Menus Through Setting and Adjusting 4 Chapter

Operating the Menus

Icon/Menu

Submenu

Setting

 

IN/OUT REC

COLOR BAR

Selects whether to display color bars or not. Also, you may select color bars with or without

 

 

tone signals (1 kHz full bit –20 dB at 60i, 1 kHz full bit –18 dB at 50i).

 

 

 

OFF

:

Does not display color bars and no tone signals.

 

 

 

ON :

Displays color bars without tone signals.

 

 

 

ON [TONE] : Displays color bars with tone signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

• Color bars and tone signals are output from HDV/DV jack and analog output jacks.

•Color bars and tone signals cannot be output when the tape is in playback mode.

•The color bars output to i.LINK/the color bars recorded on tone signals and tapes/the

format of tone signals can be set by [HDV/DV SEL] and [ REC MODE].

–When [HDV/DV SEL] is set to [AUTO], the format of the color bar and tone signals will be output/recorded according to the video format displayed in “1 Format indicator” (page 18) of text data display on a monitor.

–When [HDV/DV SEL] is set to [HDV], color bars and tone signals are output/recorded in HDV format.

–When [HDV/DV SEL] is set to [DV] and [ REC MODE] is set to [DVCAM], color bars and tone signals will be output/recorded in DVCAM format.

–When [HDV/DV SEL] is set to [DV] and [ REC MODE] is set to [DV SP], color bars will be output/recorded in DV (SP) format.

•When the unit turns off and on again, [COLOR BAR] is automatically set to [OFF].

BARS TYPE Selects the type of color bars.

 

TYPE 1

:

Outputs TYPE 1 color bars.

 

TYPE 2 :

Outputs TYPE 2 color bars.

 

TYPE 3 :

Outputs TYPE 3 color bars.

Notes

•When color bars are output in NTSC (60i) mode on the unit, no-setup (0 IRE) signals are output.

•Even when the unit’s screen aspect ratio displays 4:3, the color bars are generated as 16:9. To output the edge crop (4:3) in HDV format, select [TYPE 1].

•Color bars on the unit are generated in HDV (1080i) resolution. When a resolution other than HDV (1080i) is output, the color bars are down converted and output. The transition edges between the color bars are distorted.

•You cannot change the current setting during recording.

DV BARS

Selects the aspect ratio of color bars set in [BARS TYPE] (DVCAM/DV (SP) format only).

 

 

16:9

:

Sets the aspect ratio of color bars to 16:9.

 

 

4:3 :

 

Sets the aspect ratio of color bars to 4:3.

Note

You cannot change the current setting during recording.

EE/PB SEL Sets the stop, fast-forward and rewind modes.

 

EE

:

Outputs EE pictures and EE sounds.

 

PB:

Mutes the image and sound.

Note

Even [PB] is selected, when you press REC button:

–EE pictures and EE sounds are output.

–When [HDV/DV IN TC] in [TC/UB SET] menu is set to [EXTERNAL], and INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV/DV, the time code of the other device connected to HDV/DV jack is displayed on Data display screen.

480i LEVEL Selects the component output level of luminance and chrominance from either BETACAM

or SMPTE signals when the component output is 480i.

 

SMPTE

:

Sets COMPONENT OUT jacks to SMPTE level.

 

BETACAM :

Sets COMPONENT OUT jacks to BETACAM level.

Note

For details on COMPONENT OUT jacks specifications, see page 75.

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