Panasonic AP-HPX250 Series User manual

AG-HPX250 series
Supplement Operation Manual
Update Information 2
Using focus assist function 6
Screen Displays 10
Setup Menu List 22
October 15, 2012
PanasonicCorporation

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144 ページ：メニューの一覧、OUTPUT SEL 画面
項目 設定内容 備考
SDI METADATA SDI OUT のメタデータ重畳を設定します。
ON：
UMID を重畳します。
OFF：
メタデータを重畳しません。
EXPANDED：
UMID とクリップメタデータなどを重畳します。
ENGLISH
Information
Thank you for purchasing this product.
The following modifications have been made to the Operating Instructions due to recent
functional improvements in this product.
Please refer to this information when reading the relevant sections of the Operating
Instructions.
Operating Instructions Vol.2
Page 145 (AG-HPX250P/EN, AG-HPX255P/EN):
Page 142 (AG-HPX250EJ, AG-HPX255EJ):
Setup menu list, OUTPUT SEL screen
Item Setting Notes
SDI METADATA Sets metadata superimposition onto SDI OUT.
ON:
Superimposes UMID.
OFF:
Does not superimpose metadata.
EXPANDED:
UMID and the clip metadata, etc. are superimposed.
VQC9413
SS1012MO0 -FJ
Printed in Japan

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ESPAÑOL
Información
Muchas gracias por haber adquirido este producto.
Las modificaciones siguientes han sido hechas en las instrucciones de funcionamiento
debido a las mejoras funcionales recientes hechas en este producto.
Consulte estas instrucciones cuando lea las secciones pertinentes de las Instrucciones
de funcionamiento.
Instrucciones de funcionamiento Vol.2
Página 145 (AG-HPX250P/EN, AG-HPX255P/EN):
Página 142 (AG-HPX250EJ, AG-HPX255EJ):
Lista de menús de configuración, Pantalla OUTPUT SEL
Elemento Ajuste Notas
SDI METADATA Permite ajustar la superposición de metadatos en SDI
OUT.
ON:
Superpone UMID.
OFF:
No permite la superposición de metadatos.
EXPANDED:
UMID y los metadatos de clips, etc. están superpuestos.
DEUTSCH
Information
Wir danken Ihnen für den Kauf dieses Produkts.
Bedingt durch kürzlich an diesem Produkt vorgenommene Funktionsverbesserungen
sind die folgenden Änderungen an der Bedienungsanleitung durchgeführt worden.
Bitte nehmen Sie auf diese Information Bezug, wenn Sie die relevanten Abschnitte der
Bedienungsanleitung lesen.
Bedienungsanleitung Vol.2
Seite 142: Liste des Setup-Menüs, Bildschirm OUTPUT SEL
Option Einstellung Hinweise
SDI METADATA Zum Einstellen der Einblendung der Metadaten auf das
SDI OUT-Signal.
ON:
UMID-Überlagerung.
OFF:
Metadaten werden nicht eingeblendet.
EXPANDED:
UMID und die Clip-Metadaten usw. werden überlagert.

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FRANÇAIS
Information
Nous vous remercions d’avoir choisi ce produit.
Les modifications suivantes ont été apportées au mode d’emploi du fait d’améliorations
fonctionnelles récentes de ce produit.
Veuillez vous y référer lors de la lecture du chapitre correspondant dans le mode
d’emploi.
Mode d’emploi Vol.2
Page 142: Liste des menus de configuration, Écran OUTPUT SEL
Élément Réglage Remarques
SDI METADATA Règle la superposition de métadonnées sur SDI OUT.
ON:
Superpose l’UMID.
OFF:
Pas de superposition des métadonnées.
EXPANDED:
L’UMID et les métadonnées du clip etc. sont
superposés.
ITALIANO
Informazioni
Grazie per aver acquistato questo prodotto.
In seguito ai miglioramenti funzionali apportati di recente al prodotto, le Istruzioni per
l’uso sono state modificate come illustrato di seguito.
Consultare le seguenti informazioni durante la lettura delle sezioni pertinenti delle
Istruzioni per l’uso.
Istruzioni per l’uso Vol.2
Pagina 142: Elenco del menu Setup, Schermata OUTPUT SEL
Voce Impostazione Note
SDI METADATA Imposta la sovraimpressione di metadati su SDI OUT.
ON:
Sovraimprime UMID.
OFF:
Non sovraimpone i metadati.
EXPANDED:
UMID e i metadati del clip, ecc. sono sovraimpressi.

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РУССКИЙ
Информация
Благодарим Вас за приобретение данного изделия.
В связи с недавними функциональными усовершенствованиями данного изделия
в документ Инструкция по эксплуатации были внесены перечисленные ниже
изменения.
Пожалуйста, используйте эту информацию при чтении соответствующих разделов
инструкции по эксплуатации.
