Parts And Their Functions; Front Panel Controls - Panasonic AG-MX70 Operating Instructions Manual

Parts and their functions

Front panel controls

1
POWER switch
This is used to switch the AC power on and off. Select
"Power" from the "Setup" initial setting screen: "Reset" is
selected to establish the default setting when the power
is turned ON, and "Preset" is selected to start operation
using the same settings which were in effect upon
conclusion of the previous operation. When [Demo] is
selected, the demo mode is established after the power
is turned on. The demo mode can be exited by selecting
[Enter].
When the power is off, the operation panel settings are
stored in the memory.
2 Joystick
The joystick is used both as the XY positioner and the
controller for the color settings.
required. It can set X, Y and Z for patterns that can be
positioned.
It can also set the color corrector UV white balance and
chroma saturation.
It can be used as the position X/Y controller for the
selection of the blue background when the chroma keys
are set.
3 Rotary Z control
This control is used to set the key size Z during the key
position settings and the luminance setting Y among the
color settings.
4
SCENE GRABBER button
When this is set to ON with a specific key pattern, it can
paste the image in the key onto the pattern and move it.
<Note>
It is possible to select either the multi-strobe or scene
grabber (but not both). Whichever one was selected last
takes precedence, and the previously selected effects are
canceled.
POWER
X / Y
Pb / Pr
ON
1
OFF
ASPECT
H V
EDITOR ON
PATTERN
9 8 7
5
6 HOLD button
7 ASPECT ratio control
It is switched as
8 Aspect ON button
9 EDITOR enable button
6
2
Z
3
SCENE
HOLD CENTER GRABBER
6 5 4
CENTER button
Centering is performed when this button is set to ON.
In the case of color settings, the color saturation is set to
zero.
In the case of position settings, the pattern is centered.
The joystick operation is stopped when this button is set
to ON. However, even when this button is set to ON, the
center button can be used.
Updating to the joystick value occurs when this button is
set to OFF.
This control is used to set the aspect ratio for key
patterns whose aspect ratio can be set. When it is
turned in the H direction, the width (horizontal) is
increased; when it is turned in the V direction, the height
(vertical) is increased.
When this button is at ON, the setting performed by the
aspect ratio control takes effect. When it is at OFF, the
default aspect ratio (center value) is established.
Editor enable can enable or disable control using RS-
422A, and when control is disabled, settings can be
performed by manual operations even during editing
operations using RS-422A.
When the lamp of this button is lighted (ON), the settings
from the editor are accepted; when it is off (OFF), the
settings are canceled, and the settings can be performed
manually.
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