Contents
Chapter 1 General
1-1 Features of the camera unit
1-2 Features of the VTR unit
1-3 System configuration
Chapter 2 Parts and their functions
2-1 Power supply and accessory mounting section
2-2 Audio function section
2-3 Shooting and recording/playback function section
2-4 Menu operation section
2-5 Time code related section
2-6 Warning/status display section
2-7 Display window and its displays
2-8 Viewfinder section
Chapter 3 Recording and playback
3-1 Cassette tapes
3-2 Basic procedures
3-3 Scene-to-scene continuity
3-4 PRE-RECORDING function
3-5 INTERVAL REC function
3-6 RETAKE function
3-7 Rec-review function
3-8 Normal playback and playback at different speeds
Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording
4-1 Adjusting the white balance and black balance
4-1-1 Adjusting the white balance
4-1-2 Adjusting the black balance
4-2 Setting the electronic shutter
4-2-1 Shutter modes
4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed
4-2-3 Setting the synchro scan mode
4-3 Selecting the recording signals
4-3-1 Selecting the recording signals
4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and adjusting their recording levels
4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals
4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels
4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels
4-5 Setting the time data
4-5-1 Setting the user bits
4-5-2 Setting the internal clock’s date and time
4-5-3 Setting the time code
4-5-4 Externally locking the time code
4-5-5 Setting the UMID information
4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen
4-6-1 Menu configuration
4-6-2 Basic menu opera
4-6-3 Selecting the user menus
4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays
4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays
4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display configuration
4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items
4-7-4 Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages
4-7-5 Setting the marker displays
4-7-6 Setting the camera ID
4-7-7 Mode check screen displays (MODE CHECK button function)
4-7-8 Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function)
4-8 Menu-driven function setup
4-8-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching
4-8-2 Selecting the video output signals
4-8-3 Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function
4-8-4 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons
4-8-5 Setting the color temperature manually
4-9 Data handling
4-9-1 Handling the setup card
4-9-2 Setup card operations
4-9-3 How to use the user data
4-9-4 How to use the scene file data
4-9-5 How to return the menus settings to the user standard settings
4-9-6 How to return the menus settings to the factory standard settings
Chapter 5 Preparation
5-1 Supplying the power
5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the battery type
5-1-2 Using an AC power supply
5-2 Attaching the lens and performing the flange back and white shading adjustments
5-3 Audio input signal preparations
5-3-1 When using the front microphone
5-3-2 When using a wireless receiver
5-3-3 When using an audio component
5-4 Mounting the unit on a tripod
5-5 Attaching the shoulder belt
5-6 Adjusting the position of the shoulder pad
5-7 Attaching the rain cover
5-8 Connecting the extension control unit (AJ-EC3E)
5-9 Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control knob
Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections
6-1 Inspections prior to shooting
6-1-1 Preparation for inspections
6-1-2 Inspecting the camera unit
6-1-3 Inspecting the VTR unit
6-1-4 Self-diagnosis function
6-2 Maintenance
6-2-1 Condensation
6-2-2 Head cleaning
6-2-3 Cleaning inside the viewfinder
6-2-4 Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras
6-2-5 Replacing the backup battery
6-2-6 Connectors and signals
6-3 Warning system
6-3-1 Warning description tables
6-3-2 Error codes
6-3-3 Emergency eject
Chapter 7 Menu description tables
7-1 Menu configuration
7-2 SYSTEM SET
7-2-1 SYSTEM MODE
7-2-2 REC FUNCTION
7-2-3 OUTPUT SEL
7-2-4 GENLOCK
7-2-5 OPTION MODE
7-3 PAINT
7-3-1 ROP
7-3-2 MATRIX
7-3-3 COLOR CORRECTION
7-3-4 LOW SETTING
7-3-5 MID SETTING
7-3-6 HIGH SETTING
7-3-7 ADDITIONAL DTL
7-3-8 SKIN TONE DTL
7-3-9 KNEE/LEVEL
7-3-10 GAMMA
7-3-11 FLARE
7-3-12 CAMERA SETTINGS
7-4 VF
7-4-1 VF DISPLAYS
7-4-2 VF MARKER
7-4-3 USER BOX
7-4-4 VF INDICATOR1
7-4-5 VF INDICATOR2
7-4-6 MODE CHECK IND
7-4-7 !LED
7-5 OPERATION
7-5-1 CAMERA ID
7-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED
7-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT
7-5-4 USER SW
7-5-5 SW MODE
7-5-6 WHITE BALANCE MODE
7-5-7 USER SW GAIN
7-5-8 IRIS
7-6 FILE
7-6-1 CARD READ/WRITE
7-6-2 CARD R/W SELECT
7-6-3 LENS FILE
7-6-4 SCENE
7-6-5 INITIALIZE
7-7 MAINTENANCE
7-7-1 SYSTEM CHECK
7-7-2 DIAGNOSTIC
7-7-3 LENS ADJ
7-7-4 BLACK SHADING
7-7-5 WHITE SHADING
7-8 VTR MENU
7-8-1 VTR FUNCTION
7-8-2 BATTERY/TAPE
7-8-3 BATTERY SETTING1
7-8-4 BATTERY SETTING2
7-8-5 MIC/AUDIO1
7-8-6 MIC/AUDIO2
7-8-7 TC/UB
7-8-8 UMID SET/INFO
7-8-9 VTR DIAG
7-9 OPTION MENU
7-9-1 OPTION
7-9-2 DOWNCON SETTING
Chapter 8 Specifications