Инструкция по эксплуатации Vol.2
Стр. 145: Список меню настройки, Меню настройки OUTPUT SEL
Параметр Возможные значения Примечания
SDI METADATA Настройка наложения метаданных на сигнал,
выводимый через разъем SDI OUT.
ON:
Наложение UMID.
OFF:
Метаданные не накладываются.
EXPANDED:
Наложение UMID, метаданных клипа и т. д.

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Shooting in manual mode
PUSH AUTO button
WhilepressingthePUSHAUTObutton,the
automaticfocuscanbesetquickly.
Switching to manual focus assist mode
Tochangefromthemanualfocusmodetothe
manualfocusassistmode,setMFASSISTtoON
onthesettingmenuSWMODEscreen.
•Youcanmakecoarseadjustmentstothefocus
inmanualfocusassistmodebyturningthefocus
ringabouthalftheamountyouwouldturnitin
manualfocusmode.
•Fineadjustmentismadeautomaticallyafteryou
operatedthefocusring.
•Ifthefocusdiffersconsiderablyformthemanually
setfocus,thefocusmaynotbesetcorrectly.
•Automaticadjustmentisnotperformeduntilyou
operatethefocusringforthenexttime.
•Autofocusmaynotworkproperlyifthereis
ickering.Selectashutterspeedsuitedtothe
ambientlight.(Page49)
•Iftheautofocusmodeissetwithanyformat
except60i(50i)and60P(50P),controllingthe
focuswilltakeslightlylongerthaninthenormal
focusmode.
•IfyouhavesetONfortheAFitemonthesetting
menuAUTOSWscreen,autofocusingwilloccur
regardlessofthepositionoftheFOCUSswitch
whentheautomodehasbeenestablished.(Page
140)
•Whenthedisplayissettomacroshooting,
thescreendisplayfor“AF”,“MF”,and“MA”is
reversedblackandwhitecharacters.
Settheunittomanualmodewhenmanually
adjustingthefocus,iris,gainandwhitebalance.
Switching to manual mode
SlidetheAUTO/MANUALswitchtoMANUALto
switchtothemanualmode.
( AontheviewnderandLCDgoout.)
AUTO/MANUAL switch
Manual focusing
AUTO/MANUAL switch
PUSH AUTO
button
Focus ring
FOCUS
switch
1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to
manual mode.
2 Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to
control focusing.
A (AUTO): (Auto focus mode)
Adjustsfocusautomatically.
M (MANUAL): (Manual focus mode)
Turnthefocusringbyhand.
∞:
Thecamera-recorderrstfocusesoninnity,
thenitswitchestomanualfocus.
TheFOCUSswitchautomaticallymoves
backtoM(MANUAL)afteryoumoveitto∞.

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Shooting
Using focus assist function
Toeasilyfocusanimage,expandeddisplayor
InReddisplaycanbeselectedwiththeFOCUS
ASSISTbutton,andthefocusbardisplaycanbe
used.
FOCUS ASSIST button
WhenyoupresstheFOCUSASSISTbutton,
theimagecontourhasrededgesorthescreen
centeroftheLCDmonitorisenlargedtosetthe
focuseasily.Thescreendisplayoftheviewnder
ortheLCDmonitorthatappearswhenyoupress
theFOCUSASSISTbuttoncanbesetinthe
FOCUSASSISTitemonthesetupmenuSW
MODE.
Using expanded display (EXPAND):
BypressingtheFOCUSASSISTbutton,the
centralpartofthescreenisexpandedabout
3timessoyoucaneasilybringtheimageinto
focus.
FOCUS ASSIST button
EXPANDED
•Duringexpandeddisplay,thestatusdisplayand
zebrapatterndisappearand“EXPANDED”is
displayedatthetopofthescreen.
•Expandeddisplaydoesnotfunctionduring
recording.
Focus in red (IN RED):
Theimagecontourdisplayedontheviewnder
ortheLCDmonitorhasrededges.Thescreen
borderturnsred.Adjustthefocussothatthe
contourofthesubjectyouwanttofocuson
becomesred.
This function magnies only the image
at the center of the LCD monitor and
viewnder.
InVIDEOOUT,SDIOUT,andHDMIOUT,the
centeroftheimageisnotmagniedandstatus
indicationsdonotappear.
Displaying the focus bar (FOCUS BAR):
YoucandisplaythefocusbarbysettingFOCUS
BARontheDISPLAYSETUPscreenofthe
settingsmenutoON.
Thedegreetowhichtheimageisinfocusis
displayedbythelengthofthebar.
When the image is
not in focus
As the image comes
into focus, the bar
extends rightward

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Shooting in manual mode (continued)
Iris adjustments
IRIS ring
IRIS button
1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to
the manual mode. (Page 28)
2 Press the IRIS button to switch how to
adjust the aperture of lens.
AUTO IRIS:
Adjusttheirisautomatically.
MANUAL IRIS:
Adjusttheirismanually.
