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Location and Function of Parts

3SHIFT button

When setting time code and user bit values, or at menu setting, keep pressing this button to select a digit. The selected digit will start blinking.

In other case, keep pressing this button to show the date (when the DISPLAY switch (6 on page 15) is set to U-BIT) and time (when the DISPLAY switch is set to TC) instead of time value.

For time code and user bit settings, see pages 62 to 65.

On how to use the SHIFT button for menu settings, see “Setting on the VCR Section —VCR Menu” (page 103).

4AUDIO SELECT (CH-1/CH-2) (audio recording level adjustments manual/auto selection for channels 1 and 2) switches

These select the audio recording level adjustment method.

AUTO: Use the AGC (automatic gain control) circuit to automatically adjust the audio level.

MAN(MANUAL): Enables users to manually adjust the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) knobs (7 on page 16) for each channel. Select AUTO if excess input levels are likely to occur.

5AUDIO IN (CH-1/CH-2) (audio input selection for channels 1 and 2) switches

These select the input signals to channels 1 and 2.

FRONT: Signals from the microphone connected to the MIC IN +48 V connector (1 on page 12).

VJ MIC: Signals from the remote control unit with microphone connected to the REMOTE connector 2 (qa on page 24).

WRR: Signals from the WRR-855A synthesized tuner connected to the WRR connector (6 on page 26) via the CA-WR855 Camera Adaptor.

REAR: Signals from a microphone or external

equipment connected to the AUDIO IN (CH-1/ CH-2) connectors (5 on page 26).

6Lithium battery compartment

Insert the supplied CR2032 Lithium Battery.

On how to fit the lithium battery, see page 31.

7MONITOR OUT (monitor output) CHARACTER switch

Set ON to superimpose text information on the monitor output.

Note

Set this switch ON when using the freeze mix function.

8TC (time code) mode switch 2

Sets the mode for advancing time code values when the TC mode switch 1 9 has been set to PRESET.

F-RUN:The time code advances continuously whether or not the camcorder is recording. Use this setting to align the time code value with real time.

SET: Use this setting to set the time code or user bit value.

R-RUN:The time code value advances only during recording. Use this setting to have consecutive recordings on the tape.

Note for the DSR-500WSL

There are two time code frame modes: drop-frame (DF) mode and non drop-frame (NDF) mode. This product is shipped with drop-frame mode selected.

For details on switching between drop-frame mode and non drop-frame mode, see “Selecting Frame Mode (DF/NDF) for Time Code (for DSR-500WSL Only) —Menu 204” (page 105).

For details on drop-frame mode and non drop-frame mode, see “Drop-frame mode (for DSR-500WSL only)” on page 65.

9TC (time code) mode switch 1

Selects between resetting the time code value or continuing from the time code value at the end of the previous recording.

PRESET: This starts recording time code values on the tape from the currently set value.

REGEN: During back space editing, this reads the tape’s current time code value and sets the time code to record starting from that value. The time code value is advanced in R-RUN mode regardless of the setting on TC mode switch 2 8.

DATE/TIME: This synchronizes the time code to the real time clock set in the VCR menu (see page 105). In this case the time code of the DSR- 500WSL is recorded in DF (drop-frame mode).

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