Panasonic Digital Hd Video Cassette Recorder Ajhd1700 Operating Instructions

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Function menus

Flow of setting changes
Select the menu
item
Open the
screen.
Close the
screen.
F6 (EXIT)Submenu
Press the ADJ dial.Press the ADJ dial.
Turn the ADJ dial. 
F i
F4 (item reset) 
Turn the ADJ dial. 
F i
F4 (item reset),
Fi
F5 (SET)Turn the ADJ dial. 
F i
F4 (item reset)  Press SHIFT. 
Change the settingChange the setting
SYSTEM MENUfunction buttons
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
F2
___
F3
CANCEL___
Press___
___Description of setting
___
___Setting
___
___
F4
RESETPress
___For resetting an item (while a setting is being changed).
___
F5
SETPress
___For entering what has been set.
___
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
F6
EXITPress
___For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the original
menu).  (Confirmation message provided) ___
SETUP MENU function buttons
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
:
PREVPress
___Description of setting
For  scrolling  the  on-screen  menu  pages  in  the  forward
direction.Setting
___
F2
;
NEXTPress
___For  scrolling  the  on-screen  menu  pages  in  the  reverse
direction. ___
F4
RESETPress
___For resetting an item (while a setting is being changed).
___
F5
SETPress
___For entering what has been set.
___
F6
EXITPress
___For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the original
menu).  (Confirmation message provided) ___
F3
CANCELPress
___ ___ ___
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
SETUP MENU/
SYSTEM MENU 
						

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F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Memory name Memory selection cursor
File title
(VTR)
Warning
messageFile title
(VTR)
File number
(VTR) File number
(VTR) File status 
(VTR)
• This VTR comes with VTR MEMORY  for storing
the current settings (*) and VTR MEMORY  to 
for storing these settings as a backup.
• Each VTR MEMORY can be provided with a title.
• Data  can  be  saved  and  loaded  and  titles  can  be
copied  between  VTR  MEMORY  and  VTR
MEMORY  to  .
• The  file  locking  facility  for  preventing  data  from
being  overwritten  can  be  engaged  for  VTR
MEMORY  to  .
41
41
C
41
C
The current setting information, including the SETUP
menu contents, can be provided with titles and either
saved in or loaded from the backup memory in one of
4 variations.
When  (FILE) is pressed while the  button is held
down on the  screen, the following function
menu is displayed.
FF1
Transferring files between memories
After  selecting  the  operation  file,  press 
(LOAD).
The contents of files selected in VTR MEMORY 
to  can be transferred to VTR MEMORY  .  
When  is selected and  (LOAD) is pressed,
the factory setting mode is established.
Alternatively,  when  (SAVE)  is  pressed,  the
contents  of  a  file  in  VTR  MEMORY  can  be
transferred to a file selected in VTR MEMORY 
to  .  (The titles are also transferred at the same
time.)
4
1
C
F3
F2F
C4
1
F2
Name of memory areaInitial title (up to 8 characters)
VTR MEMORY C CURRENT
VTR MEMORY 1 USER1
VTR MEMORY 2 USER2
VTR MEMORY 3 USER3
VTR MEMORY 4 USER4
Settings
Selecting  the  operation  file  in  the  selected
memory
The  number  of  the  currently  selected  file  is
highlighted on the display.  When the ADJ dial is
turned, the highlighting moves to the left or right,
enabling operation files to be selected. Selecting the memory target
Press the  button.
The operation target switches alternately between
VTR MEMORY  and VTR MEMORY  to  .
41C
SHIFT
1.
2.
3.
Editing the title of the selected file
Press the ADJ dial after selecting the operation
file.
The first digit of the title display area is highlighted,
and the file title can be edited.
• To input a number, press the number keys.
• To input letters, tap the numbers keys until the
letter to be input appears while holding down
the  button.
More  than  one  letter  is  allocated  to  each
number key.
• Turn the ADJ dial to move from one digit to the
next in the title display area.
• To enter the title, press the ADJ dial again.
 
• When the display screen has been switched or
the  button  has  been  pressed  during  title
editing, the editing enable status is canceled,
and the setting becomes invalid.
• A space can be input by pressing the  button
and  button.
3
F
C
F
4.
* The term “settings” used here refers to all the settings on
the setup menus excluding the SYSTEM menu, what has
been registered in the PF1 and PF2 menu items, and the
contents of some of the function buttons. 
						