3 Turn the IRIS ring to adjust the aperture of
lens when in the manual iris mode.
Intheautoirismode,thelensiriscanbe
correctedusingthisring.
IfyouhavesetONunderA.IRISonthesetting
menuAUTOSWscreen,autoiriswillbeforcibly
selectedwhenautomodehasbeenestablished.
(Page140)
•Thisunit’sirisFnumberwhenitisopenisF1.6
atfullWIDEandF3.2atfullTELEPHOTO.
TheirisdisplayintheviewnderorontheLCD
whentheirisisopenisOPENatfullWIDE(W)
andF3.2orOPENatfullTELEPHOTO(T).
•Youcandisplaythebrightnesslevelforthe
centerpartofthescreenbypressingaUSER
button(Page39)towhichYGEThasbeen
assigned.
Adjusting the gain
Whenthedisplayisdark,increasethegainto
brightenthedisplay.
GAIN switch
1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch to
the manual mode. (Page 28)
2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch.
L: Sethereundernormalconditions.
 (Thedefaultvalueis0dB.)
M: Increasethegainoftheimageamplier.
 (Thedefaultvalueis6dB.)
H: Increasethegainoftheimageamplier.
 (Thedefaultvalueis12dB.)
YoucanchangeeachL,MandHgainvaluesusing
theLOWGAIN,MIDGAINandHIGHGAINitems
onthesettingmenuSWMODEscreen.(Page138)
Inautomode,autogainisavailableregardlessof
theGAINswitchsettingwhenasettingotherthan
OFFisselectedunderAGConthesettingmenu
AUTOSWscreen.(Page140)
Invariableframerate(VFR)mode,gainisxed
to0dBwhentheframerateissetto4framesor
less.

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Shooting
Using super gain
Youcanincreasethegainlevelfurtherwhen
shootingindarkspace.
SetSUPERGAINonthesettingmenuSWMODE
screento24dB,30dBorBOTH.
Cyclestothenextvalueintheorder24dB→
30dB→OFFwhenpressingUSERbuttonin
BOTH.
Youcanswitchtotheselectedgainbypressinga
USERbuttontowhichSGAINhasbeenassigned.
•“UsingtheUSERbuttons”(Page39)
•Invariableframerate(VFR)mode,supergain
isnotavailablewhentheframerateissetto
4framesorless.
•AGCisnotavailablewhensupergainisselected,
evenifAUTO/MANUALissettoAUTO.
Light intensity adjustments
UsetheNDFILTERdialtochangetheNDFilter
used(ltertochangelightintensity).
OFF: NDlterisnotused.
1/4: Cutslightintensitybyuptoabout1/4.
1/16: Cutslightintensitybyuptoabout1/16.
1/64: Cutslightintensitybyuptoabout1/64.
ND FILTER dial

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Screen displays
Viewnder screen status displays
Inadditiontovideo,theviewnderorLCDmonitor
showsmessagesindicatingcamera-recorder
settingsandoperatingstatus,centermarkers,
safetyzonemarkers,zebrapatternsandother
indications.
Viewnder status indication layout
Theillustrationbelowshowstheindications(except
modecheck(MODECHK))thatcanbedisplayed
intheviewnder.
T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 1
1
2 9 9 9 min
P 2 L A C K I - P A U S E - C L I P U S E R - 1
1394
60
F B C
1080 i
AVC-I100
P 3 .2 K
L T . B O X 0
dB
N D 1
8 3 % N D
S E P 2 5 2 0 1 1 2
S P O T
F 5 . 6
3 : 5 9 :
4
5
m
9
m1Z 0 .
6 0 : 2 4 P N
D R S
1
2= = = = = = = = 1/ 2 5 0
C
H
C
H
A
R
A L C H 1 2
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1 / 4
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/ 1 6
D 5 x
A . R E C
Selecting viewnder display
information
Toselectitemsintheviewnderscreen,openthe
DISPLAYSETUPscreenandturnonoroffeach
itemortype.
•Fordetailsonmenuoperation,referto“Basic
operationsofsetupmenus”(Page28ofVol.1).
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF PEAK FREQ
EVF SETTING
EVF B. LIGHT
EVF COLOR
ZEBRA1 DETECT
ZEBRA2 DETECT
0
LOW
>>>
NORMAL
ON
EVF MODE AUTO
70%
85%
EVF PEAK LEVEL
DISPLAY SETUP
Displays

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Displays
Screen displays
T C 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 2 3 1 12 9 9 9 min
P 2 F U L L P - P A U S 1 - C L I PE U S E R - 1
1394
60
D 5
F B C
1080 i
AVC-I100
P 3 .2K
T . B O X 0
dB
N D 1
8 3 % N D 1
S E P 2 5 2 0 1 1 2
S P O T
F 5 . 6
3 : 5 9 :
4
5
m
9
m1Z 0 .
