PREPARATION

Selecting HD signal format

On this unit, 60Hz format or 50Hz format for the HD signal format can be selected using 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen.

This must be set in the following situations.

zSet to match the input signal format when recording HDV signals from the IEEE1394 terminal.

zSet to match the playback signal format when playing a tape recorded with HDV signals.

RECORDING

Settings for analog signal input

Check settings

Current settings on this unit can be checked by whether the front panel 60 or 50 indicator light is lit.

60 indicator : The HD signal format is 60Hz.

50 indicator : The HD signal format is 50Hz.

INPUT SELECT switch

Setting the Menu screen

Set this using 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen. Perform setting while checking the monitor display.

„Press the OPERATE button to turn on the power, and set it to the STOP mode.

1.Press the MENU button to display the TOP Menu screen.

2.Display the SYSTEM Menu screen.

Press the R or P button to move the cursor to SYSTEM, then press SET or the S button.

3.Display the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen.

Press the R or P button to move the cursor to NEXT PAGE, then press SET or the S button.

4.Set 60/50 SEL.

1Press the R or P button to move the cursor to 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen, then press SET or the S button.

• The setting value area flashes.

2Press the R or P button to select the setting value. 60 : The HD signal format becomes 60Hz.

50 : The HD signal format becomes 50Hz.

3Press the SET or S button confirm the setting value.

„The unit automatically restarts when the setting is confirmed.

Memo

z Recording and playback are unavailable when the unit setting

differs from the HDV input signal or HDV recorded tape signal

format.

SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen

– – – S Y S T E M [ 2 / 2 ] – – – – – –

D C I N M O D E

O P E O F F

I N D E X W R I T E

I N D E X

O P E R A T I O N L O C K

O N

6 0 / 5 0

S E L

6 0

F A C T O R Y S E T T I N G

C A N C E L

D R U M H O U R M E T E R

0 0 0 0 0 0

P A G E

B A C K

 

„Selecting analog input signal

Set the INPUT SELECT switch located on the front panel to LINE or Y/C.

LINE : Inputs composite video from the LINE IN terminal, and analog audio signals from the AUDIO IN terminal.

Y/C : Inputs Y/C separate signals from the Y/C IN terminal, and analog audio signals from the AUDIO IN terminal.

Setting Menu screens

„Setting VIDEO Menu screen

zSET UP [60]: DV (only for U model)

Set here according to the existence of the setup of analog video signals (composite and Y/C separate). If it exists, set here to ON. If it does not, OFF.

„Setting AUDIO Menu screen

zAUDIO MODE: DV (In DV mode only) Selects the audio sampling frequency for recording.

32k : Records in 12-bit 32kHz mode. DV format has up to four channels of recording tracks available, but this unit only records onto two chan- nels: CH1 and CH2.

48k : Records in 16-bit 48kHz mode. Records onto CH1 and CH2.

„Setting SYSTEM Menu screen

z REC LONG P. TIME

This is for setting the time for BR-HD50 to enter the tape protection mode if there is a long recording pause.

z INDEX WRITE: SYSTEM [2/2] Menu

This is for selecting whether to record index signals automatically when recording starts. (SYSTEM menu details: XPage 67 to 69)

„For settings when recording time codes, refer to pages 60 and 61.

z During DV/analog signal input or when playing a tape recorded

with DV/analog signals, the field frequency format is fixed for

the region, regardless of the 60/50 SEL menu setting.

(U model: 60Hz, E model: 50Hz)

Memo

Audio dubbing is not available on this unit.

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