Setup menus

SYSTEM menu

No./Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

18

System phase adjustment.

SYS H

0000

–3 :–13.4 µsec

OFFSET

0001

–2 :–8.96 µsec

 

0002

–1 :–4.52 µsec

 

0003

0

: 0 sec

 

0004

1

: +4.52 µsec

 

0005

2

: +8.96 µsec

 

0006

3

: +13.4 µsec

 

<Note>

 

 

Factory settings will remain unchanged even if an

 

attempt is

 

 

 

19

This sets whether the system phase is to be

 

adjusted by the unit or from the external

SYS SC/H

encoder remote controller.

 

0000

REMOTE :

 

The system phase is adjusted from the

 

external encoder remote controller.

 

0001

LOCAL :

 

The system phase is adjusted by the unit.

 

<Note>

 

 

This setting does not take effect when LOCAL

 

has been selected as the SYSTEM menu item

 

No. 10 (ENCODER SEL) setting.

 

 

22

This sets the video level.

 

Max. variable range: ±3 dB

VIDEO LEVEL

 

 

 

 

0000

–128

 

 

:

:

 

 

0128

0

 

 

:

:

 

 

0255

127

 

 

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

Video output signal adjustments

 

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

23

 

This sets the setup (black) level.

 

 

 

Max. variable range: 14 IRE (100 mV)

 

[525i system]

 

 

 

SETUP LEVEL

0000

–128

 

 

 

:

:

 

[625i system]

0128

0

 

BLACK LEVEL

:

:

 

 

 

0255

127

 

SD955A

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

This sets the hue (chroma phase).

 

 

 

Max. variable range: ±30°

 

[525i system]

 

 

 

HUE

0000

–128

 

 

 

:

:

 

[625i system]

0128

0

 

CHROMA PHASE

:

:

 

 

 

0255

127

 

SD955A

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

This sets the chroma level.

 

 

 

Max. variable range: ±3 dB

 

CHROMA

 

 

 

LEVEL

0000

–128

 

 

 

:

:

 

 

 

0128

0

 

 

 

:

:

 

 

 

0255

127

 

 

 

30

 

This selects whether the system file lock

 

 

 

mode is to be engaged or released.

 

MENU LOCK

 

 

 

 

 

0000

OFF : The lock is released (file data

 

 

 

 

can be changed).

 

 

 

0001

ON : The lock is engaged (file data

 

 

 

 

cannot be changed).

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

Setup menu No. 00 (WFM SEL) can be changed

 

 

 

at any time regardless of the setting selected for

 

 

 

this menu item.

 

 

 

 

 

The video output signal adjustments are made by selecting the SYSTEM menu item No. 10 (ENCODER SEL) and No. 19 (SYS SC/H) settings. A control matrix of the adjustments is shown below.

Setting

 

Item adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM menu item

SYSTEM menu item

SYSTEM menu item

 

SYSTEM menu item

10: ENCODER SEL

19: SYS SC/H

11: SYS SC COAR.

 

22: VIDEO LEVEL

 

 

12: SYS SC FINE

 

23: SETUP LEVEL/BLACK LEVEL

 

 

13: SYS H

 

24: HUE/CHROMA PHASE

 

 

 

 

25: CHROMA LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL

LOCAL

Unit

 

Unit

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL

Unit

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

External encoder remote controller

REMOTE

External encoder

remote

 

controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic AJ-SD930, AJ-SD955A manual Offset, Sys Sc/H, Local, Video Level, Setup Level, Black Level

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