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Manual Panasonic AJ-D230H

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    Printed in Japan VQT7626 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ- - P Operating Instructions S0698W ...

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    IMPORTANT “Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. ” CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. T ...

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    Table of Contents Introduction Features 5 5 Controls and Their Functions 6 Front panel 6 Connector section 9 Tapes 11 Operation Switching on the power and inserting the cassette Stop mode Recording Pause/still recording (back-space assemble recording) Playback Cue and Review Still-picture playback Frame advance Sound selection Repeat playback Time ...

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    Table of Contents RS-232C Interface 30 1. Hardware specifications 31 1) Interface specifications 31 2) Communication parameters 31 2. Software specifications 32 1) External interface specifications 32 2) Sending format (from personal computer to VTR) 32 3) Receiving format (from VTR to personal computer) 32 4) Command list 34 Error Messages Video H ...

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    Introduction The model AJ-D230H is a digital VTR which uses 1/4-inch wide tapes. It features digital compression technology which significantly reduces the deterioration in the picture and sound quality during dubbing compared with conventional analog systems. With its compact and lightweight design, the unit can be carried around with the greatest ...

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    Controls and Their Functions Front Panel Counter display area 6 ...

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    Controls and Their Functions Front panel POWER switch When the ON side is pressed, the power is turned on, and the counter display area lights. Cassette slot Level meter A news gathering cassette, general-purpose This displays the audio signal levels. cassette or consumer-use cassette with an adaptor The input audio signal levels are displayed duri ...

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    Controls and Their Functions Headphone jack When stereo headphones are connected here, the recording or playback sound can be monitored through the headphones. Volume control This is for adjusting the headphones volume. Volume recording level control This is for adjusting the PCM audio signal CH1/CH2 recording level. REW button When this is pressed ...

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    Controls and Their Functions Connector section 9 ...

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    Controls and Their Functions Connector section AC IN connector Use the power cord supplied to connect this connector to the power outlet. SIGNAL GND terminal This is connected to the signal ground terminal on the unit connected in order to reduce the noise. It is not a safety ground. Fan motor This is for cooling the unit. Handle S-VIDEO IN connect ...

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    Tapes Type Consumer-use cassette (S size cassette) M size cassette L size cassette Description This is exclusively designed for use in consumer-use camera/recorder units. It can be used in the unit for playback only provided that the cassette adaptor (option) is obtained. Use of Panasonic consumer DV cassette tape is recommended. Note that insertin ...

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    Operation Switching on the power and inserting the cassette Before attempting to operate the unit, make sure that it has been connected properly. 1 2 3 Switch on the power. Insert the cassette tape. Insert the cassette tape into its prescribed position without forcing it in any way. Check that the STOP lamp has lighted. When the tape is inserted, t ...

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    Operation Stop mode 1 The unit is set to the stop mode when the STOP button is pressed. The STOP lamp lights and the tape stops traveling. In order to protect the tape, the unit is set to the tape protection mode after the period of time set in the “ STILL TIMER ” set-up menu item has elapsed. (See page 27) When the STOP, REW, FF or PLAY button ...

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    Operation Recording 1 2 3 4 5 6 Set the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape to “ recording, ” and insert the tape. Press the STOP button to set the unit to the stop mode. Check that the REC INH lamp is off. Selecting the video and audio input signals and adjusting the audio signal level 4- 1 Selecting the video and audio inpu ...

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    Operation Pause/still recording (back-space assemble recording) 1 Press the PAUSE/STILL button while the cassette tape is playing. If the “ AUTO BACK ” set-up menu item has been set to ON, the tape will be rewound for 1 or 2 seconds starting at the position where the PAUSE/STILL button was pressed. (See page 25) 2 Press the REC button to set th ...

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    Operation Frame advance The tape is advanced or reversed frame by frame when the FF or REW button is pressed during playback. No sound is heard during frame advance or reverse. Sound selection Use the AUDIO OUT SELECT button to select the desired sound. By pressing the AUDIO OUT SELECT button, the mode for the audio output is selected in the sequen ...

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    Operation Repeat playback Setting the BEGIN and END points [Menu mode] 1 2 3 4 5 Set the VTR to the menu mode. (Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) Select the “BEGIN/END PRESET” set-up menu item, and press the MODE (REW) button. (See page 27) Select TC or CTL using the COUNTER button. Select either BGN or END using either th ...

