<Front Panel Top Section>
eINPUT SELECT display
The characters corresponding to the selected input signal light. When, with the exception of analog signals, the selected input signals are not available, the display flashes to alert the user.
<Video>
Y PB PR: Analog component video signal
CMPST: Analog composite video signal
SDTI (V&A): Compressed data, serial and digital video and audio signals (option)
SDI: Serial digital video signal (EBU Tech.
When BB has been selected as the setup menu No. 601 (INT BB SIG) setting, the entire display area will light up.
<Audio>
ANALOG: Analog audio signal
AES/EBU: Digital audio signal
USER SET: Selection of audio signal to be recorded
SDI: Serial digital audio signal (EBU Tech.
When ON has been selected as the setup menu No. 722 (INT SG) setting, the entire display area will light up.
rCassette insertion slot
The M cassette, L cassette and consumer cassette (S cassette) with adaptor are inserted into this slot.
Consumer cassettes can be played back only.
tEJECT button
When this is pressed, the tape is unloaded and several seconds later the cassette is automatically ejected. When the counter display indicates “CTL”, the display is reset.
The lamp lights when the eject command is received.
yChannel condition lamps
One of these lamps lights in accordance with the error rate status. (Green→amber→red) Green: This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are both
acceptable.
Amber: This lights when the error rate for the video or audio playback signals has deteriorated.
Red: The playback picture will remain normal even when this lamp lights.
This lights when the video or audio signals are subject to rectification or interpolation.
uAUTO OFF lamp
This lights when trouble has arisen in the deck’s operation.
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