Setup menus

USER menu

<VIDEO>

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

INT SG

0000

 

 

 

OFF

 

This selects whether to generate the internal signal.

 

 

0001

 

 

 

BB

0: Signal is not generated.

 

 

0002

 

 

 

CB

1: The black burst is generated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: 100% color bars are generated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

601

OUT

0000

 

 

 

N-VF

 

This selects whether to float the vertical sync position of the

 

VSYNC

0001

 

 

 

VF

video output in order to align the video output phase with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input in the EE/record/edit modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Signals are not floated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Signals are floated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

602

V-MUTE

0000

 

 

 

N-MUTE

This selects whether the video output signal is set to MUTE

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

LOW RF

when LOW RF is detected during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: No muting. (Freeze)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Muting. (Set to gray.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

603

CC (F1)

0000

 

 

 

BLANK

This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal in the

 

BLANK

0001

 

 

 

THRU

first field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Forced blanking performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Blanking not performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

604

CC (F2)

0000

 

 

 

BLANK

This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal in the

 

BLANK

0001

 

 

 

THRU

second field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Forced blanking performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Blanking not performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

605

FREEZE

0000

 

 

 

FIELD

 

This selects the freeze mode for still pictures.

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

FRAME

0: Field freeze.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Frame freeze.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When frame freeze has been selected, the frame slow status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is established with the slow setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

606

OUT C

0000

 

 

 

B/W

This selects chroma color killer processing for the video output

 

KILL

0001

 

 

 

COLOR

signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The signals are forcibly processed as B/W signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The signals are automatically processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

607

V OUT

0000

 

 

 

THRU

 

This selects the composite output signal.

 

SETUP

0001

 

 

 

ADD

0: The signal is output without setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The signal is output with 7.5% setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

608

SDI OUT

0000

 

 

 

COMPNT

This selects the SERIAL OUT signal format.

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

COMPST

0: The component 4:2:2 signal is output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The composite signal is output. (option)

609

EDH

0000

 

 

 

OFF

This selects whether to superimpose EDH onto the serial

 

 

0001

 

 

 

ON

output signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: EDH is not superimposed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: EDH is superimposed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

610

PB/PR

0000

 

 

 

MII

This selects the component input signal level.

 

IN LV

0001

 

 

 

B-CAM

0: MII level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: ß cam level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

611

INPUT

0000

 

 

 

B/W

This selects color killer processing for the video input signals.

 

C KILL

0001

 

 

 

AUTO

0: The signals are forcibly processed as B/W signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The signals are automatically processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

612

IN FRM

0000

 

 

 

FORCED

This selects the conditions under which frame detection is to

 

DET

0001

 

 

 

AUTO

be performed when signals are input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Frame detection is performed at all times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Frame detection is prohibited only when non-standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signals are input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

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AJ-D950 specifications

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