E-40
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.
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.
Set this using 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen.
Perform setting while checking the monitor display.
Press the OPERATE button toturn 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 Ror Pbutton to move the cursor to SYSTEM,
then press SET or the S button.
3.Display the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen.
Press the RorPbutton to move the cursor to NEXT PAGE,
then press SET or the S button.
4.Set 60/50 SEL.
1Press the RorPbutton 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 Ror Pbutton 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
zRecording and playback are unavailable when the unit setting
differs from the HDV input signal or HDV recorded tape signal
format.
zDuring 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)
Check settingsSetting the Menu screen–––SYSTEM[2/2 ] ––––––
DC IN MODE OPE OFF
INDEX WRITE INDEX
OPERATI ON L OCK ON
60/50 SEL 60
FACTORY SETTING CANCEL
DRUM HOUR METER 000000
PAGE BACK
SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen
E-41
RECORDING
Settings for analog signal input
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 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.
Memo
Audio dubbing is not available on this unit.
Setting SYSTEM Menu screen
zREC 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.
zINDEX WRITE: SYSTEM [2/2] Menu
This is for selecting whether to record index
signals automatically when recording starts.
(SYSTEM menu details: XPage67 to 69)
For settings when recording time
codes, refer to pages 60 and 61.
INPUT SELECT switch
Setting Menu screens