Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

Display item

What is displayed

Status when display appears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Extender

EX2

This appears when the lens extender is in use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 MODE CHECK

LOW/MID/HIGH

This indicates the master gain setting.

 

 

dedicated display

–3 to 30

Example: LOW = 0

 

 

area (STATUS:

S.GAIN30/36/42/48

When S.GAIN and DS.GAIN functions have been allocated to the user switches,

 

 

master gain, user

DS.GAIN6:/10:/12:/

the corresponding gain values are displayed. The user switch displays do not

 

 

switch gain)

15:/20:

appear unless the S.GAIN and DS.GAIN functions have been allocated.

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

The DS.GAIN value can be displayed as a frame rate value(P). For

 

 

 

 

 

 

details, refer to the DS.GAIN DISP item in “7-4-1 VF DISPLAY.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Causes for ! LED

GAIN (0 dB)

This indicates the current GAIN status.

 

 

to light: Displayed

GAIN (–3 dB)

This indicates the current GAIN status.

 

 

on the entire

DS.GAIN

This indicates the current DS.GAIN value.

 

 

screen.)

LINE MIX

This indicates the current LINE MIX status.

 

 

An exclamation mark (!)

SHUTTER

This indicates the current shutter status.

 

 

appears next to items

WHITE PRE.

This indicates the current WHITE BAL status.

 

 

selected on the ! LED

EXTENDER

This indicates whether the current extender setting is on EX2 or OFF.

 

 

menu.

BLACK STR.

This indicates whether the current black stretch setting is ON or OFF.

 

 

An exclamation mark

 

 

(

 

) appears next to

MATRIX

This indicates whether the current MATRIX setting is A, B or OFF.

 

 

!

 

 

items for which the

COLOR COR.

This indicates whether the current COLOR CORRECTION setting is ON

 

 

! LED lights.

 

or OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FILTER

This indicates the current filter status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATW

This indicates whether the current ATW setting is ON or OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.ZOOM

This indicates the current digital zoom status as a2, a3, a4 or OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(FUNCTION:

OUTPUT: VTR/CAM/OFF

This indicates the position of the OUTPUT SEL switch.

 

 

VIDEO OUT)

CHAR: ON/OFF

This indicates the position of the VIDEO OUT CHARACTER switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE: LT BOX/S CROP

This indicates the position of the DOWNCON switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/SQUEEZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(FUNCTION:

OUTPUT: VTR/CAM/OFF

This indicates the setting status of the VIDEO OUT SEL menu. OFF

 

 

HD SDI)

 

always appears when it is the HD SDI save status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAR: ON/OFF

This indicates the setting status of the HD SDI CHAR menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AUDIO: front controls

CH1: ON/OFF

ON appears if the front CH1 control is enabled and OFF appears if it is disabled.

 

 

enable/disable)

CH2: ON/OFF

ON appears if the front CH2 control is enabled and OFF appears if it is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AUDIO: microphone

FRONT: ON/OFF

This indicates the status of the front microphone’s power.

 

 

power status)

REAR: ON/OFF

This indicates the menu setting status for the rear microphone’s power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AUDIO: channel

FRONT/W.L./REAR

This indicates the input signals and levels for the individual channels.

 

 

input signals and

CH1/2/3/4

 

 

 

levels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Camera warning

AWB A ACTIVE

This appears during an AWB operation for channel A.

 

 

and message

AWB B ACTIVE

This appears during an AWB operation for channel B.

 

 

display area

AWB A OK ¢.¢K

This appears when the AWB operation has been completed

 

 

(Displays related to

 

satisfactorily for channel A.

 

 

the AWB, ABB and

AWB B OK ¢.¢K

This appears when the AWB operation has been completed

 

 

switch operations)

 

satisfactorily for channel B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWB BREAK ¢.¢K

This appears when the AWB operation has been forcibly terminated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWB NG

This appears when the AWB operation has not been completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

satisfactorily. The status is indicated on the second line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP LOW

This warns the user that the color temperature is too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP HIGH

This warns the user that the color temperature is too high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL OVER

This warns the user that the brightness is too high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT

This warns the user that the brightness is too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME OVER

This warns the user that the processing could not be executed within

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the operation time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWB PRESET ¢.¢K

This appears when the AWB switch is set to PRE or when super gain is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set and AWB cannot be executed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATW MODE

This indicates that AWB cannot be executed during an ATW operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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