Panasonic AJ-SPD850P User Manual

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AJ-SPD850p

Menu Information

Setup (Initial settings)

The memory card recorder’s main settings are performed while making selections using a system of menus. If a TV monitor has been connected to the VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector (optional) on the rear panel and the SUPER switch is set to [ON], the setting menus are displayed on the TV monitor.

HEADPHONES

PULL PULL

AUDIO MIX

1&2

CH1/3 CH2/4

REC CH1/3

REC CH2/4

3&4

CH1/3 CH2/4

AUDIO MON SEL

AUDIO VOL SEL

LRMIX

RECPBUNITY

VAR

METER

FULL/FINE

INPUT SELECT

VIDEO AUDIO

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

COUNTER

TC PRESET

SELECT

SLOT

RESET

THUMBNAIL

MARKER

BAR

SET

RECPLAY

FFREW STOP

PREV NEXT

SHIFT

SHTL

PUSH

JOG

SLOW

Memory Card Recorder AJ-

ENC

CONTROL

REMOTE

LOCAL

VIDEO LEVEL

PRESET

MANUAL

CHROMA

LEVEL

PRESET

MANUAL

SET UP

PRESET

BLK

MANUAL

HUE

PRESET

CHROMA PH

MANUAL

REGEN

PRESET

REC RUN

FREE RUN

DIAG

POWER

USB 2.0

OFF

REMOTE

LAN

USB

SUPER

OFF

TCG

INT

EXT

MODE

REC INH

OFF

DVCPRO 50

DVCPRO

PLAY LIST EVENT

INSERT

DELETE

GO TO

ENTRY OUTIN

(1)

(6) (4) (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. Each time the FF button is pressed (for about 1.5 seconds), the item number and item name are displayed alternately. (If a setup was performed previously, the screen on which the last change was made is displayed.)

(2) Turn the search dial to select the item to be set

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

•When the dial is turned clockwise, the item number is

incremented from 001 → 002 → 003 → 004 and so on; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, the item number is decremented.

•When the FF button or REW button is pressed while holding down the PLAY button, the next or previous item is selected.

•Whenever possible, limit the use of the search dial to the JOG mode.

(3) At the position where the change is to be

made, turn the search dial while holding down the SEARCH button

The settings on the menu screen and display now flash. When the dial is turned clockwise, the setting number is incremented; conversely, when it is turned counterclockwise, it is decremented.

(4) Upon completion of the setting, release the

SEARCH button

•When the search dial is in the SHTL mode, the item will move unless the dial is set to the center position.

(5) When other items are to be changed, repeat

steps (2) to (4)

(6) Press the SET button

The changes are stored in the memory. To disregard the new settings and restore the old settings instead, press the MENU button.

•To return the setup contents to the factory settings (initial settings), press the RESET button while the menu is displayed. The following message is displayed.

If the PLAY button is now pressed, the factory settings are reinstated.

SETUP - MENU INIT SET

YES<PLAY> / NO<STOP>

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 even by pressing the MENU button to close the menu screen.

SUPER switch (set to [ON])

Setup menus

The memory card recorder can hold five user files, each of which has its own specific menu settings, and one of these files can be selected for use.

Changing the file

(1) Press the MENU button (2) Press the FF button while holding down the

DIAG (or SHIFT) button to switch to the next user file or press the REW button while holding down the DIAG (or SHIFT) button to return to the previous user file

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. 40 (MENU LOCK) and for the user files by using setup menu No.A03 (MENU LOCK).

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

down the DIAG (or SHIFT) button and select the file for which the lock mode is to be set or released

(3) Turn the search dial

The cursor ( ) on the menu screen is moved to No. 40 (MENU LOCK) for the system file or to No. A03 (MENU LOCK) for a user file.

(4) Turn the search dial while holding down the

SEARCH button to select whether the lock mode is to be set or released

To set the lock mode:

Set 0001 (ON) as the setting.

To release the lock mode:

Set 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.

(3) To enter the selection made in step (2) for the

user file which is to be used, press the SET button

The user file is changed and stored in the memory.

