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Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder AG-DV2500P Operating Instructions
Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder AG-DV2500P Operating Instructions
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E-31 EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDV C A MPAUSEREC CH1 / 3 2 / 4 EJECT button PLAY button STOP button REW buttonPAUSE button FF buttonDISPLAY BARS MENU SEARCH+ SEARCH–SETBLANK STILL MODEVCRPOWER /IAUDIO MUTING OUT SEL. OUT LEV. button button button button MENU button SET button –––CLOCK ADJUST––– DA T E ( M / D / Y)10/10/02 TIME 00:00 PAGE BACK Date (M/D/Y) Time –––CLOCK ADJUST––– DA T E ( M / D / Y)10/10/02 TIME 12:00 PAGE BACK –––CLOCK ADJUST––– DA T E ( M / D / Y)10/10/02 TIME 12:00 PAGE BACK 3.Set the date or time on the CLOCK ADJUST menu. Main unit 1Press the PLAY or STOP button and bring the cursor to the DATE or TIME setting. Then press the FF or PAUSE button. 2Press the FF or REW but- ton and select the data seg- ment to be set up. • The selected value blinks. 3Press the PLAY or STOP button to set the value. 4Repeat step 1 – 3. After completing the necessary settings, press the PAUSE button. Remote controller 1Press the or button and bring the cursor to the date or time setting. Then press the or SET button.2Press the or button and select the data seg- ment to set up. •The selected data seg- ment blinks. 3Press the or to set the value. 4Repeat step 1 – 3. After completing the necessary settings, press the SET button. Memo The ‘seconds’ segment cannot be set up. After the ‘minute’ segment is set up, please press the SET button (remote controller) or the PAUSE button (main unit) in synchronization with a time signal (clock). 4.To return to the top MENU after completing all settings, do the following: Main unit •Press the REW button. Or •Press the PLAY or STOP but- ton to bring the cursor to PAGE BACK and then press the PAUSE button. Remote controller •Press the button. Or •Press the or button to bring the cursor to PAGE BACK and then press the SET button. 5.To return to the usual menu, do the following: Main unit •Press the EJECT button. Or •Bring the cursor to the EXIT item of the top MENU and press the PAUSE button. Remote controller •Press the MENU button. Or •Bring the cursor to the EXIT item of the top MENU and press the SET button.
E-32 Selecting date/time display The date and time information is displayed on the monitor screen connected to the VIDEO LINE OUT or the S-VIDEO terminal. To set whether to display the date and time information and the display style, use the DISPLAY menu screen. (For details on setup method: ☞ Page 52) –––MENU––– SYSTEM . . REMOT E . . AUD I O / V I DEO . . TIME CODE. . DISPLAY SET . . CLOCK ADJUST . . FACTORY SETTINGCANCE L DRUMHOURMETER00000H EX I T –––D I SPLAY––– DISPLAY ON COUN T E R POS I . L O WER - R TIME CODE ON VTR MODE ON TAPE REMAIN OFF TIME/DATE OFF AUD I O I NFO . OF F DA T ESTYLE M / D / Y TIMESTYLE 2 4HOUR BARS OF F PAGE BACK 32K CH–1/2 0mi n 10 / 10 /02STANDBY–OFF 12 : 00 : 00 TCR 02:00:00:00 Date/time displayOn screen display DISPLAY BARS MENU SEARCH+BLANK STILL MODEVCRPOWER /IAUDIO MUTING DISPLAY button Top MENU DISPLAY menu Setting 1.Select DISPLAY SET item from the top MENU and dis- play the DISPLAY menu. 2.Set the TIME/DATE setting on the DISPLAY menu. TIME DATE OFF : Does not display date or time. TIME : Displays time only. DATE : Displays date only. DATE + TM : Displays both the time and date. 3.Set the DATE STYLE and TIME STYLE items of the DISPLAY menu. DATE STYLE... Set the order of the date display. Y/M/D: Year / month / day M/D/Y: Month / day / year D/M/Y: Day / month / year TIME STYLE...Select the style of time display. 24H: 24-hour time mode 12H: 12-hour time mode Enabling on-screen display: Main unit •Set the DISPLAY item of the DISPLAY menu to ON or AU TO. Remote controller •Press the DISPLAY button. Memo •RECORDING or STOP mode : Data in the built-in clock is displayed. •During Playback : The date/time recorded on the tape is displayed. •During DV signal recording : The date/time data from the DV termi- nal is displayed. PREPARATION– Setting/displaying date and time – (continued)
E-33
DV IN/OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
CH 1/3 CH 2/4
LINE
S -VIDEO
NI
O
U
T9PIN REMOTE
AUXNTSC PALDC 12V
WARNING :SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN.AV I S :RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR.
