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Digital HD Video Cassette Player/Recorder
Operating Instructions
Model No. AJ- P
The unit’s recording function become operational only when
the AJ-YA120AG (optional accessory) or AJ-YAD120AG
(optional accessory) has been installed.
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
VQT0L36-1
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For your safety IMPORTANT Operating precaution “Unauthorized recording of copyrighted Operation near any appliance which generates television programmes, video tapes and other strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the materials may infringe the right of copyright video and audio signals. If this should be the case, owners and be contrary to copyright laws.” deal with the situation by, for instance, moving the source of the magnetic fields away from the unit before operation. $ THIS AP
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For your safety FCC Note: CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to DO NOT OPEN Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). interference when the equipment is operated in a NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. commercial environment. This equipment generates, REFER
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setup (initial settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Setting method using the on-screen menus . . . . 24 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Returning to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Parts and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting the user defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Introduction The AJ-HD1200A multi-format digital video cassette Similarly, 720/25p over 60p sources can be converted player is capable of playing not only all types of into 1080/25 PsF or 576i format output signals. materials ranging from HD (DVCPRO HD and Thanks to the incorporation of highly efficient digital DVCPRO HD-LP) to SD (DVCPRO50, DVCPRO50P compression technology, the deteriorations in the and DVCPRO) recorded in the DVCPRO formats on image and sound quality during dubbing are now 1/4
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Features SD down-converter [Multi-functional interfaces] 2 The unit comes with a built-in SD down-converter Serial digital input/output as a standard feature to enable the output of SD The unit’s HD component serial I/O interface 2 SDI signals and analog composite signals at the enables interfacing with HD component video 2 same time as HD SDI output signals and for signals and 8-channel digital audio signals using a monitoring the signals on an SD monitor. single BNC connector. (SMPTE 292M/296
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Parts and their functions Front panel Counter display 4 5 6 7 8 9 : SCH SERVO REC INH REMOTE DV CTL dB - -30 -25 -20 -16 -12 -8 -4 0 TC CH 1 UB CH 2 HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES ; < = 1 2 3 EJECT POWER ON OFF LOCAL REMOTE @ AUDIO SELECT > MENU INPUT METER ANALOG CH3-4 OFF ON Q ? REC INH (OPTION) CH 1 CH 2 REC PULL C FOR VAR CH 3 CH 4 720 P CH1·2 CH3·4 RESET REW STOP FF SEARCH PLAY PAUSE/STILL REC(OPTION) TAPE AUDIO OUT SEL P CH1 COUNTER ST CH2 O PAGE DOWN MENU UP MODE s DATA r SET EE A
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Parts and their functions Front panel 6REPEAT lamp : This appears when a tape is inserted and The lamp flashes and repeat playback is not the STANDBY ON mode is established. performed if the counter display mode which has : This appears when a tape is inserted and been set using menu items No.161 [CTL (TC) BGN] the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) and No.162 [END] i
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Parts and their functions Front panel 2 @METER button and lamp (CH3•4) ?ANALOG lamp Each time the METER button is pressed, the This lights when ANALOG is selected for the audio signals which are output to the headphone jack E input signals as the menu item No.700 [AUDIO IN and represented on the level meter display are SEL] setting. When it is off, the HD SDI signal input switched between CH1/CH2 and CH3/CH4. or INT SG status is established. When the CH1/CH2 signal levels are displayed, the
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Parts and their functions Front panel 2 IFF button CAnalog audio signal recording level controls Press this to fast forward the tape. These are used to adjust the recording levels of the While the button is held down in one of the search analog audio signals for CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 modes (search still, REV search, REV search still (coupled to CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8). or FWD search still), the FWD search mode is These are “pull for variable” controls: pull up a established, and the tape is cued
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Parts and their functions Front panel 2 OCOUNTER button MREC button This is used to switch the counter display. No optional board installed Each time it is pressed, the display is switched by This unit is a video cassette player so it cannot one step in the following sequence: CTL 5 TC 5 record by pressing the REC button. UB 5 r 5 PB FORMAT 5 CTL and so on. When the REC button is pressed, the REC INH CTL : The tape timer (control signal) is displayed. lamp on the counter display lights for sever
