Parts and their functions

Front panel (1)POWER switchAudio level meter

The audio information is displayed here.

zThe levels of the CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8 PCM audio signals and level of the CUE track signal are displayed here.

zThe levels of the input signals are displayed during recording and when EE is selected.

During playback, the levels of the playback signals are displayed. In the INPUT CHECK status, the levels of the input signals are displayed for CH1 to CH8.

zInput signal display for each of the channels The indicators for the selected input signals light. (When the SD SDI input is selected, the SDI indicator lights. When the 1394 input is selected, the HD lights.) If no input signal is selected, the AES/HDSDI/SD SDI/ 1394 indicator blinks while the ANA indicator lights con- tinuously.

When the internal signal (INT SG) is selected, all AES/ ANA/HD SDI indicators light.

All indicators are off in 23/24 Hz mode or 25 Hz (HD, SD) and 50 Hz (HD, SD) mode.

Input signal display

AES ANA

AES ANA

 

HD SDI

 

HD SDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

dB

 

 

dB

Level meter

 

 

 

 

•16

 

 

 

 

 

-4

 

•4

-16

 

 

 

 

 

-8

 

•3

-17

 

•12

 

 

 

 

-12

 

•2

-18

 

•8

 

 

 

 

 

 

-16

 

•1

-19

 

•4

Reference

 

 

-20

 

0

-20

 

0

 

level indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

-25

 

-1

-21

 

-5

 

 

-30

 

-2

-22

 

-10

 

 

 

 

-40

 

-3

-23

 

-20

 

 

 

 

-

 

-4

-24

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L R L R

Left (L) and right (R) monitor channel

Cassette insertion slot

If the slot’s orange plate is visible, it means that a cassette tape is already inserted.

EJECT button

When this button is pressed, the cassette is unloaded, and a few seconds later it is ejected automatically.

When CTL appears on the counter display, the display is reset.

Headphones jack

The sound heard during recording, playback or editing can be monitored through headphones when stereo headphones are connected to this jack.

Volume control dial

This control dial is used to adjust the volume level of the headphones and monitor output.

Whether the volume level of the monitor output is to be coupled together with that of the headphones to this dial or separated can be selected using the setup menu item No.712 (MONI OUT). (Note that the volume level of the headphones is coupled at all times.) When the volume levels have been separated, the UNITY value (prescribed value) applies to the monitor output.

Channel condition lamps

These lamps light to indicate the error rate status. (Green>amber>red)

Green: This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are both at acceptable levels.

Amber:

This lights when the error rate for either the video or audio playback signals has deteriorated. The playback picture and sound remain unaffected even while this lamp is lighted.

Red: This lights when correction or interpolation has been engaged for either the video or audio playback signals.

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