Sony J-H1, J-H3 Basic Menu

5-3		Basic Menu
	Items in the basic menu
	The basic menu contains the following items.								default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.
	In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory
	Item number		Item name	Settings
	002a)		CHARACTER H-	Adjusts the horizontal screen position of the character information output from the
			POSITION	VIDEO OUTPUT connectors for superimposed display on the monitor.
				0 ... 4 ... 8: The value 0 is for the far left of the screen and 8 for the far right.
				Increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right.
	003a), b)		CHARACTER V-	Adjusts the vertical screen position of the first line of the character information
			POSITION	output from the VIDEO OUTPUT connectors for superimposed display on the
				monitor.
				0 ... 13 ... 16 (29.97/23.98PD system (J-H3 only))/0 ... 14 ... 17 (25/24 (J-H3
				only) /23.98 system (J-H3 only)): The value 0 is for the top of the screen and
				increasing the value lowers the position of the characters.
	005		DISPLAY INFORMATION	Determines the kind of character information to be output from the VIDEO
			SELECT	OUTPUT connectors.
				OFF		: Displays no character information.
				T&STA : Time data display information and the unit’s status
				T&UB: Time data display information and the user bits
				T&CTL: Time data display information and CTL
				T&T: Time data display information and time code (LTC or VITC)
				TIME: Time data display information only
				When the system frequency is set to 23.98PD, 29.97-frame time code and 23.98-
				frame time code are displayed in two rows as shown below (J-H3 only).
										29.97-frame time code
										23.98-frame time code
				If there is an overlap between the setting of this item and the character
				information selected by the setting of the control panel, output of the overlapped
				information is automatically avoided. For example, if CTL is selected on the
				control panel and this menu item setting is T&CTL, CTL and LTC will be output.
	007		TAPE TIMER DISPLAY	Determines whether to display the CTL counter in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.
				+ –12H				: 12-hour mode
				24H: 24-hour mode
	009a)		CHARACTER TYPE	Determines the type of characters, such as time code, output from the VIDEO
				OUTPUT connectors for superimposed display on the monitor.
				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
	012		CONDITION DISPLAY ON	Determines whether or not to display the channel status in addition to the
			VIDEO MONITOR	characters being superimposed.
				DIS	: Disables display.
				ENA:	Enables display.
				Displayed channel status
				The channel statuses are displayed under the timer or status display line.
				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
	a) When setting items 002, 003 and 009, watch the monitor								b) When displaying time code values, there is a slight time
	screen, and adjust to the required state.								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.

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