Panasonic AJ-D810A Operating Instructions Manual

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– 101 –Connection With an External VTRThe unit is equipped with an interface which enables recording to be performed by an externalVTR.¡Mounting the AJ-YA900P 26-pin/12-pin output adaptor (option) and connecting the 26-pin cable(option) to the unit allows recording to be performed by the VTR section (internal VTR) of the unitand an external VTR. The component video signal is output from the 26-pin interface.Precautions When Connecting an External VTR¡Set 26P CONTROL on the “VTR FUNCTION” setting menu to “BOTH” or “ON”.(The factory setting is “OFF”.)¡Set SW201 on the CAM ENC board to ON. (Before the unit was shipped from the factory, thisswitch was set to OFF.)Power supplyPower is not supplied or received between the unit and the external VTR, so special power sup-plies should be provided for each unit. The BATT lamp and remaining battery level display func-tion inside the viewfinder indicate the power supply status only for the internal VTR. The powersupply status for the external VTR should be checked at the external VTR.TALLY lamp and REC lamp operationThe unit’s TALLY lamp and the REC lamp inside the viewfinder indicate the REC status of the unitwhen 26P CONTROL is set to BOTH. When 26P CONTROL is set to ON, these lamps indicatethe REC status of the external VTR.Warning toneExternal VTR-related warning tones are not output from the unit’s speaker or PHONES jack.Note on connecting cablesThe signals may not be connected properly with some cables.The signal assignments for the 26-pin/12-pin output adaptor AJ-YA900P (optional) are shown inthe following table. Use this table as a reference for connection with an external VTR.PinNo. Signal PinNo. Signal12345678Composite video signalComposite video GNDY GNDY signalP R signalP R GNDP B signalP B GND9101112151819BCAM MIC (H)CAM MIC (C)CAM MIC (GND)VTR START/STOPREC TALLYRET VIDEORET VIDEO GNDGND