Parts and their functions (continued)

Front panel

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EJECT

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

REC INHIBIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL REMOTE

OFF

ON

 

Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ-

 

 

 

 

METER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH

FULL/FINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHTL/SLOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

PLAY

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REW

STOP

FF

HEADPHONES

CH 1

CH 2

CH 3

CH 4

REC PB

INPUT SELECT

COUNTER RESET

TC

INT

TCG SUPER

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO AUDIO

PRESET

MENU

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

UNITY

PF

PF1 PF2

PF3

DIAG

 

SEARCH button

INPUT SELECT buttons

These buttons are used to switch the video and audio input signals. They can also be used to switch the input signals to the internal reference signal selected as the setup menu item No.600 (INT SG) setting.

VIDEO:

Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input video signal selection is switched in the order of [Y PB PR] →[CMPST] → [SDI] → [1394] → [SG].

•When SG has been selected, the signal is switched to the internal reference signal selected

as the setup menu item No.600 (INT SG) setting.

AUDIO:

Each time the AUDIO button is pressed, the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of [ANALOG] → [SDI] → [1394] → [SG].

Notes:

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

•The Y PB PR and CMPST settings for the VIDEO button as well as the ANALOG setting for the AUDIO button cannot be selected unless the optional board (AJ-YA93P) has been installed.

•The SDI setting for the VIDEO and AUDIO buttons cannot be selected unless the optional board (AJ- YA94G) has been installed.

PF button

When this button is pressed, buttons to function as the PF1, PF2 and PF3 buttons, respectively. When it is pressed again before another button is pressed, these modes are canceled.

When this button is pressed together with the MENU/DIAG button , the DIAG screen is displayed.

COUNTER/PF1 button

Each time this button is pressed, the counter display on the display panel changes by one step in the following sequence: CTL → TC → UB.

RESET/PF2 button

When this button is pressed in the CTL mode, the counter display is reset to [00:00:00:00].

When it is pressed in the TC/UB mode while holding

down the TC PRESET button , the generator is reset.

TC PRESET/PF3 button

This button is used to set the TC or UB values.

MENU/DIAG button

When this button is pressed, the setup menus are displayed on the TV monitor (but only when the VIDEO MON connector is used), and the setup menu numbers are displayed on the unit’s display panel.

When it is pressed again, the setup menu settings are exited, and the original status is restored.

When the button is pressed while holding down the PF

button , the VTR information is displayed. When it is pressed again, the original display is restored. The VTR information consists of the WARNING, HOURS METER, UMID and DIF STATUS 1, 2 information. The SEARCH button is used to switch the displays between these kinds of information.

Descriptions of the warnings are displayed on the WARNING screen. The deck’s serial number, power- on time, drum rotation time, tape travel time, number of loading times, number of power on/off times, etc. are displayed on the HOURS METER screen. The UMID (Unique Material Identifier) information is displayed on the UMID INFO screen. The IEEE 1394 digital interface information is displayed on the DIF STATUS 1, 2 screen.

TCG switch

REGEN:

The internal time code generator is synchronized with the time code which the time code reader has read from the tape.

The signal that is to be used for regeneration is selected using setup menu No. 503 (TCG REGEN).

PRESET:

The time code generator can be preset (see page 35) on the operation panel or by remote control.

EXT:

The external time code which is input from the time code input connector or video signal VITC, or IEEE1394 digital input signal is used. Which of the two is to be set is selected using setup menu No. 505 (EXT TC SEL).

SUPER switch

ON : The time code and other superimposed information are output to the VIDEO MON connector.

OFF : No superimposed information is output.

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