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Panasonic AGDVC60 Manual

1. SHUTTER IRIS A a pre v VOL J The setting is now changed Example OTHER FUNCTIONS REMOTE gt VCR1 DV CONTROL OFF gt EXT BOTH CHAIN DV CMD SEL REC P REC LAMP bOFF BEEP SOUND OFF CLOCK SET p 4 PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Press the multi dial at the position of the item to be changed then press the dial again and move to the position of the numerical value which is to be changed SHUTTER IRIS tame Example OTHER FUNCTIONS t TIME SHIFT OFF TAPE PROTECT POWER OFF IR LED AUTO USER FILE gt HOUR METER XXXXH PUSH MENU TO RETURN e Turn the multi dial and change the setting Example OTHER FUNCTIONS t TIME SHIFT b 2h TAPE PROTECT POWER OFF AUTO r XXXXH IR LED USER FILE HOUR METER PUSH MENU TO RETURN e Press the multi dial to enter the setting SHUTTERI IRIS Papa 63 64 Menu operations cont Setting other sub items Initializing the menu settings e When INITIAL is selected as the USER FILE item setting on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen you can return the menu settings in the currently used user file to their factory settings P73 6 To set another sub item repeat steps 4 and 5 Returning to the main item screen e If INITIAL is selected as the SAVE INT item setting 7 on the SCENE FILE screen while you are using a Press the M
2. ANE nen Cow E Ge razor Pause sraao GJ C amp D G INDEX STOP INDEX EN hN e Digitally dubbed sound is recorded in the same audio mode 12bit 32kHz 16bit 48kHz as the player s tape regardless of the recorder s menu setting When dubbing is performed with ON selected as the 1394 TC REGEN and 1394 UB REGEN item set tings on the recorder s menu the player s time code and user s bit can be copied P26 29 In this case check the recorder s screen to verify that the player s images are being received before start ing to record If you start recording when there are no images being received from the recorder it may not be possible to copy the time code and user s bit properly Screen displays Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 32 3130 29 28 27 26 1 E PAUSE D16X Z00 2 DVe TC 12 34 56 00 1 25X 3 SP MNL w 4 SQU MOVIE LIKE MF 5 MIX wy U 1 PUBH AF ZNI gt 1 100 6 U BABKLIGHT F5 6 7 U3 AZLLOCK 18 8 99 t SNS IR SNS 85 WINDCUT INDEX 10 R NOV 30 2003 23 59 59 11 48K She OOOOOOO mmmn min ANN 12 13 14 1 Warning information REMOTE This blinks when the wrong equipment setting has been selected on the remote control unit P19 This blinks when condensation has formed inside the camera recorder P77 This blinks when the cylinder hea
3. P12 31 43 45 P36 43 55 56 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS 18 Description of parts cont Wireless remote control unit Note that the following buttons are for functions that cannot be executed on the camera recorder e TITLE e MULTI P IN P e SELECT e STORE e OFF ON PB ZOOM e lt ote START DAITE PHq zo bss 5 TIME A COUNTER REf E mE zom TITLE e era m all w D e MULTI re 13 8 MFAS STILL ADV 10 it r gt 10 12 E Sipe INDEX 1 ee a 17 SELECT Vn EE SEARGH Z _ JE 11 DATE TIME button P44 OSD On Screen Display button P44 COUNTER button P48 RESET button counter P24 27 29 48 A DUB button P52 REC button P54 56 D ROLNA lt Playback controls gt 7 PLAY button gt 1 P43 45 54 56 8 PAUSE button Ii 1 P43 52 54 9 d REW button lt 4 1 P31 43 45 48 10 STILL ADV button lt f p gt P19 45 11 INDEX button Ke PP P47 12 STOP button W 1 P19 43 54 56 13 FF button P gt 1 P31 43 45 48 x1 During playback these buttons function in exactly the same way as the corresponding buttons on the camera recorder lt Shooting volume controls gt 14 PHOTO SHOT button 2 P33 15 START STOP button 2 P30 16 ZOOM VOL buttons 2 P31 44 2 During shooting these buttons function in exactly the same way
4. Press the multi dial to move to the next digit 9 Press the MENU button twice to exit the menu UB PRESET SHUTTERIRIS mode 4 ff MENU FMo000000 Ve PUSH MENU TOSRETURN Setting the time code If the RESET button counter is pressed when the Perform the settings related to the time code using the user s bit has been set the user s bit is cleared to items below on the RECORDING SETUP screen zero P70 e TCG e FIRST REC TC e TC PRESET e 1394 TC REGEN the menu items appear in the VCR mode e In the VCR mode the settings of the items listed here cannot be changed if ON has been selected as the 6 Press the MENU button when you finish setting the 1994 TC REGEN Kem seting user s bit MENU 7 The screen shown below appears Turn the multi dial to select YES UB PRESET SHUTTER IRI A A z PRESET OK 7 VOL JOG NO PUSH JOG YES 8 The user s bit is entered when the multi dial is pressed UB PRESET SHUTTER IRIS A amp E PRESET OK NO YES gt PUSH JOG PREPARATION 28 Time data cont Specifying the time code You can record a value of your choice as the initial set ting for the time code to be used at the start of record ing 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position POWER ot y 2 Use the menus P62 64 to select PRESET as the FIRST REC TC item setting on the RECORDI
5. DISPLAY SETUP OTHER FUNCTIONS OnrwoN PUSH MENU TO EXIT VCR mode VCR FUNCTIONS 2 SW MODE 3 RECORDING SETUP 4 AV IN OUT SETUP 5 6 DISPLAY SETUP OTHER FUNCTIONS PUSH MENU TO EXIT Selecting the main items 2 Turn the multi dial SHUTTER IRI i vw 2 VOL JOG The highlighting moves to the next main item in turn Example CAMERA MENU 1 SCENE FILE 2 CAMER SETUP 3 SW MODE 4 RECORDING SETUP 5 DISPLAY SETUP PUSH MENU TO EXIT 3 Press the multi dial at the position of the item to be displayed SHUTTERIIRIS A y VOL J The sub items are now displayed Example OTHER FUNCTIONS REMOTE gt VCR1 VCR2 OFF DV CONTROL gt OFF DV CMD SEL REC P REC LAMP gt OFF BEEP SOUND gt OFF CLOCK SET PUSH MENU TO RETURN Selecting the sub items 4 Turn the multi dial SHUTTER IRI A E i vw VOL JOG The highlighting moves to the next sub item in turn Example OTHER FUNCTIONS REMOTE VCR1 MAN OFF EXT BOTH CHAIN DV CMD SEL REC P REC LAMP OFF BEEP SOUND OFF CLOCK SET SS 4 PUSH MENU TO RETURN Entering the settings For items whose numerical value setting is to be changed For items whose setting is to be selected 5 Press the multi dial at the position of the item to be changed and move P to the desired setting
6. WIPE or MIX for the EFFECT item on the RECORDING SETUP screen P70 WIPE The last scene shot opens like a curtain to show the images currently showing on the monitor MIX The last scene shot fades out and the images cur rently showing on the monitor fade in e You can allocate WIPE MIX to the user buttons When you do so the mode switches as follows each time you press the button gt OFF WIPE gt MIX e You cannot change the mode while shooting e This does not work while stilled oO fe e T N 35 36 Shooting techniques for different targets cont Using the USER buttons You can allocate functions that you have selected using the menu to the USER1 USER2 and USER3 buttons This enables you to change the shooting conditions to match the subject or add fade effects to the images The USER button functions can be selected using the USER1 USER2 and USER3 items on the SW MODE screen P68 e You cannot allocate functions to USER 3 when in VCR mode USER 1 button USER3 button USER2 button One touch zooming One touch zooming is initiated while you are shooting by pressing the USER button P68 to which you have allocated the PUSH AF ZOOM function While this button is held down the camera recorder zooms in on the subject from the current zoom position for a close up shot and focuses automatically When the button is released the camera r
7. tery is placed in the AC adapter remove the bat tery and place it in the adapter once again CHARGE 3 When the battery has been charged the CHARGE lamp on the AC adapter goes off 4 Slide the battery and remove it 20 Recording time of accessory battery Capacity Recharging time Continuous recording time 5400 mAh Approx 330 min Approx 360 or 300 min e Times given above are approximations only The figure in parentheses is the time that applies when the LCD monitor is used e The times given above apply when the ambient operating tem perature is 68 F 20 C and ambient humidity is 60 Charging may take longer at other temperatures and humidity levels e Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hairpins away from the battery Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state e The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged Similarly the camera recorder body becomes hot during use e If recording and stopping are done unnecessarily and repeatedly the recording time will be less than the figure given in the table above e The battery should be discharged for storage When storing it for an extended time we recommend that at least once a year you charge it use up its charge by operat ing the camera recorder and then store it again e If the battery is ex
8. ting them from the DV connector TIME amp DATE The date and time are displayed e If any setting other than OFF is selected the time and or date are displayed for the signals that are output from the AV IN OUT jack regardless of the setting selected for the VIDEO OUT OSD item CAM VCR LEVEL Select ON to display the audio level meter on METER the screen CAM VCR OFF ON DISPLAY Use this to set the amount of information to be displayed on the screen P61 OFF PARTIAL ALL CAMERA DATA VCR With the ON setting the camera settings vibration reduction F number gain value and white balance information at the time of shooting are displayed when the tape is played back OFF ON lt Note gt When a tape on which the unit s camera set tings has been recorded is played back on another unit the camera settings may not be displayed properly LCD BACKLIGHT CAM VCR Use this to adjust the backlight of the LCD monitor When HI is selected the backlight is made brighter than usual HI NORMAL The underlining indicates the factory setting 71 72 Menu configuration cont DISPLAY SETUP screen OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode LCD EVF Use this to adjust the display level of the REMOTE Use this to set the operations to
9. 34 Adjusting the volume 44 Frame by frame shooting 34 Connecting a TV to view images 44 Changing the image size 35 Checking the shooting date and time 44 Adding effects to images 5 35 Variable speed playback 45 Using the USER buttons 36 Slow Playback wesccowcngaes mies cage dae 45 One touch zooming 0 0 0000 36 Still picture playback 005 45 Backlight compensation function 36 Frame feed playback 00 00005 45 AE LOCK MUNCHON ccc enepar ni resas ass 36 Cue and TOVIOW cea ce cee ee eae ee enn en dai 45 Index recording occ cs sumcs aaa re earn e Hates 36 Search functions 00 005 46 Still shooting 0 00 ee eee ee 36 Variable speed search 0 04 46 COlORDANS aries aaa cathe oceans 36 Blank search 00 000 ce cece eee 46 Backup recording 0200 sseeccceev eens 37 Index search lt 2 4200500 e ee ee een eee wes 47 TROUBLESHOOTING OMO 2 agg btu nt Ge baioeaaie DANEAN 76 Before calling for service 74 SPECIFICATIONS OTHER Power supply 20 0 eee eee eee eee 74 Condensation 000000 77 Battery oe T4 Fallylamp 2 0 0 cece cece cece eee 77 Normal video recording SS ee aga gn nv ea 74 System resetting 0 0 000005 77 E
10. 61 Setting the DISPLAY items 61 BEFORE USE DESCRIPTION OF PARTS PREPARATION EDITING PLAYBACK SHOOTING 2 q Tj a A a TROUBLE SHOOTING Operating precautions Do not allow any water to get into the camera recorder when using it in the rain or snow or at the beach e Failure to heed this caution will cause the camera recorder or cassette to malfunction and may result in irreparable damage Keep the camera recorder away from equipment such as TV sets and video game machines that generate magnetic fields e Using the camera recorder on top of or near a TV set may cause distortion in the images and or sound due to the electromagnetic waves that the set emits The powerful magnetic fields generated by speakers or large motors may damage your tape recordings or distort the images The electromagnetic waves emitted from a micro computer will adversely affect the camera recorder causing the images and or sound to be distorted If the camera recorder is so adversely affected by products that generate magnetic fields that it no longer operates properly turn it off and remove the battery or unplug the AC adapter from the power out let Then install the battery again or re connect the AC adapter After this turn the camera recorder back on Do not use the camera recorder near radio trans mitters or high voltage equipment e Using the camera recorder near a rad
11. 78 Cleaning the video heads When the video heads are dirty mosaic like noise will appear here and there when tapes are played back and or a bluish tone will permeate entire images Very dirty heads cause a deterioration in the recording capability and at worst they will make it impossible to record altogether Factors that make the heads dirty e High concentrations of dust in the atmosphere e High temperature and high humidity environments e Tape damage e Prolonged use Use a cleaning cassette tape Insert a cleaning tape into the camera recorder and set the POWER lever to the ON position Press the MODE button and check that the VCR lamp has lighted Press the gt button then ten seconds later press the W button Do not rewind the tape at this time Remove the cleaning tape proceed with record ing and playback as a trial on another tape and check the resulting images If the images are not clear repeat steps to Do not use the cleaning tape more than 4 times in one go Maintenance cautions e Do not rewind the cleaning tape at any interim point while it is playing When it reaches the end rewind it and use it again in the same way from the start If the heads become dirty again immediately after they have been cleaned it may mean that the condi tion of cleaning tape itself has deteriorated Stop using the tape immediately Excessive use of cleaning tapes will result in head wea
12. ing 60 fields per second 3 B PRESS FRAME This file is useful for shooting dark areas Shooting is performed using frame record with a sharper contrast 4 MOVIE LIKE This file is useful for shooting movie like ing 30 frames per second High quality images can be obtained at this setting when playing back still images images for example lt Note gt ey NAME EDIT Use this to edit the name of the selected You can change the settings in the scene files CAM scene file using the SETTING item SAVE INIT SAVE SETTING Use this to change the settings in the scene CAM The changed settings in the scene file CAM files one of the files listed in the file selection vee TNES item are saved lt 7 0 The original scene file settings will be restored when the menu mode is ge 3 ae released the operation is switched to the When it is set in the direction the VCR mode or when the power is turned off image outlines are emphasized and sharp if SAVE has not been selected images are produced but the amount of INITIAL noise is increased slightly The selected scene file settings are CHROMA LEVEL returned to the factory settings HT Oo 7 ee The underlining indicates the factory set Set this level in the direction to make ting the image colors lighter Set it in the direction to make them Set this level in the direction to soften the image outlines
13. nected the camera recorder to the TV set properly The playback images are not displayed clearly No kind of playback operation can be performed unless this lamp is lighted e This noise is inherent to digital video technology It is not a sign of malfunctioning e Is the TV input selector set to video input Read the TV set s instruction manual carefully and select the video input connector you should use to connect your camera recorder e Are the camera recorder s heads dirty The playback images will not be displayed clearly if these heads are dirty TROUBLE SHOOTING 75 76 Before calling for service cont Playback sound I can t hear any sound e Have you turned down the camera recorder s volume control too P44 from the camera far recorder s speaker In the VCR mode adjust the volume level using the multi dial I can hear two sets of e Have you selected MIX as the 32K 12bit AUDIO item setting on P67 sound the PLAYBACK FUNCTION screen e If you perform audio dubbing on a tape that was recorded with 32K P69 12bit selected as the AUDIO REC item setting on the RECORD ING SETUP screen you will hear the sound heard during recording and that of the audio dubbing When performed audio If you perform audio dubbing on a tape that was recorded with 48K P69 dubbing on an existing 16bit selected as the AUDIO REC item setting on the RECORD recording
14. the original ING SETUP screen you will erase the original sound on the tape sound was erased To leave the original sound intact make sure that 32K 12bit is selected as the item setting when you shoot the original recording Other I can t remove the cas e Is power still being supplied to the camera recorder Is the power sette tape from the AC adapter and battery supplied properly So long as the power is supplied you can remove the cassette even if the POWER lever is at the OFF position I can remove the cassette Has condensation formed P77 but I can t perform any If it forms the only operation you can perform is to remove the cas other operations sette Wait until the condensation has dried out e If the cassette cover is closed immediately after sliding the EJECT switch to open the cassette cover you may no longer be able to perform any operations other than eject If you did this slide the EJECT switch again to open the cassette cover check that the cas sette mechanism has finished ejecting the cassette and then close the cassette cover The remote control unit e Has the button battery in the remote control unit run out P19 does not work If the remote control fails to work even when it is operated near the camera recorder s remote control sensor it means that the button battery has run out Replace it with a new one e Is the remote control setting the same for the remote control unit P19 72 l he
