Chapter 7 Menu description tables

7-2-3 GENLOCK

Item/

 

 

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENLOCK

 

 

AUTO

For selecting the sync signal among the

 

 

 

 

camera signals.

 

 

 

 

AUTO:

 

 

 

 

If sync signals are supplied to the

 

 

 

 

GENLOCK IN connector, the camera unit

 

 

 

 

is synchronized with the reference signal

 

 

 

 

which has been input. If no sync signals

 

 

 

 

are supplied, it is synchronized with the

C U

F

E

 

internal reference signal.

 

 

 

 

 

GL PHASE

 

 

HD SDI

For selecting the output system that phase-

 

 

 

DOWNCON

locks the signals supplied to the GENLOCK

 

 

 

 

IN connector.

 

 

 

 

HD SDI:

 

 

 

 

The HD SDI output signal is locked to the

 

 

 

 

gen-lock input. The output phase of the TC

 

 

 

 

OUT connector’s time code is aligned with

 

 

 

 

the phase of the HD SDI output.

 

 

 

 

DOWNCON:

 

 

 

 

The DOWNCON output signal is locked to

 

 

 

 

the gen-lock input. The output phase of

 

 

 

 

the TC OUT connector’s time code is

 

 

 

 

aligned with the phase of the DOWNCON

C U

F

E

 

output.

 

 

 

H PHASE COARSE

–55

For making coarse adjustments to the

 

 

 

:

horizontal phase when setting up a system.

 

 

 

+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

+55

 

 

 

 

 

H PHASE FINE

 

–100

For making fine adjustments to the horizontal

 

 

 

:

phase when setting up a system.

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

+100

This adjustment also affects the SC phase.

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

Perform the H PHASE COARSE and H PHASE FINE settings again when the HD reference signal is switched over to the SD reference signal as the signal supplied to the GENLOCK IN connector.

7-2-4 OPTION MODE

Item/

Variable

 

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC TALLY

RED

For selecting the method used to inform the

 

GREEN

user that the unit is recording when a system

 

CHAR

using an extender or other device is

 

 

configured and BOTH is selected as the 26-

 

 

PIN CONTROL menu item setting while the

 

 

system is used in the remote control mode.

 

 

RED:

The red tally lamp lights.

 

 

GREEN: The green tally lamp lights.

 

 

CHAR: The letters “REC” appear on the

C U F E

 

 

viewfinder.

 

 

 

P.OFF GPS DATA

HOLD

For selecting whether or not to hold the UMID

 

CLEAR

GPS position information while the power is

 

 

off and record the information as the data still

 

 

held as the previous value until another

 

 

measurement can be taken after the power is

 

 

next turned on.

 

 

HOLD: The data is held and recorded.

 

 

CLEAR: The data is cleared at the same time

 

 

 

as the power is turned off, and all

 

 

 

zeros (no information) are recorded

 

 

 

from the time the power is turned on

C U F

 

 

until the measurement is next taken.

7-3 PAINT

7-3-1 ROP

 

Item/

 

Variable

Remarks

Data storage

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER PED

 

–200

For setting the master pedestal level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

 

U F

E +200

 

MASTER DTL

 

–31

For setting the H detail/V detail level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

F

E +31

 

MASTER GAMMA

 

0.35

For setting the master gamma in 0.01 steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

 

U F

E 0.75

 

KNEE POINT

 

70.0%

For setting the master knee position in 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

93.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

SU F E 107.0%

KNEE SLOPE

0

For setting the knee slope.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

U

F

E 99

 

R GAIN

 

 

 

 

–200

For setting the R channel gain.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +200

 

G GAIN

 

 

 

 

–200

For setting the G channel gain.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +200

 

B GAIN

 

 

 

 

–200

For setting the B channel gain.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +200

 

R PEDESTAL

 

 

–100

For setting the R channel pedestal level.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +100

 

G PEDESTAL

 

 

–100

For setting the G channel pedestal level.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +100

 

B PEDESTAL

 

 

–100

For setting the B channel pedestal level.

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

S

C

U

 

F

E +100

 

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

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