated.

002

TAPE TIMER

This selects the 12 or 24 hour display for the CTL counter.

0000

±12h : 12 hour display

0001 24h : 24 hour display

003

REMAIN SEL

This selects whether the remaining tape time and total tape length are to be displayed in the superimposed display of the VIDEO MON connector signals.

0000 OFF: No display. 0001

2L :

The remaining tape time is displayed on the second line.

0002 1L :

The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line.

0003 R/TTL :

The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line, and the total tape length is displayed in the second line.

Notes:

• When “2L” is selected, the remaining tape time is not displayed if “TIME” or “VITC” has been selected as the setup menu item No.008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

• When “R/TTL” is selected, the total tape length is not displayed if “TIME” or “VITC” has been selected as the setup menu item No.008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

USER menu <BASIC>

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

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