15. 2 Press the button to play back the tape in the camera recorder Ga gt gt lt a CG Fea CHI mg oj o a E aO 3 Start recording on the video deck 4 Stop recording on the video deck 5 Press the ll button to stop playing back the tape in the camera recorder BNE enc Aue Cy G EDITING 55 56 Dubbing cont Digital input output You can perform dubbing with a high image quality by means of digital signals by using the DV cable option to connect the camera recorder to a digital video unit equipped with a DV connector IEEE 1394 connector P49 1 Press the MODE button to set the player unit and recorder unit to the VCR mode O cam VCR POWER of W 2 Press the gt button to play back the tape in the player mso O0 ENP eneco anus 5 OE 2 C4 G DN amp f ACD 3 To start recording in the recorder press the REC button while holding down the REC sub button If you are using the remote control unit press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button COUNTER RESET TITLE zoom the camera recorder will be set to the rec pause status To resume recording from the rec pause status press the Il button 4 Press the W button to stop the recording in the recorder ee G Bie eneo anus 5 a
16. LP mode using this camera recorder is played back in another digital video unit that does not have an LP mode capability e slow or frame feed playback is performed or e an image search is conducted E Audio dubbing cannot be performed in the LP mode as the tracks on the tape are narrower than the heads Preventing accidental erasure To prevent erasing the recordings on a tape by acci dent set the tab on the cassette to SAVE BEFORE USE 15 Description of parts For details refer to the respective pages Camera recorder HANDLE ZOOM P31 START STOP button Battery release button L P21 gt P31 P21 QZ Z EVF Slide Lock P22 GTIN Orn EXT MIC connector P51 RG SD POWER lamp DC input INPUT 7 9 V o aD Sf P11 a ae LD M ig os Mode button P43 48 52 Battery connector oul 2 JI POWER lever Van iy P11 1 PHONES jack J BHT 19 START STOP button Tally lamp a E Com P11 13 CAM REMOTE jack iss aa lt 6 21 Tripod mounting hole P9 2 5 mm diameter VS 5 y rom Cassette holder XLR AUDIO IN connector DV SNe WER cm ABR cHe P51 P10 12 F DV connector _______ J OPEN EJECT lever P49 P10 12 S VIDEO IN OUT connector P50 VIDEO IN OUT connector P50 AUDIO IN OUT CH1 CH2 connector P50 Shoe P51 Shoulder strap eyelet P14 USER 1 butto
17. The zoom position is displayed at all times at the top right of the screen and the magnification level of the digital zoom also appears when the digital zoom func tion is working P59 e The magnification level cannot be changed during shooting e When shooting with the digital zoom function you cannot obtain the same image quality as you can with normal optical zooming When ZOOM has been selected as the FOCUS RING item setting on the SW MODE screen using the menus P62 64 zooming operations can be performed using the focus ring but only when shooting in the auto focus mode P69 SHOOTING 31 32 Shooting techniques for different targets cont Self portrait shooting When the LCD monitor is opened and turned 180 degrees toward the lens to take shots of yourself the images shot may appear differently from how you would normally When MIRROR has been selected as the SELF SHOOT item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen using the menus P62 64 an image with the left and right sides reversed will appear on the LCD monitor This way it feels as if you were looking at yourself in a mirror which makes it easier to check what you are shooting P72 However even if you take self portrait shots in the mir ror mode the images recorded on the tape will be exactly like the ones you would normally shoot i e not mirror images When shooting in the mirror mode the information dis played on the viewfi
18. be performed SET images appearing in the viewfinder or on the CAM VCR using the accessory remote control unit CAM VCR LCD monitor P19 LCD BRIGHTNESS VCR1 Select this to adjust the brightness of the Operations performed using the remote images on the LCD monitor control unit which has been set up for use LCD COLOR LEVEL with VCR1 are accepted Select this to adjust the color level of the VCR2 images on the LCD monitor Operations performed using the remote EVF BRIGHTNESS control unit which has been set up for use Select this to adjust the brightness of the with VCR2 are accepted images in the viewfinder OFF SELF SHOOT When MIRROR is selected an image with No operations performed using a remote CAM the left and right sides reversed will appear control unit are accepted on the LCD monitor when shooting a selfpor DV Use this to set the control method to be used trait CONTROL when a backup unit is connected to the DV NORMAL MIRROR CAM connector and backup recording is to be per EVF MODE Use this to select to switch the screen formed CAM VCR images OFF ON The backup unit is not controlled The images are always displayed in the EXT viewfinder The backup unit is controlled using the AUTO camera recorder s START STOP button The images in the viewfinder are cleared The images shot using the camera when the LCD monitor is opened recorder are recorded using the backup EVF COLOR _ Select ON to display the imag
19. completion of the settings press the multi dial LCD EVF SET to select LCD COLOR LEVEL PEEN T AC LCD EVF SET SHUTTER IRIS mm LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD mi LEVEL T VOLIJOG 008 AA EVF BRIGHTNESS EVEIBRICHINE 1E i EI EVF BRIGHTNESS i a PUSH MENU TO RETURN PUSH MENU TO RETURN 7 Press the MENU button three times to exit the menu mode MENU When the gt button on the remote control unit is used to make adjustments the level meter reading starts changing in the opposite direction once it has reached the maximum or minimum position PREPARATION 23 24 Viewfinder cont e If the RESET button counter is pressed when it is possible to change the settings by selecting the LCD EVF SET item the values set for those items LCD BRIGHTNESS and COLOR LEVEL and EVF BRIGHTNESS can be returned to the factory set tings When ON is selected as the setting for the EVF MODE item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen the images will always be displayed on the viewfinder even if the LCD monitor is open P72 Using the EVF COLOR item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen either color or black and white can be selected for displaying the viewfinder images P72 No matter whether color or black and white is selected the images will have the same resolution When you press the USER button to which the EVF D
20. connect the external unit is not more than 4 5 SHOOTING meters long If EXTERNAL DV DISCONNECT appears check Focus ring that the unit you have connected is ready to record FOCUS button DV signals AUTO MANUAL e When backup recording is performed with CHAIN selector switch selected as the DV CONTROL item setting record ing will be started automatically by the backup unit that has been set to the recording standby mode as soon as the camera recorder s tape approaches its end during shooting If any of the following operations are performed when backup recording is performed with EXT or CHAIN selected as the DV CONTROL item set ting the pictures or sound recorded by the backup e The subject may not be in focus if you zoom out wide angle manually focus on the subject and then zoom in telephoto e To blur the background so that the subject stands out reduce the F number opening the iris and focus Conversely to obtain a greater depth of field so that the object in front of and behind the subject are also in focus increase the F number closing the iris and unit may be disrupted focus e Digital zoom P31 e Frame recording P34 e High sensitivity e Squeeze recording P35 shooting P32 Slow shutter speed P38 e Photo shot P33 37 38 Shutter speed iris and gain adjustments You can adjust the shutter speed iris and gain to suit the scenes b
21. cued or reviewed only for as long as the button is held down ps PLAY Free Gal b ISTILLADY PAUSE STILLADY Press the button to return to normal playback PLAYBACK 45 46 Search functions Variable speed search This function enables you to change the playback speed and search for specific scenes 1 Press the button on the camera recorder or the VAR SEARCH button on the remote control unit while the tape is playing back ote 0 0 A7 dO INDEX STOP 1x appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor and the tape is played back at the normal speed No sound is heard at this time 2 Turn the multi dial When the multi dial is turned the playback speed changes in the sequence of 1 5x or 1 3x in the LP mode 1x 2x 5x 10x and 20x the normal tape speed The tape is played back in the forward direction when the dial is turned upward and in the reverse direction when it is turned downward amp m SHUTTER IRI TA Seg A VOL JOG Press the button to return to normal playback Blank search If in the VCR mode you press the USER button P68 to which you have allocated the BLANK SEARCH func tion the end of the last scene shot a blank part of the tape is found and a still picture of the frame that is about a second ahead of the end of the last scene is displayed e If there are no unr
22. darker PM CAMERA SETUP screen Use this to adjust the hue COLOR TEMP Item f 0 7 Display Description of settings Set this in the direction to make the mode images more reddish overall Set it in the direction to make the SYNCRO Use this to adjust the synchro scan shutter images more bluish overall SCAN speed used for shooting images on a TV MASTER PED CAM screen etc P38 39 15 0 15 1160 3 1 250 Set this in the direction to make the ASPECT Use this to select the aspect ratio of the images darker overall When a setting CONV images which are to be recorded P35 below 5 is selected the dark parts of the CAM Cannot be changed during still shooting NORMAL LETTER BOX SQUEEZE COLOR BAR Select ON to show the color bar images may become blackened out When it is set in the direction the dark parts of the images such as the shadows CAM Cannot be changed during still shooting become brighter OFF ON AE SHIFT SETUP Use this to add the setup level black level Aae 0 44 POOR CAM 0 Use this to adjust the auto iris setting The setup level is not added Set it in the direction for a darker set 7 5 ting A 7 5 setup level is added f di Set it the direction for a brighter set So SIUP levels added Tor recording ting The underlining indicates the factory setting PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS scr
23. grounding electrode ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMES ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS EQUIPMENT NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMP POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H ELECTRICAL CODE 14 15 16 Lightning For added protection of this video unit receiver during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent dam age to the video unit due to lightning and power line surges Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touch ing such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 17 18 19 20 21 Objects and Liquids Never push objects of any kind into this video unit through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind onto the video unit Servicing Do not attempt to servi
24. is connected Normal video recording l can t record even though e Is the tab on the cassette tape used to prevent accidental erasure P15 I ve inserted the cassette at the open SAVE position tape properly You cannot record if this tab is open e Has the cassette tape come to the very end f so replace it with another one e Is the POWER lever at the ON position e Is the VCR lamp lighted You cannot shoot in the VCR mode e Has condensation formed P77 f it has formed the only operation you can perform is to remove the cassette tape Wait until the condensation has dried out e Has the AUTO OFF or T REEL LOCK warning display appeared Check the tape as it may have snapped e Is the external unit disconnected from the DV connector while you P72 are trying to perform backup recording with EXT selected as the DV CONTROL item setting on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Other types of video recording The subject is not brought Is the manual focus mode established P30 37 into focus automatically You can focus automatically only when the auto focus mode is established e Are you shooting a scene where it s hard to bring the subject into focus in the auto focus mode Some subjects are hard to bring into focus in the auto focus mode If this is the case bring the subject into focus in the manual focus mode It may be hard to bring the subject int
25. may be recorded as the images this is normal and does not indicate an error or malfunction ing Synchro scan shutter speeds A synchro scan shutter speed is a shutter speed used to shoot TV screens or PC monitor screens The synchro scan shutter speed is set using the SYNCHRO SCAN item on the CAMERA SETUP screen when the synchro scan shutter speed has been selected by the multi dial P66 e If you adjust the shutter speed to match the fre quency of the TV screen or PC monitor screen you can shoot the screen while minimizing the horizon tal noise that is generated when TV screens are shot Iris and gain adjustments 4 When you press the multi dial the iris and gain val ues are displayed on the screen SHUTTERIRIS A 5 Turn the multi dial to select the F number SHUTTERIIRI A Ae 1 120 g jasa gt F2 8 pan dB y VOL JOG Iris F number CLOSE F16 F1 7 OPEN 6 When OPEN is selected as the F number moves to the gain value 7 Turn the multi dial to select the gain value SHUTTER IRI aD faz TAR VOL JOG Gain value 0 dB 3 dB 15 dB 18 dB e When IRIS has been selected as the FOCUS RING item setting on the SW MODE screen using the menus P62 64 you can use the focus ring to adjust the iris and gain but only when you are shooting in the auto focus mode P69 SHOOTING 39 40 White balance adjustments Auto white balanc
26. more than a year the expansion and contraction caused by changes in the temperature and humidity may distort the tapes Also parts of the tape may get stuck together Do not place cassettes near equipment or anything else with strong magnetic fields The top surface of tapes is coated with microscopi cally small magnetic particles where the signals are recorded Magnetic necklaces toys and other prod ucts may have a stronger magnetic field than you might suspect they may be strong enough to erase recordings and generate noise on the screen and in the sound Names companies and products referred to in these operating instructions are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies 80 Specifications GENERAL Supply voltage DC 7 2 V 7 9 V Power consumption 6 2 W when the viewfinder is used 7 4 W when the LCD monitor is used 8 9 W Maximum E indicates safety information Ambient operating temperature 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Ambient operating humidity 10 to 85 no condensation Weight 5 7 Ib 2 60 kg excluding battery and accessories Dimensions WxHxD 8 9 16 inch x 8 13 16 inch x 17 inch 217 mm x 224 mm x 431 mm Recording format DV Digital video SD format Tape format Mini DV system Video signals recorded 525 60i NTSC Shooting mode 525 60i Audio signals recorded PCM digital recording 16 bits 48 kHz 2 channels 12 bits 32 kHz 4 channels Rec
27. retained even after the power has been turned off 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position POWER orf W 2 Use the menus P62 64 to select USER as the UB MODE item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen RECORDING SETUP SHUTTER IRIS t A B FIRST REC TC gt REGEN a E gt Cs TC PRESET Y UB_ MODE gt USER TIME DATE TCG UB PRESET EFFECT gt OFF ONE SHOT REC OFF REC TIME gt 0 5s PUSH MENU TO RETURN RECORDING SETUP t FIRST REC TC REGEN TC PRESET UB MODE gt USER UB PRESET gt VES EFFECT gt OFF ONE SHOT REC gt OFF REC TIME gt 0 5s PUSH MENU TO RETURN Press the multi dial to move gt RECORDING SETUP t FIRST REC TC REGEN TC PRESET aaa UB MODE USER UB_PRESET YES EFFECT gt OFF ONE SHOT REC gt OFF REC TIME gt 0 5s PUSH MENU TO RETURN bit using the multi dial 3 Turn the multi dial to move to the UB PRESET item SHUTTER IRI ae fra T VOL JOG to YES SHUTTERIIRIS 5 The screen shown below appears Set the user s UB PRESET go0o000000 PUSH MENU TO RETURN Turn the multi dial and select the user s bit charac ters e Numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F can be used as the characters that make up the user s bit UB PRESET Hoooooo0o0 PUSH MENU TO RETURN SHUTTER IRE KiS A VOL JOG
28. the multi dial in the direction for increasing the shutter speed until NORM appears on the screen SHUTTER IRI ED See Ble E z i VOL JOG When the multi dial is pressed the number repre senting the normal shutter speed appears on the screen SHUTTERI IRIS 1 60 e With artificial lighting and especially fluorescent lights and mercury vapor lamps the luminance changes in synchronization with the power line frequency In areas where this frequency is 50 Hz mutual interfer ence will occur between the camera recorder s verti cal sync frequency approx 60 Hz and the lighting frequency 50 Hz This means that the white balance may change periodically Before shooting in areas with a 50 Hz frequency or adjusting the white balance set the shutter speed to 1 100 The higher the shutter speed the lower the camera s sensitivity If the shutter speed is increased when the auto iris is set when the F number is not displayed the iris will open the F number is reduced so that the back ground is more blurred and the subject stands out Shooting at a slow shutter speed may give rise to such problems as after image a deterioration in the image quality and difficulties in focusing When a slow shutter speed has been selected images are shot with the CCD taking more time than usual to accumulate the signals As a result very small brilliant points that are not usu ally visible
29. to perform the index search is displayed here S1 to S9 The following messages are displayed in the center of the screen when a problem with the camera recorder tape etc has occurred UNPLAYABLE TAPE OTHER FORMAT The tape cannot be played back because it is in the wrong format COPY INHIBITED The material cannot be recorded properly because its input signals are copy guarded UNABLE TO A DUB LP RECORDED Audio dubbing cannot be performed on this tape since it was recorded in the LP mode INCOMPATIBLE TAPE This tape cannot be used because it conforms to a different standard data saving tape etc EXTERNAL DV DISCONNECT This message appears when shooting with EXT selected as the DV CONTROL item setting on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and with no external unit connected to the DV connector P49 72 FOCUS LOCK This message appears when a problem has occurred during focusing ZOOM LOCK This message appears when a problem has occurred during zooming PSD NG This message appears when a problem has occurred with the vibration detection function AUTO OFF AUTO OFF is displayed when a problem has occurred with the tape transport system When it appears the camera recorder s power is automatically turned off CYLINDER LOCK LOADING LOCK LOW BATTERY S REEL LOCK supply reel lock T REEL LOCK take up reel lock UNLOADING LOCK Using the MODE CHK button Setting the DISPLAY items The amount of information to be d
