Inspections Before Shooting; Áinspection Preparations; Inspecting The Camera Section - Panasonic AJ-SDC915 Operating Instructions Manual

Inspections Before Shooting

Inspection Preparations

Inspecting the Camera Section

Perform the following inspections before shooting to check that all systems are operating prop-
erly. Checking the image with a color monitor is recommended.
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Insert a charged battery pack.
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Set the POWER switch to ON and check that the HUMID display does not appear and that
five or more bars of the remaining battery level display are lighted.
ÁIf the HUMID display appears, wait until the display goes off.
ÁIf five or more bars of the remaining battery level display are not lighted, replace the battery
pack with a sufficiently charged battery pack.
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Check that there are no cables, etc. around the cassette holder and top panel, and then press
the EJECT button to open the cassette holder.
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Check the following items, and then insert a cassette and close the cassette holder.
ÁThe cassette is not set to the write protect status.
ÁThere is no slack in the tape.
Set the switches as follows.
Iris: AUTO
Zoom: AUTO
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WHITE BAL: A or B
OUTPUT: BARS
Gain: Normally, set to 0 dB. When it is too
dark, it is set to the appropriate gain.
VTR SAVE/STBY: STBY
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