Player
DV terminalSeparately available
DV cable
Another VTR
Flow of
signalDV terminalRecorderMonitor
DV IN/OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
CH 1/3 CH 2/4
LINE
S -VIDEO
NI
O
U
T9PIN REMOTE
AUXNTSC PALDC 12V
WARNING :SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN.AV I S :RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR.
S-VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT VIDEO LINE IN
AUDIO
IN AUDIO
OUT S-VIDEO
OUT
Player
Another VTRFlow of
signal Y/C(S) video cable
Monitor Video cable
Audio cable
Recorder
Memo
•When signals are input from the DV terminal, the sound recording mode of the recorder is the same
as that of the player.
•The Date and time data from the DV terminal will be recorded.
•To record the time code data from the DV terminal, set the DV TC DUP. item of the TIME CODE
menu to ON. (
☞ Page 58)
RECORDING– Connection and setting –
This chapter explains the connection, setting and operation methods required to use this unit
as a recorder.
This unit cannot be used as an editing system recorder.
Connection
When connected to a video device equipped with a DV terminal
Images can be recorded with almost no deterioration of image quality.
This unit is connected to a video device with no DV terminal (analog input) :
Memo
• When search pictures or low-quality video signals are input, video and sound output may be tempo-
rarily distorted. Please input stable signals via a TBC, etc.
• For analog input, use either Y/C(S) video cable or video cable. Set the front [INPUT] input video
signal selection switch according to the chosen cable.
E-34 EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDVCAMPAUSE POWER RECA.DUB CH1 / 3 2 / 4LINEDVS-VIDEOOFF9PINWIRELESS INPUTREMOTEMICAG-DV2500 NTSC indicator PAL indicator INPUT switch N/OUT DIO VIDEO CH 2/4 LINE S -VIDEO NI O U T9PIN REMOTE AUXNTSC PALDC 12V NG :SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN.ISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. NTSC/PAL switch Rear panel –––AUD IO V I DEO––– AUD I O MODE 4 8 K AOUT ATSEARCH ON AUD I O OUT SE L CH - 1 / 2 AUD I O OU T L EV NORM SET UP ( NTSC ) OF F PAGE BACK –––SYSTEM––– ST I L L MODE F I ELD SER I ES REC T I ME OF F ST I L L T I MER 5M I N PAUSE PROTECT F . ADV INDEX WRI TE ON DC I N MODE POWER OF F PAGE BACK Memo •For DV signal input, the sig- nal system (NTSC/PAL) is identified automatically. •For DV signal input, the AU- DIO MODE item cannot be set. It will be the same mode as that of the input signal. (48K/44.1K/32K) Setting AUDIO/VIDEO menu SYSTEM menu Setting the signal system (NTSC/PAL) The signal system for analog input is set with the NTSC/PAL switch located at the rear panel. Either the NTSC or the PAL indicator on the front lights up, depending on the setting. *Before setting the NTSC/PAL switch, please set the unit to the POWER OFF mode. Selecting the video input signal Please use the INPUT switch on the front panel. S-VIDEO : Input Y/C separate video signals. LINE : Input composite video signals. DV: Input DV signals. Setting the AUDIO/VIDEO menu (☞ Page 57) •AUDIO MODEUse this menu item to set the audio sampling frequency for recording. 32K : Perform recording with an audio sampling frequency of 32kHz. Use this setting when performing audio dubbing on CH3 and CH4. 48K : Perform recording with an audio sampling frequency of 48kHz. Audio dubbing is not available. •SET UP (NTSC only) During recording : Selects whether to use setup on the input com posite and Y/C separate signals. During playback : Selects whether to apply setup to the compos- ite and Y/C signals. * A high level of knowledge pertaining to video signals is necessary to set this menu. Generally, SETUP OFF is used.( ☞page 57) Setting the SYSTEM menu ( ☞ Page 55) •INDEX WRITE This setting turns on/off automatic recording of index signals when recording begins. Setting the time code recording during DV signal input Set the DV TC DUP. item of the TIME CODE menu to determine whether to use the time code from the built in time code generator or the data from the DV terminal. ( ☞ Page 58) RECORDING– Connection and setting –