30. will damage the camera recorder e When closing the LCD monitor ensure that it is closed securely e When the LCD monitor is rotated toward the lens for self portrait shooting the viewfinder and LCD monitor will light up at the same time Adjusting the screen display 4 Turn the multi dial to adjust the color level of the LCD monitor screen 1 Use the menus P62 64 to select YES as the LCD EVF SET item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen LCD EVF SET SHUTTER IRI A DISPLAY SETUP mee LCD BRIGHTNESS Bl e t a pr ENN Y r _ YES amp VOL JOG SELF SHOOT gt MIRROR Tan EVF MODE AUTO ae a EVF COLOR gt ON a ER EVF DETAIL OFF ES PUSH MENU TO RETURN PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 Upon completion of the settings press the multi dial 2 The LCD EVF SET screen with LCD BRIGHT to select EVF BRIGHTNESS NESS selected appears Turn the multi dial to ECDEVEISET lt AuTTERIRIS adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor screen A LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD EVF SET SHUTTERIRIS sma 5 paca tl volio eee EVF one DES EVF BRIGHTNESS LCD COLOR LEVEL VOL JOG mm er 1 EVF BRIGHTNESS ie A ok PUSH MENU TO RETURN PUSH_MENU TO RETURN 6 Turn the multi dial to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder screen 3 Upon
31. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Shutter speed The shutter speed used for shooting is displayed here P38 White balance information The white balance information is displayed here P40 41 Manual focus control MF is displayed here when the focus is controlled manually P37 Vibration reduction W W is displayed here when the vibration reduction function is used P33 Digital zoom This display appears when the digital zoom function is used P31 Zoom position The zoom position from ZOO max wide angle to Z99 max telephoto is displayed here Operation control The operation control mode of the camera recorder is displayed here No display Auto mode MNL Manual mode tock This is displayed while the AE lock function is working P36 Zoom value The zoom value is displayed here for several sec onds when it has been changed D appears when the digital zoom function is being used Operation mode displays REC Recording o Recording for self portraits PAUSE Recording standby ll Recording standby for self portraits Hi Playback pause STNDBY Standby cylinder heads stopped A DUB JJ Audio dubbing standby AIDUB Audio dubbing Playback lt lt Fast forward cue rewind review gt lt 0 Slow playback slow playback in reverse direction CHK Rec check D KKI Cue up cue up in reverse direction I lt 00 Frame feed playbac
32. BEFORE USE DESCRIPTION OF PARTS erating Instructions Mini TY NTSC Digital Video Camera Recorder Model AG DVEGO P PREPARATION EDITING PLAYBACK SHOOTING DISPLAYS Panasonic iO iz or 20 oo er Fo Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use Printed in Japan F0804S0 HD VQTON16 IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to per sons The exclamation point within an equilateral tri angle is intended to alert the user to the pres ence of important operating and maintenance service instructions in the literature accom panying the appliance CAUTION THE AC RECEPTACLE MAINS SOCKET OUT LET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS
33. C input ZOOM Use this to set the speed of the motordriven OFF ON MODE lens zoom P31 CAM NORM Standard ID SET Use this to set the ID 5 characters informa HIGH High speed CAM tion The ID information set is displayed when LOW _ Low speed mee par tien S HANDLE To select the HANDLE ZOOM switch P31 i epace A to o ZOOM CAM VOFF LAH TIME STAMP Set this t REC t d the dai d ti HANDLE S S _ Use this to set whether the recording opera CAM Ta Wed a eT icine ie DATETIME ai INHIBIT tion is to be performed using the START ting item P71 on hs DISPLAY SETUP CAM STOP button on the lens screen as an image on the tape EE es occ NO REC REC Recording is permitted ON 1394 TC Use this to select the time code to be Recording is inhibited so as to prevent REGEN recorded when recording the signals of the operation from being conducted by mis VCR unit connected to the DV connector tare orth ti de that lected using th SNS CAM Use this to select the high sensitivity shooting ica setting Han erd FIRST BEC TC sel mode P32 Rees b IR SUPER IR COLOR_NS one item is used for the recording SNS SET MEM To select whether to record the SNS mode The time code of the signals which are CAM OFF input to the DV connector are used for the The mode is not recorded recording o ON e When ON has been selected for this item The mode is recorded he time aa of the e e D ZOOM Use this to select the magnification level for PRST R
34. EG TC item settings sla CAM the digital zoom P31 e If no signals are input to the DV connector the TCG item and FIRST REC TC item settings are used The underlining indicates the factory setting 69 Menu configuration cont RECORDING SETUP screen Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode TCG Use this to set the mode in which to advance UB MODE Use this to set what is to be recorded as the CAM VCR the time code CAM VCR user s bit FREE RUN USER The time code is advanced continuously The user s information is recorded regardless of the operation mode TIME It is recorded on the basis of the time The recording time is recorded appearing on the camera recorder s cal DATE endar clock The recording date is recorded REC RUN TCG The time code is advanced only when The time code is recorded recording is underway UB PRESET _ Use this to set the user s bit It is recorded while ensuring that continu CAM VCR For this however USER must have been ty z ei we the ae ae selected as the UB MODE item setting already recorded on the tape when shoot ing ert frame to frame Sela EFFECT Adds effects to the images FIRST Use this to select the time code to be Can OET WIPE Mi REC TC recorded when recording is started ee ities ON ae when shooting on a CAM VCR REGEN y f Select this to record the time code th
35. ENU TO RETURN 1 Set the AUDIO IN switch to AUDOIN FRONT and MIC al MIC Hlne Mic REAR CH1 CH2 When using an external microphone FRONT 1 Connect the microphone to the EXT MIC jack P51 AUDIO IN Set the AUDIO IN switch to ERONL mc FRONT and MIC ne e The unit automatically switches to REAR CH1 CH2 the external microphone When using an external microphone XLR REAR 1 Connect the microphone to an XLR AUDIO IN jack P51 e You can connect two micro phones one each to the CH1 Hoi and CH2 jacks I Set the AUDIO IN switch to REAR and MIC When using an external line XLR 1 Connect the line to the XLR AUDIOIN AUDIO IN jacks OH Set the AUDIO IN switch to LINE Mic e Change the WIND CUT setting to ama OFF P69 cx 2 Turn the multi dial to adjust the headphone volume MONITOR LEVEL SETUP SHUTTERIIRI PAUSE T sa gt disappears when you press the multi dial and this means you cannot make adjustments gt reappears when you press the dial again to make adjustment pos sible again gt Jann lt 4 PUSH gt PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Press the MENU button to release the MONITOR LEVEL SETUP screen MENU Normal playback Playing back a tape YOu Ganiplay back ined ee ae Somes YOU have shot 2 Open the LCD monitor while holding down the them panel loc
36. ENU button scene file in the SETTING item on the SCENE FILE MENU screen you can return the menu settings in that scene file to their factory settings P66 Example CAMERA MENU 1 SCENE FILE 2 CAMER SETUP 3 SW MODE 4 RECORDING SETUP 5 DISPLAY SETUP PUSH MENU TO EXIT Setting other main items 8 To set another main item repeat steps 2 to 5 Releasing the menu mode 9 Press the MENU button again MENU Menu configuration CAMERA mode menu CAMERA MENU SCENE FILE SCENE FILE P66 L SETTING DETAIL LEVEL SYNCRO SCAN NAME EDIT CHROMA LEVEL CAMERA SETUP _ ASPECT CONV L_ SAVE INIT CHROMA PHASE P66 COLOR BAR COLOR TEMP _ SETUP MASTER PED SW MODE USER1 AE SHIFT P68 REC SPEED USER2 SKIN TONE DTL AUDIO REC USER3 L REC MODE RECORDING SETUP WIND CUT FOCUS RING P69 ID SET L IRIS DIAL TIME STAMP I ZOOM MODE TCG I HANDLE ZOOM FIRST REC TC HANDLE S S INHIBIT TC PRESET SNS UB MODE SNS SET MEM UB PRESET D ZOOM EFFECT ONE SHOT REC L REC TIME DISPLAY SETUP ZEBRA DETECT P71 REMOTE VIDEO OUT OSD DV CONTROL DATE TIME L OTHER FUNCTIONS DV CMD SEL LEVEL METER P72 REC LAMP DISPLAY BEEP SOUND I LCD BACKLIGHT CLOCK SET LCD EVF SET TIME
37. EQUIP MENT FROM THE AC MAINS DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD KEEP THIS EQUIP MENT AWAY FROM ALL LIQUIDS USE AND STORE ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQ UIDS AND DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIP MENT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOM MENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY FCC Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radi ate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful inter ference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning To assure continued FCC emission limit compli ance the user must use only s
38. H1 L ch audio Red CH2 R ch audio Red CH2 R ch audio White CH1 L ch audio S video cable option AV cable option S video connector supported e When connecting an external unit to the camera recorder and inputting the video and audio signals of that unit to the camera recorder connect the camera recorder to the output connectors on the external unit e When connecting an external unit to the camera recorder and outputting the video and audio signals of the camera recorder to that unit connect the camera recorder to the input connectors on the external unit e When video signals are input to both the S VIDEO IN OUT connector and VIDEO IN OUT jack the signals of the S VIDEO IN OUT connector take precedence e Except when performing audio dubbing on existing recordings audio signals cannot be recorded unless video signals are input to the S VIDEO IN OUT connector and or VIDEO IN OUT jack 50 External microphone Stereo microphone AG MC15 option XLR AUDIO IN jack EDITING 51 Audio dubbing Background music or narration can be added to the images you have recorded on the tape 1 Press the MODE button to set the camera recorder to the VCR mode 2 cam VCR POWER 2 Using the menus P62 64 select the audio record ing system at the AUDIO REC item on the RECORDING SETUP screen P69 32K 12bit The sound is recorded usin
39. NG SETUP screen RECORDING SETUP SHUTTERI IRIS t FIRST REC TC REGEN gt PRESET TC PRESET UB MODE PUSER UB PRESET i EFFECT OFF ONE SHOT REC OFF REC TIME 0 55 PUSH MENU TO RETURN 3 Turn the multi dial to move to the TC PRESET item 4 Press the multi dial to move to YES RECORDING SETUP t FIRST REC TC gt PRESET YES UB MODE USER UB PRESET p EFFECT OFF ONE SHOT REC OFF REC TIME gt 0 5s PUSH MENU TO RETURN 5 The screen shown below appears Use the multi dial to set the time code TC PRESET Mohoomoosoof PUSH MENU TO RETURN Turn the multi dial to specify the time code TC PRESET err Hohoomoosoot 2 1 sotu PUSH MENU TO RETURN RECORDING SETUP SHUTTER IRI t A FIRST REC TC PRESET f z TC PRESET p YES v UB MODE USER UB PRESET EFFECT gt OFF ONE SHOT REC OFF REC TIME gt O 5s PUSH MENU TO RETURN Press the multi dial to move to the next digit TC PRESET SHUTTERIIRIS 1Mhoomoosoof A T PUSH MENU TO RETURN 8 The time code is entered when the multi dial is pressed TC PRESET PRESET OK NO ES PUSH JOG If the RESET button counter is pressed when the time code has been set the time code is cleared to zero 6 Press the MENU button when you finish setting
40. REC SPEED Use this to select the recording duration RING to the focus ring CAM VCR mode CAM ZOOM SP SP standard recording mode Zooming can be performed using the LP LP long recording mode focus ring when the camera recorder is AUDIO REC Use this to select the digital audio recording operated in the auto focus mode CAM VCR system IRIS f 32K 12bit Iris adjustments can be performed using The sound is recorded using the 12 bit 32 the focus ring when the camera recorder kHz 4 channels recording system is operated in the auto focus mode and Select this mode when leaving the sound the iris is to be adjusted manually heard during shooting intact even when OFF a audio dubbing is performed on an existing The focus ring is used to perform manual recording focus adjustments only 48K 16bit IRIS DIAL Use this to set how the iris is to be controlled The sound is recorded using the 16 bit 48 CAM by the direction in which the multi dial is kHz 2 channels with a good sound qual rotated when the iris is to be adjusted manu ity recording system ally The sound heard during shooting will be DOWN OPEN erased when dubbing over an existing The iris opens when the multi dial is recoding turned downward WIND CUT Select ON to reduce the noise generated by UP OPEN ee CAM VCR the wind blowing into the microphone in The iris opens when the multi dial is windy conditions Effective with FRONT and turned upward REAR LINE MI
41. SHIFT SELF SHOOT TAPE PROTECT EVF MODE IR LED EVF COLOR USER FILE L EVF DETAIL L HOUR METER VCR mode menu VCR FUNCTIONS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS SEARCH P67 32K 12bit AUDIO L AUDIO OUT sw MODE USERI P68 L USER2 RECORDING SETUP REC SPEED P69 I AUDIO REC WIND CUT AV IN OUT SETUP A DUB INPUT 1394 TC REGEN P71 L_ Dv OUT TCG FIRST REC TC DISPLAY SETUP VIDEO OUT OSD TC PRESET P71 DATE TIME 1394 UB REGEN LEVEL METER UB MODE DISPLAY L UB PRESET CAMERA DATA LCD BACKLIGHT LCD EVF SET EVF MODE L EVF COLOR REMOTE CLOCK SET L OTHER FUNCTIONS TIME SHIFT P72 USER FILE L HOUR METER 65 Menu configuration cont SCENE FILE screen Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode SCENE FILE Settings corresponding to four shooting con SKIN TONE DTL CAM ditions are saved as scene files in this cam OFF ON When ON is selected soft skin tones are reproduced when people are shot making era recorder Use this item to select the scene file to be used 1 SCENE1 them look more attractive For files where the various menu settings REC MODE are normal NORM 2 SCENE2 Shooting is performed using field record The same as SCENE 1 this is an extra
42. TL function has been allocated the contours of the images in the viewfinder and LCD monitor are emphasized making it easier to bring the subject into focus P68 Note that the contours of the images will still be emphasized to make focusing easier even if ON has been selected as the EVF DETAIL item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen P72 Time data Adjusting the calendar This shows you how to adjust the calendar to 5 20 PM on December 25 2004 5 Turn the multi dial to set DEC CLOCK SET 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position YEAR 2004 POWER DEC DAY 24 HOUR 13 MIN 7 PUSH MENU TO RETURN 2 Use the menus P62 64 to select YES as the CLOCK SET item setting on the OTHER FUNC TIONS screen OTHER FUNCTIONS JAN January FEB February MAR March APR April MAY May JUN June JUL July AUG August SEP September OCT October NOV November DEC December SHUTTER IRIS A REMOTE gt VCR1 6 In the same way use the multi dial to set 25 for DAY 17 for HOUR and 20 for MIN e The 24 hour system is used for the time DV CONTROL gt OFF DV CMD SEL REC P PREPARATION REC LAMP OFF BEEP SOUND OFF CLOCK SET YES 1 YEAR 2004 PUSH MEN RETURN a MONTH DEC DAY 25 3 The CLOCK SET screen with YEAR sele
43. UTO MANUAL selector switch to the AUTO position The following items are adjusted automatically in the auto mode e Focusing e Gain Shutter speed e White balance e Iris 2 Squeeze both sides of the lens cap and remove it 3 Look through the viewfinder and check what you want to shoot Viewfinder 4 Shooting starts when you press the START STOP red button on the POWER lever Press this button again to pause shooting shooting pause mode Shooting techniques for different targets Low angle shooting For shooting at a low angle you can use the START STOP button on the handle The recording operation of this button can be set using the HANDLE S S INHIBIT item on the SW MODE screen P69 START STOP button Searching specific scenes image search To check what you have shot straight away conduct a rec check P12 To find specific scenes among the ones that you have shot so far conduct an image search while the shoot ing pause mode is established Image search comes in handy when you want to con tinue shooting from a particular scene you have found shooting with frame to frame continuity 1 In the shooting pause mode hold down the gt gt or lt lt button While the button is held down the tape is played back in the forward or reverse direction 9 EO 2 When you have found the scene you are lookin
44. Y has been selected as the TAPE PROTECT item setting on the OTHER FUNC TIONS screen using the menus P62 64 the cylin der head will stop instead of the power being turned off P73 by the arrow to open the cassette cover When the cover is fully opened the cassette holder pops out automatically J S Ay L PS 2 gt 2 Take out the cassette tape 3 Press the part marked PUSH and close the cas sette holder 4 Close the cassette cover after the cassette holder has been completely retracted e Check that the camera recorder s power is on before sliding the OPEN EJECT lever e Close the cassette cover if you are not going to insert a cassette tape immediately after removing another e Do not attempt to remove a tape while you are recording The cassette cover opens but recording will continue allowing outside light and dust to adversely affect the tape Turning off the power O CaM O ver POWER or y Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position The power is now turned off and the CAM lamp goes off Disconnecting the power cord 1 Disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet 2 Disconnect the DC cord from the DC input socket 3 Disconnect the DC cord and AC cord from the AC adapter e Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position check that the POWER lamp CAM VCR has gone off and then remove the battery e Support the battery with your h
