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# Color bars

Color bars can be displayed. This is useful for image quality adjustment of a TV or an external monitor.

#### Assigning [COLOR BARS] to the USER button

Set this function so that the color bars can be displayed/hidden with an arbitrary USER button.

Select the [SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu → [USER SWITCHES] → [USER1] to [USER9] → [COLOR BARS].

- [COLOR BARS] is assigned to the <USER 5> button as a factory setting.

#### Displaying the color bars

Press the USER button that [COLOR BARS] is assigned.

Press the USER button again to return to the normal display.

NOTE

- This does not operate when the [SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu → [SYSTEM MODE] → [SDI RAW] is set to anything other than [OFF].

## Setting the type of color bars

From the [OUTPUT SETTINGS] menu → [COLOR BARS] → [COLOR BARS TYPE], select type of color bars.

- The type of color bars can be selected from [SMPTE] or [FULL].

NOTE

- A smear may occur depending on the output resolution.

## Setting the audio test signal output

Sets if the audio test signal (tone signal of rating level 1 kHz) can be output or not when the color bars are displayed.

Select the [OUTPUT SETTINGS] menu → [COLOR BARS] → [TEST TONE] → [ON].

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