Panasonic AJ- DCP User Manual

AJ- DCPDigital Video Cassette RecorderOperating InstructionsF10399W3040 DPrinted in JapanVQT8017-3P

10Connector areaParts and Their FunctionsPin No. Signal1 Frame Ground2 Transmit A3 Receive B4 Receive Common56 Transmit Common7 Transmit B8 Receive A9

11CH 1 CH 2AUDIOOUTCH 1 CH 2AUDIOINREF VIDEO INVIDEOIN OUTONOFF75 ΩTC INTC OUTVIDEO MONOUTAUDIOMON OUTLRENCODERREMOTEDC OUT12V 250mAAC INREMOTEDC INS

12TapesTypes of tapes and their recordingtimesM size cassettesO50 Mbps modeTapes with a recording/playback length of up to33 minutes:O25 Mbps modeTape

13Stop modeCH1AUDIO OUT25CH1STCH2AUDIO MON SELECTCH 3·450MbpsCH2RECINPUT SELECTONOFFCBPOWEREJECTLOCALMENUANALOGSDIOFFREC INHIBITONREMOTEPBPULLFOR VARP

14Operations<Notes> OIt is not possible to select ANALOG for the videoinput signals and SDI for the audio input signals orvice versa— the same s

15OperationsCue/reviewPressing the FF button or REW button while in thesearch mode (search still, forward search, reversesearch, forward search still,

Operations16Linear 0.3aaspeed playbackPressing the SEARCH button when in play pausestatus causes the mode to switch to slow still.In this status, pres

17OperationsAudio channelsThe DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format has 2 audio channelswhereas the DVCPRO 50 (50 Mbps) format has 4audio channels.However, this uni

18CH1CH1CH2CH2CH3CH4CH1CH3CH2CH4Operations<During playback> 50 Mbps mode<During playback> 25 Mbps mode$ Analog signal output(Setup menu it

19Time Codes/User’s BitTime codesTime codes are used to indicate the absolute positionof the tape in hour, minute, second and frameincrements: the tim

2indicates safety information.IMPORTANT“Unauthorized recording of copyrightedtelevision programs, video tapes and othermaterials may infringe the righ

20<Notes>OThe colon between the seconds and frameschanges to a period when a drop frame time codehas been read.OWhen the time code signal is mis

21Display positionThe position of the superimposed display characterscan be changed by setting setup menu items No.004“CHARA H-POS” and No.005 “CHARA

22<Notes>OWhen the beginning or end of the tape has beendetected in the VTR operation mode, “BOT(beginning of tape)” or “EOT (end of tape)” isdi

23Setup (Initial Settings)The unit’s main settings can be performed andchecked using the on-screen menus which aredisplayed on the video monitor conne

24Setup (Initial Settings)SET–UP MENU <LOAD>NOFACTORY (ALL)FACTORY (NOT SYSTEM)USER (ALL)USER (NOT SYSTEM)Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWNb

25How to load the user defaultsSet the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to theMENU position.The unit is now set to the menu setting mode,and the menu screen a

26Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWNbutton to move the cursor to the NO position,and press the SET button.The menu protection is now released.3Set

27SYSTEM menuItem SettingNo.Superimposeddisplay No.Superimposeddisplay Description of setting00 ENCODER SEL00000001REMOTELOCALFor setting whether the

2809 SCH FINE 00000255–128127For finely adjusting SCH.Maximum variation range: ±45 degreesTogether with the SCH COARSE adjustment, 360 degrees are cov

29<Notes>OIf the PAGE button and DATA+ button or DATA– button are pressed when the CHARA H-POS orCHARA V-POS item has been set, the counter disp

3ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Parts and Their F

30100 SEARCH SPEED00000001X4.1X8.4For setting the speed at which the tape is to be decelerated when thesearch switch on the front panel has been press

31111 AFTER CUE-UP00000001STOPSTILLFor setting the status after cue-up.0: For stopping the tape in the stop mode.1: For stopping the tape in the still

32400 STILL TIMER 0000000100020003000400050006000700080.5S5S10S20S30S40S50S1min2minFor setting the time taken until the tape protection mode is establ

33500 VITC BLANK00000001BLANKTHRUFor setting whether the VITC signal is to be output to the composite videooutput.0: VITC signal is not output.1: VITC

34509 TCG CF FLAG00000001OFFONFor setting whether to add the CF flag of the TCG to the CF bit (color framebit) when P-REC or P-FREE has been selected

35600 OUT VSYNC00000001N-VFVFFor setting whether to float the vertical sync position of the video output inorder to input the video output phase durin

36700 CH1 IN LV 00000001000200034dB0dB–3dB–20dBFor setting the audio input (CH1) reference level.701 CH2 IN LV 00000001000200034dB0dB–3dB–20dBFor sett

37711 PB AUDIO SEL00000001TR1/2TR3/4For setting the audio tracks to be played back. (This function works in the50 Mbps mode.)0: The sound recorded on

38Error MessagesWhen trouble has occurred in the unit, one of the following error messages will be displayed on the tapecounter.Error No. Description–

39Emergency EjectProcedure for removing the tape manually in an emergencyUse the procedure below to remove the cassette tape if it can not be removed

4IntroductionThe AJ-D95DCP is a multi-purpose digital VTR whichis capable not only of 525i/50 Mbps recording andplayback using 1/4-inch wide compact c

40Video Head CleaningThis unit is equipped with an auto head cleaning function, which automatically reduces theamount of dirt on the video heads. How

41Specifications[GENERAL]Supply voltage: AC 120V ±10%, 50/60 HzPower consumption: 93 WDC supply voltage: 12 VDC power input current: 6.2 AAmbient oper

42[AUDIO]$ Digital audioSampling frequency48 kHzQuantizing16 bitsFrequency response20 Hz to 20 kHz ±1 dBDynamic rangeMore than 85 dB(1 kHz, emphasis O

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5CH1AUDIO OUT25CH1STCH2AUDIO MON SELECTCH 3·450MbpsCH2RECINPUT SELECTONOFFCBPOWEREJECTLOCALMENUANALOGSDIOFFREC INHIBITONREMOTEPBPULLFOR VARPLAYPAUSE/S

6Front panel1POWER switchWhen this switch is pressed, the power is turned onand the counter display area lights; when it ispressed again, the power is

7>INPUT SELECT button and lampThis button is used to select the input signals.Each time it is pressed, ANALOG and SDI signalsare selected alternate

8Parts and Their FunctionsHFF buttonThis button is pressed to fast forward the tape. Theplayback pictures can be monitored when theTAPE/EE switch Mis

9CH 1 CH 2AUDIOOUTCH 1 CH 2AUDIOINREF VIDEO INVIDEOIN OUTONOFF75 ΩTC INTC OUTVIDEO MONOUTAUDIOMON OUTLRENCODERREMOTEDC OUT12V 250mAAC INREMOTEDC INSI