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Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

6

90

00

3

6

91

00

4

6

92

00

5

6

93

00

Subject

Color bar chart
(Color reproduction adjustment
frame)
(1 m (PTB-450) or 40 cm (PTB-
1450) from the front of lens)

Measurement Point

Video terminal of A/V OUT jack
(75 

Ω terminated)

Measuring Instrument

Oscilloscope and monitor TV

Specified Value

A=B, C=D, E=F

Note 1: Perform “Hall Adjustment” and “Flange Back Adjust-

ment” before this adjustment.

Note 2: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.

Switch setting
1) POWER ............................................. CAMERA-TAPE mode
2) NIGHTSHOT PLUS ........................................................ OFF
3) WIDE SELECT .................................................................. 4:3
4) DIGITAL ZOOM (Menu setting) .................................... OFF
5) STEADY SHOT (Menu setting) ..................................... OFF
6) FOCUS (Menu Setting) ......................................... MANUAL

Order

Procedure

1

Adjust the zoom and the camera direction, and set
the specified position.

2

Mark the position of the picture frame on the monitor
TV, and adjust the picture frame to the this position
in following adjustment using “Color reproduction
adjustment frame”.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

0

03

18

2

1

Read XH data and XL data.
(Note 3)

3

0

03

22

4

1

Read YH data and YL data.
(Note 3)

Note 3: The right four digits of the page: 1 displayed data of the

adjusting remote commander.

1:XX : XX

XL or YL data
XH or YH data

How to reset the zoom and focus when they deviated:
If the zoom and focus deviated due to some reason, reset them in
the following method.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

90

XL

2

6

91

XH

3

6

92

YL

4

6

93

YH

5

6

01

79

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

A=B

C=D

A

B

C

D

E=F

V

E

F

Color bar chart picture frame

Monitor TV picture frame

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Subject

Clear chart (Center frame)
(1 m (PTB-450) or 40 cm (PTB-
1450)  from the front of lens)

Measurement Point

Video terminal of A/V OUT jack
(75 

Ω terminated)

Measuring Instrument

Monitor TV

Specified Value

A clear chart must be shot in larger
size than nine grids in the center of
frame shown on the screen.
(Fig. 6-1-15)

Note: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.

Switch setting
1) POWER ............................................. CAMERA-TAPE mode
2) NIGHTSHOT PLUS ........................................................ OFF
3) WIDE SELECT .................................................................. 4:3
4) ZOOM .................................................................... WIDE end
5) DIGITAL ZOOM (Menu setting) .................................... OFF
6) STEADY SHOT (Menu setting) ..................................... OFF
7) FOCUS (Menu Setting) ......................................... MANUAL

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Shoot a clear chart in the
center of screen with the
zoom at WIDE end.

2

0

01

01

3

E

EF

91

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

4

Check that a clear chart is
shot in larger size than nine
grids in the center of frame
shown on the screen.

5

E

EF

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

6

0

01

00

7

In the following adjustment,
if the “Center frame” is used,
adjust the clear chart to this
position.

A clear chart must be shot in larger size than central nine grids. 

Correct the lens iris and dispersion of the ND filter light quantity.

Adjustment Page

F

Adjustment Address

1C to 23

Note 1: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.

Adjusting method:
1) Select page: 0, address: 01, and set data: 01.
2) Input the following data to page: F, address: 1C to 23.
Note 2: Press the PAUSE (Write) button of the adjustment re-

mote commander each time to set data.

Address Data

1C

F8

1D

03

1E

09

1F

13

20

F1

21

F8

22

13

23

20

3) Select page: 0, address: 01, and set data: 00.

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Setting the minimum illumination.
If it is not consistent, the image level required for taking subjects
in low illuminance will not be produced (dark).

Subject

Clear chart (Center frame)

Adjustment Page

F

Adjustment Address

2C

Note 1: Perform “Flange Back and Zoom Lever Center Adjust-

ment” before this adjustment.

Note 2: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.
Note 3: Check that the data of page: 6, address: 02 is “00”. If

not, select page: 6, address: 01, set data: 00, and press
PAUSE (Write) button.

