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Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections
Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections
Inspections Before Shooting
Make sure you check that the system is operating normally
before embarking on a shoot. We recommend using a
colour video monitor to check the image.
Preparing for Inspections
1
Mount a charged battery.
2
Turn the POWER switch to ON to check the
battery remaining level on the LCD monitor or
in the viewfinder.
• When battery capacity is low, replace it with a fully
charged battery.
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3
Insert P2 cards into card slots L and R and
close the slot cover.
• Confirm that both P2 card access LEDs L and R
light in orange.
•
Recording cannot start if either P2 card has no
free space for recording or is write-protected.
P2 card access LEDs
Inspecting the Camera Unit
Inspection for Zoom, Iris and Gain
1
Set the zoom to electric zoom mode and check
the zoom operation.
• Check that the image changes to telephoto and
wide angle.
2
Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check
the zoom operation.
• Turn the manual zoom lever to check that the
image changes to telephoto and wide angle.
3
Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and
aim the lens at objects with different degrees
of brightness, to check that the automatic iris
adjustment operates normally.
4
Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and
turn the iris ring, to check the manual iris
adjustment.
5
Return the iris to automatic adjustment mode
and change the GAIN switch setting to L, M,
and H, to check the following items:
• The iris is adjusted for objects with the same
brightness according to the switch setting.
•
The gain value displayed on the viewfinder screen
changes according to the switch setting.
Inspection for 3D Recording
1
Press the LCD/EVF button to set the LCD/EVF
mode to MIX or SIDE by SIDE.
2
Press the SHIFT button to display the 3D FINE
adjustment screen.
3
Check the vertical position, focus, and lens iris
of the left-lens image and right-lens image, on
the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.
• If the adjustments are not the same for the left-lens
image and the right-lens image, readjust them
using the 3D FINE function.
For details, refer to [Adjustment between Two
Lenses (3D FINE function)] (page 57).
