Setup menus

SYSTEM menu

No./Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

This selects the signal to output from the

 

 

VIDEO OUT 2 connector.

 

 

 

WFM SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0000

CTL : The CTL signal is output.

 

 

0001

TC : The

TIME

CODE

signal

is

 

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

0002

VIDEO : The

VIDEO OUT

signal

is

 

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

0003

RF_L : The PB L RF signal is output.

 

 

0004

RF_R : The PB R RF signal is output.

 

 

0005

ENV_L : The PB L ENV signal is output.

 

 

0006

ENV_R : The PB R ENV signal is output.

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

OThe settings can be changed at any time

 

regardless of the setup menu item No. 30

 

(MENU LOCK) setting.

 

 

 

 

ODuring normal playback, the output signals

 

have levels which are virtually identical to the

 

values given below under a 75Ω termination.

 

 

CTL: 0.1 to 0.3 Vp-p

TC: 0.6 Vp-p

 

 

VIDEO: 1.0 Vp-p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

This selects whether the video output signal

 

 

is to be adjusted with the VTR or with the

 

ENCODER

external encoder remote control.

 

 

SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0000 REMOTE :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video output signals are adjusted with the

 

external encoder remote control.

 

 

 

0001

LOCAL :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video output signals are adjusted with the

 

VTR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Coarse adjustment of system phase: 90° units

SYS SC

0000

0

<Note>

 

 

 

COAR.

0001

90

If setting operation is

 

 

 

0002

180

performed, the setting value

 

 

0003

270

does not return to factory

 

 

 

 

(default) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Fine adjustment of system phase:

 

 

 

Variable range ±45° or more

 

 

 

SYS SC FINE

–: Advanced, +: Delayed

 

 

 

 

0000

–128

<Note>

 

 

 

 

:

:

If setting operation is

 

 

 

0128

0

performed, the setting value

 

 

:

:

does not return to factory

 

 

0255

127

(default) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

13

System phase adjustment: 74 ns steps

 

 

–: Advanced, +: Delayed

 

 

 

SYS H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0000

–128

<Note>

 

 

 

 

:

:

If setting operation is

 

 

 

0108

0

performed, the setting value

 

 

:

:

does not return to factory

 

 

0216

127

(default) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

14

SCH phase adjustment: 90° units

 

(The SC phase changes but the H phase does

SCH COARSE

not change.)

 

–: Advanced, +: Delayed

 

0000

0

 

0001

90

 

0002

180

 

0003

270

 

 

15

SCH phase adjustment:

 

Total variable range: ±45° or more

SCH FINE

(The SC phase changes but the H phase does

 

not change.)

 

–: Advanced, +: Delayed

 

0000

–32

 

:

:

 

0032

0

 

:

:

 

0064

32

 

 

16

This adjusts the audio output phase with

 

respect to the video output: 20.8 µs steps

AV PHASE

–: The

audio output phase is advanced with

 

respect to the video output.

 

+: The audio output phase is delayed with respect

 

to the video output.

 

0000

–128

 

:

:

 

0128

0

 

:

:

 

0255

127

 

 

 

32

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