Note 4: NTSC model: DCR-HC46

PAL model: DCR-HC44E/HC46E

Switch setting
1) POWER ............................................. CAMERA-TAPE mode
2) NIGHTSHOT PLUS ........................................................ OFF
3) WIDE SELECT .................................................................. 4:3
4) ZOOM .................................................................... WIDE end
5) DIGITAL ZOOM (Menu setting) .................................... OFF
6) STEADY SHOT (Menu setting) ..................................... OFF
7) FOCUS (Menu setting) .......................................... MANUAL

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Check that the picture frame
is “Center Frame”. If not,
perform “8. Picture Frame
Setting (Center Frame)”

2

0

01

01

3

6

D0

Set the following data.

20: NTSC model
20: PAL model

4

6

D1

Set the following data.

80: NTSC model
B0: PAL model

5

6

01

6F

Press PAUSE (Write) button.
(Note 6)

6

6

02

Check the data changes to
“01”.

Note 6: The adjustment data will be automatically input to page:

F, address: 2C.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

0

01

00

Adjust the close time and loss time every F number of the me-
chanical shutter and the high-speed shutter correction value to
correct the luminous exposure.

Adjustment Page

F

Adjustment Address

76 to 8B

Note 1: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.
Note 2: NTSC model: DCR-HC46

PAL model: DCR-HC44E/HC46E

Adjusting method:
1) Select page: 0, address: 01, and set data: 01.
2) Input the following data to page: F, address: 76 to 8B.
Note 3: Press the PAUSE (Write) button of the adjustment re-

mote commander each time to set data.

Address

Data

NTSC

PAL

76

49

3D

77

8C

D4

78

39

30

79

DC

E2

7A

32

2B

7B

DE

07

7C

2E

27

7D

29

3B

7E

2A

24

7F

33

2A

80

60

5D

81

73

6C

82

79

71

83

76

6D

84

66

5D

85

1E

1D

86

81

82

87

80

80

88

80

80

89

80

80

8A

80

80

8B

80

7F

3) Select page: 0, address: 01, and set data: 00.

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Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

6

D0

00

3

0

01

00

4

Perform “Color Reproduc-
tion Check”.

12. Color Reproduction Adjustment
Adjust the color separation matrix coefficient so that proper color
reproduction is produced.

Subject

Color bar chart
(Color reproduction adjustment
frame)

Measurement Point

Video terminal of A/V OUT jack
(75 

Ω terminated)

Measuring Instrument

Vectorscope

Adjustment Page

F

Adjustment Address

37, 39, 40, 41

Specified Value

All color luminance points should
settle within each color reproduction
frame.

Note 1: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.
Note 2: Perform “Hall Adjustment” and “Flange Back Adjust-

ment” before this adjustment.

Note 3: NTSC model: DCR-HC46

PAL model: DCR-HC44E/HC46E

Switch setting:
1) POWER ............................................. CAMERA-TAPE mode
2) NIGHTSHOT PLUS ........................................................ OFF
3) WIDE SELECT .................................................................. 4:3
4) DIGITAL ZOOM (Menu setting) .................................... OFF
5) STEADYSHOT (Menu setting) ...................................... OFF
6) FOCUS (Menu setting) .......................................... MANUAL

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Check that the picture frame
is “Color Reproduction
Adjustment Frame”. If not,
perform “7. Picture Frame
Setting (Color Reproduction
Adjustment Frame)”

2

0

01

01

3

6

D0

Set the following data.

7C: NTSC model
82: PAL model

4

6

01

3D

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

5

F

F0

Set the following data, and
press PAUSE (Write) button.

37: NTSC model
B7: PAL model

6

Adjust the GAIN and
PHASE of the vectorscope,
and set to the burst lumi-
nance point to the burst
position of color reproduc-
tion frame.

7

F

Change the data and settle
each color luminance point in
each color reproduction
frame. (Note 4)

Note 4: Be sure to press the PAUSE (Write) button of the adjust-

ing remote commander before changing the addresses.
If not, the new data will not be written to the memory.

37
39
40
41

R-Y

B-Y

R

B

G

M

G

Y

E

C

Y

Burst
position

R-Y

B-Y

R

B

G

M

G

Y

E

C

Y

Burst
position