Adjustment > Setups for Adjustment

6-2-5 Settings for Adjustment

When the connections for adjustment are complete, set the DVD video camera/recorder and test equipment as follows:

(1) Setting the DVD video camera/recorder

Information:

This item is the same as when creating reference data.

1)Make sure that no disc or card is inserted: Neither is necessary when creating reference data.

2)Set the power switch to “VIDEO” and quick mode switch to “OFF”: After that operate the DVD video camera/recorder while watching the LCD monitor screen.

3)Press the MENU button to display the menu screen.

4)Use the joystick to choose “Initial Setup”, and then press the center of joystick.

5)Use the joystick to choose “Reset”, and then press the center of joystick: The screen for verifying reset will appear.

6)Use the joystick to choose “ENTER”, and then press the center of joystick: Reset will be executed.

7)When reset is complete, operate the joystick by the above procedure to set the items on menu screens as follows:

a)Specify Demo Mode “Off” in Initial Setup menu. Failing to specify Demo Mode “Off” will interfere with adjustment.

8)Press the MENU button to restore the normal display.

Information:

The following table shows the menu status after the above settings:

The settings for Date Setup are not shown in the table below, since they do not have any meaning when creating reference data.

Item

Setting

 

 

Camera Functions Setup

Program AE

Auto

White Balance

Auto

EIS

On

Dig. Zoom

×40

MIC Filter

Off

16:9

Off

Recording Functions Setup

VIDEO Mode

FINE

Quality

FINE

Input Source(*1)

CAMERA

PHOTO Input(*1)

Field

Self Timer

Off

OSD Output

Off

Item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Power Save

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Record LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

Demo Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

*1: Dispaly only on models that have the line input function.

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Hitachi service manual Settings for Adjustment, Setting the DVD video camera/recorder

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