584-9-4 Assigning Functions to USER MAIN,USER1 and USER2 ButtonsThe USER MAIN, USER1, and USER2 buttons can be assigneduser-selected functions.To select desired functions, use the menu options USER MAINSW, USER1 SW and USER2 SW. These options can be found inthe screen, which is accessible from the CAMOPERATION page.Selectable FunctionsINH: No function assigned.S.GAIN: S.GAIN function assigned.DS.GAIN: DS.GAIN function assigned.S.IRIS: Super Iris function assigned.This is useful for backlight compensation.I.OVR: Iris Override function assigned.The target (reference) value in Auto Iris modemust be changed.To change the target value, put the AJ-SPX900Einto this mode and press the JOG dial button. Turnthe JOG dial button clockwise or anti-clockwise tochange the value. The iris indication section of theviewfinder screen displays “+”, “+ +”, “–”, or “– –”.When the desired value is displayed, stop turningthe JOG dial button. Then, press the dial button toaccept that value.Note that once the mode is canceled or the poweris turned off the original reference value will beused again.+: Iris opens up by 0.5.+ +: Iris opens up by 1.–: Iris closes down by 0.5.– –: Iris closes down by 1.No indication: The reference value is used.S.BLK: Super Black function assigned.This function lowers the black level to the pedestallevel or below.B.STR: Black Stretch function assigned.This function emphasises the black shades.D.ZOOM: Doubles the view angle, both horizontally andvertically.When the camera is set to the 50i operationmode, this function forcibly switches the operationmode to 25P.ATW: Auto-tracking white balance function assigned.Y GET: Function of indicating the brightness level of thecenter marker assigned.NEWS-G: Function of switching on and off News Gammaassigned.News Gamma is capable of reproducing shadeswithout whiteout or blackout. This is useful forsuch operations as news shooting.To turn on/off News Gamma using the USERbutton which is assigned NEWS-G, the menuoption GAMMA MODE SEL must be set to “STD”.This option can be found in the screen, which is accessible from the PAINT page.AUDIO CH1: Function of switching the input signal source forAudio Channel 1 assigned.Pressing the button switches the input signal inthe following order: FRONT W.L. REAR.Note that the AUDIO IN switch can also be usedto change the input signal: later specificationtakes precedence.AUDIO CH2: Function of switching the input signal source forAudio Channel 2 assigned.Pressing the button switches the input signal inthe following order: FRONT W.L. REAR.Note that the AUDIO IN switch can also be usedto change the input signal: later specificationtakes precedence.REC SW: Function of the REC START/STOP buttonassigned.RET SW: Function of the RET button at the lens assigned.SLOT SEL: Function of switching the target P2 card amongmultiple cards assigned.4-9-5 Setting Color Temperature ManuallyThe white balance can be manually adjusted by setting the colortemperature. Manual color temperature settings can beperformed for each of the WHITE BAL switch positions: PRST, Aand B.To enable manual color temperature setting, the menu optionsAWB A and AWB B must be set to VAR.The color temperature is set using the menu options COLORTEMP PRE, COLOR TEMP A, and COLOR TEMP B.These options can be found in the screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page. 86(56:! 86(50$,16: 6/276(/86(56: 6*$,186(56: '6*$,1 :+,7(%$/$1&(02'(!),/7(5,1+ 216+2&./(66$:% 1250$/$:%$5($ $:% $%%2))6(7 2))&2/257(0335( .$:%$ 0(0&2/257(03$ .$:%% 0(0&2/257(03% .$7:63((' 1250$/ᤨࠫDownloaded From CamcorderManual.com Panasonic Manuals
