4Compressed recording format display

During recording or on standby, the recording format of the setting menu is displayed. During playback, the compressed recording format of the clip being played back is displayed.

AVC-I 100:

AVC-Intra100 compressed recording format

AVC-I 50:

AVC-Intra50 compressed recording format

HD:

DVCPRO HD compressed recording format

50M:

DVCPRO50 compressed recording format

25M:

DVCPRO compressed recording format

DV:

DV compressed recording format

5System frequency displays

60:59.94 Hz

50:50 Hz

6INPUT LOCK

This is displayed when the following conditions are satisfied at the same time and the output signal is locked (synchronized) to the input signal.

•When INPUT is set for the setting menu

“PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS”–“SDI IN LOCK” (Page 99).

•When the signal format is the same as the one set on the setting menu “RECORDING SETUP”–“SYS FORMAT”

•When the proper SDI signal is input

When LOCK is displayed, the output signal is locked (synchronized) to the SDI input signals, but does not match the phase.

7Squeeze recording display

This is displayed in the following conditions.

•When the setting menu “SYS FORMAT” is set to 480/60i or 576/50i and the setting menu “WIDE SELECT” is set to “WIDE”

•When squeeze-recorded (wide-recorded) images are played back

•When signals with WIDE information recorded are input with 1394 connection

8Date and time display

The mmm dd yyyy hh:mm:ss format (month/ day/year/hours/minutes/seconds) is used to display the date and time.

•The date and time set by the camera recorder are displayed when the unit is connected to the AG-HVX200 or other camera recorder using a 1394 cable.

9Playback frame rate display 24P, 24PA, 60P, 30P, 50P, 25P

•The “Variable rate: recording rate” display appears when native recording clips shot by a camera recorder, such as the AG-HVX200 are played back.

Example: 12:24P

12P (for the variable rate recording

of clips that are not native recording clips)

•The frame rate is not displayed during the playback of 60i or 50i content.

10Audio level meter display

During recording or on standby, input level is displayed. During playback, audio level being played back is displayed. The channel level set for the “LEVEL METER” item on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP” is displayed.

11USB HOST display

This display appears while the USB HOST mode is established.

12Text memo, shot mark displays

These displays appear for about 3 seconds when [USER], to which a shot mark or a text memo has been assigned ahead of time, is pressed and the shot mark or text memo is recorded.

MARK ON:

When a shot mark has been added

MARK OFF:

When a shot mark has been deleted

TEXT MEMO:

When a text memo has been added

INVALID:

When shot marks or text memos cannot be added or deleted

13Information display

The following information is displayed depending on the circumstances.

•Warning displays, error displays

•Displays for mode switching using [USER]

(OSD OUTSEL, AUDIO OUT, SLOT SEL, SYS FORMAT, INPUT SELECT, REC FMT(SD), REC FMT(HD))

•Display when [MENU/MODE CHK] is pressed and held (Page 85)

14Operation status displays REC: Recording

L-REC:Loop recording

PAUSE: Recording standby

L-PAUSE:Loop recording on standby

A -:AUTO REC setting display (This is displayed with other recording displays

except for in USB HOST mode.) (Continued on the next page)

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