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Multi Format Digital HD
Video Cassette Recorder
Operating Instructions (Hardware)
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Model No. AJ- E
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for
future use.
VQT0F74
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For your safety (General) Since this VTR is designed for metal tapes only, make sure that only the designated tapes are used. An or- dinary VHS tape cannot be used. Removal of the covers on electrical appliances for maintenance purposes may lead to electric shocks. Personnel should therefore adhere strictly to the normal safety precautions. Some customer-preference switches are located on printed circuit boards within the unit. Be sure to turn off the power prior to opening the unit, before chan
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For your safety For USA and Canada FCC NOTE: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC CAUTION Rules. To assure continued compliance follow RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK the attached installation instructions and do not DO NOT OPEN make any unauthorized modifications. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). This equipment has been tested and found to NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. comply with the limits for a Class A digital de- REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED S
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For your safety (Europe) Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY. This product is equipped with 2 types of AC mains cable. One is for continental Europe, etc. and the other one is only for U.K. Appropriate mains cable must be used in each local area, since the other type of mains cable is not suitable. FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE, ETC. FOR U.K. ONLY Not to be used in the U.K. If the plug supplied is not suitable for your socket outlet, it should be cut off a
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Contents For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 Controls and their functions ≥Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 ≥Connector section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Features This HD VTR is a hi-vision digital VTR for recording and playing back the video and audio signals complying with BTAS-001A (1125/60 high-definition TV system studio standard) and SMPTE 274M standards. By image-compressing the hi-vision signals and digitally recording them, this unit delivers up to 124 minutes 1 of recording and playback using a /2q cassette (the maximum length with the 1080/23.98p format is 155 minutes.). It is possible to switch between the following system formats to
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Features I/O specifications and interfaces ≥Serial digital I/O facilities The unit is equipped with hi-vision serial digital interfaces which meet the BTAS-004A, S-005A and S-006A standards and which enable both video and audio signals to be transferred using the same coaxial cable. An SD (525/625-line standard TV) serial digital interface is provided for operation with HD/SD mixing. ≥Format converter function A format converter board has already been equipped in the unit as a standard accesory.
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Controls and their functions Front panel (1) (2) (4) (6) (5) (3) POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION SD HD MULTI VIDEO AUDIO SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT AUDIO UNITY ADJUST VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT /VAR IN OUT IN OUT F13 F12 TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG SHTL JOG VAR F11 78 9 FROM COPY (7) F10 /BS 45 6 F9 12 3 0C T F ENT UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 (8) REC INHIBIT HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR REVIEW EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY REC/EDIT
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Controls and their functions Front panel (14)(15) (16) (17) POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION SD HD VIDEO AUDIO MULTI SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT AUDIO UNITY ADJUST 1234 LINE OUT /VAR VIDEO AUDIO F13 IN OUT IN OUT TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG F12 SHTL JOG VAR 78 9 FROM COPY F11 F10 45 6 /BS F9 12 3 0C T F ENT UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 REC INHIBIT REVIEW HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY REC/EDIT (13) PU
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Controls and their functions (19) (20) Front panel POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION SD HD MULTI VIDEO AUDIO SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT (21) AUDIO UNITY ADJUST VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT /VAR IN OUT IN OUT (22) F13 F12 TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG SHTL JOG VAR (23) F11 78 9 FROM COPY F10 /BS 45 6 (18) F9 12 3 0C T F ENT UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 REC INHIBIT HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR REVIEW EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY REC/EDIT P
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Controls and their functions (24) (26) Front panel (25) (27) POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF (28) INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION SD HD VIDEO AUDIO MULTI SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT (29) AUDIO UNITY ADJUST LINE OUT /VAR VIDEO AUDIO F13 IN OUT IN OUT (30) TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG F12 SHTL JOG VAR 78 9 FROM COPY F11 (31) F10 45 6 /BS F9 12 3 0C T F ENT UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 REC INHIBIT REVIEW HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY
