Controls and their functions (continued)

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%0VIDEO IN LEVEL control and switch These are used to adjust the video input level.

PRESET: When the switch is set to “PRESET”, the video input level is set to the unity value (0 dB).

MANUAL: When the switch is set to “MANUAL”, the video input level can be adjusted using this control.

%1VIDEO OUT LEVEL control and switch

When setup menu No. 00 (ENCODER SEL) is set to “LOCAL”, the video output level can be adjusted.

When the switch is set to “PRESET”, the video output level is set to the unity value (0 dB). When the switch is set to “MANUAL”, the video output level can be adjusted using this control.

%2CHROMA LEVEL control and switch

When setup menu No. 00 (ENCODER SEL) is set to “LOCAL”, the chroma level can be adjusted.

When the switch is set to “PRESET”, the chroma level is set to the unity value (0 dB). When the switch is set to “MANUAL”, the chroma level can be adjusted using this control.

%3SETUP control and switch

When setup menu No. 00 (ENCODER SEL) is set to “LOCAL”, the setup level can be adjusted.

When the switch is set to “PRESET”, the setup level is set to the unity value (0 IRE). When the switch is set to “MANUAL”, the setup level can be adjusted using this control.

%4HUE control and switch

When setup menu No. 00 (ENCODER SEL) is set to “LOCAL”, the hue can be adjusted. When the switch is set to “PRESET”, the hue is the unity value (0°).

When the switch is set to “MANUAL”, the hue can be adjusted using this control.

%5CF switch

This selects whether the playback framing is to be locked in 4-field or 8-field increments or 2-field increments.

4F/8F: 525 mode: The framing is locked in 4-field increments.

625 mode: The framing is locked in 4- or 8-field increments. The framing can be selected in either 4- or 8-field increments using setup menu No. 108 (CAP. LOCK).

2F: The framing is locked in 2-field increments.

%6TC generator switch

REGEN: When the REGEN/PRESET switch is at REGEN, the internal time code generator is synchronized with the time code which the time code reader read from the tape. Whether to set TC or UB to REGEN can be selected at the setup menu No. 503 (TCG REGEN).

PRESET: When the REGEN/PRESET switch is at PRESET, presetting is enabled by the controls on the operation panel or by remote control.

REC RUN: The time code runs only during recording when the RUN MODE switch has been set to REC. The time code runs constantly when the REGEN/PRESET switch is set to REGEN.

FREE RUN: The time code runs regardless of the operation mode as long as the power is being supplied when the RUN MODE switch has been set to FREE.

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AJ-D950 specifications

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