Setting The Signal Format (Format Menu); Setting The Signal Format - Sony MVS-8000 User Manual

Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu)

To set the format, that is, the frame frequency and number of scan lines handled
by each device, use the System >Format menu.
To display the Format menu
In the Engineering Setup menu, select VF1 'System' and HF3 'Format.'
Notes
After changing any of the following settings, be sure to press [Execute] (or [FC
Format Execute] for changing the format converter signal format) to save the
new values. If you want to cancel the settings and return to the original state,
press [Clear] without pressing [Execute] or [FC Format Execute]. When you
press [Execute], some data is lost (such as frame memory images). If you press
[FC Format Execute], memory is not initialized, and this data is not lost.
When using 720P format (on a 4M/E system)
On a 4M/E system, it is not possible to use an M/E reentry signal in an overlaid
manner on the key bus or utility 1 bus even when not using the color corrector.
Example 1: When M/E-1 is selected on the M/E-2 background A bus (or
Example 2: When M/E-2 is selected on the M/E-3 background A bus (or

Setting the Signal Format

Specify the signal format to be handled by the devices.
The combinations of signal formats that can be selected are as follows.
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Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu)
background B bus, key bus, utility 1 bus, or utility 2 bus), it is not possible
to select M/E-2 on the M/E-3 key bus or utility 1 bus.
background B bus, key bus, utility 1 bus, or utility 2 bus), it is not possible
to select M/E-3 on the PGM/PST key bus or utility 1 bus.