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File overwrite inhibit facility
It is possible to lock the overwrite inhibit facility for
individual files in VTR MEMORY  to  .  Select
the file to be locked, and press  (LOCK) to lock
it.
If  (LOCK)  is  pressed  again,  the  facility  is
unlocked.
The locked or unlocked mode is displayed in the
file status.
[
≤: Unlocked status, µ: locked status]
F5
F5
41
5.
Function
button/item 
F1
P. LOAD
F2
LOAD(
F3
SAVE )Switching
method 
Press
Press
PressCorresponding setup
menu item
A02
P.ON LOADDescription of setting
Refer to the setup menu.
For downloading data to the current file.
For downloading data to the backup file. Setting
OFF
USER1
USER2
USER3
USER4
___
___
F4
______ ______
___
___ ___
F5
LOCKPress
___For locking the backup file.
___
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
F6
EXIT___ ___ ______
Settings
FILE
*The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode. 
						

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Function menus

F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Menu name Selection marker
Registered menu number
Item selection cursor
Item numberItem number
Category
Setting number
Item name
Press  (RESET) while holding down the  button.
All the registered menu number and name displays
will now go blank.
All the contents of the PF registration file are cleared.
(They cannot be restored.)FF4
RegistrationClearing the menu items
Clearing all the function button settings 1.
Selecting the function buttons
Turn the ADJ dial to move the selection marker,
and select one of the function buttons  to 
into which the menu items are to be registered.
F6F1
2.Entering the function button
Press the ADJ dial.
The  display  of  the  function  button  entered  is
highlighted.
1.Turn the ADJ dial to move the selection marker,
and select one of the function buttons  to 
whose menu items are to be cleared.
F6F1
2.Press  (RESET).    The  registered  menu
number and name displays will now go blank.F4
3.To  clear  the  menu  items  from  other  function
buttons, repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
4.To save what has been set in the function buttons
in a PF registration file, press  (SET).
If  (EXIT)  is  pressed  without  the  settings
having  been  saved,  the  above  settings  will  be
canceled.
F6
F5
3.Selecting menu items
Turn the ADJ dial, and select the menu item for
the function button which was selected in step 1
above.
4.Entering the menu items.
Press the ADJ dial.
The target of the ADJ dial operation returns to the
front  panel.    Whatever  was  selected  in  step  3
above  is  displayed  for  the  registered  menu
number and name.
5.To select a menu item for another function button,
repeat steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 above.
6.Saving the settings in a PF registration file
To save what has been set in the function buttons
in a PF registration file, press  (SET).
If  (EXIT)  is  pressed  without  the  settings
having been saved, the settings will be canceled.
F6
F5
Up to 24 frequently used setup menu items can be
registered.  The items are registered on the function
menus  shown  below.    (No  settings  have  been
registered before the VTR leaves the factory.)
To display one of the function menus, press  (PF1
FT),  (PF1  BK),  (PF2  FT)  or  (PF2  BK)
while  holding  down  the  button  on  the   screen.
F
F4F3F2
F1
When  menu  items  are  registered,  they  can  be
called simply by pressing the PF1 or PF2 direct
menu button.
When  is pressed :

When  is pressed after pressing  :

When  is pressed : 

When  is pressed after pressing  : 

PF2SHIFT
PF2
PF1SHIFT
PF1
Setting 
						

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Function menus
PF1/PF2 function buttons
Function
button/item Switching
method Corresponding setup
menu item
F1
:
PREVPress
___Description of setting
For  scrolling  the  on-screen  menu  pages  in  the  forward
direction.Setting
___
F2
;
NEXTPress
___For  scrolling  the  on-screen  menu  pages  in  the  reverse
direction. ___
F4
RESETPress
Fi
Press___For clearing one button: what has been selected for the pin
by the individual reset selection marker is cleared.
For clearing all the buttons: what has been registered in all
the pins is deleted from the PF registration files. ___
F5
SETPress
___For  entering  the  settings.    (No  confirmation  message
provided) ___
F6
EXITPress
___For exiting the special menu (and transferring to the original
menu).  (Confirmation message provided) ___
F3
CANCEL Press
___For releasing the menu item selection status.
___
F1 (SHIFT)
F2 (SHIFT)
F3 (SHIFT)
F4 (SHIFT)
F5 (SHIFT)
F6 (SHIFT)
______ ___ ______
Flow of function button registration
Select the function
button to be registered.Select the menu
items.  Open the
screen.
Close the
screen.
F6 (EXIT)Press the
ADJ dial.
Press the
ADJ dial.
F3 (cancel)
Turn the ADJ dial.   
F1 (forward page scroll)   
F2 (reverse page scroll) Turn the ADJ dial.  
F4 (one button reset)   
F i
F4 (all buttons reset)
F5 (settings entered)

