Chapter 3 Preparations
3-4 Setup
Carry out the principal settings required before using this unit by menu operations.
The setup menus on this unit consist of the Basic menu and the Expansion menu, and these menus include the following items.
•Basic menu ............Application selection, content and position of superimposed text information, 525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL) selection, HDD and RAID settings, bit rate selection, and other settings.
•Expansion menu ....REC INHIBIT settings for individual ports, audio/video control, and other settings.
Settings made in the Basic and Expansion menus can be saved on a memory card (sold separately) and read as required. All banks (bank 1 to bank 3) can be saved at once, or each bank can be saved and read separately. Up to 10 banks can be saved or read.
The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used:
Supported format
ATA flash card: PCMCIA 2.0 (JEIDA 4.1), PCMCIA ATA 1.02, Type
Capacity: 8 MB or higher
Recommended product: “MemoryStick” + adapter
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| PC card adapter |
Note
Data recorded with the
This section lists the contents of the menus, and describes how to make settings.
3-4-1 Basic Menu Settings
How to Read the Tables
•In the “Settings” column, values enclosed in squares are defaults.
About the Display
•The monitor screen and time data display on the front panel show the item number, the item name, and the setting value.
•The upper and lower dots of the colon displayed between the item number and name may either flash or remain lit, indicating the following conditions.
Upper dot
002:CHAR H-POS
Lower dot
(1)Items that take effect immediately or items that take effect after the system has been rebooted. For items that take effect immediately, the lower colon dot lights up, and for items that take effect after rebooting, the dot flashes.
(2)Items that can be set for each bank or items with a common setting for all banks. When items can be set for each bank, the upper colon dot lights up, and when items have a common setting for all banks, the dot flashes.
Example: | 002:CHAR | indicates an item that can |
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| each bank, which setting |
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| 010 | indicates an item that has a |
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•On the font panel display, the upper dot is displayed alone to indicate items that can be set for each bank and which become effective upon rebooting. On the monitor screen, this is indicated by a dot displayed in the center.
•The letters ‘B’ and ‘I’ appear at the upper right of the setup menu on the monitor screen. ‘B’ indicates that the selected setting item can be set for each BANK independently, and ‘I’ indicates that the selected setting takes effect immediately.
•The distinction between “B” and “I” is also indicated in the “Item number” column.
Note
If the power is turned off while the menu is open, please note that changes made nonetheless become effective.
