Sony MAV-555SS Selecting the Recording Port to be Controlled, Selecting the Video Signals

Chapter 4 Recording & Playback

4-1-2 Selecting the Recording Port to be Controlled

Because the MAV-555SS can handle up to three recording ports, when making the various settings concerning recording that are described later in this chapter it is first necessary to specify which recording port is the target of the setting. (Settings must be made individually for each port.)

To select a recording port, press the PORT SELECT button that corresponds to that port so that the button is lit.

Mode	PORT SELECT	Application	Configuration
	button
SS mode	R1	Selecting the R1 port	1 input/
			1 output
SD mode	R2/P3	Selecting the R2 port	2 input /
			2 output
			3 input /
			1 output
	R3/P2	Selecting the R3 port	3 input /
			1 output

4-1-3 Selecting the Video Signals

Set the VIDEO INPUT SELECT buttons by the following procedure, according to the video input signals.

1 With the PORT SELECT buttons, select the recording port to which the setting applies.

2 Press the SDI or COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT SELECT button, turning it on.

•SDI button:

to select the signal input to the SDI INPUT connectors

•COMPOSITE button:

The optional AD/DA converter board BKMA-513 is required when selecting the signal input for the VIDEO IN (COMPOSITE) connectors.

4-1-4 Selecting the Audio Signals

Set the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons as follows, according to the audio input signals.

1 Press the PORT SELECT button to select the applicable recording port.

2 Press the INPUT SELECT button, turning it on. The AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons which are lit show the current selection.

3 Use the following buttons to select the input channels. You can select input sources individually for each channel.

•SDI CH1 to CH4 buttons:

signals input to the SDI INPUT connectors (channels 1 to 4)

•AES/EBU CH1 to CH4 buttons:

signals input to the AUDIO INPUT (AES/EBU) connectors (channels 1 to 4)

•ANALOG CH1 to CH4 buttons:

signals input to the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connectors (channels 1 to 4)

*Requires the optional AD/DA Converter Board BKMA-513 and Analog Audio Extension Unit BKMA-570.

4-1-5 Selecting the Video and Audio Signals to be Monitored

This section describes how to select the video and audio signals to be monitored.

Note

The video and audio signals in the monitor output are those of the currently selected port.

Selecting the video signals to be monitored

The video signal of the currently selected port is output from the SDI (SUPER) and ANALOG COMPOSITE (SUPER) connectors.

Character information is superimposed on the outputs from these connectors.

For details of settings relating to the superimposed character information, see Section 3-4-1, “Basic Menu Settings” (page 3-18).

Selecting the audio signals to be monitored

Using the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons, switch the audio signals output from the PHONES jack, SDI (SUPER) connector, and MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connectors, as follows.

1 Press the MONITOR SELECT button, turning it on. The AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons that are lit show the current monitoring selection.

2 Press the corresponding buttons, turning them on, to select from channels 1 to 4 for the L and R monitoring channels (a channel can be assigned to both L and R).

Notes

•The monitored audio signal uses the same port as the video signal.

•Audio signals output from the SDI (SUPER) connector are as follows:

CH1: Audio monitor output. Same as the Lch signal.

4-2 (E) 4-1 Preparations for Recording