Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal - Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal

You can have the camcorder output and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and
output them from the HDMI OUT terminal, SDI OUT terminal (s only) and × (headphone)
terminal (audio reference signal only).
Operating modes:
Recording Color Bars
You can choose between SMPTE and ARIB color bars.
1 Select [Color Bars].
> [3 # Recording Setup]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• The selected color bars appear on the screen and will be recorded when you press the START/
STOP button.
NOTES
• This function cannot be used together with slow & fast motion recording.
Recording an Audio Reference Signal
The camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color bars.
1 Select [1 kHz Tone].
> [3 # Recording Setup]
2 Select the desired option and then select [X].
• You can select one of three audio levels (–12 dB, –18 dB, –20 dB) or select [j Off] to turn off
the signal.
• The signal is output at the selected level and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP
button.
>
[Color Bars]
>
[1 kHz Tone]
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