28 February 2017 Operation and Maintenance
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Definition for:
"Circle Type = Off"
This menu item allows the user to enable the circle feature on the Pattern video output they
are operating on.
For the Composite 1 output, the menu line appears as:
"Circle Type = Off"
The options in the field “Off” are:
Off
Static
Animated
Animated circles are useful as a lip-sync test as the circle and audio are synchronised
together. Animated circles are also useful for indicating the video output is ‘live’.
Definition for:
"Circle Size = nnn"
This menu item allows the user to control the size of the circle on the Pattern video output
they are operating on.
For the Composite 1 output, the menu line appears as:
"Circle Size = nnn"
The options for the field “nnn” are:
“nnn” = 0 up to a maximum of 551.
The maximum number is related to the selected video format. The maximum circle
size is approximately half the number of visible lines in that video format, e.g. for
NTSC, the maximum size = 245, PAL = 282, 720p = 362, 1080i = 551, etc.
Definition for:
"Circle Aspect = 16:9"
This menu item allows the user to control the aspect ratio of the circle on the Pattern video
output they are operating on.
For the Composite 1 output, the menu line appears as:
"Circle Aspect = 16:9"
The options in the field “16:9” are:
4:3 For SD formats.
16:9 For SD formats.
Fixed For HD formats only (fixed at 16:9).