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Controls and their functions Front panel POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION MULTI SD HD VIDEO AUDIO SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT AUDIO UNITY ADJUST (36) LINE OUT /VAR VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT IN OUT F13 F12 TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG SHTL JOG VAR (37) F11 78 9 FROM COPY F10 45 6 /BS (38) F9 12 3 ENT 0C T F UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 (39) REC INHIBIT REVIEW HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY REC/EDIT PULL PULL O
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Controls and their functions Front panel POWER ON EJECT OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION MULTI SD HD VIDEO AUDIO SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT AUDIO UNITY ADJUST LINE OUT /VAR VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT IN OUT F13 F12 TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG SHTL JOG VAR F11 78 9 FROM COPY F10 45 6 /BS F9 12 3 ENT 0C T F UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 REC INHIBIT REVIEW HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL ENTRY REW STAND BY STOP FF PLAY REC/EDIT PULL PULL OPEN OPEN (44)(45)(46
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Controls and their functions Connector section (1) (2) (12) (11) (7) (4) (5) (8) (9) (10) (6) REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD SDI HD SDI 12 3 IN OUT1 IN OUT OUT HD SD 1 3 ~AC IN FUSE 125V 5A ON ON (SUPER) ACTIVE ACTIVE 75Ω 75Ω THROUGH THROUGH CH CH CH CH OUT 1 3 INPUT 5 7 OUT2 OFF OFF π π π π 2 2 4 6 8 SD MONITOR (SUPER) SPARE MONITOR HD SD CH CH OUTPUT CH CH 1 π 3 π 5 π 7 π 2 4 6 8 ( ) SUPER REF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE V/A RS-232C IN OUT IN/OUT CONTROL PARALLEL IN/OUT (50P) CONTROL PANEL
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Controls and their functions Connector section (15)(13)(14)(16)(17) (18) REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD SDI HD SDI HD SD12 3 IN OUT1 IN OUT OUT 1 3 ~AC IN FUSE 125V 5A ON ON (SUPER) ACTIVE ACTIVE 75Ω 75Ω THROUGH THROUGH OUT CH CH CH CH 1 3 INPUT 5 7 OUT2 2 OFF OFF π π π π 2 4 6 8 SD MONITOR (SUPER) HD SD SPARE MONITOR CH CH CH CH 1 3 OUTPUT 5 7 π π π π 2 4 6 8 (SUPER) REF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE V/A RS-232C IN OUT IN/OUT CONTROL PARALLEL IN/OUT ( ) 50P CONTROL PANEL AUDIO IN TIME CODE PU
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Controls and their functions Connector section (19) (20)(21)(24) REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD SDI HD SDI HD SD12 3 IN OUT1 IN OUT OUT 1 3 ~AC IN FUSE 125V 5A ON ON (SUPER) ACTIVE ACTIVE 75Ω 75Ω THROUGH THROUGH OUT CH CH CH CH 1 3 INPUT 5 7 OUT2 2 OFF OFF π π π π 2 4 6 8 SD MONITOR ( ) SUPER HD SD SPARE MONITOR CH CH CH CH 1 3 OUTPUT 5 7 π π π π 2 4 6 8 (SUPER) REF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE V/A RS-232C IN OUT IN/OUT CONTROL PARALLEL IN/OUT (50P) CONTROL PANEL AUDIO IN TIME CODE CH 1 CH 2
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Controls and their functions Connector section (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD SDI HD SDI HD SD12 3 IN OUT1 IN OUT OUT 1 3 ~AC IN FUSE 125V 5A ON ON (SUPER) ACTIVE ACTIVE 75Ω 75Ω THROUGH THROUGH OUT CH CH CH CH 1 3 INPUT 5 7 OUT2 2 OFF OFF π π π π 2 4 6 8 SD MONITOR ( ) SUPER HD SD SPARE MONITOR CH CH CH CH 1 3 OUTPUT 5 7 π π π π 2 4 6 8 (SUPER) REF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE V/A RS-232C IN OUT IN/OUT CONTROL PARALLEL IN/OUT (50P) CONTROL PANEL AUDIO IN TIME CODE CH
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Connections Connection for a single unit Press the REMOTE button on the front panel to turn the lamp (LOCAL) off. Waveform monitor output SD SDI input SD SDI output SD reference input HD SDI input HD reference input HD SDI output REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD SDI HD SDI 12 3 IN OUT1 IN OUT OUT HD SD 1 3 ~AC IN FUSE 125V 5A ON ON (SUPER) ACTIVE ACTIVE 75Ω 75Ω THROUGH THROUGH CH CH CH CH OUT 1 3 INPUT 5 7 OUT2 OFF OFF π π π π 2 2 4 6 8 Digital audio input SD MONITOR (SUPER) SPARE MONITOR HD SD CH CH OUT
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Connections Connection for 2 units Source side Press the REMOTE button at the front panel to light the lamp (REMOTE). Recorder side Press the REMOTE button at the front panel to extinguish the lamp (LOCAL). When performing automatic editing with RS-422A, press the F1 (P-2) key at the SET UP INTERFACE menu to switch. (See figure below) F13 F12 F11 F10 F9 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 HD SDI DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO SD SDI DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO HD reference signal REMOTE Source Recorder REF IN VIDEO OUT WFM SD
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Connections Connection with an editing controller Recorder POWER ON EJECT AV monitor Video monitor OFF AUTO OFF signal INPUT CHECK REMOTE CHANNEL CONDITION SD HD VIDEO AUDIO MULTI SERVO HOME CUE ASSEM INSERT AUDIO UNITY ADJUST VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT /VAR F13 IN OUT IN OUT TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG F12 SHTL JOG VAR F11 78 9 FROM COPY F10 45 6 /BS Audio monitor F9 12 3 0C T F ENT UNITY AUDIO MONITOR L R F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 signal REC INHIBIT HEADPHONES LEVEL CURSOR REVIEW EXECUTE PREVIEW PREROLL