E-35 RECORDING– Setting time codes – This unit has a built-in time code reader/ generator. During recording, time codes are re- corded. During recording of data from the built-in time code generator , the user-bits are not recorded. According to the recording conditions, time codes are recorded as follows: Time codes are recorded in the REC RUN mode. (REC RUN: time codes advance only during recording.) Time code recording Time codes are preset via the TIME CODE menu. It can be set via either the remote controller or the Main unit. Press the POWER button on the Main unit or the re- mote controller to turn on the power and set the unit to the STOP mode. *To set it with the main unit, first remove the cassette from the unit if it is loaded. Preset time codes EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDVCAMPAUSERECUB CH1 / 3 2 / 4NES-VIDEO PUT PLAY button EJECT button PAUSE button FF button STOP button REW button DISPLAY BARS MENU SEARCH+ SEARCH–SETBLANK STILL MODEVCRPOWER /IAUDIO MUTING OUT SEL. OUT LEV.MENU button button button button button SET button Memo When the REC button is held down in the STOP mode, the value of the built-in time code generator is displayed. Condition Time code recording Time code is preset with this unit. Time code is not preset.•Time codes preset in the built-in time code generator are re- corded. (First time only) •When recording ends, the set time codes becomes void and regeneration occurs. MemoThe framing mode is selected from the NDF/DF item of the TIME CODE menu. (NTSC only) •It reads the time codes recorded on the tape and continues recording time codes from these values. (Regeneration) •If no time code is recorded, it starts from “00”. *Sometimes, the time codes recorded at the beginning of the tape may not be read.
E-36 –––MENU––– SYSTEM . . REMOT E . . AUD I O / V I DEO . . TIME CODE. . DISPLAY SET . . CLOCK ADJUST . . FACTORY SETTINGCANCE L DRUMHOURMETER000000H EX I T Top MENU –––T IME CODE––– TC 00:00:00:00 CLEARCANCE L ND F / D F ( N T SC ) DROP DV TC DUP . OF F TC OUT OF FSET OF F PAGE BACK Time CodeHour SecondMinute Frame Framing mode (NTSC only) TIME CODE menu 1.Display the top MENU. Press the EJECT and STOP buttons simultaneously while no cassette is loaded. Remote controller Press the MENU button. Resetting the time code to zero: 1 Select the CLEAR menu item. 2Set the value to EXECUTE and press the SET button (remote controller) or the PAUSE button (Main unit). Memo Framing mode (NTSC only) DROP :Time codes that match the actual time. NON DROP : Use this setting if the number of frames is important. 2.Display the TIME CODE menu. Main unit Select the TIME CODE item with the PLAY/STOP button and press the PAUSE or FF button. Remote controller Select the TIME CODE item with the / button and press the SET or button. 3.Preset the time code (hour, minute, second and frame). Main unit 1Select the TIME CODE item with the PLAY/STOP button and press the PAUSE or FF button. 2Press the FF or REW but- ton to shift to the next digit segment. 3Press the PLAY/STOP but- ton to change the value of the blinking digits. 4Repeat 2 and 3 steps above and set all the values. Press the PAUSE button. Remote controller 1Select the TC item with the/ button and press the SET or button. ¥ The hour digits blink. 2Press the / button to shift to the next digit seg- ment. 3Press the / button to change the value of the blinking digits. 4Repeat steps 2 and 3above and set all the val- ues. Press the SET button. 4.Set the framing mode (NON DROP / DROP) ... (NTSC only) Main unit 1Select the NDF/DF item with the PLAY/STOP button and press the SET or FF button. 2Press the PLAY/STOP but- ton to select the value. 3Press the PAUSE button to confirm the setting. Remote controller 1Select the NDF/DF item with the / button and press the SET or button.2Press the / button to select the value. 