Note:

Since the SYSTEM menu items are not included in user files 1 through 5, first select the user file and switch to the SYSTEM file, and then set the SYSTEM menu items.

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

• EDIT

• TIME CODE

• VIDEO

• AUDIO

• V BLANK

• LCD

• MENU

SETUP-MENU <USER2>

000 001 002 003 008 009 010 011 012

P-ROLL TIME LOCAL ENA CTL DISP REMAIN SEL DISPLAY SEL CHARA H-POS CHARA V-POS CHARA TYPE SYS FORMAT

STOP

±12h

T&STA

WHITE

50M

NO .000-0005

LOCKED

(5) Press the SET button

The setting 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.

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 or FF button while holding

down the DIAG (or SHIFT) button and select USER1 file

(3) Turn the search dial to move the cursor ( ) on

the menu screen to 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>

902 A00 A01 A02 END

GUI OUTPUT LOAD SAVE P. ON LOAD

OFF USER2 USER2 OFF

NO .A00-0000

SETUP-MENU <USER1>

902 A00 A01 A02 END

GUI OUTPUT LOAD SAVE P. ON LOAD

OFF USER2 USER2 OFF

NO .A00-0000

SETUP-MENU

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

LOAD

(4) Turn the search dial while holding down the

SEARCH button to select the user file whose contents are to be loaded into USER1

(5) Press the SET button

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

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) Turn the search dial to move the cursor ( ) on

the menu screen to a number other than No. A00 (LOAD) or No. A01 (SAVE)

(8) Press the SET button

The USER1 settings are stored in the memory. If the USER1 settings are not to be stored in the memory, do not press the SET button but press the MENU button instead.

Saving user files

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

down the DIAG (or SHIFT) button and select USER1 file

(3) Turn the search dial to move the cursor ( ) on

the menu screen to No. A01 (SAVE)

(4) Turn the search dial while holding down the

SEARCH button 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 SET button

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

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) Turn the search dial to move the cursor ( ) on

the menu screen to a number other than No. A00 (LOAD) or No. A01 (SAVE)

(8) Press the SET button

The USER1 settings are stored in the memory. If the USER1 settings are not to be stored in the memory, do not press the SET button but press the MENU button instead.

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.

Menu screen

Setup menus (continued)

SYSTEM menu

No./Item Description

SYS SC COAR.

Coarse adjustment of system phase: 90 ° units

Note:

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

0000

0 0001 90 0002 180 0003 270

SYS SC FINE

Fine adjustment of system phase:

Variable range ±45 ° or more –: Advanced, +: Delayed

Note:

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

0000 –128

0128

0255 127

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

0216 127

No./Item Description

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

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 –100

0100

0200 100

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

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.

SYS SC/H

This sets whether the system phase is to be adjusted by the memory card recorder or from the external encoder remote controller.

0000

REMOTE :

The system phase is adjusted from the external encoder remote controller.

0001 LOCAL :

The system phase is adjusted by the memory card recorder.

Note:

This setting does not take effect when LOCAL has been selected by the ENC CONTROL switch on the front panel.

Video output signal adjustments

The video output signal adjustments are made by using the ENC CONTROL switch on the front panel and selecting the SYSTEM menu item No. 19 (SYS SC/H) settings. A control matrix of the adjustments is shown below.

ENC CONTROL

LOCAL

REMOTE

SYSTEM menu item 19: SYS SC/H

LOCAL REMOTE LOCAL REMOTE

SYSTEM menu item 11: SYS SC COAR. 12: SYS SC FINE 13: SYS H

The memory card recorder

The memory card recorder External encoder remote controller

Front panel (under section) VIDEO LEVEL CHROMA LEVEL SET UP/BLACK HUE/CHROMA PHASE The memory card recorder

External encoder remote controller

Setting Item adjusted

USER menu <BASIC>

No./Item Description

000

P-ROLL TIME

This sets the preroll time.

The preroll time can be set from 0 to 15 seconds in 1-second increments.

