Setup menus (continued)

USER menu <BASIC>

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

012

This sets the memory card recorder’s

 

recording and playback format.

SYS FORMAT

 

 

 

0000

50M :

 

DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) is selected.

 

0001

25M :

 

DVCPRO (25 Mbps) is selected.

 

0002

DV :

 

DV (25 Mbps) is selected.

 

Note:

 

 

The format complies with the setting of

 

this menu item when the card is ejected.

 

 

017

This selects the size of the characters

 

for the superimposed display output

CHARA SIZE

from the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3

 

connector (optional).

 

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.

 

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

069

Sets the internal clock time.

CLOCK SET

Note:

 

 

Press the STOP button to display a sub-

 

screen for selecting the line to be

 

recorded. Press the STOP button again

 

to return from the sub-screen.

 

 

 

Sub-screen

 

 

 

 

00

Sets the year.

YEAR

0000

2000

 

:

:

 

0004

2004

 

:

:

 

0030

2030

 

 

01

Sets the month.

MONTH

0001

JAN

 

:

:

 

0012

DEC

 

Note:

 

 

If a nonexistent day is set while setting

 

Feb, April, June, September, or

 

November, it is set as the first day of the

 

following month.

 

 

02

Sets the day.

DAY

0001

1

 

:

:

 

0031

31

 

Note:

 

 

If a nonexistent day is set while setting

 

Feb, April, June, September, or

 

November, it is set as the first day of the

 

following month.

 

 

03

Sets the hour value.

 

Set the value based on 24-hour clock

HOUR

time.

 

 

0000

0

 

:

:

 

0023

23

 

 

04

Sets the minute value.

MINUTE

0000

0

 

:

:

 

0059

59

 

 

 

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Panasonic AJ-SPD850P manual SYS Format, Chara Size, Large, Clock SET, Year, Month, Jan, Dec, Day, Hour, Minute

AJ-SPD850P specifications

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