Sony MSW-M2100 User Manual

Chapter 8 Setup Menus

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Chapter 8

Setup Menus

The basic setup menu contains the following items.

In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory
default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.

001

PREROLL TIME

0S ... 5S ... 30S: Set the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds.  A preroll time

of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing.

002

a)

CHARACTER H-
POSITION

Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information output from the
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3
(SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
00 ... 1C ... 3C (525-line mode)/00 ... 19 ... 36 (625-line mode): The hexadecimal

value 00 is for the far left of the screen and increasing the value moves the
position of the characters to the right.

003

a), b)

CHARACTER V-
POSITION

Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the characters information
output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the
SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
00 ... 5C ... 71 (525-line mode)/00 ... 70 ... 88 (625-line mode): The hexadecimal

value 00 is for the top of the screen and increasing the value lowers the
position of the characters.

006

LOCAL FUNCTION
ENABLE

Determines which buttons on the control panel are enabled when this unit is
controlled from external equipment.
DIS: All buttons and switches are disabled.
S&E&F : Only the STOP button, EJECT button, and F1 to F6 buttons are

enabled.

ENA: All buttons and switches are enabled.

007

TAPE TIMER DISPLAY

Determines whether to display the CTL count in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.
+ –12H : 12-hour mode
24H: 24-hour mode

005

DISPLAY INFORMATION
SELECT

Determines the kind of character information to be output from the COMPOSITE
VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)
connector when the function menu item CHARA is set to ON.
T&STA : Time data display information and the unit’s status
T&UB: Time data display information and the user’s bits
T&CTL: Time data display information and CTL
T&T: Time data display information and time code (LTC or VITC)
TIME: Time code (LTC or VITC) only
If there is an overlap between the setting of this item and the setting of the control
panel, it is automatically avoided.  For example, if CTL is selected on the control
panel and this menu item setting is T&CTL, then CTL and LTC are output.

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009

a)

CHARACTER TYPE

011

a)

CHARACTER V-SIZE

Determines the type of characters such as time code output from the
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3
(SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
WHITE : White letters on a black background
BLACK: Black letters on a white background
W/OUT: White letters with black outline
B/OUT: Black letters with white outline

Determines the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3
(SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
×1 : Standard size

×2: 2 times standard size

a)When setting items 002, 003, 009 and 011, watch the

monitor screen, and adjust to the required state.

b)When displaying time code values, there is a slight time

delay.  Therefore, when creating a tape for off-line
editing, the information inserted in the upper half of the
screen may be delayed by one frame.