Setup menus

USER menu

<BASIC>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No./Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

009

This sets the position of the characters on the

 

horizontal plane for the time code and other

CHARA H-POS

super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3/

 

SDI OUT 3 connector.

 

 

 

0000

0

 

 

 

 

 

:

:

 

 

 

 

 

0004

4

 

 

 

 

 

:

:

 

 

 

 

 

0016

16

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

When setting this item, the DISPLAY SEL status

 

is output to VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3 even if

 

SUPER OFF has been set. However, when the

 

menu is exited, operation complies with the

 

SUPER OFF/ON setting.

 

Also, CHARA TYPE is output to VIDEO OUT

 

3/SDI OUT 3 according to the status set in the

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

010

This sets the position of the characters on the

 

vertical plane for the time code and other

CHARA V-POS

super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3/

 

SDI OUT 3 connector.

 

 

 

[525i system]

[625i system]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SD955B

 

0000

0

0000

 

0

 

 

:

:

:

 

:

 

 

0018

18

0023

 

23

 

 

:

:

:

 

:

 

 

0022

22

0028

 

28

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

OWhen setting this item, the DISPLAY SEL

 

status is output to VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3

 

even if SUPER OFF has been set. However,

 

when the menu is exited, operation complies

 

with the SUPER OFF/ON setting.

 

OWhen the DISPLAY SEL setting causes

 

characters to extend beyond the edges of the

 

screen, the setting value is changed so that the

 

characters are automatically displayed in a

 

position on the screen.

 

 

 

 

011

This selects the display type for the super

 

display output to the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3

CHARA TYPE

connector as well as for displays such as the

 

setting menu, etc.

 

 

 

0000

WHITE : White characters against a black

 

 

 

background.

 

0001

W/OUT : White

characters with a black

 

 

 

border.

 

 

 

 

012

This sets the VTR’s recording and playback

 

format.

 

 

 

 

SYS FORMAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0000

50M

:

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) is selected.

 

0001

25M

:

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO (25 Mbps) is selected.

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

The format complies with the setting of this menu

 

item when the tape is ejected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

013

 

 

This sets the format in which the tape is to be

 

 

 

played back.

PB FORMAT

 

 

 

 

 

0000 MANUAL :

 

 

 

The format complies with the setting of setup

 

 

 

menu No. 012 (SYS FORMAT) when a

 

 

 

DVCPRO cassette is inserted.

 

 

 

The format complies to the format recorded on

 

 

 

the tape when a DV or DVCAM cassette is

 

 

 

inserted.

 

 

 

0001

AUTO :

 

 

 

The format complies with the format recorded

 

 

 

on the tape.

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

OWhen an editing mode has been selected, the

 

 

 

“MANUAL” setting is forcibly established for

 

 

 

internal operations.

 

 

 

OWhen AUTO has been selected, the picture

 

 

 

and sound may be disturbed until the format is

 

 

 

detected after a tape is loaded.

 

 

 

 

015

 

 

This sets whether the recorder is to be

SD955B

 

 

 

forcibly set to the EE mode and the player’s

MONI

playback signals are to be output to the

CONTROL

monitor by pressing the recorder’s PLAYER

 

 

 

button when a monitor has been connected

 

 

 

only to the recorder during deck-to-deck

 

 

 

editing.

 

 

 

 

0000

MANU :

 

 

 

The recorder is not forcibly set to the EE mode.

 

 

 

0001

AUTO :

 

 

 

The recorder is forcibly set to the EE mode,

 

 

 

and the player’s playback signals are output.

 

 

 

 

017

 

 

This selects the size of the characters for the

 

 

 

superimposed display output from the VIDEO

CHARA SIZE

OUT 3 or SDI OUT 3 connector.

 

 

 

0000 NORMAL : Standard size

 

 

 

0001 LARGE : 4 times larger than the standard

 

 

 

 

size

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

When LARGE has been selected, only time data

 

 

 

is displayed, regardless of the setup menu

 

 

 

No.008 (DISPLAY SEL) setting.

 

 

070

 

 

This selects the TV system.

SD955B

TV SYSTEM

0000

525 : The 525 interlace/59.94 Hz

 

 

 

 

system is selected.

 

 

 

0001

625 : The 625 interlace/50 Hz system

 

 

 

 

is selected.

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

After this setting is changed, turn off and back on

 

 

 

the power again to take it effect.

 

 

 

 

 

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