Getting Acquain
tedWithYourInstrument
To Determine Status At-a-Glance
The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the instrument display, shows the instrument status and the monitored signal
information. The following table describes the display elements shown on the status bar.
Display element Description
Input Format
Text indicating the format of the signal on the selected i nput or whether signal is missing or
unlocked.
Reference Source Text indicating the source of the current reference. Possible r eferenc es are: External, Internal.
Also indicates format and whether the reference is missing or unlocked.
Current Input Text indicating the selected input. Possible inputs are: SDI A and SDI B. Also indicates if the
current input is not in Auto m ode and is unlocked.
EDH or CRC Error A one-line area that is visible if EDH or CRC errors are present.
RGB Gamut Error A one-line area that is visible if RGB gamut errors are present.
NOTE. Because RGB and Composite Gamut messages appear on the same line in the
display, if both RGB and Composite Gamut errors are present at the same time, the message
"RGB and Cmpst Gamut" will appear.
Composite Gamut Error A one-line area that is visible if Composite gam ut (A rrowhead) errors are present.
NOTE. Because RGB and Composite Gamut messages appear on the same line in the
display, if both RGB and Composite Gamut errors are present at the same time, the message
"RGB and Cmpst Gamut" will appear.
Luma Gamut Errors A one-line area that is visible if Luma errors are present.
Alarm/Error Indicator An icon visible when alarms of types other than those in the four readouts just listed occur.
Date and Time
Readout of the date and time (set in CONFIG > Utilities).
FreezeStatus Aniconvisiblewhenthetraceofthedisplayisintheactivefrozenstate.
Instrument Name
Name assigned to the instrument in the CONFIG > Utilities menu.
Audio Status
A 16-character string indicating the s elected audio input or the embedded audio channel
status, when embedded audio is the selected input, In the latter case, each character shows
the status of a specific channel: - for not present and p for present.
Timecode Readout A readout showing the selected time-code value.
Low Battery Indicator
Appears when the battery level has no more than 10 minutes of operating power remaining.
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