Preparations 2 Chapter

Setting the Area of Use and the Frame Frequency

Using the Unit for the First Time

The area of use and the frame frequency are not factory preset. Before using this unit, you need to set these items. (You cannot use the unit without setting these items.)

3 Turn the MENU knob to display the desired area of use.

Setting

Area of use

NTSC (J) AREA

NTSC area (Japan) a)

NTSC AREA

NTSC area (for areas other than

 

Japan) b)

PAL AREA

PAL area c)

a)The composite signal output from this unit is an NTSC signal with no Setup. The frame frequency can be selected as any of 60I, 30P, or 23.98P.

b)The composite signal output from this unit is an NTSC signal with Setup (7.5 IRE). The frame frequency can be selected as any of 60I, 30P, or 23.98P.

c)The composite signal output from this unit is a PAL signal. The frame frequency can be selected as either 50I or 25P.

4 Set the POWER switch to OFF, then once again to ON.

The unit is now ready for use.

Proceed to the next operation: setting the frame frequency.

MENU switch

POWER switch

MENU knob

1 Set the POWER switch to the ON position.

The screen for setting the area of use appears in the viewfinder.

FORMAT SETTING

COUNTRY : NOT SELECTED

PLEASE SET COUNTRY

AND TURN OFF ONCE.

2 Press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of “NOT SELECTED” changes to a ? mark, and you can now select the area of use.

FORMAT SETTING

COUNTRY :?NOT SELECTED

PLEASE SET COUNTRY

AND TURN OFF ONCE.

Setting the Frame Frequency

1 Hold down the MENU knob, and move the MENU switch to the ON position.

The TOP menu appears.

<TOP MENU>

USER

USER MENU CUSTOMIZE

ALL

OPERATION

PAINT

MAINTENANCE

FILE

DIAGNOSIS

ADVANCED

2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “OPERATION”, then press the MENU knob.

The CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears.

You can move to another page when a ? mark appears.

?U00 CONTENTS

TOP

01.FORMAT

02.SPECIAL EFFECTS

03.ASSIGNABLE

04.DISC

05.CLIP TITLE

06.FILE NAMING

07.GAIN SW

08.EZ MODE/TLCS

09.OFFSET WHITE

10.OUTPUT

3 Press the MENU knob, then turn the knob to move the

bmark to “FORMAT”.

4 Press the MENU knob.

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