PANAVISION Genesis, User Manual

Page: 80 / 278

Panavision Genesis Manual v1.3
–
80
V39
5
Format 3 or 4 row display
Top: 1080/720
Middle: Target Playback speed
Bottom: 444/422 SQ/HQ
- Top row is usually 1080, unless you are recording 720P
- Middle row is the Target Playback speed in frames per second.
Unless you are in variable speed, this is also the recording speed.
During variable speed recording this line will split into two lines:
the recording speed and target playback speeds.
- Bottom row is usually 4:4:4 SQ, unless you are required to go to
4:2:2 because you are recording between 30 and 50 fps speed.
See
chapter 20 About variable speed for more information
about format display. And 21.9 re HQ/SQ.
6
Channel Indicator/RF 2 or 3 column display
During playback
CH.COND
green yellow or red rectangle
During recording
RF
green or
red rectangle
- CH COND color During playback:
green is usual, indicates good signal
yellow indicates degraded signal, but playback still possible
red indicates a problem, if it persists clean the heads with a
cleaning cassette.