Function and Location 2 Chapter

2-1 Control Panel

4Remote control detector

Receives the infrared signal from the supplied Remote Commander. For details, see “4-4 Using the Remote Commander” on page 4-7.

5PF-1/2 (PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION-1/2) button

You can assign the function that is set in PF2 KEY SELECT, basic menu item 022 of the setup menu, to the PF-2 button. “Tape Remain Time” is assigned to the PF-2 button as the factory default setting.

While you are pressing the PF-1 or PF-2 button, the system frequency in playback or the remaining tape time is displayed in the FL display according to the button that is being pressed.

For details of the assignment, see “Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B12)” on page 5-5.

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, on “VAR” to enable the above feature.

Parts of

2-1-1 Display Section

1LTC/VITC button

2SET/MENU button

5 CTL/TC/UB button

3AU MON SEL button

4 SHIFT button

6 CTL RESET button

This illustration shows the J-H3.

7 FL (Fluorescent) display and indicators

1LTC/VITC button

This selects the time code displayed in the FL display in the following sequence: LTC1), VITC2). The underline for the LTC or VITC time code setting indicators lights corresponding to the selection.

Note

In this unit, VITC may not be displayed correctly except during normal playback.

2SET/MENU button

Use this button for setup menu operations and settings. Press the SET/MENU button while holding down the SHIFT button to display the contents of the setup menu items on the FL display. When the setting is finished, press only the SET/MENU button to fix the settings and return to the normal display.

For details of setup menu settings and operations, see Chapter 5, “Setup Menu.”

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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