Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal

Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal

You can have the camcorder generate and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and output them from the 3G/HD-SDI terminal1, MON. terminal1, HDMI OUT terminal, AV OUT terminal and ×(headphone) terminal2.

1 only.

2Outputs audio reference signal only.

Operating modes:

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Recording Color Bars

[~Camera Setup]

You can choose between SMPTE standard-definition color bars and ARIB multi-format HDTV color bars.

[Color Bars]

1 Open the color bars [Type] submenu.

[~Camera Setup] >[Color Bars] >[Type]

2 Select the type of color bars and then press SET.

3 Open the [Enable] submenu to activate the color bars.

[~Camera Setup] >[Color Bars] >[Enable]

4 Select [On] and then press SET.

•The selected color bars appear on the screen and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP button.

•Turning the camcorder off or changing the operating mode to mode will deactivate the color bars.

NOTES

•When you want to display the color bars, set the custom picture file to [Off] (A132) or set the [Other Functions] >[Over 100%] setting in the custom picture file to [Through] (A140).

[Type]

[SMPTE]

[~Camera Setup]

[Color Bars]

[Enable]

[Off]

• If you set an assignable button to [Color Bars] (A129), you can press the button turn the color bars on/off.

Recording an Audio Reference Signal

The camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color bars.

1 Open the [1 kHz Tone] submenu.

[¡Audio Setup] >[Audio Input] >[1 kHz Tone]

2 Select the desired level and then press SET.

•Available levels are -12 dB, -18 dB and -20 dB.

•Select [Off] to turn off the signal.

[¡Audio Setup]

[Audio Input]

[1 kHz Tone]

[Off]

• The signal is output at the selected level and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP button.