Overview 1 Chapter

Location and Function of Parts

1Recording/playback format indicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape recorded in

DVCAM format is played back.

DV: This lights when a tape recorded in consumer DV format is played back.

LP: This lights when a tape recorded in LP mode is played back.

When a tape recorded in DVCPRO (25) format or any other format than those mentioned above is played back, none of the above indicators lights.

2ClipLink indicator

Lights when a cassette is loaded on which ClipLink log data is stored in the cassette memory.

For details of ClipLink log data, see Chapter 5 “ClipLink Operation” (page 95).

3VITC indicator

Regardless of the data shown in the time counter display, this indicator lights when VITC in the signal played back or in the input video signal (in E-E mode) is being read.

4Time data type indicators

One of the three indicators (COUNTER, U-BIT, and TC) lights to indicate the type of time data currently shown in the time counter display.

COUNTER: Count value of the time counter

U-BIT:User bit data

TC: SMPTE time code (DSR-2000A) or EBU time code (DSR-2000AP)

5Time counter display

Indicates the count value of the time counter, time code, or user bit data depending on the settings of the COUNTER SEL button in the monitor/menu/display setting section and the TC SELECT switch on the subsidiary control panel.

Also used to display edit point values, edit duration values, error messages and setup menu data.

6REC (recording) INHIBIT indicator This indicator is on or off according to the combination of the setting of the REC INHIBIT switch on the subsidiary control panel and the REC/SAVE switch on the loaded cassette, as shown in the following table. When this indicator is on, recording on tape is prohibited.

REC INHIBIT indicator indications

REC INHIBIT

State of the REC/

REC INHIBIT

switch position

SAVE switch on

indicator state

 

the cassette

 

 

 

 

ON

SAVE/REC

Lit

 

 

 

OFF

SAVE

Lita)

 

REC

Off

 

 

 

a)It is possible to make a setting (extended menu item 107) so that in this case the indicator flashes.

7Cassette memory indicator

Lights when a cassette provided with a memory chip (“cassette memory”) is loaded.

8KEY INHIBIT indicator

This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.

The buttons/switches to be operable even when this indicator is on can be determined using extended menu item 118.

9SERVO indicator

When the drum servo and capstan servo are locked1), this indicator lights.

!º CHANNEL CONDITION indicator

This three-color indicator shows the state of the playback signal.

Green: The state of the playback signal is good.

Yellow: The playback signal is somewhat deteriorated, but playback is possible.

Red: The playback signal is deteriorated.

When the red indicator remains on, head cleaning or an internal inspection is necessary.

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1)Servo lock: This refers to the synchronization of the phase of the drum rotation and the reference signal for the tape transport position, so that the video heads can trace the same pattern on the tape for playback or recording.

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