Playback and Recording 2 Chapter

1 Power on the video monitor, then set its input switches according to the signals input from this unit.

2 Set up the player to play back a tape.

For details, refer to the operating instructions for the player.

3 Power on this unit by pressing on the side of the POWER switch.

4 When the REMOTE button is not lit (the external editing control unit is not used), use the COUNTER SEL button to select the type of time data to be used.

Each press of this button cycles through three options: COUNTER (CNT value), TC (time code), and U-BIT (user bit data). The time data type indicator for each option lights as it is selected.

Selected time data

Time data type indicator

 

 

Count value of the time counter

COUNTER

 

 

Time code

TC

 

 

User bit data

U-BIT

 

 

When the REMOTE button is lit, selection of the time data type is carried out at the editing control unit.

5 Select the formats of video and audio input signal to be recorded.

Use the buttons in the INPUT SELECT section to select the desired signal formats. Each selection is shown by a lit indicator in the input selection/ audio mode display section.

Video input signal

Corresponding button

Lit indicator in the

(input connector)

in the INPUT SELECT

input selection/audio

 

section

mode display section

 

 

 

Composite signal

VIDEO IN

COMPOSITE in VIDEO

(VIDEO IN)

 

group

 

 

 

Separated Y/C signal

VIDEO IN

S VIDEO in VIDEO

(S VIDEO IN)

 

group

 

 

 

Component signal

VIDEO IN

Y− R, B in VIDEO group

(COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

IN)

 

 

 

 

 

SDI signal (SDI IN)

VIDEO IN

SDI a) in VIDEO group

SDTI (QSDI) signal

SDTI/i.LINK

SDTI a): both SDTI video

(SDTI (QSDI) IN)

 

and audio input

 

 

signals are

 

 

recorded.

 

 

V:SDTI a): only SDTI

 

 

video input signal is

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

i.LINK-compatible digital

SDTI/i.LINK

i.LINK a)

video signal in DV format

 

 

(i.DV IN/OUT)

 

 

 

 

 

Internal test video signal

VIDEO IN

SG in VIDEO group

 

 

 

a)The indicator does not light even if you press the corresponding button in the INPUT SELECT section unless the required optional digital input/output board (DSBK-1801/1802/1803) is installed.

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