Sony XDCAM HD PDW-HD1500 - Manual (Page 22)

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Video monitor display
When you press the DISPLAY button, the display window
changes to the video monitor display.
A
Audio level meters: LEVEL MT on page P2 AUDIO
of the function menu decides whether the meter is to
be displayed and on which side, left or right, it is
displayed in the display window.
B Superimposed information: Appears when CHAR
SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to
“ON” or “LCD”.
C Disc exchange cache indication: Appears when setup
menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING (see
page 108) is set to “on”, and when the disc exchange
cache function is actually operating.
See page 49 for more information about the disc
exchange cache function.
D Low battery warning: Appears and flashes during
operation with a battery pack when the battery power
is almost exhausted.
E Converter display: Displays the current down- or up-
converter mode, depending on the state of the unit.
The current down-converter (DC) mode appears
when HD video is being input and when an HD disc
is being played. The current up-converter (UC) mode
appears when SD video is being input and when an
SD disc is being played.
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The current modes are those selected with setup menu
items 930 DOWN CONVERTER MODE (DC) and
950 UP CONVERTER MODE
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1) When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed.
DC-EC: Down-converter edge-crop mode
DC-LB: Down-converter letter box mode
DC-SQ: Down-converter squeeze mode
UC-EC: Up-converter edge-crop mode
UC-LB: Up-converter letter box mode
UC-SQ: Up-converter squeeze mode
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A Audio level meters
B Superimposed information
C Disc exchange cache
indication
E Converter display
D Low battery warning