Panasonic AJ-HDX900P User Manuals

Table of Contents

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• Contents

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• Chapter 1 General

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  • 1-1 Features of the camera unit

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  • 1-2 Features of the VTR unit

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  • 1-3 Features of the Input/Output unit

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  • 1-4 Other features

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  • 1-5 Dimensions drawing

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  • 1-6 System configuration

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• Chapter 2 Parts and their functions

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  • 2-1 Power supply and accessory mounting section

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  • 2-2 Audio function section

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  • 2-3 Shooting and recording/playback function section

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  • 2-4 Menu operation section

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  • 2-5 Time code related section

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  • 2-6 Warning/status display section

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  • 2-7 Display window and its displays

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  • 2-8 Viewfinder section

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• Chapter 3 Recording and playback

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  • 3-1 Cassette tapes

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  • 3-2 Basic procedures

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  • 3-3 Scene-to-scene continuity

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  • 3-4 To record video signals of a few seconds before starting recording (PRE-RECORDING function)

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  • 3-5 Recording in intervals (INTERVAL REC function)

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  • 3-6 To take the previous cut again (RETAKE function)

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  • 3-7 To check the last few seconds of the recording (Rec-review function)

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  • 3-8 Normal playback and playback at different speeds

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• Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

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  • 4-1 Multi Format

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    • 4-1-1 Video system and Recording format

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    • 4-1-2 Recording format on tapes and signal format at output connector

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  • 4-2 Adjusting the white balance and black balance

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    • 4-2-1 Adjusting the white balance

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    • 4-2-2 Adjusting the black balance

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  • 4-3 Setting the electronic shutter

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    • 4-3-1 Shutter modes

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    • 4-3-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed

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    • 4-3-3 Setting the synchro scan mode

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  • 4-4 Selecting the audio input signals and adjusting their recording levels

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    • 4-4-1 Selecting the audio input signals

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    • 4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels

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    • 4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels

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  • 4-5 Setting the time data

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    • 4-5-1 Setting the user bits

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    • 4-5-2 Setting the internal clock’s date and time

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    • 4-5-3 Setting the time code

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    • 4-5-4 Externally locking the time code

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    • 4-5-5 Setting the UMID information

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  • 4-6 Menu displays on the viewfinder screen

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    • 4-6-1 Menu configuration

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    • 4-6-2 Basic menu operations

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    • 4-6-3 Selecting the user menus

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  • 4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays

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    • 4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays

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    • 4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display configuration

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    • 4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen display items

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    • 4-7-4 Display modes and setting changes/adjustment result messages

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    • 4-7-5 Setting the marker displays

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    • 4-7-6 Setting the camera ID

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    • 4-7-7 Mode check screen displays (MODE CHECK button function)

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    • 7-8 Marker check screen displays (MARKER SELECT button function)

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  • 4-8 Selection of video output signals

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    • 4-8-1 Settings of signals output from VIDEO OUT connector

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    • 4-8-2 Settings of signals output from MON OUT connector

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  • 4-9 Menu-driven function setup

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    • 4-9-1 Setting the USER SW GAIN switching

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    • 4-9-2 Selecting the F.AUDIO LEVEL control function

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    • 4-9-3 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons

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    • 4-9-4 Setting the color temperature manually

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  • 4-10 Set data handling

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    • 4-10-1 Handling the setup card

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    • 4-10-2 Setup card operations

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    • 4-10-3 How to use the user data

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    • 4-10-4 How to use the scene file data

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    • 4-10-5 Method for returning to user settings

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    • 4-10-6 Method for returning to the factory settings

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    • 4-10-7 Lens file

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    • 4-10-8 How to provide lens files

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    • 4-10-9 To save the lens file into the built-in memory

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    • 4-10-10 To read the lens file from the builtin memory

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    • 4-10-11 To write in and read out the lens

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• Chapter 5 Preparation

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  • 5-1 Supplying the power

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    • 5-1-1 Attaching the battery and setting the battery type

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    • 5-1-2 Use of the external DC power supply

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  • 5-2 Attaching the lens and adjusting the flange back

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  • 5-3 Adjusting the white shading of the lens

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  • 5-4 Audio input signal preparations

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    • 5-4-1 When using the front microphone

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    • 5-4-2 When using a wireless receiver

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    • 5-4-3 When using an audio component

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  • 5-5 Mounting the unit on a tripod

