Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal

You can generate and record color bars signals and a 1 kHz audio reference signal.

With the customized functions ( 104) you can choose between SMPTE standard-definition color bars ([TYPE 1]) and ARIB multiformat HDTV color bars ([TYPE 2]) and you can also select the strength of the audio signal (-12 dB, -18 dB, or -20 dB).

1. Select the standard of the color bars signal [COLOR BARS] and the strength of the audio reference signal [1kHz TONE] with the customized functions ( 104).

2. Press the BARS/FADE SELECT button todisplay the (color bars) icon.

• Repeatedly pressing the button will cycle through the options in the following order: , , , no display.

• starts flashing.

3.Press the BARS/FADE ON/OFF button.

•The color bars appear and the audio reference signal is emitted (if activated). Press the Start/Stop button to record the signal.

•If you set the custom function [1kHz TONE] to [OFF], the current audio input (microphone, line in, etc.) will be recorded as the audio signal.

Faders

You can choose to fade to/from white or to/from black.

1.While recording or in record pause mode, press the BARS/FADE SELECT button todisplay the (white fader) or (black fader) icon.

•Repeatedly pressing the button will cycle through the options in the following order: , , , no display.

•The icon of the selected fader type starts flashing.

2.Press the BARS/FADE ON/OFF button.

The icon stops flashing.

3.Press the Start/Stop button.

•In record pause: the recording will fade in and start. While recording: the recording will fade out and stop.

•After the fade-in/out the icon will start flashing again. To activate the fader again, press the BARS/FADE ON/OFF button (step 2).

Recording

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