7-2 Basic Setup Menu

7-2-1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu

The basic menu items (excluding the items related to the

In the Settings column of the table, underlined values

digital hours meter) are listed in the following table.

indicate the factory default settings.

 

 

 

 

Item number

Item name

Settings

 

 

 

 

001

PREROLL TIME

0S... 5S ...30S: Set the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds in steps of 1

 

 

second.

 

 

 

A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for

 

 

editing.

 

 

 

 

002

CHARACTER H-

Adjust the horizontal screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text

 

POSITION

information output from the VIDEO OUT connector and SDI OUT connector for

 

 

superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

00... 0A ...2A (525(U)/525(J)-line modes) /00... 09 ...29 (625-line mode): The

 

 

hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen. Increasing the value

 

 

moves the position of the characters to the right.

 

 

When setting this item, watch the monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.

 

 

 

003

CHARACTER V-POSITION

Adjust the vertical screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text information

 

 

output from the VIDEO OUT connector and SDI OUT connector for superimposed

 

 

display on the monitor.

 

 

00... 2E ...38 (525(U)/525(J)-line modes)/00... 37 ...43 (625-line mode): The

 

 

hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen. Increasing the value lowers

 

 

the position of the characters.

 

 

When setting this item, watch the monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.

 

 

 

005

DISPLAY INFORMATION

Determine the kind of text information to be output from the VIDEO OUT

 

SELECT

connector and SDI OUT connector.

 

 

T&sta : Time data and the units status.

 

 

T&UB: Time data and user bit data. (When UB is selected with the COUNTER

 

 

button, the user bit data and time data arranged in that order are displayed.)

 

 

T&CNT: Time data and counter count. (When COUNTER is selected with the

 

 

COUNTER button, the counter count and time data arranged in that order are

 

 

displayed.)

 

 

 

T&T: Time data and time code (TC or VITC).

 

 

T&clp: Time code and clip name

 

 

time: Time code (TC or VITC) only.

 

 

 

006

LOCAL FUNCTION

Determine which recording and playback control buttons on the control panel are

 

ENABLE

enabled when this unit is controlled from external equipment.

 

 

dis: All buttons and switches are disabled.

 

 

st&ej : Only the STOP button and EJECT button are enabled.

 

 

ena: All buttons and switches are enabled.

 

 

 

007

TAPE TIMER DISPLAY

Determine whether to display the counter in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.

 

 

+ –12H : 12-hour mode

 

 

24H: 24-hour mode

 

 

 

 

009

CHARACTER TYPE

Determine the type of characters such as time code output from the VIDEO OUT

 

 

connector and SDI OUT connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

 

 

white: White letters on a black background.

 

 

black: Black letters on a white background.

 

 

W/out: White letters with black outline.

 

 

B/out: Black letters with white outline.

 

 

When setting this item, watch the monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.

 

 

 

 

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