Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder Ajd850a Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions
Digital Video Cassette Recorder
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IMPORTANT
“Unauthorized recording of copyrighted televi-
sion 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 SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an 
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the...

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Contents
Setup (default settings) ........................................... 50
Setup menus ........................................................... 51
¥ SYSTEM menu ..................................................... 55
¥ USER menu .......................................................... 57
¥ Basic menu ......................................................... 57
¥ Operation menu .................................................. 59
¥ Interface menu...

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General and Features
This unit is a digital video cassette recorder which uses 1/4-inch tapes.
It incorporates digital compression technology so that the deterioration in picture quality and
sound quality resulting from dubbing is significantly minimized compared with existing analog
systems.
Furthermore, since it has a compact 4U size and light weight, the unit can be carried around
or mounted in a 19-inch rack with ease.
The settings for the unitÕs setup can be performed interactively while...

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Recording and playing back V blanking data
In addition to closed caption and VITC, up to 28 lines of the character data per frame in the V
blanking period can be recorded and played back.

There is some limitation to the number of lines in which signals can be recorded.
Time codes
This unit comes with a built-in time code generator (TCG)/time code reader (TCR). In
addition to the internal time code, an external code input or input signal VITC can be
recorded in the machine as...

Controls and their functions
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REMOTEPRESET PRESET PRESET PRESET
REGEN
PRESET FREE RUNREC RUN
MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL LOCALVIDEO
LEVELCHROMA
LEVELCFTCREC
INHIBITMENU  SET  DIAGSYNCHRO-
NIZE ENC
CONTROL8F/4F
2FON
OFFON
OFF
ON
OFF
L
LEVEL CUE VIDEO
ASSEMBLEDV AUDIO ANALOGVIDEO Y PB PR
AES/EBUCMPST INPUT SELECT
CH CONDITION
SCH CFSHIFT ADJ START RESETSTAND BYUB EXT EETC INTTC MODE
TAPE
LOCALREV FWD
PULL
OPEN JOGPUSHEJECT
AUTO OFF
SHTL
SLOW CONTROL
REMOTE
EDIT
REWPLAY SERVO
STOP PLAYER
REC REC...

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eINPUT SELECT display
The characters corresponding to the selected input signal light. When, with the exception
of analog signals, the selected input signals are not available, the display flashes to alert
the user.

Y PB PR:Analog component video signal
CMPST:Analog composite video signal
SDTI (V&A):Compressed data, serial and digital video and audio signals (option)
SDI:Serial digital video signal (EBU Tech. 3267-E) (option)
When BB has been selected as the setup menu No. 601 (INT BB SIG)...

Controls and their functions
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iPLAY button
Playback commences when this button is pressed.
Recording commences when the button is pressed together with the REC button; manual
editing commences when it is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback.
Pressing only the PLAY button during manual editing will cut out the editing and establish
the playback mode.
oREC button
Recording commences when this button is pressed together with the PLAY button.
When it is pressed during playback, search,...

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!6STAND BY button
When this is pressed, the same tension as in the regular stop mode is applied to the tape,
and while the head drum continues to rotate, the buttonÕs lamp lights to indicate that the
standby ON mode is established.
In the standby OFF mode, the half-loading mode is established.
When this button is pressed in the stop mode, the standby OFF mode is established, the
half-loading mode is established. The lamp in the button now goes off. When the unit
remains in the stop mode for longer...

Controls and their functions
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@2REMOTE/LOCAL switch
This switch is set when the unit is to be controlled from an external source using the
REMOTE connector, RS-232C connector or parallel connector.
REMOTE:Set to this position when controlling the unit by a device connected using the
9-pin REMOTE connector or RS-232C/parallel connector.
LOCAL:Set to this position when controlling the unit using the controls on its own
operation panel.
@3REMOTE lamp
This lights when the REMOTE/LOCAL switch has been...