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Parts and their functions Rear panel ? = 7 6 8 5 = TC HD/SD REF VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT IN (OPTION) 1 Y/G P /B B 75Ω ON (OPTION) P /R R OFF 3 OUT 2(SUPER) DC OUT AC IN AUDIO AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN (OPTION) L 12V 250mA PUSH PUSH MON > CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 OUT FUSE 250V T2.5AH F1 R PUSH PUSH R CH 3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 4 E M O T E SIGNAL GND DC IN LR MONITOR : 9 ; < 4 2 1 1AC IN inlet This is the AC power inlet. Supplying +12V power to the GND terminal by mistake may give rise to ignition, resulting in a f
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Parts and their functions Rear panel 5VIDEO OUT (1, 2, Y/G, PB/B, PR/R) connectors :AUDIO OUT/MONITOR connector (CH1, CH2, By changing the menu item No.615 [V OUT SEL] CH3, CH4) setting, either analog composite video signals or These are the output connectors for the analog HD analog component Y (or G) signals are output audio signals. from the VIDEO OUT1 connector. The CH3 and CH4 connectors are also used as the By selecting the menu item No.616 [OUT MATRIX] audio monitor output connectors (lef
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Tapes Inserting the tape Align the cassette with the center of the slot and push EJECT POWER it gently inside. ON The cassette tape is loaded automatically. OFF LOCAL REMOTE AUDIO SELECT MENU INPUT METER ANALOG CH3-4 OFF ON REC INH (OPTION) CH 1 CH 2 REC PULL FOR VAR CH 3 CH 4 720 P CH1·2 CH3·4 RESET REW STOP FF SEARCH PLAY PAUSE/STILL REC(OPTION) TAPE AUDIO OUT SEL CH1 COUNTER ST CH2 PAGE DOWN MENU UP MODE s DATA r SET EE AUDIO MON SELECT M cassette size L cassette size Usable tapes C
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Operation Turning on the unit’s power STOP mode Before attempting to operate the unit, check whether When the STOP button is pressed, the unit is the equipment has been connected properly. 1 set to the STOP mode. Ensure that the unit is placed on a flat, level surface The STOP lamp lights, and the tape stops for operation. traveling. OIn order to protect the tape inside the unit, the Turn on the unit’s power. unit is set to the tape protection mode when 1 the time selected as the menu item No.40
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Operation Recording To end the recording, press the STOP button. 6 Recording now ends, and the unit is set to the This function can be used only when the AJ-YA120AG stop mode. (optional accessory) has been installed. Check that the SERVO lamp remains lighted during Set the cassette tape’s erasure prevention tab 1 recording. When it flashes or it is off, the playback to recording enable, and insert the tape. images will be disrupted. Press the STOP button to set the unit to the 2 STOP mod
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Operation Playback VTR operation Resulting VTR Button operated status operation SEARCH Search still Insert a cassette tape into the unit. 1 PLAY or STOP FF or REW FF or REW Press the PLAY button. 2 PLAY or STOP PLAY or STOP Normal playback now commences. FF SEARCH FWD search (cue) PLAY or STOP PLAY or STOP To end playback, press the STOP button. 3 REW The VTR is set to the stop mode. SEARCH REV search (review) PLAY or STOP PLAY or STOP OCheck that the SERVO lamp remains lighted during re
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Operation Variable speed playback Linear 0.3k playback (when AJ-A95 is connected) The unit is set to the slow still mode when the When the AJ-A95 (option) is connected to the SEARCH button is pressed during still image playback REMOTE connector, the tape speed can be varied by (PLAY PAUSE). operating the search dial on the AJ-A95. When the FF or REW button is now pressed, the tape is played back at the linear 0.3k speed. ONoise may appear on the screen when the tape is Pressing the PAUS
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Operation Repeat playback Setting the BEGIN and END points Setting the repeat playback mode Set the VTR to the menu mode. Set the VTR to the menu mode. 1 1 (This is done by setting the LOCAL/MENU/ (This is done by setting the LOCAL/MENU/ REMOTE switch to the MENU position). REMOTE switch to the MENU position). Select menu item No.161 [CTL (TC) BGN] or Select menu item No.160 [MEMORY MODE], 2 2 No.162 [END], and press the DATA+ button and select the repeat playback mode. (PAUSE/STILL button) or D
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Time code & user’s bit Time code When the DATA+ button (PAUSE/STILL 4 button) or DATA– button (PLAY button) is The time code signals generated by the time code pressed, the value of the first digit starts generator (time code signal generator) are recorded flashing. on the tape, and their values are read by the time code reader (time code signal reader) to indicate absolute positions on the tape in increments of hours, When the MENU-UP button (FF button) or 5 minutes, seconds and frames. MENU-DO
