Sony 8Indicator window, 7Audio level meters, 4PHONES level control, 9MONITOR SELECT button, 5PB (playback) level controls, 6REC (recording) level controls

4PHONES level control

Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack.

You can enable this control to simultaneously adjust the output level to the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors on the connector panel.

For details, refer to “5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals” on page 5-2.

5PB (playback) level controls

Adjust the level of the audio output for channels 1 to 4 and the cue channel.

Pull out the controls during playback to adjust the audio output for each channel. Push in again for factory-set levels (+4 dB output for a signal recorded at a reference level of 0 dB). When pushed in, the controls cannot adjust the audio output level.

6REC (recording) level controls

Adjust the recording level for channels 1 to 4 and the cue channel.

Pull out the controls to adjust the recording level for each channel in E-E mode1). Push in again for the factory-set recording level (0 dB reference level for an input of +4 dB). When pushed in, the controls cannot adjust the recording level.

7Audio level meters

Indicate the recording level in recording or E-E mode or the playback level in playback or CONFI mode. The display range can be changed by pressing the DISPLAY FULL/FINE button. The reference level is factory set at –20 dB, and the peak level at 0 dB.

8Indicator window

The following indicators light up to indicate the VTR’s status.

Indicators and corresponding VTR status

Indicator	Status
DOLBY NR	Lights up when the Dolby NR circuit is
(DVW-A500/1	activated.
series only)
KEY INHIBIT	Lights up when the [F1] (KEYINH) button
	in the PANEL SETUP menu is set to on.
CHANNEL	Indicates the playback signal condition.
CONDITION	Green: Playback signal is good.
	Yellow: Playback signal is less than
	good, but still reproducible.
	Red: Playback signal is poor. Head
	cleaning or internal inspection is
	necessary if the indicator lights up
	continuously.
DIGITAL	Lights up when a Digital Betacam
	cassette is inserted, and turns off when
	an analog Betacam cassette is inserted.
LTC	Lights up when the VTR is recording LTC
	signals or reading LTC signals during
	playback. Also lights up in E-E mode if
	you press the REC button while the [F6]
	(TCG SOURCE) button in the TC menu
	set to ext, allowing you to verify that the
	VTR is locked to an external time code.
VITC	Lights up when the VTR is reading VITC
	signals during playback, or when the VTR
	is in recording or E-E mode and the video
	input signal contains VITC signals. Also
	lights up when the [F10] (VITC) button in
	the TC menu is set to on and the VITC
	signals contained in the video signal are
	normal.

9MONITOR SELECT button

Selects the audio signal to be output at the MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connector(s). Press to light the button up, then press the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT button(s) to specify which channel(s) are to be monitored at the MONITOR OUTPUT L or R connector. If you specify more than one channel to the same MONITOR OUTPUT connector, a mixed audio signal is output from that connector. This specification can also be done as a menu operation.

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For details, refer to “4-6-4 Selecting the Monitor Output

Signal (MON-L SEL/MON-R SEL)” on page 4-37.

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1)E-E mode

An abbreviation for Electric-to-Electric mode. In this mode, video or audio input signals are passed and output only through the VTR’s internal circuitry, and not through the magnetic conversion system comprising tape and heads.

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-3