Sony MAV-555SS Selecting the Playback Port to be Controlled, Selecting the Displayed Time Data

4-2-2 Selecting the Playback Port to be Controlled

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

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

Note

The PORT SELECT button that needs to be pressed in order to select a playback port depends on the port configuration selected on the menu, as described in the table below.

Mode	PORT SELECT	Application	Configuration
	button
SS mode	P1	Selecting the P1 port	1 input /
			1 output
SD mode	R3/P2	Selecting the P2 port	2 input /
			2 output
			1 input /
			3 output
	R2/P3	Selecting the P3 port	1 input /
			3 output

4-2-3 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 which 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.

CH2: Audio monitor output. Same as the Rch signal.

CH3: No output.

CH4: No output.

To adjust the volume of the audio output from the PHONES jack

Turn the PHONES control.

4-2-4 Selecting the Displayed Time Data

You can select the time data displayed in the time data indicator from the following:

•Time data

•User bits

To display time data

To display time data, use the following procedure.

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

2 Press the TC/UB button, turning it off.

3 Press the TIMER SEL button, to select the type of timecode you want to display. Each time you press the TIMER SEL button cycles through the following indications in the display panel for the playback port for which the setting is currently being made: LTC t VITC t TM1 t TM2 t LTC.

To display user bits

To display user bits, use the following procedure. However, when time data is TM1 or TM2, the user bit does not appear.

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

2 Press the TC/UB button, turning it on.

Chapter 4 Recording & Playback

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