PF1/PF2 
						

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Function menus
PF1/PF2 function button names
When SETUP menu items have been registered in the function buttons, the names of these function buttons are
displayed as set forth in the table below.
Setup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name
000 P-ROLL TIMEPREROL
001 LOCAL ENA L ENA
002 TAPE TIMER TIMER
003 REMAIN SEL REMAIN
004 SYNCHRONIZESYNCR
005 SUPER SUPER
006 DISPLAY SEL DISPLY
007 CHARA H-POS C HPOS
008 CHARA V-POS C VPOS
009 CHARA TYPEC TYPE
010 MONI CONTROL MONI C
011 CU-ROLL TIMECU-ROL
012 REC ADJUST REC AJ
013 DET STOP DET ST
014 DET ADJUST DET AJ
015 AUTO STOP STEP
020 SYS FORMAT SYS FT
022 PB FORMAT PB FT
023 FORMAT SEL FMT SL
030 HD FREQUENCY HD FRQ
031 OUT REF OUTREF
100 SEARCH ENA SEARCH
101 SHTL MAX STL MX
102 FF.REW MAX F/R MX
104 REF ALARM REF AL
105 AUTO EE SEL AT EE
106 EJECT EE SEL EJ EE
107 EE MODE SEL EE MD
108 PLAY DELAY PL DLY
109 CAP.LOCK CAPSTN
110 AUTO REW AT REW
111 MEMORY STOP  MEM ST
112 FRZ MODE SEL FRZ MD
113 REC INH R INH
114 REC INH LAMP INH LP
115 EJECT SW INH EJ SW
116 EJECT LAMP INH LP
118 SP MODE INH SP MD
131 PAGE MODE PAGESetup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name
134 ALARM BEEP AL BP
135 DET BEEP DET BP
140 OUTPUT OUTPUT
141 VOLUMEVOLUME
142 AUDIO UNITY A UNI
143 CASSTT LIGHT CAS LT
144 TC INPUT TC IN
145 FRONT LCD F LCD
200 PARA RUN PR RUN
202 ID SEL ID SEL
204 RS232C SEL RS232C
205 BAUD RATEBAND R
206 DATA LENGTH DATA L
207 STOP BIT ST BIT
208 PARITY PARITY
209 RETURN ACK RET AK
212 MASTER PORT MSTR P
300 IN/OUT DEL HD FRQ
301 NEGA FLASH OUTREF
302 CONFI EDIT CONFI
303 AUD EDIT IN AUD I
304 AUD EDIT OUT AUD O
305 AUTO ENTRY AT ENT
306 CF ADJ SEL CF ADJ
307 AFTER CUE-UP AF CUP
308 VAR FWD MAX V F MX
309 VAR REV MAX V R MX
310 JOG FWD MAX J F MX
311 JOG REV MAX J R MX
312 POSTROLL TM POSROL
320 EDIT RPLCE1 RPLCE1
321 EDIT RPLCE2 RPLCE2
322 EDIT RPLCE3 RPLCE3
323 EDIT RPLCE4 RPLCE4
324 EDIT RPLCEC RPLCEC