45. a recorder has become very cold the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual imme diately after the power is turned on Normal bright ness will be restored when the temperature inside the camera recorder rises Do not point the lens or viewfinder at the sun Doing so may damage the parts inside Protective caps for the connectors Keep the protective caps fitted over any connectors that are not being used Do not look directly at the IR light when it is on When the IR light is on light in the infrared ray region is exposed As such you could damage your eyes by looking directly into the IR light Mounting the camera recorder on a tripod Camera mounted on a tripod 1 4 20UNC type of screw The depth of the tripod mounting hole is 5 5 mm When mounting this camera recorder on a tripod do not force the screw beyond this depth Note that if you use any screw other than a 1 4 20UNC type you could damage the camera recorder BEFORE USE 10 Checking the system operations After purchasing your camera recorder follow the instructions for checking the system operations to ensure that the unit is working properly before you attempt to shoot anything Getting ready a adapter AC cord M 1 Connect the DC cord to the DC input socket 2 Connect the other end of the DC cord and one end of the AC cord to the AC adapter 3 Plug the other end of the AC c
46. and so that it does not drop off BEFORE USE 13 14 Adjusting the hand strap Adjust the hand strap to fit your hand 1 Open the cover and adjust the strap length 2 Close the cover firmly j 427 pu Attaching the shoulder strap We recommended that you attach the shoulder strap to help you avoid dropping the camera recorder r 13 416 inch 20 mm 13 4 inch or more 20 mm or more Ro all SN TEDA Lens hood Removing the lens hood e Turn the lens hood counterclockwise to remove it Cassette tapes Attaching the lens hood e Make sure that the larger flat part of the lens hood is pointing upward then fit it into place e Turn the lens hood clockwise to attach it Larger flat area E We recommend that you use the following mini DV cassette tapes with this camera recorder AY DVM63PQ Professional series tape 60 minutes in SP mode AY DVM63MQ Master series tape 60 minutes in SP mode E Although the picture quality of material shot in the LP mode is not bad mosaic like noise may appear limitations may apply to some of the memory func tions and or regular playback may not be possible when a tape shot in the LP mode using this camera recorder is played back in another digital video unit a tape shot in the LP mode using another digital video unit is played back in this camera recorder a tape shot in the
47. ar a rattling sound when tilt the camera recorder back and forth and the camera recorder If the REMOTE item setting does not correspond between the two units the remote control unit will not work There are some parts in the structure of the camera unit that make a rattling sound in the VCR mode or when the POWER lever is at the OFF position This is not a sign that something is broken Condensation How to find out whether there is condensation inside and what to do about it if it has formed If the condensation mark blinks after the camera recorder s power has been turned on it means that condensation has formed inside the camera recorder If this has happened the power is automatically turned off within a matter of seconds Take the following action Remove the cassette No other functions will be operational It may not even be possible to remove the cassette tape depending on the amount of condensation If this is the case wait two to three hours before removing the cassette Wait two to three hours with the cassette holder open The time you need to wait will differ depending on the amount of condensation and the ambient tem perature Tally lamp Turn on the power two to three hours later and check whether or not the condensation display has gone off To make doubly sure wait another hour or so after the condensation display has gone off before using the camera record
48. art shooting or recording after pressing the USER button the scene index will be recorded on the tape Recording the scene index enables you to search scene index search scenes during playback P47 Still shooting When you press the STILL Ii button or user button P68 allocated the still function the images still and you can shoot still pictures Press again to cancel e During still shooting you cannot change the aspect ratio effects P35 or color bar display P36 Color bars When you press the user button P68 allocated the COLOR BAR function during shooting or when shoot ing stills color bars complying with the SMPTE stan dard which come in handy for adjusting the picture quality of TV and external monitor images can be dis played When the button is pressed again the original image is restored When the ID information in the ID SET item on the RECORDING SETUP screen have been set using the menus P62 64 the ID information will be displayed on the screen along with the color bars P69 If the START STOP button is now pressed the images with ID information superimposed onto the color bars can be recorded on a tape e The color bars will not be displayed when the digital zooming is performed P31 Backup recording Switching to manual mode You can automatically record backups of the camera This camera recorder enables you to switch over to the images on an external unit P49 conne
49. as the corresponding buttons on the camera recorder 17 VAR SEARCH button P46 18 MENU button P23 25 27 42 62 64 19 A Y gt buttons P23 P25 29 42 44 46 47 62 63 Remote control unit Installing the battery 1 Pull out the battery holder while pressing the knob in the direction of arrow QB QA 2 Insert the battery with the marked side facing Nn 3 Return the holder to its original position ee Dr FR e When the battery CR2025 has run out replace it with a new one The service life of the battery is about one year although this depends on how often the remote control is used If the remote control unit fails to work even when it is operated near the cam era recorder s remote control sensor it means that the battery has run out Keep the battery out of the reach of small chil dren Setting the remote control unit When two camera recorders are used simultaneously either VCR1 or VCR2 can be set for this camera recorder and the wireless remote control unit so that the remote control unit will not be used to operate the wrong camera recorder by mistake e The remote control sensor used for this is located at the lower side of the lens on the camera recorder Point the wireless remote control unit towards the sensor when operating the camera recorder with it Setting procedure e Wireless remote control unit Press the STOP W and STILL ADV p buttons a
50. at will CAM OFF A ensure continuity with the time code Frame by frame shooting is not per already on the tape gee The time code is recorded in the REC Th E Ah RUN mode regardless of the setting framiaby tarne criooting rae o e eerece forthe TCG item When the START STOP button is Select this to record the time code using pressen reroromg serena TINE the value selected by the TC PRESET ea sia ane hen fhe tela om as the anital Value recorder is set to the REC PAUSE mode However when shooting with frame tof rame continuity has taken place the time REC TIME Use this to set the recording time for frameby code is recorded to ensure continuity with CAM frame shooting the time code already on the tape 0 5s 0 5 sec 1s 1 0 sec TC PRESET Use this to set the initial value of the time 1 58 1 5 sec 2s 2 0 sec CAM VCR code to be recorded The item takes effect when PRESET has been selected as the FIRST REC TC item setting 1394 UB Use this to select the user s bit to be recorded REGEN when recording the signals of the unit con VCR nected to the DV connector OFF The user s bit selected by the UB MODE item is recorded ON The user s bit of the signals input to the DV connector is recorded e When ON has been selected as this item s setting it takes precedence over the UB MODE item setting e If the signals do not contain the user s bit information the us
51. atile substances may distort the shape of the camera recorder and or cause its finish to peel off e Do not leave the camera recorder in contact with rub ber or PVC products for extended periods of time After use always remove the cassette and remove the battery or unplug the AC cord from the power outlet e If the cassette is left inside the camera recorder the tape may become slack or damaged e Leaving the battery on the camera recorder for an extended period may cause the battery voltage to drop excessively and it may not be possible to re use it even after charging it Battery characteristics This camera recorder uses a rechargeable lithium ion battery that uses its internal chemical reaction to gener ate electrical energy This reaction is easily influenced by the ambient temperature and humidity and the bat tery s effective operating time is reduced as the tem perature rises or falls When the battery is used in an environment where the temperature is very low it will not allow more than 5 minutes of operation If you let the battery get very hot its protection function will be triggered which will make it unusable for some time Always remove the battery after use If it is left inside a small amount of current will be con sumed even while the camera recorder s power is off Also if it is left inside for an extended period the bat tery may become overdischarged and it may not be possible to re use it e
52. ause mode for more than 5 minutes Check the setting you have selected for the TAPE PROTECT item on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Power goes off as soon as Has the battery run out P20 it is turned on If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or the h display appears it means that the battery has run out Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one e Has any condensation formed P77 At times when for instance the camera recorder is taken from a cold place to a heated room condensation may form inside If this happens the power is automatically turned off and the only operation that you will be able to perform is to remove the cassette Wait until the condensation has dried out Battery The battery runs down e Has the battery been fully charged P20 quickly Keep charging it until the AC adapter s CHARGE lamp goes off e Are you using the battery in a cold place The battery is affected by the ambient temperature Its operating time is reduced in low temperature locations e Has the battery reached the end of its service life The battery has a fixed service life which differs depending on how the battery is used If the battery operates only for a short period even when it is charged adequately it means that it has reached the end of its ser vice life The battery cannot be e Is the DC cord connected to the AC adapter charged You cannot charge the battery if this cord
53. ce this video unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other haz ards Refer all servicing to qualified service per sonnel Damage Requiring Service Unplug this video unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qual ified service personnel under the following condi tions a When the power supply cord or plug is dam aged b If any liquid has been spilled onto or objects have fallen into the video unit c If the video unit has been exposed to rain or water d If the video unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video unit to its normal peration e If the video unit has been dropped or the cabi net has been damaged f When the video unit exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for ser vice Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufac turer or have the same characteristics as the origi nal part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video unit ask the service techni cian to perform safet
54. cted HOUR 17 appears Turn the multi dial to set 2004 paaa 20 CLOCK SET SHUTTER IRI At PUSH MENU TO RETURN 2004 el ee MONTH APR v DAY 24 VOLNOR T Press the MENU button three times to exit the HOUR 13 menu mode MIN 7 MENU PUSH MENU TO RETURN Any year from 2000 to 2089 can be set 4 Press the multi dial to move the setting item to An error will gradually develop in the time so check MONTH that the time is correct before shooting CLOCK SET SHUTTERIIRIS A YEAR 2004 APR DAY 24 HOUR 13 MIN 7 PUSH MENU TO RETURN 26 Time data cont Charging the internal battery The calendar data year month day hours minutes is kept in the memory by the internal battery three months when fully charged When the display appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor screen it means that the battery has run out Follow the steps below to charge the battery Set the date and time after the battery is fully recharged 1 Connect the AC adapter to the camera recorder P10 e Keep the LCD monitor closed N Leave the POWER lever at the OFF position 3 Leave the camera recorder like this for about 4 hours e The internal battery is charged during this time Setting the user s bit By setting the user s bit you can store 8 digit informa tion such as the date and time in the hexadecimal for mat on the tape s sub code track The user s bit settings are automatically saved in the memory and
55. cted to the DV manual mode which enables you to perform the opera connector tions listed below manually Set the method used to control the external unit using e Focusing P37 the DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL items on the e Shutter speed P38 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen P72 e Iris P39 e Gain P39 e White balance P40 41 Remember the following when you record back ups of images e The menu item settings are retained in the memory even when the power is turned off This means that if the camera recorder is used with the settings for Focusing ssid backup recording still in effect images on tapes in any unit that has been connected may be overwrit ten With this camera recorder you can select either auto focusing or manual focusing i When the AUTO MANUAL selector switch is set to If you have performed backup recording check the MANUAL and the FOCUS button is pressed manual menu item settings before you operate the camera focusing is selected and MF appears on the screen recorder i Use the focus ring to bring the subject into focus If another AG DVC60 is used as the external unit Press the FOCUS button again to switch back to auto for the backup recording select OFF as the DV focusing CONTROL item setting for the external unit and then set it to the VCR mode before use Backup recording may not work properly if two or more external units are connected Make sure that the DV cable IEEE 1394 used to
56. cting the sub items 63 Headphones 00 00 0ee cece ee eees 49 Entering the settings 0 00 63 Digital video equipment 49 Setting other sub items 64 TUSGE oie cn eccrine atten tho re Stace debate 50 Returning to the main item screen 64 Wid O ET 5a ccxtonadoe EEEE 50 Setting other main items 64 External microphone 0005 51 Releasing the menu mode 64 Audio dubbing 0cceceeeeeees 52 Initializing the menu settings 64 Dubbing ccccccceeceeeeeeeees 54 Menu configuration 45 65 Analog input 0 0 0 ee eee eee 54 CAMERA mode menu 65 Analog Output ies ecw gic de dimn ai 55 VCR mode menu 2 2 22 eee 65 Digital input output 6 c esencereaeeevnns 56 SCENE FILE screen 5 66 CAMERA SETUP screen 0 05 66 DISPLAYS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen 67 SW MODE screen 0000 0 ee eee 68 Screen displays 0000 eee 57 RECORDING SETUP screen 69 Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 57 AV IN OUT SETUP screen 05 In VCR mode only 2 0 200 ee ee 60 DISPLAY SETUP screen 22 2 Warnings f 2ttcrieraigd dex deaecaet ciceeue enn eue cyanate dd 60 OTHER FUNCTIONS screen Using the MODE CHK button
57. de and user s bit cannot be reset using the RESET button counter Counter memory function After shooting or playback the tape can first be returned to near the position reset to zero using the counter memory and then stopped automatically 1 Press the COUNTER button to display the counter memory 2 At the desired position on the tape press the RESET button counter to reset the counter mem ory display ow Proceed with playback or shooting A Press the MODE button to set the camera recorder to the VCR mode Q cam Over POWER of W 5 When the tape is rewound or fast forwarded it stops automatically near where the counter mem ory display was reset OO O feanew CPL FF a G BND eneco Anus When adding sound to an existing recording by audio dubbing you can use this function to set the point at which the audio dubbing is to end P52 Connecting external units Headphones S VIDEO ViDEO OUT MO cm AYDIS cH2 4 O d a q i a EDITING DV cable option 4 pin type You cannot use the DV cable at the same time as an S cable with a lock e Before proceeding to connect or disconnect the DV cable IEEE1394 be absolutely sure to turn off the power of the units that are to be connected or disconnected using this cable Before proceeding
58. displayed the video level is indicated at the bottom left of the screen The video level is displayed as a percentage from 0 to 99 and 99 appears when the level exceeds 99 Video level detection area 99 t Markers Video level The regular screen is restored when the ZEBRA button is pressed again e The video level and video level detection area will not be displayed when the digital zooming is performed P31 Field and frame shooting This camera recorder normally shoots scenes using field recording 60 fields per second When FRAME has been selected as the REC MODE setting for the SETTING item on the SCENE FILE screen using the menus P62 64 scenes can be shot using frame recording 30 frames per second P66 When playing back still pictures high quality images can be obtained e If normal moving image playback is performed the images will appear jerky Field recording poAeBoBeCoCdbopdeo eo FeGose oo lo When you are going to shoot scenes using frame recording we recommend that you set the shutter speed to 1 60 P38 Frame by frame shooting When ON has been selected as the ONESHOT REC item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen using the menus P62 64 frame by frame shooting can be performed P70 The number of seconds for the shooting is set using the REC TIME item on the same screen When the START STOP button is pre
