Audio input signal

Corresponding button

Lit indicator in the

(input connector)

in the INPUT SELECT

input selection/audio

 

section

mode display section

 

 

 

Analog signal

CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4

ANALOG in AUDIO

(AUDIO IN CH-1 to CH-

 

group

4)

 

 

 

 

 

AES/EBU signal

CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4

AES/EBU a) in AUDIO

(DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/

 

group

EBU) IN)

 

 

 

 

 

SDI signal (SDI IN)

CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4

SDI a) in AUDIO group

SDTI (QSDI) signal

SDTI/i.LINK

SDTI a)

(SDTI (QSDI) IN)

 

 

i.LINK-compatible digital

SDTI/i.LINK

i.LINK a)

audio signal in DV format

 

 

(i.DV IN/OUT)

 

 

 

 

 

Internal test audio signal

CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4

SG in AUDIO 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.

Caution

Once you have started recording, you cannot change the input signal selection.

6 Select the audio mode.

Select either two-channel mode (2CHANNEL) or four-channel mode (4CHANNEL) with the REC MODE menu item (see page 69). The corresponding indicator lights in the REC MODE display.

Audio mode

Lit indicator in the REC MODE display

 

 

2-channel mode

2CH

 

 

4-channel mode

4CH

 

 

Cautions

•In the DVCAM format, there are two audio recording modes, with either two channels at 48 kHz or four channels at 32 kHz. It is not possible to select other modes (for example with four channels at 48 kHz).

•During audio editing, if a signal used in assemble or insert editing is in a different mode from the base tape, the signals will be discontinuous at the edit points, and correct editing will not be obtained. For this reason, audio editing between different modes is inhibited on this unit.

For smooth editing operations, check the audio recording mode of the base tape beforehand.

•Once you have started recording, you cannot change the audio mode selection.

•If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched, it is not possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point.

7 Use the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL control knobs to adjust audio input levels. Watching the audio level meter, adjust the level so that the meter does not indicate higher values than 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum. When the level exceeds 0 dB, the OVER indicator lights.

The factory-preset audio recording level is − 20 dB (DSR-1800) or − 18 dB (DSR-1800P). This setting can be changed using the LEVEL SELECT menu item (see page 71).

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