Panasonic AJ-HD1200A Operating Instructions Manual page 11

Parts and their functions
Front panel
M REC button
2
No optional board installed
This unit is a video cassette player so it cannot
record by pressing the REC button.
When the REC button is pressed, the REC INH
lamp on the counter display lights for several
seconds. When T&S&M has been selected as
the menu item No.006 [DISPLAY SEL] setting,
"NO OPTION FOR REC" appears in the
superimposed mode display area.
When the AJ-YA120AG or AJ-YAD120AG is
installed
When the REC button is pressed together with
the PLAY button, recording starts. When it is
pressed during stop or eject, the input video
signals and audio signals can be checked even
when the TAPE/EE switch is set to TAPE.
The value of the time code generator can also be
checked. (REC CHECK mode)
The REC CHECK mode is released when the
STOP button or other operation button is
pressed.
N TAPE/EE switch
This is used to select the signals which are to be
output in the STOP mode.
TAPE:
The signals played back from the tape are
output.
EE:
No optional board installed
The signals selected by menu item No.106
[EJECT EE SEL] are output. The black signal
for the video signals and mute for the audio
output are the factory settings.
When the AJ-YA120AG or AJ-YAD120AG is
installed
The signals selected by menu item No.600
[VIDEO IN SEL] are output as the video
signals, and the signals selected by menu item
No.700 [AUDIO IN SEL] are output as the
audio signals.
However, when "1394" is selected as the
VIDEO IN SEL setting, the audio input signals
will also be supplied from the DV connector
(digital video interface).
<Note>
The image and sound may be disrupted when this
switch's position is changed.
O COUNTER button
This is used to switch the counter display.
Each time it is pressed, the display is switched by
one step in the following sequence: CTL 5 TC 5
UB 5 r 5 PB FORMAT 5 CTL and so on.
CTL : The tape timer (control signal) is displayed.
TC : The time code is displayed.
UB : The user's bit is displayed.
r : The remaining tape length and total tape
length are
increments.
Example:
r30-46 = 30 minutes of tape remaining
out of a total tape length of 46 minutes
PB FORMAT:
The format of the tape now playing is displayed.
Playback tape format
DVCPRO HD-LP (1080i)
DVCPRO HD-LP (720P)
DVCPRO HD (1080i)
DVCPRO HD (720P)
DVCPRO50 (422)
DVCPRO (411)
DVCPRO50 (420P)
DV
DVCAM
P RESET button
When this is pressed in the CTL mode, the counter
display is reset to zero.
Q REC INHIBIT switch
2
This is used to enable or disable recording on the
cassette tape.
ON : Recording on the cassette tape is disabled.
The REC INHIBIT lamp on the display
lights.
OFF : When the cassette tape's accidental
erasure prevention mechanism is at the
recording enable setting, recording onto the
cassette tape is enabled.
2 This function is operational only when the AJ-
YA120AG (optional accessory) or AJ-YAD120AG
(optional accessory) has been installed.
displayed in 1-minute
Counter display
Hd 1080
Hd 720P
Hd 1080 SP
Hd 720P SP
Sd 50
Sd 25
Sd 50P
The DV lamp on the counter
display lights.
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