6 0 : 2 4 P N
D R S
1
2= = = = = = = = 1/ 2 5 0
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1 Time code displays
EachpressoftheCOUNTERbuttondisplays
(orturnsoff)theindicationslistedbelow.
(No indication)
Counter:
Countervalue(duringrecordingonly)
CLIP:
ClipCountervalue(duringrecordingonly)
ClipCountervalueduringeachshooting
session.
CLIPisindicatedwhensetRECCOUNTER
onthesettingmenuDISPLAYSETUPscreen
toCLIP.
TC:
Timecodevalue
TC*isindicatedwhenthetimecodevalue
cannotbecorrectlyreadfromDVCPRO/DV
connectorinput.
Thecolonbetweenthesecondsandthe
frameschangestoaperiod(.)indropframe
mode.
tc:
Timecodevalue(framedigitsareindicated
in24frames)
tc*isindicatedwhenthetimecodevalue
cannotbecorrectlyreadfromDVCPRO/DV
connectorinput.
Thecolonbetweenthesecondsandthe
frameschangestoaperiod(.)indropframe
mode.
UB:
Userbitvalues
UB*isindicatedwhentheuserbitvalue
cannotbecorrectlyreadfromDVCPRO/DV
connectorinput.
FR:
Framerateinformationforrecording
FR60I -: 60iinterlacemode
 (60elds/s)
FR60P -: 60Pprogressivemode
 (60elds/s)
FR30P -: 30Pprogressivemode
 (30elds/s)
FR24P *: 24Pprogressivemode
 (24elds/s)
FR24PA *: 24Padvancedmode
 (24elds/s)
FR50I: 50iinterlacemode
 (50elds/s)
FR50P: 50Pprogressivemode
 (50elds/s)
FR25P: 25Pprogressivemode
 (25elds/s)
*InFR24PandFR24PAmodes,thelastdigit
containstheframeconversionsequence
information.
When TC, tc and UB are locked to TC IN
input, the characters in their icons change to
outline characters TC → TC .
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2 Warnings
REMOTE:
Flasheswhendevicesettingsofwireless
remotecontrolaredifferent.
P2
:
BlinkswhennoP2cardisinsertedorthe
cardiswriteprotected.
P2
FULL:
Blinkswhenthereisnomorespacelefton
theP2card.
P2
LACK:
Blinksinlooprecmodewhenthereisnot
enoughspaceleftontheP2card.
:
Lightswhenthebatteryfortheinternalclock
isdepleted.
•“Chargingthebuilt-inbattery”(Page27of
Vol.1)
3 Backup unit displays
Thefollowingindicationsshowthestatusof
backupunitsconnectedtotheDVCPRO/DV
connector.
Thefollowingindicationsarenotdisplayed
whenthemenuoption1394CONTROLinthe
OTHERFUNCTIONSscreenissettoOFF.
1394  :Recording
1394  :Recordingstandby
1394  :Thebackupunitcannotbe
controlled.
1394 :Nobackupunitisconnected.
1394 – – :Abackupunitisconnectedbut
isnotinrecordingorrecording
standbystatus.
4 Recording format and system frequency
indication
•System mode
1080i
720P
480i
576i
•Recording format
•In 1080i, 720P system mode
AVC-I100:AVC-Intra100format
AVC-I50:AVC-Intra50format
DVCPROHD:DVCPROHDformat
•In 480 (576i) system mode
DVCPRO50format,DVCPROformat,DV
format
5 AUTO/MANUAL switch indicator
IndicateswhentheAUTO/MANUALswitchis
settoAUTO.
6 Information display
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed
dependingonthesituation.
•Performanceofautowhitebalanceandauto
blackbalance
•Warninganderrorindication
•Informationonswitchandbuttonoperations
•“Centerinformationdisplay”(Page125)
7 System frequency display
60 :Indicatesin59.94Hzmode
50 :Indicatesin50Hzmode
8 Letter box recording display
Thisdisplayappearsinthe480i(576i)
recordingformatwhenLETTERBOXis
selectedinthemenuoptionASPECTCONVin
theSYSTEMSETUPscreen.
9 Y GET brightness display
WhentheYGETfunctionisused,theimage
levelatthecenteroftheimageisindicatedina
rangebetween0%and109%.
10 Recording/playback frame rate display
Innativerecording,thecaptureframerate
andrecordingandplaybackframeratesare
displayed.
Example:60:24PN(recording60Pwiththe
camera-recorderframeratesettoa
variableframerateof24PN)
Playbackappliesa2:3pull-downtoperform
24Pover60P,indicatingthat24/60speedslow
playbackisperformed.
Instandardrecordingonlythecaptureframe
rateisindicated.
Example:24PA(recording24PAusing2:3:3:2
pulldownforover60irecording)
11 Audio limiter display
Thisisdisplayedwhenthelimiterissettowork
onCH1,CH2orCH3,CH4.
