LCD Display
The LCD on the front panel of the MP 6000 displays various forms of information. Here are some of the many examples
Displayed when first switched on.
Displayed briefly while the MP 6000 is booting up.
Displayed when the Eject Button is pressed.
General display indicating the Record Quality selected and the active video input. in this example HQ is the Record Quality – other options are SP, LP, EP and SLP. The active video input is Composite Video – other options are
DIGITAL
Playback Display. This indicates the playback status such as PLAY, PAUSE, FWD etc. The Title Number (TLE) from
Record Display. This indicates Record status. It displays the Record Quality, in this case HQ – other options are SP, LP, EP and SLP. It also indicates whether the MP 6000 is in Rec or Rec Pause mode. The counter display in HH:MM:SS indicates the length of the track being recorded.
The Menu display is shown when the Menu Button is pressed. There are many options available, which we will examine in more detail later.
We will look at other LCD display information later on, in other chapters.
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