Sony J-10 Manual page 106

7-3 Basic Menu
Item number Item name
012 CONDITION DISPLAY ON
VIDEO MONITOR
(The channel status can
be displayed only when
the CHARACTER V-SIZE
is set to ×1.)
013
525/625 SYSTEM
SELECT
020 DROP-FRAME MODE
SELECT
(When operating in 525
mode)
PF2 KEY SELECT
022
024 MENU CHARACTER
TYPE
025 NOISELESS PB MODE
026 AUDIO MONITOR MODE
7-8
(GB) Chapter 7 Setup Menu
Settings
Determines whether or not to display the channel status in addition to the
characters being superimposed.
disable : Disables display
enable: Enables display
Displayed channel status
The channel statuses are displayed under the timer or status display line. (When
an analog tape is inserted, only the playback level of the video is displayed.)
e.g. V — A —
The letters that follow "V" indicate the status of the video channels of the rotation
head.
The letters that follow "A" indicate the status of the audio channels of the rotation
head.
Character patterns
–: Good condition
*: Acceptable condition
x: Bad condition
Specify whether to enable switching between the 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL) systems.
OFF : Do not enable system switching.
ON: Enable system switching.
You can choose and set 525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL) as this unit's initial operation
mode. If the unit is set as 525 (NTSC) mode beforehand, setting this item to ON and
switching the system to 625 (PAL) mode enables the unit to operate in 625/50
mode. On the other hand, if the unit is set as 625 (PAL) mode beforehand, setting
this item to ON and switching the system to 525 (NTSC) mode enables the unit to
operate in 525/60 mode.
For information on how to switch the system or other details, see "Switching
between 525/625 line systems (basic menu item 013)" on page 7-4 (GB).
Determines the drop-frame mode of the CTL counter.
DF : Drop-frame mode
NDF: Non-drop-frame mode
Determines the function assigned to PF2 button.
REM : Displays the remaining tape time by minute.
RUN : Displays the total number of times that the tape has been running until
then.
Selects the type of characters to superimpose on the video signal (overlaid
display) output from the COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER)
output connector (J-10SDI/30SDI), or DV connector.
WHITE : White letters on a black background
BLACK: Black letters on a white background
W/OUT: White letters with black outlines
B/OUT: Black letters with white outlines
Select whether or not to use the noiseless playback function (when using
Betacam SX or MPEG IMX format).
Disable : Do not use the noiseless playback function.
Enable: Use the noiseless playback function.
Select a mode of AUDIO MONITOR.
MONO: Monaural + mix
STEREO : Stereo + mix