Panasonic AJ-LT85P Operating Instructions Manual

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Features• Compact size and light weightThis editing package comes with two digital VTRs.Its compact size and light weight make the laptop extremelyportable so that it can be taken anywhere for ready opera-tion on, for instance, an office desk.• Cut editingThe two digital VTRs make it possible to conduct assembleediting and insert editing (video, audio and time code sig-nals exactly as desired). These types of editing can be per-formed automatically.• Transmission functionThe sound and playback images of the two digital VTRs canbe transmitted from the output connectors provided for therespective signals. This feature is ideal for forwarding editedprograms. (Refer to the system connection diagram.)• Back-up recordingBack-up recording is enabled by the two digital VTRs. Oneof the VTRs can be used for playback and the other forrecording. (Refer to the system connection diagram.)• Recording duration of up to 126 minutesEither M cassette tapes (max. 66 minutes) or L cassetetapes (max. 126 minutes) can be used. In both cases, thetape is one-fourth of an inch wide to achieve a compactdesign.• Compatibility with consumer-use equipmentConsumer-use Mini DV cassette tapes which have beenshot using a consumer-use digital camera can be playedback on this laptop using the cassette adaptor (option: AJ-CS750P).• Liquid-crystal monitorsThe laptop has two liquid-crystal TV monitors which supportthe two digital VTRs. This enables the images to be easilychecked during the course of editing.• Volume controlsEach of the digital VTRs provides volume controls forrecording and playing back the sound of two channels. Thelevel meters below the liquid-crystal monitors make it easyto check the signal strength. There are also two speakers,and the actual sound can be checked using the desiredcombination of facilities.• Functional I/O interfacesAnalog I/O: Each VTR is equipped with video and audioI/O connectors.9-pin remote connectors (×2)Each VTR comes with a 9-pin remote control connector toenable remote control operations using an external controller.VTR1 can also be switched so as to control an externalVTR. The unit can be used to control another VTR which isequipped with a 9-pin connector and which serves as theedit source unit so that editing can be performed on VTR2.Time code input/outputOne time code input line is provided. The time code genera-tors of VTR1 and VTR2 can be synchronized to an externaltime code. Time code output facilities are provided sepa-rately for VTR1 and for VTR2.• 2-channel soundEach of the two sound channels can be edited separately.Mix, swap and other functions can also be selected.• Dial jog and shuttleEdit points can be searched smoothly by manipulating thejog dial. Shuttle is possible up to 32 times the normal tapespeed in the forward or reverse direction.• Encoder providedEach VTR has an encoder to adjust the output images.These encoders can be used for forwarding and other appli-cations.• Editing of 100 eventsOne hundred programs can be registered. Their edit pointscan be stored in the internal memory.• Time codeThis laptop incorporates a time code generator (TCG)/timecode reader (TCR) which can be used for time code editing.• On-screen settingsHighly personalized functions can be set on-screen.INTRODUCTION4Thank you for purchasing this AJ-LT85 laptop editor.This is a digital VTR using 1/4-inch tapes.This laptop editor with its two digital VTRs features two mechanisms, two liquid-crystal monitors and editing control sections allcombined into a single editing package. This single unit can perform cut editing on its own while its compact size, light weightand portability enable it to be taken anywhere with the greatest of ease.