JVC GY-DV550 Switch Settings of the VCR Section, Setting And Adjustments Before Shooting

6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING
6-8 Switch Settings of the VCR Section
		TC GENE switch
CH-1	AUDIO	CH-2

6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING 6-9 Audio Input Signal Selection

			LEVEL	CH-1	CH-2		CH-1	CH-2
					AUTO		FRONT
			ALARM		MANUAL		REAR
			MONITOR	AUDIO SELECT			AUDIO INPUT
				VTR SELECT TC GENE.				MENU
			SEE	INT		CONTINUE
			INSTR-		PRST	REC
			UCTION	PARA		FREE
			MANUAL	EXT	REGEN
			LITHIUM BATT.	CAM AUX	GROUP	ITEM	SELECT	DATA SET
					HOLD	SHIFT	ADVANCE	PRESET
VTR	GAIN	OUTPUT	WHT.BAL
	NG	OPERATE
				VTR INPUT
			VTR SELECT switch		VTR INPUT switch

VF

PUSH

VTR

AUDIO IN FRONT connector

			ALARM
			MONITOR
				AUDIO IN	AUDIO IN
				REAR	FRONT
			WHT.BAL	LINE/MIC	LINE/MIC
VTR	GAIN	OUTPUT		switch	switch
	NG	OPERATE
					AUDIO IN
			CH-1 AUDIO	CH-2 AUDIO	AUDIO
					IN REAR
			INPUT switch	INPUT switch
					connector

 Selecting the video input signals
Video signals recorded on this unit is selected using the VTR
INPUT switch.
•	When recording camera images, set to CAM.
•	When recording composite video signals from the
	GENLOCK/AUX IN connector, set to AUX.
	☞ See “Recording External Video Signals” on page 57

● SAMPLING RATE

Select the sampling rate for audio recording (48 kHz or 32

kHz).

● CH1 FRONT VR ENABLE

Set whether or not the front section's audio volume control

should be used. The front section's audio volume control only

affects the CH1 audio channel.

CH-1	CH-2	CH-1	CH-2
	AUTO		FRONT
	MANUAL		REAR
AUDIO SELECT		AUDIO INPUT

CH-1 AUDIO CH-2

LEVEL

 Selecting the VCR to record
Whether to record using this unit or the external VCR
connected to the VTR/RM multi-pin connector is selected
using the VTR SELECT switch.
•	When recording with this unit only, set to INT.
•	When recording with an external VCR, set to EXT or PARA.
	☞ See “Recording with an external VCR” on page 58
 Audio input signal selection
Use the AUDIO INPUT switch to select whether the sound
recorded on audio channel 1 or 2 is the sound from the AUDIO
INPUT connector on the front section or the sound from the
AUDIO INPUT connector on the rear section.
☞ See page 50.
 Audio recording level adjustment selection
Select "AUTO" or "MANUAL" for the recording level
adjustment mode for each audio channel.
☞ See page 51.
 VCR Setup Menu setting

●REMOTE SELECT

Confirm that "LOCAL" is selected if you want to operate on the GY-DV550 only.

●BACK TALLY MODE

Select the lightning pattern of the BACK TALLY lamp.

●INPUT SELECT

Select the input video signal (camera images or DV terminal images). To record the GY-DV550’s camera image, set to “CAMERA”.

●LOW CUT IN

For each audio input connector, select whether or not the lower frequency components of the audio signal are cut. Set to this position to eliminate the wind noise of the microphone.

● AUDIO REF. SIGNAL LEVEL

The reference recording level to the tape is selected (-20dB

or -12dB

● LONG PAUSE TIME

Select the time (in minutes) until the GY-DV550 enters the

tape protection mode (drum rotation stops) when the record-

pause mode is continued for long time.

● SSF MODE

Select the mode of the S.S.F. (Super Scene Finder) function.

S.S.F. function: Stores the time code of desired scenes or

cue points in the unit's memory.

☞ See “S.S.F. function” on page 66.

● DISPLAY SELECT

Select the counter display (time code or date/time indication)

when the COUNTER switch is set to “TC” or “UB”.

Setting the time code recording function

The GY-DV550 records SMPTE-standard (U MODEL)/EBU- standard (E MODEL) time code during recording. Set the switch- es according to applications.

●To record a time code as set in the built-in time code gener- ator:

•Set the TC GENE switch to REC.

This position allows you to record continuous time codes when recording scenes one after another.

•VCR Setup Menu setting (U MODEL)

Select the time code generator’s framing mode as drop frame or non-drop using the VCR Setup Menu item No. 416 “MON DROP/DROP”.

●To record a time code in continuation of the existing time code on the tape:

•Set the TC GENE switch to REGEN.

•Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 302 BACK SPACE to “STANDARD”.

For details on the time code operations including time code presetting, see "TIME CODE OPERATION" on page 62.

The GY-DV550 is provided with the AUDIO INPUT connector on the front section and the AUDIO INPUT connectors at the rear section for audio input. Two channels of sound can be recorded on the tape in digital PCM format. Using the AUDIO INPUT switch, select for each channel (CH1 and CH2) whether the sound to be recorded should be the sound from the AUDIO INPUT connector on the front section or the sound from the AUDIO INPUT connectors on the rear section.

Selecting the CH-1 channel input sound

Make the selection using the CH-1 AUDIO INPUT switch.
FRONT : The sound from the AUDIO INPUT connector on
	the front section is recorded on the CH-1 channel.
REAR	: The sound from the AUDIO INPUT connector on
	the rear section is recorded on the CH-1 channel.

Selecting the CH-2 channel input sound

Make the selection using the CH-2 AUDIO INPUT switch.
FRONT : The sound from the AUDIO INPUT connector on
	the front section is recorded on the CH-2 channel.
REAR	: The sound from the AUDIO INPUT connector on
	the rear section is recorded on the CH-2 channel.

Selection of front audio input and rear audio input connectors

Select the audio signal input to the AUDIO IN FRONT and
AUDIO IN REAR connector using the [LINE/MIC] switch.
Make settings for the AUDIO IN FRONT and AUDIO IN
REAR connectors separately.
LINE	:	Set to this position when connected to audio
		equipment, etc.
		The reference input level is +4 dBs.
MIC	:	Set to this position when using a monaural
		microphone.
		The reference input level is -60 dBs.
MIC +48 V	:	Set to this position when a microphone
		(phantom microphone) requiring +48 V DC
		power supply is connected.
CAUTION:
When connecting a component that does not require
+48 V power supply, make sure that the LINE/MIC switch
is not set to MIC +48V.
Neglecting this could cause damage to the connected
component.

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