Sony PDW-HD1500 manual 40

Preparations 3 Chapter

Function menu settings

The following tables list the setting items on each page and describe their setting values. Underlined values are the factory defaults.

HOME page

Item	Setting
F1: CHAR SEL	Turns the display of character
	information on the color LCD and on an
	external monitor on and off.
	ON: Character information on
	OFF: Character information off
	LCD: Character information on for the
	color LCD only
F2: PB/EE	Selects the type of video and audio
	signals to output during fast forward, fast
	reverse, stop, and standby.
	PB: Playback signal
	EE: E-E signal
F3: REC INH	Specifies whether to inhibit recording to
	the disc.
	OFF: Do not inhibit recording.
	ON: Inhibit recording to the disc
	according to the setting of setup
	menu item 310 REC INHIBIT.
F4: CNTR SEL	Selects the type of time data to display in
	the time data display area.
	TC: Timecode
	COUNTER: Elapsed recording or
	playback time
	UB: User bits
F5: TCG SET	• When CNTR SEL is set to “TC” ,
	displays a screen where you can set
	the initial value of the timecode
	generated by the internal timecode
	generator a) (see page 35).
	• When CNTR SEL is set to “UB” ,
	displays a screen where you can set
	timecode user bits a) (see page 35).
F6:	(Unassigned function button)

a)This is displayed only when TCG on page P4 TC of the function menu is set to “INT”, and PRST/RGN is set to “PRESET”.

P1 VIDEO page

Item	Setting
F1: V INPUT	Selects the video input signal.
	HDSDI: HDSDI signal
	i.LINK: i.LINK signal (when optional
	board is installed)
	SG: Test signal from internal signal
	generator (Normally this item is not
	displayed. It appears when you hold
	the button down for 3 seconds.)

Item	Setting
F2: VID. PROC	Selects the method used to control the
	internal video signal processor and make
	related settings.
	LOCAL: Use the function menu to
	change settings.
	MENU: Use the setup menu to change
	settings.
F3: VIDEO	Sets the output level for HD/SD video
	signals (range –∞to +3 dB).
	PRESET: Set the video signal output
	level to a preset value, regardless of
	manual setting.
	Manual setting: While the setting value
	is flashing, turn the PUSH
	SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the video
	signal output level.
F4: CHROMA	Sets the output level for HD/SD chroma
	signals (range –∞to +3 dB).
	PRESET: Set the chroma signal output
	level to a preset value, regardless of
	manual setting.
	Manual setting: While the setting value
	is flashing, turn the PUSH
	SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the
	chroma SETUP signal output level.
F5: HUE/CHRM	Sets the hue (chroma phase).
PHS	PRESET: Set the hue (chroma phase) to
	a preset value, regardless of manual
	setting.
	Manual setting: While the setting value
	is flashing, turn the PUSH
	SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the hue
	(chroma phase) over the range
	±30°.
F6: SETUP/	Sets the HD/SD output black setup level
BLACK	or black level.
	PRESET: Set the level to the preset
	value, regardless of the manual
	setting.
	Manual setting: While the setting value
	is flashing, turn the PUSH
	SET(S.SEL) knob to set the black
	setup level (in 59.94i mode) over the
	range ±30 IRE or the black level (in
	50i mode) over the range ±210 mV.

P2 AUDIO page

Item	Setting
F1: A1 INPUT	Selects the audio input signal to assign
	to audio channel 1.
	SDI: Audio signal embedded into SDI
	signal
	ANALOG1: Analog 1 audio signal
	AES/EBU: Signal input to the DIGITAL
	AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connectors
	SG: Test signal from internal signal
	generator (Normally this item is not
	displayed. It appears when you hold
	the button down for 3 seconds. The
	test signal is assigned to audio
	channels 1 to 8 simultaneously.)

40 Basic Operations of the Function Menu