Canon C300PL Camcorder User Manual


 
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Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
Colors 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, HDMI OUT terminal, SYNC OUT terminal
1
and × (headphone) terminal
2
.
1
Outputs color bars only.
2
Outputs audio reference signal only.
Recording Color Bars
You can choose between SMPTE standard-definition color bars, EBU
color bars and ARIB multi-format HDTV color bars.
1 Open the color bars [Type] submenu.
[~ Camera Setup] > [Color Bars] > [Type]
2 Select the type of color bars and then press SET.
3 Open the [Enable] submenu to activate the color bars.
[~ Camera Setup] > [Color Bars] > [Enable]
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, if you set an assignable button to [Color Bars] (A 99),
you can press the button 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.
[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [1 kHz Tone]
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.
Operating modes:
[~ Camera Setup]
[Color Bars]
[Type]
[SMPTE]
[~ Camera Setup]
[Color Bars]
[Enable]
[Off]
[¡ Audio Setup]
[Audio Input]
[1 kHz Tone]
[Off]
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