You can have the camcorder generate and record color bars and a 1 kHz audio reference signal and output them from the HD/SD SDI terminal (XF305 only), HDMI terminal, HD/SD Component terminal¹, AV terminal, VIDEO 2 terminal¹, and headphones² terminal.

¹ Video only
² Audio only

Recording Color Bars

You can choose between SMPTE standard definition color bars [Type 1] and ARIB multi-format HDTV color bars [Type 2].

1. Open the color bars [Type] submenu.
   [Camera Setup] > [Color Bars] > [Type]
   
2. Select [Type 1] (SMPTE) or [Type 2] (ARIB) and then press <SET>.
   
3. Open the [Enable] submenu to activate the color bars.
   [Camera Setup] > [Color Bars] > [Enable]
   
4. Select [On] and press <SET>.
   - The selected color bars appear on the screen and will be recorded when you press the START/STOP button.
   - Turning the camcorder off or changing the operating mode will deactive the color bars.
   

Recording an Audio Reference Signal

The camcorder can output a 1 kHz audio reference signal with the color bars.

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.