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    Operation Setting the BEGIN and END points [Front panel] 1 Set the VTR to the local mode. (Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the LOCAL position.) 2 Press the BEGIN or END button on the front panel to set the current position as the BEGIN or END point. Displaying the BEGIN and END points 1 Set the VTR to the remote mode. (Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE ...

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    Time Code and User ’ s Bit Time code The time code signal generated by the time code generator is recorded on the tape as a time code, it is read out by the time code (signal) reader, and used to display the absolute position of the tape in increments of hours, minutes, seconds and frames. The time code is written in the sub-code area (data area) ...

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    Time Code and User ’ s Bit Setting the time code 1 Set the VTR to the menu mode. (Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) 2 Select the “TC PRESET” set-up menu item, and press the MODE (REW) button. (See page 28) 3 Select the digit (flashing display) in which the change is to be made using the UP (FF) and DOWN (STOP) buttons. 4 ...

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    Time Code and User ’ s Bit Time code and user ’ s bit playback 1 Set the VTR to the STOP mode. 2 Set to TC or UB using the COUNTER button. TC : The time code is displayed. UB : The user ’ s bit is displayed. When the time code can no longer be read, interpolation is provided by the control signal if the COUNTER button is set to the CTL positi ...

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    Superimposed Display Screens When the MONITOR OUT connector has been connected to the TV monitor, the abbreviations corresponding to the control signal, time code, etc. are displayed on the TV monitor. Abbreviation CTL (control signal) TCR (time code playback value) UBR (user ’ s bit playback value) REMAIN (remaining tape length) TV monitor Chara ...

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    Set-up (Default Settings) The VTR ’ s major settings are performed by making selections using a menu system. The set-up menus appear on the TV monitor when it is connected to the MONITOR OUT connector. Changing a setting 1 Set the VTR to the menu mode. (Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) 2 Select the item to be set using the ...

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    Set-up Menus BASIC menu Item Setting No. Superimpose d No. Superimpose d displa y displa y 00 0 DISPLAY SEL 0000 OFF 0001 TIME 0002 T, STA : 001 CHAR A H-POS 0000 0 0001 1 : 0003 3 : 0007 7 002 CHAR A V-POS 0000 0 0001 1 0003 3 : 0007 7 003 CHARA TYPE 0000 WHITE 0001 W/OUT 00 5 MENU INHIBIT 0000 OFF 0001 ON Description of settings This sets what is ...

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    Set-up Menus OPERATION menu Item No. Superimposed d No. display y 10 0 LOCAL 0000 ENABLE 0001 10 1 TAPE TIMER 0000 0001 10 2 S/F/R EE SEL 0000 0001 10 3 WIDE MODE 0000 0001 0002 10 4 TAPE IN MODE 0000 0001 0002 0003 105 TAPE END 0000 MODE 0001 0002 0003 10 6 SERVO REF 0000 0001 Setting Superimposed d display y DISABLE ST EJ 12H 24H EE TAPE AUTO WID ...

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    Set-up Menus OPERATION menu Item Setting No. Superimposed No. Superimpose d Description of settings displa y displa y 108 FORMAT SEL 0000 DVCPRO This selects the format when an L cassette is used. 0001 DV 0: DVCPRO mode 0002 DVCAM 1: DV mode 2: DVCAM mode <Note> The cassette tape is played back in one of the modes listed below depending on th ...

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    Set-up Menus MEMORY MODE menu Item Setting No. Superimposed No. display y Superimposed d display y Description of settings 300 MEMORY MODE 0000 0001 0002 0003 OFF This sets the memory operation. MEM STO P 0: No memory operation. REPEAT 1 1: The tape stops near the BEGIN point when it is fast CONTINUE forwarded or rewound. 2: When the tape reaches t ...

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    Set-up Menus TIME CODE menu Item No. Superimposed d display y 500 VITC POS-1 501 VITC POS-2 502 VITC BLANK 503 TCG REGEN 504 BINARY GP 505 TCG CF FLAG 506 DF MODE 507 TC MODE 508 TC PRESET 509 UB PRESET No. 0000 0001 0006 0010 0000 0001 0008 0010 0000 0001 0000 0001 0002 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0000 0001 0000 0001 0000 0001 0002 000 ...

