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CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best
color bar display.
3
Check each of the following operations.
• The menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.
• Turn the MENU knob and check that the menu page
changes to the next page.
• Push the MENU knob and check that settings of
each item of the selected page are displayed.
• Turn the MENU knob and check that the
moves within the page.
• Push the MENU knob and check that the
placed before the item changes to a z mark and the
z mark placed before the setting of the item changes
to a ? mark.
• Turn the MENU knob and check that the setting of
the selected item changes.
4
Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM, and change
the inner FILTER (ND filter) selector position in the
sequence of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the outer FILTER (CC
filter) selector position in the sequence B, C, D, A and
B.
Check that the FILTER indicator on the viewfinder
screen displays the correct numbers.
5
Carry out of the following operations, and check that
that the
indicator lights if the corresponding item
has been turned on the '!' LED page of the USER
menu.
• Set the gain to anything but 0 dB by using the GAIN
selector and the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION
menu.
• Set the SHUTTER selector to ON.
• Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
• Set the 5600K mode to ON on the FUNCTION 2
page.
• Use the lens extender.
• Set the inner FILTER (ND filter) selector to anything
but 1.
• Set the outer FILTER (CC filter) selector to anything
but B.
• Set the reference value of the auto iris adjustment to
a value other than the standard value.
Note
When conditions to make the
changed on the '!' LED page,
operations follow the settings on the '!' LED page.
6
Move the SHUTTER selector from ON to SEL
repeatedly, and check that the shutter setting changes
on the viewfinder screen.
7
Pointing the camera at a suitable subject, focus the
camera and check the picture on the viewfinder screen.
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Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting
8
9
b
mark
Note
The results of checking in steps 3 to 9 may not be as
b
mark
expected, depending on the settings relating to the
viewfinder display function. In this case, set the desired
items on the VF DISP 1 and VF DISP 2 pages of the USER
menu.
For details, see "5-2-2 Selecting Display Items" on page
83.
Testing the iris and zoom functions
1
2
3
4
5
6
indicator light were
indicator lighting
Set both of the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT, and
check that when sound is input to a microphone
connected to the MIC IN connector on the front of the
camcorder, the audio level indicators appear on the
viewfinder screen.
Check that setting the ZEBRA switch to ON and OFF
makes the zebra pattern appear and disappear on the
viewfinder screen.
Set the zoom to automatic zoom mode and check that
the power zoom operates correctly.
Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the
zoom functions manually.
Set the iris switch on the lens to AUTO and point the
camera at objects of different brightness. Check that
the automatic iris adjustment operates correctly.
Set the iris switch on the lens to MANUAL and check
that turning the iris ring manually adjusts the iris
correctly.
Set the iris switch on the lens back to AUTO and check
the following points when the GAIN selector is moved
from L to M to H.
• For objects of the same brightness, the iris is
adjusted to correspond to the change in setting.
• The gain indicator on the viewfinder screen changes
to correspond to the change in setting.
If an extender mechanism is incorporated in your lens,
set the extender lever of the lens into the 2x position
and check the following points.
• The indication "EX" appears at the top left on the
viewfinder screen.
• The auto iris functions correctly.
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