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Panasonic BT-LH2550 manual

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    Panasonic Broadcast BT-LH2550 Menu Information[...]

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    15 How to Use the On Screen Menu The sc reen dis plays eight typ es of infor mation: input sig nal sta tus, picture /volume adju sting menu status, shar pne ss display , FUNCTION display , audio l e vel meter display , menu display , TIME CODE displa y and CLO SED CAPTION display . 1. Main windo w , sub-windo w indication • Indicat es whe ther th[...]

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    16 • Use the m enu to open and set up fun ctions. • When “FUNCTION DI SPLA Y” (  pa ge 32) i s set to ON, press any of the "FUNCTI ON1" to "FU NCTION5" buttons to di splay the func tions assigned to FUNCTION buttons. • This dis play disappear s after 2 second s of inac tion. • “XXXXX ” indicates operating stat[...]

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    17 • Use the me nu to displ a y and set t he time co de for HD-SDI s ignal inp ut. It also allows you to switch display mode (VITC, L TC, VUB, LUB). In VITC an d L TC displ ay mode: • Displays the time code in hours: minutes : seco nds: or frames. • In drop-fram e mode, a different delimiter between second s and f rames is us ed. Note : Read [...]

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    18 1. Press [M ENU] to dis play the MAIN menu. 2. Press [ , ] to select a menu an d push [ENT ER ]. 3. Press [ , ] to select a sub menu and pre ss [ENTER]. The se ttings in the su b menu ch ange to green. 4. Press [ , ] to se lect a setti ng, then pres s [ENTER]. T o canc el, pr ess [MENU] . T o return to t he previous s creen Press th e [MENU ] bu[...]

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    19 1. Press [ ADJUST] t o display the picture /v o lume adjusting menu. 2. Press [ , ] to select item t o adjus t. The selec ted item c hanges to white. 3. Press [ , ] to adjust. PHASE 0-60 (30) CHR OMA 0, 10 -60 (3 0) BRIGHT 0-60 (30) B.LIGHT [BACKLIGHT] 0-60 (50) V O LUME 0-60 (0) ( ) : F actor y de f a ults • Setting [ B .LIGHT/CONT .] t o CON[...]

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    20 Y ou can save and load up to fiv e combi nation s of menu settings and pic ture/volume adj ustments as user data. Y ou can also retur n settings and adjus tments to their factor y defaults. User d ata include t he following setti ngs. • Menu settin gs except “SETUP LOAD/S A VE” and “CONTROL/CON TROL ” (including button func tion settin[...]

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    21 Menu configurat ion MAIN MENU VIDEO CONFIG S Y S TEM CONFIG FUNCTION INPUT S ELECT GPI MARKER GAMMA S ELECT COLOR S PA C E COLOR TEMP . S HARPNE SS MODE S HARPNE SS H S HARPNE SS V I-P MODE MONO ANAMO S D A S PECT S CAN COLOR GAIN R COLOR GAIN G COLOR GAIN B B.LIGHT/CONT . BACKLIGHT MENU PO S ITION S TAT U S DI S PLA Y S ETUP LOAD S ETUP S AV E [...]

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    22 This fu nction is no t av ailable in split s creen display of the TWO WINDOW funct ion. (CROSS HA T CH is n ot aff ect ed.) Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 This se tting is tur ne d “ON” when receiv ing mar ker contro l in REMOTE operation. (G PI, if set, has pr ior ity .) *2 These settings ar e disabled wh en the GP I funct[...]

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    23 Main Menu (continued) *5 Remot e control v ia RS-2 32C ends i n erro r (error r espons e: ER001) when “GPI PRESET 1” or “G PI PRES ET2” is selec ted with th e GPI fun ction. *6 Display size for SD signa ls di ffer . TYPE1: T he ef f e ctive horizontal area me ets the SM PTE125 M for NTSC and ITU-R B T 601- 5 f or P A L. TYPE2: T he ef f [...]

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    24 ■ 16:9 marker (Display e d f or HD input and SD inp ut in 16:9 ratio mode.) This ma r ker is only di splayed as a ver tic al ba r . The sect ion bec ome s the “MARK ER BACK”. VIST A marker , CNS CO marker This m arker is dis pla yed as a hor izontal dotted li ne. The mar ker is displayed as a verti cal dotted l ine when “UNDER ” is sel[...]