59. ds and then the image is played back as a still picture If you continue still picture playback for 5 or more minutes the camera recorder is set to the stop mode in order to safeguard the heads from wear PLAYBACK SCENE When the INDEX button is pressed once S1 is displayed and the tape is cued back or forward to the image containing the photo index signal Each time this button is pressed again after opera tion has started S2 and then S3 are displayed and the tape is cued up to the second and subse quent scenes When the tape is cued up playback starts from that section Up to the ninth scene before or ahead on the tape can be specified for cue up The function may not work properly if the interval between one index and the next is less than one minute 47 48 Counter Counter display You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback by pressing the COUNTER button START oare Horo Sioe oso TME SKOF The following data is selected in turn each time the COUNTER button is pressed 0 00 00 Counter value M 0 00 00 Counter memory Dd TC XX XX XX XX Time code Ad UB XX XX XX XX User s bit Returns to original screen e What is shown on the counter can be reset to zero by pressing the RESET button counter while the counter value or counter memory is displayed e The time co
60. ds are dirty This blinks when the cassette tape has not been inserted or the one that has been inserted is set to the recording inhibited status MIEND This blinks when the tape has come to its end This blinks if a problem has occurred in the cam era recorder while taking a selfportrait in the mir ror mode This blinks when the internal battery for the cal endar has run out P26 Squeeze information 25 24 23 EJ Items with the CIJ mark next to their numbers in 22 the figure at left are also displayed in the VCR 21 qq Mode as camera data when ON has been 20 selected as the CAMERA DATA item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen P71 19 GA 18 Ga 17 16 15 Back up unit modes The status modes of the backup unit connected to the DV connector is displayed here No status is displayed when OFF has been selected as the DV CONTROL item setting on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen P72 DV Recording DVII Recording standby xe The backup unit cannot be controlled DV The backup unit has not been connected DV The backup unit is connected but it is not in the recording or recording standby mode EDITING Recording time mode SP SP standard play mode LP LP long play mode DISPLAYS This display appears when recording with SQUEEZE selected as the ASPECT CONV item setting on the CAMERA SETUP screen or when images recorded in the
61. e When you shoot with the AUTO MANUAL selector switch at the AUTO position the white balance is adjusted automatically while scenes are being recorded As the white balance sensor is used to detect the light source during shooting so the camera recorder can adjust the white balance do not cover the sensor with your hand or anything else I gt G KCN If you press the USER button to which the AWB LOCK function has been allocated P68 when you are shoot ing in the auto white balance mode the white balance at the time the button was pressed is used until the but ton is pressed again Each time the button is pressed the camera recorder switches between auto white balance and W LOCK Setting the white balance Select the white balance setting mode if the white bal ance needs to be adjusted very precisely e Before shooting in areas with a 50 Hz power line fre quency or adjusting the white balance set the shutter speed to 1 100 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL selector switch to MAN UAL e No adjustments can be performed with this switch at AUTO 2 Press the WHITE BAL button to select the desired white balance setting mode Setting mode W LOCK Lock mode The current white balance is retained 91 Indoor incandescent bulb mode Incandescent bulbs halogen lamps Outdoor mode Outdoors under clear skies Na Set mode e Mercury vapor lamps some fluorescent lamps e Lights used fo
62. e underside of the Camera Recorder AC Adapter e The rating plate is on the underside of the AC Adapter e Disconnect the AC mains plug from the AC mains socket when not in use 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is oper ated Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future refer ence Heed Warnings All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and mainte nance instructions should be followed Cleaning Unplug this video unit from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a dry cloth for cleaning Attachments Do not use attachments not rec ommended by the video product manufacturer as they may be hazardous Water and Moisture Do not use this video unit near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet base ment or near a swimming pool and the like Accessories Do not place this video unit on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The video unit may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the unit Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recom mended by the manufacturer or sold with the video unit Any mounting of the unit should follow the manufacturer s instructions and shou
63. ecorded blanks the tape will stop at the end of the tape e If shooting is started immediately after an unrecorded blank has been found the scene will be recorded with frame to frame continuity following on from the last frame e You cannot allocate functions to USER 3 USER1 button USER2 button Index search This function searches for the index signals recorded on the tape so that the tape can be cued up to a partic ular part Index searches can only be performed using the remote control unit 2 Press one of the INDEX buttons PP or ked on the remote control unit 1 Using the menus P62 64 select the index to be searched at the SEARCH item on the PLAYBACK FUNCTION screen PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS SHUTTERIIRIS A E SEARCH gt PHOTO SCENE 32K 12bit AUDIO e To stop the search at any time press the STOP but ton W gt ST1 AUDIO OUT CH1 CH2 Index signals This camera recorder can record index signals that serve as a guide for tape cue up PUSH MENU TO RETURN e Photo index These signals are recorded when a tape has been recorded using the photo shot technique P33 e Scene index These signals are recorded when index recording has been performed P36 PHOTO When the INDEX button is pressed the tape is cued back or forward to the image containing the photo index signal When the tape is cued it is played back for about 4 secon
64. ecorder returns to the original zoom position This function is useful when you are shooting with man ual focusing Backlight compensation function When shooting subjects in backlight conditions press the USER button P68 to which you have allocated the BACKLIGHT backlight compensation function Backlight compensation prevents the image of the sub ject from turning out dark When the backlight compensation is activated appears on the screen Press the USER button again to release the backlight compensation e This function is activated when auto mode is used for the iris adjustment AE lock function This function locks the shutter speed and iris for as long as you shoot when you press the USER button P68 to which the AE lock function has been allocated When you zoom in on a subject so that it appears larger on the screen and then press the USER button the shutter speed and iris that are suitable for the sub ject are fixed Even when the brightness of the background changes you can shoot the subject at the same brightness level Wo appears on the screen while the AE lock function is working Index recording The scene index signals are recorded on the tape when you press the USER button P68 to which you have allocated the INDEX function during shooting or recording The scene index recording standby status is estab lished when you press the USER button in the shooting or recording pause mode If you st
65. ed to a USER button on the camera recorder audio dubbing can be performed sound can be added by operating that button in the same way as the PAUSE button I on the remote control unit e You cannot allocate functions to USER 3 USER1 button USER2 button H Listening to sound that has been dubbed You can switch between the sound that has been dubbed and the sound heard during shooting using the 32K 12bit AUDIO item setting on the PLAY BACK FUNCTION screen P67 ST1 The sound heard during shooting is played back ST2 The sound that has been dubbed on a recording is played back MIX Both the sound heard during shooting and that you have dubbed on a recording are played back at the same time E Performing audio dubbing as you listen to it You can monitor the sound by setting ST2 while audio dubbing is temporarily suspended If you use headphones when performing audio dub bing on a recording using mic input you can listen to the sound being dubbed When you perform audio dubbing using line input from the audio component connected to the AUDIO IN OUT jack you can listen to the sound being dubbed through the speakers Input channels and the tracks recorded Audio mode Input channel Audio track CH1 CH1 CH3 32K 12 bit CH2 CH2 CH4 CH1 CH1 48K 16 bit CH2 CH2 Note In the LP mode you cannot dub after recording as the track on the tape is thin
66. een Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode SEARCH Use this to set the operation to be performed AUDIO OUT Use this to set the audio signals to be output VCR when an INDEX button PPI or keq on the VCR from the AV IN OUT jack when the tape is remote control unit is pressed played back PHOTO CH1 CH2 A photo search is conducted P47 CH1 output CH1 signals SCENE CH2 output CH2 signals An index search is conducted P47 CH1 32K 12bit Use this to set the sound to be output as CH1 CH1 output CH1 signals AUDIO and CH2 signals when playing back a tape CH2 output CH1 signals VCR that was recorded in the 32K 12 bit audio CH2 j mode CH1 output CH2 signals ST1 CH2 output CH2 signals This selects the sound that was recorded during shooting CH1 signals CH1 track CH2 signals CH2 track ST2 This selects the sound that was dubbed on the recording CH1 signals CH3 track CH2 signals CH4 track MIX This mixes the sound that was recorded during shooting and the sound that was dubbed on the recording CH1 signals CH1 CH3 tracks CH2 signals CH2 CH4 tracks lt Note gt When sound is recorded in the 48K 16 bit audio mode CH3 and CH4 do not exist so the following always stands CH1 signals CH1 track CH2 signals CH2 track The underlining indicates the factory setting 32K 12bit AUDIO item AUDIO OUT item sett
67. een away from the subject until the adjustments are completed e If these steps are taken during shooting only the white balance will be adjusted e f the white balance cannot be adjusted satisfacto rily because the place is extremely bright or extremely dark the N display will blink slowly e The white balance cannot be adjusted manually while digital zooming is performed with x160 selected as the D ZOOM item P69 setting on the SW MODE screen SHOOTING 41 42 Audio input select and level adjustments Selecting audio input Use the AUDIO IN switch to switch input between the built in microphone an external microphone an exter nal microphone XLR and an external line XLR AUDIO IN SW You can record simultaneously from CH1 and CH2 by setting each for FRONT and REAR You cannot how ever record simultaneously from the built in micro phone and EXT MIC P53 Input channels and the tracks recorded When using the built in microphone FRONT Audio level adjustments You can adjust the level of the audio input 7 from a microphone and the headphone O volume to suit the shooting conditions You can adjust the AUDIO LEVEL dial up CH1 to a maximum of 8dB Ea Adjusting the headphone volume 1 Hold down the MENU button until the MONITOR LEVEL SETUP screen appears MONITOR LEVEL SETUP PAU MENU SE MONITOR LEVEL gt EN PUSH M
68. eing shot and the lighting conditions 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL selector switch to MAN UAL e No adjustments can be performed with this switch at AUTO 2 Press the multi dial SHUTTERIIRIS A gt 1 60 The shutter speed is displayed on the screen Shutter speed adjustment 3 Turn the multi dial to select the shutter speed SHUTTER IRI AA 1 120 5 oop BN VOL JOG Slow shutter speeds 1 4 1 8 1 15 1 30 Regular shutter speeds 1 60 1 100 1 4000 1 8000 Synchro scan shutter speeds 1 60 3 1 250 0 Adjusting the slow shutter speed You cannot switch to the slow shutter speed while you are shooting at a normal shutter speed Neither can you switch to the normal shutter speed while you are shooting at a slow shutter speed To make the switch first set the camera recorder to the shooting pause mode and then select the nor mal shutter speed or slow shutter speed you desire Turn the multi dial in the direction for reducing the shutter speed until SLOW appears on the screen SHUTTER IRI AA 2 We vu VOL JOG SLOW When the multi dial is pressed the number repre senting the slow shutter speed appears on the screen SHUTTER IRIS 1 30 Turn the multi dial to select the slow shutter speed SHUTTERIIRI TA VOL JOG 1 15 a PUSH Returning to the normal shutter speed Turn
69. en press the SNS button Lens hood SNS button Qo Infrared light High sensitivity gt Shutter Recorded A IR light 7 shooting mode speed image IR 1 60 sec Lighted Black and SUPER_IR white 1 4 sec COLOR_NS Off Color SNS Super Night Shooting system e You can only adjust the gain when in the IR or SUPER IR modes You can adjust both the gain and aperture with the multi dial in the COLOR NS mode P39 You can change the lighting control of the IR light using the IR LED item on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen P73 Do not look directly at the IR light when it is on Do not cover the IR light with your hand or anything else For shooting at an even higher sensitivity we recom mend that you use the optional IR light Performing high sensitivity shooting may give rise to such problems as after image a deterioration in the image quality and difficulties in focusing When SUPER_IR or COLOR_NS has been selected as the high sensitivity shooting mode images are shot with the CCD taking about 16 times more time than usual to accumulate the signals As a result very small brilliant points that are not usu ally visible may be recorded as the images this is normal and does not indicate an error or malfunction ing Vibration reduction function If you are going to hold the camera to shoot you can use the vibration reduction function to achieve shooting with m
70. er s bit is not recorded If no signals are input to the DV connector the UB MODE item setting is used for the recording The underlining indicates the factory setting AV IN OUT SETUP screen DISPLAY SETUP screen OFF ON Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode A DUB Use this to select the sound to be recorded ZEBRA Use this to set the brightness level at which INPUT when performing audio dubbing DETECT the zebra patterns are to be displayed VCR MIC CAM 80 85 90 95 100 105 The sound of the internal microphone or VIDEO OUT Select the ON setting to output the informa external microphone is recorded P52 OSD tion displayed on the screen together with the A_IN CAM VCR signals from the VIDEO IN OUT jack The sound of the audio unit connected to OFF ON ao IN OUT Jack is recorded oan vee oor this to set hahaa to onan the oae If audio dubbing is performed on a recordin and or time on the screen and on the signals sich wae miade in ihe AUK 46 bit Eade that are output from the VIDEO IN OUT jack mode the sound heard during shooting will cL date arid timeare not displayed be overwritten and the dubbed sound TIME prayers recorded in its place er eee eee The time is displayed DV OUT Select the ON setting when converting analog DATE VCR input signals into digital signals and output The date is displayed
71. er again Also remember that even when the condensation display has not appeared condensation may be forming e Condensation builds up gradually so the condensa tion display may not appear for 10 to 15 minutes after it has started to form inside e In very cold areas the condensation may freeze If this happens it will take another two to three hours for it to thaw out The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by selecting ON as the REC LAMP item P72 setting on the OTHER FUNC TIONS screen When the camera recorder is in any of the following statuses the tally lamp blinks e When the remaining charge of the battery is low e When there is not much tape left e When trouble has occurred in the tape transport system e When an operation initiated by the remote control unit has been received e When the camera recorder s mode is being switched to shooting System resetting Tally lamp Reset the system microcomputer if you can no longer operate the camera recorder even though its power is on or a similar kind of a problem has occurred Use a pointed object to press the RESET button on the camera recorder This will reset the system microcomputer The menu settings entered and memory contents will not be cleared even when the system is reset Do not press the RESET button when the camera recorder is operating normally RESET button TROUBLE SHOOTING
72. er whether the high sensitivity shoot ing mode is established or not Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode BEEP Select ON to be warned by a beep that the USER FILE LOAD SOUND shooting has started or ended or that a prob CAM VCR The menu except scene file settings CAM lem has occurred which were saved last are loaded OFF ON SAVE TER The changed menu settings are saved The beeps are output as audio signals from INITIAL the PHONES jack and AV IN OUT jack When The menu settings are returned to the fac a beep is sounded the audio signals from the tory settings built in microphone are muted and the beep e When the power is turned off without is output instead selecting SAVE the VCR mode menu set One beep sounds tings will be saved but the CAMERA mode e when the POWER lever is set to the ON menu settings will be returned to the origi position nal settings e when shooting has started e When a LOAD or INITIAL operation has Two beeps sound been performed set the camera e when shooting is paused recorder s POWER lever first to the OFF 10 beeps sound in succession position and then back to ON in order to e when a cassette tape has not been inserted ensure that the settings concerned will e when the cassette tape is set to the record take effect ing inhibited status a HOUR Use this to display the total running time a 5 when condensation has formed inside the METER d
