Tapes - Panasonic AJ-SD255 Operating Instructions Manual

Tapes

Consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassettes
(Standard DV and DVCAM cassettes, mini DV
and DVCAM cassettes)
• Use a cassette adapter (AJ-CS455P) when a mini DV or
DVCAM cassette is to be used.
Note that inserting a mini DV or DVCAM cassette without
the use of a cassette adapter will cause malfunctioning.
Also note that long-duration mini DV cassettes (80
minutes in the standard mode and 120 minutes in the LP
mode) cannot be used.
Note that you cannot record to the tape when using the
cassette adapter AJ-CS750.
• It is not possible to play back tapes which have been
recorded in the LP mode.
• When editing material recorded on a consumer-use DV
or DVCAM cassette, first record the material on a
DVCPRO tape or other tape used by VTRs for
broadcast applications.
• The maximum transport speed of a mini DV or DVCAM
cassette tape is 32x.
• The images may be subject to disturbance during the
slow motion playback of consumer-use DV and DVCAM
cassette tapes.
• From the perspective of protecting consumer-use DV
and DVCAM cassette tapes, minimize the number of
times the tapes are cued up at the same locations as
much as possible.
• When consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes are
used, the maximum time for STILL TIMER is set to 20
seconds.
• The audio sampling rate recorded to consumer DV tapes
is 48 kHz. When using the IEEE1394 interface board
(option: AJ-YAD255G), however, sampling rates of 44.1
kHz and 32 kHz can be recorded to a consumer DV tape
during 1394 input only.
POWER
ON
OFF
CONTROL REC INHIBIT
LOCAL REMOTE OFF ON Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-
METER
FULL/FINE
MONITOR SEL
HEADPHONES
CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH2
UNITY VAR
REC PB
M cassette size
L cassette size
EJECT
PUSH
SHTL/SLOW
PLAY REC
SEARCH
REW STOP FF
SUPER
INPUT SELECT TC INT TCG
COUNTER RESET PRESET MENU
VIDEO AUDIO
REGEN ON
PRESET
OFF
EXT
PF PF1 PF2 PF3 DIAG
Align the center of the cassette with the center
of the insertion slot, and press it in gently.
The cassette tape will load automatically.
Do not stick your finger into the insertion slot.
• Control from a controller or computer having a
REC/PAUSE command (when using the IEEE1394
interface board AJ-YAD255G) enables recording in
connected segments. When using a consumer DV tape,
however, the video and audio in the frame before and
after the connection point may be distorted in some
cases.
It is recommended that tapes bearing the Panasonic
brand be used as the consumer-use DV tapes.
When lifting the unit, never stick your hand into the
insertion slot.
M cassettes
Tapes capable of up to 66 minutes of recording or
playback
(AJ-P66MP, AJ-P33MP)
L cassettes
Tapes capable of up to 184 minutes of recording or
playback
(AJ-5P92LP, AJ-P126LP)
• Use recorded AJ-5P92LP tapes in the DVCPRO (25M)
184-minute compatible VTR.
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