Summary of the content on the page No. 1
Digital HD Video Cassette Recorder
AJ- DCP
Operating Instructions
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
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: CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). ONLY. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSO
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 BASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Parts and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Introduction This DVCPRO HD format HD digital VTR uses 1/4˝ The deterioration in the picture and sound quality wide small cassette tapes to record and play back which accompanies dubbing is significantly reduced interlace HD signals (1080i/59.94 Hz) and progressive by this high picture quality VTR which incorporates HD signals (720p/59.94 Hz). high-efficiency digital compression technology. It contains built-in down-converter outputs as a The VTR has a compact and lightweight design which standa
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Parts and Their Functions Front panel Counter display 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCH SERVO REC INH REMOTE CTL dB - -30 -25 -20 -16 -12 -8 -4 0 TC CH 1 UB CH 2 HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES : ; < 1 2 3 EJECT POWER ON L-cassette ONLY OFF LOCAL REMOTE ? AUDIO SELECT = INPUT METER MENU ANALOG CH3-4 OFF ON > P REC INHIBIT CH 1 CH 2 REC PULL B FOR VAR CH 3 CH 4 720 P CH1·2 CH3·4 RESET REW STOP FF SEARCH PLAY PAUSE/STILL REC TAPE AUDIO OUT SEL O CH1 COUNTER ST CH2 N PAGE DOWN MENU UP MODE s DATA r SET EE C D
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Parts and Their Functions Front panel 1 POWER switch 9 Channel condition lamps These light in accordance with the error rate status. 2 Cassette loading slot (Green 5 blue 5 red) Align the cassette with the center of the loading Green : This lights when the error rates for the video slot, and push it gently inside. The cassette is and audio playback signals are satisfactory. loaded automatically. Blue : This lights when the error rate for either the video or audio playback signals has Do
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Parts and Their Functions Front panel = LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch ? METER button and lamp (CH3•4) This is set when performing menu settings or Each time the METER button is pressed, what is controlling the VTR from an external device. displayed on the level meter is switched from the LOCAL : When the VTR is to be controlled using CH1/CH2 levels to the CH3/CH4 levels or vice the controls on its operation panel. versa. MENU : When on-screen menu items are to be The CH3•4 lamp goes off when the CH1/
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Parts and Their Functions Front panel B Analog audio signal recording level controls H FF button These are used to adjust the recording levels of the When this is pressed, the tape is fast forwarded. CH1, CH2, CH3 and C4 analog audio signals. When the TAPE/EE switch M is set to TAPE, the These are pull-to-adjust controls: they can be playback images can be monitored. adjusted at their pulled-up positions. When they When the button is pressed in a search mode are at their pushed-down positions,
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Parts and Their Functions Front panel M TAPE/EE switch This is used to select the signals to be output during stop, fast forwarding or rewinding. TAPE : The signals played back from the tape are output. EE : The HD SDI signals are output as the video signals, and the signals selected by setup menu item No.700 are output as the audio signals. While the switch setting is being changed, the picture and sound may be disturbed. N COUNTER button This is used to select what appears on the counte
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Parts and Their Functions Rear panel > = 9 5 6 > HD/SD REF VIDEO IN SD SDI OUT 75≠ ON REMOTE VIDEO OUT 1 OFF 3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN DC OUT AC IN 12V 250mA HD SDI PUSH PUSH 2 ? CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 IN (SUPER) FUSE 125V 2.5A F1 TC OUT1 CH 3 CH 4 PUSH CH 3 PUSH CH 4 IN SIGNAL OUT2 GND DC IN LR OUT MONITOR < ; : 7 8 4 2 1 1 AC IN socket 3 DC OUT socket The AC power supply is connected to this socket This is the DC 12 V output socket. using the accessory power cord. Power is supplied from here to the
