Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording (continued)

4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels

Audio signals can be recorded separately for four audio channels. Perform menu operations to open the <MIC/ AUDIO1> screen from the VTR MENU page to change the settings for the AUTO LEVEL CH3 and AUTO LEVEL CH4. Depending on the setting conditions and input level for these items, recording levels for audio tracks CH3 and CH4 change as shown in the table below. Note that adjustments cannot be performed manually.

AUTO LEVEL

Input level

 

 

 

 

CH3/CH4*

 

 

 

LINE

 

MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

AGC ON

 

AGC ON

 

 

 

 

OFF

AGC/LIMITER OFF

 

LIMITER ON

 

 

 

 

<Note>

The DVCPRO HD EX format allows signals for 8 audio channels to be recorded, but the same signals as CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 will be recorded for CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8, respectively.

4-5 Setting the time data

When the user bits and time code are both to be used, the user bits are set first.

If the time code is set first, the time code generator will stop while the user bits are being set so that the time code setting will be off.

The time code setting range extends from 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29.

4-5-1 Setting the user bits

By setting the user bits, information, such as a memorandum (date, time) of up to 8 digits in hexadecimal numbers, can be recorded in the sub-code area (LTC) and the VIDEO AUX area (VITC).

DISPLAY switch

Display window

TCG switch

DOWN (–) button

UP (+) button

SHIFT button

OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch

1 Set the DISPLAY switch to UB.

2 Set the TCG switch to SET.

3 Set the user bits using the SHIFT button, UP (+) button and DOWN (–) button.

SHIFT button: This is used to cause the digit that is to be set to flash. Each time it is pressed, the flashing digit moves to the right.

UP (+) button: This increments the numerical value of the flashing digit by 1.

DOWN (–) button: This decrements the numerical value of the flashing digit by 1.

4 Set the TCG switch to F-RUN or R-RUN.

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