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Displays
12 Audio level meter display
(Only for AG-HPX250P)
C
H 1
-20dB 0dB
C
H 2
-12dB
(Only for AG-HPX250EN)
C
H 1
-18dB 0dB
C
H 2
-12dB
ByassigningMAGA.LVL(levelmeter
magnication)toaUSERbuttonmakesit
possibletoswitchtodisplaymagnication.
•“Audiolevelmetermagnication”(Page55)
Also,youcanswitchbetweenlevelmeter
displayandaudiooutput(excluding1394)for
CH1/2andCH3/4whiletheUSERbuttonto
whichLVLMETERhasbeenallocatedisheld
down.
•“UsingtheUSERbuttons”(Page39)
13 Audio recording not possible display
Thisisdisplayedwhenaudiorecordingisnot
possibleduringVFR(variableframerate)
modenativerecording,intervalrecording,and
one-shotrecording.
14 Shutter speed
Theshutterspeedisdisplayedhere.
Insynchroscanmode,thedisplay(time
(minutes)displayorshutterangleicondisplay)
madeinthemenuoptionSYNCSCANTYPE
intheSCENEFILEscreenisused.
15 DRS display
Thisindicatesoperationofthedynamicrange
stretcherfunction.
16 Iris display
DisplaysFvalues.
17 Auto-iris control displays
STD: Standardautoiriscontrol
SPOT: Autoiriscontrolforspotlight
BACK: Autoiriscontrolforbacklight
compensation
18 Zoom position display
Zoompositionsareindicatedinarangefrom
Z00(maximumwideangle)toZ99(maximum
zoom).
Youcanswitchtheunitstommin
ZOOM·FOCUSonthesettingmenuDISPLAY
SETUPscreen.
19 Focus control display
Displaysthefocuscontrolinformationwith
99-00.Intheautofocusmode,AFappears.
Inthemanualfocusmode,MFappears,and
whenMFASSISTissettoONonthesetting
menuSWMODEscreen,MAappears.When
thedisplayissettomacrocontrol,thescreen
displayfor“AF”,“MF”,or“MA”isreversed
blackandwhitecharacters.
95(Distancetothesubject:innity)
:
00(Distancetothesubject:approx.5cm)
Dependingonthezoomposition,themacro
rangemaynotbeenabled.Also,depending
onthezoomposition,thelowerlimitvalueof
macrorangemaybedifferent.
Theunitscanbeswitchedbetweenfeetand
mintheZOOM·FOCUSoptionofthesetting
menuDISPLAYSETUPscreen.
20 Calendar
Month:
JAN(January),FEB(February),MAR(March),
APR(April),MAY(May),JUN(June),JUL(July),
AUG(August),SEP(September),OCT
(October),NOV(November),DEC(December)
Day of the month
Year: 2000…2037
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
R mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss
Indicates time stamp record
21 Recommended ND lter display
ThisindicatesthemostsuitableNDltertouse
undercurrentshootingconditions.
22 ND lter display
ThisindicatestheselectedNDlter.
23 Gain display
Indicatesthegainvaluesetusingthevideo
amplier.
24 WHITE BAL switch position indication
Indicatesthecurrentlyselectedswitchposition
andalsowhitebalanceoperationwhenAWBis
preset.InATW(AutoTrackingWhiteBalance)
mode,ATWisalsoindicatedandLOCKis
displayedwhenthefunctionislocked.
25 FBC indication
AppearswhentheFBCfunctionisengaged.
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26 Optical Image Stabilizer display
ThisisdisplayedwhentheOISbuttonis
pressedandOpticalImageStabilizeris
activated.
27 Scene le name display
Indicatesthenameofcurrentlyselected
SCENEFILE(F1toF6).
28 Remaining battery charge
Astheremainingbatterychargedrops,the
displaychangesasfollows: → →
→ → .
Whenthebatteryiscompletelydischarged,
( )blinks.
(WhentheACadaptorisbeingused,adisplay
otherthan mayappear:thisisnotasign
ofmalfunctioning.)
•Remainingbatterycapacitymaynotbe
displayedcorrectlywithuseathighorlow
temperatures,orwhenthebatteryhas
notbeenusedforalongperiodoftime.
Toensurethatremainingbatterycapacity
isdisplayedcorrectly,usethebattery
completelyfromafully-chargedstate,and
chargethebatteryagain.(Remainingbattery
capacitymaystillnotbedisplayedcorrectlyif
thebatteryhasbeenusedforlongperiodsat
highorlowtemperatures,orifthebatteryhas
beenrechargedalargenumberoftimes.)
•Theremainingbatterycapacitydisplayis
aguidelineandmaychangeaccordingto
usageconditions.
29 Digital zoom display
Thisdisplaysthedigitalzoomratio.
D2x:2x
D5x:5x
D10x:10x
30 One-clip recording mode display
1-CLIP:
Indicatesthatrecordinghasstartedfora
newclipinone-cliprecordingmode.
