Panasonic AJ- HD3700B - Manual (Page 21)

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Tapes
There are two tape types: M and L.
M-cassettes: 57 minutes (576/50i), 63 minutes (1080/59.94i, 720/59.94p and 480/59i),
75 minutes (1080/25p and 1080/50i), 79 minutes (1080/23.98 and 1080/24p)
L-cassettes: 112 minutes (576/50i), 124 minutes (1080/59.94i, 720/59.94p and 480/59i),
149 minutes (1080/25p and 1080/50i), 155 minutes (1080/23.98p and 1080/24p)
Align the cassette with the marks on the unit’s insertion slot and push it in gently.
The cassette tape will be loaded automatically.
Prohibiting recording on a tape
(when pins A and B are at the “up” position)
Use a screwdriver to push down the accidental erasure preven-
tion pins, turn them 90° counterclockwise, and then lift the
screwdriver to set the pins at their “up” positions.
The recording prohibition status is displayed on the MANUAL
EDIT SET UP menu and the AUTO EDIT SET UP menu respec-
tively.
O Note N
C bit pin: Raised position ) 4-channel audio recording formats (1080/59.94i:
4-channel audio version, 720/59.94p: 4-channel audio version, 480/59.94i:
4-channel version, 576/50i: 4-channel version
° )
Lowered position ) 8-channel audio recording formats (1080/59.94i: 8-channel
audio version, 720/59.94p: 4-channel audio version, 1080/23.98p, 1080/24p,
1080/25p, 1080/50i, 480/59.94i: 8-channel version, 576/50i: 8-channel version)
° The D5 VTR (AJ-D580) records in the 576/50i 4-channel format.
Enabling recording
(when pins A and B are at the “down” position)
Use a screwdriver to push down the accidental erasure preven-
tion pins, turn them 90° clockwise, and then lift the screwdriver to
set the pins at their “down” positions.
Pin A: For inhibiting the recording of any signals
Pin B: For inhibiting the recording of video/control signals
≥ Pin B is effective only when pin A is in the recording
enabled position.
Pin C: For identifying the 4-channel audio or 8-channel
audio format
EJECT
SD HD CHANNEL CONDITION VIDEO AUDIO SERVO HOME ASSEM INSERT MULTI CUE
VIDEO
IN F13
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
0 C T F
F12
F11
F10
F9
F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 L AUDIO MONITOR UNITY
HEADPHONES
PULL
OPEN
LEVEL CURSOR EXECUTE PREROLL ENTRY REW STOP REC/EDIT PLAY
REC INHIBIT
STAND BY FF REVIEW PREVIEW
R
OUT IN OUT
AUDIO LINE OUT
SHTL JOG VAR
INPUT CHECK REMOTE
ADJUST
POWER
AUTO OFF
ON
OFF
UNITY /VAR
TC/CHR SET UP TEST DIAG
FROM COPY
/ BS
ENT
AUDIO
PULL OPEN
A B
C
A B
C
O Note N
Recording
Important!
* Normal playback cannot be performed for tapes on which the audio sig-
nals of 8 channels were recorded with the C bit pin at the raised posi-
tion or for tapes on which the audio signals of 4 channels were
recorded with the pin at the lowered position.
VTR system format
Cassette C bit pin
Raised position
(4-channel format)
Lowered position
(8-channel format)
4-channel recording
mode
Signals of 4 audio
channels can be
recorded.
Warning
Recording inhibited
(REC inhibit release
menu item available)
8-channel recording
mode
Warning
Recording inhibited
(REC inhibit release
menu item available)
Signals of 8 audio
channels can be
recorded.
(See figure below)
(See figure below)