JVC GY-DV550U instruction manual VCR Display Section

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

2-2 Right Side Section (Cont'd)

[VCR Display Section]

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				OPERATE/WARNING
						LIGHT
				RESET		ON	MODE
						OFF	RM
							VTR
				MONITOR
FILTER				SELECT
			ALARM	CH-1		CTL
1 3200k				MIX		TC	DYNAMIC
2 5600k+1/8ND				CH-2		UB
3 5600k+1/64ND
							INCOM
SHUTTER STATUS			MONITOR				MIC	LEVEL
							ON
				CH-1	CH-2	CH-1	CH-2
MENU					AUTO	FRONT
					MANUAL	REAR
				AUDIO SELECT		AUDIO INPUT
							OFF
				CH-1 AUDIO CH-2			CALL
				LEVEL
AUTO IRIS	FULL AUTO	BLACK	LOLUX
BACK L			STRETCH				RM OFF	DC IN
NORMAL			NORMAL					/BATT.
SPOT L			COMPRESS

POWER

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OVER

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48k

SLAVE

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WIDE

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REMAIN

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!3

!4 !5

1[OPERATE/WARNING] indicator

Normally lights green.

Lights orange during the VTR SAVE (tape protect) mode. This indicator lights or blinks in red in the case of a warning condition related to the remaining tape time, remaining battery power or other abnormal condition in the unit.

For details, see "ALARM INDICATIONS" on pages 96.

2[RESET] button

•Press to reset the CTL counter value.

*Pressing the button during presetting of time code or user's bit resets the time code or user's bit data to "00:00:00:00".

3[LIGHT] switch

Turns the illumination of the back-lit display ON or OFF. ON : The display is illuminated.

OFF : The display is not illuminated.

(Keep this switch at OFF during battery operation of the GY-DV550 or when it is required to reduce the power consumption for some reason.)

CAUTION:

Immediately after the power is switched ON, the level meters may fluctuate. This is not a malfunction.

6SP indicator

Indicates the tape speed in record mode.

732k/48k sampling frequency indication

Indicates whether audio recording or playback occurs with 12-bit, 32 kHz sampling or 16-bit 48 kHz sampling.

•In the recording mode, the sampling frequency is set using the VCR Setup Menu item No. 245 SAMPLING RATE. In the playback mode, the indication conforms to the sampling rate of the recorded sound.

8[AUD LOCK] indicator

Indicates whether the audio signal is locked to the video signal during recording and playback.

9[MENU] indicator

Appears when the MENU button 1 on page 15 is pressed to select the VCR Setup Menu.

4[COUNTER] switch

Selects the contents displayed on the LCD counter display. The displayed contents when TC or UB is set can be selected using the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT.

CTL : Set to this position to display the CTL counter.

TC : Set to this position to display time codes or for presetting the time code. (When the Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “TC”)

Time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is displayed. (When the Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “CLOCK”)

UB : Set to this position to display the user's bits of time codes or presetting the user's bit. (When the Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “TC”)

Date (Day, month, year) is displayed. (When the Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “CLOCK”)

☞ See “VCR Setup Menu Contents” on page 75.

0WIDE indicator

•During IEEE1394 input, the unit will display the “WIDE” indicator if the inputted data is of 16:9 aspect ratio.

•During playback and in the search modes, the “WIDE” indicator is displayed if the recording was made in the WIDE mode. The indicator remains off if the recording was made in the NORMAL or LETTER mode.

!Cassette indicator

Lights when the unit is loaded with a videocassette. Blinks during ejection or tape loading.

@[REMAIN] indicator

The remaining tape time (minutes and seconds) is shown. For details, see page “Remaining Tape Time Display” on page 24.

5Audio level meters

Show the audio input level of the CH-1 and CH-2 channels in the record mode or EE mode.

In the playback mode, the meters show the playback audio level.

"OVER" lights in case of excessive input.

The reference recording level to the tape can be set using No. 257 AUDIO REF. SIGNAL LEV in the VCR Setup Menu screen (-20dB or -12dB). ☞ See page 74

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