Basic Procedures - Panasonic AJ-SPX900e Operating Instructions Manual

3-2 Basic Procedures

This section describes the basic procedure for shooting and
recording.
Before you embark on a shoot, pre-inspect your system to
ensure that it works properly.
* For directions on inspecting your memory card camera-recorder, see
[7-1 Inspections Before Shooting].
Battery Set-up to P2 card Insertion
1
Insert a charged battery pack.
2
Turn on the POWER switch and ensure that more than four
segments of the battery-remaining amount indication bar
are illuminated.
If the number of illuminated segments is fewer than five,
first check the battery placement. If placement is not the
problem, replace the battery with a fully charged one.
3
Insert a P2 card and ensure that the P2 CARD ACCESS
LED stays on in orange or green. Then, close the slide-out
door.
When more than one P2 card slot contains a P2 card, the
card in the slot with the lowest number is used first.
However, regardless of slot number, a P2 card inserted
later will not be accessed until the other cards have been
used.
Example:
If all five slots contain P2 cards, the cards are used in order
of slot numbers 1 2 3
Slot 1 is removed and then re-inserted, the cards will be
used in the following order: 2
2
1
4 5. However, if the P2 card in
3 4 5 1.
2
3
5 4 3 2 1
Note that the recording order is retained even if the power is
turned off. When the power is next turned on, the last card
written before powering-down will be the target card.
<Note>
When "SLOT1" is selected for the menu option P.ON REC SLOT
SEL, recording starts from the P2 card inserted in the smallest
slot number, after the power is turned on.
This option is found in the REC FUNCTION screen on the
SYSTEM SETTING page.
Switch Setting
When a battery and P2 cards are installed, set the switches as
detailed below, before starting to use your AJ-SPX900E.
Setting the switches before shooting and recording
USER MAIN:
This switch is factory-set to perform
slot selection.
GAIN:
Normally, this should be set to 0 dB. If
Iris:
Auto
conditions are too dark, an appropriate
gain level should be set.
<Note>
The USER MAIN button is factory-set to perform the slot
selection function, which selects the target card from among
several P2 cards.
When a new target P2 card is selected, the appropriate slot
number appears on the P2 card remaining amount indicator in
the viewfinder.
For more information about the indications in the viewfinder, see
[4-7-2 Viewfinder Status Indication Layout].
3
AUDIO SELECT
CH 1/CH 2:
AUTO
TCG:
F-RUN or
R-RUN
OUTPUT:
CAM/AUTO KNEE ON
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