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  • 5-6 Attaching the shoulder belt

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  • 5-7 Adjusting the position of the shoulder pad

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  • 5-8 Attaching the rain cover

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  • 5-9 Attaching the FRONT AUDIO LEVEL control knob

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  • 5-10 Connection of the remote control unit (AJ-RC10G)

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  • 5-11 Connection of the external switch

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• Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections

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  • 6-1 Inspections prior to shooting

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    • 6-1-1 Preparation for inspections

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    • 6-1-2 Inspecting the camera unit

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    • 6-1-3 Inspecting the VTR unit

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    • 6-1-4 Self-diagnosis function

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  • 6-2 Maintenance

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    • 6-2-1 Condensation

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    • 6-2-2 Head cleaning

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    • 6-2-3 Cleaning inside the viewfinder

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    • 6-2-4 Phenomena inherent to CCD cameras

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    • 6-2-5 Replacing the backup battery

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    • 6-2-6 Connectors and signals

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  • 6-3 Warning system

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    • 6-3-1 Warning description tables

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    • 6-3-2 Error codes

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    • 6-3-3 Emergency eject

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• Chapter 7 Menu description tables

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  • 7-1 Menu configuration

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  • 7-2 SYSTEM SETTING

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    • 7-2-1 SYSTEM MODE

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    • 7-2-2 REC FUNCTION

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    • 7-2-3 OUTPUT SEL

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    • 7-2-4 VIDEO OUT SETTING

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    • 7-2-5 MONITOR OUT SETTING

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    • 7-2-6 RC OUT SETTING

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    • 7-2-7 DOWNCON SETTING

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    • 7-2-8 GENLOCK

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    • 7-2-9 OPTION MODE

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  • 7-3 PAINT

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    • 7-3-1 RB GAIN CONTROL

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    • 7-3-2 RGB BLACK CONTROL

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    • 7-3-3 MATRIX

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    • 7-3-4 COLOR CORRECTION

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    • 7-3-5 LOW SETTING

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    • 7-3-6 MID SETTING

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    • 7-3-7 HIGH SETTING

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    • 7-3-8 ADDITIONAL DTL

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    • 7-3-9 SKIN TONE DTL

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    • 7-3-10 KNEE/LEVEL

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    • 7-3-11 GAMMA

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    • 7-3-12 CAMERA SETTING

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  • 7-4 VF

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    • 7-4-1 VF DISPLAY

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    • 7-4-2 VF MARKER

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    • 7-4-3 VF USER BOX

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    • 7-4-4 VF INDICATOR1

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    • 7-4-5 VF INDICATOR2

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    • 7-4-6 MODE CHECK IND

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    • 7-4-7 !LED

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  • 7-5 OPERATION

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    • 7-5-1 CAMERA ID

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    • 7-5-2 SHUTTER SPEED

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    • 7-5-3 SHUTTER SELECT

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    • 7-5-4 USER SW

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    • 7-5-5 SW MODE

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    • 7-5-6 WHITE BALANCE MODE

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    • 7-5-7 USER SW GAIN

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    • 7-5-8 LENS/IRIS

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  • 7-6 FILE

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    • 7-6-1 CARD READ/WRITE

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    • 7-6-2 CARD R/W SELECT

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    • 7-6-3 LENS FILE

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    • 7-6-4 LENS FILE CARD R/W

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    • 7-6-5 SCENE

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    • 7-6-6 INITIALIZE

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  • 7-7 MAINTENANCE

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    • 7-7-1 SYSTEM CHECK

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    • 7-7-2 DIAGNOSTIC

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    • 7-7-3 LENS ADJ

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    • 7-7-4 BLACK SHADING

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    • 7-7-5 WHITE SHADING

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    • 7-7-6 LENS FILE ADJ

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  • 7-8 VTR MENU

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    • 7-8-1 VTR FUNCTION

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    • 7-8-2 BATTERY/TAPE

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    • 7-8-3 BATTERY SETTING1

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    • 7-8-4 BATTERY SETTING2

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    • 7-8-5 MIC/AUDIO1

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    • 7-8-6 MIC/AUDIO2

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    • 7-8-7 TC/UB

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    • 7-8-8 UMID SET/INFO

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    • 7-8-9 VTR DIAG

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  • 7-9 OPTION MENU

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    • 7-9-1 OPTION

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• Chapter 8 Specifications

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