Parts and their functions

Front panel (1)

HD

CH1

REC

CH1

PB

CH2

CH2

 

 

 

REC/PB

CH1/5

CH2/6

CH3/7

CH4/8

 

 

PB

 

POWER switch

Cassette insertion slot (See page 18)

EJECT 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.

To enable or disable the EJECT button operation during recording, use menu No. 115 EJECT SW INH.

CONTROL switch

This is selected to control the unit from an external source using the REMOTE connector.

REMOTE: Set to this position when controlling the unit with the AV/C command or the commands overlapped on the HD SDI of the 9-pin REMOTE, via IEEE1394.

LOCAL : Set to this position to control the unit using the controls on the unit’s operation panel.

REC INHIBIT switch

This switch is used to enable or disable recording on the cassette tape.

ON: Recording on the cassette tape is disabled (inhibited). In this state, the REC INH lamp lights on the display panel.

OFF: Recording on the cassette tape is enabled so long as the accidental erasure prevention mechanism on the cassette tape is set to enable recording.

METER (FULL/FINE) selector button

This button is used to select the scale display for the audio level meter.

FULL mode:

The standard scale (– to 0 dB) is selected.

FINE mode:

The scale in 0.5 dB increments is selected. The position indicates the standard level of –20 dB (For AJ-HD1400P) or –18 dB (For AJ-HD1400E). (See page 12)

MONITOR SEL button

This button is used to select the audio signals which are to be output to the AUDIO MON L and R connectors. Each time the button is pressed, the audio signals to be output to the AUDIO MON L or R connector are changed in the following sequence.

L : [CH1] ￿ [CH3] ￿ [CH1] ￿[CH2] ￿ [CH3] ￿ [CH4]

R : [CH2] [CH4] [CH1] [CH2] [CH3] [CH4]

￿[CUE] ￿ [CH1+CH2] ￿ [CH3+CH4]

[CUE] [CH1+CH2] [CH3+CH4]

Which signal is currently selected is displayed by the lighting of the L or R lamp on the level meter display. Select [CH5-8] on the menu No. 783 AUDIO CH SEL to monitor CH5 to CH8.

Headphone jack and volume control

When stereo headphones are connected to the headset jack, you can monitor the audio signal through the headphones during recording and playback.

The headphone volume for output and monitoring output can be adjusted with the volume control knob. Whether the monitoring volume is linked to the volume control knob or not can be selected in menu No. 712 MONI OUT. In independent operation, the monitor output is fixed regardless of the position of the volume control knob.

Also, the output volume of the headphones is always linked to the volume control knob.

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