87Colors Bars/Audio Reference SignalColors Bars/Audio Reference SignalYou can have the camcorder generate and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and outputthem from the HD/SD SDI terminal, HDMI OUT terminal, SYNC OUT terminal 1 and × (headphone) terminal2 .1 Outputs color bars only.2 Outputs audio reference signal only.Recording Color BarsYou can choose between SMPTE standard-definition color bars, EBUcolor 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 recordedwhen you press the START/STOP button.• Turning the camcorder off or changing the operating mode tomode 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 SignalThe camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the colorbars.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]COPY