73. era recorder Accessories Battery AC adapter AC cord DC cord Wireless remote control Shoulder strap Mini DV cassette tape Eye cup Button battery AY DVM63MQ CR2025 SF For the battery and AC adapter model numbers refer to the OPTIONAL UNITS section P81 Attaching the eye cup To attach the eye cup align the profections on the eye cup holder and eye cup and fit the holder and eye cup together e Turning the eye cup after attaching it to its holder may cause the holder a Projection to become disengaged O O _ Eye cup Eye cup holder Contents Adjusting the hand strap 14 BEFORE USE Attaching the shoulder strap 14 Operating precautions 8 Lens hood 006 0 cece eee e eee 15 Checking the system operations 10 Cassette tapes 0020 cece cece eee 15 Getting ready 1 0 0 0 cece 10 Connecting the power cord 10 DESC RIPTION OF PARTS Inserting the cassette tape 10 Turning on the power 2ececeeeees 11 Camera recorder auauna aana 16 Shooting 0 00 0 eevee eee eee eeeeeees 11 Wireless remote control unit 18 Checking what you have shot rec check 12 Removing the tape 2 6 00 cee ee 12 Turning off the power 00 13 Disco
74. es on the view ae a oie does not per amp i g operation CAM VCR finder screen in color BOTH ee images are displayed in black and The images shot using the cameras recorder are recorded by both the camera white recorder and the backup unit ON CHAIN The images are displayed in color When the camera recorder s tape EVF DETAIL When ON is selected the contours of the approaches its end during shooting CAM VCR images in the viewfinder and on the LCD recording is automatically started by the monitor are emphasized to make focusing backup unit that has been waiting in the easier i recording standby mode Pasa ee eored will be normal DV Use this to set the recording operation to be rages a out emphasized contours CMD SEL performed by the backup unit when the cam it CAM era recorder s START STOP button is pressed REC _P The START STOP button switches between recording and rec pause STOP The START STOP button switches between recording and stop lt Note gt If the backup unit does not have a rec pause function select STOP REC LAMP Select ON to light the tally lamp during shoot CAM ing P77 OFF ON The underlining indicates the factory setting OTHER FUNCTIONS screen recording P32 AUTO The infrared light comes on as soon as the high sensitivity shooting mode is estab lished OFF The infrared light does not come on no matt
75. est suits the application and shooting conditions e The brightness and hue may differ between the images appearing on the viewfinder and LCD monitor and those displayed on a TV monitor To see how the final images will appear check them ona TV monitor Using the viewfinder 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position and check that images appear in the viewfinder e Keep the LCD monitor closed POWER off YW 2 Adjust the viewfinder s angle so that the screen is positioned where it is easiest to see 3 Move the viewfinder to the position that best suits you 1 Loosen the lock ring 2 Adjust the position of the viewfinder 3 Tighten the lock ring 4 Adjust the diopter adjustment lever so that the char acters on the viewfinder screen are seen most clearly Viewfinder Diopter adjustment lever Do not point the viewfinder at the sun Doing so may damage the parts inside Using the LCD monitor 1 Set the POWER lever to the ON position 2 Open the LCD monitor while holding down the panel locking button The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum angle of 90 Forcing it past this point will damage the cam era recorder 3 Position the LCD monitor where it is easiest to see e The monitor can be rotated by 180 degrees toward the lens and 90 degrees toward you Forcing the monitor beyond these angles or attempting to close the monitor while it has been rotated by 90 degrees
76. g for release the button Upon completion of the image search operation returns to the shooting pause mode Zoom functions This camera recorder comes with a x16 optical zoom Press the main unit s ZOOM buttons gently for slow zooming press them more forcefully for fast zooming The zoom speed resulting when the buttons are pressed gently can be set using the ZOOM MODE item P69 on the SW MODE screen You can change the zoom speed for the HANDLE ZOOM with the ZOOM SPEED switch When you are not using the HANDLE ZOOM in the HANDLE ZOOM item select L OFF H and set ZOOM SPEED SW to OFF M HANDLE ZOOM button T for zooming in W for zooming out Focus ring T for zooming in W for zooming out ZOOM SPEED switch 15 i ee DIGITAL ZOOM button cof The digital zoom function is made operational by press ing the DIGITAL ZOOM button in the shooting pause mode When x24 is selected as the D ZOOM item P69 set ting on the SW MODE screen the digital zoom function works at the following magnification levels each time this button is pressed x1 25 x1 5 x1 OFF Zooming at a maximum level of k24 is possible at this setting If on the other hand x160 is selected as the item s setting the digital zoom function works at the following magnification levels each time this button is pressed x2 x5 x10 m x1 OFF Zooming at a maximum level of x160 is possible at this setting
77. g the 12 bit 32kHz 4 channel system Use this mode when you want to keep the sound that was heard while you were shooting even after audio dubbing has been performed 48K 16bit The sound is recorded using the 16 bit 48kHz sys tem 2 channels with a good sound quality When audio dubbing is performed the sound that was heard while you were shooting will be erased 3 Select the sound to be recorded using the A DUB INPUT item on the AV IN OUT SETUP screen P71 MIC The sound of the built in or external microphone is recorded A_IN The sound of the audio component connected to the AUDIO IN OUT jack is recorded 4 Find the scene where the sound is to be added and set the camera recorder to the still picture play back mode P45 52 5 Press the A DUB button on the remote control unit to establish the status ready for audio dubbing A DUBIE COUNTER RESET TILE zoom 6 Press the PAUSE button If on the remote control unit and start input of the sound to be dubbed A DUB gt mewe Fre r Ga braw INDEX Si 7 When the PAUSE button I on the remote control unit is pressed the camera recorder reurns to the still picture playback mode If more sound is to be dubbed repeat steps 5 and 8 When the STOP button MM on the remote control unit is pressed audio dubbing is stopped When the AUDIO DUB sound adding function is allocat
78. gg rl y5 Cleaning the video heads 0s 78 Displays 2 cece ccc cceceeeveveveeeees 75 Maintenance cautions ipp udt HES SOEU ERNE eee 78 Playback images o aonan annon nanana 75 Storage precautions 79 Playback sound 0 00 eeeeeee 76 Specifications 2 0 eee eee 80 Time data 22 2 2 0 ecsiicwh ikea scanioeetavnte cua in thy wed Peden 25 PREPARATION Adjusting the calendar 25 Remote control unit 00 19 Charging the internal battery 26 Installing the battery 0 005 19 Setting the user s bit 600 00 c eee ee 26 Setting the remote control unit 19 Setting the time code 04 27 Battery si oere reberen suuin pa Feeweeeag 20 Specifying the time code 28 CIARGING geessie keam anana oa re a 20 MOUNTING 25 dere oh ete sananen create oee 21 REMOVING anore os shied Aeron E EEE 21 Viewfinder 00 e eee eee 22 Using the viewfinder 0 22 Using the LCD monitor 22 Counter errasti idee ik 48 Sa Counter display 0020 eee eeee 48 Counter memory function 4 48 Menu operations 000 62 Setting the menu mode 05 62 EDITING Selecting the main items 62 Connecting external units 49 Sele
79. hielded interface cable when connecting to external units Also any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment could void the user s authority to operate it CAUTION Do not install or place this unit in a book case built in cabinet or any other confined space in order to maintain adequate ventila tion Ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation to prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating E indicates safety information CAUTION Danger of explosion or fire if battery is mis treated e Replace only with same or specified type e Do not disassemble or dispose of in fire e Do not store in temperatures over 140 F 60 C e Use specified charger for rechargeable batteries e Do not recharge the battery if it is not a rechargeable type For Remote Controller e Replace battery with part No CR2025 only e Do not recharge the battery Notice U S A only This product has a fluorescent lamp that con tains a small amount of mercury It also contains lead in some components Dis posal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental consid erations For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electron ics Industries Alliance lt http www eiae org gt Important Safeguards Camera Recorder e The rating plate is on th
80. hots with an ordinary camera When the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed in the shooting pause mode a still picture lasting for about 7 seconds is recorded Once the still picture has been recorded the camera recorder is set to the shooting pause mode A photo index for images recorded using the photo shot function is created enabling you to perform a photo index search when the tape is played back to find any still pictures you have recorded P47 e While shooting is in progress still pictures cannot be recorded even when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed bare oso TIME COUNTER RESET iy BINP onec SHOOTING 33 34 Shooting techniques for different targets cont Zebra pattern When the ZEBRA button is pressed parts that may be whitened out due to overexposure can be displayed in stripes e Parts that are extremely bright e Parts that reflect a lot of light By adjusting the iris and shutter speed in the manual mode to remove the areas with zebra patterns you can obtain images with minimal whitened out areas You can set the brightness level at which the zebra pat terns are to be displayed by using the menus P62 64 and the ZEBRA DETECT item on the DISPLAY SETUP screen P71 The markers are displayed when the ZEBRA button is pressed again When the ZEBRA button is pressed again while zebra patterns are displayed markers will appear at the cen ter of the screen When these markers are
81. igit figure in 1 hour increments of the cylin camera recorder f CAM VCR der head e when a problem has occurred in the cam era recorder CLOCK SET Use this to set the camera recorder s internal CAM VCR calendar TIME SHIFT The time set using this item is added to the CAM VCR clock time of the internal calendar time differ ence compensation and displayed on the viewfinder and LCD monitor The added time is also recorded on the tape 23h 1h OFF 1h 23h In 1 hour increments TAPE When the camera recorder has been left in PROTECT the pause mode for about 5 minutes it is CAM automatically set to the tape protection mode Use this item to select the kind of tape protec tion mode to be established POWER OFF The camera recorder s power is set to OFF STBY The cylinder head is set to the stop status IR LED Use this to set the control over the infrared CAM light which is used during high sensitivity The underlining indicates the factory setting 73 74 Before calling for service Power supply There s no power e Have the battery and AC adapter been connected properly P10 21 Check the connections again Power shuts off for no e To prevent the battery from running down needlessly and to safe P73 apparent reason guard the tape from wear the camera recorder s power is automat ically turned off when the camera recorder has been left in the shooting p
82. index recording P36 the button is released At the same time USER2 This enables one function to be allocated to the sound is also faded in CAM VCR the USER2 button BLACKFADE 3 For further details refer to the USER1 item Select this to fade out the whole image in aek anere button in Ga auring E Camera menu mode PREO E AA PUSH AF ZOOM PUSH AF WHITE Conversel fade in in black occurs when BAL AWB LOCK BACKLIGHT SPOT the alten released At the same time LIGHT REC CHECK D ZOOM WHITE the sound is also faded in FADE BLACKFADE PHOTO SHOT PHOTO SHOT i INDEX SNS EVF DTL LUMI FLICK AE Select this for photo shot recording P33 LOCK STILL COLOR BAR EFFECT INDEX Select this for index recording P36 E VCR menu mode SNS BLANK SEARCH AUDIO DUB INDEX Select this tp setthe camerarecorder to USER3 This enables one function to be allocated to the USER3 button For further details refer to the USER1 item E Camera menu mode PUSH AF ZOOM PUSH AF WHITE BAL AWB LOCK BACKLIGHT SPOT LIGHT REC CHECK D ZOOM WHITE FADE BLACKFADE PHOTO SHOT INDEX SNS EVF DTL LUMI FLICK AE LOCK STILL COLOR BAR EFFECT SW MODE screen RECORDING SETUP screen x24 x160 Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode FOCUS Use this to select the function to be allocated
83. ings and audio track signals output from the AUDIO IN OUT jack Audio recording 32K 12bit AUDIO AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN OUT jack AUDIO IN OUT jack mode item setting item setting CH1 output CH2 output CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 ST1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH2 i CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 32K 12 bit sT2 CH1 CH3 CH3 CH2 CH4 CH4 MIX CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 48K 16 bit CH1 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH2 67 68 Menu configuration cont SW MODE screen the high sensitivity shooting mode P32 The underlining indicates the factory setting CAM VCR Item Item Display Description of settings Display Description of settings mode mode USER1 This enables one function to be allocated to EVF DTL CAM VCR the USER1 button Select this to emphasize the outlines of the images on the screen when the button Hi Camera menu mode is pressed so that the subject becomes i easier to bring into focus PUSH AF ZOOM i bring into fe EVF DTL ON Select this to execute one touch zooming appears for ape 2 aan in cemar P36 of the screen after the button has been PUSH AF pressed However the regular images are Select this to switch to auto focus mode woa is ee not the ones with their when the camera recorder is operated in outlines emphasized the manual focus mode but only while the The enana images are Poro DY press button is held down i
84. inimal vibration camera shake W appears on the screen when this function is work ing To release the function press the OIS Optical Image Stabilizer button When the OIS button is pressed again the function is reactivated If you use a tripod you can obtain natural images by shooting with the vibration reduction function released e It may not be possible to reduce the vibration at such times when the vibration is severe or when a moving subject is being tracked and shot at the same time e The vibration reduction function may not work prop erly when the digital zoom function is working Wind noise reduction When ON has been selected as the WIND CUT item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen using the menus P62 64 the noise created by wind blowing into the microphone on very windy days can be reduced P69 When the wind noise reduction is activated WIND CUT appears on the screen e The wind noise reduction function works for both the internal microphone and external microphone e f there is any bass sound some of it may be reduced along with the wind noise e This function turns on or off for both channel 1 and channel 2 Movie like shooting When 4 MOVIE LIKE has been selected as the SCENE FILE item setting on the SCENE FILE screen using the menus P62 64 you can shoot movie like images Photo shots You can record still pictures on tape just as if you were taking snaps
85. io transmitter or high voltage equipment may adversely affect the recorded images and or sound Do not allow any sand or dust to get into the cam era recorder when using it at the beach and other similar places e Sand and dust can damage the camera recorder and cassette Be especially careful when inserting or removing the cassettes AC adapter and battery e f the battery has become extremely hot or cold or if it has not been used for a long time and has no charge he CHARGE lamp will blink several times and charg ing will start automatically e If the CHARGE lamp continues to blink even when he battery temperature is normal it may mean that something is wrong with the battery or AC adapter Consult your dealer When the battery is warm it will take longer to charge han normal e When the AC adapter is used near a radio the sound rom the radio may be distorted Keep the AC adapter at least a yard away from the radio e Noise may be heard while the AC adapter is being used however this is not a sign of malfunctioning Do not drop the camera recorder while carrying it e Strong impact may damage the camera recorder to the extent that it will no longer operate properly e When carrying the camera recorder around use the hand strap handle or shoulder strap and remember to handle it carefully Do not expose the camera recorder to insect sprays or volatile substances e Contact with insect sprays or vol
86. ion Reed Solomon product code AUDIO Sampling frequency 48 kHz 32 kHz Quantizing 16 bits 12 bits Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz Wow amp flutter Below measurable limits CONNECTORS MIC Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm diameter Mic sensitivity 70 dBV XLR AUDIO IN XLR CH1 CH2 high impedance 0 60dBu LINE MIC selectable VIDEO IN OUT Pin jack input output switched automatically Analog composite input output 1 0 V p p 75Q S VIDEO IN OUT input output switched automatically S connector Y C separate signal input output Y 1 0 V p p C 0 286 V p p 75 Q AUDIO IN OUT Pin jack CH1 CH2 input output switched automat ically Input 10 dBV high impedance Output 10 dBV low impedance DC input INPUT 7 9 V DC 7 9 V PHONES Stereo mini jack 3 5 mm diameter 100 Q DV 4 pins digital input output compliant with IEEE 1394 standard CAM REMOTE Mini jack 2 5 mm diameter AC ADAPTER Power Source 110 120 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 18 W E indicates safety information Weight 0 35 Ib 0 16 kg Dimensions WxHxD 2 13 16 inch x 1 13 16 inch x 4 5 8 inch 70 mm x 44 5 mm x 116 mm OPTIONAL UNITS Wide conversion lens AG LW4307P Stereo microphone for connection to a stereo jack AG MC15P Infrared light AG YRL30G Battery CGR D16 1600 mAh CGP D28 2800 mAh CGA D54 5400 mAh equivalent to accessory battery AC adapter kit AG B15 equivalent to acce
87. is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug still fails to fit con tact your electrician to replace your obsolete out let Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug The 3 wire grounding type plug will fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety fea ture If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords of plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit Important Safeguards 13 NEC NATIONAL Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video unit be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Part 1 of the Canadian Electrical Code in USA Section 810 of the National Electrical Code provides infor mation with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna dis charge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the
