Sony DNW-A28, Operation Manual

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Chapter 6 Setup Menu
Chapter 6 Setup Menu
6-1
6-1 Menu System Configuration
Chapter 6 Setup Men
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The menu system of this unit comprises the basic
menu and extended menu.
• Basic menu
This menu is used to make settings relating, for example,
to the following.
– the hours meter
– the preroll time
– the character information superimposed on the output to
the monitor
– switching between the 525/60 (NTSC) system and 625/
50 (PAL) system
– the menu banks for retaining menu settings
For detailed information about menu operation relating to
the hours meter, see “Digital Hours Meter” (page A-3).
• Extended menu
This menu is used to make a wide range of settings relating
to the functions of this unit, for example, the control panel
functions, video and audio control, and digital data
processing.
6-2 Basic Menu
6-2-1 Items in the Basic Menu
The basic menu contains the following items. In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory
default settings are underlined.
Item number Item name Settings
001
PREROLL TIME
002
a)
CHARACTER
H-POSITION
004 SYNCHRONIZE
003 a),b)
CHARACTER
V-POSITION
Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the character information (as a
hexadecimal value) which is superimposed on output from the VIDEO OUTPUT
2(SUPER) connector and display on the monitor.
00... 56 ...6A (525 mode, 107 steps)/00... 6A ...81 (625 mode, 130 steps): The
hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen. Increasing the value lowers the
position of the characters.
Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information (as a hexadecimal
value) which is superimposed on output from the VIDEO OUTPUT 2(SUPER) connector
and display on the monitor.
00... 14 ...24 (525 mode, 37 steps)/00... 12 ...22 (625 mode, 35 steps): The
hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen. Increasing the value moves the
position of the characters to the right.
a) When setting items 002, 003, 009, and 011, watch the monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.
b) When displaying time code values, there is a slight time delay. Therefore, when creating a tape for off-line editing, the
information inserted in the upper half of the screen may be delayed by one frame.
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.
When editing with two VTRs connected via a 9-pin remote control cable, this item
determines whether or not to operate the two units in phase synchronization.
ON : Operate in phase synchronization.
OFF: Do not operate in phase synchronization.