Video Format; Status Display - Sony PDW-700 Operation Manual

b Video format
Indicates the format of video being currently
played back or recorded.
HD422 50: MPEG HD422 format (video bit rate:
50 Mbps)
c Frame frequency
Indicates the frame frequency of video being
currently played back or recorded.
• If NTSC AREA is selected
59.9i: 59.94 fields per second, interlace scan
mode
• If PAL AREA is selected
50i: 50 fields per second, interlace scan mode
25P: 25 frames per second, progressive scan
mode
1) Selected by COUNTRY setting on the FORMAT page
of the OPERATION menu (see page 115).
Note
There may be no indication displayed when this unit
cannot identify the frame frequency, for example, when
playing back a disc recorded with other equipment.
d Audio format
Indicates the format of audio being currently
played back or recorded.
24bit: 24 bits/48 kHz
e Audio level indicators
Indicates the audio recording or playback levels
of channels 1 to 4.
f Status display
PB: Appears during playback.
NDF: Appears when non-drop-frame timecode is
selected.
EXT-LK: Appears when the internal timecode
generator is locked to an external signal input
to the TC IN (timecode input) connector.
HOLD: Appears when the internal timecode
generator is stopped.
g Time counter display
Switches displays of time counter, timecode, and
user bits, depending on the position of the
DISPLAY switch.
When the HOLD/CHAPTER button is pressed to
hold the timecode value, the timecode is
displayed in the format shown below. When the
HOLD/CHAPTER button is pressed again to
release the hold, the timecode is displayed in the
normal format.
22 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
1)
1)
Lights when the HOLD/CHAPTER button
is pressed.
h Warning indicator area
Displays warnings when trouble with recording
or moisture condensation occurs.
For details, see "Operation Warnings" on page 189.