88. isplayed can be set Z00 by using the menus P62 64 to select the DISPLAY TC 12 34 56 00 125X item setting on the DISPLAY SETUP screen P71 SP MINL W When PARTIAL is selected as the DISPLAY item SQU MONIE LIKE MF setting WIPE NU U1 PUSH AF ZM 41 100 U 2 BACKLIGHT F5 6 D16X 200 U3 AE LOCK 18 1 25 X SNS IR SNS w WINDCU SQU ME R NOV 30 2003 23 59 59 WIPE NY 48K M he DOEDE Omama N A 1 100 F5 6 18 8 R NOV 30 2003 23 59 59 M kxxmn ANAND When ALL is selected as the DISPLAY item set ting D16X 00 1 25 X SP MNL W SQU ME WIPE Nw 1 100 F5 6 188 SNS WINDCU N gt R NOV 30 2003 23 59 59 S 48K M kkm ANAND a ay 61 62 Menu operations Using menus you can change the camera recorder s settings to suit the scenes to be shot or material to be recorded e You cannot perform menu operations while you are shooting or recording Setting the menu mode 1 Press the MENU button e When the remote control unit is used L pon pare Proto oso Ste aor SA counen RESET TITLE zoom i pame E GII er INDEX STOP INDEX The main items now appear on the screen e The camera menu appears in the CAMERA mode he VCR menu appears in the VCR mode CAMERA mode CAMERA MENU CAMER SETUP SW MODE RECORDING SETUP
89. k frame feed playback in reverse direction BLANK Blank search xox xx lt Variable speed search variable speed search in reverse directio 29 30 31 32 One shot recording An asterisk x appears when the camera recorder has been set up for frame feed recording It blinks in the shooting pause mode P34 Counter The following data is selected in turn each time the COUNTER button is pressed 0 00 00 Counter value M 0 00 00 Counter value in counter memory mode TC XX XX XX XX Time code value TC x appears when this value cannot be read correctly from the tape UB XX XX XX XX User s bit value UB appears when this value cannot be read correctly from the tape Filename used The name of the scene file used for the current shooting is displayed here P66 Effects and still display WIPE when the effect is set to WIPE MIX when the effect is set to MIX STILL when images are still inverse display 2 q aj a n a 59 60 Screen displays cont In VCR mode only 34 gt Ss 1 TC 12 34 56 00 SP wW SQU Nu F5 6 18 WINDCUT NOV 30 2003 23 59 59 48 K M Go POCO eena of n BREN VOLUME E E E E E i 33 33 Monitor volume level meter Press the multi dial to display the level meter show ing the volume level of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and PHONES jack 34 Search number The index number used
90. king button 1 Turn the POWER lever to the ON position The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum Press the MODE button angle of 90 The VCR green lamp lights and the VCR mode is Forcing it past this point will damage the cam established era recorder socal 7S VCR POWER g O E YO oO zZ e fe T 2 e Play back the tape using the various function buttons ere Press this to rewind the tape while the camera recorder is in the stop mode While the tape is playing back it reviews the tape at 10 times the normal tape speed PLAYBACK Press this to play back the tape while the camera recorder is in he stop mode When it is pressed while the tape is playing back the vari ablespeed search mode is established and 1x is displayed P46 No sound is heard at this time Press the VAR SEARCH button o establish the variable speed search mode using the remote control unit Press this to fast forward the tape while the camera recorder is in i Qt he stop mode While the tape is playing back it plays back the tape at 10 times D wa he normal tape speed we E ay E IG ley When this button is pressed while the tape is playing back the camera recorder is set to the playback pause mode Press this to stop the tape Tape protection mode In order to protect the tape this camera recorder is automatically
91. ld use a mounting accessory recommended by the manu facturer An appliance and cart combi nation should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn 10 11 12 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the video unit and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered Never place the video unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface or near or over a radiator or heat register This video unit should not be placed in a built in installation such as a book case or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to Power Sources This video unit should be oper ated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your appli ance dealer or local power company For video units intended to be operated from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instruc tions Grounding or Polarization This video unit may be equipped with either a polarized 2 wire AC Alternating Current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other or 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin The 2 wire polarized plug will fit into the power out let only one way This
92. m O ver POWER off W POWER lever Turn the POWER lever to the ON position The CAM red lamp lights and the camera recorder switches to shooting pause mode 1 Set the AUTO MANUAL selector switch to AUTO BEFORE USE 3 Look through the viewfinder and check what you want to shoot Viewfinder 4 Shooting starts when you press the START STOP red button on the POWER lever Press this button again to pause shooting shooting pause mode 11 12 Checking the system operations cont Checking what you have shot Removing the tape rec check 4 si E Slide the OPEN EJECT lever in the direction shown 1 Open the LCD monitor while holding down the panel locking button The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum angle of 90 Forcing it past this point will damage the cam era recorder In the shooting pause mode press the lt 4 button The last two or three seconds of the scenes you have shot are now played back After playback the shooting pause mode is restored You can conduct an image search P31 by holding down the lt 4 button in the shooting pause mode Do not hold down the lt 4 button when conducting a rec check Tape protection mode If you leave the camera recorder in the shooting pause mode for 5 minutes or so the camera recorder will automatically switch to the tape protection mode and its power will turn off However when STB
93. n P36 46 52 Zoom buttons P31 Hand strap P14 16 Cassette cover P10 12 Built in stereo microphone Tally lamp P77 Focusing ring P31 37 Lens hood P15 32 Lens White balance sensor P40 Infrared light P32 Remote control sensor Camera recorder ZOOM SPEED select switch P31 REC sub button P54 56 REC button P54 56 p T or oO yl RESET button counter LJ g R AUDIO IN select switch RPA d gt NA P24 27 48 P42 ee HE COUNTER button P48 SNS Super Night Shooting system button P32 EVAN MODE CHK button P61 RESET button counter P77 ZEBRA button P34 AUDIO LEVEL CH1 CH2 adjustment dial P42 OIS Optical Image Stabi lizer button P33 Eye cup Viewfinder P11 22 Diopter adjustment lever P22 Panel locking button P12 LCD panel P12 22 32 FOCUS button P37 AUTO MANUAL selector y T Ai switch P11 30 37 38 40 41 D ZOOM gt button a hs la N QV P31 43 45 ulti dial Sumens ro _ USER2 button 0 P23 25 29 38 39 42 44 JORNE P36 46 52 46 62 Tar wee EH SEARCH p gt button MENU button P23 25 27 P31 43 45 29 42 62 64 L WHITE BAL button STILL II button P40 41 P43 45 SEARCH lt 44 button USER 3 M button
94. nded relative humidity 40 to 60 Camera recorder Wrap the camera recorder in a soft cloth to keep the dust off Battery e The battery life is shortened in places which are very hot or cold Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors or high dust concentrations may corrode the terminals cause other damage and lead to malfunctioning Keep metal objects such as necklaces and hair pins away from the battery Short circuiting may occur across the terminals causing the battery to heat up and you may seri ously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state The battery should be discharged for storage When storing it for an extended time we recommended that at least once a year you charge it use up its charge by operating the camera recorder and then store it again Cassette tapes e Always rewind your tapes to the start before storing them If a cassette that has been stopped part the way through is left standing for six months or more this timeframe differs depending on the storage con ditions the tape will become slack Always put tapes back into their original cases before storing them as factors such as dust direct sunlight ultraviolet rays and humidity may damage the tapes Dust contains particles of hard minerals which may damage the camera recorder s heads and other parts if they get inside the cassette Fast forward and rewind your tapes once every six months If tapes are kept wound up for
95. nder and LCD monitor is limited to the following Shooting ll Shooting pause a7ar74 Remaining battery charge i Warning T is displayed return the LCD monitor to its original position and check the contents of the warning Recording the time stamp By selecting REC as the TIME STAMP setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen using the menus P62 64 the shooting date and time can be superimposed on the images shot and recorded on the tape P69 When REC is selected as the TIME STAMP item set ting R appears on the screen e The time stamp cannot be recorded when x160 has been selected as the D ZOOM item setting on the SW MODE screen P69 High sensitivity shooting SNS This camera recorder comes with a high sensitivity shooting function to enable shooting in very dark plac es You can shoot scenes in three high sensitivity shooting modes which you could not capture using a regular camera by combining the light in the infrared ray region IR light with the shutter speed Press the SNS button for high sensitivity shooting Switch back to regular shooting by pressing the SNS button again The high sensitivity shooting modes are selected using the SNS item on the SW MODE screen P69 e High sensitivity shooting cannot be performed during regular shooting even by pressing the SNS button Temporarily stop shooting first and th
96. ner than the head E Using the counter memory func tion to edit dubbed sound First reset the counter memory display at the position where the audio dubbing is to end P48 Rewind the tape to the position where the audio dubbing is to start and start the dubbing The tape then stops automatically at the position on the tape where the counter memory display was reset E Adjusting the audio input level Use the procedure described for Adjusting the mic input audio level P42 to adjust the audio level of mic input e You cannot adjust the level of A_IN input E Adjusting the audio output level Use the procedure described for Adjusting the headphone volume P42 to adjust the audio level output from the headphones and speakers EDITING 53 54 Dubbing Analog input Using the dubbing function you can dub copy the contents of S VHS or VHS cassettes onto DV cas settes or record TV programs P50 1 Press the MODE button to set the camera recorder to the VCR mode O cam ver POWER ort y 2 Turn on the power of the external unit and play back the tape 3 To start recording press the REC button while hold ing down the REC sub button on the camera recorder If you are using the remote control unit press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button COUNTER RESET TITLE zon ay PNP REC ADU ea eae Cael Pen Coon e If you do this during still pict
97. ng the button again WHITE BAL appears for about 2 seconds in the center This works in the same way as the WHITE of the screen BAL button when the white balance is to LUMI FLICK be set P40 41 Select this to make the screen flicker so AWB LOCK that images which will give the impression Select this to enable operations to be per that reels of photographic film are turning formed with the white balance that was in just as they did years ago are recorded effect when the button was pressed while AE LOCK operating the camera recorder in the auto Select this to set the camera recorder to white balance mode P40 the AE lock mode P36 BACKLIGHT STILL P Select this to set the backlight compensa To shoot still pictures P36 tion function to ON or OFF P36 COLOR BAR SPOTLIGHT To show the color bar Select this to set the auto iris control for EFFECT the spotlight to ON or OFF To select image effects REC CHECK Select this to perform a rec check P12 E VCR menu mode D ZOOM BLANK SEARCH Select this to perform digital zooming Select this to conduct a blank search P31 P46 WHITEFADE AUDIO DUB Select this to fade out the whole image in This works in the same way as the A DUB white while the button is held down during button on the remote control unit when shooting At the same time the sound is performing audio dubbing P52 also faded out INDEX Conversely fade in in white occurs when Select this for
98. nnecting the power cord 13 SHOOTING Switching to manual mode 37 FOCUSING sacha cet ciate gainns aaneaaeg se 37 Regular shooting PER EERNE Branagh a Wises ead yee ae asians 30 Shutter speed iris and gain adjustments eea 38 Preparation and inspections 30 Shutter speed adjustment 38 Shooting 6 see c eee eee eee eee 30 Iris and gain adjustments 39 Shooting techniques for different targets 31 White balance adjustments 40 Low angle shooting 0 31 Auto white balance 0 0000 eee 40 Searching specific scenes image search 31 Setting the white balance 40 Zoom functions Catena ete a 31 Adjusting the white balance manually Pa at 41 Self portrait shooting Ena Sse E a ear 32 Audio input select and level adjustments 42 Recording the time stamp aa we R 32 Selecting audio input n asana aana 42 niom entu li gs A ae a Audio level adjustments 0 42 Wind noise reduction 33 Adjusting ine headphone volume D ia Movie like shooting o on nannan nunana 33 PLAYBACK PhOtOSHOIS o ieee ccna ven ee uran E 33 Zebra pattern 2 2 0 2c cee eee eee 34 Normal playback 43 Markers 0000 e eee eee e eee 34 Playing back a tape 00 43 Field and frame shooting
99. o focus when 1 both close and distant objects are to be shot 2 shooting through dirty windows or other glass 3 shooting in dark places 4 there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject 5 subjects are moving fast 6 shooting scenes with minimal contrast 7 shooting at a low shutter speed Editing can t perform audio dub e Is the tab on the cassette tape used to prevent accidental erasure P15 bing at the open SAVE position You cannot edit if this tab is open e Are you trying to edit a part that was shot in the LP mode You cannot perform audio dubbing on tapes recorded in the LP mode because the tracks on the tape in this mode are narrower than the head width Displays There s something wrong If a tape is played in the reverse slow mode the time code display with the time code dis may not register a regular count but this is not a sign of malfunc play tioning The remaining tape dis e The remaining tape is not displayed accurately if you shoot continu play differs from the ously for periods of less than 30 seconds actual amount of tape e The display may show 2 to 3 minutes less remaining tape than the remaining time actually remaining on the tape Playback images can t play back a tape e Is the VCR lamp lighted P43 even when press the play button Mosaic like noise appears when I cue or review a tape Playback images do not appear on the TV screen even though I have con
100. ord into the power outlet Connect the cords properly as shown in the fig ure above The battery cannot be charged when power is being supplied to the camera recorder from the AC adapter The AC adapter is designed to switch over automati cally to the supply voltage 110 V 120 V 220 V or 240 V and frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz of every country in the world However in some countries the power outlet may be a different shape If this is the case you will have to purchase an adapter plug that fits your power outlet however only do this after consulting with your dealer Inserting the cassette tape 1 Slide the OPEN EJECT lever in the direction shown by the arrow to open the cassette cover When the cover is fully opened the cassette holder pops out automatically Cassette holder Cassette cover 3 Press the part marked PUSH and close the cas sette holder When the holder is closed properly the cassette holder is retracted automatically 4 Close the cassette cover after the cassette holder has been completely retracted e Insert and remove cassette tapes after putting the camera recorder down on a stable flat surface or hold it with both hands to keep it stable e Do not forcibly push the cassette holder into place as this may cause malfunctioning e Wait until the cassette holder is completely retracted before closing the cassette cover Turning on the power O ca
101. ording tracks Digital video audio Helical tracks Time code Helical track sub code area Tape speeds SP mode 18 812 mm sec LP mode 12 555 mm sec Recording time when AY DVM63PQ MQ is used SP mode 60 minutes LP mode 90 minutes Tapes used 6 35 mm wide metal tapes FF REW time Approx 140 sec when AY DVM63PQ MQ is used Pickup devices Interline transfer 1 4 inch CCD image senser x3 Number of pixels Total number of pixels 410 000 Number of effective pixels 380 000 pixel offset system Lens Optical image stabilizer lens motorized 16x zoom F1 6 f 4 1 to 65 6 mm 35 mm equivalent 39 5 to 632 mm Color separation optical system Prism system ND filter Interlocked with iris auto ON OFF Gain settings 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 dB Shutter speed settings Slow shutter speeds 1 4 1 8 1 15 1 30 sec Regular shutter speeds 1 60 1 100 1 120 1 180 1 250 1 350 1 500 1 750 1 1000 1 1500 1 2000 1 3000 1 4000 1 8000 sec Minimum subject illuminance 4 lux F1 6 18 dB gain 50 IRE video output Lens hood Large sized lens hood with wide angle of view Filter diameter 43 mm LCD monitor 2 5 inch LCD color monitor 110 000 pixels Viewfinder 0 44 inch LCD color viewfinder 180 000 pixels Internal microphone Stereo microphone Internal speaker 20 mm diameter VIDEO Sampling frequency Y 13 5 MHz Ps Pr 3 375 MHz Quantizing 8 bits Video compression system DCT variable length code Error correct
