
Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
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Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
You can have the camera generate color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and output them from the
VIDEO terminal (optional viewfinder, color bars only), SDI OUT terminals, MON. terminals, HDMI OUT terminal
and
×
(headphone) terminal (audio reference signal only). If the main recording format is set to [XF-AVC (CFast)],
the color bars and audio reference signal are recorded on clips recorded on a CFast card or SD card.
Color Bars
The camera offers 3 types of color bars (SMPTE, EBU or ARIB).
1 Open the [Activate] submenu to activate the color bars.
[Camera Setup] (
v
)
>
[Color Bars]
>
[Activate]
• Alternatively, you can press an assignable button set to [Color Bars] (
A
127).
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
• The selected color bars appear on the monitoring screen.
3 From the same submenu select [Type] and then press SET.
4 Select the type of color bars and then press SET.
• Turning off the camera or pressing the PLAY button (switching to playback mode) will deactivate the color
bars.
NOTES
NOTES
• When the main recording format is set to one of the ProRes or RAW options, color bars will not be displayed
or output.
Audio Reference Signal
The camera can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color bars.
1 Open the [1 kHz Tone] submenu.
Setup screen:
[AUDIO]
>
[OPTIONS]
>
[Audio Input]
>
[1 kHz Tone]
Monitoring menu:
[Audio Setup] (
¡
)
>
[Audio Input]
>
[1 kHz Tone]
2 Select the desired level (–12 dB, –18 dB or –20 dB) and then press SET.
• Select [Off] to turn off the signal.