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Items in the Basic Setup Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The basic setup menu contains the following items.

In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item number

 

Item name

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

002a)

 

CHARACTER H-

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

 

 

POSITION

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3

 

 

 

(SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

 

00 ...

1C

... 3C (525-line mode)/00 ... 19 ... 36 (625-line 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

003a), b)

 

CHARACTER V-

Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the characters information

 

 

POSITION

output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the

 

 

 

SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

 

00 ...

5C

... 71 (525-line mode)/00 ... 70 ... 88 (625-line mode): The hexadecimal

 

 

 

value 00 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 COMPOSITE

 

 

SELECT

VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)

 

 

 

connector when the function menu item CHARA is set to ON.

 

 

 

T&STA

: Time data display information and the unit’s status

 

 

 

T&UB: Time data display information and the user’s bits

 

 

 

T&CTL: Time data display information and CTL

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

TIME: Time code (LTC or VITC) only

 

 

 

If there is an overlap between the setting of this item and the setting of the control

 

 

 

panel, it is automatically avoided. For example, if CTL is selected on the control

 

 

 

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

006

 

LOCAL FUNCTION

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

 

 

ENABLE

controlled from external equipment.

 

 

 

DIS: All buttons and switches are disabled.

 

 

 

S&E&F

: Only the STOP button, EJECT button, and F1 to F6 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: 12-hour mode

 

 

 

+ –12H

 

 

 

 

24H: 24

 

-hour mode

 

009a)

 

CHARACTER TYPE

Determines the type of characters such as time code output from the

 

 

 

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3

 

 

 

(SUPER) connector 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 outline

 

 

 

B/OUT: Black letters with white outline

011a)

 

CHARACTER V-SIZE

Determines the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the

 

 

 

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3

 

 

 

(SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

 

⋅1 : Standard size

 

 

 

 

⋅2: 2 times standard size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)When setting items 002, 003, 009 and 011, watch the

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monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.

 

b)When displaying time code values, 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.

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