Parts and their functions

Front panel

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ON

POWER

 

 

 

DVCPRO

DVCPRO 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METER

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTER ASSEM

VIDEO

CUE

TC

STAND BY PLAYER

 

RECORDER

JOG

SHTL

SLOW

FULL/FINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

RESET CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

 

PLAY

 

REC

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

A IN

INSERT

A OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREVIEW/PREVIEW

AUTO EDIT PREROLL

 

SET

 

 

REW

 

STOP

 

FF

 

 

 

HEADPHONES

MONITOR MIX

INPUT SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

TC

 

 

SUPER

REC INH

INT

TCG

MODE CONTROL

 

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

 

 

 

UNITY

PRESET MENU SET DIAG

ON

ON

REGEN

TAPE

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB LEVEL

 

 

 

VAR

 

 

OFF

OFF

EXIT

 

EE

LOCAL

 

 

 

1POWER switch

2Format display area

The recording format and the format of the tape inserted in the unit are displayed here.

DVCPRO50:

This indicates recording and playback of DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) format tapes.

DVCPRO:

This indicates recording and playback of DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format tapes.

DV:

This indicates playback of DV format tapes.

3Cassette insertion slot

4EJECT button

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

When CTL display has been selected for the counter display, the display is reset.

EJECT button operation can be enabled or disabled with setup menu No. 115 (EJECT SW INH).

5INPUT SELECT buttons

These buttons switch the video and audio input signals. It is also possible to switch the input signals to the internal reference signal selected on setup menu No. 600 (INT SG).

VIDEO:

Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input video signal selection is switched in the order of Y PB PR 5 CMPST 5 SDI 5 SDTI/1394 5 SG (SG/SG1/SG2).

O When SG has been selected, the signal is switched to the internal reference signal selected on setup menu No. 600 (INT SG).

AUDIO:

Each time the AUDIO button is pressed, the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of ANALOG 5 AES/EBU 5 USER SET 5 SDI 5 SDTI/1394 5 SG.

O USER SET is a function which enables the input signals to be selected and recorded separately on PCM audio signal channels 1 through 4, and is used in conjunction with the setup menu.

Example:

Settings

AUDIO button

USER SET

Setup menus

No.715 (CH1 IN SEL) : ANA

No.716 (CH2 IN SEL) : DIGI

No.717 (CH3 IN SEL) : DIGI

No.718 (CH4 IN SEL) : ANA

No.719 (D IN SEL12) : AES

No.720 (D IN SEL34) : SIF

PCM audio signals to be recorded on the tape

CH1 : Analog input signals

CH2 : AES/EBU digital signals

CH3 : SDI input digital signals

CH4 : Analog input signals

<Notes>

O It is possible to inhibit input switching operations (video and audio) of the INPUT SELECT buttons with setup menu No. 112 (V IN SEL INH) and No. 113 (A IN SEL INH).

O Y PB PR, CMPST and SDTI/1394 cannot be selected unless one of the optional boards (AJ- YA931G, AJ-YAC930G) has been installed.

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Panasonic AJ-SD930, AJ-SD955A manual Parts and their functions, Front panel

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