1CLIP:
Indicatesthatrecordingscanbecompiledto
apreviousclipinone-cliprecordingmode.
31 Media remaining memory display
•SetthemenuoptionP2CARDREMAINin
theDISPLAYSETUPscreentoONE-CARD
todisplaytheremainingtimeontheP2card
beingrecordedandshowthenumberofthe
slotitresidesinontheleft.
TOTALdisplaystheremainingtimeonboth
cards.
•Notethatinamodecheck(MODECHK),
ONE-CARDandTOTALaredisplayed
alternately.
•Thisdisplaydoesnotappearwhileremaining
memoryiscalculatedandwhenthecamera-
recorderisinUSBdevicemode.
•Amodecheck(MODECHK)duringloop
recordingdisplaysthestandardrecording
timeavailabletolooprecording.
•Indicatesremainingtimein1-minute
incrementsfrom0to999minutes.999
minutesandlongertimeperiodsarealso
indicatedas999minutes.
•Thedisplayblinkswhen2minutesorless
timeisleft.
32 Media information display
IndicatestheslotsthatcontainP2cardsand
generalinformationonthemedia.
1 lights:P2cardreadyforrecording
1 lights green:
P2cardselectedforrecording
1 ashes: Thecardisbeingrecognized
- : Nocardinserted
P : Write-protected
F : Full
X : Cannotrecognize
E : P2cardinaninvalidformat(formatting
willtakecareofthisproblem)
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Displays
33 Recording and playback
REC : Recording
PAUSE : Recordingstandby
 : Playbackpause
 : Play
( ) :
Slowplay(Reverseslowplay)
( ) :
Frame-by-frame(ReverseFrame-by-frame)
 () :
Fast-forward/Fast-forwardplay(Rewind/Fast-
backwardplay)
×/× (× /× ) :
Variable-speedsearch(Reversevariable-
speedsearch)
CLIP   (CLIP   ) :
Clipforward(clipreverse),cueupofsingle
clips
CLIP &T   (CLIP &T   )
Cueforward(cueback)tothestartpointof
clipsandtextmemopoints(whenthemenu
optionSEEKSELECTissettoCLIP&Tinthe
OTHERFUNCTIONSscreen)
START:
Indicatesthatrecordinghasstartedforanew
clipinone-cliprecordingmode.
END:
Indicatesthatcompilingtoacliphasstopped
inone-cliprecordingmode.
DuringDISPLAYOFF,onlytheREC,START,
andENDdisplaysareshownatthetopright.
Alsodisplayedattopright,whenpre-recording,
looprecording,intervalrecordingorone-shot
recordingisset.
Special recording display
Thisdisplayappearswhenthemenuoption
RECFUNCTIONintheRECORDINGSETUP
screenissettoINTERVAL,ONESHOTor
LOOPandwhenPRERECMODEissettoON.
L –:LOOP(looprecording)
I –: INTERVAL(intervalrecording),ONE
SHOT(one-shotrecording)
P –:PREREC(pre-recrecording)
Center information display
Thefollowinginformationdisplays(Page122)are
provided.
P2 card recording and playback data
indications
BOS
Beginningofstream.Nomoredataisavailablein
therearwardplaybackdirection.
CANNOT PLAY
Appearswhenplaybackisdisabled.
CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2):
ThenumberidentiestheP2cardthatisgiving
trouble.
UPDATING: Readingcarddata
CANNOT REC
Appearswhenrecordingcannotbestartedby
pressingtheSTART/STOPbutton.
EOS
Endofstream.Nomoredataisavailableinthe
forwardplaybackdirection.
PRE REC ON (OFF) (INVALID)
AppearswhentheUSERbuttontowhichpre-
recordinghasbeenassignedispressed.
SHOT MARK ON (OFF) (INVALID)
AppearswhenpressingtheUSERbuttonto
whichSHOTMARKisassigned.
SLOT SEL (INVALID)
AppearswhenpressingtheUSERbuttonto
whichSLOTSELisassigned.
TEXTMEMO (INVALID)
AppearswhenpressingtheUSERbuttonto
whichTEXTMEMOisassigned.
VFR ON NO AUDIO RECORDING
Appearswhenaudiosignalcannotberecorded
withVFRrecording.

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Errors and warnings
Errorsandwarningsappearwhensomething
goeswrongwiththecamera-recorderoraP2card
malfunctions.Iftheproblemcannotbesolvedby
turningoffthecamera-recorderandturningitback
on,tryreplacingthecardandifthatdoesnothelp,
itmaybenecessarytoconsultyoursupplier.
1394
Thiserroroccursina1394connectionorwhen
signalfaultsoccur.
1394 INITIAL ERROR: aconnectionerror
1394 INPUT ERROR: aninputerror
1394 INPUT ERROR (OTHER FORMAT):
(differentinputformat)
COPY INHIBITED:
Thisindicatesthatacopy-guardedsignal
enteredDVformatinputfromtheDVCPRO/DV
connector.
