Before Using the Unit

Setting the Line Mode

This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset. Therefore you need to set the line mode before using the unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the line mode is set.) Once it is set, the line mode is retained even when the unit is powered off.

Setting

Line mode

525U 525(U): NTSC (areas outside Japan)

525J 525(J): NTSC (Japan)

625

625: PAL

3 When the desired setting appears, release the SHUTTLE button.

“Push SET !!” appears.

Setting procedure

Use the following procedure to set the line mode.

Time data display

DATA

DATA

DATA

DATA

VITC VIUB COUNTER VITC

ALARM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

FRAMES

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

625

IMX[50 40 30

]

 

 

 

 

48CH

16 24 BIT

525

DVCAM

 

CH- 15

CH- 26

CH- 37

CH- 48

BATT

E

 

 

F

 

1

AC power switch (rear panel)

 

 

AUDIO MONITOR

 

SHUTTLE

JOG

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

CH-1 CH-2

CH-3

CH-4

CH-5 CH-6 CH-7

CH-8

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

ACCESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK

CLIP

THUMBNAIL

MENU

SET

RESET

SHIFT

 

LOCAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIP

ESSENCE SYSTEM

S.SEL

MARK1

 

 

MENU

MARK

MENU

 

 

 

 

PREV

PLAY

NEXT

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

TOP F REV

F FWD END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK2

 

5

4

2,3

1 Power the unit on.

“Select ----

” appears in the time data display.

 

 

 

 

2 With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog dial.

When you rotate the jog dial in the forward direction, the “----” part of the display changes in the sequence 525U > 525J > 625. When you rotate it in the reverse direction, the display changes in the sequence 625 > 525J > 525U.

To redo the selection

Repeat step 2.

4 Press the SET button.

“Turn OFF !!” appears.

5 Power the unit off, and then power it on again.

The selected line mode becomes available for use.

You can change the setting made with this procedure by using basic menu item 013 “525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.” See 7-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page

69)for more information about how to make basic menu settings.

Note

The line mode is not set, or is cleared, in the following situations. Reset the line mode.

•The unit is powered off before performing step 4 in the previous procedure.

•The “RESET ALL SETUP” command in the maintenance menu (see page 79) is executed.

Settings affected by the line mode

The following settings are affected when the line mode is changed.

•Alarm message language 525(J): Japanese 525(U)/625: English

•The following menu item names, setting values, or initial setting values

Item No.

Item name

 

 

Basic menu

 

 

 

002

CHARACTER H-POSITION

 

 

003

CHARACTER V-POSITION

 

 

Extended menu

 

 

 

14 Before Using the Unit