Recording Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal - Canon XL H1 Instruction Manual

Recording Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal

Color Bars
You can generate and record SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) color bars.
1. Press the BARS/FADE SELECT button to display "COLOR BARS".
• Repeatedly pressing the button will cycle through the options in the following order: COLOR BARS,
WHITE FADE, BLACK FADE, no display.
• "COLOR BARS" starts flashing.
2. Press the BARS/FADE ON/OFF button.
"COLOR BARS" stops flashing, and the color bars appear. Press the button again to deactivate the color
bars.
Audio Reference Signal
You can record a 1 kHz audio reference signal (-12 dB or -20 dB) along with the color bars.
MENU
AUDIO SETUP
( 31)
Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP]. Select [1kHz TONE], select the audio signal
and close the menu.
• The selected audio reference signal sounds.
• If you select [OFF] the current audio input (microphone, line in, etc.) will be recorded as the audio signal.
BARS/FADE ON/OFF button
1 kHz TONE••••OFF
BARS/FADE SELECT button
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