Menu Setup 7 Chapter

7-3 Basic Menu

Item number

Item name

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

012

CONDITION DISPLAY ON

Determines whether or not to display the channel status in addition to the

 

VIDEO MONITOR

characters being superimposed.

 

(The channel status can

disable

: Disables display

 

be displayed only when

enable:

 

Enables display

 

the CHARACTER V-SIZE

Displayed channel status

 

is set to ⋅1.)

The channel statuses are displayed under the timer or status display line. (When

 

 

an analog tape is inserted, only the playback level of the video is displayed.)

 

 

e.g. V — A —

 

 

The letters that follow “V” indicate the status of the video channels of the rotation

 

 

head.

 

 

The letters that follow “A” indicate the status of the audio channels of the rotation

 

 

head.

 

 

Character patterns

 

 

–:Good condition

 

 

*: Acceptable condition

 

 

x: Bad condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

013

525/625 SYSTEM

Specify whether to enable switching between the 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL) systems.

 

SELECT

OFF

: Do not enable system switching.

 

 

ON:

Enable system switching.

 

 

You can choose and set 525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL) as this unit’s initial operation

 

 

mode. If the unit is set as 525 (NTSC) mode beforehand, setting this item to ON and

 

 

switching the system to 625 (PAL) mode enables the unit to operate in 625/50

 

 

mode. On the other hand, if the unit is set as 625 (PAL) mode beforehand, setting

 

 

this item to ON and switching the system to 525 (NTSC) mode enables the unit to

 

 

operate in 525/60 mode.

 

 

For information on how to switch the system or other details, see “Switching

 

 

between 525/625 line systems (basic menu item 013)” on page 7-4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

020

DROP-FRAME MODE

Determines the drop-frame mode of the CTL counter.

 

SELECT

DF

: Drop-frame mode

 

(When operating in 525

NDF: Non-drop-frame mode

 

mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

022

PF2 KEY SELECT

Determines the function assigned to PF2 button.

 

 

REM

: Displays the remaining tape time by minute.

 

 

RUN

: Displays the total number of times that the tape has been running until

 

 

then.

024

MENU CHARACTER

Selects the type of characters to superimpose on the video signal (overlaid

 

TYPE

display) output from the COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER)

 

 

output connector (J-10SDI/30SDI), or DV connector.

 

 

WHITE

: White letters on a black background

 

 

BLACK: Black letters on a white background

 

 

W/OUT: White letters with black outlines

 

 

B/OUT: Black letters with white outlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

025

NOISELESS PB MODE

Select whether or not to use the noiseless playback function (when using

 

 

Betacam SX or MPEG IMX format).

 

 

Disable

: Do not use the noiseless playback function.

 

 

Enable:

Use the noiseless playback function.

026

AUDIO MONITOR MODE

Select a mode of AUDIO MONITOR.

 

 

MONO: Monaural + mix

 

 

STEREO

: Stereo + mix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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