the recording layers on the disc may have worsened due to age. Do not use discs with these symptoms.

Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device displays the same playback conditions: If so, the

performance of the laser diodes may have deteriorated. Check the total optical output time.

Basic Operations of the Function Menu

The function menu provides access to frequently used settings, such as input video signal selection and timecode settings.

Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off.

Function menu operations

The function menu appears on the color LCD of this unit. The following figure shows the buttons (numbered 1 to 6 beginning at the top) used in function menu operations.

Function buttons (1 to 6)

Function menu

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

 

CHAR SEL

 

 

DATA

DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES/EBU

AES/EBU

HD-SDI

HD-SDI

HD-SDI

HD-SDI

HD-SDI

HD-SDI

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB/EE

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

59.94i

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

422-1080

 

EE

-10

-10

-10

-10

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50Mbps

 

 

-20

-20

-20

-20

8CH-24BIT

 

REC INH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

-30

-30

-30

-30

 

 

 

 

-40

-40

-40

-40

 

 

 

CNTR SEL

-60

-60

-60

-60

DEFAULT

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER

TC

L 1

2 R

3

4

5

6

7

8

RM-9P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT

RETURN

 

TCG SET

PDW-HD1500

 

 

001/001 000:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPAND

 

59.94i HD422-1080 50Mbps 8CH-24BIT

HD-SDI INPUT SHTL/JOG

 

 

VITC

 

 

VITC

INT-PRESET

R-RUNREM:020M

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAGE

HOME

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HOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

PREV

PLAY

 

NEXT

STOP

 

REC

 

THUMBNAIL

 

PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

DISPLAY button

PAGE/HOME button

To display the function menu

The function menu is made up of the HOME page and pages P1 to P6.

If the function menu is not already visible, press the PAGE/HOME button to display it. (The most recently accessed function menu page appears.)

To display a different page

Each press of the PAGE/HOME button displays the next function menu page in the order: HOME tP1 tP2 t P3 tP4 tP5 tP6 tHOME…

To clear the function menu from the screen Press the DISPLAY button to switch to the video monitor display.

To change the setting of a function menu item

Use the function buttons.

Press the button to the left of each setting item to change the value of the item. Keep pressing the button until the value you want appears.

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