Adjustments and

Chapter 5

Settings for Recording

5-1 Setting the Recording Format (PDW-530/530P Only)

Before recording with the PDW-530/530P, it is necessary to set the recording format for each of video and audio. Video recording format: MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, 40 Mbps,

30 Mbps, or DVCAM

Audio recording format: 16-bit/48 kHz or 24-bit/48 kHz

Note

It is not possible to combine different recording formats on a single disc.

5-1-1 Setting the Video Recording Format

You can select the video recording format in a menu, from MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, MPEG IMX 40 Mbps, MPEG IMX 30 Mbps, and DVCAM.

The factory default selection is “IMX50”. Proceed as follows.

For menu operations, see 7-1-3 “Basic Menu Operations” on page 115.

1 Turn on the POWER switch.

2 Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

<TOP MENU>

USER

USER MENU CUSTOMIZE

ALL

OPERATION

PAINT

MAINTENANCE

FILE

DIAGNOSIS

3 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”.

<TOP MENU>

USER

USER MENU CUSTOMIZE

ALL

OPERATION

PAINT

MAINTENANCE

FILE

DIAGNOSIS

4 Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the MAINTENANCE menu appears.

If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

5 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “VDR MODE”, and press the MENU knob to display the VDR MODE page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the VDR MODE page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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