DISPLAY SETUP screen

 

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZEBRA DETECT 1

(Camera)

Selects the brightness level of the left-leaning zebra patterns on the screen.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZEBRA DETECT 2

(Camera)

Selects the brightness level of the right-leaning zebra patterns on the screen.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, 105%, OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The zebra patterns do not appear if you select OFF.

MARKER

(Camera)

Select ON to display the marker. (Page 43)

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

• To display the marker, press the ZEBRA button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAFETY ZONE

(Camera)

Sets SAFETY ZONE to ON or OFF.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

OFF , 90%, 4:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT OSD

(Camera)

Select ON to output the information displayed on the screen together with the

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

signals from the VIDEO IN/OUT jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When a tape is used for recording, no on-screen displays (OSD) will be output

 

 

 

 

 

 

while recording is underway even when this function has been set to ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, OSD will be output to the 1394 output during recording standby. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

OSD is not required, set the function to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If this option is set to ON when performing backup recording while a tape is

 

 

 

 

 

 

used, the OSD will be output to the 1394 output at all times except when the

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit is in the recording mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear in mind that the OSD may be recorded inadvertently if backup recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

is performed when a setting other than OFF is selected for the 1394

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL option (page 115) on the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.

DATE/TIME

(Camera)

Sets whether to display the date and time on the screen and whether to output

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

from the VIDEO IN/OUT jack.

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

OFF:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The date and time are not displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The date is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME&DATE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time and date are displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If you select any setting other than OFF, the date and/or time are included

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the output signals regardless of the VIDEO OUT OSD setting. (The OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting can be selected also using the remote control. (Page 76))

LEVEL METER

(Camera)

Select ON to display the audio level meter.

 

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

VCR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP operating instructions 113, Display Setup screen

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