14 (GB) Chapter 1 Overview
Location and Function of Parts
Chapter 1 Overview
– Audio recording level adjustment mode (AUTO/
MANU)
– Audio mode (32 kHz/48 kHz)
– Audio limiter
– Color bars (Cannot be displayed)
•If you change this selector, the screen may
momentarily become bright or noise may appear.
This noise will be recorded.
• Do not change this selector setting during recording.
Otherwise, the recorded image will be distorted or the
signal output from the DV jack will be interrupted.
Also, the unit may mistakenly recognize that a
copyright protected signal has been input.
qa EJECT (OPEN/CLOSE) (open/close the cassette
compartment) button
Press this button to open or close the cassette
compartment. If you press this button while a cassette
is inside the unit, the compartment opens and the
cassette is ejected.
After removing the cassette, press this button again to
close the compartment.
1 Monitor display section
1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor
Displays the playback or EE1) pictures. Also,
superimposed time data, status information, menu,
audio levels meters, etc. are displayed.
Notes
•The data items superimposed on the LCD monitor are
the same as items superimposed on a monitor
connected to the MONITOR VIDEO jack.
You cannot make two monitors display different data
items individually.
•The backlight used in the built-in LCD monitor
deteriorates with prolonged use. If the brightness of
the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted, consult your
Sony dealer.
For details on the maintenance of the LCD monitor, see
page 99 (GB).
2 CHARACTER DISPLAY (LCD) (data items
superimposed on the LCD monitor) selector
Use to superimpose data items on the LCD monitor.
OFF: No data items are superimposed except the
tape label, title, data codes (camera data, and date/
time recorded by a camera).
ON: Data items are superimposed.
ON (BLACK BACK): Data items are displayed on a
black background.
1LCD monitor
2CHARACTER DISPLAY
(LCD) selector
3DISPLAY SELECT selector
4EXEC or FINE (AUDIO)
button
5J / j buttons
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1) “EE” stands for “Electric to Electric.” In EE mode, the
video and audio signals that are input to the VCR’s
recording circuitry do not pass through any magnetic
conversion circuits but instead are output via electric
circuits only. This mode is used to check the input
signals and adjust input levels. The pictures output in EE
mode are referred to as EE pictures.