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DCR-HC44E/HC46/HC46E_ADJ

Subject

Color bar chart (Color reproduction
adjustment frame)

Measurement Point

Video terminal of

Displayed data of

A/V OUT jack

page: 1 (Note 4)

(75 

Ω terminated)

Measuring Instrument

Vectorscope

Adjusting

re-

mote
commander

Specified Value

All color

bit15 is “1”

luminance
points should
settle within each
color
reproduction
frame.

Note 1: Perform “Color Reproduction Adjustment” before this

adjustment.

Note 2: Perform this along with the “Color Reproduction Adjust-

ment” successively.

Note 3: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.
Note 4: 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 5: NTSC model: DCR-HC46

PAL model: DCR-HC44E/HC46E

Note 6: The right four digits of the page: 1 displayed data of the

adjusting remote commander.

1:XX:XX

Displayed data

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 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

0

03

33

5

6

01

4D

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

6

6

02

Check the data changes to
“01”.

7

1

Check that bit15 of the
display data (Note 6) is “1”.
(Note 7)

Note 7: When bit15 of the display data is “1”, the display data

is“8000” to “FFFF”.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

6

D0

00

3

0

03

00

4

0

01

00

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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

Processing after Completing Adjustment:
Reset the data setting after the adjustment finished.

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

Clear chart (AWB 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

Monitor TV

Specified Value

Only the clear chart must be shot
(entire screen is white).

Note 1: Check that the data of page: 0, address: 10 is “00”.
Note 2: 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

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 ................................................................... MANUAL

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Perform “7. Picture Frame
Setting (Color reproduction
adjustment frame)”.

2

By zooming in the color
reproduction adjustment
picture frame, set up the
picture frame in which the
color bar is shot on full
screen. (Refer to Fig. 6-1-16)

3

Remove the Color bar chart
from the pattern box.

4

Check that whole of the
screen is white.

5

0

03

18

6

1

Read XH data and XL data.
(Note 2)

7

0

03

22

8

1

Read YH data and YL data.
(Note 2)

9

0

03

00

10

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

Color bar chart picture frame

Monitor TV picture frame

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Adjust the white balance reference at 3200K, and adjust the nor-
mal coefficient of the light value.

Subject

Clear chart
(AWB Adjustment Frame)

Adjustment Page

F

14 (Note 2)

Adjustment Address

2E to 31

E8 to F3

Note 1: Perform “Color Reproduction Adjustment” before this

adjustment.

Note 2: If reading/writing data on pages 14, set data: 01 to page:

0, address: 10, and then select pages: 4. By this data set-
ting, the pages 14 can be selected.
After the data reading/writing finished, return the data
on page: 0, address: 10 to “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.

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 Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Check that the picture frame
is “AWB Adjustment Frame”.
If not,  perform “14. Picture
Frame Setting (AWB
Adjustment Frame)”

2

0

01

01

3

Wait for 2 seconds.

4

6

01

11

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

5

6

01

0B

Press PAUSE (Write) button.
(Note 5)

6

6

02

Check the data changes to
“01”.

Note 4: XL, XH, YL and YH are the data read in the “14. Picture

Frame Setting (AWB Adjustment Frame)”.

Note 5: The adjustment data will be automatically input to page:

F, address: 2E to 31 and page: 14, address: E8 to F3.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

0

01

00

Adjust the normal coefficient of the light value at 3200K.

Subject

Clear chart
(AWB Adjustment Frame)

Measurement Point

Displayed data of page: 1 (Note 4)

Measuring Instrument

Adjusting remote commander

Adjustment Page

F

Adjustment Address

2A, 2B

Note 1: Perform “F No. & ND Light Quality Standard Data In-

put” and “Auto White Balance Standard Data Input” be-
fore 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.

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 Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Check that the picture frame
is “AWB Adjustment Frame”.
If not, perform “14. Picture
Frame Setting (AWB
Adjustment Frame)”

2

0

01

01

3

6

01

0D

Press PAUSE (Write) button.
(Note 4)

4

6

02

Check the data changes to
“01”.

Note 4: The adjustment data will be automatically input to page:

F, address: 2A, 2B.

Order Page Address Data

Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

0

01

00

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Procedure

1

6

01

00

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

2

0

01

00

3

Remove the C14 filter on the
lens.

Adjust to the proper auto white balance output data.
If it is not correct, auto white balance and color reproducibility
will be poor.

Subject

Clear chart
(AWB Adjustment Frame)

Filter

Filter C14 for color temperature
correction

Adjustment Page

F

14 (Note 2)

Adjustment Address

32 to 35, 44 to 47

F4 to FF

Note 1: Perform “F No. & ND Light Quality Standard Data In-

put” and “Auto White Balance Standard Data Input” be-
fore this adjustment.

Note 2: If reading/writing data on pages 14, set data: 01 to page:

0, address: 10, and then select pages: 4. By this data set-
ting, the pages 14 can be selected.
After the data reading/writing finished, return the data
on page: 0, address: 10 to “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.

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 Page Address Data

Procedure

1

Check that the picture frame
is “AWB Adjustment Frame”.
If not,  perform “14. Picture
Frame Setting (AWB
Adjustment Frame)”

2

Place the C14 filter on the
lens.

3

0

01

01

4

F

44

2B

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

5

F

45

58

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

6

F

46

56

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

7

F

47

A0

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

8

6

01

83

Press PAUSE (Write) button.

9

6

01

81

Press PAUSE (Write) button.
(Note 4)

10

6

02

Check the data changes to
“01”.

Note 4: The adjustment data will be automatically input to page:

F, address: 32 to 35, 44 to 47 and page: 14, address: F4
to FF.