3Press the SET button to confirm the setting value. 5.Return to the usual screen. Main unit Press the EJECT button. Remote controller Press the MENU button. Recording time codes of a DV input terminal: •Set the DV TC DUP. item of the TIME CODE menu to ON. •When the DV TC DUP. item is set to ON, the time code and user-bits form the DV terminal are recorded. Memo If the REC button is held down in the STOP mode when the DV TC DUP. item is set to ON, the EE signals of the time codes from the DV input terminal can be checked. RECORDING– Setting time codes – Main unit
E-37 RECORDING– Recording method – Main unit Remote controller EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDVCAMPAUSE POWER RECA.DUB CH1 / 3 2 / 4LINEDVS-VIDEOOFF9PINWIRELESS INPUTREMOTEMICAG-DV2500PAUSE button STOP buttonPLAY button REC button A.DUB F.REV INDEX –INDEX + PLAY STOP VEQ3533 REW FFPAUSEREC F. A D VPLAY buttonREC button STOP button PAUSE button Memo •If recording has been paused for an extended period of time, the unit will automatically go into the STOP mode to pro- tect the tape. •This unit cannot perform editing functions. 1.Load the cassette. •Before loading the cassette, please check that the rear slide of the cassette is pushed to REC. ¥ The Main unit is powered on. 2.Start recording. •Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button. 3.Pause recording. •Press the PAUSE button. 4.Resume recording. •Press the PAUSE button or press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button. 5.Stop recording. •Press the STOP button. When the INDEX WRITE item of the SYSTEM menu is set as ON, an index signal is recorded at the starting position of re- cording. In the PLAYBACK mode, the position where the index signal is recorded can be detected. (Index search) During recording, please press the REC button to record the index signal. *Please allow at least an interval of 1 minute between recording of index signals. Recording of index signals after tape recording is not possible. Recording index signals Memo Audio recording level PCM audio recording level of DV-format VTRs can be divided into 2 main groups: 1) The group that uses full scale -20dB as the standard level, to which this unit belongs. 2) The group that uses full scale -12dB as the standard level. When a tape recorded with this unit is played on a VTR based on full scale -12dB, the volume is decreased by about 8dB. This is not a malfunction.
E-38 RECORDING– Series recording function – By linking this unit to other DV devices, this unit can perform continuous, long-hour recording. This unit can be set as a backup unit connected to a DV camcorder. When the recording tape of the source unit ends, this unit can start recording. This enables long-hour recording. EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDV C AMPAUSE POWER RECA.DUB CH1 / 3 2 / 4LINEDVS-VIDEOOFF9PINWIRELESS INPUTREMOTEMICAG-DV2500 INPUT switch Backup unit: the main unit DV cable DV terminal DV terminal Connection Connect the DV terminal of the source unit to the DV terminal of this unit with a DV cable. Setting up this unit Set the INPUT switch on the front panel to “DV”. Set the SERIES REC TIME item of the SYSTEM menu. Use the following settings according to the length of the tape of the source unit. * For DV or mini DV cassettes: 25MIN : 30-minute tape 55MIN : 60-minute tape 75MIN : 80-minute tape 115MIN : 120-minute tape 175MIN : 180-minute tape 265MIN : 270-minute tape OFF : No series recording Set the DV TC DUP. item of the TIME CODE menu to “OFF”. •It records the data of the built-in time code gen- erator or the built-in clock. •If the time code of the DV camcorder stops advancing with the DV TC DUP. menu item set to “ON”, the time code of this unit, while per- forming series recording, also stops advanc- ing. Operation 1.Recording begins on the source unit. * Please record from the beginning of the re- cording tape. * After inserting the tape, wait 10 seconds be- fore starting to record. 