This was a hard to find manual. When I did find it , some sites wanted way too much for the file.
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Larry
Last week I bought a second hand Panasonic AG-7500 SVHS Hi-Fi Video Cassette Recorder. It is a professional machine with many video and audio options. I feared it would be a huge quest to find a manual. I was delighted when I found owner-manuals.com. After payment I received the file to download the next day already. The quality is great. I am very happy. Thanks!
The owner's manual/operating instructions that I purchased was the original factory document and it was in at least three and maybe more languages. I no longer have it because I sold the tape recorder and included the owner's manual/operating instructions and a service/repair manual that I bought on ebay for the new owner.
This manual is very useful. Because pioneer sx-q180 is unhandy to use without manual.
Text excerpt from page 23 (click to view)
8. White balance setting [WHITE BAL]
The white balance adjustment is selectable from the following. AWC (default): The automatic white balance control mode is activated. This adjustment is suitable for a location where a light source is stable. When "AWC" is selected, the operation to adjust the white balance is required. ATW: Activates the automatic white balance tracking mode. The camera continuously measures the white balance and automatically performs adjustment. If the situation meets one of the following or other, color may not be accurately reproduced. In such a case, select "AWC" to adjust the white balance. � The photographic subject is mostly highly-colored. � The photographic atmosphere is under the bright blue sky or at nightfall. � The illumination of the light illuminating the photographic subject is low. MANU: The white balance is manually adjusted. When "AWC" is selected, follow the steps below to adjust the white balance.
9. Black balance setting [BLACK BAL]
The black balance adjustment is generally unnecessary, but the adjustment is available also by hand. Top screen of SETUP menu
** SET UP ** P2
SCENE FILE *FILE1 WHITE BAL AWC BLACK BAL *MANU SYNC INT ELECTRIC ZOOM ON FREEZE ON END
"BLACK BAL" screen
** BLACK BAL ** R-PED B-PED �....|....+ �....|....+
RET END
z Point the camera at a white photographic subject. x Hold
down the [BAR (AWC)] button for more than 2 seconds on the front face of the CCU. � AWC starts up and the LED located above the [BAR (AWC)] button blinks. When �AWC OK� appears and the LED goes out, the adjustment is completed.
z Move
the cursor to "BLACK BAL" and press the [SEL] button. � The "BLACK BAL" screen appears.
x Mount the lens cap on the camera lens. c Move
the cursor to "R-PED", be sure to view a vector scope or a waveform monitor when "R-PED" is adjusted with use of the [e] or [f] button. Adjustment shall be performed so that the carrier is minimized.
Note: � �AWC NG� appears. Perform the steps 1 and 2 again if �AWC NG� appears and the LED stays on. When "MANU" is selected, follow the steps below to adjust the white balance.
v Move the cursor to "B-PED" and adjust "B-PED" with use
of the [e] or [f] button while viewing a vector scope or a waveform monitor. Adjustment shall be performed so that the carrier is minimized.
z Select "MANU" and press the [SEL] button.
� The "WHITE BAL" screen appears.
x Move the cursor to "R-GAIN" or "B-GAIN" and adjust the
white balance with use of the [e] or [f] button. "WHITE BAL" screen
** WHITE BAL ** R-GAIN B-GAIN �....|....+ �....|....+
