Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal; Recording Color Bars; Recording An Audio Reference Signal - Canon XF100 Instruction Manual

Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal

Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal
You can have the camcorder generate and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and output
them from the HD/SD SDI terminal (b only), HDMI OUT terminal, HD/SD COMPONENT OUT terminal
84
terminal and W (headphone) terminal
1
Outputs color bars only.
2
Outputs audio reference signal only.
Operating modes:

Recording Color Bars

You can choose between SMPTE standard-definition color bars ([Type 1])
and ARIB multi-format HDTV color bars ([Type 2]).
1 Open the color bars [Type] submenu.
[l Camera Setup]
2 Select [Type 1] (SMPTE) or [Type 2] (ARIB) and then press SET.
3 Open the [Enable] submenu to activate the color bars.
[l Camera Setup]
4 Select [On] and then press SET.
• The selected color bars appear on the screen and will be recorded
when you press the START/STOP button.
• Turning the camcorder off or changing the operating mode to
mode will deactivate the color bars.
• Alternatively, you can set an assignable button to [Color Bars] (0 98)
to activate the color bars.

Recording an Audio Reference Signal

The camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color
bars.
1 Open the [1 kHz Tone] submenu.
[m Audio Setup]
2 Select the desired level and then press SET.
• Available levels are -12 dB, -18 dB and -20 dB.
• Select [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.
2
.
[Color Bars] [Type]
[Color Bars] [Enable]
[Audio Input] [1 kHz Tone]
1
, AV
[l Camera Setup]
[ Color Bars]
[Type]
[Type 1]
[l Camera Setup]
Color Bars]
[
[Enable]
[Off]
[m Audio Setup]
Audio Input]
[
[1 kHz Tone]
[Off]