Setup menus

USER menu

<VIDEO>

 

 

 

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

600

This selects the internal reference signal.

INT SG

0001

BB :

 

The black burst is generated.

 

0002

CB100 :

 

100% color bars are generated.

 

0003

CB75 :

 

75% color bars are generated.

 

 

601

This selects whether to float the vertical sync

 

position of the video output in order to align

OUT VSYNC

the video output phase with the input in the

 

EE/record/edit modes.

 

0000

N-VF :Signals are not floated.

 

0001

VF : Signals are floated.

 

 

602

This selects whether to mute the video output

 

signals when a blank on the tape has been

V-MUTE SEL

detected during playback.

 

0000

N-MUTE :No muting. (Freeze)

 

0001

LOW RF : Muting. (Set to gray.)

 

 

603

This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption

 

signal of the first field.

CC (F1)

 

 

BLANK

0000

BLANK : Signal is forcibly blanked.

 

0001

THRU : Signal is not blanked.

 

<Note>

 

This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i

 

system.

 

 

604

This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption

 

signal of the second field.

CC (F2)

 

 

BLANK

0000

BLANK : Signal is forcibly blanked.

 

0001

THRU : Signal is not blanked.

 

<Note>

 

This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i

 

system.

 

 

605

This selects the freeze mode for still pictures.

FREEZE SEL

0000

FIELD : Field freeze.

 

0001

FRAME : Frame freeze.

 

<Note>

 

When frame freeze has been selected, the frame

 

slow status is established with the slow setting.

 

 

606

This selects chroma color killer processing

 

for the video output signals.

OUT C KILL

 

 

 

0000

B/W : No color signals are output.

 

0001

COLOR : Color signals are output.

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

609

This selects whether to superimpose EDH

 

onto the serial output signals.

EDH

 

 

 

0000

OFF : EDH is not superimposed.

 

0001

ON : EDH is superimposed.

 

<Note>

 

 

Even when ON is selected for this setting, EDH is

 

not superimposed onto the signals output from

 

the SDI OUT 3 connector if the SUPER switch on

 

the front panel of the unit is set to ON.

 

 

610

This selects the analog component input

 

level.

 

PB/PR IN LV

 

 

 

0000

M II : M II level

 

0001

B-CAM :ß-CAM level

 

<Notes>

 

OThis setup menu is not displayed in the 625i

 

system.

 

OWhen no optional board (AJ-YA931G) has

 

been installed, setup menu No. 610 is not

 

displayed.

 

 

611

This selects Y/C separation processing for

 

the composite input signals.

YC SEP MODE

 

 

 

0000

B/W :

 

The signals are processed as B/W signals.

 

0001

AUTO :

 

The signals are automatically detected.

 

<Note>

 

 

When no optional board (AJ-YA931G) has been

 

installed, setup menu No. 611 is not displayed.

 

 

614

This selects the analog component output

 

level.

 

PB/PR OUT LV

 

 

 

0000

M II : M II level

 

0001

B-CAM :ß-CAM level

 

<Notes>

 

OThis setup menu is not displayed in the 625i

 

system.

 

 

618

This selects the interpolation operation.

 

Vertical interpolation is conducted automatically

INTERPOLATE

during slow-motion playback to reduce the

 

vertical movement of the playback pictures.

 

However, this menu item enables the

 

interpolation operation to be forcibly turned off.

 

0000

OFF :

 

Interpolation is forcibly turned off.

 

0001

AUTO :

 

Interpolation is automatically turned on during

 

slow-motion playback.

 

 

 

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Panasonic AJ-SD930 manual Int Sg, OUT Vsync, Mute SEL, Blank, Freeze SEL, OUT C Kill, Edh, PB/PR in LV, YC SEP Mode, Auto

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