2.This unit begins recording when the tape of the source unit is near the end (about 5 minutes before the end of the tape). •This unit begins recording when the record- ing time of the source unit reaches the time configured by the SERIES REC TIME set- ting. • Series recording records the video and sound from the source unit to the main unit. While this unit is performing series record- ing, please continue shooting from the source unit. • The audio mode is the mode configured in the source unit. (32K/48K) • Please set the SERIES REC TIME item to “OFF” if the unit is not performing series re- cording. • Certain DV camcorders do not support DV format’s Absolute Track Number. In this case, the series recording function does not work. • For AG-DVX100, depending on the menu set- ting, series recording is possible even if the SERIES REC TIME item of this unit is set to OFF. Memo DV Camcorder
E-39 RECORDING– Audio dubbing – A.DUB F.REV INDEX –INDEX + PLAY STOP VEQ3533 REW FFPAUSEREC F. A D V PLAY buttonPAUSE button STOP button A.DUB button EJECT MENU REWSET FF PLAY STOP REC INH.PA L AUDIONTSCDVCAMPAUSE POWER RECA.DUB CH1 / 3 2 / 4LINEDVS-VIDEOOFF9PINWIRELESS INPUTREMOTEMICAG-DV2500PAUSE button STOP button INPUT switchPLAY button A.DUB button MIC terminal For tapes recorded in the 32kHz audio mode, audio dubbing can be performed on the CH3 and CH4 channel after the recording. (After-recording) Notes • For tapes recorded in the 48kHz audio mode, audio dubbing cannot be performed. • Audio dubbing cannot be performed for DV input signals.
E-40 RECORDING– Audio dubbing – Memo •During audio dubbing, if the tape comes to a part recorded in a non dubbing-feasible mode (such as LP mode or 48kHz audio mode), the VTR will enter the STOP mode. When this happens, high- volume noise from the DV output will occur. Hence, before audio-dubbing, please check the recording mode of the tape. • In the case that a microphone is connected to the MIC terminal, sound output from this termi- nal will be recorded. In the absence of MIC input, signals from the CH1/3, CH2/4 AUDIO IN termi- nal on the rear panel will be recorded. • When audio dubbing cannot be performed, an alarm message will be displayed on the monitor. ( ☞ Page 23) • Audio dubbing PAUSE cannot be executed di- rectly in the STOP mode. Please execute it in the STILL mode. During audio dubbing pause, sound from the CH3/CH4 channel is output via the monitor but sound output from the DV terminal is not pos- sible. • If audio dubbing is repeated on a short section of the tape, noise may occur for an instant when the section is played. • During audio dubbing, noise may be produced on the playback video or playback sound but the recording is normal. • The playback sound of CH1/2 cannot be recorded on CH3/4 (sound on sound). • During backspace operation of audio dubbing, audio dubbing cannot be performed on unre- corded parts. • When audio dubbing is performed on tapes re- corded on other devices, it may not record cor- rectly. Please record with this unit before perform- ing audio dubbing. Connection Audio dubbing sounds are input from the AUDIO IN terminal on the rear panel or the MIC terminal on the front panel. MIC terminal prevail over the AU- DIO IN terminal. Setting •Set the AUDIO item of the AUDIO/VIDEO menu to “32K”. •Do not set the INPUT switch on the front panel to “DV”. Operation 1.Press the PLAY button to play the tape. 2.At the position where you want to au- dio dub, press the PAUSE button. ¥ The unit goes into the STILL mode. 3.Hold down the A.DUB button and press the PAUSE button. ¥ The unit goes into the audio dubbing pause mode. 4.Press the PAUSE button. ¥Audio dubbing begins. Audio signals are recorded on the CH3 and CH4 channel. To stop audio dubbing temporarily, press the PAUSE button. 5.To end audio dubbing, press the STOP button.