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    25 ■ “CROSS HA TCH” The “CROSS HA TCH” func tion enables dis play of markers at regular ver tic al and ho rizontal in ter vals to facilitate compo sition and oth er tasks. The width of mar ker lines is 1 dot, the mar kers consist of 1 line, and are sp aced 120 dot s apar t (fixed value). Each press of the button (“FUNCTION1” to “FUN[...]

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    26 Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 Chang es are not r eflected t o a still image in t he main window in th e split-sc reen di splay of the “TWO WINDOW” functio n. *2 These functions are not av ailable when “RG B-COMP . ” und er “YP B P R /RGB” or “D VI-COMP . ” under “D VI-D” is selected in the “INPUT SELECT?[...]

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    27 *2 These functions are not av ailable when “RG B-COMP . ” und er “YP B P R /RGB” or “D VI-COMP . ” under “D VI-D” is selected i n the “INPUT SELECT” m enu (  page 36). Th e gamma cu r ve is set to ST ANDARD when “RGB- COMP” or “D VI-CO MP” is selecte d. Sel ectin g WIDE1 to 3 for “COLOR SP ACE” pr oduces th e g[...]

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    28 Main Menu (continued) ■ WB adjustment mode Select “ V A R1” to “V AR3” f o r “COLOR TEMP . ” in the “VIDEO CON FIG” menu to make “WHITE BAL ANCE V AR1” to “WHITE BALANCE V A R3” (WB) adjustment s. Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 Selec ting “CO LOR TE MP . ” and pr essing [ ENTER] a fter maki ng a ch[...]

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    29 Main Menu (continued) Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 When the monit or is shi pped, setti ngs for “USER1” - “US ER5” ar e identical to “F ACT ORY . ” *2 “H POSITION”, “V POSI TION”, “PHASE” a nd “CLOCK” (  page 37) canno t be saved or loaded. SYSTEM CONFIG Sub menu Settings Description B.LIGHT/CON[...]

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    30 ■ CALIBRA TION The CALIBR A T ION function in this unit m easures L CD panel ch aracter istic s from l ow to high br ightnes s values and inter nal moni tor proces sing han dles CAL IBRA TION. CALIBR A TIO N does not rel y on image qu ality sett ings since i nter nal sign als are used for a calibratio n. CALIBR A TIO N in this unit is made at [...]

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    31 ■ CALIBRA TION Select CA LIBRA TION in the “SY STEM CONF IG” menu to o pen the f ol lowing menus. *1 “EXE CUTING” is displayed dur ing “A UTO CALIBRA TIO N” and “C OMPLET E” appe ars whe n calib ration end s. “INCOM PLETE” a ppears if calib ration coul d not be c omple ted. *2 When “ RESE T” ends, “CO MPLETE ” appea[...]

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    32 Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 Changes in se ttings chan ge menu s ettings. FUNCTION Sub menu Settings Description FUNCTION 1 - FUNCTION 5 HV DELA Y AU TO S E T U P BLUE ONL Y GAMMA SELECT COLOR SP A CE SD ASPE CT SCAN TWO WINDO W SUB INPUT SEL . WFM/VE CT OR MARK ER LEVEL METER CROSS HA TCH MON O TIME CODE CLOSED CAPT ION ANAM[...]

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    33 ■ FUNCTION setting restrictions Settin gs are no t av a ilable under the f oll owing conditi ons. Setting Conditions that disable operation HV DELA Y In TWO WINDOW and WFM mode, “INV ALID F UNCTIO N” appear s to indic ate that operation is disa bled. When “ RGB-CO MP . ” is se lected un der “YP B P R /RG B” or “D VI-C OMP . ” i[...]

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    34 Main Menu (continued) ■ Functions display e d during FUNCTION button operation Pressing any of the [FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] buttons d isplays the operations as signed to each button as shown below . •H V D E L A Y DELA Y OFF , H DELA Y , V DELA Y , HV DELA Y • A UT OS ETUP COMP .A U T OSETUP , COMPLETE, INCOMPLETE, NO T RGB-COMP .CH •B[...]

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    35 Main Menu (continued) “GPI CONT ROL ” is used to enable and di sable GPI func tions and as sign functi ons to each o f the GPI ter min al pins (  page 48) . Under lined values indicate factory defaults. Note: This func tion is not av aila b le wh en, • “SD AS PECT” op eration when input si gnal is H D or PC • “SCAN” o peration[...]

