Controls and their functions
eINPUT SELECT switches
These are used to select the video and audio input signals.
<Video>
Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input video signal selection is switched in the order of Y/PB/PR, COMPOSITE, SDTI (V&A), SDI and then back to Y/PB/PR. When SDTI (V&A) is selected, both video input and audio input are switched to SDTI.
<Audio>
Each time the AUDIO button is pressed, the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of ANALOG, AES/EBU, USER SET, SDI and then back to ANALOG. USER SET is a feature for independently selecting the input signals to record on PCM audio signal channels 1 through 4, and is used together with the setup menu. However, when video input is set to SDTI, audio input is also forcibly set to SDTI. For instance, if USER SET is selected by INPUT SELECT and the channel selections are CH1=ANALOG on setup menu No. 715, CH2=DIGITAL on No. 716, CH2=AES on No. 719, CH3=DIGITAL on No. 717, CH3=SIF on No. 720, and CH4=ANALOG on No. 718, then analogue input signals are recorded on PCM audio signal CH1 on the tape, AES/EBU digital signals on CH2, SDI input digital signals on CH3, and analogue input signals on CH4.
<Note>
The video or audio input selection mode established using the INPUT SELECT switch can be selected using setup menu No. 112 (V IN SEL INH) or No. 113 (A IN SEL INH) setting.
rINPUT SELECT display
The characters corresponding to the selected input signal light up.
With the exception of analogue audio signals, the display flashes to alert the user when the selected input signal is not supplied.
<Video>
Y PB PR: Analogue component video signal (option)
CMPST: Analogue composite video signal (option)
SDTI (V&A): Serial digital compressed video/audio signal (option)
SDI:Serial digital video signal (SMPTE
[The entire display lights when signal generation using the internal signal generator has been selected for setup menu No. 600 (INT SG).]
<Audio>
ANALOG: Analogue audio signal
AES/EBU: Digital audio signal
USER SET: Selection of the audio signal to record
SDI: Serial digital audio signal (SMPTE
[The entire display lights when signal generation using the internal signal generator has been selected for setup menu No. 700 (INT SG).]
tCassette insertion slot
yEJECT button
When this is pressed, the tape is unloaded and several seconds later the cassette is automatically ejected. When the counter display indicates “CTL”, the display is reset. Whether the EJECT button operation is to be enabled or disabled can be selected by setting setup menu No. 115 (EJECT SW INH).
uChannel condition lamps
One of these lamps lights in accordance with the error rate status. (Green→Amber→Red) Green: This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are
both acceptable.
Amber: This lights when the error rate for the video or audio playback signals has deteriorated.
Red: The playback picture will remain normal even when this lamp lights.
This lights when the video or audio signals are subject to rectification or interpolation.
iAUTO OFF lamp
This lights when trouble has arisen in the deck’s operation.
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