Displaying Various Data

The unit can display various superimposed text data on the built-in LCD monitor and also an external monitor connected to the unit.

To display text data on an external monitor, set DISPLAY OUTPUT switch to ALL or S VIDEO/ VIDEO. You can turn ON/OFF various text data display by pressing DISPLAY button.

In this operation manual, the menu screen etc. is displayed in English. You can change the desired language with the screen language setting.

For details, see page 77.

Note

When images are output in 720p format, some of the text image data (outer frame: underscan portion) may appear cut out, depending on the displayable range of the monitor. In this case, check the text image data on LCD monitor of the unit or on a monitor using S VIDEO OUT jack or VIIDEO OUT jack. Also, when your monitor has an underscan function, you can check all the text data on the monitor during the underscan.

Menu screen

Press MENU button to display the menu screen.

For details on the menu, see “Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus” on page 65.

IN/OUT REC

HDV/DV SEL

REC MODE

VIDEO OUT

i.LINK. SET

CROP ADJUST

CROP MARKER

COLOR BAR

[ MENU ] : END

Data display

You can confirm important information for normal recording or playback, such as time code or remaining tape time, on the screen.

16

7

 

 

TC 00 :12: 34 :12

8

2

sc

60min

HDV/DV IN

9

 

 

INDEX 00

3

 

SEARCH

0,qa

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

A1 A2 A3

 

qs

AUTO F 1. 4 18dB 180 ATW

 

qd

1Format indicator

[HDV1080i], [DVCAM], or [DV SP] are displayed.

2Repeat indicator

Displays an repeat indicator when TIMER switch is set to REPEAT. When [START TIME] of [CUSTOM REPEAT] is set to [ON] in [VTR SET] menu, c is also displayed (page 10).

360i/50i indicator

4Alarm indicator Displays an alarm indicator.

For details on alarm indicators, see “Warning indicators and messages” on page 87.

5ASSIGN buttons indicator

Displays ASSIGN button indicator when each ASSIGN button is set other than default functions.

For details on “ASSIGN buttons”, see page 77.

6Tape transport mode indicator Displays the tape transport mode.

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Data display screen

You can display the picture, picture and data, or picture and the time counter on the data screen by pressing DISPLAY button when the unit is turned on.

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