59/60 Hz mode: Status in which “0” (59/60) has beenselected50 Hz mode: Status in which “1” (50) has beenselected23/24 Hz mode: Status in which “2” (23/24) has beenselected25 Hz (HD) mode: Status in which “3” (25 (HD)) has beenselected25 Hz (SD) mode: Status in which “4” (25(SD)) has beenselected80System menus*System switching• Some of the system menu and setup menu items each havedifferent settings for different operation modes (59/60 Hz, 50Hz, 23/24 Hz and 25 Hz (HD or SD)). These settings aresaved separately.(This concerns those items whose settings were describedfor each operation mode on the system menu and setupmenu tables.)• For further details, refer to “How to switch the systemfrequency” on page 105.• Since this VTR becomes a playback-only unit when the23/24 Hz or 25 Hz (HD or SD) mode has been selected,the functions relating to EE, recording and editing are allset to the inhibited status. Neither is it possible to selectCTL in such a case.(The related menus and function buttons are notdisplayed, and operation is prohibited.)For the instant when the tape begins to run at the 1kkspeed such as when it starts playing from the STOPstatus, the image is disrupted and the sound is muted forseveral frames because the tape is being synchronizedwith the REF input.The underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode.*DW:This is for SD outputs (during SD tape playback or down-conversion outputs).No./Item Description of setting18SCH (SD)*DWFor adjusting the SCH phase.When the button is pressed, the display transfers tothe submenu screen; press the button again toreturn the display from the submenu screen.SHIFTSHIFT00COARSEFor adjusting the SCH phase in 90oo steps(The SC phase changes, and the H phase remainsunchanged.)0000: 00001: 900002: 1800003: 270Submenu screenNo./Item Description of setting30MENU LOCKFor selecting whether to set or release thesystem file lock mode.0000 OFF: Lock released (changes enabled)0001 ON: Lock set (changes prohibited)Even when “ON” is selected, the data will be overwrittenwhen the system file has been set to LOAD from the ICcard.• This setting remains unchanged even when thefactory setting operation is performed.• For the steps to take to switch the systemfrequency, refer to page 105.25SYSTEMFREQ*01FINEFor adjusting the SCH phase over a total variablerange of more than d45oo.j: To advance the phase. i: To delay the phase.(The SC phase changes, and the H phase remainsunchanged.)0000 j32: :0032 0: :0064 3220AV PHASEFor adjusting the audio output phase in relation tothe video output phase in 20.8¨s steps.j: The audio output phase is advanced in relation tothe video output phase.i: The audio output phase is delayed in relation tothe video output phase.0000 j100: :0100 0: :0200 100For selecting the system frequency.0: The 59.94 Hz or 60 Hz system frequency is selected.1: The 50 Hz system frequency is selected.2: The 23.98 Hz or 24 Hz system frequency is selected.3: The 25 Hz system frequency is selected.However, with SD SDI and video output signals, thereis a delay of approximately one field compared withthe HD SDI output.4: The 25 Hz system frequency is selected.However, HD SDI output is muted.0003 59/600001* 50*0002 23/240003 25 (HD)0004 25 (SD)* The asterisk denotes thefactory setting for AJ-HD1700E