0000 0s

0005

0015 15s

001

LOCAL ENA

This selects the buttons which can be operated on the front panel when the REMOTE button is lit.

0000 DIS :

No buttons can be operated.

0001

STOP :

Only the STOP button can be operated.

0002 ENA :

All buttons can be operated.

002

CTL DISP

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 time or total time is to be displayed in the superimposed display of the VIDEO OUT 3/ SDI OUT 3 connector (optional) signals.

0000 OFF: No display. 0001 2L :

The remaining time is displayed on the second line.

0002

1L :

The remaining time is displayed on the first line.

0003 R/TTL :

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

Notes:

• When “2L” is selected, the remaining

time is not displayed if “TIME” has been selected as the setup menu item No. 008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

• When “R/TTL” is selected, the total time

is not displayed if “TIME” has been selected as the setup menu item No. 008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

Setup menus (continued)

No./Item Description

BRIGHT

This adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor on the front panel.

Note:

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

0000 –7

0007

0014 7

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

CONTRAST

This adjusts the contrast of the LCD monitor on the front panel.

Note:

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

0000 –7

0007

0014 7

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).

SYSTEM menu

Setup menus (continued)

USER menu <BASIC>

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item Description

008

DISPLAY SEL

This selects what information is to be provided by the time code and other superimposed displays output from the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3 connector (optional).

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 : Data and time code. 0010 VITC:

The time code and user bit recorded on the card are displayed.

Notes:

• Mode display: DVCPRO 50 (50 Mbps) = DVCPRO_50, DVCPRO (25 Mbps) = DVCPRO, DV = DV

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

• The recording duration and recording time and date are displayed when the DV format applies. The operating status is displayed instead when the DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) or DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format applies.

No./Item Description

009

CHARA H-POS

This sets the position of the characters on the horizontal plane for the time code and other superimposed displays output from the VIDEO OUT 3/ SDI OUT 3 connector (optional).

Note:

Characters may extend beyond the edges of the screen.

0000 0

0004

0016 16

010

CHARA V-POS

This sets the position of the characters on the vertical plane for the time code and other superimposed displays output from the VIDEO OUT 3/ SDI OUT 3 connector (optional).

Note:

When the DISPLAY SEL setting causes characters to extend beyond the edges of the screen, the setting value is changed so that the characters are automatically displayed in a position on the screen.

[625i system]

0000 0

0023

0028 28

[525i system]

0000 0

0018

0022 22

011

CHARA TYPE

This selects the display type for the superimposed display output from the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3 connector (optional) as well as for displays such as the setup menu, etc.

0000 WHITE :

White characters against a black background.

0001 W/OUT :

White characters with a black border.

Setup menus (continued)

USER menu <BASIC>

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item DescriptionNo./Item Description

012

SYS FORMAT

This sets the memory card recorder’s recording and playback format.

0000

50M :

DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) is selected.

0001 25M :

DVCPRO (25 Mbps) is selected.

0002 DV :

DV (25 Mbps) is selected.

Note:

The format complies with the setting of this menu item when the card is ejected.

017

CHARA SIZE

This selects the size of the characters for the superimposed display output from the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3 connector (optional).

0000

NORMAL : Standard size

0001 LARGE :

4 times larger than the standard size

Note:

When LARGE has been selected, only time data is displayed, regardless of the setup menu No.008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

MONTH

DAY

Sets the month.

Note:

If a nonexistent day is set while setting Feb, April, June, September, or November, it is set as the first day of the following month.

0001

JAN

0012 DEC

Sets the day.

Note:

If a nonexistent day is set while setting Feb, April, June, September, or November, it is set as the first day of the following month.

0001

0031 31

HOUR

Sets the hour value.

Set the value based on 24-hour clock time.

0000

0023 23

MINUTE

Sets the minute value.

0000

0059 59

069

CLOCK SET

Sub-screen

Sets the internal clock time.

Note:

Press the STOP button to display a subscreen for selecting the line to be recorded. Press the STOP button again to return from the sub-screen.

YEAR

Sets the year.

0000 2000

0004

2004

0030 2030

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