2 CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND DISPLAYS

2-3 On-screen display

2 CONTROLS, CONNECTORS AND DISPLAYS

2-4 LCD display

The on-screen display can be viewed on a monitor connected to the rear panel’s [VIDEO MONITOR OUT] connector when the No. 500 <ON SCREEN> menu switch is set to “ON”. Pressing the [MENU] button will bring up the menu switch display regardless of this setting.

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OVER AUTO OFF DEW

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OVER

SERVO RF

AUD LOCK:

Lights when the video and audio

 

sampling clocks (at 48 kHz) are

 

synchronized in the Play mode. Lights in

 

the Recording mode and EE mode.

Five types of indication are available.

 

Tape counter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time display

 

 

 

 

STOP

 

 

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCR 1 2 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counter mode

 

Counter mode indication

Time display contents

CTL

 

 

CTL counter data

 

TCR

 

 

Time code reader data

TCG

 

 

Time code generator data

UBR

 

 

User bits reader data

UBG

 

 

User bits generator data

TIME

 

 

Time

 

DATE

 

 

Date

 

ETCG

 

 

External time code generator

 

 

 

data

 

EUBG

 

 

External user bits generator data

Menu switch

 

0 0 0 ~

:

SERVO / SYSTEM

 

1 0 0 ~

:

V I DEO

 

2 0 0 ~

:

AUD I O

 

3 0 0 ~

:

SYSTEM

 

4 0 0 ~

:

T I ME

CODE

 

5 0 0 ~

:

ONSCREEN

 

HM

:

HOUR METER

 

1.Tape counter

The type of data shown on the tape counter display is set with the [COUNTER] switch and menu switch.

Related settings

[COUNTER] switch (front panel) No. 504 <INFORMATION SELECT> No. 514 <TIME DISPLAY SELECT>

Mode:

Shown when the No. 504 <INFORMATION

 

SELECT> menu switch is set to “MODE +

 

TIME”. In this case, the unit’s operation

 

status can be checked on the monitor

 

screen.

Time display: The indications shown in the table on the

 

left are available with the counter mode

 

indication.

2.Menu switch

This indication is used to set the menu switch. Shown when the [MENU] button is pressed.

Press it once again to restore the previous display.  See “MENU SWITCHES” on page 19.

 

 

 

 

32k

44.1k

48k

SLAVE

PB

NDF

HOLD

5

 

 

AUD LOCK

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

H

 

M

 

S

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Counter display section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three types of indications can be displayed in the counter

 

 

display section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Tape counter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normally, the indication selected with the [COUNTER]

 

 

 

 

switch is shown. When the No. 516 <DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

SELECT> menu switch is set to “CLOCK”, the time and

 

 

 

 

date are shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See “Built-in clock setting” on page 25.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Menu switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the menu switch setting mode, menu switch items are

 

 

 

 

shown one at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu switch No.

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Warning code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When this unit malfunctions, the nature of the problem is

 

 

 

 

indicated by an error code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See “Warning indicators” on page 46.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In the Operate Off mode, “oPE-oFF” is shown.

2 Tape running indication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shows the tape running conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does not light when the sampling rate is

MENU:

32 kHz or 44.1 kHz.

Lights in the menu switch setting mode.

32K/44.1K/48K:

Shows the frequency of the digital audio

 

signal sampling rate. In the Record and

 

EE modes, the frequency set with No.

 

245 <SAMPLING RATE> menu switch is

 

shown. In the Play mode, the playback

 

audio signal mode is shown. The 44.1K

 

indication is shown only in the Play

PB:

mode.

Lights when playback signals are output.

NDF:

Lights when the non-drop mode is set for

DF:

time code. (U MODEL)

Lights when the drop mode is set for

 

time code. When the CLOCK mode is

 

engaged for the LCD display in the REC

 

or EE mode, “DF” lights even though the

HOLD:

NDF mode is set for time code. (U MODEL)

Lights in the time code or user bits

 

setting mode and in the date and time

SP/LP:

setting mode.

Shows the recording or playback speed.

 

Please note that LP mode recording and

 

playback is not possible with this unit. If

 

you try to play back a tape recorded in

 

the LP mode, the “LP inh” indication is

 

shown and the VCR enters the Stop

SLAVE:

mode.

Lights when time code signals are input

 

to the 6 [TIME CODE IN] connector on

 

the rear panel to synchronize with video

 

input signals. Blinks when they are not

 

in sync with video input signals.

 

*Even though the [SLAVE] indicator

 

lights, time code data from an external

 

time code generator connected to the

 

[TIME CODE IN/OUT] connectors may

 

not be effective.

 

• During play

Hour meter

3.

Hour meter

 

Shows the rotating head usage time.

 

( HOUR METER )

 

 

 

Select “HM: HOUR METER” on the menu switch’s group

DH

: DRUM HOUR METER

 

 

select screen.

 

0 0 0 0 0 0H

 

Audio dubbing mode

Recording mode

Rewind mode

Stop mode

Fast-forward mode

Play mode

Pause mode

The playback time code data is output

to the 8 [TIME CODE OUT]

connector.

• When the No. 460 <TC DUPLICATE>

menu switch is set to “ON”, time code

data input to the [DV IN] connector is

recorded.

 

 

Tape remaining time

 

 

0 1 : 0 0

 

 

 

 

Hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minute

 

 

: 0 0 : 0 0

:

0 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCR 1 2

 

 

Warning code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARN I NG 0 2 0 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONDENSAT I ON ON DRUM

 

4.Tape remaining time

Shows the tape remaining time.

Shown when the No. 505 <REMAIN ENABLE> menu switch is set to “ON”.

5.Warning message

Automatically shown when an abnormality occurs.  See “Warning indicators” on page 46.

Reverse search mode

Fast-forward search mode

3 Battery indicator

When this unit is powered by a battery and the battery

voltage level drops below the specified value, this indicator

blinks (“off” in normal operation), to show that battery

voltage is insufficient. This indicator will also blink when the

Operate Off mode is engaged (since voltage output from

the battery drops in this mode).

4 Cassette mark

 

This mark lights to show that a cassette is loaded.

This mark is shown even in the Operate Off mode.

5 Indicators

 

AUTO OFF:

Lights when a problem occurs in this unit.

DEW:

Lights when a condensation occurs.

RF:

Lights when the heads are clogged and

SERVO:

the signal level drops.

Lights when the unit’s servo system has

 

stabilized.

6 Audio channel indication

 

 

 

 

Shows the audio channel of the signal output from the rear

panel’s [AUDIO OUT] connectors.

 

 

 

Indication and output signals can be switched with the

front panel’s [AUDIO OUTPUT] switch only when 32 kHz

sampling rate signals are played back.

 

 

In other modes, the indication and output signals are fixed

as shown in the table below.

 

 

 

 

Sampling rate

 

32K

 

 

48K

44.1K

 

Mode

PB/

A.DUB

EE/REC

PB

EE/REC

PB

 

A.DUB

PAUSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fixed

Fixed

Fixed

Fixed

 

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Fixed

 

CH 2/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH 1/3

 

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH 2/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB: Play mode

 

EE: EE mode

 

(In case of condensation)

A.DUB: Audio Dubbing mode REC: Record mode

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