132 ROTA MODEROTATE
133 KEY BEEP KEY BP 
						

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Function menus
Setup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name
500 VITC BLANK VI BLK
501 VITC POS-1 VI PS1
502 VITC POS-2 VI PS2
503 TCG MODETCG MD
504 RUN MODERUN MD
505 TCG REGEN TCG RG
506 REGEN MODE REG MD
507 TC SOURCETC SRC
508 BINARY GP BINARY
509 PHASE CORR P CORR
510 TCG CF FLAG TG CFF
511 DF MODEDF MOD
512 TC OUT REF TC REF
513 VITC OUT VITC O
514 HD EMBD VITC ENBD V
515 HD EMBD LTC ENBD L
516 TC OUT ADV TC ADV
517 TCG OUT TCG O
600 VIDEO IN SEL VID IN
601 VIDEO INT SG INT SG
602 SDI IN MODESDI IN
603 V-MUTE SEL V-MUTE
604 FREEZE SEL FRZ SL
605 INTERPOLATE INTPLT
606 SD MON O SEL SD MOS
620 DOWNCON MODEDW CON
621 UPCONV MODEUP CON
622 D/C RESP H D/C RH
623 D/C RESP V D/C RV
624 U/C RESP H U/C RH
625 U/C RESP V U/C RV
626 D/C ENH H D/C EH
627 D/C ENH V D/C EV
628 U/C ENH H U/C EH
629 U/C ENH V U/C EV
630
1080i#
HD_OUT1080HO
631
1080i#
SD_OUT1080SO
632
720p#
HD_OUT720pHO
633
720p#
SD_OUT720pSOSetup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name
642 I U/C ENH V IUC EV
650 STYLESTYLE
651 HUE STYLE (SD) HUE S
653 Y LVL (HD) Y HD
654 Pb LVL (HD) Pb HD
655 Pr LVL (HD) Pr HD
656 BK LVL (HD) BK HD
658 Y LVL (SD) Y SD
659 Pb LVL (SD) Pb SD
660 Pr LVL (SD) Pr SD
661 BK LVL (SD) BK SD
662 V LEVEL V LV
663 C LEVEL C LV
664 HUE (C PHASE) HUE
665 SETUP (BK) LVL SUP LV
670 BRIGHT BR
671 R-BRIGHT R-BR
672 B-BRIGHT B-BR
673 CONTRAST CT
674 R-CONTRAST R-CT
675 B-CONTRAST B-CT
676 BLK CLIP B LIP
680 CC (F1) BLANK CC1 BK
681 CC (F2) BLANK CC2 BK
684 EDH (SD) EDH SD
685 ESR MODE (SD) ESR SD
686 CCR MODE (SD) CCR SD
687 SDI INDEX O SDI IX
688 CC REC CC REC
695 BLANK LINEBK L

634
480p#
HD_OUT480pHO
635
480p#
SD_OUT480pSO
636
480i#
HD_OUT480iHD
637
480i#
SD_OUT480iSD
638 IN U/C MODEIUC MD
639 I U/C RESP H IUC RH
640 I U/C RESP V IUC RV
641 I U/C ENH H IUC EH 400 STILL TIMER STILL
401 SRC PROTECT SRC PT
402 DRUM STDBY DRUM
403 STOP PROTECT STP PT
PF1/PF2 
						

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Function menus
Setup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name
713 CH1 IN SEL A1 IN
714 CH2 IN SEL A2 IN
715 CH3 IN SEL A3 IN
716 CH4 IN SEL A4 IN
717 CH5 IN SEL A5 IN
718 CH6 IN SEL A6 IN
719 CH7 IN SEL A7 IN
720 CH8 IN SEL A8 IN
721 D IN SEL12 DIN 12
722 D IN SEL34 DIN 34
723 D IN SEL56 DIN 56
724 D IN SEL78 DIN 78
725 REC CH1 REC A1
726 REC CH2 REC A2
727 REC CH3 REC A3
728 REC CH4 REC A4
729 REC CH5 REC A5
730 REC CH6 REC A6
731 REC CH7 REC A7
732 REC CH8 REC A8
733 REC CUE RECCUE
734 PB FADEPB FD
735 HD EMBD AUD HDEM A
736 SD EMBD AUD SDEM A
737 MONI MIX M MIX
738 CH1 CUE SEL A1 CSL
739 CH2 CUE SEL A2 CSL
740 CH3 CUE SEL A3 CSL
741 CH4 CUE SEL A4 CSLSetup menu
item No. Name of setup menu
itemFunction button name

700 CH1 IN LV A1 ILV
701 CH2 IN LV A2 ILV
702 CH3 IN LV A3 ILV
703 CH4 IN LV A4 ILV
704 CUE IN LV AC ILV
705 CH1 OUT LV A1 OLV
706 CH2 OUT LV A2 OLV
707 CH3 OUT LV A3 OLV
708 CH4 OUT LV A4 OLV
709 CUE OUT LV AC OLV
710 MONIL OUT LV ML OLV
711 MONIR OUT LV MR OLV
712 MONI OUT MONI O
746 MONI CH SEL MON CH
747 MON AUTO SEL MON AT
748 MONI SEL INH MS INH
749 AUDIO PB VR APB VR
750 ANA CH1 SEL AA1 SL
751 ANA CH2 SEL AA2 SL
752 ANA CH3 SEL AA3 SL
753 ANA CH4 SEL AA4 SL
754 SD SDI CH1 SL SSA1SL
755 SD SDI CH2 SL SSA2SL
756 SD SDI CH3 SL SSA3SL
757 SD SDI CH4 SL SSA4SL
758 JOG PROC JOG P 
742 CH5 CUE SEL A5 CSL
743 CH6 CUE SEL A6 CSL
744 CH7 CUE SEL A7 CSL
745 CH8 CUE SEL A8 CSL
759 DV PB ATT DV ATT
760 REC PT MUTE R PTMT
761 AUDIO INT SG A INSG
762 AUD RATE CON A RC
763 METER SCALE M SCL
790 CUE REC VOL CR VOL
791 CUE PB VOL CP VOL
A02 P.ON LOAD P.LOAD 
						