102. r When the heads are worn images will not be played back clearly even immediately after the heads have been cleaned If the dirty heads do not become any cleaner even when a cleaning tape is used you will need to have your dealer arrange for your camera recorder to be cleaned and or repaired Consult your dealer if this happens Periodic inspections To ensure that you will be able to view good quality images it is recommended that you replace the video heads and any other worn parts every 2 000 hours or so of use However this period will differ significantly depending on the temperature humidity dust and other factors in the operating environment Do not use benzine or paint thinners for maintenance purposes e Using benzine or paint thinners may deform the camera recorder and or cause the surface finish to peel off e Before proceeding with maintenance remove the battery or disconnect the AC cord from the power outlet e Use a soft clean cloth to wipe the camera recorder To remove stubborn dirt wipe the camera recorder with a cloth moistened with kitchen detergent that has been diluted with water and then use a dry cloth to take up the remaining moisture Storage precautions Before storing the camera recorder remove both the cassette and battery Store all of these items in a place with a low humidity and relatively constant tempera ture Recommended temperature range 59 F to 77 F 15 C to 25 C Recomme
103. r wedding receptions in hotels the ater spotlights e Sunset sunrise etc sodium vapor lamps No display Auto mode The white balance setting mode cannot be selected while digital zooming is performed with x160 selected as the D ZOOM item P69 setting on the SW MODE screen Adjusting the white balance manually In the set mode N 4 you can save the white balance which has been adjusted manually in the memory 1 Place a white pattern in a location with the same lighting conditions and light source as the subject then zoom in and fill the whole screen with white A white object a white cloth or white wall near the subject can be used instead of the white pattern e Keep high brightness spotlights and yellow sub jects off the screen 2 Set the AUTO MANUAL selector switch to MAN UAL e No adjustments can be performed with this switch at AUTO 3 Press the WHITE BAL button and hold it down until the N display lights The N amp display will start to blink immediately after it lights e This operation can be performed even if the set ting mode for the white balance has been selected 4 The white balance is now adjusted automatically The screen then darkens for a moment before the black balance is adjusted automatically When the adjustments have been completed NM stops blinking and changes back to a lighted dis play e Do not move the scr
104. s completely discharged N blinks When the AC adapter is being used a display other than Me s may appear this is not a sign of malfunctioning 15 Calendar 16 17 18 19 The current date and time are displayed here When the color bar is displayed the ID information set at the ID SET item on the RECORDING SETUP screen is displayed m Month JAN January FEB February MAR March APR April MAY May JUN June JUL July AUG August SEP September OCT October NOV November DEC December Day of the month Year 2000 2089 Hours 24 hour clock Minutes Seconds mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss Index recording INDEX lights during index signal recording This is initiated by pressing the USER button in which the INDEX function has already been allocated during recording P36 68 It blinks when the INDEX button is pressed before recording to indicate the index signal recording standby status High sensitivity shooting mode SNS is displayed here when shooting in a high sen sitivity mode P32 Gain value The gain value used for shooting is displayed here P39 F number The iris F number used for shooting is displayed here P39 EM appears when the backlight is being compen sated P36 I appears in the spotlight mode P68 Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 20 21
105. set to the stop mode if it is left for more than 5 minutes or so in the playback pause or recording pause mode It is set to the stop mode sooner in low temperatures 43 44 Normal playback cont Adjusting the volume You can adjust the speaker volume when a tape is being played back The adjustment will be reflected in the headphone vol ume 1 Hold down the multi dial until the audio level meter is displayed SHUTTERIIRIS A a pre T VOL J VOLUME suni 2 Turn the multi dial to adjust the volume HUTTER IRI to VOL JOG 3 Press the multi dial to clear the level meter display n lt 4 PUSH gt VOLUME NNNtneI SHUTTER IRIS A H fa wey ES y VOL J Connecting a TV to view images When tha camera recorder is connected to a TV set using an AV cable or S video cord options you can view the playback images on tha TV screen 1 Connect the camera recorder to the TV set P50 2 Start playback e Press the OSD button on the remote control unit to display the information counter mode displays appearing on the LCD monitor and viewfinder on the TV screen The displays are cleared when the OSD button is pressed again Checking the shooting date and time You can display the shooting date and time on the screen by pressing the DATE TIME button on the remote control unit
106. squeeze mode are played back P35 66 Setting selection The selected setting is displayed here when a switch is selected or a button is pressed to select a setting 57 58 Screen displays cont Displays in CAMERA and VCR modes 6 Button functions The functions allocated to the USER buttons P68 and high sensitivity shooting mode P32 are dis played here while the MODE CHK button is held down Video level The video level near the markers is displayed here P34 Markers The markers are displayed here when the ZEBRA button is pressed twice during shooting P34 Wind noise reduction WIND CUT is displayed here when ON has been selected as the WIND CUT item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen P33 69 10 Time stamp R is displayed here when REC has been selected as the TIME STAMP item setting on the RECORDING SETUP screen The date and time are recorded as part of the images on the tape P32 69 11 Audio recording system The digital sound recording system is displayed here P69 12 Audio level meter This indicates the levels of the audio input and out put signals 13 Remaining tape The remaining tape time is displayed here It is not displayed while it is being calculated or dur ing slow playback 14 Remaining battery charge As the remaining battery charge drops the display changes as follows peas p haw SN gt a gt z When the battery ha
107. ssed shooting is initiated for the number of seconds set and then the shooting pause mode is established e When the frame by frame shooting mode is set an asterisk at the left of the VCR s operating mode on the screen blinks When recording is started the asterisk stops blinking and lights e Even if the frame by frame shooting mode has been set it is cancelled when the power is turned OFF Changing the image size This camera recorder allows you to change the size aspect ratio of the images recorded on tape Use the menus P62 64 to select the desired setting for the ASPECT CONV item on the CAMERA SETUP screen P66 NORMAL Images are recorded with the standard 4 3 aspect ratio LETTER BOX Images are recorded with a 16 9 aspect ratio Black bands are recorded at the top and bottom of the screen SQUEEZE The camera images are squeezed horizontally and recorded When images recorded in this mode are played back on a TV monitor that supports the wide screen format they are displayed with the 16 9 aspect ratio When SQUEEZE has been selected as the item s setting SQU is displayed on the screen e When the mode is switched to SQUEEZE the screen image may be disrupted for an instant This is not a sign of malfunctioning The image quality may deteriorate when images recorded at the SQUEEZE setting are played back Adding effects to images Use the menus P62 64 to select the
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109. t the same time to set the remote control unit for use with VCR1 Alternatively press the STOP W and STILL ADV lt q buttons at the same time to set the remote control unit for use with VCR2 When the battery in the remote control unit is replaced the remote control unit is set for use with VCR1 Camera recorder Use the menus P62 64 to set the REMOTE item on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen P72 If different settings are used for the camera recorder and remote control unit REMOTE will light up in red on the viewfinder and LCD monitor START DATE PHOTO oso TME SHOP SES MULTI PNP eREC ADUB mew Om FFI lt j gt gt ISTLLADY PAUSE sT ADVI Siez TD INDEX STOP INDEX VCR2 Saat a VCR 1 ne 75 OF PARTS PREPARATION DESCRIPTION 19 Battery Charging Before using the battery fully charge it in the AC adapter We recommend that you keep a spare battery with you whenever you use the battery to run the camera recorder 1 Align the battery with the marking on the AC adapter place it flat and slide it in the direction shown below e You cannot charge the battery if the DC cord is connected to the DC OUT connector so discon nect it first 2 Connect the AC cord to the power outlet The POWER lamp and CHARGE lamp on the AC adapter light and charging begins e If the CHARGE lamp does not light when the bat
110. the time code MENU 7 The screen shown below appears Turn the multi dial to select YES TC PRESET SHUTTER IRI A PRESET OK INO PUSH JOG VOENOG YES 9 Press the MENU button two times to exit the menu mode MENU aw PREPARATION 29 30 Regular shooting Preparation and inspections Before shooting check that the camera recorder is operating properly Check the equipment as warranted by the shooting conditions H Battery P20 Have a fully charged battery ready We also recommend that you keep a spare battery on hand H Cassette tape P15 Check that the cassette tape can be used for record ing e Is the cassette s accidental erasure prevention tab not set to the SAVE position e Is there not already any important material on the tape e Is the cassette cover closed securely H Viewfinder P22 Check whether the viewfinder s diopter adjustment has been made E Zoom focusiiris e Check that motor driven zooming is possible P31 e Check that the focusing can be performed both automatically and manually P37 e Check that the lens iris operations can be per formed automatically and manually P39 H Time data P25 29 e Check that the calendar and time have been set correctly e Check that the time code and user s bit have been set correctly H Audio input P42 Check that the audio input switch is in the correct position 1 Set the A
111. to connect the unit which uses a 6 pin type of DV connector carefully check the shape of the connectors on the DV cable and unit Connecting a connector upside down may damage the parts inside the camera recorder and 6 pin type 4 pin type cause malfunctioning Always connect the DV cable to the unit with the 6 pin type DV connector first gt When recording signals from an external unit first check that video signals are supplied While signals from an external unit are being recorded do not operate the external unit or disconnect any of its cables This will stop the output which may result in the signals not being recognized when recording is resumed e You can connect a digital video unit equipped with a DV connector and digitally transfer video and audio sig nals as well as time codes and other information e When a DV cable has been connected to the DV connector do not apply any strong external force as this may damage the connector 49 Connecting external units cont SVIDEO NOU cH AMBP cH2 Dv Dv SHIRES peg OUT MAR cH ANDI CHa Yellow Video White CH1 L ch audio Red CH2 R ch audio Red CH2 R ch audio White CH1 L ch audio S video cable option AV cable option AUDIO vipeo sveo NO cH ABIR cHe NR apg a NO cH ABP che Yellow Video White C
112. tremely hot or cold the CHARGE lamp will blink several times before charging starts Similarly if the battery has not been used for an extended period of time and has no charge the CHARGE lamp will blink several times before charging starts e If the CHARGE lamp continues to blink even when the bat tery temperature is normal it may mean that something is wrong with the battery or AC adapter Contact your dealer e It takes longer to charge a battery that is warm e When the AC adapter is used near a radio the sound from the radio may be distorted Keep the AC adapter at least a yard away from the radio e Noise may be heard from an AC adapter while it is being used This is not a sign of malfunctioning e The battery cannot be charged when power is being sup plied to the camera recorder from the AC adapter Press the battery straight against the camera recorder body and slide it down until it clicks into place Removing e Turn the POWER lever to the OFF position check that the POWER lamp CAM VCR has gone off and then remove the battery e Support the battery with your hand so that it does not drop off To remove the battery hold down the battery release button and slide it up 21 PREPARATION 22 Viewfinder This camera recorder offers a choice of viewfinders a viewfinder with a small LCD screen and one with a 2 5 inch LCD monitor Use the viewfinder that b
113. ure playback P45 the camera recorder will be set to the rec pause status To resume recording from the rec pause status press the Ill button 4 Press the ll button to stop the recording er OG u ENP eac aous C g See Galt gt Ls J INDEX STOP INDEX 5 Stop play back on the external unit Analog input E Analog digital AD conversion You can use the camera recorder as an analog dig ital AD converter by using the menus P62 64 to select ON as the DV OUT item setting on the AV IN OUT SETUP screen P71 This function enables you to output images which were input as analog signals from an external unit as digital signals through the camera recorder s DV connector to another digital video unit External unit Analog signals SVIDEO MA DN MER cm AUSIR cHe Dv SHAS ng j f NER cH AUBIE che e Normally use the OFF setting for the DV OUT item If ON is selected the images may be disrupted e You can also use an S video cable You cannot use an S video cable that has a lock Another digital video unit Analog output You can use a video deck to dub the images you have shot using this camera recorder onto an S VHS or VHS cassette tape P50 1 Press the MODE button to set the camera recorder to the VCR mode cam ver POWER orf Oy
114. ven after charging it To dispose of an unusable battery e The battery has a definite service life In order to protect valuable natural resources do not throw away a battery which you no longer need Take it to a store that participates in the recycling of rechargeable batteries Protect the battery s terminal area Keep the battery s terminal area free of dust and other foreign matter If a battery has been dropped check whether its body or terminal area has been bent out of shape Attempting to install an out of shape battery in the cam era recorder or mounting it in the AC adapter may damage the camera recorder or AC adapter Liquid crystal displays If the same image or characters are left displayed on the LCD monitor or viewfinder for an extended period they may become burned onto the screen However if the power is kept off for several hours the screen will return to normal The liquid crystal parts are manufactured using high precision technology More than 99 99 of the pixels are effective which means that less than 0 01 of the pixels are missing or permanently lighted Miss ing or lighted pixels are not a sign of malfunctioning and have no effect at all on the images which are recorded Condensation may form on the liquid crystal parts of the LCD monitor when the camera recorder is used in places where the temperature fluctuates signifi cantly If this happens wipe it off with a soft dry cloth If the camer
115. while a tape is playing back Each time the button is pressed the display changes in the following sequence Time Ad Date Time and date Original screen Variable speed playback Slow playback You can play back tapes recorded in the SP and LP mode at about one fifth and one third of the normal tape speed respectively 1 Play back the tape Beat a L 2 Press one of the STILL ADV gt or f buttons on the remote control unit OTOKO T gt T bP PAUSE STL AD STOP 7 3 e Press the button to return to normal playback Still picture playback If you press the Ill button while the tape is playing back the camera recorder is set to the playback pause mode so that the still pictures of the frames can be viewed MULTY 4 SSS I fak ea e Press the button or Ill button to return to normal playback Frame feed playback Frame feed playback can be initiated by turning the multi dial during still picture playback Turn the multi dial upward to play back the tape in the forward direc tion and downward to play it back in the reverse direc tion SHUTTER IRI al A VOL JOG Press the button to return to normal playback Cue and review The tape is cued by pressing the gt button while the tape is playing back and reviewed by pressing the lt 4 button The tape is
116. y checks to determine that the video unit is in safe operating order Read this first Always take some trial shots before actual shooting When shooting important events such as weddings always take some trial shots and check that the sound and images have been recorded properly before actual shooting Remember to check the settings especially when you intend to use special effects or backlight compensation Panasonic makes no guarantees for your recordings Please understand that Panasonic makes no guarantees for your recordings in cases where images and or sound were not recorded as you intended due to problems with the camera recorder or cassette Respect copyrights Copyright laws forbid the use of video and audio material you have recorded for any purpose other than your own personal enjoyment Remember that restrictions apply to the shooting of certain material even it is intended for pri vate use Caution concerning illustrations in these instructions e Note that all illustrations camera recorder menu screens etc in these operating instructions will differ slightly from the actual camera recorder e If the operations described can be performed using either the camera recorder or the remote control unit an illus tration of the remote control unit is shown alongside Reference pages Reference pages are indicated as P00 Usable cassette tapes Digital video cassette tapes with the DN mark can be used with this cam

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