Panasonic AJ-HD150FE Counter display area, Cassette inserted display lamp, SCH lamp, CF lamp

Controls and their functions

<Front Panel Centre Section>

XCounter display area

The TC and CTL count values, UB and messages are displayed in this area.

Cassette inserted display lamp:

This lamp lights when a cassette has been inserted into the unit.

DVCPRO format (25 Mbps/50 Mbps) cassette play display lamp:

This lights when a cassette which was recorded using the DVCPRO (25 Mbps/50 Mbps) format is being played back.

SCH lamp:

This lights when the SCH phase of the SD REF signal is within a fixed range.

CF lamp:

This lights when the colour framing is locked.

TC/UB lamp:

This flashes when the TC or UB information cannot be read during tape playback; it remains lit while the information is being read properly.

YTime code buttons

These are used to set the TC or UB value.

SHIFT: When setting the TC or UB value, first press this button to stop the data running. Change the digit now flashing on the display.

Each time the button is pressed, the flashing moves to the right by one digit, and when it reaches the right-most digit, it returns to the left-most digit.

When it is kept depressed, the flashing moves consecutively.

ADJ: This is used to change the numeral of the digit now flashing on the display.

When the button is pressed once, the number is incremented by 1, and when it is kept depressed, the number is incremented consecutively.

START: This enters the data which has been changed by the SHIFT and ADJ buttons. Also, Pressing this button when the TC or UB value are not set enables the TCG or UBG setting values to be confirmed.

RESET: When this button is pressed in the CTL mode, the display is reset to “00:00:00:00”. In the CTL mode, the entered edit points are cleared.

In the TC/UB mode, the generator is reset when the button is pressed together with the SHIFT button.

ZAudio channel selector button

This button is used to switch the display and control of the CH1-CH4 or CH5-CH8 audio metre and volume and insert buttons.

[Level metre

This displays the levels of the PCM audio signals for CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 (or for CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8) and CUE track signals.

During recording and E-E selection, it displays the levels of the audio input signals; during playback, it displays the levels of the audio output signals.

\Audio input/output level controls

These controls are used to adjust the recording and playback levels of the PCM audio signals (CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4/CH5/CH6/CH7/CH8) and the CUE track signal. The upper controls are for adjusting the recording levels.

The lower controls are for adjusting the playback levels.

Each control is a “pull for variable” control, meaning that the level can be adjusted only when the control has been pulled up. The signal levels are set to the unity value (preset value) when the controls have been pushed down.

Furthermore, when the channels have been switched between CH1-4 and CH5-8 using

the	AUDIO CH SELECT button	Z, the previous information is retained until the controls
are	next operated.

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