9-3 Items in the Basic Setup Menu

The basic setup menu contains the following items.

In the Settings column of the table, the factory setting is indicated by enclosing parenthesis.

Item

Item name

 

Settings

number

 

 

 

 

001

PREROLL TIME

 

0S~[5S]~30S: Set the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds.

 

 

 

A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing.

 

 

 

 

002 a)

CHARACTER

 

Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information output from the

 

H-POSITION

 

COMPOSITE OUT 2 (SUPER) connector, HD SDI OUTPUT (SUPER) connectors, and

 

 

 

SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

 

00~[1E]~3C (59.94i, 29.97PsF mode)/00~[1B]~36 (50i, 25PsF, 24PsF, 23.98PsF

 

 

 

mode): The hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen and increasing the

 

 

 

value moves the position of the characters to the right.

 

 

 

 

003 a)

CHARACTER

 

Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the character information output

 

V-POSITION

 

from the COMPOSITE OUT 2 (SUPER) connector, HD SDI OUTPUT (SUPER)

 

 

 

connectors, and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the

 

 

 

monitor.

 

 

 

00~[59]~73 (59.94i, 29.97PsF mode)/00~[70]~8A (50i, 25PsF, 24PsF, 23.98PsF

 

 

 

mode): The hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen and increasing the

 

 

 

value lowers the position of the characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

When

displaying timecode, there is a slight time delay. Therefore, when creating a tape

 

 

 

for off-line editing, the information inserted in the upper half of the screen may be

 

 

 

delayed by one frame.

 

 

 

004

SYNCHRONIZE

When editing using this unit as a controller and an external VTR connected to this unit

 

 

 

via a 9-pin remote control cable, this item determines whether or not to operate the two

 

 

 

units in phase synchronization.

 

 

 

OFF: Do not operate in phase synchronization.

 

 

 

[ON]: Operate in phase synchronization.

 

 

 

 

005

DISPLAY INFORMATION

 

Determines the kind of character information to be output from the COMPOSITE OUT 2

 

SELECT

 

(SUPER) connector, HD SDI OUTPUT (SUPER) connectors, and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER)

 

 

 

connector when CHARACTR on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON.

 

 

 

[T&STA]: Time data display information and the status of the unit

 

 

 

T&UB: Time data display information and the user bit

 

 

 

T&CTL: Time data display information and CTL

 

 

 

T&T: Time data display information and timecode (LTC or VITC)

 

 

 

TIME: Time data display information only

 

 

 

If there is an overlap between the setting for this item and the setting for the front panel,

 

 

 

it is automatically avoided. For example, if CTL is selected on the front panel and this

 

 

 

menu item setting is T&CTL, then CTL and LTC are output.

 

 

 

 

006

LOCAL FUNCTION

 

Determines which buttons on the front panel are enabled when this unit is controlled

 

ENABLE

 

from external equipment.

 

 

 

DIS: All buttons and switches other than DISPLAY and PAGE buttons are disabled.

 

 

 

[S&E&F]: Only the STOP button, EJECT button, and function buttons are enabled.

 

 

 

ENA: All buttons and switches are enabled.

 

 

 

 

007

TAPE TIMER DISPLAY

 

Determines whether to display the CTL count in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.

 

 

 

[+-12H]:12-hour mode

 

 

 

24H: 24-hour mode

 

 

 

 

008

MONITORING

 

For recorder-player editing with only one monitor connected to the recorder, determines

 

SELECTION FOR

 

whether the recorder is forced into E-E mode when R/P on the P5 EDIT page of the

 

VTR-TO-VTR EDIT

 

function menu is set to PLAYER to view the player’s playback signals on the monitor.

 

 

 

[MANU]: Do not force the recorder into E-E mode.

 

 

 

AUTO: Force the recorder into E-E mode.

 

 

 

 

 

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