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Parts and Their Functions Rear panel 6 VIDEO OUT (1, 2) connectors = REMOTE CONTROL connector These are the down-conversion output connectors An external remote controller (AJ-A95, optional for the analog composite video signals. accessory) can be connected here to enable the Video signals with embedded superimposed text VTR to be operated by remote control. can be output from the VIDEO OUT2 connector. Superimposed text embedding can be selected OSet the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Operation Turning on the power and STOP mode inserting the cassette Press the STOP button to set the VTR to the 1 Before operating the VTR, check that the equipment STOP mode. has been connected correctly. The STOP button lights, and the tape stops The VTR must be installed on a level surface for traveling. operation. OWhen the time set by setup menu item No.400 (STILL TIMER) has elapsed, the tape protection mode is established in order to Turn on the power. 1 protect the tape. When the STOP,
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Operation Rec pause/recording (frame-to- Recording frame continuity) Set the cassette’s accidental erasure 1 prevention tab to the recording enable status, Press the PAUSE/STILL button while the 1 and insert the tape. cassette tape is playing. Press the STOP button to set the VTR to the 2 Press the REC button to set the VTR to the 2 stop mode. REC PAUSE mode. The monitor display is now switched to the E-E screen. 1. Selecting the input audio signals 3 When “REC-P” or “ALL” has been selected as t
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Operation Playback VTR Button pressed Next VTR operation operating mode SEARCH Search still Insert the cassette tape. 1 Play or stop FF or REW Fast forward or rewind Press the PLAY button. 2 PLAY or STOP Play or stop Normal playback is started. Fast forward Forward search SEARCH (fast forward playback) PLAY or STOP Play or stop To end playback, press the STOP button. 3 Rewind The VTR is set to the stop mode. Reverse search SEARCH (reverse playback) PLAY or STOP Play or stop ODuring playb
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Operation Linear 0.3a speed playback Variable-speed playback (when the AJ-A95 is connected) When the SEARCH button is pressed during still- picture playback (PLAY PAUSE), the VTR is set to the When the AJ-A95 (optional accessory) is connected to slow still mode. the REMOTE connector, variable-speed playback can When the FF or REW button is now pressed in this be performed by operating the search dial on the AJ- mode, the VTR is set to the linear 0.3a speed A95. playback mode. When the P
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Operation Repeat playback Setting the BEGIN point and END point Setting the repeat playback mode Set the VTR to the menu mode. Set the VTR to the menu mode. 1 1 (By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to (By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) the MENU position.) Select setup menu item No.161 (BGN Select setup menu item No.160 (MEMORY 2 2 PRESET) or No.162 (END PRESET), and press MODE), and select the repeat playback mode. the DATA+ button (PAUSE/STILL button) or DATA– b
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Time Code & User’s Bit Time code Setting the time code The time code signal is generated by the time code Set the VTR to the menu mode. generator and recorded on the tape, and its value is 1 (By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to read by the time code reader. The time code is used the MENU position.) to display the absolute position of the tape in hour, minute, second and frame increments. Select “INT” as the setup menu item No.520 2 The time code is written in the sub-code area (data (TC
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Time Code & User’s Bit Setting the user’s bit Time code/user’s bit playback Set the VTR to the menu mode. Set the VTR to the STOP mode. 1 1 (By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) Set TC or UB using the COUNTER button. 2 Select the setup menu item No.531 (UB 2 TC : The time code is displayed. PRESET) setting. UB : The user’s bit is displayed. OWhen the time code can no longer be read, it The remaining steps are the same as for is interpolated using the CTL signal. setting
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Superimposed Screens When a TV monitor and the VIDEO OUT2 connector Operation mode are connected, the abbreviations of the control signal, The content to be displayed can be selected using the time code, etc. are displayed on the TV monitor. setup menu item No.006 (DISPLAY SEL). These displays can be turned ON or OFF using the TIME : Counter value setup menu item No.005 setting. T&STA : Counter value, VTR operation mode T&S&M: Counter value, VTR operation mode, tape TV monitor format or error me
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Setup (Initial Settings) The VTR’s main settings can be performed and Press the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN checked using the on-screen menus which are 4 button to move the cursor (2) to the next displayed on the video monitor connected to the VTR. menu item to be changed. They can also be performed and checked using the Pages can be scrolled up or down by pressing item numbers and setting numbers which are the MENU-UP button or MENU-DOWN button displayed on the VTR’s front panel display. while
