Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

2-1 Control Panel

3Cassette compartment Insert an S or L cassette.

4Remote control detector

Receives the infrared signal from the supplied Remote Commander.

For details on the Remote Commander, see section 4-3 “Using the Remote Commander” on page 4-7.

5PF (programmable function)-1/2 buttons When using the Betacam SX or MPEG IMX format and settting this unit into noiseless mode, use these buttons to perform frame step playback (see page 4-4). To the PF-2 button, you can assign functions that are set in basic menu item 022, PF2 KEYSELECT. Function “tape remain time” is assigned to the PF-2

button as the factory default settings. While you are pressing the button, the remaining tape time are displayed in the display section.

For details on function assignment, see the section “Menu bank operations (basic menu items B01 to B12) “ on page 7-5.

6PHONES (headphones) jack and control knob Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of

8 ohms to monitor the sound during playback. The control knob adjusts the volume.

It is possible to make a setting so that the output volume from the AUDIO MONITOR connectors is controlled simultaneously.

Set AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL, extended menu item 114, to VAR to enable the above feature.

2-1-1 Display Section

1LTC/VITC button

2SET/MENU button

5 CTL/TC/UB button

3AU MON SEL/DOLBY C NR button

4 SHIFT button

 

 

 

6 CTL RESET button

 

7 FL (Fluorescent) display and indicators

 

 

 

 

1 LTC/VITC button

 

 

 

 

Note

This selects the time code displayed in the FL display

 

In this unit, VITC may not be displayed correctly

in the following sequence: LTC1), VITC2). The

 

except during normal playback.

underline for the LTC or VITC time code setting

 

 

 

indicators lights corresponding to the selection.

 

 

 

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1) LTC: abbreviation of Longitudinal Time code. This

2) VITC: abbreviation of Vertical Interval Time code.

time code is recorded on a longitudinal track on the tape.

This time code is inserted in the vertical blanking

Reading is unreliable at low speeds, and not possible at

interval and recorded on the video tracks.

all during still playback.

 

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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts