Setup menus

<How to switch the system frequency>

Follow the steps below to switch the system frequency (59/60 Hz, 50 Hz, 23/24 Hz, 25 Hz (HD) or 25 Hz(SD)).

1 Following the procedure for the <SETUP MENU/SYSTEM MENU> (page 60) to change the system menu item No.25 (SYSTEM FREQ) setting.

2 Press F5 (SET) to enter the setting, and after the function menu shown on the time code display area

>has been cleared, the following message appears.

SHIFT

 

 

F1

 

 

F2

 

F3

 

F4

 

F5

 

F6

3 To make the setting entered in step 2 valid, press

the ENT button while holding down the F button. The system is restarted, and the VTR starts operating in the selected mode.

4 To cancel the setting entered in step 2, press the

Cbutton while holding down the F button.

The above message is cleared, and after the changed setting has been restored to the original system menu No.25 (SYSTEM FREQ) setting, operation returns to the SYSTEM menu operation screen.

<Note>

If the system menu No.25 (SYSTEM FREQ) setting has been changed while a cassette is inserted in the VTR, the cassette is automatically ejected.

The same procedure as above is also followed when the system menu No.25 (SYSTEM FREQ) setting has been changed by loading the data from an IC card in accordance with the <CARD> procedure (page 69).

Note that even if the change being made to the system menu item No. 25 setting is cancelled, other system menu items affected by the change will be updated, as will the associated file names.

<Selecting the recording/playback format and sync signals which support the operation mode>

No.25

 

 

 

SYSTEM

Format enabling recording

Format enabling playback

Sync signals

FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1080/59.94i (HD_LP, HD_SP)

HD_REF (59.94Hz, 60Hz)

 

1080/59.94i (HD_LP)

1080/60i (HD_LP, HD_SP)

 

SD_REF (59.94Hz)

50/60

1080/60.00i (HD_LP)

720/59.94p (HD_LP, HD_SP)

 

720/59.94p (HD_LP)

720/60.00p (HD_LP, HD_SP)

 

 

The setting selected for setup menu

 

720/60.00p (HD_LP)

480/59.94p (480p)

 

 

480/59.94i (422, 411, DV, DVCAM)

item No.031 (OUT REF) applies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1080/50i (HD_LP, HD_SP)

HD_REF (50Hz)

50

 

SD_REF (50Hz)

1080/50i (HD_LP)

576/50i (422, 411, DV, DVCAM)

The setting selected for setup menu

 

 

576/25p over 50i (422, 411, DV)

 

 

item No.031 (OUT REF) applies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

720/23.98p over 59.94p (HD_SP/HD_SP)

 

23/24

None

720/24p over 60.00p (HD_SP/HD_SP)

HD_REF (47.96Hz, 48Hz)

480/23.98p over 59.94i [2:3 mode]

 

 

 

 

 

480/23.98p over 59.94i [2:3:3:2 advance mode]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD_REF (50Hz)

25 (HD)

None

720/25p over 60p

SD_REF (50Hz)

The setting selected for setup menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

item No.031 (OUT REF) applies.

 

 

 

 

25 (SD)

None

720/25p over 60p

SD_REF (50Hz)

 

 

 

 

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