!¡ Tape end alarm indicator

Starts flashing when the remaining capacity of the tape is for about 2 minutes.

!™ SHUTTLE/JOG indicators

When searching in shuttle or variable mode using the search dial, the SHUTTLE indicator lights, and when searching in jog mode using the search dial, the JOG indicator lights. When the search dial is turned clockwise causing playback to take place in the forward direction, the · indicator lights. When the search dial is turned counterclockwise causing playback to take place in the reverse direction, the ª indicator lights. When the tape is stopped, the π indicator lights.

For more information about the search dial, see page 24.

!£ NOT EDITABLE indicator

Lights during playback of a tape that contains a recording in other than the DVCAM format. When this indicator is lit, the recordings contained in the tape can be used as source material for editing, but editing operations such as insert editing and assemble editing cannot be performed.

This indicator also lights when the audio recording mode selected on this unit does not coincides with that of the loaded tape.

3Edit mode setting section

1INSERT buttons

INSERT

VIDEO CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 TC

ASSEMBLE

2ASSEMBLE button

1INSERT buttons

Use these buttons to select the signals for insert editing1).

VIDEO: To select the video signal, press this button, turning it on.

CH-1 to CH-4 (channel 1 to channel 4): To select audio channels 1 to 4, press these buttons, turning them on. You can select any number of the channels.

TC: To select time code, press this button, turning it on.

2ASSEMBLE button

Press this button, turning it on, to carry out assemble editing2).

All signals (video signals, audio signals, time code signals, and so forth) are recorded together.

Overview 1 Chapter

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1)Insert editing: Editing in which new video/audio is added into the middle of existing recorded video/audio.

2)Assemble editing: Editing in which new video/audio is added in sequence to the end of existing recorded video/ audio.

Chapter 1 Overview 21