Panasonic AV-HS450N Setting the down-converter option, SQ squeeze, EC edge crop, LB letter box

4. Input/output signal settings

4-5. Setting the down-converter (option)

Select the settings for the down-converter that is built into the SDI output board (option).

Press the [OUTPUT] button to light its indicator	<Menu display>
and display the OUTPUT menu.	OUTPUTYYDownCnvScale↓ Delay↓ Sharp↓
 Refer to “2-1-5. LCD menu area”.	2/2	SQ	90H	3
Turn [F1] to display the OUTPUTYY sub menu.
		EC	1F	1~5
(Y: Out1 to Out4, A1, A2, B1 or B2)		LB
The output signal to be converted is selected for Y.
Turn [F2] to display the third menu of DownConv.

Turn [F3] to select the scaling system using the Scale item, and press the [F3] switch to enter the setting.

SQ (squeeze):

The top, bottom, left and right are reduced so that the aspect ratio is set to 4:3.

EC (edge crop):

The aspect ratio is maintained, the image is reduced in size in line with the vertical resolution, and it is cropped at the left and right.

LB (letter box):

The aspect ratio is maintained, the image is reduced in size in line with the horizontal resolution, and a black image is added at the top and bottom.

System image (HD)

Output image (SD)

SQ EC LB

Turn [F4] to set the delay time of the output using the Delay item, and press the [F4] switch to enter the setting.

90H (75H): When the system format is 1080/59.94i, the image is delayed from the system image (HD) by 90H, and output.

When the system format is 720/59.94p, the image is delayed from the system image (HD) by 90H+1F (frame), and output.

When the system format is 1080/50i, the image is delayed from the system image (HD) by 75H, and output.

When the system format is 720/50p, the image is delayed from the system image (HD) by 75H+1F (frame), and output.

When the system format is 1080/50i or 720/50p, “75H” is displayed on the menu.

1F: The image is output in-phase with a delay of 1 frame from the system image (HD).

For details on the phase and delay amounts, refer to “4-7. Adjusting the output signal phase”.

Turn [F5] to set the degree of sharpness of the edges for the image using the Sharp item, and press the [F5] switch to enter the setting.

1:Standard up to 5: sharper edges

For details on the other settings, refer to the operating instructions of the optional board.

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