Parts and their functions (continued)

Front panel (3) Time code display

The data, VTR status information, tape format information or warning information which corresponds to the direct menu buttons appear on this display. (See page 38 and following for details of the displays.)

UNITY lamps

VIDEO UNITY lamp

This lights if all image output levels of the HD/SD are UNITY.

AUDIO UNITY lamp

This lights if the UNITY level applies for the PCM or CUE AUDIO input or output level. (The lighting of the lamp complies with the setting selected for setup menu item No.142 (AUDIO UNITY).)

Direct menu buttons

These buttons are used to switch directly to the function menus on the time code display.

HOME:

The most basic settings of recording, playback and time code operations are selected on this menu.

VIDEO:

The basic input and output settings for the video signals are selected on this menu. The level of the HD output signals can also be adjusted on this screen.

AUDIO:

The basic input and output settings for the audio signals are selected on this menu.

PF1: This enables user-defined menu items to be registered in the function keys.

PF2: This enables user-defined menu items to be registered in the function keys.

TC: The settings related to the time code are selected on this menu. Superimposing the time code on the display can also be set on this screen.

CUE: This enables up to 60 cue points to be set. In the PAGE mode, 10 pages with 6 cue points on each page are provided so that the cue points can be managed on a page-by-page basis.

DIAG: This enables confirmation of information such as the warning/hour-meter/UMID. On the SHIFT screen, the error log files can be checked and deleted.

MENU:

On this menu, it is possible to transfer operation to the screen on which operations (adjustments and saving data in or loading it from the internal memory and SD memory card) relating to the SYSTEM and SETUP menus are to be performed.

See page 38 and following for further details on each of the function menus.

ASSEM button

This button is used to perform assemble editing.

When it is pressed, the <ASSEMBLE> menu appears on the time code display. Setting ASSEM to ON using F1 enables assemble editing, and the lamp of the ASSEM button lights.

Even after operation is transferred by another direct menu, the assemble mode will remain established while the ASSEM button lamp is lighted.

Press the [F1] button when the <ASSEMBLE> menu is displayed to turn OFF the ASSEM item on the screen. The ASSEM button lamp now goes off and the assemble mode is released

INSERT button

This button is used to perform insert editing.When it is pressed, the <INSERT> menu appears on the time code display, and the function menu for selecting the signals to be edited is displayed.

To select the signals to be edited, press the function key, and highlight the display. The highlighted display indicates that those signals are selected.

To release the selection, press the same function key again.

Use F1 to F6 to select the V, A1, A2, A3, A4 and CUE signals; use SHIFT + F2 to F6 to select the A5, A6, A7, A8 and TC signals.

ADJUST dial (ADJ dial)

This is used for the menu and other operations.

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