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F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Memory name 
Memory selection
cursor 
Warning message 1
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
Warning message 2File status (VTR)  File number
(VTR)File number
(CARD)  File title (CARD) 
File title (VTR)
File status (CARD)
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
F1SHIFTF2F3F4F5F6
SYSTEM MENU/SETUP MENU/50PIN ASSIGN
File status
[MENU/ERROR LOG/MULTI CUE] The  settings  and  information  can  be  saved  onto  or
loaded from the IC card memory.  When  (CARD)
is pressed on the  screen while the  button
is  held  down,  the  function  menu  shown  below  is
displayed.
F
F2
MULTI CUE
ERROR LOG
Warning message 1
Warnings concerning the IC card are displayed here.
NO CARD   
The IC card has not been inserted.
UNFORMATTED CARD   
The IC card is not formatted.
HD150 FORMAT!   
This card was formatted by the AJ-HD150.
HD1500 FORMAT!   
This card was formatted by the AJ-HD1500.
Warning message 2
BATTERY!   
This appears when the battery inside the IC card has
no charge left.  It signifies that it is time to replace the
battery.
PROTECT!   
The IC card protection is set to ON.
File status (CARD) File status (VTR)
No storage files are present.- - - - -Blank
Storage files are present.
(Unlocked status)The  target  file  is  in  the
unlocked status. ≤
Storage files are present.
(Locked status)The  target  file  is  in  the
locked status. µ
Function menus
 
• IC cards are not compatible with other VTR models.
• The IC cards which can be used are the 68-pin two-
piece  type  of  SRAM  cards  (64KB  or  more)  with
replaceable battery.  Model number BN-064HSR is
recommended.CARD 
						

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IC card data layout VTR memory data layout
Current MULTI CUEMULTI CUE
Lock
≤Lock
k
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Current ERROR LOG ERROR LOG
≤k
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 8
• The  SETUP  MENU  (current,  USER1  to  USER4)
and  SYSTEM  MENU  settings,  50PIN  ASSIGN
registration data, MULTI CUE registered points and
ERROR  LOG  data  in  the  VTR  MEMORY  in  this
VTR can be saved in and loaded from the IC cards.
• Titles  can  be  provided  for  all  the  data  files,  and
when the files are saved or loaded, the titles are
also copied at the same time.
• For those data files which have been saved in the
IC  card,  a  file  lock  facility  can  be  engaged  to
prevent  the  data  in  those  files  from  being
overwritten.
Function menus

[MENU/ERROR LOG/MULTI CUE
]
Transferring files between memories
• VTR MEMORY 
>IC CARD MEMORY
First select the operation file, and then press
(SAVE).
• IC CARD MEMORY 
>VTR MEMORY
First select the operation file, and then press
(LOAD).
  
The title is also transferred at the same time.
F3
F2
Settings
Selecting  the  operation  files  inside  the
selected memory
The  number  of  the  currently  selected  file  is
highlighted.
Turn the ADJ dial to select the file to be operated.
• For SYSTEM MENU, SETUP MENU and 50PIN
ASSIGN
The details of the registration status display for
the  IC  CARD  MEMORY  are  automatically
switched  depending  on  whether  S  (SYSTEM
MENU),  C1234  (SETUP  MENU)  or  P  (50PIN
ASSIGN)  is  selected  at  the  VTR  MEMORY
side. Selecting the targeted memory
Press the  button.
The  operation  target  is  switched  alternately
between  the  IC  CARD  MEMORY  and  VTR
MEMORY.
SHIFT
1.
2.
3.
IC card data layout VTR memory data layout
Current 
USER1
USER2
USER3
USER4 SETUP MENU
SETUP MENU
(what has been
registered for
the PF1, PF2
menu items,
contents of
some function
buttons)
Lock
≤Lock
k
≤
≤
≤
≤
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Current 50 PIN ASSIGN 50 PIN ASSIGN
≤≤
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Current SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM MENU
≤≤
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
8