1.
POWER ON
1 First place a charged battery pack in the battery case on
the rear section of the unit. If battery pack is not used,
connect DC power to the DC INPUT connector on the
rear section of the unit using the AC power adapter (AA-
P250) to supply DC 12 V current.
2 Set the OPERATE switch on the unit to ON.
2.
SWITCH positions
A. Set the VTR switch to STBY.
B. AUTO IRIS switch; set to NORMAL.
C. GAIN switch; set to L. The L position is 0 dB.
D. OUTPUT switch; set to CAM\AUTO KNEE OFF.
E. WHT. BAL (Auto White Balance) switch; set to A or B.
3.
Set the lens' iris mode switch to "A" (AUTO IRIS side)
4.
Choose the proper color temperature conversion filter.
5.
Using the SHUTTER dial, set the shutter speed to OFF.
6-1 Camera Settings
FILTER Suitable Location
1 3200K Indoors, dark outdoors
2 5600K+1/8ND Outdoors
3 5600K+1/64ND Outdoors under clear sky
6-2 Screen Size (4:3/16:9 aspect ratio) Mode Selection
The screen size of recorded images can be selected in ASPECT
RATIO item of the Camera OPERATION menu screen. ☞ See
page 79
● To record using the standard screen, set ASPECT RATIO to
4:3.
● When setting ASPECT RATIO to LETTER, images are
recorded on a screen of 16:9 aspect ratio split horizontally.
In this case, the viewfinder screen will show a 16:9 screen
that is horizontally split.
Memo:
• The safety zone of the standard screen or 16:9 screen
can be displayed on the viewfinder by setting SAFETY
ZONE item of the Camera VF DISPLAY menu screen.
☞ See page 78.
• When setting ASPECT RATIO to LETTER, 16:9
screen detection ID signal will not be outputted from
the Y/C OUT connector.
Memo:
Ⅲ Check that the lithium battery has been inserted.
1.
Turn ON the power and set the counter display to the date/
time mode.
• Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT
to “CLOCK” and then press the DATA SET button.
☞ See “Displaying and Setting VCR Setup Menus” on
page 73.
☞ See “VCR Setup Menu Contents” on page 75.
2.
Set the COUNTER switch to TC or UB.
Ⅲ To set the time: Set the switch to TC.
The time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is indicated on the counter
display. (24-hour clock system)
Ⅲ To set the date: Set the switch to UB.
The date (Month, Day, Year) (U MODEL)/(Day, Month,
Year) (E MODEL) is indicated on the counter display.
3.
Press the HOLD button to enter the setting mode.
The “HOLD” indicator lights up on the display to indicate
that the unit is in the setting mode.
The leftmost digit on the counter blinks.
4.
Set the date and time.
• Each time the ADVANCE button is pressed, the value of
the blinking digit increases.
• Each time the SHIFT button is pressed, the digit to the
right of the currently blinking one starts blinking. When
pressed while the rightmost digit is blinking, the leftmost
digit starts blinking again.
Repeat the above procedure to set the value of all the
digits.
5.
To decide the set date and time data, press the PRESET
button.
The “HOLD” indicator on the display turns off and the date/
time display stops blinking.
The time starts counting.
Ⅲ When setting DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE
menu screen to ON, the date and time data are displayed
on the viewfinder. In addition, the time and date data are
recorded on the tape during recording. The viewfinder
display format can be selected in the Camera TIME DATE
menu screen.
☞ See “Time/Date Display” on page 30.
☞ See “TIME DATE screen” on page 84.
To display and set the time code or user
’
s bit, set the VCR
Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT to “TC”.
5-3 Setting the Date and Time
The date and time of the built-in clock should be set. Powered by the backup lithium battery, the set date and time data continue to
count even when the power is switched off. Whether to display the set date and time data on the viewfinder and whether to record
the data on the sub-time code area of the tape during recording can be set in DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE menu
screen.