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    Set-up Menus VIDEO menu Item No. Superimposed No. . display y 60 0 VIDEO MODE 0000 0001 60 1 V-MUTE SEL 0000 0001 60 2 CC (F1) BLANK 0000 0001 60 3 CC (F2) BLANK 0000 0001 60 4 STD/NSTD SEL 0000 0001 60 5 FREEZE SEL 0000 0001 Setting Superimposed d display y B/W COLOR N-MUTE LOW-RF BLANK THRU BLANK THRU AUTO NSTD FIELD FRAME Description of settings ...

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    Set-up Menus AUDIO menu Item Setting No. Superimposed No. Superimposed displa y displa y 700 SEARCH CUE 0000 OFF 0001 ON 701 DV PBATT 0000 OFF This selects the audio output level during DV format 0001 ON playback. 702 PB MUTE 0000 OFF 0001 ON 703 AUDIO REC IN 0000 CUT 0001 FADE Description of settings This selects whether the cue audio signals are ...

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    RS-232C Interface 1. Hardware specifications 1) Interface specifications Connector: D-SUB, 25P, DCE specifications (straight cable supported) Pin No. Signal Description 1 FG Protective ground 2 SD (TXD) Transmitted data 3 RD (RXD) Received data 4 RS (RTS) Request to send 5 CD (CTS) Clear to send 6 DR (DSR) Data set ready 7 SG 20 ER (DTR) Signal gro ...

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    RS-232C Interface 2. Software specifications 1) External interface specifications Communication system Asynchronous, full duplex Baud rate 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200 Bit length 8 bit/7 bit Stop bit 1 bit/2 bit Parity NONE/ODD/EVEN The factory settings are 9600 bps, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, and none for the parity. 2) Sending format (from personal compute ...

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    RS-232C Interface 2. Next, after [ACK] is returned because communication was error-free, data is returned in the following format by the operation of the VTR. 1) The response data (return data) format when the command from the personal computer was received properly by the VTR is as follows. [STX] [data] [ETX] 02H XX XX 03H Example: Send command Re ...

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    RS-232C Interface 4) Command list Key commands Data transmitted by personal computer [STX] OSP [ETX] Data received in response from VTR [STX] OSP [ETX] Description of operation All the VTR ’ s operations are stopped, and the VTR is set to the stop mode. Cassette is ejected. Sen d command OSP (STOP) OEJ (EJECT) OPL (PLAY) ORW (REWIND) OFF (FAST FO ...

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    RS-232C Interface Counter sense command Send command Description of operation Data transmitted by Data received in personal computer response from VTR QCD This command inquires as to the current value of the counter. The CTL counter value or TCR value is returned. [STX] QCD [ETX] [STX] CDFS (COUNTER [ETX] SENSE) The counter keys on the front panel ...

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    ERROR MESSAGES When trouble has occurred in the VTR, one of the following messages appears on the tape counter. The VTR stops operating when any of the error numbers except E-00 and E-01 is displayed. Error No. — d— E 00 E 01 E 11 E 21 E 31 E 32 E 41 E 42 E 43 E 44 E 51 E 52 E 53 E 61 E 62 E 63 E 64 E 65 E 66 E 67 E 68 E 69 E 70 E 80 Descriptio ...

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    Video Head Cleaning This VTR comes with an auto head cleaning function which automatically reduces the amount of dirt on the heads. However, to ensure the highest reliability, we recommend that you clean the video heads every day. Use the cleaning fluid designated by Panasonic. Checking the hour meter 1 Set the VTR to the remote mode. (Set the LOCA ...

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    SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power supply: 120 V AC, 50Hz-60Hz Power consumption: 49W Ambient operating temperature: 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C) 35% to 80% Ambient operating humidity: Weight: Dimensions (W × H × D): Recording format: Recording tracks: Time code: Digital audio: Cue track: Control (CTL): Tape speed: Recording time: Tape used: FF/REW ...

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    Broadcast & Television Systems Company Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Executive Office One Panasonic Way (4B-7) Secaucus, NJ 07094 Service Centers Eastern: One Panasonic Way, Panazip (2A-4), Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201)-348-7677 Fax (201)-348-7511 Southern: 1225 Northbrook Parkway, Suite #170, Suwanee, GA 30174 (770)-338-685 ...

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