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    36 Main Menu (continued) Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 All fi v e in put lines (VIDEO, SDI1, SD I2, YP B P R /RGB, D VI- D) cannot b e tur ned off. An attempt to tu rn off all inputs ends w hen the four th inp ut line i s tur ned off s ince i t will not be possible to tur n off the 5 th input l ine also. *2 “A UT O” is the fa[...]

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    37 ■ COMP . Set “RG B-COMP ” under “ YP B P R /RGB” in the “ INPUT S ELECT” m enu and select the “RGB -COMP” input line to enable the “COMP ” menu. Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 Run “A UT OSETUP ” when vi deo is di splay ed acr oss the e ntire scr een area. “EXECUTIN G” is dis play ed dur ing “A U [...]

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    38 Use the following su bmenus to set headp hone outpu t and au dio level meters. Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 When A NALOG i s selected in the “INP UT SELECT ” menu, the L EVEL ME TER does no t indicate the aud io lev e l meter even when set to ON . AU D I O Sub menu Settings Description INPUT SELECT AU T O ANALO G Selects [...]

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    39 Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 A vailable during HD- SDI inpu t signals. *2 A vailable during VIDEO (NTSC) input. Cl osed captio ns appea r as bright lines on line 21 when closed caption is set to O N and unde rscan i s also on. *3 Opens the vector displ ay during S DI signal input. DISPLA Y SETUP Sub menu Settings Description [...]

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    40 Main Menu (continued) ■ “WFM/VEC T OR” The “WFM /VECTOR” function enables di splay of the wav eform and vector display . Use “D ISPLA Y SETUP” in the main menu to select “ WFM” and “VECTOR” display . (  page 3 9) Press the button ([FUNCT ION1] to [FUNCTION5] (  page 32)) to which the “WFM/VE CT OR” functio n has b[...]

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    41 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDO W function The “TWO WINDOW” function displays two inputs se lected from VIDEO, SDI1/2, YP B P R /RGB or D VI-D in two windows. Each press of the button ([FUNCTION1] to [FU NCTION5]) (page 32) to which the "TWO WINDOW" function has been assign ed change s the display mode. (In the factor y default[...]

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    42 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDO W size The “TWO WINDOW SIZE” setting in the “DISPLA Y SETUP ” menu deter min es the size of the main wi ndow and sub-w indow . • Main wind ow (SD) and sub-w indow (SD) • Main window (HD) and sub-window (HD ) 1920 1280 640 1280 640 960 960 “TWO WINDOW SIZE” setting: L/S Displ a y siz e: 4:3 or 5[...]

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    43 Main Menu (continued) • Main window (HD) and sub-window (SD) • Main window (SD) and sub -window (HD) • When the m ain wi ndow and sub- window display video f rom the same input line, TWO WINDOW SIZE is M/M . 1920 1280 640 1280 640 960 960 “TWO WINDO W SIZE ” setting: L/S Displa y size of main window: 16: 9 or 16:10 Displa y size of sub[...]

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    44 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDO W screen syn c In sing le scr een disp lay , the TWO WIN DOW screen is s ynchroni zed to the frame rate freq uency of the in put signa l format. In split screen dis pla y , the scre en used as a ref erence f or synch roniza tion chang es with th e input sig nal f or mat a nd “TWO WINDOW SIZE” s ettings as [...]

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    45 Main Menu (continued) Under lined values indicate factory defaults. *1 The me nu can be displayed when the lo ck is engage d. Only “C ONTROL/LOCAL E NABL E” menu items are av ailable when the lock is eng aged. The pi cture/volume adjustin g menu does n ot acce pt chan ges when th e lock is en gaged. The “LO CAL E NABLE” setting de ter mi[...]

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    46 Main Menu (continued) ■ List of setting restrictions ( : available, × : not av ailable) *1 This fun ction is not av ailable in th e split-scree n display of the “TWO WINDO W” fun ction. *2 This fun ction can be set in th e split- screen di splay of the “TWO WINDOW” function. *3 Setting s are refl ected to th e sub-wi ndow in the spl i[...]

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    47 Main Menu (continued) *2 This fun ction can be set in th e split- screen di splay of the “TWO WINDOW” function. *5 The V ECT O R disp la y app ears only duri ng SDI inp ut. Input CH VID EO SDI 1/2 YP B P R RGB-VIDEO RGB-COMP . DV I - V I D E O DV I - C O M P . CH SD HD SD HD SD HD SD HD DISPLA Y SET UP *2 TWO WINDO W SIZE ×× SUB INPUT SEL.[...]