CLIP DISCONTINUED
Thismessageappearsinone-cliprecording
modewhenconformityerrorsoccurinacomplied
clipandthenextrecordingcannotbecompliedto
theclip.
DIR ENTRY NG CARD
Thismessageindicatesthatthedirectoryon
thecardhasbecomecorruptedandthatnormal
recordingcannotbeguaranteedifoperation
continues.Makeaquickbackupofcarddataand
reformatthecard.
EXTERNAL1394 DISCONNECT
Thismessageappearswhenthemenuoption
1394CONTROLintheOTHERFUNCTIONS
screenissettoEXTandrecordingisattempted
withoutconnectinganexternaldevicetothe
DVCPRO/DVconnector.
FAN STOPPED
Thefanhasstopped.
Turnthepoweroffimmediately,discontinueuse,
andcontactyourdealer.
FAN STOPPED HIGH TEMPERATURE
Duetothefanstopping,theinteriorofthe
camera-recorderhasbecomeveryhot.
Thepowerswitchesoffautomatically.
Discontinueuseandcontactyourdealer.
FORMAT ERR !
ThisindicatesaP2cardthatdoesnotmeetthe
P2cardstandard.
INCOMPATIBLE CARD
Thismessageindicatesthattheinsertedcard
doesnotmeetrequiredstandardsandcannotbe
used.
LOW BATTERY
Thismessageindicatesthatthebatteryis
depleted.
PULL DOWN ERROR
Videopull-downsequenceerrorinamodesuch
as24P
REC WARNING
Thisisdisplayedduringarecordingerror.Dothe
recordingover.Ifthisdoesnotsolvetheproblem,
consultyoursupplier.
CARD ERR (1) (2) (1/2)
ThenumberindicatestheP2cardthatisgiving
trouble.
•Turnthepoweroffifthewarningcontinues.
•Ifthewarningpersistsafterrerecording,
replacethecardwithanothercard.
ERROR: Othercauses
OVER MAX# CLIPS:
Thelimitforthenumberofclipsthatcanbe
recordedtooneP2card(upto1000clips)is
reached,andrecordingstops.
REC RAM OVERFLOW:
Overowofrecordingmemory
RUN DOWN CARD
ThismessageindicatesthataP2cardhasbeen
overwrittenthemaximumnumberoftimesand
thatnormalrecordingcannotbeguaranteedif
operationcontinues.
ItisbesttoreplacesuchP2cardswithanew
card.
SYSTEM ERROR
Thismessageindicatesthatasystemerrorhas
occurred.Thistypeoferrorcanoftenbe
correctedbyturningoffthepowerandturningit
backonagain.
CAM LENS ERROR:
Acamera-recorderlenseerrorhasoccurred.
CAM MICON ERROR:
Themicroprocessorinthecamera-recorderis
notresponding.
P2 CONTROL ERROR:
AP2controlerrorhasoccurred.
P2 MICON ERROR:
TheP2microprocessordoesnotrespond.
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Displays
TEMPORARY PAUSE
IRREGULAR FRM SIG:
Thismessageindicatesthattheinput
GENLOCKreferencesignalisirregularand
thatrecordinghasbeenpaused.
CheckthesignalinputfromtheGENLOCKIN
terminal.
TURN POWER OFF
Thismessageindicatesthatanabnormalevent
hasoccurred,forexample,thatacardwas
removedduringaccessorthatasystemmode
changewasmade.
Turnthepoweroffandthenturnitbackonagain.
Camera-recorder status display
(in alphabetical order)
ABB
ABBindicator
ATW ACTIVE
AppearswhentheAWBbuttonispressedand
ATWisrunning.
ATW (ATW LOCK)
AppearswhentheWHITEBALswitchissettoB
andATWhasbeenassigned.
AWB
AWBindicator
AWB P3.2K/AWB P5.6K
DisplaysthecolortemperatureassignedtoPRST
whentheWHITEBALswitchissettoPRST.Also
displayedwhenAWBisperformedinthePRST
position.
BACK LIGHT
Displayedduringiriscontrolwhenbacklight
statusischangedbypressingtheUSERbutton
towhichBACKLIGHTisassigned.
DIAL: FRAME RATE (SHUTTER/SYNCHRO
SCAN/LOCK)
ThisisdisplayedwhenyouswitchSHTR/F.RATE
dialusingtheDIALSELbutton.
DRS ON (OFF)
DisplayedwhenDRSoperationhasbeen
changed.
D.ZOOM 10x (2x/5x/OFF/INVALID)
Thisisdisplayedwhenyouswitchtheoperation
ofthedigitalzoom.
FBC ON (OFF)
DisplayedwhenFBCoperationhasbeen
changed.
GAIN**dB
DisplayedwhenGAINisswitched.
IRIS:MANUAL (AUTO)
Thisisdisplayedwhenyouswitchtheiris
operation.
