Sony HKDV-506A Phones level control, PB playback level controls, REC recording level controls

4PHONES level control

Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack.

You can enable this control to simultaneously adjust the output level to the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors on the connector panel.

For details, see Section 5-1-2, “Selecting Audio Signals” on page 5-2.

5PB (playback) level controls

Adjust the level of the audio output for channels 1 to 4 and the cue channel.

Pull out the controls during playback to adjust the audio output for each channel. Push in again for factory-set levels (+4 dB output for a signal recorded at a reference level of 0 dB). When pushed in, the controls cannot adjust the audio output level.

6REC (recording) level controls

Adjust the recording level for channels 1 to 4 and the cue channel.

Pull out the controls to adjust the recording level for each channel in E-E mode1). Push in again for the factory-set recording level (0 dB reference level for an input of +4 dB). When pushed in, the controls cannot adjust the recording level.

7Audio level meters

Indicate the recording level in recording or E-E mode or the playback level in playback or CONFI mode. The display range can be changed by pressing the DISPLAY FULL/FINE button. The reference level is factory set at –20 dB, and the peak level at 0 dB.

8MONITOR SELECT button

Selects the audio signal to be output at the MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connector(s). Press to light the button up, then press the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT button(s) to specify which channel(s) are to be monitored at the MONITOR OUTPUT L or R connector. If you specify more than one channel to the same MONITOR OUTPUT connector, a mixed audio signal is output from that connector. This specification can also be done with setting the VTR SETUP menu 807~808 AUDIO MONITOR L~R select .

9Indicator window

The following indicators light up to indicate the VTR’s status.

Indicators and corresponding VTR status

Indicator	Status
CHANNEL	Indicates the playback signal condition.
CONDITION	Green: Playback signal is good.
	Yellow: Playback signal is less than
	good, but still reproducible.
	Red: Playback signal is poor. Head
	cleaning or internal inspection is
	necessary if the indicator lights up
	continuously.
INTERLACE	Lights when the VTR is operating under
	the interlace mode(50i/59.94i/60i).
PsF	Lights when the VTR is operating under
	the PsF mode(23.98PsF/24PsF/25PsF/
	29.97PsF/30PsF).
23.98	Lights when the VTR is operating with a
	frame frequency of 23.98 Hz.
24	Lights when the VTR is operating with a
	frame frequency of 24 Hz.
25	Lights when the VTR is operating with a
	frame frequency of 25 Hz.
29.97	Lights when the VTR is operating with a
	frame frequency of 29.97 Hz.
30	Lights when the VTR is operating with a
	frame frequency of 30 Hz.
ADV. AUDIO	Lights when item 821.AUDIO ADVANCE
	MODE in the VTR SETUP menu is set to
	“on.” When edit preset is set to “ON”, the
	HDW-F500 operates internally with “off”
	setting, so this indicator lights off.

For more information about the selection of the frame frequency , refer to the supplied Maintenance Manual.

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

For details, see Section 4-6-3, “Selecting the Monitor

Output Signal (MON-L SEL/MON-R SEL)” on page 4-58.

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1) E-E mode	only through the VTR’s internal circuitry, and not
An abbreviation for Electric-to-Electric mode. In this	through the magnetic conversion system comprising tape
mode, video or audio input signals are passed and output	and heads.

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