Setup menus

USER menu

<BASIC> (continued)

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

009

CHARA

0000

 

.

0

This sets the position of the characters on the horizontal plane

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

H-POS

.

 

.

 

 

for the time code and other super displays output to the

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

0005

 

 

 

 

5

 

VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL OUT 3 connector.

 

 

.

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

0012

 

12

1. When setting this item, the DISPLAY SEL status is output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to VIDEO 3 even if SUPER OFF has been set. However,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the menu is exited, operation complies with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPER OFF/ON setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, CHARA TYPE is output to VIDEO 3 according to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

status set in the menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. When the DISPLAY SEL setting causes characters to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

extend beyond the edges of the screen, the setting value is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

changed so that the characters are automatically displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in a position on the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

010

CHARA

525 mode

 

 

This sets the position of the characters on the vertical plane

 

V-POS

0000

 

.

0

for the time code and other super displays output to the

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL OUT 3 connector.

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

0018

 

18

<Notes>

 

 

.

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

1. When setting this item, the DISPLAY SEL status is output

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

0022

 

22

to VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL OUT 3 even if SUPER OFF has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

been set. However, when the menu is exited, operation

 

 

625 mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

complies with the SUPER OFF/ON setting.

 

 

0000

 

.

0

 

 

.

 

 

 

2. When the DISPLAY SEL setting causes characters to

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

extend beyond the edges of the screen, the setting value is

 

 

0023

 

23

 

 

.

 

 

 

.

 

 

changed so that the characters are automatically displayed

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

in a position on the screen.

 

 

0028

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

011

CHARA

0000

 

 

 

WHITE

 

This selects the display type for the super display output to the

 

TYPE

0001

 

 

 

W/OUT

VIDEO OUT 3/SERIAL OUT 3 connector as well as for dis-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plays such as the setting menu, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: White characters against a black background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: White characters with a black border.

 

 

 

 

 

 

012

SYS

0000

 

 

422

This sets the VTR’s recording and playback format.

 

FORMAT

0001

 

 

411

 

0: This selects 422 (50M).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Selects 411 (25M).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing is not possible in the 411 mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

013

PB FORMAT

0000

 

 

 

MANUAL

This selects the tape playback format.

 

 

0001

 

 

 

AUTO

0: Compliance with the setup menu No. 012 (SYS FORMAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Compliance with the format in which the tape was

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When an editing mode has been selected, the “MANUAL”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting is forcibly established for internal operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no automatic setting in the 525/625 mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

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Panasonic AJ-D950 manual Setup menus, Basic Setting Description

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