OIS ON (OFF)
ThisindicatesthattheOpticalImageStabilizer
functionhasbeenswitchedonoroff.
SCENE******
Displaysthenameofasceneleselectedby
turningtheSCENEFILEdial.

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SHUTTER 1/**** (OFF)
Displayedwhentheshutterspeedischanged.
SPOT LIGHT
Displayedduringiriscontrolwhenbacklight
statusischangedbypressingtheUSERbutton
towhichSPOTLIGHTisassigned.
VFR ON (OFF)
DisplayedwhenVFRoperationhasbeen
changed
Checking and displaying shooting
status
•HolddowntheDISP/MODECHKbuttonin
recordingstandbyorduringrecordingtodisplay
thesettingsofeachshootingfunction,thelistof
functionsassignedtoUSERbuttonsandallother
information.Releasethebuttontoreturntothe
regularscreen.
•PresstheDISP/MODECHKbuttonduring
recordingstandbyorrecordingclearsalldisplays.
Pressagaintoreturntotheregulardisplay.
•Thesesettingsaremaintainedwhentheunitis
turnedoffandalsowhenswitchingmediaand
operatingmode.
•Thefollowingitemscanbedisplayedinthe
viewnderandontheLCDmonitorbypressing
theDISP/MODECHKbuttonorbyconguringthe
menuoptionOTHERDISPLAYintheDISPLAY
SETUPscreen.
DISP/MODE CHK button

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Displays
No Displays
Displays
that the
mode check
(MODE CHK)
brings up √
Displays that
DISPLAY OFF
clears √
Displays opened or hidden by settings
in the OTHER DISPLAY option
– : Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears
Other menus that
clear displays
– : Not affected
ALL PARTIAL OFF
1 Timecodedisplays √Isnotcleared
– – – –
2 Warnings √Isnotcleared – – – CARD&BATTERY*1
3 Backupunitdisplays √Isnotcleared – – – –
4
Recordingformatand
systemfrequency
indication
√ √ √ × × –
5AUTO/MANUAL
switchindicator √ √ √ √
× –
6 Informationdisplay × Isnotcleared – – – –
7Systemfrequency
display √ √ √
× × –
8 Letterboxrecordingdisplay √ √ – – – –
9 YGETbrightnessdisplay √Isnotcleared – – – –
10 Recording/playback
frameratedisplay √ √ √ √
× –
11 Audiolimiterdisplay √ √ √ × × –
12 Audiolevelmeterdisplay √ √ – – – LEVELMETER
13 Audiorecordingnot
possibledisplay √ √
– – – –
14 Shutterspeed √ √ √ √ × –
15 DRSdisplay √ √ √ √ × –
16 Irisdisplay √ √ √ √ × –
17 Auto-iriscontrol
displays √ √ √ √
× –
18 Zoompositiondisplay √ √ – – – ZOOM·FOCUS
19 Focuscontroldisplay √ √
– – – ZOOM·FOCUS
20 Calendar √ √
*2 – – –
DATE/TIME
21 RecommendedND
lterdisplay √ √ √ √
× –
22 NDlterdisplay √ √ √ × × –
23 Gaindisplay √ √ √
√
Doesnot
indicate0dB
× –
24 WHITEBALswitch
positionindication √ √ √
√
Displaysonly
ATW,LOCK,
P3.2Kand
P5.6K
× –
25 FBCindication √ √ √ √ × –
26 OpticalImage
Stabilizerdisplay √ √ √ √
× –
27 Scenelename
display √ √ √
× × –
28 Remainingbattery
charge √
√
Goesonwhen
batterycharge
drops
– – – CARD&BATTERY
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No Displays
Displays
that the
mode check
(MODE CHK)
brings up √
Displays that
DISPLAY OFF
clears √
Displays opened or hidden by settings
in the OTHER DISPLAY option
– : Not affected, √ : Opens, ×: Clears
Other menus that
clear displays
– : Not affected
ALL PARTIAL OFF
29 Digitalzoomdisplay √ √
– – – –
30 One-cliprecording
modedisplay √ √ √ √
×
Appearswhen
recordingtoa
clipisstartedor
stopped
–
31
Mediaremaining
memorydisplay √
√
Goesonwhen
batterycharge
drops
– – – CARD&BATTERY
32 Mediainformation
display √
√
Lightswhen
SLOTSELis
performed
– – – CARD&BATTERY
33 Recordingand
playback √
√
Appearsat
toprightonly
duringrecording
andinspecial
recording
√ √
×
Appearsattop
rightonlyduring
recordingandin
specialrecording
modes
–
√: Displayed
×: Notdisplayed
–: Displayeddependingonothersettings
*1: OnlythewarningthataP2cardhasnotbeeninsertedisnotdisplayed.
*2: Whenthe“ R”isactivated,thedisplayscannotbeturnedoffbypressingtheDISP/MODECHK
button.
Screen displays (continued)