Chapter 7 Menu description tables

7-2 SYSTEM SETTING

7-2-1 REC FUNCTION

Item/

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

INTERVAL REC

ON

For setting the INTERVAL REC function.

MODE

ONE SHOT

ON: Interval recording is possible in single-

 

OFF

frame units.

 

 

ONE SHOT:

 

 

Recording is performed only once for the

 

 

time set in the REC TIME item, after which

 

 

it stops.

 

 

OFF: Interval recording is not performed.

 

 

<Note>

 

 

The OFF setting is restored when the power

F

 

is turned off.

 

 

 

REC TIME

00s01f

For setting the recording time (one cut).

 

:

The shortest time is one frame.

C U F

59s29f

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE TIME

00h00m00s01f

For setting the recording pause time.

 

:

The shortest time is one frame.

 

00h04m59s29f

 

 

:

 

C U F

23h59m59s29f

 

 

 

 

TAKE TOTAL TIME

NONE

For setting the time required for shooting.

:Select a setting from NONE (shooting

5day

continues until it is stopped manually) to

C U F

5DAY (5 days).

 

 

TOTAL REC TIME 00m00s01f

For displaying the total recording time. The

:setting for this time cannot be changed.

90m59s29f The total time yielded by adding the REC OVER 100min TIME, PAUSE TIME and TOTAL TAKE TIME

 

NONE

is displayed.

 

 

 

AUDIO REC

OFF

For setting whether or not to record the

 

ON

sound.

C U F

 

 

START DELAY

0SEC

For setting the time taken until recording is to

:start after the REC START button is pressed

C U F

10SEC

in the INTERVAL REC mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE REC MODE

OFF

For setting the PRE REC function.

 

0SEC

OFF:

The PRE REC function is not

 

:

 

operable.

 

10SEC

0-10SEC:The duration for which pre-

 

 

 

recording can be performed after

 

 

 

the REC START button is pressed

C U F

 

 

is set here.

 

 

 

RETAKE MODE

ON

For selecting whether or not to allow retake

 

OFF

operations (MODE CHECK switch + RET

 

 

switch).

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

The OFF setting is restored when the power

F

 

is turned off.

7-2-2 OUTPUT SEL

Item/

Variable

 

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT CHAR

TC

For setting the type of characters to be

 

STATUS

superimposed onto the output signals of the

 

MENU

VIDEO OUT connector and HD SDI

 

ONLY

connector.

 

 

TC:

 

 

 

The time code is displayed. (The menu

 

 

appears when the menu is displayed.)

 

 

<Note>

 

 

The time code display position moves

 

 

vertically in accordance with the camera ID

 

 

position.

 

 

STATUS:

 

 

All the same characters as the ones

 

 

superimposed on the viewfinder are

 

 

displayed. (The menu appears when the

 

 

menu is displayed.)

 

 

MENU ONLY:

 

 

Only appears when the menu is displayed.

C U F

 

Normally, nothing is displayed

 

 

 

VF MODE

EE/PB

EE/PB: The images are played back in the

 

EE

 

playback mode.

 

 

EE:

The camera images are displayed all

C U F

 

 

the time.

 

 

 

HD SDI P.SAVE

ON

For selecting whether to output the HD SDI

 

OFF

signal.

 

 

ON: The HD SDI circuit is set to the power

 

 

 

save mode, and the signal is not output

 

 

 

at any time.

 

 

OFF: The signal output accords with the

 

 

 

position (VTR, CAM or OFF) selected

C U F

 

 

by the OUTPUT SEL switch.

 

 

 

HD SDI CHAR

ON

For selecting whether to superimpose

 

OFF

characters on the HD SDI connector signals

 

 

in accordance with the position selected by

 

 

the CHARACTER switch on the side panel.

 

 

ON: The characters are superimposed and

 

 

 

output.

C U F

 

OFF: The characters are not superimposed.

 

 

 

HD SDI METADATA

ON

For selecting whether to output the metadata

 

OFF

to the HD SDI signal.

 

 

ON: The metadata is output.

C U F

 

OFF: The metadata is not output.

 

 

 

DOWNCON

ON

For selecting whether to output the down-

P.SAVE

OFF

converted signal.

 

 

ON: The down-converter is set to the power

 

 

 

save mode, and the signal is not output

 

 

 

at any time.

C U F

 

OFF: The signal output accords with the

 

 

 

position (VTR, CAM or OFF) selected

 

 

 

by the OUTPUT SEL switch.

 

 

 

DOWNCON CHAR

ON

For selecting whether to superimpose

 

OFF

characters onto the down-converted signal in

 

 

accordance with the position selected by the

 

 

CHARACTER switch on the side panel.

 

 

ON: The characters are superimposed and

 

 

 

output.

C U F

 

OFF: The characters are not superimposed.

 

 

 

DOWNCON SETUP

0%

For setting the setup level of the down-

C U F

7.5%

converted output signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The underlining in the variable range column indicates the setting in the preset mode.

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions REC Function, Output SEL, Variable Remarks Data storage Range, ONE Shot

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